Our parish Book Club with Father Sas continues on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in our downstairs hall. The book, The Passion and the Cross by Ronald Rolheiser, is proving to be an interesting and compelling read, and our conversations on each chapter have been very inspiring and thought provoking. For this week, we are on Chapter 5. All are welcome even if you have yet to attend. Use of masks and social distancing are required.

Please help our local food bank and church community by donating any of your extra produce from your home gardens. Just leave them at the garden behind the church on Monday afternoons. Any questions, please call Peg at 860.841.9137

Are you an “in-ie” or an “out-ie”? No, I am not talking about your belly button

Do you remember the scene in Mark’s Gospel where Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived as Jesus was seated in a circle, surrounded by his disciples? When he was made aware that they were outside, he remarked, ”Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking around at those seated in the circle [inside the house] he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”1

Once again I ask, “Are you an ‘in-ie’ or an ‘out-ie’?”

Rev. William L. Traxl, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday morning,July 12, 2020. Many of us rememebr Father Traxl from when he served as administrator here at St. John Fisher.

Click here to view his obituary

Our teens are collecting individually portioned snack and drink donations for the House of Bread. Donations will be used to make bagged lunches for their clients. Our Confirmation students are also collecting gently used elementary and middle school aged books for the students at South Park Shelter All items can be left in the vestibule.

We are eagerly looking forward to the day when we could meet in person. For now, we can meet virtually! Check out the St John Fisher Facebook page which is full of books, coloring pages and craft ideas for pre-school aged children. This months theme is Noah’s Ark. Feel free to pick up a fun activity bag in the lobby of the church for your child. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your child’s name and age and Amy will be sure to leave a bag for them in the church foyer. Thank you Amy!

We are excited to announce, after much anticipation, a date for our second graders First Holy Communion! Thirteen St. John Fisher children will receive the Eucharist for the first time on Saturday, September 19. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers as they prepare for this big day!

Our parish Book Club with Father Sas continues on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30p.m. in our downstairs hall. The book, The Passion and the Cross
by Ronald Rolheiser is proving to be an interesting and compelling read, and our conversations on each chapter have been very inspiring and thought provoking. For this week, we are on Chapter 4 and all are welcome even if you have yet to attend. Use of masks and social distancing are required.

15^th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year A

“Talk is cheap.” “Actions speak louder than words.”

As indicated by those sayings our appreciation of words has lessened. Perhaps it’s because we hear so many of them. There seems to be no escape, especially now with the ubiquitous cell phone. Very often words become just noise to be blocked out or, through radio and TV, are used to fill the silence as we drive our cars, do our work or relax at home.

As we celebrate the 5^th anniversary of Laudato Si, Pope, Francis’ encyclical on caring for our common home, take a moment and offer up the prayer given to us by the Holy Father during recent address:

Loving God,
Creator of Heaven, Earth, and all therein contained.
Open our minds and touch our hearts,
so that we can be part of Creation, your gift.

Last weekend we opened for Saturday and Sunday Masses, and all went very smoothly. Many thanks to everyone who used the Mass registration links and who provided their proof of registration upon arriving for Mass. We were 100% compliant! We will continue to use the main entrance to welcome parishioners. If you need access to the side ramp, please have someone in your party let the greeter know, and the side door will be opened for you. Leaving the church using both doors is perfectly fine. Use of masks and proper social distancing of six feet apart—both while seated and while walking within church—are all standard practice. The church will be cleaned after each Mass (during the week and on weekends).

REMINDER: Masses on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. will require pre-registration using a link on this website or on our Facebook page. Registration is needed to stay within our maximum attendance of 44 parishioners. Once you register, an email confirmation will be sent to you. This confirmation should either be printed or shown via your phone to the greeter at the main entrance who is responsible for keeping the attendance to 44 and communicating the use of masks and social distancing. For those not attending Mass in person, Father Sas will continue offering online Mass accessible on our parish website beginning on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.  For this weekend, Sunday, July 12, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we thank Gil Thompson and Nancy Aniolek for recording, Will Shoen for reading, and Kathleen Filosa, Carolyn Henderson, and Janice Reska for providing music. 

The church bulletin will once again be available. We will not distribute it as a paper copy but rather via a link on this website. Please click here to access the bulletin. We encourage you to remember the businesses that support St. John Fisher through their bulletin advertisements. Both St. John Fisher and the advertisers thank you for your patronage of these businesses.

Our second grade class has been waiting patiently to receive their First Holy Communion and we are excited to announce that we have a date! Thirteen beautiful St. John Fisher children will receive the Eucharist for the first time on Saturday, September 19. Details have been sent to their families. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers as they prepare for this big day!

Our parish Book Club with Father Sas continues on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in our downstairs hall. The book, The Passion and the Cross by Ronald Rolheiser, is proving to be an interesting and very compelling read, and our conversations on each chapter have been very inspiring and thought provoking. For this week, we are on Chapter 3 and all are welcome even if you have not attended yet. Use of masks and social distancing are in place. 

We are eagerly looking forward to the day when we could meet in person. For now, we can meet virtually! Check out the St John Fisher Facebook page which is full of books, coloring pages and craft ideas for pre-school aged children.

This months theme is Noah’s Ark.

Feel free to pick up a fun activity bag in the lobby of the church for your child.
Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your child’s name and age and Amy will be sure to leave a bag for them in the church foyer. Thank you Amy!