COVER SHEET CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS: ST. PATRICK 47 WEST HIGH ST, EAST HAMPTON, CT 06424 PHONE: 1-860-402-8969 1-860-267-6644 CONTACT PERSON: KAREN ADAMETZ SOFTWARE: MICROSOFT OFFICE PUBLISHER 2007 ADOBE READER 8 WINDOWS XP PRINTER: Kyocera TASKalfa 400ci KX NUMBER OF PAGES SENT: 1 through 8 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 6, 2011 TRANSIMSSION TIME: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Welcome to St. Patrick Church CELEBRATIONS OF THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday Vigil: 5:00p.m. Sunday: 7:30a.m, 9:00am, 11:00a.m. 5:00 P.M. Life Teen Mass Weekdays: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 8:00 a.m. Holy Day Masses: 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Called together by God to experience Jesus and his word, in the sacraments of the Church and in each other, we are committed to love God and to embrace all GodвЂ™s people as witnesses of GodвЂ™s mercy. Page Two March 6, 2011 St. Patrick Church 47 West High St. P.O. Box 177 East Hampton, CT 06424-0177 Office: 860-267-6644 Fax: 860-267-7807 Rectory: 860-267-6646 Email: [email protected] Web address: saintpatrickeh.org Pastoral Team Welcome to our Parish Family Newcomers to the parish are invited to introduce themselves to Father Nagle after Mass and to register at the Parish Office. MINISTRY OF CAREGIVING Please advise the Pastor, Pastoral Associate, or Parish Secretary to arrange pastoral visits or Holy Communion for those who are sick, hospitalized or homebound. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Also arrangements can be made by calling the Rectory. Rev. Walter M. Nagle, Pastor Sister Dominic Joseph Valla, A.S.C. J. Pastoral Associate Karen Adametz, Parish Secretary Daisy Conway, Financial Secretary Dani Annino, Director of Faith Formation John P. Higgins, Director of Music & Organist Office Hours 8:00am - 3:00pm, Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 12:00pm, Friday SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Arrangements can be made by calling the Parish Office. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples must contact the Pastor at least one year in advance to reserve a date and make arrangements. CHANGING YOUR RESIDENCE OR PHONE NUMBER In a large parish, keeping the information on parishioners up to date is a difficult task. You can be of immense help in this regard. If you move or change your telephone number, please contact the parish office (267-6644). Not only will this help avoid confusion, but it will also save the cost of paying additional charges for returned mail. Thank you, Karen Adametz. ` Bulletin Deadline Stewardship of Treasure Feb.27, 2011 Week 35 of the Fiscal Year 1,354 Registered Families Please submit articles no later than noon on Monday Ordinary Income: Handicap Accessible Current Week Budgeted: $6,375.00 Actual Collection: $4,586.00 Over or (short) ($1,789.00) Envelopes Received: In Memory of: Year to Date $223,125.00 $200,973.08 ($22,151.92) Richard Murray $150.00 Page Three Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, Mar. 5 5:00pm Jerome F. Daly & Marie Nichols req. by Donna Daly Sunday, Mar. 6 7:30am Marie Nichols req. by Jann Dalton 9:00am Joseph Rushin req. by The Family 11:00am Lucy Ferrigno & Paul Draghi req. by The Family and Marie Nichols req. by Agnes Zaverton 5:00pm Edward Kostoss, Jr. req. by The Kostoss Family Monday, Mar. 7, St. Perpetua & St. Felicity, martyrs 8:00am Erminia, Andrew & Andrew D.V. Ferrigno Tuesday, Mar. 8, St. John of God, religious 8:00am Jim & Ada Foster req. by John & Jane Robida Wednesday, Mar. 9, Ash Wednesday 8:00am Giancarlo Simoni req. by His Family 12:00pm John Delaney (for healing) req. by His Wife 7:00pm Algert Usanis req. by St. Patrick Parish Family Thursday, Mar. 10 6:00am-7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration 7:00pm Closing of Adoration Friday, Mar. 11 8:00am Joseph Ferrigno req. by His Nephew First Sunday of Lent Saturday, Mar. 12 5:00pm Rita Yanchinsky req. by Marilyn Caron & Family and Marie Nichols req. by St. Patrick Parish Family Sunday, Mar. 13 7:30am Carol Dalton Thornton req. by Gordon & Jann Dalton 9:00am Marie Nichols req. by Vicky Desjardins 11:00am Ron Duguay req. by John & Jane Robida and Andrew Soltis req. by The Procopio Family 5:00pm Doris Hickey req. by St. Patrick Parish Family Thoughts of spring on a rainy last day of February. It has been a long winter for everyone, I am sure that parents and children have run out of puzzles and board games. Does anyone play board games anymore? This week we are going to speak about fishing-how to catch trout on the Salmon River or Striped Bass in the Connecticut. Actually, we will review the wisdom of Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. Every good fisherman needs a strategy. He says: вЂњ My dad is the best fisherman IвЂ™ve ever met. If there is only one fish in a lake or stream he will catch it. This always amazed me growing up. Ten of us could be fishing the same lake and my dad would catch all the fish. How did he do it? Was it magic? Did God just like him better? As I got older I realized his secret: My dad understood fishвЂ¦.He caught fish on their terms. In contrast, I never had a strategy when I went fishingвЂ¦..Fish rarely went for my hook because I fished with a take-it-or leave it attitudeвЂ¦unfortunately many churches have this same lackadaisical attitude toward fishing for men and women.вЂќ Warren goes on to detail five principles: 1) Know what you are fishing for-when Jesus sent his first missionary disciples they were given the following instructions: Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel (MT 10: 5-6); 2) Go where the fish are biting-it is a waste of time to fish in a spot where the fish arenвЂ™t biting. Wise fishermen move on. Jesus gives explicit instructions in MT 10:14: вЂњIf a home or town refuses to welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake its dust off your feet.вЂќ Warren goes on to explain: вЂњThe apostle PaulвЂ™s strategy was to go through open doors and not waste time banging on closed ones. Likewise we should not focus our efforts on those who arenвЂ™t ready to listen.вЂќ Hmmmmm-do we do that or are we constantly badgering the same people with the same requests? 3) Learn to think like a fish - in order to catch fish it helps to understand their habits, preferences, and feeding patterns. Jesus was effective in dealing with people because he understood and was able to defuse the mental barriers they had. What are some of the reasons your friends or family members give for not attending church or believing in God? In order to share with them the Greatest Story Ever Told we need to know their story. We need to listen. 4) Catch fish on their terms. This is a big one. Catching fish on their terms means letting your target determine your approach. When you go fishing do you use the same kind of bait for every kind of fish? Of course not. Do you use the same size of hook for every kind of fish? No. You must use the bait and hook that best matches the fish you want to catch. St. Paul: вЂњI have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. (1 Cor 9:22). And lastly, 5) Use more than one hook-you and I live in a world with many choices available to consumers. It is estimated that each week about 200 new grocery items enter the market. The Levi corporation alone has 70,000 products of different sizes, shapes, types and materials. Within Catholic Christianity alone there are many different schools of spirituality and means of praying. There is no One Size Fits All school. Just as no two people are exactly alike. Anything here get your attention? On your journey to holiness consider how these successful fishing strategies may help in your own discipleship. The Church needs you, Jesus needs you, the community of St. Patrick needs you. Page Four March 6, 2011 Parish Events St. Patrick Library is located in the workroom of the Parish Center. All are welcome! Sunday, Mar. 6 10:00-11:30 RCIA 2:00pm Pre-Jordan Baptism Class/WKRM 6:00pm Life Teen Monday, Mar. 7 7:30pm K of C Officers Mtg./K of C Hall Tuesday, Mar. 8 7:00pm Guild Mtg./CH Wednesday, Mar. 9 7:00-9:00pm Life Teen Core Mtg./WKRM Thursday, Mar. 10 Operation Rice Bowl: Our Lenten Program: We Are Disciples for All Nations On Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011 our parish with parishes across the Diocese of Norwich is beginning a program of prayer and sacrifice called Operation Rice Bowl (ORB). For 37 years Operation Rice bowl has helped to feed the hungry poor. Through our participation in this program, we bring hope and healing to another person or family living halfway across the globe, strengthening and enriching those personsвЂ™ lives, both physically and spiritually, and greatly enhancing your parish communityвЂ™s Lenten faith experience. Rice bowls will be distributed to you at Mass. Families are encouraged to gather each week in prayer for the hungry poor and to share a sacrificial meal. With the moneys saved from this meal, a donation is placed in the family Rice Bowl and can be brought to the parish family Rice Bowl on Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011. 75% of Operation Rice Bowl funds will feed the hungry poor overseas, the remaining 25% will be used in the diocese to feed the needy. This Lent, gather in prayer and sacrifice as the family that prays and cares for the hungry poor. 4:00-7:00pm Faith Formation Registration/CH 7:00pm 7:00pm Cornerstone Prayer Meeting/K of C Hall Catholic Scripture Study/CH Friday, Mar. 11 4:30-7:30pm K of C Fish Fry/CH 7:00pm Stations of the Cross/CHR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ St. Patrick Church Guild The St. Patrick Church Guild Meeting on March 8, 2011 will be at 6:30pm followed by entertainment at 7:00pm. In celebrating St. PatrickвЂ™s Day the Guild will feature the вЂњSpirited SoulsвЂќ Irish step dancers from Montville, CT. Please join us for this fun-filled Irish evening! All are welcome. Hope to see you there! вЂњPRAISE GOD WITH MUSICвЂќ Organ Replacement Update $118,930.00 has been collected to date representing 82.59% of all pledges. When we started last September, our goal was to raise the money and have the organ installed by Easter Sunday, April 24th. The pledge campaign was a great success and the collections have been going very well. The project has been going so well that the scheduled delivery date of the organ is March 15th, which is over a month earlier than originally anticipated. Many of you have recognized our need to cover the balance due on the cost of the organ and have chosen to pay the balance of your pledge ahead of schedule. We are truly appreciative. The electrical work for the organ outlet and the painting of the choir loft has been completed. The speaker installation and wiring is in progress which will be followed up by the installation of the flooring, which will mean the choir loft will be ready for the organ delivery and installation. The Organ Committee Page Five Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Introduction-Liturgy of the Word: Brothers and sisters, on this last Sunday before the beginning of Lent, we are issued a challenge. Are we all talk and no action? Moses tells the people to keep the word of God with them always; JesusвЂ™ challenge is that only those who do the will of the Father may enter the heavenly kingdom. Let us pray today to be people of deeds and not just words. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Tb 1: 3; 2-1a-8/Mk 12: 1-12; Ps. 112:1b Tb 2: 9-14 Mk 12: 13-17; Ps. See Ps. 112:7c Jl 2: 12-18/2 Cor 5: 20-6:2 Mt 6: 1-6, 16-18 Dt 30: 15-20 Lk 9: 22-25; Ps. 40:5a Is 58: 1-9a Mt 9: 14-15; Ps. 51:19b Is 58: 9b-14 Lk 5: 27-32 Gn 2: 7-9, 3: 1-7 Rom 5: 12-19 or 5: 12, 17-19 Mt 4: 1-11 Apostolate of Prayer for PriestsвЂ¦.Norwich Mar 6: Marie Cleary 1994, Lawrence Perron 1982, M Joseph Bransfield 1971, Anna Paguette 1965 Mar 7: John Yetishefsky, Jr., Mary Hall Lonergan 2002, Angela Farrell 1996, Esther Rawan 1993, Edward Lanouette 1989, John Radzevich 1977, Joseph DePaola Jr 1973 Mar 8: Robert Wall 1993, Jozef Sienkiewicz 1986, Paul OвЂ™Connell 1982, Laura Walsh 1978, Paul Draghi 1977 Mar 9: Eugene Brewer 2004, Harry Cook 1996, Fr. William McNulty 1992, Rita Ruckh 1989, Robert Puzzo Jr. 1981, Joseph Olzacki 1978, Flora Burton 1976 Mar 10: Roger Ouellette 2004, Mina Wood 2000, John Kissinger Sr 1994, Fr. Maurice Sullivan 1993, Gertrude Martenson 1989, Salvatore Mazzo 1977, Antoni Kaminski 1970 Mar 11: Gail Gosselin 2007, William F. Sladyk 2007, Theresa Holm 2002, Carol Bornman 2002, William Bernardi 1998, Sadie Doran 1983 Mar 12: Giancarlo Simoni 2005, Theresa Valli 1995, Charles Sharples Sr 1989, Louise Lupien 1982, Edward White 1979, Joseph Walkden 1976 Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ STEUBENVILLE EAST 2011: Steubenville East; July 22-24 at the URI and registration is now open! Deposit to hold your spot due & filling up quickly! DonвЂ™t miss out. Join thousands of other teens for an amazing weekend that you will never forget. http://www.catholicyouthministry.com/esperience/ steubenville-east. SUMMER CAMP 2011: Camp Veritas, Wurtsboro, NY; about 2 ВЅ hours from East Hampton. Check out their website at www.veritas.com. The dates are August 14-20th. A deposit is due by the end of January/early February to reserve your spot. First come, first served. Although the camp will hold 100вЂ™s of teens, I expect our bus to fill up quickly. Please let us know if you are interested. This is a great opportunity to hang with friends, make new ones and grow in your faith. 3/6: 3/7: 3/8: 3/9: 3/10: 3/11: 3/12: Rev. Karl Schuh Rev. Roland Cloutier & Rev. John Marciniak Rev. Arthur Archer & Rev. Francis Liszewski Rev. Gerald Kirby & Rev. Kevin Reilly Rev. Joseph Ashe & Rev. Michael Smith Rev. Prodeep Nayak & Rev. Mariadas Lipton Rev. Martin Jones & Rev. Marek Masnicki SUCESSFUL ROCK-A-THON: Service project raised $23,615 for the Haitian Health Foundation and still counting. Thank you to those who supported, donated and participated! 2ND ANNUAL YOUTH EXPLOSION, 3/27/11: Join us again this year for Youth Explosion at Saint BernardвЂ™s High School on Sunday, 3/27 beginning at 1:00pm! Youth rally, rock concert, Mass with Bishop Cote, Adoration, talks, confession. Only $25 (includes dinner and concert) for a day of great music and talks! See the Life Teen bulletin board or a core member for permission slips and more information. FIRST EVER ST PATRICK LIFE TEEN, ONE-OF-AKIND BRACELET! A special thank you to Sharon Mann, a very talented jewelry maker, who made beautiful, beaded, limited-edition stretch bracelets for purchase! For only $10 you can own one of these unique pieces. Check out the picture on the life teen bulletin board. Please contact Cathy Muscat at 860-267-1308 if you are interested in purchasing one. 100% of the proceeds benefit the life teen ministry! Thank you Sharon! For more information on upcoming events or for monetary, food or time donations, please contact Michelle or Bill Donahue,860-342-0435 or e-mail us at [email protected]. To view Saint Patrick life teen pictures, go to www.snapfish.com, email address: [email protected], password is вЂњsplifeteenвЂќ. Page Four March 6, 2011 Diocese of Norwich Office of the Bishop 201 Broadway Norwich, Connecticut 06360 (860) 887-9294 MOST REVEREND MICHAEL R. COTE, D.D. My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, The season of Lent is the springtime of our spiritual lives. This seasonвЂ™s practices and exercises help us to leave behind the coldness of indifference to embrace the warmth of new life that only Jesus offers us through His Passion, Death, and Resurrection. During Lent we are challenged to be better and to do better in turning away from selfishness and sin and in embracing Gospel values. We begin this season marked by Ashes to declare our willingness to follow Christ to Calvary. There, through our Lenten exercises, in the Calvary of our lives, we recognize our sinfulness and we nail our sins to ChristвЂ™s Cross. Like His, our journey does not end with death. The journey that we begin symbolically on Ash Wednesday is truly a life-long journey to follow Christ, to imitate His love, to live His way, and to embrace His life. By His Way of the Cross, the Lord invites us to share His death so that we can rise with Him to a new life and a new way of living. That new way of living begins with Lent and it leads through Calvary to the Resurrection, His victory over death and sin. It is a victory that Jesus shares with us and one that culminates our Lenten journey. Through the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, penance, and almsgiving, we are enabled to take charge of our lives and to experience a freedom that is rooted in GodвЂ™s love for us. By these exercises, we can overcome self-centeredness, free ourselves from the shackles of sin, and conquer our disinterest and despair that sap lifeвЂ™s meaning and purpose. Our conversation with God in prayer helps us to hear JesusвЂ™ voice guiding our lives along His Way. Denying ourselves helps to free us to live for God and for others and it also makes us sensitive to the poor who, through no choice of their own, daily go without the necessities of life. Our penances deepen our love for God and for one another and prepare us to share in the new life that Jesus has promised. Our sacrifices and almsgiving strengthen our respect for those who are less fortunate. In our awareness of their need, we are united with them as sisters and brothers in GodвЂ™s family. No longer enslaved by a selfish appetite to have more, we are strengthened to live in the newness of life that Jesus offers us, that new life by which Jesus, our Savior, redeems us and shares His life with us. Participating at Mass, both daily and Sunday, reading Sacred Scripture, following the Way of the Cross, reciting the Rosary, visiting the Blessed Sacrament, making a Holy Hour for Vocations (March 24, 7:00 pm., at Saint Mary Church in Putnam and April 14, 4:00 p.m., at Saint Pius X in Middletown), giving up something or doing something for another: all these exercises make possible a newness of life that only comes from walking with Jesus to Calvary and experiencing the intensity of His love. Every step on the way to Calvary Jesus has taken for you and me. Together, we walk with Jesus to Calvary and to the promise of a new life and a new way of living. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Michael R. Cote Bishop of Norwich Page Seven Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Diocesan News Bereavement Support Groups: Every first and third Monday: 5:00-6:30pm, Conference Room A or B, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. Every second and fourth Thursday: 6:30-8:00pm, Shoreline Medical Center, 260 Westbrook Rd., Essex. Every second and fourth Wednesday: 10:00-11:30am, One MacDonough Place, Community Room. (The HospitalвЂ™s assisted living facility on the corner of Main St. Extension and MacDonough Place.) For more information, please call Chaplain Dennis McCann, Middlesex Hospital Chaplain, 860-358-6725. вЂњDiscover MercyвЂќ For 6th and 7th grade girls and their parents at Mercy High School, Middletown, CT. Saturday, March 26, 2011, 9:00am-12:24pm. Register online at www.mercyhigh.com. KnightsвЂ™ Corner Gary Corliss has been named Belltown Council Knight of the Year for 2011 for his dedicated services. He was presented a jacket bearing the name of the council and the K of C Logo. The recently held Spaghetti & Meatball dinner was a huge success. The Knights expressed appreciation to the East Hampton HS Jazz Band for sharing their talent with us. We are hopeful they will be performing at two Fish Fry dinners in March. The Knights also thanked the members of the Guild for the delicious desserts they prepared for the dinner. Representatives of the Knights will meet with members of St. PatrickвЂ™s guild to review application for the вЂњHelping HandвЂќ Awards. This provides financial assistance to families of those attending Catholic Schools in the area. Belltown K of C members contributed 1,160 hours of community service last year in areas such as the Thanksgiving food drive, painting of the parish center kitchen, ushering, ACTS retreats, etc. William Russ will be serving as the Knights Belltown Council Church Activities Director. He also serves on the St. Patrick Parish Council. In addition to giving monetarily to worthy causes, the Knights (109 active members) has contributed $1,163.00 for such projects as the parish fertilizing services, donations to Holy Apostles College/ Seminary and the Parish's Life Teen program. DID YOU KNOWвЂ¦. Week #20 вЂ” Hair is starting to grow on my head. I wonder what color it is? My heart pumps about six gallons of blood every day. I am 20 weeks old now and in another 20 weeks I will be born, when I am 9 months old! St. Patrick Church Ministries Adoption Information: Mike & Tina Mohr вЂ” 881-7080 Altar Server: Susan LanziвЂ”267-9984 Altar Society: Daisy ConwayвЂ”267-0833 ACTS Retreat/Men& Women: Warren & Beverly EdwardsвЂ”267-9926 Al & Isabel VelaвЂ”267-1508 John & Carol LambertвЂ”267-9157 Baptism Contact: Sister Dominic Joseph вЂ”267-6644 Baptism Class: Mary Kaye VarniвЂ”267-9050 Coordinator of Caregiving: Sister Dominic JosephвЂ”267-6644 Westside Manor: Deb DesrocherвЂ”267-0705 Cobalt Lodge: Daisy ConwayвЂ”267-0833 Child Advocate: Maggie DeCrescenteвЂ”267-2457 Eucharistic Adoration: Sheila WallвЂ”267-9486 Gathering in Grace: Roxann BartoneвЂ”267-6279 Guild: Maria CamaraвЂ”267-6321 Knights of Columbus: John HinesвЂ”267-4270 Life Teen: Bill & Michelle DonahueвЂ”342-0435 Marriage Encounter: Dan & Pam HarazimвЂ”267-1184 NursesвЂ™ Ministry: Maggie CoolicanвЂ”267-0540 Pastoral Council Chair: Mike MohrвЂ”881-7080 Prayer Group: George & Regina LoobyвЂ”267-8203 Prayer Line: Jann Dalton вЂ” 267-5720 Pat Powers вЂ” 267-8529 Pro-Life: Theresa HickeyвЂ”267-0071 R.C.I.A.: Sister Dominic JosephвЂ”267-6644 Vocation Contact: Don HickeyвЂ”267-0071 Wedding Coordinator: Michelle DonahueвЂ”342-0435