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SAINTPETERCLAVERWelcome to our Parish Family!

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Saturday Vigil ..................................................................................... 4:30 p.m. Sunday............................................................................. 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Weekdays, Monday through Thursday .................................. 6:30 a.m. SACRAMENTOFRECONCILIATIONSaturday ...................................... 3:15 to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment SACRAMENTOFBAPTISMFamilies preparing for Bap sm must a end a pre-bap smal class. Classes are held the third Sunday every other month. Please call the parish office to make arrangements.

Bap sms are celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 12:00 noon. SACRAMENTOFMATRIMONYThose preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage should schedule an appointment with Fr. Leary and Music Director Tim Stella.

Pastor ...................... Reverend James F. Leary

Deacon ............................... James E. Hickey, Jr.

Pastoral Associate ......................... Gigi Frailey

Religious Educa on Office

DRE ............................................. Angela Clement

RE Assistant ....................................... Marie Carr 860-521-2904 spcreled@sbcglobal.net

Office Staff ............................. Joanne Therrien Debbie Walgren

Music Director.................................... Tim Stella

Cantor ............................................ Amanda Kohl

“Speaktothemwithyourhandsbeforeyouspeaktothemwithyourlips.”

St. Peter Claver

PARISHMEMBERSHIPThrough bap sm we become God’s sons and daughters, and brother and sisters of each other in Christ. Every family in the parish should be properly registered and each family should receive a set of envelopes. New parishioners should register at the Parish Office. Single adults over 21 years of age should register separately from parents. This registra on is our only means of cer fying anyone as a member of our parish family.

Office 47 Pleasant Street, West Har ord, CT 06107

Phone 860-561-4235

Fax 860-561-0552

E-mail st.peterclaver@sbcglobal.net

Parish Website www.stpeterclaver.parishlink.com

CHURCH OF SAINT PETER CLAVER WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT March 22, 2015

Saturday, March 21 4:30 PM 30th Anniversary: Paul Liner Sunday, March 22 8:30 AM Memorial: Maria Kovolski 10:30 AM 1st Anniversary: Robert Magnan Monday, March 23 6:30 AM For the Parishioners of St. Peter Claver Tuesday, March 24 6:30 AM For the Parishioners of St. Peter Claver

Wednesday, March 25 6:30 AM For the Parishioners of St. Peter Claver Thursday, March 26 6:30 AM Memorial: Joanne Farrell Saturday, March 28 4:30 PM Memorial: Richard Lombardi Sunday, March 29 8:30 AM 3rd Anniversary: Joanna Smith 10:30 AM Memorial: Dan Thibault

THE WEEK AHEAD AT ST PETER CLAVER

Monday, March 23 6:00 – 7:00 PM Lenten Confession ~ Church 7:00 PM MATH Mtg ~ Classroom Wednesday, March 25 5:30 PM Stations of the Cross ~ Church 6:00 PM Soup Supper ~ Parish Hall Thursday, March 26

6:00 PM Lenten Evening – Creating Sabbath Space ~ Hall

Friday, March 27 7:00 PM Townwide Stations of the Cross ~

St. Helena Church

TOWN-WIDE STATIONS OF THE CROSS… will take place at St. Helena Church

on Friday, March 27 at 7:00 pm Please join us!

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The Lord comforted his people, who were exiled to Babylon, by telling them of the new covenant he planned to make with them. The Lord declared he would write his law upon their hearts, and that he would forgive their evil and forget the sins they had committed in the past.

Second Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9 Though God could have heeded his Son’s prayers and spared him suffering, Jesus accepted his Fathers will. Through his suffering, he learned obedience and became the source of eternal salvation for all people.

Gospel: John 12:20-33 Jesus was afraid of the suffering he knew he must face. Yet he explained just as a grain of wheat must die to be harvested, he had to face his hour of suffering to glorify his Father’s name. Jesus explained that once he was lifted from earth, he could draw all people to himself, lifting them to eternal life.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEKND MARCH 29

First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7 Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11

Gospel: Mark 14:1-15:47

ARCHDIOCESAN WHITE MASS Sunday, April, 26th ~ 12:00 noon St. Mary Church – New Haven

The Archdiocese of Hartford in conjunction with the Catholic Medical Association of CT invites all physicians, nurses, health care providers and friends to the Archdiocesan White Mass honoring the service and ministry of the health care profession. Principal Celebrant: The Most Reverence Leonard P. Blair, S.T.D. A luncheon will follow at The Graduate Club, 155 Elm St., New Haven, with Keynote address by Archbishop Blair. For reservations call (860)-541-6491, ext. 168.

ARCHDIOCESAN ST. JOSEPH MEDAL OF APPRECIATION RECIPIENTS

Our parishioners Tom Goodrum and Evelyn Benoit are this year’s recipients of the Archdiocesan St. Joseph Medal of Appreciation. Tom and Evelyn will be presented the medal by Archbishop Blair in a ceremony at the Cathedral Sunday, March 22 at 3:00 pm. Our parish is honored by this recognition of Tom and Evelyn’s many contributions to our parish ministries. Congratulations Tom and Evelyn!!

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Lent 2015

Lenten Corporal Works Of Mercy For MARCH 21/22, ‘work’ VISIT THE IMPRISONED, we will direct our actions to the needs of women and men cared for in the CT prison hospice programs with our donations to purchase personal care items. Please place your donation in the baskets located on the entry tables. (Checks should be made payable to St. Peter Claver Church). For March 28/29 our ‘work’ will be COMFORT THE SICK to benefit the Chrysalis Center, Inc. to aid women and men striving to overcome the effects of mental illness substance abuse, and/or HIV/AIDS. We would appreciate razors, spray deodorant, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and body lotion.

Creating Sabbath Space In Our Lives Continues

Thursday March 26th ~ 7:00 pm, Parish Hall 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Join us for the next video series with Ron Rolheiser, OMI, facilitated by Gigi Frailey.

Lenten Confessions For your convenience all churches of the Archdiocese will be open for Confessions every Monday during Lent from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. For more information visit Light4you.info

NORTHWEST COLLECTING USED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

Northwest Catholic High School is working with Trumpets Not Guns to collect musical

instruments for the youth of New Orleans, LA. Northwest students will travel there at the end of March and present the instruments to the students of Ellis Marsalis Music Center. If you have a gently used playable instrument that you would be willing to donate, please label it for donation and drop it off at the St. Peter Claver Faith Formation Office. The students at Northwest Catholic and the children of New Orleans appreciate your kindness and support in considering this request. Question, contact: Lorri Chapman at 860-561-8611.

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE® WEEKEND For all who are divorced, widowed, or separated - there is a special heartache in finding oneself alone again. DIVORCED, SEPARATED AND WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN of all ages are encouraged to attend a Beginning Experience weekend; designed for those who wish to resolve the pain and grief of losing the marriage relationship and to create a more peace-filled future. The Beginning Experience weekend will be April 17 – 19, 2015 in Litchfield. The weekend begins Friday evening, April 17 through Sunday afternoon, April 19, concluding with Mass. The weekend fee includes the program and materials, all meals on Saturday and Sunday and two nights' stay. For more information or an application, please call Ray Mercik at 860-741-3050 or Yvonne Stoops at 574-283-0279. http://www.beginningexperience.org

2015 ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL The Archbishop’s Annual Appeal provides help to those in need! Together, we can and do make a profound difference in the lives of many individuals and families, in a way that exceeds anything we could hope to achieve on our own. Please consider supporting this important initiative. Every gift makes a difference. If you did not receive the Appeal mailing or have misplaced the pledge card and envelope, feel free to pick up one of the extra pledge cards and envelopes located in the rear of the Church. Thank you for your continued generosity and support.

A NOTE OF THANKS! Dear Fr. Leary, On behalf of The Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Hartford, I extend my deepest gratitude to you and your St. Peter Claver parishioners for donating $1,309 to the 2015 High School Collection. As expressed in the Ministerial Plan for Catholic Schools, excellent Catholic schools engage the entire Catholic community in helping young people find the road that leads to Jesus Christ. Thank you for partnering with us in this endeavor. Gratefully, Dale R. Hoyt, Ed. D Superintendent of Catholic Schools

VISITATION TO THE HOMEBOUND Visitation to the homebound is a beautiful ministry of presence and care with many blessings. Currently there are parishioners who visit the homebound and also provide the Eucharist if desired. We also have a

beautiful Prayer Shawl Ministry, whose shawls are given to the sick and homebound as a symbol of the love and support of our community. These ministries can only happen if we are able to make a connection with those who are in need. If you know of anyone, of ANY age, who is sick, disabled, or homebound for any reason and would be uplifted by these ministries, please contact Gigi Frailey in the Rectory Office. Caregivers can be uplifted by this ministry of visitation as well. Please help us to reach out to our brothers and sisters. There is no other way for us to know who is homebound or ill unless we are made aware. Thank You.

GOOD FRIDAY SACRED CONCERT The St. Peter Claver choir is proud to present a very powerful and spiritually moving concert this year on Good Friday, April 3rd, at 7:30 PM. The program will feature our wonderful choir, instrumentalists and soloists. Selections from Mozart, Rutter, and Lloyd Webber will be performed, as well as a sung Passion According to Saint John, with special guest, Charles Pistone, singing the role of Jesus. Please join us for this memorable event to heighten the solemnity of this season. Only a free will offering will be requested.

This Sunday’s Gospel prepares us to journey with Christ during Holy Week, reminding us that Jesus stayed focused on his purpose and gave glory to God by accepting suffering and death for our salvation. Jesus tells us that a grain of wheat must die in order to produce much fruit. The sufferings of Jesus will bring many to life! Jesus reminds us that we cannot hold on too tightly to the things of this world if we want the happiness of following Him. Sometimes this means that we have to give up things in order to help others. When we do this, we become good disciples of Jesus and give glory to God, too!

Contact the Faith Formation Office with any questions at 860-521-2904 or email at spcreled@sbcglobal.net.

SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING CLASSES

GRADES 3 - 6 Sunday Students: Sunday, March 22, 9:30-10:30am

Weekday Students meet as follows: Tuesday, March 24, 3:45-4:45pm Wednesday, March 25, 2:15-3:15pm

GRADE 7 Students meet Sunday, March 22, 11:45am-12:45pm

GRADE 8 Students will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Tuesday, March 24 or Tuesday, March 31, from 6:30-8pm. We will begin with a brief Penance Service, indi-vidual confessions, and view the Gospel of John DVD in the Parish Hall.

ADAPTIVE PROGRAM Sacramental Preparation for Special Needs Students has begun. Our next session will take place on Tues-day, March 24 from 6:30-7:30pm. Families are asked to bring their Sacramental Kits with them to class and all necessary forms for those who wish to be confirmed.

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION

GRADE 9: Students will meet on Sunday, March 22 at 11:45am-12:45pm. Confirmation Readiness Reports were sent to all families. .

GRADE 10: Confirmation Candidates meet Sunday, March 29, 11:45-1pm. Letters to Pastor, Memorial Mass Intentions and all missed assignments are now due.

Students in Grades 9 and 10 are invited to participate in the Stations of the Cross Prayer Service on March 25 at 5:30pm.

FAMILY & CHURCH CLASSES GRADE 1

Sunday Students: March 22, 9:30am - 10:30am Tuesday Students: March 24 & 31, at 3:45pm - 4:45pm

GRADE 2 Sunday Students: March 29, 9:30am- 10:30am Tuesday Students: March 24, 3:45pm- 4:45pm

Wednesday Students: March 25, 2:15pm-3:15pm

A special way to be prayerful during Lent is to “walk” with Jesus on the road to Calvary through the Stations of the Cross. This Wednesday, March 25, students in All Grades will lead the Prayer Service. ALL parishioners are invited to join us. We meet at 5:30pm in the Church and a Family Supper is served in the Parish Hall. An email link has been sent to all registered families with sign up information.

Let us pray ~

Lord Jesus, You taught us that before a grain of wheat can grow and produce much fruit, it must die. Help us to remember that we must die to

selfishness and sin so that we can grow in kindness and love. Thank You for the lessons You teach us by Your death and resurrection to New Life!

We ask this in Your Holy Name. Amen.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”

Psalm 51:10

The 5th Sunday of Lent marks the beginning of Passiontide. The First Reading is taken from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah. We hear the prophet foretelling a New Covenant, to replace the Old Covenant made between God and his Chosen People on Mt. Sinai, a covenant which the Chosen People had not kept. The New

Covenant would not be written on tablets of stone but on each individual's heart. It would be a covenant of love rather than one of obligation. Everyone will know the Lord and He will forgive the sin of all His people!

We wish to thank our Grade 9 and 10 Students for their participation and generous donations to the Kids Against Hunger Outreach Project, which took place last week at St. Helena Parish. Our students raised $370 for this cause!

Special Thanks to Mrs. Maureen DiMatteo and Mr. John O’Gorman for accompanying our group of volunteers. They reported to us that our teens, along with teens from area parishes, packaged over 16,000 meal pouches, which will be sent to Haiti. What a wonderful observance of Lenten almsgiving - - which is giving to the poor with love!

2015 Holy Week Schedule for the

Catholic Community of West Hartford

Palm Sunday ~ The Passion of the Lord ~ March 29th

Saturday Vigils Sunday Masses

St. Brigid ~ 4:00 PM 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM

St. Helena ~ 5:00 PM 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

St. Mark the Evangelist ~ 5:00 PM 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

St. Peter Claver ~ 4:30 PM 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

St. Thomas the Apostle ~ 5:00 PM 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 5:00 PM

St. Timothy ~ 4:00 PM 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

Holy Thursday ~ Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper ~ April 2nd St. Brigid ~ 7:00 PM St. Helena ~ 7:00 PM St. Mark the Evangelist ~ 8:00 PM

St. Peter Claver ~ 7:30 PM St. Thomas the Apostle ~ 7:30 PM St. Timothy ~ 7:30 PM

Good Friday ~ The Passion of the Lord ~ April 3rd St. Brigid ~ 3:00 PM St. Helena ~ 3:00 PM St. Mark the Evangelist ~ 3:00 PM

St. Peter Claver ~ 3:00 PM St. Thomas the Apostle ~ 3:00 PM St. Timothy ~ 3:00 PM

Holy Saturday ~ April 4th St. Brigid ~ 8:00 PM St. Helena ~ 8:00 PM St. Mark the Evangelist ~ 8:00 PM

St. Peter Claver ~ 8:00 PM St. Thomas the Apostle ~ 8:00 PM St. Timothy ~ 8:00 PM

Easter Sunday ~ The Resurrection of the Lord ~ April 5th St. Brigid ~ 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM St. Helena ~ 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

St. Mark the Evangelist ~ 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM St. Peter Claver ~ 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

St. Thomas the Apostle ~ 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon St. Timothy ~ 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

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