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9 WHEELER AVENUE

WHITEHALL, NY 12887

PARISH PHONE: 518-499-1656

85 GEORGE STREET, PO BOX 226

FORT ANN, NY 12827

PARISH PHONE: 518-639-5218

Fr. Rendell Torres, Parish Priest

Father’s Residence Phone: (518) 499-1656

Email: olh.sa.pastor@gmail.com

Deacon: Rev. Mr. Bob Wubbenhorst

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Saturday vigils: 4:00 pm Our Lady of Hope (Confessions 3-3:30)

6:00 pm Chapel of the Assumption (summer schedule)

Sunday: 9:00 am St. Ann’s (Confessions 8-8:45)

11:00 am Our Lady of Hope

Weekdays: 9:00 am Our Lady of Hope (Monday—Friday except Wednesday)

6:00 pm St. Ann’s (Wednesday)

Eucharistic Adoration: St. Ann’s: Sun. 10:15am-6pm; OLH: Mon. 8am-Tue. midnight, Wed. 8am-10pm, Thu. 8am-

Fri. 6pm; and before Masses. Devotions: The Holy Rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet, 30 minutes before all Masses.

Our Lady of Hope Staff:

Emily Skovira, Secretary & Bulletin Editor

Office: Our Lady of Hope 499-1656

Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri. 9:45 am—2:00 pm

Office Email: olhsecretary@nycap.rr.com

Bulletin Email: olh.sa.bulletin@gmail.com

Gina Neron, Bookkeeper

Kenneth Blanchard, Church Custodian

St. Ann’s Staff:

Gina Neron, Secretary & Bookkeeper

Office: St. Ann’s 639-5218

Hours: Sundays after Mass & Wed. 3:00 pm—6:00 pm

Office Email: StAnnFortAnn@gmail.com

Parish Trustees:

Nancy Gordon and Colin Thompson, Our Lady of Hope

Daniel Dorsey and Joan Monahan, St. Ann’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Faith Formation Coordinator: Debbie Morris

Additional Sacramental Celebrations:

Reconciliation and Penance (Confession) The sacrament of God’s loving mercy, healing and

sanctification: Mon.-Fri. (except Wed.) 8:00-8:30 am (Our Lady of Hope) & after Mass

Wed., 5:00-6:00, 6:30-7:00 pm (St. Ann’s, before & after Mass) Fri., 3:00-5:45 pm (Our Lady of Hope) Sat. 3:00-3:30 pm (Our Lady of Hope) Sun., (St. Ann’s) 8:00-8:50 am, 3:00-5:30 pm (Also available after weekday Masses and by appointment)

Baptism Usually scheduled for midday on Sundays. Please see Father after

Mass to schedule an appointment for a simple preparation program.

Matrimony Couples wishing to celebrate this sacrament are kindly asked to

see Father after Mass at least six months prior to the proposed date so that initial interviews & sacramental preparations can be made.

Anointing of the Sick Please see Father after Mass if you are expecting to undergo surgery or are seriously ill so that we might gently & prayerfully

celebrate this sacrament of God’s healing.

Holy Orders & Consecrated Life If you would like to discern a priestly or religious vocation, please

call Father’s residence. Also see: www.AlbanyVocations.org

Welcome to all new parishioners & visitors!

We wish you every blessing in the Lord!

Visit our website at: www.olhstann.org

MISSION CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF HOPE

2026 LANDS END ROAD, HULETTS LANDING, NY 12841

DECEMBER 29, 2019

December

Please pray for those who are ill in our daily prayers:

Cathy Aiken, Betty Aldrich,

Ryan Bakemeier, Logan

Blanchard, Bernie Cook,

Marita DeGraff, Helen Donaldson, Rev. Robert

Donnelly, Angela Foster, Rita

Gordon, Sibyl Haley, Andrew

Krzys, Jay Lloyd, Kitty Matte,

Kym Huntington McLean,

Tyler Michaud, Nicole Moser, Anne Dunbar Nichols, James

Parrott, Gracelyn Pippo,

Kevin Porter, Bobby Putorti

Jr., Donald Rogers, Mikey

Sexton, Dennis Swartz, Mary

Taylor, Reynaldo Torres, Connie Trevellyan, Jo

Twyman, John Ward,

Christine Gaylor Williams,

and Jack Woodward

Sat 12/28, 4:00 pm OLH Timothy Soui by Gillian Gonyea & Family

Sun 12/29, 9:00 am St. Ann’s People of the Parish

Sun 12/29, 11:00 am OLH Shirley Ann Forth by MOM’s Kitchen

Henry Gurney by Deb & Wayne LaFrance & Family

Mon 12/30, 9:00 am OLH For the Living Intentions of Fr. Sam Bellafiore

Tues 12/31, 9:00 am OLH For the Living Intentions of Fr. Kyle Eads

Tues 12/31, 6:00 pm OLH People of The Parish

Wed 1/1, 9:00 am OLH For the Living Intentions of Fr. Torres

Wed 1/1, 6:00 pm St. Ann’s Mary Davis by Toni Pond & JoJo Devechi

Thu 1/2, 9:00 am OLH Linda Beckwith by Jim & Maureen Lafayette

Fri 1/3, 9:00 am OLH Members of Our Lady of Hope Memorial Fund

Sat 1/4, 9:00 am OLH Ceil Owns by Emily

Sat 1/4, 4:00 pm OLH Veronica Battease by Her Family

Jennifer Thompson by Mom & Dad

Sun 1/4, 9:00 am St. Ann’s Edward J. Corcoran by the Corcoran Family

Mary Davis by Heidi & Jim Lewis

Sun 1/5, 11:00 am OLH People of the Parish

Sun 1/5, 6:00 pm St. Ann’s For the Spanish-Speaking Community

Liturgy Time Extraordinary Ministers

Lectors Greeters Ushers Acolytes

Jan. 4 Saturday (anticipated Mass)

Our Lady of Hope

4:00 pm Nancy Gordon Cheryl Putorti

Carol Rocque Tammy Rocque

Fra & Cheryl Putorti

Ray Conlon John Gladd Arnold Frasier Marilyn Conlon Bill Gordon Martin Rocque Bill Donaldson

Ken Blanchard

Jan. 5 Sunday

St. Ann’s 9:00 am Diane Middleton

Toni Pond Gina Canta-nucci-Mitchel

Volunteers Needed

Gerry Willette Ed Corcoran Dave Jarvis Ron Monahan

Daniel Habshi Julian Piontek Anthony Fioretti Tristan Baldwin

Jan. 5 Sunday

Our Lady of Hope 11:00 am Jim Simonson

Paula Moses David Ingalls Laela Brooks

Mary Simonson Wayne LaFrance Tim Gebo Bruce LeBeau David Ingalls Mike Rocque Jeff Cuomo Roland Gordon

Ken Blanchard Jared Mowatt

Liturgical Schedule for January 4 & 5, 2020

Liturgical Schedule for Dec. 31, 2019 & Jan. 1, 2020

Liturgy Time Extraordinary Ministers

Lectors Greeters Ushers Acolytes

Dec. 31 Tuesday

Our Lady of Hope 6:00 pm Jeremy Moses

Nancy Wubbenhosrt

Cheryl Putorti Jim Simonson

N/A Volunteers Needed Ken Blanchard

Dec. 31 Wednesday

Our Lady of Hope 9:00 am Nancy Gordon

Carol Rocque Carol Rocque Annette Parrott

N/A Volunteers Needed Ken Blanchard

Dec. 31 Wednesday

St. Ann’s 6:00 pm Terry Baber

Debbie Morris Dan Dorsey N/A Volunteers Needed Daniel Habshi

Julian Piontek Anthony Fioretti Tristan Baldwin

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH

DECEMBER 15, 2019 WEEKLY COLLECTION

Our Lady of Hope: $1,397.00

Our Lady of Hope Online: $328.00

St. Ann’s: $821.00

St. Ann’s Online: $190.00

DECEMBER 15, 2019 MONTHLY COLLECTION

Our Lady of Hope: $1,223.00

Our Lady of Hope Online: $353.00

St. Ann’s: $682.00

St. Ann’s Online: $58.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Online Giving is very easy to use. If you haven’t already signed

up, visit our parish website at: olhstann.org and select Online

Giving. Or to visit the Online Giving website directly go to:

www.osvonlinegiving.com/1452 for Our Lady of Hope

www.osvonlinegiving.com/1726 for St. Ann’s

Monthly Spanish Mass!

Hola amigos, the Hispanic community will have the next Holy Mass in Spanish next Sunday,

January 5, at 6:00 pm at St. Ann's! All are welcome!

Re-igniting Our Faith Campaign

Thank you to everyone who has pledged and donated to the Re-igniting Our Faith Campaign at St. Ann’s and Our Lady of Hope. Please

promptly and faithfully fulfill your pledges, since we have borrowed funds for necessary repairs based on your pledges. God bless you!

St. Ann’s Our Lady of Hope Goal: $100,293; Goal: $305,622 Pledged: $82,552 Pledged: $236,426

Projects Underway/Completed Our Lady of Hope - Stained glass windows, after-school program, parish hall, steeple. St. Ann’s - Painting of exterior, repair of rectory porch & roof, restoration of confessional & sacristy, church sign.

Upcoming Special Collection

This Week: January 1

Solemnity of Mary Collection

2019 Bishop’s Appeal

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the 2019 Bishop’s Appeal! Here’s where we stand on collecting pledges and contributions for our 2019 Bishop’s Appeal. You can also pledge or contribute online! Go to www.thebishopsappeal.org

Our Lady of Hope (Goal: $21,019.00) Pledged so far (80%): $16,771.00 Balance needed: $4,248.00 # of gifts to date: 94 Average gift: $178.42

St. Ann’s (Goal: $14,840.00) Pledged so far (78%): $11,512.00 Balance needed: $3,328.00 # of gifts to date: 30 Average gift: $383.74

There will be no Faith Formation classes

this Sunday, December 29. Classes will

resume next Sunday, Jan. 5.

Hat & Mitten Tree

Our Lady of Hope Catholic Daughters Court McLoghlin #596 are collecting hats and mittens for the children of Whitehall. Please place donations on the tree in the vestibule at Our Lady of Hope

Church anytime during the Christmas season. Thank you!

Our Lady of Hope:

The office with be closed on

Tuesday, December 31 thru Thursday, January 2. The office

will reopen on Friday, January 3.

St. Ann’s:

The office will be closed on Wednesday, January 1.

Solemnity of Mary Holy Day Mass Schedule

December 31 - 6:00pm (vigil) Mass (OLH) January 1 - 9:00am Mass (OLH)

January 1 - 6:00pm Mass (St. Ann’s)

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

Why do Catholics honor Mary as Mother of God? Simple: Jesus is the son of Mary. Jesus is God. Therefore, Mary is the Mother of God. On this holy feast day, we take a moment as we start our new year to honor our Blessed Mother,

who in her “yes” to God brought our Savior into the world to redeem us. Lost & Found Tip: Jesus says on the cross, “Behold your Moth-er” (John 19:27). As we all jump into the frenzy of the new year and start attempting to bring our resolutions to fruition, let us call on the aid of our Mother Mary to give us the strength to draw closer to her Son every day this year.

In 1973 Supreme Court cases, Roe v. Wade

and Doe v. Bolton, legalized abortion-on-

demand in our country. Since then over

60 million lives have been lost to abortion,

the greatest injustice of our time. The March for Life is Friday,

January 24th, 2020. St. Ann’s will host a service and join in

prayer with those walking in Washington, D.C. A Holy Hour

of Prayer will be on Thursday evening, Jan. 23rd at

6:00pm with a pot luck supper following. Please contact

Debbie Morris at 518-747-7971 or at da.morris@outlook.com

for details. We hope to have a great prayerful presence at St.

Ann’s for The March for Life and to save unborn babies.

DECEMBER 29, 2019 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH

Sun 12/29 St. Ann’s Adoration for Vocations, 10:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (confessions 3:30-5:30 p.m.) Fr. Torres

Fri 1/3 OLH Adoration for Vocations, Confessions, 3-6 p.m., (Benediction at 5:45 p.m.) Fr. Torres

Parish Calendar of Events

Ginny Rae’s 518-747-3170

Please tell our sponsors you saw their ad in our bulletin!

House Blessings!

It is a good spiritual practice to have your

house blessed during the Easter or

Christmas seasons. If you’d like that, please call Father

at (518)499-1656, and he will gladly come. You can

also have religious articles blessed while he visits!

This coming Saturday, Jan. 4, First Saturday Mass and Devotions (at O.L. of Hope)

8:00 a.m. Adoration & Confessions, 8:30 Rosary, 9:00

Mass, then Exposition, 15 minutes meditation,

Benediction (Blessing) with the Blessed Sacrament.

DEVOTION OF THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS

The following explains Our Lady's request regarding Communion

of reparation on the First Saturdays of the Month. For those who

do so, Our Lady promised to obtain, "at the hour of death, the

graces necessary for salvation."

1. Do the following with the intention of making reparation to the

Immaculate Heart of Mary.

2. Confess (within 8-21 days) and receive Holy Communion (in a

state of grace).

3. Recite five decades of the Rosary.

4. “Keep company” with the Blessed Virgin Mother during 15

minutes of meditation on mysteries of the Rosary.

2020 Calendars

The 2020 Religious Art Calendars

are available at the entrances of both

Our Lady of Hope and St. Ann’s

Churches. Thank you to Jillson Fu-

neral Home & Mason Funeral Home

for providing them again this year!

The 2020 Daily Mass Intention books at Our Lady of Hope & St. Ann’s are now open. Please call or stop by the parish offices to schedule a Mass. There is a Mass Stipend of $10 per Mass.

In January, come in from the cold and be warmed by the love of the Holy Spirit…

Evening of Reflection for Couples January 18, 2020

5 PM - 7 PM (after the 4 PM Mass)

Corpus Christi Church, 2001 Route 9, Round Lake, NY

Couples pray and reflect with Building on Love from Magnificat. There is dinner and babysitting. Register today by emailing: perpetualifecare@gmail.com

The History of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 un-til 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning

plus a hidden meaning known only to members of the Church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reali-ty which the children could remember. The "True Love" one hears in the song is not a smitten boy or girlfriend but Jesus Christ, because truly Love was born on Christmas Day. The partridge in the pear tree also represents Him because that bird is willing to sacrifice its life if necessary to protect its young by feigning injury to draw away preda-tors. According to Ann Ball in her book, HANDBOOK OF CATHO-LIC SACRAMENTALS:

The two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments The three French hens stood for faith, hope, and love. The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew,

Mark, Luke, and John. The five golden rings represented the first five books of

the Old Testament, which describe man's fall into sin and the great love of God in sending a Savior.

The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts

of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhorta-tion, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes. Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit. The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments. The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful

Apostles. The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve

points of belief in The Apostles' Creed.

“Do not let the past disturb

you - just leave everything in

the Sacred Heart, and begin

again with joy.” -St. Mother

Teresa of Calcutta

OUR LADY OF HOPE, WHITEHALL, & ST. ANN’S, FORT ANN

WEEKLY ADORATION QUOTATION

“Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the

Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the

graces we need to become true adorers of our

Eucharistic God. Grant us, we beg of you, to know

Him better, to love Him more, and to center our lives

around the Eucharist, that is, to make our whole life a constant

prayer of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition to Our

Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Amen.” -St. Peter Julian Eymard

Our Lady of Hope Chapel of Peace, Whitehall

Adorers Needed: Starting Dec. 23;

Mondays from 1 to 2 pm

For more information contact: Nancy Gordon at

499-2620 or AdoreHisMercy@gmail.com

Substitutes needed at St. Ann’s: Sundays 10am-1pm

Commit to every week, once a month, or as a substitute.

Awesome Online Media! A Gift for You: THE BEST CATHOLIC CONTENT. ALL IN ONE PLACE. Our parish has gifted you with unlimited access to the best eBooks, talks, and videos in the Church today. Register at FORMED.org.

Parishioners, enter code: 8c71d3, to sign up. You can use the app “FORMED” also!

Weekly Confession Quotation

“Just as an animal becomes a stronger beast of burden and more beautiful to behold the more often and better it is fed, so too confession - the more often it is used and the

more carefully it is made as to both lesser and greater sins - conveys the soul increasingly forward and is so pleasing to God that it leads the soul to God's very heart.” -Revelations of St. Bridget

Please see front cover for times of healing.

PASTORAL REFLECTION

Because Joseph had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, “He shall be called a Nazorean.” (Matthew 2:22-23)

When I asked our tour guide “Sam” (Basim) in the Holy Land where his favorite place was, he chose the region of Galilee, because it is so peaceful there. Even though much of the Middle East is chaotic, it is relatively serene in the home region of the Holy Family—Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. The tranquility of their home seems to have given a lasting grace to that idyllic part of the Holy Land. Our home lives can feel just as chaotic as the conflicts in the Middle East, but the Lord offers families a better, peaceful alternative. Imagine the graces Joseph received

from living in the presence of Jesus and Mary, receiving their love and loving them in return with his whole heart. Although none of Joseph’s words are recorded in Sacred Scripture, perhaps he was so quiet because he was brimming inside with peace and deep joy from the love of God, and we can receive similar graces through devotion to Jesus and Mary.

This Sunday is the celebration of the Holy Family, who not only reveal the possibility of domestic tranquillity but also pray to God for us to receive God’s peace, through His Divine Mercy. And when we receive God’s mercy in Reconciliation and Penance (Confession), we are indebted to Him to share that mercy with others. As St. Paul writes to the Colossians in today’s second reading, we should always offer “heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another…As the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.”

Peace in Jesus through Mary,

"How easy it was to pray in that little church! I remembered all the graces that I had received there, and which I had not understood at the time...I wondered how I could have been so blind.” (St. Faustina visiting her childhood parish, Diary, n. 400)

OUR ADORERS’ TESTIMONIES

“My personal experience with the Lord in Adoration has sometimes been very ordinary and other times totally awesome. I love it when I am alone with Him and we can talk.”

Weekly Scripture Passage

“My spirit finds joy in God my savior.” Luke 1:47

Welcome Fr. Kyle Eads

Fr. Kyle will be covering the 6 p.m.

Mass at St. Ann’s on Wednesday, Janu-

ary 22. Fr. Kyle was ordained in June,

and is currently one of the parish priests

at Mater Christi parish in Albany.