February 7, 2016 - St. John the Evangelist Church

St. John the Evangelist Parish
915 Route 212, Centerville, Saugerties, NY 12477
Phone: 845-246-9581 • Fax: 845-246-9582 • web: www.sjechurch.org
FATHER WILLIAM F. WOODRUFF, PASTOR
MSGR. WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS, PASTOR EMERITUS
MASS SCHEDULE:
Handicap
Saturday- 5:00 PM, Sunday- 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM
Accessible
Daily: Monday-Thursday & Saturday - 8:30 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM
Holy Days: Please check bulletin
CONFESSIONS: Saturday– 3:30 to 4:30 PM
ALTAR ROSARY:
President: Donna Anderson (246-9719) Meets the first Wednesday of the month
ALTAR SERVERS: Coordinator Joan Jensen (246-9581)
BAPTISM: Baptism upon request. Preparation required.
Leaders in preparation: Patricia & Gary Moore (246-5164)
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: Coleman Catholic High School - 845-338-2750,
ST. JOHN’S YOUTH GROUP (TEENAGERS): Denise Dudzic (246-2811) &
Gabrielle Baker (247-3454)
COMMUNITY ACTION / FOOD PANTRY: Maria Granda (246-3635)
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Marilyn Washer (246-5236), Maureen Rothe 246-0305
DEANERY: Frankie Cullen (853-5557)
LAY TRUSTEES: Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431), Robert Gauvreau (246-3544)
LITURGY COMMITTEE: Robert Howe (246-8510)
MARRIAGES: By appointment. Please make arrangements at least six months prior to
wedding. Preparation is mandatory.
MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY: Eileen Oswald (246-7042)
MUSIC MINISTRY: Kelly Rea (246-0395)
OPERATIONS: Robert Gauvreau (246-3544)
SPIRIT OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP: Fr. Woodruff (246-9581) Meets Tuesdays 7:00 PM &
first Sunday of each month at 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Instructional Prayer Meeting—All are welcome!)
PARISH COUNCIL: President Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431)
PARISH NURSE: Anne Grunbaum (246-1667)
RCIA: Fr. William Woodruff (246-9581)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director Joan Corton (339-4391)
RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Joseph Defino Sr. (246-6908) , Barbara O’Reilly (246-7810)
SECRETARIES: Joan Jensen (217-7090), Barbara Renner (8:30 AM—8:30 PM Only —246-3424)
ST. JOHN’S GIFT SHOP: Ramona Kemp (845-417-6638) & Elaine Arvidson (246-4468)
VOCATIONS: Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431)
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
8:30
5:00
8:30
1030
8:30
8:30
8:30
4:00
7:00
8:30
8:30
8:30
5:00
In Celebration of The Birthday of Sage Cody—Req. by Joe Defino Sr.
Charmion Wood—Req. by MaryLou Dengler
Lorraine O’Neill (7th Anniversary Remembrance) - & In Celebration of The Birthday of Mallory
Renner—Req. by Their Families
All The People of The Parish
In Thanksgiving to All Those Who Have Touched Our Lives — Req. by Us All
Jerry Vitale (Birthday Remembrance) - Req. by The Vitale & Houlihan Families
In Celebration of The Birthday of Fr. Woodruff—Req. by The Renner Family
Service With Ashes
For All The People of The Parish
Special Intention
Holy Communion Service
Heather & Lillian Hawkins (Birthday Remembrances) - Req. by Jim & Anne Carey
Katherine Rose—Req. by Maggie Myers & Family
SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES–
Mon—St. Jerome Emiliani & St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin
Wed—Ash Wednesday
Thu— Our Lady of Lourdes — World Day of The Sick
Fri— Lincoln’s Birthday
ASH WEDNESDAY- There will be a Mass with ashes at 8:30
AM and 7:00 PM on February 10th. There will also be a 4:00 PM
Service with distribution of ashes. Ash Wednesday is a day of
strict fast and abstinence. Abstinence from meat obliges all
Catholics 14 years of age and older. Fasting (one full meal and
two lighter meals) obligates all Catholics from the age of 18—59.
Besides Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent are days of
abstinence from meat.
WHY ASHES? The Church invites us to receive a cross of ashes
on our foreheads as a sign that during the coming season of Lent,
we will make sincere efforts to cleanse our lives of sin and to
discipline ourselves through prayer and fasting and almsgiving.
PETER PENCE COLLECTION– Participation in the Peter’s
Pence collection affords each of us an opportunity to serve as
witnesses of charity to our brothers and sisters around the world.
Gifts to this annual collection assist our Holy Father in supporting
the victims of war, natural disasters, and other most in need of
assistance. Please be generous in the Peter’s Pence Collection
which will take place on this weekend.
20-WEEK CLUB WINNER– The 16th winner of $100 in our 20
-Week Club was No. 60 Barbara Brennan and our 17th winner
was No. 12 Barbara Renner. If you would like to be placed on the
waiting list to join our next club, call Barbara at 246-3424.
BIG RAFFLE- Take a chance at winning a $300 Gas Card plus
dinner for two. Tickets will be sold after all Masses the weekends
of February 13/14, & February 20/21 – 1 for $1, 3 for $2 or 15 for
$5. The drawing will take place on Feb. 21st.
INSTRUCTIONAL PRAYER MEETING- Will take place on
Sunday, February 7th at noon. The topic of discussion is The
Lord’s Prayer. Come learn more about your Catholic Faith. This
discussion will be led by Fr. Bill. Question and Answer period to
follow.
THE JACK ROSE MEMORIAL BEATITUDE
SCHOLARSHIP- If you are graduating from High
School, plan to further your education and are a
member of St. John’s Parish, you can apply for Mrs.
Renner’s 4th Grade Religious Education Class’
Beatitude Scholarship. Scholarship applications are available at
either the church or rectory office.
All applications must be returned by April 1st.
Also, continue to drop your loose change in the containers
at the doors of the church.
Our class appreciates your support in this project.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING- Will take place on
Monday, February 8th at 7:45 PM. All who would like to help in
the fund/fun raising endeavors of our parish are welcome to
attend.
SOUPER BOWL- It is said that Super Bowl
Sunday is the biggest party day of the year. Lots of
food and drink as you watch the football game. So,
as you feast on your chicken wings, please think of
those who may not have even a bowl of soup to
nourish them. One dollar a person – as you leave
Mass on Super Bowl Sunday weekend, February 6th & 7th – will
help our Food Pantry to feed the hungry. Make it a super
“souper” bowl.
POT LUCK DINNER AUCTION– Will be held here at St.
John’s on March 5th following the 5 PM Mass. We are accepting
donations for the auction of new, gently used, re-gifted, gift
certificates, or services. Please drop them off in the church
kitchen no later than February 29th. If you are planning to attend,
please contact Sharon Greth at 332-8380 or [email protected] to
make your reservation. At that time, please also let her know
what Pot Luck item you will be bringing to share. We are looking
forward to having another successful Dinner/Auction!
OPEN HOUSE– Kingston Catholic School will host an Open
House, as well as their Annual Science Fair immediately
following their 9:30 AM Mass on Sunday, February 7th from
10:30 to noon. Please join them to learn more about their valuesinfused education, academic programs and extra-curricular
enrichment.
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in the Good God,
This coming Wednesday, February 10th, will be Ash
Wednesday and the start of the Holy Season of Lent. Lent runs
from Ash Wednesday through the daytime hours of Holy
Thursday. It is a period of 44 days which includes the 40 days of
Lent rooted in Sacred Scripture or the Holy Bible. There is Ash
Wednesday and then the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash
Wednesday and then the First Sunday of Lent begins the
remaining 40 of the total of 44 days of Lent.
The “40 Days of Lent” stems from the two 40 day
periods that Moses fasted from food and water as he received the
Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai or Mount Tabor
(known by both names). It also recalls the 40 years that the people
of Israel wandered in the desert before they entered the Promised
Land. In the first year of their journey, the Israelites scouted the
Promised Land for 40 days but then the scouting party would not
trust God to deliver them into the Promised Land and so God
punished His People to wander in the desert one year for each day
they had scouted. The only exceptions were Joshua and Caleb.
(Speaking of scouting, this Sunday we will celebrate
Scout Sunday at the 8:30 A.M. Holy Mass).
Finally, this period of Forty Days stems from the forty
days Christ spent in the desert fasting and praying after His
baptism by Saint John the Baptist and before He began His public
ministry that would lead to the events of Holy Week. For all of
Christianity, it is a time of penance: fasting, extra prayer, and extra
works of charity. Please let us try to the best of our ability to put
these Lenten penances into practice.
Please remember that those of us who are 14 years of age
and older are to practice Abstaining from meat on Ash
Wednesday, the Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday. Also, please
remember that those of us who are ages 18 through 59 are to Fast
on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; we are to have only one full
meal and two lesser meals that don’t equal a full meal. These
practices are to be done in a substantial way without being
injurious to our health. Of course, additional practices of
mortification are encouraged if one is able to accomplish them. If
you have any questions, please feel free to ask yours truly.
The schedule for Ash Wednesday is as follows: 8:30
A.M. Holy Mass with blest ashes distributed, a 4:00 P.M. Liturgy
of the Word Service with blest ashes distributed, and 7:00 P.M.
Holy Mass with blest ashes distributed. It is the mind of the
Church that we should attend and pray at one of those three
Liturgies so please let us all do our best to be at the Church by
8:30 A.M., 4:00 P.M., or 7:00 P.M.
This weekend will be “Souper Bowl” Sunday; it is the
one time of the year that members of our Parish Community
Action and our Parish Food Pantry are at the doors of the exits of
the Church to collect our monetary donations for permitting
Community Action/Food Pantry folks to purchase food throughout
the year to help to feed our less fortunate brothers and sisters of
our neighborhood. I want to thank Community Action and Food
Pantry members for doing this ministry for us and I wish to
express my gratitude for your generosity toward the doing of the
First Corporal Work of Mercy, namely, Feeding the Hungry.
This Sunday, February 7th, from Noon until 1 P.M., I will
conduct the Instructional Prayer Meeting. The topic will be: The
Our Father or The Lord’s Prayer. You are most welcome to join us
and learn some things one might not have known about a prayer
many of us learned when we were little.
The Advisory Committee for Parish Development will
meet this coming Monday evening, February 8 th, at 7:45 P.M. in
the Church Hall. You are most welcome to attend and help in the
planning of our fund/fun raising endeavors by our parish.
Ultreya meets this Thursday, February 11th, at 7:30 P.M.
The Church Store will be open next weekend after all the Holy
Masses. The 20-Week Club Committee will continue to sell raffle
tickets next weekend and the weekend after next weekend.
PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS YOUR MEANS
WILL PERMIT TO THE 2016 CARDINAL’S APPEAL.
BIBLE STUDY FOR THE SEASON OF LENT– All classes
will take place on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at
Sacred Heart Parish, 1055 Broadway, Esopus. Classes include a
lecture DVD and discussion. Coffee will be provided. Feb
18th—The Seven Sacraments: Are They Biblical? Feb 25th—
Jesus and The Jewish Roots of the Eucharist. March 3rd—Jesus
the Bridgroom & March 10th—The Jewish Roots of Jesus’ Death
and Resurrection. To Register — Name, Address, phone number
and check or cash in the amount of $5 to Lorraine Krasinski, P.O.
Box 6 West Park, NY 12493 or to Sacred Heart Parish. Make
check payable to Sacred Heart Church.
ULTREYA- Join your Cursillo Community
as we gather for Ultreya here at St. John’s on
February 11th at 7:30 PM. Bring something
for the sharing table. For more information,
call Joe Defino at 246-6908.
PANCAKE SUPPER– Will take place at he Saugerties United
Methodist Church on February 9th from 5 to 7 PM.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR– Seder Meal will take place on
Wednesday, March 23rd. More information to come!
Sincerely, with prayers,
Father Bill Woodruff
P.S.: Father Al and Father Bill extend their prayerful best wishes
to all of us!
STATIONS OF THE CROSS- Will take place here at St. John’s
every Friday evening during Lent at 7:00 PM.
CHURCH STORE– Will be opened after all Masses the
Weekend of February 13 & 14th.
HEALING AFTER ABORTION– Ocean of Mercy — Entering
Canaan Days of Prayer and Healing For Women. February 13th.
For more information or to register, contact Sisters of Life at: 866
-575-0075 or visit [email protected]. To register
for men, call 877-586-4621.
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be
catching men." When they brought their boats to the shore, they
left everything and followed him.
- Lk 5:10-11
“Please Pray For All Bishops, Priests, Deacons & Religious!”
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
THE LORD HAS BLESSED US
IN SO MANY WAYS…
Let us return to Him a fair share of
THE MANY GIFTS
He has already given us.
December 2015
Attendance: December 2015 — 1102
Attendance: December 2014 — 1035
Collections:
Other Income:
Total Income:
Expenses:
Total:
$ 11,122.85
$ 13,199.20
$ 24,322.05
$ 17,289.86
$ 7,032.19
YTD
$41,549.90
$38,417.39
$79,967.29
$71,357.50
$ 8,609.79
PARISHIONERS’ COMMENT– What a difference tithing makes in
my spiritual life! Instead of tossing whatever is leftover in the
collection basket, I consciously take the first and best I have and wrap it
up in the envelope, because I know it is a special gift to the Lord. I find
I am more generous with God in all aspects of my life now.
PASTOR’S COMMENT– One of the nicest things about tithing is that
no one knows. As Jesus said, “Your Father who sees all that is done in
secret will reward you.”
“Remember St. John’s in Your Will!”
FOOD PANTRY ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK:
BAR OF SOAP
YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:
Vincent Saturn, Bob Nealon, Judy Fiero, Grace
Yund, Janet Curry, Gene Woodruff, Peter & Brunie
Kandora, Carol & Edward Koop, Barbara & Richard
Coppey, Liz Parker, Jimmy Paes, John Lynch, Tom
Ward, Joe Hommel, Bob Cranston, Bob Hoy, Nancy Dwyer, Gail
Cortese, Joan Bannan, Claire Miller, Roseann Chiodo, Sister
Sarah Ryan, Baby Catherine Scelfo, Margaret Todd, Meredith
McSpirit, Mary McDermott, Aloise Bedell, Griffen Defino, Pat
Solitto, Jeff Longendyke, Baby Martinez, Marion Benz, and
Frankie Cullen.
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
PRAYER FOR LIFE
Jesus, Mary and Joseph we love you very much.
Help us spiritually adopt and protect all human life
from preborn to natural death.
Amen.
MAKING ALL THINGS NEW
God our Father, through the Gospel and the Eucharist,
You bring us together as Your Church in the
Archdiocese of New York.
Send us Your Holy Spirit, to enlighten our minds and guide our
actions as we plan for the future of parish life in this Archdiocese.
Help us learn new ways to strengthen and revitalize our parish
communities, and to be good stewards of the spiritual and
material gifts that sustain them.
Bless our work, so that our parishes may continue to witness to
the truth of the Gospel, and be a sign of Your love for all people.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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LENT 2016— A HOLY YEAR OF MERCY– We invite you to
journey with us this Lent as we encounter the Love and Mercy of
the Father. Each week Deacon Hank Smith will present a
different aspect of the Father’s Love as portrayed in the Bible.
All are welcome, there is no charge. This will take place at St.
Mary of The Snow Chapel on Monday evenings—February 15th
thru March 7th from 7:15 to 8:15 PM. For more information call
246-5195.
INDOOR YARD SALE– Will take place on February 20th from
9 to 3 PM at The Blue Mountain Reformed Church, 10 Blue
Mountain Road. Snow Date of February 27th.
JOKE– A rookie pitcher was struggling at the
mound, so the catcher walked up to have a talk with
him. “I’ve figured out your problem,” he told the
young southpaw. “You always lose control at the
same point in every game,” “When is that?” “Right
after the National Anthem.”
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