Sunday at the 10:30 Mass
“Pan” Franek & Zosia and their family will be here from Muskegon, MI NEXT Sunday, JULY 29, 2007 at 10:30 to celebrate a Polka Folk Mass. This will be a wonderful celebration and all are encouraged to attend. In Monsignor Bride’s absence, Father Tadeusz Zadorozny, from Saint Mary of Czestochowa, in Middletown, will celebrate the 8:00 A.M. and 10:30 Masses.

In Washington!!
Monsignor Bride is in Washington this weekend. He will return to the rectory on, Tuesday afternoon, July 31st.He has been on a week’s vacation with his nephew, Thomas, visiting the Nation’s Capitol.

POLISH PICNIC
On July 29th and   August 5th the 25th Annual Polish Picnic will be held at Holy Rosary Church, Bay Street Taunton, Mass from 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.m.
Mass will be celebrated under the big tent at 11:00 A.M.  A wonderful affair for all !!
      

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  July  31, August 7 & 14 at Hospice Southeastern Connecticut, Uncasville, CT
Seniors (60+) Grieving the Loss of a Loved One.  Thursdays, 10:30 to Noon –  August 2, 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 1, 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 July 27-29, 2007, 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 SEPTEMNER 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!!!

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!!!!
Recently I read an article in the paper that said, “Pope Benedict has restated the fact that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true Church.”  Don’t you think that people would find this statement divisive, insulting, and lacking in charity?
To be honest with you, some people may find that statement offensive. However, the author does not intend it to be.  Rather it is the lead discussion on Truth, as that Truth has been revealed by Jesus Christ while he was on this earth and through his Church… no matter what any of us thinks,
For instance: The Church teaches  that Jesus Christ instituted 7 sacraments … Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Matrimony. During the Reformation in the 15th and 16th Centuries, several Christian communities and newly formed Churches stated there were just 2 Sacraments. They taught that Matrimony and Anointing of the Sick were not Sacraments.  Confirmation was not a Sacrament etc., etc. Now you have two different sets of beliefs. Obviously, very obviously, one is right and one is wrong.  In the interest of truth, the truth of the teaching of Jesus Christ, the practice of the Church, the celebration of the liturgy of the sacraments, that truth must be clarified.  There are 7 sacraments. That was taught by Jesus and that was defined by the Church in the Council of Trent.  This is a truth which conforms to the teaching of Jesus Christ.  If you have a Christian community, a set of followers of the Lord Jesus who do not believe that there are 7 sacraments, then they cannot be the True Church.  Only the Church that conforms absolutely to the teaching of Jesus Christ can be the true Church. Pope Benedict is declaring that the Roman Catholic Church conforms to the teaching and life of the Lord Jesus Christ and that makes it the true Church. If there is a true spirit of ecumenical dialogue and a search for the truth of the teaching of the Lord, than these teachings must form the fundamental basis for that search and will assist greatly in bringing about reunion because the cause of the process is TRUTH.

Announced Masses

Monday, July 30th   Saint Peter Chrysologus                 
7:30 A.M.  Parishioners of OLPH
Tuesday, July 31st    Saint Ignatius of Loyola    
7:30 A.M. Let us pray for the members of the Society of Jesus
Wednesday, August 1st   St. Alphonsus Liguori                   
7:30 A.M. Intention of Celebrant
Thursday, August 2nd St. Eusebius of Vercelli                 
7:30 A.M.Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
Friday, August 3rd St. Peter Julian Eymard                                              
7:30 A.M.  Isabel Rosa  (Friends)