HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH “WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”

431 BEDFORD ROAD, PLEASANTVILLE, NY DECEMBER 30, 2018

PARISH STAFF Fr. Hugh L. Burns, OP, Pastor

Fr. Frank Sutman, OP, Parochial Vicar Sr. Donna Kelly, CND, Pastoral Associate, Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP (In Residence)

Maria Lamorgese 769-3297, x1 Director of Religious Education Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director Loretta Hotter 769-0025 Sacristan Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for our Baptismal Preparation Program, several weeks in advance

of the baby’s birth.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: By appointment at least 6 months in advance.

A pre-Cana program is required.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: As scheduled, or anytime a priest is called. Please notify us

when a family member enters the hospital.

NEW PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to join our parish community.

Please stop in at the Parish Office.

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Children’s Choir, 11am, and 5:15pm Daily: 7:00am Monday-Friday, 8:30am Saturday

Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue Sunday: 10:00am

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by

request. Please call the office or an appointment.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:00pm

Sunday 9:00am-1:00pm Telephone: 914-769-0025 — Fax 914-747-2476

www.hiparish.org

“Rest on the Flight into Egypt” Luc-Olivier Merson

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12/29—Evening Vigil 5:15 Elizabeth Flanagan (Anniversary)

12/30—THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 The Leahy & Sanborn Families 10:00 (OLP) James Coyle 11:00 Kyle Empey 5:15 Albert Sorrentino & William Bonnell 12/31—Monday, 7th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 7:00 Intentions of Lynn Mara & Teresa Greene 5:15 Special Intention

1/1—Tuesday, SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 7:30 Fr. Martin Connors, O.P. 9:00 Fr. Dan Davies, O.P. 10:00 (OLP) Robert Kenny 11:00 John & Marie Horton

1/2—Wednesday, Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church 7:00 Lee Basile

1/3—Thursday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Emily Arceri (96th Birthday)

1/4—First Friday, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 7:00 Anita Marino

1/5—First Saturday, Saint John Neumann, Bishop 8:30 Rosina Cipriano

1/5—Evening Vigil 5:15 Gregory Coleman

1/6—THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Fr. Dan Davies, O.P. 10:00 (OLP) James Coyle 11:00 Jim Krulis 5:15 Kathryn Gale

The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Innocents Church burns

In Memory of David & Jane Murden

2018 FINANCE CORNER

Regular Maintenance Dec. 16 $ 6,563.40 $2,304.00

Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.

Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz, Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Betty Burns, Mary Renna, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard and Maryann Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Gabrielle Sanchez, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Beth Frankoviac, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Cathy Policastro, Mary Bachmann, Stephen Mercatili, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Helen Burton, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Michael Garris, Kevin Keane, Barbara Brady, Gavin Brady, Tara Morstatt, Emma Murphy, Gina Linss, Jackie Mastrolillo, Brendan Lennon, Claudia Brooks, Lil DeCarlo, Gidget Jimenez, Nicholas Kochek, Brian Egitto, Walter Morris, Anna Hutchinson, Kathy McCann, Mary Sheehan, Joseph DeSanctis (father of Joe DeSanctis), Bobby Murphy, Kevin Lange, Rebecca Conroy, Marie Silviotti, Chris Grammas, Timothy Stanton, Hailee Kalle, Christine Brown, Matthew Mancuso, Jim O’Connell, Herb Holzer, Suzanne Bartlett, Karen Fleming

DONATE ONLINE Do you like the idea of no longer fumbling with church envelopes... WeShare provides parishioners a simple, secure and convenient way to support their church by transferring donations directly from their checking, savings, or credit card accounts. Parishioners can opt to change amounts, switch between debit dates, or even skip a month at any time. Simply, go to: HIparish.org

1. Click on the Online Giving link (located on the lower right hand side of page)

2. Select the collection you wish to donate to and click to make a donation.

3. Enter your payment information You can return at any time to edit your donation or view your financial records.

CONDOLENCES We extent our sympathy and promise of prayers to

the family and friends of

Mary Dolan (mother of Greg)

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Pastor’s Poetry Post-Its

Noel: Christmas Eve 1913

A frosty Christmas Eve

when the stars were shining

Fared I forth alone

where westward fall the hill,

And from many a village

in the water’d valley

Distant music reach’d me

peals of bells aringing

The constellated sounds

ran sprinkling on earth’s floor

As the dark vault above

with stars was spangled o’er.

Then sped my thoughts to keep

that first Christmas of all

When the shepherds watching

by their folds ere the dawn

Heard music in the fields

and marveling could not tell

Whether it were angels

or the bright stars singing.

Robert Bridges (1844-1930)

PRAY THE ROSARY Please join the Rosary Altar Society of Holy Innocents parish as we pray the Rosary on Sunday, January 6th,

at 9:30am at Our Lady of Pompeii Chapel. All are welcome!

Sunday, January 20th, 7:30pm

The Holy Innocents Lecture Series presents:

“The Promised Land: Race, Religion and Hatred in America”

Guest Speaker: Dr. Mehnaz Alfridi, Ph.D Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Holocaust, Genocide, and

Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College

NEW YEAR’S DAY

SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD (Holy Day of Obligation)

Holy Innocents—December 31

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5:15pm Vigil Mass

Holy Innocents— January 1st

7:30am, 9:00am & 11:00am

(No 5:15pm Mass)

Our Lady of Pompeii 10:00am

Pastor’s Post-It

Today is Holy Family Sunday. It always falls on the Sunday after Christmas. The Scriptures today teach us that right after the glorious birth of Jesus and the visit from the exotic magi, Joseph had to pack up the family and make a sudden move to Egypt to escape the murderous wrath and envy of King Herod. The patrons of our parish, the Holy Innocents, are a poignant reminder of the consequences of Herod’s rage—the collateral damage of his determination to prevent the rise of a rival king in Israel. Joseph and his teenage wife were forced to flee to a foreign country to protect their infant son from annihilation — to save the Savior for the whole human race, as it were. The Holy Family were history’s most famous “illegal aliens.” Given the caravans of migrants along our Mexican border, the Church invites us to draw the parallel to the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt. Joseph and Mary fled their native land for the same reason so many Central Americans leave their countries. Their children are subject to death threats and conscription into gangs and drug and sex traffickers, just as the baby Jesus was under Herod’s death sentence. The Church and its leaders stand with the migrants. We wish them safety and a chance at a new life, not unlike our own families who came here inspired by Lady Liberty’s lamp. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, pray for them!

Fr. Hugh, O.P.

FOOD PANTRY

Volunteers are needed to pick up the donated food from Holy Innocents Church (both the Tompkins Avenue entrance and main entrance on Bedford Road) and deliver the food to the Methodist Church Food Pantry at 70 Bedford Road.

For further details please call contact Roxanne Surace at rsurace@gmail.com

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Holy Innocents Youth Ministry is directed by Youth Minister, Tom Conaty. Youth Ministry consists of our Youth Group and the CYO Basketball program. To join Youth Group, teens should just show up at any meeting and sign in with the youth leaders. ALL 9th-12th graders are welcome. The YG’s main focus is on service and social justice. We meet most Sundays @ 6:15pm. We have Youth Masses the first Sunday of each month (Starting in Oct). The CYO Basketball Program consists of K-2 Clinics as well as teams from 3rd-12th grades. When we have enough adult volunteers we will also run a CYO track and field program. If you have any questions please email: Tomconaty@hiparish.org

YOUTH GROUP ●Jan. 6th—Youth Mass at 5:15pm ●Jan. 6th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 13th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 27th—Cottage School visit at 2:30pm ●Jan. 27th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm

CYO BASKETBALL

K-2 Clinic Dates: Jan. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th

K-2 Clinic Times: VIP: 11am to Noon

Coordinator: Colleen Wagner

Kindergarten: 12:10pm to 1:10 Coordinator: Brian McCarthy

1st Grade: 1:20pm to 2:20pm Coordinator: Bill Cahill

2nd Grade: 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Coordinators: Brian McCarthy & Greg Dolan

The 5th grade Boys GOLD team, as part of their community service, took part in a letter writing campaign for an organization called 100,000 Thank Yous. They wrote notes of gratitude & promise of prayers to our deployed military that they will receive this holiday season.

Team Members Riley, Brian, Declan, Nate, Trey, Dylan, Martin, Mason,

Hayden, Nolan & Jack G.

Today, the Feast of the Holy Family, we look at Jesus, Mary and Joseph as the model of all Christian families. Let us pray….

Loving God, during this holy season of Christmas,

We ask for your blessing on all families.

Let Mary’s openness to your wondrous ways be an inspiration to place all trust in you.

Let Joseph’s courage provide hope during times of

anxiety and uncertainty.

Let Jesus’ life ignite all families with a spirit of light and love.

May the grace the encircled the Holy Family widen to

embrace all families.

For this we pray..Amen

Maria Lamorgese Ph 914-769-3297 Ext. 1 mlamorgese@hiparish.org

Looking Ahead: No Class through January 5th. Classes will resume on

January 7, 2019.

Happy New Year!! The Music Ministry of Holy Innocents, extends to all of you our warmest wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2019! We look forward to a year filled with wonderful things and the opportunity to continue to share the blessings of our faith with all of you! We appreciate your participation as we continue to sing the beautiful songs of the Christmas season that will be used over the next few weeks during our parish liturgies. The Junior, Teen, and Adult Choirs of Holy Innocents, as well as all of our parish musicians wish you a very Happy New Year!

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VOLUNTEERS TO THE MINISTRIES OF THE MASS

Have you ever considered serving in one of the ministries of the Mass? Have you received a calling to assist in the liturgy and sacrament of the Mass? If you have, but are unable, or reluctant, to step forward, here is your opportunity to serve. We are seeking additional ministers who wish to volunteer to be fully trained to serve in one of these ministries:

Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Usher

Scheduling for Masses is always set to meet your wishes/needs, typically for the Mass you regularly attend. Convenient training dates (for one session) will be available to meet most busy schedules.

If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office at 769-0025.

SUNDAY COFFEE

Thank you to all the volunteers who hosted the coffee after the Sunday 9am and 11am coffee this past year. The 2019 Sign Up Board is available in the Social Hall. Please consider hosting a Sunday coffee. You may choose a 9am or 11am time to host.

REASON FOR THE SEASON

BIBLE STUDY The Bible Study group will meet on

January 7th at 11:00am

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MASS FOR HEALING

Holy Rosary Church 170 Bradhurst Avenue, Hawthorne Monday, January 14th at 7:30pm

Celebrant: Msgr. Edward Barry

BE-INFORMED

We hope you are enjoying the free parish subscription to www.formed.org which gives you access to quality Catholic on line programs, movies, audios, and books. Simply register with parish code CKV8KK and enjoy. Today is the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Study: Beloved: Mystery and Meaning of Mar-riage or Living Marriage. Watch: Joseph of Nazareth or Mary of Nazareth; or listen to: Marriage and Family, Three to Get Married, How to Apply Faith to our Families, Counting Your Blessings or Be a Man!.

HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH December 30, 2018

First Reading: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 This passage from Sirach details the duties children owe to father and mother. Their life-long devotion will not be forgotten and “will take lasting root.” Second Reading: Colossians 3:12-21 Paul urges Christians particularly in the setting of the family, to “clothe” themselves with kindness, patience, humility, and mercy; to forgive; and, above all, to love! Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 An angel of the Lord, appearing in a dream to Joseph, urges him to flee with Jesus and Mary to Egypt to escape the murderous schemes of Herod. Later, in another dream, an angel tells Joseph to go with Jesus and Mary to a town called Nazareth in the region of Galilee, thus fulfilling the Scriptures: “He shall be called a Nazarean.”

“‘Get up, take the child and his mother and flee into Egypt. Stay there until I tell you otherwise.’ Joseph got up and took the child and his mother and left that night for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘Out of Egypt I have called my son.’ Joseph went to the region of Galilee. There he settled in a town called Nazareth.”