H��� D���/B��� ���/W��� ��� A�������� � �� �� �� E� ������ A���������

Vigil Mass: 5 pm�

Holy Day: 7 am, 9 am, 7:30 pm�

Baptism: 3rd Saturday of the

Month. Call Parish Office for Appt.�

Weddings: Call Parish Office for

Appt.�

�

The priests, deacons, and �

Eucharistic ministers bring Holy �

Communion to the sick weekly.�

�

Call for the Anointing�

of the Sick at anytime. � �

All Fridays� 3pm to 7pm�

(Hours may differ during Holidays)�

�

Spanish Charismatic Prayer � �

Thursday 7 pm �

Sunday: 7:30 am, 9 am, 11:15 am, 7:30 pm �

Saturday Vigil: 5 pm�

�

Spanish Mass: 1 pm�

�

Monday � Friday: 7 am�

*National Holidays @ 8 am�

Saturday: 8 am�

First Fridays: 7:00 am, 9 am, 7:30 pm �

(Only 7 am for July/August) �

Saturdays: 4 pm �4:45 pm�

Sundays: 7 pm�7:25 pm�

�

Anytime by appointment�

55 Main Street Highland, NY 12528

Phone: (845) 691-7673 Fax: (845) 691-6680

Website: www.staugustinehighland.org

PASTOR: Rev. John W. Lynch ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. J. Frank Kumi

Deacon John Bellacicco & Deacon Marc Fanelli Trustees: Neil Cotter & Patti Ogden

March 24, 2019

Third Sunday of Lent

M��� S ������ � � D���� M���� � S� ������ � C���������

PARISH OFFICE�

Monday – Friday: 9:00 am to 4 pm

(Closed National Holidays & and Holy Days)

Yolanda Henry, Office Manager

yolanda.staugustine@gmail.com

Barbara Klotz, Office Assistant

barbara.staugustine@gmail.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CRE �

Joy Brideau (691-4208)

staugustinereled@yahoo.com

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC�

Pamela Wood

�

THRIFT SHOP�

35 Phillips Ave.

Tuesday & Thursday - 12 to 3 pm

Saturday - 10 am to 1 pm

BINGO: Saturdays

Doors open: 4:00 pm - Game begins: 6:30 pm

FOOD PANTRY �

35 Phillips Ave.

1

st

& 3

rd

Saturday - 9 am to 11am

staugustinefoodpantry@gmail.com

Bldg. & Grounds� Chuck Gentilquore, Facilities Manager

Thomas Lockhart, Facilities Maintenance

The Withered Fig Tree

What does Jesus See?

�

March 24, 2019�

Third Sunday of Lent�

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK�

�

Reta Behenke� Lynn Lauro� �

Patricia Bragg� Rachel (Tozzi) Lee�

Bill Carlock� � Lizette Melbourne �

Angie Casiero� William Middaugh�

Frances Ciaccio� Marilyn Monahan� �

Nancy Cavalieri� Gina McGinnis�

Doris Coughlin� Eric Munson�

Alessandra Crimi� Bill Pape� �

Natalie DiCamillo� Fr. Joseph Peh Akomeah�

Frank Dispensa Theresa & Roland Shultis�

Stan Dwernicki Joe Sorbello� �

Gavin Flanagan� Steve Sorbello� �

Ed Fratz� � �

Rosemary Hill �

Ken Kilpatrick�

�

Note: If you would like to add someone to the sick list,

please call the Parish Office to have them included.

� Saturday, March 23, 2019 �

�

� 8:00� William & Gloria Gilmour�

� 5:00� Amelio Bottini� �

�

� Sunday, March 24, 2019 �

� �

� 7:30� Theresa Ryan�

� 9:00� Danuta Bogdan�

� 11:15� Robert Sherow� �

� 1:00� Spanish Mass��

� 7:30� For Our Parishioners�

�

� Monday , March 25, 2019 �

� �

� 7:00� Paul Ranalli�

� 9:00� Richard Gibbons�

� � �

� Tuesday, March 26, 2019 �

� �

� 7:00� David Eagan�

� 9:00� Joseph Arthur Galasso�

� �

�

� Wednesday, March 27, 2019 �

�

� 7:00� Frances Torrisi & family� �

� 9:00� Bella Breitmaier�

�

� Thursday, March 28, 2019�

� �

� 7:00 � Vincent Coppola�

� 9:00� �

� �

� Friday, March 29, 2019 �

�

� 7:00� Elena Muscarella�

� 9:00� �

� � � � �

� Saturday, March 30, 2019 �

�

� 8:00� Daniel G. Flanagan�

� 5:00� Keith Monahan�

�

� Sunday, March 31, 2019 �

� �

� 7:30� For Our Parishioners�� �

� 9:00� Elena Muscarella� �

� 11:15� Frank Rinaudo� �

� 1:00� Spanish Mass��

� 7:30� � �

Sanctuary Lamp ($10/week)

�

Abbate & Guerriero Families�

�

Bread and Wine ($25/month)

�

Potenza Family �

� �

� �

Justin Robert Newman�

�

Our Deceased�

�

Elena Muscarella�

Daniel Flanagan�

Readings/Gospel

(Red Worship Hymnal)

March 24 - Number 1035 C

************

2nd Collection: Lenten Offering

Our Military�

Upcoming Lenten Presentations�

�

The Shroud of Turin and Our Blessed Mother�

April 11 � 7 PM in church�

Beautiful Eucharistic Adoration to follow�

Presenter: Sean Fitzgerald�

�

The Sacrament of Marriage at

St. Augustine Church

If you are newly engaged and would like

more information about having your

wedding at St. Augustine Church, then

please contact our Parish Office at (845)

691-7673 at least eight (8) months prior to

your wedding date. After we establish that

you are able and free to marry, a deposit is

requested to hold your wedding date in our

parish calendar. All engaged couples are

required to enroll in the Pre-Cana Program

sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York.

To enroll in the Pre-Cana Marriage Program

please visit their website at:

nyfamilylife.org/marriage-preparation

�

�

�

�

March 30, 2019�

�

Team 5�

�

Tony Piscioneri�

Rosemarie Castellano�

Annmarie Mannese�

Steven Canino�

�

Weekly Collection Reports�

�

March 17, 2019�

�

� �

� First Collection: $3427.00�

� Other (Candles, etc.): 328.00 �

� Online Contributions: 250.00�

� �

� TOTAL:� � $4005.00�

� �

� Thrift Shop: $1184.90�

� � � � � �

� Bingo:� � � $1123.50�

�

�

Thank you for your generosity! �

�

�

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel�

�

St. Michael the Archangel,�

defend us in battle.�

Be our defense against the wickedness

and snares of the devil.�

May God rebuke him, �

we humbly pray,�

and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly

hosts,�

by the power of God, thrust �

into hell Satan, �

and all the evil spirits, who �

prowl about the world�

seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.�

�

Stations of the Cross

�

Stations of the Cross are said every �

Friday at 7:00 PM during Lent. �

? Question & Answer ?�

�

�

Q: How many times did Jesus fall in the

Stations of the Cross?

A: Jesus fell three times while on the

way to Calvary. He fell in the 3rd,

7th and 9th Stations of the Cross.

� �

Question ��

� � � � �

� �

What does the deep color purple that will

soon fill the church symbolize?�

Thrift Store

35 Phillips Ave.

OPEN:

Tuesdays and Thursdays

12 to 3 PM

Saturdays

10 AM to 1 PM

�

�

�

Winter clothing now on clearance until April 6th.

�

Knights of Columbus�

St. Augustine �

Knights of Columbus�

Council #13524�

�

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Thursday�

�

St. Augustine's Community Room�

� 7:30 PM�

�

For Information or Membership Applications:�

�

Contact:� � �Lou Morales�

Phone:� � � �(845) 337�2008�

�

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS�

�

�

If your parish group would like to share

upcoming events or be added as a speaker

at St. Augustine Parish Council meetings,

please email:�

�

Gerri Kilpatrick at

gkilpatrick@optonline.net�

�

The next meeting is: March 27, 2019�

�

Food Pantry

Located at: 35 Phillips Ave.�

�

Open: �

1st and 3rd Saturday �

of the Month ��

9 am to 11 am�

�

Email: �

staugustinefoodpantry@gmail.com�

�

� Catholic Daughter News�

�

“Trust in the Lord”�

Have a Blessed and Joyful Week�

�

�

Thank you to all who joined us for the Lenten

Breakfast. It was a pleasure to serve you. �

�

The Catholic Daughters will be selling Palms on

Saturday and Sunday ��

April 6�7 and April 13�14 at all Masses.�

�

Catholic Daughters meetings are held on the �

second Wed. of the month. Our next meeting will

be on: Wed. April 10

th

at 6:00 PM �

in the Community Room.�

�

Any Questions please call: Joanne (845) 883�6233�

A Lenten Prayer�

As I make my Lenten journey with You,

send me Your Spirit.

Help me to give of myself, and

help me to turn away from sin.

Help me to fast and pray so that

I may know You, and serve You

In a better way.

Let me be renewed through my journey to

share Your grace

with the world.

Amen.

Parish Office News�

When planning an event, please check with

the Parish Office BEFORE the event to be

sure that the venue desired is available for

use.�

This will help avoid conflicts with

scheduling the use of the school and the

Parish Conference Room. �

Fr. John requests that any flyers to be

inserted in the bulletin be approved by him

before inclusion. �

Please submit the flyer to the office at least

one week in advance for approval.�

Thank you.�

Attention Altar Servers…..

Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your

assigned Mass to help the priest ready the Altar and

for you to be dressed to serve Mass.

Please call a sub if you cannot serve. Thank you.

Have you checked out our �

web pages lately?�

�

Our facebook page:�

St. Augustine Highland�

�

And our website: �

www.staugustinehighland.org

�

Both are very informative and inspirational.

Take a look. We think you’ll like �

what you see. �

�

Thank you to Sean Fitzgerald who helps keep

them updated.�

Join the Choir for Lent!�

�

�

�

�

�

We need so many singers for Lenten/Holy

Week/Easter 2019!!�

�

In the meantime, come on up to the loft

10:30 am Sundays and join us!�

�

Questions? Please call the church office

and leave your email. Hope to see you in

the loft! Bring a friend!�

Fast & Abstinence�

�

For members of the Catholic Church, the

norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18

until age 59. When fasting, a person is

permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two

smaller meals that together are not equal to

a full meal. The norms concerning

abstinence from meat are binding upon

members of the Catholic Church from age 14

onwards.�

�

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are

obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for

Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent

are obligatory days of abstinence.�

Donate Blood � Save Lives�

St. Augustine Knights of �

Columbus Blood Drive is �

Sunday, March 24th�

8:30 am to 1:00 pm�

Community Room�

�

� Walk�ins are welcome.�

PLEASE NOTE ��

�

Fr. John has asked the choir to rehearse �

every Sunday at 10:30 AM and for an hour

before all Holy Week Masses finishing �

10 minutes prior to the beginning of Mass �

for those seeking quiet reflection and prayer.

�

�

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION FORM�

�

�

Name(s):_____________________________________________

Address:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________________

Phone:______________________________________________

E-mail:______________________________________________

Check which applies to you:

_____ New Parishioner

_____ Change of Address

_____ Need Envelopes

To have parish events or announcements

printed in this bulletin, please send

requests by e-mail to:

bulletin.staugustine@gmail.com�

�

�

Please submit your request at least 10 days

before the Sunday to be included.�

�

�

Note: Holidays the bulletin is submitted several

days earlier.�

Charismatic Prayer Group �St. Joseph’s Church has a

Charismatic Prayer group that meet the second Wednesday of

every month �

at 7:00 pm in the church. �

�

All are welcome to join us and to learn how to be open to the

Spirit.�

�

Bulletin Information�

�

The bulletin is generally submitted for �

print on the Monday before the weekend and

earlier yet if there is a holiday. Please note that

if there is a baptism, death, etc., it may not �

appear in the bulletin for several weeks.�

Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship �

Appeal Prayer�

�

Heavenly Father, you have called your

Church to be a community of faith hope

and charity. Perfect in us, O God, these

virtues, so that our hearts may belong

completely to you and our words and

deeds may serve to continue your work

of salvation. Increase our faith, that we

may bear witness to the Gospel in a

world so burdened by pain and anxiety.

Strengthen our hope, that we may trust

your infinite love will being healing to a

broken humanity and a suffering

Church. And deepen our charity, that

we may serve you and our neighbor

with greater devotion. We ask this

through Christ our Lord Amen.�

BEREAVEMENT GROUP� Catholic Charities is sponsoring a

bereavement group for those who have lost loved ones to

addiction.��It will be here at St. Joseph’s in the library of the

parish center (34 South Chestnut St.) and each session will run

from 7:00�8:15 P.M.��The meetings will be on: March 18, April 1,

April 15, May 6, May 20 and June 3.��This is a safe,

non�judgmental forum in which you can talk, share, support

and be supported by others who have understand what you

have experienced.�Attendance is free and for more information

please contact Laura Brovich at 845�344�5565.�

Events at St. Joseph’s Church�

New Paltz�

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