Our Lady of Hope News

Dispensation from Sunday Obligation

While Sunday Masses did resume on the weekend of July 4/5, the dispensation from Sunday Obligation is extended through to May 23, 2021 - Pentecost Sunday.  The elderly, the sick and those who care for anyone who is vulnerable are encouraged to not attend at this time. 

Sunday Masses are still live streamed.  Father Michael is alternating between the 9:30am and the 11:30am Masses. 

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OUR LADY OF HOPE CONFESSIONS - MONDAYS & TUESDAYS

Confessions will be every Monday in Lent from 5:00pm to 6:00pm  at Immaculate Conception.

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Confessions will be every Tuesday in Lent from 5:00pm to 6:00pm  at Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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Easter Collection  --  Social Concerns Ministry

The Social Concerns Ministry of OLOH will be collecting hams, boxed potatoes, canned vegetables and fruit including yams and pineapples, corn muffin mix, box cakes and frosting, Easter candy/treats, Easter egg dye kits, and Bisquick mix for Easter Baskets to give to at least 36-40 families with hams. We are also supplying several Easter baskets for children to Fish and candy especially chocolate bunnies to Friendly Hands. Baskets/candy/food/hams will be distributed to families after Palm Sunday. Fifteen hams only will be given to the Bronc Callahan Foundation and 10 hams/food baskets to Catholic Charities and our families we personally serve. Please place non-perishable items in the red wagon in the front entrance of Immaculate Heart of Mary and the bin in the bell tower at Immaculate Conception. Ham donation: Hams will be accepted at both churches on the weekends of March 20/21 and 27/28. IHOM: Hams will be collected by ministry members outside the church before Mass. ICC: A cooler will be placed in the bell tower for this purpose.  Thank you again for all your kindness and generosity and making our collections so successful.

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2021 Archbishop's Annual Appeal

Reaching Out, Healing Together

The 2021 Archbishop's Annual Appeal is integral to the mission and services of the Archdiocese of Hartford. As in the past, this year's efforts will create new opportunities and expand existing services for those living and working within the Northern, Western, and Southern Vicariates.  Additionally, the Appeal ensures the funding necessary so that our vital ministries, seminarians, retired clergy, catholic schools and agencies continue to thrive serving thousands throughout the Archdiocese.  

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Praying the Rosary at IHOM

In these troubled times, we invite you to join the Respect Life Ministry for Rosary prayer at IHOM before each Sunday mass – for our nation, for Holy Mother Church, and to restore the Culture of Life in the world.    

 At Fatima, our Blessed Mother said:  "Pray the Rosary every day in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary to obtain peace in the world . . . for she alone can save it." (July 13, 1917)

Each Sunday at 9 a.m., we will unite ourselves, mentally and spiritually, in a designated set of Mysteries of the Rosary (please see the schedule below) –  and we will pray the Rosary silently – from wherever we are sitting.  In effect, we’ll  be praying “separately” – but together!  And the more participation we have, the more powerful will be the graces obtained!

Pope Francis proclaims “Year of St. Joseph”

With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, the Holy Father has proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph” from December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021.  "We need only ask Saint Joseph for the grace of graces: our conversion. Let us now make our prayer to him:

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,
Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust;
with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too,
show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen."

Given in Rome, at Saint John Lateran, on 8 December, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the year 2020, the eighth of my Pontificate.

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Women’s Bible Study

In No Greater Love, You Will Experience the Unconditional Love Christ Has for You.  We often hear about Jesus’ passion and death, but imagine experiencing them for the very first time. In No Greater Love: A Biblical Walk Through Christ’s Passion, we are going to walk step-by-step with Jesus on his journey from his agony in the garden to his crucifixion on Calvary.

Along the way, we will unpack the biblical background to these events, the prophecies, and most especially, the ways Jesus is inviting us to walk more closely with him today. No Greater Love is a five-part Bible study program....

2/18-3/25 THURSDAY EVENINGS @7:00pm

For more information or to register, contact MELISSA at 860-459-6679 or missykh2@gmail.com. Due to the uncertainty of in person visits I was not requiring a study guide but visit ascensionpress.com if you would like one. I will provide some study questions during the study and homework for further understanding.

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TMIY  began September 30, 2020

FALL SEMESTER!!!    ALL NEW PROGRAM!!

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME!!!

6:00am @ IHOM Social Center

“The Vision of Man Fully Alive”

Join us for breakfast, video review and group discussion.  Please bring your mask.  We will be practicing social distancing.

Please call John Lanczycki @ 203.623.3474 with any questions

RCIA

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. This faith formation program is available to non-Catholic adults and young adults past the age of reasoning who wish to become members of the Catholic Church, and to Catholic adults and young adults past the age of reasoning who have not yet received the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation.  Classes meet on a weekly basis, and can be begun at any time.  Contact Father Michael (860-379-5215) if you are interested. Young adults under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.

Online Giving Message

We are proud to announce that Our Lady of Hope is keeping up with technology, and now has the ability for online giving.  Contributions can be made to the parish online safety via an encrypted website.  Online giving makes it easy when you are unable to attend Mass.  It's real simple to do.  Here are two simple ways:

     1.  Sign up here at the website.  Click on the "online giving" button that is found on the home page.  For the first time user, just click on "create new account".  This is a one-time account set-up.  This allows you to make donations to the church with options as a one-time gift or recurring.

     2.  The second way for accessing online giving is from your phones. Simply download the app for free from Apple or Google stores.  The name of the app is "Online Giving by Our Sunday Visitor".  From there it's the same login process as the website.

Upcoming Events

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