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Daily Mass starts at 8:30
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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. -
From Father Michael...
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August 8
This weekend we celebrate the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, and we hear from the Gospel of Matthew, 1 Kings and St. Paul in the Letter to the Romans. As imperfect disciples—which we all are—we must ask ourselves 3 questions based on the key messages of today’s readings: (1) Where do we search/look for God—where do we hear Him speak to us; (2) Do we believe that God makes Himself present to us today; and, (3) How how much Trust am I willing to put into growing my faith?Read More -
August 2
In these uncertain times amid the pandemic, there are lots of fears—both founded and unfounded—about the dangers, transmissibility, infection rates, and more—about returning to in-person school and parish faith formation programs. Understandably, parents are concerned as well as teachers, but the only remedy to this fear is truth—truth based in data-driven facts. Far too much of the “news” today is emotion-drive, for many reasons—politics being one—and that emotion-drive misinformation produces no good.Read More -
July 11
A good question—one that we must answer if we want to “get” anything out of the story or parable itself. Over the next three weeks we will hear in the Sunday Gospels from Matthew, specifically from chapter 11 and the parables of Jesus. So, as Julia Andrews in the Sound of Music told us, start at “the very beginning,” and with the parables this is most important to their understanding and meaning—so we can begin with the question: “What are the parables all about?” before we go deeper into their meanings and applicability to our faith lives.Read More -
July 11
The maintenance of our facilities is important—and like your homes—ongoing, and we all know that it is less expensive to keep up with repairs than to replace items before their life expectancy ends. A couple of items for your information: This coming week you will notice all of the OUTSIDE DOORS in Russell Hall are being replaced with doors similar to the ones on the front entrance to the atriumRead More
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Today's Readings
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Reception of Holy Communion With A Mask
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Parish Happenings...
Faith Formation Parents, please take a minute for this survey to help us determine the interest level of participation for in person Faith Formation Classes K-8.
School Supply's Needed! to
help children of Hartford. Please donate the following items for Family Life Ministry to distribute to the children: This year, they have about 100 students in need (50 boys/50 girls). They are in need of Backpacks, calculators (basic and scientific), notebooks andfolders, pens, pencils, and erasers, rulers, 3 ring binders, .Loose leaf paper (including drawing), markers and crayons, glue.
This year due to COVID and online learning,
they are in great need of headphones, hand sanitizer, and face masks of all sizes. Place items in the boxes in the Atrium or the Vestibule.
CATECHISTS WANTED!
If you have a desire to share your faith, please call Kathi Bonner 860.658.4737 or email Kathidre@aol.com. We have an outstanding curriculum and supportive Faith Formation network of teachers and parishioners.
HELP WANTED watering the flowers this summer around the church and rectory. We have a watering schedule and would love to add you to our list.
If interested please contact Barbara Hopkins
(860) 658-5478 or barbhopkins@comcast.net
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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