The weekend mass schedule is:
Saturday – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday – 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
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Our 4:00 pm Saturday sabbath mass will be live-streamed and available on our Facebook and YouTube pages beginning at 4:00. It will be posted here on our home page usually by 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening and available on all three throughout the weekend.
The readings for this week’s mass can be found by clicking on this link.
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Easter Sunday
April 5,2026
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Pastor's Message
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Grace and peace to you as we enter into the most sacred
time of our liturgical year—Holy Week.
During this Holy Week, we are called to examine our lives and draw closer to the Lord with sincere and humble hearts. Let us pray for one another during this sacred time. May this Holy Week renew our faith, strengthen our hope, and deepen our love for God and for one another. Let us walk together toward Easter, trusting in the Lord. Let us surrender all our sufferings and struggles into His loving hands. May the Risen Lord abundantly bless you and yournfamilies, and grant you His lasting joy and peace
Yours in Christ, Fr. Paul
Always Remember You Are Beautiful & Be Happy!
Mass Times & Reconciliation
SABBATH MASSES
Saturday – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Masses are at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
We invite parishioners to present the Offertory Gifts! Our 4:00 p.m. Saturday sabbath mass will be live-streamed. The mass will continue to be available on our Facebook and YouTube pages beginning at 4:00pm on Saturday and throughout the weekend! It will be available usually by 6:00 p.m on Saturday on the homepage of our website.
.DAILY MASS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at 9:00 a.m. Join us at 8:30 a.m before mass as we pray the Rosary.
ADORATION
Wednesday mornings, Deacon John Piatak will hold a prayer service at 9:30 a.m with Eucharistic Adoration. Please come and join us for prayer and adoration weekly from 9:30 a.m.-Noon.
CONFESSION
Saturday 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
CHURCH OPEN FOR PRAYER
Church is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
PARISH ROSARY
Why be a Member of the Parish? Not a registered member of OLG! Many parishioners seek Mass cards, sacramental certificates, and/or sponsor certificates. We invite you to become a parishioner filling out the Become A Parishioner form found in the bulletin and emailed as attachment to MLopez@olgstratford.com dropped in the Drop Box by the rectory or by using the on-line registration link. If you prefer NOT to register online call the Parish Office at 203-377-0928 x 113.
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
Are you or do you know someone who is looking for personal growth in their Catholic Faith?
If you are an adult who has never been baptized
If you are an adult who has been baptized in a non-Catholic community
If you are an adult who has been baptized in the Catholic Church but never received Eucharist or Confirmation
If you are an adult interested in finding out more about the Catholic Faith, RCIA may be for you. For further information or questions you may call Linda Skowronski at 203-375-8992
2026 Mass Book
MASS BOOK 2026
The Masss Book for 2026 is open. Please be advised the we have received notice that mass stipends has increased to $15.
You may schedule your mass intentions by phone (203-377-0928 x 113) or in person the rectory M-F 9-3. We ask that you schedule no more than 6 weekend masses at this time. The stipend for weekday masses remain at $15 and $20 for weekends.
Please consider having a Sanctuary Lamp lit for your intentions. The stipend is $10.00 per Lamp. Mass cards can be picked up in the Parish Office during office hours. Parish Memorial Books – When you wish to remember a special someone, remember that Our Lady of Grace Parish has a Memorial Program. The purpose of the Memorial Program is to provide the funding of small projects within the parish. For example, vestments, ritual books, and other liturgical needs. This is a wonderful way to acknowledge someone living or deceased or in thanksgiving for a prayer answered. The Memorial Books are displayed in the Chapel area by the Tabernacle. For information on the OLG Memorial Program or to make a donation please call Cathy at the Parish Office (203) 377-0928 x 113.
We ask that you pray for our all priests, especially the priests in the Diocese of Bridgeport. Click on the link for the monthly Pray for Our Priests calendar. Each week on our home page we will list the names of the priests to be prayed for that week. The priests we are asked to pray for April 5 – Fr. Gerson Dufresne; April 6 – Fr. Michael Dunn; April 7- Fr. Gustavo Falla; April 8 – Fr. Michael Flynn; April 9 – Fr. Christopher Ford; April 10 – Fr. Albert Forlano; April 11 – Fr. David Franklin; April 12 – Fr. Ferry Galbert; April 13 – Fr. Brian Gannon; April 14 – Fr. Richard Gemza; April 15 – Fr. Joseph Gill.
Welcome!
Parish Happenings
We are hopeful that 100% of our registered households will respond to the 2026 Bishop’s Appeal. While the level of sacrifice will differ from parishioner to parishioner, an Appeal gift this year is within the reach of the majority of our people. Please prayerfully consider supporting the Bishop’s Appeal with a pledge or one-time gift as your means allow. Your support is much needed and will be greatly appreciated! To learn more please visit: www.2026BishopsAppeal.org. Thank you for your support.
Adoration Schedule Update!
Please note that we will no longer have Adoration on Wednesdays. Our last Wednesday Adoration will be on April 29. Beginning in May, Adoration will take place on Fridays following the 9:00 AM Mass from 9:30 to 10am. We invite all parishioners to join us in this time of prayer and reflection. More information in the upcoming weeks.
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Altar Servers Needed!
Do you have a child who would like to serve at the altar? We are inviting children who have received their First Communion to consider becoming Altar Servers. Serving at Mass is a beautiful way for our young parishioners to grow in their faith, learn more about the Mass, and actively participate in our parish community. Training will be provided. If your child is interested in becoming an Altar Server, please contact the Parish Office at 203-377-0928 X 113 for more information. We would love to welcome new servers!
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Our list is starting to grow! We now have nine committed volunteers and need at least 10 to 15 more to get bingo off the ground. The Knights and Sam are working behind the scenes, checking the equipment, supplies, and checking into regulatory procedures and formulating plans to get started. They can’t do it alone, so please help us to get started! Sign up or call the office. Thank you
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An Easter Prayer
“O, God, who by the resurrection of your Son, our Lod Jesus Christ, have granted joy to the whole world, grant, we beseech you, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Chist our Lord. Amen.
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Bible Study
Join us for our Bible Study: Tuesdays at 1-2:30 pm in Madonna Hall or Thursday at 7-8:30 pm in Madonna Hall. Walk Ins Welcome! Can’t commit to every week, stop in to either session!
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Rosary Prayer Group
The Rosary group meets each Wednesday from 6:30pm to 7:00pm in the Church. The Rosary is prayed, and scriptural readings are shared. The group welcomes women and men of the parish to join in prayer.
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Daily Prayer Group
Do you need prayers for yourself, or a loved one? We would love to pray with you and for you! Please call our prayer line at 203-377-0928×117 to leave your prayer intention. We invite both women and men to join our Prayer group. For more info leave your name & number on the prayer line.
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“Women of Grace”
SAVE THE DATES::
– Sunday, April 12. Spring coffee hour after 9 am Mass. Pick up a flyer in church. All invited!
– Saturday, April 18. Spring Fling, potluck dinner and family dance. Return slips and payment by April 12. See flyer!
– Sunday, May 8-10. Plant sale. Annual flower and flour ( bake sale)
– Sunday, May 17. May Crowning.
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Eucharistic Ministers
Will you answer the Lord’s call to ministry? The parish is in need of your assistance. We are asking you to join our Eucharistic Ministry. There will be training. This call to ministry will help us renew ministers and add a Communion Station at our larger attended masses. For further information, please contact Cathy Nucera at 203-377-0928 x113.
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We would like to thank our on–line donors for their support of our parish. We would like to ask our donors to check their accounts. We have noticed that your credit card may have expired or you have changed account numbers. Your financial support to our parish are important! Please call (203) 377–0928 x113.
.Click on “On-Line Giving Button” on our website or by clicking this link, https://www.osvhub.com/olgstratford/funds. For customer assistance please call 1-800-348-2886 choose option 1 or the Parish Office at (203) 377-0928 x113. To insure the proper date for your donation, we post the second collections here. April 11/12 – No second collection; April 18/19 – Hope for the Future.
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Perpetual Adoration
As part of Bishop’s Frank’s vision for “The One” Each Deanery is to have a place for “Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist. For the Stratford Catholic Community, Perpetual Adoration is held at St. Mark Parish.
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Hospital and Nursing Home
Please let the Parish Office know if you are currently in the hospital or Nursing Home. We will keep you in our daily prayers.
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Weekly Gospel Stories
We encourage everyone to pick up the Weekly Gospel Stories & Living Gods Word flyers found in entrances in church, highlighting stories from this week’s Gospel.
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