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New to the Parish?
Welcome!
If you are new in the parish, please introduce yourself after Liturgy. If you'd like to join our community of faith, please fill out a parish registration form and return it in the collection basket, to the parish office or via mail at 19 South Canal St., Plainville.
If you are guests with us, we are glad to have you celebrate with us! Please sign our Guest Book, located in the Gathering Space of the Church.
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Word on Fire
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Pictures of Our Lady of Mercy Church
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Our Lady of Mercy Feast Celebration
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Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil - 4:00PM
Sunday - 8:30 & 10:30AM, Liturgy of the Word for Children is held during these two Masses /liturgy-of-the-word-for-children -
Weekday Mass & Confession Schedule
M, T,Th, F & S - 8:00AM
The Rosary is prayed at 7:30 AM before Mass and after the 8:00 AM Mass.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19Responsorial Psalm Ps 102:13-14ab and 15, 16-18, 19-21Gospel Mt 11:28-30
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Parish/Cemetary Office Hours & Location
The Office is Located at:
19 South Canal St., Plainville, CT 06062
9:00AM - 4:00PM, Monday - Friday
Phone: 860.747.6825
Fax: 860.747.5407
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Parish Mission
We, the people of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Plainville, Connecticut are committed to journey together as a community of faith, hope, and love within the Catholic tradition. We are called to witness to the presence of Jesus Christ in our lives through sharing and celebration of faith and a life of Christian Service.
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Fishers of Men
Are you called to the Priesthood? Watch this video by Grassroots Films that gives some insight to this calling.
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Am I Already "Saved"?
Dear Padre,
My neighbor is a fundamentalist Christian. He said I won't be "saved" unless I accept Jesus as my personal savior. Didn't Jesus become my savior when I was baptized?
Your neighbor is probably referring to John 3:7, when Jesus told Nicodemus, "You must be born anew." Jesus is talking about a spiritual rebirth; we must have a spiritual birth in order to be saved.
As you have correctly noted, Catholics believe this happens at baptism. In John 3:5, Jesus says, "No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."
We are saved by the waters of baptism. But for Catholics, it's not merely a one-time event. We continue to accept or reject the salvation offered us by the decisions we make every day.
Your neighbor used the words "personal savior." Catholic Christians go even deeper through the sacraments. We develop and nurture a very personal relationship with Jesus by regularly receiving the Eucharist. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we admit we have sinned and ask Jesus to forgive us. And in the Sacrament of Confirmation, our relationship is "sealed" with the gifts of the Spirit.
Many Catholics also celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage. The couple's personal relationship with Jesus is deepened through the love the couple shares.
So tell your neighbor you are indeed saved by Jesus. And because you are saved, you deepen that relationship with Jesus by living a sacramental life.
Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSSR
