Mass Schedule

Saturday—December 3

5:00 P. M +Richard C. Marra

Req. by Claire Marra & Family

Sunday—December 4

8:00 A.M. +Kathy Leahy

Req. by the McGovern Family

9:30 A.M. +Nate Cavallo

Req. by Jacqueline Abair

11:30 A.M. +Rocco Ruggiero

Req. by Barbara & Bob WIlliams & Family

Monday—December 5

8:30 A.M. +Alan Clancy

Req. by Aisling Clancy

Tuesday—December 6

8:30 A.M. John & Lauren Rafferty Sp. Int. Just Married

Req. by Mary & Bob Young

Wednesday—December 7

8:30 A.M. +Horace "Ace" Schwartz

Req. by Chris & Sarah Sorgie

7:30 P.M. +The souls of the family members of our parishioners

Thursday, December 8 -The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8:30 A.M. +Mary R. Jaros

Req. by Chrissa Browning & Family

12:00 P.M. +Marco Kichler

Req. by Lydia Kichler

Friday—December 9

8:30 A. M. Jackie Dicerbo Sp. Int.

Req. by the Kallinikos Family

Saturday—December 10

5:00 P.M. +James Lampasso

Req. by the Lampasso Family

Sunday—December 11

8:00 A.M. +Kathy Leahy

Req. by the McGovern Family

9:30 A.M. +Hugo Peralta

Req. by Martha Peralta

11:30 A.M. +Edmond Kelly

Req. by the Kelly Family

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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Thursday, December 8th and is a Holy Day of Obligation. The vigil mass will be on Wednesday, December 7th at 7:30 pm. On Thursday, December 8th the masses are 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

SES YOUTH GROUP UPCOMING EVENTS

Youth Group members will be outside and at coffee hour selling Christmas car magnets for $6.00. Please consider supporting this effort to offset the cost of the animals for the living nativity which will take place next Sunday, December 11th following the 9:30am Mass.

Youth Group meeting Sunday December 4th. Both Youth Groups will meet from 6pm - 8pm. Join us for dinner, some Christmas activities, and Living Nativity preparations.

Next Sunday, December 11th following the 9:30am Mass, the St. Elizabeth Seton Youth Groups will present a living Nativity with a multitude of angels and live animals. Join us after Mass.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, READERS, AND ALTAR SERVERS

The schedule for Christmas Masses and New Year’s weekend Masses is now available. The sign-up sheet is in the Vestry. Thank you.

SES Outreach Committee

CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE

Help bring joy this Christmas Season! Take a gift tag from our Christmas Giving Tree. Collection weekend is December 10th & 11th. All wrapped gifts with tags must be received by December 11th no later than 11:30 am at McKeon Hall. Any questions, please contact Connie Tomasetti (203) 470-9356 or Mia Belanger (203) 494-9938. Thank you for your generosity!

NEW CUSTODIAN

Please welcome our new custodian to St. Elizabeth Seton, Richard Jennings. We are very happy to have Richard join the staff.

COFFEE HOUR

Coffee Hour will be hosted by the Prime Timers after the 8:00am and 9:30am masses this weekend. If you would like to host a coffee hour, please call Mary Hynes (203) 778-0626. This is a simple way to serve the parish and meet new parishioners. Please consider hosting one of your own or co-hosting with another family.

MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE

This weekend is the first weekend of the month. Please bring your non-perishable food items to the bin downstairs outside McKeon Hall.

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PARISH MEMBERSHIP

If you are not already a parishioner here at St. Elizabeth Seton, we invite you to join our parish family. Anyone wishing to join the parish should complete a parish census form in the back of the church and call the office to make an appointment to be personally welcomed by Father Alphonse. One must be an active, registered parishioner to receive an eligibility certificate to act as a sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation, or to be enrolled in the Religious Education program.

Please notify the office if you move and/or change your telephone number.

General Information

Mass Schedule

Daily Mass is offered Monday through Friday at 8:30am.

Weekend Masses are Saturday: 5:00pm, Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am and 11:30am.

If you are unable to join us in person, you may connect to the livestream Mass via our Facebook page or our website . The Daily 8:30A.M. Mass and the Sunday 9:30A.M. Mass are livestreamed. The recording can be viewed anytime.

Additional and ongoing parish announcements can be found on the website and in the weekly bulletin.

Mass Intentions

The 2023 Mass book has many dates available. If there is someone special you would like to offer a Mass for, either living or deceased, please stop in, call (203)438-7297 or email the office at stsetonparish@comcast.net to request your date. There is a $10 Mass stipend for each date reserved. Daily Masses and Sunday Masses are available. Masses can be offered for repose of a soul, healing, birthday, anniversary, special occasion, or special intention.

Prayer Requests

If you have a prayer request, please send an email to the St. Elizabeth Seton prayer tree. SESPrayertree@gmail.com

Church Hours

The Church is open daily 6:30am-4:30pm for private prayer.

The Church will be locked during Religious Education Class Times.

Parish Office

The Parish Office is open daily Monday through Friday 9am to 1pm.

You can reach us by phone by dialing 203-438-7292, or by email stsetonparish@comcast.net

Online Giving

Offertory

Thank You!

We wish to thank all of our parishioners who have been mailing in or dropping off their donations, and those who have signed up for Online Giving. We appreciate your generosity and desire to continue to support the parish.

Online Giving

Please note that we have upgraded our Online Giving Platform. It is very user friendly. If you shop or bank on-line, this is a great way to streamline your weekly donations. We encourage you to set up a recurring cycle that suits your timing and budget, and further help us with administrative costs. Please visit the site and sign up today at St. Elizabeth Seton Church Corporation - RIDGEFIELD, CT | Online Giving (osvhub.com)

In and Around the Diocese

FEATURED EVENTS

December 2022

World Youth Day

Our Diocese will host three pilgrimages to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal from July 26 through August 7, 2023.

Young people from age 16 to 18 will gather in one pilgrimage. Young adults from 19 to 35 will gather in a second pilgrimage. The third pilgrimage is for adults over the age of 35 who would like to travel to Portugal and Fatima but are not interested in the World Youth Day activities. All pilgrimages will travel together, pray together, and celebrate Mass together. All other activities will be divided by age.

We have $75,000 in scholarships and hope to identify additional scholarship money in the coming months. Scholarships will be available to youth and young adult participants.

Space is limited and registration is open now. For complete details about cost, the itineraries, and how to request scholarship funds, please visit www.formationreimagined.org and click World Youth Day. If you need any further information, please contact Patrick Donovan at (203) 416-1657.

Pope Francis is inviting youth and young adults to join him in Lisbon, Portugal for World Youth Day 2023. The pilgrimage for the Diocese of Bridgeport is July 26th through August 7. For more information about costs, the itinerary, and scholarship opportunities, please visit formationreimagined.org

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