We are hopeful that 100% of our registered households will respond to the 2025 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: https://www.2025BishopsAppeal.org Thank you for your support.

We thank the 168 donors for this year’s appeal. The parish has raised $55,055.00 which is 81.20% of our goal. We will be mailing a special letter this week to past donors. We hope to meet our goal by June 30th. We look forward to hearing from you. To make a gift, or for more information, please visit us at 2025BishopsAppeal.org, or call (203)416-1470.

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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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Parish Raffle

Our Lady of Grace has been invited to participate in an Intra-Diocesan Raffle with St. Roch Parish in Greenwich. Across the years in which the raffle has run, it has proven to be highly successful and has helped participating parishes to raise much needed revenue for their Parish initiatives. The 2025 Parish Raffle offers 23 prizes totaling $40,000. The grand prize itself is $20,000. The drawing will take place on Saturday August 16, 2025 at 11:00pm on the actual feast of St. Roch. Raffle tickets are $25.00 each and the Parish keeps 50% of the total sales ($12.50 per ticket). Prizes this year include: • 1st Prize: $20,000 AMEX Gift Card • 2nd Prize: $6,000 AMEX Gift Card • 3rd Prize $4,000 AMEX Gift Card • 10 additional prizes, in the amount of $1,000 AMEX Gift Card each.

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Graduates

We would like to recognize and congratulate all our parishioners who have or are graduating from college, high school, elementary or middle school or preschool! May God bless you with a bright and fulfilling future!

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“Women of Grace”

The Daily Prayer Group phone line is open. You can leave your intention request by calling 203-377-0928 x117.

The Rosary Group meets Wednesday’s at 6:30 pm in the Church followed by scriptural Meditation & reflection. All are Welcome to participate.

Our next meeting will be held on June 17th at 7:00 pm in Madonna Hall. Please join Msgr. Ryan and Cathy Nucera in a Recap session for the past year. Msgr. Ryan will share some thoughts and share Bishop Frank’s plan for “The One”.

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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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Lord’s Kitchen – The volunteers from Our Lady of Grace Parish will be serving the meal at the Lord’s Kitchen on Monday, June 23rd. We ask our parish family to keep our volunteers in their prayers as they take care of those who are in need. Our volunteers also ask the help from parishioners by donating bars of soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and toilet tissue. We are accepting monetary donations to assist with the meal expenses! The collection buckets will be available outside the rectory garage on June 14/15 to receive your donations.

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Liturgical Volunteers

We ask you to prayerfully consider joining our Team of Liturgical Volunteers. We will have an information night later in the month! Please call Cathy Nucera at 203-377-0928 x113 if interested or with any questions

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Diocesan Vocation Prayer

Heavenly Father, renew your presence among us through the gift of the ministerial priesthood, through which we are given the gift of the sacraments, most especially the Eucharist. Grant courage to those whom you are calling to serve at your altar as priests, 20 that they may receive your call with generosity and respond with their whole hearts. May the stewards of your mysteries grow in number and persevere in holiness of life. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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The prayer intention for the Catholic Holy Year of 2025 is to reawaken hope for the coming of the Kingdom of God.

Prayer intention

“Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom” Pray Daily!

Holy Year Prayer

Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel. May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of Evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally. May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever. Amen.

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Question of the Week – June 15 – Trinity Sunday – The Spirit of Truth

Jesus said, “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” (Jn. 16:12–13a)

Acts 2:1-11 • Descent of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 • Many gifts, one Spirit, and the analogy of the body
John 20:19-23 • Appearance to the disciples
John 14:15-16, 23b-26 • The Advocate

Adults: What gift of service have you received from the Holy Spirit and how well are you using it right now?

Kids: What gift do you hope to receive from the Holy Spirit? How could you use it to serve others?

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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 will be announcing each month the second collections and their dates:  June 14 & 15 – Hope for the  Future: June 21 & 22 – No Second Collection.

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CallingPost – Please watch for our calls each Friday night at 7pm. If you wish to receive our parish CallingPost call 203–377–0928 X113.

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Our Lady of Grace Social Media – You can view Sunday mass on the website, Facebook or YouTube!

Please Like and Follow  Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church Stratford CT on Facebook!

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Ministry to the Sick and Shut-in

We are seeing an increasing number of calls from our parishioners who are homebound. They would like to receive “Friendly Visits” and “Visits with Holy Communion.” Prior to the pandemic Our Lady of Grace parish had a large number of ministers visiting the homebound. If you would be interested in more information, please contact Msgr. Ryan (msgrryan@olgstratford.com) or Cathy Nucera at 203- 377-0928 x113.

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