Welcome

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Saint Augustine Church is a Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Hartford located in the South End of Hartford's historic "Barry Square" named by the Hartford City Council in tribute to its founding pastor the Rev. Msgr. Michael W. Barry.

We welcome you to our community of faith and pray that you will join us in being missionary disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ in His Church as we are called to continual conversion in the midst of our journey of life in loving God and our neighbor.

Mass Schedule

"Give to the Lord the glory due his name! Bring gifts and come before him; 
bow down to the Lord splendid in holiness."
--1 Chronicles 16:29--
Daily Mass:
Monday to Friday:
7:30 AM        English Mass
Tuesdays:
6:30 PM        Spanish Mass

Saturdays:
(No Morning Mass)
4:00 PM        English Vigil Mass

Sundays:
9:00 AM        English Mass
11:30 AM      Spanish Mass
5:00 PM        English Mass

Mass Intentions

"We have loved them during life; let us not abandon them in death, 
until we have conducted them by our prayers into the house of the Lord."
--Saint Ambrose--
To have a priest offer an already scheduled weekday or Sunday Mass (including the Saturday Vigil) in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as on a birthday) or, as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has died, please call the parish office for availability of dates and times at (860) 522-7128.  

If you already have an intention that the priest will offer at Mass, please see the priest or the ushers before that Mass so that you may present the gifts of bread and wine.
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Saint Augustine Church, Hartford is offering Online Giving, a web based electronic contribution application.  This will allow you the option to manage your contributions online (allowing you to start, stop and change your contributions at any time).  This service is safe and secure.  And will be convenient for you and for our parish staff.  Our offering envelopes have a check box which indicates "I've given online", which you can use to present during the offertory at Mass.  Online Giving is very easy to use and requires no special knowledge other than how to access the internet.  Click on Online Giving image above to be directed to the site.

Job Postings
Posted: February 23, 2015

  • Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper
  • Parish Receptionist
For more information and application click here.

The Power of Confession

Confessions: Mondays during Lent (beginning on Monday, February 23, 2015) from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM with Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament and every Saturday throughout the year from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM.  (The confessionals are found near the main entrance of the church)  For more information on the Archdiocesan Confession Campaign click here.

Upcoming Events

  • News Alert! In the State of Connecticut a Physician Assisted Suicide Bill has been introduced in the Judiciary Committee of the General Assembly.  Scroll down for more information and resources of why the Church opposes this legislation and is promoting compassionate palliative care.
  • Stations of the Cross: Bilingual (Spanish/English) on Fridays at 7 p.m. except 1st Fridays of the month at 6:30 p.m. and in Bengali on Saturdays at 6 p.m. during the Season of Lent.
  • Lenten Evening of Reflection: You are invited to a Lenten Evening of Reflection with Father Jose Mercado on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the church hall.  
  • Holy Week Schedule: For the schedule for Holy Week 2015 click here.
  • Adult Confirmation Classes: Sign ups for Adults (18 years and older) seeking to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation is underway.  For an application and more information click the option: English | Espanol
  • Pilgrimage to France, October 12-22, 2015 (11 days/9 Hotel Nights) with Father Jeffrey Romans and Father Jose Mercado: Lyons, Ars (St. John Vianney) Chartres, Normandy Beaches, Paris, Lourdes, and more!  For details, click here.

Physician Assisted Suicide
2015 Proposed Connecticut Bill No. 668

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"How a great lie...
lurks behind certain phrases which so insist on the importance of 
'quality of life' that they make people think 
that lives affected by 
grave illness are not 
worth living!"
--Pope Francis
In the State of Connecticut, a Physician Assisted Suicide Bill No. 668, "An Act Providing a Medical Option of Compassionate Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Adults" was introduced in the Judiciary Committee of the General Assembly.  Below are resources to understand why the Church opposes Physician Assisted Suicide, what is at stake in this proposed legislation, and that the Church rather promotes compassionate palliative care: