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Mass & Sacrament of Reconciliation Schedule
Mass Schedule
Saturday - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday - 7:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m.
Monday through Friday - 9:00 a.m.
Front Parking Lot Communion Distribution
Saturday - 5:30 to 5:45 p.m.
Sunday - 11:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday - 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
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Welcome!!
The Grace and Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
Welcome to St. John Church, located on Route 372 East in Cromwell, Connecticut. We are a Roman Catholic faith community whose focus is on being a family. Through Baptism, our members are all daughters and sons of one Father.
St. John’s is in the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut, with the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D. as its Bishop.
Since 1995, the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of Angels Province of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual have staffed the Parish.
If you are new to Cromwell or are looking for a church in the area, we invite you to come and join us for a weekend liturgy.
If you are already a member of St. John Parish family, we encourage you to continue to live your faith and to build a Parish family in the spirit of the Gospel. We are grateful that you generously share your faith, love, time, talent, and treasure - all for the glory of God and in service to others.
Fr. Mark L. Curesky, OFM Conv.
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IMPORTANT Update on the Requirement to Wear a Facemask
On August 1st, the Department of Public Health of Connecticut issued an ALERT and a RECOMMENDATION for Middlesex County: Given the rapid increase in cases of Covid-19 in Connecticut over the last 14 days due to the spread of the Delta variant, the Connecticut Department of Public Health is STRONGLY recommending that ALL CONNECTICUT residents over two years old, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, return to wearing masks when in indoor spaces.
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Contact
Office (860) 635-5590
Fax (860) 635-5591
Faith Formation Office (860)635-5156
Monday - Thursday
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Friday
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A message from the pastor* This past Sunday’s Ecumenical “Caring for Our Neighbor” Walk raised $2,623.50 for the Cromwell Clergy Outreach Fund as well as needed supplies for Cromwell’s Food Pantry. Thank you to all who participated in the Walk, who sponsored walkers, donors, and those who dropped off items for Cromwell’s Food Pantry.
* This weekend, we welcome Fr. Jobe Abbass, OFM Conv, a friar from my Province. He is speaking at the Masses about a movement, known as the Militia of the Immaculate, founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM Conv.
The Militia is rooted in a prophetic passage in Genesis (3:15): “Then the Lord God said to the serpent:...I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; she will crush your head, while you lie in wait for her heel.” The passage is believed to be a foreshadowing of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and her role in the defeating of evil under the title of Immaculate (Immaculate Conception).
This movement uses the Miraculous Medal as a symbol of the role of Mary in the fight against evil. That is why the Miraculous Medal is in the envelopes in the pews. The Medal is a gift.
The Medal is not magic. It does not bring about miraculous change. Rather, it is Mary who is at work though the outward sign of the Medal. “We human beings are...Body. Our interior life, our ideal and mentality must be perceptible from outside, must be expressed in our external life. Therefore, outward signs are necessary in order to bring the interior disposition to light.”
Fr. Jobe is continuing the work of St Maximilian Kolbe by distributing the Miraculous Medal and encouraging us to pray: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you and to all who do not have recourse to you, especially the enemies of the Church and those recommended to you.”
* Inserted in this weekend’s bulletin are pictures from the installation of the new statue of the Sacred Heart on Friday. October 15. The white marble statue was donated by an anonymous donor. May the Lord bless the donor for this wonderful gift to our Parish family.
We are waiting for the installation of pavers around the pedestal for the statue. After that is done, a blessing of the statue will be scheduled.
God bless,
fr. Mark
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perpetual adoration chapel updateA number of adorers have asked the number of people who can be in the Divine Mercy Chapel at the same time for perpetual adoration be increased.The over-riding guiding principle for considering a re-structuring of the seating in the Divine Mercy Chapel must be the safety of those who come to the Chapel through social distancing and the wearing of masks, especially given the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Connecticut.
After re-assessing the space, I believe we can add 2 seats which would bring the number from 3 to 5. However, to add the 2 seats, the following items have been removed: the stand and the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe (which someone put in the chapel without authorization), and the artificial plants and flowers.
This change is effective immediately
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Cromwell Food Pantry
The Cromwell Food Pantry is in need of:
- peanut butter
- jelly
- juice boxes
- goldfish
- rice krispie treats
- cereal bars
- granola bars
- fruit cups
- fruit snacks
- raisins
- toiletries
- any kind of non-perishable protein
The food pantry currently has plenty of mac & cheese, pasta, green beans, and corn at this time.