ST. MICHAEL S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 20 Page Avenue ~ Cohoes, N.Y Rev. Peter Tkocz, Pastor

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1 ST. MICHAEL S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 20 Page Avenue ~ Cohoes, N.Y Rev. Peter Tkocz, Pastor MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance and promote the fulfillment of St. Michael the Archangel, we will: CELEBRATE THE PAST: By examining, studying and capturing the history of the men and women, religious and lay, who established, nurtured and built it and all of its facets; LEARN TODAY: By learning from their faith, vision, passion commitment and actions so that we may better understand our history and their legacy; PREPARE FOR TOMORROW: By renewing the parish and its religious and lay leaders and its lay members; build on the legacy of the past and use our present strengths and abilities to help St. Michael s be a shining example and light of Christ and our history for all we touch. Handicapped Accessible MASS SCHEDULE: Daily Eucharist: as stated in the bulletin Lord s Day Eucharist: Saturday Vigil: at 4:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am (English) & 11:00 am (Polish) Eve. of Holy Days - Consult Bulletin Parish Office: (518) Office Hours: : Tues. - Thurs. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Fax: Dial above number to notify address: parishinfo@stmichaelsofcohoes.org Web site: Church Hall: (518) Faith Formation: (518) ext. 5 SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday Afternoon 3:15 to 3:45 pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: By arrangement with the Parish Office. Parents should be registered and active members of the Parish. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: The Bride and Groom should call the Parish Office at least six months before the date of the marriage. Please bring recent copies of your Baptismal certificate. Those under 21 should not set a marriage date until Diocesan permission has been obtained. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: We want to assist those who cannot celebrate Mass with us because of illness, age or handicap. If you or a family member desires to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Eucharist or Anointing of the Sick at home or in the hospital, please call the PARISH OFFICE. In the event of an upcoming surgery, call the Parish Office to arrange a mutually convenient time for Anointing. By LAW, hospitals cannot notify us when parishioners are admitted. If you or a family member is hospitalized, please notify us. PARISH MEMBERSHIP: We ask every member of the parish to be properly registered. All adults should have and use envelopes. New members need to register as soon as possible. All address changes should be given to the Parish Office.

2 LITURGICAL ROLES Weekend of December 9 & 10, 2017 Lectors Extraordinary Ministers Sacristans 4:00pm A. St. Pierre B. Jurnak B. Brehm, J. Sliwa, B. Carter, K. Bailie-Carter J. Buszta 9:00am C. Rogowski P. Colozza C. Rogowski, J. Clairmont, J. Frainier, E. Kosek, Jr. D. Vojnar 11:00am A. Brewka M. Zielinska M. Sala, E. Leoniak, D. Vojnar, I. Pietkiewicz E. Brewka THANK YOU... TO ALL WHO SHARED THEIR TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE FOR THE GOOD OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY LAST WEEK. In case of a 9am funeral, the daily Mass intention(s) will be included in the funeral Mass celebration. Sanctuary Candles Week of December 4 th 10 th CHURCH: In memory of Herbert Tkocz by Rev. Peter Tkocz. CHAPEL: In honor of Roza Tkocz by Rev. Peter Tkocz. ATTENTION EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS & LECTORS: There will be a meeting for Extraordinary Ministers and Lectors on Thursday, December 14 th, at 6:30pm in the Church. Please plan to attend this meeting. BINGO WORKERS for December 5, Team 2: Janina Wiercioch, Marian Wiercioch, Doris Vojnar, Marge Marois, Denise Izzo, Roseanne Kryjak, Cindy Couture, Maria Swieton, Julia Clairmont, Stanislaw Bobek, Wladyslawa Jucha, Marion Jaffarian and Tina Kilventon. BULLETIN: The deadline for information to be in the bulletin is one week prior to the publication of that bulletin. The Liturgical Roles for the Vigil of the Immaculate Conception have been posted on the bulletin board in the Church Hall. Weekly Contributions November 25 & November 26, 2017 Year 2016 Stewardship Snow Plowing Christmas Flowers Thanksgiving Church Hall Improvements Candle Offerings Insurance All Souls Campaign for Human Development All Saints Evangelist Faith Formation Fuel Parish Support Your at Mass Support Mail Your E-Giving $ 4, $ 4, $ 3, $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 4,025,25 $ $ SPECIAL PROJECTS: In memory of Catherine Tuchowski from Patricia Lamb $50. In memory of Mike Zandri from Lucy Koniak & Marie Puda $40. In memory of Trudy Marois from Doris Vojnar $20. THANK YOU! BAPTISM: We are pleased to announce that Aiden Emery Park, son of Kayla Castle & Brendon Park, was baptized in our Parish on November 26 th. Congratulations! Apostles of the Resurrection will be selling Oplatki (package of 4) for $2 on the weekends of December 2 nd & 3 rd, December 9 th & 10 th and December 16 th & 17 th. Proceeds to benefit the Sisters of the Resurrection. Thank you in advance for your support.

3 CHURCH HALL IMPROVEMENTS CEILING & LIGHTING REPLACEMENT FUND FUNDING REQUIRED TO EXTINGUISH EXPENDITURES $ 19, C H U R C H H A L L I M P R O V E M E N T S : T h e r e s e Blizniak. Kazimierz Ciesielczyk in memory of Dawid Korczyński. M/M Paul Davey in memory of Rehonis & Davey Families. THANK YOU! ROSARY NEWS The Rosary Christmas Party will be Sunday, December 3 rd, at 2pm. There will be no Rosary Meeting in December. The next Rosary meeting will be Thursday, January 18 th, at 6pm in the Church Hall LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED If anyone is interested in joining the rewarding Ministry of passing out the Body and Blood of Christ to our parish community at 4pm Mass, we would appreciate you helping us out. Also, we would appreciate any help with being a lector at this Mass. Please contact Kathy Twiss at if you are interested. Please leave a message on the answering machine if there is no answer and I will get right back to you. Thank you and I look forward to new people joining us at Mass. HELP WANTED: We are looking for volunteers to help with our Bingo games. Bingo is one of our most attended and profitable fundraising activities and is lots of fun. The Rosary Society has been holding Bingo games on Tuesday evenings for many years. All parishioners are invited to join our bingo teams, who work once every 5 weeks. You do not have to be a member of the Rosary Society to volunteer. Activities include the selling of cards, callers, selling snacks or general assistance. The proceeds from bingo are used to support St. Michael s parish. If you are interested in this exciting volunteer opportunity, contact Maria Swieton at ANOINTING OF THE SICK at St. Michael s Church will be December 2 nd after the 4pm Mass, December 3 rd after the 11am Mass and December 31 st after the 9am Mass. We are pleased to announce that Marie & Bogdan Glowacki of Fuller Rd. in Albany have joined our Parish. Welcome to St. Michael s! Keep the Legacy Alive Please remember St. Michael's in your will St. Michael the Archangel R. C. Church 20 Page Ave, Cohoes, NY CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Christmas Vigil Mass - 4pm Christmas Midnight Mass (in Polish) - midnight Christmas Day Mass - 10am BISHOP S APPEAL 2017 A Simple Act of Profound Impact Number of gifts received: 119 Paid now: $ 14, Number of pledges received: 26 Pledged amount: $ 7, Parish assessment: $ 29, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIAL BROCHURE: This year, instead of listing Christmas Flower Memorials in the weekly bulletin, a Christmas Flower Memorial brochure will be compiled and available at the Christmas Masses. Please submit your Christmas Flowers envelope as soon as possible to have your loved one(s) listed in our Christmas Flower Memorial brochure. Names will be listed alphabetically by the person who submitted the envelope. Ample time is needed to prepare this brochure, therefore the deadline for submitting names to appear in the brochure will be the weekend of December 16 th and 17 th. Christmas Flower envelopes received after that weekend will have their memorials appear in weekly bulletins as space permits. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT: Christmas Nativity Pageant rehearsals are Saturday at 5pm. Please contact Roseanne at rkryjak@nycap.rr.com for more information or if you would like to participate. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Rosary & Novena Tuesday, 6:30pm Rosary Christmas Party December 3, 2pm Social Hour Weekend December 9 & 10 Rosary Meeting January 18, 6pm NEWS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS The PNA/St. Joseph Society will hold their Children s Christmas Party on Saturday, December 9 th, at 2pm at the Cohoes K of C. Please call Marian at by December 4 th to reserve a present for your child who must be present to receive the gift. Immediately after the party, about 4pm, we will hold our monthly meeting and Annual Election of Officers for Refreshments & pizza will be served following the meeting. All members are urged to attend.

4 Masses December 2, December 10, 2017 Sat., Dec. 2 4:00 p.m. Mike Zandri by Lucy Koniak & Marie Puda Jack Pyskadlo by his Family Richard Burzynski by his Family Knapik Family by their Family Michalek Family by their Family Sun., Dec. 3 9:00 a.m. John Sloboda by his Family Augusto & Giuseppina Palmieri by Antonia Cappabianca 11:00 a.m. Intention of Parishioners by Fr. Peter Zbigniew Swieton (Birthday) by Zona z Rodziną Edward Skawinski by his Family Rose Juneau by her Sister Dimitr Binczarowski by Antonina Janiszek Cecilia Cappabianca-Izzo (4 th Ann.) by husband John Izzo & Family Mon., Dec. 4 9:00 a.m. Catherine Tuchowski by Maria Swieton Tues., Dec. 5 9:00 a.m. Mike Zandri by Theresa & Henry Novak Mary Barbaresi by St. Michael s Bereavement Ministry Wed., Dec. 6 9:00 a.m. Leo Soulier by St. Michael s Bereavement Ministry Thurs., Dec. 7 VIGIL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 6:00 p.m. Intention of Parishioners by Fr. Peter Fri., Dec. 8 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Sat., Dec. 9 4:00 p.m. Intention of Parishioners by Fr. Peter Edward Dudek (18 th Ann.) by Kathy & Ed Twiss Mike Zandri by Pat & Randy LeBlanc Bernard J. Tolak by Jane & Nancy Tolak Sadie Michael & Marilyn Dziamba by Dorothy & Carol Sun., Dec. 10 9:00 a.m. Steven Moziak by his Family Gennaro, Teresa & Giuseppe Palmieri by Antonia Cappabianca 11:00 a.m. Tomasz & Anna Lubowski by Rodzina John Rymanowski by his Sister Władysław Karas and Andrzej & Helena Durski by Dzieci

5 Faith Formation News Director: Kathy Burns (518) ; (518) Thank you to all who participated in our Souper Saturday Movie Night. It was an evening filled with faith, fun & good companionship. We will be hosting another movie night in late January with a film about the life of Saint Pope John Paul II. Thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard for this event: Jayne Galarneau, Julia Clairmont, Fran Dudwoire & Pat Harrington. Souper Saturday Movie nights are part of adult formation put on by The Faith Formation Program. Our next Children's Liturgy of The Word will be held on Sunday, December 10 th, at 9am. We will focus on John the Baptist. Children of all ages are welcome. First Communion students will make their first Confession on Wednesday, December 13 th, at 6pm with Father Peter. This is normal class time. Please contact Mrs. Burns if you have a scheduling conflict for this day. Please continue to review the Form for Confession and Act of Contrition with your child. Youth Ministry (grades 6-10) will be meeting on Saturday, December 16 th, at 1pm in the Parish Center to answer letters to Santa written by the students in Cohoes elementary school. Please see Mrs. Burns for sign up information. We will be packing food at the Regional Food Bank on Sunday, December 17 th, 1pm-4pm. Please see Mrs. Burns no later than December 13 th for sign up information. We continue to visit the United Church of Cohoes kitchen to serve the hot meals on the third Saturday of each month from 3pm to 5:45pm. Please see Mrs. Burns for sign up information. Our birthday party for baby Jesus will be on Wednesday, December 20 th, at 6pm in the Church Hall. ALL Faith Formation classes will participate. Students in the 7:15pm program will attend at 6pm for this event. We will be having pizza and a birthday cake for Jesus. Students are asked to bring a new, unwrapped infant gift which will be donated to the Birthright program. An informational flyer will be sent home with Faith Formation students this week. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LEARNING IN FAITH FORMATION CLASS Students in grades 1-5 made Thanksgiving cards two weeks ago for our elderly parishioners. Thank you for your artwork & kind thoughts. Grade 1: We continue to master The Our Father and will begin learning The Hail Mary. We will review what we've learned since September and will begin talking about Jesus coming into the world. Grade 2: Practicing for our first Confession and learning The Act of Contrition. Grade 3: Learning about the season of Advent and the birth of Jesus. Grade 4: Continuing our prayer chain and learning the meaning of the Advent Wreath. Grade 5: Studying Chapter 7&8, The chosen people & Moses leads God's people. Continuing with our prayer box & meditation station. Grades 6 & 7: Learning the spiritual & corporal works of Mercy. Reviewing the next chapter in Rediscovering Jesus and reviewing the Sunday Gospel reading. Grades 8 & 9: Focusing on the season of Advent and continue to write in our gratitude journal. Grade 10: Taking a short quiz on our faith & begin to delve deeper into The Apostle's Creed. Get ready for Jeopardy on December 6 th.