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Pentecost

Does Pentecost have any meaning in the life of the Church today? Does the coming of the Holy Spirit make any difference in how the Church acts and believes? I mean more than speaking in languages that all people can hear and understand the Good News. The universal Church already does that by speaking every language known in imitation of the first disciples. (As an aside I prayed to the Holy Spirit when I was sent to Rome that I would become fluent in Italian. Obviously my prayer was not answered as you all learned last week!) By Church, I mean each and every baptized Christian.

In his first letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul writes: "There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body" (1 Corinthians 12:12-13). As we celebrate Pentecost—and the gifts of the Holy Spirit—during this time of pandemic, we are reminded of how important these "many parts" of the Body of Christ are. We are all doing our part to help ease the suffering of our brothers and sisters in Christ even through the simple act of staying home.

We are gathering virtually again to celebrate Mass with Father Thomas Sas. May we be blessed and inspired by the Holy Spirit; one body, one baptism, one God. Our Pentecost Mass intention is for the St. John Fisher parish family. Thank you Gil Thompson and Nancy Aniolek for recording, John Noel for reading, and Kathleen Filosa, Carolyn Henderson, and Janice Reska for providing music. The Mass will be available on this website as of Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Hartford recently released the guidelines to initiate reopening churches for worship. As you will see, there are many steps required to ensure the safety of our parishioners and our staff. We are in the process of reviewing the guidelines and actions we need to take. Please stay tuned for more information as our specific STJF plan to re-open unfolds.

An adult Zoom rosary, led by Kurt Filosa, will take place on Monday, June 8th at 6:30 pm. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for access information. We are excited to share that the Henderschedt "Key of H" family musicians will perform again on Friday, June 12th in another socially distanced parking lot concert! Stay tuned for details. Also, Father Sas has picked a book for a June book club - the title will be shared shortly and we will come together outside, in socially distanced chairs, to discuss the book at the end of June. 

Come join us! We would like to celebrate our graduating high school seniors and acknowledge their many years of hard work and dedication. On Saturday, June 6, Father Sas will offer a blessing for our young adults in the back church parking lot. You are encouraged to come and offer “drive thru” congratulations. We simply ask that you make a poster or two, open your car windows, drive through the parking lot and wave at our amazing graduating high school seniors! Please plan to arrive at the church by 11:15 a.m. to begin the celebration parade. Enter the parking lot closest to Middlesex Health Center, drive to the back of the lot and around the church, exiting by the north lot. More details can be found on this website.

Congratulations to all the young men and women who ran in the Virtual Road Race, sponsored by St. John Fisher. You should all be so proud of yourselves, as you were all incredibly fast! Each first place winner won a $25 gift certificate to Marlborough Bakery or Jessica’s Garden. The first place winners are: 

First Place Winners 1 mile race (grades 4-8) :
Female: Ava Machowski: 6.52
Male: Troy Miller: 5.17

First Place Winners 5 K race (12 th grade and under): 
Female: Edie Walker: 19.32
Male: Troy Miller: 19.26

A sincere thank you to Edie Walker, who generously donated her gift card to Marlborough Food Bank. 

In partnership with A Sacred Place in Niantic, St. John Fisher is supporting York Women’s Correctional Center by collecting board games, books with crossword puzzles, word searches, or even just puzzles. These items can be dropped off in our church vestibule during open hours, or you may contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information. 

We are also collecting pre-packaged snacks and individual drinks for House of Bread in Hartford, an organization that provides daily meals and support to an increasing number of patrons. Donations may be dropped in our church vestibule during open hours or by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

• Adoration - Sunday from 4:00-4:45 p.m.
• Individual prayer - Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Please observe guidelines for spatial distancing and disinfecting.)
• Prayer Line (Day) - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at 860-794-7164
• Prayer Line (Night) - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at 860-295-0756 

In addition, you can email a prayer request to our This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., and it will be forwarded to the Prayer Line.

Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center has asked for the support of St. John Fisher in showing how much we all appreciate each and every staff member. The COVID-19 virus has hit the nursing home industry hard, and sadly, Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center is no exception. If you would like to show them how much we appreciate them, you can do so by ordering one or more t-shirts (the logo above will be on the shirt) for a staff member. Shirts will be delivered to each staff member in the facility. Our goal is to purchase 130 t-shirts so every staff member knows how much we care! To order, please call Carrey at Professional Promotions, 860-282-1991, and let her know that you are calling to order t-shirts for Marlborough Health and Rehabilitation Center. The cost of a t-shirt is $10 per shirt, and you can pay by credit card.

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Come, O Holy Spirit, come! 
From your bright and blissful Home 
Rays of healing light impart.

Come, Father of the poor,
Source of gifts that will endure
Light of ev'ry human heart.

You, of all consolers best,
Of the soul, most kindly Guest,
Quick’ning courage do bestow.

In hard labor You are rest,
In the heat You refresh best,
And solace give in our woe.

O most blessed Light divine,
Let Your radiance in us shine,
And our inmost being fill.

We encourage you to remember the businesses that support St. John Fisher through their bulletin advertisements, as shown at this link. Both St. John Fisher and the advertisers thank you for your patronage of these businesses.