How’s Easter going?The reason I ask is that for most of us, Easter is a single day celebration.  But for the Church, it’s a 50 day extended time of joy. That’s 10 more days than Lent! 25% more time to rejoice! Most of us set goals for Lent; Easter, not so much. It seems we are much better being penitent than rejoicing. I wonder why that is. In each of the prefaces of Easter, I proclaim that we are overwhelmed with Paschal joy. Is that true? Do feel overwhelmed with joy?

A special thanks to all who donated to the various collections during our Lenten season. Through your generosity, donations are helping people at Immaculate Conception Shelter, House of Bread and Catholic Worker House. Please know that these personal care items help preserve a person’s dignity and allow us to share our blessings.

Jesus is the good shepherd and laid down his lifefor us that we may have new life. Give your marriage new life by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend.

The next Weekends are Jul 6-8, 2018 and Nov 2-4, 2018 in MANCHESTER, CT. For more information, call Pat & Mary-Jo McLaughlin at 860-315-2127 or visit them at https://wwmectw.org/.

Please participate this Thursday, April 26, in providing turkey/cheese or ham/cheese sandwiches (no mayo) for the guests of St. Vincent DePaul Place in Middletown. 

Sandwiches wrapped in individual baggies may be brought to the front of the church from 7:00 to 7:30 pm on Thursday evening. You may also leave sandwiches in the refrigerator in the St. Thomas More Hall when the church is open during regular Parish office hours on Thursday, from 9 am—1 pm.

Your sandwiches will be distributed to patrons of St. Vincent DePaul Place on Friday for their evening take-home meals.

The Confirmation Community's

Annual Help Us Help Others
collection is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th from 11:30-3:00pm.

All donations will benefit organizations that we support during the year. Items to donate include: household items in good condition such as dishes, glasses, flatware, towels, linens, lights, furniture, as well as books (no reference or text books please). Please be sure all your donations are clean and in working order.

St. John Fisher Parish  Christian Outreach Committee 
Sunday Night Supper
St. Vincent DePaul Place, Middletown
April 29, 2018

Click here for additional details

VACATION BIBLE CAMP

Your child will go back in time to the Wild, Wild West for a Wild Western Adventure Romp! They will enter a world of outlaws, cowboys, frontier games and even some wild animals. I hope many of the children join us on this spectacular adventure right here at St John Fisher Church! This will be an opportunity for kids to explore not only the thrilling Wild West, but also a way to discover a living spiritual relationship with Jesus and learn more about some Bible “outlaws” who chose to follow God and do what’s right. There will be Western themed games, crafts, activities, music and snacks It will be a week of ROOTIN’ TOOTIN” FUN !!!!

Date: August 6-9 Time: 9:00-noon  Where: St. John Fisher Church Hall

This camp is open to children entering grades 1-6  Cost is $25 per child

Click:  SIGN-UP SHEET   Click:  Registration Form

The Easter season is a time when we are reminded, more than ever, how much God has done for us. In this spirit of gratitude, I thank all those parishioners who helped make the Easter and Triduum celebrations shining examples of God’s Glory: the Worship and Genesis choirs, Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Greeters, and the Decorating Committee. Thank you, also, to our office volunteers who worked behind the scenes to ensure that our Holy Week liturgies ran smoothly. A final note of thanks to all those who contributed gifts for our Easter flowers. Our parish truly benefitted from the time, talent, and treasure of our generous volunteers. I am grateful and humbled that you answered God’s call to serve your parish family in such a special way. I would also like to commend the parishioners for their hospitality on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.  Many thanks ~ Father Sas

Special thanks to all the artist that shared their vision of God during the First Annual St. John Fisher Art Show.

Art entrants include:
Sue Bagdonis
Deanna Bosse
Audrey Carroll Prucnal
Peg Filloramo
Jim Grabowsk
Rosie Henderschedt
Mary Horrigan
Robert Klimasewiski
Ray Marino
Deacon John McKaig
Erin Peng
Father Sas
Mrs. Hooker’s 5th grade Faith Formation Class
Rosie Henderschedt and Ellie Packer’s 4th grade Faith Formation Class

The Confirmation Community's Annual Help Us Help Others collection is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th from 11:30-3:00pm.

All donations will benefit organizations that we support during the year. Items to donate include household items in good condition such as dishes, glasses, flatware, towels, linens, lights, furniture, as well as books (no reference or text books please).

Please be sure all your donations are clean and in working order.

Attention parish teens!!!

We have purchased a block of tickets to the May 5th Yard Goats game against the Red Sox farm team for our May teen night. We will be leaving church immediately following the 4:00pm Mass on Saturday, May 5th.

Anyone interested in attending needs to sign up on the sign up sheets located by the entrances of the church by April 21.

Any remaining tickets will be available to parishioners on a first come first serve basis.