ST. AGNES CHURCH
400 Merwin Avenue Milford, CT 06460 Monday - Friday 9:00am
Saturday Vigil 5:30pm Sunday 7:30, 10:00 & 11:30am
Reconciliation: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 4:15-5:00pm
ST. MARY CHURCH
Parish Office
70 Gulf Street Milford, CT 06460 Monday - Friday 7:00am Saturday 7:30am & Vigil 4:30pm
Sunday 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30am & 4:30pm Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00-4:00pm or
by appointment
Novena to the Miraculous Medal, Rosary & Benediction Mondays at 7:30pm
PARISH CLERGY Rev. Aidan N. Donahue, Pastor Rev. Francis X. Callahan, Senior Priest
Rev. Sam John, Parochial Vicar Rev. Deny Varghese, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Nicholas Genovese Deacon John Hoffman
Deacon Paul Jennings Deacon Robert Magnuson
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE CHRISTIAN FORMATION Deacon John Hoffman (203) 877-5874
[email protected] PARISH SECRETARY
Barbara Kelley
[email protected] DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
April Bryant
[email protected] RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Tori Saxer (203) 877-5874 CEMETERY OFFICE Robert Lynch (203) 874-9270
ST. MARY SCHOOL www.saintmaryschoolmilford.org Principal Frank Lacerenza (203) 878-6539
PARISH TRUSTEES Mary Bissell & Jay Mraz
www.preciousbloodparishmilford.org
(203) 878-3571 Fax (203) 877-8741
St. Agnes Church
Mon August 27 St. Monica
9:00 Carmel & Danny Daniels by M/M Robert DeFonce Tue August 28 St. Augustine
9:00 No Intention
Wed August 29 Passion St. John the Baptist 9:00 Peter Zizic by his family
Thu August 30 Weekday 9:00 No Intention
Fri August 31 Weekday
9:00 Pauline Calandro by Bob and Kathy Hunter Sat September 1
VIGIL
5:30 In Celebration of Irene Bezyk’s Birthday Sept. 2 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Edward George Doran by his family
10:00 People of Precious Blood Parish
11:30 Sante Pirulli & Joseph Cajigas by Rosa Pirulli
P RECIOUS B LOOD P ARISH , M ILFORD
St. Mary Church
Mon August 27 St. Monica
7:00 Reverend Edward Hayes by his family Tue August 28 St. Augustine
7:00 Mass of Thanksgiving by Jeanne Campagna
Wed August 29 Passion of St. John the Baptist 7:00 John, Marion, & Edythe Sheehy by their estate Thu August 30 Weekday
7:00 Barbara Olenski by her husband & daughters Fri August 31 Weekday
7:00 Angelo Musco by his family
Sat September 1 Weekday
7:30 Claudette Merly by her husband
VIGIL
4:30 Agnes Flanagan by the Keefe Family
Sept. 2 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 Dad by Christine Jones and family
8:30 Declan Donoghue by his family
10:00 Maryanne & Frank Purcell by Peter & Jan 11:30 Albert Caliendo by a friend
4:30 Deceased Members of Nash Family by family
The Sanctuary Lamp Week of August 26, 2018
Is in memory of Angelo Natoli
Mass Intentions for the Week
PRECIOUS BLOOD MISSION STATEMENT Precious Blood Parish is a Roman Catholic community of faith in Milford, Connecticut rooted in the Word of God and the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. We are missionary disciples who seek to bring the presence and the message of Jesus Christ to others through prayer, faith formation and assisting the needy through ministries grounded in the works of mercy.
COLLECTION REPORT Feast of the Assumption—$4,037
August 19—$15,685.50
Readings for the Week of August 26, 2018
Sun: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20- 21, 22-23 [9a]/Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60 Mon: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5 [3]/Mt
23:13-22
Tue: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Mt 23:23-26
Wed: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18/Ps 128:1-2, 4-5 [1]/Mk 6:17-29 Thu: 1 Cor 1:1-9/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [1]/Mt 24:42-51 Fri: 1 Cor 1:17-25/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11 [5]/Mt 25:1-13 Sat: 1 Cor 1:26-31/Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21 [12]/Mt
25:14-30
Next Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 [1a]/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
“”Too late have I loved you, O beauty of ancient days, yet ever new! Too late I love you! And behold, you were within, and I abroad, and there I searched for you; I was deformed, plunging amid those fair forms, which you had made. You were with me, but I was not with you. Things held me far from you—things which, if they were not in you,
were not at all. You called, and shouted, and burst my deafness. You flashed and shone, and scattered my blindness. You breathed odors and I drew in breath—and I pant for you. I tasted, and I hunger and thirst. You touched
me, and I burned for your peace.”
- St. Augustine, Confessions
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
AT ST. MARY THIS WEEK
Mon Novena church 7:30PM H S A school 7:00PM Tue Legion of Mary rectory 10:15AM Thu Legion of Mary rectory 7:00PM
AT ST. AGNES THIS WEEK
Thu Midnight Run hall & kitchen 5:30PM Fri Blood Drive hall 12-6PM
ST. MARY HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION RAFFLE
Sunday, September 23 @ 4:30PM 1st Prize: Nissan Altima 2.5S (value $25,540)
2nd Prize: Apple iPad 128GB w/Wi-Fi, pencil ($571) 3rd prize: $250 Gift Card for ShopRite
Tickets ($5.00) available after Masses and at the school and rectory offices during regular office hours.
JOHN RIGELY FOOD PANTRY FOOD COLLECTION
WEEKEND SEPTEMBER 15—16
CARNIVAL!!!!!
Friday through Sunday September 21st—23rd Enjoy delicious food & baked goods, raffles, rides, live music, fireworks, and big car raffle ($5 tickets).
Wristbands $25 Sponsors (call Laura Dzialo, 856-6510) and volunteers are always needed.
For more information contact Domenick Siano, 856- 6510, or Chris Root, 589-0215.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH
To be held on the grounds of St. Agnes Church from 1 to 4PM. Plan to join us for food, fun, & friendship.
Tickets available at the school and rectory offices.
MIDNIGHT RUN, which serves food to the needy on the New Haven Green, meets on the last Thursday of each month at 5:30PM at the kitchen of St. Agnes Church. We make sandwiches, assemble goody bags with granola bars, snacks, water, etc., leave by 7PM for New Haven, and return by 8:30PM. This month we will also serve hot dogs.
If you wish to help in the kitchen, or by serving food in New Haven, we welcome your participation.
Food donations of granola bars and other snacks and water bottles are appreciated. Contact Pat Maguire, 203 877-4017 for information.
Next weekend our parish will have a missionary preacher at Saint Mary Church, and he will return later this fall to preach at Saint Agnes. He is Father Augustine Mangalathu, from the Archdiocese of Trivandrum in Kerala, India. This is the mother diocese of Father Sam and Father Deny, and they have helped arrange for him to be here with us.
Presently in Kerala, there is great devastation from this year’s unusual monsoon season, which has caused extensive flooding and loss of life. As of this writing, almost 400 have lost their lives, and nearly one million have been displaced from their homes.
Father Deny’s home church has become a refuge for many in his family’s area. The immediate and long- term needs are staggering, and our hope is that our parishioners will be generous in next week’s second collection at Saint Mary Church, and the one to come at Saint Agnes in the future.
The needs in Kerala are in the Hindu, Muslim, and Christian communities. Our response will go through the Catholic diocese there and will be used to help all, regardless of their faith. We do this not because they are all Catholic, but because we are. Please plan to be as generous as you can.
In our local parish, we want you all to know we are vigilant in making our parish a safe environment, especially for our young people. All who work with children and vulnerable adults are background- checked and VIRTUS trained. Our young people are our treasures, and will always be safeguarded. You may have seen responses from Pope Francis and others, and you received a letter from Archbishop Blair last week. You all have our commitment that Precious Blood Parish will be a place of spiritual growth for our youth, in an atmosphere of safety and security for all. If you wish to read Pope Francis’
letter, it can be found at: w2.vatican.va and is titled:
Letter of His Holiness to the People of God.
May we all, strengthened by the Bread of Life, go forth doing all the good we can. God bless
AUGUST 26, 2018
A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE
Even though many found the teaching of Jesus “difficult,”
He did not back down. In our families it is important to say what is difficult to hear, to speak the truth with kindness, to correct with love and guide with understanding.
“Perhaps one of your friends has become pregnant unexpectedly. As someone who has been there, I encourage you to support your friend in her new journey of being a mother. Not sure how to help or what to say?
“Learn more at www.usccb.org/suppport-her.”
“10 Ways to Support Her When She’s Unexpectedly Expecting” 2015-16 Respect Life Program, USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Think about cruising on a luxury cruise ship from NYC to the beautiful island of Bermuda. Don’t just think about it—join us August 4, 2019 to August 11, 2019 on the Norwegian ESCAPE.
Call Diane at 203 878-3363 for complete details. ATTENTION GUILD MEMBERS!
There will be a special general membership meeting on Wednesday. September 5th at 7:00PM in Father Cronin Hall. The purpose of this meeting is to nominate candidates for the Executive Board to the newly formed Precious Blood Ladies Guild. There will be a link on our website for the proposed bylaws.
The 6th annual WALK TO GULF BEACH, and return(21/2 miles), will be Saturday, September 15th.
We begin at the St. Mary parking lot at 9:30AM. The Walk is sponsored by the parish nurses as part of Special Events for St. Jude Children’s Hospital to fight pediatric cancer and other deadly diseases. Call Terry Swan (203 874- 5070) for a consent form.
On Oct. 10 we will begin our second year of hosting the free, 12-week educational program developed by NAMI (Nat’l. Alliance on Mental Illness) designed to help family members understand and support adult loved ones living with mental illness. The course includes information on illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, and other mental health conditions.
The group will meet in classroom #2 at St. Agnes Church every Wednesday evening from 6:00- 8:30PM. Please register with John Pendleton, 610- 2828. Visit namict.org to learn more.
Greeters are needed for all weekend Masses at St. Mary Church.
For more information, please call Suzanne at 203 8789-8465.
The Legion of Mary will have their annual pilgrimage to the Lourdes Shrine in Litchfield on Saturday, Sept. 8. All parishioners are invited to attend. Registration starts at 9AM. The rosary will be prayed on the grounds and confessions heard prior to Mass at 11:30AM. Bring your own lunch or purchase it at the shrine. Fr. Bill McCarthy of My Father’s House is the speaker in the afternoon. The Stations of the Cross can be done on your own. After Benediction, religious articles purchased at the gift shop will be blessed.
Please meet in the church parking lot at 8:15AM to car pool to the shrine. If you are driving, take Exit 42 off Rte. 8 N, left on Rte. 118W. The shrine is approx.
4 miles on the right. Contact Fran, 874-8210, or Augustina, 874-6365, for additional information.
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.
TSgt. Carlie Blacklidge Maj. Jonathan Rembetsy Maj. Patrick T. Horvat USA Alec Rosette, USN William F. Gilson, USAF Pfc. Daniel Hewston Michael Eno, USN Lt. Col. Andrew Whiskeyman
AAIC Michael Foss Jordan Grassman PO1USN Lt. Col. Jason Dymond Lt. Stephen Shumaker
SR Matthew S. Hunt USN Pfc. Ron Murray CDR Matthew Fanning USN Michael Casey USN
The Beth-El Center “Prayer and Praise” group is in need of a prayer partner.
Our mission is to bring hope and peace to homeless people by lifting them up through scripture, prayer, song, and by listening to them and sharing their stories and concerns.
For more information please call Bob Brown at:
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