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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Pastor's Message
Dear Friends,On Sunday December 14th at all weekend masses, we will have the “Blessing of the Bambino”. This is the tradition of OLG where we bless the Baby Jesus and place him in our parish Christmas Creche. We invite you also to bring your Baby Jesus from your home to be blessed for your family Christmas Creche. Our parish Christmas Creche will be placed on the Lawn! Come and join us for this special tradition!
Peace,
Msgr. Ryan
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.
ADORATION
Wednesday mornings, Deacon John Piatak will hold a prayer service at 9:30 a.m. to begin Eucharistic Adoration. Please come and join us for prayer and adoration weekly from 9:30 a.m.-Noon.
We have developed a policy that safeguards our parishioners and will allow time for our parish contractors to clear the property during storms. Weekdays: When the schools are delayed or closed, or the Town or State has advised against travel, Daily Mass will be cancelled for that day. The parish will announce the cancellation on WFSB Channel 3.
Weekends: When severe weather occurs during weekend Mass times, please check WFSB Channel 3. Your safety is important to us! Any Mass intention effected by the cancellation will be said during the next week.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent.
HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE
The mass schedule will be posted prior to each Holy Day.
.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
We are preparing the parish mass book for 2026. We plan to open the book to your requests on Tuesday, September 2nd. Thank you for your patience
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 $10 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.
The Diocese of Bridgeport has asked us to pray for our priests. They publish a monthly list of priests to pray that month. It can be found on the Pray for Our Priests page of our website with the names of the priests bring prayed for during the month. 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 December 1– Fr. Alfred Pecaric; December 2– Msgr, Joseph Pekar; December 3 – Fr. Churchill Penn; December 4 – Fr. CSunil Pereira,IMS; December 5 – Fr. John Perez; December 6 – Fr. ,Christopher Perrella; December 7 – Fr. Raymond Petrucci; December 8 – Fr. Lanh Phan; December 9 – Fr. Jean-Rony Philippe’.
Welcome!
Parish Happenings
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1st Sunday of Advent!
Prayers, blessings and other Advent and Christmas resources can by found on the Spiritual Resources page of the website.
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Christmas Giving Tree
We will once again be doing a Christmas Giving Tree to support those in our area that are less fortunate and can use some extra support on the holidays. The gift ornaments will be placed on the tree which will be placed in church the weekend of November 22nd & 23rd. We ask that all gifts be returned to church no later than Sunday, December 7th. Thank you in advance for your continued support of this annual community giving project.
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Faith of Our Fathers
Faith of Our Fathers: Give Today to Support Our Retired Priests
Reminder: Please Give to Support Our Retired Priests Retirement does not end a priest’s ministry. Please give to support our retired priests at vianneytrust.org. To see a video click here! Click here to read Bishop Caggiano’s letter.
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Bible Study
We have begun are parish Bible Study. The study consists of studying the Sunday scripture readings. Each participant receives a study Bible and a commentary on the scriptures.
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
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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 lin
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“Women of Grace”
We invite all ladies to a festive evening of fellowship, laughter, and holiday cheer! Join us at our next meeting December 16th for a Night of Wine and Cheese as we celebrate the season together. We look forwarding to seeing all our members and welcome new faces as well to our group. All Women of the Parish are encouraged to join us!
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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. December 7 – Capital Improvement
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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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The Annual Collection
The Annual Collection dedicated to Winter Fuel and Snow Removal began on October 1st and continues through the end of December (the green envelope marked “Annual Collection” can found in your packet). The Annual collection helps the parish pay for the winter bills of snow removal and extra heating expenses. Thank you for your generosity.
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Liturgical Volunteers
Do you attend one of our parish masses each weekend? Would you like to join our ministry to welcome people to our parish? We are in need for Leaders, Greeters, and ushers. If interested please contact Cathy Nucera at 203-377-0928×113.
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