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Entries for January 2021

Need Help Reciting Prayers with Us  at Mass?
We have added the Gloria, Apostle’s Creed, Nicene Creed and the Memorial Acclamation to our website! To follow along and recite them with us, click here.    

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Pastor's Page - February

Posted on January 28, 2021 in: Message from Fr. Rick

Pastor's Page - February
Dear Parish Family,  The wintry month of February seems to be a very fitting month to begin the season of Lent.  Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on the 17th of February.  And since the dangers of the Coronavirus continues to journey with us, we will need to make some necess...

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Blessing of the Throats - January 30th & 31st
In honor of the Feast of St. Blaise (February 3rd) we will bless throats after all Masses at both St. Matthew and St. Bernard this weekend. In order to maintain safe social distancing, we will modify the blessing by having parishioners remain in their seats. Through this blessing we pray for...

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Novena to St Peregrine - January 27 & February 4 at 6:30 St. Bernard Church
Join us in Prayer for those impacted by cancer  To watch the livestream, click here at 6:30pm on February 4th. We hope you can join us as the Blessed Sacrament Parish community concludes nine days of prayer for all those impacted by cancer on February 4th, World Cancer Day. This...

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Attention High School Seniors

Posted on January 22, 2021 in: General News

Attention High School Seniors
Each year the Knights of Columbus seeks to honor an outstanding youth of the year in the whole state of Connecticut. Our local Tolland Council of the Knights of Columbus would like to nominate a member of the Blessed Sacrament Parish for this award. If you have been a strong student and active in yo...

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Calling teens in grades 7-12!

Posted on January 20, 2021 in: General News

Calling teens in grades 7-12!
The Youth Group will be sponsoring a Virtual Living Stations of the Cross. If you and your friends would like to participate or if you have questions, please contact Bridget and Hilary at  youth@cath-comm.org. We are in need of many participants to help us with this production. It will requi...

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Church Offices Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
All Church offices will be closed Monday, January 18th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. If you need assistance, leave a message and someone will get back to you. St. Matthew  - (860) 872-0200 St. Bernard - (860) 875-0753  

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Volunteers Needed in the Faith Formation Program
As of February 1st, the Faith Formation programs for grades 7-10 will be merged into one program for our entire Blessed Sacrament Parish. With this revised format, we are in need of 1 more adult teacher to help with the 7th & 8th grade classes in order to keep each class at a manageable size....

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Virtual Youth Explosion - Registration Deadline: January 15th
The Diocese of Norwich invites Grades 6 – 12 to VIRTUAL YOUTH EXPLOSION. National singer, song writer, composer, and speaker- John Angotti presents through lyric and witness how God is Forever Faithful. Youth Explosion is ONLINE Sunday, January 31st from 1pm – 3pm. There is no cost...

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Catholics Returning Home Series - Registration Deadline: January 11th by Noon
Beginning January 11th, the Evangelization Ministry will be hosting its 2nd annual six-week series on Mondays from 7 pm to 8:30 pm via Zoom to welcome back with open arms those who have been away from the Church. We will not be offering an in-person option this year. Brochures outlining the progr...

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Note from Fr. Rick

Posted on January 04, 2021 in: Message from Fr. Rick

Note from Fr. Rick
Dear Friends, On behalf of the clergy of the Blessed Sacrament Parish, I would like to thank all of you for your many acts of kindness and support over this Christmas season. The cards, gifts, food and sweets were warmly welcomed!   2020 will go down as the Christmas I ate the most Chri...

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Haiti Committee and Justice & Peace Meetings - January 8th
Haiti Committee Meeting - Friday, January 8th at 4:30pm Justice & Peace Committee Meeting - Friday, January 8th at 5:30pm Both meetings will be held via Zoom. Please contact Sue at (860) 371-1111 for more information or to receive a link to these meetings. We look forward to “se...

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Joy to the World! Video

Posted on January 01, 2021 in: General News

Joy to the World! Video
Even though our choirs are not able to sing live at Mass due to the pandemic, we are still hard at work recording music together safely, as well as remotely.  Much of this music was played at our Christmas Masses, and will continue to be played through the Christmas season.  All of our rec...

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