the parish family of st. christopher and st. sylvia november 20, 2016 · look what’s happening at...
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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, Maureen Terranova Helen Moore— CRE Assistant Sacristan
Vicki Capel-Parish Cemetery Cor. [email protected] John Dorrian
The Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia www.stchrisredhook.org
November 20, 2016
Time: Intention: Requested by:
Sat November 19
5:00 PM Intentions of Holy Name
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Sun November 20
7:30 AM Harold Fell Gladys Fell
9:00 AM Ann Niederauer Her Family
10:30 AM Frank Konopski 9th Anniversary
Theresa Bochdam
12:00 PM Pro Populo ———————
Mon November 21
9:00 AM Unannounced Intention
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Tues November 22
7:00 AM Patricia Sherman McCann Family
9:00 AM Jack & Maria Calandra
Lucy & Theresa
Wed November 23
9:00 AM Mary Yackovetsky Joan Stensland
Thurs November 24
7:00 AM Billy Totten Campbell Family
9:00 AM Rabbi Solomon Acrish
Rosemary Fiorella
Fri November 25
9:00 AM Dominic Parise (Anniv. of Birthday)
By Family
Sat November 26
9:00 AM Arthur Hand 25th Anniversary
Marie Hand
5:00 PM Maria & Mitch Kowalski
Brygida & John Kowalski
Sun November 27
7:30 AM Leo Sheehan Family
9:00 AM Ann Milanesi Korb Family
10:30 AM Alyssa-Jo Calio 8 yr. Anniversary
Calio 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.
NOVEMBER 20, 2016 + OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
Holy Name Breakfast 8-11 AM Gym 30 Benner Rd.
Rite of Welcome 9:00 AM Church
RCIA 10AM-12PM Rectory
Monday, Nov. 21 Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rosary Prayer Group 7-8:00 PM Church
Tuesday, November 22 St. Cecilia
Knights of Columbus Mtg. 7-9 PM Parish Center
Wednesday, Nov. 23 St. Columban, St. Clement I, St. Clement, Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro
No Religious Ed. Classes
Thursday, Nov. 24 St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Thanksgiving
No Religious Ed. Classes
Rectory Office Closed
Friday, November 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria
Rectory Office Closed
Saturday, November 26 Blessed Virgin Mary
AA Meeting 7 - 8:00 PM Don Bosco Hall
Sunday, Nov. 27 First Sunday of Advent
Sunday , November 20
S T E W A R D S H I P R E P O R T
November 20, 2016 Collection����$9,588.13 2nd Collection—My Thanksgiving Offering to the Poor���.$3,383.30 Today’s 2nd CollectionCampaign for Human Development God Bless you for your continued
generosity!
ATTENTION:
Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors
Please contact Kathy Kelly at
[email protected] concerning Mass preferences for Christmas Eve and
Christmas Day. Thank you.
Please Note: Next Sunday, November 27th is
the First Sunday of Advent. See our website,
Flocknotes, or the bulletin for the upcoming
Advent and Christmas schedules.
From the Pastor’s Corner
How do you hear God’s voice? Moses heard it in a burning bush.
Abraham heard God’s voice from an angel asking him to sacrifice his son.
Mary said yes to God when an angel told her she would bear God’s Son.
Today if we saw a burning bush we would call the fire department and if we
told people that an angel of the Lord appeared to us they would quickly
distance themselves from us thinking that perhaps we were overly stressed.
The Samaritan woman at the well is more like what we experience today in
that, while doing her ordinary chores, she heard God’s voice in a
conversation with a stranger.
Today, on this feast of Christ the King, we celebrate the Rite of
Welcome with Robert Knuschke and Karinn and Steven Semke who have
heard God’s voice in very subtle, ordinary ways as they have tried to
understand how best to respond to God’s call. In this celebration, we will listen to them as they declare
publicly for the first time their intention to become Catholic. The rite asks Rob, Karinn and Steve if they
are ready to follow Christ but this Rite of Welcome also asks us, as Christ’s disciples, if we are ready to
help them follow Christ. How fitting it is then that we celebrate this rite on the feast of Christ the King
because as Pope Francis tells us “Christ is the centre. Christ is the centre of creation, Christ is the centre
of his people and Christ is the centre of history. In him we are all one, one people, united with him and
sharing a single journey, a single destiny. Only in him, in him as the centre, do we receive our identity as
a people.”
In responding to God, Rob, Karinn and Steve are making Christ the center of their lives. Hebrews
12:1 tells us that “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves
of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while
keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.” We are the cloud of witnesses
supporting Rob, Karinn and Steve as they run the same race we run, encouraging them on their
continuing journey of faith, the journey taking them to the sacraments of faith, those sacred symbols
which make present the amazing grace of Christ.
When you see Rob, Karinn and Steve, say hello, welcome them to St. Christopher and St. Sylvia
and let them know that you are praying for them. Also , please thank the RCIA Team!
The RCIA Team: Wendy Wajda, , Bill Paccione, Ray Ricci, John Hoey, Teresa Hoey, Mike Cassidy, Lisa
Dolan, and all the hospitality providers.
Eileen Cassidy, RCIA Coordinator
Thanksgiving Day Blessing
O God of all things in heaven and on earth, you give all your people in the world the gift of life, the gift of family, the gift of work, and the gift of rest. On this, our national day of Thanksgiving, we turn all our thoughts to you, from whom all blessings flow. Bless all our work, our friends, and our families both near and far. We humbly ask for the ability to continue our work for your kingdom and the ability to gather freely to worship you without fear. We ask you to give our years ahead your blessing and protection. We ask all this through Christ the Lord, your Son and our brother. Amen.
Look What’s Happening at St. Christopher and St. Sylvia Parish!
Grades 1—6
NO CLASSES
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Classes will resume on
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Thursday, December 1, 2016
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Thanksgiving Prayer
This Thanksgiving let those of us who have much and those who have little gather at the welcoming table of
the Lord. At this blessed feast, may rich and poor alike remember that we are called to serve on another and to walk together in God's gracious world. With thankful hearts we praise our God who like a loving
parent denies us no good thing. Amen
Youth Alive!
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE: November 20, 2016 Parent/Student Prayer and
Penance Service has been moved to
DECEMBER 4, 2016
12:00 Mass—Church
1:30 pm Penance/Prayer Service—Church
ALL STUDENTS & PARENTS MUST
ATTEND BOTH!
Confirmation
Enjoy a relaxing, buffet style
Thanksgiving Day Dinner
at the Red Hook Firehouse, Firehouse Lane
Thurs., Nov. 24th. Serving at 12:30. For takeout orders arrive at 2 pm.
Call 758-5959 (Holy Cow) for
reservations by TOMORROW,
Mon. Nov. 21.
Holy Name Society PARISH BREAKFAST
THIS Sunday November 20th 8AM to 11AM School Hall
Come and join your friends and neighbors for a great breakfast! PLUS SUPER SUNDAY GIVE AWAY
WINNER TAKE ALL!- $1350. in prizes! 55” Flat screen smart TV & $500 gift card from Florina’s Trattoria & Brick Oven Pizza
Ticket chances on
sale at
Parish breakfast!
Ecumenical Service
At St. Christopher-St. Sylvia
THIS Wed., November 23th…….7:00 PM
Evening prayer, scripture,
and fellowship
What a beautiful way to
come together as a
community and share
gratitude!
Parish Cluster Mission at St. Christopher-St. Sylvia
Coming to Mass every Sunday, but still feel a longing for more? Come join us for an evening of reflection on God’s love and to understand His plan for us. The three-day Revive mission will be held:
Nov. 28, 29, & 30th……Mon.-Tues.-Wed.
from 6:00 pm—7:15 pm Retreat Master is Fr. Michael Greco, OFM. Cap.
Please visit:
www.FaithEveryDay.com for more
information and to register.
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
Judy McEleney ● Nora Mercier
Marlene McGowan-Yedic ● Gina Maculski
Alex Cortes Molloy ● Thomas Richard Malone
John Manning ● Eric Moore ● Richard Murray
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-St. Sylvia,
NEWLY BAPTIZED
GRACE PIPER BRAYDICH AND PAIGE MARIE HOFFMAN
May God Bless them and their families always.
Parishioners or family members who are homebound,
going to/already in a hospital/ nursing home and would
like to receive Communion, please call the Rectory Office
to inform us so that their spiritual needs may be met.
**The hospital cannot inform the Church if a parishioner
has been admitted as they are bound by privacy laws, so
the priests depend on family to inform them.**
Thank you. 845-758-3732
Go to formed.org and log-in or register using parish code: BT2DRR
Under the title “Programs, Movies, & Books,” look for:
Relating to the Gospel: The thief on the cross was able to
recognize Jesus for who he was, while others who heard
and saw him could not. What was it really like to see and
hear him in person? What were the culture and times like?
Would we have recognized him, disguised as a 1st century
carpenter?
Program: The Footprints of God: Jesus On Our Calendar This Week: Thursday is Thanksgiving
Day! Did you know the word Eucharist means
“thanksgiving”? The church makes some bold claims about
this sacrament, how can we believe that Jesus is actually
present in the bread and wine? After the turkey and
football games, check out:
Program: Catholicism, Session 7: Word Made Flesh (also
in Spanish)
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM
REMEMBER Thanksgiving delivery and
pick-up is TODAY, Sunday. If you adopted
a family please remember
to put the family # on the
box/bag/basket you bring
in and return to the
church basement
between 8:30 & 10:30am TODAY.
CHRIST TREE PROGRAM
“ANGELS” are in the back
of the church.
You may start bringing your
donated gifts in next week.
Email:
if you have any questions
2016 RADIO CITY
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR December 29th, 11am show
$77 (non-refundable)
per ticket includes bus fare to and from Radio City Music Hall in NYC.
Sign-up and more details at the Rectory. Tickets are limited and sold on a first come, first
served basis and payment in full at time of sign-up.
PLEASE NOTE:
It is strongly suggested
that tickets are purchased by
Monday, Nov. 21st
Christmas Blessings
Thank you to the Lady’s Guild for once again putting on a wonderful Christmas Fair! What a great event to shop, win prizes, laugh, and eat delicious food...and see Santa! Thank you for all the events you put on and all
you do to keep our church vibrant.
Adult Faith Formation, Co-Chairs-Maggie Burud & Tina Wert….
………………………..……………[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 [email protected] 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.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
The Daughters of St. Paul will be here after Masses on December 3rd & 4th selling books & CDs that would make great gifts for the Advent and Christmas season!
SAVE THE DATE:
Teen Fusion Christmas Caroling
with take place December 11th.
This is always a wonderful event for singers and listeners! More details to follow. Please email [email protected]
