August 9, 2020

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

This Week’s Prayer Intentions

For all who are sick, for the homebound of our parishes

and for those who have asked for our prayers, especially

Bonnie Day, Casey Bonneau, Michelle Warman, Edward

Quintal, Denise (Laramee) King, Lise & Conrad

Coulombe, Craig Hansen and Donald St Onge.

“Lord, look upon all the above with Mercy. May Your Healing

Hand rest upon them. May Your life-giving powers flow to the

depths of their souls, cleansing, purifying, restoring them to

health of mind and body”.

For our recently deceased family, friends and community

members especially Noella Berthiaume and Anne Leonelli.

“Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

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Papal General Intention (August)

The Maritime World

We pray for all those who work and live from the sea,

among them sailors, fishermen and their families.

Prayer for the Dead

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light

shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed,

through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Message from Bishop Coyne I announce the second phase of the reopening of our churches

to celebrate daily and Sunday Mass. The obligation to attend

Sunday Mass remains lifted until further notice, especially if

you are part of a vulnerable population and/or have an

underlying health condition. Please approach the celebration

of Mass with charity and love for our clergy and faith

community by following the protocols:

• Stay home if you are sick or not feeling well.

• Wear a mask in Mass.

• Sanitize your hands upon entry. Due to shortages of

sanitizer, please bring your own if possible.

• Sit in designated pews and respect social distance

between others of 6 feet or more unless you are one

family unit.

• Refrain from congregating in tight areas or entering

cordoned off areas.

• Follow the protocols to receive Holy Communion as

directed at Mass. While these protocols are intrusive, they are necessary as they

allow us to celebrate the sacraments in person while doing our

part to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

– Bishop Christopher Coyne

Noteworthy Days - 18th Week of Ordinary Time

• August 10 – St. Laurence, Deacon & Martyr

• August 11 – St. Clare, Virgin

• August 12 – St. Jane Frances de Chantel

• August 13 – SS. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus,

Priest, Martyrs

• August 14 – St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest, Martyr

August Devotion

The month of August is dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament, and

increased adoration of the Eucharist is encouraged. August is

also dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and on August

15th, the church celebrates the Assumption of Mary into heaven.

First Friday Devotions

First Friday Devotions (Devotions to the Sacred Heart of

Jesus) began this Friday, August 7, 2020 at Sacred Heart of

Jesus Church immediately following the Daily Mass. All are

welcome and encouraged to join in on this most special

devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

(See more on this below.)

Please Sign Your Children Up For Religious Education All sign ups are done online at svshsi.com. Hover over “Religious

Education” and click on “Family Formation (K-8). Scroll down

and click on “Register Your Family Here!”

Eucharistic Celebrations August 8 – August 15, 2020

8/8 Sat 5:00 pm Mass (Sacred Heart)

† Richard Menuier - 20th Anniversary by Margaret Menuier

8/9 Sun 8:00 am Mass (St. Vincent)

†Wendy Carter by Andre and Wilma Therrien †Noella Berthaiume by Margo Hansen

8/9 Sun 9:30 am Mass (St. Ignatius)

Open for Intention

8/11 Tue 4:00 pm (Sacred Heart)

† Lawrence and Lucie St. Jacques by Rose Blais & Alice

Gonyaw-Piette

8/12 Wed 8:30 am Mass (Sacred Heart)

† Yolande Lahue by Ray & Pat LeMay

8/13 Thu 8:30 am Mass (St. Vincent)

Open for Intention

8/14 Fri 7:00 pm Mass (Sacred Heart)

Vigil Mass – Solemnity of the Assumption

8/15 Sat 5:00 pm Mass (Sacred Heart)

† Dora and Haward Deatte by Denis Deatte

8/16 Sun 8:00 am Mass (St. Vincent)

†Theresa MacAllister by Patricia Sawyer

8/16 Sun 9:30 am Mass (St. Ignatius)

Open for Intention

St. Vincent’s August Steeple Cross Memorial

Dedicated to Mark Choquette

By: Ernest & Louise Choquette

Help Spread the Word of Divine Mercy with a Lawn Sign…

Jesus told St. Faustina: Not in the beauty of color, nor of the brush

lies the greatness of this image, but in My Grace (D.#313)

Our Divine Mercy Neighborhood Campaign is a way to promote

the Divine Mercy Image through these beautiful 18 x 24 inch,

double sided lawn signs. We envision dotting the state of

Vermont with Jesus’ image, which speaks for itself…Jesus, I Trust

In You! If we do our part, God will do the rest.

For those who would like to join this Campaign, please contact

Nicole Pion at 802-744-9952 or Theresa McAvinney at 802-744-

6272 to order your sign. The cost per sign is $13.75 for local

deliver or pick up. May He bless our efforts to help lead souls to

Himself.

Jesus, we trust in You!

Capital Campaign Project Proposals for St. Andre Bessette

Parish

St. Ignatius Hall:

• Repair/refurbish hardwood floor

St. Ignatius Church:

• Painting

• Repairing the railing

St. Vincent de Paul Rectory:

• Multiple window replacement

• Exterior Painting

• Insulation/winterization

St. Vincent de Paul Church:

• Replacement of basement windows

• Repairing the railing

Sacred Heart Church:

• Handicap entrance door replacement

• Sidewalk replacement in front of church

Sacred Heart Hall:

• Replacement of steps at Fire Exit

Note the Dates:

First Confession 08.22.2020, 3pm SHJ

First Holy

Communion

08.29.2020, 5pm SHJ

Confirmation 10.25.2020, 4pm Mater Dei

Parish Stewardship Reports

Weekends of 7/18 – 7/19/2020

St. Andre Bessette Parish

Offertory $ 1,994

$Budget/Week $ 1,771

Difference +/- $ 223

Bishop’s Annual Appeal Update

The Bishops Annual Appeal for the diocese of Burlington is at

50%. St. Andre Bessette Parish is at 15% of our overall goal of

$15,800 with $2,299 in donations. Please contact the office for an

addressed envelope to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Thank you

for your generosity.

Financial Report

Please see the Financial Reports in today’s bulletin for the

Fiscal Year 2019-2020.

First Friday Devotions

A “First Friday” is the first Friday of the month and is often

marked by special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus since

Jesus died for us and won our salvation on a Friday. Every

Friday of the year, and not only the Fridays in Lent, is a special

day of penance as stipulated in the Code of Canon Law: “The

penitential days and times in the universal Church are every

Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent” (Canon 1250).

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) reported visions of

Jesus Christ directing her to promote devotion to the Sacred

Heart of Jesus on nine consecutive First Fridays in reparation

for sins and in order to show love to Jesus. In return for this act

of devotion, which usually includes Mass, Communion,

confession and even an hour of Eucharistic Adoration on the

eve of the first Friday of the month, our blessed Savior

reputedly promised St. Margaret Mary the following blessings:

“In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my

all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive

Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months,

the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my

displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my

Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.”

The devotion is officially sanctioned, but it was not so at first. In

fact, St. Margaret Mary met with resistance and incredulity from

the start in her own religious community, and not until 75 years

after her death was the First Friday devotion to the Sacred Heart

officially recognized. Almost 240 years after her death, Pope

Pius XI stated that Jesus had appeared to St. Margaret Mary in

his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor (1928), fully eight years

after she was formally canonized a saint by Pope Benedict XV.

Rev. Francis J. Hoffman, JCD

Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament

Eternal Father, I acknowledge that the infinity of your love has

come to save me.

You are patient, kind, compassionate, and pious, thanks for not

letting me fall into the most challenging moments.

The only way I can thank you for the mercy you have shown me

is by praying. I stand before the presence of your loving spirit. I

wish to remain at your side to forgive myself for my sins and to

renew myself in the passion for paying you homage with praise

and adoration.

Oh! Blessed Jesus, I have come before you to receive the virtues

of your divine and kind heart, accompanied by all the faithful,

the Holy Church, and the religious who profess your word.

Adorable holiness, Jesus, I wish that this time may be filled with

love and that I may receive all the grace You have reserved for

me.

Dear Virgin Mary, I ask you to embrace me with the sentiments

of your immaculate heart. Oh, my God! I believe and love you,

so today, I ask forgiveness for those who do not understand or

do not trust in your infinite divinity.

Most Holy Trinity, receive my deep love by asking forgiveness

for every sacrilege with which our beloved Lord was offended.

Amen!

August 8–14, 2020 FOR THE DIOCESE OF BURLINGTON

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Dear Friends,During these unprecedented times in response to the

Covid-19 pandemic, we have faced personal and collective challenges, including the closing of our churches and the suspension of the public celebration of the Mass, the other sacraments, devotions and funerals. But we have also realized once again something we have known throughout the history of the Church: There is nothing that can stop us from proclaiming the Good News of salvation, caring for the neediest and spiritually feeding God’s flock.

Our ministries have continued in new and creative ways. The Diocese and local parishes now live-stream daily and Sunday Mass as well as devotional prayer and other faith engagement activities. During the shutdown we continued to operate Catholic schools and provide emergency aid and residential care through Vermont Catholic Charities. Now, by the grace of God, we have been able to open our doors to celebrate the sacramental worship of the Church together again.

But we still face many challenges. Prior to the pandemic, I was about to launch the first statewide capital campaign for the Catholic Church in Vermont based on the Diocesan Synod priorities that we spent two years developing. That obviously had to be postponed. Still a great deal of time and money has gone into the planning of this campaign, and the contract with the company I engaged to help run the campaign is running down. All things being equal, I would not be starting a capital campaign at this time. But I think we have to and not just for contractual reasons.

Now more than ever, we need to move forward with our synod priorities and launch the Christ Our Hope: Building a Vibrant Church capital campaign. We cannot give up on the future of the parishes and ministries serving the faith

community. Many of them have seen significant downturns in terms of funding, and they need our help.

This campaign is rooted in the works of Christ (Matthew 4:23) and the outcomes of the synod to build vibrant parishes (Preaching), strengthen our evangelization (Teaching) and communicate the compassion of Christ in our service to the most vulnerable (Healing).

“And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people” (Mt 4:23).

This campaign offers a wonderful opportunity for each parish to use 60 percent of the funds they raise to address specific parish needs with the other 40 percent going to the larger Catholic community to strengthen our faith formation programs and expand emergency aid to the most vulnerable among us.

Next week I will celebrate the official public kickoff at the beginning of the Sunday 10 a.m. Mass that will be live-streamed at www.vermontcatholic.org/tvmass. I invite you to join me or watch at a later time. Please also take the opportu-nity to watch the Christ Our Hope video which explains why we need to move forward with the campaign and how it will strengthen our church for the future: www.christourhopevt.org.

I have already made a personal pledge of over $10,000 towards the campaign. I ask you to please join me in being generous as well. With Christ as our hope, whatever we raise will be for His glory and the Kingdom of God.

Sincerely Yours in Christ,

The Most Reverend Christopher J. Coyne Bishop of Burlington

08|13 THURSDAYTheology on Tap with Fr. Dwight BakerSwitchback Brewery, Burlington • 6:30 pm

We’ll be discussing “Prayer and Your Daily Life.” Grab a blanket or lawn chair and meet us at the brewery. For young adults ages 18-39.

09|05 SATURDAYOur Lady of Fatima DevotionsHoly Family, Essex Junction • 8 amFirst Saturday of every month. Rosary and reconciliation at 8 am and Mass at 8:30.

09|05-07 SATURDAY-MONDAYWWME-VT Community Family Camp-out and PicnicSt. Anne’s Shrine, Isle LaMotte

Accommodations include Cabins, Tent, and RV sites. This event is open to Encountered couples, their families, and anyone who wants to know more about Marriage Encounter and our community. For more info: https://sites.google.com/view/wwmevtcamp

09|26 SATURDAYOrdination to the Permanent DiaconateCathedral of St. Joseph, Burlington • 10 am

The Diocese of Burlington celebrates with great joy the Ordination of the Permanent Diaconate of five men to serve the Catholic Church in Vermont. More information will be posted soon.

DIOCESE OF BURLINGTON CAREERS

Diocese: Respect Life Coordinator

St. Andrew’s Parish, Waterbury: Secretary/Bookkeeper

St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home, Burlington: Full-Time LPN or Med Tech — $1000 Sign-On Bonus

St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home, Burlington: Part-Time LPN or Med Tech

St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home, Burlington: Full-Time LNA or Caregiver — $500 Sign-On Bonus

St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home, Burlington: Part-Time LNA or Caregiver

For More Info: vermontcatholic.org/careers

Upcoming Events

CHALLENGESummer

C AT H O L I C FA M I LY

www.vermontcatholic.org/summerchallenge

vermontcatholic.org/marriagechallenge

CHALLENGES TO GROW YOUR MARRIAGE

LOVE NOTE SCAVENGER HUNT

AUGUST 9 – 15, 2020

LoveoneanotherWrite to your spouse how he/she

has brought you closer to God in your

journey together. Leave clues

on where your love note is hidden.

As of July 30, 2020: $1,464,81955%

2020 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Goal: $2,651,157

Is your family participating in the Catholic Family Summer Challenge?

Do you have a favorite activity to share?

If you haven’t joined the Catholic Family Summer Challenge Facebook group to check out your competition, it’s not too late!

Check in with Michael Hagen, mhagen@vermontcatholic.com or Terri McCormack, tmccormack@vermontcatholic.com by Aug. 15.

When the pandemic hit and our churches closed our ministries continued in new and creative ways. We quickly embraced new technology and kept the faith community connected with live-streamed Mass and faith engagement opportunities. Our Catholic schools provided quality online learning and our VT Catholic Charities residential homes cared for the elderly and distributed emergency aid to many families impacted by COVID-19. Your support allowed us to keep going.