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St. John’s Woodstock Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine’s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494

CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org

St. John’s Church Weekend Mass

Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Weekday Mass Mon., Tues., Wed., & Thurs. at 9:00 a.m.

Rev. Thomas P. Kiely, Pastor

St. Augustine’s Chapel No Weekend Mass during Covid-19

Religious Education—Alice Haberski 845-679-7696 (Press 4 to leave a message)

Grades K-8 alicehaberski@sjwoodstock.org Penance on Saturday’s 4-4:30 p.m.

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS! Register online at SJWOODSTOCK.ORG/NEW-MEMBERS

THANKSGIVING Thursday, November 26, 2020 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. John’s Church

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Monday, December 7, 2020 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass at St. Francis de Sales—Fr. Stewart (visiting) Tuesday, December 8, 2020 9:00 a.m. Holy Day Mass at St. John’s Church—Fr. Kiely Tuesday, December 8, 2020 9:00 a.m. Holy Day Mass at St. Francis de Sales—Fr. Stewart (visiting)

CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY Thursday, December 24, 2020 2:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass at St. John’s Church (Tickets) Thursday, December 24, 2020 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass at St. John’s Church (Tickets) Friday, December 25, 2020 9:00 a.m. Christmas Day Mass at St. Francis de Sales Friday, December 25, 2020 11:00 a.m. Christmas Day Mass at St. John’s Church (Tickets)

SOLEMNITY OF MARY Thursday, December 31, 2020 5:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve Mass at St. Francis de Sales Friday, January 1, 2021 9:00 a.m. New Year’s Day Mass at St. John’s Church

Holy Day & Holiday Mass Schedule

Christmas Flower Donation!

We invite you to make a donation toward our Christmas flowers, in memory of your loved ones.

Your intention may be placed in the flower envelope and put in the regular collection basket until December 14th.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY!! Donors will be remembered in our prayers during the Christmas season and acknowledged in our bul-letin on Dec. 24/25.

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting on the 2nd Sunday in December unites family and friends around the globe in lighting

candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren

who left too soon.As candles are lit on December 13th, 2020 at7:00 pm local time, hundreds of thousands

of persons commemorate andhonor the memory of all children gone too soon.

Added in October Kate Berryan Hannah Berryan Nancy Bernard Jessica Shultis Leilani Robichaux Lem-mieux Dan Dulin Kaylen Heather Richey

Baby Olive Fr. Raphael Antonio and Roberta Barbaro Family Marianne Dinah Katherine Joey Kennedy Family Members with Covid-19 Guy Oddo Robert Kofler

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GOD’S DELAY In times of great difficulties scoffers taunt us, “Where is God? Why hasn’t your Lord come to save you now?” And we of faith respond much in the same way as Peter did in today’s second reading: the “delay” of the Lord’s second coming is not any type of punishment or failure to keep the divine promise, but a loving sign of God’s patience. God is giving everyone the chance to seek repentance. God does not make life more difficult. Rather, God lessens our burdens as once before for the Jewish exiles returning home to Judea after captivity in Babylon. It was God who personally led them, making a “straight highway” for them across the desert. We join with our ancestors of faith, who hoped that they might see God’s Chosen One before them and who eventually realized that the Lord was also walking with them side by side.

Blessings, Fr. Thomas Kiely

Due to Covid-19, The Giving Tree, with tags for clothing and cookies cannot be done this year.

Instead, we are asking for GIFT CARDS for any amount! Please see sugges-

tions below, but any cards are welcome!! Gifts Cards are needed by December 6th! Please

place them in our Christmas Box in St. John’s Lobby!

We need Ushers for our Christmas Masses. Please see our signup sheet in the lobby.

Ushers will greet and take tickets, assist people with finding their seats and help

manage our waiting list.

St. Francis de Sales would like to invite you to their Zoom Bible Study with

Sister Catherine Gormley!

Each mini-course will be 3-4 sessions on a single topic, with weekly meetings.

The first series (3—one hour sessions) will focus on Isaiah and is planned to

enrich your Advent journey.

Please RSVP to Pat Ruane at pr.meta4@gmail.com, and include which Zoom option you’d prefer:

Sunday 1pm, Monday 5pm, Tuesday 7pm. They will begin the first week

In December!

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH Thank you for your generosity! Regular Collection Gifts for 11/29/2020 $2,690.00

Our Cardinal’s Appeal Goal for 2020 is $30,000.00

Pray for our Military, especially for James Mault, Johnathan Schwab, Danny Brennan (Navy),

Justine Lamoreux, and Dartagnan Vanacore

Date Time Mass is offered for At the request of 12/05/20 5:00 p.m. Una Smart Rita and Brian 12/06/20 8:00 a.m. Open Intention 12/06/20 12:00 p.m. John Carolan Michelle and Jim Moran 12/07/20 9:00 a.m. Mass to be said for the people 12/08/20 9:00 a.m. Open Intention 12/09/20 9:00 a.m. Open Intention 12/10/20 9:00 a.m. Open Intention 12/12/20 5:00 p.m. Mary Whelan Rita and Brian

12/13/20 12:00 p.m. Leona Schueler The Family 12/13/20 8:00 a.m. Open Intention

Please be as generous as you can during these difficult times. A collection basket will placed on the baptismal font. Please place your gifts in the basket as you enter or depart Mass.

If you attend a weekday Mass “as your Sunday Mass” please remember to leave your Sunday offertory gift in the basket or

Give online at www.sjwoodstock.org WeShare!

Pledge $12,800 Paid $12,600 # of Gifts 62 Avg. $206

Thank you for your generosity!

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers ................................. …….Fr. Kiely, 679-7696 Altar Society ................................. …….Christine Molinelli, 679-5332 Baptismal Committee................... …….Fr. Kiely, 679-7696 Beautification Church ........................................... …… Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto and Outdoor Stations ...... …… Bob and Lori Biamonte, 679-2239 Bereavement Committee ............. …….Francine Carmody 679-7205 and ……………………………………………...Gail Russo 657-8068 Bulletin .......................................... ……Jeanine Meisler, 853-3042 Chapel .......................................... …… Becki Shultis, 616-3426 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors ........ …… Teresa Foster, 679-7787 Food Pantry .................................. …….Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets .................. …….Diane & Vince Christofora Holiday Food Baskets Fundraising…..Ann Gregory Liturgy Committee ........................ …….Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee .............. …….David Sudlik, 845-332-9037 Music Group Church .................... …….Dave Christi, 430-8040 Music Group Chapel .................... …….Becki Shultis, 616-3426 Parish Council .............................. …….Jennie Konior 336-8059 Parish Nurse ................................. …….Colleen Short, 845-802-4147 Pins and Needles .......................... …….Pat Lindtveit, 338- 1720 ........................................................ …….Helen DeVoe, 679-5947 Religious Education K - 8 ........... …….Alice Haberski, H 679-6791 Respect Life .................................. …….Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order ........... …….Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Soup Kitchen ................................ …….Barbara Runz 845-657-4022 Tree of Life .................................... …….Dolores Hagedorn 845-679-7607 Ushers ........................................... …….Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Weddings ...................................... …….Fr. Kiely 845-679-7696

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9, 10-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47,

or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent Monday: St. Ambrose; Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Tuesday: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday: St. Juan Diego Thursday: International Human Rights Day; Hanukkah begins at sunset Friday: St. Damasus I Saturday: Our Lady of Guadalupe

HAPPY DECEMBER BIRTHDAY *Anne Abrams 12/20 *Heather Albright 12/5 *Dwayne Albright 12/13 *Daniel Alib-erte 12/7 *Annabelle Amato 12/8 *Kelsie Beckerman 12/13 *Steven Beckerman 12/18 *Kieran Bell 12/17 *Linda Blossom 12/9 *Caroline Blundell 12/29 *Brendan Boughton 12/27 *Robert Carelli 12/18 *Eric Carmody 12/31 *Jonathan Connolly 12/21 *Mary Ellen Corio 12/17 *David Cox 12/12 *Louise Crispell 12/2 *Marcel D’Aprile 12/27 *Maria Delvino 12/04 *Delia Desalle 12/12 *John Dittus 12/4 * 12/3 *Andrew Friedel 12/30 *Dean Giuliano 12/11 *Regina Giuliano 12/11 *Jody Grabowski 12/10 *Nicholas Hakim 12/27 *Dorothy Horton 12/17 *Sally Hrbek 12/27 *Liam Jordan 12/3 *Robert L. Klein 12/6 *Brian Lane 12/12 *Julie Leon 12/9 *Andrew Loheac 12/31 *Eva Lopez 12/7 *Marie Louis-Charles 12/25 *Richard Man-tey, Sr. 12/26 *Eve Martindale 12/21 *Edward McKenna III 12/16 *Linda Metcalf 12/20 *Mary Mistler 12/8 *Alexandrea Mobijohn 12/8 *Erika Moniz 12/3 *Kaitlyn Murphy 12/18 *Patrick Murphy 12/4 *Raymond Nichols 12/3 *Steven Nutzul 12/24 *Hunter Panek 12/28 *Annie Patrick 12/11 *Stephen Patschke 12/25 *Marisa Perez-Rogers 12/7 *Irene Powers 12/18 *Barbara Quick 12/15 *Douglas Renaud 12/25 *Matthew Rice 12/10 *Linda Rose 12/28 *Kathleen Ruiz 12/17 *Daniel Sayut 12/17 *Andrew Schwab 12/8 *Abimael Sequinot 12/21 *Chelsea Shultis 12/23 *Florence Shultis 12/28 *Suzanne Sliwa 12/22 *Julia Strauss 12/10 *Andrew Thomas 12/14 *Kylie Tierney 12/12 *Christina Tinti 12/27 *Warren Vanbaaren 12/7 *Natalie Var-rallo 12/25 *Jamie Waldron 12/3 *Robert Waldron 12/10 *Roseann Walker 12/4 *Christopher Zimmer 12/22

HAPPY DECEMBER ANNIVERSARY

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Corio 12/28 Mr. & Mrs. David Foster 12/26 Mr. & Mrs. Fred Pesce 12/24

Mr. & Mrs. Warren Van Baaren 12/9 Mr. & Mrs. John Wolfersteig 12/28

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Zimmer 12/12