Saturday, March 5 4:00 PM Gil Kenyon, Jr. requested
NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Saturday, March 5 4:00 PM Gil Kenyon, Jr. requested by his wife Sunday, March 6 8:00 AM Robert & Mildred Yellen requested by Richard & Audrey Quinlan 9:30 AM Recognition Mass Pre K/K 11:30 AM Elsie Corbridge requested by her daughter Monday, March 7 8:00 AM Gertrud Mihalcea requested by RoseMarie & Carl Braun Tuesday, March 8 8:00 AM Archie Vincent requested by the St. Dunstan Religious Education Program Wednesday, March 9 – Ash Wednesday 7:00 AM Mass 12:10 PM Mass 4:00 PM Prayer Service 6:00 PM Mass Thursday, March 10 8:00 AM No Mass Friday, March 11 8:00 AM Leonce Levesque requested by the family Saturday, March 12 4:00 PM Health of Andrew Ho requested by the family Sunday, March 13 8:00 AM Salvatore Lombardo requested by Jacqueline Shettle 9:30 AM Christopher Phelan requested by family 11:30 AM John J. Mysliwiec requested by Sullivan & McCarthy families 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 February 19th & 20th Offertory $9,050.75 February 26th & 27th Offertory $7,828.25 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Next week’s second collection will be the monthly collection. Daylight Savings Time March 13th—turn your clocks forward when you go to bed Saturday night, March 12th!
Austin Apanovitch, Ghadir Femniak, Andrew Ho, Reagan Keany, Mary Louro, Claudia Steeves, Roseann Talbot Lenten Scripture Reflections During the Lenten season Fr. George will facilitate opportunities to reflect on the Lenten Sunday Scripture readings. These sessions will offer the opportunity for discussion and the sharing of faith based on those sacred readings. These sessions will meet on Thursday evenings during Lent at 7:00 p.m. at the Church (Father Bannon) Hall. A wonderfully designed resource, Quest, published by the Office for Small Christian Communities of the Archdiocese of Hartford will be used at all sessions. Please consider taking an hour of your time to reflect on the Word of God, connect the message to your life and interact with fellow spiritual travelers. Prayer Shawl Ministry The March meeting of the Shawl Ministry will be March 19 in the church hall from 9:30 until 11:30 AM. New members are always welcome. If you have questions call Jean Nolan 860-646-4955.
ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS, COMMUNION MINISTERS AND LECTORS: The next serving schedule will cover April - May. When submitting your unavailable dates and/or special request please include available times for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter vigil and Easter Sunday. The deadline is Sunday, March 6. Please send emails to [email protected]
MEN’S PARISH RETREAT WEEKEND March 25 - March 27 Sign up now for our Parish Retreat at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford. It begins on Friday evening and ends Sunday at about noon. Enjoy a little free time and a chance to think about those things that really matter—like your relationships with your family and friends and God. New retreatants are invited. For more details or to register call 860-5210440 ext. 105, visit our website at www.holyfamilyretreat.org or call our parish chairman, Bill Seeger at 860-633-8989. Senior Luncheon Please join us for a potluck luncheon on Tuesday, March th 8 at noon in the church hall. Please bring a dish to share and come join in the fun! If you would like a ride to the luncheon, please call the Parish Office at 633-3327 by Monday. Hope to see you there!
NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. DUNSTAN PARISH MISSION
Guidelines for Lenten Observance Ash Wednesday and Good Friday: Days of Fast and Abstinence Fridays of Lent: Days of Abstinence. Weekdays of Lent: No obligation to fast Fasting binds all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive, unless prevented by poor health. One full meal is allowed. Two other meals sufficient to maintain strength may be taken according to one’s own needs. Eating between meals is not allowed, although fluids may be taken. Abstinence binds all Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday, unless prevented by poor health. The consumption of meat is not allowed.
Looking for Chaperones The Creeds, our high school youth group is looking for chaperones for our annual mission trip. We will be traveling to Boston to the Catholic Heart Workcamp from July 3-9. We have 75 teens from our parish attending and need 6 more adults to come with us. All expenses are paid. If you want to spend a week putting your faith into action, please consider chaperoning. For more information, contact Renee Trett at 657-1514 or Gina Raymond at 659-8785.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS THIS FRIDAY (THE FRANCISCAN WAY)
Friday, March 11th, at 7 PM, we begin our traditional Lenten devotion of the Stations of the Cross. This first week Walter & Dorothy Twachtman will facilitate the “Franciscan Way of the Cross.” St Francis popularized the practice of meditating on the Way of the Cross for believers who could not make the pilgrimage to the Holy Land to walk the Via Delarosa. Come and share in this deep and profound meditation.
conducted by Fr. Terrence J. Moran, C.SS.R
March 26-30, 2011 THEME: MEETING JESUS ON MAIN STREET During his ministry, Jesus met people in the ordinary circumstances of their daily lives--teaching, healing, feeding, and inviting us to fullness of life. Our parish mission will be an opportunity to discover God present in the activities of our ordinary lives and to find new energy for discipleship. Saturday, March 26 –Sunday, March 27: Father Moran will preach at all the weekend Masses Sunday-Wednesday, March 27-30 at 7:00 PM The evening presentations, Sunday to Tuesday, are given in the context of a prayer service. The concluding mission service on Wednesday evening is a Mass. The entire evening service lasts a little over an hour. Fr. Terrence J. Moran, C.SS.R., a native of Danbury, CT, has given retreats and workshops on theology and spirituality throughout the United States and in twenty five other countries. Fr. Moran has worked in parish ministry, taught theology at St. John’s University, New York, and for nine years was the Director of Hispanic Ministry of the Diocese of Paterson, NJ. In addition to his teaching and preaching ministries, Fr. Moran serves as a consultant to religious congregations and is writing a book on Margaret Anna Cusack, a 19th century Irish theologian and social activist. He currently lives in Stirling, NJ.
Lenten Mission
Television and film star Frank Runyeon will be performing The Story of Faith, a three day mission on: Sunday, March 13 (Signs: The Gospel of John), Monday, March 14 (The Sermon on the Mount) and Tuesday, March 15 (Media vs. Faith). The 70-‐ minute presentations begin at 7:00pm and will be held at St. Bernard Church in Rockville, CT. The mission is appropriate for adults and families, including school-‐aged children. It is especially popular with teens. Go to to learn more.
Ash Wednesday Day and Evening Retreat Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center will hold an Ash Wednesday day and evening retreat on March 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (same program). The presenter is Fr. David Cinquegrani, C.P., Holy Family’s Retreat Director. Come together in the spirit of the season to begin the sacred journey of Lent. The $35 offering includes lunch or dinner. Register at or send offering to HFPRC, 303 Tunxis Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107.
PROM AND FORMAL DRESS SWAP Support St. Dunstan Youth Group’s upcoming Mission Trip! On March 26th from 1:00-4:00 PM at Glastonbury Wellness Center, 628 Hebron Ave, swap event admission is $10.00 at the door. Girls who donate a gently worn dress will have the opportunity to choose a dress for free. Those who do not donate a dress or those who wish to purchase additional dresses can purchase dresses for $20.00 each. Dresses will be collected prior to the event on March 9 from 7:00-8:00 and March 23 from 2:00-6:00 at St. Dunstan Church, Glastonbury. Please contact Donna Sweeney at [email protected] if you have further questions.
MARCH 6, 2011 O PPORTUN ITIES
TO
M ARCH 9, 2011
C ELEBRATE L EN T
– A PRIL 24, 2011
A sh W ednesday Schedule 7:00 a.m. Mass 12:10 p.m. Mass 4:00 p.m. Prayer Service 6:00 p.m. Mass Thursday Evenings in Lent 7:00 p.m. Lenten Scripture Series Friday Evenings in Lent 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Parish M ission M arch 27- 30 Sunday - Tuesday March 27th, 28th & 29th at 7:00 p.m. - Talk Wednesday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. Talk, Mass & Social Tow nw ide Com m unal Penance Service April 12th at 7:00 p.m. Saint Paul Church
H OLY W EEK R ECONCILIATION O PPORTUNITIES April 18th & 19th at 7:00 p.m. H oly Thursday – A pril 21 s t No morning Mass 7:00 p.m. M ass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday – A pril 22 n d 3:00 p.m. Service of Our Lord’s Passion 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the Cross H oly Saturday – A pril 23 r d 10:00 a.m. Blessing of food 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Easter Sunday – A pril 24 t h 8:00 a.m. Mass 9:30 a.m. Mass 11:30 a.m. Mass Readings for the Week of March 6, 2011 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:
Dt 11:18, 26-28, 32/Rom 3:21-25, 28/Mt 7:21-27 Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8/Mk 12:1-12 Tb 2:9-14/Mk 12:13-17 Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20---6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32
Saturday, March 5 4:00 PM Gil Kenyon, Jr. requested by his wife Sunday, March 6 8:00 AM Robert & Mildred Yellen requested by Richard & Audrey Quinlan 9:30 AM Recognition Mass Pre K/K 11:30 AM Elsie Corbridge requested by her daughter Monday, March 7 8:00 AM Gertrud Mihalcea requested by RoseMarie & Carl Braun Tuesday, March 8 8:00 AM Archie Vincent requested by the St. Dunstan Religious Education Program Wednesday, March 9 – Ash Wednesday 7:00 AM Mass 12:10 PM Mass 4:00 PM Prayer Service 6:00 PM Mass Thursday, March 10 8:00 AM No Mass Friday, March 11 8:00 AM Leonce Levesque requested by the family Saturday, March 12 4:00 PM Health of Andrew Ho requested by the family Sunday, March 13 8:00 AM Salvatore Lombardo requested by Jacqueline Shettle 9:30 AM Christopher Phelan requested by family 11:30 AM John J. Mysliwiec requested by Sullivan & McCarthy families 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 February 19th & 20th Offertory $9,050.75 February 26th & 27th Offertory $7,828.25 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Next week’s second collection will be the monthly collection. Daylight Savings Time March 13th—turn your clocks forward when you go to bed Saturday night, March 12th!
Austin Apanovitch, Ghadir Femniak, Andrew Ho, Reagan Keany, Mary Louro, Claudia Steeves, Roseann Talbot Lenten Scripture Reflections During the Lenten season Fr. George will facilitate opportunities to reflect on the Lenten Sunday Scripture readings. These sessions will offer the opportunity for discussion and the sharing of faith based on those sacred readings. These sessions will meet on Thursday evenings during Lent at 7:00 p.m. at the Church (Father Bannon) Hall. A wonderfully designed resource, Quest, published by the Office for Small Christian Communities of the Archdiocese of Hartford will be used at all sessions. Please consider taking an hour of your time to reflect on the Word of God, connect the message to your life and interact with fellow spiritual travelers. Prayer Shawl Ministry The March meeting of the Shawl Ministry will be March 19 in the church hall from 9:30 until 11:30 AM. New members are always welcome. If you have questions call Jean Nolan 860-646-4955.
ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS, COMMUNION MINISTERS AND LECTORS: The next serving schedule will cover April - May. When submitting your unavailable dates and/or special request please include available times for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter vigil and Easter Sunday. The deadline is Sunday, March 6. Please send emails to [email protected]
MEN’S PARISH RETREAT WEEKEND March 25 - March 27 Sign up now for our Parish Retreat at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford. It begins on Friday evening and ends Sunday at about noon. Enjoy a little free time and a chance to think about those things that really matter—like your relationships with your family and friends and God. New retreatants are invited. For more details or to register call 860-5210440 ext. 105, visit our website at www.holyfamilyretreat.org or call our parish chairman, Bill Seeger at 860-633-8989. Senior Luncheon Please join us for a potluck luncheon on Tuesday, March th 8 at noon in the church hall. Please bring a dish to share and come join in the fun! If you would like a ride to the luncheon, please call the Parish Office at 633-3327 by Monday. Hope to see you there!
NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. DUNSTAN PARISH MISSION
Guidelines for Lenten Observance Ash Wednesday and Good Friday: Days of Fast and Abstinence Fridays of Lent: Days of Abstinence. Weekdays of Lent: No obligation to fast Fasting binds all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive, unless prevented by poor health. One full meal is allowed. Two other meals sufficient to maintain strength may be taken according to one’s own needs. Eating between meals is not allowed, although fluids may be taken. Abstinence binds all Catholics who have reached their 14th birthday, unless prevented by poor health. The consumption of meat is not allowed.
Looking for Chaperones The Creeds, our high school youth group is looking for chaperones for our annual mission trip. We will be traveling to Boston to the Catholic Heart Workcamp from July 3-9. We have 75 teens from our parish attending and need 6 more adults to come with us. All expenses are paid. If you want to spend a week putting your faith into action, please consider chaperoning. For more information, contact Renee Trett at 657-1514 or Gina Raymond at 659-8785.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS THIS FRIDAY (THE FRANCISCAN WAY)
Friday, March 11th, at 7 PM, we begin our traditional Lenten devotion of the Stations of the Cross. This first week Walter & Dorothy Twachtman will facilitate the “Franciscan Way of the Cross.” St Francis popularized the practice of meditating on the Way of the Cross for believers who could not make the pilgrimage to the Holy Land to walk the Via Delarosa. Come and share in this deep and profound meditation.
conducted by Fr. Terrence J. Moran, C.SS.R
March 26-30, 2011 THEME: MEETING JESUS ON MAIN STREET During his ministry, Jesus met people in the ordinary circumstances of their daily lives--teaching, healing, feeding, and inviting us to fullness of life. Our parish mission will be an opportunity to discover God present in the activities of our ordinary lives and to find new energy for discipleship. Saturday, March 26 –Sunday, March 27: Father Moran will preach at all the weekend Masses Sunday-Wednesday, March 27-30 at 7:00 PM The evening presentations, Sunday to Tuesday, are given in the context of a prayer service. The concluding mission service on Wednesday evening is a Mass. The entire evening service lasts a little over an hour. Fr. Terrence J. Moran, C.SS.R., a native of Danbury, CT, has given retreats and workshops on theology and spirituality throughout the United States and in twenty five other countries. Fr. Moran has worked in parish ministry, taught theology at St. John’s University, New York, and for nine years was the Director of Hispanic Ministry of the Diocese of Paterson, NJ. In addition to his teaching and preaching ministries, Fr. Moran serves as a consultant to religious congregations and is writing a book on Margaret Anna Cusack, a 19th century Irish theologian and social activist. He currently lives in Stirling, NJ.
Lenten Mission
Television and film star Frank Runyeon will be performing The Story of Faith, a three day mission on: Sunday, March 13 (Signs: The Gospel of John), Monday, March 14 (The Sermon on the Mount) and Tuesday, March 15 (Media vs. Faith). The 70-‐ minute presentations begin at 7:00pm and will be held at St. Bernard Church in Rockville, CT. The mission is appropriate for adults and families, including school-‐aged children. It is especially popular with teens. Go to to learn more.
Ash Wednesday Day and Evening Retreat Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center will hold an Ash Wednesday day and evening retreat on March 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (same program). The presenter is Fr. David Cinquegrani, C.P., Holy Family’s Retreat Director. Come together in the spirit of the season to begin the sacred journey of Lent. The $35 offering includes lunch or dinner. Register at or send offering to HFPRC, 303 Tunxis Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107.
PROM AND FORMAL DRESS SWAP Support St. Dunstan Youth Group’s upcoming Mission Trip! On March 26th from 1:00-4:00 PM at Glastonbury Wellness Center, 628 Hebron Ave, swap event admission is $10.00 at the door. Girls who donate a gently worn dress will have the opportunity to choose a dress for free. Those who do not donate a dress or those who wish to purchase additional dresses can purchase dresses for $20.00 each. Dresses will be collected prior to the event on March 9 from 7:00-8:00 and March 23 from 2:00-6:00 at St. Dunstan Church, Glastonbury. Please contact Donna Sweeney at [email protected] if you have further questions.
MARCH 6, 2011 O PPORTUN ITIES
TO
M ARCH 9, 2011
C ELEBRATE L EN T
– A PRIL 24, 2011
A sh W ednesday Schedule 7:00 a.m. Mass 12:10 p.m. Mass 4:00 p.m. Prayer Service 6:00 p.m. Mass Thursday Evenings in Lent 7:00 p.m. Lenten Scripture Series Friday Evenings in Lent 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Parish M ission M arch 27- 30 Sunday - Tuesday March 27th, 28th & 29th at 7:00 p.m. - Talk Wednesday, March 30th at 7:00 p.m. Talk, Mass & Social Tow nw ide Com m unal Penance Service April 12th at 7:00 p.m. Saint Paul Church
H OLY W EEK R ECONCILIATION O PPORTUNITIES April 18th & 19th at 7:00 p.m. H oly Thursday – A pril 21 s t No morning Mass 7:00 p.m. M ass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday – A pril 22 n d 3:00 p.m. Service of Our Lord’s Passion 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the Cross H oly Saturday – A pril 23 r d 10:00 a.m. Blessing of food 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Easter Sunday – A pril 24 t h 8:00 a.m. Mass 9:30 a.m. Mass 11:30 a.m. Mass Readings for the Week of March 6, 2011 Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday:
Dt 11:18, 26-28, 32/Rom 3:21-25, 28/Mt 7:21-27 Tb 1:3; 2:1b-8/Mk 12:1-12 Tb 2:9-14/Mk 12:13-17 Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20---6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25 Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15 Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32
