St. John Bosco Parish

06/15/2026

Our YM Bible Study will be continuing throughout the Summer! Come join on Monday nights from 6:30-8:00pm in the St. Therese Parish Center. Grades 5th and Up welcome!

06/14/2026

XI SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2026 — ST JOHN BOSCO

06/14/2026

Faith Formation Picnic

Kids of all ages joined for our End of Year Faith Formation Picnic this past Sunday! Thank you to Jenny and all our Catechists for such a great Faith Formation Year. We hope all our families have a great summer!

06/13/2026

Welcome, Seminarian Nick Chapman!
I am excited to announce that Archbishop Coyne has assigned Seminarian Nick Chapman to St. John Bosco Parish for the summer.

Nick, a native of Windsor, Connecticut, and a graduate of UCONN, will join us near the end of June upon his return from Rome, where he has just completed his third year of theology studies at the Pontifical North American College. Nick will serve in various capacities while learning more about daily parish life, ministry, and operations. As an instituted acolyte, his primary responsibilities will include service at the altar at Mass, assistance in the Church's liturgical life, and he may also assist with funeral liturgies, burial rites, and committal services.

I have had the opportunity to meet Nick on several occasions and have been deeply impressed by him. He is a prayerful, thoughtful gentleman and a faithful son of the Church. Personally, I look forward to having him with us this summer and to sharing in this important stage of his formation.

At the end of the summer, Nick will return to Rome for his final year of study and formation for the priesthood. In October, he will be ordained to the transitional diaconate, and we will look forward to having him back with us at Christmas. God willing, in June 2027, upon completion of his studies, he will be ordained a priest by Archbishop Coyne along with two other men for the Archdiocese of Hartford.

There is even more good news: Archbishop Coyne has indicated his intention to assign (soon-to-be Father) Nick Chapman as Parochial Vicar of St. John Bosco following his ordination in the summer of 2027. What a tremendous blessing for our parish!

Although Nick is in the midst of finals, he took a short break from the end-of semester crunch to send us a greeting:

"Dear Branford Catholics,
Greetings! My name is Seminarian Nick Chapman, and I am very excited to be
assigned to St. John Bosco Parish with you this summer. I’m 30 years old and am from Windsor, CT. I graduated from UCONN in 2017, and it was there I first started to think about being a priest. It took me some time to warm up to the idea, though, for I worked as a FOCUS missionary and then as an aerospace project engineer before entering seminary in 2021. My longtime hobbies are cycling and playing the drums; in college, I got my pilot’s license. More recently, I’ve grown to like pickleball. I have a deep love for Jesus in the Eucharist and hope to share some of my faith with you this summer. I’m praying for you—please keep me in your prayers, too, as I wrap up my final exams." - Seminarian Nick Chapman

Over the years, our parish has hosted several seminarians and newly ordained priests, and we have been blessed to foster vocations from within our own community. This is a beautiful sign of the vitality of St. John Bosco Parish and of God's continued work
among us.

Please join me in warmly welcoming Seminarian Nick and keeping him in your prayers as he prepares for a life of service to Jesus Christ and His Church.

-Fr. Ryan Lerner

06/12/2026

The Next Into the Breach: The Mission of the Family will be happening this Saturday at 6:00pm in St. Mary Hall. The theme is The Gift of Children. You can join even if you haven't attended a previous night!

For more info reach out to Ann at 985-790-1054 or Darryl at 985-790-1053.

06/12/2026

06/11/2026

Friday, June 12th is the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. We will be celebrating an additional Mass on this day at 12:00pm in St. Mary Church.

06/11/2026

2027 Mass Books: Opening July 2026

We are excited to share we are transitioning to a new Hybrid program
that will give the option to request Mass Intentions in person, on the phone, and online. More details to come soon!

06/11/2026

Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus - Consecration

06/10/2026

The Knights of Columbus are currently having their next donation drive! They are looking for various School Supplies for Success. Donations Bins are at St. Mary and St. Therese until this Sunday, 6/14.