30 Jones Hollow Road, Marlborough, CT 06447
30 Jones Hollow Road,
Marlborough, Connecticut 06447-1141
Pastor, Fr. Thomas J. Sas
(860) 295-0067
Deacon Emeritus John W. McKaig
(860) 918-4084
Pastoral Assistant
Holly Bangham,(860) 295-0001
Director of Religious Education.
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Director of Music Ministry
Janice Reska
Adult Faith Formation
Youth Ministry Confirmation
Jennifer O'Neill
All parishioners are invited to help in the garden on Monday evenings, 5:00pm. The fruits of your labor will be shared with our community through the Marlborough Food Bank.
Vigil Mass ~ Saturday, 4:00PM
Sunday Mass ~ 8:30AM and 10:30AM
Daily Mass; Mon-Thur ~ 8:30AM
Father Sas kindly encourages the continued wearing of a face mask.
Please remember to schedule Masses for deceased loved ones as soon as possible. Mass cards are also available for Masses offered for a special intention such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries, dealing with illness, requests for healing, or any special needs. Please feel free to e-mail, call, or stop by the parish office with your request.
If you are unable to attend daily Mass, a televised daily Mass is celebrated live daily at 10:00am by the Office of Radio and Television. Links for the Mass may be found on the archdiocesan website or www.facebook.com/OfficeRadioTV, or CLICK HERE.
Hours for the parish office will vary during the summer. Please call first (860.295.0001) if you are planning to stop by. Any messages left on the answering system will be checked regularly.
For those who are visitors to St. John Fisher Church during the summer months, we welcome you to our church and our parish family.
Lord, take me where You want me to go
Let me meet who You want me to meet
Tell me what You want me to say and
Keep me out of your way. ~ Fr. Mychal Judge
PLEASE NOTE: The office will be closed the week of August 15th and will reopen on August 22
Our teens, under the leadership of Grace Neumuth, will be collecting household cleaning items to make welcome baskets for the clients at A Hand Up. The group will gladly accept sponges, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet bowl cleaner, paper towels, toilet paper and any other cleaning supplies that would be needed for people transitioning from homelessness into secure housing.
Incense is typically burned during Mass on Easter in a metal censer called a thurible. The smoke from the incense reminds us of our prayers, like the incense, being lifted up to heaven. This dates back to the Old Testament when Moses was commanded by God to burn incense at the altar. (Exodus 30:1). This ancient tradition is a beautiful fulfillment of scripture and reminds us that our earthly prayers are rising toward heaven.
May my prayer be like incense in your presence, my uplifted hands like the evening sacrifice. Ps. 141:2.
Those wishing to honor a loved one during the celebration of Mass may pick up Mass cards in the parish office. Mass cards are available for the living and deceased and provide opportunities for prayerful remembrance of anniversaries, birthdays, and other special intentions. Masses are sometimes booked several weeks in advance so if you have a particular date or time in which you want the Mass, it is very important that you call the parish office ahead of time. Please call Holly in the office to schedule a Mass or with any questions.
Thanks to the generosity and talents of Jean Jacques, we have a new way for people to offer up their personal prayer intentions. Located by the baptismal font is a beautiful hand turned wooden bowl, created by Jean, which will be the receptacle for people to place their prayer intentions. There are pieces of paper and pens available for anyone so moved to write out an intention and place it in the bowl. The prayers in turn will be offered as a part of the general intercession during the prayer of the faithful. The prayers will not be read individually, but the entire congregation will be invited to pray for the intentions our community intentions. Just as our prayer line is way to harness the power of prayer at St. John Fisher, our new prayers bowl is another means available to seek the prayerful support of your fellow parishioners.
Service opportunities for the high school kids on Monday, April 11th from 4:00-6:00pm. We will be working in the garden and then on Tuesday, April 12th, from 10:00 - noon, but I am asking for an RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you plan to attend. We hope to get the garden turned over, plant some pretty pansies and plant some lettuce in the pools.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.
~John 3:16
As we enter Holy Week, we remember how our Lord suffered and died so that each and every one of us might be saved from sin and have eternal life. Reflect on God’s infinite love for you. How have you responded to that love this Lent, and how can you share it with others? Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.
Continue your Lenten journey with a selection from the Liturgical Seasons section of our Lending Library, such as:
“Lent, an Uncommon Love Story”
“Thirsting for Prayer”
“Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter”
“Living with the Mind of Christ”
ST. JOHN FISHER LENDING LIBRARY
Our high school teens are organizing a collection of household cleaning items to make welcome baskets for the clients at A Hand Up. The teens are looking for paper goods, cleaning supplies and personal care
items. Thank you in advance for your support in making this collection a success.
Hunger impacts millions of women, men and children around the world. Throughout Lent, we have encountered communities in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Rwanda that are overcoming this problem so their members can have brighter futures. How is your community working to address hunger or other injustices locally and globally? Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.
“Building Our Faith, One Page at a Time”
Continue your Lenten journey with a selection from the Liturgical Seasons section
of our Lending Library, such as:
“Lent, an Uncommon Love Story” “Thirsting for Prayer”
“Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent & Easter” “Living with the Mind of Christ”
ST. JOHN FISHER LENDING LIBRARY
APRIL 12TH & APRIL 13TH
Please mark your calendars:
Our monthly Food Drive is the 2nd full weekend of every month.
Suggested donations: Cereal, oatmeal, hearty canned soups, baking supplies, canned meats, canned fruits and toiletries.
Please check that the "Best By" dates have not been exceeded; otherwise, the Food Bank will need to dispose of them. The Food Bank does not distribute overthecounter medicines for either adults or children, and so we cannot accept donations of these items.
For the Home Goods Room: Used items in good condition such as pots and pans, towels, pillowcases, sheets (especially queen), lamps and new bed pillows.
Thank you for assisting our brothers and sisters in Christ. Please keep all those impacted by hunger in your prayers.
“Lent is a time to clear away the cultural debris that disorients me on the Christian path. The Lenten acts of deprivation I choose are of little value unless they help my mind and heart to be more attentive and focused on one thing only: to walk the gospel message2to love as Jesus loved. All else is secondary.”
Joyce Rupp
This will be our last week for the Lenten Collection. Please bring any of the previous listed items if you have not yet done so and would like to donate. Listed items are: toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, plastic Easter eggs, and individually wrapped candy.
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Bob, Pedro, Carlos, Pete, |
On the weekend of March 18-20, 2023, a group of men of St John Fisher Church resumed their annual attendance on retreat at the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center in West Hartford, CT. Each retreat season focuses on a central theme. This year the theme was “In the Spirit of Trust.” The group enjoyed a variety of presentations, discussion groups and beautiful prayers and masses, focusing on this theme. Masses and prayers were filled with beautifully arranged and performed musical selections.
A huge thank you to all who came out and braved the elements to support the Confirmation Community’s Soup for A Cause event. Through your generosity and the hard work of our young adults over $2300.00 was raised for the House of Bread’s Kids’ Café. Many thanks!