Liturgy Schedule - Epiphany Of Our Lord

Liturgy Schedule
Saturday, January 17– St. Anthony, abbot
4:00pm [C] Ida Daugherty (95th Bday) By Sylvia & Family
Sunday, January 18– Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00am [C] Ralph Wittmeyer By Mary Meyer
11:00am [C] Cleo Keller & Augustine Kohn By Estate of Cleo
Monday, January 19– Weekday
8:30am [R] Mary Sakura Koessler By Mr. & Mrs. Phil
Tremblay
Tuesday, January 20– Weekday
8:30am [R] For All Parishioners of Epiphany of Our Lord
Wednesday, January 21– St. Agnes, virgin and martyr
8:30am [R] Mother June Boothryod OSB By OMI
Thursday, January 22– Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection
of Unborn Children
8:30am [R] John J Crowley Jr. By OMI
Friday, January 23– Weekday
8:30am [R] Clyde Dole By Mr. & Mrs. Ron Geiger
Saturday, January 24– St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor
of the church
4:00pm [C] Joseph Geiger By The Estate
Ministry
Schedule
January 24/25
Saturday Jan 24
4PM
Sunday Jan 25
9AM
Sunday Jan 25
11AM
Ministers of Holy
Communion
Rich Smolinski*
Steve Sheehy
Ron Geiger
Tina Kron*
David Bunn
Colleen Hornberger
Marty Ptak
Mary Strickfaden
Sally Castillo
Lectors
Rose Rojek
Mary Gattie
Paul & Robin
Hohman
Esther Dittenhofer
Lisa Mesch
Altar Servers
Gabrielle & Scott
Pfeifer
Wilhelm Kowal
Tyler Schmitt
Justin & Jocelyn
Mesch
Greeters
Dorothy Overfield
Andre & Ginny
Kowal
Mary Strickfaden
Dorothy Bracikowski
Mass Intentions and Sanctuary Candle Requests
To make a Mass Intention, or Sanctuary Candle, request for 2015, you can visit
Sarah Jo in the office, call the office, or drop your clearly marked request in the
collection basket.
For a Mass Intention you will need:
- Who the Mass is for, whom the Mass is requested by, the date you would like the
Mass, and a $15 stipend for each Mass requested.
For a Sanctuary Candle request you will need:
- Who the Candle is being lit for, whom the candle is requested by, the week you
would like the candle lit, and a $10 stipend for each week
requested.
Requests can be made for special occasions for living people such as anniversaries,
graduations, birthdays, and other occasions as well. If you have any special dates that
you would like to request, please get them requests in early to ensure that we are able
to schedule on, or around, that special date.
This week the
sanctuary candle will be lit for
Anniversary of Katie & Brian Kulpa requested by
Esther Dittenhofer.
Sunday, January 25– Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00am [C] Gary Hoelscher By Mr. & Mrs. Glenn
Hoelscher
11:00am [C] Jim Butzer By Louis Feldman & Family
Vocation View
A Marriage Moment
What does it mean to be equal? Are A good vocation prayer to say every
both of you equally
day– from the time we are young
good at cooking,
until we are in our golden years– is
mechanical things,
found in today’s first Scripture
[C]=Church, [R]=Rectory
sewing, small talk?
reading: “Speak Lord, for your
Probably not. Even
Compassion Ministry
servant is listening”.
though your spouse
To place someone on the prayer list, please
Just try it with sincerity,
may have a natural talent for a
complete and return a yellow card
particular task, try trading chores
starting today, and if you
available on the back table of the church, or call the rectory.
for a day. Just for fun.
think God is calling you
Pat Allan, Baby Shane Armbruster, Aaron Barlow, Laurie
to a Church vocation,
Bettinger-Luke, Harold & Delores Brown, Janet & Bob
Parenting
Perspective
call Father Walter
Browning Jr., Baby Kaitlyn Bunn, Harold & Theresa Butzer,
God
called
Samuel
several
Szczesny
(716-847-5535).
You can
Carmine Chiarelli, Nicholas Christopher, Jacob Cooper, Joey
times before he
also check out the “Priest of the
Crocker, Paula Czora, Cameron John DellaPenta, Judy
recognized the call ( 1
Dinsmore, Norie Donhauser, Marcella Emerling, John
Month” stories on our website–
Samual 3). Jesus called
Fabbiano. Dan Fabrizo, Marion Gamel, Bernard George, Paul
www.buffalovocations.org!
the apostles and they
‘Digger’ Gernatt, Rebecca Goodheart, Dorothy Habarth, Sue
Haskins, Dorothy Hoffman, Cindy Hohman, Betty Hornquist, followed quickly (John 1:35); perhaps
Richard Jensen, Joey Kehr, Ronnie ‘Rex’ Kohn, Leo F.
Next Week’s Second Collection
so quickly they didn’t really
Kurtzworth Jr, Mark Lawton, Pete Loretto Jr., Diane May, Dr. understand what they were saying
Next week, our parish will take up the
Leo Michalek, Leonard Muelbauer, Millie Muelbauer, Charles
Catholic Relief Services Collection. This
yes to. Talk to your children about
Pfeifer, Robert Rockwal, Charles ’Chuck’ Schmitz, John Schmitz,
collection
what they want to be when they
Wilfred Sion, Ronald Skora, Jim & Julie Smith, Lester Spengler,
supports six
grow up. What kind of person do
Catholic
Paulette Staffa, Brett Struble, Jean Thiel, Vincent Vallencort,
they want to be now?
agencies that
Terry Yetter, Donna Zappalla-Sickau
touch more
Youth Pizza Sale
Weekly Average: $3,136.04
Goal Weekly Average: $2,885.00
Thank you to All who have Donated!
Our Youth will be selling “Tim &
Bonnie’s” frozen Pizzas
January 24th and 25th just
in time for Superbowl
Sunday Pizza Prices are as
follows:
One Pizza $8, Two Pizzas $15, Three
Pizzas $23, Four Pizzas $30, Five Pizzas
$35
than 100
million lives around the world. The
funds from this collection help provide
food to the hungry, support to displaced
refugees, and Christ’s love and respect
to all people. Next week, please give
generously to the Catholic Relief
Services Collection and help Jesus in
disguise.
Readings for the Week of January 18th
This Week At Epiphany:
Saturday January 17: Round and Square Dance 7-11pm Parish Hall
Sunday January 18: Grades 3&4 Children’s Liturgy at 9am
Sunday January 18: Faith Formation for All Grades
Sunday January 18: Reconciliation Parent’s Meeting 10:00am
Monday January 19: Anointing Mass at 6:30pm in the Church
Sunday (18): 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42 Tuesday January 20: Family Fun Night Meeting 7pm in the Hall
Monday (19): Heb 5:1-10/Mk 2:18-22
Saturday January 24: Youth Pizza Sale after Mass
Tuesday (20): Heb 6:10-20/Mk 2:23-28
Sunday January 25: Youth Pizza Sale after Masses
Sunday January 25: Coffee Hour after 11am Mass
Wednesday (21): Heb 7:1-3, 15-17/ Mk 3:1-6
Thursday (22): Heb 7:25-8:6/Mk 3:7-12
Friday (23): Heb 8:6-13/Mk 3:13-19
Saturday (24): Heb 9:2-3, 11-14/Mk 3:20-21
Sunday (25): Jon 3:1-5, 10/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20
Saturday January 31st from 5-7pm
Our entire parish family is invited to Epiphany
Family Fun Night January 31st. Admission will
include dinner, games, crafts and prizes and will
be $10 per child, $5 per adult with a maximum
of $50 per immediate family. Instead of the
carnival format from previous years, there will
be several games and activity stations that you can do as a family or as
individuals. Some of the stations include: sand art, crafts and creative
activities, remote control truck course, carnival type games for ages 3 and
up, face painting and more! Everyone gets their choice of pizza or a hot
do with fruit, animal crackers, ice cream and a drink. To make it to the
prize table, participants will need to fill up their passport by completing
the stations!
LEADERSHIP MEETING: Anyone who would like to lend a hand for this
years evening is welcome to a meeting THIS TUESDAY JANUARY 20th
2015 at 7pm in the Parish Hall.
GAME MINI RAFFLE: We are looking for donations of board games,
cards, activities, game-type things for a small mini-raffle. If you can help
us out, bring your donation to church or to the rectory sun-porch.
Thanks!
GENERAL SET-UP: will be Thursday January 29th at 6:30pm for anyone
who can lend a hand. We will get the kitchen in order, make sure each
station has all components, decorate and test things!
FAITH FORMATION STUDENTS: We need your help to run this event!
Please plan to give us some of your expertize from 4:45 through 8pm the
day of this Fun Night! Thanks in advance for your help and support!
GRAND RAFFLE– Early Bird Drawing
Please return your sold tickets to the Rectory to get
them entered in our Early Bird Drawing which will
take place on January 31st at the Family Fun Night.
The winner of the raffle will receive $250 AND the
seller of the winning ticket will be awarded $50.
All tickets must be returned by Thursday January
29th in order to be eligible.
Tickets are available in the back of church and in the Rectory.
World Meeting of Families
The World Meeting of Families (WMOF), the world’s
largest Catholic gathering of families, will be held in
Philadelphia, September 22-27. Held every three years
and sponsored by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for the
Family, each WMOF has a theme that energizes and
enlivens the event while adding great depth of meaning
to our understanding of families. The theme is “Love is Our Mission: The
Family Fully Alive”. Families and individuals from the Diocese of Buffalo
interested in attending are encouraged to make their travel plans now.
Please note: Pope Francis will attend the closing
ceremonies of the World Meeting of Families, September 25-27.
Information regarding the diocesan pilgrimage for the papal visit to
Philadelphia is now available. Please visit www.WendtTouring.com or call
the Rectory for more information.
Faith Formation
Children’s Liturgy Next Sunday at 9am
All students in Grades 3 and 4 are expected to participate in the Children’s
Liturgy at the 9am Mass on Sunday January 18th.
January Faith Formation Classes
Grades 1-6: 18th, and 25th
Grades 7-10: 18th
Grades 1-6 meet from 9:55-10:55am. The 7-10th grade classes meet
from 12:15-1:45pm.
Important Dates for 2nd Graders preparing for First Reconciliation:
Mandatory Parent Meeting: January 18, 2015 10AM-11AM
Mandatory Retreat: March 7, 2015 9am-12noon
Sacrament of Reconciliation: March 14, 2015 10am
Mark Your Calendars for the next Generation Day!
There will be a Lenten Generation Day held on February 8th from
12:15pm to 3:00pm with activities designed to get the community in
the spirit of Lent!
St. Aloysius Regional School and Montessori Pre- K
OPEN HOUSE
January 25th from 11:30am - 12:30pm. Come in. Take a
tour. See what we have to offer our students and their
families. Have questions? Call 592-7002, and ask for
Principal Mary Beth Webster.
IMMACULATA ACADEMY TO PRESENT NUNSENSE, THE
MEGA-MUSICAL VERSION
Immaculata Academy will
present Nunsense, The
Mega-Musical Version, from
January 23-25. Show times are
set for Friday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 25 at 2:30
p.m.Reserved seating tickets ($10) are available online
through the Immaculata Academy Bears’ Lair at
ImmaculataAcademy.com or at the academy box office. For
more information, visit ImmaculataAcademy.com, or call
649-6161.