A Roman Catholic Community 235 Maltby Street Bristol, CT 06010

235 Maltby Street
Bristol, CT 06010
860-589-2295 • Fax 860-589-6692
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Welcome visitors and new parishioners. Kindly introduce yourself aer Mass.
Please register by calling the Office.
PARISH MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday:
4:00 pm—Vigil Mass
Sunday:
7:30 am; 9:30 am; 11:15 am
Weekdays:
Monday thru Saturday at 9:00 am
Holy Days:
9:00 am, 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm
(With the excepon of Christmas & New Year’s)
SACRAMENTS:
Bapsms: Are celebrated on the first & third Sunday
of the month at 12:15 pm. Pre-registraon is required.
A Pre-bapsmal program is held on the first Tuesday of
the month at 7:00 pm in Rosary Hall. Please call the
Parish Office for further informaon.
Marriages: Arrangements are to be made at least six
months in advance. Please call the Parish Office for
further informaon.
Reconciliaon (Confession):
Saturday: 3:00 pm—3:30 pm
PASTOR
Reverend Gary F. Simeone
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Reverend Sebastian Kochupurackal, C.M.I.
IN RESIDENCE
Reverend Carmine B. Raneri, Retired
DEACON
Stanley Piotrowski
860-589-7942
PARISH OFFICE
Joanne Sekorski, Parish Secretary
860-589-2295
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/CCD
Claudia Larsen
Director of Religious Education
Office: 860-589-4232
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
David Junko
203-217-5752
HALL RENTALS
Bea Roy: 860-589-5898
VISITATION OF THE SICK & HOMEBOUND
Those who cannot celebrate Mass with us because of illness, disability or age are encouraged
to call the Parish Office to arrange for the sacraments to be received at home.
Please nofy us if you are hospitalized and would like to be visited.
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday thru Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Fridays in June, July & August at 12 Noon)
E-Mail: [email protected] • Website: www.stgregory.weconnect.com
ST GREGORY THE GREAT CHURCH
BRISTOL CT
PRAYER GROUP…………..Mondays—Church Rosary
at 1:15pm; Meeting 1:30pm Rosary Hall
PARISH INFORMATION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20- VIGIL- TWENTY FIRST
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
4:00 PM
GARY BUCHANAN By Family
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 - TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 AM
KENNETH CONLON
By Wife & Sons
9:30 AM
PAUL SELEMAN
By Wife & Children
11:15 AM
PETER LOSTOCCO By Family
MONDAY, AUGUST 22 THE QUEENSHIP OF
THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
9:00AM
DORIS LAMOTHE
By Edgar & Lucille Messier
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 WEEKDAY
9:00 AM
LEWIS VOLPICELLA
By Lucille & Delphino Samperi
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24- ST BARTHOLOMEW
9:00 AM
DOLORES DENOTO By Husband
SUMMER HOURS
The Parish Office hours for
July & August
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Fridays 9:00 AM to 12 Noon.
OUR CHOIR IS LOOKING FOR
NEW MEMBERS!
St. Gregory Choir will begin a new
season with the first choir rehearsal
on Wednesday, August 24th at
7pm in the choir loft. Ages 16 and
up are more than welcome
(exceptions can be made). Please
see David in the choir loft after
Mass or call him at 203-217-5752.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25- WEEKDAY
9:00 AM
HENRY GASKI By Family
FRIDAY AUGUST 26 - WEEKDAY
9:00 AM
JOHN & BERNADETTA RENTSCH
LER & DECEASED SONS
By Daughter/Sister
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27-ST MONICA
9:00 AM
BARBARA E CASEY
By The White Family
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 VIGIL - TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
4:00 PM
JAMES & GRACE VAUGHN
By Family
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28-TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30AM
MARCEL FORTIN (11yrs)
By Family
9:30AM
JOSEPH RADOMSKI By Family
11:15AM
ALFRED PLOURDE (18yrs)
By Children
ATTENTION ALL PARISH MINISTRIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Please submit your dates to the rectory office for
your functions for the months of September, October, November and December so they can be included in the monthly calendars. Thank you..
Lord, grant eternal rest to the souls of all of our
dearly departed, especially the souls of Your loving
servants:
CAROL BILODEAU
NANCY SAWE
GEORGE FERENCE
LOIS CONTRASTANO
St Gregory Parish Family extends sincere sympathies to their family and friends.
TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SAINT GREGORY 300 CLUB
WEEK #46
WINNING NUMBER
$20 - #169
$10 - #249
$10 - #209
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!!
ALL MEMBERS SHOULD BE PAID IN
FULL BY SEPTEMBER 1ST TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DINNER/DANCE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH AT 7PM AT
NUCHIE’S. PLEASE LET YOUR CAPTAIN
KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE
DINNER. THE NEW 300 CLUB WILL
BEGIN ON MONDAY OCTOBER 3RD. THE
PRIZES WILL BE (2) $1,000, (1) $750, (1)
$500, (1) $250, (5) $50. WEEKLY DRAWINGS OF $20 & $10. The price per ticket is
$50.00. Please call the Rectory if you
would like to join the new club.
ST GREGORY’S ON THE GO……..
CRANBERRIES, CHOWDER,
AND WINE
CAPE COD CANAL
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1,2016
A SECOND BUS HAS BEEN ADDED
ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE SIGN UP AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE IN ORDER NOT TO BE LEFT OUT.
$115 per person. Deposit of $75pp due at
sign up. Balance Due August 26th.
Please call or come to the rectory to sign up.
Menu: Lemon Crumb Haddock, Baked Potato/
Vegetable or Baked Stuffed Cranberry Chicken/
Mashed Potatoes/Vegetable or Old Fashioned
Turkey Pot Pie/Mashed Potatoes/Vegetable. All
entrees served with cup of New England Clam
Chowder/rolls/butter/dessert/coffee/tea/glass of
wine.
THE RCIA PROCESS
The Rite of Christian Initiation
of Adults
Begins in September 2016
The Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults, commonly known as the
RCIA Process, will begin again in
our parish in September. Now is the time for you to
consider the RCIA Process. Those persons wo are
unchurched and family members who wish to become
part of the Roman Catholic Community of Saint Gregory’s. Non-Catholics who have shown an interest in
the Catholic Faith and would like to become Catholic
are invited. If you have missed the Sacraments, the
RICA Process will certainly help you receive them. If
you are interested or know someone who may be interested, please contact the Parish Office at 860-5892295 for further information.
TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
The Lord is calling people from the east and west and
north and south as priests and deacons, sisters, and
brothers. Are you one of them? Call Fr. Jeffrey Gubbiotti, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan Center at
St. Thomas Seminary, Tel. 860-242-5573, email [email protected]
or
visit
the
web
at
www.hartfordprIest.com.
CCD REGISTRATION
2016-2017
St. Gregory Religious Education program assists
parents in the ongoing religious education of their
children. Our program strives to nurture the development of the spiritual growth of each student. We
are dedicated to the youth and families of our parish
as we all continue our faith journey.
CCD REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2016
We are currently taking registrations for all NEW
students (grades 1-10) entering our CCD/Religious
Education program for September 2016. If your
child was not baptized at St. Gregory, a baptismal
certificate will be required to complete the registration. Please note: all students already in our program will automatically be reregistered for next
year. For more information or to register over the
phone, please call the CCD Center at 860-589-4232
or email at [email protected].
AUGUST 21, 2016
ST GREGORY BBQ DINNER
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
CCD @ 5:30PM
Slow Roasted BBQ Pork
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Potato Salad
Bread/Butter/Soda/Coffee/
Dessert
BYOB
Adults: $12
Children: 6-12 $6
5 and Under: Free
Tickets will be on sale the weekends of September 3/4
and 10/11. Tickets are available at the rectory.
August 14, 2016 Offertory $ 7,203.00
August 16, 2015 Offertory $8,430.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF YOUR PARISH. PLEASE REMEMBER TO MARK YOUR ENVELOPES SO YOU
MAY GET PROPER CREDIT.
This week the Sanctuary Candle burns for the
greater Glory of God and in Honor of
KENNETH CONLON
THE GREGORIAN CHAT
Please submit your articles, stories, poems, photos,
etc for the September issue of The Gregorian Chat
Newsletter. Deadline is August 30, 2016 or until spaces are filled. Please email [email protected].
Thank you.
MOMMY AND ME DROP IN
BIBLE PLAY GROUP
A Mommy and Me Drop in Bible
Play group for 4 year olds and their
parent/caregiver will be starting on
Thursday, October 6th from 9:15 AM
to 10:00 AM at the CCD Center.
This group is for preschooler who are
4 years old or will be 4 by December 31, 2016. Rose
Ann Chatfield will lead the group and the monthly sessions will include Bible stories, music, crafts and more.
To reserve your space or for more information, please
call Claudia Larsen at the CCD Center: 860-589-4232
or email at: [email protected].
Now available! Click on to:
www.stgregory.weconnect.com. Click on to
ONLINE GIVING and follow directions. For further information, please contact the parish office
at 860-589-2295.
NOW GIVING IS EASIER THAN EVER. GIVE ONLINE
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We pray for all our military personnel, especially those currently
involved in hostilities around the world:
COLONEL KIRSTEN G. AGUILAR
CAPTAIN GREGORY W. ALLEN
LANCE CORPORAL MICHAEL BANKS
MAJOR PAUL T BARTOK
W2 TODD BOEHM
STAFF SERGEANT MICHAEL CORRY
COLONEL PATRICK DEDHAM
SERGEANT ANDREW DIMAURO
CORPORAL WILLIAM T DOYLE IV
LIEUTENANT STEPHAN D’URSO
CAPTAIN MELISSA GOLSCHNEIDER
E4 DANIEL GOLSCHNEIDER
MASTER SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GOSLIN
AIRMAN ABEAA DAKOTA GREGER
PFC STACEY LYNN GUERRETTE
STAFF SERGEANT DAVID GULINO
E3 SAMANTHA HART
SPECIALIST E-2 STEPHANIE LANDRY
PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS JONATHON MARCHETTI
SERGEANT TAYLOR MARTEL
COLONEL SCOTT P MASKERY
E1 JACK MCCARTHY
U.S. NAVY BRANDON MYERS
JACOB PELLETIER
LANCE CORPORAL JAMES RIDER
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 5 PETER W RONDEAU
SERGEANT STEFAN SQUILLANTE
E3 SEAMAN B J SULLIVAN
STAFF SERGEANT KEITH ZANETTI
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER CRAIG ZECCHIN
(If you know of anyone serving in the military, please call the
office and we will list them.)
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 21, 2016
Sunday: Is 66:18-21/Ps 117:1-2/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk
13:22-30
Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Ps 96:1-5/Mt 23:13-22
Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Ps 96:10-13/Mt 23:23-26
Wednesday: Rv 21:9b-14/Ps 145:10-13, 17-18/Jn 1:45-51
Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9/Ps 145:2-7/Mt 24:42-51
Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11/Mt 25:1-13
Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31/Ps 33:12-13, 18-21/Mt 25:14-30
Next Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Ps 68:4-7, 10-11/
Heb
12:18-19,
22-24a/Lk
14:1,
7-14
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