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ST. JEROME CHURCH
23 Half Mile Road Norwalk, CT 06851 ~ 203-847-5349
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARTY TIME FEBRUARY 19, 2017
SABBATH MASSES
Saturday 4:00 PM E.S.T. & 4:30 PM D.S.T.
Sunday 8:00 AM
9:15 AM Young Children's Mass
11:00 AM
6:00 PM Teen Mass
DAYS OF OBLIGATION
Vigil 7:00 PM
Holy Day 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM
WEEKDAY MASSES
Mon-Sat 9:00 AM
HOW TO FIND US……
Parish Website:
www.stjeromenorwalk.org
Parish Email: [email protected]
REACH email: [email protected]
Parish Facebook:
St. Jerome Norwalk
REACH & TOTAL Facebook:
REACH St.Jerome
Parish Twitter: @StJeromeNorwalk
REACH & TOTAL Twitter:
@REACHstjerome
Instagram:
reach.total.stjerome
PASTORAL STAFF
203-847-5349
Rev. David Blanchfield, Pastor
Rev. Rojin Zacharias K.M., Parochial Vicar
Rev. Michael Hoag, S.J., Weekend Assistant
Deacon Dean Finch • 203-847-6397
PARISH OFFICE
203-847-5349
Mrs. Pat Florio, Secretary
Office Hours, Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (REACH)
203-846-2111
Mrs. Kathy Coyne, DRE
Mrs. Natalie Raduazzo
Mrs. Kathy Rohr
YOUTH MINISTRY (TOTAL)
Joe and Daniela OʼCallaghan
203-847-0321
MUSIC MINISTRY
203-847-5349
Mr. Donald Nelson
Mrs. Joan McFarland
PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
Robert Yap • 203-246-7447
FINANCE COUNCIL
Jerry Holdridge • 203-966-3658
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
203-847-3881 Pre K—Grade 8
139 West Rocks Road
Norwalk, CT 06851
Mrs. Linda Dunn, Principal
FAITH DIRECT—ONLINE GIVING
866-507-8757 www.faithdirect.net
Sign up using our church code: CT46, or
by mailing a paper enrollment form available in
the parish office. Also available on our website at
www.stjeromenorwalk.org/Faith-Direct-
enrollment.pdf
MISSION STATEMENT
We the people of St. Jerome Parish, a Ro-
man Catholic community, proclaim our
belief in the message and mission of Jesus
Christ. As disciples of Jesus we are called
to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to
work for its values in the local community
and beyond. We are committed to: wor-
ship, religious education, shared faith and
service. We welcome all people with re-
spect, acceptance and support.
Parish Staff
Altar Flowers
Altar Flowers may be memorialized for a donation
of $50. Please call the Parish Office several
months prior to your desired date.
Adoration & Silent Prayer
Every day between 4:00PM and 5:00PM.
Contemplative Prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM.
Come spend some quiet time with the Lord.
Widows’ Support Group
Meets at 9:30AM on the second Thursday of the
month in the Kevin Eidt Youth Room.
Perpetual Novena
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal takes place
each Monday following morning Mass
Rosary & Divine Mercy Prayers
Monday through Saturday after daily Mass
Baptisms Please call the parish office to
schedule.
Required Pre-Baptism Please contact
Deacon Dean Finch at 203-847-6397 to arrange.
Class is required for the first child baptized at
St. Jerome.
Reconciliation One hour before vigil on
Saturday. Also anytime by appointment.
Marriages Please contact the Rectory at least
six months in advance.
Anointing of the Sick takes place on the first
Wednesday of each month, immediately following the
9:00 AM Mass, in the sanctuary. Anyone with an
ongoing medical condition or who is seriously ill,
anticipating a medical procedure or operation, is
welcome to come.
Gluten Free Hosts are available at all Masses. If
you require a gluten-free host, please see the
officiating priest before Mass.
2/18 9:00 am for our First Responders
VIGIL FOR SUNDAY
4:00 pm Anthony Trombetta
(Abruscato & Trombetta
families)
SEVENTH SUNDAY ON ORDINARY TIME
2/19 8:00 am Paul Sweeney
(Wagner family)
9:15 am Seavelia & Cesar Selema
(daughter & family)
11:00 am Dominick & Lorenzo Santoro
(Granata family)
6:00 pm Sean Sullivan
(Katie Marchese &
Nancy Flaherty)
2/20 9:00 am Bill Tucci (81st Birthday)
(Wife, Esty Tucci)
2/21 9:00 am Rose Marie Lepore
2/22 9:00 am for the People
2/23 9:00 am Dr. & Mrs. Antonio Pesce
(DiCostanzo family))
2/24 9:00 am Josephine LaBua
(Janet & Bob Tomeo)
2/25 9:00 am Matthew Chiappetta
(Alicia Brenn)
VIGIL FOR SUNDAY
4:00 pm Lois Rohr
(Rohr family)
EIGHTH SUNDAY ON ORDINARY TIME
2/26 8:00 am Ethel Cauty
(Ray & Suzie Hilson)
9:15 am Ileane Glica
Janice Glica Chuba
(Chuba family)
11:00 am Vincenzo Iannone, Jr.
(family)
6:00 pm Paul Sweeney
(Florence & Dan Loch)
Beyond Our Comfort
Whether Jesus was teaching about true generosity, a more profound meaning of justice,
or truth of his own identity or mission, he nearly always made someone uncomfortable.
He asked questions that caused discomfort, such as “What were you arguing about?” or
“But who do you say that I am?” He asks those questions still—and we should imagine
his gaze going straight to our hearts. We can be thankful for this grace of discomfort be-
cause it means that Jesus considers us true followers, and he asks a lot of us. He asks
that we search our motives, that we learn from wisdom and example, and that we change
our default attitudes from standard human reactions to kingdom-of-God responses.
- "February 19 - February 25." Sacred Space The Prayer Book 2017. Comp. Irish Jesuits. Chicago: Loyola, 2016. 91. Print.
During Lent, we will have copies of the book Sacred Space for Lent available for you to
take home. This will help make your Lenten experience more prayerful and deepen your
relationship with the Lord.
Sacred Space Prayer
Bless all who worship you, almighty God,
from the rising of the sun to its setting:
from your goodness enrich us,
by your love inspire us,
by your Spirit guide us,
by your power protect us,
in your mercy receive us,
now and always.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JEROME…….
Sunday 2/19 REACH—no classes
TOTAL— no meeting
Monday 2/20 Women’s Scripture Group 9:30 AM
Tuesday 2/21 RCIA 7PM—Resource Room
Wednesday 2/22 Contemplative Prayer 7:00 PM
Women’s Scripture Group 7:30 PM
Thursday 2/23
Friday 2/24
Saturday 2/25 Men’s Ministry 7:00 AM
WEEKLY OFFERTORY SUMMARY
February 12, 2017 $1,774
February total to date $7,308
February offertory budget $37,000
Faith Direct contributions will be reported next week.
As always, thank you for your
generous support of our parish.
Pray for those who bravely serve our country in the
military and those deployed in dangerous locations.
Thank God for those who have returned home safely.
Our service people include:
Spec. Jason Kulik, United States Army
Pvt. First Class Andrew Chimento, United States
Army
If you or a family member are on active duty and would
like to be prayed for, please let the office know (203-
847-5349 or [email protected])
SAFE ENVIRONMENTS
******IMPORTANT ******
All volunteers 18 years and over must be in
compliance with the diocesan mandate.
P l e a s e s e e t h e V I R T U S w e b s i t e
(www.virtusonline.org) click “first time registration”,
click “view a list of sessions”, search ‘Bridgeport,
CT (Diocese)”.
Some upcoming training dates:
Catholic Center (Bridgeport) 2/28 at 5:30 PM
St. Aloysius (New Canaan) 3/1 at 7:00PM
LITURGICAL ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE
Volunteers are needed to help plan
and design the liturgical space each
week. Two members of the Liturgy
Committee will work with this group to
guide what is needed for each liturgi-
cal season of the year. Volunteers only need to have
an interest in and talent for flowers and design. It may
be possible to plan for several weeks or an entire litur-
gical season (Advent, Lent for example) in one meet-
ing with other volunteers to set up each week. Please
contact Fr David or Suzanne Calnon (203-847-6826)
if you are able to help.
Respect Life Ministry strives to build a culture of life
by upholding and promoting the dignity of human life
from the moment of conception to natural death. The
Diocese works to implement the guidelines of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Pas-
toral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, in which we are called
upon as church with our resources, our people, our
services and institutions to pursue the cause of life
with renewed energy and commitment.
Through prayer, education, pastoral care, and public
policy advocacy, the Gospel of Life is proclaimed in
our midst throughout all ages and stages of life. By
working together diligently, prayerfully, and coura-
geously in the Lord’s service, we hope to transform
the culture of death that is present in society today.
Ash Wednesday is
March 1st this year. It is
a day of Fast & Absti-
nence. Here is the
schedule for the day:
9:00 AM Mass
12:10 PM Mass
4:30 PM Liturgy of the Word for Children
7:00 PM Mass
TWEETS OF THE WEEK
@Pontifex “Let us never place condi-
tions on God! Entrusting ourselves to
the Lord means entering into his
plans without demanding anything.”
@BishopCaggiano “While we may not be able to
cure a person’s physical disease, our time, atten-
tion and care will let a sick person know they’re not
alone.”
@JameMartinSJ “Gospel: Why do you still seek
God’s Presence? Look around you. That sense of
wonder is one way God is speaking, deep within
you.”
LENTEN REGULATIONS
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and
Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of
age but not yet 59. Fasting means one full meal.
Two smaller meals are permitted.
Abstinence from meat is to be observed by every-
one 14 years or older on Ash Wednesday, Good Fri-
day and on all Fridays of Lent.
February 19—no classes
February 26 -
• Grades 1-6 meet at the 9:15 Mass followed
by class.
• Grades 7 & 8—meet in the evening
• There is no TOTAL this Sunday due to the
winter break. TOTAL will meet again on
March 5th.
• Next weekend is the last weekend to drop off
donations for the Open Door Shelter. Please
drop off winter gear, shoes, boots, or mone-
tary donations for the shelter in the marked
bins in the hallway.
The 30 Hour Fam-
ine will be held at
St. Philip's next
weekend, February 25 and 26. 19 teens from St.
Jerome will be participating. TOTAL is collecting
donations in the BIG RED BOXES in the back of
the church and in the hallway for Worldvision,
Manna House, and St. Philip (for the meal pack-
ing service project). No donation is too small.
Once again, the walk before the Famine will start
at St. Jerome and end at St. Philip in honor of
Claire Budnik, a long time member of the TOTAL
team who participated in the Famine for many
years. All are welcome to join in the walk to St.
Philip church to honor Claire and to support
our teens as they begin their 30 hour fast on
Saturday morning. We will gather at 9:00am.
****IMPORTANT NOTICE****
New Weekday Severe Weather Policy
We have developed a policy that safe-guards our
parishioners and will allow time for our parish
contractors to clear the property during storms.
When the Norwalk Public Schools are
closed—Daily Mass will be cancelled for the
day.
When the Norwalk Public Schools are de-
layed—we will have Daily Mass but ask that
you please use your judgment and extreme
caution.
Notre Dame High School Fairfield,
the oldest high school in the Diocese of
Bridgeport, will be celebrating its
60th Anniversary with a gala celebra-
tion on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Sa-
cred Heart University. For information regarding
tickets and sponsorships, please contact the Notre
D a m e A d v a n c e m e n t O f f i c e
at [email protected] or 203-372-6521.
FOOD DRIVE
NEXT WEEKEND
FEBRUARY 25/26
As we face the chal-
lenges of our winter
weather, please lend your support to our Norwalk
neighbors facing the everyday challenge of hav-
ing enough food for their families. The MOST
NEEDED ITEMS this month are jar pasta
sauce, hearty soups, canned pears, pineap-
ple, or fruit cocktail, cereal, and dried beans.
Volunteers will be in the hallway after Masses
selling a variety of these items for a $5.00 dona-
tion. All cash collected will be spent on food for
P2P, The Open Door, and Mid-Fairfield AIDS
Project. Any donation you can give will help pro-
vide nourishment for Norwalk families.
Stamford Lenten Adult Bible Study - The
Scriptural Roots of the Sacraments will be a six-
week Bible Study held at Trinity High School every
Thursday in Lent, starting March 2nd, from 7-
8:30pm. The study, led by Fr. Joseph Gill, will ex-
amine how the Sacraments of our Catholic Faith,
such as the Mass and Confession, are grounded in
the Word of God, both prefigured in the Old Testa-
ment and then coming in fullness in the New. Cost
is free. All adults who want to grow in their faith are
invited to join us! For more information, please con-
tact Fr. Joseph at [email protected].
KEEP JESUS WARM
with your
DONATIONS
St. Jerome will be col-
lecting winter scarves,
hats, gloves, jackets,
new underwear and new socks in the
marked bins in the hallway through Febru-
ary. TOTAL will make sure they get to the
Open Door Shelter