The Catholic Graduates Club of Greater Hartford is once again offering three $2,000 scholarships to any Catholic student in Hartford County who plans to attend a four college beginning in 2019.

Scholarships will be awarded based on need, scholarship, character, leadership and achievement.

The deadline is March 15. Additional information and applications may be found at www.catholicgraduatesct.org.

The Christian Outreach Committee would like to extend a big thank you to the parishioners who cooked meals, baked
cookies and worked the assembly line at the Marlborough Congregational Church Drive-up Cafe on Sunday, January 27. The event was a great success and much appreciated by the dinner recipients from the Marlborough Food Bank and Florence Lord Housing. The Congregational Church is always very grateful for our help in hosting its Monthly Café.

Please mark your calendars for our next Drive-Up Café on Sunday, March 31. We will be serving a barbequed chicken
dinner. Both familiar and new faces are always welcome!

Many thanks again.

Our CRS Helping Hands Global Food Packaging Event will be held on Sat., April 6, 2019 in the church hall.

All parishioners are welcome to help. Please save this date and join our community as we gather to serve God by serving others.

Commemoration of St. Bakhita Prayer and Reflection Vigil against Human Trafficking – Friday February 8, 2019, 7-8 pm. Feb. 8 is the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan and Italy. She is considered the patron saint of human trafficking victims. The event will be held at St. Josephine Bakhita Parish at St. James Church, 767 Elm Street, Rocky Hill, CT. No registration is required.

JOIN US - IT'S FREE!! The Knights of Columbus is hosting a "FREE - PANCAKE BREAKFAST” for all St. John Fisher parishioners on Sunday, February 24, 2019 in the St Thomas More parish hall. It’s our way of saying, “Thank you” for all your support throughout the year. We will be serving pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, tea and juice after the 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM masses until 12 noon. Voluntary donations are up to you and can be made at the event, any proceeds to be used for the Knights' charitable works.

We'd appreciate an RSVP by signing up after Mass on the sheets at the church exits.
Walk-ins are welcome. Questions? Jim Castellani via the Parish Office. Hope to see you there!

St. John Fisher is planning to refinish the Tabernacle (approx. $1,625) and needs a new Three Wiseman set ($1,325/each).
We would love your help! Any donations (large or small) to the Sacramental & Liturgical Fund for these purchases would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for all you do and for being a part of our parish family. Each and every one of you is what makes St. John Fisher Church so wonderful!

The Marlborough Food Banks is in need of: soap, ketchup, oatmeal packets, pasta sauce and grated cheese.

The confirmation kids are collecting canned goods next weekend, February 2nd and 3rd.The collection will be for the Marlborough Food Bank as a part of the Super Bowl of Caring, a national youth program to raise awareness of hunger on Super Bowl Sunday.

Please remember to schedule Masses intended for deceased loved ones as soon as possible. We would like to accommodate special date requests whenever possible but are limited by availability. Please feel free to email, call, or stop by the Parish Office with your request.

*Mass Cards are also now available for healing, birthday and special occasions. Examples are available to view on the message board by the front door.

Next weekend, January 26-27th, there will be a second collection for Catholic High Schools.

Thank you for your support!

Adult Confirmation – Preparation Series – Begins January 29, 2019

John 6:27 “Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”

Are you seeking to come into full communion with the Church by receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation? Then - Come join us! On January 29, 2019 at 7:00 PM, St. John Fisher Church is beginning a series of discussions for those interested in preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is the final Sacrament among the Sacraments of Initiation (along with Baptism and Holy Communion). It is NOT the end, but the “beginning” of one’s entry into full communion with the Catholic Church, the proclaiming and acknowledgement of our Baptismal vows. You are invited to inquire and participate.