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Sign up for December Masses

Here is where to go to sign up for Masses (weekday and weekend) in December. (This excludes Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but includes New Year's Day) You must sign up for every Mass on every day you intend to attend separately.
Signing up once for one does not suffice. go to :
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054cada72ba5fd0-december
SUNDAY MASSES

Archbishop Blair has just extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Masses until Tuesday, February 16, 2021 (the eve of Ash Wednesday). While Masses will be offered in church and streamed online, there is no obligation to attend.
All those wishing to attend Mass must continue to register in advance and follow all contact precautions and directives.

FOR PROCEDURE DETAILS CLICK HERE

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Christmas Masses

Mass time for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day will be limited this year with the pandemic. We are posting a sign up list early to see if we need to add times or live stream to the school gym. PLEASE NOTE, the numbers signed up for each space may be subject to change, or Masses might be canceled, should the Archdiocese of Hartford, State of Connecticut, or local board of health alter the numbers we can have or shut us down for public liturgies. As of this moment, the numbers allowable are correct. Changes may also be made if we need to live stream into the gymnasium.
To sign up, go to: Christmas Masses for St. Thomas Parish

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Today's Readings
- Saturday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 RV 22:1-7
  Responsorial Psalm PS 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7AB
  Gospel LK 21:34-36
Ask Father:

Question:: Did Pope Francis change the teachings of the Church about homosexuality?
Answer: No, he did not. Pope Francis never said the Church would perform marriages for same sex couples, nor did he alter any moral teachings or doctrines. What the Pontiff did do is to approach the issue from a pastoral perspective, rather than simply dogmatic view. What the Holy Father did was to offer his own point of view about the issue of same sex couples being able to have some sort of civil union to offer them protections under the civil law. This is no different than what the Church would accept for people who are divorced and remarried. We spend so long teaching matters of sexuality from a purely abstract, theological perspective that the human dimension of people’s lives, emotions, and value can be ignored. Pope Francis was simply reaching out to speak to homosexuals and let them know they are children of God and part of a family, both their own nuclear family and that of the Church. This truth is so often lost in the formal teaching approach. The Holy Father was just acting as a loving parent telling his children he loves them and prays for them. It was presented as a way to open dialogue and promote the wellbeing of all people.