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It’ that time of year! Blessed Sacrament Parish is working with local organizations to collect school supplies for children for whom the cost of supplies is prohibitive. Please consider donating: Gift cards to Staples or Walmart Backpacks (especially for teens) 1 & 2 inch ring...

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Please note there will not be a Friday 9:00am Mass at St. Matthew Church this  Friday, August 7th or next Friday, August 14th while Fr. Rick is away.  

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Our community will celebrate Mass at St. Bernard Church at 10:00am  

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We have resumed praying the Rosary after the 8:00am Mass on Wednesdays at St. Bernard Church. We hope you will join us!

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In recent days, some parishioners received text messages to their cell phones, from what appeared to be Fr. Rick, asking for help purchasing gift cards for some purpose. THIS IS A SCAM AND SHOULD BE IGNORED. It appears to be an extension of the email Phishing scam we recently dealt with. The poli...

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Thinking of attending Mass on Saturday or Sunday by reserving on the website but concerned how many people will be there? Last week (August 1 & 2), the attendance at our Masses was: St. Bernard   St. Matthew 5:00pm 75   5:00pm 50...

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Click on the Video below to learn how to get ready for Bible Study on Zoom and Join us on Thursday, August 27th at 6:30 PM for a Zoom practice session.  The link for the practice session and the links for the Bible Study sessions will be sent via email to all who register! ...

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The next class for registered parents who wish to have their child(ren) baptized is scheduled for: Tuesday, August 11th at 7:00pm Call Denise at 860-872-0200, Ext. 1 to pre-register. Baptisms are scheduled: at St. Bernard on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Sunday of the month at St. Matthew...

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The youth ministry team is conducting a survey to develop a more relevant and engaging experience for the youth of our parish.    It would be of tremendous help if you and your teen(S) would complete the surveys below: Click here for the Parent Survey Click here for the ...

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Are you an active adult member of the Blessed Sacrament Parish? Do you love Jesus, Mary and the Saints? Do you love all of God’s children? Do you love our Catholic Faith and traditions? Do you live out your faith within the parish, work place or community? Do you have a faith jo...

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Wear a face covering that covers your nose and mouth to help protect others in case you’re infected with COVID-19 but don’t have symptoms Wear a face covering in public settings when around people who don’t live in your household, especially when it may be difficult for you to st...

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It is with a great deal of thanks to God and a sigh of relief that many of us have resumed our attendance at Mass. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our regular in-pew collection was postponed and will now be taking place July 25-26, 2020. With the help of our “One Faith, One Family”&nb...

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Drive-Thru Testing Only 9:00am to 10:00am Walk-Up Testing Only 10:30am to 11:30am In addition to a viral screen for an active COVID-19 infection, individuals will now have the option to be screened for the antibody to determine prior exposure to the virus. The antibod...

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As of Friday July 10th, we will return all our Masses, weekend and weekday, to our regular Mass schedule interrupted by the pandemic in March. Our Mass Schedule is as follows:   Location Time Sunday St. Bernard St. Bernard St....

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Due to safety protocols, the maximum number of people at any one of our Masses is limited to 100. To ensure we follow this guideline, our parish has instituted an online reservation program for weekend Masses where you can reserve a seat for yourself and family members from the same household.&...

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Dear Blessed Sacrament Parish Family, July usually finds us in a carefree and relaxed mood. This July, however, has a very different feel to it as we continue to do everything in our power to keep our families safe and well during this challenging pandemic.  July is also the month when we ce...

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Check out this video to learn more about Fr. George

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Click this link to view the detailed plan

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Video # 5 - Welcome Home to Weekend Masses! Video #4 - Interview with Fr. Ellis Video #3 - Hope: Video #2 - Good Shepherd Sunday:   Video #1 - Behind the Screen:

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What is the project?  In planning for over 12 years, the project is to completely renovate St. Bernard School, demolish the old Parish Center, add a wing to the School, improve traffic flow, and expand parking.  The project will expand the number of ministry and class meeting rooms to 1...

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From the Cornerstone Food Cupboard: Thank you so much for your ongoing support of the Cornerstone Cupboard. As you may have heard, we can no longer permit our clients to enter the Cupboard to shop. Instead, we distribute a bag of basic nonperishable food items and a bag with produce and meat...

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Due to your great response, our effort to increase our Online Giving to provide a predictable cash flow to our parish, and eliminate the need to mail envelopes has been a great success!  We have now gone from 200 Online Giving participants to 405, more than doubling!  ParishSOFT, the co...

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See Catholic movies, videos, programs and much more FOR FREE with FORMED.  Blessed Sacrament Parish has a FORMED subscription so access is FREE for all parishioners.  FORMED now has a new method for signing up for access that no longer requires the parish CODE and we just posted these new ...

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The federal tax laws have changed. If you are over 70½ and receiving money from an IRA, you can now reduce your taxable income by making your donations to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish directly from your IRA. Please consult your IRA investment company, tax advisor, or call Brian Kenny,...

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Our bulletin is available on our website, under Resources—Sunday Bulletin Click here to go to our bulletins (blessedsacramentct.org/Resources/Sunday-Bulletin)   You can also sign up to have our publisher email our bulletin to you: 1)  Click on this link https:...

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The following documents are on our website www.blessedsacramentct.org. Click on Resources and then Safe Environments.  Click here to go to this page on our website. · Safe Environments in the Diocese of Norwich · Diocese of Norwich : Sexual Abuse & Sexual Misco...

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To request prayers or join the Prayer Network,  email:  prayer@cath-comm.org or call the parish office at (860) 875-0753 Ext 100.

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We are updating our prayer list of deployed military personnel.  If you have a loved one who is in the military in harm’s way, please email spirituality@cath-comm.org or call either Church office. St. Michael is the patron saint of soldiers and will be regularly asked to intercede for ...

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