ALL SAINTS ON THE HUDSON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2019

Welcome to the Parish Community of All Saints on the Hudson!

We are happy you have decided to worship with us today. If you are just visiting, we pray that God will be with you on your journey. If you are seeking a church

home, we would be happy to welcome you into our parish community. If you are interested in joining our parish, please contact the parish office.

Fr. Patrick Rice Pastor

Cell: (518) 813-5090

Fr. Ronald Matulewicz

Fr. Robert Hohenstein Sacramental Associates

Parish Office Hours Monday to Thursday

8:00am to 4:00pm

Parish Office: (518) 664-3354 Parish Fax: (518) 652-2431

Mailing Address: 52 William Street

Mechanicville, NY 12118

Parish Website: www.allsaintsny.net

Mother Teresa’s Thrift Store Tues. - Fri, 10:00am - 3:00pm Saturday, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Sacraments

Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday, 3-3:45pm - St. Paul’s

Baptism First Sunday of the month at 12:00pm

Marriage Please call the Parish Office for

arrangements six months in advance

Worship Schedule

Weekday Masses held in the Parish Center Chapel

Monday, Thursday, Friday, 8am

Tuesday, 9am

Wednesday, 8am and 12pm

Adoration 8:30am to 9:30am

held after the Wednesday 8am Mass

St. Jude Novena

Tuesdays at 6:00pm

St. Peter’s Church

Weekend Masses

Saturday Vigil, 4pm at St. Paul’s

Sunday, 8:30am at St. Peter’s

Sunday, 10:30am at St. Paul’s

St. Paul’s Church 121 N. Main St. Mechanicville

St. Peter’s Church 895 Hudson Ave.

Stillwater

St. Isaac Jogues Chapel 716 Route 9P Saratoga Lake

Sacrificial Giving Due to the early submission of this week’s bulletin,

collection totals will appear next weekend. Thank you for your support of our parish! A second collection is taken each

week for diocesan and parish needs. Please remember our parish in your will.

Rosary Recitation On the second and fourth Friday of each month, the rosary is prayed in the Parish Center Chapel beginning at 3:00pm. We will meet next on Friday, January 10th. Come join us in celebration of our Blessed Mother and honor her in the praying of the Rosary. **Please note the location change for winter months for a more comfortable meeting spot!

American Red Cross Blood Drive We will be hosting the American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, January 9, 2020 beginning at 11:30 am to 4:30pm in the Parish Center, classrooms 2&4. In donating blood, you will receive an American Red Cross reusable tote bag. To schedule appointment, please call the Parish office or the American Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767. You may also visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code ALLSAINTSMECHANICVILLE. Thank you for your support!

Thank You to our Choirs

Thanks to both our Children and Adult Choirs who have spent many hours rehearsing and giving of their time and talent this Fall at our liturgies, as well as all of their preparations for Christmas. Special thanks to Kathy Funaro and Rachael O’Neill for serving as accompanists for our choirs, too. We are very thankful for our music ministry at All Saints and your support! Choir Rehearsals will resume next month, so keep an eye out for more information!

Parish News and Events

The Catholic Community of All Saints on the Hudson

Weekly Parish Mass Schedule

Saturday, December 28 Anticipated Mass for Sunday

4:00pm St. Paul’s Joseph DeChiro

Antonette Wixted

Noah A. DeSisciolo

Joseph Benamati

Sunday, December 29 The Feast of the Holy Family

8:30am St. Peter’s Joyce Mondoux

10:30am St. Paul’s The Most Reverend Paul Sirba

Monday, December 30 Weekday

8:00am Chapel People of the Parish

Tuesday, December 31 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Vigil)

4:00pm St. Paul’s Edward and Catherine DeCelle

Wednesday, January 1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Day)

9:00am St. Peter’s Pat and RoseMary Hildreth

James Levesque

Thursday, January 2 St. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen

8:00am Chapel People of the Parish

Friday, January 3 Holy Name of Jesus

8:00am Chapel People of the Parish

Saturday, January 4 Anticipated Mass for Sunday

4:00pm St. Paul’s Paula Cononica

Antonette Wixted

Christopher Sgambati

Nickolas Izzo

Sunday, January 5 The Feast of the Epiphany

8:30am St. Peter’s Angela Cavotta

Jeanne Tarsa

Walter Ardziewicz

10:30am St. Paul’s Nickolas Izzo

Virginia Valcik

Our Beloved Dead Please keep in prayer those who have entered eternal life:

Nickolas Izzo

Parish Offices Closed for New Year’s This week we celebrate New Year’s! In observance of the holidays, the parish office will be closed on Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1st. The office will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd. Daily Mass will not be held on Tuesday, January 31 in the Parish Center, but we do encourage you to attend the Holy Day Mass (see information below). Daily Masses will resume on Thursday, January 2nd at 8:00am and on Friday, January 3rd at 8:00am. We extend our best wishes to you and your families and friends for a very happy and healthy New Year 2020!

Holy Day Mass this Week This coming Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. This is a Holy Day of Obligation in the church, and our Mass schedule is as follows:

New Year’s Eve Vigil for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Tuesday, December 31 4:00pm Mass St. Paul’s Church

New Year’s Day Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Wednesday, January 1 9:00am Mass St. Peter’s Church

Please make a point to attend one of these liturgies this coming week for the Holy Day, as well as to pray for our parish, your loved ones and friends, and our nation and world as we celebrate a New Year, 2020. We look forward to seeing you at Mass!

“Midnight at Nine” New Year’s Eve Party Join us Dec. 31 following the 4:00pm Vigil Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, in our Par-ish Center Gym as we gather to celebrate the New Year! Food will be provided for your enjoyment, along with some music and fun conversation with fellow parishioners and friends! Ring in the New Year with us and bring your family and friends with you! If you have any questions, please contact the parish office. We look forward to seeing you there!

Sunday, December 29, 2019

Faith Formation Grades K-5 Presented by Mary Krasuski

Class Reminder Classes will not be held in observance of the holiday break, including New Year’s. We wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! Our classes will resume next Sunday, January 5th. Enjoy the vacation time!

Here We Go, A-Caroling!

On Sunday, December 15th, members of our Youth Council met to visit the homebound and offer them some Christmas Cheer! They sang carols and enjoyed the company of one another, as well as those they met! Below you can see some photos from their caroling vis-its! Thank you to all who invited us into their homes and for all who came out to lend their time and talents!

The Parish Thrift Store The Thrift Store will be closed on December 24th through January 6th for the Holidays. We will reo-pen on January 7th. Have a very happy New Year!

Faith Formation Grades 6-9 Presented by Beverly McBride

Class Reminder Faith Formation Classes will not be held this coming week. Our classes are set to resume in January on Mon-day, January 6th and Wednesday, January 8th. We wish everyone a very relaxing and fun-filled break and we look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!

Our Christmas Pageant

On Saturday, December 14th our children presented a Christmas pageant in our parish center gym, and a deli-cious meal was served to our parishioners and friends. Below you will see some photos from the event and the fun that the kids had in their performance!