Parish News

Food Pantry Update

The Knights of Columbus are conducting their Christmas in July Food Drive on July 29-31 at the Stop & Shop in Newtown and on August 6-7 at the Stop & Shop in Monroe. If you are shopping at either of these locations, please support the drive as our own food pantry will benefit as well as Blessed Sacrament and the Faith Food Pantry in Newtown.

We are also in need of volunteers. There are two opportunities available and will only require an hour of your time on one or two Monday’s each month. We need volunteers to take the food collected over the weekend from the foyer of the church and bring the groceries to the pantry and place on the shelves. This is typically done on Monday mornings from 9:00-10:00. The second need is to be at the pantry from 11:00-12:00 on Monday’s during which time our families will come to “shop”/select their groceries? If you are interested in volunteering or would like additional information please contact Liz Romeo at lizromeo65@gmail.com or at 203-270-6883.”

Please volunteer!!

The volunteer sign-up board is now up in the church vestibule! 

Please consider joining your fellow parishioners in volunteering a few hours of your time.

Together we can make our Parish Festival a huge success!

It’s that time of year and the Italian Festival is back! St Jude parish is delighted to invite you to join the business sponsor program for our 32nd annual Italian Festival held this year from August 24th through the 27^th. Thousands of people will be attending the festival to enjoy rides, games, raffles, nightly entertainment and of lots of great food.

Project Connect – Outreach to the homeless in Bridgeport

Once again Project Connect is happening in August of this summer. Backpacks are being provided filled with useful items for those living on the streets of Bridgeport. St Jude Parish has been asked to donate 250 toothbrushes and 250 4 oz toothpastes to put in the backpacks. Baskets will be by the entry doors of the Church until July 25^th.  Please consider helping these poor people as they try to take care of themselves while living on the street.

Thank you and bless you for your generosity. You always come through!!!

Family Bingo Night

A great time was had by all!  It was also a nice way to send off Pablo our summer seminarian as we thanked him for his service to St. Jude's this summer!  We will continue to keep him in our prayers!

Save the Dates for Upcoming Family Events! 

Friday, August 12: Family Movie Night for families with children and teens - 7 pm.  Movie: Camp Cool Kids

St Jude Parish Softball Games - 9/25 Parish Softball Game against St. Stephen's Parish.  Location: Upper Baseball fields at Great Hollow Lake

e-mail Jessica Iannotta if you are interesting in helping at any of these events!

Mom's Group - Save the Dates:

Next meeting Wednesday 8/31 at 7 pm in the social hall to finish discussing our summer book club on Living Joy by Chris Stefanick. See the Parish office if you need a free copy of the book.

Our next monthly mother's Zoom rosary is 8/3 at 9 pm and will continue on the first Wednesday of every month e-mail Jessica Iannotta for more information

Stay tuned for more Fall events to be announced soon.

Please remember in your daily prayers:

Marge Tranzillo, David Nicolett, Maria Bertone, Deacon Ronnie Bicknell, Marie Micholovich, Vincent Daniello, Dyana vander Wielen, Joe Pinto, Ray Schwartz, Zoey Frigo, Daniel Louis Bianco, Max, Hung Vu, Alfred Zawadski, Michael Serke, Kristen Kelly, Leroy Moye, Richard Carrano, Judy Thomas, Dr. John Kezel, Joseph Sheridan, Francisca Testa & family, Catherine Belanger, Stephen Henn, Robert Orol, Manny Cambra, Bennett Gulyas, Tom Pleva, Andrew Henn, James Buturla, Violeta Shala, and Vito Melfi 

All healthcare workers, first responders, caregivers and the men and women in the military.

If you have anyone that you would like to add to the list, please call the office or email with the name to be added.

Please join us in praying our Monthly Parish Intention. 

Our Petition for July is:

May we continue to pray for God to restore peace in our Country as we say:

🇺🇸 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,

    and to the Republic for which it stands,

    ONE NATION UNDER GOD,

    indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Our Petition for August is:

As we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven, we ask our Blessed Mother's intercession for all persecuted Christians that this reign of terror may end,

    We pray,  Hail Mary.....

Upcoming Mass Intentions

Sat  July 30   5:00pm           John Koch

Sun July 31   7:30am           Erica and Michael Gulyas

Sun July 31   9:30am           Patty Eng

Sun July 31   11:30am         St Jude Parishioners

Sat  Aug 6     5:00pm           Hannelore B. Dunne

Sun Aug 7     7:30am           St Jude Parishioners

Sun Aug 7     9:30am           Marica Jovic and Gojko Jovic

Sun Aug 7    11:30am          Valentine and Marjorie Grobnagger

The Tabernacle Candle will burn in memory of Elvira and Luis Ferreira during the month of July.

The Tabernacle Candle will burn in memory of the Barriuso and Arribas families during the month of August.

If the 9:00 am Weekday mass is not listed, an intention has not been requested. Also, there are no public Masses on Friday mornings.

Monday through Thursday Weekday Masses will be in the main Church at 9 am and live streamed.

The Weekend Masses inside the Church are Saturday at 5:00 pm and Sunday at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30. Only the Saturday Mass at 4:00 pm and the Sunday 7:30 am Mass are live streamed.

(Live-streamed Masses may be viewed at https://www.stjuderc.org/view-masses.html )

St. Jude Religious Gift Shop is located downstairs in the Msgr. Sabia Social Hall. Fr. Joseph's Books and CD's are available in the Gift Shop. Also new items: Gifts and cards, statues, rosaries and more. Come in and browse. Call Fran Cambra 203-261-2573 or Parish Office 203-261-6404.