A Message from Father Henry |
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Fellow St Jude Parishioners:
The first reading for Sunday, October 25, takes us back thousands of years to when God gave the Law to Moses. This Law begins with the familiar ten commandments and then continues with another six-hundred-plus more commandments.
I must admit that my attention span is a little too short for me to be able to keep track of and live out six-hundred commandments. And presumably, I have not been the only one with a short attention span, because the Church has asked us to live out only the first ten of those commandments, with the first three focusing on our relationship with God, while the last seven focus on our relationship with one another.
In the Gospel reading, Jesus makes it even easier by reducing those ten down to two commandments.
“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
So all of six-hundred-plus rules and regulations in the Law, and the familiar Ten Commandments can all be summed up in: Love God and Love neighbor.
With the one operative word being Love.
St. Augustine reduced it down to that if we love God whole-heartedly, everything else will fall in place.
Notice that the ten commandments do not start with, for example, thou shall not steal. For good reason the first three commandments have to do with our relationship with God, number 2 asking us to treat his name with reverence and number 3 asking us to attend mass on Sunday (in-person or virtually).
When we treat God’s name as holy, we are revering God and we are much less likely to use God’s name in a curse. When we attend each Sunday, we not only honor God, but we also receive spiritual nourishment to help us through the other 167 hours of the week.
The very first commandment is just that the very first. God is God. We are to have no other god before him. God is first. Everything begins with our love for God. And all of the other nine commandments flow from that.
When we begin with love of God, then everything that we do will reflect that love. It’s that simple.
Sincerely yours in our common love of God,
Fr Henry
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Farewell Reception for Fr. Jim
Sunday October 25th at 12:30pm
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Please join us on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at 12:30pm on the Church plaza (rain location in the social hall) to formally say farewell to Fr Jim...and/or join him in his final mass at St Jude Parish on Wednesday evening, October 28, at 7pm… and/or send him a farewell email message at fr.jim@stjuderc.com
“Be well, do good work, and keep in touch”
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BEATIFICATION OF FATHER MCGIVNEY – OCTOBER 31, 2020 |
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Beatification of Father Michael McGivney | Knights of...
PRAYER VIGIL FOR PRIESTS Friday, October 30 at 7:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. ET at Saint Mary's Church in New Haven, CT ALL NIGHT ADORATION AND PRAYER VIGIL Includes preaching and devotions! Friday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. ET at St. Mary's Church,...
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'One of our own' about to be beatified - Diocese of...
WATERBURY, Conn. (CNS) - Msgr. John J. Bevins has been praying a long time that a miracle would be attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney and move him one step closer to sainthood. "I've been praying I would live long enough ...
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Connecticut Bishops Issue Statement on Respect Life...
One year ago, even before the unthinkable effects of the pandemic and the social unrest and division that we are now witnessing, a piece in the New York Times stated: "The world we live in now is one in which no place is safe, no lives really...
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St Jude Novena
Tuesday October 20 - Wednesday October 28
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Your Word alone, Lord is our Hope!
Now more than ever before, we need our annual Novena to St. Jude as a welcome opportunity to come together in prayer as one Body of Christ and to seek his intercession as our patron saint of Hopeless Causes during these challenging times.
We are so blessed to have such a wonderful Saint as the patron of our beautiful parish!! St. Jude is most certainly one of the most powerful intercessors in our Catholic Faith. Perhaps, he has helped you or someone you love. The St. Jude Novena is an awesome opportunity to come together as a faith community to thank St. Jude for all he has done for us and to ask his assistance in those things that we still struggle with.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, masks and social distancing are required at all Masses, and we will be unable to provide refreshments. Sign up for Mass is required in the event of Covid-tracing requirements and can be done by clicking on the following link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A054BA5AE2EA20-stjude8
Our Novena Masses will be live-streamed as well and can be viewed on our website. www.stjuderc.org.
Please join us at St Jude Novena Reception on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at 12:30pm. Since the 11:30am mass on Sunday 10/25 will be our Novena mass, we are hosting a Covid-compliant reception immediately after the mass. (Please note that this is also the Farewell Reception for Fr. Jim!!)
Location: the Plaza outside the church. (If raining or too cold, we will host in the social hall.)
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Hello St. Jude Families! Fall is underway and our youth group is growing! Please join us for the following meetings. ALSO! We are now providing dinner to any teens who join.
October 25th @ 6 pm in the Social Hall (What's Up with Halloween)
November 1st @ 6 pm in the Social Hall (Party like the Saints)
November 8th @ 6 pm in the Social Hall (Should we be Meditating More?)
November 15th @ 6 pm in the Social Hall (What is a Calling?)
November 22nd @ 6 pm - 7:30 pm in the Social Hall (Thanksgiving Celebration) *RSVP Required
Parents and other adult members looking to becoming involved we need volunteers! Time commitment is low, and the reward is high! Please send any questions to Shannon at shannon.carey@stjuderc.com.
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Our faith formation year began on September 23rd. Our new program provides lessons to the students with an interactive online platform. We are very excited about this new program and have been receiving positive feedback from parents and students alike.
We wish to congratulate our Confirmation and First Communion students. We hosted 3 Confirmation ceremonies lead by Bishop Caggiano confirming 63 young people over two nights. Our First Communion Masses were held over four Saturdays in September and October where 74 students received this sacrament. Thank you to everyone assistance in making these sacraments possible. A special thank you to the Knights of Columbus for providing each Confirmation student with a beautiful set of rosary beads.
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Knights of Columbus
OCTOBER ROSARY
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Hosted By
St. John XXIII Council 5987
Knights of Columbus
Monday October 26 Joyful Mysteries
Tuesday October 27 Sorrowful Mysteries
Wednesday October 28 Glorious Mysteries
Thursday October 29 Luminous Mysteries
Join Us in Prayer At The
“Mary, Madonna of Peace” Statue
6:30 P.M.
Please bring your own chairs
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Knights of Columbus Annual Needs/Food/Furniture Drive
This Saturday 8:00 am to 10:30 am
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The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Needs Drive on Saturday, October 24, 8 - 10:30am. Donated items will be distributed to St Jude Food Pantry, Bridgeport Rescue Mission, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Change Ministry & Hopeline (diapers & wipes).
Because of the Covid virus, we are only accepting items listed in the flyer (please click the picture to the left or the button below). To minimize contact & ease of distribution, we ask that you place labelled items for these organizations in bags or boxes which can be placed in your vehicle's trunk and can be unloaded by our volunteers. A note on furniture, we are hoping most parishioners can bring these donations directly to St Jude's on the day of the drive. If assistance is needed to unload furniture, we can help. If furniture transportation is not possible, we will make limited pickups the day of the drive at the donor location but only if the items are located in the garage or in the driveway. We will not enter homes for pickups to minimize risks.
Questions, please contact Rocky Scali, 203-767-6053 or Frank Flynn, 203-556-5016.
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If you are comfortable, Father Henry would like to visit you on the front lawn of your home (wearing facemasks and being Social Distanced). Schedule a visit by emailing me, fr.henry@stjuderc.com or calling the Parish Office (203-261-6404).
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St Jude Novena Reception on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at 12:30pm.
Since the 11:30am mass on Sunday 10/25 will be our Novena mass, we are hosting a Covid-compliant reception immediately after the mass.
Location: the Plaza outside the church. (If raining or too cold, we will host in the social hall.)
Knights of Columbus Patriotic Rosary on Veteran's Day 11/11
Rev. James McCarten Assembly 119 Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Patriotic Rosary on Veterans' Day, 11/11. The rosary will take place in the church at 7 p.m. We invite all St. Jude parishioners to join us in praying this rosary. If you feel more comfortable joining us from the safety of your home the service will be lived streamed on the St. Jude website.
Silent Adoration
Silent adoration with Father Henry will take place on the 3rd Sunday of the month, Nov 22 and Dec 20, in main church at 7:30 pm for a half hour.
Holy Trinity Catholic Academy
Thank you for your support.
Food Pantry Needs
Our Thanksgiving distribution is rapidly approaching and in anticipation we are in need of the following non-perishable items: instant potatoes, stuffing, gravy, broth, cranberries as well as pasta and boxed children’s cereal. Our continued appreciation for your response to our ministry’s needs. Thank you and God Bless
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Bishop to celebrate All Souls Day Mass at Gate of...
TRUMBULL-Bishop Caggiano will be celebrating Mass for All Souls Day at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Trumbull on Monday, November 2, at 11 am. Seating is limited this year, so we ask that you help us accommodate for those with loved ones buried in...
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Prayer for Vocations
O Lord, send workers for your harvest, so that the commands of your Only-begotten Son may always be obeyed and his Sacrifice be everywhere renewed.
Look with favor upon your family, the Church, and ever increase Her numbers. Enable Her to lead Her sons and daughters to the holiness to which they are called and to work for the salvation of others.
Through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
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Please join us as we resume praying our Monthly Parish Intention.
Our petition for October is:
We pray for an end to all abortions, and for respect for all life from conception until natural death,
We pray to the Lord
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Upcoming Mass Intentions
Fri Oct 23 7:00pm Novena Mass - St. Jude Parishioners
Sat Oct 24 4:00pm Novena Mass - St. Jude Parishioners
Sun Oct 25 7:30am Deceased members of Yash & Pekar
Family
9:30am Evelyn & Vincent Cavaliere
11:30am Alan Parrillo
Mon Oct 26 7:00pm Novena Mass - St. Jude Parishioners
Tue Oct 27 7:00pm Novena Mass - St. Jude Parishioners
Wed Oct 28 8:30am Jose Rodrigues
7:00pm Novena Mass - St. Jude Parishioners
Thu Oct 29 8:30am Joseph Duffy
Fri Oct 30 8:30am Victor Checca
Sat Oct 31 4:00pm Vincenzina and Pasquale Pontoriero
Sun Nov 1 7:30am Denise Borrs
9:30am Melecia Yosores and Catherine Agsalud
11:30am Frank Pinto
If the 8:30 mass is not listed, an intention has not been requested.
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The parish office is taking Mass Intention requests for 2021. Requests will only be taken by phone (203-261-6404) or by email ( parish.office@stjuderc.com). For more information, please click here. |
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Mass Schedule and Registration |
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Beginning Monday, November 9, 2020, Monday through Thursday Masses will be livestreamed from 9am until 9:30am. Masses will be in the main Church.
Please note that the 7:30 Sunday Outdoor Drive In Mass has been moved inside. For those of you who do not feel comfortable attending mass inside the church, please watch the 7:30am live-streamed (This Mass may be viewed at https://www.stjuderc.org/view-masses.html ) onto your phone or computer and then come to the School parking lot to receive outdoor communion at 8:45am. Fr Henry will be distributing Communion every Sunday, rain of shine, at 8:45am in the School parking lot. If it is raining, I will walk to each of your cars with an umbrella. No obstacle is too large to prevent us from distributing communion.
We priests are the ones who, with Jesus acting through us, consecrate the Eucharist. And we are fully committed to making the Eucharist available to you.
Each generation has had to overcome the obstacles specific to its time and place to receive the Eucharist. We will continue to work through any obstacles particular to our time and place, to make the Eucharist available.
--Fr. Henry
Please note that the upstairs bathroom in main church is available for all weekend masses. Masks should be worn at all times. Social distancing is required at all times. Please be sure to arrive 15 minutes before Mass.
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Church Hours for private prayer
Church is open Monday to Friday 8am - 10am for private prayer.
Live-streamed Mass Schedule
The Novena Masses will also be streamed at 7 pm during the week.
Beginning Monday, November 9, 2020, Monday through Thursday Masses will be livestreamed from 9am until 9:30am. Masses will be in the main Church.
Confession Hours
Confessions on Saturday afternoon will be in the day chapel at 3:00 pm on Saturdays. Confessions are also by appointment, please call 203-261-6404, to set up and appointment or emailing.
First Friday Adoration 7- 8 PM
Office Hours
THE OFFICE HOURS ARE:
MONDAY - THURSDAY 9:00 – 3:00
It is suggested that you call (203-261-6404) or e-mail (parish.office@stjuderc.com) before coming to the office. Much can be accomplished through a phone call or email, such as requesting masses/mass cards; sacramental records; registering for Baptism; etc.
In the event you do come to the office, we will be following the state protocols:
- A face covering is required
- Social distancing will be followed
- If you are experiencing COVID-19 defined symptoms, or have had contact with someone with the symptoms please do not come to the office.
Signage will be posted on the front door with all directives to be followed when admitted to the office.
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St Jude Parish
707 Monroe Tpke
Monroe, CT 06468
203-261-6404
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