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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. -
Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Gn 4:1-15, 25Responsorial Psalm Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc-17, 20-21Gospel Mk 8:11-13
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From Father Michael...
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February 17
Today’s gospel from Luke is a shorter and more direct version of Matthew’s coverage of the Beatitudes:the teachings of Jesus Christ. In Matthew the sermon takes place on the mountain top, in Luke it is on a stretch of land down below. The certainty of the locale is not all that important, but rather the teachings and their meanings are the key message.Read More -
February 9
This Sunday’s gospel offers us the story of exhausted fishermen who have experienced what seems to have been a fruitless, night-long fishing trip and now the good Lord is telling them to get back into their boats and back to work—during the daytime? The first question in any fishermen’s mind, according to scripture scholars, would have been: “what does this rabbi (clergyman) know about fishing?” After all, any fisherman would tell you that the best time to fish is at night and the best place is close to the shoreline, where the water is shallow and the plant life, which the fish feed on, is plentiful. So why listen to Him?Read More -
February 8
Connecticut pro-lifers need to turn out Monday in numbers as big as possible and testify against this bill! Please make plans now to be there. CLICK ON TITLE FOR IMPORTANT DETAILS:Read More -
February 3
While the headline above may not be a direct quote from Jesus—it does carry a warning and has meaning for every generation, in every time and place. In this Fourth Week of Ordinary Time, the Gospel of Luke takes us to a hillside in Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, to a place called Mount Precipice—just on the southern edge of town—which is thought of as the site where today’s gospel takes place: “…and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong…But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away.Read More
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Talk Saves Lives: An introduction to suicide prevention. Local Speaker, Tom Steen, will present the program at 2:00 PM in the Parish Center at St. Mary’s in Simsbury, on Sunday, February 24. Please note this is appropriate for high school students. Sign-ups are at the front of the church or you can email your name and number of participants to aespstm@gmail.com . This program is open to anyone that wishes to attend.
The Last Seven Days of Jesus
A Saturday Lenten Bible Study
Presented by Father Michael and Lou Daniels on the Saturdays of Lent, from 9:00 AM-10:30 AM
(3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/13*).
in Russell Hall, If you are looking to get more out of this season of lent, then this Bible Study is for you! All are welcome. Come to just one session or come to them all…..recordings will be available on the St. Catherine website.
St. Elizabeth House-next service date is February 17th . Food needs to be ready to serve (casseroles hot, salad pre-cut) and at the church by 3:45pm. Questions, contact Leila Bruno at (860) 392-8585.
Pantry Partners Thank you to all of the volunteers who assisted in Saturday's food distribution.We were happy to have Confirmation candidates help out representing the youth of our church to the residents of our community.
Lenten Soup & Bread, March 6th, Ash Wednesday, immediately following evening Mass & Ashes, in Russell Hall. Look for sign up sheets in February in the Atrium for volunteer soup makers and headcount.
Stations of the Cross:
"Mary's Way of the Cross"
Friday, March 8th, 7pm
followed by a talk by newly-installed Auxiliary Bishop
Betancourt.
Year-end tax statement Anyone who would like one is asked to contact the office, 658-1642 or stcathy@comcast.net
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Monday following daily Mass, pray the Rosary
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Tuesday following daily Mass join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Wednesday following daily Mass the Rosary for World Peace is prayed.
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Friday following daily Mass The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed.
The Parish Prayer Line is here! 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. We’ll include your prayers by our ministers of prayer. -
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