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The winter policy for St. Jeanne Jugan Parish is now in effect for daily Masses Monday – Friday. The policy states that when Enfield Public Schools cancel or delay school on that day, the daily 7:30 am Mass at St. Bernard Church and the daily 9 am Mass at Holy Family Church will be cancelled for that day. The policy is for the safety of all. The intentions for the Masses will be rescheduled at a mutually agreeable time. You may call the rectory of the Church where your Mass intention was scheduled to discuss a new date.

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During these months of isolation and separation, we have felt a longing to gather together as a community. Many of us are struggling with loneliness and mourning a sense of normalcy in our lives. Join us as we come together to process this experience on our journey of reconnection.

On Tuesday, December 8th, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis proclaimed that the next 12 months will be a Year of Saint Joseph. The pope made the announcement on the 150th anniversary of Pope Pius IX’s proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church.

Friday, January 1st, the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, is a holy day of obligation. The Mass times are as follows:

Fr. Matt and I appreciate the many ways you brighten our rectories with cards and greetings, wonderful baked items, and your many gifts. I hope and pray this time is a blest one for you and your families. 

Parishes are open for the public celebration of weekend Masses, provided that no more than a total of 100 socially distanced persons are present at a given Mass. Read More...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: LOCATION AND TIME CHANGE FOR DECEMBER 12TH CONFIRMATION The Confirmation scheduled for Saturday, December 12th at the 5:15 pm Mass at St. Bernard Church has been rescheduled to 10 am on December 12th at Holy Family Church.

Oplatki wafers are available at St. Jeanne Jugan Parish - St. Bernard Church rectory Monday through Friday during regular office hours for $4.00 per package.

Guideline for Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) “The Guidelines issued by the Archdiocese of Hartford require that appropriate social distancing be maintained when going to Confession. Because a larger space is needed to comply with social distancing requirements, the traditional confessionals at Holy Family and St. Bernard Churches cannot be used. At Holy Family, the “Cry Room” has been reconfigured, and will be used as the new temporary confessional; at St. Bernard, the Chapel has been reconfigured, and will be used as the new temporary confessional. Like the traditional confessionals at both Holy Family and St. Bernard, the new confessionals provide a partition with a screen between priest and penitent to allow for anonymity during confession. However, parishioners also have the option of requesting a face-to-face confession with Father, which is set up for appropriate social distancing. The following Guidelines must be followed at both Churches: • All parishioners/penitents will wait in pews until their turn for Confession and maintain safe social distancing from others present in the Church. • A face mask should be worn by all parishioners/penitents while waiting in the Church and while in the Confessional. Father will also wear a face mask. • When Confession is completed the parishioner/penitent is asked to fulfill their Penance outside the Church so that no parishioner/penitent remains inside the Church after they have made Confession.”

IMPORTANT: Sunday, March 24 th at 5:30-7:30pm at St. Bernard Church Sunday, March 31 st at 10:50am at Holy Family Church. Following the 11am Mass, Confirmation students will work on the Open My Heart Project in Kerwan Hall immediately following Mass. We will also have lunch. We will wrap up by 1:45pm. ***All Confirmation Essays and Sponsor Certificates are due in by Sunday, May 19th ***. Requirements can be found in the red confirmation folders and have also been distributed via email and hard copy a second time.

If your child(ren) is/are already enrolled in the Religious Education Program, pre-printed registration forms for next year will be going out in the mail this spring. Please send back the registration form(s), contact sheet and a check payable to: St. Jeanne Jugan Parish. The cost is 35.00/student or $80.00 for a family of 3 or more. **If this is a financial hardship, please contact Mrs. Chase in the Religious Education Office. For new CCD students registering for the upcoming 2019-2020 School year, please contact Mrs. Nancy Marco in the Religious Education Office at (860) 745-7770 or Mrs. Beth Chase at (860) 749-2993. A CCD Registration Packet for new students will be mailed out to you.

Grade 2 and Grade 9 CCD students will meet for the Holy Thursday Mass at Holy Family Church on Thursday, April 18th. Students should plan to be in church by 6:45pm and sit together.