the parish family of st. christopher and st. sylvia october 9, 2016 · 2019-09-19 · confirmation...
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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 [email protected] John Dorrian
The Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia www.stchrisredhook.org
October 9, 2016
Time: Intention: Requested by:
Sat October 8
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 PM Pro Populo ———————
Mon October 10
9:00 AM Lori Woodin Renneman Family
Tues October 11
7:00 AM Nora & Joseph Hopson
Nora Mercier
9:00 AM Robert Sutrich William Scheltmeyer
Wed October 12
9:00 AM Catherine Mueller Richard Mueller
Thurs October 13
7:00 AM Martha Litra Litra Family
9:00 AM James Langdale Month’s Mind
Fri October 14
9:00 AM Marilyn & Chester Wachowsky
Marilyn & Jim McLafferty
Sat October 15
9:00 AM Thomas Major Major Family
Sun October 16
7:30 AM Joseph Rossi Rossi Family
9:00 AM Ray McArthur Joyce & Ken O’Loughlin
10:30 AM Earl Duntz Betty & Artie Bader
12:00 Noon Angelo Mastroddi Rob & Lisa Dolan
5:00 PM Intentions of the Holy Name
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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 9, 2016 + TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, October 9 Vocation Awareness Sunday
RCIA 10AM-12PM Rectory
St. Christopher’s Food Pantry 12-1:00PM Parish Center
Girl Scout Mtg. #10087 7:00PM Don Bosco Hall
Monday, October 10 Columbus Day
Rectory Office Closed ————- ————-
Prayer Shawl Mtg. 2:00-3:00PM Parish Center
Rosary Prayer Group 7–7:30PM Church
Tuesday, October 11 St. John XXIII
Holy Name Mtg. 7:30-9:00PM Parish Center
Wednesday, October 12
Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School
Children’s Choir 5:45-6:45 PM School
Thursday, October 13
Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School
Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00-8:15 PM Church
Friday, October 14 St. Callistus I
Saturday, October 15 St. Teresa of Jesus
AA Meeting 7 - 8:00 PM Don Bosco Hall
Sunday, October 16
Holy Name Breakfast 8-11:00AM School
RCIA 10 AM-12 PM Rectory
Confirmation Trip 7:30 AM NYC
S T E W A R D S H I P R E P O R T
October 2, 2016 Collection���$10,896.25 This week’s 2nd Collection is for Catholic New York Next week’s 2nd Collection will be for the World Mission
God Bless you for your continued generosity!
DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER…20 min.
before the 5:00 PM SATURDAY Mass and all the
Sunday Masses, the Rosary will be said. Prior to each Mass, a parishioner will be asked to lead the Rosary.
The Rectory Office will be closed
on Monday, October 10th for
Columbus Day.
Religious Sisters, Brothers, priests, and dedicated lay leaders provide help and hope in the world’s poorest places. They provide education, health care, social outreach,
advocacy, and pastoral service. In every moment, they offer spiritual comfort to the suffering. Thank you!
From the Pastor’s Corner
CYCLE C 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
T en were cleansed, were they not? Where are the
other nine?" Jesus had worked a miracle of healing
for ten people afflicted with leprosy. They had
cried out for him to have pity on them, and he did.
But only one member of this group took the time to return to
Jesus, fall at his feet, and thank him. Why?
Perhaps some were so busy rejoicing that they forgot to give thanks. Perhaps others
thought they deserved to be healed and thus did not think in terms of gratitude for the miracle.
Maybe some in the group weren't sure that the healing was going to last. Or, possibly, some of
them were just selfish and lazy. Whatever the case, Jesus affirms the one man who does the right
thing: "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you." Jesus thus establishes this Samaritan man as
our example. We too are to glorify "God in a loud voice" for all that he has done for us.
So, what exactly has God done for us? What are the miracles in our lives that we have
failed to notice, to believe, or to appreciate? Undoubtedly the answers will be different for
everyone, with one main exception: we are all called to give thanks for the gift of life, of course.
This is the first miracle God worked on our behalf! Bringing us into existence to live and love is a
gift we might tend to take for granted. But surely, we can be thankful for more.
We would all do well to reflect on the multitude of God's gifts in our lives. Sometimes we
have to pause long enough to think and recognize those things we should be grateful for. But a
little effort in this regard is well worth it to avoid being like the ungrateful lepers. Instead, may
we be the ones who give thanks where thanks is due.
WHERE HAS ALL THE GRATITUDE GONE?
I remember when I was young my mother would make sure I wrote thank-you notes to anyone and everyone I could. I would write a thank-you note for a gift at Christmas. I would write a thank-you note for the gift of time to a teacher or guidance counselor. I didn't mind writing them. It just seemed to me that she put so
much pressure on me and made it seem they were the most important acts in the world. When I was then older, I realized that not everyone wrote thank-you notes. In fact, many people don't even offer a word of gratitude to your face while you are in the act of helping them! My assumption when I was a child that everyone understood the importance of gratitude was just that: an assumption, and an incorrect one. We can often assume that in today's world this lack of thankfulness is even more profound than in the past. But Jesus healed ten lepers and only one felt the need to return and offer thanks, and he was a Samaritan, a foreigner and societal outsider to the Jewish Jesus. But this one man, due to his movement of
thanksgiving and faith, received something much more than a cure for an illness of the body. He received the salvation of his soul. As good everyday stewards, we are called to be grateful in all things. Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians, "In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus" (5:18). It is not so much that gratitude changes anything, but it is who we are as Christians. It is God's will for us to truly become living examples of the transforming power of thanksgiving, whether we have our mother telling us to give thanks or not. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS © Liturgical Publications Inc
Look What’s Happening at St. Christopher and St. Sylvia Parish!
TEEN FUSION YOUTH GROUP
Annual FALL KICK-OFF EVENT Friday, October 21st
7pm-10pm ●●●Moonlit Corn Maze ● Hayride ● Bonfire●●●
@ Kesicke Farm
Admission $7 (bring to event)
email [email protected]
if you would like to be placed on the
Teen Fusion Youth Group's e-mail list
COMING NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
Holy Name Society Breakfast - All you can eat!
Adults $ 6.00 Children $ 4.00 (12 and under) Location: School Hall
Time: 8AM to 11AM
“Come and join us, it’s a great way to start your Sunday!”
Consecration To Merciful Love
You are invited to participate in a special retreat, "33 Days to Merciful Love". This will be a truly
beautiful way to conclude the Great Jubilee Year of Mercy! The retreat involves daily readings of Fr. Michael Gaitley's
book, 33 Days to Merciful Love, answering reflection questions in the workbook and attending
weekly meetings. Meetings will be held on: Tuesdays, starting Oct. 11 at 7 PM
Adult Faith Formation Room,
St Christopher's School, 30 Benner Rd. The Consecration to Merciful Love will be
made on the Feast of Christ the King on Nov. 20. There is a $20 fee for retreat materials.
Please contact, Barbara Totman 845-597-5226, if you would like to attend.
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 tomorrow…
Monday, October 10, 2016.
All students and chaperones please be at the
school by 7:30 AM!
Confirmation
Please remember to mark your calendars for your
Confirmation Penance Service & Rehearsal!
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 @ 7:00 pm — Church
(Friday Confirmation)
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm —Church
(Saturday Confirmation)
EXPERIENCE MERCY by joining us for
A Special Celebration of the Year of Mercy with
Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Sat., Nov. 5th...Begins at 2:30pm, Mass at 5:00pm
St. Martin de Porres Parish, 18 Cedar Valley Rd., Poughkeepsie
Hear from a Missionary of Mercy Commissioned by Pope Francis ● Experience God’s Mercy in the Sacrament of Confession ● Learn how to get involved in works of mercy www.archny.org/mercy
In your prayers, please remember the sick
especially John Aeolus ● Frances Allen
Paul Anderson ● Hope Babineau ● Roma Buel 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 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.
THIS 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 peo-ple of the Holy Land who rely on it for a live-lihood. 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!
The Holy Name Society will hold an
opening Mass for its members and all men of the Parish THIS 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 Welcome
For additional info: Tom Sullivan, 845-758-2194
“A Guide to Catholic Voting” Please take one of these
informative pamphlets
that are in the back of the
church.
2 Dates To Remember
A Holy Hour before Elections
will be held on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7PM—Church. Come and pray for our country.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on
ELECTION DAY- Tuesday, Nov. 8
after the 9am Mass until 6pm. Two people are needed for each hour of Adoration. Please sign up in the back of the
church.
Our country needs your prayers!
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The image of the Divine Mercy is
available for home devotions.
Sign up is in the
back of the church.
Rosary Prayer Group on Mondays,
7:00 to 7:30 PM in the Church
Special Intentions for
Nora Mercier
TEST FOR ADMISSION INTO
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS—TACHS
The Entrance test in will be administered on Friday, November 4 in selected high schools throughout the Archdiocese of N.Y. Students may register 7 days a week online via www.tachsinfo.com or via telephone from 8AM to 7PM at 1-866-618-2247.
By applying early, they will have a much better chance of being assigned to a test site of their choice.
40 Days for Life
Sept. 28-Nov. 6 “40 Days for Life” is a peaceful,
highly-focused , non-denominational initiative that focuses on 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and educational outreach with the goal of protecting mothers and their children from abortion. At least 11,796 unborn children have been saved from abortion during 40 Days for Life campaigns, and 75 abortion
facilities have closed. To learn more about 40 Days for
Life, www.40daysforlife.com
Maureen Haege 845-853-6529
Adult Faith Formation, Co-Chairs, Maggie Burud & Tina Wert… ............. 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Adult Choir Director, Richard Totman……... ....... 845-876-7444 Basketball Coord., Dan Totman……[email protected] Battered Women ........................................... ........ 845-876-1554 Holy Name Society Pres., Tom Sullivan ....... ........ 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Knights of Columbus GK, Bill Paccione ...... ..... ...845-758-5913 [email protected]
Our Lady's Guild Pres., Ann Totten……...…. ....... 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Our Lady Queen of Peace Prayer Group ................ 845-758-3732 Respect Life Committee, Barbara Totman……….845-758-3732 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 [email protected]
Bereavement Committee, Eleanor Troy ................. 845-758-3732 Teen Fusion, Kathy Marici .................................... 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Prison Ministry, Rosemary Molloy………………...845-758-3732
SOCIETIES & CONTACTS
Please keep our
Military and their families
in your prayers.
HELP THOSE IN NEED WITH
TAX PREPARATION You can help hard-working families by volunteering to prepare tax returns. Free training provided and held this Fall. Tax sites are open the end of Jan. to April and you
can choose flexible hours. Call Mary L. Marshall at
845-452-1400 Ext. 4217 [email protected] or visit hv-cash.org
As Jesus entered a village, ten lepers met him. Jesus healed them and only one of the ten fell at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you,” Jesus told him.” Luke 17:11-19
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Crop Walk 2016
St. Christopher-St. Sylvia is hosting the Crop Walk on Sunday, Oct. 23rd
School, 30 Benner Rd.
Registration 12:30
The walk starts at 1:00pm The walk benefits the local food pantries in our area. For more info. Lillian Schad 845-758-6139
Please be aware that we will be having a MINI PARISH MISSION
on November 5th & 6th at all the Masses with an additional
presentation planned. More information will follow.
