March 12, 2024

Lent at Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish

March 12, 2024

Join Us on the Fifth Sunday of Lent

March 17, 2024

4:00 PM at St. James

9:00 AM at St. Elizabeth Seton

and livestreamed

11:00 AM at St. James

Lent Prayer & Devotions

Pray the Stations of the Cross

Attend the Stations of the Cross

Friday Evenings

5:30 PM at St. James

7:00 PM at St. Elizabeth Seton

Click Here To See All We Have Planned This Lent at Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish!

Daily Mass

Mon-8:30AM @ Seton

Tues-8:00AM @ St. James

Thur-8:00AM @ St. James

Fri-8:30AM @ Seton

Evening Prayer

Fr. George leads evening prayer Monday - Friday at 5:00 PM on our parish Facebook Page. All are welcome!

Reconciliation

Fr. George welcomes all to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Monday evenings at 6:00 PM at St. Elizabeth Seton.

Lent Almsgiving

Easter Food Baskets

Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish will be collecting Easter food “baskets” for families within our community on the weekend of March 23-24 so that they can be delivered before Easter. Rocky Hill Human Services is asking for "generic" baskets for families of four to six people. If your family or group would like to donate a basket, please sign up on the sheet located in the Foyer of either church so we know how many to plan for. If we get enough, some will also be donated to Catholic Worker in Hartford.

Please bring your basket (any container is acceptable as long as it looks nice) to the Rectory garage at Saint Elizabeth Seton or Father Shea Hall at Saint James on Saturday afternoon, March 23 or Sunday morning, March 24. A list of suggested items is available here. Please do not include perishable foods. People will be given gift certificates to use for their fresh foods.

During this weekend we will also be collecting grocery store gift certificates which Rocky Hill Human Services will add to the baskets when they are distributed. Please bring the gift certificates to Mass March 23-24 and give them directly to Fr. George.

Holy Week ScheduleH

Holy Thursday

March 28, 2024

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

7:00 PM ~ St James (livestreamed)

Adoration until 10:00PM

Good Friday

March 29, 2024

Celebration of Our Lord’s Passion

3:00 PM ~ St. James (livestreamed)

Tenebrae & Veneration

7:00PM ~ St. Elizabeth Seton ((livestreamed)

Holy Saturday

March 30, 2024

Blessing of Easter Foods

Noon ~ St. James

Easter Vigil

8:00 PM ~ St. Elizabeth Seton (livestreamed)

Easter Sunday

March 31, 2024

9:00 AM ~ St. Elizabeth Seton (livestreamed)

9:00 AM ~ St. James

11:00 AM ~ St. James

Click Here To See All We Have Planned For Holy Week at Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish!

Bakhita Bible Camp 2024

Seeking Adult Volunteers

Monday, June 24 -

Friday, June 28, 2024

9:00 AM - Noon

St. James Parish Center

We are excited to announce that we are presently planning for our 2024 Bakhita Bible Camp. Our theme this year is SCUBA: Diving into Friendship with God. If you volunteered last year, we are inviting you again to join us for a fun filled week! If you are a new volunteer, we welcome you to our bible camp this summer and invite you to register to help us provide the children with a week of fun and learning.

Please use this link to register to volunteer.

There will be two informational meetings for adults who would like to volunteer and/or are interested in learning more about the SJB Bible Camp:

Sunday, March 17, 2024 following 9:00 AM mass at St. Elizabeth Seton Church (Room G).

Sunday, April 7, 2024 following 11:00 AM mass at St. James Church (Parish Center).

Feel free to attend one or both meetings. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions about any of the above information or you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Monica at monica@sjbrh.org.

Peace,

Lisa Torneo, Camp Director

Monica Piombino, Faith Formation Director

Click Here to Register as a Volunteer

Other Fun Tidbits

Inviting Altar Servers

Our parish is bringing back the ministry of the Altar Server which was halted during the pandemic. Girls and Boys who are in, or above, grade 4, and have received their first Eucharist are invited to become a part of this important ministry. In addition to children, we invite teens and adults to join our ministry. Those who serve at Mass learn about the liturgy firsthand and assist in the action during the Mass. Most importantly, being an altar server teaches children from a young age to love, revere and praise God. Please contact Joy@sjbrh.org for more information or to sign up at either or both campuses.

Bereavement Support Group

A new Bereavement Support Group will begin in April under the leadership of Bill Pilkington. Bill recently retired from Hartford Healthcare where he served in Spiritual and Bereavement Services for over 30 years. The group will meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at the St. James Rectory. Contact Fr. George at frgeorge@sjbrh.org to learn more and to sign up to attend.

The 2024 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal is now underway in our parish. Your support of this year’s Appeal ensures that essential charitable, educational, and pastoral ministries of the Archdiocese of Hartford will be carried forward. Since 1997, Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Vicariate Outreach Program has been able to provide over $21 million in funding to community-based local charities throughout Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield Counties to assist them in their important work of serving the needs of God’s people. In 2023, we were able to provide nearly $900,000 to over 150 various organizations, nominated by pastors, across the Archdiocese. All funds contributed to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal are used exclusively for the purposes outlined in the Appeal literature, which can be found here. No Appeal funds are ever used for legal fees or settlements.