CONFESSIONS:
Saturday 2:30 - 3:30 pm (St. Anthony)
BAPTISM:
Please call the Parish Center to make arrangements.
WEDDINGS:
Please call the Parish Center 6 months prior, to make arrangements.
Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford
PASTOR
Reverend Alphonso Fontana
Mr. Roger R. Albert, Deacon Mr. John J. Lovett, Deacon Mr. Brian K. Armstrong, Deacon
Sister Regina Arena, M.P.F., Director of Faith Formation
PARISH CENTER PHONE:
(860) 582-8169
E-Mail: saintann180@comcast.net www.stann-bristolct.org
Saint Francis de Sales
ST. ANN CHURCH 215 West St. • Bristol, CT 06010
Weekday Masses:
Monday ... 8 am (St. Anthony) Tuesday ... 8 am (St. Anthony) Wednesday ... 8 am (St. Ann) Thursday ... NO MASS Friday ... 8 am (St. Ann)
Weekend Masses:
Saturday... 4 pm (St. Anthony) Sunday ... 8 am (St. Ann) Sunday ... 9:30 am (St. Ann) Sunday ... 11 am (St. Anthony)
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RISTOLSunday, October 22, 2017
8:00 AM Rosaire & Mildred Plourde by Michael & Vivian Leonard
9:30 AM Maria del Pilar Aguado by her family Wednesday, October 25, 2017
8:00 AM Magella St. Hilaire by Jeanne, Ida, Connie &
Ginette
Friday, October 27, 2017
8:00 AM For the intentions of Thomas & MaryAnne Brayne on their 48th Wedding Anniversary
Sunday, October 29, 2017
8:00 AM To St. Anthony’s for a favor obtained
9:30 AM Yvette & Fernand Lavoie by Gil & Denise Lavoie
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week beginning Saturday, for the Greater Glory of God and in recognition of the Real Presence of Christ.
Readings for the Week of October 22, 2017 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6/Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10/1 Thes
1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21
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: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 19:2-5/Lk 6:12-16 Next Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51/1
Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40
ANNUAL COLLECTION 2017
2017 Goal: $100,000 Pledges: $48,622
# of Pledges 240 Average Pledge: $203
% of Goal: 49%
Thank you for your generosity!
PASTORAL COUNCIL
We are in process of forming a pastoral council for St. Francis de Sales Parish. A pastoral council is a consultative body that serves to advise the parish priest about pastoral issues. We are looking for new members from St. Anthony Church. St. Ann Church has established members. If anyone from St. Anthony Church is interested in serving as a pastoral council member please contact one of the parish offices by phone- (860) 583-1349 or (860) 582-8169 or email- rectorystanthony@gmail.com or
saintann180@comcast.net.
Thank you,
Father Al Fontana, Pastor
OPEN MIC COME ON DOWN!
Country, Folk & Old Tyme Fiddling
Saint Ann Church Hall, 215 West Street, will be the place to be on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month (unless otherwise noted), from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm for the Country, Folk &
Old Tyme Fiddling Music Open Mic. Admission is $5.00 with FREE admission to musicians. (ALL proceeds go to St.
Ann Church). Come on down, sing along with the music and get ready to have fun. Bring your family and friends. For further information please call Al at 860-582-8011 or Elna at 860-989-5941.
LITURGICAL DATE
SAINT ANN – A TITHING PARISH
LAST WEEK OFFERTORY $3,880.42 ONLINE GIVING $260 Energy $155 $
WEEKLY ORDINARY INCOME $4,295.42 $
WEEKLY INCOME NEEDED FOR EXPENSES’17 $6,200.00 Thank you for your continuing generosity.
OPEN MIC
This week Open Mic took in a total of$620
SAINT ANN PARISH HALL
Every Thursday - Doors Open 5 PM - Early Bird 6:45 PM Great Food from our “Bon Appetit” kitchen GREAT FOOD – GREAT FUN – GREAT PRIZES
Bring your friends. The HIGHER the
ATTENDANCE, the HIGHER the GAME PAYOUT!
MEAT PIES
The Ladies of St. Ann are making their annual MEAT PIES on October 31, Nov. 1, & Nov. 2, 2017 in the Church Hall. The meat pies will be SOLD on Monday, Oct. 31, 4-5 pm, Nov.1 & Nov. 2, 11 am-5 pm.
Pies are $10.
Use the rectory side doors to enter the Church Hall and get your pies. Pies will be sold in the Church Hall after each weekend Mass too!
Come down and get yours!
ARCHDIOCESAN WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Saturday, November 4, 2017
Hartford Marriott Downtown, Hartford, CT 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
There will be guest speakers & mass celebrated by Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, along with opportunities for Eucharistic Adoration and confession.
Cost is $50 for Archdiocesan residents and $60 for non-residents.
Includes: deli lunch buffet and validated parking. For more information and to register: www.CatholicEdAOHCT.org or call Nicole Perone at (860) 242-5573, ext. 2677.
From the Office Desk….
Gospel Reading
Matthew 22:1-14 (shorter form Matthew 22:1-10)
Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a wedding feast.
Background on the Gospel Reading
Immediately after criticizing the religious leaders through the parable of the tenants in last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus proceeded to tell another parable, again directed at the religious leaders. We hear this parable in today’s Gospel.
In the parable of the wedding feast, Jesus offers an image of the kingdom of heaven using the symbol of a wedding banquet. In today’s first reading from the prophet Isaiah and in today’s psalm, the Lord’s goodness is evident in the symbol of a feast of good food and wine. Jesus’ listeners would have been familiar with the image of a wedding feast as a symbol for God’s salvation. They would consider themselves to be the invited guests. Keeping this in mind helps us to understand the critique Jesus makes with this parable. The context for this parable is the growing tension between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders in Jerusalem. This has been the case for the past two Sundays and will continue to be true for the next several weeks.
The parable Jesus tells is straightforward. The king dispatches his servants to invite the guests to the wedding feast that he is planning for his son. The listeners would have been surprised to learn that the first guests refused the invitation. Who would refuse the king’s invitation? A second dispatch of servants follows. Again to the listeners’ great surprise, some guests ignore the invitation.
Some of the invited guests even go so far as to mistreat and kill the servants. The king invokes his retribution against these murderers by destroying them and burning their city.
We might stop here for a moment. Why would some guests kill the servants sent to invite them to the king’s wedding feast? It might be possible that the king was a tyrant, evidenced by the destruction of the city of those who refused his invitation. But if we follow this idea, then the allegory seems to be about something other than the kingdom of heaven. It is more likely that the destruction of the city would have been a powerful image corresponding to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in A.D. 70, which would have been an important event for Matthew’s audience.
With the invited guests now deemed unworthy to attend the king’s wedding feast, the servants are sent to invite whomever they can find. The guests arrive, but it appears that accepting the king’s invitation brings certain obligations. The guest who failed to dress in the appropriate wedding attire is cast out of the feast. We are reminded that while many are invited to the kingdom of heaven, not all are able to meet its requirements. God invites us to his feast, giving us his salvation. Yet he asks us to repent for our sins.
Jesus’ message in the parable cautions against exclusive beliefs about the kingdom of heaven. The parable also teaches about humility. Those who assume that they are the invited guests may find that they have refused the invitation, and so others are invited in their place. To accept the invitation is also to accept its obligations. God wants our full conversion in complete acceptance of his mercy.
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Saint Ann Parish Calendar – This Week
Sunday 10:30 AM Choir Rehearsal
Monday 1:30 PM Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle
Tuesday
Wednesday 10 AM Rosary Cenacle of Life Thursday
BINGO Friday 8:30 AM-
5 PM
Eucharistic Adoration
5 PM Benediction and Novena to Mary Sunday 10:30 AM Choir Rehearsal
Faith Formation
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St. Francis de Sales Parish of St. Ann's and
St. Anthony's will have youth group meetings beginning Monday October 16th from 5:45 to 6:15 pm in the CCD Center 6th grade classroom 111 School Street Bristol.
Meetings will be held each Monday evening when CCD is in session. All youth are welcome. Pizza and soda will be served and information will be discussed regarding future activities.
If you would like to help or have any questions please contact Christine or Tom DeNoto at 860-833-8260 or 860- 250-8902.
Saint Ann Dinner Club
Week #4 10-22-17
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The next Dinner Dance will be on March 17, 2018. There are still a few more spots available to join. If interested please call St. Ann’s (860) 582-8169 or St. Anthony’s (860) 583-1349 offices.
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The St. Francis de Sales Mother Teresa Food Pantry shelves are low on the following non-perishable items:
Canned hams, canned chicken and tuna, canned vegetables (including canned sweet potatoes), canned soup, canned beans, canned fruit, small bags of rice, instant potatoes, pasta and sauce, turkey gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, instant pudding, instant jello and coffee. Your donation goes a long way in helping the underprivileged in our local community. You may drop off your donations at the entrances to St. Ann Church in the plastic bins or drop them off Monday-Friday 9 am – 400 pm at St. Ann Parish Center, 180 Laurel Street. Thank you for your generosity.
St. Francis de Sales Mother Teresa Food Pantry is in need of three men who would be willing once a month to help with unloading the food collection from St. Matthew Church. If interested please contact St. Ann Parish Center at (860) 582-8169. Thank you.
Monthly Family Pasta Suppers AT ST. ANTHONY CHURCH The next Pasta Supper will be on:
Thursday, Nov 16, 2017
5:30 pm in St. Anthony Church Hall Adults: $7
Children: $3
Children age 3 & under: free
Take-out orders are an additional fee.
Menu includes pasta, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, coffee and soft drinks.
They are looking for donations of baked goods. If you can help please call St. Anthony Rectory at (960) 583-1349.
*CRAFT PEOPLE WANTED*
St. Ann Craft Fair Bristol is looking for crafters to participate in our event
Saturday, November 18, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Contact: Gloria 860-505-0884 for more info
