Saint Mary: 626 Willard Ave, Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-1591

Holy Spirit: 183 Church St, Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-5671

Mass Times and Confession

Saturday Evening  Vigil
4:00pm  (Saint Mary, Holy Spirit)
Sunday
7:30am (Holy Spirit)
8:00am (Saint Mary)
9:30am (Holy Spirit)
10:00am (Saint Mary)
12:00pm (Holy Spirit)
Daily Mass 
Holy Spirit
9:00am (Monday - Saturday)

Saturday Confession
3:15-3:45 (Saint Mary)
3:00-3:45 (Holy Spirit)
Or by appointment 

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    Submit your questions or topics on our faith that you'd like to see addressed, and one of our priests will post the answers in a column here on the website.
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​Christmas Masses at Annunciation Parish

We are pleased to announce our Christmas Mass schedule for 2020.
This Christmas season has indeed presented many challenges for all of us due in large part to the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
While we realize the following solution is far from ideal in normal circumstances, we must safely comply with restrictions set by the State of Connecticut for public Mass attendance.  We encourage everyone to please read all of the information below.  Also, know that Archbishop Blair has extended the obligation of attending Sunday Masses and Holy Days of Obligation through February 16, 2021.
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Annunciation Parish will be posting a streaming Christmas Mass on our website and Facebook page by 3:00PM on Christmas Eve so that everyone may be included in our celebration in some way.  Please know of our prayers for you all during the Advent and upcoming Christmas season!

Advent Giving Tree 2020

Mass for Christ the King - Nov. 21/22, 2020

To view this week's Mass, please click here.
You do not need to have a Facebook account to view the video.
You may have to unmute the video when viewing on Facebook in order to hear the audio.
Mass for All Souls, 2019 - 2020
Please join us in praying for our dearly departed who passed on
​to eternal life during the past year.
You may view this year's All Souls Mass below:

A message from Fr. Shawn and Fr. Josh...

November 2, 2020

Dear Parishioners,
Per State of Connecticut guidelines, as of Monday, November 2, 2020, the limit for in-person attendance at our parish churches has been reduced to 100 people in attendance for public Masses. Please be assured that we are continuing to provide for social distancing in both of our parish churches via roping off pews, everyone must wear a mask, making hand sanitizer readily available, and cleaning the churches after Masses. We will also be making announcements before communion to remind all of our parishioners of the guidelines for receiving the Eucharist (maintain at least two pew-lengths when in line, encouraging parishioners to receive communion via hand, if you wish to receive communion on the tongue please wait until the end of the line).

We realize that many of our parishioners are still uncomfortable returning to public Masses. Archbishop Blair has granted dispensation to attend Sunday Mass to everyone in the Archdiocese of Hartford through February 16, 2021 in light of the current situation. We still encourage everyone to participate in the Masses offered by our parish online via Facebook and our website, or via the television Masses from the Office of Radio & Television or EWTN. Also, please remember your parish needs your financial support even when you are not able to attend. Weekly offertory may be mailed to the rectory offices or you can sign up for online giving via our website at www.annunciationnewington.com
Please be assured that we are praying for you all, and we appreciate your prayers!

​Peace,
Fr. Shawn and Fr. Josh 

Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration & Prayer

Join us Tuesdays ​at Holy Spirit Church from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. 
Come spend some time in prayer before our Eucharistic Lord.  It's time well-spent!


​Learn more about the US Catholic Conference of Bishops' Open Wide Our Hearts Initiative to combat racism and recognize the God-given dignity of all people: http://www.usccb.org/racism/
Miss hearing our Music Ministry? They're coming to you!
During our time apart, members of various Music Ministries are coming together by the magic of video editing to perform together for you. They are presenting pieces they had worked on for masses that we were not able to attend, old favorites, and songs specially chosen to offer comfort, hope, and joy during this difficult time. We hope you enjoy our gift of music!

This is the tenth year of our Music Ministry’s Chamber Orchestra!
In lieu of the annual summer session and instrumental Mass weekend, members of the Chamber Orchestra learned and recorded their parts to two pieces to be edited together into group performance recordings and videos. The recordings were played at Masses at St. Mary, and now you can watch the group in action too!
Thank you to all of the members of the orchestra for their hard work on this project!

Fr. Josh Answers Your Questions!
Updated October 2020

Thank you to all parishioners who have submitted questions (and to Fr. Josh for providing insightful answers)!

How do you expect to handle the crowd size for the 4PM Christmas Eve mass?
As we get closer to Christmas Eve and have a clearer understanding of what the situation looks like at that time, we will be coming out with guidelines for attending Christmas Eve Masses.  As of now, the current Archdiocesan and State of Connecticut limits on attendance are capped at 200 people.  We may have to institute a reservation system of some kind, but we will get word out well in advance to let our parishioners know the procedures.  As a reminder, one of our 4:00pm Masses will be live-streamed via Facebook and posted later on our parish website.


I know that the church cannot take a position in the election of any candidate and has provided information for people to review.  However, my question, if a candidate is "pro-choice" isn't that enough for that person to be disqualified from consideration no matter what other views they have on any other topic, as the killing of innocent children is in direct opposition to one of the most fundamental principles of the Catholic Church.  Who cares what position this type of politician has on taxes, school choice, the supreme court etc.
The issue of abortion and respect of life at all stages is of utmost concern to the Church and rightly deserves to be one of the most important issues to consider when trying to make a well-formed decision, whether it be in our own lives, society as a whole, or in our approach to politics.  Protection of God's children is often considered the basis of everything else we hold to as a Catholic Christian community, because if we cannot protect those who are unable to protect themselves then the rest of what we stand for may be called into question.


Archbishop Blair recently released a video titled, "Catholic Guide to Voting, 2020."  You can view the video by following this link: https://youtu.be/ej6pDnivIdo

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Contact Us
Church of the Holy Spirit
183 Church Street
Newington, CT 06111
​Phone: 860-666-5671
​Fax: 860-666-9784
Saint Mary Church
626 Willard Avenue
Newington, CT 06111
Phone: 860-666-1591
​Fax: 860-666-5720

Mass Schedule

Saturday Evening  Vigil
4:00pm  (Saint Mary, Holy Spirit)
Sunday
7:30am (Holy Spirit)
8:00am (Saint Mary)
9:30am (Holy Spirit)
10:00am (Saint Mary)
12:00pm (Holy Spirit)

Daily Mass
Holy Spirit
9:00am (Monday - Saturday)
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Holy Days
8:30am (Saint Mary)
9:00am (Holy Spirit)
12:10pm (Saint Mary)
5:30pm (Holy Spirit)
 

Eucharistic Adoration
Tuesday 6:00pm-7:00pm (Holy Spirit)

Parish Office

Monday-Friday: 9:00am-2:00pm (Holy Spirit)
​Monday-Thursday: 9:00am–4:00pm (St. Mary)

Religious Education Office

​Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Phone: ​860-666-3562