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Blessed Sacrament Parish Bazaars

Posted on October 31, 2021 in: General News

Blessed Sacrament Parish Bazaars
Frosty Village Bazaar - Help Needed Help is needed to make the Frosty Village Pie workshop a success! If you are able to donate baking ingredients, make dough, prepare apples or assemble pies with us, we would love to have you. Come join the fun! For more information, please contact Su...

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Parish Reminders

Posted on October 29, 2021 in: General News

Parish Reminders
Children’s Missalettes A parishioner has donated copies of the booklet "The Mass for Children" to our parish for use in the pews during Mass. Please feel free to use a copy for your child to look at during Mass, and kindly return the book before leaving Church. We hope our parish ...

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Upcoming Ministry Meetings

Posted on October 28, 2021 in: General News

Upcoming Ministry Meetings
Ministry Meeting Date & Time Place St. Matthew Womens Guild 11/10 at 7:00pm St. Matthew Church Hall Prayer Shawl 11/11 at 9:30am St Bernard Church Hall Haiti Committee 11/11 at 4:30pm St. Matthew Church Hall Justice ...

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Blessed Sacrament Parish Ministry Fair
Our faith is an active Faith! Please Join Us on: October 23rd/24th at St. Bernard October 30th/31st at St. Matthew After All Masses Come find out what makes Blessed Sacrament Parish so special!  

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Solemnity of All Saints

Posted on October 27, 2021 in: General News

Solemnity of All Saints
Monday, November 1st. Our community will celebrate Mass: 8:00am at St. Bernard Church 7:00pm at St. Matthew Church.   Note, Solemnity of All Saints if not a Holy Day of Obligation this year. 

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All Saints Family Party

Posted on October 25, 2021 in: General News

All Saints Family Party
Held at St. Matthew Church For Grades K-6 Each Faith Formation day has it’s own party, come dressed as ANY SAINT!  Trunk or Treat in the parking lot, then stay for a meal in the Hall and a game of “Guess Which Saint I Am?”.        Su...

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Winter Coat & Boot Collection

Posted on October 22, 2021 in: General News

Winter Coat & Boot Collection
Last Weekend! It is time for our annual winter coat collection for IRIS (Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services in New Haven). This year, IRIS, working with the federal government, is particularly challenged by the influx of immigrants & refugees, coming from Afghanistan. Last year, w...

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Cornerstone Foundation SoupFest Raffle
The support of Blessed Sacrament Parish is very important as Cornerstone continues to be a resource for so many people in the greater Vernon area. In August, over 3,000 meals were served through the Soup Kitchen and over 17,000 meal items given out through the Food Cupboard. Without the community&rs...

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Volunteer Opportunity

Posted on October 20, 2021 in: General News

Volunteer Opportunity
Our Outreach to Haiti and Justice & Peace Committee Needs Your Help On Sunday afternoon, 11/7 at 12:00pm (after the 10:30am Mass) in St. Matthew Church hall, we will be packing additional toys and clothing to ship to our sister parish, St. Pierre, in Haiti. In addition, we will be sor...

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Mattie’s Togs Thrift Shop

Posted on October 20, 2021 in: General News

Mattie’s Togs Thrift Shop
At St. Matthew Church MATTIE'S TOGS, located on the Dunn Hill side of St. Matthew Church, is ready for the "Change in Season" shoppers. We have an abundance of Winter and Fall clothing for you to fill a Bag for $5. Summer clothing is always available. Sizes range from Preemie to Siz...

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Spirituality Meeting

Posted on October 15, 2021 in: General News

Spirituality Meeting
Thursday, November 4th 6:30 - 7:30pm in the St. Bernard Church Hall Anyone interested in learning more about Spirituality is very welcome!  

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Join Us for Part 3 of our Parish Mission
This Monday, October 18, 2021 at 7 pm at St. Bernard Church and live-streamed We Are Called to Live the Mission Blessed Sacrament Parish Mission Part 3- Service With nationally renowned speaker, Deacon Art Miller If God were to give us an 11th commandment,” Deacon Mi...

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St. Matthew Women's Guild Meeting & Advent Candle Sale
Our next meeing will be held on: November 10th at 7pm St. Matthew—Classrooms # 2 & 3 In coordination with our Advent Candle Sale (see information below), Deacon Mike will be joining us at our meeting to speak on the topic ‘Advent: A Closer Look at the Christian Traditions &a...

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RCIA - It's Not Too Late to Join Us!
Where are YOU on Your Journey? Faith, conversion, repentance, celebration and community – five basic elements that are present in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). RCIA provides a setting where the journey of faith and moments of conversion can be celebrated within the loca...

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Reminder from St. Bernard Cemetery
LED Lights & Candles are not allowed at St. Bernard Cemetery. Burning candles pose a fire risk, especially with falling leaves. Thank you for your cooperation.  

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Virtual Youth Explosion

Posted on October 13, 2021 in: General News

Virtual Youth Explosion
Sunday, November 14th from 1-3 pm FAITH ALIVE! All kids in grades 6-12 are invited to participate in our Diocese annual Youth Explosion Event! What is Youth Explosion?         It’s FUN!         It’s ENTE...

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Change for Haiti

Posted on October 12, 2021 in: General News

Change for Haiti
This Weekend - October 16th and 17th We will be outside both churches before and after each Mass to collect your spare change. Any amount is so appreciated! The proceeds will continue to help pay for elementary teacher salaries at our twinned parish, St. Pierre, in Ganthier, Haiti. We are so p...

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Youth Ministry - Barbecue & Board Game Night
Please join us for a kickoff Faith and Fun Night at St. Bernard Church October 16th Starting with the 5:00pm Mass After Mass we will gather downstairs for a meal of hot dogs and hamburgers and snacks. Show off your skills as you compete in our many game tournaments! Will you be able to beat...

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Altar Server Training

Posted on October 10, 2021 in: General News

Altar Server Training
Calling all girls and boys who are 10 years of age or older or who are in 4th grade or higher—you are invited to become an altar server at Blessed Sacrament Parish!  This training is intended for for new altar servers. As we are now one parish, we will be training our altar servers ...

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Fill a bottle, save a life!

Posted on October 09, 2021 in: General News

Fill a bottle, save a life!
Please return the filled bottles by: October 17, 2021 We will have baskets labeled for the filled bottles located: At St. Bernard, by the statues of the Holy Family (to the right of the altar) At St. Matthew, in the center vestibule Life…the most precious gift of all. And...

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Frosty Village Bazaar 2021!!

Posted on October 06, 2021 in: General News

Frosty Village Bazaar 2021!!
We are looking for people to join our team:         ~ lead the candy booth (teens welcome)         ~ lead the Kid’s booth (teens welcome) Raffle Items:  We are looking for items to raffle. We don’t need t...

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St. Bernard Women's Guild Raffle

Posted on October 06, 2021 in: General News

St. Bernard Women's Guild Raffle
The St. Bernard Guild has decided for the second year not to hold our Christmas Bazaar. We are still very concerned about everyone’s safety given the COVID situation. We will, however be holding our raffle.  Soon each registered household will receive four raffle tickets.   T...

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Church Offices Closed - Monday, October 11th
All Church offices will be closed on Monday, October 11th for the Columbus Day Holiday. If you need assistance, please leave a message at (860) 872-0200—St. Matthew Church or (860) 875-0753—St. Bernard Church  

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Upcoming Ministry Meetings

Posted on October 05, 2021 in: General News

Upcoming Ministry Meetings
Ministry Meetings Date & Time Place Young Adult 10/9 at 2:00pm Foster Family Farm, South Windsor St. Matthew Women's Guild 10/13 at 7:00pm St. Matthew Church Hall Prayer Shawl  10/14 at 9:30am St. Bernard Church Hall ...

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Young Adult Ministry Seasonal Celebration
The Young Adult Ministry will be meeting for a seasonal celebration at Foster Family Farm in South Windsor followed by dinner at Evergreen Walk. We will meet Saturday, October 9th at 2:00 PM and all young adults are welcome. Email yam@cath-comm.org for more information and for a contact to make meet...

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Volunteer Opportunities at Blessed Sacrament Parish
Blessed Sacrament Parish needs your help! We need You! We need your talents! Please consider helping with: Soup Kitchen Ministry Team Member Needed The Soup Kitchen Ministry is looking for a volunteer to join the St. Augustine Team. The team works the 1st and 5th Mondays of each m...

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