Community Corner
St. Francis of Assisi Parish News
This information was printed in the Feb. 28 bulletin for the St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church family.

NAUGATUCK, CT - Governor Lamont, has reverted back to ‘Phase 2.1’ to prevent the spread of
COVID-19. Religious gatherings, attendance at Mass, and other liturgies for all Hartford Archdiocese churches is restricted to 50% or 100 persons. Archbishop Blair has extended the Dispensation from the Obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation for ALL the Faithful of the Hartford Archdiocese through Sunday May 23, 2021.
Lent Regulations
Fast—Only ONE main meal and TWO lesser meals - ages 18 Yrs old to 59 Yr old, on Good Friday
Abstinence—ALL Fridays during Lent— meatless meals - ages 14 Years and Older.
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Help Us Earn Grant Money
Voting has begun for the 12th Annual Community Awards Program so please help us earn grant money! We will receive a $25 donation from Ion Bank Foundation for every vote we receive! Every vote counts! If you are a Ion Bank customer, please visit IonBank.com to vote. (Deadline: March 31, 2021) Voting is open to all Ion Bank customers.
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One vote per customer, however, for accounts with multiple owners, each owner may vote.
Customers with multiple accounts may only vote once. Each customer can vote for only one organization. If you don’t have a computer, visit your local Bank branch (if open), ask a family member/friend to help place your vote on computer, or pick up a form at Church entrances (drop in Collection boxes in Church or at Parish Center Office. (203-729-4543). Your support is greatly appreciated!
Fridays: March 5th & 19th - St Francis Donahue Hall— 5PM-6:30PM Cost—$10.00
Includes: Fish Sandwich with cheese, lettuce, tomato & tartar, side of either mac & cheese (3/19) or pasta salad (3/05), pickle & coleslaw. Grab & Go is available at Donahue Hall (Church St entrance). Due to Covid (limited inside seating)— MASK required.
Palm Crosses for Sale
If anyone is interested on buying Palm Crosses for their loved one’s gravesite or their own
homes, please call the Parish Center (203-729-4543). Pictures of the Palm Crosses are at both
Church entrances. They are 24inches high and have different color bows, a Lily, and palms that
cover the Cross.
They truly are beautiful. Due to the hardships that the Pandemic caused many people, we will be
selling them at cost, $7 each. We will take orders up until Thursday March 11th. Pickup
Thursday March 18th till Friday March 26th (M-F, 8AM-1PM—St Francis Parish Center)