2017 Past Events

2017 PAST EVENTS
(2017 past events)

Religious Faith Formation, Christmas Pageant
Religious Formation Program, St. Nicholas Holiday Breakfast
St. Emery’s Annual Christmas Cookie Walk
St. Emery’s Feast Day
Religious Formation Program, Family Liturgy
Religious Formation Program, Advent Service Program
Religious Formation Program, First Sunday of the Month
Religious Formation Program (September)
Catechetical Sunday
Saint Stephen Feast Day Celebration
Saint Emery’s Third Annual Fundraising Concert
St. Emery’s Parish Fifth Annual Guest Artist Day
May Crowning of Our Blessed Mother
St. Emery’s Annual Ladies Tea Event
St. Emery’s Mass Vigil RCIA Confirmation Rite
St. Patrick and St. Joseph Feast Day Celebration
Random Act of Kindness Week Celebration
Religious Formation Program (January)
Installation Anniversary of Our Pastor Father Milan Dimic

PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORTS
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Happy 100th Birthday!

Congratulations to Father Emeric Szlazak on his 100th birthday. Father Emeric is a Franciscan Friar and faithfully served our Parish during Father Nemeth’s and Father Pintye’s tenure as Pastor’s in the 1970’s to 1990’s.

This is a photograph of Father Emeric speaking during Deacon Rudy’s 10-year anniversary party 5-years ago (2012). Father had traveled to Connecticut from his retirement residence in Florida to attend the event.

We continue to wish him well and God’s Blessing.

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New Director of Music Announced
MaryRose Garych
August 27, 2017

Mary Rose Garych, the new Director of Music, is very honored and excited to have joined St. Emery’s. She has been performing sacred music for twelve years, and has worked in the Diocese of Bridgeport as an organist, cantor, and soloist at various churches for the past three years. Mary Rose has sung in area parishes since 2005, and sang in a professional liturgical choir for seven years. In her undergraduate music studies, Mary Rose concentrated on choral conducting and pipe organ, and has earned Master’s Degree credits in choral conducting at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. In her role as Director of Music, Mary Rose’s goal is to bring each soul who sings or hears excellent church music to a deeper love of God, and to, ultimately, render Him greater glory.

We warmly welcome Mary Rose to St. Emery’s Parish.

Thank you Anthony Procaccini

We would like to thank Anthony Procaccini for his many years of service as Director of Music at St. Emery’s. Tony brought an excellent quality and variety of music to St. Emery’s music ministry and was also instrumental in expanding the repertoire of musical events that enhanced the role of the ministry. We wish Tony well in all his future endeavors.

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Parish Newsletters – 2017
(The Weekly Bulletin Newsletter Inserts)

To keep our parishioners informed of important issues that arise though the year, the Parish Advisory Council publishes Newsletters. Following are a series of  2017 Newsletters covering various topics of interest (click on the date to download).

• Financial Report for Fiscal year 2017 – Financial Report – Statement of Activities
• Update of Parish Projects – April 2017
• Music Director Report – April 2017
• Today’s Technology and Our Parish – April 2017

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PAST EVENTS 2017
(Click on dates to go to each event)

Religious Faith Formation, Christmas Pageant
December 24, 2017

Religious Formation Program, St. Nicholas Holiday Breakfast
December 17, 2017

St. Emery’s Annual Christmas Cookie Walk
December 9 and 10, 2017

St. Emery’s Feast Day and 85th Anniversary of the Church
November 5, 2017

Religious Formation Program, Family Liturgy
November 19, 2017

Religious Formation Program, Advent Service Program
October 29, 2017

Religious Formation Program, First Sunday of the Month
October 1, 2017

Religious Formation Program
September 10, 2017

Catechetical Sunday
September 17, 2017

Saint Stephen Feast Day Celebration
August 20, 2017

 

Saint Emery’s Third Annual Fundraising Concert
June 11, 2017

St. Emery’s Parish Fifth Annual Guest Artist Day
May 21, 2017

May Crowning of Our Blessed Mother
May 7, 2017

St. Emery’s Annual Ladies Tea Event
April 23, 2017

St. Emery’s Mass Vigil RCIA Confirmation Rite
April 15, 2017

St. Patrick and St. Joseph Feast Day Celebration
March 21, 2017
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Random Act of Kindness Week Celebration
February 12, 2017

Religious Formation Program
January 22, 2017

Installation Anniversary of Our Pastor Father Milan Dimic
January 15, 2017

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Faith Formation, Christmas Pageant
December 24, 2017

The St. Emery children performed their Faith Formation Christmas Pageant on Sunday, December 24 at the 10:00 AM mass and the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

The pageant told the story of the Nativity of Christ according to the Gospel of Luke (Luke).

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The children were all dressed in apparel representing Mary, Joseph, shepherd’s, angels and the manger with baby Jesus.  Jeanne Bisson our Pastoral Assistant made the children’s custome’s and narrated the pageant.

The St. Emery Choir led by Music Director Mary Rose Garych, accompanied the pageant with songs and Christmas Carol’s including Hail Mary (Gentle Women), O’ Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.  The pageant children concluded the event singing Let There be Peace on Earth accompanied by guitarists Father Milan and Mike Howley.

The manger was made by Catechist Cathy Pavlowski.

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Please enjoy a video of the entire mass and pageant (December 24, 10:00 AM mass) which can be found on St. Emery’s Facebook  (click on right sidebar icon).

It was indeed a wonderful children’s Christmas pageant.

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Religious Formation Program
St. Nicholas Holiday Breakfast
December 17, 2017 

After Sunday’s 10:00 AM mass, the Faith Formation Families greeted St. Nicholas in the Church Hall for a special breakfast.

The breakfast was coordinated by Andy and Stefanie Seanor assisted by Kathy Sherwood.  The generous families of our Faith Formation program provided the food and drinks.

St. Nicholas gave each of the children an ornament as a remembrance of this day.

Our Parish owes a great ‘thank you” to all who helped make this event a success!!!

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Jeanne Bisson, our Pastoral Assistant, heads the Religious Formation Program assisted by Catechists Stefanie Seanor, Kathy Sherwood, Katie Norton and Catherine Correa and Cathy Pavlowski

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St. Emery’s Annual Christmas Cookie Walk
December 9 and 10, 2017 

Although the Christmas Cookie Walk and Fair needed to be cancelled on Saturday due to a snow storm, a large amount of cookies and other baked  items were successfully sold on Sunday.  Parishioner volunteers provided numerous cookies and other baked items supporting this annual event.

Cabbage and noodles were also sold as a take out item.

As an added feature this year, the traditional and popular Hungarian Sutni Szalona dish was served during Sunday afternoon.

The event included a large raffle with beautiful Christmas wreaths, a handcrafted quilted blanket and many other items.

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Christmas Fair items offered for sale.

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Christmas wreaths

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The Cookie Walk

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St. Emery’s Feast Day
The 85th Anniversary of the Church
November 5, 2017

St. Emery’s Feast Day was held on Sunday, November 5 after the 10:00 AM mass.  Father Thomas Thorne, Dean of our Westport deanery was mass celebrant and homilist for the liturgy. He is the Pastor of Assumption Parish in Westport.

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It was also the 85th Anniversary of St. Emery’s Church, founded November 5,  1932 under the Order of the Franciscans.  Friar Benedict Biro O.F.M was St. Emery’s first Pastor.
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Canonization of Saint Emery 

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St. Emery Tapestry (Vestibule of the Church)

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Mass Celebration

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Altar Servers

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Traditional gifts

The Knights

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Father Thomas Thorne, Dean of our Westport deanery was mass celebrant and homilist for the liturgy

Father Thorne, Father Dimic, Deacon Trankovich, altar servers Ava and David Kavasansky

“Congratulations” – Father Thorne

Father Milan received a note from Father Tom Thorne that went to all church’s in the Fairfield Deanery. Father Tom said, “Congratulations to Milan on the Feast of St. Emery and the 85^th Anniversary of the Parish. I was honored to celebrate Mass and preach there last Sunday and enjoy Hungarian food at its best! I had a great time with Milan and his people.”
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The Dinner

Following the mass, the Parish Social Committee sponsored a dinner (see flyer).  This event marks the 85th anniversary of Saint Emery’s Parish.

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Dinner menu

Table Arrangement

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The Volunteers

 

 

 

 

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Our Photographer

Many thanks to parishioner Henry Kutash for his excellent photography capturing the Feast Day in pictures

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The descending White Dove mosaic over the front door of the Church  The Dove symbolizes peace and in Christianity, the third person or Holy Spirit of the Blessed Trinity

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Religious Formation Program
Family Liturgy
November 19, 2017

Following are photographs from our Family Liturgy on Sunday, November 19, 2017. St. Emery’s Religious Formation is in its third month. Jeanne Bisson heads the Religious Formation Program assisted by Catechists Stefanie Seanor, Kathy Sherwood, Katie Norton and Catherine Correa and Cathy Pavlowski.

Following the Mass the children and their parents watched the video “The Angels Advent Lesson.”

We went down to the Parish Hall where each family decorated their own Advent wreath that they took home with them.

They also received candles and special Advent prayers so that they can pray together during the Advent Season.

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The children also received an Advent calendar and a special take home Thanksgiving Project.

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We had a wonderful morning together!

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Religious Formation Program
Advent Service Project
October 29, 2017

The students, parents and parishioners of St. Emery’s joined together to fill boxes with various items for children to be distributed around the world through the Cross Catholic Outreach ministry.

Father Milan blesses the “Boxes of Joy” that will be sent all over the world to the poorest of the poor children.

 

Thank you all who participated in this Faith Advent project.

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Religious Formation Program
Family Liturgy – First Sunday of the Month
October 1, 2017

During the Liturgy, Father Milan spoke to the children about the message in today’s gospel and the man with two sons and ‘the choices they made’.

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Father also spoke to them of St. Francis of Assisi and showed a video of “Brother Sun and Sister Moon”.

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Family Workshop
October 1, 2017

During the Workshop, the families all saw the movie “Francis, the Knight of Assisi”.

Jeanne told the families about the stained glass windows in our Church that depict the story of St. Francis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we went to the Parish Hall and painted bird houses in honor of the saint who loved all of God’s creations!

 

 

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Stained Glass Windows
Story of St. Francis

The story of St. Francis described in the Church windows can be found on this website, top menu item Sacramental Life, History of the Priceless Stained Glass Windows located on the lower section of the web page. 

Thanks to the efforts of Father Charles Allen S. J. of Fairfield University in 2012, an English translation of these very old Latin inscriptions was provided for 6 Seminary window’s and for 2 original St. Emery windows. Translations are next to each window photograph.

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Religious Formation Program
September 10, 2017

St. Emery’s Religious Formation class started on Sunday, September 10 after the 9:00 AM mass.  Jeanne Bisson, our Pastoral Assistant, heads the Religious Formation Program.

Classes for the catechists are scheduled from 10:00 – 11:00 AM every Sunday.  The program this year will include Family Gatherings as well as an on-line home component.

Father blessed the children for the beginning of the school year.

Following are photographs taken during the first Family Workshop held after mass where everyone is working on prayer journals.

 

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Catechetical Sunday
September 17, 2017

 

Catechists Stefanie Seanor, Kathy Sherwood, Katie Norton and Catherine Correa were blessed by Father Milan as we begin our school year.

Missing from the picture are Cathy Pavlowski and Mary Ann Petrone, who are part of the catechetical team.

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St. Stephen’s Feast Day Celebration
Sunday, August 20, 2017

The Parish revived the St. Stephen Feast Day celebration this year on Sunday, August 20th.  St. Stephen was the first king of Hungary in 1000-1001.  St. Emery was St. Stephen’s son.  This feast day is celebrated in Hungary on August 20th.

The event sponsored a special reception on Sunday at noon in the Church Hall featuring the traditional Hungarian dish szalonna.  The reception was graciously hosted by Laureen and Nick Pekar.

For those unfamiliar, in the traditional Hungarian style szalonna is prepared by using pork fat skewered on a rod and roasted over an open wood fire (a grill can also be used) . Once it starts to sizzle and drip, the szalonna is removed from the fire and allowed to drip onto a slice of freshly baked bread. The szalonna is returned to the fire and the process is repeated.  Fresh tomatoes, sliced cumber, red onion, green peppers or other vegetables are then added to the slice of bread.

This dish was considered to be a peasants’ food since the most important aspect was the fat, discarded by wealthier Hungarians.

Following are several photographs taken during the reception.

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St. Emery’s Third Annual Fundraising Concert
June 11, 2017

Saint Emery’s Third Annual Fundraising Concert was held on Sunday, June 11 at at 3:00 PM in the Church.
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The program featured soprano Krista Adams-Santilli, the St. Emery Festival Choir and Wurlitzer Organ theater music by Music Director Anthony Procaccini. The choir performed music arranged by local Jazz great Chris Coogan.

The Parish Social Committee sponsored a reception in the Church Hall following the Concert.

Ron M’Sadoques (Tenor) performed duets with Krista Adams (see Program).  Chris Coogan attended the concert and accompanied (piano) the choir featuring one of his unique jazz arrangements.  David Harris (piano) was the main choir accompanist.  Musicians Dr. Ferdinand Pasqua (flute) and Stephan Lang (string bass/bass guitar) accompanied the choir during their performance of famous broadway show music.

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In addition to attendance by Fairfield’s First Selectman Michael Tetreau, Most Reverend Frank Caggiano of the Diocese of Bridgeport also sent his greetings.

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Bishop Gaggiano letter expressing his desire to attend the concert but was unable to attend due to a previous commitment. Reverend Caggiano sent his best wishes to everyone attending the concert.

 

 

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The Concert

Following are photographs from this very well attended and special concert event.

Fairfield’s First Selectman Michael Tetreau’s introductory remarks noted he has attended the St. Emery concert since its inception, enjoyed each concert and praised the very unique and elegant historic Church setting.

Anthony Procaccini Organist performing works from J. H. Rogers, R. S. Stoughton and F. S. Smith (live video feed display from Church choir loft).

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Krista Adams-Santilli (Soprano) and Ron M’Sadoquues (Tenor) performing “The Prayer” from C. B. Sager and D. Foster.

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Krista and son Luca Santilli (11 years old) as Colin performing the beautiful ‘Come to my Garden”.

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Anthony Procaccini Music and Choir Director.

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Chris Coogan local Jazz legend.

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Pastor Milan Dimic
Closing Remarks

Father Milan, Pastor of St. Emery’s Parish, closed the concert expressing his enjoyment and with words of appreciation to all the participants for their time and effort that goes into sponsoring such a successful music ministry event.  Father offered his blessings.

The Concert Reception

The concert reception was sponsored by the Parish Social Committee.

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Abundance of Hors d’oeuves and numerous other food items.

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Reception following the concert.

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Thank you

Thank you to all who participated in this event and especially to vocalists, Krista Adams Santilli and Ron M’Sadoques, musicians David Harris, Dr. Ferdinand Pasqua and Stephan Lang, the St. Emery Festival Choir and Director, Anthony Procaccini.  A special thanks to St. Emery Parish Social Committee for coordinating the reception and to Marie Kassay, Joseph Ull and Mary Ann Corcoran for facilitating the ticket sales.
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Second Annual Concert – 2016
Concert Video Clips

Clips from video filmed during the 2016 fundraising concert are available on the following website links.

• 2016 Concert St. Emery Festival Choir Video Clip 77
• 2016 Concert St. Emery Festival Choir Video Clip 76
• 2016 Concert St. Emery Festival Choir Solist Video Clip 78
• 2016 Concert Broadway Star Frank Mastrone Video Clip 7

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St. Emery’s Parish Fifth Annual Guest Artist Day
May 21, 2017

Saint Emery’s Annual Guest Artist Day was held on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the 9:00 AM Mass.

The Saint Emery Festival Choir, led by Music Director Anthony Procaccini, welcomed guest artist tenor Matthew Surapine

Mr. Surapine is Director of Music at Saint Aedan’s Parish in Pearl River, New York. Mr. Surapine is a very accomplished tenor and has won acclaim across North America (see Flyer).

Following the mass, all were invited to a ‘coffee and’ reception in the Church Hall sponsored by the Parish Social Committee.

Following are photographs from this special mass music ministry.

It was indeed a beautiful performance.  Mr. Surapine was superb.

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Tenor Mr. Matthew Surapine and Music Director Anthony Procaccini.

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Celebrating mass.

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Our Music Director thanking the choir members and Mr. Surapine for their performance and dedication.

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The Reception

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Abundant pastries served by our volunteers.

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Thank you

Thank you to Matthew Surapine and other guests who joined our parish choir for the 9:00 AM Mass on May 21.  Thank you, also, to the musicians who accompanied them as they all, sharing their talents, enhanced our Eucharistic celebration with beautiful music. We are also grateful to our parish Social Committee who prepared and supplied the pastry served at the reception following Mass, and those who helped with the set-up and service at the reception.

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May Crowning of Our Blessed Mother
May 7, 2017

The Mass

The ageless and beautiful tradition of Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary was held on Sunday during a special 10:00 AM Mass.

All children in attendance carried flowers and presented them to Our Lady prior to the crowning.

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The Crowning of our Lady.  The Coronation of our Blessed Mother, as Queen of Heaven, was sanctioned by Pope Pius XII in 1954.

Following the Crowning, Father Milan offered a musical tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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The Brunch 

A brunch followed the mass, which was sponsored by St. Emery’s Social Committee.

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Annual Ladies Tea
April 23, 2017

The Ladies Tea annual affair was held on Sunday, April 23, 2017 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM in St. Emery’s Church Hall.

This year the Ladies Tea featured New York’s Broadway ‘Phantom of the Opera’ star Mr. Frank Mastrone.  Mr. Mastrone is a wonderful soloist and entertainer noted for his New York Broadway appearances.

The 1:00 Tea

‘A good friend is forever‘

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Ticket Prizes

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A Variety of Sandwiches

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Floral Decor

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A Variety of Desserts

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Parish Social Committee Members who planned the entire event

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The 2:30 Performance

Frank Mastrone, who is noted for starring in New York’s Broadway ‘Phantom of the Opera’, performed to the delight of the ladies.

Mr. Mastrone is a wonderful soloist and entertainer.

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Thank You

We thank Doreen Hesse for her excellent photography.

We thank all the Social Committee, Parish Advisory Council members for planning this wonderful Ladies Tea event.

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St. Emery’s Saturday Mass Vigil RCIA Confirmation Rite
April 15, 2017

During Saturday’s Holy Week Vigil Mass celebration, Mr. John Flockhart received the Sacraments of Initiation and the Eucharist.

Mr. Flockhart went through St. Emery’s RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program over the last several months, which is required in order to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

The RCIA program was taught by Jeanne Bisson our Parish Pastoral Assistant.

We congratulate John and wish him all the blessings of the Catholic Church.

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St. Patrick and St. Joseph Feast Day Celebration
March 19, 2017

On Sunday, March 19, the Parish sponsored a St. Patrick and St. Joseph’s Feast Day celebration.

One mass was held at 10:00 AM on Sunday followed by a Parish breakfast in the Church Hall to celebrate the lives of St. Patrick and St. Joseph.

During the mass, Father Milan’s Knights of Columbus membership was transferred to St. Emery’s Church by Knights Herb Ramirez, Jim Hasek and Chris Hasek.  ‘Sir Knight‘ Father Milan is a Fourth Degree Knight.

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Madeline Petrone received a blessing from Father Milan in honor of her receiving her Religious Metal from the Girl Scouts during the mass.  Madeline completed her Girl Scout Religious badge by working on her booklet on the topic of “honesty” and where this topic is addressed in Scripture and how it is an essential part of the Girl Scout Promise.

The blessing was for all who are Girl Scouts that they live a life of faith and service.

The Religious Education Lenten Service project is “We pray with our hearts and hands.”  As described during the mass, each week the students are assigned a small task to complete as a Lenten sacrifice.  Week one they had to pray for someone special and their ‘heart” went on the board.  Week two they had to create a greeting card and give it to someone and their ‘hand” went on the board.

This project will continue through the season of Lent and the board will fill up with their special sacrifices.

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Although not part of the Sunday mass but part of Religious Education, parishioner Sue Barnum made all the Religious Education children little Easter ducks as shown in this photograph.

They are saying “Thank you Mrs. Barnum.”

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The Luncheon 

Following the St. Patrick and St. Joseph’s Day Sunday mass celebration, everyone was invited to an elaborate luncheon held in the Church Hall.

It was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Summers and the Parish Social Committee.

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All desserts were provided by our parishioner lady volunteers.

It was a very well attended luncheon event.

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The Master Chefs.

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Random Act of Kindness Week Celebration
February 12, 2017

Madeline and Sophie Petrone shared metals and holy cards with the parishioners on Sunday at the 9:00 AM mass to celebrate ‘Random Act of Kindness’ this week.

Random Act of Kindness Day of February 17th was first created in

Random Act of Kindness Day of February 17th was first created in the U.S.

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Religious Formation Program
January 22, 2017

St. Emery’s Religious Education class. Sunday’s 9:00 AM mass.

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Celebrating the World Prayer for Christian Unity and Peace.

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Installation Anniversary of Our Pastor
Father Milan Dimic
January 15, 2017

St. Emery’s Parish was blessed with the installation of a new Pastor, Father Milan Dimic, one-year ago.  In recognition, the Parish Social Committee sponsored a coffee and pastries on January 15 directly after the 9:00 AM mass and for the enjoyment of those parishioners attending the following 11:00 AM mass as well.  It was held in the Church Hall.

During the past year, Father has been faced with many challenges including major building issues, expanding and developing ministries, striving to grow the parish membership and to bring the parish community together through prayer.

It has been a year of successful accomplishments and we sincerely extend our appreciation for his dedicated service to our parish.

We look forward to many more years of his kind and dedicated service.

Following are photographs from the Pastor Installation Anniversary affair  from the Hungarian 11:00 AM mass.

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The ample supply of pastries was donated by St. Emery parishioners and we thank them very much.

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Installation Mass Ceremony
Slide Show
‘Looking Back at Fathers First Year’

Slide Show Presentation

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St. Emery’s Parish Installs a New Pastor
January 10, 2016

St. Emery’s Parish has a new pastor, Reverend Milan Dimic. Father Dimic assumed his duties as Pastor of St. Emery’s Church on October 1, 2015, which was followed by his official installation as Pastor of St. Emery’s on January 10, 2016 (see Past Events 2016 below).

He was recently Parochial Vicar at Notre Dame Parish in Easton, CT.

We warmly welcome Father Dimic to our Parish.

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PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORTS

St. Emery Parish Advisory Council 2012, 2013 and 2014 progress reports.  (Please note these reports are large files with many photographs and may take a few minutes to download)

2014 Council Report
(Download)

2013 Council Report
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2012 Council Report
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2014 Bell Tower Project , Preserving our Historic Church
(Download)

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Following St. Emery’s extensive restoration in 2000, artistic handwoven tapestries from St. Stephen of Hungary Church in Bridgeport were discovered in storage a few years later by Father Pintye.

The tapestries were meticulously handcrafted to commemorate St. Elizabeth’s Altar Society (1917-1937) and to present the Monstrance, which displays the consecrated Eucharistic host. The letters IHS are the monogram of Jesus Christ.

(Click on tapestries and Crucifix to enlarge)

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This Crucifix located on the wall between the two tapestries was refurbished and remounted during the 2000 restoration..