St. John the Evangelist Parish 915 Route 212, Centerville, Saugerties, NY 12477

Phone: 845-246-9581 • Fax: 845-246-9582 • web: www.sjechurch.org

M A S S S C H E DU L E : Saturday- 5:00 PM, Sunday- 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM

Daily: Monday-Thursday & Saturday - 8:30 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM

Holy Days: Please check bulletin

CONFESSIONS: Saturday– 3:30 to 4:30 PM

ALTAR ROSARY:

President: Donna Anderson (246-9719) Meets the first Wednesday of the month

ALTAR SERVERS: Coordinator Joan Jensen (246-9581)

BAPTISM: Baptism upon request. Preparation required.

Leaders in preparation: Patricia & Gary Moore (246-5164)

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: Coleman Catholic High School (338-2750),

Kingston Catholic School (331-9318)

COMMUNITY ACTION / FOOD PANTRY: Maria Granda (246-3635)

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Marilyn Washer (246-5236), Maureen Rothe 246-0305

DEANERY: Frankie Cullen (853-5557)

LAY TRUSTEES: Bill McKenna (246-6065), Bob Howe (246-8510)

LITURGY COMMITTEE: Robert Howe (246-8510)

MARRIAGES: By appointment. Please make arrangements at least six months prior to

wedding. Preparation is mandatory.

MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY: Eileen Oswald (246-7042)

MUSIC MINISTRY: Kelly Rea (246-0395)

OPERATIONS: Robert Gauvreau (246-3544)

SPIRIT OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP: Fr. Woodruff (246-9581) Meets Tuesdays 7:00 PM & first

Sunday of each month at 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Instructional Prayer Meeting—All are welcome!)

PARISH COUNCIL: President Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431)

PARISH NURSE: Anne Grunbaum (246-1667)

RCIA: Deacon Robert Cranston (246-3371)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Coordinator Joan Corton (339-4391)

RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Joseph Defino Sr. (246-6908) , Barbara O’Reilly (246-7810)

SECRETARIES: Joan Jensen (217-7477), Barbara Renner (8:30 AM—8:30 PM Only —246-3424)

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH STORE: Elaine Arvidson (246-4468), Angela Mastrachia (246-3377)

VOCATIONS: Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431)

FATHER WILLIAM F. WOODRUFF, PASTOR MSGR. WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS, PASTOR EMERITUS DEACON ROBERT CRANSTON

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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH

Saturday 8:30 Frank Beisel (Birthday Remembrance) - Req. by Joan Jensen

5:00 All The People of The Parish

Sunday 8:30 Andrew Mullen—Req. by Susie Bach & Carolyn Monahan

10:30 Toby Tobiassen—Req. by The Saugerties Columbiettes

Monday 8:30 In Celebration of The 10th Birthday of Jake, Luke, & Zack Behrens—Req. by Mom & Dad

Tuesday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Brianne Murphy—Req. by Her Family

Wednesday 8:30 Alison Moore (Birthday Remembrance) - Req. by Bill & Rose McKenna

Thursday 8:30 For The Deceased Members of My Family—Req. by Wayne Drefin

Friday 8:30 Holy Communion Service

Saturday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Jamie Baker—Req. by Joe Defino Sr.

5:00 Joan McCann– Req. by Donna Anderson

Sunday 8:30 All The People of The Parish

10:30 Robert Fennell—Req. by His Family

SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES-

Mon—Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Wed—St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest

Fri—St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

Sat—St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION- Will take place

this weekend after the 10:30 Mass and continue until

the 8:30 PM Benediction. Evening prayers will be

prayed at 5:30 PM. Sign up sheets are located at the

side entrance of the church.

20-WEEK CLUB WINNER– The 11th winner of $100 in our 20

-Week Club was Jen Denier.

MASTERS PLAN PROJECT– On June 2nd I had a movie night

to help the families that lost their homes to a fire. I raised $1,010.

We had a snack bar and showed the movie Coco. I did this

memory of my Grandma, Beverly Defino and for parishioners,

Karen Zambrella, Sally Ann Zollo, Rose Topple, Barbara Coppey

and Normand Ducas. May they rest is the Lord’s peace.

Max Baker

PARISH APPRECIATION PICNIC– Mark your

calendar now — The picnic will take place on

September 9th at 1 PM under the pavilion at the

Centerville Firehouse. You do not need to bring

anything, it is entirely free. It is Fr. Bill’s way of showing his

appreciation to everyone in the parish, for all we do and for who

we are. Denise Dudzic will take your reservations for the picnic,

call 750-8510. Come out for a fun time with your fellow

parishioners.

AIR-CONDITIONING COLLECTION– In the past years, we

have had a special second collection to defray the cost of the air-

conditioning in the Church. This year, following the suggestion of

the Finance Council, it has been decided to have a basket at each

of the two entrances to the Church in which you are most

welcome to drop in your donation to help to defray the cost of the

air-conditioning. Green colored envelopes are available for your

convenience. If you wish to drop that envelope into the single

collection (the regular collection) at Holy Mass, you may feel free

to do so. Thank you for your continued generosity to our parish.

2018 CARDINAL’S APPEAL UPDATE

Goal: $10,000 — Pledge: $22,313 — Paid: $18,748 — Gifts: 85

100-MILE POWERWALK FUNDRAISER- Feel free to

sponsor Fr. Woodruff in his 100-Mile Power Walk. Sponsorship

money can be given directly to Fr. Bill, or you can drop it in the

collection basket with a note indicating the 100-mile walk.

Checks are to be made payable to St. John The Evangelist Church

with the memo stating 100-Mile Walk. All monies will be used

to offset our budget deficit. Thank you.

CARE OF THE SICK- If you are planning to enter the hospital

for surgery, are experiencing a prolonged or serious illness, or are

very weak due to the advancement of age, please call the parish

office to arrange for the Sacraments of Reconciliation,

Communion and the Anointing at home. Notify us or the

Catholic chaplain at the hospital so that you may be visited by the

chaplain or pastoral staff. Be sure to tell the admitting office that

you are a Catholic and a member of St. John’s parish.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES– Is looking for volunteers to help

with their food pantry which is open every Tuesday and Friday

afternoon. If you would like to help stock our shelves, serve our

clients or enter their information into our database, we could use

your help. Stocking and set-up start on pantry mornings at 10:30

and food is distributed from 1 to 4 PM. Clients can sign in from

12—3:30. Volunteers hours vary and you can sign up for

however long would be best for you. If you would like to help on

a regular basis or if you would like to be on call as needed, please

call us at 340-9170 X100.

YOU DID IT FOR ME- If you know of someone who would

enjoy a visit, call or card from their fellow parishioners, please

call the church office (246-9581) to let us know.

Ronald “Smokey Woods—Betty Cotich— Dan Kelly—Ten

Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine

Judy Fiero—The Pines—154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill

Fr. Al Pizzuto —The Cardinal Egan Pavilion

5655 Arlington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471-1221

1-718-581-0070

Msgr. Williams— 131 Rymrock Road #42,

Kingston, NY 12401

845-399-9837

THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

You are most welcome to spend some time adoring Our

Lord in the Blessed Sacrament this Sunday, July 15th, at any time

from after the 10:30 A.M. Holy Mass until 8:30 P.M. Benediction.

God will be most pleased with you as you spend time with Him.

I want to thank the 85 families of the parish who have

pledged to this year’s Cardinal’s Appeal. Our goal was $10,000

and for the seventh year in a row we have far exceeded our goal.

$22,313 has been pledged so far and $18,848 has been paid so far.

I wish to thank the 85 families who have pledged to the five year

capital campaign called Renew and Rebuild. Our goal was

$228,521 and the total pledged over these next five years was

$315,590 and so far $79,543.32 has been paid. It should be noted

that more than 100 families pledged to either the Cardinal’ Appeal

or Renew and Rebuild or pledged to both of them. The first 74%

rebate that came in May was a little more than $49,000; the next

rebate, which will be much smaller, is scheduled to be made

during sometime between the end of July and the beginning of

August.

You may have seen that a small portion of the parking lot

has been repaved and resealed. This is the very beginning of the

five year’s worth of projects that we hope to accomplish. Please

pray that we will do what God wants us to do during these next

five years.

As a small token of my gratitude for who you are and

what you do, I invite all of you, my dear parishioners, to the sixth

annual Parish Appreciation Picnic on Sunday, September 9th,

starting at 1:00 P.M. on the grounds of the Centerville Firehouse.

Once again, I wish to thank the firefighters for permitting us to use

their place for the picnic.

I was a little slowed by the heat wave that we had for

eight days; therefore, by the time you read this letter to you, I will

only be at 72 miles and I should finish by July 31st instead of July

26th. I want to thank all of you who have sponsored me so far: you

have been most munificent in that $3,468 has been raised for the

parish. I want to be fair and just to those of you who want me to

do 103 or 104 miles so it will take me until July 31st to accomplish

those goals.

In next week’s letter, I will let you know how the Parish

Council meeting and the semi-annual Blood Drive went.

The Church Store in July was once again a big success; it

will be closed in August but will resume in September. I want to

thank Elaine, Angela, Eleanor, Ed, Marie, and Libby for their

ministering the Church Store to us.

For the seventh year in a row, I offered a Holy Mass at

the home of Bart, Mary Therese, Ian, Kevin, and Meredith praying

for the repose of the souls of Fr. Frannie and Fr. Pierce plus all

their families and friends, living or deceased. I used a new Mass

Kit that the Ladies of the Altar Rosary Society and Bob Howe

purchased for me to use on such occasions. Both deceased priests

always concelebrate every Holy Mass that I offer to God and that

is quite special.

Finally, in past years, we have had a special second

collection to defray the cost of the air-conditioning in the Church.

This year, I am following the suggestion of the Finance Council to

have a basket at each of the two entrances to the Church in which

you are most welcome to drop in a basket your donation to help to

pay for the air-conditioning. Green colored envelopes are available

for your convenience. If you wish to drop that envelope into the

single collection (the regular collection) at Holy Mass this

weekend, you may feel free to do so. Once again, I wish to thank

you for your continued generosity to our parish.

Sincerely, with prayers,

Father Bill Woodruff

COOKIE MINISTRY- This is a prayer ministry with

a cookie reward up front. We ask that you stop by our

table at the back of the church each week. Just pick up

a prayer request and a cookie and pray at least one

prayer for the person or intention on the paper. You

are invited to add your own prayer requests to the

basket. Pay if forward with a prayer and a cookie!

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE- Take a visit and check out St.

John’s website. The Web Address is www.sjechurch.org.

CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS- Every day in this country,

nearly 9,000 children are reported abused and neglected, over 170

in Ulster County alone. Many of these children are eventually

placed into the foster care system. Court Appointed Special

Advocates (CASA) of Ulster County is helping to make a positive

impact in the lives of these children by training volunteers to

speak on behalf of their best interest. By working one-on-one,

volunteers become well-acquainted with each child’s situation

and present recommendations to the court for placement, ensuring

that judges are equipped to make informed decisions. This is

your chance to make a difference in the life of a child living in

your community. All you need is 10-15 hours a month and a

willing heart. If you are interested, please contact 339-7543.

DAYTOP- A son, a daughter, a father can readily fall prey to the

pitfalls of drugs and alcohol! Daytop is as close as your

telephone! Daytop, Rhinebeck, P.O. Box 214, Rhinebeck, NY

12572, 824-867-4404, Hotline# 800-2-Daytop.

DO YOU HAVE ROOM IN YOUR HEART AND YOUR

HOME? Currently there are 518,000 children in the U.S. Foster

Care System. Please consider the rewards of foster parenting or

adopting a young person in your community. For more

information, call the Ulster County Department of Social Services

Foster Care/Home Finding Unit at 334-5400.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS- We are in need of help in the

Hospital Pastoral Ministry. We need Eucharistic Ministers,

people to visit patients and/or help with paperwork. This can be

as little as two hours a week. If interested, please call St. Mary’s

at 331-0301 between the hours of 9 – 2 PM daily. Thank you!

JOKE– Two attorneys went into a diner and ordered

two drinks. Then they produced sandwiches from their

briefcases and started to eat. The owner became quite

concerned and marched over and told them, “You can’t

eat your own sandwiches in here!” The attorneys looked at each

other, shrugged their shoulders and then exchanged sandwiches.

JULY 14, 2018

PRAYER FOR LIFE

Jesus, Mary and Joseph we love you very much.

Help us spiritually adopt and protect all human life

from preborn to natural death.

Amen.

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MAKING ALL THINGS NEW

God our Father, through the Gospel and the Eucharist,

You bring us together as Your Church in the

Archdiocese of New York.

Send us Your Holy Spirit, to enlighten our minds and guide our actions

as we plan for the future of parish life in this Archdiocese.

Help us learn new ways to strengthen and revitalize our parish

communities, and to be good stewards of the spiritual and material gifts

that sustain them.

Bless our work, so that our parishes may continue to witness to the truth

of the Gospel, and be a sign of Your love for all people.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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THE MASTER’S PLAN RESULTS-

The children of Mrs. Renner’s 4th Grade St. John the

Evangelist’s Religious Education Class have learned that everything we

are given in life; our money, our talents, our time, our knowledge, etc.

was never meant for us to keep. God expects us to share it willingly with

others, especially those in need.

At last year’s Advent Program, each child in the class was

given $10 and asked to use it wisely in the Master’s name. These are the

wonderful things that our children have accomplished:

Max Baker hosted a Movie Night serving food and candy while

watching the movie Coco. Max turned his $10 into $1,010 and donated

it to local families who lost their homes to a fire.

McCoy Rothe hosted a Spaghetti Dinner at his home and

invited friends and family to attend requesting a donation from each. He

raised $250. He too, donated his money to local families who lost their

homes to a fire.

Eian Cooper & Anthony Lewoc held a Bake Sale turning their

$20 into $450. They donated their money to St. Jude’s Children

Hospital.

Jillian Nowitzki made homemade cat and dog treats, raising

$555 which she donated to the SPCA.

Viola Myers, Mickerson Neiffer, and Regan Kavanagh held a

Bake Sale. They turned their $30 into $800. Which they donated part of

to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and part to provide meals to families in

Haiti.

All in all, they turned $80, which they received at the Advent

Program into $3,065. Over the past 14 years the Master’s Plan Project

has donated $29,568.03 to a variety of different charities.

These are the accomplishments of the children of our parish.

May we learn from them and challenge ourselves to look at the gifts God

has given us and use them wisely; so that at the end of our lives on earth

God will say to us, “You have been a good and faithful servant. Come,

you have inherited eternal life.”

JULY 14, 2018

“Please Pray For All Bishops, Priests, Deacons & Religious!”

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

THE LORD HAS BLESSED US

IN SO MANY WAYS…

Let us return to Him a fair share of

THE MANY GIFTS

He has already given us.

June

Attendance: June 2018 — 1,105

Attendance: June 2017 — 1,111

Current Month Year to Date Collections: $ 9,982.45 $ 104,221.52

Other Income: $ 3,690.57 $ 66,786.50

Total Income: $ 13,663.02 $ 171,008.02

Expenses: $ 28,188.28 $ 192,222.94

Total: $ (14,525.26) $ (21,214.92)

PARISHIONERS’ COMMENT– I have been tithing without

calling it that all my life. My mother believed if you give to the

church, no matter what problems come your way, you will

overcome them. My experience convinces me that this is true.

PASTOR’S COMMENT– The Lord keeps a careful eye on the

loving generosity of His people.

“Remember St. John’s in Your Will!”

FOOD PANTRY ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK:

PEANUT BUTTER

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: Vincent Saturn, Judy Fiero, Gene Woodruff, Jane

Fiore, Peter Kandora, John Lynch, Nancy Dwyer,

Claire Miller, Jack Lawler, “Smokey” Woods, Zac

Swart, Ann Deacon, Betty Suter, Charlie Gambino,

Andrea Oswald, Marion Benz, Donna Biddle, MaryLou Dengler,

Hilda & Vinnie McDermott, Alma Granda, Carol Giannelli, Baby

C.J. Mayr, Joan O’Leary, Deacon Ruben Lopez, Bryce Flanagan,

Kirsty Stule, Bob Fenton, Hazel Walker, Dan Kelly, and Frankie

Cullen.

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by

two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. The Twelve

drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who

were sick and cured them.

- Mk 6:7, 13