St. John Bosco Parish

IN MEMORIAM — SISTER ANNETTE

What's New

 

FAITH FORMATION 2023-2024
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Click here to visit the Faith Formation page for more information and registration. 

CALLING ALL BAKERS
AND CHILI ENTHUSIASTS!
Enter our chili contest and/or pie contest at the Fall Fest! Volunteers also needed for planning, food, and activites.
Sign up here bit.ly/sjbfallfest or scan the QR Code. 



HOLY HOUR

Every Friday - 8:00 AM St. Mary 


PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

CLICK HERE to read the full letter from Archbishop Blair, announcing the new Prayer for Priestly Vocations to be recited at the end of each weekend Mass.


LIVE-STREAM MASS

For those who still need to watch from home, live-stream Mass every Sunday at 10:30AM on our parish Facebook page or YouTube channel or watch anytime thereafter. 

Be sure to chose 1080p on the settings wheel for best video quality! You can also stream to a smart TV using YouTube or Facebook Watch apps, or plugging your phone/iPad into your smart TV using a HDMI cable. 

WORSHIP AIDS!

Click here for our September Worship Aids

Click here for our October Worship Aids

Click here for our November Worship Aids

Click here for our Advent/Christmas WA

Click here for our Jan/Feb 2024 Worship Aids


The churches are open for individual prayer during the following hours: 

St. Therese
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Mon-Fri)

St. Mary
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Mon-Sat)
7:00 AM to 3:00 PM (Sun)

The Parish Office is also open to in-person visitors
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (Mon-Fri)


COVID UPDATE

The Archdiocese of Hartford has relaxed its liturgical COVID restrictions. Masking and social distancing is now up to the discretion of the individual. Socially-distant seating during Mass in the St. Mary Hall is still available for those who choose, and live-streaming of Sunday Mass will continue.

As of Saturday, May 22, 2021, the General Dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation was lifted.


OFFERTORY -
ONLINE, MAIL IN, OR DROP OFF!

The archdiocese urges that during this time parishioners who are absent from Mass make alternative provision for their weekly contributions since parishes depend on them for operation.  You can mail your offertory to the Parish Office (731 Main St.), drop off to the offertory box in the vestibule of either church during open hours, or sign up for Online Giving to make a recurring or one-time donation at https://www.saintjohnboscobranford.org/onlinegiving


 WELCOME TO
ST. JOHN BOSCO PARISH 

Logo.pngOn June 29, 2017 the three Catholic parishes of Branford (St. Mary, St. Therese, and St. Elizabeth) were united into one parish named St. John Bosco Parish. This new, united parish will have the use of two church buildings: St. Mary Church and St. Therese Church. While St. Elizabeth Church will no longer have any regularly scheduled Masses, the parish family of St. Elizabeth will be a vital part of the new parish of St. John Bosco. We look forward to all the opportunities this merger will provide as our churches join together to form a more vibrant and prayerful Catholic community here in Branford.

 We are excited to welcome the patronage and guidance of St. John Bosco into the Branford Catholic community. If you would like to know more about our new name and the patron saint of our new, united parish, CLICK HERE to find information about his life and service in the Church.

 

SEP 17 — XXIV SUNDAY ORDINARY

Upcoming Funerals

Barbara R. Lyons - Sat, September 23 @ 11:00 AM at St. Therese

Robert McNamara - Tues, September 26 @ 10:00 AM at St. Mary

Please note that all masking and social-distancing guidelines have been relaxed, and are optional.

Evangelus

EVA.US/JOHNBOSCO

We have adopted a new way of communicating with you! You may receive an email or text message from the parish sent from our new system, Evangelus, run by the same company as our Parish App. This is not spam. We encourage you to open the message and follow the link to create a profile and select your preferred form of contact. Get emails or text messages directly to your phone during this time of social distancing, such as the link for live-streamed Mass each week. There will also be groups for you to join, just like on the Parish App. Visit eva.us/johnbosco to sign-up and let us know if you prefer to receive emails or text messages from us!

FORMED

Our Christmas present from the parish to you this year is a FREE subscription to FORMED, a premier online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, talks, e-books, and cartoons for children. You can watch online, on an app on your phone, or on a smart TV/device. Start by watching some of the Advent content this season!

You can also get the free app by searching for FORMED Catholic in the app store. 

How to Watch Daily Mass

The television Mass is broadcast seven days a week at 10:00 AM on WCCT-TV (WB20) and WCTX-TV (MyTV9). It can also be seen Saturday and Sunday at 5:00 AM on WCCT-TV. The Mass can also be found streaming live at these times on http://www.ortv.org/streaming/streaming.htm.

RCIA & ADULT CONFIRMATION

Do you know of anyone who is interested in learning more about the Catholic Church, or who is baptized but would like to complete their sacrament(s) of First Communion and/or Confirmation? In September our parish will begin hosting sessions for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and Adult Confirmation. Click here to learn more about RCIA, and Contact Nadine Toren at 203-671-8002 or [email protected] to register.

ESCA Virtual Tour

Archbishop's Annual Appeal

Bible in a Year

Click here to see more information and links about "The Bible in a Year" Podcast by Fr. Mike Schmitz! 

Recent Scam Emails

Across the Archdiocese, some parishes have reported email scams which appear to come from the Pastor asking for money. At quick glance the email resembles a valid email address but in fact it is not. These email phishing scams falsely identify themselves as the pastor of the parish and may even reference his actual name. Under no circumstances do parishes or pastors ask for donations in this way and reference buying gift cards, wire transfers, or Bitcoin.

Parishioners in Branford have reported getting emails and even text messages from people appearing to be Fr. Keefe or Fr. Glen, asking for donations of gift cards. THIS IS A SCAM. If you have responded to any of these messages, consider changing your email passwords to ensure your own account safety. CLICK HERE to download a document "How to Tell if an Email is a Scam" to help you understand how to determine if an email is legitimate in any situation.

Promise to Protect

Please visit https://promise.archdioceseofhartford.org/, the Archdiocese of Hartford's website dedicated solely to responding to the sexual abuse crisis within the Church. Read the Archbishop's statements, watch video messages, find resources for the Office of Safe Environment and Victim Assistance and Reporting, and download prayers.