Church of the Holy Spirit

Church of the Holy Spirit
149 South Main Street, Gloversville, NY 12078
Phone: (518) 725-3143 ~ Fax (518) 725-7245
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.HolySpirit12078.org
Adrianne Marie Airey
Jocelyn Bush
Michael Joseph Carpenter
Colin Joseph Cotter
Anna Giarrizzo
Kaitlyn Guyette
Ryan Hoyt
Parker Manya
Berkheiser Klingbeil
Mollie Lyn Kortz
Allison J. Nevins
Cole Robert Preston
Jisela Rodriguez
Mark Joseph Staie
Benjamin Stramezzi
Tara Bridget Sweeney
Vandwane Tulabing
Marcus Jay Wilson
207 Glebe
N.Y.
Phone: (518) 762-2636 ~ Fax: (518)
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Rectory: 205 Glebe
N.Y. 12095
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Congratulations to
The Holy Trinity Parish
First Communicants
First Communion Prayer
Dear Jesus,
through bread and wine at the Last
Supper, and by your holy word,
you gave the Eucharist to your church.
You transformed common food and drink
into your Body and Blood, and offered us
a share in your life in ways we still cannot
fully understand. Grant now that these
young people will always treasure the gift
they have in you. Give them the grace to
be faithful to you and to remain in
communion with your church.
Church of the Holy Spirit & Holy Trinity Catholic Church
They returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the
eleven and those with them who were saying, "
“The Lord has truly been
raised and has appeared to Simon!" Then the two recounted what had
taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the
breaking of the bread. - Lk 24:33-35
HOLY SPIRIT MASS INTENTIONS
FOR WEEK OF MAY 4, 2014
SAT. 4:00 P.M.
JOHN HEIMER, JR.
HOLY TRINITY MASS INTENTIONS
FOR WEEK OF MAY 4, 2014
SAT. 4:30 P.M.
VICKI SOLAR
SHIRLEY ORSELL
REQUESTED BY FRANK & LENA DEROSA
REQUESTED BY FAMILY
MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
AUDREY BASILEO
REQUESTED BY FRANK & VICTOR
SUN. 8:30 A.M.
JEAN SCHUSTER
SUN. 8:00 A.M.
REQUESTED BY ELAINE BALZANO
MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SUN. 10:30 A.M. OSCAR MABITAD
CATHERINE HORENSTEIN
REQUESTED BY FAMILY
EPING MABITAD
REQUESTED BY JOAN HIMES
REQUESTED BY FAMILY
SUN. 11:00 A.M. GEORGE TARRIS
NENE HERRERA
REQUESTED BY WIFE, JEAN & FAMILY
EDITH DEPASQUALE
REQUESTED BY ESTATE
HEALING FOR LYNN GRDEN
REQUESTED BY LOUISE & MIKE HORNUNG
REQUESTED BY FAMILY
MON. 8:30 A.M. NO DAILY MASS
TUES. 8:30 A.M. TO END ABORTION
REQUESTED BY RESPECT LIFE GROUP
MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
MON. 8:30 A.M. FRANK LAPORTA
WED. 8:30 A.M. RUTH ANN KLINE
REQUESTED BY MR. & MRS. ERIC LEWIS
REQUESTED BY HANK & MARIE BORN
TUES. 8:30 A.M. JAMES BOLES
THURS. 8:30 A.M. LEIGH G. ADEBAHR (9TH ANNIV.)
REQUESTED BY GEORGIA GAY
REQUESTED BY WIFE, PAT & FAMILY
WED. 8:30 A.M. DOROTHY BROWER
REQUESTED BY BILL & SUE WRIGHT, DIANE &
STEVE BROSAT, CHERYL RONGO
FRI. 8:30 A.M.
SAT. 4:30 P.M.
REQUESTED BY DON & CLAUDIA LOZIER
PAULINE LORENCE
CARMIE MULHALL
VERONICA NICHOLAS
VITO & MARIA MARTINI
REQUESTED BY CATHERINE & FAMILY
EUGENIE FARHART
REQUESTED BY FAMILY
ANNA KADLIC (MOTHER’S DAY)
REQUESTED BY DAUGHTER & FAMILY
SUN. 8:30 A.M
VICKI SOLAR
REQUESTED BY SISTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
REQUESTED BY ANNE & JEFF NILES
REQUESTED BY ED & JOAN QUEENEY
& LINDA HALLENBECK
SAT. 4:00 P.M.
BEVERLY MCGIVERN
REQUESTED BY THE QUINNS
THURS. 8:30 A.M. VIRGINIA ZAMBRI
FRI. 8:30 A.M.
VERONICA NICHOLAS
REQUESTED BY HOLY TRINITY STAFF & FAMILY
REQUESTED BY DON & COOKIE FLEISCHUT
ANGIE CLEMENTE HOGGINS
RUTH KLINE
REQUESTED BY ANNE & JEFF NILES
REQUESTED BY WIFE & FAMILY
CAROLE BISHOP ( 2ND ANNIV.)
REQUESTED BY BRIAN, CINDY & KRISTIN
MARGARET GUARNIERI
REQUESTED BY DAUGHTER, MARIA,
BRIAN & FAMILY
ESTHER SHAMON
REQUESTED BY ELMER & MARK
SUN. 11:00 A.M. DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE
SISTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
HELEN EVANS
REQUESTED BY BERNIE & HELEN ANDREJEWSKI
PRAY FOR Josephine DelCostello, John Chamberlaine,
Dolores Burton, Paul Parillo and all who have gone to their
REQUESTED BY LYNN & GARY HENRY
SUN. 8:00 A.M.
THOMAS PRADELSKI
REQUESTED BY HOLY TRINITY STAFF & FAMILY
MASS FOR THE PEOPLE
SUN. 10:30 A.M. GEORGETTE MOORE
REQUESTED BY ED & JEANNIE POPP
THOMAS MAIELLO (11TH ANNIV.)
REQUESTED BY DAUGHTER
VARGHESE D. PYNADATH
REQUESTED BY TONY & MARILYN SAMPERI
May 4, 2014
FOR THE WEEK OF
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
4:00 P.M.
Lector
Extraordinary Minister
Of Communion
Altar Servers
8:30 A.M.
Lector
Extraordinary Minister
Of Communion
Altar Servers
11:00 A.M.
Lector
S. Cichy
S. Yacobucci
S. Ambrosino
B. & R. Tucci
HOLY TRINITY PARISH
4:30 P.M.
Lector
Gary McCoy
Minister of the Eucharist
Eva VanAlystne
Cup Ministers
Rebecca Weiderman
Grace, Shawn &
Mike
Altar Servers
Mickey Staie
Colleen Long
Emily Long
H. Born
J. Quinn
8:00 A.M.
Lector
Lynn Knowlton
Minister of the Eucharist
Anthony Caruso
Cup Ministers
Annie Dominiak
Claire Cellary
D. Fleischut
D. Landrio
V. LaPorta
Holy Name Society
J. Clemente
V. Person
Extraordinary Ministers
Of Communion
S. Michel
M. & S. Shrader
Altar Servers
Alex, Ben &
Bridget
10:30 A.M.
Lector
Chris Nunn
Minister of the Eucharist
Ronnie Quinn
Cup Ministers
Liz Carey
Deb Callery
Willow Carey
Echo Carey
Grace Giarrizzo
Altar Servers
LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS are asked to pick up
the new assignment schedules in the sacristy.
BUILDING FUND DONATIONS
Angie Clemente Hoggins by Mick & Deb, Kathy & J osephine,
Donna Krajewski & Carmen DelCostello
Josephine DelCostello by Anthony & Phyllis Guiffr e
CHAPEL WINDOW DONATIONS
Josephine DelCostello by Ann Cook, Gr ace Naselli and Roseann
Mattice
Virginia Zambri by J oe & Glor ia LaPor ta, Mar ion DeSantis
Donation by Richard Bumpus
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 4, 2014
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Acts 2:14, 22-33/1 Pt 1:17-21
Lk 24:13-35
Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29
Acts 7:51--8:1a/Jn 6:30-35
Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40
Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51
Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59
Acts 9:31-42/Jn 6:60-69
Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25
Bible’s take on slavery: Saying Scripture approved the practice is wrong, as is using the issue to diminish its moral authority.
Question: I was telling my daughter that the Bible teaches against homosexual acts and, thus, same-sex marriage. She dismissed the Bible and
said it once approved slavery, and so it carried no moral authority for her. What can I say?
Answer: There are several problems in both the logic and the understanding of Scripture involved in this objection. The first problem involves
equating what is a definitive percept with what is at best a tacit tolerance. Homosexual acts (as well as all heterosexual acts outside of marriage) are
explicitly condemned throughout the whole scripture. We are commanded to refrain from any such acts. But nowhere are we commanded to own
slaves. The Scriptures treat slavery as part of the existing social structure of the ancient world and set norms so as to avoid the excesses that
sometimes accompanied it. But the mere tolerance of questionable practice should not be equated with supporting it let alone prescribing it as
something good. An argument from silence does not connote approval. The second problem is the term “slavery” itself. In the ancient biblical world,
slavery resulted from essentially three sources. One owed debt they could not repay, one had been a soldier in a defeated army or one may have
committed certain crimes. As such, slavery was an alternative to death or imprisonment. It was not without its questionable dimensions, but neither
was it evil. Even today we often seek alternatives to imprisonment (such as probation and house arrest) wherein one forfeits some of their rights. But
the slavery of the colonial period exploited and enslaved people who had no debt, and committed no crimes and had not waged war. This is a very
different situation, morally speaking, from slavery of biblical times. Finally, even if one were to insist that Scripture once approved of slavery, (a
point not conceded here), and this discredits it as a source for moral teaching, then we ought to ask what would happen if this same standard were
applied, for example to the U.S. Constitution. Is the Constitution fully discredited because it once remained silent or gave tacit approval to slavery? Is
your daughters right to free speech discredited because the Constitution was once imperfect or even or even wrong on another topic? Most would find
this notion too extreme. And neither does Scripture loose its value even if it was once less severe on slavery that we would wish today.
Msgr. Charles Pope
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
FAITH FORMATION NEWS:
HOLY TRINITY PARISH
FAITH FORMATION NEWS:
Karen Hoose, Director of Faith Formation
Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator
email: [email protected]
SPRING ENRICHMENT: OPEN THE DOOR OF FAITH
The Albany Diocese’s annual Spring Enrichment provides
everyone with the opportunity to come together to find out
more about their faith and to deepen the skills and
understanding of individuals serving in different ministries in
our Church. You are invited to join the faithful from throughout
the Albany Diocese and beyond for four days of inspiring
presentations, enlightening workshops, along with dynamic
prayer and worship. With over 135 different courses scheduled,
whether you attend a single two hour class or all sixteen
sessions, there is to be something for everyone at Spring
Enrichment. For information go to www.rcda.org and click on
“Spring Enrichment 2014” on the home page or contact the
Faith Formation Office at 773-8590.
Holy Spirit Parish Hall Events: We ar e occasionally faced with
scheduling conflicts in our Parish Hall. It is important to schedule
all events through the office to avoid such conflicts. It is also
important to clean-up after each event.
ADORATION OF OUR LORD
All of the Sacraments give grace, but the Most Blessed
Sacrament contains the “Author of all grace,”
Jesus Christ!
We all need grace to give us strength to do the Will of
God. Just sitting in the Presence of the Lord in
Adoration gives us grace.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
CALENDAR
Sunday, May 4th.
Masses
Youth Ministry grades 6-8
Youth Ministry grades 9-10
8:30 & 11:00 A.M.
6:00 P.M. School
7:15 P.M. School
Monday, May 5th.
Sister’s Card Party
6:30 P.M. Hall
Tuesday, May 6th.
Liturgy of the Hour
Small Christian Community
Strawberry Festival Meeting
9:00 A.M. Church
9:30 A.M. Café
6:00 P.M. Office
Friday, May 9th.
Friday’s Table
5:30 P.M. Gym
Saturday, May 10th.
Confession
Mass
Bingo
3:00 P.M. Church
4:00 P.M. Church
6:45 P.M. Hall
Sunday, May 11th.
Masses
NO Youth Ministry
8:30 & 11:00 A.M.
email: ckollar@ holytrinityjohnstown.com
Sunday, May 4th. Please say a prayer for all the children
receiving their First Communion and their families.
Monday, May 19th. The sacr ament of Confir mation will be
held at the Auriesville Shrine at 6:30 P.M. I invite all
parishioners to join us to witness twenty-seven young men and
women from Holy Trinity Parish receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit. Please keep these young people in your prayers as they
celebrate this Blessed Sacrament.
Application forms are
available in our church,
and
during
regular
business hours at the
parish office. Any high
school senior who is a
participating member of
the Holy Trinity Parish and who plans to further his/her
education next year, may apply for a Burda Scholar
Award. Applications must be submitted to a staff member
at the parish office on or before Monday, May 12 th. ALL
APPLICATIONS MUST BE HANDED IN TO A
STAFF MEMBER AT THE PARISH OFFICE IN A
SEALED ENVELOPE.
CHOIR NEWS:
I would like to express sincere thanks to the choir and faithful
parishioners from Holy Trinity Church who rallied to provide
the music for the Easter Vigil at Holy Spirit Church.
I appreciate your talents and the sacrifice of time in coming to
rehearsals, gathering people, robes and lights, making
packets, finding lights, keys and microphones and everything
it took to accomplish our role that night.
Know that you lifted the prayer, not
only with your voices but with your
example of support and commitment
to your church, your faith and each
other.
Matthew Cinquanti,
Director Of Music
Holy Trinity Parish
MOTHER TERESA’S CLOSET:
Presently we are in need of the following supplies for Mother
Teresa's Closet; laundry detergent, fabric softener, cleaning
products, shampoo & conditioner, bleach, paper towels and
toilet paper.
Thank you to the anonymous donors to Mother Teresa’s
Closet, for a gift of $50.00 and another gift of $5.00. Your
continued kindness is greatly appreciated.
MAY 4, 2014
The Church of the Holy Spirit
Collection information for the week of:
April 27, 2014
Regular Collection 4/29/13
Regular Collection 4/27/14
Envelopes
Loose
Online
Easter Flowers
Rice Bowl
Additional Easter
Additional Holy Land
Fuel April - ‘14
Parish Improvement - April ’14
Holy Trinity Parish
Collection information for the week of:
April 27, 2014
$4,780.00
$4,480.70
$3,555.70
$668.00
$257.00
$2,433.00
$754.01
$663.00
$128.00
$158.00
$1,037.00
CARD PARTY, sponsor ed by the
Sisters of the Holy Spirit, will be held on
Monday, May 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the
parish hall. There will be prizes and
refreshments. Admission tickets are $2.50
each. A raffle will be held in conjunction
with the card party…donation $1.00 per
ticket. Prizes include $100.00 cash, lottery
tree, gift basket, cookie tray, fruit basket.
You need not be present to win. Tickets for
the card party and/or raffle are available
from members, at the parish office, or at the door the night of
the party.
BINGO WORKERS: The Second Team is
scheduled for May 10th. Mark Balzano, Phil
Yawman, and Jeff Bozek. Kitchen help is Sandy
Suchy and Mary Knapik.
Additional Flower Donations
Frank DiGiacomo In Memor y of Dolor es
DiGiacomo
Gordon Hilly
Karen Smith In Memor y of Roy W.
Hoffmann, Sr., Dr. & Mrs. James V. Smith
Sam & Jessica Zimmerman
MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST sponsor ed by the
Holy Name Society will be held on May 11 th from
9:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Tickets will be sold this weekend after
Masses along with 50/50 raffle tickets. Tickets are $7.00 for
adults, children under 6 free. Breakfast includes: Scrambled
eggs, sausage, hash browns, rolls, juice & coffee.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL MEETING
The next meeting for the Strawberry Festival will be held on
Tuesday, May 6th at 6:00 P.M. in the Parish Office. Anyone
wishing to help out with this event on Friday, June 27th is
invited. Please contact Cindy Krueger-Farley @ 775-1667 if
you are unable to attend but would like to volunteer on
the day of the festival.
Regular collection
Envelopes
Loose
Candles
Easter
Holy Land
Rice Bowl
Mother’s Day
Extras
Attendance
4:30 p.m
8:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Envelope users
$6,148.50
$4,203.00
$232.00
$54.00
$1175.00
$211.00
$109.50
$79.00
$85.00
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The Bishop’s Appeal kick off
weekend will be May 10th
& 11th in BOTH Churches. The
assessment at Holy Trinity Parish
this year is $63,610.00. The
Assessment at The Church or the
Holy Spirit is $46,107.00.
Envelops for the appeal will be in
the pews next weekend for your
convenience. Please pray that the
appeal will be successful this year. After prayerful
consideration, please be as generous as possible. Any and all
donations are appreciated.
HOLY TRINITY ROSARY SOCIETY NEWS
MAY ROSARY DEVOTION
The Rosary will be said in honor of the Blessed Mother each
Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. at Holy Trinity Church during the month
of May. We invite everyone to join us on May 7, 14, 21, 28.
ROSARY BREAKFAST SAVE THE DATE
The Rosary Society Communion Breakfast will be held at Hales
Mills Country Club on May 18th, following the
10:30 A.M. Mass. Women of Holy Trinity and Holy Spirit
Churches are invited to attend. More information will follow.
Thank you to all who supported our recent pie sale.