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Religious Education News Update

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION FORMS FOR 2019-2020 have been emailed to Religious Ed Families and are available in the back of churches, as well as at Religious Ed classes. THESE ARE DUE JUNE 15TH. If you are a religious ed family and did not receive an email with the new 2019-2020 registration forms, please call or email Amy Paquin at 860-806-5347

Friendly Reminder: Mandatory Confirmation Retreat for all Confirmation Candidates is Saturday, March 30^th at Trinita Retreat Center in New Hartford – 10:00am-3:00pm. We’ll pray, have fun, eat tacos for lunch, and learn more about what Confirmation really means.

Important Date for First Communion ¨ Saturday, April 13—Required retreat day for parents and kids. 9:00am—2:00pm at the IHOM Social Center. The retreat will be led by Steve DiMotta from Trinita’s Retreat House in New Hartford and includes lunch, break out sessions for kids and adults, a talk from Fr. Michael; and some activities.

Parents of High School Students - SIGN YOUR KIDS UP

This is definitely something worth pushing your teen to try! July 12-14th Steubenville East High School Youth Conference at UMASS! SIGN UP RIGHT AWAY, as I only have 10 Spots reserved and this ALWAYS Sells Out! Thousands of High School Teens gather for Nationally known Catholic Youth Speakers, Awesome Praise & Worship Music, Mass, and Lots of Fun! Cost is $300, but we’re working on ways to subsidize that.

HELP NEEDED! We’d like to do Vacation Bible School/Catholic Day Camp this Summer but need a LOT of volunteers. High School Teens, College Students, Parents, Parishioners – can you help out? For questions or to sign up Call Amy Paquin at 860-806-5347 or email me at Religious.Ed@OurLadyofHopeParish.com. Thank you for helping to make this a vibrant and loving parish community.

Call/text Amy Paquin for any questions: 860-806-5347 or email Religious.ed@OurLadyofHopeParish.com.

_{Bible Fair!}

This will be a no-pressure chance to check out (and order) all kinds of Catholic Bibles! Has anyone ever taught you how to choose or use a Bible?! Have you ever been taught how to look up a Bible verse? You’ll have the opportunity to do that in a fun, judgment free environment! There will be a variety of price points and styles for you to choose from if you would like to place an order.

***Bibles will be on display for parents to look at during religious ed classes in the month of April AND at the April 7th Coffee Hour in the Social Center after the 9:30 am Mass ***

Amy Paquin at 860-806-5347 or email Religious.Ed@OurLadyofHopeParish.com.

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Easter Collection -- Social Concerns Ministry

The Social Concerns Ministry will be collecting Hams, boxed potatoes, canned vegetables and fruit including yams and pineapples, corn muffin mix, box cakes and frosting, Easter egg dye kits, and Bisquick mix for Easter Baskets to give to at least 36 families with hams. We are also supplying several Easter baskets for children to Fish and candy especially chocolate bunnies to Friendly Hands. Fifteen hams only will be given to the Bronc Callahan Foundation and 10-18 hams/food baskets to Catholic Charities and our families we personally serve. Please place items in the red wagon in the front entrance of the IHOM church. Please give members of the ministry outside the church the hams so they can be placed in the freezer on the weekends of March 30/31 and April 6/7. Baskets will be distributed to families before Palm Sunday. Thank you again for all your kindness and generosity and making our collections so successful.

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Collection for Middle and High-School Students

It has come to our attention that a portion of the student population at Regional School District 7 (which New Hartford and Barkhamsted students attend) could benefit from some basic necessities such as personal hygiene products. Also, although hot lunch is available at school, some children and teens may not have access to enough food at home to hold them over throughout the afternoon. If you would like to help, please consider donating one or more of the following items: * Individually pre-packaged snacks such as granola bars, fruit snacks, and cheese-and-cracker packs. * Feminine hygiene products * Dental floss, toothpaste/brush * Solid deodorant (NO sprays). You may leave the items in the collection bin in the bell tower at ICC. Questions? Contact Teresa or John Lovejoy at TeresaZLovejoy@gmail.com. (860) 201-6647. Thank you!

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SAVE THE DATE!!

Our Lady of Hope Parish Family Pasta Supper

Our annual pasta supper will be held on

Friday, April 26th, 2019, from 5 - 9 pm at Ski Sundown, New Hartford, CT

Dinner served from 5pm - 7:00pm

Tickets will be available after all the masses and at the Parish Office April 6 – 7 and April 13 -14. No tickets will be sold at the door that evening. Prices: $10.00 Adults, $5.00 Children 5 – 17, Children under five (free).

Please join us for a wonderful evening! Volunteers are still needed to work at the event

Please call Pat McGlynn, Event Coordinator, (860) 693-6621

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That Man is You!

Honestly addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, especially those relating to their roles as husbands and fathers.

Began Wednesday, January 16, 2019

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

6:00 am @ IHOM Social Center

2019 Spring Session “The Battle Over the Bride”

Open to all men in the parish 18 and older. Please join us for breakfast, video review and group discussion. Please call John L. @ 203.623.3474 or Bill D @ 860.940.8092 with any questions

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Women’s Bible Study

Beginning Thursday March 7th - IHOM Social Center

7pm-8:30pm

We will walk step-by-step with Jesus from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Mount of Calvary. Edward Sri presents in 5 1/2 videos and discussion time.

WBS invites women of all ages to join us for this study. We will be using books, but not necessary to have to join us. Let's walk with Jesus together. Being together is what matters.

Contact: Melissa Lanczycki, missykh2@gmail.com, 860-459-6679

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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.

IMPORTANT: All current IHOM online givers please sign up on the Our Lady of Hope Parish portal and cancel your current account on the IHOM portal.