Our Mission - St. James Roman Catholic Church

WELCOME TO ST. JAMES PARISH
March 27, 2016
Our Mission
See a face, learn a name, hear a story. Love one another!
(Please use a name tag. This will help in getting to know each other in our Community of Faith).
This Week
Monday 28, 2016
Office and Chapel are closed
Ministry with Teens—6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Christian Yoga—12:00 to 1:15pm
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Christian Yoga—7:15pm to 8:30pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Friday, April 1st, 2016
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses: 7:30 a..m. 9:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m., 6:00.p.m
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OUR MINISTRIES
Pastor: Rev. Thomas F. Lynch
Associate Pastor: Rev. Rogerio Perri
Deacons: Tom Masaryk, John Piatak
Adult Pastoral Ministry
 Ministry with Men: Jim Travers, Bob Carriero,Tom Gilbertie,
Jeff Noccioli, Mike Curran
 Ministry with Women: Angie deMello & Mary Tesla
Communal Prayer—Deacon Tom Masaryk
Worship
 Liturgical Ministers: April Dykes
 Liturgical Music: Barbara Mariconda
 Liturgical Environment: Michele Hoekenga
Pastoral Services
 Faith Study: Betsy Redgate
 Principal St. James School: Jack Lynch
PARISH CENTER CHAPEL
 Ministry with Teens Bob Nagy and Karen Smith
Eucharistic Adoration:
Monday—Friday—9:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m.
 Ministry with Sick & Shut-Ins: Pat Stockdale
Divine Mercy Chaplet: Friday– 3:00 p.m.
 Social Outreach: Jim Hodska
Daily Rosary: M-F 5:00 p.m.
Wheelchair accessible
 PATH—Debby Carroll
 St. James Prison Ministry - Alphonse DeJulio and Denis Granado
PARISH CENTER HOURS:
 Prayer Shawl Ministry—Mary Perille
Monday—Friday—9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
 Gratitude Ministry— Suzanne Smith, Jane Begnino, Elaine Letcsch
THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: will be Mondays at the
 St. James Young Adult Network—Ruwani Williams and
8:00 a.m. Eucharist. Prior notice is not necessary.
Janine Walsh
All those who are dealing with a serious illness and/or will be
Support
Services
undergoing surgery during that week are invited to receive this
sacrament.
 Finance Council: Dan Caron
 Pastoral Stewardship: David Zamachaj and Maggie Granado
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Parents must register with
Patty D’Andrea at the Parish Center to schedule a baptism and to  Business Manager: Natalia Zamachaj
receive information regarding a mandatory Pre-Baptism class.
 Business Office: Dolores Lathlean
 Parish Manager: Marcy Kelly
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Church)
Saturdays: 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. , Thursday before First Friday:  Administrative Assistant: Patty D’Andrea
4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. or by appointment
 Digital Ministry: Tonya Overby
 Parish Personnel Manager: Paul Fasold
PARISH NURSES: If you would like to meet with a
Parish Nurse, please call Margie Balint at 203- 3783081 or Marianne Laska at 203-301-0445
2110 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06615
Telephone 203-375-5887
Fax. 203-378-1562 - www.stjamesstratford.com
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St. James Community of Faith
St James Ministry with Men
The Women of StJames
St. James Young Adult Network
8:00 a.m.
MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, March 28, 2016
Ashton & Tarquinn Granado—Birthday Blessing!
5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Bill Fish
8:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Frank Ruggiero
5:30p.m.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
St James Parishioners Living & Deceased
8:00a.m.
Friday, April 1st, 2016
St James Parishioners Living & Deceased
Weekly Offertory
2016
$ 10,501.87
Electronic Offertories $ 4,105.74
2015
$ 8187.63
$ 2561.20
Total
$10,748.83
In Church Collections
$14,607.61
8:00 a.m
4:30p.m.
2016 Annual Catholic Appeal
7:30a.m
9:15 a.m
11:15 a.m
6:00p.m
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016
Jim Dennean
Ed Cellar
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Mary Ann Hogan—Living Intentions
Matthew Twomey
Helen Foder
Ralph Durgin
If you have offered a mass for someone and would like to bring the gifts up,
please see the acolyte 15 minutes prior to mass to sign in.
PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING:
“Dearest
lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you
deserve; to give and not to count the cost.” — Ignatius of
Loyola
To date we raised $48,539.00 which brings us to 37.34% of
our $130,000.00 goal. If you have already given Thank you,
if you have not please consider joining us and let's change
lives.
Please consider the following options when deciding upon the
best way to support the Annual Catholic Appeal :
 Make a pledge and spread out your payments over 5
months
 Donate on- line by going to the diocesan website,
2016ACAbridgeport.com
 Check if your employer will match your gift through
the Corporate Matching Gift Program
 Donate a one - time gift
 Contribute a gift of appreciated stocks
or securities
Whatever you decide, your gift will be greatly appreciated
and make a difference in the lives of others.
Happy Easter!!!!!
SEVEN DAY VIGIL CANDLES: (3/26-4/1/16)
Church Tabernacle: Marcy Kelly
Chapel Tabernacle: All suffering from mental illnesses
CHAPEL INTERCESSORY CANDLES:
Candles will burn for the following intentions:
Candle #1: Our homebound parishioners
Candle #2 : All men and women in the military
Readings for April 3rd, 2016
1st Reading: Acts 5: 12-16
Second Reading: Rv. 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19
Gospel: Jn 20:19-31 (45)
FAITHFUL DEPARTED - Salvatore Battaglia & Dora
Grosso
PLEASE PRAY FOR: Eileen Harrity, Fred Ferris, Connie Nowak,
Grace DeLuca, Nancy Masisco, Edward Jones . Carl Ciarcia Jr, Carl
Ciarcia, Sr., Patricia Ciarcia, John Andrade, Margaret Paoletti, Manuel
Falcon., Rose White, Edward and James Ramos, Weezy Meeker,
Stanley McFadden, Sigrid Rogowski, James Miller, Erica Christie,
Mary Semedo, Mary Ann Hogan, Ethan Dorbat, Larry Nassef and Joan
Nassef, Carmella DeCesare, Jenna Stickland, Emanuel Bell, Antonio
Soares, Maggie Bell, Sonja Monk, Dee Stemmle, Carl Oliver, Ivor Fernandez
MINISTRY WIT H SICK AND SHUT-IN
Pat Stockdale - Please contact the Parish Center if you know of
a parishioner who is in the hospital or nursing home so that we can
arrange a visit from a member of our ministry.
Going forward, names will remain in the bulletin for one month. After that,
if you wish to have a name remain on the prayer list, please contact the
Parish Center and we will move it to the website.
SOCIAL OUTREACH
ADULT FORMATION
Betsy Redgate
Jim Hodska
"Both The Food Pantry and The Bridge ministries continue to
grow and thrive primarily due to our wonderful volunteers and
the generosity of the St. James community. All the food for the
pantry comes from you who bring bags of groceries to Church
every week. The Bridge is able to give out all those tooth
brushes, soap, etc. because of your continued generosity. It is
your continued support of these and other ministries at St.
James that enable us to serve the poor and marginalized. All
our volunteers thank you for seeing the face of Christ in others."
Women of St. James
Come – Let us gather together, rejoicing in
the Risen Lord in our lives!
~ BREAKING BREAD FOR WOMEN ~
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Come join us for Eucharist at 8 a.m. in the church.
Following Eucharist, we will meet in the Parish Center
for a light breakfast together and to break open
this morning’s Gospel in how it relates to us,
our community, and the world.
All women of the parish are invited to participate in this
morning of prayer and fellowship.
Catching Fire, Becoming Flame- Wednesdays, April 6-May 11,
7:00-8:30p.m. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we can become disciples in our broken world. Learn how to fan the flames ignited in our
baptism so that we may pray and live in deeper intimacy with God
and others! This program is open to all and is also preparation for
adults wishing to be confirmed. Call or stop by the Parish Center to
register. Cost is $15 and includes book.
Adult Confirmation- If you wish to receive the sacrament of Confirmation in May, please enroll in Catching Fire, Becoming Flame.
Christian Yoga Spring Session- starts Tuesday, March 8, 12:001:15 and Wednesday, March 9, 7:15-8:30. $75 for eight sessions or
$12 for drop-ins. Register at the Parish Center.
MINISTRY WITH MEN
Jim Travers, Bob Carriero,Tom Gilbertie,
Jeff Noccioli, Mike Curran
Beloved Sons
Our next Beloved Sons gathering is Thursday, April 7 (7:30 PM8:45 PM @ the Parish center). As we do every first Thursday (and
third Saturday) men just like you gather for fellowship and faith
sharing; all centered on the gospel story for that upcoming weekend,
the third Sunday in Easter (John 21:1-19). Will you recognize Jesus? He won’t need a name tag for you.
Happy Easter
On beheld of all of us in men’s ministry, which by definition is all of
you, each one of you a beloved son; a happy and joyous Easter to
you and your families. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us
rejoice and be glad.”
Gathering concludes promptly at 10 a.m.
MINISTRY WITH WOMEN
Angie DeMello and Mary Tesla
P. S. For early birds - Rosary is at 7:30 a.m.
~ COME ~
Women’s Communion Breakfast
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Alleluia!! ! Alleluia!!!
The Lord is My Strength
7:30 a.m. Mass at St. James
Event—9:00 –12:00 p.m. at the Trumbull Marriott
Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
MINISTRY WITH TEENS/YOUTH
He is Risen
Alleluia!!! Alleluia!!!
Susan Nagy, Catie Lambert, Yaya Lopez, Bob Nagy, Eddie Perez,
Karen Smith, Gary Williams
~~ATTENTION TEEN~~
Please join us for Dinner and a Movie
on Monday, March 28th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Parish
Center
We are showing Footloose and who knows
we all may be dancing as the evening progresses
Please bring a friend or two and a snack or dessert
to share. We hope to see you there and
Everybody get Footloose.
Married or Single
All are welcome.
(Recommended age range: 19-35)
23 “Whoever
wants to be my disciple must
deny themselves and take up their cross
daily and follow me. ~ Luke 9:23
What does it mean to take up your cross daily?
What does it mean to you personally?
“So, "taking up your cross" refers to giving your
whole life to God, as Jesus was about to give His
life for us. This involves bearing burdens, but it is
deeper than that. It is a total dedication of life. Our
whole life is given to His service in anything He
says. This will lead us to willingly deny self. Following Him then requires us to live as He lived His
life (I Pet. 2:21; Matt. 10:34,35; I Cor. 11:1).” (from
http://www.gospelway.com/topics/christian_life/
deny_self-carry_cross.php)
I love this picture I found online (sorry couldn’t find
who to credit the drawing to)… it shows that even
though we are to face our burdens in life, even—
sometimes especially—when we try to serve God,
He is there for and with us. Gently, quietly. Making
that cross a little lighter than it could be.
Next Event:
When: Saturday April 23
What: 4:30pm mass, then movie viewing
Where: St. James Church
Who: All are invited!
Upcoming Events:
Unless otherwise stated,
we meet every 4th Sunday
at 1:15pm at the Parish
Center.
Mar. 27th: No meeting;
Easter Sunday.
Sun April 23rd: Mass & a
Movie
May: Memorial Day
Weekend Picnic (Date:
TBD pending weather
forecast).
Coming soon: Bible Study
Stay tuned on
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For more information contact:
Ruwani (818) 472-7808 or Janine (203) 685-1856
[email protected]