RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM REGISTRATION OF STUDENTS
Registration Forms for the Religious Education Program for 2007-2008 have been sent to all registered families of students already attending classes.  New First Graders of registered CCD families should be included on the form received.
THESE FORMS MUST BE RETURNED BY AUGUST 17, 2007.
New families to the CCD Program and Parish are asked to call Sister Mary Michelle at 447-3550 regarding registration.  Registration forms will be sent to you along with pertinent information regarding the Religious Education Program.
Thank you for your concern in the Spiritual Education of your child.                
                  Sister Mary Michelle

CATHOLIC CHARITIES EVENTS
The Second Annual Catholic Charities Golf Tournament with Bishop Cote will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at Fox Hopyard in East Haddam, CT.  Registration will begin at 11 am with a barbeque luncheon, followed by a shotgun start at 1 pm, scramble format.  On completion there will be hors d’oeuvres, prizes  and a raffle.  Price for all is $160.  Please call 860-889-8346 x 287 for reservations or e-mail to golf@ccfsn.org.

The Second Annual Bishop’s Lawn Party will take place on Sunday, September 30th, at the Norwich Marina at American Wharf under the tent from 4 to 7 pm.  Please come for excellent food, music and a raffle.  Cost is $50 per person, individually, or tables of 8 at $400.  For reservations, please call Catholic at 860-889-8346 x 287, or e-mail to lawnparty@ccfsn.org.

      
Thought for the Day :
We don’t change the message,
the message changes us.

Crusade of Prayer for Vocations: Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life every day.

Outside the Parish
Hospice Southeastern Connecticut offers grief-support groups open to anyone in the public grieving the loss of a loved one.  All groups are FREE of charge, but pre-registration is required.  Please call 848-5699 to register.
Grieving the Loss of a Spouse/Partner
Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 pm   August 7 & 14 at Hospice Southeastern Connecticut, Uncasville, CT
Seniors (60+) Grieving the Loss of a Loved One.  Thursdays, 10:30 to Noon –  August  9, 16 & 23 at East Lyme Senior Center, East Lyme, CT
Parents Grieving the Loss of a Child
1st Tuesday of each month, 6 to 7:30 pm –  August 7, September 4 at Hospice Southeastern Connecticut, Uncasville, CT
Adults Grieving the Loss of a Parent
Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 pm   August  8, 15 & 22 at 481 Gold Star Highway, Groton, CT
A Get-Away Weekend!!!  Do you need a vacation?  Give yourself and your spouse time away from the pressures of work and everyday responsibilities.  Enjoy a chance to talk and listen to that special someone who loves you!  Enrich your relationship by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend.  Upcoming weekends will be September 21-23, 2007 and November 9-11, 2007.  For more information about Worldwide Marriage Encounter or to register for an upcoming weekend, please contact John & Bev Maley at 203-364-0836 or bjkmaley@aol.com or visit www.wwme.org.

THIS IS THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.  WE BEGIN A NEW YEAR IN OLPH.  EVERYONE IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.  THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION YEAR.  ADULT ED BEGINS THE FOLLOWING WEEK.  ACTIVITIES GET UNDERWAY. MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!

Polish Pilgrimage Day – Sunday, August 26th, 2007 at the National shrine of Our lady of La Salette in Attleboro, MA.  Services begin at 1:30 pm with Presider  Rev. Msgr. John Jagodzinski from St. Katharine of Siena’s Parish, Wayne, PA.  Bring a lunch or enjoy Polish dishes from the cafeteria from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!!!!
I heard that Monsignor Bride recently visited the basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore and the basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC. What is a basilica?
The term “basilica” can refer to an early style of architecture dating back to ancient Rome, but in the liturgical sense, it is a title given to certain churches because of their antiquity, their relation to some saint or historic event, or because of a prominence they have developed as places of devotion and pilgrimage. A church can acquire the title of a basilica by a formal designation or by immemorial custom, a custom that has developed with the approval or at least toleration of the Church hierarchy and has been in place for a century or more.
   Basilicas fall into one of two categories, major or greater and minor basilicas. Major basilicas, principally the four great churches in Rome, will have a papal altar and throne, the use of which is reserved to the pope, patriarch or someone designated by them. They will also have a papal door, which is opened at the beginning of a Jubilee Year, to signify the start of a period of time set aside by the pope for the celebration of certain spiritual and historical truths of the Faith, and during which, there is increased opportunities for the faithful to gain indulgences through the performance of good works, such as visiting a basilica, with the proper intentions.
   All of the major basilicas are also called patriarchal basilicas, because they were originally each assigned for the use of the bishop of one of the great ancient centers of Christianity.

• St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the pope,

bishop of Rome and the Patriarch of the West.

• St. Peter’s, originally assigned not to the pope, but to the Patriarch of Constantinople.
• St. Mary Major, for the Patriarch of Antioch.
• St. Paul Outside the Walls, for the Patriarch of

        Alexandria.

• St. Lawrence Outside the Walls, which some sources

        list as a major basilica and others as minor, for the 
               Patriarch of Jerusalem.
With one or two other exceptions, all other basilicas are minor basilicas, which also enjoy certain ceremonial privileges and because of their character as a shrines, places of pilgrimage, will have more frequent times for Mass and Confessions.

Announced Masses

Monday,  August 6th   Transfiguration of the Lord                 
7:30 A.M.  Intention of Celebrant
Tuesday, August 7th    St. Sixtus II & Companions    
7:30 A.M.
Wednesday, August 8th      St. Dominic                   
7:30 A.M. Philip B. & Frances E. Pasquale  (Estate)
Thursday, August 9th  St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross                 
7:30 A.M. Parishioners of OLPH
Friday, August 10th  St. Lawrence                                              
7:30 A.M.