Our Lady of Mount Carmel ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH May 24, 2020 Hamden, Connecticut | 203-248-0141 | olomc.org

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Current Message from: Most Reverend Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, Archbishop of Hartford…

May 19, 2020 “On March 13, 2020, each and every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Hart-ford was dispensation from the obligation of attending Sunday Mass by

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair. With the cancellation of public Masses and liturgies announced on March 16 and currently in effect until further notice, this dispensation has remained in effect for all Sunday Masses since that time.

The Archdiocese of Hartford is currently working to prepare a set of guidelines for the resuming of public Masses and liturgies at churches within the archdiocese. Once this work has been concluded and a completed set of guidelines has been prepared, the archbishop will announce when and how the resuming of public Masses and liturgies can take place.” Please join Archbishop Blair in praying for the intercession of Mary, our Mother, in protecting our people from the scourge of the coronavirus.”

“We pray for an end to this illness throughout the world, and for those who are afflicted with it.” ~ Archbishop Leonard P. Blair

Suggested websites to refer to for spiritual engagement and solace…

http://www.usccb.org/

https://www.vaticannews.va/

https://www.wordonfire.org/

https://aleteia.org/

https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html

https://ascensionpress.com/

https://www.catholiccompany.com/

https://us.magnificat.net/free

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Seventh Sunday of Easter

Our Lady of Mount Carmel PARISH INFORMATION

Call Us: 203-248-0141 | 203-287-0316 (Religious Education)

Send Us An Email: olmchamdenoffice@gmail.com

Pay Us A Visit: 2819 Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT 06518

Find Us Online: olomc.org | olomchamden

Mass & Confession

POSTPONED

Office Hours Monday through Friday

9:00 AM ~ 3:00 PM

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, May 25th. Have a safe Memorial Day Weekend

PARISH DIRECTORY

Reverend Michael J. Dolan Pastor fr.dolan@aohct.org

Reverend Jorge E. Castro Parochial Vicar fr.castro@aohct.org

Deacon John O’Donovan dcn.odonovan @aohct.org

Deacon Stephen Yatcko dcn.yatcko@aohct.org

Deacon Anthony Solli dcn.solli@aohct.org

Deacon Dominic J. Corraro dcn.corraro@aohct.org

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Sean Canning John Opramolla Grounds & Maintenance

Anthony Caruso, Seminarian acaruso1@friars.providence.edu

Betsy Fitzsimons, Coordinator Religious Education Office 203-287-0316 olomcreled1@gmail.com

Sr. Ann O’Neill, RSM Pastoral Associate Office 203-287-9017 annoneillrsm@gmail.com

Marcia Messina, Bulletin Editor Hollie Schrader Secretary

olmchamdenoffice@gmail.com

Raymond Murphy Director of Music rpmjr17@yahoo.com

Mary Sacco, Business Manager olmtcarmelchurch@sbcglobal.net

Saturday, May 23

+ 5:00 PM Deceased Members of The Grablowski and The Lyga Families ~ Req. by Chuck and Fran Mantigli

Sunday, May 24, Seventh Sunday of Easter

+ 8:00 AM Nicholas and Rose Abate ~ Anniversary Remembrance ~ Req. by The Family

+ 10:00 AM John Larkin ~ Req. by The Family

+ 11:30 AM Donna and Christine Gambardella

~ Req. by The Wilson Family

Monday, May 25, Easter Weekday, Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor of the Church; Saint Gregory

+ 8:30 AM Marilyn Olmstead ~ Req. by The Family

Tuesday, May 26, Saint Philip Neri, Priest

+ 8:30 AM For the Good Health of Thomas O’Malley ~ Req. by The McManus Family

Wednesday, May 27, Easter Weekday, Saint Augustine of Canterbury

+ 8:30 AM Deceased Members of The Canning Family ~ Req. by The Family

Thursday, May 28, Easter Weekday

+ 8:30 AM Mark Saracco ~ 2nd Anniversary Remembrance ~ Req. by The Family

Friday, May 29, Easter Weekday

+ 8:30 AM Rose Andrulatis ~ Req. by Son, Andy

Saturday, May 30, Easter Weekday

+ 8:30 AM For Our Deceased Family and Friends

+ 5:00 PM Mary Sayers ~ Req. by John, Mark and Beth Sunday, May 31, Pentecost Sunday

+ 8:00 AM Charles Gulisano ~ Req. by Daughter, Angela + 10:00 AM Domenic Ciaramella ~ Req. by Wife and Family + 11:30 AM Anna Ciardiello

~ 5th Anniversary Remembrance

~ Req. by The Family

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Youth Group Our Love Makes Connections

Mission statement: Our mission is to make connections with each oth-

er and build a strong youth group to spread God’s love and continue serving and touching more people as our youth group grows.

Our goal is to spread God’s word through helping: Our community, our seniors, our parish, animals and environ-ment. Anyone interested in more information about this

growing and very active ministry, please contact Lana Claire Ives 203-645-2360

or Rosalie Cifarelli 203-530 -1232

Vocation Reflections The Lord said “I will not leave you orphans.” Pray for an increase in voca-tions to priesthood and religious life. If you are discerning life as a priest or reli-gious, call Fr. Jeffrey Gubbiotti, Voca-tion Director, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, 860-242-5573, email vocations@aohct.org or at www.hartfordpriest.com.

Please make use of the live stream of Mass

on our website olomc.org

The Church is open Monday ~ Friday

from 9:30 AM ~ 6:00 PM for private prayer

and again on Sunday from 1:00 PM ~ 6:00 PM.

Opportunity for Continued Donor Support for

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish

During these unsettling

times, we want you to know that the online giv-

ing WeShare Support is available for direction

and guidance to continue making donations.

The Customer Service Team at WeShare is

available to assist you with your online giving

needs whenever the need arises. WeShare Donor Customer Service

Phone Number: 1-800-950-9952

(press #3 then press #2)

WeShare Customer Service Email: weshare@4lpi.com

Offertory Recap 5-17-20

Mailed in Offertory

Weekly Collection $ 4,340.28

We Share Online Giving $ 3,327.95

Candles $ 104.00

Thank you for your continued support !

All areas of the Church buildings are

cleaned thoroughly.

The Parish Office will be CLOSED on Monday May 25th

*** Happy Birthday ***

Sister Ann O’Neill, RSM Sunday, May 24th

May 24, 2020

The Sanctuary Candle at the Tabernacle indicates and honors the Presence of Christ.

The Candle is Lit for… Christopher Hopperstad

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE by Bud Ozar In today’s gospel Jesus speaks of unity, not uni-formity. With uniformity everything is the same.

Unity requires recognition and reciliation of differ-ences. How do you reconcile differences in your home? Do you listen respectfully or do you try to

manipulate or impose your opinion? The seeds of unity and division are in every family. What we sow, we reap. What is your family harvest?

The Candles on the Altars of The Blessed Virgin Mary is lit for…

All Those Affected by Coronavirus

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Candle on the Altar of St. Joseph is lit for…

All Graduates

Coordinator of Religious Education

Betsy Fitzsimons: 203-287-0316

PRAY: Lord, I relax my body, quieten my mind and focus on my breathing. Then I seek you there, in the silence. Amen. THINK: Jesus prayed to God for us. How can I pray to God for my friends? Jesus wants me to have eternal life and de-scribes what that life is: to know God and to know Jesus. When I read the Bible, I can learn more about Jesus. ACT: We have work to do on earth to glorify God. We can never begin this work too early, or too late. What work does the Lord call on me to do today? Do I glorify God by caring for Mother Earth, caring for a needy neighbor, or sharing love in my family. Try to make all your actions glorify God.

The readings of the week are listed below to help you prepare when watching a televised or live streamed Mass. The web-sites: https://us.magnificat.net/free orhttp://www.usccb.org/ have the readings available if you do not have a Bible.

Readings for the week of May 24, 2020

Sunday: Acts 1:12-14/Ps 27:1, 4, 7-8 [13]/1 Pt 4:13-16/Jn 17:1-11a Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab [33a]/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21 [33a]/Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-35a, 35bc-36ab [33a]/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab [19a]/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5 and 7 [cf. 7b]/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39. Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ps 33:10-11, 12- 13, 14-15/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Dn 3:52, 53, 55, 56 [52b] or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2- 3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [1]/Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39. Day: 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

All areas of the Church buildings

are cleaned thoroughly.

Seventh Sunday of Easter Liturgy Notes Now that Jesus has ascended back up to heaven, the apostles have returned to Jerusalem, to the upper room where they were staying. In two short weeks the Holy Spirit will come upon them in an amazing way in that very room. They returned to meet for prayer and to collect their thoughts of all that has happened since the res-urrection and the fact that Jesus had appeared to them after that historic event. Our Responsorial Psalm “I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living” as well as its uplifting verses, is most apropos to the time period we are now in with this pandem-ic. A reminder that God is in charge, he is our light and salvation, and that the Lord is our life’s refuge, so, why should we be afraid. Upon Jesus’ return to heaven, he asks the Father for glory so that he in turn can give him glory. This is the last Sunday of Easter, and next Sunday, Pentecost, offi-cially completes the Easter Season in the Church, Easter related Hymns still prevail, such as our stirring Processional Hymn, “Crown Him with Many Crowns” and at the Presentation, “Lord of the Dance”. The Lord of the Dance is taken from an Appalachian tune, and pretty thoroughly tells of the life of Christ from his birth, to his crucifixion and to his resurrection. The Communion song, “Glorify Your Name” is loosely based on today’s Gospel Reading. On Memorial Day Weekend, we implore God’s mercy, Love and compassion on our great country with the singing of “God Bless America” as our National Hymn at the conclusion of the Eucharist.

~Ray Murphy, Music Director

U. S. Military Prayer List Captain Donald Colantonio III , MD - US Army Technical Sergeant Christopher Culver - USAF Seaman Apprentice Elizabeth Early - US Navy

Technical Sergeant Stephany Davis Culver - USAF Sergeant Major Andrew Fierilit JR. - US Army Reserves

Petty Officer 3rd class Julianna LaCroix - US Navy Airman Elijah LaTorraca - USAF Captain Simon Stock - US Army

Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexi Shettleworth -US Navy Master at Arms

Enlistee Alexander Thomas Palacio Capuras —US Army

Sergeant Brandon VanOrden - USAF Major Andrew M. Wrzosek - USMC

Sargent Charley Anderson— US Army C1C Austin Aitro—USAF Academy

Private Sethe Matthew Simon— US Army Steven Davis - US Army

Sergeant Mark Fracasso—US Marine Corps Corporal Collin Aiello—US Marine Corps

Edward Colavope, Jr.—Marine Corps EOD5 Senior Tech Edward T. Kennedy, V, - US Navy Lance Corporal Sean E. Connolly - U. S. Marine Corps

2nd Lieutenant - Richard Colella - US Army Adam Schmidt-US Marine Corps

Petty Officer 2nd class Radell Luis Dizon - US Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Ayrton Ari Dizon - US Navy

Sergeant James Magson, U. S. Marine Corps Major Randall Taylor Carroll, U. S. Army

First Lieutenant Christopher Lesco Army Ranger

Ryan Proto, United States Army

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MEMORIAL DAY PRAYER God of power and mercy,

You destroy war and put down earthly pride. Banish violence from our midst and

wipe away our tears, that we may all deserve to be called

Your sons and daughters. Keep in Your mercy those men and women

who have died in the cause of freedom and bring them safely

into Your kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this though

Jesus Christ our Lord.

~ Amen

Time, Talents & Treasures

“Our defense of the innocent unborn, for example needs to be clear, firm and passionate,

for at stake is the dignity of a human life, which is always sacred and demands love for each person, regardless of his or her stage of development.” ~ Pope Francis

Since 1973, when abortion was legalized in the Unit-ed States, more than 60 million unborn children have been aborted. Each year in this country, about 900,000 more are added to the list.

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Pregnant and in need ?? Please call In Our Blessed Mother’s Arms 203-886-6736

Rachel’s Vineyard for Healing: Call to arrange post-abortion counseling

and reconciliation at 203-281-2925 or 888-281-2825

Pro-Life Ministry of the Archdiocese of Hartford

203-639-0833/203-213-5079 sistersuzanne@prolifeministry.org

prolifeministry.org

Sister Ann’s Recipe’s…Apple Coffee Cake 3 firm apples, pealed, cored, and sliced 2 tsp. cinnamon 5 Tablespoons Sugar Mix in bowl. Set aside. *********************** 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 tsp. baking powder Mix in a large bowl *********************** 1 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup orange juice (optional 1 Tablespoon Orange zest) ************************* Whisk together in separate bowl. Add to flour mixture, stirring only to blend. Turn into ungreased 13”x9”x2” pan. Arrange apples on top. For Bundt pan, alternate batter with apple mix-ture. Bake at 350 for about 50 minutes.