We continue to Support House of Bread and would gladly accept donations of water bottles, juice bags,chips or crackers, granola bars or cookies.  We ask that the items are individually wrapped.  All donations cau be left on the desk in the copier room marked House of Bread.  Thank you for supportiug our youth as they actively live out the Corporal Works of Mercy.

Presented by St. John Fisher Knights of Columbus
Council 15734, Marlborough, CT – June 13, 2021.

Thank you both for your exceptional faith, service to our community and
personal achievements.  Wishing you happiness and success throughout all your future endeavors!

Jackson Chudzik	Knights of Columbus Presentation	Jacob Packer

Mass ~ 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ June 27
THIS IS OUR LAST RECORDED MASS

13^th Sunday in Ordinary Time B21

“God did not make death nor does rejoice in the destruction of the living. “^[1]

That statement should put to rest one thing I sometimes hear at wakes/funerals, “It’s God’s will”. That statement makes God a scapegoat, responsible for anything we consider evil. (Act of God story)

One thing Scripture shouts to us is that God does not see physical infirmity, illness or death as part of God’s plan for us. The author of Genesis believed in a life-giving, creative, good God. Notice that God didn’t forbid the man and the woman from eating of the tree of immortality. Yet, they were faced with the reality of pain and death. Where did it come from? Not from God, but from the couple and their sin of disobedience. And so, God had to alter the plan of immortality, not abandon it.  Throughout the Old Testament we find a caring God who continually offers life, who cures, heals and even raises from the dead particularly  through the prophets. This is further emphasized in the New Testament ministry of Jesus who went about doing good, healing, touching the lepers, reaching out to people shunned because of physical and/or spiritual illness, and even restoring people to wholeness in the case of the woman and to life in the case of the young girl as we heard in today’s Gospel. In doing so, Jesus was showing us that God abhors illness and death more than we do.

The fifth gift of the Holy Spirit is the gift of courage which helps us overcome our fears and live our faith more fully.  We can overcome obstacles and stand up for ourselves and others.  It helps us to make the right choice no matter what and allows us to strengthen our faith.  

Reflection:                                           

                What superhero do you think is the most courageous?  Why?

                Who do you think is courageous? (these are the everyday superheroes!)

                Share a time when you used courage.  How did it feel?

                Can you remember someone from the Bible who was courageous?  Read that story as a family.               

Good and gracious God continue to give me the courage to go out and be the person you created me to be.

If you’re doing some closet cleaning, keep in mind that the donation bin in the St. John Fisher (north) parking lot accepts adults’ and children’s clothing and shoes. It’s a convenient place to drop off items that are in good condition. Also, your
donations benefit both St. John Fisher and a children’s education fund through the Community Crusade for children, a nonprofit clothing recycling organization.

All high school and college aged young adults are invited to come help finish painting the new garden sign on Wednesday, July 7, from 2:00 to 4:00pm. If painting is not your thing, come anyway and help with other service projects and to see your friends. Please let Mrs. O’Neill know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you plan to come.

Congratulations to all the graduates in our St. John Fisher Parish Family! 
Continue to let God guide you as you embark on this new chapter in your faith journey.
You are in our prayers!

The Music Ministry at Saint John Fisher extends a heartfelt thanks to the Knights of Columbus for their generous donation of a new Yamaha digital keyboard. Special thanks go out to Jim Castellani for his tireless efforts behind the scenes in making this purchase possible.

Mass ~ 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ June 20

12^th Sunday in Ordinary Time B21

“All were amazed and asked one another, ‘What is this?  … He commands even the unclean spirits/ and they obey him.’”^[1]

That is from the 1^st chapter of Mark’s Gospel. In the same chapter, Mark continues with other healings, the cure of Simon’s mother-in-law and the cleansing of a leper. In chapter 2, we find Jesus forgiving the sins of a paralytic and then saying to the paralytic to rise, pick up his mat and go home which he did in the sight of everyone. The crowd was astounded and said, “We have never seen anything like this”^[2]. Chapter 2 continues with the Pharisees questioning Jesus’ disciples’ lack of fasting and picking grain on the Sabbath. Chapter 3 has a healing on the Sabbath and the beginning of a plot to kill Jesus, the appointment of the 12 apostles, further controversy with the scribes, and Jesus’ family who came to take him home to Nazareth thinking “he was out of his mind”^[3]. Chapter 4 has the telling of four parables and concludes with today’s passage.

Are you looking to gain leadership skills while improving our parish community?  We are looking for some new teens interested in becoming teen leaders.  Help plan programs, activities and service projects for your peers. Complete the form found on the parish website [HERE] and send it to Mrs. O’Neill or drop it off at church.  Let’s plan an exciting year of programs together!

Please be sure to extend your love, gratitude and congratulations to Deacon John who celebrated his 44th anniversary to the deaconate on Saturday, June 12th

The fourth gift of the Holy Spirit is the gift of right judgment or counsel which allows us to become the person God created us to be by helping us make good decisions.  Right judgment helps us to see right from wrong and good from evil so you can do make the right choice.

Reflection:                           

Are the values Jesus taught hard to follow?

                Tell of a time when it was difficult to make the right choice?

                Why was it difficult?

                What helped you make the right decision?

Good and gracious God help me to use the gift of right judgment to make good choices so I can grow closer to you.

Online Mass ~ 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 13, 2021