Saint Thomas and Saint Timothy Parish

08/08/2026

Price of admission is a canned or dry food item for our local food pantry.

See you there!

08/08/2026

07/04/2026

“BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD (PSALMS 33:12).
ETERNAL GOD, STIR THOU OUR MINDS AND STIMULATE OUR HEARTS WITH A HIGH SENSE OF PATRIOTISM AS WE APPROACH THE FOURTH OF JULY. MAY ALL THAT THIS DAY SYMBOLIZES RENEW OUR FAITH IN FREEDOM, OUR DEVOTION TO DEMOCRACY, AND REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE TRULY ALIVE IN OUR WORLD.
GRANT THAT WE MAY HIGHLY RESOLVE ON THIS GREAT DAY TO DEDICATE jOURSELVES ANEW TO THE TASK OF USHERING IN AN ERA WHEN GOOD WILL SHALL LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF A FREE PEOPLE, JUSTICE SHALL BE THE LIGHT TO GUIDE THEIR FEET, AND PEACE SHALL BE THE GOAL OF HUMANKIND: TO THE GLORY OF THY HOLY NAME AND THE GOOD OF OUR NATION AND OF ALL MANKIND. AMEN.”
Prayer offered by the chaplain, Rev. Edward G. Latch on July 3, 1974 in the U.S. House of Representatives

For more resources, visit
https://www.usccb.org/weholdthesetruths

07/02/2026

The Feast Day of St.Thomas the Apostle - July 3

From Vatican News: /www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/03/st--thomas--apostle.html

Jesus “appointed twelve,” the gospel of Mark says, “that they might be with him” (Mk 3:14). We know nothing of Thomas’ life before the Lord called him, but we do know that the call resounded in this Jewish man’s life as nothing before or after it. We know, too, that this call worked in him for the rest of his life, ultimately leading him to the ends of the earth.
The first time that we hear from Thomas in the gospels, he exhorts his fellow disciples to accompany Jesus to Bethany, near enough to Jerusalem to be hostile territory: “Let us also go to die with him” (Jn 11:16). He was a man who loved his Master, then, and a man of courage. But above all, he was a man whose life was marked by the most inconceivable event in the history of the world: the Resurrection of his Lord. Please continue reading at the link above.

The Feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle is the regular Friday morning mass at St. Timothy Church. 7:30am.

06/11/2026

We are planning some fellowship opportunities out in the extended local community throughout the summer! Here is what we have on the calendar so far….

Wednesday June 24 - Meet at Talcott Collective at 5:00 in the outside picnic tables.

Wednesday July 8 7:00pm - Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center 75th Anniversary Concert

Wednesday July 29 - Elizabeth Park Concert Series - Mass-Conn Fusion Concert starts at 6:30 - meet up earlier!

Wednesday August 19 - Yardgoats Faith and Family Night! - tickets on sale in July

Mark your calendars and plan to join other parishoners out in the community.

06/03/2026

On June 11, 2026, as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Parishes around the country are encouraged to join the bishops in celebrating the consecration of our nation to the Sacred Heart.

www.usccb.org/novena-sacred-heart-jesus

05/24/2026

Today the Easter season comes to its joyful conclusion. The victory of Christ risen from the dead now extends into history through the Holy Spirit in the Church. Each one of us is given a share of divine life through the Holy Spirit. The reality that God empowers us to be Christians (people who are like Christ) is an awesome gift.

Without the Holy Spirit, we could only look at God from a distance with fear and awe. God is great, brings the world into existence, gives good gifts, and a means of redemption. Yet, there is always an insurmountable gap between us and God. The Holy Spirit poured into our lives gives each of us an intimate closeness to God. Through Jesus Christ, we are joined into one body because Jesus takes on our flesh and blood and joins it to himself. With the Holy Spirit, we are animated, made alive to know and love God who dwells with us. Because of Pentecost and the gift of the Spirit, we have a radical closeness to God.

Thus, the sequence (the hymn before the Gospel is read) of Pentecost gives us the beautiful lines:
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.

~ Fr. Ruminski

Image: Vienna - Fresco of Pentecost scene from 19. cent. by Carl Mayer in Altlerchenfelder church

05/14/2026

The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord celebrates the bodily ascension of Jesus into heaven. A Holy Day of Obligation.

Two of the evangelists, Luke and Mark, give an account:

“Then he led them [out] as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.”-Luke 24:50-51

“So then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.”-Mark 16:19

Mass Times
8:00am St. Timothy
12:15 and 5:30pm St Thomas the Apostle

04/21/2026

The Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell, Fourth Archbishop of Hartford, died this morning, April 21, 2026, at the age of 88. Further information including funeral arrangements will follow.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord. May Perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the Faithful Departed through the Mercy of God rest in peace.