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IN THE “CITY OF THE HILLS” CORNER OF WALNUT AND ELM STREETS, ONEONTA, NEW YORK

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Welcome... From wherever you have traveled or have been led on your spiritual journey, we, the Catholic community of Oneonta, are glad that you are

among us. We invite you make yourself at home and consider joining in our Christian way of

life, worship and service.

Students of Hartwick and SUNY Oneonta, welcome! We encourage you to participate and

volunteer in all liturgical and service ministries while you are among us

We are home to... ♦ Saint Mary’s Newman Catholic Community

♦ Boy Scouts of America—Troup 23 ♦ Knights of Columbus—Council 4989

Eucharistic Liturgy... Sunday—The Lord’s Day: 10:30am

Saturday—Vigil: 5:00pm Weekdays: Mon, Tues & Fri: 9:00am

Holy Days: 12:10pm & 7:00pm

Headlines…

Confirmation Tuesday, 23 April, 2019

6:30 pm

First Holy Communion Sunday, 12 May 2019

10:30 am

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, ONEONTA

Women’s Retreat 2019

Time to mark your calendar and reserve the week!end of

May 3!5, 2019 for our annual Women’s Retreat at the

Dominican Retreat & Conference Center in

Niskayuna, NY. Sr. Marilyn Vassallo, CSJ will lead us in a

considera�on of Gala�ans 5!6b "The only� thing that

counts is faith expressing itself through love." Flyers (pink)

are available in the carousel in the gathering area of the

church. Ques�ons? Call Helen (607) 286!70080, �

Barbara (607) 432!5509 or Mar�e (607) 432!2852�April is Carrots Month This month St. Mary’s Food Pantry’s feature food is

carrots. Fresh, frozen or canned carrots; any size. Monday to Friday, drop off carrots at the rectory office or the church. Weekends put in the container in the gathering area of the church marked FOOD PANTRY. Also needed: White rice,

flavored rice, Peanut butter, Hamburger Helper, Tuna

Helper, or gift certificates to Aldi’s, Walmart, or

Steward’s. St. Mary’s Food Pantry is also in need of clean cloth shopping bags. If you have any to spare, please consider donating them.

Peace and Justice Rummage Sale It’s finally spring which means spring cleaning and sorting. If you have items in good condition that you know someone else cannot live without, please remember the Peace and Justice Rummage Sale June 14 and 15. More details will come at a later date. Contact John Korb at 607-267-0527 if you have any questions.

Confirmation Hospitality

On Tuesday April 23rd at 6:30PM, the local churches will

join St. Mary’s for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Refreshments and opportunity for a photo with the bishop, will take place immediately following the Liturgy. There will be 40 candidates. We plan for 175 people; so we need many hands to assist in baking, setting up the gym,

serving, and cleaning up after the hospitality! Sign-up sheets are at the doors of the church. If you missed signing up this weekend, call Rosie McDonald 432-6443 to bake or assist.

Troop 23 News for April

Troop 23 competed in the Deerslayer District First Aid Meet at SUNY Oneonta March 1st with 3 teams of scouts and our senior team placed 4th. We were present at St. Mary's March 31st to celebrate Scout Sunday. We are having our 1st Troop Pinewood Derby on April 10th. We will be attending the Leatherstocking Council Spring camporee in Rome, NY May 17th-19th. We will be electing scouts to the Order of Arrow, which is Scout's honor society that is focused on cheerful service and promoting scout's ideals. We are attending Boy Scout Summer Camp at Camp Henderson in the Town of Maryland July 7th-13th.

We have 3 of our scouts having submitted their Eagle proposals that include an eternal flame honoring veterans at Neahwa Park Veteran's Memorial section by Ethan Dugan, beautification of grounds and placement of a memorial at the Oneonta Veteran's Club by Caleb Casey and school bus station repair at College Terrace and West Street by Richard Serafin.

Our Troop's Community Service has included the following activities as we were at Fox Skilled Nursing Home to build bird houses and play card and board games with residents March 23rd. We will be providing the Easter Vigil fire for St. Mary's on April 20th. We will be clearing an upper section of West Street in the Town of Oneonta May 3rd. We will be assisting St. Mary's Church at Saturday's Bread May 25th. We will be marching in the Memorial Day Parade May 27th. We will be working at Camp Henderson May 31st-June 2nd to prepare our camp for summer. We will be assisting Oneonta World of Learning (OWL) Ice Cream Social June 2nd.

If we can be of assistance to you or someone you know, please contact David Flynn 437-8424 or dflynn8@stny.rr.com

"2019 Lobby For Life" day to be held in Albany, Wed.,

May 1st, sponsored by NYS Right To Life Comm. It is a chance to stand for life, listen to Nat'l Right to Life President speak and meet with legislators. Drive yourself or take a chartered bus leaving Oneonta at 7 a.m. and returning late afternoon. Ticket $20. For details, call Mary at (607) 433-2067.

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APRIL 21, 2019

Our Sacramental Life

Sacrament of the Eucharist The Lord’s Day (Sunday) 10:30am; Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm

Weekdays, usually Monday , Tuesday & Friday: 9:00am

Please check the Mass Intentions in this bulletin for this

week’s schedule Holy Days as announced in the bulletin.

Sacrament of Baptism Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Adult baptism is the norm for initiation into the Catholic

Faith. This is accomplished through a process of inquiry,

prayer, instruction and introduction to the Christian Life.

Please see Fr. David and/or Mel Sperti in regard to begin-

ning the process.

Infant Baptism The Church continues to baptize infants, entrusting their

growth in prayer and formation in the faith to parents.

Parents who wish to seek Baptism for their children

should contact a parish priest.

Reception into Communion Baptized Christians from other denominations who desire

to come into communion with the Catholic Church do so

through a process of inquiry, prayer and preparation for

reception and the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy

Eucharist. Please see Fr. David and/or Kate Johnston in

regard to beginning the process.

Sacrament of Confirmation Usually celebrated at the 10th grade level through participa-

tion in the Faith Formation process of the parish. Anyone

who has not received the gifts of the Holy Spirit and desires

to receive the Sacrament should make their request to Fr.

David and/or Kate Johnston at 432-3920

Sacrament of Reconciliation • Offered during Tuesdays of Prayer from 5:00 –6:30pm

• By appointment

• Seasonal Communal Celebrations

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick The Sacrament should be requested for anyone who is seri-

ously sick in the hospital, healthcare facility or home. Vol-

unteers visit Fox Hospital, Fox Nursing Home, Chestnut

Park Nursing and Rehabilitation, Robynwood Adult Home,

and Hampshire House weekly. If you have family members

in another area facility please notify the parish office.

Sacrament of Holy Orders and Religious Life Priesthood: www.albanyvocations.org Diaconate: www.rcda.org/Offices/deacons

Religious Life: www.albanyvocations.org

Sacrament of Marriage Please contact a parish priest 6 months to a year prior to the

proposed date of marriage. Please make no other wedding

arrangements until initial contact is made.

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION PACKETS Are you new to St. Mary’s Church? Registration and

information packets for new parishioners can be found in

the brochure carousel in the back of the church. We

encourage you to visit our website, stmarysoneonta.org to

explore the variety of parish ministries, celebrations and

opportunities for prayer offered to support you spiritually as

fellow disciples of Christ. We are happy to welcome you to

our community and hope you will make St. Mary’s your

spiritual home.

Music In Memoriam Ray Paradis 1938-2009

To those who knew Ray, it is hard to believe that it has

been 10 years since he passed from this life. In celebration

of his life and his service to the music community in this

area, St. Mary’s Church would like to invite his friends

and colleagues to a recital in his honor on the organ that he

worked so hard to help install in our church. We will also

affix a plaque to the organ in honor of his service. We will

also have time to share stories about Ray (of which there

are many).

Date: May 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church Corner of Walnut and Elm Streets, Oneonta

CAREGIVER!Support Group!

Are you caring for a spouse, grandparent, parent,

rela�ve or neighbor who is chronically ill, disabled or

terminally ill?!

This group is for you!!!

Elm Park Church!

401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta!

Sunflower Room!

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Thursdays 1:00 �2:30 pm!

April 25!

May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30!

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Cost: Free but Registra�on is Required!

Please call Catskill Area Hospice to Register: !

607�432�5525!

For more informa�on visit our website at!

Www.cahpc.org and click on For Caregivers!

EASTER SUNDAY

Stewardship Report

Our total Parish Budget for the year………….$688,359.00

Less projected Other Income…………………$314,259.00

(this includes investment income, grants, other donations)

Amount needed from collections (annually)….$374,100.00 Needed from the collection weekly……………...$7,194.00

Stewardship for April 6 & 7, 2019.………….…$6,132.18

Due to early publication of this bulletin, the collection

for April 13 & 14 will be posted in next weekend’s

bulletin

Easter Flowers for April 6 & 7, 2019…………..$1,934.71

Prayer corner…..

♦ We ask that you remember in your prayers the

following persons who are ill: Veronica Nelson,

Lorraine Dono, Carol Moonen, Sharon Wilsey

O’Donnell, Peter Marchione, Sam Nader, Joseph

Vagliardo, Paula Hickey, Madeline Seger, Linda

Burch, Mike Schneider and Bud Pirone.

♦ We pray for the men and women of our parish and

community who are serving in the military.

♦ We remember in prayer all priests of the Albany

Diocese. ♦ Let us remember those who have died, especially the

members of our families and parish community. (Names will remain on the prayer list for four weeks, and

then removed unless notified by family-thank you)

20 April 2019– 28 April 2019

SATURDAY 20 April 2019

9:00 pm pro populo SUNDAY 21 April 2019

8:30 & 10:30 am pro populo

TUESDAY 23 April 2019

9:00 am Teresa Alfonso Barbero by Aida Gallucci & Family Celestino Angilletta by wife & family Anniversary Remembrance FRIDAY 26 April 2019

9:00 am Lloyd Baker by Paul & Ann Adamo 1st Anniversary Remembrance Caroline Mickiewicz by The Eastman Family SATURDAY 27 April 2019

5:00 pm Robert Simms by Family Rossi & Micco Family by Lucrezia Lettis Lindsay Brandt by Family 30th Anniversary Remembrance Josephine Colone by Family Anniversary Remembrance Eric Woven by Steve Baldwin Anniversary Remembrance SUNDAY 28 April 2019

10:30 am Harry A. Reffelt by The Eastman Family Althea Gennarino by Vittoria Rossi Kendra Hobb Baker by mother, Starr Hobb

Pastoral Staff

Rev. David Wm. Mickiewicz, Pastor

Kathleen Neuer, Administration

Diane DeDominicis & Sandi Milavec

Administrative Assistants

Donald Embling, Music

Carmel Ann Sperti, Pastoral Care

Linda Burns, Food Ministry Coordinator

Kate Johnston, Faith Formation Coordinator

Julia Baxter, Elementary Faith Formation

Bridgette Shepardson, Youth Ministry

Gary DuBois, Head of Buildings & Grounds

APRIL 21, 2019

CONSOLE ONE ANOTHER…

St. Mary’s Consolation/Bereavement Group meets !

in the Rectory at 10:00 AM on!

May 16!

Join us as we share our Joys, !

Sorrows and Memories!

Need an evening group? !

Contact Mel at 432�3920 or !

carmelannsperti@yahoo.com !

and we will get one started!!

Healing the pain of

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one weekend at a time.

DATE: May 17-19, 2019

PLACE: Carondelet

Hospitality Center

Latham, NY

COST: $195.00

Financial assistance available,

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For information or to register, contact:

Pat Mousaw, 518-222-1160

Kathy Kelly, 802-282-2028

Denise Freeman, 607-353-0039

rachelsvineyardalbany@yahoo.com

Participation is strictly confidential.

Sponsored by Rachel’s Vineyard of Albany and the

Respect Life Ministry

of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.

“Do come along in my company.” There are times in our lives when we need someone to walk with us. In a wonderful intimate scene between Moses and God, Moses says, “If I find favor with you, O Lord, do come along in our company.” [Exodus 34: 9] An ancient Christian way of spiritually walking with someone is called Spiritual Direction. It allows for another pair of ears to listen intently as to what God is saying to a person who is seeking a deeper relationship with God in Jesus Christ. A spiritual director listens, encourages, guides, challenges, accompanies and prays with you to help discern the movement of the Spirit in your life. Might you desire a closer relationship with God? Sessions with a spiritual director are typically held once a month and last for an hour. If you have questions about or are interested in such a spiritual relationship, contact Cindy Korb, C.S.D. at 607.267.0539 or listeningpresence518@gmail.com or the Consultation Center in Albany. Fr. David Mickiewicz can also assist you with any questions.

Applications Open for Potential Habitat for

Humanity Partner Families Application period open until June 2, 2019.

Habitat for Humanity Otsego County (HFHOC) calls for applicants for potential partner families. The application for interested potential partner families opens on April 2, 2019 and the deadline is June 2, 2019. Otsego County residents who have an interest in living in a Habitat for Humanity home in the future should apply. The applications and additional information can be obtained by emailing habitatotsego@gmail.com , by calling the office at 607-432-7874, or via a written request to HFHOC, 403B Chestnut St., Oneonta NY 13820. Application criteria include a need for housing, willingness to partner, and income/credit guidelines. A Homeowner Selection Information Session will be held April 27, 2019 at 4:45 p.m. at the Habitat house under construction at McFarland Meadows located on Rt. 205 in Oneonta.

Families who are selected to partner with HFHOC will be assisted in completing the steps in purchasing a home, including the application for a low-interest mortgage. Local volunteers provide the majority of labor, so our homes are sold to partner families at extremely attractive prices! It takes about two years from the time an applicant is accepted to the home’s completion. This allows time for partner families to prepare for homeownership and to complete required homeownership education, as well as time for a house to be built. HFHOC’s Homeowner Support Committee act as mentors throughout the entire process.

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