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ST. JEANNE JUGAN JOURNAL

MAY 24, 2020

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH ST. JEANNE JUGAN PARISH ST. BERNARD CHURCH

REFLECT

What does faith and religion do for us? Ultimately, they remind

us of some truths we conveniently forget: we are created by a

loving God, we have imperfections, we sin, we need to be

forgiven, we have a mission and a purpose, it’s not just about us,

and we hunger for the joy of salvation. These are human truths

that are not dependent upon whether we like them. Ignoring

them places us on the paths of comfort and satisfaction as we

blindly pursue the busyness and superficiality of our empty lives.

Instead of pursuing supernatural and lasting pleasure, we choose

things that are easier and quicker to obtain: sex, drugs, travel,

houses, cars, fame, popularity, self-achievement and satisfaction,

physical enjoyment, and the like.

We may also find ourselves falling victim to more negative

responses to what life brings us: anger, envy, lust, pride,

gluttony, greed, and apathy. Human hearts can become so

hardened to the truth that violence becomes the response of

first choice. Being a Christian is hard! Yet, as Pope Francis

reminds us, the Church needs to be a field hospital that has to be

prepared to provide people with the remedy they need. What

we need is Jesus Christ. The Church, with all of the glory of the

sacraments, exists to help make Christ present and real for us.

Once we find Christ, we find joy. Joy is a matter of the heart that

is beyond pleasure and happiness. It is not found in some

earthly satisfaction, only in Christ.

Once we accept that we are destined to be in Christ, then we will

discover eternal life. Namely, “that they should know you, the

only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” It is

easy to conveniently forget truth and pursue illusions immediately

within our grasp, but at what price? A man celebrating 60 years

of marriage remarked that it took so much effort and so many

attempts to convince his wife that they were meant to be to-

gether. Even his friends told him he was foolish. He easily could

have given up and pursued other interests. He chose to persevere

and is so grateful that he made that choice because he now has a

pearl of great price. Do we see a value in persevering in our faith

regardless of the cost? If we don’t take the risk, we could lose

more than we know.

2020 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL

The 2020 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is more important now

than ever. Growing in Faith, Giving in Love is how we can all

make an impact in the lives of so many of our fellow brothers

and sisters.

We invite all parishioners to make a pledge online, by mail, or

bring their Appeal donation to their parish’s rectory. To learn more or to make your gift today, please visit the Appeal website

at www.archdioceseofhartford.org.

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 https://archdioceseofhartford.org/appeal/.

No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.

RESOURCES TO HELP BRING

FAITH HOME AND THE FAMILY CLOSER Compiled for you by The Catholic Telegraph

With kids out of school, Masses and religious education classes

cancelled, you may feel cut off or overwhelmed with how to con-

tinue to teach and share the beauty and joy of the Catholic faith

within your home. This time at home is a wonderful

opportunity to pray and grow together as a family. Here are 4

fun resources to help you and your family keep the faith-learning

going at home!

1. Pray More Novenas (praymorenovenas.com): Want to pray

together as a family, but not sure how? Pray More Novenas

sends daily emails that include prayers for novenas around

saintly feast days. Pray the prayer together as a family, and

include your own intentions.

2. Catholic All Year (catholicallyear.com): This website is headed

up by a Catholic mom of many who has some children in school,

and homeschools others. She runs a blog that provides great

Catholic resources for parents (and practical support and

advice). She also has a shop where you can purchase digital

downloads of Catholic booklets by month ($5). Booklets contain

prayers, blessings and Bible readings relevant to that month’s

liturgical calendar and saints’ feast days.

3. Catholic Mom (catholicmom.com): Articles of support for

Catholic parents? Check. Podcast? Check. Catholic Movie

Reviews? Check. This site is extensive, comprehensive and

provides a wealth of resources for moms, dads, and children

alike. Their Sunday Gospel activities are a particular favorite!

Download Gospel readings, coloring pages, lesson plans, Mass

worksheets and puzzles - all for free!

4. Katie Warner (katiewarner.com): Katie’s website provides a

wealth of resources for parents and children alike - from free

e-books and bulletin inserts (or home printouts as current times

demand), to a supportive Facebook community and “cheat

sheets” to help make family prayer easier.

OFFICES CLOSED Please note that both Holy Family Church and St. Bernard Church offices will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

ST. JEANNE JUGAN WOMEN’S GUILD UPDATE

The May meeting is cancelled as well as our June banquet. Hopefully, our meetings will resume in September.

The baby shower is now scheduled for October.

The St. Patrick's Day Party has been moved to March 2021. Please keep your tickets!

There were no new nominations for Executive Board Officers, therefore the Board for next year is as follows:

President: Nancy Marco

Vice President: Pat Keck

Recording Secretary: Karen Zeni

Treasurer: Ashley Pare

Stay well and continue to check the bulletin, Facebook, and our website (sjjenfield.org) for updates.

THANK YOU

St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners

In February of this year, the SBS Playground Committee sold raffle tickets to raise funds for a safe playground for the St. Bernard School students. St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners were very generous and bought many raffle tickets. The raffle

drawing was held on March 1st. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic followed immediately after and the “thank you”

letter below did not make it into the bulletin in a timely manner.

Please take a moment to read the letter and know that your caring of and generosity towards our school and the students

who benefit from it has not gone unnoticed.

Dear St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners,

On behalf of the entire St. Bernard School Community, we would like to say thank you for your unwavering support and generosity in helping us raise funds for our future playground. There are not enough words to describe how amazed and grateful we are for your generosity. We are so appreciative for your consistent presence and participation in our

school community.

Because of your generosity and support, our raffle fundraising event in February was a huge success. This would not be possible without your help and without you, getting a playground for our school would not be possible! We are getting

close to our goal and the SBS Playground Committee will be doing one more fundraiser which will be a legacy brick fundraiser. Our goal is to raise the remainder of what is required to complete the landscape of this project. We will be reaching out to our community for financial support once this fundraiser kicks off. Information on the legacy bricks will

be coming soon!!

We would also like to congratulate our Playground Raffle Ticket winners. Congratulations to, Melissa Schoolcraft our

1st prize winner, Jen Tiroletto our 2nd prize winner and Diane Kadzik our 3rd prize winner.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Playground Raffle. Together we raised over $17,000 which includes prize

deductions! Our school becomes a better place every day when people like you are there to lend a hand!

We appreciate your “dreaming” along with the students and families at St. Bernard School. Thank you very much for your kindness and support and thank you for sharing your blessings.

St. Bernard School Community

SATURDAY MAY 23 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

SUNDAY MAY 24 (SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER) Weekend Mass (HF, SB)

MONDAY MAY 25 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

TUESDAY MAY 26 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

WEDNESDAY MAY 27 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

THURSDAY MAY 28 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

FRIDAY MAY 29 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

SATURDAY MAY 30 Daily Mass (SB)

Daily Mass (HF)

SUNDAY MAY 31 (PENTECOST SUNDAY) Weekend Mass (HF, SB)

Masses will be offered by the priest with no congregation present and will be live-streamed on our website (sjjenfield.org) Monday through Saturday at 7:30 am and Sunday at 8:00 am. Please see page 5 for the up to date Important Directive from the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Both Holy Family Church and St. Bernard Church will be open daily from 10 am to 4 pm. Please observe social distancing while in these sacred places.

Location Key:

HF = Holy Family Church

SB = St. Bernard Church

SBS = St. Bernard School

LA = Little Angels PreSchool

BAPTISM

To register for the Parish’s

Baptism Prep Class, please

call 860-973-1717 to speak with Kacey at the Holy

Family Church rectory or

Sally at the St. Bernard

Church rectory. Baptism Prep Class occurs on the

second Tuesday of the

month at 7 pm in class-

rooms 2 and 3 at Holy Family Church. Baptisms

can be scheduled by calling

Kacey or Sally once parents

have completed the Baptism Prep class.

Baptisms can be scheduled

on any Sunday of the

month except on major

religious feasts or holidays.

RECONCILIATION

Temporarily suspended.

CONFIRMATION

In the Hartford Archdiocese,

students are

confirmed in their

sophomore year after a

year of preparation.

Please contact our

Religious Education

office for

more information.

MATRIMONY

Arrange with pastor at

least 6 months before

wedding date.

HOLY ORDERS

Young men interested

in the priesthood may

speak with any priest for

more information. Please

visit hartfordpriest.com for more information.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK

Priests are available for anointing either at home

or in the hospital. Please

contact the parish office

to arrange.

SENIOR LUNCHES FOR MAY

There will be no Senior Lunch in May or June. This decision was made with heavy hearts, but in an effort to keep us all safe and healthy, we feel it’s best to cancel the lunches for May and June.

An announcement will be made when the Senior Lunches are scheduled to resume.

Stay safe and healthy!

STEUBENVILLE EAST 2020

Steubenville East 2020 has been cancelled.

Deposits paid for this year's trip will be applied to the 2021 Steubenville East Youth Conference as LifeTeen will not be issuing refunds. The tentative dates for Steubenville East 2021 are July 16th - 18th and will be held at the University of Rhode Island.

Life Teen President/CEO Randy Raus shared this message: “Please take great care of yourself and your loved ones – nothing is more important than your health, safety, and sanctity.

Mother Mary, pray for us!”

Please contact Miss Fitz at [email protected] with any questions.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Do you have a green thumb, like to be outside, have some free time on your hands and are looking for a way to help others? The Little Sisters of

the Poor at St. Joseph’s Residence are looking for

volunteers to come out and take care of some of the

gardens around the home. Please call Sister Frances at 860-881-0782 to offer your gardening services and help

keep the gardens at St. Joseph’s Residence

beautiful for the residents and the Sisters.

Compassionate and Loving Father,

In the face of confusion and concern

impart to us the calm of your presence. In You allow us to find hope and healing.

Be with those who serve the sick and give them Your caring hands.

Be with those who lead and give them Your Spirit of wisdom.

Be with those who have fallen ill and give them Your comforting heart. Wrap your arms around our world and hold us in your love.

Allow us at this time of trial to then serve as instruments

of that love to all we meet.

We ask this in Your Name. Amen

SATURDAY MAY 23

Daily Mass. . . Rose Shelanskas† (Requested by the Dumont Family) - SB

Daily Mass. . . Ronald Sadosky†, 5th Anniversary (Requested by his Wife, Margaret) - HF

SUNDAY MAY 24 (SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER)

Weekend Mass. . . Eileen and Edwin McMahon† (Requested by their Family) - HF

Weekend Mass. . . Lillian Wood† (Requested by Kathy Albano) - SB

MONDAY MAY 25

Daily Mass. . . Robert Conlin† (Requested by his Family) - SB

Daily Mass. . . Deacon Arthur and Anne Dickman† (Requested by their Friends) - HF

TUESDAY MAY 26

Daily Mass. . . Eileen Cormier† (Requested by Gerry Gamba) - SB

Daily Mass. . . Eldon Fitch† (Requested by Dan and Mary Reilly) - HF

WEDNESDAY MAY 27

Daily Mass. . . Loretta Hauptman† (Requested Donald and Patricia Brierley) - SB

Daily Mass. . . Eileen McGuinness† (Requested by Rose McGuinness) - HF

THURSDAY MAY 28

Daily Mass. . . Fr. Robert Lord† - SB

Daily Mass. . . Intention for Larry and Annie Ross on the Anniversary of their Wedding (Requested by Alicia Ross) - HF

FRIDAY MAY 29

Daily Mass. . . Mass of Thanksgiving (Requested by Linda and William Mester) - SB

Daily Mass. . . Lazara Mendez† (Requested by Alicia Ross) - HF

SATURDAY MAY 30

Daily Mass. . . St. Jeanne Jugan Parishioners - SB

Daily Mass. . . Victor Poulin† (Requested by his Daughter) - HF

SUNDAY MAY 31 (PENTECOST SUNDAY)

Weekend Mass. . . Anna Kaleta† (Requested by her Daughter) - HF

Weekend Mass. . . Wedding Thanksgiving Commemoration (Requested by Joe

and Linda Fallon) - SB

Masses will be offered by the priest with no congregation present and will be live-streamed on our website (sjjenfield.org) Monday through Saturday

at 7:30 am and Sunday at 8:00 am.

MONDAY MAY 25: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab [33a]/Jn 16:29-33

TUESDAY MAY 26: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17:1-11a

WEDNESDAY MAY 27: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19

THURSDAY MAY 28: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26

FRIDAY MAY 29: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19

SATURDAY MAY 30: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [cf. 7b]/Jn 21:20-25

SUNDAY MAY 31: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23

You can access the Daily Mass Readings via our parish app, at our parish Web site (www.sjjenfield.org) or by visiting the U.S. bishop’s Web site (www.usccb.org).

DAILY MASS READINGS

At St. Bernard Church, the sanctuary candle burns in memory of the Kotch and Fajkowski Families; there are no intentions noted for the chapel candle.

Contact the St. Bernard Church office for information about having the chapel or sanctuary candles burn for your intention.

IMPORTANT DIRECTIVE FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD

In light of continued assessment of the spread of

the coronavirus in the state of Connecticut and

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 20, 2020, the Archdiocese of Hartford

has deemed it necessary to cancel public Masses,

liturgies and Confessions until further notice.

Priests will continue to offer a daily Mass with no

congregation present.

Therefore, any Mass Intention requested will still

be offered, with the exception of weekends. Only

one Mass will be offered each weekend. If you

have a scheduled Mass Intention on a weekend and

it is not offered, the church where it was scheduled

will contact you to reschedule to a later date.

Please call the rectory with questions.

A schedule of televised Masses are available below:

• ORTV - Broadcast seven days a week at 10 am

on WCCT-TV (CW20) and WCTX-TV (MyTV9). It

can also be seen Saturday and Sunday at 5 am

on WCCT-TV.

• EWTN - The daily Mass is televised at 12 am, 8

am, 12 pm and 7 pm.

• Salt + Light TV - The daily Mass can be found

streaming on https://saltandlighttv.org/live at

6:30 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 3 pm, and 10:30 pm.

• CatholicTV - The daily Mass can be found

streaming on www.catholictv.org/watch-live at

9:30 am, 12:30 pm, 7 pm, and 11:30 pm.

Our parish will also live-stream Masses on our

website (sjjenfield.org) Monday through Saturday at

7:30 am and Sunday at 8:00 am. Please know that any and all decisions made by the

Archdiocese regarding closures and cancellations

are based on the current understating of the severity

of the situation surrounding the pandemic at any

given point and may be altered (modified, extended,

or revoked) when deemed necessary.

GET IN TOUCH ST. JEANNE JUGAN PARISH OFFICES

860-973-1717 Holy Family Church (9am-4pm Mon-Fri)

23 Simon Road, Enfield, CT 06082 860-741-7411 (fax)

St. Bernard Church (9am-3pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-12pm Fri)

426 Hazard Avenue, Enfield, CT 06082 860-749-6456 (fax)

PASTORAL STAFF Fr. John Golas, Pastor [email protected]

Fr. Mathew Kappalumakkel, Parochial Vicar

[email protected]

Deacon Richard Boucher Deacon Vincent Motto

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Sr. Theresa Marie Grochowski, CSSF

BUSINESS MANAGER Loida Hilliard

[email protected]

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Kacey Violette (HF), Administrative Assistant

[email protected] Sally Siemionko (SB), Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

ST. BERNARD SCHOOL Charlene Mongillo, Principal

[email protected] 860-745-5275

www.sbsenfield.org

LITTLE ANGELS PRESCHOOL Leesa Contreras, Administrative Assistant [email protected]

860-745-6135 www.mylittleangelspreschool.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Patricia Keck, Coordinator of

Religious Education [email protected]

860-745-7770 or 860-749-2993

Nancy Marco, Administrative Assistant, Grades 1-8

[email protected]

Karen Zeni, Confirmation Assistant [email protected]

860-741-3307

MUSIC Beth Surapine, Director of Music (SB)

860-749-6801

Diane Lautier, Contemporary Choir (HF) 860-989-5448

For Michael Dunning, Organist (HF) or Bridget Wcislo, Choir Director (HF)

contact the rectory at Holy Family Church

PRO-LIFE Al and Donna Doyker

860-749-6203 or 860-463-7826 [email protected]

We are all looking forward to warmer weather and the chance to be together. Take this opportunity to plan for a day of golf!

Completed forms may be mailed to either Holy Family Church rectory at 23 Simon Rd., Enfield, CT 06082 or St. Bernard Church rectory at 426 Hazard Ave., Enfield, CT 06082, or you may e-mail your completed form to Kristen Frost at [email protected].

Please visit sbsenfield.org for more information on sponsorship and registration.

ST. JEANNE JUGAN PARISH SUPPORT “Happy House” is a free-will collection taken up at Holy Family Church to fund construction of simple, sturdy houses in Haiti through the Haitian Health Foundation. A limited supply of gift cards for Dunkin Donuts, Big Y, Stop and Shop, and Shop Rite are available at the St. Bernard Rectory. Proceeds will go to St. Bernard School.

THANK YOU to all those who have mailed their weekly offertory to the rectory office. Below are the combined totals from

May 12th through May 18th.

WEEKLY: $4,562

ONLINE: $2,623

ASCENSION OF THE LORD: $140

CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS: $50

ST. BERNARD SCHOOL: $119

HAPPY HOUSE: $20

Although we are not currently able to gather together to celebrate Mass in our churches, please consider making your weekly

offertory online. Visit sjjenfield.org or go to https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/4536 to learn more.

FIND MORE NEWS AND PHOTOS DOWNLOAD OUR PARISH APP BY TEXTING THE WORD

ON OUR PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE. APP TO 88202 AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

BEWARE OF SCAMS

Some parishes have noted an increase in scam

attempts directed toward their parishioners. In

these scams, a call, text, or email is sent appearing to

come from the priest and requesting that the

individual send money to a certain location/account

or purchase gift cards whose serial numbers are

then forwarded along to the “priest.” Often, the

phone number or email address used appears as if

it might be coming from the priest but is, in fact,

fake. Please know that our parish would NOT

request donations in this way and that any offerings

to the parish should be made only through the

parish website, online giving page, parish office,

mailed-in envelopes, or other official channels

utilized by our parish.