The Church of the Incarnation 544 Prospect Street

Wethersfield, CT 06109

Rev. James M. Moran Pastor

Mrs. Noranne Wamester

Pastoral Associate Director of Faith Formation

Mrs. Audrey Saharek Pastoral Assistant

Toni Munoz Sacristan

Mrs. Filomena Marinelli

Coordinator of Elementary Faith Formation Gr. K-6

Ms. Gina Burby Coordinator of Middle School Faith Formation Gr. 7-12

Confirmation Coordinator for next year, (2020)

Mrs. Maggie Seaver Coordinator of Confirmation (2019)

Youth Minister

Mrs. Marguerite Devitt Faith Formation Secretary

Rectory Office Assistant

Mrs. Theodora Niver Director of Music

Vanessa Crowley…………..Lorissa Heath Rosanne Sweeney Gowdy………..…...Andrew Russo

Heather Picard.………………..Gianna Bielenda Cantors

Marguerite Heinimann

Rectory Assistant

Mass Schedule

Confessions on Saturdays from 3:30 - 4:15p.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:00p.m.

Sunday Masses: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass: (Mon. - Fri.) 9:00 a.m.

Recitation of the Rosary before 9:00 a.m. daily Mass

Sacrament of Baptism By previous appointment by calling the rectory.

Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Celebrated in the Baptistry

of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

Weddings Please contact a priest 6-10 months prior.

New Parishioners and Faith Formation Registration The Church of the Incarnation welcomes new parishioners. All forms are available at the main entrance of the church.

Please mail or place in the collection basket. You may also visit our website for printable forms at:

www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com

Rectory Hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Rectory Fax Church E-Mail Faith Formation Office Website address: (860) 529-2533 (860) 721-6595 cincarnation@sbcglobal.net (860) 529-6765 www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com gotellit15@gmail.com

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This Sunday, October 20th is World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis reminds us that we are each “Baptized and Sent”; we are all the “Church of Christ on Mission in the World.” Our second collection this weekend suppor ts The Propagation of the Faith which sustains priests, religious and lay pastoral leaders in more that 1,100 mission dioceses in Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands, and part of Latin America & Europe as they pro-claim the Gospel, build the church and serve the poor. Thank you to all who recently donated to our Church of the Incarnation 2019 Annual Collection! This is a special appeal we make yearly to parishioners for our own parish. Numer-ous repairs/improvements anticipated in the near future necessitate rebuilding our contingency fund. Our annual collection enables us to do this. If using a plain white envelope for your donation, please write down your four-digit envelope # (which can be found to the left of your name on your church envelopes) - example #1234. Goal is $100,000. Your support is greatly appreciated. Letters/envelopes are available at all entrances. During the month of October the ushers take count at the Sunday Masses of the number of persons present and the number receiving Com-munion. Thank you for your patience. “Incarnation Parish Family Italian Pasta Dinner is this Saturday, October 19, 6 pm - Fr. Craw-ford Hall.” Entertainment by Ralph Sacco, singer & professional entertainer. There is a House of Bread collection this week-end. Coffee & sugar are requested. Thanks! Incarnation Parish Council meeting this Sunday, October 20th at 7pm in Fr. Crawford Hall. Our Hand Bell Choir will play on Sunday, Nov., 3rd at the 10:30am mass.

Church of the Incarnation Candlelight Service of Remembrance: Sunday, November 3rd at 6:30pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH 5:00pm–Alice Franconi SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20TH 8:30am–Reverend John F. Edwards 10:30am–Pasquale Piccolo MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST 9:00am— George Zebrowski TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND 9:00am– Josephine DiPrato WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 9:00am– Howard Prince THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH 9:00am– For all our parishioners FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH 9:00am– Mass of Thanksgiving, 50th Wedding Anniversary of Greg & Cynthia Coiro Calegari SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 5:00pm— Francesca Maccarone & Dominic & Mary Carlone & Corrado Carlone SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 8:30am–Dolly LaCava 10:30am– Katherine & Roger Leardi The Sanctuary Candle will burn from 10/21/2019–10/27/2019 in memory of Mary Mudano, Anne Renza & Lillian Vasquez. The Blessed Virgin Mary Candle will burn from 10/21/2019—10/27/2019 in memory of Ruth Vaughn.

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FAITH FORMATION (GRADES K-6) CLASSES ARE NOW IN SESSION! Registra on for Grades K-8 is now complete but late enrollments are s ll being accepted through the middle of October. A $10 late fee will ap-ply. Registra on and Class Schedule informa on is on our website at: www.thechurcho heincarna on.com

Class Schedule: Grade 1: Saturday, October 19 from 8:30-9:45 a.m. Grade K Li le Lambs: Saturday, Octo-ber 19 from 8:30-9:45 a.m.

Grade 4: Thursday, October 24 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Grade 2: Saturday, October 26 from 8:30-9:45 a.m. Grade 6: Tuesday, October 29 from 6:30-8pm. Grade 3: Wednesday, October 30 from 5:00-6:15 p.m. Grade 5: Wednesday, October 30 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. All Classes Meet in Father Crawford Hall. CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD: CLW will take place this Sunday, October 20 at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. This year, each grade level is required to a end 3 CLW Masses to fulfill their faith forma on obliga on. We invite ALL GRADE 2 STUDENTS to a end on October 20. Thank you to our Presiders Mary and John Breton, and Aleeta Jeamel who will lead our CLW on Octo-ber 20. We continue to reach out and invite new presid-ers to lead this ministry and our children as they listen to the WORD at their level. Please contact the Faith Formation Office at 860-529-6765 or email: lightthe-wayincarnation@gmail.com if you would like to join this phenomenal team! Let us go forth to LIGHT THE WAY AND BE THE LIGHT in a world so hungry for God’s message of love, peace and mercy!

Middle School Faith Formation: Our next mtg. will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd for all 7th/8th grade students from 6:30-8:30 pm in the church hall. Confirmation 2020 Confirmation commitment forms are now due. Please mail them to: Church of the In-carnation, Attention: Confirmation, 544 Prospect St., Wethersfield. Our first retreat will be held Sunday, Oc-tober 27th from 3-6pm in Fr. Crawford Hall for all can-didates. Please email Gina Burby at gina10272@aol.com with questions.

Confirmation 2019: Our Confirma-tion candidates & their sponsors (those who are able to attend), will come to-gether on Sunday, Oct. 27 to celebrate

Mass (10:15am), followed by a breakfast in Fr. Crawford Hall. This will be a special time to be together as they are in their final preparations to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Novem-ber 17th. If a sponsor is unable to attend, the Con-firmation Candidates are asked to bring one parent or adult to the breakfast. Youth Ministry: Calling all High Schoolers! We would like to gather for the first time this school year on Sunday evening Oct. 27st. from 6:30–8pm in Fr. Crawford Hall. Let’s reach out to those in our community and invite them to join us. Youth Ministry is a less structured gathering than our Faith Formation Classes. It is open to all teenagers regardless of whether you are preparing to receive your Confirmation or have already received the Sacrament. This ministry is about fulfilling that need to connect, to be in relationships, and feel a sense of belonging. One of our main goals is to gather and engage youth to grow in their relation-ships with our Lord. We hope to stimulate our youth as they share their unique gifts with each other, our church community, and the community as a whole. Any questions don't hesitate to contact Maggie Seaver at: bethelight544@gmail.com. RESPECT LIFE CORNER: Prayer for October We pray from Scripture: Ephesians 4, verse 6 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord.” Loving God increase in us the revelation and the gift to discern the call, path and purpose of our children. Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer. Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

Advocating for Life CT Conference will take place on Saturday, November 2,2019 at St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, CT from 9:00am-3:00pm. Local and national speakers will speak on behalf of Respect Life issues at this event. Tickets for adults are $15.00 and $5.00 for students. For info. e-mail: info@ctfamily.org Closing Mass for 40 Days of Life: We are now enter-ing the closing days of 40 Days For Life. Closing Mass will be Sunday, Nov., 3, 2019 at 11:00am at The Cathe-dral of St. Joseph. We encourage those who can to at-tend to affirm the gift of life. There will be a guest speaker. E-mail: anneboers@prolifeministry.org.

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Please pray for an increase in voca-tions to the priesthood, & religious! If you want to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ as a priest/religious, call Father Michael Casey,

Director of Vocations, Pastoral Center, Tel. 860-761-7456, e-mail vocations@aohct.org or visit the web at www.hartfordpriest.com. Vocations Holy Hour: Vocations Holy Hour and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place at Incarnation Church every Tuesday from 9:30-10:30am in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. All are welcome as we pray for an increase in priestly vocations, the suc-cess of our upcoming Archdiocesan Synod, Affirming Life and reparation for the sin of clerical sexual abuse. Prayer For Peace: Incarnation Church 30 minutes prior to 9am Daily Mass. Come, O Holy Spirit, & Renew the Face of the Earth! Legion of Mary mtg. every Monday at 9:45am in Fr. Crawford Hall at Incarnation Church. The object of the Legion of Mary is the Glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by pray-er active co-operation in Mary’s and the Church’s work. Archbishop’s Annual Appeal: It is not too late to join your fellow parishioners with a pledge/gift to this year’s appeal! All pledges can be paid through Dec., 31st 2019 towards this year’s appeal. Your gift will make a difference in the lives of countless individuals. Visit the website: www.archdioceseofhartford.org and follow the link Sharing the Joy of the Gospel for Generations, to learn more and make your gift to-day. All funds contributed are used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the Appeal literature, which can be found at https://archdioceseofhartford.org/aaa-2019-last-years-appeal-impact/. No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.

Knights of Columbus Fr. James J. Gannon Council 4193 Weth., CT….Attention Men:

The Knights of Columbus is the largest Catholic frater-nal organization in the world. Its core principles are CHARITY, FRATERNITY, UNITY and PATRIOT-ISM. Membership is limited to Catholic men aged 18 & over. Consider joining! Call Jeff at (860) 965-8036 or Joe at 1-516-459-9489. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month in St. Joseph Hall, below Christ the King Church. Also, on the last Tuesday of each month if you eat at Bertucci’s on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, 15% of your order will be donated to the Knights. See flyers at entrances of the Church.

Prayer Corner:

World Mission Sunday On this World Mission Sunday, we invoke the Lord’s blessings on all missionary en-deavors throughout the world.

Heavenly Father, You send your missionaries to sow the seed of your Word. Grant that they may reap an abundant harvest.

You send your missionaries to those who hunger and thirst for justice. Grant that their efforts may not be in vain.

You send your missionaries into places of danger and repression. Grant protection from all harm to those who bring God’s message and those who receive the Word.

You send us, your missionaries, to proclaim the Gospel message each day to those we meet. Grant that all of our efforts may enable your kingdom to come on earth and in heav-en.

God our Father, you bless us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Increase these gifts within us that we, too, may answer the call to take part in the worldwide mission of Jesus to “make disciples of all nations.” We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the world. Amen. Attention all parents: During Mass we request that children would always be accompanied to the re-strooms by a parent or adult. Thank you for your coop-eration.

BAPTISMS

ELLIOTT JAMES WOOD PRESTON JAMES ROVELLA

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We are now in Phase Two for our Dynamic Catholic Event, “Find Your Greatness” which will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2020 from 9-1pm at The Church of the Incarnation. Dr. Allen Hunt will lead the Event. The event will take place in the main Church. I am very pleased to tell you that Christ the King Parish in Wethersfield and St. Josephine Bakhita Parish in Rocky Hill will be co-hosting this wonderful event with us. Please go to www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com to events and click on: Find Your Greatness to get a glimpse of what this event is about. You will also find information on the site about Dr. Allen Hunt. Blessings to all. Noranne S. Wamester, Pastoral Associate. The Women’s Club annual membership drive is underway. Membership is open to all women beyond high school age. Letters were mailed to current mem-bers. Extra letters are at Church entrances. Dues can be mailed in the return envelope included with the letter. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 12:13-21 Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38 Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-8; Lk 12:39-48 Thursday: Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53 Friday: Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94; Lk 12:54-59 Saturday: Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 13:1-9 Sunday: Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-19, 23; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14

"Do you ever wonder if a Catholic School could be the right fit for your child? Corpus Christi School of Wethersfield, a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, will host a special Election Day Open House on Tuesday, November 5th from 8:30 – 10:30 A.M. at Corpus Christi School, 581 Silas Deane Highway for prospective students and their families. Corpus Christi students scored almost 4 GRADE LEVELS ABOVE their current grade in the Language Arts/Reading portion of their recent standard-ized tests. See how your child could benefit from smaller class sizes and personalized instruction. All are invited to visit while classes are in session. Come and witness firsthand the Corpus Christi School difference!! Faculty, students and parents will be on hand to answer questions. The school encompasses PreK through 8th grade. Call the school office at (860) 529-5487 for info.

PERSISTENCE Today’s readings are about passionate persistence. Exo-dus tells of a battle won despite weariness because Moses, with help from Aaron and Hur, held his hands raised. Timothy asks that same persistence of his community and us. Luke tells of a court case won by a widow, despite the dishonesty of the judge, because she will not leave him alone. The psalm re-minds us that God is everywhere, guarding us from harm day and night, coming and going, now and forever. The readings are about persistence, the relentless, unwavering pursuit of what must not be lost. The readings are about God’s passion-ate persistence in pursuing us, seeking to win our hearts. TODAY’S READINGS First Reading—As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight (Exodus 17:8-13). Psalm — Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth (Psalm 121). Second Reading — Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed (2 Timothy 3:14 — 4:2). Gospel — Will not God secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? (Luke 18:1-8). SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: 29th Sun. Ordinary Time; World Mission Sun. Tuesday: St. John Paul II….Wednesday: St. John of Capistrano…...Thursday: St. Anthony Mary Claret Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Although the hours of daylight are rapidly dwindling, many people would say that these October days bring the year’s most splendid weather. Americans are riders and jog-gers, not strollers, and so the pleasures of the season are often lost on us. This is not the case with many Jewish people, who observe an ancient rule in walking to synagogue on the Sab-bath. On city streets and suburban sidewalks in many cities, we may notice around sunset the nicely dressed families walk-ing and chatting on Friday afternoon. After a short prayer at dusk, the families stroll home again for a relaxing and festive meal. They return to synagogue in the morning, and then spend an afternoon in family leisure until three stars appear in the night sky and Sabbath ends. Catholics, on the other hand, pile into the car and drive even a short distance to Mass; some even divide the family to participate at different hours. For Jews, the leisurely walk marks a dividing line between hectic life commitments and a day of abundant joy and enrichment. Before we became an automobile culture, Catholics embraced a similar pace, and in most places walked to church. These lovely days of fall invite us to tap into an old and life-giving tradition. If you live with-in a mile of your church, walk next week. If you must drive, park at a good distance and walk the rest of the way. Talk about your life, greet strangers, notice the crunch of leaves under your shoes. You may be surprised at how different Sun-day Mass feels when it is framed by leisure!

WEDDING BANNS

BENJAMIN RUSSELL & ALYSSA REALE