Reverend John P. Melnick Pastor

Reverend Tuan Anh Dinh Mai Parochial Vicar

Deacon R. Carl Lickwar

Accessible by side entrance

SACRAMENTS Baptism: Sundays at 11:00am (St. Joseph) & 11:30am (St. Gabriel)

Please call the Parish Rectory Office to schedule a date

Reconciliation: The 1st and 2nd Saturdays at 4:30pm (St. Joseph) 3rd and 4th Saturdays at 3:15pm (St. Gabriel)

Marriage: Arrangements should be made by calling the Rectory at least six months in advance

Anointing of the Sick: Please contact the Rectory

ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL

Mrs. Patricia Martin

Principal 77 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor, CT Tel: 860-688-6401

Website: www.stgabrielschool.org FAX: 860-298-8668

CEMETERY SEXTON Ms. Lori Possum

Telephone: 860-285-0696

MUSIC MINISTRY

Mr. Michael Rheault St. Gabriel

Mr. Scott P. Rioux St. Joseph

Directors of Music

CHURCH SEXTON

Mrs. Charlene Stosonis

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE

Mrs. Cynthia Glick

Coordinator of Faith Formation

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 3:00pm

Telephone: 860-683-0366

FAX: 860-688-2638

E-mail: reled@windsorcatholic.org

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

Monday - Friday Daily Mass: 7:30am

St. Gabriel & St. Joseph Churches alternate weeks

Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm (St. Gabriel), 5:00pm (St. Joseph) Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30am (St. Gabriel) 8:00 & 10:00am (St. Joseph)

RECTORY OFFICE

Mrs. Martha Erickson Mr. Jonathan Wyse Ms. Lori Possum

Parish Secretary Communications Coordinator Bookkeeper E-mail: office@windsorcatholic.org E-mail: web@windsorcatholic.org E-mail: finance@windsorcatholic.org

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-3:00pm

Telephone: 860-688-4905/ 860-688-9566 FAX: 860-688-2638

379 Broad Street, Windsor, CT Website: www.windsorcatholic.org

Saint Joseph Church

1747 Poquonock Avenue

Poquonock, CT 06064

Saint Gabriel Church

379 Broad Street

Windsor, CT 06095

St. Damien of Molokai Parish

THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 10, 2017

Saturday December 9 - The Vigil of the Second

Sunday of Advent

4:00 PM 12th Ann. - Clayton and Florence Van

(SGC) Gasbeck req. by Family

5:00 PM Special Intention for the O’Neil and Lapato

(SJC) Families req. by Joan O’Neil

Sunday December 10 – The Second Sunday of

Advent

8:00 AM Patrick & Anna Kane and Patrick

(SGC) Canning req. by Family

8:00 AM Anniversary Remembrance - Nicholas

(SJC) Palladino req. by His Nephew, Joseph

10:00 AM 11th Ann. - Peter Binette req. by

(SJC) His Family

10:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - Donald

(SGC) LaBarre req. by Family

Monday December 11 - St. Damasus I

7:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - John Matusewicz

req. by His Wife, Mickey & Family

Tuesday December 12 - Our Lady of Guadelupe

7:30 AM 10th Ann. - Harry Blythe req. by His

Daughter

Wednesday December 13 - St. Lucy

7:30 AM Edward Zawacki req. by Ann Brown &

Family

Thursday December 14 - St. John of the Cross

7:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - Ethel Hazelwood

req. by Her Nephew, Pat & Darlene Kennedy

Friday December 15

7:30 AM 1st. Ann. - Phyllis Rice req. by Adam Rice

& Family

The Following Weekend

Mass Intentions

Saturday December 16 - The Vigil of the Third

Sunday of Advent

4:00 PM Charles & Bernice Alekson req. by

(SGC) Family

5:00 PM Birthday Remembrance - Walter

(SJC) Czupryna req. by Eileen & Greg Murphy

Sunday December 17 – The Third Sunday of

Advent

8:00 AM Anniversary Mass - Bernadette Renda req.

(SGC) by Family

8:00 AM Christmas Remembrance - Francis, Rose

(SJC) & Louis Lupo req. by Their Daughter, Marie

& George Dixon

10:00 AM Birthday Remembrance - Frances L. (SJC) Zostant req. by Pam McGrath & Family

10:30 AM Birthday Remembrance - Tony Visone

(SGC) req. by Family

Daily 7:30 AM Masses

Monday through Friday at St. Joseph Church

Please remember those who have gone before us

marked with the sign of faith, especially, Robert

Mazel.

Also, remember the sick of the parish at home, in

hospitals and in convalescent homes, especially, John Van der

Voorn, Florence Raimo, Arline Jacques, Darlene Kennedy,

Robin Trimmier, Joseph Mancarella, Jim Hunter and Lori

Marinone.

Help religious communities. “ Your generous contribution helps us to care for our retired sisters and enables our younger sisters to continue in active ministry,” writes a religious sister. Your gift to today’s Retirement Fund for Religious, helps provide medications, nursing care and more for thousands of senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests. It

also helps ensure younger members can continue the good works of their elders!

We are accepting donations for Christmas flowers.

Perhaps you would like to make a donation in memory of

a deceased family member, friend or in honor of

someone. Names will be published in January.

St. Damien of Molokai Parish

Collections: Weekend of December 2 & 3

Weekly Collection: $10,365

My Monthly: $ 4,880

On-line: $ 762

Parish Annual Collection Goal: $75,000

Collection to Date: $43,292

This Weekend, the Second Collection is for the

Retired Religious Fund.

Next Weekend, the Second Collection is for the Utility

Fund.

Thank you for your many generosities!

Penance Service Monday, December 11th 7 PM at St. Joseph Church

DECEMBER 10, 2017

On Monday, December 18th, at 7 PM, the Wethersfield High School Choralaires, under the direction of St. Joseph’s Music Director, Mr. Scott Rioux, will hold their Annual Christmas Concert at Saint Joseph Church.

A reception will follow in Father Doherty Hall. All are welcome!

WE WELCOME INTO OUR PARISH FAMILY

THROUGH THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

Amelia Elizabeth McNamara son of Michael & Carolyn McNamara

Daphne Marie Guillotte and

Neal Patrick Guillotte children of Patrick and Michelle Guillotte

May the grace of God they received at their rebirth remain with

them always and may they grow in the love and friendship of our

loving Father.

Join Deacon Carl for an Evening of Spirituality

Wednesdays, December 13th & 20th

enrich your Christmas preparation

6:00 pm St. Gabriel Church Hall

OCP Publishing Co. has initiated a wonderful format in our new 2018 Heritage Missal. They have made it convenient to find our Penitential Act, Gloria, Nicene Creed and Invitation to Communion prayers on the front inside cover of the missal. Please use this as a means to continue to offer your prayers in our faithful communion at Mass.

Retreat Theme: Grace Enough - Join

Holy Family’s retreat team for a

weekend of peace and reflection on the

power of God’s grace in our lives. Discover anew how God’s

grace is our greatest source of strength and courage to meet the

ever-present challenges in our lives. Together we’ll reflect on

how living in God’s grace guides us to make wise choices,

leading to true happiness and peace.

The retreat includes: home-cooked meals, inspirational

liturgies, uplifting music, free time, and workshops. The retreat

begins with dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening and

concludes with Sunday brunch at noon. Register at

www.holyfamilyretreat.org/graceenough or call Holy Family

Passionist Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT at 860.760.9705

for more info: .Men’s Retreat Date: February 2-4, 2018

Women’s Retreat Dates: January, 5-7 and 26-28, 2018

Date: December 16, 2017 Time: 9-11 AM

Place: St. Gabriel School Cafeteria

Children (3 to 12) @ $5 each. Adults $8

Please call the School to register at (860) 688-6401 Must register by December 11th

Prayer for the Second Week of Advent

(two candles are lit)

Leader: Father in heaven, set our hear ts ablaze to

follow in the steps of John the Baptist. May we bring

light and love to all we meet, that the darkness of sin and

fear may be overcome. In Christ’s name we ask this.

All: Amen.

The Joy of Advent: In Webster ’s dictionary we read

that joy is “great happiness or delight.” For the Christian,

in the Holy Season of Advent, true holiday joy is found in

God’s love for us. This love comes to us at once in the

Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Invite our

Savior into your observance of this Holy Season by

attending Mass and participating in our Advent

Reconciliation Service. The service will be held on

Monday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph

Church.

We wish to thank all the volunteers who helped to

make our Christmas Dinner & Concert such a

success! St. Damien Parish Choir, under the

direction of Michael Rheault, and the School

Choir, under the guidance of Mrs. Beth Surapine,

offered us beautiful musical selections to get us all in the

spirit of Christmas to honor the new born King! All who

participated in and attended the event are appreciated more

than words can say.

Blessings to you,

Fr. John Melnick and Fr. Andy

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

St. Joseph Church St. Gabriel Church Christmas Vigil

4:00 PM 4:00 PM

5:30 PM 5:30 PM

10:00 PM

Christmas Day

8:00 AM 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Please go to christmasmasses.org to view church Masses.

DECEMBER 10, 2017

ImmaCare Shelter Dinner Thank you to all who contributed to the

November dinner.

We will again be serving Barbecue Chicken Bubble-up, salad, vegetables and dessert. All food donations may be dropped off at the St. Gabriel Church parking lot at 5:45pm on Sunday, December 17th. Any questions, call Barbara Tanguay, 860-285-8203.

A Message from Social Action

Monthly Food Collection The monthly food drive is next weekend. The Food Bank has requested: personal care items, paper goods, hot beverages, canned meats, and cereal. Thank you for your continued support of our monthly drives.

Giving Tree

Today is the collection day for the Giving Trees gifts. Please bring all donations directly to the Church halls. On behalf of Project Santa (part of Windsor Social Services), the Solnit Center group home in East Windsor, and Covenant to Care, thank you very much for your generosity!

Kimberly Hall South

Kimberly Hall South has notified Social Action that they are accepting donations through December 18, for sweat tops/bottoms, sweaters (S,M,L,XL), bed slippers (any size), jewelry, CDs (gospel, classical, jazz, oldies), hard candy regular/sugar free, lotion, small trinkets, shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, body wash, perfume/cologne, pocket books, wallets/purses, hat/gloves set, and word search/crossword books. The items will be used for gifts for the residents, as nearly 80% do not have family members. Anyone wishing to donate an item, can contact Audrey Morant directly at Audrey.Morant@GenesisHCC.com. Donations should be dropped off at Kimberly Hall South directly, and not left in the Church halls.

The next Social Action meeting is February 12, 2018 at 6PM in St. Gabriel Church Hall. For more information on how you can

participate in Social Action contact Lisa Andersen at 860-688-

3474 or Landers403@comcast.net or Sue Claughsey at 860-298-0550 or rnsue51@yahoo.com.

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things

with great love.” Mother Teresa

I would like to express my thanks to you and St.

Damien of Molokai Parish, at St. Gabriel Church, for

its commitment to the American Red Cross.

Your drive resulted in 38 presenting blood donors,

and we were able to collect 30 pints of lifesaving

blood. Each of those donations could help save up to 3 lives!

Christine Auletta, Account Manager Recruitment and Outreach, Connecticut Blood Services Region

ANCHOR MEETING

DECEMBER 10TH

All to meet in St. Gabriel Hall after 10:30 Mass

Activities include: Holiday gift bags filled for the Santa

Breakfast followed by Pizza lunch & travel to local MOVIE

theater. (Check in with Leader, Suzanne Hawran).

ANCHOR is now open to grade 5 students!!

Santa Breakfast is December 16th at St. Gabriel School.

ANCHOR is collecting socks, gloves and hats of all sizes in the

months of December & January. Drop off in Church halls.

We are now offering Online Giving! Visit our

website to sign up and to begin contributing

automatically to our parish. This convenient

new system does not require you to contact

your bank to sign up or to make changes. You can use any of

your checking or savings accounts and the funds will be

automatically transferred to our parish bank account. This

system is more convenient for the parish than electronic checks

from your bank. And it’s convenient for you because you can

make changes at any time. You can see reports on your

contribution history and generate tax statements at each year’s

end. Go to www.yourparishwebsite.com to get started. Already

using our new Online Giving option? If so, and you would

like to stop receiving monthly collection envelopes, please

contact the parish office and let us know. Thank you!

The Prayer Shawl Ministry daytime group will

meet at St. Gabriel Church Hall from 1-2pm on

Monday, December 11th.

!

OPLATEK Available at the Rectory

$2.00 per packet (4 embossed nativity scene wafers)

For everyone’s convenience, there will be some oplatki in the

sacristy for purchase on the weekends as well as in the Parish

Rectory Office Monday – Thursday during office hours.

St. Gabriel School will be celebrating the Advent season with a prayer service at our School every Monday at 8:30am. Please feel free to join us.

On Friday, December 8th, students attended the Immaculate Conception Mass at 9am at St. Gabriel Church. This Mass was led by our 7th grade students, who also presented seven dramatic vignettes about the life of the Blessed Mother Mary.

The School Christmas Concert will be held Wednesday, December 13th. The concert starts at 6:30pm, and includes performances by our Advanced & Cadet Band, Middle School Choir and the K-5th grade choir.

Our Preschool students will hold a Christmas Pageant on December 14th at 6pm.

Grade 5 is collecting COATS FOR CONNECTICUT.

Please donate gently used coats or heavy sweatshirts.

Coats will be dry cleaned through Best Cleaners of CT

and donated to the Salvation Army of Greater Hartford.

Sunday, January 21st is Open House for the 2018/2019

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Reminder: In the event of inclement

weather, please check WFSB or WVIT on-

air or online one hour before Class start

time for the cancellation of Religious Ed

classes. You may also call the Religious

Education Office to hear the status of classes for that day/

evening. Remember to look for ‘St. Damien - Windsor.’

December

10 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for

Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]

16 Christmas Pageant practice at 12:00 noon at St. Joseph

Church

17 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for

Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]

23 Christmas Pageant practice at 12:00 noon at St. Joseph

Church

24 Christmas Pageant at 3:30 pm at St. Joseph Church

followed by Family Mass at 4:00 pm

24 No Religious Education classes

31 No Religious Education classes

January

7 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for

Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:00 am]

7 Religious Ed & St. Gabriel School Family Mass at 10:30am

Mass

7 C2 Confirmation Retreat 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. All C2 Confirmation candidates will attend

12 Rehearsal for First Reconciliation 5:30 - 6:30 pm at St.

Joseph Church

14 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for

Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]

19 Rehearsal for First Reconciliation 5:30 - 6:30 pm at St.

Joseph Church

20 Sacrament of First Reconciliation 1:00 pm at St. Joseph

Church

21 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for

Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]

28 Religious Education Classes at St. Gabriel School for

Grades K - 8 [9:00 - 10:10 am]

Christmas Pageant Practice - all youth in the Parish are invited to participate in the Christmas Pageant. Once again this year, our Youth Choir Director, Vicky Ascherman, will coordinate the pageant. Children & youth taking part in the Pageant, and Parent & Student Volunteers, should plan to attend both rehearsals on December 16th & 23rd at 12:00 Noon at St. Joseph Church.

C1 & C2 Community Service Opportunities – Volunteers are needed to assist with the Christmas Pageant rehearsals on December 16th & 23rd & Pageant on December 24th.

C2 Confirmation Retreat – all C2 Confirmation candidates will attend a Confirmation Retreat on Sunday, January 7th from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center. Permission slips and payment are due to the Religious Ed Office by December 15th.

Practice for First Reconciliation – all children preparing for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will meet at St. Joseph Church on January 12th & 19th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. On Friday, January 19th, at least one parent or guardian should accompany their child to practice. Please call the Religious Education office if you have any questions.

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