February 23, 2020

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Columbanus Parish 122 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567

(914) 737-4705

RECTORY: 914-737-4705 / 914-736-7476F

Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Keenan, Retired Priest in Residence

Christopher Mendoza, Deacon Bulletin Team, stcolumbanusbulletin@gmail.com

, Music Director

Saturdays 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. after the 6:00 p.m. Mass. Mondays during Holy Hour: 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance of desired wedding date.

BAPTISMS: Mandatory class held on the first Saturday of each month. Call the rectory to register.

MASSES - St. Columbanus Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. (6 p.m. satisfies Sunday Obligation) Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (TLM), 12:00 noon Weekdays: Mon 9:00 a.m. T - F 7:30 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Eve of Holy Day: 6:00 p.m. Holy Days: 7:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. ** Handicapped Accessibility **

St. Columbanus School Ms. Carole Arbolino, Principal Mrs. Margaret Roche, Administrative Assistant Phone: (914) 739-1200 Fax: (914) 739-1109 Website: www.st-columbanus.com

Church of the North American Martyrs MISSION: Lake Peekskill, New York 55 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, NY Phone: (914) 737-4705

MASSES (Currently under repair)

Saturdays: 5:00 p.m. (satisfies Sunday Obligation) Sundays: 11:00 a.m. Holy Days: 10:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

CONFESSIONS 1/2 hour before each Mass

Religious Education Isabel Arroyo, Coordinator (914) 739-2441 stcolumbanusre@gmail.com Sat. 8:50 a.m.-10:30.a.m.; Sun: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., then Family Mass 11:45; Mon 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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SUNDAY’S READINGS

1st Reading: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18) Psalm: The Lord is kind and merciful. (Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13) 2nd Reading: All things belong to you, and you to Christ, and Christ to God. (Corinthians 3:16-23) Alleluia: Whoever keeps the word of Christ, the love of God is truly perfected in him. Gospel: Love your enemies. (Matthew 5:38-48

February 17, 2019 $6,699.03 February 16, 2020 $5,034.25

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

SUNDAY ~ February 23 8:00 a.m. Dorothy Farrell 10:00 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass 12:00 noon For Our Parish & Parishioners

MONDAY ~ February 24 9:00 a.m. Ronald Powe

TUESDAY ~ February 25 7:30 a.m. John M. Samoylo 9:00 a.m. John M. Samoylo

WEDNESDAY ~ February 26 Ash Wednesday

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Thomas & Richard Jennings & Patricia Ciccarone 4:00 p.m. Ashes Service (St. Columbanus) 7:00 p.m.

THURSDAY ~ February 27 7:30 a.m. Mary Ellen Jelenek 9:00 a.m. Anthony & Margherita Sierzega

FRIDAY ~ February 28 7:30 a.m. Thomas McNally 9:00 a.m. Alfred Rosas

SATURDAY ~ February 29 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Mary Ann Mattiola

Names of the sick are listed for six months from the date of the initial request. Contact the rectory to add someone.

Ann Marie & Patricia Barber, Virginia Capodieci, Thelma Doebbler, Juliet Epasmo, Justin Fedele, Matthew Hempel, Alex Hetsko, Colleen Kennedy, Kerri Kennedy, Kevin Kolosky, Ronald McCaffrey, Vincent McKenna, Robert McLoughlin, Roselea Megna, Robert Modena, Lorraine Orza, Vivian Pabon, Debbie Pinto, Doreen Robinson, Patricia Salvador, Fr. Frank Samoylo, Cathy Samoylo, Patrick Scelza, Joan Schneider, Aurea Simbulan, Kelly Small, Rosamma Thomas, Brigid Velluzzi, Terry Vidal

WINE, HOST, AND TABERNACLE CANDLE

A donation of $25 will provide for the weeklong burning of the tabernacle candle in memory of loved ones. A like donation for the hosts and wine offered at Mass may be given as a memorial as well. Please call or stop by the rectory if you would like to honor your loved ones in this holy manner.

Pray for a strengthening of families and family life.

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St. Columbanus’ KofC Council #14991 is honoring Deacon Chris at their Gala.

Deacon Chris has dedicated a good part of his life to serving the Catholic Church and St. Columbanus. Over the last several years he has brought into the faith almost 100 children through baptism. He has brought communion and comfort to numerous home-bound parishioners. He assists at almost every fu-neral, prepares and offers homilies a few times each month and is always willing to help with a soft voice and pleasant smile. Two of his sons have followed his example of service and are currently studying to become priests at St. Joseph’s Seminary. We are lucky to have Deacon Chris. The KofC Gala will be held on March 24th at Mulinos at Lake Isle, in Eastchester, running from Noon until 5:00 p.m. There will be a cocktail hour, dinner and dessert, as well as beer, wine and soda. The cost will be $70.00 per person. Please join us in honoring Deacon Chris for his sacrifice and years of service to our commu-nity. Contact the rectory for registration info. before

TreasureHouse Chorale and Chamber Orchestra - 30th Anniversary

Please join us for a night of classical Catholic music during the Lenten Season, by a renowned group who has played at the Vatican multiple times. Under the direction of Mr. Joseph Nigro, it consists of professional and semi-professional SATB voices from among various parish choirs in the Archdiocese of New York and Diocese of Bridgeport. The play list will include works of Beetho-ven, Palestrina, Lassus, Mozart, Handel, Allegri, Tchesnokov, others. Saturday, March 21st, 2020 7:15pm Saint Columbanus Church

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS SCHEDULE St. Columbanus Church

7:30 a.m. Mass 9:00 a.m. Mass

4:00 p.m. Ashes Service 7:00 p.m. Mass

There will be a collection taken on Ash Wednesday. Additional envelopes are available in the Church vestibule.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS & BENEDICTION SCHEDULE

St. Columbanus Church Holy Hour at 6:00 p.m. and Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. every Friday through the Lenten season.

Join us every Friday in Dillon Hall at

*7:45 p.m.* *Try your luck at our “Quickie” games *Come for the $250 Early Bird Special

*Play the “$900 Jackpot” each week

*Bring a new player & get a FREE

admission ticket for that night!

No one under 18 allowed in Dillon Hall while Bingo is in session.

February 28 is Team #3

A. Carolan Kitchen:

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a prayer

night on Monday, March 2nd at 7pm at our main Church on Oregon Rd. Deacon Chris will lead us in saying the Rosary and beseeching our Lord to an-

swer our prayers. Please join us on the 2nd in prayer to the Lord, our God and Savior.

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~PASTOR’S NOTES~

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the sa-cred season of Lent. Ashes will be given out at St. Columba-nus after the morning Masses (7:30&9:00 a.m.). At 4:00 p.m. ashes will be distrib-uted at a prayer ser-vice and again at 7:00 p.m. Mass. Lent is a penitential

time when we FAST (one main meal and two smaller meals). This is required on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. We must also ABSTAIN from eating meat. Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent are days we cannot eat meat. Besides fasting and abstaining on the appointed days, we should also give up something we like to eat (candy, alcohol, etc.) or do (internet, movies, etc.). Besides giving up things we can do positive spiritual activities such as spiritual reading (the Bible, lives of a Saint, etc.), helping out at CCD on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, or praying one day a week at an abortion site during the 40 Days for Life for the end of abortion...I do Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. in Rockland County on my day off. You can also attend weekday Mass and Monday evening Holy Hour (7:00 p.m.). On Fridays of Lent we have a Holy Hour at 6:00 p.m. before Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. I especially encourage everyone to pray the Rosary daily and continue to pray it daily throughout the year. St. Padre Pio said that this is the spiritual weapon for our times. Let’s make this Lent a special time of prayer and sacrifice to draw us closer to Jesus, who died for our sins. Each day is a gift from God we should never take for granted. As we recite in distributing the ashes to each individual, “Remember O Man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.” The image above is an illumination for the entrance antiphon for Ash Wednesday. The Latin quote is from the book of Wisdom, “You are merciful to all, O Lord, and despise nothing that you have made. You overlook people’s sins, to bring them to repentance, and you spare them, for you are the Lord our God.” Amen. In Jesus and Mary, Fr. Frank Samoylo

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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

~Rosary Recitation ~Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00a.m. ~Divine Mercy Chaplet~Monday-Friday, 9:30a.m. Adoration ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. Religious Ed ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. No Bible Study ~ Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Vision (A.A.) ~ Thursday 7:00 p.m. RCIA ~ Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Play Group ~ Friday, 10:00 a.m. Holy Hour ~ Friday, 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross ~ Friday, 7:00 p.m. Bingo ~ Friday, 7:45 p.m. Religious Ed. ~ Saturday, 8:50 a.m. Religious Ed. ~ Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Vision (A.A.) ~ Sunday 7:00 p.m.

WITNESS FORMATION DAY

Have you ever thought about praying outside of an abortion facility but felt unsure or fearful to take the first step? Join us for a morning conference that will inspire you to say YES!

Saturday, February 29th St. Patrick’s Church

137 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, NY

Mass at 9:00 a.m. Registration at 9:30 a.m. Day concludes at Noon

Coffee and light refreshments provided

Questions?: Email: Sr.VirginiaJoy@archny.org

SECOND COLLECTION

A second collection will be taken today to offset the cost of fuel to heat the Church. Please be as generous as your means allow. Thank you.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK COLLECTION NEXT WEEK

Please place your yellow “Catholic New York” en-velope in with your regular Sunday envelope. There will be only one collection next Sunday.