PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Patrick F. Buckley, Pastor George Sevigny, Lay Trustee Rev. Xavier S. Santiago, Parochial Vicar Bill Paccione, Lay Trustee Rev Msgr. Charles P. Coen, Pastor Emeritus Rick Moglia, Finance Council Chairman Gwen McCann, Parish Council President

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday: 5:00pm Monday-Saturday 9:00am at the Church Sunday: 7:30am 9:00am Family Mass, Tues. & Thurs, 7:00am at the Holy Spirit Chapel 10:30am & 12:00 noon For Holy Days schedule, consult bulletin

Adoration: First Fridays after the 9:00am Mass until 6:00pm Confessions: Saturday, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Baptism: Phone Rectory to make arrangements Baptism Classes: 2nd Monday of month, 7:30pm-Rectory (by appointment)

Marriages: Phone Rectory at least 6 months in advance

Sick Calls: Phone Rectory at any time. Please do not wait until the last moment.

Hospital Visits and Anointing of the Sick: Parishioners in need of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please

call the Rectory. This includes anyone going to the hospital for a serious operation or who has a relative who is gravely ill.

Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Friday—9:00am to 4:00pm

PARISH OFFICES Rectory Religious Education Parish Center/Maintenance

7411 South Broadway 30 Benner Rd 30 Benner Rd 845-758-3732 Fax: 845.758.1214 845.758.5506 845-758-5689 Diana Calio-Secretary/Bookkeeper Ellen Farina— CRE Joseph Scala — Maintenance Supervisor Patricia Grassi-Bulletin Helen Moore— CRE Assistant Sacristan

Maureen Terranova & Vicki Capel-Assistants education@stchrisredhook.org John Dorrian

rectory@stchrisredhook.org

The Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia www.stchrisredhook.org

October 2, 2016

Time: Intention: Requested by:

Sat October 1

5:00 PM Intentions of Seniors

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James Egan Roche Family

Sun October 2

7:30 AM Intentions of Our Lady’s Guild

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9:00 AM Ann Niederauer Her Family

10:30 AM Dominick & Raffela Simione

Carol Formisano

12:00 PM Pro Populo ———————

Mon October 3

9:00 AM Edward Mullen Helen & Mary Mullen

Tues October 4

7:00 AM Mary T. McGrath DeCicco Family

9:00 AM Intentions of Peter Williams (lvg)

Tammy Richards

Wed October 5

9:00 AM Souls in Purgatory Nora Mercier

Thurs October 6

7:00 AM Intentions of Gianna Dandurand (lvg)

Her Family on behalf of her Birthday

9:00 AM Helen Mott Barbara Maple

Fri October 7

9:00 AM Paul Roman Roman & Bemis Families

Sat October 8

9:00 AM Michael Kowalski Liz and Family

5:00 PM Louise Gaffey Lillian & Charles Dietz

Sun October 9

7:30 AM Chester J. Wachowski

Victor T. Mitchell

9:00 AM John O’Connor Members of the Twin Lakes Improvement Assoc.

10:30 AM Jordan Tiberio Prinz Family

12:00 Noon Pro Populo ______________

This Week at St. Christopher and St. Sylvia

Welcome to the Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia! We hope that all new residents to the Red Hook area will feel at home in our parish and strive to be an active part of our faith community. Please take a moment to stop in the Rectory office to fill out a membership form and to meet a member of the Pastoral Staff.

OCTOBER 2, 2016 + TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, October 2 Respect Life Sunday

RCIA 10AM-12PM Rectory

Monday, October 3

Rosary Prayer Group 7–7:30PM Church

Parish Council Mtg. 7:00 PM Parish Center

Tuesday, October 4 St. Francis of Assisi

Confirmation Interviews 6:30-7:30 PM Gym

Lady’s Guild Mtg. 7:00-9:00 PM Parish Center

Wednesday, October 5

Prison Ministry Mtg. 3:30-4:30 PM Parish Center

Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School

Children’s Choir 5:45-6:45 PM School

Confirmation Interviews 6:30-7:30 PM Gym

Thursday, October 6 St. Bruno, Blessed Marie Rose

Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School

Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00-8:15 PM Church

Friday, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary

First Friday Mass 9:00 AM Church

Adoration Followed by

Benediction

10 AM-12 PM Church

Saturday, October 8

AA Meeting 7 - 8:00 PM Don Bosco Hall

Sunday, October 9 Vocation Awareness Sunday

RCIA 10 AM-12 PM Rectory

St. Christopher’s Food Pantry 12-1:00 PM Parish Center

Girl Scout Mtg. #10087 7:00 PM Don Bosco Hall

Blessing of the Pets 12:00 NOON Church Lawn

S T E W A R D S H I P R E P O R T

September 25, 2016 Collection���$8,798.56 God Bless you for your continued

generosity!

Parish Council Meeting

THIS Monday, October 3rd

7:00 PM, Parish Center

III. Kevin Curran

&

Caetlyn Fritz

BEGINNING THIS SAT., OCT. 1ST...20 minutes before the 5:00 PM Mass on Saturdays and all the Masses on

Sundays, the Rosary will be said during October. Prior to

each Mass, a parishioner will be asked to lead the Rosary.

From the Pastor’s Corner

CYCLE C 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

W hen you have done all you have been commanded, say,

'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we

were obliged to do.'" What a humble attitude this would

be! Jesus challenges us today not to boast, not to seek

special praise, not to consider ourselves worthy of some great reward when we follow him.

Rather, he honestly reminds us that it is simply our duty to do all we "have been commanded."

God made us. Our lives are a result of his loving initiative. Giving ourselves back to him

through "the obedience of faith" (as the Second Vatican Council called it), is truly the only

appropriate response. Of course we are free NOT to practice this obedience. We are free to reject

God, to ignore his commandments, even to make ourselves his enemies. But nonetheless it

remains true that what we ought to do is to love God and follow his ways. And Jesus suggests

today that this simple obedience should be a given in our lives. Following the commandments is

merely what we are obligated to do.

But, let's not forget that we are also free to do more. Because of the nature of love, we can

never really exhaust it. We can always love more, serve more devotedly, give more generously.

Perhaps Jesus is calling us to focus less on meeting the bare-bones requirements of Christianity,

and instead to shift our efforts farther in the direction of going above and beyond the call of duty.

Instead of asking what is the least I HAVE to do, we would do well to ask, what ELSE can I do?

What else can I do to show my gratitude to God for all he has given me? What else can I do to

serve his people and nurture the world he has made? Let us aim to become truly profitable

servants.

Please join Dutchess County Pro-Life Judeo/Christians

Pro-Life Sunday Dutchess Life Chain

TODAY October 2 from 2—3:30 PM Life Chain will take place on Church Street, Poughkeepsie

(between Market and Academy Streets)

Contact Maureen 845-853-6529 or Rich 845-297-7930 or email dutchessforlife@gmail.com All Welcome.

●Visit the www.40daysforlife.com/poughkeepsie for more information on events for the 40 Days of Life

Roman Missal 2010 ICEL

Look What’s Happening at St. Christopher and St. Sylvia Parish!

TEEN FUSION YOUTH GROUP

Annual FALL KICK-OFF EVENT Friday, October 21st, 7pm-10:00pm *Moonlit Corn Maze * Hayride * Bonfire* at Kesicke Farm Admission $7.00 (bring to event) email teenfusion @stchrisredhook.org if you would like to be placed on the Teen Fusion Youth Group's e-mail list

The Holy Name Society will hold an

opening Mass for its members and all men of the Parish on Tuesday evening, October 11th at 7 PM Mass will be celebrated at the Holy Spirit Chapel. A dinner meeting will follow at the

Parish Center: PIZZA, SALAD, AND BREW.

All are Welcomed.

For additional info: Tom Sullivan, 845-758-2194

Meeting for Prison Ministry

The Prison Ministry group will meet on

THIS Wednesday, October 5 at

3:30 PM in the Parish Center We will be starting to write Christmas

cards to more than 200 death row inmates. Please bring any unused Christmas cards you may have.

Bring a friend! A THANK YOU to all for your ongoing support.

Please keep our Military

and their families

in your prayers.

2017 Workbooks

for Lectors are in the

Rectory Office. Please stop by and pick

up your copy during Rectory Office

hours or after Sunday Mass.

Grades 1—6

We are still in need of Assistants on Thursday’s

and Substitutes for both days!

Please consider sharing your faith with the youth of

our parish once a week. It is very rewarding to see

these young people embrace our faith and grow in

their relationship with Jesus through you!

Please call the Religious Education Office at

758-5506 if you are able to help.

Youth Alive!

Please remember to check your invoice for the

class courses that your child is in!

You will also receive a reminder the week be-

fore the class is to take place.

CONFIRMATION NYC TRIP

Please remember that all Confirmation students

must attend the NYC Trip scheduled for Monday,

October 10, 2016. All students and chaperones

please be at the school by 7:30 AM!

Confirmation

Confirmation Interviews are scheduled for October 4, 2016 starting @ 6:30 pm and

October 5, 2016 starting @ 6:30 pm. If you haven’t picked a day or time slot, please sign up

using Sign–up Genius!

The Archdiocese of New York takes the stewardship of

your donations and its resources seriously. If you have

knowledge of financial misconduct or suspect that it might

be occurring, please report your concerns via a toll free

hotline, at 877-820-0541, or on the internet at

http://www.reportlineweb.com/ADNY.

Both are available 24 hours per day.

In your prayers, please remember the sick

especially John Aeolus ● Frances Allen

Paul Anderson ● Hope Babineau ● Barbara Balint

George Botti ● Martin Blumenthal ● Brianna Chase

Scott Clements ● Richard Cole ● John Conlon

John Conway ● Holly Daly ● Charlie Dietz

John Dykeman ● Janice Farinacci ● Charles Fasce

Fr. Cassian Folsom ● Thomas Galbraith

Jeannette Gordon ● Arthur Hallenbeck ● Haley Hines

Brian James ● Alex Katz ● Pam Kaliche ● Sylvia Ledenko

Kevin Ledwith ● Henrietta Lynch ● Mary Machete

Nora Mercier ● Marlene McGowan-Yedic

Gina Maculski ● Alex Cortes Molloy

Thomas Richard Malone ● John Manning ● Eric Moore

John Moran ● Richard Murray ● Gloria Najim

Sally O’Connor ● Frank Pasqua, Jr. ● Joe Piccard

Michael Qianonni ● Maureen Randene ● Thomas Richards

Tammy Richards ● Olivia Rooney ● James Rudy

Anna Safford ● John Sculco ● Amy Sivulich

Lisa Slayton ● Robert Smith ● Samantha Smith

Janet Towner ● Mary Verlin ● Bryan Williams

Peggy Williams ● Alice Zelasco

Please call the office to add or

remove someone from this list.

PLEASE WELCOME into our Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia, NEWLY BAPTIZED

GIANNI NIKOS MOUZAKITIS May God Bless and her family always.

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE

FOR THIS FIRST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

9:00AM Mass will be followed by Adoration of

the Blessed Sacrament until 12:00 NOON

Two guardians are needed for each of the two hours.

Sign-up is in the back of the church.

Of all Catholic practices, one of the most beneficial and

spiritual is the HOLY HOUR. This is a full hour

of prayer & spiritual reading in the presence of the

BLESSED Sacrament.

A Benefit of Holy Hour, “In order to convert America and save the World what we need is for every parish to come before

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Hours of prayer.” St. Mother Teresa

Participate in Eucharistic Adoration

Rosary Prayer Group on Mondays,

7:00 to 7:30 PM in the Church Please join us, even if you don’t

know how to pray the rosary.

Cub Scout POPCORN * FUNRAISER

THIS Sunday, Oct. 2nd

after the 9AM...10:30AM…

& 12:00PM Masses

Saturday, October 8th

at 12:00 on the

Church Lawn

In honor of St. Francis of Assisi,

whose feast day was on Oct. 4th,

parishioners are invited to bring

cats, dogs, or other pets for

this special blessing.

The Holy Shroud: New Evidence for Authenticity

at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church Tues. Oct. 18th….7:15-8:15….The Nativity Center

The presenter is John C. Iannone, a Catholic writer and lecturer who has studied the Holy Shroud since 1978. He has published three books on the Shroud.

“United Through

Mission Gala” for the Maryknoll Sisters

Global Mission Outreach, Friday, October 14 at 6:00 PM

in the Delegates Dining Room at the United Nations

Headquarters in NYC. To purchase event tickets, advertise

in our Gala Journal, view sponsorship opportunities,

purchase raffle tickets, or explore our silent auction items

visit www.maryknollsisters.org/gala or call 1-866-662-9900

“A Guide to Catholic Voting”

Please take one of these

informative pamphlets that

are in the back of the church.

Adult Faith Formation, Fr. Pat……..…………….845-758-3732 rectory@stchrisredhook.org

Adult Choir Director, Richard Totman……... ....... 845-876-7444 Basketball Coord., Dan Totman……..CYO@stchrisredhook.org Battered Women ........................................... ........ 845-876-1554 Holy Name Society Pres., Tom Sullivan ....... ........ 845-758-3732 HolyName@stchrisredhook.org

Knights of Columbus GK, Bill Paccione ...... ..... ...845-758-5913 wpaccione@frontiernet.net

Our Lady's Guild Pres., Ann Totten……...…. ....... 845-758-3732 LadysGuild@stchrisredhook.org

Our Lady Queen of Peace Prayer Group ................ 845-758-3732 Respect Life Committee, Barbara Totman……….845-758- 4128 St. Christopher Food Pantry ................................... 845-758-3732 Senior Citizens President, Betty Bader .................. 845-758-5758 Youth Choir Director, Charles Robitaille .............. 845-758-0580 RCIA, Eileen Cassidy ............................................ 845-758-3732 RCIA@stchrisredhook.org

Bereavement Committee, Eleanor Troy ................. 845-758-3732 Teen Fusion, Kathy Marici .................................... 845-758-3732 teenfusion@stchrisredhook.org

Prison Ministry, Rosemary Molloy………………...845-758-3732

SOCIETIES & CONTACTS

We are now The Roman Catholic Church of

St. Christopher and St. Sylvia

Checks/donations should be made payable to:

Church of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia

Sat. and Sunday, Oct. 8th & 9th—after all Masses Gifts from Bethlehem will offer for sale

handcrafted olivewood pieces from the Holy Land. This form of art is an industry of great importance to

the local people of the Holy Land who rely on it

for a livelihood. Stop by and see these beautiful

works of art! They make memorable gifts!

Thank you in advance for your vital support of

this Christian tradition!

Jesus told the apostles that if they had faith in Him of even the size of the tiny mustard seed, they would do great things.

HELP THOSE IN NEED WITH

TAX PREPARATION You can help hard-working families by

volunteering to prepare tax returns.

Our goal is to assure working and low-income families

receive free, reliable tax preparation.

Free training is provided. It is a great way to

learn a new skill and receive IRS certification and

help those in your communities. Training to be

held this Fall. Tax sites are open the end of

Jan. to April, choose flexible hours including week

days, weekends, or evenings. Want more info.?

Mary L. Marshall 845-452-1400 Ext. 4217 Catholic Charities Community Services of Dutchess County

E-mail: mary.marshall@archny.org

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