On February 22^nd, 1989, Elbert Hubbard sat down and in less than one hour, wrote an article that he called, “A Message to Garcia.”  This small article has now survived for more than a century, has been copied into every language, and has sold over 40 million copies.

     The story behind it is that during the Spanish-American War in 1898, President McKinley urgently needed to get a message to Garcia, the leader of the insurgents in Cuba, to secure his cooperation.  Garcia was somewhere in the mountains of Cuba, but on one knew exactly where.  No mail for telegraph message could reach him either.

     And so the message was sent with West Point graduate Lt. Andrew Rowan.  

Elbert Hubbard said that Lt. Rowan, “sealed the message in an oil-skin pouch, strapped it over his heart, in four days landed by night off the coast of Cuba by boat, and disappeared into the jungle.”  In three weeks he journeyed on foot through a hostile country, until he found and gave the letter to Garcia.

     This story is much like the story of John the Baptist.  That is God gave John an urgent message.  John strapped it over his heart and went alone into the desert, proclaiming the coming of Christ.  And John’s message was both clear and powerful- prepare, for our Savior comes!  Have you taken the urgency of His message to heart?  What preparations are you making?  

God Loves You,

Fr. Dunn

In those parishes that are ready to follow the established norms, the celebration of weekday Masses, Funeral Masses , Baptisms and Nuptial Weddings within our Churches may also resume.

 Please let us know if you will be attending Mass by calling our Parish Office (203) 797-0222 or emailing us at sgbulletin@aol.com.  This should be done on a weekly basis beginning every Monday. 

( This is not necessary for weekday Masses.)

By attending the parish service, you recognize the obligation to (i) wear a mask or face covering when required; (ii) adhere to all required direction regarding social distance spacing when participating in the service and (iii) not attend service if you are sick, experiencing any symptoms consistent with the coronavirus, or are otherwise required to be quarantined.

Saturday 4:30 Mass will continue to be livestreamed on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/stgregsdanbury/) and website (https://stgregdanbury.org/covid-19-response   If you have any issues, please contact Darlene Rabito at sgbulletin@aol.com 

 Confession Saturdays 3:00—3:45pm

Something that is very important to both Fr. Ford and I, is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  We both are deeply devoted to Jesus in the Eucharist.  Prayer, especially in front of the real presence of Our Lord, is what supports and blesses the work we do at St. Gregory.  Without regular and devout prayer in the presence of Our Lord, a Parish will truly suffer.  Therefore, we will offer Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for one hour (from immediately after the 8 AM Mass to 9:30 AM).  Going forward this will continue every Friday.  I encourage you to help bring blessings to both our Parish and your personal life by joining us for this Holy Hour. 

 Thank you ahead of time for your interest and prayers!

 The theme for our Parish and school this year will be, “Jesus I trust in You!”  

These are the words found at the bottom of paintings of the Divine Mercy of Jesus.

     In thanksgiving to Jesus and asking for His and Mary’s continued blessings and 

protection this year, we’re adding two weekly devotions to our Parish Calendar.  First, we will recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy every Friday at 3 PM with the Blessed Sacrament exposed. 

Second, we will pray the rosary every Monday at 9:30 AM, asking for our heavenly Mother’s intercession.   The children of our school will livestream and participate from our school (others may do so as well), and parishioners are encouraged and most welcome to attend.  I truly believe in the power of prayer and that these additions will bring many blessings to our Parish and School! 

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Join other families in the Diocese in saying the 

Rosary every Sunday at 7:30 pm. 

Visit www.formationreimagined.org and click on the praying hands. 

If you have any questions, please email Rosary@diobpt.org

The Women of St. Gregory meet the 2nd 

Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the  Community Room. 

New members are always welcome!

Women’s Sewing  and Craft/Weaving  Group meet Monday at 12:00 p.m.  and 

Thursday at  7:00 p.m. in the Community room.

 Questions, contact Isabel King 

 at 203 –512-7307 or

 Evelyn De Felice at 203-792-0824

This year’s study is

     John’s Gospel 

          “Touching the Divine”

In person and virtual sessions are being offered on Wednesdays in the morning and evening.

                                   For more information, contact Suzanne 

scurra@diobpt.org or Rene 203-417-9865

Starting in October the Prayer Shawl  Ministry will meet every  first and third  Saturday of the month at 9:30. a.m. in the Parish  Community Room.  

Please join us with your yarn and needles. 

 Contact Stephanie Martin at 

stephaniemartin@outlook.com for additional information. 

Please take one or more stars, purchase the item(s) listed, and place the unwrapped gift(s) under the tree by Sunday, December 13.

                                    The Church will be open each day  from 

8:00 am to 5:00 pm to get your star(s).

Thank you for your generosity!

December- 

Sun. Dec. 6 @ 11:00 am Family Catechists

                             The Eucharist  & Confession

Tues. Dec. 15 @ 7:00 pm  Family Catechists

                             The Eucharist & Confession

The next Bottle & Can Truck will be at  St. Gregory’s during the weekend of January 8-11. 

Thank you for your  support.

McGivney Council #29 is the Knights of Columbus chapter for much of Danbury, including St. Gregory The Great parish. Men (18+) are welcome and encouraged to join. In addition to numerous other charitable efforts, our Council has a focus on supporting Catholic education, Youth programs,    and assisting the needy with our Coats for Kids and food donation programs.

Please visit our website at  www.KoC29.org  or our 

facebook page at  facebook.com/kofc29  for additional information.

Our Council can also be contacted via email at KofC29@gmail.com  or by voicemail at 203-744-9562

Birthright is an emergency pregnancy service offering free pregnancy                        tests, friendship counseling, and practical support.  Our guiding principle: It is the RIGHT  of every pregnant woman to give BIRTH and the RIGHT of every child to be BORN. Birthright has served in Connecticut since 1972 and helped thousands of mothers and babies. There are 8 Birthright locations in our state. Please call 1-800-550-4900 for the Birthright nearest you. Training is provided. Spanish speaking volunteers are especially needed. If you have  gently worn MATERNITY or BABY CLOTHING please call to arrange a drop off! Thank you!

Irene Anderson, Tommie DeSantis, Patti Skok, Robert Carolan, Linda Salvador, Robin Brundage, Jr., Vicki Denicola, Dave Sutton, Joe Vick, Isiah Matthew,  Arlene Kuderna, Valerie Geerer, Ellen Boyle, Kenneth Towery, Carole Salvatore, Dr. John Famigletti, Barbara Janseen, Christopher Mitchell, Mark Cefaloni, Susan Gallagher, John Muro, Carol Gershkowitz,  and David and Darlene Collins

    November 22, 2020

$6,789.78

There will be a second collection next weekend: 

The Retirement Fund for Religious