ST. GABRIEL CHURCH WINDSOR, CT

Saturday February 20 - The Vigil of the Second

Sunday of Lent

4:00 PM Birthday Blessings - Anna and Angie by

Sister, Carol

Sunday February 21 - The Second Sunday of

Lent

8:00 AM Anniversary Remembrance - Margaret

Fernandes by Daughter, Maureen

10:30 AM 39th Anniversary - Donald LaBarre by

Family

Saturday February 27 - The Vigil of the Third

Sunday of Lent

4:00 PM Rita Chakalos by Daughter, Linda

Sunday February 28 - The Third Sunday of Lent

8:00 AM Harry and Pola Checho by Family

10:30 AM 6th Month Remembrance - Ronald

Jankowski by Vivian Linehan

Weekend of February 13 & 14

Weekly Collection: $5,079 Heating & Cooling: $1,902

The St. Pauly Shed brought in $69.01 for the month of

January. Thank you to all who deposit items into our

shed.

Again, many thanks for your continued support of St. Gabriel Church. We could not have made it to our 100th

Anniversary year without you!

Saint Gabriel Parish

379 Broad Street

Windsor, CT 06095

(860) 688-4905

Fax (860) 688-2638

E-mail: gabrielchurch@comcast.net

Pastor: Reverend Robert B. Vargo

Deacons: Mr. R. Carl Lickwar

Mr. Ronald M. Biamonte

Daily 7:30 AM Masses:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Prayer Service with Communion on Wednesday

will be celebrated at Saint Joseph Church

Parishioners wishing to attend weekday Mass and Prayer

Service are invited and encouraged to attend there.

Scriptural Reflection

Peter, James and John wanted to build a “booth”

for Jesus and just stay on the mountain where His

transfiguration took place. But the Son of God, the Chosen

One, knew that He must instead keep moving toward His

Crucifixion.

We, too, must rise from worship and do what we can to

hasten the coming of the Kingdom.

Let us pray to our healing God, to restore

health and happiness to those in our

hospitals, in convalescent homes and in

their own homes especially, Norman Quenneville and

Norm Cloutier.

Be with our beloved deceased, give them new life in His

eternal kingdom especially, Brenda Rohan, Michael

Curley and Rodger Gagne.

All Registered Parishioners should have

received their next set of offertory envelopes.

If you have not yet received envelopes, please

contact the Parish Rectory Office so we may follow through

to have them sent to you.

PRAYER LINE

As a community of faith, we are a prayerful

people. In addition to our daily prayer, all of

us, in times crisis, have requested others to pray for us.

If you have a special intention, please call parishioner,

Helen Walsh, 860-688-4678, to add a name to the prayer

list.

Those who are committed to defending human dignity

can find in the Christian faith the deepest reasons for this commitment.

Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 65

Please join us for Holy Hour at 6:00 pm

and the Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm

every Friday during Lent continuing

Friday, February 26th through Friday,

March 18th at St. Gabriel Church.

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 21, 2016

There will not be Monday evening

Confessions this Monday, February 22nd.

Confessions will be offered Mondays:

February 29th, March 7th, March 14th and

March 21st from 6-7pm as we continue in our Lenten

season.

This is a great opportunity to get through your workday,

your day of errands, and to take a moment to consider

asking God’s gift of divine forgiveness as we come to the

Easter holiday.

Please check for the confession schedule posted outside the

Confessionals - (February 27, March 12, March 19).

While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a

shadow over them, and they became frightened when they

entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that

said, "This is my chosen Son; listen to him." - Lk 9:34-35

Congratulations to Martha Erickson

On behalf of St. Gabriel Parish, I wish

to extend congratulations to Martha Erickson

who will assume the position of Parish

Secretary, effective March 1st. As you know,

Lisa Lape, our previous secretary, accepted the

position of Administrative Assistant to the principal of our

parochial school a few weeks ago.

I am grateful to Martha for her willingness to serve

our parish in this important role. A pastor quickly learns

that the parish secretary is often the first voice and first

person a new parishioner, a visitor, a caller, or a current

parishioner in need encounters. How essential it is that this

person have the proper demeanor and knowledge! The

parish secretary also coordinates correspondence with

parishioners, including the weekly bulletin. Working

closely with Martha for a year and a half gives me great

confidence in her ability to function quite well in this role.

At this time, I also wish to express gratitude to

Martha for her 9 years of service as our parish

bookkeeper. Her attention to detail in that role will clearly

serve her (and us) well in this new position.

As the position of parish secretary will now be part

-time, the parish office hours will be adjusted effective

March 1st. Beginning that day, the parish office will be

open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am until 3:00

pm.

Fr. Robert B. Vargo

24 Hours for the Lord

Our Lenten practice this year calls us to rejoice

in God who is rich in mercy. His Holiness,

Pope Francis, asks that the whole Church

throughout the world, including Hartford, unite

on March 4th - 5th to pray and seek mercy for

us and the world. This worldwide act of prayer is called

“24 Hours for the Lord.” For 24 hours, beginning at

5:00pm on Friday, March 4th and continuing until

5:00pm on Saturday, March 5th there will be exposition

and adoration of the Eucharist and the opportunity for

the Sacrament of Reconciliation throughout the world.

In the Archdiocese of Hartford this will take place at three

parishes: St. Peter Claver in West Hartford, Our Lady of

Mount Carmel in Hamden, and St. John’s in Watertown.

This initiative needs your involvement. Please come to one

of these parishes to pray and unite with the whole world in

seeking God’s mercy. Please come and experience the

grandeur of God’s mercy in the Sacrament of

Reconciliation and place mercy and the center of your life.

Please come knowing that when you seek the mercy of

God you will surely find it.

This is a time, as Pope Francis writes, “to gaze even more

attentively on mercy so that we may become a more

effective sign of the Father’s action in our lives.” May we

all continue to be transformed by mercy.

PARISH COUNCIL ELECTIONS ARE 2 WEEKS AWAY!

Elections will take place Saturday, March

5th and Sunday, March 6th.

You may email nominations to Lynn Wilkos, at

lcyars@att.net (please use Parish Council in the subject

line) or you may complete the form found at the Church

doorways and bring or mail the form to the rectory, or

simply place the form in the collection basket.

Nominations do need to be received by Sunday,

February 28th.

“Soup for the Soul” The Adult Education Committee of St. Gabriel’s Parish Council invites all, and

especially newcomers, to attend “Soup for the Soul” evenings as it will meet again on

Wednesday, February 24th at 6pm at St. Gabriel Church in the Church Hall.

This Lenten Program offers a simple, homemade,

meatless soup supper to be served followed by discussions with Deacon Carl Lickwar.

Open your mind and enrich your soul with an evening

shared in fellowship and faith.

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

ImmaCare Shelter Dinner - February 22nd

Dinner drop-off time is 5:45pm in St. Gabriel

Church parking lot.

Thank you to all who kindly prepare the food,

provide the food and serve the food to these men; it could

not be done without your support and kindness!

February 27th

Get ready to Cheer for the

St. Gabriel School Angels

on the Windsor Feud!

Saturday, February 27, 2016, starting at 5:00 pm at

Windsor Town Hall and telecast live on WIN-TV (specific

team times not yet set).

St. Gabriel School faculty members have formed a team to

compete on the Windsor Feud. Played just like the

"Family Feud", this live game show is loads of fun and

raises money to benefit the many activities of Windsor’s

Chamber of Commerce, as well as St. Gabriel School.

Friends and family who wish to support St. Gabriel

School’s team can send in pledges now or the night of the event! Following are the different ways pledges can be

made for the St. Gabriel School Angels:

1. Send pledges by cash or check (made out to WCC) to

St. Gabriel School (our team gets extra points for

collecting the money ahead of time and bringing it the

night of the Feud).

2. Use your credit card to make a pledge on the Windsor

Chamber Website http://windsorcc.org/events/

annualchamberevent/windsorfeud/pledgeforyourteam

(If link doesn’t work, find the Windsor Feud Event at

www.windsorcc.org).

3. Call in your pledge during the Feud; 860-285-1883

(5:00 – 8:00pm).

Our St. Gabriel Angels team is made up of Miss Knowles

(gr. 5 teacher), Mrs. Martin (principal), Mrs. Otto (gr. 4

teacher) and Miss Plasky (middle school math teacher).

Mark your calendar for February 27th starting at 5pm and either come down to theTown Hall, or tune in to WIN-TV and watch our team try to answer "survey says" trivia questions.

Mark your calendars for an easy Fundraiser to help St.

Gabriel School. On March 1st, menchie’s, located at

1095 Kennedy Road, Windsor, will offer 10% of all sales

from 12:30pm to 8:00pm to St. Gabriel School. Think of

the warm weather to come and enjoy a treat now!

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Reminder: In the event of inclement weather, please

watch Channel 3 (WFSB) or Channel 30 (WVIT) for the

cancellation of Religious Ed classes.

If Windsor schools are closed in the morning or close

early, there will be no Religious Education classes that

evening. A message will also be left on the Religious

Education voicemail greeting when classes are cancelled.

February 25 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

25 C2 Confirmation class at St. Gabriel School 5:45 -

7:15 pm

March 3 Practice for Confirmation at 6:30 pm at St. Gabriel

Church

5 Sacrament of Confirmation at 10:30 am at St. Gabriel

Church

6 Religious Ed Family Mass at 10:30 am Mass

10 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

17 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

24 No Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

31 Religious Education classes at St. Gabriel School

April 3 Religious Ed Family Mass at 10:30 am Mass

7 Last Religious Ed classes for the 2015/2016 school

year

7 2nd grade Parent Meeting at St. Gabriel School at

6:00 pm

28 Practice for First Communion at 5:45 to 6:45 pm in

the church

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C2 Students – All C2 students and their sponsors will

gather at St. Gabriel Church at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,

March 3rd for Confirmation practice.

JUST A REMINDER:

Children’s Bulletins – Parents: students in

grades K - 5 will receive a bulletin each week

during Lent that contains pictures to color,

games, puzzles and Bible verses that will help

you introduce and talk about the Biblical witnesses of

Christ’s passion. Additional bulletins will be available at

the front entrance of the Church for children who are not

in the Religious Ed program.