Holy Cross and St. Patrick Church Callicoon NY and Long Eddy NY

Holy Eucharist Mon , Tue , Fri - 8.30 am in Holy Cross Church

First Saturday of Month - 8.30 am in Holy Cross Church Thursday - 6.30 pm in Holy Cross Church Saturday Vigil Mass - 4.30 pm in Holy Cross Church Sunday morning mass - 11.00 am in Holy Cross Church Sunday morning mass - 08.30 am in St. Patrick Church

Confession - Saturday 4.00 - 4.30 pm in Holy Cross Church

Reach us via: 9719, State Route 97

Callicoon—NY—12723 Phone: 845-887-5450

www.holycrosscallicoon.org FB: Holycross StPatrick

What are the benefits of sending your children to Religious Ed classes?

To begin with, for very young children, it may often be difficult to comprehend what is happening in a sermon or during the Mass because they are designed on a level that kids cannot yet understand (making it hard for them to sit quietly and pay attention). Reli-gious Ed, on the other hand, teaches the same con-cepts and values as Mass, but in a fun way that is geared towards the students’ ages and levels of un-derstanding. These classes engage students through song, books, and games — all while rein-forcing the religious truths learned during the week.

On a social level, attending Religious Ed classes helps children make friends in an atmosphere of posi-tivity and love. In fact, the classes become mini com-munities themselves where students can ask ques-tions and discuss their beliefs with like-minded peers. There they’ll come to understand that they are a part of a much larger congregation that is equally as loving and supportive — a congregation that they will look forward to joining for community activities and eventually Mass.

On a higher level, Religious Education jumpstarts young children’s connection with God. Kids are gen-erally more receptive than adults are, and if a bond with God is established and a Catholic identity is formed early, they are both likely to last a lifetime.

Last, but certainly not least, Religious Ed classes promote the same feelings of well-being, peace, and hope, as well as desire for good behavior that you experience when you attend Mass. And when your young children understand Mass better, it may be-come even more peaceful for you. Today those of you who read this article, please make sure that you make this good news reach the ears and hearts of at least one catholic parent. In that way, we all can do the evangelization Jesus has en-trusted to us baptized members of his Body, the Church.

——————————————— Also Holy Cross Parish needs three volunteers to teach CCD to our children. If you render an hour of your time in the weekend , that would be a great help to our church. It is very sad to that we don’t have suf-ficient teachers to CCD. But together, we can make this work and straight. We appreciate and thank eve-ryone of you who make a step forward to be a Reli-gious Ed teacher. Further details, please speak to Pat, the Religious Ed coordinator or to Fr. Joseph Raj.

The details of the collection for this week was not available at the time of printing. And so I apologies for the inconvenience.

2nd Annual Sullivan County catholic Church’s Luncheon gathering is THIS SUNDAY (SEP, 22nd, 2019) @ 2 PM, @ the Rockland House, 159, Rock-land Rd, Roscoe, NY.

Ten ( Including two priests) of this parish com-munity have signed up for this luncheon and so it’s the reminder to be there to get to know the members of our (Cluster) neighboring parishes.

Be prepared to be active participant

It is great that we all come to church to participate in mass where we encounter Jesus himself in the form of Word and Eucharist. It becomes more appropriate to make ourselves prepared for this encounter. It is the will of God that Jesus makes his dwellings in our hearts and lives. Hence, I request you to come to church NOT ON TIME, but before sometime the mass begins, TO SIT QUEITLY AND READ THE WORD OF GOD, which can help us understand little more when the WORD OF GOD is proclaimed. The mass we participate requires all our attention and active participation. So when there is a time to re-spond, sing, please do it loud without fear or any-thing, because together we are to make it active and alive. We are here to PRAISE AND THANK HIM and so let us do it with our hearts filled with grati-tude. We are the church and so let us make it alive.

Prayer Requests

J. Gottesmann, T. Capuano, , W. Rieger, K. Esch-enberg, J. Feeley, R. Knack, Ron Rhodes JR, Dan Buddenhagen, Brenda Long, Mary Ann, Eileem Ohman, , Madeleine Wootan, Olga Viruet , Barbara Donatelli and all sick and needy, Anita Robertson. Sep 21 – Sep 29, 2019

Sep 21– Saturday 4.30 pm: + Jim Henke by David Bitchler & Ken-ny

Sep 22– 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8.30 am : + Rease Roche by Ed T Sykes

11.00 am : Sep 23 - Mon - St. Pius of Pietreicina

8.30 am :

Sep 24 - Tue - Weekday 8.30 am :

Sep 25 – Wed– Weekday NO MASS

Sep 26 – Thu– Weekday 6.30 pm: Sep 27– Fri - St. Vincent de Paul, Priest 8.30 am : Sep 28– Saturday 4.30 pm: + Nicolas Gorr by Virgina Gulielmore

Sep 29– 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8.30 am :

11.00 am : + Gabriela Brooklyn Gottesman by Eileen Ohman

With peace & Love Fr. Joseph Raj MMI & Dn. John Lyttle

Sep 22 , 2019

Bible Study

When : All Mondays

Time : 11.00 am

Where : Rectory

Capsule for the week

Richest wealth is WISDOM

Strongest weapon is PATIENCE

Best security is FAITH

Most effective syrup is LAUGHTER

And

Surprisingly all are

FREE.

Administers and not owners

“The earth and all it contains, the universe and its in-habitants are of the Lord (Ps 24:1). Man is a pilgrim, lives as a stranger in a world not his own. He is a wan-derer who traverses the desert. He owns a lot of land as much as his feet trod. But as he steps forward then it’s not his anymore.” People are not owners but administrators of God’s goods. This is an often insistently repeated affirma-tion of the church’s fathers. We recall one, Basil. “Aren’t you a thief when you consider your own the riches of this world; riches are given to you only to administer?” The administrator is a person who appears often in the parables of Jesus. We have one “faithful and wise” who does not act arbitrarily, but uses the goods en-trusted to him according to the will of the owner. We also have another one who, in the absence of the Lord, takes advantage of his position to “make himself the owner” and getting drunk and dishonors the other servants (Lk 12:42-48). There is the enterprising administrator, who commits himself, has the courage to risk and makes the mas-ter’s capital gain profit and one who is a slacker and a sloth. The most embarrassing one is the shrewd ad-ministrator spoken of in today’s gospel. The Lord puts a treasure in the hand of each person. What to do to administer it well?

To internalize the message, we repeat: “Do not attach the heart to riches, even if it abounds.” https://sundaycommentaries.wordpress.com/2019/09/16/25th-

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