CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN

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MASS SCHEDULE�

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SUNDAY MASSES�Vigil:� 4:30 PM �

Sunday: �7:30, 8:30, 10:00, �

11:30 AM, 5:00 PM �

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DAILY MASSES�Monday�Friday: 8:00 AM �

Saturday: 8:30 AM�

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Adoration & Benediction�First Friday after the 8:00 AM Mass �until 12 Noon except July and August.��

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Miraculous Medal Novena�Monday after the 8:00 AM Mass��

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Reconciliation�Saturday at 3:00 PM � 4:00 PM�

or anytime by appointment��

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Rosary �Immediately following the daily �8:00 AM Mass�

CLERGY�

Fr. Frank Hoffmann, Pastor �[email protected]� �

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Fr. Chris Perrella, Parochial Vicar�[email protected]�

YOUTH GROUP�203.662.1217 phone �

[email protected] �

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION �203.655.8020 phone �

[email protected]�

PRESCHOOL�203.656.0548 phone�

www.stjohnpreschool.org�

PARISH OFFICE�203.655.1145 phone �

203.655.1048 fax �


May 5, 2019�

CHURCH OF SAINT JOHN 1986 Post Road · Darien, Connecticut 06820�

203.655.1145�

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�ST. JOHN CHURCH MAY 5, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER�

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Pastor’s Column��

� Last week, I promised that I was going to spend some time in my column helping you know more about the many saints whose names are included in Eucharistic Prayer I, also known as the Roman Canon. The first set of names is contained in a section referred to as the “Communicantes”: ��“In communion with those whose memory we venerate, especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary

Mother our God and Lord, Jesus Christ, and

blessed Joseph, her Spouse, your blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Pete and Paul, Andrew,

James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude.”

�Mary and Joseph need no introduction. The rest are

the Twelve Apostles, minus Judas (obviously), but including St. Paul. I could probably spend some time on the less well known apostles, but for now, we will move on. �

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The very first name that is not an apostle, LINUS, has a name that is probably most familiar to us from his namesake in the comic strip “Peanuts”. The name comes from Greek mythology and is connected with the music form we call a “lament.” We don’t know much about St. Linus other than tradition names him as the successor of St. Peter as the Bishop of Rome. The best guess for his administration was from AD 56�81. That “job” was nowhere near as complex as what the current Pope does, but he essentially was the overseer of the fledgling Christian community in the city of Rome. (The word that we get our term “bishop” from, episkopos (episkopos), literally means “someone who sees from above” or “overseer”.) Imagine that incredible responsibility he had! The fact that we are still here today tells us that he did his job. �

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There is no real historical evidence, but the tradition is that he died as a martyr. In fact, the overwhelming majority of pontiffs were martyred through the Edict of Milan in AD 313 which first allowed Christians to practice their faith without state interference. It is generally accepted that Linus died for the Faith, although, like many others, there is no description of the manner of his death. (We will find out about some of those ways later on in the list.) Although we cannot be sure, it is possible that he is the Linus mentioned in Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy. “Greetings to you from Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers. The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.” �

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When we hear his name, we are connected to that community of faith that became so central to who we are as a Church. St. Linus, pray for us!�

Fr. Frank Hoffmann�

Lighthouse Media�

New Lighthouse CD’s are available in the Narthex. �

The price is right�only $3 a CD.�

Our next meeting will be Thursday, May 16th. �

SJ Wednesday Evening Bible Study ��

Winter/Spring 2019 Schedule��Time: Wednesdays, 7�8:30 PM�

Place: Room 108 in the Parish Center�Meeting dates: May 8 & 15��

Topic: St. Luke’s Book of the Acts of the Apostles�

Little Bethlehem Christians��

� After the Saturday and Sunday Mass services, this weekend, May 4th & 5th, Little Bethlehem Christians will display and sell a collection of hand carved olivewood religious items. The profit goes to support Christianity in the land of Christ. Please take a moment after mass and look at the beautiful collection of religious items.�

Chat & Chew is back� Tuesday, May 14th. �

We will now meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday from May

through November, beginning with Mass at 12:00 PM. We

will have pizza parties, ice cream socials with speakers/

entertainment, a day of retreat, and luncheon at nearby

inns. �

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Readings for the Week of May 5, 2019

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Sunday: Acts 5:27�32, 40b�41/Ps 30:2, 4, 5�6, 11�12, 13 � [2a]/Rv 5:11�14/Jn 21:1�19 or 21:1�14�Monday: Acts 6:8�15/Ps 119:23�24, 26�27, 29�30 [1ab]/� Jn 6:22�29�Tuesday: Acts 7:51��8:1a/Ps 31:3cd�4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 � and 21ab [6a]/Jn 6:30�35�Wednesday: Acts 8:1b�8/Ps 66:1�3a, 4�5, 6�7a [1]/Jn 6:35�40�Thursday: Acts 8:26�40/Ps 66:8�9, 16�17, 20 [1]/Jn 6:44�51�Friday:� Acts 9:1�20/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 6:52�59�Saturday: Acts 9:31�42/Ps 116: 12�13, 14�15, 16�17 [12]/� Jn 6:60�69�Next Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43�52/Ps 100:1�2, 3, 5 [3c]/Rv 7:9, � 14b�17/Jn 10:27�30 �

Memorial Candles�

The Sanctuary Candle burns for the intentions of �Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Gallagher�

by Mom & Dad��

The Tabernacle Candle burns for�Special Intentions�

by Margie Pace�

II Christopher Valentine & Hillary Dubicki�

St. John Prayers for the Sick��

Please Remember The Following In Your Prayers:�Sal Bonina, Jacqueline Breedan, Lydia Stafford, Larry Hueston, Jackie Zack, Lynette Lyon, Chip White, Marcelo Mora, Lydia Maffei and to those whose suffering is known only to God, and to those who care for them.�

Mass Intentions��

VIGIL� 4:30PM� Intention for Pat Heller��

SUNDAY� � May 5� 7:30AM� Joan Rayhill by The DiMauro Family� 8:30AM� Catherine Brown by Jean & George Benitez�10:00AM� Maria & Giacinto Capocci �� by Joseph & Emily Conetta�11:30AM� Parishioners of St. John� 5:00PM� Marie Futia by Kevin & Sheila Molloy��

MONDAY� � May 6� 8:00AM� Steve Baden��

TUESDAY� � May 7� 8:00AM� John Hessmer by Kevin & Linda O’Hara��WEDNESDAY� � May 8� 8:00AM� Philip Amodeo by Joanne Amodeo��

THURSDAY � � May 9� 8:00AM� John Mazan by Kim & Ray Tellini��

FRIDAY� � May 10� 8:00AM� John Styles by Gerry Basile��SATURDAY � � May 11� 8:30AM � Mary & Edward Barry��

VIGIL� 4:30PM� Juliette Sweet by Cathy & Frank Gallagher��

SUNDAY� � May 12� 7:30, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30AM & 5:00PM�

Masses For All Mothers�

ST. JOHN CHURCH MAY 5, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER�

St. John Outreach Scholarships �

In Memory of Annette Kritzer & Therese Evers�

The applications for the Therese Evers and Annette Kritzer Memorials Scholarships will be available in the Church Office on April 23rd . The Scholarship Committee is awarding $1,500 per scholarship.� The completed applications are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 17th.� Please return applications to the Church office.��

The Annette Kritzer Scholarship is open to any high school senior who is a member of the St. John Youth Group or Youth Group Alumnus who is planning to attend college or other post�secondary educational program this fall.��

The Therese Evers Memorial Scholarship is open to any high school� senior who is a member of St. John Church and planning to attend college or other post�secondary educational program this fall.��

The candidate who can best demonstrate an altruistic commitment to service to church and/or community and an understanding of the value of service to others� will be selected to receive the scholarship.� �

MOTHER’S DAY�

SPIRITUAL BOUQUET CARDS �

Are available in the rear of the Church�

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�ST. JOHN CHURCH MAY 5, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER�

ROSE FOR LIFE �

The Vision: The single Rose is one of the symbols that stands for life. A fresh flower represents the beauty and significance of the human life. By placing the rose near the tabernacle on a weekly basis everyone will be reminded of the importance of protecting life.��

How to Dedicate a Rose: You may pick up a card at the Parish Office. Fill out with whom you would like to dedicate the rose for and the message you would like to see in the bulletin, your name and the date. Keep the card to send out if you would like. You will be asked if you have a specific Sunday that you would like to dedicate the rose and if available, the Rose for Life dedication will be in that week’s bulletin. �

A $10 donation is requested.�

�LifeNotes�

to defend and celebrate the culture of life��

Does it seem as if there’s a revolution in America?� � �A simple online search for answers is a challenge. Wikipedia’s “Cultural Marxism” page � and what should be a gateway to the reality of our situation � is now edited by radicals trained to steer a casual search away from historical facts!�Since the explosive 1960s, Americans have asked where, when and who changed America?��An excellent primer and a refreshing break from our dystopian surroundings is Michael Walsh’s� The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the West.� �Critical Theory released a horde of demons into the American psyche.� �Everything was questioned, nothing was real, and the muscular , confident empiricism that had just won the war gave way, in less than a generation, to a�central�European nihilism celebrated on campuses. � Seizing the high ground of academe and the arts, the New Nihilists set about� dissolving the bedrock of the country,� from patriotism to marriage to the family to military service. They have sown, as Pope Francis� once wrote of the Devil, “destruction, division, hatred, and calumny,”�and all disguised as the search for truth.��The Devil's Pleasure Palace� exposes the overlooked movement of Critical Theory, explains how it took root, established and gestated � to impact nearly every aspect of American life and society.� �With God’s help, the culture can be taken back with knowledge and resolve, once we see clearly.�

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Bethlehem Christians �selling Olive Wood �after all the Masses�

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6:00PM�

Youth Group�Conservatory�

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10:00�11:30AM�

Sewing Group�Room 108��

7:30PM�

Prayer Group�Church��

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7:00�8:30PM�

Bible Study�Room 108�

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9:30�11:00AM�

Prayer Shawl�Pierre Room�

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7:00�8:30PM�

RCIA�

Room 108��

7:00�9:00PM�

Prayer Shawl�Pierre Room�

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7:00�9:00PM�

St. John Choir�Parish Hall�

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9:00�11:00AM�

Soup Ministry�Kitchen�

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10:00�11:30AM�

RCIA�

Room 108��

3:00PM�

Confessions��

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The Week Ahead MAY 5-11, 2019

Thank You for Sharing Your Blessings �

Please consider remembering St. John Church in your Will.� �

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� � � � 2019� � 2018�April 27/28�Total Offertory:� � $15,572�� $15,656��

Catholic Home Mission:� $ 2,161�� $ 1,935��

This weekend there is a second collection for our regular Monthly Offertory.��

If you would like to make your weekly or monthly offertory donation by credit card or online banking, please call the parish. You may also visit our website for Online Giving. www.stjohndarien.com. ��If you are currently using online banking, please remember to update expiration dates.�

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St. John�Christian Formation Program�

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Classes have concluded for the 2018�2019 Religious

Education Year.�

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FIRST COMMUNION CLASS OF 2019�

Saturday April 27, 2019, in the presence of family, relatives

and friends, 42 Communion Candidates celebrated, for the

first time, Holy Eucharist. May they, and their families,

continue to receive the Risen Lord � the Bread of Life �

and grow spiritually in his Love and Life. �

Project Rachel�

THIS LENT COME BACK TO GOD WHO IS LOVE AND MERCY� Are you or someone you know hurting from a past abortion experiences? There is help and hope! The Diocese of Br idgeport Project Rachel Ministry offers referrals, resources, day and weekend retreats for those suffering from a past abortion. Please contact 203.416.1619/203.895.3554 or �[email protected] for confidential information. �

FOR THIS FUNDRAISER,�

YOUR CHECKBOOK STAYS HOME…�

AND YOU TAKE HOME THE MONEY!!!�

Please take a moment to look through your jewelry boxes at home for:�

�� BROKEN GOLD CHAINS AND BRACELETS�

�� SINGLE EARRINGS (HALF PAIRS)�

�� OLD SCHOOL RINGS�

�� RINGS WITH MISSING STONES�

�� OLD BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND GIFTS�

�� JEWELRY YOU NEVER WEAR�

�� GOLD NON�WORKING WATCHES�

�� YES, EVEN DENTAL GOLD�

�� STERLING SILVER JEWELRY, FLATWARE, � HOLLOWWARE, PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM�

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Then please bring it with you to the Conservatory on: ��

Friday� May 17th � 10 AM to 4 PM�

Saturday May 18th � 10 AM to 4 PM�

Sunday May 19th � 8 AM to 4 PM�

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There, our good friend, Bob the gold man, will buy your “old gold” and hand you a check. (That’s right� you will go home with a check in your pocket.) And then, after the refining process, 60% of the profits will be donated, in your name, to St. John Church.�

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If you have any questions, please email: [email protected]�

MALTA HOUSE�

Please join us in celebrating mothers and their beautiful babies at the Malta House Gala�

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Saturday, May 11 at 6:30PM�

Country Club of Darien�

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203�857�0088�www.maltahouse.org/events�

Join us for an information evening and Open House at Cardinal Kung Academy on Wednesday, May 15th, 7�9 pm, 278 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford (in the school building of St. Bridget of Ireland Church.) Cardinal Kung Academy is a division of Trinity Catholic High School which opened in September 2018 and is the only Catholic classical high school in the diocese. Come meet the teachers, hear about the curriculum and classical education, and tour the facility. �Still accepting applications for 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. ��

For more information, contact (203) 918�0992, [email protected] or visit www.cardinalkungacademy.org.�

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Church Staff�Phone 203.655.1145�

�Pastor: Fr. Frank Hoffmann ext 24�


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Parochial Vicar: Fr. Chris Perrella ext 23�


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Bookkeeper: Mrs. Michelle Leville ext 11 �


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Secretary: Miss Rose Lotocky ext 10 �


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Office Hours: Monday � Friday 9:00 AM � 4:00 PM�

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PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON �Mrs. Susan Carnes�

[email protected] ��

FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON�

Mr. Chris Hussey�[email protected]�

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION �

Director: Mr. John Cunningham 203.655.8020 �


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PRESCHOOL �

Director: Mrs. Lisa Ioli 203.656.0548 �


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MUSIC MINISTRY �

Choirmaster: Mr. W. Ogden Booker 203.655.0777 �

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PARISH CENTER �

Manager & Sexton Mr. Kevin Donnelly �

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WEBSITE�

www.stjohndarien.com�

Baptism�Prior to the Baptism of a first child, both parents must attend a Baptism Workshop. Parishioners looking to baptize a child should contact the parish office for registration information at 203.655.1145.��

Book Ministry�The Book Ministry maintains a variety of books, pamphlets and magazines for personal and spiritual growth. For any books you take, please place it in the lighthouse box or drop it in the offertory. If possible, please pay the full price listed.��

Communion Calls�

If you know of anyone who is homebound, in a nursing home or hospital, and would like communion from a priest or Eucharistic minister brought to them or have a visit, please call the parish secretary. Oftentimes this is the only way we know of the need.��

Marriage�

Couples should contact a parish priest at least six months prior to the desired wedding date.��

Prayer Group�

A group formed in the charismatic prayer group tradition that focuses on the worship of God, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, fellowship and prayer for healing and peace facilitated by Marilyn Dolcetti � 203.655.9481 ([email protected]).��

Senior Citizens�Chat & Chew meet monthly on the 2nd Tuesday from May through November, beginning with Mass at 12:00 PM. They have pizza parties, ice cream socials with speakers/entertainment, a day of retreat, and luncheon at nearby inns. �

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