Church of the Holy Spirit

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1 Church of the Holy Spirit 1969 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Holy Spirit is a Eucharistic Community, formed by and in the Holy Spirit, to enable our Community to come closer to God and to each other. MASS Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00noon Weekdays (Monday - Saturday): 9:00am PENANCE Saturday: 4:00-4:30pm, Other times on request. BAPTISM Baptisms are scheduled for 1:30pm on specific Sundays. Catechesis for parents is required. Please call the Parish Office to register for Catechesis. Baptisms may only be scheduled after attending Catechesis. MARRIAGE You must meet with a priest at least one year beforehand to schedule the date and time of your wedding. The wedding date is finalized only by meeting with the priest. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Those who are sick, homebound, or in the hospital are a vital part of our Parish family. Please call the Parish Office to arrange for the reception of the Eucharist and Anointing of the Sick. Rev. John A. DeBellis Pastor Rev. Vernon Wickrematunge Parochial Vicar Rev. Karl Lindblad In-Residence Rev. Francis Amodio, O. Carm. Weekend Associate Deacon Ray Parchen Deacon Lawrence Candarelli Parish Office: Fax: holyspiritchurch1969@verizon.net Mrs. Kathy Parish Parish Secretary Mrs. Susan Cacciottoli Parish Secretary Mrs. Joan Rojas Music Director Religious Education: re_holyspiritchurch1969@verizon.net Mrs. Elizabeth Kogler Coordinator of Religious Education Food Pantry: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 26, 2017

2 MASS INTENTIONS FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Sunday, March 26 5:00pm (Sat. Eve. Vigil) Marie Therese Daniel 8:00 Catherine & Lawrence Finnegan 10:00 Martin Pascale 12:00 Julia & Dan Murphy Monday, March 27 9:00 Virginia Mead Tuesday, March 28 9:00 Michael Terrence Cook Wednesday, March 29 9:00 People of Holy Spirit Parish Thursday, March 30 9:00 Alex Torregrossa Friday, March 31 9:00 Augustine Balascio Saturday, April 1 9:00 Paul Dronzek Sunday, April 2 5:00pm (Sat. Eve. Vigil) Anslem Wickrematunge 8:00 Catherine & Matthew Murphy 10:00 Jaclyn Cinque 12:00 Julia & Dan Murphy READINGS FOR THIS SUNDAY First Reading 1 Samuel 16:1b-13a Second Reading Ephesians 5:8-14 Gospel John 9:1-41 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. PRAYER INTENTIONS For Forgiveness READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY Ezekiel 37:12-14 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45 CELEBRANT SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEKEND Saturday, April 1 st 5:00pm Fr. Vernon Sunday, April 2 nd 8:00am Fr. DeBellis 10:00am Fr. Francis 12:00 noon Fr. Vernon Thank you for your generosity Offering $11,300 Please mark your envelope with the amount of your contribution, your name and address, so that we are able to record it for your year-end statement. If you are not a registered Parishioner we will gladly send you a registration form. The 2016 tax contribution statements are available. Please call the Parish Office to request your copy, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You may also fax or us as well. Thank you. The sick are comforted just knowing that we pray for them. Please remember these members of our Parish Family, who are ill, in your prayers: Paul Cirillo, Rose DeLuca, James Cunane, Shelby Skinner and Michael Monfils. Please also remember the deceased members of our Parish Family in your prayers. generosity. Next weekend, April 1 st and 2 nd, we will take up a collection for our Buildings and Grounds Maintenance. Thank you for your continued Our choice Each day we have a choice of how we can live. We can waste time cursing the darkness or we can thank God for the light when we have it. We can focus on the ugliness in the world, or we can train our eyes to see and appreciate the beauty that is there instead. Growing in Faith Page Two

3 From the Desk of Fr. John This weekend, I will be celebrating a special Mass at the College of Mt. St. Mary in Newburgh, where Fr. Francis, our weekend associate, is the Chaplain. I look forward to being with all the students. Incidentally, the Pastor s Advisory Group will be meeting soon to discuss the possibility of developing a Youth Ministry for the parish. We will eventually invite some of our young people to discuss with us their ideas and recommendations. I look forward to the meeting and thank the group for their interest and good work. Please keep all our young people in your prayers. Mission Week - As we begin our mission week, I pray that it will serve to foster and inspire each of us to a deeper trust in the Lord and a renewed sense of fellowship with one another. I know that Sr. Danielle Baran, our mission speaker will provide insights to guide us to a fuller understanding of faith, life and the mystery of God. Please be sure to join us this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I will especially be praying for all of you this week. Souvenir Jubilee History Book - Just a reminder, you can pick up a copy of the Souvenir Book at the Rectory Office. Thanks to all who made the book possible, to all donors and volunteers. The Bereavement Support Group will begin its Spring Series of meetings on Tuesday, April 18 th at 7:30pm in the Rectory Conference Room. They will continue thereafter each Tuesday until May 23 rd. We invite all to join us and share their story of loss with others who are also grieving. Please note that all participants are asked to call the Rectory and register for the meetings even if you have participated in the past. I personally keep all the bereaved in my daily prayers and look forward to meeting with you. The Annual Cardinal s Appeal Update - To date we have raised over $25,000 from 104 gifts. We still have some way to go to reach our goal of $84,000. While the goal may seem somewhat unrealistic for our parish, I point out that the amount we have raised in the last few years and the number of participants has increasingly gone up. Last year, we raised close to $50,000 which represents and historic total for our parish. If you have yet to make a gift and pledge, please do so today. I especially want to reach out to those who have been unable to make a gift in the past and to consider doing so this year. Thanks for all you do for our parish. God bless and have a grace-filled week. Fr. John Parish Mission Prayer Holy Father, great God of love and mercy, You have surrendered everything for love of us. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit that we may do Your will and not our own. Help us to love you above all things and to love Your people the way You have commanded us. Quiet our minds and hearts that we may be open to the gift of your truth, and grant that our Parish Mission may be: a time of grace for all, a time of growth for the young, a time of refreshment for the elderly, a time of renewal for families, a time of healing for the broken, a time of joy for the sorrowing, a time of challenge for the complacent, a time of forgiveness for the sinner, a time of strength for the holy, a time of homecoming for all who have been away. Page Three

4 THE PARISH MISSION LED BY SR. DANIELLE MARIE BARAN A SNEAK PREVIEW OF WHAT IS YET TO COME The talks will explore the mysteries of life and death and how our journey can empower us to more fully embrace the gift of each day and the value of living in the present moment. Sr. Danielle Baran is Pastoral Associate at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye, New York. She comes with a powerful message, down to earth approach to spirituality and a great sense of humor. Monday, March 27, Tuesday, March 28 th, Wednesday, March 29 th 7:30pm In the Church Easter Novena As a spiritual gift, remember your loved ones during our Easter Masses. Easter intention envelopes will be available starting next weekend. Please fill out the intention envelope and return it with your stipend (offering) enclosed. You may place it in the collection basket or drop it at the Parish Office. All Easter Masses will be offered for these intentions. ROSARY Please join us for Recitation of the Rosary during Lent on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm in the Church. The Rosary provides an opportunity for meditation on the life of Christ. STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday during Lent, Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Religious Ed Sacrament of Penance On March 25 th, the second grade classes of Religious Education received the Sacrament of Penance for the first time. They spent several weeks in class preparing for the Sacrament with their catechists. They learned to be sorry for the things they did wrong on purpose and how to tell God they were sorry. They know that Reconciliation is a Sacrament where they can renew their relationship with God. Many thanks to Fr. John, Fr. Vernon and Fr. Thomas Kreiser of St. Patrick in Yorktown for celebrating the Sacrament with our students. Students in grades three through seven received Penance during class this Lent. Our eighth-grade students will have a morning of Reconciliation on April th Wedding Anniversary Mass At St. Patrick s Cathedral Couples celebrating their 50 th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2017 are invited to attend the Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Sunday, June 11 th at 2:00pm. Pre-registration is required. Please contact your parish office for registration. The closing date to register for the Mass is Friday, May 12 th, This event is sponsored by the Family Life & Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. Coming Tuesday, May 16th Catholic in Real Life is bringing Theology on Tap back to our area! The featured speaker will be our very own Fr. John DeBellis! A question and answer session will follow the talk. Open to all adults. Location details will follow. Mark your calendars! RSVP to CatholicinRealLife@gmail.com or Meetup.com/Catholic-in-Real-Life Page Four

5 CATHOLIC SCHOOL CORNER Considering a Catholic Elementary School for your child? Applications are now being accepted at and Financial Aid is available! Come and visit and see the difference a Catholic school education provides! We re in your community! St. Columbanus School (PK-8) 122 Oregon Road Cortlandt Manor St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (PK-8) 1275 Main Street Shrub Oak St. Patrick s School (PK-8) 117 Moseman Road Yorktown Heights St. Patrick s School (PK-8) 483 Old Post Road Bedford Plan a visit on TOURING TUESDAY, April 4th, from 9-11am or by appointment. TOURING TUESDAYS are universal open houses held at Catholic elementary schools throughout the Archdiocese of New York. To RSVP, please call (646) We look forward to welcoming you! Vacation Bible School At Maker Fun Factory kids discover they were created by God and built for a purpose. The week will be an incredible adventure that will help kids deepen their faith through Bible-learning experiences where they will meet new friends, participate in creative games, eat lip-smacking snacks, go on surprising adventures and so much more. Plus, we ll help kids discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life, something we call God Sightings. The fun starts August 28 through September 1. Sign your kids up for the best week of the summer! Call the Religious Education Office for more information. Page Six

6 April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 4:00pm Confessions - JD 5:00pm Mass VW 2 8:00am Mass - JD Liturgy - FA/LC 12:00 Noon Mass VW/RP 1:15pm Baptism Class 3 10:30am Westledge 7:00pm AA 4 7:30pm Pastor s Advisory Bd. 5 5:30pm Children s Choir 7:30pm Adult Choir 6 1:00pm Al-Anon 7:30pm Rosary 7 9:30am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Benediction 12:00 noon Mass 7:30pm K of C Meeting 7:30pm Stations of the Cross 8 4:00pm Confessions - VW 5:00pm Mass JD/RP 6:00pm K of C in PAC 9 PALM SUNDAY 8:00am Mass - VW W h Liturgy - JD 12:00 Noon Mass VW/LC pm Westledge Reconciliation Monday - 3:00pm to 9:00pm 7:00pm AA HOLY THURSDAY 12:00 noon Al-Anon 7:30pm Mass of the Lord s Supper followed by Adoration until 11:00pm 14 GOOD FRIDAY 3:00pm Celebration of the Lord s Passion followed by Divine Mercy 7:30pm Stations of the Cross 15 HOLY SATURDAY 9:00am Blessing of the Food Baskets 9:30am Divine Mercy 7:30pm Easter Vigil Mass JD/RP/LC 16 EASTER SUNDAY 8:00am Mass - VW Choir Sings - JD 12:00 Noon Mass VW pm Westledge 7:00pm AA 18 10:00am Bereavement Facilitator s Meeting 19 5:30pm Children s Choir 7:30pm Adult Choir 20 1:00pm Al-Anon 21 3:00pmm Divine Mercy 7:30pm K of C Officers 22 10:00am 8th Gr. Penance Service in Church 4:00pm Confessions - VW 5:00pm Mass JD 23 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY COFFEE SUNDAY 8:00am Mass - VW/LC Liturgy - VW 12:00 Noon Mass JD/RP Hour 24 2:30pm Westledge 6:00pm Food Pantry 7:00pm AA 7:30pm Finance Mtg. 25 7:30pm Bereavement Support Group 26 10:00am Food Pantry 5:30pm Children s Choir 7:30pm Adult Choir 27 1:00pm Al-Anon 7:00pm Columbiettes Officers 7:00pm Communion Rehearsal in Church :00am 1st Communion 4:00pm Confessions - VW 5:00pm Mass JD/LC 30 8:00am Mass - VW Liturgy - JD 12:00 Noon Mass VW Church of the Holy Spirt Website: Office: , holyspiritchurch1969@verizon.net, Fax: Religious Ed: , re_holyspiritchurch1969@verizon.net Food Pantry: Page Five

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