SANCTUARY LAMP INTENTION
In loving memory of Mary Mycek from Deacon Bob & Susan Carter.
Mass Intentions
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024
Second Sunday of Advent
SATURDAY, DEC. 7, – SUN. VIGIL MASS
4:30pm +John J. Madura -Neil & Barbara Dorso
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024
8:30 am +Frania Tracz – Annette & Art
10:00 am +Deacon Louis Canaveri (28th anniv.) – daughters and families
11:30 am +Martin & Catherine Kuna – granddaughter Josephine
5:30 pm +Frank & sister Anna Balusek – daughter/niece Carol
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024
7:00 pm +Rose Peck – son Richard Peck
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2024
7:00 am + Fran Tracz – Wendi and John Kowarik
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2024
7:00 pm (Polish) +Urszula Przydzial – Jadwiga & Jerzy Zygadlo
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2024
7:00 am +Jadwiga Kaczynska (birthday) – family
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, 2024
7:00am + Urszula Przydzial – Zygadlo family
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024
8:00 am +Helen Madura – family
SATURDAY, DEC. 14, – SUN. VIGIL MASS
4:30pm +Daniel Havey – Deacon Bob & Susan Carter
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024
8:30 am +Margaret Jackle Brennan – family
10:00 am +Edward & Aniela Kloc – Josephine Beattie & family
11:30 am +Stanislaw Drozdz – family
5:30 pm +Helen Madura -family
IMPORTANT!!
Christmas Mass Schedule
Please take note in the Christmas Schedule: that Masses on Christmas Day are not the same as the present Mass Schedule. (Also a new schedule of Masses will begin on January 5). See the Christmas Schedule on the home page of this website: https://saintmichaelsderby.org
Polish Announcements
GŁOSZENIA PARAFIALNE,
II NIEDZIELA ADWENTU
WYMIANA DACHU KOŚCIELNEGO będzie kosztowała około $400,000. Zapisani do parafii otrzymali listy, dla pozostałych kopie listu są wyłożone przy bocznym wyjściu z kościoła. Aktualny stan zbiórki na ten cel jest zamieszczony w angielskiej części biuletynu. Dziękujemy wszystkim ofiarodawcom za złożone dary. Bóg zapłać. Prace zaczną się na wiosnę 2025 roku, ale do tego czasu musimy uzbierać większość pieniędzy, aby otrzymać zezwolenie Kurii. Przypominam, że do parafii zapisanych jest ponad 700 rodzin, a na dzień dzisiejszy ofiary złożyło nieco ponad 280 rodzin.
MSZE ŚW. RORATNIE w adwencie będziemy odprawiać w środy.
OPŁATKI świąteczne są do nabycia w zakrystii o biurze parafialnym.
POLSKA SZKOŁA SOBOTNIA zaprasza na zabawę sylwestrową.
LEKTORZY, MINISTRANCI I SZAFARZE EUCHARYSTII. Chętnych do służby przy ołtarzu proszę o zgłoszenie się do ks. Proboszcza.
MSZE ŚW. NA 2025 ROK. Archidiecezja zatwierdziła nowy program Mszy św. na 2025r. W Msze św. w tygodniu pozostaną bez zmian. Niedzielne msze będą: sobotnia Msza św. wigilijna o 16.30. W niedzielę o 9.00 po angielsku, 11.00 po polsku i 17.30 po angielsku.
CCD Program
CCD PROGRAM
GIFT CARDS FOR FOOD BANK
There is a box in Church for grocery store
Gift cards for St. Vincent dePaul’s winter food distribution for needy families. It will remain there through December.
2024-2025 CCD CLASS SCHEDULE
CCD CLASS SCHEDULE 2024
8:30 to 9:45 am
December 8, 22
CLASS SCHEDULE 2025
10:00 to 11:15 am
January 12, 26
February 9, 23
March 9,23
April 6, 27
May 11, 25
Cancelled classes due to weather will meet the following week. Call Margaret Mattei, DRE, for information: 203-530-2808.
CCD students and their families donated over 200 non-perishable items to St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. Generous giving!!
…Tentative date for First Holy Communion is May 4, 2025.
House Keeping Announcements
Special Announcements
OPLATKI – CHRISTMAS WAFERS
Oplatki are available in the Sacristy or at the Parish Office. A donation is kindly requested.
THE CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COLLECTION
Today’s second collection empowers those working on the margins to break the cycle of poverty. Your gift will help groups of low income Americans to address the causes of poverty in their communities. These funds provide job training opportunities, improved education, affordable housing and other programs to reduce poverty in our nation.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Several afghans and lap robes were delivered to the Chaplains and the Cancer Center at Griffin Hospital recently. Also hats and scarves were donated to the Salvation Army in Ansonia for their clients in need. Thank you to all who donated yarn/cash to the group. Thank you to this group of ladies who do this service in the name of our parish!!
CHURCH ROOF NEWS
If you did not receive a letter regarding the roof project you may pick up a copy at the side entrance or call the office and one will be mailed to you.
The actual replacement will take place in the spring of 2025 as we will only receive permission to do so from the Archdiocese of Hartford once we have the adequate funds to finance this project. Please pray for its success.
Roof Replacement Fund as of November 03rd
Previous total: $234,039.00
Recent donations: 17,185.00
Total donations as of 11/22: $251,224.00
A special thank you to the Saturday Polish School Program who held “Autumn” fundraisers for the roof fund and donated $6,885. Bog Zaplac!!
The parish has around 770 household. 284 households have contributed: 249 are paid in full and 35 are pledges. Any and every amount will help us reach our goal (hopefully) of $400,000 as we cannot proceed with replacement until the amount in full is raised (per the Archdiocese).
The actual replacement will take place in the spring of 2025 as we will only receive permission to do so from the Archdiocese of Hartford once we have the adequate funds to finance this project. Please pray for its success.
LECTOR’S (READER’S) NEEDED
Lectors are needed for the Sunday morning and evening Masses. This is a wonderful way to serve and help out the parish. The schedule is made according to your convenience. Please call the parish office to volunteer. Call the Parish Office to volunteer. A background check will also be conducted and attendance at a Safe Environment Program is required (several offered throughout the state – evenings – about 2 hours).
You will be given every opportunity to read with a seasoned lector. Please consider offering your help. You may speak with Deacon Bob if you have any questions. Thank you.
HELP NEEDED FOR CCD PROGRAM
Our CCD program is greatly in need of volunteer teachers. If you have a child in the program please consider offering to teach. There will be no tuition charges for your children. Materials and guidance will be provided and your service so appreciated.
If you would are interested in teaching in the program, please contact Margaret Mattei, DRE, at 203-393-1755. (1 teacher needed).
SPECIAL REQUEST
We kindly ask that you please not throw cigarette butts in our parking lots. We are constantly picking them and would appreciate it if you would use your car ashtrays for them. Thank you for your cooperation.
HOSPITAL VISITATION
If you have a family member who is in the hospital and he/she would like or needs a visit from our Priest, a family member must call the Parish Office. Years ago, personnel from the hospital would call the Rectory with the information of a hospital stay by one of our parishioners. Now this information is protected by HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996). This ensures the privacy of patients by ensuring certain types of information are safeguarded and not disclosed to unauthorized individuals.
VISITS TO SHUT-INS
Shut-ins of the parish who are not able to get to Church can receive a visit from our Priest. Those who are on the First Friday visitation list are already included. Please call the Parish Office as soon as possible to request a visit.
PARISH BULLETIN
If you missed any of our church bulletins, they are available online. either in the News Menu or on Facebook.
If any shut-ins would like a bulletin mailed to them each week, please call the office and we will add your name to the list. Bulletins may be found on-line at:
www.saintmichaelsderby.org
PARISH MEMBERSHIP:
If you wish to be considered a parishioner of St. Michael’s, you must have a registration card on file. If you do not receive the Christmas and Easter mailings from the parish then there is no registration card on file. Please note that we cannot issue a sponsor certificate for Baptism or Confirmation if you are not registered. Please call the office and a form can be mailed to you. Parish membership dues are $15 per year for an individual and $30 per year for a family.
Parish Registration is important – REGISTERING IN THE PARISH
A gentle reminder: If you do not receive the Easter and Christmas mailings then it means you are not registered in the parish (there is no registration card on file which generates the mailing list). If you are registered it means you are eligible to obtain sponsor certificates to be a godparent or sponsor for Confirmation. Without being registered, we cannot verify your membership in the parish and issue you the proper sponsor certificate. We often get requests from people who say they are members, but in reality, we have no record of their membership. You are not considered a member just because your grandparents went to school here or belonged here. Please call for a form.
*Fulfill your obligation to participate at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation and use your envelopes that allow us to track your attendance (this is not to see how much you give (which is kept confidential) but to see that you attend Mass.
*If you are an adult child of parents in the parish, register yourself here if you consider yourself a parishioner.
*If you move to a new location or change your phone number, please notify the office so that we can update our records.
The purpose of the Certificate of Eligibility is to show that we value the example and commitment of godparents and sponsors, and it is hypocritical to stand up for someone when you either do not believe or practice what you profess. The certificate assures the parish seeking it that the person providing it is serious about his/her Catholic Faith.
It is also suggested that you use the Sunday Offertory Envelopes. It is not to see who gives more or less than someone else. It’s confidential and this also identifies you as a member of the parish. You can be provided with a statement of your donations at the end of the calendar year for tax purposes.
Ten years ago new numbers were given to everyone to update the “envelopes list of users”. This year because there are several numbers no longer used (people have moved, died, etc.) we are paying unnecessarily for boxes not used within the numbers. So for 2025 we will be renumbering your boxes of envelopes alphabetically once again. We all become rather attached to the numbers we have, but it is wasteful to pay for boxes we end up throwing out. We will always have some extra boxes but far fewer than we have now. Thank you for your understanding.
And thank you to our team of collection counters who volunteer their time every week to count our collections. Great people!
Special Intentions / Pro-life Roses - Weekly
COMMUNION HOSTS INTENTION
In loving memory of dear friend Frannie Tracz on 5th anniversary in Heaven (so missed) from Sande and family.
SACRAMENTAL WINE INTENTION
In loving memory of Anne R. Jemioto on her 1st anniversary in Heaven (Dec. 10) Love always, son Joey & Terry.
PRO-LIFE ROSES
1. In loving memory of John J. Madura, Dec. 8, with love from Neil, Barbara & family.
2. In loving memory of Frania Tracz, Dec. 10, from Neil, Barbara & family
3. In loving memory of Helen Madura, Dec. 10, from Neil, Barbara & family.
4. In loving memory of “Auntie” Anne Jemioto on 1st anniversary from Sande and the family.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA
The Rosary is prayed at 6:45 pm every Monday before the Miraculous Medal Novena and Mass and also on Wednesday in Polish at the 7:00 pm Novena and Mass.
DEC. 15TH SECOND COLLECTION
Retirement Fund for Religious
Senior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have dedicated their lives to service, usually for little to no pay. Today their religious communities do not have enough funds to provide critical support for their essential care, medicine, and daily needs. They need our help. Please give what you can to those who have given a lifetime. If you use offertory envelopes there is an envelope in your box for the collection. There are also extra envelopes at the side entrance to the Church.
ALTAR SERVERS
Thank you to our altar servers who have returned to serve at Mass. We welcome and encourage all our altar servers to resume serving as they did before Covid.
Bulletin notices, pro-life rose requests, etc. can be emailed to stmichaelsderby@sbcglobal.net, mailed in, placed in any collection basket or dropped off in the basket of the front door of the rectory. Because our parish bulletin is once again being published by our bulletin company, all notices, requests should be into the office two weeks before the Sunday you wish them to appear in the bulletin. Thank you.
VOTIVE CANDLES
Did you know that candles are a traditional way of representing our prayers and sacrifices before the Lord. The light of the candle (the flame) symbolizes hope. They are called “votive” from the Latin word, votum, which originally meant “vow” or “promise” but in this sense is “a prayer with desire”. Through your offering and lighting the votive candle you are asking for and praying to God with whatever intention is in your heart. What a lovely gesture this is! (Years ago actual candles were burned but there was often concern of leaving lit candles in the Church. Also, the soot that was given off did indeed cause a problem with the painted walls.)
Parish Office News
SPECIAL OFFICE NEWS
…Please note: with the holidays quickly approaching, it is important if you wish to have pro-life rose intentions, Sanctuary Lamps, etc. in the bulletin, that they are submitted at least two weeks before they are to appear as there are early bulletin deadlines in the next few week.
…For the Christmas flowers donations, please print intentions clearly as they are printed in the bulletin and sometimes are difficult to read. Thanks!
…Info regarding Cemetery plots, etc., such as purchases, please call the parish office.
…The parish office is generally closed between Christmas Eve and January 1st for “catch up” work. However, the office this year will be open on Monday, Dec. 23 from 9:30am to 2:30pm and also on Monday, Dec, 30 from 9:30am to 2:30pm.
OFFERTORY BOXES OF ENVELOPES are available for pick-up in the Church until mid-December. If you don’t find your box please call the parish office. If you are unable to pick up your box, it can be mailed to you.
Office Hours: Mondays 9:30am to 2:30pm. Wednesdays: 9:30 am to noon. Fridays: 11:00am to 2:00pm. Closed Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Inclement weather closes the office.
Phone messages may be left at any time.
…Initial Offering for the church envelopes may be put into any collection basket. Your $5 donation helps to defray the cost of the box of envelopes. Thank you.
…During the winter months, the parish office may be closed in the event of inclement weather. When in doubt, please call ahead to see if the office is open.
Items for the upcoming bulletins should be sent to the Parish Office at least two weeks ahead of the Sunday you wish the item to be in the bulletin. This is necessary due to earlier deadlines and the possibility of inclement weather. Thank you.
…Phone messages may be left on the answering machine – and calls will be returned as soon as possible.
…Update of telephone numbers. Occasionally the office needs to contact a parishioner for various reasons and many times now the phone number we have on file is no longer in service. We will never share your number with anyone, but we would appreciate being updated.
The Christmas Flowers Collection will be taken up on Sunday, December 1st. As the intentions are printed in the bulletin in remembrance/honor of loved ones, please print neatly as occasionally it is difficult to read some handwritings. There are envelopes on the bench at the side entrance. Those using offertory envelopes will find a Christmas Flowers envelope in their box of envelopes.
SPECIAL ANOUNCEMENT REGARDING
MASSES FOR 2025
Please note there are no more Masses available for intentions this year. The Archdiocese has approved the revised schedule of Masses: Beginning in 2025 the Mass times are: Saturday Vigil will remain at 4:30pm in English. Sunday Masses:
9:00am in English, 11:00am in Polish, 5:30pm in English. We are now accepting Mass intention for next year. If you have a long list, please get it to the office (mail, in the collection basket or drop it off) so they can be entered when it is convenient. Sunday Masses $30, weekday Masses $20. Weekday Masses remain at the same times.
Sanctuary Lamp and Pro-Life Rose intentions can also be scheduled for 2025.
Please note the first Mass on Sunday is now at 8:30 am.
Weekend Masses are $30 and weekdays are $20 Chapel Masses here at St. Michael’s are $20 each. There are only a few 5:30pm Sunday Masses left for 2024. No other weekend Masses are available.
PLEASE NOTE: Mass Intentions may now be given for Masses to be celebrated in the Chapel in the Rectory. Masses will be scheduled during the week of (Mondays through Fridays) instead of by a particular day as there are times when only one Priest is home and must celebrate Mass in the Church. Masses can be scheduled for the remaining days of this year and for next year. Please send in request at least 2 weeks in advance. Mass intentions will be published in the bulletin. The stipend will remain at $20. Checks are to be made payable to St. Michael Church for Chapel Masses. Any questions call the Office.
ST. MICHAEL CEMETERY
Anyone wishing information regarding the purchasing of plots should call the Parish Office and the message will be passed along to Cemetery personnel who will return your call.
Safe Environment
We are mandated by the Diocese to inform you…
HOW TO REPORT AN INCIDENT OF SEXUAL ABUSE
TO THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD
If you have knowledge or suspect that a minor or vulnerable adult (an adult with an intellectual disability) has been sexually abused, in any manner, by personnel of the Archdiocese of Hartford, you are urged to report this information to: Kathleen D. Nowosadko, Victim Assistance Coordinator at 1-860-541-6475 or kathleen.nowosadko@aohct.org. In addition, you will be asked to follow up in writing with a detailed description of the facts involved in the incident. Specifics of this written report can be found in the Policies and Procedures of the
Archdiocese of Hartford Relating to Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Involving Minors and Vulnerable Adults. This document is available online at www.archdioceseofhartford.org. The Archdiocese of Hartford will report any and all incidents to the proper authorities.
Mandated reporters in the State of CT are required by law to report any incident of sexual abuse involving a minor or vulnerable adult. We encourage any Non-Mandated persons to report such incidents to the proper authorities as well. Your right to do so is supported.
Incidents involving sexual abuse of minors (under the age of 18) should be reported to: State Dept. of Children and Families Care-line at 1-800-842-2288.
Incidents involving sexual abuse of vulnerable adults aged 18-59 should be reported to the Connecticut Dept. of Developmental Services – AID DIVISION for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities at 1-844-878-8923.
Incidents involving sexual abuse of vulnerable adults aged 60 and over should be reported to the Department of Social Services for the Elderly at 1-888-385-4225. Once a written report of an incident of sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult has been received an investigation will be undertaken by, or on behalf of the Archdiocese of Hartford.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
How to report an incident of sexual abuse to the Archdiocese
If you have knowledge or suspect that a minor or vulnerable adult (an adult with intellectual disability) has been sexually abused in any manner by personnel of the Archdiocese of Hartford, you are urged to report this information to Kathleen D. Nowosadko at 1-800-541-6475 (she is the Victim Assistance Coordinator). The Diocese will report any and all incidents to the proper civil authorities. You will also be asked to follow-up in writing with a detailed description of the facts involved. When that report is received an investigation will be undertaken by or on behalf of the Archdiocese.
Archbishop's Annual Appeal
ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL
donation envelopes can be found at the side entrance. Your gift, no matter the amount, can help us reach our assigned goal of $22,000. The Appeal provides help to those in need and all of us together can and do make a profound difference in the lives of many individuals and families.
PARISH GOAL $22,000
APPEAL STATISTICS
Total pledged: $16,311
Total paid: $15,999
Total gifts: 120
Average gift: 130
Percent of goal: 74.14%
Participation rate: 15.86%
Every gift, no matter the amount, is important . The Appeal helps the needy and seminarians and other programs.
Please be assured that funds contributed to the Appeal are used ONLY for the many individuals and local charities who look to the Church for assistance and to continue those ministries that are essential to the life of the Archdiocese. The funds are never used for anything else.
Thank you to all the 26,522 generous donors in the Diocese who pledged nearly $8,200,000 to the 2024 Annual Appeal. Funds from the Appeal help to provide food for the hungary, shelter for the homeless, counseling for those in depair, help for the under-employed, and help with medical care. It is never too late to make a donation. Info on line at the Diocese.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
I wish to express my gratitude to those who have already made a gift or pledge to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. If you have not yet made your contribution to the Appeal, I ask that you consider prayerfully about sending a gift. Your gift is very much needed so that the Archdiocese can continue to provide assistance to those who are in need. Each and every gift ensures that the ministries, programs, and services of the Church remain strong through the Archdiocese. Thank you.
Forward With Faith
Just a gentle reminder to continue to make pledge payments to this campaign. Any donations can be sent through the Parish Office. And please remember to mention that you are a member of St. Michael Parish Derby so that the parish gets credit for your gift. To date we have received grant monies based on the parish’s share of payments in the amount of $39,000. In our parish “case for support” application we were granted these funds with the intention of providing financial support to replace our church roof.
They have been placed in a restricted account. We are still waiting for approval from the Diocese to begin this project.
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December 11
Saint Damasus I
Saint Damasus I’s Story
To his secretary Saint Jerome, Damasus was “an incomparable person, learned in the Scriptures, a virgin doctor of the virgin Church, who loved chastity and heard its praises with pleasure.” Damasus seldom heard such unrestrained praise. Internal political struggles, doctrinal heresies, uneasy relations with his fellow bishops and those of the Eastern Church marred the peace of his pontificate.
The son of a Roman priest, possibly of Spanish extraction, Damasus started as a deacon in his father’s church, and served as a priest in what later became the basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome. He served Pope Liberius (352-366) and followed him into exile.
When Liberius died, Damasus was elected bishop of Rome; but a minority elected and consecrated another deacon, Ursinus, as pope. The controversy between Damasus and the antipope resulted in violent battles in two basilicas, scandalizing the bishops of Italy. At the synod that Damasus called on the occasion of his birthday, he asked them to approve his actions. The bishops’ reply was curt: “We assembled for a birthday, not to condemn a man unheard.” Supporters of the antipope even managed to get Damasus accused of a grave crime—probably sexual—as late as A.D. 378. He had to clear himself before both a civil court and a Church synod.
As pope, his lifestyle was simple in contrast to other ecclesiastics of Rome, and he was fierce in his denunciation of Arianism and other heresies. A misunderstanding of the Trinitarian terminology used by Rome threatened amicable relations with the Eastern Church, and Damasus was only moderately successful in dealing with that challenge.
During his pontificate, Christianity was declared the official religion of the Roman state, and Latin became the principal liturgical language as part of the pope’s reforms. His encouragement of Saint Jerome’s biblical studies led to the Vulgate, the Latin translation of Scripture which 12 centuries later the Council of Trent declared to be “authentic in public readings, disputations, preaching.” Taken from and read more…
Saint Damasus I | Franciscan Media
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FR. RAFAL’S ADDRESS IN ITALY
Rev. Rafal Kopystynski, CM
Via dei Capasso, 30
00164 Rome, Italy
VOCATION REFLECTION:
FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE
Perhaps you know someone who might be considering a call to consecrated life (as a Religious Sister or Brother. Sometimes it is a family member, a colleague in ministry, or a friend who asks the simple question: “Have you ever considered that you might have a vocation?” Your ‘ask’ just might be the spark that encourages someone to follow the whisperings of the Spirit. That spark may be all a person needs to take a next step on a faith journey. Fan the flame as you invite them to call the Archdiocesan Office of Religious and speak to Sister Barbara Mullen, CSJ (Delegate for Religious) at 860-242-5573, ext. 7492
BULLETIN ADVERTISERS
Our bulletin is supported through the generosity of the advertisers listed on the back of it. It does not cost the parish one cent for this weekly newsletter. Many of the advertisers have been loyal supporters for years and are members of our local communities. Please consider supporting them with your patronage and let the business know that you appreciate their support of our parish through their advertisements. We are so grateful for this wonderful gift to our Pairsh.
UKRAINE SOLIDARITY FUND
The Knights of Columbus Charities is still accepting donations for the Fund which will help to provide shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, communication, and religious supplies to these displaced people. 100% of your donation will go directly to to the Ukrainian people. Please note on your donation that it is for the Ukraine Fund. Donations should be mailed to:
Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc.
P.O. Box 1966
New Haven, CT 06510
CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS
POST 1562 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
St. Michael’s Post (our good neighbors) is seeking new members to join in their mission to honor and support local veterans and their families through civic works. They are a community organization that provides support and resources for all veterans focusing on camaraderie and service and offers a space for vets to connect and engage in activities and events. The Post is located at 112 Derby Avenue and welcomes members from the surrounding communities. There is a great line-up of exciting events this Fall that offers a great opportunity to lend a hand and make new friends. From educational programs for school children to the Wreaths Across America program and a grassroots fundraiser for the Tunnel to Towers organization.
Please stop by the Post Hall to fill out an application for membership, email them at www.cwv-post1562.org or call 203-734-9748
for information.
The Post will hold a Tag Sale on Sept. 13 (limited number of tables to rent for $25 to sell your own items) and in conjunction with the tag sale they will be collecting recyclables – cans and bottles on Friday, Sept. 13 from 4 to 9pm and on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10am to 4pm). Proceeds will help to build a home for veterans in Connecticut with the help of the Tunnels to Towers Foundation.
