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

Youth Ministry and Confirmation

Director, Toni Berlandy

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

Young Adult Ministry

Coordinator, Toni Berlandy

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

Music Ministry

Director, pending

Parish Council:

Dave Edwards, Chairperson …………...eugeneedwards5468@icloud.com

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

Secretary:

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

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

Parish Trustees:

Robert McLaughlin, Elizabeth Rubino

Schedule of Masses:

Saturday Vigil Mass:…………..4:30pm

Sunday Mass: ………………………...7:30am, 9:30am and 11:30am

Daily Mass: ……………………………….8:00am (Monday through Thursday)

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION:

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 3rd Monday of each month in the church

Hall at 7:00pm.

Contact: Ray Liudzius, Grand Knight at 860-202-8256 or email him at

rayliud@gmail.com.

HOSPITAL & HOME VISITATION: Please contact the parish office

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

ed are confined to home or hospital.

August 14, 2016

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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Saturday, August 13th

4:30pm Lorraine Douglass (92nd Birthday)

Req. by: a friend

Sunday, August 14th

7:30am Marlene & Nelly Nepomuceno

Req. by: Ernest Nepomuceno 9:30am

11:30am

Monday, August 15th

8:00 am George Beyer

Req. by: Roberta

Tuesday, August 16th

8:00 am K.G. Anthony Giantonio

Req. by: his family

Wednesday, August 17th

8:00 am Deceased member of the Battista

family

Req. by: Helen Battista

Thursday, August 18th

8:00 am Josephine Marando

Req. by:

Marie and Dominic Ragaglia

Saturday, August 20th

4:30 pm Claire Herman

Req. by: Mack Family

Sunday, August 21th

7:30 am Louis Philip Albert

Req. by: his family

9:30 am Estelle Sambor

Req. by: Karen Camp

11:30 am Fred & Dorothy Murphy

Req. by: Christine Jakubiec

Grace Dunn, Charlotte Eagan, Lynn Daley,

Sharon Parun, Michael D’Ambrose,

The Chorzempa Family, Vicki DeJohn, Trisha Elliott,

Helen Guenther, Frances Capodiferro,

Adele Meaney, Irene LaMont, Ann Stankoski,

Teresa Seravalli, Ralph W. Corso, Patricia McDermott,

Tess Drezek, James Bisaillon, Tess, Patricia Fellows,

Helen Battista, Ann Jett, Gleisy Nardini,

Ethan Edwards, Anne DeNuccio, Theresa Turbie ,

Mary Fasolo, Larry Naviaux, Violet Frascarelli,

Bobbie Pequignot, Loreen Markie and family,

Donald Strickland, Michael Timura, Clara Cellino,

the Morley Jr./ Sr. families, Helen Rogers,

Karen Corriveau, Charles Mierzwa.

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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 Eucharistic Candle Burns in the memory of

George Beyer Requested by: Roberta

The Blessed Mother Candle Burns in the memory of

Deborah Johnson and Gregg Morawsk i

Requested by: the Johnson Family

Covenant to Care - DCF Back to School Supplies Needed

We received a list of items needed for the children of DCF that we help every season of the year. Since it is back to school time, these kids are in need of school supplies. Dorothy Zyla, the Social Worker with whom we work, Will pick up the items on Sunday, August 28 after 12:30 p.m. Ta-bles for donations will be found in the basement of the church.

Clothes:

Family #1: 3 boys who attend Gaffney ES in New Britain. They have a uniform and need khaki pants and either white or navy blue polo shirts. Vitally (6yo) – Size 5/6 shirts and pants and shoe size 1 Lorenzo (5yo) – Size 4t for shirts and pants and shoe size 12 Marcelo (3yo) – Size 3t for shirts and pants and shoe size 10

Family #2: 3 girls who attend Stevens ES in Rocky Hill. They do not have a uniform, but need generic back to school clothes. Yolanda (9yo) – Size 10-12 shirt and size 10 pants Jennessey (8yo) - Size 7 shirt and size 8 pants Hailey (6yo) – Size 7 shirt and size 8 pants School supplies:

1. Vitally 6yo M 2. Lorenza 5yo M 3. Marcelo 3yo M 4. Elijah 8yo M 5. Destiny 10 yo F 6. Reayan 6yo M 7. Anthony 5yo M 8. Cristina 15yo F 9. Joseph 10yo M 10. Xsavier 8yo M 11. Joel 6yo M 12. Allison 17yo F 13. Tyler 12yo M 14. Yolanda 9yo F

Farmington, Connecticut

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As you assess the Presidential candidates for the United States, review their positions on safeguarding our first amendment right to religious freedom.

If you haven’t done so already, please voice your opposition to the federal health care mandate by calling U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell at 202-205-5445, and your elected representatives. Let them know that the mandate is in violation of our First Amendment right to religious freedom. If you have called, call again, our representatives need to listen to us.

FOR WEEKEND OF AUG 7TH

Offering at Mass: $7,137.00

Mission in the Philippines: $9,446.79

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.

DEFENDING OUR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY #233 -AUGUST 14 MONDAY, AUGUST 15

Mass :8:00AM, 12PM, 5:30PM

Holy day of obligation is a feast day on which Catholics are required to attend Mass.

All are welcome.

The Annual Archidiocesan Social Justice Dinner

October 18, 2016 5pm

The Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry (OCSJM) will present awards for exceptional efforts in social justice minis-try at its Annual Dinner on Tuesday, October 18 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, CT, beginning with a reception at 5 pm. Kerry Weber will present the keynote address. Kerry is a Mercy Associate and managing editor of America Magazine. She is the author of “Keeping the Faith: Prayers for College Students” and “Mercy in the City: How to Feed the Hungry Give Drink to the Thirsty, Visit the Imprisoned, and Keep your Day Job”. Being honored with awards at the dinner are: Fr. Stephen Sledesky, the Collaborative Center for Justice, and St. Louis Church in West Haven, For tickets call OCSJM at: (860) 243-0649 or visit the website at www.catholicsocialjustice.org. Tickets are $70 per person, or $650 for a table of ten.

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

15. Jennessey 8yo F 16. Hailey 6yo F 17. Adrianna 15yo F 18. Roberto 11yo M 19. Desiree 18yo F 20. Kaeley 16yo F 21. Ryley 13yo F 22. Stephaney 8yo F 23. Madison 5yo F 24. Angela 16yo F 25. Isabella 5yo F 26. Madelyn 8yo F 27. Caitlyn 12 yo F

28. Brandon 13yo M

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Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Important Dates to Remember - September 2016 *Liturgy of the Word for Children will continue to be celebrated at the 9:30 & 11:30 Masses throughout the year.

September 11 9:45 – 11:00am Sacraments 2 Class/ Church Hall 11:00 – 11:25am Sacraments 2 Parent Orientation/Church Hall 12:30 – 1:15pm PreK-Gr.6 Parent Orientation/ Church Hall 12:30 – 1:15pm Gr.9 Parent/Student Orientation/ Church 1:30 – 2:15pm Gr.7-8 Parent/Student Orientation/ Church Hall 1:30 – 2:15pm Gr.10 Parent/Student Orientation/ Church

September 16 6:00-8:30pm GIFT (Porter Memorial)

September 17 9:00-11:30am GIFT (Porter Memorial)

September 18 9:45-11:00am Sacraments 1 Class/ Church Hall 11:00-11:25am Sacraments 1 Parent Orientation 2:00-4:30pm GIFT (Porter Memorial)

September 25 9:45-11:00am Sacraments 2 Class/ Church Hall 11:00-2:30pm Grade 9 Mass & Class/ Church

September 26 6:00-7:00pm PreK-K, Gr. 3-8 Religious Education Classes/ Irving A. Robbins Middle School

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

Registration for Fall Religious Education Classes

It is time to register your children for fall Religious Education Classes. According to our records, 206 children still have not been registered for classes; 248 have been registered. If you have al-ready registered your children for classes, thank you! However, as you can see, almost 50% of the children are still not in classes. This makes it difficult to plan materials, classes, etc. for the fall. Please register today! The forms have been emailed to families, who currently have children in the program and may also be found in the Chil-dren’s Liturgy of the Word Corner in the Church Hal, and on the parish website: www.stpatsfarm.org. Classes for Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8 will be held at Irving A. Robbins Middle School on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:00 p.m. *Please note that Parents Teaching At Home, (PTAH) will remain an op-tion for families of children who cannot attend classes on Monday evenings due to scheduling conflicts. http://stpatsfarm.org/family-registration-form

Sacrament Classes: S1, S2, Grades 9 and 10 are held in the Church Hall on Sundays. (Please check the calendar above.) *Families who are “new to the parish” are asked to come into the Parish Office Building, next door to the Church, to fill out a Parish Census Form in addition to the Religious Education Registration Forms. Baptis-mal Certificates, (Reconciliation and Eucharist as well for older chil-dren), are requested at the time of registration for classes.

Religious Education Catechists Needed

Catechists will be needed at Irving A. Robbins School on Mon-day evenings and also for the monthly GIFT program. Please contact Eileen Dignazio, if you would like to sign-up for this ministry. No previous experience needed.

St Patrick Church GIFT Program We are beginning to make plans for GIFT ~ fall of 2016. The dates and themes for the fall are as follows.

September 16, 17, 18 The Theme is “The Holy Spirit in Scripture.”

*Sign up online is available on the parish website: www.stpatsfarm.org. Orange registration forms for families without computer access may be found at the doors of the church and also in the Parish Office Building.

http://stpatsfarm.org/gift

R.C.I.A RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

The Church, after the Second Vatican Council, has restored the Or-der of the Catechumenate in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). Persons baptized in other Christian Churches and now seeking full communion with the Catholic Church are also wel-comed to participate along with Catechumens (unbaptized individu-als) in the RCIA process of learning about the Catholic faith and being formed in that faith. For a Baptized Christian, reception into full communion with the Catholic Church involves a Formal Profes-sion of Faith, Reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation fol-lowed by the celebration of the Sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist. RCIA provides a forum for shared spiritual growth and a means to explore the Catholic Faith through: Sacred Scripture; Sa-cred Tradition; Liturgy and Prayer; the Sacraments; the Parish Com-munity and Individual Sponsorship. Men and women in all stages of their faith journey and from all backgrounds, come together in a non-threatening and non-pressured atmosphere to learn more about the Catholic Church. God calls, God invites, We respond. We will begin the process this fall in church for the 9:30 Mass be-ginning in October, where we will participate in the Liturgy of the Word and then be dismissed to go the Parish Office Building, (next door to the church), to continue the class. This is the time when we share our reflections on the meaning of the Gospel message for each one of us, followed by the teachings of the Church related to the theme of the week’s readings. Class usually ends at 11:15 a.m. Ma-terials will be given to participants for reflection and learning at home. *Anyone interested in learning more about the RCIA process is asked to call Eileen in the Religious Education Office, (860) 676-0253 or email: Eileen@stpatsfarm.org .

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Prayer Shawl Meeting

The St. Patrick Prayer Shawl knitters and crocheters will have their next meeting on Sept 9th, 12-2 pm in Church kitchen. Please call Barbara if you can attend. Comfort in a Shawl: Free Prayer Shawls are available to comfort a relative, friend, caregiver, or neighbor, no matter the age, who would find solace wrapped in a soft shawl made with love and blessed by prayer. We also have a limited supply of blessed baby blankets.

Call Barbara Sutkowski (860-747-8427) to request one, or visit the church office to pick out a shawl.

Upcoming Opportunities to Share

House of Bread Breakfast: Contact Lor-raine Douglass 860-677-8138 for more details. House of Bread: August 14

Upcoming House of Bread: September 11, October 16

Monthly Food Drive: Second weekend of every month ben-efits: Sacred Heart Church Food Pantry in Hartford. Con-tact Linda Regius for more information at 860-674-1963 or regius@comcast.net.

Upcoming Food Drives: Ausgust 13 & 14, September 10&11

Monthly Meatloaf Collection: Meatloaves are delivered to the House of Bread once a month throughout the whole year; contact Lorraine Stec for more information at 860-506-4238, or BaciStec@comcast.net

Upcoming Meatloaf Collections: September 10&11, October 1&2 Knight of Columbus: Bottles and cans collection will be held in early September. More information will be posted soon. Please contact Ray Liudzius at (860) 202-8256 or email rayliud@gmail.com for details.

Emails have been sent out to all Confirmation candi-dates updating them on their status for their re-quirements. THANK YOU to all those that have re-sponded. If all requirements have been met, please be sure to contact Father Barry to make your ap-pointment to meet with him. Father would like all of the interviews completed by September. Please call 860-677-2639 as soon as possible to set up your appointment. If all requirements have not been met, please contact Toni Berlandy at toni@stpatsfarm.org to discuss the next steps.

Emails continue to be sent to all 9th and 10th grade confirmation classes. Please be sure to check your email for information about the upcoming religious education year. If you did not receive an email, please be sure to email Toni Berlandy at toni@stpatsfarm.org to provide correct contact information.

Calling all Youth Ministers, please email Toni Berlandy for important information. You can email her at toni@stpatsfarm.org

Peace, Mrs. Berlandy

The Beginning Experience® Weekend

Sept 30—Oct 2 At the Archdiocesan Conference Center

St. Thomas Seminary

In Bloomfield

For all who are divorced, widowed, or separated—there is a special heartache in finding oneself alone again. DIVORCED, SEPARATED AND WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN of all ages are encouraged to attend a Beginning Experi-ence® weekend designed for those who wish to resolve the pain and grief of losing the marriage relationship and create a more peace-filled future. The Beginning Experience® Weekend will be held September 30—October 2 at the Arch-diocesan Conference Center at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. The weekend begins Friday evening, September 30 and continues through Sunday afternoon, October 2, con-cluding with Mass. The weekend fee is $235/person, which includes the program and materials, all meals on Saturday and Sunday and two nights’ stay, as well as a follow-up event. For more information and an application for yourself or for a friend, please call Victoria at 860-993-7866 or visit www.beginningexperience.org/connecticut.

Beginning Experience® is endorsed by the Archdiocesan Family Life Office.

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blaz-ing! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather divi-sion." - Lk 12:49, 51

Readings for the Week of August 14, 2016 Sunday: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Ps 40:2-4, 18/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53 Monday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10-12, 16/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10/Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35-36/Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11/Ps 23:1-6/Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28/Ps 51:12-15, 18-19/Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-9/Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a/Ps 85:9-14/Mt 23:1-12 Next Sunday: Is 66:18-21/Ps 117:1-2/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-30

WHERE DID I PUT IT?

On Saturday, September 10, 2016 the Order of Malta will hold the third

annual “Lourdes in a Day Pilgrimage” at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloom-

field, CT (www.stseminary.org/directions.html).

Known for their charism of defense of the Catholic faith and service to the

sick and the poor, the Order of Malta conducts this one-day pilgrimage to

allow those unable to make the trip to Lourdes, France to experience the

joy, grace and healing promised by Our Lady of Lourdes. In 1858, Our

Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous, a poor peasant girl, and revealed

herself as the Immaculate Conception. Her instructions were to drink and

bathe in the waters of the stream, which now holds the Grotto of Our

Lady of Lourdes and the baths that are infamous there. She also asked us to

pray, process and build a chapel – all done at the site of the apparition.

Mass and candlelight processions are a daily celebration in this small town

tucked in the Pyrenees Mountains.

You will experience many of these healing ministries as well as hear inspi-

rational reflections during this spiritual journey.

The day begins at 9:30 am with reconciliation; Mass with

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair at 10 a.m., lunch at noon and workshops for

the sick and their caretakers afterwards. The day will conclude at 4:30

p.m. There is NO cost.

Please register with Mark Sullivan at: 860-523-1405 or

sllvnchrth@yahoo.com by Monday, August 15th.

The Third Annual

‘Lourdes in a Day Pilgrimage’

St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, CT

September 10, 2016

St. Patrick’s Lost and Found basket is now located at the Parish Office. If you happened to find things that belong to others, please bring them to the office. You are always welcome to call or stop by the office if you think we may

have the things you are looking for.

Have you seen …?? A Hearing Aid

A Dark beige folding umbrella

We found a pair of glasses, a rosary and some jewelry.

Please call 860-677-2639 for details.

Studying and Praying the Word of God

for More Than 20 Years!

The Archdiocese of Hartford Catholic Biblical School of-fers a comprehensive Bible study from a Catholic perspec-tive.

Interested adults should contact the CBS office at St. Thomas Seminary

by August 15.

Classes begin at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, as well as at satellite locations in Hamden, Plantsville and Terryville, in early September. For more information, check the website www.orehartford.org or contact BJ Daly Horell at 860-242-5573, ext. 2670 or catholic.biblical.school@aohct.org.

Pilgrimage to PORTUGAL, SPAIN and FRANCE

October 11-24, 2017

At the Basilica of the Immaculate conception in Water-bury, we are conducting a Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain and France on October 11-24, 2017. This is a spiritual event and an historic once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a in FATIMA on the 13th of the month, during the 100th Anniversary year of the Apparition of our Blessed Lady in Fatima. For details and reservations, please con-tact Joyce Hutt at (203) 753-2483.

The St. Margaret Mary Bereavement Care Ministry offers a ten-

week, spiritual-based program that provides support for those

suffering the loss of loved ones. Trained facilitators guide and

encourage participants to share with others their experience of

loss as they move through their journey from grief to healing.

“New Day” begins on Thursday, September 1st, and will be held

in the Rectory from 2:00-3:30 p.m. To register , please call

Lisa Grivers at (860) 528-4845 or Kathy Sullivan at (860) 644-

5388. Address: 80 Hayes Road,, South Windsor, CT

NEW DAY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

ST MARGARET MARY

Birthright is an emergency pregnancy service offering the alternative to abortion—LIFE! Our guiding principle: It is the right of every pregnant woman to give birth and the right of every child to be born. Birthright has served the greater Hartford area since 1972. We help any pregnant girl or woman who calls us. We offer free pregnancy tests, friendship counseling, and practical support. If you would like to help, please call (860) 290-8800. Training is pro-vided. Our office is located in East Hartford. Thank you.