In this second full week of Lent, we bring our prayers and reflection to the people in South Sudan and a woman named Annet who fled violence with her three siblings. She now lives in Bidibidi, one of the world's largest refugee settlements located in Uganda. Our faith calls us to exercise a preferential option for the poor, especially refugees like Annet. Please remember to use your Operation Rice Bowl by placing your change aside and continuing on this Lenten journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

~Presentation Rescheduled~

We are the hands and feet of Jesus!

Join us for an engaging panel discussion on Immigration & Catholic Social Teachings on Thursday, March 21, 2019 from 7-8pm. Panel members include: Arturo Iriarte, from the Office of Catholic social Justice Ministry, A DREAMer, a mom and Al Dornan from Rocky Hill, who walks two miles every day for DREAMers. All parishioners are invited to come learn about Catholic social teaching and reflect upon the journey of our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

“Peace be with you!” With these words, the Risen Lord greeted his frightened Apostles in the Upper Room on the day of his Resurrection. Christ repeated the words, “Peace be with you.” Then he added, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them.” (Jn 20:19-23) What an extraordinary gift-the gift of divine forgiveness! This year, prepare for Easter by receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation. During Lent, every Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Hartford will be open on Mondays for Lenten Confessions. 

Mark your calendar to help at our food packaging event Saturday, April 6
St. John Fisher Church beginning at 10:00a.m. Please register online by following this link or on sign-up sheets located at the church entrances

*Reminder: Monks' Bread and Biscotti orders will be ready for pick-up March 23/24

"Rite of Sending"
".the doors are opened wide for you to enter the Church."

On Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the 8:30am Mass the entire St. John Fisher Parish has the great honor of recommending Jared Stearns (catechumen) of our RCIA process to Archbishop Leonard Blair in a special ceremony the Rite of Sending.

Faith-Family Connection

I would like to thank all of the Faith Formation Families for their support of our fundraiser to fight Global Hunger. The St John Fisher community truly appreciates all of the items that you donated for the raffle baskets. We sold about $900 worth of raffle tickets thanks to your generosity. All of these proceeds are going to our Global Packaging Event where we will be packaging and sending 10,000 meals to Burkina Faso, an area in western Africa that struggles with drought, disease, famine and starvation.  Our Helping Hands Coffee House, raffle, silent auction and t-shirt sales have all been a huge success and although I do not have a final count yet, I am sure that we have far surpassed our goals. We may be able to send even more meals than expected thanks to all of your generosity!

April 12-14, 2019

Holy Family Retreat Team

God has called all of us to lives of holiness. No Ordinary Path will explore ways that we can be attentive, intentional, and cooperative with God’s grace in serving the world. Together we will take a journey, with the hope of discovering that who we are and what we do matters. We’ll reflect on how living an ordinary life of holiness can lead to extraordinary happiness and peace. The retreat begins with a buffet dinner from 6:00-7:30 p.m. on Friday evening and concludes with the celebration of Sunday Eucharist at 10:45 a.m. followed by a hot brunch at noon. Families of retreatants are most welcome to attend the Sunday mass and brunch at no extra charge.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE RETREAT

Mark your calendar to help at our food packaging event
Saturday, April 6
St. John Fisher Church
beginning at 10:00AM
Pease register online by following the link; CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
or on the sign-up sheets located at the church entrances

*Get tickets to attend our Helping Hands Community Coffee House on Saturday, March 2, from 6:30-9pm in the Church Hall. Enjoy the talent of parishioners and local musicians; sample local beer, wine or soda; enjoy delicious snacks; bid on silent auction prizes from The Bushnell, It's So Ranunculus, Hartford Yard Goats, Essex Riverboat Cruise, Thomas Hooker, KidCity Museum...and more

*Try your luck with tickets for our themed basket raffle. Tickets will be sold after Mass on March 2 and at the Coffee House event. Winners do not need to be present to collect baskets.

*Support our Monks' Bread and Biscotti fundraiser after all Masses on March 2/3. All orders will be ready for pick-up March 23/24.

***Save the Date***

The annual Soup for a Cause sponsored by the Confirmation Community is on Saturday, March 9, after the 4:00 Mass.

Come share in the fellowship of a warm meal while supporting the House of Bread’s Kid’s Café.

Special thanks to the many hands that helped make Valentines for the children at Adelbrook, Catholic Worker House and South Park Inn. Know that through your work, many children felt a little extra love this Valentine’s Day.

EVENT DETAILS

Location:  30 Jones Hollow Road, Marlborough, CT  06447

Contact: Jen O’Neill, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 860-295-0001

• Help us package 10,000 meals for people in need in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
• Your donations are needed to cover the cost of food, shipping and programs in Burkina Faso that focus on longer-term solutions to hunger.
• If you are registering for this event, but not donating at this time, please enter a “Zero” and “No, thanks” when it asks for your “fundraising goal.”

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER