AApri l 26, 2020

T hird Sunday of Easter

Saint Thomas Church 1 East Main Street

Thomaston, CT 06787 1868

Immaculate Conception Church

170 Main Street Terryville, CT 06786

1882

Saint Casimir Church 17 Allen Street

Terryville, CT 06786 1906

ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE PARISH

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Joseph P. Crowley - Administrator office@stmkp.org

Mr. Kenneth Dos Santos - Deacon deaconken@stmkp.org

Mr. Lee Conard - Deacon deaconlee@stmkp.org

PARISH STAFF

Off ice Sta f f Mrs. Roberta Daly - Administrative Assistant robertad@stmkp.org

Debi Begin - Administrative Assistant debi@stmkp.org

Mrs. Debra Noreikis- Bookkeeper stc-debbie@sbcglobal.net

Religious Education/Youth Ministry Mrs. Lucy Santopietro - DRE lucy-dre@stmkp.org

Joanne Auburn - DRE joanne-dre@stmkp.org

Dr. Kim Wasko - Youth Minister youthminister@stmkp.org Music Beth Malvezzi - Music Director/Organist beth@stmkp.org

Rozalia Dickman - Organist office@stmkp.org The Lyceum - 860 283 5817 Mr. Edward Frac - Lyceum Manager

TRUSTEES

Jeffrey Scott and Thomas Minuto

PARISH OFFICE

19 Electric Ave. Thomaston, CT 06787 Hours - M-Thursday: 9 AM - 2 PM Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Phone - 860 283 5817 Website - stmkp.org Parish App - myparishapp.com to download Prayer Line - office@stmkp.org Prayer Line - Dorine Tennant - 860 584 5303 Cemetery - Please call the Parish Office Online Giving - osvonlinegiving.com/4562

Offertory for April 19, 2020

Thank you for your spiritual and financial commitment to our parish.

Weekly: $$3,669 Monthly: $$ 645 Good Friday: $$ 420 Easter Sunday: $$2,222 Catholic Relief: $$ 155 Easter Flowers: $$ 61 Online Giving (4/14 - 4/21): $$ 2,551 Online Givers: 107 Families Total Offertory: $9,723 Visit osvonlinegiving.com/4562 to set up your Online Giving account today.

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST

WEEKEND

Saturday - 4:00 PM Vigil at St. Thomas Church Sunday - 7:30 AM at St. Thomas Church

8:45 AM at St. Casimir Church 10:00 AM at St. Thomas Church 11:15 AM at Immaculate Conception Church

WEEKDAY

Monday & Friday - 7:00 AM at St. Thomas Church Tuesday - 7:30 AM at Immaculate Conception Church Wednesday - 7:30 AM at St. Casimir Church

CONFESSIONS

Saturday - 3-3:30 PM and by Appointment at St. Thomas

FIRST FRIDAY

24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration - 7:30 AM at St. Thomas Eucharistic Holy Hour - 7:00 PM at St. Casimir

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Sanctuary Candle

Offered By:

SAINT CASIMIR Sanctuary Candle

Mark Borkoski

Offered By:

His Wife & Family

BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE

Julie A Mazon

Offered By:

SACRED HEART CANDLE

Offered By:

ST. THOMAS SATURDAY, April 25, 2020 4:00 PM - John Orsatti Offered By - Judy Crafa, Bethany & Aria SUNDAY, April 26, 2020 7:30 AM - Stella Tanksi Offered By - Constance Johnson 10:00 AM - Marlene Rainville Offered By - Georgette Piponidis MONDAY, April 27, 2020 7:00 AM - Catherine M. Johnston, “23rd Ann.” Offered By - Her Family FRIDAY, May 1, 2020 7:30 AM - John & Madeleine Neagle Offered By - Their Daughter SATURDAY, May 2, 2020 4:00 PM - Richard G. Covello, Sr., “1st Ann.” Offered By - His Family SUNDAY, May 3, 2020 7:30 AM - All St. Maximilian Kolbe Parishioners 10:00 AM - Phyllis Colagrossi Offered By - Carol Normandin

ST. CASIMIR SUNDAY, April 26, 2020 8:45 AM - Gerry Lemieux, “3rd Ann.” Offered By - His Wife & Family WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2020 7:30 AM - Theresa Grabowski Offered By - The Budnick Family SUNDAY, May 3, 2020

8:45 AM - Daniela Anulewicz Offered By - Her Husband & Children

IMMACULATE CONCEPTIO N SUNDAY, April 26, 2020

11:15 AM - Deceased Members of the Dilion Family Offered By - Rev. Joseph Dilion Family TUESDAY, April 28, 2020 7:30 AM - No Mass Intention SUNDAY, May 3, 2020 11:15 AM - Sharon Nypert, “Birthday Remembrance” Offered By - Her Husband ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

READING REFLECTIONS

Reading I: Acts 2: 14, 22-23 Here is the core teaching message of the early Church used by her missionary Apostles. It is a short summary of our Lord’s works, death and resurrection. Reading II: I Peter 1: 17-21 Christ’s blood releases us from the power of sin. You must be holy because of this incomparable gift. The Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35 A wonderful meeting of two disheartened disciples (representing all of us) with Jesus on the road to Emmaus. The scenario ends with a Eucharistic liturgy: there is a Scripture reading followed by an explanation, capped off by the breaking of the bread before Jesus vanishes.

SAINT THOMAS Sanctuary Candle

Offered By:

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In light of the continued spread of Covid-19 and in keeping with Governor Lamont’s Executive Order of April 10th

mandating the cancellation of school classes and the extension of closures of non-essential businesses through May 20th, the Archdiocese has extended the cancellation of public Masses and liturgies until further notice. Fr. Crowley will still celebrate the daily Mass alone, with no members present, remembering in prayer all who have been affected by the pandemic, and will continue to also remember the Mass intentions that were originally scheduled for that specific day. If there was no Mass intention, the Mass will be said for the people of our parish and all those affected by the virus.

Archbishop Blair has directed that all publicly scheduled confessions be suspended until further notice.

St. Thomas Church, St. Casimir Church and Immaculate Conception Church will be open M - F from 9 AM - 3 PM, for private prayer. Please practice the social distancing mandates in place at this time.

Stay connected to our parish during the pandemic with our website and Parish App. Visit stmkp.org for news and information updates from our parish and the Archdiocese. Look under the Parish News tab for updates. To download the Parish App, visit myparishapp.com or your device’s app store (look for myparishapp) and download today to stay connected. You will find daily readings, prayers, reflections, the Catholic Transcript, Archdioc-esan news as well as our bulletin. We will also keep you up to date with important notifications sent from our

Vocat ions As the disciples journeyed with Jesus,

their hearts were burning within them as He explained the scriptures. They were overjoyed when they recognized Him in the breaking of the bread. They returned to Jerusalem, and told the all the Good News. If you feel the call to share the Good News with others, contact Fr. Michael Casey, Director of Vocations, at 860 761 7456, or email vocations@aohct.org, or you may visit online at hartfordpriest.com. 931-4

Parish Support

Thank you for your continued spiritual and financial commitment to our parish

during the Covid-19 pandemic. If you are able, you may mail in your weekly offertory to the Parish Office, 19 Electric Ave., Thomaston, CT 06787. We have also have a lock box set up outside the parish office door for your convenience. You may drop your offertory or any other church correspondence in there. We check it daily when in the office. Please take advantage of Online Giving. Online Giving helps to sustain our church allowing you to make donations via your smart device or computer. Set up your gift today by visiting our website at stmkp.org, click on the About Us tab, then click on the “Online Giving” link and follow the prompts to sign up or visit osvonlinegiving.com/4562

A Prayer for Healing

Father, we thank you for all the blessings in our life;

For the very world in which we live and for The health and strength you

have bestowed upon us. Thank you for Christ Jesus, our risen Savior,

Who takes away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us God,

as we ask now for healing. The stripes Christ endured provided healing

and power over illness. Lord direct that healing Toward our fellow Christians who suffer,

Who believe you can and will restore them to full health.

We believe you have already provided our healing, Father.

Thank you for being our Great Physician. In faith, believing, we accept your gift of

restoration and thank you for it. All glory and honor and praise be to God,

from whom all blessings flow. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray to you,

Amen.

Available Masses & Candles

Please call the Parish Office with your requests. St. Thomas Church

05/3 @ 7:30 AM 05/08 @ 7:00 AM 05/11 @ 7:00 AM 05/15 @ 7:00 AM 05/17 @ 7:30 AM 05/21 @ 7:00 AM 05/21 @ 7:00 PM 05/22 @ 7:00 AM 05/23 @ 4:00 PM 05/24 @ 7:30 AM 05/29 @ 7:00 AM 05/30 @ 4:00 PM

Sanctuary Candle: 5/03, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 Immaculate Conception Church

05/05 @ 7:30 AM 05/26 @ 7:30 AM

Sanctuary Candle: 5/03, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 St. Casimir Church

05/13 @ 7:30 AM

Sanctuary Candle: 5/10, 5/24 Blessed Mother: 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 Sacred Heart: 5/03, 5/24, 5/31 931-5

Youth Ministry

All are welcome to pray with Youth Ministry! As part of Holy Week, our young parishioners recorded the Stations of the Cross. This Sunday watch for our virtual Chaplet of Divine Mercy. These recordings are available anytime for your personal prayer on our Parish’s social media. We are looking for student or family volunteers to help us prepare a virtual Rosary for the month of Mary. Anyone interested, please contact Katrina by May 1st at confirmation.stmkp@gmail.com or 860 506 6092.

Teens and their families are welcome to join us for ProjectYM Live each Sunday evening. Each week it will feature some of the best known speakers and worship leaders in the Catholic youth ministry world. To join, all you have to do is head to PROJECTYM.COM/WATCH at 8 PM. If you want to join our group chat during the event, please email confirmation.stmkp@gmail.com. Join 3,000 teens from throughout the U.S. for three days of fellowship, faith, and awesome music at Steubenville, NYC from July 24-26, 2020. The event is open to those entering 9th grade through graduating seniors. Please contact Katrina at 860 506 6092 or at the above email address.

The Archbishop's Annual Appeal provides help to those in need! Together, we can and do make a

difference in the lives of many individuals and families, in a way that exceeds anything we could hope to achieve on our own. Please consider supporting this important initiative. Every gift makes a difference. Organizations such as Social Services Crisis Fund in Thomaston and Plymouth Community Food Pantry and Plymouth Fuel Bank in Terryville received funding from the Appeal’s Vicariate Outreach Program which serves our local neighbors. All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the Appeal literature, which can be found at archdioceseofhartford.org/appeal/.

With Masses cancelled until further notice in the Archdiocese of Hartford, we would like to take this opportunity to offer televised Mass options. As Catholics, attending Mass is more than a habit or obligation, it is time spent with our Lord. Facebook - Father Crowley will stream Mass on Sunday’s at 10 AM on Facebook at https://m.facebook.com/STMKP/. The link is also on our website, stmkp.org. ORTV - The television Mass is broadcast seven days a week at 10 AM on WCCT-TV (WB20) and WCTX-TV (MyTV9). It can also be seen on Saturday and Sunday at 5 AM on WCCT-TV. The Mass is also streamed live at these time and can be found at http://ortv.org/streaming/TV_Mass_stream.htm.

The Knights of Columbus, Council 18, has extended the application deadline for their Annual College Scholarship. The requirements are:

You must be a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish.

May attend any high school.

Does not have to live in Thomaston.

Must submit the Application. Applications are due by May 15th and are located in the vestibule at St. Thomas Church.

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Send Treats to Troops! Do you have individually wrapped hard candy, gum, or packages of dried

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LIGHT

The light of Christ that shines in the darkness.

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PASCHAL CANDLE?

FIRE

It represents Christ’s

resurrection

GRAINS OF INCENSE

They represent the five wounds

of Christ.

ALPHA AND OMEGA Christ is the

beginning and the end of all things.

CROSS It represents Christ

and his eternal light.

YEAR It reminds us of

God’s presence here and now.

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