ALL SOULS
ST. DUNSTAN
Saturday, November 21 4:00 PM Ellie Bertrand requested by Martha & Steve Bertrand & family Sunday, November 22 8:00 AM Deceased members of the Jacques family requested by the family 9:30 AM Teresa Mielczarek requested by Kurt & Margaret Muscanell 11:30 AM Bob Stelzer requested by Therese Stelzer Monday, November 23 8:00 AM People of St. Dunstan Parish Tuesday, November 24 8:00 AM James & Marie Chabot requested by the family Wednesday, November 25 8:00 AM Jack Kessler requested by the family 7:00 PM Thanksgiving Mass Thursday, November 26 8:00 AM No Mass Friday, November 27 8:00 AM Special Intention Saturday, November 28 4:00 PM Daniel & Rita Niver requested by Dan & Myra Niver Sunday, November 29 8:00 AM Deceased members of the Jacques family requested by the family 9:30 AM Fr. John Edwards requested by Marguerite Harris 11:30 AM Michael & Lucy Sleights requested by the family If you are attending the Mass scheduled for your deceased loved one, please let the ushers know before Mass if you would like to bring the gifts to the altar.
FINANCIAL BLESSINGS November 14 & 15 offertory $9,419.00
GLASTONBURY
Grace Abraham, Patricia Audet, Columba Bae, Wes Chang, Deacon Ron Daigle, Dennis DeCosta, Cynthia Fiorini, Joan and Paul Galeazzi, Lynn Hammel, Ernie Harriman, John Jacobson, Jean Jacques, Ellen Elko Kubel, Meredith Lankarge, George Mackas, Jane Marin, Susan Maudsley, Toni Merrigan, Jim Murphy, Nancy Murphy, Joan Nardi, Diane Newton, David Poulin, Patricia Raymond, Frank Romano, Anima Slangen, Chet Stasiowski, Katie Sullivan, Roseanne Talbot, Felix Tamesis, Joanne Townsend, Patty Traverse, Barbara Tsipouras, Gloria Vespoli St. Dunstan Thanksgiving Mass Wednesday, November 25th at 7:00 pm Please join us for First Friday Adoration and Benediction on Friday evening, Dec. 4 at 7 pm. Take an hour to quiet your heart, mind and soul in preparation for the Lord's coming at Christmas. You will be blessed in ways that you never expected.
ALL SOULS During the month of November, we traditionally pray for our deceased relatives and friends. Those names listed on the All Souls envelopes can be placed in the collection basket, and then they will be placed on the altar and remembered during all Masses throughout the month of November.
Tuesday, December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be at 7:30 am and 6:00 pm. We joyfully welcome the following children Ethan Joshua Esposito, Haddie Elizabeth Esposito, Grace O'Malley Knaul, Graham O'Malley Knaul, Mia Patricia Palermo, Emilia Agnes Pek and Genevieve Alicia Tummillo as members of our parish family. May they grow in the faith we share, close to God always.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! This week’s second collection is the Campaign for Human Development Collection. The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the United States. CCHD’s grants improve education, support economic development, and create affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us continue to defend human dignity and build communities of solidarity. Please give to the CCHD Collection.
The parish office will be closed Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26 & 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Msgr. McCarthy will be on retreat from Nov 30-Dec 4; there will be no daily Mass at St. Dunstan during that time. For your convenience, Mass is celebrated at Saint Augustine on Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 7:30 AM and at St. Paul on Tuesday & Thursday at 7:30 AM.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Thanksgiving Day Prayer 2015 O God, ever good and merciful, Look graciously upon us as we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Our nation has been richly blessed, and we thank You for the necessities of life that so many of us enjoy in abundance. May we never take these gifts for granted or forget that they come from You, the Creator and Author of Life. We pray for those among us who suffer as a result of material, spiritual or moral poverty. Enkindle in us a greater charity toward our neighbor in need, and help us as a people to build a more just and peaceful society and world. We pray in a special way for those who are persecuted for their faith throughout the globe. Thank you, Father, for all Your blessings, In the Name of Christ, Our Lord, Amen. Blue Books for Advent & Christmas Once again this year we will have the Little Blue Books for the Advent/Christmas season. Each family is encouraged to take one of these books, which is available this weekend at each of the church entrances. Spending some quiet time each day using this book will help you explore the depths of Scripture and deepen your relationship with Christ.
NO ADVENT SCRIPTURE SERIES THIS WEEK Since this Thursday, November 26th is Thanksgiving Day, there will be no meeting this week. Our next session will be Thursday December 3rd at 7:00 PM in Father Bannon Hall. See you then! Please bring your Bible but we have extras if you do not have a Bible. For further information call the church office 860-633-3317 or Walter Twachtman, 860-633-7837.
Advent Candles will be on sale after all Masses on the weekend of Nov 28/29. They are $5 per box.
St. Dunstan's Annual Cookie Festival On Saturday, December 12 we will be holding our annual cookie festival to benefit the 2016 mission trip. Come and buy all your holiday cookies from 9-12. Anyone who wishes to bake for the cookie festival may drop off donations at the church hall on Friday, December 11 from 5-7pm. ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS, COMMUNION MINISTERS AND LECTORS: The December – January Serving Schedule is up on the parish website under Coming Up. A few printed copies of the schedule and substitute lists are available in the altar servers’ sacristy.
This year’s Giving Tree Program will begin on st November 21 . A tree will be place in the Narthex with tags listing practical gifts that are needed by our sister church, St. Michaels’s in Hartford. Please take a tag (or two) and bring your UNWRAPPED present to the back of the church before Mass on th th December 12 or 13 . Please attach the tag to your unwrapped present. Presents must be received no later than 12:30 pm on th December 13 to ensure timely delivery. Please contact the Wenner Family at ([email protected]) or 860-604-8392 with any questions. Thank you for supporting this very special and wonderful program!
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul The Glastonbury conference of St. Vincent de Paul is once again looking for Christmas sponsors for our less fortunate families. If you can help it would be greatly appreciated. If you cannot help with sponsoring a family, perhaps you can purchase some gift cards in any denomination to Stop & Shop, Shop-Rite, Target, WalMart, Kohl’s, Bob’s, Kmart, Marshall’s, Macy’s or any kind of gas card. Please call the parish office (860 633 3317) if you would like to help or to learn more about being a sponsor.
HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR St. Bridget School is having its Holiday Craft Fair from 9:00am to 3:00pm December 5th at 74 Main Street Manchester. Admission is free. Over 75 crafters selling items of candles, soaps, wreaths, Christmas decor, wood craving, handmade knit items and much more. Enjoy a wonderful lunch and bake goods. Come have fun and do your holiday shopping with us.
EAST CATHOLIC ENTRANCE EXAM The entrance exam for eighth graders will be given on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 8 a.m. at East Catholic High School. Pre-registration for the exam is advised but not required. Visit www.echs.com or call our admissions office at 860-649-5336 x6456 for more information! Northeast Catholic College is Pleased to Announce its Annual Presidential Scholarship The Presidential Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship. This highly competitive four-year scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman who has written a compelling essay demonstrating his or her reading of a papal encyclical by Pope Saint John Paul II or Benedict XVI. The essay should exhibit careful reflection upon the meaning of the encyclical for Catholics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The student's essay must be five to seven pages in length, doublespaced, with one-inch margins. Recipients of the college's Presidential Scholarship must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4 during their four years and must participate in the college's Honors Program. Finalists for the Presidential Scholarship will have a phone interview to determine the winner. Essay must be submitted by February 1, 2016. For information on how to apply, please contact the admissions office at 603.456.2656 or [email protected]
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
Grades K through 8: Upcoming Classes by group Thursdays (Gideon Welles and Hebron Ave) Grades K-5: Dec 10 Thursdays (Gideon Welles) Grades 6-8: Dec 10 Sundays (Gideon Welles) Grades 1-5: Dec 6 Sundays (Gideon Welles) Grades 6-8: Dec 6 Confirmation Year 1 – Your next class is Sunday December 6 at 6:30. Sponsor Essay is due. Confirmation Year 2 – Your next class is your retreat on Sunday December 13 from 5:00-8:30. Statement of Faith is due as well as your entire folder. J-Team Shelter date is Saturday December 5 from 5:30-8:30. If you would like your middle school student to make part of the meal and serve, please email Gina Raymond at [email protected] J-Team – Our next meeting is Sunday December 20 from 3:30-4:45. We are looking for gently use queen and king blankets and comforters for our January project. Creeds – Our next meeting is Sunday December 20 from 6-7 pm. Survivor Christmas is Friday December 18 – email Gina Raymond at [email protected] if you want to attend.
Readings for the Week of November 22, 2015 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Next Sunday:
Dn 7:13-14/Rv 1:5-8/Jn 18:33b-37 Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Lk 21:1-4 Dn 2:31-45/Lk 21:5-11 Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Lk 21:12-19 Dn 6:12-28/Lk 21:20-28 Dn 7:2-14/Lk 21:29-33 Dn 7:15-27/Lk 21:34-36 Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12--4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 ©Liturgical Publications Inc.
Saturday, November 21 4:00 PM Ellie Bertrand requested by Martha & Steve Bertrand & family Sunday, November 22 8:00 AM Deceased members of the Jacques family requested by the family 9:30 AM Teresa Mielczarek requested by Kurt & Margaret Muscanell 11:30 AM Bob Stelzer requested by Therese Stelzer Monday, November 23 8:00 AM People of St. Dunstan Parish Tuesday, November 24 8:00 AM James & Marie Chabot requested by the family Wednesday, November 25 8:00 AM Jack Kessler requested by the family 7:00 PM Thanksgiving Mass Thursday, November 26 8:00 AM No Mass Friday, November 27 8:00 AM Special Intention Saturday, November 28 4:00 PM Daniel & Rita Niver requested by Dan & Myra Niver Sunday, November 29 8:00 AM Deceased members of the Jacques family requested by the family 9:30 AM Fr. John Edwards requested by Marguerite Harris 11:30 AM Michael & Lucy Sleights requested by the family If you are attending the Mass scheduled for your deceased loved one, please let the ushers know before Mass if you would like to bring the gifts to the altar.
FINANCIAL BLESSINGS November 14 & 15 offertory $9,419.00
GLASTONBURY
Grace Abraham, Patricia Audet, Columba Bae, Wes Chang, Deacon Ron Daigle, Dennis DeCosta, Cynthia Fiorini, Joan and Paul Galeazzi, Lynn Hammel, Ernie Harriman, John Jacobson, Jean Jacques, Ellen Elko Kubel, Meredith Lankarge, George Mackas, Jane Marin, Susan Maudsley, Toni Merrigan, Jim Murphy, Nancy Murphy, Joan Nardi, Diane Newton, David Poulin, Patricia Raymond, Frank Romano, Anima Slangen, Chet Stasiowski, Katie Sullivan, Roseanne Talbot, Felix Tamesis, Joanne Townsend, Patty Traverse, Barbara Tsipouras, Gloria Vespoli St. Dunstan Thanksgiving Mass Wednesday, November 25th at 7:00 pm Please join us for First Friday Adoration and Benediction on Friday evening, Dec. 4 at 7 pm. Take an hour to quiet your heart, mind and soul in preparation for the Lord's coming at Christmas. You will be blessed in ways that you never expected.
ALL SOULS During the month of November, we traditionally pray for our deceased relatives and friends. Those names listed on the All Souls envelopes can be placed in the collection basket, and then they will be placed on the altar and remembered during all Masses throughout the month of November.
Tuesday, December 8 is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be at 7:30 am and 6:00 pm. We joyfully welcome the following children Ethan Joshua Esposito, Haddie Elizabeth Esposito, Grace O'Malley Knaul, Graham O'Malley Knaul, Mia Patricia Palermo, Emilia Agnes Pek and Genevieve Alicia Tummillo as members of our parish family. May they grow in the faith we share, close to God always.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! This week’s second collection is the Campaign for Human Development Collection. The collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the United States. CCHD’s grants improve education, support economic development, and create affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods. Help us continue to defend human dignity and build communities of solidarity. Please give to the CCHD Collection.
The parish office will be closed Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26 & 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Msgr. McCarthy will be on retreat from Nov 30-Dec 4; there will be no daily Mass at St. Dunstan during that time. For your convenience, Mass is celebrated at Saint Augustine on Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 7:30 AM and at St. Paul on Tuesday & Thursday at 7:30 AM.
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE Thanksgiving Day Prayer 2015 O God, ever good and merciful, Look graciously upon us as we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Our nation has been richly blessed, and we thank You for the necessities of life that so many of us enjoy in abundance. May we never take these gifts for granted or forget that they come from You, the Creator and Author of Life. We pray for those among us who suffer as a result of material, spiritual or moral poverty. Enkindle in us a greater charity toward our neighbor in need, and help us as a people to build a more just and peaceful society and world. We pray in a special way for those who are persecuted for their faith throughout the globe. Thank you, Father, for all Your blessings, In the Name of Christ, Our Lord, Amen. Blue Books for Advent & Christmas Once again this year we will have the Little Blue Books for the Advent/Christmas season. Each family is encouraged to take one of these books, which is available this weekend at each of the church entrances. Spending some quiet time each day using this book will help you explore the depths of Scripture and deepen your relationship with Christ.
NO ADVENT SCRIPTURE SERIES THIS WEEK Since this Thursday, November 26th is Thanksgiving Day, there will be no meeting this week. Our next session will be Thursday December 3rd at 7:00 PM in Father Bannon Hall. See you then! Please bring your Bible but we have extras if you do not have a Bible. For further information call the church office 860-633-3317 or Walter Twachtman, 860-633-7837.
Advent Candles will be on sale after all Masses on the weekend of Nov 28/29. They are $5 per box.
St. Dunstan's Annual Cookie Festival On Saturday, December 12 we will be holding our annual cookie festival to benefit the 2016 mission trip. Come and buy all your holiday cookies from 9-12. Anyone who wishes to bake for the cookie festival may drop off donations at the church hall on Friday, December 11 from 5-7pm. ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS, COMMUNION MINISTERS AND LECTORS: The December – January Serving Schedule is up on the parish website under Coming Up. A few printed copies of the schedule and substitute lists are available in the altar servers’ sacristy.
This year’s Giving Tree Program will begin on st November 21 . A tree will be place in the Narthex with tags listing practical gifts that are needed by our sister church, St. Michaels’s in Hartford. Please take a tag (or two) and bring your UNWRAPPED present to the back of the church before Mass on th th December 12 or 13 . Please attach the tag to your unwrapped present. Presents must be received no later than 12:30 pm on th December 13 to ensure timely delivery. Please contact the Wenner Family at ([email protected]) or 860-604-8392 with any questions. Thank you for supporting this very special and wonderful program!
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul The Glastonbury conference of St. Vincent de Paul is once again looking for Christmas sponsors for our less fortunate families. If you can help it would be greatly appreciated. If you cannot help with sponsoring a family, perhaps you can purchase some gift cards in any denomination to Stop & Shop, Shop-Rite, Target, WalMart, Kohl’s, Bob’s, Kmart, Marshall’s, Macy’s or any kind of gas card. Please call the parish office (860 633 3317) if you would like to help or to learn more about being a sponsor.
HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR St. Bridget School is having its Holiday Craft Fair from 9:00am to 3:00pm December 5th at 74 Main Street Manchester. Admission is free. Over 75 crafters selling items of candles, soaps, wreaths, Christmas decor, wood craving, handmade knit items and much more. Enjoy a wonderful lunch and bake goods. Come have fun and do your holiday shopping with us.
EAST CATHOLIC ENTRANCE EXAM The entrance exam for eighth graders will be given on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 8 a.m. at East Catholic High School. Pre-registration for the exam is advised but not required. Visit www.echs.com or call our admissions office at 860-649-5336 x6456 for more information! Northeast Catholic College is Pleased to Announce its Annual Presidential Scholarship The Presidential Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship. This highly competitive four-year scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman who has written a compelling essay demonstrating his or her reading of a papal encyclical by Pope Saint John Paul II or Benedict XVI. The essay should exhibit careful reflection upon the meaning of the encyclical for Catholics at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The student's essay must be five to seven pages in length, doublespaced, with one-inch margins. Recipients of the college's Presidential Scholarship must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.4 during their four years and must participate in the college's Honors Program. Finalists for the Presidential Scholarship will have a phone interview to determine the winner. Essay must be submitted by February 1, 2016. For information on how to apply, please contact the admissions office at 603.456.2656 or [email protected]
NOVEMBER 22, 2015
Grades K through 8: Upcoming Classes by group Thursdays (Gideon Welles and Hebron Ave) Grades K-5: Dec 10 Thursdays (Gideon Welles) Grades 6-8: Dec 10 Sundays (Gideon Welles) Grades 1-5: Dec 6 Sundays (Gideon Welles) Grades 6-8: Dec 6 Confirmation Year 1 – Your next class is Sunday December 6 at 6:30. Sponsor Essay is due. Confirmation Year 2 – Your next class is your retreat on Sunday December 13 from 5:00-8:30. Statement of Faith is due as well as your entire folder. J-Team Shelter date is Saturday December 5 from 5:30-8:30. If you would like your middle school student to make part of the meal and serve, please email Gina Raymond at [email protected] J-Team – Our next meeting is Sunday December 20 from 3:30-4:45. We are looking for gently use queen and king blankets and comforters for our January project. Creeds – Our next meeting is Sunday December 20 from 6-7 pm. Survivor Christmas is Friday December 18 – email Gina Raymond at [email protected] if you want to attend.
Readings for the Week of November 22, 2015 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Next Sunday:
Dn 7:13-14/Rv 1:5-8/Jn 18:33b-37 Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Lk 21:1-4 Dn 2:31-45/Lk 21:5-11 Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Lk 21:12-19 Dn 6:12-28/Lk 21:20-28 Dn 7:2-14/Lk 21:29-33 Dn 7:15-27/Lk 21:34-36 Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12--4:2/Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 ©Liturgical Publications Inc.
