St Patrick Church Collinsville, Connecticut

Dedicated 1852

Serving the communities of Avon, Burlington,

Canton, Collinsville and St. Thérèse, Lilavois, Haiti

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April 1, 2018

50 Church Street

Collinsville, Connecticut 06019

tel. (860) 693-8727

ww.sp4c.org

Ordinary Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00pm

Sunday 8:00am & 10:00am

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

8:00am

Holy Days: 7pm Vigil & 8:00am on

Day of

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00 – 4:30pm

(or by appointment, its easy)

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptism classes are the 1st Sunday of

each month. Baptisms. will be

scheduled after completion of the class.

Please call the Parish secretary to

register for a baptismal class.

Sacrament of Marriage

Please make arrangements at least six

months in advance.

Ministry to the Homebound

If you wish to receive communion,

please call the rectory. Please notify

the rectory of any hospitalization so

that we may help.

Rectory Of!ice Hours

Monday – Thursday

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Closed Friday

ST. PATRICK PARISH

Saturday ........ Mar 31 8:00 pm Our Youth

Sunday ............ April 1 8:00 am Staff and Volunteers of St

Patrick

10:00 am Parishioners of St Patrick

Monday .......... April 2 8:00 am Jeanne & Edward Kelley

requested by Tom Kissko

Tuesday ......... April 3 8:00 am Werner Glatzel-Poch

requested by Don & Edith Kelley

Wednesday ... April 4 8:00 am No Intention

Thursday ....... April 5 No Mass

Friday ............. April 6 No Mass

Saturday ........ April 7 5:00 pm Daniel, Helen & Jackie

Clifford requested by their Family

Sunday ............ April 8 8:00 am Parishioners of St Patrick

10:00 am No Intention

3:00pm Divine Mercy Service

Pew Marker: If you have requested the Mass intention, please bring up

the Gifts for the offertory. See the ushers for the pew marker.

Mass Intentions: You may honor a special family event or a deceased loved one

with a Mass intention by contacting the Parish Of!ice or visiting www.sp4c.org ,

click the “About” tab, and !ill in the “Contact Us” form.

Please kindly Congratulate and Welcome into the Catholic Faith

Sarah Flaherty &

Wendy Gacek Confirmed at the Easter Vigil, Saturday March 31 at 8pm

New Member Registration /Change of Registration

If you are new to the Parish, or have a new address, email or phone number,

please complete this form and drop it in the collection basket.

It may also be mailed to:

St Patrick Church, 50 Church St, Collinsville, CT 06019

Name(s)____________________________________________________________

Street_______________________________________________________________

City_____________________________________________Zip_________________

Phone(s)____________________________________________________________

Email________________________________________________________________

__New Registration __ Change of Information __ Request Envelopes

"And how could His disciples have had boldness in speak-

ing of the resurrection unless they could state it as a fact

that He had !irst died? Or how could their hearers be ex-

pected to believe their assertion, unless they themselves

also had witnessed His death?"

St. Athanasius. - On The Incarnation

Reminder: all but one faithful Apostle died a

martyr proclaiming this truth.

ELECTION OF THE

PARISH COUNCIL,

2018

Con!irmed parishioners

aged 16 and older are invited to vote for the election

of the Parish Council on April 7th and 8th. A ballot will

be distributed in the Parish Hall after Mass to vote

for up to 7 among 21 candidates. Ushers will help

parishioners who need assistance with voting.

LEARN TO PRAY THE ROSARY

Interested in how to pray the Rosary and the Liturgy of the

Hours? Learn these two great prayers of the Church.

Please join us at the church every !irst Monday of the

month at 6:30 PM.

No experience required; All materials will be provided; All

ages welcome.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by

prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your re-

quests to God” Philippians 4:6

Contact persons: Mr. Antoine and Mrs. Maria Meno-

ret, b.antoinemarie@gmail.com / 860-778-3781

EASTER SUNDAY

Growing In Faith Together (GIFT)

The last GIFT session is April 13-15

First Communion Students, please pick

up your First Communion study guides

from the rectory!!!

Please contact Cara Santoro at fdd@sp4c.org if

you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Pray the Rosary

Everything starts from prayer. Please join us

and pray the rosary with the residents of

Cherry Brook retirement home, every Tues-

day of at 6PM. No skill required; guidance

and rosaries provided.

If you are interested contact Mr. Antoine

Menoret at 860 693 2953 or b.antoinemarie@gmail.com

Come Join the Choir!

The St Patrick’s Choir is looking for

some fresh voices to add to their

ranks. Practice is Weekly at 7pm -

8pm on Tuesdays.

Please contact Chris Casey at

keyscasey@aol.com for more info

Scholarship Applications Now

Available

Women of St. Patrick’s will be presenting scholarships to

graduating high school seniors who are active members of

St. Patrick’s Church and plan to attend an institution of

higher education in Fall 2018. These scholarships will be

given in memory of the deceased members of St. Patrick’s

Ladies Guild and Women of St. Patrick’s.

Applications are now available on the shelving at the front

entrance of the Church or can be picked up at the Rectory.

Completed applications must be submitted by the deadline

date of Thursday, May 3, 2018 before 2:00 p.m. to the

Secretary at the Rectory. No late applications will be

accepted.

Thank you to the parish

families who have made

a gift or pledge commit-

ment to the 2018 Arch-

bishop’s Annual Appeal.

If you have not yet had the opportunity, please consider

prayerfully supporting the many Good Works, of the Arch-

diocese. Every gift will be gratefully received and sincerely

appreciated.

Pro-Life Book Collection

A book and media sale is being

planned by our Pro-Life Commit-

tee for late spring.

Please save and bring to a box in

the church entrance the following books: Catholic, spiritu-

ally uplifting, hobby, children's classics, & autobiog-

raphies. Also DVD's or CD’s in the same categories. Please

no novels. Thank you!

Ms. Carolyn Aho

Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Banville

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Barrachina

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Beaudoin

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Brochu

Ms. Shirley Bussolini

Mrs. Susan Byrnes

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Case

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cassavechia

Mr. & Mrs. Bryant Chat"ield

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Clark

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Dakin

Mr & Mrs. Jason Farren

Ms. Deborah Fields

Mrs. Elizabeth Fournier

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Fortier

Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Grecula

Ms. Lorna Hall

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Harakas

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hollenbeck

Ms. Rose Marie Howes

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Huang

Mr. & Mrs. David Humbarger

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kaczynski

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis LaDuke

Ms. Jane Lamberty

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lamothe

Mr. & Mrs. LoStocco

Mr. & Mrs. Andrze Lutrzykowski

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Mazzo

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McMorrow

Mr. & Mrs. Antoine Menoret

Mr. & Mrs. William Micari

Ms. Sharon Michaud

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mihalcik

Mr. Raymond Mikulski

Ms. Agnes Morgan

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Niehaus

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Phoenix

Ms. Donna Potwin

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reid

Ms. Elizabeth Roosen

Ms. Janice Rotondo

Mr. & Mrs. James Slavin III

Mrs. Zana Tauro

Ms. Carline Thurston

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Ugalde

Ms. Carolyn Woodard

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Zajko

Easter Flowers and Decorations Donors (as of 3/26/2018)

We ask for your kind understanding to know that every effort was made to include all of the names submitted

and to spell them correctly. We will keep all of your loved ones in our prayers throughout 2018.

April 2 Rectory Of!ice Closed

Pray the Rosary - 6:30pm in the Sanctuary

Human Needs - 7pm in the Hall

April 3 Parish Council - 6:30pm in the Hall

April 5 Pro-Life Ministry - 6:30pm in the Hall

April 9 Haiti Committee - 7pm in the Hall

April 10 Women of St Patrick - 6:30pm in the Hall

April 12 Centering Prayer - 6:30pm in the Hall

April 13-

15

GIFT

April 17 WSP Craft Night - 6:30pm in the Hall

The rectory Of!ice will be closed

Monday, April 2, 2018.

There will still be a weekday Mass.

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

1. Make the Sign of the Cross

2. Optional Opening Prayers

3. Our Father

4. Hail Mary

5. The Apostle's Creed

6. The Eternal Father

7. On the Ten Small Beads of

Each Decade: “For the sake

of His sorrowful Passion,

have mercy on us and on the

whole world.”

8. Repeat for the remaining

decades Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Fa-

ther" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful

Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads.

9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times) “Holy God,

Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us

and on the whole world.”

10. Optional Closing Prayer “Eternal God, in whom mercy is

endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible,

look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that

in dif!icult moments we might not despair nor become

despondent, but with great con!idence submit ourselves

to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.”

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