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.
Lenten Penance Service Wednesday March 22 at 7 p.m., our parish will host a Lenten Penance Service for all Catholics wishing to confess their sins for the coming Easter celebrations. There will be three (3) priests available, Fr. Michael Whyte, Fr. John Gancarz, and Fr. John Melnick. We will have a brief prayer service followed by individual confessions throughout the Church.
This Sunday, the third in Lent, we hear the story of the Samaritan women at the well, where Jesus asks her for a drink of water. In and of itself, this act of a Jewish man asking a Samaritan woman for a drink of water is beyond all the cultural norms of the day. In fact, it is beyond what was normal in Greco-Roman times. It was after all, Plato whose philosophy said that women were inferior to men in all aspects—physically, intellectually, spiritually, and morally—they had no autonomy
On March 16th, Thursday, our Youth Ministry team will head out on their Boston Mission Trip where they will interact with God’s children who are in need of food, shelter, dignity and human compassion. One of the things the missionaries will do is to pray in thanksgiving for all of us, our parish, for your generosity in supporting them on this trip and in all their Christian endeavors throughout the year.
In the Season of Lent we are called to recognize the needs of others and to respond with a generous “Yes,” making Justice happen in particular situations. As we come to Mass each Sunday and gaze upon Christ being made real in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, we also see the “backdrop” of the Beatitudes on the wall, THE blueprint of our Christian lives, summed up in one word, “Action.” We are each called to “do something.”
Genesis, our first reading, (2:7-9; 3:1-7), tells us of the creative power of God: He created human beings. He created the Garden of Eden, with all the trees of beauty and food for life. He created Wisdom (Truth). We see the good created by God. Genesis also tells us that while the good, formed by the Wisdom or Truth of God, exists for benefit of humanity, evil, which is formed in the absence of God, is meant to temp humanity and to provide untruth or misinformation as a counter to the Truth
Lenten Penance Service, Wed., March 22nd, 7 p.m., Our parish will host a Lenten Penance Service for all Catholics wishing to confess their sins for the coming Easter celebrations. There will be three (3) priests available, Fr. Michael Whyte, Fr. John Gancarz, and Fr. John Melnick. We will have a brief prayer service followed by individual confessions throughout the Church. There will be no evening confession on Monday, March 20th. Monday, April 3rd will be the final opportunity before Easter.The Bible Blueprint A Lenten Study Do you ever wish you had a “hearing aid” to clarify God’s voice speaking in your heart? It’s been said that when we pray, we are talking with God BUT when we read the scriptures it is God talking with us. The Bible is God’s Word, and we can encounter God’s voice more clearly in the Bible by engaging the tools of Scripture through study and prayer. Join me, Lou Daniels this Lenten Season as we walk through how to better understand and embrace God’s word and better understand His book! Wednesday’s @ 9:30 AM Russell Hall – 3/22 OR Saturday’s @ 9:00 AM Russell Hall –3/25
St Catherine's Women's Ministry is growing! All women of the parish are invited to participate and attend any of the gatherings and events. Save the Dates for....
March 28th for a day out to Lourdes of Litchfield We'll leave from the church parking lot at 9:15 a.m., attend a 10:30 Mass, follow the Way of the Cross, then have lunch out in Litchfield center. For more information, please contact Diane Whittemore at 860-913-0241 or e-mail at whittemorediane@yahoo.com. Sign Up
Men’s Club Ministry Please join us Saturday,April 1st at 9 a.m. Meet at the backyard firepit. Coffee, conversation, bagels and the Bible will be served. We will be setting up the 3 Field Crosses for Holy Week. All are welcome
Ukraine Solidarity fund Your gift today will provide temporary shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, and religious supplies. These items will all be immediately distributed, and 100% of your gift will go directly to these displaced people.
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.