Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018

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1 St. Columba Roman Catholic Church P.O. Box Route 82 Hopewell Jct., NY Rectory: Fax: Rectory - Summer Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am to 3pm Saturday & Sunday: Closed Love God, Serve Others SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES THE LORD S DAY MASSES St. Columba + Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday + 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am & 12 noon St. Denis + Spanish Mass Sunday at 5:00pm St. Kateri + Sunday at 5:30pm Drop your contribution envelope in the collection, It will be returned to your home parish. DAILY MASS St. Columba + Monday to Friday 7:00am + Saturdays 8:00am St. Denis and St. Kateri + 9:00am ADORATION St. Columba + Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:00 pm + Rosary 7:00 pm Compline & Benediction + 8:45 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION St. Columba + Saturdays 8:30 9:00 am & 4:00 5:00 pm St. Denis + Saturdays 8:00 8:45 am & 3:30 4:30 pm St. Kateri + Monday 7:30 8:30 pm & Wednesday 9:30 10:00 am DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal Novena + Monday after 7:00 am Mass SACRAMENTS BAPTISM + Most Sundays at 1:15 pm. Call the Church Office for an appointment with Deacon Bill Alvarado. Godparent and Sponsor forms are available after any Weekend or Daily Mass. Speak to a Priest or Deacon. RCIA CHRISTIAN INITIATION + For more information about becoming a member of the Catholic Church or Completing your Initiation in the Church, call the Church Office or Deacon Warren Testa. MARRIAGE + Please call the Church Office to make an appointment with a priest. We generally need about six months to complete Pre-Cana, Pre-Marital Inventory and necessary paperwork. ANOINTING OF THE SICK + After any Weekend or Weekday Mass. Please speak to a priest. In an Emergency, call the Parish Office at any time. HOLY ORDERS AND RELIGIOUS LIFE + Please speak to our priests, deacons or religious sisters. Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 8, 2018 Website: rectory@stcolumbaonline.org. Blog: stcolumbaparish.blogspot.com (photo albums here!) Soundcloud:StColumbaHJ Flocknotes: Formed.org - Parish Code: Y98H69 NY Catholic Radio: St. Columba Religious Education Grades Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am - 3pm Director: Sister Marie Pappas, CR THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF HOPEWELL JUNCTION St. Denis-St. Columba School Grades K info@stcolumba.net Principal: Sr. Kathleen Marie Gerritse, CR St. Aloysius Happy House Learning Center Nursery, Pre-K & K Director: Sr. Madeline Soto, OBT Ark & Dove Pre-School Pre-K 2, 3 & Director: Sarah Smith The Rejection of Jesus In Nazareth

2 Mass Intentions for the Week Sunday, July 8 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am - For All Parishioners 9:00am - Robert Geraghty by Lisa, John, Erin & Melissa McHugh 10:30am - John Cocuzza by Fran & Family 12:00pm - George Fritzsch by Nerina & Robert Pirrelli - Theresa Murphy by Anne Marie Dunn - Laurie Murphy by the Shanny Family - Anne Rose de Luca by Sandro, Marlene & Family - John Lussier by Renee Guigliano Monday, July 9 - St. Augustine Zhao Rong 7:00am - In Honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Tuesday, July 10 7:00am - Frank Vassalo by daughter Fran & Family Wednesday, July 11 - St. Benedict 7:00am - Santo Cambria by Rose & Robert Malkin & Grandsons Thursday, July 12 7:00am - Michael & Mary McLoughlin by Fr. Michael Friday, July 13 - St. Henry 7:00am - Lee & Nicholas Augustis by their Family Saturday, July 14 - St. Kateri Tekakwitha 8:00am - John & Clara Bobbin by Tim & Mike McCann 5:30pm - Louis & Shirley Webb by Stan & Cheryl Zmudzinski Sunday, July 15 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am - Don Marks by his wife Betty Marks 9:00am - For All Parishioners 10:30am - Living/Deceased members of the Lequar & Taurence Families by Bob & Marcy Taurence 12:00pm - Dorothy Skidgell by her loving Family - George Fritzsch by St. Vincent de Paul - John Peduto by Kathy DeChent - Matthew Kuhl by the Moran s - For the Intentions of Carolyn Torella by her Alpha Family ST. COLUMBA PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Columba parish is a Catholic community striving to be a visible witness of God s loving presence among us. Called by Baptism and centered in the Eucharist, it is our common purpose to know God, to live and love as Jesus did and to serve others. We value each person and draw from our diverse talents to grow and to respond to the ever - changing needs of our community. All are welcome! MEMORIALS This week the ROSE will be in memory In Honor of Our Blessed Mother This week the LAMP will burn in memory of In Honor of Our Blessed Mother OUR LADY OF FATIMA This week the Statue of Our Lady will be enthroned in the homes of: Bill & Donna Pitts and John & Emma Fumo If you would like to have the statue visit your home please call Suzanne D Agostino at TRAVELING IMAGE OF THE DIVINE MERCY To honor the Divine Mercy in our Parish, we have the Pilgrim Image of the Divine Mercy to visit the families of our Parish. If you would like to have the image visit your home, please contact the Rectory at This week the Image has been visiting the home of: The Pompa Family III Joseph Barvir & Emily Carey II Justin Bajcar & Nicole Lipitz I Michael Schepis & Kimberly Lotito WEEKLY June 30 - July 1, /50 Congratulations! Attendance NOTE: Due to an early transmission time, this information will be next week s bulletin. Baptisms Please contact Deacon Bill Alvarado at (845) for information and arrangements for your newborn to be baptized. Please pray for our recently deceased parishioners, family & friends Edward Donahue James Casanova All Holy Souls in Purgatory Available now for sale in the Rectory, 3.5oz holy water bottles. Cost is $1 (one dollar) a bottle. Stop by and purchase one for your family or friends!

3 PARISH NEWS: RENEW AND REBUILD Last month, Fr. Michael spoke at all Masses and asked your support for the Renew & Rebuild Campaign. This important Campaign provides needed funding to our Parish and the Archdiocese of New York. If you have not already done so, please consider making a five year pledge or a donation to the Campaign. Remember, if this is not possible, a donation in any amount is deeply appreciated! Renew & Revive Goal - $1,700, Amount Pledged - $1,460, Families & Individuals Average 5Year Pledge - $5, Thank You for your generous response!! Fr. James Contact Information Father James no longer lives at St. Columba. He can be contacted by mail at: Missionaries of the Most Holy Eucharist Immaculate Conception Seminary 440 W Neck Road, Huntington, NY OBERAMMERGAU 2020 FOUR SPOTS LEFT! The world famous Passion Play in Oberammergau, Bavaria is held once every ten years. Tickets and accommodations are always in high demand so we must make arrangements now. Join us on July 30 to August 8, Other stops include: Vienna, Melk Abbey, Mariazell Shrine, Salzburg, Neuschwanstein Castle, Dachau and Munich. Brochures are available in the Rectory Office. Only space for four more so do not delay! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Summer Religious Ed Office Days/Hours: Monday - Thursdays: 9am - 3pm Student Registration: online 24/7! Tuition payment: During office hours or via mail. Your priests will be taking vacation this summer: Msgr. Thompson - July 1-23 Father Michael - July 7-14 Father Connolly - July The Summer Book Club If you haven t chosen your book, here are the three options (but you can choose more than one if you like). Austen Ivereigh and Kathryn Lopez, How to Defend the Faith Without Raising Your Voice (Updated 2015). Explaining nine key issues to your questioning friends. Archbishop Charles Chaput, Strangers in a Strange Land (2017). Living a Christian life in a secular world. Scott Hahn, Understanding the Our Father (2002). Do you really know this prayer, or do you just recite it? It is also available as a pdf download from our parish s subscription to Formed.org. See you with the first installment next week!

4 PARISH NEWS: ST. COLUMBA PARISH MIDNIGHT RUN St. Columba Midnight Runs are now open to all parishioners, not just teenagers. A group of parishioners have formed a Committee that will oversee the Runs. It will now be necessary to sign up ahead of time to ensure that we have enough volunteers. Our next Midnight Run will be on Friday, July 20th. (Depart St. Columba at 8:00pm and return by 2:00am) Midnight Run is a non-profit organization in Dobbs Ferry that reaches out to the homeless in NYC. Midnight Run schedules and assigns groups to stops where homeless men and women can receive assistance such as food and clothing. More importantly, it is an opportunity to meet the homeless and treat them as we would treat Christ. Participants should try to assist on Clothing Sorting Days, (TODAY! July 8 at 2:30pm and July 15 at 2:30pm) MIDNIGHT RUN CLOTHING DONATIONS NEEDED - DROP OFF DATES: WEEKENDS DURING MASS: JULY 7-8 & JULY at the SCHOOL CAFETERIA Used Clothing must be in good condition and washed! No winter clothing! No children s clothing! Durable Men s Pants - blue jeans preferred - sizes 32 and above. Please mark size on each (e.g. 36X30) using masking tape. Men s Short Sleeved Shirts - medium to extra large - please mark size ( md, lg, 1x etc.) using masking tape. Men s Shorts - with pockets (preferred) Sneakers - please tape together and mark size with masking tape (9-12) Sweat Shirts - dark colors preferred especially hoody s - medium to extra large NEW ITEMS ONLY! - Men s Tube socks, Men s Underwear (jockey style sizes 32-34), Tee Shirts (medium to extra large) Also needed: Baseball caps, backpacks, belts, bedding Women s Clothing - Same as above. NOTE: We see very few women on the Run. Please no dress clothes. Toiletry Items Needed: All Travel Sized ONLY: toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, deodorant, shampoo, razor, shaving cream, soap. Drop off your items during the clothing donation days. Do not put into kits - we will take care of that.

5 ST. COLUMBA THANKS YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN RENEW & REBUILD! Thanks to your generous support we have reached 85% of our $1,700,000 campaign goal! If you have not had the opportunity yet to participate in this parish effort, please prayerfully consider making your gift. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will be refreshed. -Proverbs Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Please complete and return this form to the parish office or to: Renew + Rebuild Campaign Office, 1011 First Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY

6 Sample Five-Year Gift Plans Pledge Amount Annually: 5 Installments Quarterly: 20 Installments Monthly: 60 Installments $12,000 $2,400 $600 $200 $6,000 $1,200 $300 $100 $4,800 $960 $240 $80 $2,400 $480 $120 $40 SCHOOL NEWS OPEN POSITION: AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTOR SDSC is accepting applications for a loving and nurturing Part Time After School Program Director. Responsibilities include: management and supervision of students, as well as ensuring students conduct complies with the school policies outlined in the Parent Student Handbook, assisting students with homework, maintaining accurate participant time sheets, organizing structured activities and acting as a liaison with after school activity vendors/providers. The position hours generally are from 2:30pm - 6:00pm on regular school days and from 11:45am - 6:00pm on school half days (actual hours will vary depending on student participation). For more information, please call Sr. Kathleen at OR her at: sr.kathleenmarie@gmail.com Care Ministry Our Care Ministry offers: Rides to Mass and local doctor appointments, Friendly visits in the home or nursing home, Telephone calls to the homebound, Assistance with yard work & Preparing meals for unexpected illness. We are always looking for volunteers as well as people who need these services. Please call the Care Ministry hotline at for more information.

7 TRI - PARISH NEWS Silver Linings Leisure Club There is NO Senior Stretch class this week. We'll resume on Wednesday, July 11th, 9:45-10:30am in the St. Kateri Meeting Room. All are welcome, and it's free! Just dress comfortably and bring water and weights if you have them. All of our other monthly Leisure Club activities and trips will start up again in the fall. Our events are geared for senior citizens, but always open to everyone. Most activities take place during weekdays (frequently mornings after daily Mass). If interested, please contact Mary Biasotti at mlbiasotti2000@aol.com or for further information. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Thank you for your continued prayers and support, If you need to reach us, or would like to volunteer to become a member of SVDP, please call us at: This week the pantry is in need of: Progresso/Chunky Soups, Mustard, Salt/Pepper, Deodorant Next Meeting: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 7pm in the Class Room 11 at St Denis - St. Columba School from 7:00-8:00pm. Please visit us at: MARIST BASKETBALL CAMPS Below is a list of the Marist s Women s Basketball Camps and Clinics for the summer of All registrations can be done through our camp. The link to the website is: DAY CAMP: Session #1 (Grades 3-8): July 23 - July 27-9am - 4pm Session #2: July 30 - August 3-9am - 4pm ELITE PROSPECT CAMP* *For Grades 9-12: August 4th from 9:30am - 4pm CALENDAR EVENTS: If you have any questions, please feel free to maggie.gallagher1@marist.edu We are looking forward to seeing you in camp this summer! Go Red Foxes!! Monday, July 9th Bereavement Support July 9, 2018 For loved ones who lost someone to addiction Rt. 44, Millbrook 7pm - 8:15pm For info: Laura Brovich Drop Ins Welcome Friday, July 13, 14 & 15 Mariapolis 2018 Theme: Discover Mary, the Mother of God Hyde Park, NY - July For information: , ext. 12 Sunday, July 15th Solemn Commemoration of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Sunday, July 15, :30 am Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 90 Euclid Avenue, Middletown, NY Carol Bezak, or Thursdays, July 12, 19, & 26 7:00pm: Cantor Practice 7:30pm: Contemporary Choir Practice Sunday, July 15th OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH RT.32 IN PLATTEKILL HEALING MASS JULY 15TH 4:00PM QUESTIONS? PLEASE CALL TONI AT Monday, August 13th 2nd Annual Stormville Fire Company Golf Tournament Trump National Golf Club - Hudson Valley Registration: 10:30am $175 per golfer Contact:

8 Served By: Rev. Michael P. McLoughlin, Pastor Rev. Michael Connolly, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. George Thompson, Senior Priest Rev. Bhaktinath Pio Sabhanayak, Summer Associate Deacons: Rev. Mr. William Alvarado, Rev. Mr. John Reilly & Rev. Mr. Warren Testa Parish Manager: Mr. Gary Bartilucci Parish Council Chair: Mr. Rich Scampoli Parish Trustees: Mr. Keith Slade & Mrs. Mary Theresa Soyka Office Manager: Mrs. Laura Brady Administrative Assistants: Mrs. Carol Garvey & Mrs. Anne Camilleri Bookkeeper: Mrs. Mary Gallagher Music Director: Mrs. Cathy Reale Youth Minister: Mrs. Christine Gibbons Pregnant and need help? Call: Birthright of Dutchess County OR Care Net Pregnancy Center Hope and Healing after Abortion? Call: Lumina SATURDAY, JULY 14th 9 AM 12 1 st Evangelical Lutheran Church Mill & Catherine Streets downtown Poughkeepsie Bring a BELOVED BUT BROKEN item and FIX it... for FREE! REPAIR STATIONS Including but not limited to: Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic Lamps Jewelry Vacuums Clothing, Stuffed Animals & Textiles Bikes Things Made of Wood Computers, Digital Device Reconfig And More! Lost Manual Look-up Kids Take-Apart Table PLUS: coffee, tea, sweet & savory bakery treats Facebook.com/RepairCaféPoughkeepsie PokRepairCafe@gmail.com Bring a food item for St. Paul s food pantry Co-sponsored by Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting PARISH LISTINGS Adoration Chapel Stephen Broussard (845) Christopher Merenda (914) Adult Education John Thompson (jrt01@aol.com) Altar Servers, Lectors & Extraordinary Ministers Father Michael Connolly (845) Baptism / Bereavement Deacon William Alvarado (845) Care Ministry Lori Loehr (845) Columbiettes Donna Fritzsch - Long (845) CYFM and DDA Weekends Rosemary Thorn (roca251@gmail.com) Helping Hands Rosary Makers Diann Coghlan (845) Knights of Columbus Nick Longo (845) Parent - Child Connection Megan Zupan (585) Parish Picnic Barbara Falcone (bfalcone29@hotmail.com) Parish Youth Group (God Squad) Barbara Falcone bfalcone29@hotmail.com Pastoral Care of the Sick & Homebound Please contact the Rectory (845) RCIA Program Deacon Warren Testa - (845) Scheduling Parish Events Gary Bartilucci (845) St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Joyce Pfirman (845) St. Joseph s Men Group Eric Winogradoff - stjosephsmen@gmail.com Student Mass Betsy Thompson - (jrt01@aol.com) Tri - Parish Altar Rosary Society Diane Meleshkewich (845) Tri - Parish Youth Group TLC Dave and Kathy Bell - dpbellcma@gmail.com Tri Parish Respect Life Society George (845) Eileen (845) Ushers and Greeters Pat Moore - St.columbaushers@gmail.com VBS - Summer Joy Program Deacon John Reilly (845) Wedding & Music Ministry Cathy Reale - cathyreale@optonline.net Women s Group Sr. Marie Pappas - (845)

9 Church Name and Address St. Columba Church # Route 82 Hopewell Junction, NY Phone: Contact: Anne Marie or Gary Software: Microsoft Publisher 2002 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 Printer: HP Laser Jet 5 Transmission Time : Tuesday, 10:00am Sunday Date of Publication: July 8, 2018 Number of Pages Sent: 1 through 9 Special Instructions: