Scroll through this week's Flocknote for our Mass Schedule, Gospel Reflection, Announcements and more.

Mass Schedule/Intentions this Week

If you are unable to join us in person you may connect to the livestream Mass via our Facebook page or our website. The Daily 8:30A.M. and Sunday 9:30A.M. Masses are livestreamed. You can view the recording anytime.

Saturday, June 5

+Al Faillace

Req. by Pamela McGovern

Sunday, June 6

8:00am

+Katherine Ryan

Req. by Al and Kathryn Guido

9:30am - Livestream

+Jeffrey Stowe

Req. by The Pavain Family

11:30

+Bobby McCarthy

Req. by Tish McCarthy

Monday, June 7

8:30am - Livestream

Virginia McCafferty - Special Intention

Tuesday, June 8

8:30am - Livestream

Virginia McCafferty - Special Intention

Wednesday, June 9

8:30am - Livestream

Virginia McCafferty - Special Intention

Thursday, June 10

8:30am - Livestream

+John O'Hara

Req. by Steve and Lucia O'Hara

Friday, June 11

8:30am - Livestream

+James Bruno Sr.

Req. by Jim and Cindy Bruno

7:00pm

Service of Remembrance

Saturday, June 12

+Henry Bylicky

Req. by Diane Bylicky

Sunday, June 13

8:00am

+Amelia DiBarotolo

Req. by Rosemarie Ferrante

9:30am - Livestream

Louis and Anne DiAgostino - Special Intention

Req. by The Sorgie Family

11:30

+Lauren Cernuto

Req. by Brad and Anita Morris

Announcements

Service of Remembrance

Please join us for evening prayer this Friday, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at 7:00pm for the repose of those who died from COVID-19 and for the consolation of their families. This is a diocesan wide remembrance. If you are unable to attend, you can view the livestream from the Cathedral on the diocesan website. If you would like attend and include a name of a loved one lost due to the virus, you may submit their name by replying to this note, emailing (stsetonparish@comcast.net) or calling (203-438-7292) the parish office.

Youth Group End of the Year Lollapalooza!!

Saturday June 19th - 5pm Mass

We will celebrate all St. Elizabeth Seton Graduates.
High School, Middle School or Elementary School graduates please join us at Mass and at our "End of the Year Lollapalooza" directly following Mass. Dinner - DJ - Photo Booth - Water Slide - Bounce House and Door Prizes. The evening will end with an outdoor movie on a large inflatable screen. Festivities will be from 6 - 11pm. You must RSVP to one of the Youth Group Coordinators: Cindy Bruno - bruno355@sbcglobal.net or Gina Donnarummo - ses.hsyouthministry@yahoo.com

Food Drive

Our Outreach Committee continues to accept donations of non-perishable foods and canned goods the first weekend of every month. Donations are brought to our fellow parish, The Church of the Blessed Sacrament, in Bridgeport. Thank you in advance for your continued support and generosity. Donations can be left in the bin downstairs outside of McKeon Hall.

Dorothy Day

On the second Sunday of each month volunteers from St. Elizabeth Seton provide meals to Dorothy Day guests. Some guests are homeless, some unable to afford meals and most are grateful for the help we give them. Our team of volunteers have continued to provide for the growing need throughout the pandemic. Our next day of service is Sunday, June 13th, and we could use a few more helping hands to help meet the current demand for help. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the vestibule in the back of church. If you could spare some time this month we would greatly appreciate it.

Annual Catholic Appeal

The Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) Diocesan Missionary Seminary of Bridgeport was established by Bishop Frank J. Caggiano and opened in Stamford in 2015. It is one of the nine diocesan missionary seminaries in United States and operates through the Neocatechumenal Way, a 55-year-old charism in the Church, dedicated to Christian initiation and formation and the New Evangelization. These missionary seminaries were inspired by St. Pope John Paul II and his call for a “New Evangelization.” Its purpose is to prepare priests for missionary work anywhere in the world—from China to Europe, from Africa to the Philippines as well as the streets of Bridgeport and Fairfield County. Presently in the Diocese of Bridgeport, there are nine men in formation from United States, Brazil, Colombia, Republic of Kiribati, and Italy at various levels of academics, from ESL to second year of theological studies. Last year three of the men spent their missionary training in teams of evangelization in Georgia, the Carolinas, Kansas, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. When you make a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal, you are supporting the work of Redemptoris Mater. Thank you for your generosity.

Thus far, Saint Elizabeth Seton parish has raised 181 gifts worth $53,030 from 147 donors bringing the parish up to 58.60% of our $90,500 goal.

Next weekend, June 12 and 13th, we will host an "in pew" collection, which will give you an opportunity to contribute during the Mass. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

In and Around the Diocese

St. Joseph Statue

Click here for a special project to own a Saint Joseph Statue during this Year of Saint Joseph. This is a great gift for Confirmations, graduation, weddings, house warning, for Dads, for priests, for one's self. Your statue will be blessed in the Holy Land before coming to America. This project will create jobs for Christians living in Bethlehem, that's where Saint Joseph first held baby Jesus in his hands. We must never abandon our Christian Holy Land. Read the flyer and buy one if you can.

14th Annual CT Catholic Men's Conference

Men of the parish, please save the date for September 25th and plan to attend the Annual Men's Conference to be held at the New Britain Stadium. Please visit www.ctcatholicmen.org or click here to see the flyer for more details.

True Love That Lasts Webinar

This five-week webinar series will help couples of all marital experiences. It's for you if you are to be married, just married, happily married, unhappily married, separated, or divorced to enjoy all the benefits of the True Love That Lasts Movement. It especially focuses on helping couples grow the enjoyment and love of their spouse – even daily.

The series will be held on Thursday, June 3, 10, 17, 24 and July 1st. When you register, you will be given the choice of 2:00 – 3:30 pm or 7:00 - 8:30 pm sessions. You may also purchase the kit, which includes the book and Habit Builder that will help you enjoy these tips and hints for a lifetime. Please call the parish office for more information or visit https://formationreimagined.org/events-home/

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

To support married couples during this time of social distancing, Worldwide Marriage Encounter is sponsoring virtual marriage experiences. Some are on weekends and are seven sessions on weekdays from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Couples will explore their individual personality styles, improve listening and communication skills, understand God’s plan for their marriage, and learn how to keep their relationship a priority. Registration is limited and a $100 application fee is required. For more information or to apply, call Frank & Margie Pearson at 860-337-2447 or visit them at https://wwmectw.org/.

The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is the most precious gift that God has given to each one of us. Allow God to give you grace in abundance and transform your marriage relationship. Sign up today for the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter experience on
Thursdays/Mondays Jun 3-24
Thursdays/Mondays Jul 8-29

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Wedding Jubilee Mass

Save the Date: The wedding jubilee Mass will be held at St. Matthew Parish on September 25, 2021 at 10:30am and 1:00pm. Registration information will follow in the near future.

Byzantine Iconography Workshop

Learn to write/paint an icon according to the ancient techniques using contemporary mediums such as gouache and acrylic paint. This is a 5 day workshop to be held July 26-30th. Click here for more details.

News and Views

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Father Prince's Reflection

REFLECTION ON THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

Once upon a time, a certain successful man became restless. He said to himself, “Although I am rich and successful, I am not happy. More than anything else in life, I desire to know the truth.” He wandered the earth for years, visiting gurus and gray bearded scholars. He climbed holy mountains, visited temples and questioned mystics. But he did not find the truth. After many long years, he met a holy man who told him that on a certain mountain, in a far distant land, he would find the truth he was searching for. Happy that his long quest was about to end, he traveled to the far land and climbed a difficult mountain. At the very top he came to a dark cave. There, sitting at its entrance, was the ugliest old woman he had ever seen. A lone yellow tooth hung from her aged gums. Her skin was like yellowed newspaper. Her dirty hair hung in only strings over bony shoulders.

The old woman looked at the man from eyes sunk in deep pockets of the bony face covered in purple circles of wrinkled skin. “Tell me,” she said, “What do you want here?” The man answered, “I am here after a long and difficult journey that has taken years. I have come seeking the truth!” Motioning him with a crooked, bony finger, she led him deep into the damp darkness of the mountain-cave. In the blackness of the cave, she began to speak and her voice was the most beautiful voice he had ever heard. He knew then that he had found the truth.

When the man was preparing to leave, he asked the woman, “What can I do to thank you for this most precious treasure you have given me?” She leaned close and whispered in his ear, “When your people ask about me, tell them that I was beautiful!” Did the woman tell the man to lie or was she truly beautiful? Which woman did he encounter in the cave – the one visible to his natural eyes or the one visible to the eyes of his heart, his spiritual eyes?

Jesus said that the gift of his body and blood was the true food for our journey in life. The food and drink of this earth are only mirrors of the true food of life. Spiritual food is true food because it is unchanging and eternal. That is the truth. The Feast of the most holy Body and Blood of Christ brings the Christian community into renewed appreciation of the spirit-filled body of Christ. The primary reference of words “Corpus Christi” in the first century was to the church itself. When this community gathered at the Eucharist, out of the fullness of its own being, Christ was present in the gifts of bread and wine.

“Be what you see, and receive what you are.” (St. Augustine)

Catechism Corner

242. What is the function of the liturgical year?

In the liturgical year the Church celebrates the whole mystery of Christ from his Incarnation to his return in glory. On set days the Church venerates with special love the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. The Church also keep the memorials of saints who lived for Christ, who suffered with him, and who live with him in glory.

Further reading: CCC 1168-1173, 1194-1195

243. What is the Liturgy of the Hours?

The Liturgy of the Hours, which is the public and common prayer of the Church, is the prayer of Christ with his body, the Church. Through the Liturgy of the Hours the mystery of Christ, which we celebrate in the Eucharist, sanctifies and transforms the whole of each day. It is composed mainly of psalms, other biblical texts, and readings from the Fathers and spiritual masters.

Further reading: CCC 1174-1178

Thank You!

We wish to thank all of our parishioners who have been mailing in or dropping off their donations, and those who have signed up for Online Giving. We appreciate your generosity and desire to continue to support the parish.

Please note that we have upgraded our Online Giving Platform. It is very user friendly. If you shop or do your banking on-line please consider this format for your donations. You have the option to make a one time gift or set up a recurring cycle that suits your timing and budget You can visit the site by clicking the button below.

Online Giving

If you would like to make a one time donation to our Sunday Collection, please click on the button below.

Sunday Offertory

This weekend's second collection is for the Parish Emergency Fund.

Parish Emergency Fund

Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus,
I believe that You
are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

“Arise”, the 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal calls us to renewed hope and a deepened commitment to serve our neighbor. The call to “Arise” challenges us to put our personal faith into action and provide for the needs of our sisters and brothers, no matter who they may be.

Your gift enables the diocese to continue works of charity, formation in faith, education and catechesis. It provides programs and ministries that feed the hungry and counsel the homeless who live among us; help youth develop their minds and grow in faith; sustain our priests, active and retired; prepare men for the diaconate and the priesthood; provide Catholic education through scholarships; and much more.

The Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) Diocesan Missionary Seminary of Bridgeport was established by Bishop Frank J. Caggiano and opened in Stamford in 2015. It is one of the nine diocesan missionary seminaries in United States and operates through the Neocatechumenal Way, a 55-year-old charism in the Church, dedicated to Christian initiation and formation and the New Evangelization. These missionary seminaries were inspired by St. Pope John Paul II and his call for a “New Evangelization.” Its purpose is to prepare priests for missionary work anywhere in the world—from China to Europe, from Africa to the Philippines as well as the streets of Bridgeport and Fairfield County. Presently in the Diocese of Bridgeport, there are nine men in formation from United States, Brazil, Colombia, Republic of Kiribati, and Italy at various levels of academics, from ESL to second year of theological studies. Last year three of the men spent their missionary training in teams of evangelization in Georgia, the Carolinas, Kansas, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. When you make a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal, you are supporting the work of Redemptoris Mater. Thank you for your generosity.

Thus far, Saint Elizabeth Seton parish has raised 181 gifts worth $53,030 from 147 donors bringing the parish up to 58.60% of our $90,500 goal.

Thank you for your generosity and support.

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Mass Intentions

If you would like to schedule a Mass intention for a loved one. Please send an email to the office: stsetonparish@comcast.net, or call 203-438-7292.

Prayer Requests

If you have a prayer request, please send an email to the St. Elizabeth Seton prayer tree. SESPrayertree@gmail.com

Church Hours

The Church is open daily 6:30am-4:30pm for private prayer. Daily Mass is offered Monday through Friday at 8:30am and is limited to 100 people.

Parish Office

The Parish Office is open daily Monday through Friday 9am to 1pm.