The Church of the Incarnation 544 Prospect Street

Wethersfield, CT 06109

Rev. James M. Moran

Pastor

Mrs. Noranne Wamester Pastoral Associate

Mrs. Audrey Saharek Pastoral Assistant

Mrs. Teri Aiudi Rectory Office Assistant

Faith Formation Secretary

Mrs. Theodora Niver Director of Music

Vanessa Crowley

Lorissa Heath Rosanne Sweeney Gowdy

Andrew Russo Heather Picard Bonney

Cantors

Toni Munoz Sacristan

Maggie Seaver Youth Minister

Mass Schedule

Confessions on Saturdays from 3:45 - 4:30p.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5:00p.m.

Sunday Masses: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Daily Mass: (Mon. - Fri.) 9:00 a.m.

Recitation of the Rosary before 9:00 a.m. daily Mass

Sacrament of Baptism By previous appointment

Sundays at 12:30 p.m. in the Baptistry of the Chapel.

Weddings Please contact a priest 6-10 months prior.

New Parishioners and Faith Formation Registration

The Church of the Incarnation welcomes new parishioners. All forms are available at the main entrance of the church. Please mail or place in the

collection basket. You may also visit our website for printable forms at:

www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com

Rectory Hours 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Rectory Fax Church E-Mail Faith Formation Website address: (860) 529-2533 (860) 721-6595 cincarnation@sbcglobal.net (860) 529-6765 www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com

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SATURDAY,

JULY 5TH 5:00pm— Joseph Coombs SUNDAY, JULY 6TH 8:30am– Deceased members of the Orsini & Nicotera Families 10:30am–Charles Feroleto MONDAY, JULY 7TH 9:00am– For all our deceased parishioners & benefactors TUESDAY, JULY 8TH 9:00am– Joseph Aiudi & In Thanksgiving for favor granted WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH 9:00am—For all our parishioners THURSDAY, JULY 10TH 9:00am– Raffaele & Angela Carmela Truilli and Anna & Nunzio Domizio FRIDAY, JULY 11TH 9:00am– Donato Gaetani SATURDAY, JULY 12TH 5:00pm– Yvonne Breton SUNDAY, JULY 13TH 8:30am– Charlie & Millie Christadore 10:30am-Brian O’Connor, Clement Bernier & Mary O’Connor The Sanctuary Candle will burn from 7/7/2014–7/13/2014 in memory of John L. D’Onofrio. The Blessed Virgin Mary Candle will burn from 7/7/2014-7/13/2014 in memory of the Leonard J. D’Onofrio & Bernadette D’Onofrio.

There is a “Project Baby Love” collection this weekend. Disposable diapers & wipes are requested. Thank you. Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet on Wednesday, July 9th at 9:30am in Fr. Crawford Hall. If you or someone you know is in need of prayer please join us! The Second collection next weekend will be the monthly. For Your Information: We offer Low Glu-ten Hosts (Not Gluten Free) at all the masses. If you would like to receive one please notify the sacristan prior to mass. It is advisable for anyone to consult their physi-cian prior to receiving these hosts. For fur-ther information please contact the sacristan.

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CONGRATULATIONS! CHURCH OF THE

INCARNATION WOMEN’S CLUB

1964-2014

ABC’s of Catholic Relief Services: ABC’s of Catholic Relief Services: This week - CRS/India… Almost 500 million people live on less than $1.25 per day in India, despite a growing economy. And, almost 50% 0f chil-dren suffer from chronic malnutri on. Ameri-can Catholics work via CRS to help prevent trafficking and build an electronic data base to serve pregnant women, among other pro-grams. Last week - CRS/Hai .

A summer reflection to pray on. Consider being a mentor for our Middle School youth and our high school youth Confirmation community for 2014-2015. Our program is gender based and we are in need of faithful men and women to be a part of our team. All members of our team need to undergo a background check and attend a Protecting of God's Workshop so that we can be in compli-ance with the Archdiocese of Hartford. Let us take a stand and bring the Good News to our young people who indeed need models of faith. Our program is amazing and innovative and our youth need your faith to encourage them to live the Catholic Christian life.

Members of St. Patrick Church in Farmington invite other interested people to experience an immersion trip to Haiti. The possible dates for the trip are between Sept. 18 and Oct. 9, and Oct. 30 to Nov. 6th. Final dates are chosen according to the availability of the majority of travelers. The total cost of room, board, and airfare is approximately $1,000-$1,200.

For more information please contact Sue Petruzzi at 860-673-1514.

WEDDING BANNS

MATTHEW WOOD &

ASHLEY FIELDS

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A Weekly Bible Study 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 11:25-30

For my yoke is easy and my burden light. It is refreshing to find passages such as these when the many demands of Christian life weigh heavily upon us. Let us examine some of the nuances of Jesus’s promise. In an historical context, the Jews of Jesus’s day were overburdened by a complex legal system that required strict interpretation and observance. It was a heavy load they pulled through life. The laborious laws im-posed by the so-called “wise and learned” scribes and Pharisees were a far cry from the loving obedience suggested by Jesus’ yoke. Loving obedience is an attitude that lightens our hearts and relieves the “burdensomeness” of our obli-gations. The image of yoked beasts suggests that we move with the support of another, that two divide the weight of the load. When we are properly “yoked” to God, he walks along with us, helping to carry our dif-ficulties and make light our burdens. He gently steers us along the path he has laid out for us. Journeying in tandem also suggests discipleship. We walk two by two, supporting and bearing each other’s load, guiding and sharing the faith as we journey with one another. It is an image of Christian community and fellowship. Jesus tells us that only those with childlike trust and open hearts can understand and appreciate the loving obedience that makes our yoke easy and light, turning the demands of our discipleship into one of service to others. And Jesus takes this understanding one step further when he invites us to learn from him as we take up our yoke. We look to him for the lessons of obedience and humility that drew him to the cross. We look to him to learn the manner of unconditional love that brought comfort, healing and hope to the burdened. We look deep within his Word for truth, guidance and direction. And we see in him a faithful companion, forever yoked to our hearts as we make our journey.

Registration for Faith Formation in Grades 1-6 is closing July 1st. There are many fam-ilies who have not registered. If you have lost your form visit our website at www.thechurchoftheincarnation.com and go to registrations and contacts. Scroll to forms & download Religious Education Forms. One form per child needed. The due date for those who have not responded is long overdue. Registration for new students only is ongoing.

Faith Formation for Pre-K and Kindergar-ten are optional and do not begin until the end of October. Grade Nine will receive a special invitation to begin their Confirmation journey, if they so choose, in October.

The following Faith Formation Families are tending to the Butterfly Garden during the weeks of June 21st—July 5th. Thank you to Courtney Cerbo & Shaelyn Way.

FINDING PEACE If you want peace, work for justice. —Pope Paul VI GOING HOME Life is a voyage that’s homeward bound. —Herman Melville

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Confirmation is complicated, at least in its history. It arose in response to real problems deeply felt, not the least of which was the de-sire of the bishop to minister to all who were baptized. But it also has to do with the early crisis of how to deal with persons baptized by congregations that had broken bonds with the greater church: heretics. People reasoned that no matter how wrong�headed the minis-ter might be, Christ would always work in the waters of baptism. No matter what, God would sweep aside all human obstacles to claim the new life in the water. They were not so sure about the ability of someone who had broken with the church to confer the Spirit. By the fifth century, already-baptized per-sons coming into the church were anointed with chrism but not rebaptized. This anoint-ing with myron or chrism was seen as an act of reconciliation by the church, and a seal up-on the commitments vowed by the newcom-er. Today, we preserve this ancient practice by never “rebaptizing” Christians who have been baptized in water in the name of the Fa-ther, Son, and Holy Spirit. We affirm the can-didates’ baptismal dignity, and we celebrate confirmation at their first reception of the Eu-charist. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,

and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

SETTING ASIDE THE WEAPONS OF WAR Why, we might ask the prophet Zechariah today, would God want to banish chariots and horses? The answer follows: because they are used to violate God’s reign of peace, along with the warrior’s bow. In the days of Zechari-ah, chariots and horses were high-priced items used only for war-making. They were the air-craft carriers and nuclear missiles of his day. And for his culture, which thought of any king as being a military leader first and foremost, a king riding on a lowly beast of burden to pro-claim peace without horses, chariots, and bows would have set his listeners topsy-turvy. This lowly, beast-riding king of peace, we believe, was fulfilled in Jesus, gentle and hum-ble of heart. In a world torn by military strife often generated by differing religious views, and even in our own lives and homes where we are often at “war” over the tiniest things, we would do well to stop and consider to what degree we are willing to be like that “king” whose way of gentleness and humility is the way for us to find rest for our weary souls.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Rejoice heartily, O Jerusa-lem! For see, your savior comes (Zechariah 9:9-10). Psalm — I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God (Psalm 145). Second Reading — The one who raised Christ from death will give life to your mortal bodies also (Romans 8:9, 11-13). Gospel — Come, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:25-30).

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-10; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom

8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 [1-9]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions Friday: St. Benedict Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary THE RIGHT DIRECTION If we walk one step toward God, God will run ten steps toward us. —Anonymous

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Continuing through the summer, we will use the bulletin to explain the sacred vest-ments & liturgical colors: why they are worn and what the colors represent. Sacred Vestments: The Stole—is a long, scarf like Vestment worn around the neck and falling in two equal strips of cloth over the front. It is a liturgical insignia common to Bishops and Priests. Deacons also wear a stole but it is worn over the shoulder. In origin, the stole was originally a scarf but very early in the development of the liturgy it became a sign of distinction and honor and eventually the mark of Priesthood. The stole is worn by the priests whenever he performs a priestly function. It is worn when the priest offers mass, administers the Sacraments or takes part in any liturgical ceremony. At Mass, the stole may be worn under the chas-uble . Stoles vary in design from very simple to ornate and follows the liturgical color of the day. If worn under the other mass vest-ments, a very simple stole is used. So also when hearing confessions, the priest wears a rather simple purple stole. When concelebrat-ing mass or assisting in the distribution of Holy Communion however a more ornate stole is used. Symbolically, the priestly stole represents the robe of immortality lost by our first parents and restored in and by Christ. Above all it is the badge and symbol of priestly authority and dignity. Continued on next column…..

Come to me all you who are weary and find life burden-some and I will refresh you. Pray for priests, brothers and sisters, for all who offer to their lives to be a sign of Jesus’ refreshing love. Pray for those who are called to join them in that ministry. If you feel you are being called to share it with others as a priest or religious, call Fr. Anthony Smith, Director of Vocations, Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, (860) 761-7456 or e-mail him at: vocations@stseminary.org or visit the web at ww.vocationshartford.org.

The stole worn by a Deacon is now very sim-ilar to that of the priest. It is the symbol of the Sacred Order of Deacon and is worn whenever the Deacon perform those func-tions conferred on him by his Ordination. Deacons assist at but do not offer the Sacri-fice of the Mass. By Ordination, they are em-powered to preach, to baptize and to perform marriages. The Deacon’s stole also comes in the colors prescribed by Liturgical Law and as mentioned above is worn over the shoul-der rather than around the neck.

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"Reflections From our Teens

May the gift of faith and works of mercy be forever a part of our young people's lives. May we adult parishioners feel blessed to realize that our faith is alive in our youth and that it is growing. This good news does not appear on the front page of any newspaper or is not a headline on a newscast, yet, it is the Good News that Je-sus lives in the hearts of our youth, one another and those whom we humbly serve in His name. Noranne Wamester, Pastoral Associate

Teen Faith Night 12/16/13

Tonight Mr. Forrest came to the church for Teen Faith Night. He talked to the Confir-

mation candidates and their parents about his journey of faith, and how it changed him

throughout his life. When I first walked in, I brought a respectful mind ready to learn. I en-

joyed his presentation because it was interacting. He talked with enthusiasm, which kept me

interested since it showed him having fun, but he was still getting his point of focus through.

He was also funny, and I learned that expressing your faith doesn’t have to be taken in a seri-

ous tone. Through his speech, I also learned that it takes time to truly understand God. It’s

hard to be comfortable knowing your faith when others may disagree; but, Mr. Forrest helped

me to be stronger in what I believe, and to spread the Good News too. I felt His presence dur-

ing that time because he was looking out for all of us, to help Mr. Forrest explain our religion

that connects to everyday life. He made me even more excited to go on my adventure with

the other candidates. I look forward to the retreats and other events in 2014 for Confirmation.

Dear God,

I hope that others get the opportunity to understand their relationship with you. I will try to

spread the Good News to help our brothers and sisters. Thank you for being my friend.