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ST. JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Church Bulletin
Rev. Johnson Machado, Pastor John Zielinski, Deacon
Seventh Sunday of Easter
May 23 & 24, 2020
PARISH CENTERS The worship site at: The worship site at:
Strykersville Sheldon 3854 Main St., Strykersville, NY 14145 991 Centerline Rd. Strykersville, NY 14145
***No public masses being held due to COVID-19 pandemic***
Office: 585-457-3222 Fax: 585-457-3222 Email: [email protected] @ 3854 Main St. School Building Parish Website: www.sjnchurch.org Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00am-3:00pm Facebook: St. John Neumann Catholic Community
Catholic Cemeteries: Donations greatly appreciated for all Cemeteries. St. Cecilia’s Cemetery, Sheldon Site St. Mary’s Cemetery, Strykersville Site St. Nicholas Cemetery, North Java St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Java Center
Inquiries: 585-457-3222
Eucharistic Adoration: Strykersville Site --- 9:30am -7:00pm First Friday of the Month or as announced
PARISH OFFICE: Russ Reisdorf, Office Manager
Faith Formation Director –Melissa Weisenburg e-mail: [email protected] or call the office and leave a
message
SACRAMENTS POLICY
Baptism: Call the office for preparation 585-457-3222 – Baptisms on Saturdays: 12:00 Noon –
Strykersville Site and Sundays: After 10:30am Mass- Sheldon Site
Marriage: Six months lead time. Diocesan approved preparation program (Pre-Cana) required, after
Pastor interview
Communion to the sick: Please contact Pastor for special circumstances. Monthly and Sundays by
Eucharistic Ministers or Pastor
Anointing of the Sick: Night or day 585-457-3222 or daily during Mass prior to surgery.
Please Pray for: world peace, our country, for those serving overseas, for victims of
war, violence and natural disaster, for the sick and suffering including: Fred Marcheson,
Todd Hart, Lacey Bach Moore, Carl Schiltz, Cathy Keem, Jean H., Elizabeth, Madonna Zittel, Sheri Zittel,
Kathleen Anderson, Paul Switalski, Len Mazurkiewicz, Ruth Z., Isabelle, Prudy Allein, Peter, Gayle Lane,
Jeanine Peehler, Bob Daniel, Jean Dominesey, Esther Roberts, Leona Meyer, Judy Perl, Rose Gielow, Shirley
Becker, Bernie Eley, Michael Bankers, Annabelle Ziegler, Father Jim Fugle, Bob Schuessler, Bill Calmes,
Sylvia Nowak, Marilyn Noecker, Mildred Ash, Liz, Lorne LeMieux, Norm Kehl, Ellsworth Smith, Sabrina
Marlowe, Nancy Cox, Gerry Fugle, Linda Hall, Judy Carlson, Shaun Vonna, Donna Perry, Bill Datzler, David
Hennenberger, Kathy Eley and Father Johnson. Please be advised after 60 days the names will be removed from the prayer
list unless otherwise notified.
Strykersville:
Saturday, May 23–Vigil-Seventh Sunday of Easter [+Robert Matevia-PJ & Jean Almeter]
[All Parishioners] Sunday, May 24-Seventh Sunday of Easter [Friends & Family of Arnold Bernard-John & Theresa Zielinski] [All Parishioners] Monday, May 25- [+Ken Bush-Bill & Judy Perl] Tuesday, May 26- [Ed & Alice Braun-Lorraine McCarthy] Wednesday, May 27- ***NO MASS*** Thursday, May 28- [+Rev. Edward Muerder-Paul & Janet Kirsch] Friday, May 29- [+David Bird-Steve Reisdorf] Saturday, May 30–Vigil-Pentecost Sunday [+Virginia Lefort-family]
[All Parishioners] Sunday, May 31-Pentecost Sunday [+Rita Kowalik-Paul & Janet Kirsch] [All Parishioners]
***ALL MASSES ARE SAID PRIVATELY***
(Until further notice)
Church sites:
Strykersville unlocked for private
prayer daily
Sheldon unlocked for private
prayer from noon on Saturday
until 8:00pm on Sunday
CHRIST IN THE WORD
Ministry Schedule May 30th & 31st : 5:00pm-- Eucharistic Ministers: Cantor: Lector: Altar Server: 8:00pm— Eucharistic Ministers: Lector: Altar Server: 8:00am-- Eucharistic Ministers: Lector: Altar Server: 10:30am-- Eucharistic Ministers: Lector: Altar Server:
Please arrange for substitute if you are unable to make your scheduled ministry.
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As we reflect on all who have donated or pledged to the
2020 Appeal in support of Catholic Charities and the Fund
for the Faith. Thank you for thinking of those most in need
in Western New York and deciding to give them the gift of
comfort, peace, healing, and hope. Together, with your
generous help, we will continue to accomplish wonderful
things! Think of Me. ****We are currently at 77.40% of our parish goal
($31,100.00). If you have given already--THANK YOU,
but if you have not, please consider giving to this
worthy cause (please remember donations to Catholic
Charities cannot be touched by the bankruptcy
proceedings.) **** Appeal ends the end of June.
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“The Church, following the example of her
Divine Master, has always had the care of the sick at heart.” ***********************************************
Upcoming Meeting: no meetings this week St. John Neumann Prayer Chain: If you have any
requests for prayers please contact Michelle Schubert
(585-689-0098) or Carol Comstock (585-317-9459) or
email [email protected].
Gifts to God
May 16 & 17 – $ 1230.00 (by mail & drop off at office) God Bless you for your generosity!
**Being that there are no public Masses being held and no
collections be taken, please consider mailing or dropping off your offering. Even though there is no Mass, the monthly bills keep
coming in and we continue to need your support. Thank you. **
A VOCATION VIEW
Jesus has returned in glory to the Father in heaven,
not to abandon us, but to lead us to where he hopes
we will follow. How are you called to lead others to
heaven? If God is calling you to a Church vocation, call
Fr. Andrew Lauricella at 716-847-5535.
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Due to the Co-vid 19 pandemic, there will be no masses,
or communion services at our cemeteries this year. We
are very sorry to have to announce this, but we need to
stay safe, Father will remember all the veterans and
faithfully departed in his private mass that day.
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Today’s Readings:
Acts 1: 12-14 1 Peter 4: 13-16 John 17: 1-11a
After Jesus ascended to his Father in heaven, the first thing that his disciples did was to gather together and pray. His mother, his family, his apostles, his other disciples: “All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer.” Nearly two thousand years later, we gather
together with one accord to pray as well. Listening to today’s readings, let us note the importance of prayer for Jesus and those he
left behind.
Next week’s readings: Acts 2: 1-11
1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 John 20: 19-23
COVID-19 Update: Father Johnson continue to offer his
daily mass privately for the intentions as requested in the
intention book. There are no public masses being said until
further notice. No sacraments are to be administered during
this period as well. Only in grave situations, may a
confession and anointing of the sick be administered.
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A Spiritual Communion Prayer
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the
most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all
things and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart. I
embrace You as if You were already there, and
unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to
be separated from You. Amen.
Corona virus: Fear and Pain
COVID-19 have brought a flood of fear and tears for many of us.
We have a 24-hour news cycle that consumes us. We’ve been told not to leave our houses unless we must. Most of our lives are in sudden upheaval as we adjust to a “new normal” for an unforeseen amount of time.
Sometimes we don’t know where to turn for support. While this global pandemic is unique in many ways, these feelings of fear and isolation are nothing new. Many of our religious and spiritual traditions have been poised to respond to times of crisis since time immemo-rial.
Sometimes when we experience grief, we feel shocked, anxious, fearful, sad, powerless, angry, or helpless. What we need to remember is that all these feelings and many others are normal. Being able to acknowledge where we are emotionally and spiritually can be empowering.
Be kind to yourself as you navigate through your emo-tions.
Eric J. Christopher a Hypnotherapist says, “Fears can be used as tools to awaken. For instance, fears are designed to protect us. There is certainly a human part of us that needs and wants protection, and I can understand and empathize that this virus can be scary for many people. But if your goal is personal and spiritual awakening, the Coronavirus provides an invitation to identify with the part of you that doesn’t need protection, that doesn’t die, that’s eternal and indestructible, that’s outside of time and space. And if you’re into a deeper level of awakening beyond the fact that we are soul beings, you can ask the questions, ‘”What part of us doesn’t come and go?, What part of our awareness is always anchored in the here and now, even before and after death?” We all ultimately come from one consciousness…. divided into trillions of diverse individual perspectives”.
Pain and suffering do not have the final say over human existence. Instead, they become a means by which God redeems souls who, through prayer, follow the footsteps of the crucified. In her response to the plague, Catherine of Siena made it clear that suffering on its own only de-stroys. Yet even the pain of illness can be converted to life, if the ravaged soul turns it into a means of clinging to the crucified one in prayer. This is the path to union with Christ. The point for Catherine was not to assert the necessity of suffering but to offer those caught up in the pain of life a way to utilize that pain for the soul’s final end, namely, its return to the creator from whom it came. Christ’s own suffering showed the way.
Pastor’s Pen
No public Masses
scheduled due to Covid-19
**Ministry schedules will
come out when public masses
resume**
Parish Office will
be closed on
Monday May 25th!