This month our parish family welcomes three particularly important men of the Church. As the Universal Church we welcome our new Pope, Leo XIV, the first pope ever from the United States. We are also going to welcome to our Sunday Mass, Archbishop Christopher Coyne, the leader of the local Church of Hartford. This will be the archbishop’s first time celebrating a Mass here in Suffield. He will be joining us on Sunday, June 29 at our 10:30 Mass. All are welcome to attend. At the end of May, we also welcome our “Summer Seminarian” future priest (possibly future archbishop and pope), Michael Cattelan. Seminarian Mike has just completed his first year of seminary and will be with our Sacred Heart family to get some experiences in parish life. He has already met many of our parishioners during his recent visits with us over the Christmas and Easter breaks. He will be assisting at the masses, leading prayer services and participating as much as possible in parish activities to enhance his formation experience. He has three more years of seminary ahead of him so please keep him in your prayers.
Our Knights of Columbus continue their efforts with Suffield Samaritans in the relief efforts in eastern Tennessee restoring homes but most importantly family life for the victims of last summer’s hurricane and rains. They are also hosting a golf tournament on Saturday, June 7 at the Suffield Country Club as a fund raiser for their scholarship program. For more information, visit our parish web site for a link to their page.
June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and we will have several special events to help us focus on this gift of love during the month. There will be an adult faith formation series on the encyclical letter of the late Pope Francis on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Dilexit Nos, “He loved us”. A beautiful reflection of the traditions and devotions related to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. At the end of the month, for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, the parish will be hosting a traveling icon of the Sacred Heart in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus. A weekend experience of prayer and information regarding the Sacred Heart will conclude with a Mass by Archbishop Coyne and a reception.
We are beginning a new weekend schedule of just two Sunday morning masses, one at 8:30 a.m. and the other at 10:30 a.m. Last summer this was a seasonal schedule but will be our normal schedule throughout the year beginning on June 1.
For more information about the activities of the parish or to join us, please visit our website at http://www.sacredheartct.com or call the parish office Monday-Thursday at 860.668.4246.