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Church of
The Holy Spirit
183 Church Street, Newington, Connecticut 06111
So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it. And
he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and
others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. - Mk
11:7-8
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
2015 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
MONDAY, March 30
Parish Mass at 9:00 am
Confessions 6:00-7:00 pm
TUESDAY, March 31
Parish Mass at 9:00 am
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Parish Mass at 9:00 am
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 2
Parish Mass at 9:00 am
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30 pm
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3
No Daily Mass at 9:00 am
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion and Death at 3:00 pm
The Seven Last Words of Christ at 7:00 pm
(A service of Prayer and Music (No Stations of the Cross)
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4
No Daily 9:00 am Mass
Confessions from 10:00-11:00 am
Blessing of Easter Foods at 12:00 Noon at the Church
Easter Vigil (First Mass of Easter) at 7:30 pm
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5
Masses at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am and 12:00 Noon
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Saturday, March 28
Vigil
4:00 pm
Frank Kolodzeij, Dominic Corona and
Frances Corcoran req. by Yolanda Kolodziej
Sunday, March 29
Palm Sunday of the Passion
of the Lord
7:30 am
Patricia Linares req. by Ed and Phyllis
Patz
9:00 am
Warren Rashaw req. by his Wife
(Birthday Remembrance)
10:30 am
Theresa Kozikowski req. by her Son
and Family
(Ninth Anniversary)
12:00 N
Richard Tinto req. by his Family
(Fourteenth Anniversary)
Monday, March 30
9:00 am
Intentions of our Parish Family
Tuesday, March 31
9:00 am
Thomas C. Baggiero and Catherine
Baggiero req. by their Family
Wednesday, April 1
9:00 am
Anthony, Lucy, Victor, and Nino
Rizza req. by their Family
Thursday, April 2
Holy Thursday
9:00 am
Intentions of the Wilson and Buckie
Families req. by Alfreda Wilson
7:30 pm
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, April 3
Good Friday
9:00 am
No Mass
3:00 pm
Commemoration of the Lord’s
Passion and Death
7:00 pm
The Seven Last Words of Christ
(A Service of Prayer and Music)
No Stations of the Cross
Saturday, April 4
Holy Saturday
9:00 am
No Mass
10:00-11:00 am
Confessions
12:00 N
Blessing of Easter Foods
Vigil
No Intentions
7:30 pm
First Mass of Easter
Sunday, April 5 Easter Sunday of The Resurrection
of the Lord
7:30 am
Angeline A. Anderson req. by the
Allen Family
9:00 am
Valentine Profetti req. by his Daughters
(Forty-fifth Anniversary)
10:30 am
Lucy Kaminsky req. by her Family
(Fifteenth Anniversary)
12:00 N
Paul Messina and Antonio and Filomena
Manocchio req. by their Family
NEWINGTON
Weekly Offertory
$8,241.
Online Giving 3/10-3/17/2015
$1,216.
Thank you for your spiritual and financial support
of our parish.
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
"They began to be distressed and to say to him, one by
one, surely it is not I?" During this dramatic scene at
the Last Supper, we can picture Judas Iscariot, the
betrayer, trying to play up his innocence as long as
possible. He knew he had already betrayed Jesus, and
if he joined in the "who, me?" ritual, he was just
putting on appearances. But what about the others?
The rest of the Twelve were deeply disturbed by the
idea that they might betray Jesus. As we know,
however, when push came to shove, Peter's fear of
betraying Jesus was trumped by fear for his own life. "I
do not know this man about whom you are talking," he
said in order to protect himself. But notice Peter's
reaction when he realized what he'd done: "He broke
down and wept." How different was humble Peter's
response from that of prideful Judas, who acted as if
he hadn't done anything wrong: "Who, me?" Both men
were unfaithful to the Lord, but only Peter immediately
felt real sorrow, what we traditionally call contrition,
for his sin. The betrayers in today's Gospel readings
are not just these two men. We also follow the crowd
who hailed Jesus one day with "hosannas!" and a week
later nailed him with their angry "crucify him!" How
quickly our faith can turn fickle. For some of us, it may
be easy to condemn the crowd and Judas and Peter,
thinking that we would never do such a thing: "Who,
me?" But today, let us resolve not to be so proud as to
think we are perfect disciples. Let us have the humility
of Peter who wept over his imperfections and,
ultimately, repented of his sins. Only when we
acknowledge that we need God's help will we be able
to hail him and praise him as he truly deserves.©
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Dorothy Blazek, of our Parish
Dominic J. Cantafi, of our Parish
Thomas Nedjoika
Gertrude Phenix
John Lawton
Nancy Broman
Airbus Flight 9525
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
EASTER CONFESSIONS
Grades 1 – 9 will meet today, Palm Sunday for our
annual Palm Sunday procession and Mass at JWMS
from 8:45AM – 10:15AM. This is our last meeting for
the 2014 – 2015 Religious Ed school year. Classes
will resume on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Re –
registration for 2015 – 2016 will take place in May.
The sacrament of Confirmation took place yesterday,
Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 12 Noon with Bishop
Macaluso. We congratulate and wish our 55 young
people many blessings.
Katelyn Elizabeth Andrews
Megan Agnes Andrews
Paige Katherine Arcand
Brian Baglan Baglan
Natalia Elizabeth Belletierre
Patrick Thomas Callahan
Matthew Joseph Cassone
Robert Luke Ciaffaglione
Mitchell Casimir Coia
Jeffrey George Colonese
Matthew Patrick Conners
Anthony Anthony DiNallo
Lindsey Mary Fairbank
Jillian Genevieve Forauer
Owen Joseph Frink
Ryan Juan Diego Grande
Andrea Mary Hall
Elena Caroline Hynes
Andres Andrew Ithier-Vicenty
Justin Michael Kalisz
Courtney Elisabeth Kamansky
Madison Mary Lewicki
Allison Ava Madrazo
Lindsey Genevieve Mangiafico
Bruno Benedict Marques
Brianna Teresa Nedjoika
Brittany Teresa Nedjoika
Kevin Anthony Pietka
Angelica Maria Nucifora
Quinn Joseph O’Brien
Marlen Veronica Paszkowski
Brenna Elizabeth Pratte
Natalie Gianna Remiszewski
Lauren Lydia Rioux
Virgil Gabriel Rona
Corinda Catherine Sanford
Anthony John Sapia-Banas
Austin Edward Sargent
Zachary Sebastian Saunders
Nicholas George Servidone
Emilie Lea Sienko
Victoria Elisabeth
Skonieczny
Brandon Joseph Spada
Madison Sofia Suchocki
Giuseppe Paul Terranova
Shannon Clare Tofeldt
Jennifer Marie Tougas
Maxwell Michael Turgeon
Elaina Teresa Vass
Julianna Concetta Vass
Jessica Teresa Veilleux
Lucia Teresa Visconti
Theresa Lucia Visconti
Karlene Elizabeth Welles
Eduardo Francis Elescano
Wedding Banns
II. Jose Matos and
Marilyn Kancewicz
GOOD FRIDAY, THE HOLY SPIRIT
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR
Will present “The Seven Last Words of Christ” on Good
Friday, April 3, 2015 at 7:00 pm. This Prayer Service
will be held in the Church and will include meditative
music and Scripture Readings, punctuated by moments
of silence for personal reflection and prayer. All are
invited.
“Peace be with you!” With these words, the Risen Lord
greeted his frightened Apostles in the Upper Room on
the day of his Resurrection. Christ repeated the words
“Peace be with you.” Then he added, :”Receive the
Holy Spirit, Whose sins you forgive are forgiven
them” (John 20:19-23). What an extraordinary gift,
the gift of divine forgiveness! This year prepare for
Easter by receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Here at Holy Spirit Church, the Sacrament of Penance
will be available the following days:
•Monday, March 30, 6:00-7:00 pm (two priests)
(Holy Week)
Saturday, April 4, 10:00-11:00 am (2 priests)
EASTER FLOWERS
We are very grateful for the
generous tradition of donations for
Easter Flowers as a special gift or in
memory of loved ones.
Your
generosity makes it possible to
prepare the Sanctuary and the
Church festively for the holiday. Gifts may be placed
in the specially marked envelopes included with your
offering envelopes or you may use any envelope
marked “Flowers”. We also have envelopes available
at the back of the Church.
Please note names
submitted after this Monday, April 5 will not be
included in the Easter Flower insert for the bulletin.
Please PRINT your name/names.
LADIES GUILD—CATHOLIC ACTION MASS
A Mass for deceased clergy and former members of
The Holy Spirit Ladies Guild will be celebrated on
Wednesday, April 8 at 5:30 pm. Following the Mass
there will be sandwiches and a salad catered by
Panera Bread. Dessert and beverage are included.
Reservations are required; the cost is $15 per person.
Bill Walsh, Associate Retreat Director at the Holy
Family Monastery in West Hartford will be our
speaker. His topic is Us vs. Them: What the Bible says
about conflict in our culture. This will be an evening
of reflection. Please enclose a check payable to
Holy Spirit Ladies Guild or cash in an envelope and
place in the collection basket marked “Ladies
Guild” by this Wednesday, April 1.
Questions?
Please call Arline Hourihan, 860-666-0348.
A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE
The Passion of Jesus makes it clear, no one escapes
suffering. Suffering is inevitable but no one should
suffer alone. That is one of the primary roles of
families, to stand with and support each other in
suffering.
March 29, 2015
Adoration
Altar Servers
Altar Society
Adult Funeral Servers
Baptism Preparations
`Bereavement Group
Building & Grounds Comm.
Celebrate Life Reps
Community Life Comm.
Eucharistic Ministers
Family Ministry
Finance Council
Food Delivery
Funeral Ministry Team
Homeless Shelter Ministry
Ladies’ Guild
Lectors
Legion of Mary
Liturgy Committee
Men’s Retreat
Music Ministry
Adult Choir
Contemporary Choir
Youth Choir
Parish Council
Parish Nurse Ministry
Public Relations
Religious Education
RCIA Deacon
Stewardship
Monday, March 30
6:00-7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 31
6:00—9:00 pm
John & Rose DiSarro
Deacon James Shiels
Patricia Jarvis
Eleanore Marchand
Deacon Joseph Guzauckas,
John Rocco
John Pergolizzi
Manfred Becker
Gail Kelly
Susan McCaffrey
Rosann Guzauckas
Grace Lineberry
Maureen O’Connor Lyons
Deacon James Shiels
Charles Lavoie
Paul McBride
David Dyson, Director
David Dyson
Tom Tallard
David Dyson
John Rocco
Anne Pelow
Cindy Paoletti
Susan Skipp, Director
James Shiels
Francis Rooney
Confessions
Silent Adoration, Church
Wednesday, April 1
Thursday, April 2
2:30 pm
7:30 pm
Holy Thursday
Legion of Mary, CCD Office
Mass of the Lord’s Supper,
Washing of the Feet
Friday, April 3
9:00 am
7:00 pm
Good Friday
Altar Guild, Church
The Seven Last Words
of Christ
No Stations of the Cross
Saturday, April 4
10:00-11:00 am
12:00 Noon
7:30 pm
Confessions
Blessing of the Easter
Foods
Easter Vigil Mass
First Mass of Easter
2015 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL
Thank you to the Parish Families who have made a
gift or pledge commitment to the 2015 AAA. If you
have not yet had the opportunity, please consider
prayerfully supporting the many Good Works of the
Archdiocese. Every gift will be gratefully received and
sincerely appreciated.
HOLY THURSDAY—April 2—Washing of the Feet
If you would like to participate in this beautiful
ceremony on Holy Thursday at the 7:30 pm Mass,
please call the Rectory Office, 860-666-56571.
POSITIVE CHANGES—During the Lenten
Season we all plan to make positive
changes in our lives and habits for the
betterment of ourselves and for our
families and loved ones. Pray to our
Blessed for strength and guidance. To schedule an in
-home visitation of our Blessed Virgin Mary Home
Visitation Statue, offered by the Legion of Mary, to
any Newington parishioner, please call Sharon at 860666-5961 or Beverly at 860-667-0682.
THE LADIES GUILD OF HOLY
SPIRIT CHURCH, will hold its
Annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale on
Friday, May 8 and on Saturday, May
9 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at
Father
O’Connor
Center.
Vegetables, decorative plants and herbs will be
available. Geraniums will be $3.75 each. May be preordered for best color selection by calling Jan Hebert
at 860-561-4785, or Debbie Hebert at 860-666-2676.
Color selections for geraniums are: White, Red, Pink,
Salmon and Magenta.
THE NEWINGTON KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS—Will hold its 40th
Annual Palm Sunday Breakfast this
weekend, from 8:00 am—12:00
Noon. The menu will feature Ham,
their famous home fries and all you can eat pancakes,
and Coffee, Hot Chocolate, and Orange Juice. The
price is $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 5-14;
under 5 there is no cost. The money raised goes to
charitable causes of Holy Spirit Parish and the Knights
of Columbus, and many other Catholic Charities. Plan
to stop in after Mass and enjoy a great breakfast.
Thank you for your continued support of Holy Spirit
Parish and the Knights of Columbus.
March 29, 2015
Readings for the Week of March 29, 2015
Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/
Mk 14:1--15:47 or 15:1-39
Monday: Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk
4:16-21
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor
11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15
Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42
Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or
22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15--15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:111/Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Mk
16:1-7
Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/
Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or Lk 24:13-35
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SPRING IS COMING!
Exciting trips are
currently
being planned to Boston, New
York
and
Rhode
Island.
Additional information will
soon follow.
THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTEMPORARY
CHOIR—Is looking for joyful voices of
music to join us in singing at the
upcoming Easter Mass at 9:00 am.
Please call Jim Stigliano at 860-667-1742.
NEEDS AND LEADS
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS—Are you interested in
becoming a Eucharistic Minister? The next training
session will be held April 26, 2015 (Sunday) for
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. This
session will be held at Saint James Church in Rocky
Hill. It will begin promptly at 2:00 pm and will last
approximately three hours. Registration deadline is
Wednesday, April 22. Please see John Rocco or Father
Bock if you are interested.
CATHOLIC
CEMETERIES
ASSOCIATION—The
Catholic Cemeteries Association of the Archdiocese
of Hartford is offering all Catholic Families the
opportunity to purchase pre-need graves with upright
monuments, shrine graves, or mausoleum crypt
spaces with interest free installment payments up to
four years. This offer begins Wednesday, April first
and expires Friday, May 15. For further information
or to make an appointment, please call 860-2251938.
It was during the fourth
century in Jerusalem that
Christians first starting
using palm branches in
commemoration of Jesus'
entrance into Jerusalem. Today, we continue to use
palms in most churches on this Sunday, Catholic and
Protestant alike. It is one of those traditions of
worship that, no matter how far apart we may seem at
times, we continue to share due to our common
heritage. But Palm Sunday is also known as Passion
Sunday, because we hear an account of the passion of
Jesus Christ during the liturgy. Most churches also
share this reading in common. Many Catholic parishes
use multiple lectors to proclaim the Gospel, while it is
not uncommon for a similar reading or even a
performance in
many
mainstream Protestant
churches. The commonality found in the worship on
this particular Sunday seems to highlight the
fundamental truth in the observance: Jesus Christ died
for everyone. He did not die on a cross for just
Catholics, or just Orthodox, or just Protestants.
Whether one acknowledges it or not, he was crucified
for all those who are born of man. Today, we rejoice
not just for what he has done for us but also for what
he has done for all of creation.
THANK YOU! The Office for Catholic Social Justice
Ministry extends its thanks to Holy Spirit Parish for
including Cooperative Parish Sharing in your list of
parish funding priorities, and for being one of the
many parishes in the Archdiocese that has made a
commitment to this important program. For more
than 45 years the program has provided assistance for
poor communities by funding parish programs to
address real needs. From helping parishes set up
food pantries, to providing safe summer programs for
children, to training leaders for ministry, your
participation is a key to its success, and we are truly
grateful.
Lynn Campbell, Executive Director
THANK YOU! On behalf of the Newington Department
of Human Services, thank you for the donations to our
department. Your commitment to the town and its
residents is commendable and appreciated. Because
of your continued kindness and generosity, we are
able to assist our residents who are experiencing
financial and other hardships. Each month we serve
many Newington households composed of families,
single adults, elderly and persons with disabilities.
Karen Futoma, Director of Human Services
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HOLY SPIRIT, NEWINGTON, CT 03-0118