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SAINTPETERCLAVERWelcome to our Parish Family!

SCHEDULEOFMASSES

Saturday Vigil ..................................................................................... 4:30 p.m. Sunday............................................................................. 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Weekdays, Monday through Thursday .................................. 6:30 a.m. SACRAMENTOFRECONCILIATIONSaturday ...................................... 3:15 to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment SACRAMENTOFBAPTISMFamilies preparing for Bap sm must a end a pre-bap smal class. Classes are held the third Sunday every other month. Please call the parish office to make arrangements.

Bap sms are celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 12:00 noon. SACRAMENTOFMATRIMONYThose preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage should schedule an appointment with Fr. Leary and Music Director Tim Stella.

Pastor ...................... Reverend James F. Leary

Deacon ............................... James E. Hickey, Jr.

Pastoral Associate ......................... Gigi Frailey

Religious Educa on Office

DRE ............................................. Angela Clement

RE Assistant ....................................... Marie Carr 860-521-2904 spcreled@sbcglobal.net

Office Staff ............................. Joanne Therrien Debbie Walgren

Music Director.................................... Tim Stella

Cantor ............................................ Amanda Kohl

“Speaktothemwithyourhandsbeforeyouspeaktothemwithyourlips.”

St. Peter Claver

PARISHMEMBERSHIPThrough bap sm we become God’s sons and daughters, and brother and sisters of each other in Christ. Every family in the parish should be properly registered and each family should receive a set of envelopes. New parishioners should register at the Parish Office. Single adults over 21 years of age should register separately from parents. This registra on is our only means of cer fying anyone as a member of our parish family.

Office 47 Pleasant Street, West Har ord, CT 06107

Phone 860-561-4235

Fax 860-561-0552

E-mail st.peterclaver@sbcglobal.net

Parish Website www.stpeterclaver.parishlink.com

CHURCH OF SAINT PETER CLAVER WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT March 8, 2015

Saturday, March 7 4:30 PM Memorial: Mary Ellen Sullivan Sunday, March 8 8:30 AM Memorial: Richard Mahoney 10:30 AM Memorial: Patricia Soderquist

Monday, March 9 6:30 AM Memorial: James G. Palma, Sr. Tuesday, March 10 6:30 AM For the Parishioners of St. Peter Claver

Wednesday, March 11 6:30 AM For the Parishioners of St. Peter Claver Thursday, March 12 6:30 AM 1st Anniversary: Stratton Gunning Saturday, March 14 4:30 PM Memorial: John Buckley Sunday, March 15 8:30 AM 1st Anniversary: Joanne Farrell 10:30 AM 2nd Anniversary: George S. McKenna

THE WEEK AHEAD AT ST PETER CLAVER

Monday, March 9 6:00 – 7:00 PM Lenten Confession ~ Church Tuesday, March 10 7:00 PM Parish Council Meeting ~ Classroom Wednesday, March 11 5:30 PM Stations of the Cross ~ Church 6:00 PM Soup Supper ~ Parish Hall Thursday, March 12

6:00 PM Lenten Evening - Creating Sabbath Space ~ Hall

Friday, March 13 7:00 PM Townwide Stations of the Cross ~

St. Peter Claver Church Saturday, March 14 3:45 PM Children’s Rosary ~ Church All are Welcome! 6:00 PM St. Patrick’s Day Dinner ~ Hall

TOWN-WIDE STATIONS OF THE CROSS… will take place at St. Peter Claver Church

on Friday, March 13 at 7:00 pm Please join us!

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT First Reading: Exodus 20:1-17 Through Moses, God passed on the commandments he wished all people to follow. He tells us not to worship idols or take the name of the Lord in vain. All the laws God gave to us, if followed, would ensure that we could live in peace and harmony with one another as he had planned. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 Paul tells the Corinthians that Christ is the power and the wisdom of God. Although they claimed to possess wisdom, “God’s folly is wiser than men, and his weakness is more powerful than men.” Gospel: John 2:13-25 Jesus went to the temple of Jerusalem to find merchants there selling sheep and doves. He knocked over their tables and drove the animals away. The merchants asked him for a sign that he was authorized to do this. He told them to “destroy this temple (referring to his body) and in three days I will raise it up.” The merchants misunderstood, and did not believe he could rebuild in three days what had taken nearly 50 years to build. Still many believed in him, after seeing the miracles he had performed.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEKND MARCH 15

First Reading: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Second Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10

Gospel: John 3:14-21

ARCHBISHOP’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY BREAKFAST Tuesday, March 17 ~ 7:30 AM

The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, S.T.D., cordially invites you to join in celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Guest Speaker: Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow Tea. Proceeds benefit The Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools. FACS is a 501(c) (3) federally qualified, non-profit charity; thus, all donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. For information about sponsorship opportunities, advertising in the program, or to purchase tickets, please contact: mdussault@facshartford.org or call 860.761.7499. Tickets are $100 per person. Follow FACS on Twitter @FACSHartford.

After Mass on Sunday, March 15th please come enjoy a cup of coffee, doughnuts and some friendly chatter. We

thank the Knights of Columbus for hosting this event.

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

Lent 2015

Lenten Confessions Do you want to let go of patterns of sin, grow in the life of virtue, and experience a joyful conversion? Let the light of God’s mercy shine on you this Lenten season by going to confession. All churches of the Archdiocese will be open for Confessions every Monday during Lent from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. For more information visit Light4you.info.

Town Wide Lenten Mission March 15th – 18th, 7:00 PM ~ St. Timothy Church ~

Please join us for four evenings with Deacon Art Miller, a well-known, dynamic preacher and Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Black Catholic Ministries.

He also serves at St. Mary Church in Simsbury

Lenten Corporal Works Of Mercy Continuing with our ‘work” for March 7/8, GIVE DRINK TO THE THIRSTY, our collection this week will benefit IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SHELTER for men. They urgently need canned coffee, and could use bottled juices. For MARCH 14/15, our ‘work’ SHELTER THE HOMELESS, we would appreciate paper goods and all types of cleaning supplies for the FRIENDSHIP CENTER SOUP KITCHEN at MERCY HOUSING.

Creating Sabbath Space In Our Lives Continues

Thursday evenings during Lent here in the St. Peter Claver Parish Hall

March 12, 19, 26, and 31 (and one Tuesday) 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Join us for a five week video series with Ron Rolheiser, OMI, facilitated by Gigi Frailey.

ST. ANN OF AVON YOUTH MINISTRY PRESENTS “HIS LAST DAYS”

Saturday, March 28 at Avon High School His Last Days is a moving musical portrayal of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection with music by Dallas Holm and Steve Green. Special effects lighting and wonderfully moving music enhances this very professional presentation. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the door of by calling Joan Gould at 860-673-9858, Ext. 226 or via email teens2000mom@yahoo.com.

GRAND PIANO FOR SALE Our beautiful piano in the Parish Hall is for sale. Formerly owned by Bob Ellsworth, it is in excellent condition, and was professionally regulated. It is 6’1” in length and has a high

gloss ebony finish. If interested, contact Tim Stella at 860-983-4029.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER The St. Peter Claver Knights of Columbus will be hosting their annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Saturday evening, March 14 at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall. This year’s entertainment will be Craig Stalk playing great Irish music accompanied by a fiddle player. Corn beef and cabbage will be the culinary choice along with the traditional fixings. Tickets are $12 pp and will be available after all masses until the event. A purchase of 8 or 10 tickets will guarantee you a reserved table in your name. For additional information, please contact Dennis Swanton at (860) 810-7758 or Jonathan Gearty at 860-595-7707.

2015 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL The 2015 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is now underway in our parish. Your support of this year’s Appeal ensures the essential charitable, educational, and pastoral ministries of the Archdiocese of Hartford are carried forward. We hope you can help meet our parish goal of $90,000. If you would like to make a gift, kindly mail in your pledge. You may also contact our parish secretary, visit the Archdiocesan website at archdioceseofhartford.org or call the Appeal Office at (800) 781-2550. Keep in mind that an early pledge will allow for a monthly payment plan.

DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY #158 The Catholic Church invests in the common good, for instance, by establishing and running schools, hospitals, universities, charities and social services. Our government and society have long relied on them for help and taken advantage of the vast network that churches and religious institutions provide to aid people in need and to help form good citizens. But, when we are told we’ve got to stop being who we are, to put aside our beliefs, or plainly go against our conscience in order to be allowed to contribute to the common good, we must speak out. If you haven’t done so already, please voice your opposition to the federal health care mandate by calling President Obama at the White House at 202-456-1111 or U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell at 202-205-5445. Let them know that the mandate is in violation of our First Amendment right to religious freedom.

SUMMER MISSION TRIP ADULT CHAPERONES NEEDED

We are looking for a male and female adult to chaperone our St. Peter Claver teens who will be serving in the City of Hartford with the Catholic Heart Work Camp Sunday night July 12th through Saturday morning July 18th. The $355 cost of registration can be paid by the Parish if necessary. Since we are serving locally, we can split duty if you are only able to serve a few days & nights, but not the whole week. This will be a very rewarding and meaningful experience! You will work alongside and guide our group of students at the work-sites by day and eat, sleep and celebrate your faith with them at the host site in the evenings. For more information check out: www.workcamp.com and call Anne Carroll with any questions at 860-561-4912.

In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear about Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem, a special holy place for the Jewish people. Jesus became angry because merchants were selling ani-mals to be offered in sacrifice at the Temple. Jesus cleared out the merchants and mon-eychangers from the Temple area to teach them that the Temple is “His Father’s House” and not a marketplace. Jesus says that He will tear down the Temple and put it back to-gether again in three days. He was referring to Himself as the Temple. When Jesus died on Good Friday, He knew He would come back to life in three days. The people didn't un-derstand. But when He rose from the dead, they saw for themselves, and many believed. Lent is a time for all of us to tear down whatever keeps us from recognizing Jesus!

Contact the Faith Formation Office with any questions at 860-521-2904 or email at spcreled@sbcglobal.net.

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING CLASSES

GRADES 3 - 6 Sunday Students: Sunday, March 8, 9:30-10:30am

Weekday Students meet as follows: Tuesday, March 24, 3:45-4:45pm Wednesday, March 25, 2:15-3:15pm Please Note: Due to the West Hartford Public School Conference Week, our classes on March 10 and 11 are rescheduled to March 24 and 25.

GRADE 7 Students meet Sunday, March 22, 11:45am-12:45pm

GRADE 8 Sunday Students ~ March 8, 11:45am-12:45pm Tuesday Students ~ March 10, 6:30-7:30pm

ADAPTIVE PROGRAM Sacramental Preparation for Special Needs Students has begun. Our next session will take place on Tues-day, March 24 from 6:30-7:30pm. Families are asked to bring their Sacramental Kits with them to class and all necessary forms for those who wish to be confirmed.

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION

GRADE 9: Students will meet on Sunday, March 22 at 11:45am-12:45pm. Students are asked to participate in the Stations of the Cross Prayer Service on Wednesday, March 18 at 5:30pm.

GRADE 10: Confirmation Candidates meet Sunday, March 29, 11:45-1pm. Letters to Pastor and Memorial Mass Intentions are now due. Candidates are asked to participate in the Stations of the Cross Prayer Service on March 18 or 25 at 5:30pm.

FAMILY & CHURCH CLASSES GRADE 1

Sunday Students: March 22, 9:30am - 10:30am Tuesday Students: March 31, at 3:45pm - 4:45pm

GRADE 2 Sunday Students: March 8, 9:30am- 10:30am Tuesday Students: March 24, 3:45pm- 4:45pm

Wednesday Students: March 25, 2:15pm-3:15pm

A special way to be prayerful during Lent is to “walk” with Jesus on the road to Calvary through the Stations of the Cross. Each sta-tion is a place where we stop to think about all that Jesus did for us. Each week, the students are welcome to walk through the stations as part of their Lenten Lesson.

March 11 - Gr. 6 and 7 March 18 - Gr. 9 and 10 March 25 - All Grades

We will meet at 5:30pm in the Church on the above dates. Stations are led by the students and appropriate prayer booklets are used for each Grade Level. Please note that ALL parishioners are invited each week, as well as stu-dents in All grade levels. The Stations are followed by a Soup Supper in the Parish Hall. An email link has been sent to all registered families with sign up information.

LENT ~ FASTING & FEASTING!

Lent is more than just a time of fasting. It should also be a joyous time of feasting!

It is a Season in which we could try to:

Fast from worry; Feast on hope! Fast from complaining; Feast on appreciation!

Fast from anger; Feast on patience! Fast from gossip; Feast on prayer!

Fast from unhappiness; Feast on gratitude!

“Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.”

John 6:68

Students received “Rice Bowls” to help Catholic Relief Services provide food, clean water and homes to those in need. We kindly ask all families to fill their “bowl” to share the love of Christ this Lent. Many families place it on their table to remind them of others who have no food. Please return all “bowls” by your child’s last class session. Thanks so much for your generosity to those in desperate need!

Daylight Savings Time begins this

Sunday, March 8th.

Creating Sabbath Space in Our Lives

A five week video series with Ron Rolheiser, OMI facilitated by Gigi Frailey

Join us on Thursday evenings during Lent (and one Tuesday) for a series of reflections on the true meaning of Sabbath and how we can create Sabbath Space in the midst of our busy lives. Ron Rolheiser, one of the most sought after retreat directors of our time, will guide us via video sessions.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall

Four Thursday evenings during Lent

March 12 – “Obstacles to Sabbath” March 19 – “Showing up for the Wedding Feast and taking the Ointment” March 26 – “Sabbath as Solitude and Reconciliation”

*March 31st – “Rest in God” *Note this is a Tuesday

(Please sign up after the weekend Masses on 2/21-22 and 2/28 – 3/1 so that materials can be prepared. Questions contact Gigi Frailey in the church office ggfrailey@gmail.com 860-561-4235 x3.)

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