Parish Family of
St. Mary - St. Thomas Aquinas and
The UConn Catholic Community Rev. John Antonelle Pastor, Campus Minister
Rev. Jonathan Ficara Parochial Vicar, Campus Minister !
St. Mary
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Weekday Mass: Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m.
1600 Main Street, Coventry, CT 06238-0250
Office: 860-742-0681 Fax: 860-742-1318
For Emergency Anointing call: 860-336-9179
Email:[email protected]
Web: stmaryscoventryct.org *note the PO Box is no longer in use as of Sept. 8, 2015
St. Thomas Aquinas
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:15 a.m.
Weekday Mass: at St. Mary for the Summer
46 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06268
Office: 860-429-6436 • Fax 860-429-2809
For Emergency Anointing 860-336-9179
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: stthomasaquinasuconn.org
May 22, 2016 — The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Prv 8: 22-31; Ps 8: 4-9; Rom 5: 1-5; Jn: 16: 12-15 Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. That
means we are celebrating God on this holy day. The Most Holy
Trinity is the central mystery of our Catholic faith.
As Catholics we acknowledge the Holy Trinity when we arrive in a
church, and several times during our liturgies as well as other times.
Every time we make the sign of the cross, every time we pray most
likely, we are expressing our faith in the Trinity and our faith that the Trinity was
revealed by Jesus on the Cross. One part of stewardship is knowing our traditions
and the meanings behind them.
Making the sign of the Cross should never be an empty gesture on our parts. Jesus
told us that if we love Him, God (the Trinity) will come and dwell within us. More
than once St. Paul reminds us that we are “temples of the living God.” God is within
each and every one of us. Do we realize that? Do we live out that truth? Today’s
feast confronts us to examine ourselves and our lives. As good stewards we need to
live with the certainty that the Blessed Trinity is present in us. Then we need to
reflect that presence.
St. Madeline Sophie Barat
Foundress
Feast: May 25
Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart,
born at Joigny, Burgundy, 12 December, 1779;
died in Paris, 24 May, 1865. She was the
youngest child of Jacques Barat, a vine-dresser
and cooper, and his wife, Madeleine Foufé, and
received baptism the morning after her birth,
her brother Louis, aged eleven, being chosen
godfather. It was to this brother that she owed the
exceptional education which fitted her for her life-work.
Whilst her mother found her an apt pupil in practical
matters, Louis saw her singular endowments of mind and
heart; and when, at the age of twenty-two, he returned as
professor to the seminary at Joigny, he taught his sister
Latin, Greek, history, natural science, Spanish, and Italian.
To read more of her story, visit https://www.ewtn.com/
saintsHoly/saints/M/stmadelinesophiebarat.asp.
Welcome to our Parish!
If you are new to the community,
Welcome! We are grateful to the
Lord for your presence with us and
look forward to including you in all
areas of our life together. Please take
a moment to fill out a registration
card and introduce yourself to Fr.
John or Fr. Jonathan. Registering makes it easier for us
to provide documentation such as a certificate for
sponsoring a child for Baptism or Confirmation or to
arrange for a wedding here. So please register.
MAY 22, 2016
Parish Business Information
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00-4:30 p.m. or by appointment (St. Mary & St. Thomas Aquinas) Emergency Anointing: If someone is in need of an emergency anointing please contact us at (860) 336-9179. Sacrament of Baptism: contact the Melissa Lachut (St. Mary) [email protected] or Beth Fiddler (St. Thomas) [email protected]. Sacrament of Marriage: Arranged by personal appointment with the pastor 6 months prior to ceremony. RCIA: Please contact Dick McKee, [email protected], for more
information.
St. Mary Numbers not available at time
of printing.
St. Thomas Aquinas Numbers not available at time
of printing.
Your donations are vital to the running of St. Mary & St.
Thomas Aquinas. Please consider setting up electronic
payment through WeShare (St. Mary) or via EFT (St.
Thomas Aquinas). If you have any questions please contact
Rachel Goetz, [email protected].
Stewardship Collections
Office Hours
St. Mary & St. Thomas Aquinas
Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch Hours 12-12:30 p.m. Business Offices Closed
Saturday & Sunday Business Offices Closed
St. Mary Phone (860) 742-0681 St. Thomas Aquinas Phone (860) 429-6436 Rev. John Antonelle, Pastor & Campus Minister ext. 204 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Rev. Jonathan Ficara, Parochial Vicar & Campus Minister ext. 209 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Kathy Dochter, Office Manager ext. 201 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Rachel Goetz, Finance Manager ext. 203 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Eileen Rivers, Parish Secretary [email protected] (St. Mary) Melissa Lachut, Director of Religious Education & Baptism Requests [email protected] (St. Mary) Albert Girard, Choir Director (St. Mary)
Melissa Strauss, Organist (St. Mary)
Beth Fiddler, Director of Religious Education & Baptism Requests ext. 207 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Anthony Pandolfe, Director of Music ext. 201 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Christopher Smith, Campus Ministry Coordinator ext. 206 [email protected] (St. Thomas) Antonio Aguilera, Sexton ext. 201 (St. Thomas)
Locations listed in parentheses denote where staff can be
reached via phone during normal business hours.
Parish Staff Directory
MAY 22, 2016
Michaela Anderson
Andrew Audibert
Julia Chmielowiec
Ryan Clarke
Antony DeJulius
Juliana D’Orazio
Vanessa Earle
Jerred Gannon
Madison Goshdigian
Samantha Hanrath
Jordan Jeroszko
Ryan Kaeser
Cooper Knecht
Marco Kouatly
Nicholas LaBrec
Kaitlyn Manley
Ryan Mariasi
Sydney Martens
Zachary Martin
Emily McHugo
Samantha Mora
Makrina Nolan
Suzanne Pranger
Misha Rosado
James Ryan
Amanda Simes
Kiera Sutch
Darby Sweeney
Lydia Tata
Elena Tiberio
Isabel Turner
Eleanor Willis
Melody Wunch
Zachary Wunch
Margaret Ziko
St. Mary & St. Thomas Aquinas
Confirmation Class of 2016
I would like to offer my congratulations to the Confirmation Class on reaching this milestone of their faith. I am sorry that I was unable
to attend the ceremony, but I understand that all went well, and the young people did a great job of preparing to be fully received into
the Church.
I would also like to extend my thanks to Beth Fiddler, Melissa Lachut, Father Jonathan, Shannon Martens and all of the teachers and
parents who helped to prepare these young people for Confirmation. Both parishes joining together for confirmation shows the unity
that is developing between St. Mary and St. Thomas Aquinas as a Catholic community with one goal of training the leaders of
tomorrow's Church. May all be truly blessed.
Love and Prayers,
Perpetual Adoration Women’s Guild Teacup Flower Sale
Birth Announcement
St. Mary’s Perpetual Adoration
7 days a week, 24 hours each day Please contact Dan Digiulio at (860) 742-1403 if you are available to be an adorer in the following days and times:
Sunday: 2:00 a.m.
Monday: 2:00 a.m., 3 a.m.
Tuesday: 2:00 a.m.
Substitutes are needed to help cover hours for Adorers who need help in emergency situations, vacations, etc.
Graduates Visit To Say Goodbye
Knights of Columbus
Congratulations Dina and Dan Garafola on the birth of their granddaughter Rachel Marie and to her parents Rebecca and Gordon Holmes. Please keep her in your prayers.
St. Mary Knights of Columbus Events
Join St Jude Council at the Coventry Catholic Men’s Club Hall (138 Snake Hill Road) on Saturday, May 21st at 6:30 p.m. for our Pulled Pork BBQ. Enjoy Pulled Pork (optional gluten free), salad, bread and dessert for $10.00.
The women of St. Mary/St. Thomas Aquinas enjoyed putting the tea cup flower arrangements together. Father John even did one! We would like to thank all who purchased them and look forward to next year when we can continue the tradition. The money collected will go toward our pledge to the Capital Campaign.
Congratulations to our graduating students. It's always sweet and touching when they come back to St. Thomas seeking their priests to say thank you.
MAY 22, 2016 The Week Ahead
A wonderful way to remember our loved ones who have passed on and pray for special intentions, while giving back to God. The
suggested donations are:
Mass Intentions
$10.00 for week days, $20.00 for weekends
Altar Bread & Wine $50.00 for an entire week
Sanctuary Lamp
$15.00 for an entire week
Apostolate of Prayer for Priests
May 22 Rev. Tomasz Albrecht & Rev. William Olesik May 23 Rev. Elson Kattookaran & Rev. Stephen Gulino May 24 Rev. Michael Donohue & Rev. Timothy Roth May 25 Rev. William McCarthy & Msgr. Richard LaRocque May 26 Rev. Benjamin Soosaimanickam & Rev. Arthur Archer May 27 Msgr. Thomas Bride & Rev. Edward Wisneski May 28 Rev. C. Paul Boudreau & Rev. Thomas Ahern
St. Mary Calendar
May 23rd
5:30 p.m. Legion of Mary in
Rectory
7:00 p.m. Rosary and Novena in
Church
May 24th
6:30 p.m. Ladies ACTS
6:30 p.m. Women’s Council
May 25th
7:00 p.m. Choir practice in the
Choir loft
May 26th
9:30 a.m. Bible Study: Mystery of
God
7:00 p.m. Bible Study The Bible &
The Virgin Mary
May 27th
7:00 p.m. Teen ACTS
St. Thomas Calendar
May 22nd 12:00 p.m. AA
May 23rd
11:00 a.m. AA
7:30 p.m. RCIA Team Meeting
May 24th
11:00 a.m. AA
2:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
6:30 p.m. Women’s Council
May 25th
11:00 a.m. AA
5:30 p.m. AA
7:00 p.m. Faith Sharing
May 26th
11:00 a.m. AA
May 27th
11:00 a.m. AA
Summer Mass Schedule
This schedule will be in effect from Monday, May 9th until the
students return for classes on Monday August 29th.
Daily Mass: Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m. St. Mary, Coventry Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. St. Mary & St. Thomas Aquinas
Sunday: 8:15 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas, Storrs 10:30 a.m. St. Mary, Coventry
Note: During the Summer months there is no 7:00 p.m. Sunday
Mass, nor 8:00 p.m. Adoration & Mass on Thursdays
Mini Ministry Fair
As a continuation of the Ministry Fair that we held last year, we will have a “mini Ministry Fair” on a monthly basis. One of St. Mary’s ministries will be highlighted monthly at the hospitality time following the 10:30 a.m. Mass at St Mary. The ministry highlighted will have a table in the church hall and provide information about the ministry and parishioners can sign up at that time.
The schedule for the upcoming dates follows below:
Prayer Network — June 26th
Christmas Fair Planning Meeting The first meeting for this year’s Christmas Fair will be on Tuesday May 24th at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Mary Rectory.
Readings for the Week of May 22, 2016 Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/Ps 8:4-9/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15 Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9/Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9-10/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16/Ps 98:1-4/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25/Ps 79:8-9, 11, 13/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12/Ps 100:2-5/Mk 10:46-52 Friday: 1 Pt 4:7-13/Ps 149:1-6, 9/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25/Ps 63:2-6/Mk 11:27-33 Next Sunday: Gn 14:18-20/Ps 110:1-4/1 Cor 11:23-26/ Lk 9:11b-17
Holy Hour for Vocations
With Bishop Michael R. Cote
June 24, 2016 — Cathedral of St. Patrick — Norwich 7:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
July 28, 2016 — St. Francis of Assisi — Middletown
6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
August 25, 2016 — St. Thomas More — North Stonington 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
General Information
May 22, 2016 Mass Intentions
Saturday May 21, 2016
5:00 p.m. at St. Mary
+Anna McLain r/b The Orlikowski family
5:00 p.m. at St. Thomas
Ann Marie Campbell and her family r/b Mary Bruno Sunday May 22, 2016
8:15 a.m. at St. Thomas
+James & Elizabeth Foran r/b Ned and Sue Foran
10:30 a.m. at St. Mary
Mass of Thanksgiving for Fr. John 10th Anniversary
Monday May 23, 2016
9:00 a.m at St. Mary
Retirement Blessings for Daniel LeBlanc r/b Fr. John Antonelle
Tuesday May 24, 2016
9:00 a.m. at St. Mary
+Kathleen Gerardi r/b Mike and Mary Cross
Wednesday May 25, 2016
9:00 a.m. at St. Mary
Frank LaSalandra r/b Fr. John Antonelle
Thursday May 26, 2016
9:00 a.m. at St. Mary
Wedding Anniversary for Bob and Laurie Felix r/b Laurie and Bob Felix
Friday May 27, 2016
9:00 a.m. at St. Mary
+Deceased Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday May 28, 2016
5:00 p.m. at St. Mary
+Mary Tyszka r/b John & Diane Tyszka
5:00 p.m. at St. Thomas
+Patricia Dundon r/b Mary Elizabeth & Dick Sunday May 29, 2016
8:15 a.m. at St. Thomas
+Nicholas Foran r/b Ned & Sue Foran
10:30 a.m. at St. Mary
+Jack Collins r/b Kate & John Collins
Please Remember Our Homebound
Cathy McGowan, Sue Myshrall, Alfred Sequeira, Vernon Smith, Kathleen Soucy, Jim Soucy, Marilyn Turner.
Please Remember in Your Prayers
Albert Attardo, Sr., Mary Attardo, Liam Bane, Lorraine Bassett, Ron Belek, Elvira Bell, Helen Breen, Campbell Family, Anthony Cassarella, Ariana Jeanne Maggella Cote, Gianna DePaola, Paula DeRubeis, Carol Doyle, Celia Doyle, Jeff
Duchaineau, Sandy Floer, Janice Fournier, Paul Gidius Jr., Agnes (Bane) Hively, Victoria Hively, Bill Hurley, Martin Keaveney, Nancy Landerman, Alan Laren, Lillian Lawrence, Gerald LeBlanc, Angela LeClerc, Diana Lepri, Nanette Levasseur, Robert Lepri, Richard & Diana Liberatore, Mary McIsaac, Billie-Jo Miller, Theresa Pelletier, Anita Powers, Marian Prinz, Yvon Richard, Frances Sikand, Ruth Simons, Carol Jean Smith, Carol Tellier, Alvin Temm, Bill Temm Jr., Florence Tracey, John Whaley, Patrick Williams, Rose Yuschalk, and Katherine Zartun.
Prayers for the Sick & Homebound
Catholic Vocabulary
Ushers: The only people in the parish who don’t know the seating capacity of a pew.
Upcoming Events
Diaper Drive
St. Mary’s will be running a diaper drive for Birthright in Windham beginning this weekend through Father’s Day. Please leave diapers in St. Mary’s Hall, in the pack ‘n play. Thank you.
Vacation Bible School — Reminder
This year’s Vacation Bible School, for children entering Grades K-4, is being hosted at St. Mary in Coventry and will be running from June 27th to July 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. every day. Cost is $30/child or $60/family.
You can pick up a registration form either in the St. Thomas Aquinas Student Center or in the St. Mary Church on the greeter stands. Please return the completed registration form, along with payment to Melissa Lachut at St. Mary Church, 1600 Main Street, Coventry by June 10th. All checks should be made payable to St. Mary’s Church. If you have any questions please contact Melissa Lachut at 860-742-1092.
St. Mary Legion of Mary
Membership Drive
Our Lady Queen of the Rosary Presidium will be having a membership drive on May 21st & 22nd in the church hall after the Masses. Weekly meetings are Mondays at 5:50 p.m. in the St. Mary Rectory. For more information please call 860-742-1403.
St. Mary Parish Family
ACTS Women’s Retreat Immaculata Retreat House, Willimantic, CT
July 14-17, 2016
“Live in the Presence of the Lord”
Are you longing for a deeper relationship with the Lord? Are you yearning to live in the presence of the Lord to experience His love and mercy? Join a fun and faith-filled retreat for women of all faiths! The retreat is focused on Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service--- designed to renew your spiritual life, strengthen your faith and its application in daily life while creating lasting friendships. The retreat begins on Thursday evening and ends on Sunday at the 10:30AM Mass at St. Mary’s, followed by a reception in the hall. Registration forms are available in the hall and at the Greeter stands.
Want to know more? Please call: Tina Mateo (860) 917-8576 or Deborah Gacek (860) 805-0567
or Denise Wojtyna (860) 558-2822 www.actsct.org
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