Pastor: Reverend Thomas J. Barry

Deacon Robert Barry

Deacon William Farrell (Ret.)

Parish Office:

Office: (860) 677-2639

Fax Number: (860) 677-2672

Email: office@stpatsfarm.org

Website: http://www.stpatsfarm.org

Hours: Monday through Thursday………………….…...…...…9:00am - 3:30pm

Friday………………………… …………………………………….…….….…....………9:00am - 2:00pm

Religious Education

Director, Eileen Dignazio

Telephone: (860) 676-0253………………….…......……...eileen@stpatsfarm.org

Monday - Thursday………………………………………..………..……....……....9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Confirmation

Director, Toni Berlandy

Telephone: (860) 677-2639 x19 …………….………...…..toni@stpatsfarm.org

Peer Ministry

Coordinators, Paul & Jessica Williard

Email: ……………………………………………………..……....…..stpatspeerministry@gmail.com

Music Ministry

Director, Michael Carney

Email: ………………………………………………….……………….mikecarneymusic@gmail.com

Parish Council:

Mike Netkovick, Chairperson ………………………………….….....mjnteach@gmail.com

Monica Blum, Vice Chairperson …..…….……monicaprokop@comcast.net

Secretary:

Lisa McEnery:(860) 677-2639 x20 ……………….………………………..lisa@stpatsfarm.org

Patty Antony:(860) 677-2639 x10 …………………..………...…….patty@stpatsfarm.org

Parish Trustees:

Jeffrey Pingpank, Beverly Montresor

Lenten Daily Masses:

Saturday Vigil Mass:…………..4:30pm

Sunday Mass: ………………………...7:30am, 9:30am and

11:30am (with Adult Choir)

Daily Mass: …….………………………….8:30am (Monday through Friday)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION:

Mondays: 6:00-7:00pm……..Confessions during Lent

Saturday: 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm or by appointment.

The Faith Community of

The Church of Saint Patrick

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BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: Requests are due Mondays at noon.

All materials are subject for approval from Parish office. Please

contact Parish Office at office@stpatsfarm.org for more details.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Families need to attend a pre-baptismal

program. Baptisms are celebrated the 4th Sunday of the month at

12:30pm & may be scheduled after attending the program. Please

contact Parish Office at office@stpatsfarm.org for more details.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Please contact Parish Office at

office@stpatsfarm.org six months in advance to begin preparation.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Reverend M. Ernest Wilson Council #20.

Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month in the Church

Hall. Contact: Ray Liudzius, Grand Knight at 860-202-8256 or

email him at rayliud@gmail.com.

6:00 pm Officers Meeting …………………………. 7:00 pm General Meeting

HOSPITAL & HOME VISITATION: Please contact the parish office

when a serious illness occurs or when the sick, aged or

incapacitated are confined to home or hospital.

March 26, 2017

Saturday, March 25th

4:30pm Amy Spirito

(105th Birthday Celebration)

Req. by: her niece

Sunday, March 26th

7:30am

9:30am Giselle Turcotte

Req. by; her family

11:30am Bob Austin

Req. by: the Ruh Family

Monday, March 27th

8:30am Dr. Henry Mannix Jr.

(28th Anniversary)

Req. by; Peggy Mannix

Tuesday, March 28th

8:30am Dan Pangilinan

Req. by: Lynne

Wednesday, March 29th

8:30am Nelda Orsini

Req. by: daughter Franca

Thursday, March 30th

8:30am Eileen Crean

Req. by: her niece Peggy Mannix

Friday, March 31st

8:30am For the repose of the souls of

MaryLou Howley & George Howley

Req. by: Jean Culling

Saturday, April 1st

4:30pm Charlotte Edkin

Req. by: a friend

Sunday, April 2nd

7:30am

9:30am Katarzyna Duer & Gerhard Pluskwa

Req. by: family

11:30am For Joseph C. Dell‘Aria

(repose of his soul)

Req. by: JoAnn Pospisil, his daughter

*Please note that mass will not be celebrated

if Farmington School schedules are delayed or cancelled.

St. Patrick Church

Welcome If you are a visitor to Saint Patrick Church, we want you to know how welcome you are – whether you

have come here from another part of the country, from across the world, or simply from another parish

here in the Archdiocese of Hartford. Thanks in part to the generosity of visitors like yourself, we are able

to celebrate the Church’s liturgy here in a fitting and beautiful way. We are also able to offer a wide

range of services to individuals living in our parish and community.

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Grace Dunn, Charlotte Egan, Lynn Daley,

Sharon Parun, Michael D’Ambrose,

The Chorzempa Family, Trisha Elliott,

Helen Guenther, Frances Capodiferro,

Irene LaMont, Ann Stankoski, Teresa Seravalli,

Ralph W. Corso, Patricia McDermott, Tess Drezek,

Tess, Helen Battista, Ann Jett, Gleisy Nardini,

Ethan Edwards, Anne DeNuccio, Theresa Turbie ,

Mary Fasolo, Larry Naviaux, Violet Frascarelli,

Loreen Markie and family, Michael Timura,

Clara Cellino, the Morley Jr./ Sr. families,

Helen Rogers, Charles Mierzwa, Brad Ragaglia,

Belynda Reidda, Betty Franceus, Elena Marroni,

Dorothy McLaughlin, Bill Millerick, Frank Celeste,

Kate Paletta, Roger May, Charlotte Edkin.

As members of the Body of Christ, we need to pray for

each other & encourage you to let us know of any

parishioner who is ill or hospitalized, so we can include

them each week.

Call or email the office with the words “Add me to the

Prayer List” in the email subject line

OR

call Parish Office at 860-677-2639 or

email: office@stpatsfarm.org

The Christ in Blessing Candle burns for the Jett Family

Requested by: the Jett Family

The Christ in Blessing Candles, The St. Joseph Candles, The Blessed Mother Candles, & The Eucharistic Candles are available in remembrance of your loved ones. You can contact the Parish Office at 860-677-2639 or office@stpatsfarm.org for details.

Farmington, Connecticut

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FOR WEEKEND OF MAR 19

Offerings: $7,635.00

Thank you very much for your continuing support and generosity.

There are four ways of giving to St. Patrick’s Church: 1. Making contributions through your bank in person or online. 2. Making gifts to church of appreciated securities. 3. Making a one time or an annual end of the year gift. 4. Establishing a legacy gift as part of one’s estate planning.

Please see our website www.stpatsfarm.org for more details. Thank you.

March 21, 2017 Dear Parishioners:

The gospel for the Third Sunday of Lent has a great story about the encounter of Jesus with the Samaritan woman at the well. The unusual element in the story as present-ed by John, shows Jesus talking to a Samaritan woman. This was not an acceptable behavior for the religious Jew. The Samaritans were religious outcasts and interaction with them was religiously prohibited. The Samaritan peo-ple were the descendants of those Jews who intermarried with the pagan gentiles during the Babylonian captivity of the Jewish community.

When the disciples of Jesus returned, they were amazed that Jesus was not following the cultural, social and reli-gious conventions of his day.

In reaching out through this encounter with the Samari-tan woman, Jesus brought her to faith. He accomplished this by going beyond the preconceived notions of his day. However, Jesus was fulfilling the mission given to him to evangelize people with the good news of the gospel.

The church and we as well have been empowered by dis-cipleship to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to people of our generation. In following the example set by Jesus Christ, we need to be flexible in our evangelistic outreach. By allowing Jesus to use us as his instruments, we can inspire people who do not believe as we do to accomplish good things.

In carrying out the challenge to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, the church needs to be flexible in its ministry and follow the example of Christ. Our Holy Father Pope Fran-cis recently announced that he will be going to Egypt to dialogue with the Christian and Muslim leaders of that country. He is following the example set by Jesus in ac-knowledging the goodness that exists in many people who are not in our church. The work of reconciliation among people of goodwill who are separated from each other is fulfilling the gospel of Jesus Christ. Reconciliation is the theme often expressed in the liturgy during the Lenten season. One of the challenges of Lent for us is to work to bring about reconciliation with those people in our families and among our friends who are estranged. Reconciliation in our communities and our country at this time is needed more than ever. Praying for this endeavor and doing what we can to bring this about is a fine Lenten goal.

Father Barry

March 25-26 GIFT Program

March 27 8:30am Daily mass 6-7pm Confessions during Lent

March 28 8:30am Daily mass

March 29 8:30am Daily mass 9:30am & 7:00pm Shall We Dance? - Lenten Talks (Church Hall)

March 30 8:30am Daily mass

March 31 8:30am Daily mass 6:00pm Soup & Bread (Church Hall) 7:00pm Stations of the Cross for Teens (Hosted by: Peer Ministry, Gr.9 & 10)

March 31 - April 2 Works of Mercy Collection for Boys & Girls Club of New Britain Items needed are as follows and donations can be dropped off in the Church Hall. Craft supplies: construction paper, glue, markers, etc. Athletic equipment: footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, etc. Homework supplies: paper, pens, pencils, erasers, easy readers.

http://www.stpatsfarm.org/lent

Lenten Calendar

LENTEN MASS MUSIC

The Lenten mass music can be found in the second book of the missal #856-861. The Our Father for Lent is on pg. 97. The Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is #845.

Liturgy of the Word for Children will continue to be celebrat-ed at the 9:30 & 11:30 Masses March 24 No Soup & Bread/Stations of the Cross 6:00 - 8:30pm GIFT (Porter Memorial) March 25 9:00 - 11:30am GIFT (Porter Memorial) March 26 9:45 - 11:00am Sacraments 2 Class 11:30 - 2:30pm Gr.10 Mass & Class 2:00 - 4:30pm GIFT (Porter Memorial) March 27 No class @ IAR 6-7pm Reconciliation for Gr.9/10 March 31 6:00pm Soup & Bread (Church Hall) 7:00pm Stations of the Cross

http://stpatsfarm.org/religious-education-calendar-2016-2017

Good Friday Faith Walk

On Good Friday, April 14, we will continue our Parish Family Tradition that is known as the “Faith Walk.” Please plan to join the children/youth of the parish as they walk the streets of Farmington, acting out the final hours of Jesus Pas-sion. The “Walk” begins at 10:00 in the church parking lot, goes down Maple Street, through Riverside Cemetery, up Mill Street, down Main Street and back to the church grassy knoll. Several stops are made along the route, where the Youth of the Parish reenact the Passion of Jesus and His Crucifixion. There will be a costume rehearsal on Saturday, April 8th at 9:30 in the church hall. We will also do a “walk-through” around the route of the Faith Walk, so that the “actors” will be comfortable with their parts. For more information, please contact: Eileen@stpatsfarm.org.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

The children/youth in Religious Education Classes are scheduled to come together with their classmates to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on the Monday eve-nings in Lent. *Teens in Grades 9, 10, will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on March 27, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

LENT

We will resume the Soup & Breas Suppers, Stations of the Cross next Friday evening, March 31 at 6:00 p.m. It will be hosted by Peer Ministry. The Works of Mercy Collection will be for the Boys and Girls Club of New Britain. Needed: Arts& Crafts Supplies; Athlet-ic Equipment; Homework Supplies. Thank you for your gen-erosity. Contact: Linda Tomasso: lptomasso@comcast.net

CRS ~ Catholic Relief Services

Operation Rice Bowl (ORB), has been a world-wide charity for many years. The money you put into the Rice Bowl will go to help produce food for families and allow them pure water to drink. Please be as generous as you are able. Rice Bowls will be collected the weekend of Easter.

GIFT – March 24, 25, 26, 2017 Theme: “Holy Week”

Guest Speaker: Sr. Jewel Renna, CND

This weekend, the theme of the GIFT sessions will be, “Holy Week: Passion of Christ; Our Passion,” presented by Sr. Jewel Renna, CND. These are some questions you may want to re-flect on during your prayer time: 1. What is your passion? 2. Do you have family traditions for the Paschal Triduum? What are they? 3. What can you do to grow in your relationship with Jesus? 4. We believe that Jesus is both fully divine and fully human.

We also believe that Jesus rose from the dead. How do these beliefs impact your life?

Easter Egg Hunt – Holy Saturday Morning, April 15th

10:00 a.m. Get your Easter Baskets, Bring the little ones and

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

St. Patrick Church Religious Education 110 Main Street, P. O. Box 523 Farmington, CT. 06034-0523 http://stpatsfarm.org/ccd Eileen@stpatsfarm.org Phone: (860) 676-0253

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Mar 24-26 ………… GIFT Program

Mar 27 …………………… Confessions during Lent (6-7pm)

Mar 29 …………………… Lenten Talks (9:30am & 7:00pm)

Mar 30 …………………… Easter Invitation (7:00-8:30pm)

Mar 31 …………………….Lenten Soup & Bread (6pm)

Stations of the Cross (7pm)

Mar 31-Apr 2…. Works of Mercy

Collection for Boys & Girls Club

Apr 1-2 ………….……… Coffee And …

Apr 4 ……………………….. Parish Council Meeting

Apr 5 ………………………… Lenten Talks (9:30am & 7:00pm)

Apr 6 ………………………… Easter Invitation (last session)

Apr 7 ………………………… Lenten Soup & Bread (6pm)

Stations of the Cross (7pm)

Apr 7-9 ………………….. Works of Mercy

Collection for Military Services

Apr 8-9 …………………. Monthly Meatloaf

Apr 8-9 ……….………… Monthly Food Drive

Apr 10 ……………………… Confession during Lent (6-7pm)

Apr 10 ……………………… Knights of Columbus

Apr 13 ……………………… Holy Thursday (Mass at 7:30pm)

Apr 14 ……………………… Faith Walk (10am)

Apr 14 ………………….…… Good Friday (Mass at 3pm)

Apr 15 ………………………. Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil at 8pm)

Apr 16 ………………………. Easter Sunday

Masses at 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am

&12pm

Boys & Girls Club Linda Tomasso lptomasso@comcast.net

Coffee And … Bev Montresor 860-677-8353 Easter Invitation David Edwards 860-677-4183 GIFT program Eileen Dignazio 860-676-0253 House of Bread Lorraine Douglass 860-677-8138 ImmConception Camella Russell 860-676-9013 Knights of Columbus Ray Liudzius 860-202-8256 Lenten Soup Eileen Dignazio 860-676-0253 Lenten Talks Joan Kennedy 860-677-2639 Monthly Food Drive Linda Regius 860-674-1963 Monthly Meatloaf Lorraine Stec 860-506-4238 Parish Council Mike Netkovick 860-335-7465 Prayer Shawl Barbara Sutkowski 860-747-8427 Pro-Life Ministry Sue Collins bsbfarm@comcast.net

Visit www.stpatsfarm.org/ministries

Parish Calendar

The Parish invites all to come together for refreshments and con-versation in the parish hall after all masses on March 4-5. The Hospitality Committee sponsors this event providing delicious appetizers and wine on Saturday and coffee and breakfast food on Sunday. We are always looking for addi-tional items for this event so if you have a specialty, please con-sider sharing your dish with your fellow parishioners. Just drop off your donation before any mass.

Beverly Montresor bevmontresor@snet.net

Coffee And ... April 1-2 in Church Hall

2017 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal supports many important ministries and programs. Gifts are allocated towards religious education pro-grams, youth ministries, local charities, the education of our seminari-ans, our retired clergy, our Catholic schools, and the many ministries provided by the Archdiocese. If you have not made a gift, please prayerfully consider making a pledge or one-time gift.

Join us, your parish community, and be Moved by Mercy, to share your blessings.

Shall We Dance? A Lenten Program on Faith

St. Patrick’s invites you to our five-session program start-ing March 9, in the church hall, on Wednesdays during Lent. The format is interactive, with group conversation as well as lecture. Come to as many sessions as you can, and feel free to invite non-parishioners as well.

Each session will be offered twice: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., and 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Upcoming sessions: Wed., March 29 I’m In! (personal faith) Wed., April 5 Choreography (communal faith) Wed., April 12 Practice, Practice, Practice (dynamic faith)

About the Presenter: Joan Kennedy received her Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree in 2011 from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. She develops her own programs and has delivered them in parishes, retreat centers, private homes, and as a component of diocesan offerings. She also facilitates on-line adult faith formation programs for STM Online: Crossroads, a program of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

OUTREACH MINISTRY needs your help in serving our fellow parishioners and fellow Christians who are home hound or residing in a long term facility in Farmington. If you would like to learn more, please contact John Griffin at jwgriffin300@gmail.com or 860-986-2201. Thank you!

HELP NEEDED !!

Fourth Sunday of Lent

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When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" He answered and said, "Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" Jesus said to him, "You have seen him and the one speaking with you is he." He said, "I do believe, Lord," and he worshiped him. - Jn 9:35-38 Readings for the Week of March 26, 2017 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-6/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-15, 17-18/Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-23/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-21, 23/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-8/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

2016 Contributions Statement

Anyone wishing to obtain a statement for their 2016 contributions may do so by calling the Parish Office at 860-677-2639 or email office@stpatsfarm.org

MEATLOAF COLLECTION April 8-9

The mission of the parish meatloaf ministry is to provide the House of Bread, a Hartford soup kitchen, with at least 12 baked and frozen meatloaves once a month throughout the year. The meatloaves, cooked and frozen at home, are then brought to the parish hall and placed in the freezer. Once they are all collected, a volunteer delivers them to

the House of Bread. Thank you for your support.

Lorraine Stec 860-506-4238 or bacistec@comcast.net.

Holy Family Retreat Center

Women’s Retreat

April 21-23, 2017

Come away for a weekend of peace and tranquility as you

explore the theme: The Light of Simplicity. The retreat

begins on Friday, the 21st at 6pm and ends after brunch on

Sunday, the 23rd at about noon.

For information, call parishioners

Gloria Farrell at 860-673-5370 or

Janet Paquette at 860-677-9705.

Or register online at www.holyfamilyretreat.org

Have you signed up yet?

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860-677-2639 office@stpatsfarm.org

New Day Bereavement Group

Starting April 4, 2017 from 7:00-8:30pm

St. Bridget’s Church

80 Main Street, Manchester

Screening of the one-hour documentary Euthanasia Deception

April 2 at 3-4pm Fr. Bennett Hall

St. Ann Church, Avon

The Euthanasia Deception, featuring powerful testimonies about Belgium’s failed 15-yr experiment with the false ide-ology of ‘mercy killing.’ This issue is coming up in the legislature, so now is the time to be informed.

Office of Safe Environment Archdiocese of Hartford

http://archdioceseofhartford.org/protection-of-youth

Living through grief is not easy and it does not have to

be done alone. St. Bridget’s Church in Manchester of-

fers “New Day,” a nin-week program for those who

wish to do grief work with others having the same expe-

rience.

This program provides a sense of community where sup-

port is given and received, and one feels at ease knowing

that those attending have also had the pain of loss.

“New Day” is led by trained facilitators and includes

prayer, discussion and journaling. It is a faith-based pro-

gram and all are welcome.

For further information or to register for the program,

please call Dana at 860-883-9822.