ST. ADALBERT. All Are Welcome. The Roman Catholic Church of. Our Parish and God s Mercy Have No Borders

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1 The Roman Catholic Church of ST. ADALBERT Faithfully witnessing to the Gospel of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ since Wiernie świadkami Ewangelii zmartwychwstałego Pana Jezusa Chrystusa od Lansing Street * Schenectady, NY * May 22, 2016 SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Brightly beams our Father s mercy from His lighthouse evermore! To us He gives the keeping of the lights upon the shore. Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 4:00 P. M. Vigil Sunday 9 A.M. Polish 10:30 A. M. Choral Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:15 to 3:45 Communal Penance services are scheduled seasonally. Parish Office (518) Mon. Fri. 10 A.M. to 3 P. M. Closed for Lunch: Noon to 1 P. M. Sat. closed Sun. closed Parish Staff Parish Life Coordinator Deacon Joseph M. Cechnicki Weekend Presider Pastoral Associate for the Elderly Sr. Bernadette, C.R. Residence: Director of Music Mrs. Diane Baltazar SecretaryBookkeeper Marilyn Sapone Baptism & Marriage Contact parish office for more details. Faith Formation at the old St. Paul s School Arlene Parisi, Coordinator or We Welcome New Parishioners Contact the parish office to register. All address changes should be given to the parish office. Our Parish and God s Mercy Have No Borders All Are Welcome

2 WELCOME! Thank you for sharing in our journey during this Holy Year of Mercy December 10, 2015 to November 30, 2016 Forty-six years ago on May 3, my St. Adalbert s School classmates and I received our First Holy Communion, and one of the songs that we learned for and sang that day began: O Lord, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray that all thy church might be for ever one, grant us at every Eucharist to say with longing heart and soul, 'Thy will be done': O may we all one bread, one body be, through this blest sacrament of unity. In the next stanza, we went on to sing: make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; draw us the nearer each to each, we plead And concluded by singing: may we be one with all thy church above, one with thy saints in one unbroken peace, one with thy saints in one unbounded love: more blessed still, in peace and love to be one with the Trinity in Unity. Those words and the similar words of oneness and unity that we still sing together relay a beautiful message - our aspiration to be a community of faith drawn together closely around the Table of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Jesus really, truly present in His Body and His Blood. But do our words ring hollow? If we believe what we say/sing than why does it seem that folks try to sit as far away from the altar and each other as possible? The first 6 to 10 rows of pews are almost always empty. Next weekend as we gather for Mass to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus, we want everyone to fill the church pews beginning with those closest to the Lord s Table. Slide in and make room for fellow parishioners and visitors, so that every pew in the half of the church closest to the altar is completely filled. In this way, we can show to the Lord and othersthat we are one bread, one body - not divided - drawn near to each other - one with the saints - one with the Trinity in Unity. My bet is that you will like it so much that when Ordinary Time starts the following weekend, sitting up front and together will continue and soon become a new, ordinary habit. (RLSeverson) PLEASE, VISIT US AGAIN SOON! Vocations Office, Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany ROAD TO EMMAUS MEN S CONFERENCE Challenging Men to Walk with the Risen Lord JUNE 11, 2016 Siena College MAC Arena Featuring: Vinny Flynn - Author Fr. Brian Dunkle, SJ - Boston College Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC - Shrine of Divine Mercy Program: 8:00 A.M. - Registration begins 9:00 A.M. -Mass Eucharistic Adoration - Lectures - Sacrament of Reconciliation Registration: (includes a box lunch) Pre-registration by 5/27/16: $55 At the door: $65 Students: $10 Register online: Please pray for the Resurrection unto eternal life of Barbara Czaban Mary Irene Marra ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY FIELD MASS TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016 AT 6:00 P.M.. St. Adalbert Cemetery Hamburg Street, Rotterdam In case of inclement weather, services will be moved to the St. Adalbert Parish church Lansing Street in Schenectady All Gave Some, Some Gave All For Your Freedom. Can You Give Them One Hour To Say Thank You? Knights of Columbus Council #8121 4th Degree Assembly #1654 will be marching at the front of the ROTTERDAM MEMORIAL DAY PARADE Thursday, May 26, 2016 Begins 6:30 P.M. From the Mohonasen School Campus along Curry Road to the Rotterdam Town Hall. Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers Summer schedules are available in the gathering area of the church. VETERANS GROTTO FUND Donations to maintain the grotto on our parish cemetery are being accepted at the parish office. While donations may be made as a memorial to a loved one or a friend, a donation to the Veterans Grotto is a fitting tribute to celebrate life s milestones for living service persons and veterans as well. LOTS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-NEED PURCHASE It is never too early to make preparations for the inevitable. Lots are available for pre-need purchase in the new section of the cemetery. Traditional burial and cremain burial are available. Burial in our cemetery is open to all persons not just to parishioners. Contact parish office for more details.

3 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Our Parish Goal: $33,223 Total Pledges & Gifts: $14,985 Number of Pledges & Gifts: 57 Every gift makes a difference! No gift is too small or too large! Please make your pledge today! Try $0 Down and 8 monthly payments It fits your budget and helps us meet Learn more about what your contribution does to bring God s Mercy to so many in our diocese Please give as generously as you can to the 2016 Bishop s Appeal! Living the Works of Mercy Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Jubilee Year of Mercy Celebration of Ministry! We were honored to present two awards this year to those who are true examples of how we can live the works of mercy: Sr. Bernadette Filter, C.R. (St. Adalbert Parish) Daily Bread Food Pantry (St. Luke Parish) Birthright of Schenectady Current Needs: Diapers sizes 4 & 5 RESTORATION FUND In Memory of Marion Cechnicki $20 - Joyce Addison In Memory of Andrea Peffer $100 - Ray & Diane Baltazar $100 - Loretta Grabkowski & Josephine Loubis $100 - Paula & Amy Grabkowski $100 - Pamela S. Nowinski & Bob Lewis $50 - Holy Name Society $50 - Jerry Nieckarz $30 - Bebe Spodnewski $25 - Kenneth & Paula Gold $25 - Norman & Joan Knapik $25 - Vince & Jeanne Padula $25 - Ronald & Carol Piotrowski $25 - Rev. Carl A. Urban $25 - Phyllis & Stanley Weaver $20 - Karen & John Buckley $20 - Richard & Rita Diehsner $20 - Rick & Marie Godlewski $20 - Lorraine Kwiatkowski $20 - Kathleen Purzycki $20 - Gerry & Michael Starr $20 - Joyce & Bill Stec $15 - Bruce & Winnie Baluch $15 - Joan George $15 - Marcia & Paul Morrett $10 - Theresa M. Giana $10 - Margaret & Thomas Lipinski In Memory of Magdaline Pietzykowski $20 - Lorraine Kwiatkowski May 22, 2016 Donations of diapers may be placed by the crib in the gathering area of our worship space. In Memory of Aniela Sykala $100 - Ronald & Kathy Baron, Richard & Janet Baron, Marlene & Johnnie Whitehead, and Janet & Robert Campolieto $15 - Kathleen Purzycki Donations to maintain our parish s historic worship space are being accepted at the parish office.

4 READ REJOICE Scriptures for Sunday, May 29, 2016 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ REFLECT 1st Reading: Genesis 14:18-20 Responsorial: Psalm 110:1-4 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel: Luke 9:11b-17 Catholic Bible Online: RESPOND SUBMIT ITEMS FOR BULLETIN by to: stadalbertbulletin@gmail.com by 11 A.M. on the Monday prior to the weekend that you want your bulletin item to appear. PARISH CALENDAR Sunday, May 22, 2016: Father Urban - 50th Anniversary Mass - 2:00 P.M. - church All Parishioners are cordially invited! Tuesday, May 24, 2016: Tuesdays with Deacon Joe - 10:00 A.M. - parish house Annual Memorial Day Field Mass - 6:00 P.M.. - St. Adalbert Cemetery (If inclement weather - services will be moved to church) Wednesday, May 25, 2016: Finance Council meeting - 5:30 P.M. - parish house Monday, May 30, 2016: Parish Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day Thursday, June 2, 2016: Holy Name Society meeting - 6:30 P.M. - parish center Sunday, June 5, 2016: Altar-Rosary Society meeting - 11:30 A.M. - parish house Tuesday, June 8, 2016: Finance Council - 5:30 P.M. - parish house Pastoral Council - 7:00 P.M. - parish house WEEKLY OFFERTORY: $5,500 is needed each week to meet our expenses. May 14/15... $4,084 The Evangelist.... $10 STAY CONNECTED WITH THE CHURCH OF ST. ADALBERT Parish Website Parish Bulletin Online Go to: Type in: Church of St. Adalbert and Schenectady, NY in the boxes Click on Latest Bulletin

5 Saturday, May 28, 2016: 4:00 P.M. George Hartshorne, Jr. req - Holly & Bill Vacca MASS INTENTIONS Edwin Zebrowski (6 th Anniversary) req - Wife, children & grandchildren Sunday, May 29, 2016: 9:00 A.M. Franklin Teller Clute, Jr. req - Ken Skotarczak 10:30 A.M. Mamma Rosa Ferrari req - Val, & Ray Bleser Joann Acevedo req - Bob Wagoner SCHEDULE OF MINISTRIES May 28/29, :00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. 10:30 A.M. Altar Servers: P. Gemmiti K, Krasecki E. Messemer Lector: J. Zebrowski J. Florek M. Godlewski Eucharistic Ministers: G. Sykala S. Matala J. Buckley Z. Drzymalska J. Padula K. Buckley N. Drzymalski W. Sardynski Community Land Trust Emergency Home Repairs Grant Money Available Leaking Roofs Plumbing Issues Code Violations Heating Issues $10,000 Maximum Grant Residents 60yearsold or older City of Schenectady residents Must own and occupy the unit 14 unit properties eligible Property must be within the city Emergecy Repairs Only Not Remodeling For more information or to apply: Call

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