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January 15, 2023
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St. Mary Star of the Sea Church St. Patrick Church
Church : 145 Main Street, Unionville, CT 06085
110 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032
Mailing: 16 Bidwell Square, Unionville, CT 06085
860-673-2422 (Phone) | 860-673-2001 (Fax) 860-677-2639 (Phone) | 860-677-2672 (Fax)
stmarystaroftheseaunionville@gmail.com office@stpatsfarm.com
CHURCH STAFF
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Priests
Reverend Matthew Gworek - Pastor
fr.gworek@aohct.org
Reverend Joshua Wilbur - Parochial Vicar
Collections for the Weekend of January 8, 2023
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Religious Education Staff Offertory $ 6,600.00
Online $ 3,248.50
Eileen Dignazio Monthly $ 3,358.00
Director of Religious Education / RCIA Coordinator Votive Candles $ 92.50
farmingtonDRE@gmail.com TOTAL $13,299.00
Erin Williamson - Assistant DRE ST. PATRICK CHURCH
Curtiss Stella - Director of Confirmation
Offertory $ 6,012.00
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Online $ 2,790.00
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Staff Monthly $ 3,007.00
TOTAL $11,809.00
Deacon Thomas Sutak - Deacon
Alice Prunk - Parish Secretary Next weekend’s 2nd collection is in support of the
Tracy Scala - Parish Secretary Archdiocese Catholic High Schools.
Rick Daddario - Music Director Thank you for your ongoing support!
Steve McMahon - Custodian
St. Patrick Church Staff
BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deacon Robert Barry - Deacon All bulletin submissions are due by Friday at 12 noon.
Sue Tienken - Parish Secretary Materials are subject to approval by the Pastor. If you
Jim Lawrence - Music Director have any questions, please contact either Parish Office.
Marty Walsh - Custodian
2 ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH & ST. PATRICK CHURCH
Parish Offices Closed: Monday, January 16th
Please note that the Parish Offices at both churches will be closed on Monday, January 16th in
honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Both offices will re-open Tuesday, January 17th at 9 AM.
An Evening for Couples:
Additional Way to Request “The Power of Gratitude”
2022 Tax Information January 31, 2023 at 7 PM
If you would like a “Statement of Contributions” for 2022, in St. Mary Star of the Sea
addition to e-mailing or calling your church’s Parish Office,
you may complete this form and mail it to your Parish Office Gratitude is powerful. Studies have shown that grateful couples
or place it in that church’s weekly collection. Parish e-mail are healthier, happier, more spiritual, and more loving. In this
and mailing addresses are listed on the top of page 2 in this 90-minute session, you will be introduced to the “whys and
bulletin. Once your request is received, your statement will hows” of couple’s gratitude. You will also be given a take-home
be either mailed or emailed to you within a week. Thank you! guide that will start you on your path toward a more grateful
relationship. There is no cost to attend, just a desire to spend
_______________________________________________ time enriching your relationship and join other couples in a
relaxed and supportive atmosphere. Light refreshments will be
Name provided.
_______________________________________________ The program will be facilitated by Pat and Mary-Jo McLaughlin
who have many years of experience in leading marriage
Address (Street/PO Box, City, State, Zip Code)
enrichment programs. Registration is appreciated but not
_______________________________________________ required. If you’d like to register, please provide your name and
parish to Tom & Joan Gunning at joantomgun@sbcglobal.net
E-mail
or 860-673-3647. Please join us; you’ll be thankful you did!
Welcome to our Catholic Community!
The St. Patrick Parish Family welcomes the following new members: The Hoffman Family of Southington
“BUT HOW DO I…” - PARTICIPATING IN OUR BEAUTIFUL SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM SICK CALLS & ANOINTING
Congratulations on the birth of your child! Baptisms are Our priests are available to pay visits to sick and homebound
generally celebrated after the final Mass on the 1st and 3rd parishioners. They are also available to provide the Sacrament
Sundays at St. Mary’s and the 2nd and 4th Sundays at St. of the Anointing of the Sick. Especially for anointing, families
Patrick’s. Please call the Parish Office to register and learn are asked to not wait until the last possible moment as the
about the requirements for having your child baptized. priests are not always immediately available.
MARRIAGE VOCATIONS
We are excited to help you prepare for this truly joyful Searching for meaning? Feel like there’s something you’re
occasion. To arrange for a wedding, please contact the meant to do or be? God might be calling you to something
Parish Office at least six months in advance to schedule an unexpected! Our priests are always willing to talk to you about
initial meeting with one of our priests and begin the process. any of this, or you can go to hartfordpriest.com to learn more.
JANUARY 15, 2023 | 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3
Calendar for the Week of January 15, 2023
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church St. Patrick Church
1/16 RECTORY CLOSED, Mass at 7:45 AM 1/16 RECTORY CLOSED, No Mass
7:00 PM Legion of Mary, via Zoom 1/18 5:30 PM Holy Hour & Confession, Church
1/17 9:00 AM Foodshare Truck, Parking Lot 7:00 PM KofC, Council 20, Room A
1/18 NO CHOIR REHEARSAL 1/19 7:00 PM NO CHOIR REHEARSAL
1/21 9:00 AM Sacrament 2 Reconciliation Retreat, Gathering Space
St. Mary Star of the Sea - St. Patrick
Women’s Retreat: January 20-22, 2023 St. Patrick Meatloaf Ministry News
2023 Collection Dates
This is the last weekend to register for our
women’s retreat at Our Lady of Calvary As we start the 2023 Meatloaf Ministry, collection dates for the
Retreat Center! first few months are: January 14 & 15; February 11 & 12;
March 11 & 12; and April 7 & 8. All meatloaves can be
Consider coming for the entire weekend or Saturday
dropped off to the St. Patrick Parish Hall kitchen the week
only! For more information, please contact prior to collection dates. Please mark the meatloaves
Mary Hagadorn at mhagadorn@sbcglobal.net or visit “Meatloaf Ministry” and place them in the freezer. If you have
ourladyofcalvary.net/retreat-weekends. questions or would like more information, please contact chair-
We hope you’ll take time for your “self care” person Karen Mastella by emailing KarenMastella@mac.com.
- you’ll come away spiritually renewed and Thank you for your continued support of
ready for 2023!
this much needed Ministry!
St. Patrick Church 2022 Year End Report
18th Annual Hope for
I am very happy to tell you that as the result of efforts by
Haiti Fundraiser volunteers of the meatloaf ministry for the past 7 months of
Saturday, February 11th ~ 6:00 PM 2022, 121 meatloaves were baked and delivered to the House
Hawk’s Landing Country Club, Southington of Bread in Hartford, which resulted in approximately 800
meals for the homeless served as dinner entrees,
The event includes dinner, a gift card raffle, a silent sandwiches and/or additional protein for breakfasts.
auction, music, and a wine pull. This is a very special even-
Our deepest appreciation to all who have participated in this
ing, and a great chance to spend time with friends and
ministry, and a special thanks to our last years Confirmation
help support our programs. Outreach to Haiti has been in class. A very special thank you to Kathryn Donovan Noe and
Haiti for over 35 years serving the poor in Hallie Niedzwiecki who delivered the meatloaves to the House
Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. of Bread.
Reservations are $35 per person and Thank you for your continued support! Karen Mastella, our new
chairperson, looks forward to working with you as we continue
are necessary for the event. our Ministry in the upcoming 2023 year! God Bless!
For more information, please contact Sue Petruzzi at
~ Lorraine Stec, Past-Chairperson ~
s.petruzzi@comcast.net.
4 ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH & ST. PATRICK CHURCH
Important Dates to Remember Sacraments 2 Class Update
January 15 No Classes January will be a big month for the children in the Sacraments 2
classes. On Saturday, January 21, at 9:00 AM we will have a
January 16 No Classes
Parent/Child Retreat in the Gathering Space of St. Mary
January 17 No Classes Church to culminate the catechesis for the
January 18 Wednesday classes Sacrament of Reconciliation, or their “First
as scheduled SPC Confession.” The children will remove their
7:00 PM Grade 9 - Parents/Students SPC “lost sheep” from the Jesus Board, because
they have been found by Jesus, the Good
January 21 Sacrament of Reconciliation
Shepherd, as they experience him in the
9:00 AM Parent/Child Retreat SMC
Sacrament of Reconciliation.
January 22 Sunday classes as scheduled SPC
The children have a choice this year as to
Please check the 2023 Religious Educa on which church they would like to receive
their Sacrament of Reconciliation. These
calendar, which can be found online at our website ceremonies will take place at St. Mary Star
stmarystpat.org/religiouseduca on, to find more of the Sea Church on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30 PM and St.
informa on regarding all of our Second Semester Patrick Church on Saturday, January 28 at 10:00 AM. We
Religious Educa on Classes. want to thank the parents and catechists for being
“partners” in the faith development of these children.
On Monday, January 30 and Tuesday,
Questions for the DRE ??? January 31, we will “kick off” the Sacrament
of Eucharist Program with a Parent Meeting
Can you be holy, if you are an ordinary person? at St. Patrick’s from 6:00 to 6:50 PM, while
We have many saints who lived ordinary lives, but were the children are in classes. Parents may opt
deeply holy. All the moments of our daily lives are an to attend either one of the meetings. The
opportunity to become holy. parents will receive a packet to use to make
the “Person Figure” with their children,
Did Jesus need to be baptized? which will represent them waiting anxiously
Since Jesus was born without Original Sin, and is the Son for their First Communion.
of God, he did not need to be baptized. As the sheep come down from the Jesus Board, now that the
children have been found by the Good Shepherd in the
Why was Jesus Baptized?
Sacrament of Reconciliation, they will be replaced by the
Jesus welcomed his own baptism as an example for the “Person Figures” during the Rite of Enrollment on February 5,
rest of us and as a sign of his True identity. He is the Son at the 9:00 AM Mass at St. Patrick Church. Please pray for
of God. these children, their parents, and their catechists as they
continue on their journey of faith that will bring them closer
What proof do we have that Jesus is the Son of God ~
to Jesus Christ in our Beautiful Sacraments.
of the Blessed Trinity?
After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and
the heavens opened up for him, and the Spirit of God RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
descended like a dove and came upon him. Then a voice
from the heavens said, The New Year of study for the members of the RCIA family will be the
Sacraments. January will be the Study of the Sacraments of Initiation.
“This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased.” What are they? How can we “live them?” That is the challenge we will
(Matthew 3:16-17) discuss. Please keep our RCIA Family in your prayers as they continue
to experience and grow in their faith.
JANUARY 15, 2023 | 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5
St. Mary - Mass & Confession Times St. Patrick - Mass & Confession Times
Daily: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 7:45 AM Daily: Monday through Thursday – 8:00 AM
Weekend: Saturday - 4:30 PM Weekend: Saturday - 4:00 PM
Sunday - 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM Sunday - 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM
Confessions: Saturday - 3:30 to 4:15 PM (and by appointment) Confessions: Saturday - 3:00 to 3:45 PM (and by appointment)
Holy Hour: Friday - 8:15 to 9:15 AM Holy Hour & Confessions: Wednesday - 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Masses at St. Mary Star of the Sea Masses at St. Patrick
Alfred, Marie & Patricia Zambrello
Saturday, 1/14 4:30 PM
by their family
4:00 PM Gloria Sabalauskas
Rev. Mark Flynn (9th Anniversary) Lorna Rossi
Sunday, 1/15 7:30 AM
by the Vic Zukowski Family
7:30 AM
by Bruno & Marie Macaro
Kathryn Germano (12th Anniversary) Reverend Mark F. Flynn
9:30 AM 9:00 AM
by the Germano Family by Pat Moran
Betty Wilbur Anthony Apuzzo
11:00 AM 10:30 AM
by the St. Mary Church Choir by The Canova Family
Ed Welcome (18th Anniversary)
Monday, 1/16 7:45 AM
by his wife Judy
NO MASS
Alexandra F. Sheridan
Tuesday, 1/17 NO MASS 8:00 AM
by daughter, Mary
Ralph W. Corso
Wednesday, 1/18 7:45 AM John Legowski, Jr. 8:00 AM
by Josephine Corso & Family
For the intentions of Jeff Magee Sebastian Gianni
Thursday, 1/19 7:45 AM
by the Petersons
8:00 AM
by The Krusz Family
Rick Welcome
Friday, 1/20 7:45 AM
by his sister-in-law Judy Welcome
NO MASS
Mike Rourke Kimberly Martin
Saturday, 1/21 4:30 PM
by Judy Welcome
4:00 PM
by Her Family
Anastasia (24th Anniversary) & Georgette, Gilbert & Philip Plourde
Sunday, 1/22 7:30 AM
Daniel Jakobowski by their family
7:30 AM
by Joan Green
Daniel Kucharski Rita DiMeglio
9:30 AM 9:00 AM
by parents Bozena & Joe Kucharski by her Husband & his children
Kathy Keany Ingrid Walczyk & Elvira Swaya
11:00 AM 10:30 AM
by her family by The Family
The sacred candle in our church are lit this week in memory of the following individuals:
St. Mary | Sanctuary Candle - Ed Welcome, requested by his wife Judy
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