Entries for January 2018

Alexsis E. Roach - Ages 11-14 Division Winner Logan Brown - Ages 8-10 Division Winner Noah Brown - Ages 5-7 Division Winner   William Murphy - Ages 8-10 Division Runner Up Victoria Cyr - Ages 5-7 Division Runner Up   The 3 Winners proceed to the state level competition.

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The next meeting of the St. Bernard’s Parish Prayer Shawl Ministry will be Thursday, February 8th from 9:30am—11:30am in the Church Hall. Join us for an enjoyable morning of knitting and fellowship. For further information or to request a prayer shawl to give to someone, please call Mary at (860) 872-2611 or Kathy at (860) 872-8828.  

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In honor of the Feast of St. Blaise (February 3rd) we will bless throats after each Mass at both St. Bernard and St. Matthew. Through this blessing we pray for the intercession of St. Blaise to protect us from illnesses of the throat and all other illnesses. We pray that both our spiritual and physical bodies will be made pure and healthy so that we may better serve our God in life and love.  

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The Soup Kitchen Ministry is looking for one person to join a Friday team. The team works the 3rd Friday of each month from 4:45-6:00pm at Cornerstone Soup Kitchen around the corner from St. Bernard Church. Parishioners from either Church are welcome to join. Jobs include set-up, serving the meal, washing tables, sweeping and mopping. If you would like to join the team or have questions, contact Becky Maresh at bmaresh@comcast.net or 860-875-4082. Thank you.  

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Lutz Museum Program at St. Bernard Preschool February 1st at 10:00am In honor of Catholic Schools week (January 28—February 3), St. Bernard Preschool has some special events planned for their preschoolers. The preschool is inviting families, of either parish with children under 5, to join them for one of these events - a presentation by the Lutz Museum called Coats of All Kinds. In this presentation the children will learn what animals do to stay warm. They will explore the different coats animals wear and see first hand the differences between them. They will also meet a mammal, a reptile and maybe even a b...

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We are looking for donations of T-Shirts (new and gently used), baseball caps, toiletries (toothpaste and toothbrushes, soap, etc.), medical supplies (band aids, children's ibuprofen and vitamins, antibiotic ointment, etc.), hair supplies (ribbons, elastics, etc.), and so on to take with us to Haiti on our upcoming trip (we leave January 31st). Items can be dropped off in the Haiti bin at the St. Matthew Church Hall through Sunday, January 28th. Call Sue @ 860-371-1111 with any questions.  

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The next meeting of the Adult Faith Formation committee will be Tuesday, January 16th at 6:30pm in the lower level of the St. Bernard school building. Come early for refreshments at 6:00pm. Anyone interested in helping plan and implement faith events for both St Matthew and St. Bernard are always warmly welcomed. For  more information contact  Mary Scibelli at 860-798-7529 or by email at scibellifamily@gmail.com. If religious education is canceled on the 16th the meeting is postponed to January 23rd.  

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All Church offices will be closed Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. If you need assistance, please leave a message and someone will get back to you. St. Matthew  - (860) 872-0200 or St. Bernard - (860) 875-0753

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The next meeting of the St. Bernard’s Parish Prayer Shawl Ministry will be Thursday, January 11th from 9:30am—11:30am in the Church Hall. Join us for an enjoyable morning of knitting and fellowship. For further information or to request a prayer shawl to give to someone, please call Mary at (860) 872-2611 or Kathy at (860) 872-8828.

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