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ST. DUNSTAN
GLASTONBURY
Saturday, December 11 4:00 PM Lorraine Larose requested by the family Sunday, December 12 8:00 AM Guido H. Slangen & Hendrik Slangen requested by the Slangen family 9:30 AM Albert Benoit requested by the family 11:30 AM Sgt. Steven DeLuzio requested by the Alban & Sawyer families Monday, December13 8:00 AM Mass Tuesday, December 14 8:00 AM Sylvia Stavola requested by the St. Dunstan Religious Education staff Wednesday, December 15 8:00 AM Jessica Talbot requested by her family Thursday, December 16 8:00 AM No Mass Friday, December 17 8:00 AM Mass Saturday, December 18 4:00 PM Teofila Janczukowicz requested by the Louth family Sunday, December 19 8:00 AM Larry Churchill requested by Lois & Brad Churchill 9:30 AM Pius Bae requested by the family 11:30 AM Justin Parent requested by the family 5:00 PM Teen Mass 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 Budgeted Weekly Expenses: Dec. 4 & 5 Offertory: Amount Over/ (Under): Year to Date Over/ (Under):
$9,200.00 $8,416.58 ($783.42) ($16,347.22)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Next week’s second collection will be the Retired Religious Collection Weekday Masses are cancelled when Glastonbury schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather.
Wendy (Christmas) Dietz, Chuck Greenwald, Andrew Ho, Reagan Keany, John Orie, Tim Wall If anyone in the parish wishes prayers for someone who is sick, please call the office and the name will be printed in the bulletin. It will run for four weeks, unless a renewal is requested.
Christmas Weekend Mass Schedule Friday, December 24 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM and 10:00 PM Saturday, December 25 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM (No Sunday Vigil Mass) Confession Schedule Monday, December 20: 7:00-8:00 PM Tuesday, December 21: 7:00-8:00 PM CHRISTMAS EVE PAGEANT THIS YEAR WE WILL AGAIN HAVE THE DRAMATIZATION OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY DURING OUR 5:30 PM CHRISTMAS EVE LITURGY. CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PAGEANT AS JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH, SHEPHERDS OR ANGELS. THERE WILL BE A SHORT PRACTICE FOR ALL CHILDREN IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 AFTER THE 9:30 AM MASS. (IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE BUT CANNOT ATTEND THIS PRACTICE, CONTACT SISTER MARY O'NEILL AT 633-3317 X 302.) Senior Luncheon Please join us for the December, Christmas Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at noon in the church hall. Catered by Sadler's Ordinary, the cost for the luncheon is $14 per person, payable in advance at the Parish Office. Please make your reservation by Dec. 10th and if you would like a ride, please let us know so we can arrange it for you. Come share a relaxing (no cook) holiday celebration with friends!
Next Teen Mass: Sunday, Dec. 19 at 5:00 PM Due to the Christmas holiday, the bulletin submission deadline for Christmas weekend will be Weds., Dec. 15th.
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
From Birthright Many thanks to all those who supported the Birthright Baby Bottle Fundraiser. The response was tremendous! Over $3,500 was collected and delivered to Birthright. Birthright's president informed us this was the most they have ever collected from any parish. Precious lives have been saved due to your generosity. -With gratitude, Joseph Doyle
Advent Opportunities…. ADVENT JOURNEY IN SCRIPTURE 2010 The Advent Journey into Scripture will be conducted by our own Deacon Ron Daigle. He will explore some Advent themes and how the upcoming Advent and Christmas seasons might open some new thoughts and modern relevance for our hectic world of today. The dates for these sessions are December 2, 9 and 16 (Thursday evenings) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Fr. Bannon Hall. Deacon Ron is graciously filling in for Dorothy and Walter Twachtman while they take a break from the bible study program they regularly facilitate at this time of year. Please join Deacon Ron in these sessions as a way to celebrate this Advent season of anticipation. Mary and the Advent Journey…the Journey to the Heart Tuesday, December 14th 5:00-9:00 pm. Saint Patrick-Saint Anthony Church, Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry, 285 Church Street, Hartford. Each year the Advent season is an invitation for us to stop, listen and reflect on our spiritual journey. Using Mary, Mother of God as a “model” for reflective listening and one who journeyed to her hear to respond to God, this twilight retreat is an invitation for us to “journey to the heart” and will include time for prayer, listening, reflection and sharing. Presenter: Br. John Maganzini, OFM. Suggested offering: $15, includes dinner. Call 860.756.4034 to register.
Family Advent Retreat Weekend Parents…come with your children into the true spirit of Christmas! Participate in a Family Advent Retreat Weekend December 17-19 at St. Edmund’s Retreat Center in Mystic. For further information, please contact Deacon John & Peggy Scarfi at 845.621.7000 or www.endersisland.com.
Can you lend a helping hand? A parishioner and mother of 11 month-‐old twins and a 4 year-‐old is looking for volunteers to watch her children for a few daytime hours a week in her home so she can get some house work done. If you can help, please call Tricia Kearney in the RE office 633-‐6876.
Join us for Chair or Spirit Yoga A four-week Chair Yoga session has begun and will run Tuesdays 12/7, 12/16 and Thursday 12/21, 1/13 in the church hall from 1:00 - 1:45 pm. Our eight-week Spirit Yoga's session is 2:00 - 3:00 pm following Chair Yoga through 1/18. These classes will also emphasize breathing exercises, which will help to increase lung capacity, stress release and overall well-being. You are welcome to invite friends and family to join you on this spiritual yoga journey. Call Lisa Soloway at 860-643-4464 or email her at [email protected] to sign up.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The Glastonbury conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society is once again looking for Christmas sponsors for our less fortunate families. If you can help it would be greatly appreciated. We know that every one budget is tight due to the economy. If you cannot help with sponsoring a family, perhaps you can purchase a gift card in any denomination to Stop & Shop, Target, Wal-‐Mart, K-‐Mart, Kohl’s, Bob’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. WINTER ESCAPE January 7-9, 2011 (Ages 18-25) Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center Farmington, CT Looking for a perfect gift for your daughter, son, niece, nephew, or other young adult in your life? Consider sending them on a "Winter Escape." On January 7-9, Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center is hosting a weekend retreat for young women and men, ages 18-25. They'll have the opportunity to be surrounded by the special kind of peace and love that dwells within the walls of OLC. A rich and dynamic program has been planned, as retreatants search out the presence of the Spirit in their lives and world. There will be time for socializing, quiet prayer, playing, and sharing faith. The weekend will feature Celebration of the Eucharist with Bishop Peter Rosazza. Due to a generous grant from the Sisters of the Cross and Passion, the cost for this weekend getaway is only $50. The weekend includes a private or shared room, delicious meals and snacks. Register online at www.ourladyofcalvary.com or call 860.677.8519.
The ABC's of Annulment January 11, Tuesday, 7-9 PM, Most Holy Trinity Church Hall, 68 N Colony St., Wallingford CT. Presenter: Brother Larry Lussier, CSC pastoral associate of St. Gabriel, Milford. A follow-up workshop series will also be offered wherein people come to actually write their annulment papers in a quiet, supportive setting with staff available for confidential assistance. To participate in the workshop series one must have attended the ABC's of Annulment. The series will take place on Tuesday evenings January 18-March 1, 2011, from 7-9:00 PM at Most Holy Trinity Church, Wallingford.
DECEMBER 12, 2010 6-8TH GRADE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes will meet in the church hall: Sunday, December 12 4:00-5:30 Monday, December 13 6:00-7:30 Wednesday, December 15 6:00-7:30 Please bring a nonperishable food donation.
CONFIRMATION Confirmation Year 1 - Next Class is December 12 from 6:30-8:30 in the hall. See calendar on our website for details. Confirmation Year 2 - Your next class is Teen Mass on Dec. 19 from 5-6pm. Creeds meeting optional (for 1 credit) afterwards until 7pm. Sign up for Creeds meeting on the web.
YOUTH GROUP EVENTS J-Team (open to middle school students). Our next event is our annual trip to the Immaculate Conception Shelter on Dec. 18 - signups will be open on the web shortly! Next J-Team meeting is Sunday, Dec. 19 for our Christmas party and Teen Mass. Please bring old blankets for our sleeping bag project in Jan. Signup on the web. Next Creeds meeting is Sunday, Dec. 19 immediately following the Teen Mass. We will be doing a service project for Buckingham Estates. Sign up on the web.
Readings for the Week of December 12, 2010 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Next Sunday:
Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Mt 21:23-27 Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21b-25/Lk 7:18b-23 Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24
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GLASTONBURY
Saturday, December 11 4:00 PM Lorraine Larose requested by the family Sunday, December 12 8:00 AM Guido H. Slangen & Hendrik Slangen requested by the Slangen family 9:30 AM Albert Benoit requested by the family 11:30 AM Sgt. Steven DeLuzio requested by the Alban & Sawyer families Monday, December13 8:00 AM Mass Tuesday, December 14 8:00 AM Sylvia Stavola requested by the St. Dunstan Religious Education staff Wednesday, December 15 8:00 AM Jessica Talbot requested by her family Thursday, December 16 8:00 AM No Mass Friday, December 17 8:00 AM Mass Saturday, December 18 4:00 PM Teofila Janczukowicz requested by the Louth family Sunday, December 19 8:00 AM Larry Churchill requested by Lois & Brad Churchill 9:30 AM Pius Bae requested by the family 11:30 AM Justin Parent requested by the family 5:00 PM Teen Mass 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 Budgeted Weekly Expenses: Dec. 4 & 5 Offertory: Amount Over/ (Under): Year to Date Over/ (Under):
$9,200.00 $8,416.58 ($783.42) ($16,347.22)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Next week’s second collection will be the Retired Religious Collection Weekday Masses are cancelled when Glastonbury schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather.
Wendy (Christmas) Dietz, Chuck Greenwald, Andrew Ho, Reagan Keany, John Orie, Tim Wall If anyone in the parish wishes prayers for someone who is sick, please call the office and the name will be printed in the bulletin. It will run for four weeks, unless a renewal is requested.
Christmas Weekend Mass Schedule Friday, December 24 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM and 10:00 PM Saturday, December 25 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM (No Sunday Vigil Mass) Confession Schedule Monday, December 20: 7:00-8:00 PM Tuesday, December 21: 7:00-8:00 PM CHRISTMAS EVE PAGEANT THIS YEAR WE WILL AGAIN HAVE THE DRAMATIZATION OF THE CHRISTMAS STORY DURING OUR 5:30 PM CHRISTMAS EVE LITURGY. CHILDREN OF ALL AGES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PAGEANT AS JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH, SHEPHERDS OR ANGELS. THERE WILL BE A SHORT PRACTICE FOR ALL CHILDREN IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 AFTER THE 9:30 AM MASS. (IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE BUT CANNOT ATTEND THIS PRACTICE, CONTACT SISTER MARY O'NEILL AT 633-3317 X 302.) Senior Luncheon Please join us for the December, Christmas Luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at noon in the church hall. Catered by Sadler's Ordinary, the cost for the luncheon is $14 per person, payable in advance at the Parish Office. Please make your reservation by Dec. 10th and if you would like a ride, please let us know so we can arrange it for you. Come share a relaxing (no cook) holiday celebration with friends!
Next Teen Mass: Sunday, Dec. 19 at 5:00 PM Due to the Christmas holiday, the bulletin submission deadline for Christmas weekend will be Weds., Dec. 15th.
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
From Birthright Many thanks to all those who supported the Birthright Baby Bottle Fundraiser. The response was tremendous! Over $3,500 was collected and delivered to Birthright. Birthright's president informed us this was the most they have ever collected from any parish. Precious lives have been saved due to your generosity. -With gratitude, Joseph Doyle
Advent Opportunities…. ADVENT JOURNEY IN SCRIPTURE 2010 The Advent Journey into Scripture will be conducted by our own Deacon Ron Daigle. He will explore some Advent themes and how the upcoming Advent and Christmas seasons might open some new thoughts and modern relevance for our hectic world of today. The dates for these sessions are December 2, 9 and 16 (Thursday evenings) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Fr. Bannon Hall. Deacon Ron is graciously filling in for Dorothy and Walter Twachtman while they take a break from the bible study program they regularly facilitate at this time of year. Please join Deacon Ron in these sessions as a way to celebrate this Advent season of anticipation. Mary and the Advent Journey…the Journey to the Heart Tuesday, December 14th 5:00-9:00 pm. Saint Patrick-Saint Anthony Church, Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry, 285 Church Street, Hartford. Each year the Advent season is an invitation for us to stop, listen and reflect on our spiritual journey. Using Mary, Mother of God as a “model” for reflective listening and one who journeyed to her hear to respond to God, this twilight retreat is an invitation for us to “journey to the heart” and will include time for prayer, listening, reflection and sharing. Presenter: Br. John Maganzini, OFM. Suggested offering: $15, includes dinner. Call 860.756.4034 to register.
Family Advent Retreat Weekend Parents…come with your children into the true spirit of Christmas! Participate in a Family Advent Retreat Weekend December 17-19 at St. Edmund’s Retreat Center in Mystic. For further information, please contact Deacon John & Peggy Scarfi at 845.621.7000 or www.endersisland.com.
Can you lend a helping hand? A parishioner and mother of 11 month-‐old twins and a 4 year-‐old is looking for volunteers to watch her children for a few daytime hours a week in her home so she can get some house work done. If you can help, please call Tricia Kearney in the RE office 633-‐6876.
Join us for Chair or Spirit Yoga A four-week Chair Yoga session has begun and will run Tuesdays 12/7, 12/16 and Thursday 12/21, 1/13 in the church hall from 1:00 - 1:45 pm. Our eight-week Spirit Yoga's session is 2:00 - 3:00 pm following Chair Yoga through 1/18. These classes will also emphasize breathing exercises, which will help to increase lung capacity, stress release and overall well-being. You are welcome to invite friends and family to join you on this spiritual yoga journey. Call Lisa Soloway at 860-643-4464 or email her at [email protected] to sign up.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The Glastonbury conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society is once again looking for Christmas sponsors for our less fortunate families. If you can help it would be greatly appreciated. We know that every one budget is tight due to the economy. If you cannot help with sponsoring a family, perhaps you can purchase a gift card in any denomination to Stop & Shop, Target, Wal-‐Mart, K-‐Mart, Kohl’s, Bob’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. WINTER ESCAPE January 7-9, 2011 (Ages 18-25) Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center Farmington, CT Looking for a perfect gift for your daughter, son, niece, nephew, or other young adult in your life? Consider sending them on a "Winter Escape." On January 7-9, Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center is hosting a weekend retreat for young women and men, ages 18-25. They'll have the opportunity to be surrounded by the special kind of peace and love that dwells within the walls of OLC. A rich and dynamic program has been planned, as retreatants search out the presence of the Spirit in their lives and world. There will be time for socializing, quiet prayer, playing, and sharing faith. The weekend will feature Celebration of the Eucharist with Bishop Peter Rosazza. Due to a generous grant from the Sisters of the Cross and Passion, the cost for this weekend getaway is only $50. The weekend includes a private or shared room, delicious meals and snacks. Register online at www.ourladyofcalvary.com or call 860.677.8519.
The ABC's of Annulment January 11, Tuesday, 7-9 PM, Most Holy Trinity Church Hall, 68 N Colony St., Wallingford CT. Presenter: Brother Larry Lussier, CSC pastoral associate of St. Gabriel, Milford. A follow-up workshop series will also be offered wherein people come to actually write their annulment papers in a quiet, supportive setting with staff available for confidential assistance. To participate in the workshop series one must have attended the ABC's of Annulment. The series will take place on Tuesday evenings January 18-March 1, 2011, from 7-9:00 PM at Most Holy Trinity Church, Wallingford.
DECEMBER 12, 2010 6-8TH GRADE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Classes will meet in the church hall: Sunday, December 12 4:00-5:30 Monday, December 13 6:00-7:30 Wednesday, December 15 6:00-7:30 Please bring a nonperishable food donation.
CONFIRMATION Confirmation Year 1 - Next Class is December 12 from 6:30-8:30 in the hall. See calendar on our website for details. Confirmation Year 2 - Your next class is Teen Mass on Dec. 19 from 5-6pm. Creeds meeting optional (for 1 credit) afterwards until 7pm. Sign up for Creeds meeting on the web.
YOUTH GROUP EVENTS J-Team (open to middle school students). Our next event is our annual trip to the Immaculate Conception Shelter on Dec. 18 - signups will be open on the web shortly! Next J-Team meeting is Sunday, Dec. 19 for our Christmas party and Teen Mass. Please bring old blankets for our sleeping bag project in Jan. Signup on the web. Next Creeds meeting is Sunday, Dec. 19 immediately following the Teen Mass. We will be doing a service project for Buckingham Estates. Sign up on the web.
Readings for the Week of December 12, 2010 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Next Sunday:
Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11 Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a/Mt 21:23-27 Zep 3:1-2, 9-13/Mt 21:28-32 Is 45:6c-8, 18, 21b-25/Lk 7:18b-23 Is 54:1-10/Lk 7:24-30 Gn 49:2, 8-10/Mt 1:1-17 Jer 23:5-8/Mt 1:18-25 Is 7:10-14/Rom 1:1-7/Mt 1:18-24
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