The Easter Vigil Celebration was full of joy! God Bless the Catechumens and candidates who received the Sacraments of Initiations.
Jesus Christ has Risen Today, Alleluia 🙏
The Parish if St Joseph welcomes the Six Candidates who received their Sacraments tonight at the Vigil.
The Easter Vigil, also called the Paschal Vigil or the Great Vigil of Easter, is a service held in traditional Christian churches as the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus.
We begin with the lighting of the fire outside at 7:55pm and the Holy Mass will begin at 8:00
We focus on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, but we forget to pause in the stillness of the days between.
Find time today to be present in that place of waiting. There is treasure to be found in the sacred peace that comes as you breathe in that place of quiet surrender.
Don’t rush through the space called “Between. Seek the peace and hope 🙏
We are preparing for Holy Thursday celebration which will begin at 7:00.
Today at the Cathedral of St Joseph Archbishop Blair blessed Sacramental oils that will be used this upcoming Year during sacrament of baptism, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, the Ordination of priests of this Archdiocese, and the consecration of new Altars. Archbishop was also joined by priests who renewed their priestly vows.
Tonight John XXIII Movement of the Archdiocese of Hartford celebrated their 50th Retreat with the Holy Eucharist and then honored 3 of our very own at a reception. Martha Ochoa, Paola Sanmartin & Irene Nazario were all honored for their years of love, dedication, service to God and community.
Don’t forget our next spring clean up. Saturday 9-Noon. I’ll see ya!
On this The Fifth Sunday of Lent our two Catechumens, Melissa & Heather, received the Nicene Creed from Father Ivan. They will receive all 3 Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation & Eucharist) at the Easter Vigil, April 20th.
Family dinner time!!
Please join us this Thursday, April 4th for a wonderful Lasagna dinner. All are welcome!
NEW website. Still things to add for the music ministry but it sure looks good!
We are happy to announce that our new Parish website is up and running as of today. Please visit our website https://stjosephbristol.org/. We will have an official launch this weekend April 6th and 7th after each Mass. Please stay tuned.
Wonderful night !
Thank you to everyone who made tonight such a success!
Eucharistic Prayer Day for our children preparing for their 1st Holy Communion in May.
They will all take turns baking unleavened bread, sit together and break bread and hear about The Last Supper and they make banners to celebrate the Sacrament. We conclude our day by attending Holy Mass together! God bless them!
God bless our Confirmation students who were on retreat today at Lourdes if Litchfield Retreat Center. We had a wonderful day! Thank you to everyone who have been praying for them during this process 🙏.
Please remember we have wonderful Tacos for sale after the 10:30 & 12:00 Masses this Sunday 🌮
Today we celebrate the Feast of Saint Joseph, our Patron Saint. St. Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary, and the earthly father of Jesus Christ, as outlined in the Bible. It’s tradition for those who observe St Joseph’s day to wear red in celebration.
We also celebrate Kathy Young’s birthday today! May God richly bless her and grant the wishes of her heart! Happy birthday Kathy 🎂
On Sunday, March 24th We will have an opportunity to support our parish while eating amazing Mexican Tacos 🌮. We look forward to seeing you in the Guild hall beginning at 11:30 !
Celebrating our dinner of appreciation at St Joseph Parish.
