St. John the Evangelist Parish

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1 St. John the Evangelist Parish 915 Route 212, Centerville, Saugerties, NY Phone: Fax: web: FATHER WILLIAM F. WOODRUFF, PASTOR MSGR. WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS, PASTOR EMERITUS MASS SCHEDULE: Handicap Saturday- 5:00 PM, Sunday- 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM Accessible Daily: Monday-Thursday & Saturday - 8:30 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM Holy Days: Please check bulletin CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 PM ALTAR ROSARY: President: Donna Anderson ( ) Meets the first Wednesday of the month ALTAR SERVERS: Coordinator Joan Kimlin ( ) BAPTISM: Baptism upon request. Preparation required. Leaders in preparation: Patricia & Gary Moore ( ) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: Coleman Catholic High School , ST. JOHN S YOUTH GROUP (TEENAGERS): Denise Dudzic ( ) & Gabrielle Baker ( ) COMMUNITY ACTION / FOOD PANTRY: Maria Granda ( ) COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Marilyn Washer ( ), Maureen Rothe DEANERY: Frankie Cullen ( ) LAY TRUSTEES: Pat Fitzsimmons ( ), Robert Gauvreau ( ) LITURGY COMMITTEE: Robert Howe ( ) MARRIAGES: By appointment. Please make arrangements at least six months prior to wedding. Preparation is mandatory. MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY: Eileen Oswald ( ) MUSIC MINISTRY: Kelly Rea ( ) OPERATIONS: Robert Gauvreau ( ) SPIRIT OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP: Fr. Woodruff ( ) Meets Tuesdays 7:00 PM & first Sunday of each month at 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Instructional Prayer Meeting All are welcome!) PARISH COUNCIL: President Pat Fitzsimmons ( ) PARISH NURSE: Anne Grunbaum ( ) RCIA: Fr. William Woodruff ( ) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director Joan Corton ( ) RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Joseph Defino Sr. ( ), Barbara O Reilly ( ) SECRETARIES: Joan Kimlin ( ), Barbara Renner (8:30 AM 8:30 PM Only ) ST. JOHN S GIFT SHOP: Brian Kimlin ( ) & Libby Salerno ( ) VOCATIONS: Pat Fitzsimmons ( )

2 ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH Saturday 8:30 Catherine Penny (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Her Son, Dr. Tom Penny 5:00 All The People of The Parish Sunday 8:30 Richard King Req. by The Arvidson Family 1030 Audrey Pierce (Birthday Remembrance) - Req. by Her Family Monday 8:30 Mr. & Mrs. Ed Himberger (Birthday Remembrance) - Req. by Their Family Tuesday 8:30 Mary Dantuano Req. by The Arvidson Family Wednesday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Jamie Baker Req. by Joe Defino Sr. Thursday 8:30 For The Deceased Members of My Family Req. by Nora Drefin Friday 8:30 Holy Communion Service Saturday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Noel Defino Req. by Joe Defino Sr. 5:00 Ralph Fusco (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by The Vitale & Houlihan Families Sunday 8:30 Barry Craft Sr. Req. by The Arvidson Family 10:30 All The People of The Parish SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Mon St. Apolinaris, Bishop and Martyr Tue St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of The Church Wed St. Mary Magdalene Thu St. Bridget, Religious Fri St. Sharbel Makhluf, Priest Sat St. James, Apostle 20-WEEK CLUB WINNER The 9th winner of $100 in our 20- Week Club was John Dickson. 100-MILE POWERWALK FUNDRAISER- Feel free to sponsor Fr. Woodruff in his 100-Mile Power Walk. (July 1st August 29 th ) Sponsorship money can be given directly to Fr. Bill, or you can drop it in the collection basket with a note indicating the 100- milke walk. Checks are to be made payable to St. John The Evangelist Church with the memo stating 100-Mile Walk. All monies will be used to offset this year s budget deficit. Thank you for the love of your parish. YARD SALE INDOOR AND OUT Will take place on August 1st from 9 to 3 PM at the Blue Mountain Reformed Church, 10 Blue Mountain Church Road, Saugerties. DOMINICAN COLLEGE An Information Session interested in Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees, including Undergraduate online programs is scheduled for July 22nd from 5:30 to 7:30 PM in the Hennessy Center. FMI, visit CATHOLIC HOME SCHOOL FAMILIES There will be an organizational meeting for interested home school families on August 4th at 7 PM at St. Mary of The Snow School. The costs, insurance and structure of a Catholic Co-op will be discussed. Please call Christine Molinelli at , if you are attending. DAYTOP- When tragedy strikes home! A son, a daughter, a father can readily fall prey to the pitfalls of drugs and alcohol! What you do will chart your family s future! Father O Brien s 40 -year old Daytop is as close as your telephone! Don t delay! Daytop, Rhinebeck, P.O. Box 214, Rhinebeck, NY 12572, , Hotline# Daytop. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION- Will take place this weekend after the 10:30 Mass and continue until after the 8:30 PM Benediction. Evening prayers will be prayed at 5:30 PM. Sign up sheets at the side entrance of the church. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Will take place from July 27th to 31st from 9 AM to 12 PM at St. Mary of The Snow on Cedar Street. For more information, call DO YOU HAVE ROOM IN YOUR HEART AND YOUR HOME? Currently there are 518,000 children in the U.S. Foster Care System. Please consider the rewards of foster parenting or adopting a young person in your community. For more information, call the Ulster County Department of Social Services Foster Care/Home Finding Unit at EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS OF NEEDED- We are in need of help in the Hospital Pastoral Ministry. We need Eucharistic Ministers, people to visit patients and/or help with paperwork. This can be as little as two hours a week. If you are interested, please call St. Mary s at between the hours of 9 2 PM daily. Thank you! FIDELIS CARE- Is a managed healthcare plan based in the long tradition of Catholic sponsorship and caring. Fidelis Care Family Health Plus for ages and Fidelis Care Child Health Plus for those under the age of 19 are plans available to provide healthcare to those who meet certain income and other requirements. An enrollment representative from Fidelis is at Catholic Charities, 59 Pearl Street in Kingston at , each Tuesday from 1-4 PM. FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS PREGNANCY- If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis pregnancy and would like assistance call: The Sisters of Life Visitation Mission to Pregnant Women at or The Sisters provide practical help and resources for any woman in need as well as emotional support and spiritual counsel. For more information, visit or call Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau Hotline: HELP. The CHB is an affiliated agency of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York.

3 SIXTEETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in the Lord Jesus, THIS SUNDAY, JULY 19 th, STARTING WITH THE EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT AT THE END OF THE 10:30 A.M. HOLY MASS UNTIL THE 8:30 P.M. BENEDICTION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT, WE WILL HAVE THE ALL-DAY ADORATION OF OUR LORD IN THE MOST HOLY EUCHARIST IN THE MONSTRANCE ON THE ALTAR. PLEASE SPEND A LITTLE TIME THIS SUNDAY ADORING OUR LORD WHO WAITS FOR US TO VISIT HIM. A good leader should lead by example and so I will be spending 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. that evening adoring the Lord before I conduct the Benediction. A partial indulgence (which partially takes away the effect of sins already forgiven in the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist) may be gained by spending at least a few minutes in Adoration. A plenary indulgence, subject to the usual conditions, may be gained by spending at least one half-hour adoring the Lord (a plenary indulgence can totally take away the effects of sins already forgiven in the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist). The usual conditions for a plenary indulgence are four fold: 1) praying an Our Father and a Hail Mary for the intentions of Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI; 2) going worthily CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOL CONFERENCE The Immaculate Heart of Mary New York Homeschool Conference will be held at Mercy College (at the Rotonda of Mercy Hall), 555 Broadway, in Dobbs Ferry, on July 31st from 12 PM to 6 PM and on August 1st from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Admission is free and pre-registration is not required. For more information, visit or call GET ANSWERS is a FREE telephone service available in the Hudson Valley. Call for everything from basic needs like food, clothing and shelter to legal services, drug treatment, employment support, child-care, physical/mental health resources, elder care, services for person with disabilities and more. HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT CHILDREN S GROUPS One in Dutchess County at St. Francis Day Care Center, 23 Spackenkill Road in Poughkeepsie and one in Ulster County at Hudson Valley Hospice, 400 Aaron Court in Kingston. The groups include stories, discussion, arts, and crafts, music, movement, expressive writing, and other fun activities. They are designed to concurrently address adults and children s needs and should e attended by the children along with their guardians. The groups serve Hospice families for which the group cost is free. For members of the community who would like to attend, the cost is $15 for the entire family. The groups meets bi-monthly on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday evenings of the month from 6 to 8 PM and include dinner. We encourage participants to commit to 8 weeks. The groups are ongoing and we accept new families throughout the year. For more information, call Ext 1145 or Ext to the Sacrament of Penance within a week; 3) receiving Holy Communion in the state of sanctifying grace within a week; and 4) not having any attachment to sin. May we ask God s help to take care of the soul that God has given to each of us folks. I want to thank you for making Father Francis J. Gargani, C. Ss. R. so much at home in our parish last weekend. Also, I wish to commend you for your generous sacrifice toward the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in last weekend s special second collection. I want to express my gratitude to you for your many prayers for Father Francis!!! I also wish to express my gratitude to you for supporting the Spaghetti Dinner and Dance-A-Thon last Sunday. We can be very proud of the children, especially Tommy Baker and Angel Martinez and their families for supporting the event. I want to express my gratitude to all of you who donated your good nature, talents, and abilities for our semi-annual Blood drive. Well, may all of you have a grace-filled summer. I promise that next week, I ll speak about our Finance Council Meeting held on Tuesday, July 7 th, in next week s letter I promise!!! Sincerely, with prayers, Father Bill Woodruff HOSPICE- Is seeking volunteers who can give 3 hours a week of their time to provide companionship, emotional support and practical assistance to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteers visit patients at home, in area hospitals or nursing homes. Volunteers are also needed in their Kingston office to help with mailings, filing and special projects. No special training required for office volunteers. FMI, call FREE MAMMOGRAMS- The Ulster County Breast Health Partnership provides free mammograms and pelvic screenings for women who qualify. To see if you qualify, call HOSPITAL PASTORAL CARE- If you or a family member is admitted to a local hospital, you are under the care of a resident priest who is available 24 hours. He administers the Sacrament of Penance and Anointing of the Sick, and Daily Communion is available from a Eucharistic Minister. Please inform them of your parish and your desire to be visited. Also have someone call your parish priest, because the lists at the hospitals are not always clear. OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES One Sunday a young child was acting up during morning Mass. The parents did their best to maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally, the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his way out. Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called loudly to the congregation, Pray for me! Pray for me!

4 JULY 19, 2015 When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. - Mk 6:34 Please Pray For All Bishops, Priests, Deacons & Religious! STEWARDSHIP CORNER THE LORD HAS BLESSED US IN SO MANY WAYS Let us return to Him a fair share of THE MANY GIFTS He has already given us. OFFERTORY COLLECTION FOR June 27/28, Attendance This Week s Year To Date Collections $1, $101, Other Income 1, , Total Income 2, $165, Expenses , Total $ 2, $ (4,267.38) PARISHIONER S COMMENT Tithing is not a down payment on future hopes and dreams. Tithing is my way to say thanks to the Lord for all the blessings given to my family and me. PASTOR S COMMENT Thank you for expressing your love of God through your weekly offering. Remember that it is not the amount that is important; it is the sacrifice involved. Remember St. John s in Your Will! FOOD PANTRY ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK: CANNED FRUIT YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: Erin Frederick, Paul Brazier, Vincent Saturn, Judy Fiero, Grace Yund, Janet Curry, Gene Woodruff, Peter & Brunie Kandora, Carol & Edward Koop, Barbara & Richard Coppey, Susan, Liz & Kerry Parker, Ericka Hinchey, Jimmy Paes, John Lynch, Sean Brett, Charlie DeSalle, James Mullen, Betty Suter, Isis Guzman Balletta, Robin Doherty, Gary Granda, Tom Ward, Burt LaRue, John Mulligan, Joe Hommel, Bob Cranston, Gail Cortese, Bob Hoy, Peg Sullivan, Richard Masiulanis, Connie Novack, and Frankie Cullen.

5 JULY 19, 2015 PRAYER FOR LIFE Jesus, Mary and Joseph we love you very much. Help us spiritually adopt and protect all human life from preborn to natural death. Amen. MAKING ALL THINGS NEW God our Father, through the Gospel and the Eucharist, You bring us together as Your Church in the Archdiocese of New York. Send us Your Holy Spirit, to enlighten our minds and guide our actions as we plan for the future of parish life in this Archdiocese. Help us learn new ways to strengthen and revitalize our parish communities, and to be good stewards of the spiritual and material gifts that sustain them. Bless our work, so that our parishes may continue to witness to the truth of the Gospel, and be a sign of Your love for all people. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LONELY EMBER By C.H. Spurgeon A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor's visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a big chair near the fireplace and waited. The pastor made himself comfortable but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the play of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone. Then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host watched all this in quiet fascination. As the one lone ember's flame diminished, there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and "dead as a doornail." Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. Just before the pastor was ready to leave, he picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it. As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said, "Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I shall be back in church next Sunday."