Vigil Mass ~ Saturday, 4:00PM
Sunday Mass ~ 8:30AM and 10:30AM
Daily Mass ~ Mon-Tue & Thur-Fri ~ 8:30AM
ADORATION OF THE EUCHARIST every
Monday from 9:00AM to 9:30AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 3:00pm or by appointment
Welcome, Visitors
For those who are visitors to St. John Fisher Church, we welcome you to our church and our parish family
✝︎ Easter Mass Schedule ✝︎
Easter Vigil 8:00pm
Easter Sunday, April 20
8:30 am Mass and 10:30 am Mass
RECONCILIATION
Consider taking advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation this Lent. This powerful sacrament allows us to return to a relationship with God as we relieve ourselves from the burden of sin. Father LeBlanc will be hearing confessions during Lent on Monday evenings from 5-6 pm and Saturday afternoons from 3-3:30 pm weekly.
30 Jones Hollow Road,
Marlborough, Connecticut 06447-1141
Pastor, Fr. Alvin J. LeBlanc
(860) 295-0067
Deacon William Gilles
(860) 805-5826
Senior Deacon John W. McKaig
(860) 942-7961
Parish Secretary, Heather Mancini
(860) 295-0001
Coordinators of Faith Formation.
Cindy Bryan
Family Faith Formation
Grade K,1,3,4,5 & 6
Helena Thomas
Sacramental Preparation
Grade 2, 9 & 10 Confirmation
Eileen Gilles
Grade 7 & 8
Director of Music Ministry
Janice Reska
Youth Ministry
Helena Thomas
Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as through channels My mercy flows out upon mankind.
Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service,* that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard—upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
Monday-Thursday, 8:30am to 1:30pm
(Best to call first)
ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD
Baptism and/or Confirmation
Godparent/Sponsor Affirmation
Sponsor Certificates, Marriages & Baptisms
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The Hospital Doesn't Tell Us You're There!
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COFFEE AND DONUT
Sunday, April 27, 2025
St. John Fisher Social Activities Committee invites you to join us for complimentary
coffee and donuts after Sunday Masses on April 27.
Serving: Coffee, tea, juice, donuts & bagels. Please Join us.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR ~ UPCOMING EVENTS:
🫖 Spring High Tea, May 4 ~ Tickets will be available after Masses in April and in the Parish Office
🍔 Parish Picnic, June 22, Noon to 3pm ~ look for sign up sheets in June
A special thank you to Chris Warchut, the Social Activities Committee and the teen assistants. The dinner was a huge success, feeding about seventy-five people. Special thanks to Chef Jim. We appreciate all his time, work and especially the delicious food!
Stay tuned for more opportunities to spend time with our Parish Family.
The Community Garden's last donation of the Season! Well Done!!!
During this Advent Season, prepare for the coming of Jesus by choosing a book from among the many categories in our lending library, including: Liturgical Seasons, Scripture,Prayer, and Jesus. There is also a nice selection of children’s books for the Advent & Christmas Seasons. Feel free to “check those out” too.
“Building Our Faith, One Page at a Time.”
Our Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Marlborough Food Bank was a huge success! The Food bank is extremely grateful for the generosity of our parish. Over eighty bags were received with some bags having enough food to give to two families.
Our first blood drive was a huge success, collecting 29 pints of blood. The Red Cross says this is outstanding for a first-time blood drive. Several first-time donors were from our own St. John Fisher Parish.
Our community garden just wrapped up its tenth year of growing and donating all of the vegetables to the Marlborough Food Bank. Our small garden produced green beans, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, onions and potatoes. We donated 378 lbs. of fresh produce to help those in need right here in the community. The garden has a small but mighty team of volunteers who met on Monday evenings. Anyone is welcome to join when we start up again in May. Keep that in mind if you’d like to try something new.
Congratulations to our most recent Confirmation Community receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford on Sunday, November 3
Derek B, Kaden B, Hudson B, Braeden D, Liana F, Eva K, Rebecca K, Chase M, Kacper M, Jude N, Regan S, & Liam W.
We will be holding a Children’s Liturgy of the Word during 10:30 am Sunday Masses on the first three Sundays of the month. We are in need of volunteers to lead this program on a rotating basis. The leaders will bring the children to the hall at the beginning of Mass and return them to the church after the homily. Children will learn about the weekly readings in age-appropriate language.
Children between the ages of 3-10 are invited to participate; younger children may also participate along with an older sibling or parent.
All materials will be provided, as well as training. The more leader volunteers we have, the fewer times they will need to lead - the thought is to create a rotating calendar with the group of volunteers. Leaders could be parents, grandparents, other adults or teens/youth.
Please consider joining this very rewarding ministry. This is another way that we as a parish family can minister to our youngest members and to our parent population. Please contact Cindy Bryan via the parish office or
The 2024 Parish Annual Collection is underway. Father Al is inviting all parish households to makea gift according to your means. The collection will provide funds for programing, outreach efforts,repairs, maintenance, improvements to our parish buildings and grounds, and ongoing operating expenses. Thank You
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🍞 Marlborough Food Bank
Non-perishable food, personal care items and household cleaning supplies are now accepted weekly at any Mass. Bags may be placed to the right of the altar. If there is a specific need, we will mention it in the bulletin or check out the food bank directly at https://foodbankofmarlborough.wordpress.com.
Did you realize . . . One of the greatest traditions we have within the Catholic faith is having a Mass said for a loved one whether they are living or deceased. By doing this, we are offering Christ himself for the intention we indicate. Considering that the Mass is the highest form of communal prayer, offering a Mass up for a loved one is a beautiful expression of faith. Masses can also be said as an expression of gratitude, to celebrate a special occasion such as a birthday or as we are reminded by the Council of Trent: "for the living and the dead, for sins, punishments, satisfactions, and other necessities."
As St. Leonoard of Maurice reminds us: Let us be diligent in hearing Mass as often as possible, and with all possible devotion; and furthermore, let us endeavor to have as many Masses as possible celebrated for our intention. Mass intentions can be scheduled by contacting the St. John Fisher office at 860-295-0001. Intentions can be offered for both weekly and weekend Masses for both the living and deceased with a suggested donation of $10.00 for a weekly Mass and $20.00 for a weekend Mass.
We are a beacon of God’s gracious and merciful love as we glorify His name through service to others; devotion to His teachings and His Son Jesus; and by maintaining a welcoming, accepting and embracing Catholic community of faith that judges none, embraces and protects the vulnerable, builds community of all ages and life stages and acts for the greater Glory of God.
We provide an open, welcoming and active Catholic faith community that is inspired by the gifts of the Holy Spirit as we demonstrate our faith by (1) actively participating in Mass and the Sacraments, (2) by serving and ministering to others, (3) by exploring and sharing the Word and teachings of Jesus and (4) by openly embracing the various needs of our entire parish family and broader community in Christ.
Our Online Giving system now is also an App for Apple and Android products! You can download it for free in the App Store, Google Play Store or CLICK HERE. If you are new to Online Giving, register by entering our church ID of 1239.
Faith Vos Winkel, MSW
Victim Assistance Coordinator
860-541-6475
faith.voswinkel@aohct.org
