Monsignor Bride will leave Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Quaker Hill, and begin his pastorate in Christ the King Parish in Old Lyme, this Wednesday, September 12th.  
On this Tuesday night, September 11th, the 6th Anniversary of the terrorist attack in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania Monsignor will celebrate the very special Mass of Remembrance, Renewal and Rededication at 5:00 P.M.  On September 11th, 2001, the parishioners of OLPH came to Church and celebrated and prayed together for the victims, for the USA and for an end to terrorism and for Peace. This parish will never forget how special that Mass was.  Each year since that awful day, our parish has joined together to begin another year of Church activities on that day. Each year we pray for God’s grace and hope that the new year which begins each September will be blessed by the Lord as an opportunity for grace, for prayer, for knowledge and for activities which will advance the Kingdom of God in this parish family.
A very special parish supper follows in the hall.  This year, especially, we need this time together as we face the future and pray for God’s grace to show us the way forward as a parish family. All are invited and there is no charge.
After the dust has settled, we will have a farewell party for Monsignor here.  We need for him to get us a date which will be convenient for all of us to say thank you and good wishes as each of us faces the future.

TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR
Father Maridas Lipton has been appointed as Temporary Administrator at Our Lady of Perpetual Help.  This will be for the period of time following Monsignor Bride’s departure and Bishop Cote’s naming of a new Pastor.  Father Lipton will take up residence in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Rectory
on Wednesday afternoon, September 12th, the day Monsignor Bride leaves.

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.

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. 

The last 10 years
Several people asked Monsignor Bride to list in the bulletin the things he mentioned in his Annual Report talk last weekend – the things he mentioned were accomplished in the last 10 year:  These are they:
We have accomplished many things together:
- A gilded sanctuary
-New statues of Saint Joseph and the Sacred Heart
-a new electrified sanctuary lamp
-beautiful new vestments
-renewed (regilded) ciboria for, Holy Communion
- new state of the art organ
-designated area for choir
 with matching fabric and wood chairs
-new sound system for Church
-a magnificent garden and statue
in honor of Pope John Paul II, 1st Polish Pope
-a Crusade of Prayer for Vocations
-numerous seminarians nurtured here
-Mass of Anointing each Lent
-Lenten Mission of Reconciliation
-a refurbished hall: walls, floor, lighting
-outside Christmas Crèche
-new Christmas decorations
-garden of new life each Easter
-new confessional with safe environment door
-new lighting poles in parking lot and road approaches
-two new signs at each driveway entrance (lighted)

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

Seventeenth Annual Blue Mass for
All Law Enforcement Officers
Sunday, September 23, 2007
At 10:15 a.m.
in the Cathedral of St. Patrick
All law enforcement officers (federal, state, and municipal, active and retired) and their families are invited to the Blue Mass and Reception.  Bishop Cote will celebrate the Mass and Father Anthony Bruno, Director of Religious Services, Department of Correction, will be the Homilist.

Choir Rehearsal - Thursday, September 13, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.  New Members are welcome.  If interested, call Celeste Milukas at 447-0277.
 

Announced Masses

Monday, September 10TH   weekday of 23RD week of Ordinary Time                                              
7:30 A.M. Sr. Mary Concepta   (Family)
Tuesday, September 11th   weekday of 23rd week of Ordinary Time      
7:30 A.M.  Victims of 9/11/01
5:00 P.M.  Remembrance, Renewal & Rededication
Wednesday, September 12th weekday of 23rd week of Ordinary Time      
7:30 A.M. Isabel Rosa   (Friend)
Thursday, September 13th weekday of 23rd  week of Ordinary Time                             
7:30 A.M. Intention of Bishop Hart
Friday,  September 14th weekday of 23rd  week of Ordinary Time                                                                         
7:30 A.M. Joseph Morris  (Helen, Donald & Amy)