ST. THOMAS BECKET PARISH

center of unbroken praise

435 North Brooksvale Rd., Cheshire, CT 06410
Rev. Eugene J. Charman, Pastor,
frgene@snet.net
Rectory address: 511 Sharon Dr.

Rectory Phone: (203) 272-3324
Parish Office: (203) 272-5777
Parish Fax: (203) 271-9210
Parish E-Mail :
stboffice1@snet.net
Parish Secretary, Mrs. Margaret Irving, 203-272-5777; e-mail: stboffice1@snet.net
Coordinator of Religious Formation, Phyllis Provost McNeil, 203-272-5777 ; e-mail: stb-dre@snet.net
Web Site: http://www.stthomasbecket.org
Masses: Saturday Vigil - 4:00 P.M. (EST) Sunday - 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM
Weekdays: 9:00 AM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday); Holy Days: as announced.
Confessions: Saturday, 3:00 – 3:30 PM (EST)
Rosary - Monday at 7:00 PM, daily after the 9:00 AM Mass, and before the Saturday Vigil Mass.

Second Sunday of Advent, December 7, 2008

Announced Masses:

Saturday

Dec. 6

4:00 PM

James Cox by Family

Sunday

Dec. 7

8:00 AM
9:30
11:00

Sr. Patricia O'Haire by family
Living & deceased members of St. Thomas Becket
Joseph Liquigli by family

Monday

Dec. 8

9:00
6:00 PM

Immaculate Conception Mary Greaney by Peg & Bob Irving
Mary & John Sullivan by Kathy McCormick

Tuesday

Dec. 9

9:00

Esteban Alvarez by Maria Alvarez

Wednesday

Dec. 10

xxx

No Scheduled Mass

Thursday

Dec. 11

9:00

Leo Greaney by Mary Pieper

Friday

Dec. 12

9:00

Beeton Cobb by Mildred Zinser

Saturday

Dec. 13

4:00 PM

Dante Tramontano by wife

Sunday

Dec. 14

8:00 AM
9:30
11:00

Sally Knapp by friends
Living & deceased members of St. Thomas Becket
Timothy Hughes by Jean & Jack Murphy


AREA MASS SCHEDULE
St. Bridget - Daily (M-F) 7:00 AM, Sat. 9:00 AM, Sat. Vigil 4:30 PM, Sun. 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM
Epiphany - Daily (M,T,W,F) 8:30 AM, Sat. Vigil 4:00 PM, Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 AM
O.L. Mt. Carmel - (M-F) 7:30 & 9:00 AM, Sat. 8:00 AM, Sat. Vigil 5:00 PM, Sun. 8:00, 10:00 , 11:30 AM
O.L. Fatima, Yalesville (M,T, W) 8:00 AM, Sat. Vigil 4:00 PM, Sun. 8:30 & 10:30 AM

Financial Report. Offertory: $6,339 Thank you for your on-going generosity to the parish

Holy Day Masses for The Feast of the Immaculate Conception: December 8th are 9:00 AM & 6:00 PM.

Coffee & after all Masses next weekend

Baptized: Maxwell Stephen Palma, with his parents Laura and Stephen. Welcome.

Religious Formation . Mon. Gr. 2 & 7 ; Tues. Gr. 1 & 9 Saturday Program (Grades 3,4 & 5)--don't forget to bring in your Advent wreaths and St. Nicholas page. Parents please read the Advent newsletter that is being sent home this week. Advent booklets (for all ages) are also available in the vestibule.

The Youth Group will meet at 6:30 PM tonight (Sunday) to plan for the children's Christmas Party. The Christmas Ornament for 2008 will be on sale next weekend in the Parish Center. Ornaments are also available in the office during the week.

Christmas Pageant Rehearsal. The next rehearsal will be held on Wednesday at 5:30 PM in the church.

Advent Giving Tree. Ornaments are still available on our Giving Tree. Some ornaments have specific requests and these will go to the children at St. Francis Orphanage. Please wrap the gift, attach the ornament and return under the tree by December 14th.

The Second Collection next weekend is for the Retirement Fund for Religious which helps pay for health care and living costs for the more than 40,000 retired religious men and women who served the Church so well in years past but have few resources of their own in retirement. Please be as generous as you can.

Envelopes in Vestibule. Envelopes for 2009 are now available in the vestibule. They are in alphabetical order by last name. If you have not already picked up your envelopes , please do so before you leave church today.

Altar Servers. Training for new Servers will be held on Saturday, December 20th at 11:00 AM

Men's Club Poinsettia Sales A box is available in the vestibule for poinsettia orders. Pickup will be the weekend of December 13/14. Next Meeting: Monday, December 7th at 7:15 PM.

Women's Club will have cookie, bread and muffin jar mixes for sale in the Parish Center next weekend for $8.00. Great gifts! Proceeds to benefit Women's Club Scholarship Fund.

Toy Drive. Drivers are needed to deliver toys on Sunday, Dec. 14th after 11:00 Mass, Mon./Tues.,

December 15/16 during the day and Sunday, Dec. 21st after 11:00 Mass. Call Sue 272-1375 if you can help.

You are invited to participate in an outreach program for the Webster Correctional Institution by donating Christmas Care Packages . Only the following unwrapped items are allowed: bath soap, stick deodorant (no glass), toothbrushes, individually wrapped hard candy and individual packages of instant hot chocolate.

Children's Christmas Pageant - Sunday, December 14th at 3:00 PM

Followed by Children's Christmas Party at 4:00 PM