Our parish has the opportunity to live the Easter message by providing a hot meal to the patrons of St. Vincent De Paul.

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4^th Sunday of Lent, C19

Most homilies about today’s Gospel focus on the wayward son and the generous mercy of the father. And, well they might. But most of us here at Mass today generally don’t sink to depths of the younger son and try to imitate the conduct of the father. We are more likely to be like the older son in our behavior father.

We are dutiful in our relationship with God, serving God and building God’s kingdom on earth, tilling the soil and tending the vineyard in obedience to God’s commands. But we can be resentful of those who wander off, wasting God’s gifts on their own pursuits. How do we react when we see them return at Easter and/or Christmas? With joy/ or with anger that they are sitting in “our” seat in the pews?

Parishioners and friends of Saint John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, hard at work packaging 23,000 meals to help feed the hungry of Burkina Faso. This land-locked country has recurring drought, pervasive and perennial food insecurity, and limited natural resources resulting in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. Over 150 people gathered together, taking just a few short hours to package so many meals. Our original goal was to raise enough funds for 10,000 meals yet we all came together to more than double our goal!

"Thank you for participating in the CRS Helping Hands event! You packaged thousands of life-saving meals for people in need - and provided families with hope for the future. You may want to read about the projects that are funded through the CRS Helping Hands meal packaging program. Find out how your service impacts those in Burkina Faso by visiting our website or following us on social media."

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The CRS Helping Hands Program

Our Confirmation community is collecting plastic Easter Eggs and bags of individually wrapped Easter Candy. This is the last weekend to drop your donations at church. Labeled baskets will be at both exit doors. Filled Easter Eggs will be enjoyed by the children at the Catholic Worker House and South Park Shelter, as well as those visiting incarcerated family members on Easter Sunday.

"Peace be with you!" With these words, the Risen Lord greeted his frightened Apostles in the Upper Room on the day of his Resurrection. Christ repeated the words, "Peace be with you." Then he added, "Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them." (Jn 20:19-23) What an extraordinary gift-the gift of divine forgiveness!

This year, prepare for Easter by receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation. During Lent, every Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Hartford will be open on Mondays for Lenten Confessions.

Have you seen all the Advertisements on the back of our bulletin??
Do you own a business and need to advertise, or know someone who does?

It's a great way to reach out to several hundred people weekly, and it helps our parish! Call the office for more information.  860.295.0001

Special thanks to our Confirmation Community and all those that attended our 9th annual Soup for A Cause event. Those who attended enjoyed a wonderful evening including 17 different delicious soups as well as incredible service by our 9th graders, great conversation with fellow parishioners and best of all helped to raise $1500.00 to benefit the House of Breads Kid's Café. Thank you to all who made the evening such a success including our donors, hometown chefs, parents and especially our amazing ninth grade Confirmation Community.

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In this forth full week of Lent, we bring our prayers to education as a key to the success of Sierra Leone s future That is why Kumba is so passionate about school and wants to make a difference Our faith upholds our rights and responsibilities and education is a right. We have the responsibility to use it for the common good.

Please remember to use your Operation Rice Bowl by placing your change aside and continuing on this Lenten journey of prayer, fasting and alms-giving.

Are you considering making a change in regards to your child's education?

Would your child benefit from:
� smaller class size to facilitate personalized instruction?
� a supportive and nurturing community of families and educators?
If so, please join us for an Open House on Tuesday, April 2nd from 6-7:30pm at Corpus Christi School, 581 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield. Tours are available and faculty, students, and parents will be on hand to answer questions.
For more information, please visit our website https://corpuschristischoolct.org or contact the school office at (860) 529-5487.

St. John Fisher is in need of a new Tabernacle and a new Three Wiseman set. We would like to replace these items and would love your help!

Any donations (large or small) to the Sacrament & Liturgical Fund for these purchases would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for all you do and for being a part of our small parish community.