The Roman Catholic Parishes of SS. Cyril & Methodius The Church of the Holy Trinity

Sacramental Information

Baptism

The Pre-Baptismal Program is required;

contact Msgr Putano or Fr. Donovan for

information prior to the birth of the child.

For adults, again contact the respective ad-

ministrator for the RCIA.

Marriage

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance with Msgr Putano or Fr. Donovan. One of the parties must be regis-

tered in the parish.

Hospitalized

Please notify the parish office when a family member is in the hospital. Very

often we do not receive this information.

Anointing of the Sick

If you are preparing to enter the hospital for any reason and would like to be anointed,

please contact the parish offices.

Low Gluten hosts are available for anyone who is gluten intolerant. Please stop in the

sacristy before Mass to let us know.

Bulletin available on either

parish website.

Parish Office 148 Clinton Street, Binghamton, NY 13905

(607) 724-1372

Parish Hall: (607) 723-2920

Website: www.sscyrilandmethod.org

Parish Staff

Rev. Alfred J. Bebel, Retired

Rev. John P. Donovan, Moderator (607) 729-6147 ext. 316

Andrea Carey, Religious Education Coordinator

Barbara Hill, Pastoral Associate (607) 724-1372

Rev. Fredrick Mwangi Kooro (607) 797-4015

Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano (607) 725-7705

Beverly Harkness, St. Cyril’s Business Manager

Geri Mikulski, Holy Trinity’s Parish Secretary

Joshua Carey, Holy Trinity’s Music Director

John Carroll, St. Cyril’s Choir Director

Richard Sheasley, St. Cyril’s Organist

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday. 9am - 3pm; Closed Fridays

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil:

4:30 pm, SS. Cyril & Methodius,

Sundays:

8:45 am, Holy Trinity

10:15 am, SS. Cyril & Methodius

10:30 am, (Polish, 1st & 4th Sundays), Holy Trinity

Weekdays:

8:00 am, Monday, Wednesdays, & Fridays, Holy Trinity

12:05 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays, SS. Cyril & Methodius

Parish Office 346 Prospect Street, Binghamton, NY 13905

(607)797-1856 •

Fax: (607) 797-8452

Website: www.holytrinitybinghamton.org.

SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS CHURCH, CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

January 15th Schedule

Sunday 8:45am Lector: J Haun, L Payne Host: S Behal, G & J Naylor Cup: M Choynowski, M Baer, M Lukasik, M Green Servers: G Payne, N Kroplewski, L Tripp Greeters: F & J Juodaitis

LITURGICAL ROLES

January 14/15

ALTAR SERVERS

4:00 pm J. Mehal, K. McBride 10:15 am L. Oliva, J. Striss

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

4:00 pm F. Vrablic, Y. & J. Dancesia, E. Hidock, J. Mehal 10:15 am Volunteer, J. & D. Tarr, D. Sirgany, M. Mansour

LECTORS

4:00 pm E. Hidock, K. Schyndler 10:15 am M. Mansour, D. Zembek

GREETERS

4:30 pm L.Vasisko, S. Vasisko 10:15am Family Liturgy

COLLECTION REPORT Dec 25th:

Regular $4,027.00 Fuel $140.00 Christmas $5,188

Jan 1,2017 Regular: $2,033.00 Fuel: $152.00

Christmas: $360.00

Our Sanctuary Candle burns this week to the glory and honor of Almighty God and in loving mem-

ory of James Schyndler

Requested by Sister, Kathy

Coffee & Donuts

January 15th—Come join us!

Friday Night Bingo January 13th

Kitchen opens at 4:30

VOTIVE CANDLES Edward & Anna Engates by Joseph Eric ▪ Delores Eric by Joseph Eric ▪ Murph Hlopko by wife & family ▪ John & Mary Vinsevich by daughter, Judithann ▪ Lau-reen Warrick by husband, Art ▪ Jean Vlasak by hus-band, Fred ▪ Frank Wiktorek by wife ▪ Walter & Agnes Petrikonis by Children ▪ William Maney by wife, Irene▪ Robert Murray by Mary Vavra▪ Darek Janiszewski by Krysia Zduniak Family

The mission of The Church of the Holy Trinity is to unite all people into a peace-

ful, loving Roman Catholic community.

Rooted in the Gospel and Eucharist we

strive to be a compassionate and merciful parish family.

January 13th, BINGO #2

Workers: H Feldmanis, J & A Tiderencel, B Pandich S Grabowski, K Zabadal, S Vaskovic Serv. Kit: M Zembek, Cook Kit: J Ligas, M Feldmanis Supplies: P Stiner Pull Tabs: L Zababdal Treasurer: M Jacobs Cashier: P Stiner

Thank you to all our bingo volunteers. They do a great job !

Sanctuary Candles Our Sanctuary Candles burn this week

for the Glory and Honor of Almighty God and in honor of

For the Parishioners

Collection Report December 24/25

Loose 905.87 Heat/AC 20.00 Immaculate Conception 1.00 School 332.00 Flowers 5.00 Christmas 5,004.00 Total $6,267.87

December 31/January 1 Loose 339.65 Christmas 758.00 Immaculate Conception 5.00 School 179.00 Sol. Of Mary 610.00 Regular Collection 3,296.00 Total $5,187.65

OUR PARISHES & PASTORAL CARE AREA

Hope Appeal: At present, St. Cyril’s with 34%

participation is 7,794.79 short (we received an anonymous donation of $500 which reduced our balance) and Holy Trinity with 91% participation is $1,912.26 short of our assessed goals. Please help us make our goal that supports so many ministries in our region and throughout the dio-cese. It is important to remember, failure to meet our goal requirements by the new ex-tended time of February 1st, must be paid by

Religious Education Class

January classes, 8th, 22nd, 29th, 11:15 am at

SS. Cyril & Methodius

(10th Grade meets at St. James, 12:30 pm)

Summer 2017 Youth Trips Nazareth Farm: July 2-8, Grades 10-12;

NDVision: July 17-24, Grades 9-12.

Contact Fr. Donovan, ASAP jpdonovan@syrdio.org.

Nocturnal Adoration Society will meet on Janu-

ary 21st from 7—9 pm at St. Patrick’s Chapel. The hour assigned to us is 7 to 8 pm. Bring a friend, more Adorers are needed!

Please notify us if you have a family member

who is homebound or in a Nursing Home if they would like a visit or would like to receive com-munion. Our Pastoral Assistant, Barbara Hill, will be happy to call on them. Please call the office (724-1372 SCM) or (797-1856 HT) and let us

know.

On the Feast of the Epiphany - this weekend of

January 7-8 - we continue the tradition of the blessing of the home. Packets with a Holy Water container, chalk and a House Blessing are avail-able at the entrances. This is one way we can dedicate our homes to the Lord and ask the Lord to watch over and protect all who dwell there.

A New Bulletin Format:

We are now using a new bulletin format to better communicate our parishes events. We found that people would read page two and not page three (page one is the cover) and vise versa and miss announcements where we are able to fit them. Most announcements are for both parishes. Therefore are format is as follows:

Page 2: Column one, SS. Cyril & Methodius Schedule of Ministers, Collections, Intentions and Bingo. Column Two, the same items specific to Holy Trinity. Page 3: Announcements for both parishes, and items specific to our Pastoral Care Area (PCA) Page 4: Announcements from outside our PCA. Page 5: Mass intentions and weekly schedule.

Any given week there may be some over-laps, but that is why it is good to read the whole bulletin.

A special thank you to all those who make

up their weekly envelopes when they have been

away!

To insure you get proper credit for your con-

tribution, please mark your envelopes.

Stewardship news– The Magi brought the child

Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. What

gifts do you place before Jesus? Your time? Your

Save the Date:

Liturgy Committee meeting at 7:00pm in the par-ish office on Wednesday, January 11th.

Parish Council Meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 17th in the parish center

Belated Congratulations to Joseph & Pearl

Kvaltine who celebrated their 70th Wedding Anni-versary on December 28th.

Prayers for our recently deceased: Rosalind Kocik

Religious Education News: There is Class on

Sunday, January 8th, 2017. There is a 10th grade confirmation student/parent meeting at St. James, Sunday, January 8th, 2017. There is NO class next week, Sunday, January 15th, 2017. First Penance, Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 im-mediately following 10:15am Mass at SCM. Rite of Acceptance Mass for 10th grade confirma-tions students is Sunday, January 29th, 2017 at

JANUARY 8, 2017 –THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Binghamton High School Food & Toiletries Collection: Both parishes will resume collection of food and toiletries for Binghamton High School Students. Portable foods such as breakfast bars, granola bars, noodle cups and ramen noodles are suggested, as well as personal toiletries such as soaps, shampoos, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste.

Birthright is in need of volunteers to work a few

short hours once a week. Can you help? For more information please call Diane at 724-3186 0r Jeannine at 754-6315. Safe Environment Prevention: Contact Safe Environment Coordinator Jacqueline Bresette at jbresette@syrdio.org

Pilgrimage to Italy November 6—16, 2017

hosted by Deacon Ed & Rose Blaine. Cost is $2,929 per person from New York. The tour in-

cludes roundtrip air from New York, select hotels, most meals, sightsee-ing and much more. Visit Venice, Pa-dua, Florence, Assisi and Rome in-cluding Vatican City and a Papal Au-dience! For a brochure and more in-formation contact Deacon & Mrs. Blaine at: dcnedb@aol.com

Space is limited, book early to avoid disappointment!

Catholic Central High Class of 1967 50th School Reunion: Will be held the weekend of

September 29—October 1, 2017. Please call Camille at 607-348-0337 to help update class members or for more information.

Soup and Sandwiches are served each Saturday

at All Saints Episcopal Church Main Street., John-son City. If you are able to assist one Saturday a month, 9:30 am- 2 pm any or all the hours; please contact Debbie Thorpe: 607-341-2978. Thank you.

RSVP Transportation Program sponsored by

Catholic Charities helps seniors get to a destina-tion with door-to-door transportation on a lift-equipped bus. Destinations include the First Ward Senior Center, YMCA, Exercise programs, the Public Library, volunteer jobs, Yesteryears Adult Care, VINES community gardens, disabled adults to programs and services and to the Mental Health Association of the So. Tier and the Recovery Cen-ter. Drivers call each passenger before picking them up and they provide assistance, if needed. For more information and availability call 729-9166.

The Catholic Education Foundation and Catho-lic Schools (CSBC/CEF) are sponsoring a Bing-hamton Senators hockey game on January 21. Not only do attendees save money on adult and youth tickets, but $2 from every ticket pur-chase goes to the CSBC school of the buyer’s choice.

BOOK CLUB - Copies of Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody by Allen R. Hunt is available at the entrances of both parishes. Book Club will begin Monday, January 23rd, 2017 @ 7:00pm in the McDevitt Room at St. James. Please read Prologue through end of Chapter 2. Team Trivia Night - Saturday, January 14th at St. Thomas Aquinas Gym from 7-10 pm. $10 per person includes beer, wine, soda & munchies. There will be prizes for the top three teams. Please register your team: Bill Coughlin @ 729-

A Family Perspective from the office of Family

Life Education. Today’s gospel tells us “all Jeru-salem” was upset because “King Herod was deeply troubled.” A similar ripple effect happens in families; one person’s negative attitude can affect the whole family. If you want a peaceful and joyful home, it must start with you. Be

Congratulations! To our Religious Education

Coordinator, Andrea Fritchey and Holy Trinity

Music Director Joshua Carey who were wed Saturday January 7.

May God bless Mr. & Mrs Joshua Carey with many happy years!

The Week Ahead

Sunday, January 8th

9:45 am Religious Education

Tuesday, January 10th

10:00am Holy Hour (HT) 11:40 am Rosary (SCM) 12:30 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (SCM) 5:30 pm Men’s Club (HT)

Wednesday, January 11th 1:00 pm Buildings & Grounds Meeting (SCM)

Friday, January 13th

6:45 pm Bingo (SCM/HT)

Saturday, January 14th

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, January 7th (SCM) 4:00pm– Benjamin Schoedel— Mary Alice Natishak Sunday, January 8th 8:45 am –Rosemarie Behanick—Husband,

John 10:15am– For the Parishioners (SCM)

Monday, January 9th (HT) 8:00 am– Paul Prusik—Theresa Mucha

Tuesday, January 10th (SCM) 12:05pm– Anthony Napierala– John Cupina

Wednesday, January 11th (HT)

8:00am—Joseph Zvolensky (Anniv) - Family

Thursday, January 12th (SCM) 12:05pm-Rose Marie Simko– Agnes Horney

Friday, January 13th (HT) 8:00am—Elizabeth Konnick— Tripicco Family

Saturday, January 14th (SCM) 4:00pm– John Golan—Friends at Macy’s

Sunday, January 15th 8:45 am –For the Parishioners (HT) 10:15am– Rose Marie Simko—St. Cyril’s Altar Rosary Society (SCM)

Daily Mass Winter Reminder When school is cancelled or delayed for the

Binghamton or Johnson City school districts due to inclement weather, the 8:00am

Mass at Holy Trinity will be cancelled.