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Parish Mission Statement
As the Parish of Saint Catherine of Siena we are a community of disciples of Jesus Christ. In communion with our Archbishop and the Roman Catholic Church throughout the world, we proclaim the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and His Gospel.
Through our life of worship, we acknowledge our need for the love and mercy of God and we welcome all to share in them. Through our ministries and service, we seek to form our members more deeply as disciples of Jesus and to make present, in our own times, the love and peace of the dawning Kingdom of God. -
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From Father Michael...
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January 16
Ordinary Time (Latin: Tempus per annum) is the part of the liturgical year in the liturgy of the Roman Rite, as revised in 1969, which falls outside the two great seasons of Christmastide and Eastertide, or their respective preparatory seasons of Advent and Lent. The word "ordinary" as used here comes from the ordinal numerals by which the weeks are identified or counted, from the 1st week of Ordinary Time in January to the 34th week that begins toward the end of November.Read More -
December 26
The Catholic Church has different readings at the various Masses of Christmas: The Vigil Mass,the Mass at Night, and the morning Masses of Christmas Day, including the Mass at Dawn. These readingsproclaim the genealogy of Jesus; the shepherds making known the message of the angels; the Decree from CaesarAugustus; and, the Word Made Flesh, respectively.Read More -
December 19
As we prepare to celebrate the Nativity of the Lord this Christmas Day, for the second time during this ongoing Covid Pandemic, I ask that we expand our Christian Trust in the Lord and Hope in one another. Today we have in Connecticut the availability of effective vaccines to keep us safe. We give thanks to God for the gifts of His Heavenly Wisdom given to our researchers and medical professionalsRead More -
December 18
About this time each year we see an increase in the Advent Giving Tree collection. It usually starts off slow, a few donations in this collection, a couple of more in the next collection. Then as the needs are known, the money/acts of kindness comes in. And I believe that this will again happen—not so much because of the collection tallies I have seen so far, but rather because of the goodness and generosity of the people of this parish that comes about year after year.Read More
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Parish Happenings...
Training sessions for new Acolytes, Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors has been scheduled! Please join Fr. Whyte in the church on
Wednesday, February 2nd:
6:30 p.m. Acolytes- 7:00 p.m. Eucharistic Ministers
- 7:30 p.m. Lectors
The Pro-Life cause is gaining ground; please join us in Avon on Saturday,
January 22nd at 12 noon in the Church of St. Ann’s parking lot to pray the rosary for the success of the Dobb’s case and the ultimate overturning of Roe v Wade
Pantry Partners
The next distribution date is February 19th. We serve families in Simsbury who experience food insecurity by providing fresh and frozen food on a monthly basis.
St. Elizabeth House next service date is Sunday, January 16th.We are now able to return to in-person meal service for the residents at St. Elizabeth House in Hartford. All volunteers MUST be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For those not fully vaccinated, we appreciate your service in the form of purchasing or preparing food to serve.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
FEED THE HUNGRY Lunch Service on January 15. Please sign up by Weds, Jan 12th.
There are 3 ways to help:
1.Prepare a hot dish: We'll supply the ingredients for you to make a hot dish at home for us to bring to Hartford. Pick up the ingredients on Thursday, January 13 at Fitzgerald’s and drop off the hot meal to Russell Hall kitchen on Saturday, January 15th between 8:30-9:30 a.m. We'll contact you ahead of time with a recipe and more information if you haven't done this before.
2. Serve Lunch In-Person: We will carpool from St. Catherine's at 9:45 am to St. Elizabeth's House in Hartford. At the shelter we will serve an early Christmas meal for residents as well as for other food insecure guests. We should be done by 1:00 p.m. and will return to Simsbury afterwards.
3. Make sandwiches: Please see the weekly bulletin "Street Sandwich Ministry" section to sign-up to make sandwiches that we will bring to Hartford for this visit.
Sign Up at CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Questions? Contact Rich Sickinger at 860-558-6940. richsickinger@gmail.com ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST HAVE THE COVID-19 VACCINATION. We serve a vulnerable population and our priority is to protect them and our volunteers as well.
The Parish Prayer Line
Ext. 8 has been added to 860.658.1642 to accept your prayer requests for our Health & Healing Ministry’s Prayer Tree. Join in on the power of prayer! Please let us know for whom you wish us to pray.
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Today's Readings