Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Church

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1 August 26, 2018 PASTORAL CARE FOR THE HOMEBOUND: If you are sick, homebound, or in the hospital and would like to receive Holy Communion or would like a pastoral visit, please contact Deacon John McCormack by leaving a detailed message at or calling the Parish Office at If you prefer, you may Deacon John at jmac1255@gmail.com. PRAYER NETWORK: The Prayer Network is a way to have prayers requested. Your intentions may be given to Nancy Vaughn at prayerchain@yahoo.com or to be prayed for by our vine of caring people. MUSIC MINISTRY: The Youth Choir practices on Wednesdays from 6 to 7:00 pm; Adult Choir practices are Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 pm; Contemporary Ensemble practices are Thursdays from 7 to 9:30 pm. All practices are in the church. For more information, please contact our Music Director, Nina Ricci, at nina.ricci@saintkaterimusic.org. PARENT/CHILD CONNECTION: The Parent-Child Connection provides a safe playgroup for young children and an opportunity for adults to share their understanding of early childhood issues in an environment that promotes Catholic values. Please visit our parish website to see a complete schedule. T.L.C. TRI-PARISH TEEN GROUP: The teen group is a program for all the high school students in the parishes of St. Denis, St. Columba and Saint Kateri. The program includes fun activities such as outings and trips, service activities for the parish and greater community, and opportunities to learn more about your faith. PARISH MEMBERSHIP: New parishioners are always welcome. New Parishioner Forms are available in the church narthex, at the Parish Office, or online. If you are a regular contributor, please consider becoming a member to ensure receipt of a tax statement at each year-end. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is the world s most distinguished Friends of the Poor. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers assistance to those in need. Hotline for those in need: OUR LADY OF LIFE MINISTRY: We meet monthly for prayer and support of local life needs. Hotline for those in need: Sisters of Life Mission: Birth Right: Good Counsel: DIRECTORY OF ACTIVITIES Adopt-A-Night (feeding homeless)...lacolla@optimum.net --- Vivian LaColla Adult Faith Form Parish Office Altar Linens Geraldine Natale Altar Rosary Society Betty Perrino Altar Servers Parish Office Baking Lorraine Travia Baptismal Program Deacon Bob Bereavement Grp /bktbereavement@optonline.net-Bible Study Julie Borges Blood Drives Dusty Maiolo Chapel/Church Cleaners Parish Office Church Decorators Cathy Varano Cursillo Ginger Fisher Ecumenical Group Dave Borges Eucharistic Adoration Dave Borges Eucharistic Ministers Dcn. John McCormack Fund Raising Thomas Beresford Gardening/Landscaping Dennis Rosenfeld Hospital/Homebound Visits Dcn. John McCormack Hospitality Andrea Cirone Joyful Noise x Heidi Reale Kateri Can Cook Ellen Newhard Knights of Columbus /kmhudson3@gmail.comLectors Dcn. John McCormack Liturgical Minister Schedule Denise Casey Marriage Enrichment /kmgautla@sbcglobal.net/M.Gaughan Midnight Run Parish Office Military Families Support Loretta Ryan Music Ministry/Youth Choir nina.ricci@saintkaterimusic.org---nina Ricci Pancake Breakfast Robert & Ellen Newhard Parent-Child Connect.meganzupan@yahoo.com Megan Zupan Parish Activities Ed & Laura Leahy Parish Council Christina Kirschner Prayer Network.prayerchain@yahoo.com/ Nancy Vaughn Prayer Shawl Ministry Judy Horton R.C.I.A x2...saintkateriparish.com/rcia parish Office R.C.I.A. for Teens x3/sktfaithform@optonline.net----heidi Reale Religious Education/Family Catechesis x heidi Reale Respect Life..sktforlife@optonline.net------Andrew Humphreys Silver Linings Leisure Club mlbiasotti2000@aol.com mary Biasotti Spirit Wind Prayer Group Pat Mackey St. Vincent de Paul Joyce Pfirman Teen Music Ministry.nina.ricci@saintkaterimusic.org Nina Ricci TLC Teen Group /dpbell@optonline.net---Dave & Kathy Bell Ushers/Greeters Anthony Cirone Vacation Bible School Judy Horton Widows & Widowers Club Joan Lee Prayer to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha St. Kateri Tekakwitha, favored child and Lily of the Mohawks, I come to seek your intercession in my present need: (mention it). I admire the virtues which adorned your soul: love of God and neighbor, humility, obedience, patience, purity and the spirit of sacrifice. Help me to imitate your example in my state of life. Through the goodness and mercy of God, Who has blessed you with so many graces which led you to the true faith and to a high degree of holiness, pray to God for me and help me. Obtain for me a very fervent devotion to the Holy Eucharist so that I may love Holy Mass as you did and receive Holy Communion as often as I can. Teach me also to be devoted to my crucified Savior as you were, that I may cheerfully bear my daily crosses for love of Him Who suffered so much for love of me. Most of all, I beg you to pray for me that I may avoid sin, lead a holy life and save my soul. Amen.

2 PARISH ACTIVITIES MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday------August 27 St. Monica All Parishioners Tuesday------August 28 St. Augustine, Bishop and Dr of the Church Irene Hutnik By Diane McCoach Wednesday-August 29 The Passion of St. John Frank Jablecki By Maureen Thursday--- August 30 Alicia Power Bertrand By Suzanne Friday August 31 Joe Garan By Rita Garan Saturday----September 1 Blessed Virgin Mary Robert Just By the Burke Family 5:00 pm Nicholas & Angelina DiMichele By Angela Steininger Sunday------September 2 Sally Donoghue By the Gerelli Family 10:30 am Cecilia Ambrosini By James and Beth Ragnetti 12:15 pm Clare McCormack By the Religious Ed Program 5:30 pm Ed Dolan By Tim and Mary Ellen Donovon THE POWER OF PRAYER Monday-----August 27 7:30 pm Confessions Chapel 7:30 pm Adoration Chapel Tuesday-----August 28 7:00 pm New Catechists' Meeting Faith Formation Bld 7:00 pm Spirit Wind Prayer Grp. Chapel Wednesday-August 29 After 9am Mass Confessions Chapel 9:45 am Senior Stretch Class Church Meeting Room Thursday----August 30 6:30 pm Catechists' Meeting Church Meeting Room Saturday----September 1 4:00 pm Confessions Chapel If you would like to have your name, or know someone who has given permission to have their name, added to the prayer list, contact Nancy Vaughn, prayerchain@yahoo.com. Please pray for those who are ill: Janet Abel, Frances Bianco, Julie Borges, Denee DeVizio, Jeffrey Hynard, Irene Jackson, Dariana Jamison, PARISH INCOME REPORT Denise Bell Koller, Kate Madigan, Last weekends in-pew collection: $7, Jessica Nenni, Ward Reynolds, Last year's in-pew collection: $8, Joanne Strutt, Timothy Tallo, Antonia Tenuta, Mia Torzilli Please pray for our parishioners serving in the military: Mark Baaden, Jamie Babon, Michael Baibagallo, Matthew Donnellan, Cory J. Espejo, Timothy Fay, Thomas Finn, Brandon Gonzalez, Matthew Howard, Kenneth Jablecki, Matthew Jenkins, Justin Merritt, Joseph D. Nani, Vincent Nichtern, John Reale IV, Sean Suppo, James Tindall, Matthew Walsh Marriage Banns III Karen Narewski& Christopher Haye II Leticia Moscatelli & Shawn Coelho II Martina Ivezaj & Leon Camaj I Allison DiDiego & Brendon Thomas PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED Let us pray for the repose of the souls of our deceased parishioners and for God s comfort for their families. SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE Mass Lector Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers Saturday 5 pm - Fr. MacDonald Arthur Kascsak Jean Bartoes, Andrea Cirone, Maryanne Johnson, Connie Liccione, Betty Perrino Declan, Rory McComb, Ryan Gleeson 9 am - Fr. MacDonald Jeff Lydic Ray Cavallo, William DeSomma, Jody Lydic, Cindy McKinney, Lorraine Travia Angelina Dube, Maria Dube, Jordan Fisher 10:30 am - Fr. Pancrose Tony Pulliam Susan Bisceglia, Cheryl Gallina, Marie Sanchez, Shirley Sullivan, Robert Young Nicholas Bielanos, Marissa Casey, Megan Jarc 12:15 pm - Fr. MacDonald Noe Ramon Ilano Placidus Aguwa, Joy Poskitt, Roseann Schillaci Kyra Cain, Matthew Cain, Hudson Slocum 5:30 pm - Fr. Pancrose Peter Bodnar III Lisa Coniglio, Anne Eisner, Sue Eisner, Maximillian Torres, Patty Mahoney-Zippilli Peter Bodnar IV, Ethan Coniglio, Bailey Torres

3 From the Pastor s desk st On the afternoon of 31 of July, I was driving alone with all my luggage from Our Lady Queen of Peace to St. Kateri trusting my Tom Tom GPS to reach me safely. My Tom Tom GPS is so old and has no updates that it died on me half way through. I panicked and called one of my friends to ask for directions. He told me, Father, enter into Taconic State Parkway and keep going for an hour and enter Route 82 North. After a mile keep looking on your left for the grandest landscape with an impressive church. That is your church. You can t miss it. I followed his direction. He is right. What a grand landscape and an impressive church on Rt. 82. No one can miss it. Last week seven of my priest friends from Staten Island and Sullivan County came to visit me. I gave them the same direction. Grand landscape and impressive church on Route 82. You will not miss it. They didn t miss it. When they came into the church, they all exclaimed, Wow, Father, it is like a Cathedral. I agree. What an impressive church we have! Thanks to Cardinal Egan, Bishop Dominic Lagonegro, Msgr. Belford and more than anyone else, Msgr. Desmond O Connor who worked so hard to build it up. Fr. MacDonald and I are so blessed to be here as your priests. Impressive church calls for impressive people of God, the body of Christ. Let us glory in our church and live up to the call. St. Kateri, pray for us. RCIA (RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS) Information/Sign-up Meeting for RCIA for Thursday, September 27th, 7-9 PM Faith Formation Building Church of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha - Lagrangeville, NY Are you an adult Roman Catholic who has not received the Sacraments of Holy Communion or Confirmation yet? Are you an adult Protestant Christian or a member of another faith tradition who is interested in becoming Catholic? If so, we invite you to consider joining our parish RCIA classes for in preparation for being fully received into the Church at the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 20, We will be having an informational/sign up meeting for all those adults who wish to participate in the RCIA this year on Thursday, September 27, from 7-9 pm in the Faith Formation Building. For questions, please call the parish office. SEPTEMBER HEALING MASS A healing Mass, with a free flow of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, will be held Tuesday, September 4th at St. Kateri. Guest celebrant will be Fr. Matthew MacDonald, parochial vicar for St. Kateri. Praise and worship begins at 7; Mass at 7:30 pm. Individual prayers for healing follow Mass. The event is sponsored by Spirit Wind Prayer Group of St. Kateri. All are welcome. For details, call Pat or Joe at RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Registration Please come in or call this week if you have not registered for fall classes yet. Families must be registered with the Parish Office. Please bring Baptismal Certificate and any prior Faith Formation records to the Religious Education Office; these are needed to begin class registration. Please call the office if you have any questions; x 3. Incoming 8th Grade Students Christian service hours are available to help in our Religious Education Office; Monday, August 27th, Tuesday, August 28th, and Wednesday, August 29nd, 10 am-noon. Please call us in the office if you are interested in helping. Office Hours Monday, August 27th - Wednesday, August 29th, 10 am4 pm, and Thursday, August 30rd, am, and 1-4 pm (the office will be closed 11-1 pm on Thursday only). RCIA FOR TEENS We have had an increasing number of high school students coming to us to learn about our faith who have no, or limited, prior religious education. We will be conducting a two year program to give ninth, tenth or eleventh graders a background in the faith and the opportunity to receive sacraments they may have missed. If you are, or know of such a student, contact Heidi Reale at FORMED.ORG SERIES - TRUE REFORMERS: SAINTS OF THE CATHOLIC REFORMATION Church of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha La Gangeville, NY Fall 2018 Adult Faith Form Series, Fr. Matthew Mac Donald True Reformers: Saints of the Catholic Reformation is a study series on FORMED.org that is crafted to teach about those who led the Church s rebirth from the ashes of confusion caused by the Protestant Reformation. In these six sessions, participants will learn about the true benefactors of the human race: the saints. The saints of the Catholic Reformation show us just how powerful and beautiful is the human heart s free response to God s generous grace. Please join us on Wednesday Evenings from 7:30 pm 9:00 pm in the Parish Hall at the Church of St. Kateri for each episode of this series. Our schedule of dates for this series will be the following: Wednesday, September 19: Saint Thomas More The Age of the Author Wednesday, September 26: Saint Ignatius of Loyola Soldier of Christ Wednesday, October 3: Saint Philip Neri Apostle of Joy Wednesday, October 17: Saint Charles Borromeo The Good Shepherd Wednesday, October 24: Saint Teresa of Avila A Study in Perseverance Wednesday, November 7: Saint Francis de Sales Pastor of Souls All are welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Matthew MacDonald at the Parish Office.

4 TRI-PARISH NEWS: ST. COLUMBA, ST. DENIS, ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEWS This week the pantry needs: Jello/pudding, deodorant (Women's and Men's), cake/muffin/brownie mix, and toothpaste & brushes. The next meeting is Wednesday, September 12 th, at 7 pm in St. Denis-St. Columba School classroom 11. Visit svdpfoodpantry.org SVDP BACK TO SCHOOL DRIVE It s already time to start planning for back to school! We are in need of: back packs, lunch boxes, pens, pencils, crayons, hi-lighters, folders, composition books, tissues, glue sticks, wide ruled loose leaf paper, scissors, pencil boxes, rulers, and erasers. We do not need spiral notebooks. Any donation is gratefully accepted. Please drop off items where St. Vincent de Paul food items are collected. Thank you! THE SILVER LININGS LEISURE CLUB ACTIVITIES Senior Stretch class continues this Wednesday, August 29 th, 9:45-10:30am in the St. Kateri Meeting Room. Bring water and weights and a friend! It's free, fun and healthy all at the same time! Our senior citizens club will start up again in September, as busy as ever! Please save the following dates: Monday, September 10th: Movie Monday, 10am Tuesday, September 18 th : Yankee-Red Sox Game, 1pm Wednesdays, September 5 th, 12 th, 19 th, 26 th : Senior Stretch, 9:45-10:30am Thursday, Sept. 20 th : Book of the Month Club, 10am Tues-Thurs, Sept. 25 th -27 th : Sight & Sound Trip (closed) Info will be available next week or by contacting Mary Biasotti, mlbiasotti2000@aol.com or BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS Bereavement Support Groups will begin Thursday, September 6 th, in the Church Meeting Room. Two groups are available: 1-3 or 7-9 PM, for a total of eight sessions. If you or someone you know might be interested in joining the Journey, contact Lorraine Travia at or bktbereavement@optonline.net to register for one of the groups. FORMED Enjoy the free parish subscription to formed.org. Register with parish code ZHXWPZ to access August features such as the, the movies: Who Am I to Judge? and How To Win An Argument Without Losing a Soul, the book Straight Answers About Christianity, the audio: Relativism, for children-the Story of St. Augustine, and Spanish-Quién Soy Yo Para Juzgar? ST. KATERI BIBLE STUDY The St. Kateri Bible Study meets every Thursday, 7-9 pm in the Faith Formation Building. Study will continue on Scripture and the Sacraments. Call Julie, LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA CDS Order CDs at saintkateriparish.com. Call Dusty Maiolo for information at SEPTEMBER BLOOD DRIVE We have a blood drive coming up on September 5 th in the Church Meeting Room, from 2-8 pm. Please come out and donate for this very worthy cause. Any questions, please contact Dusty Maiolo Students in need of Christian community service hours can Mrs. Wendy Young at Service10hours@aol.com. LOOKING FOR A CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL? The Ark and The Dove Preschool of Saint Denis Church has limited openings in our preschool classes. We offer a variety of preschool programs for 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old children. Our program provides a wonderful faith foundation in a nurturing and stimulating early-childhood environment. Our curriculum is literature-based and teacher-created, following the NY State Pre-Kindergarten Learning Standards and the Common Core. Call and leave a message.

5 MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT MINISTRY We are married and engaged couples who come together to learn, share and encourage each other as we live this sacrament. Come join us for fun, food and fellowship on the second Saturday of every month, 7-9 pm, in the Church Meeting Room. There will be no August meeting. Visit saintkateriparish.com/covenantoflove. HEALING MASS Thursday, August 30 th Fr. Adolphus Muoghalu will lead the healing Mass at St. James the Apostle Church, 12 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, NY Praise and worship begins at 7 pm, and the Mass at Mass. For information, call FIRST SATURDAY CLUB FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The First Saturday Club will be held on Saturday, September 8 th in the Church at St. Kateri. The Rosary will be said at 10:30 am, followed by Mass at 11 am. A luncheon, prepared by the Host Parish will follow after the Mass For information, call JoAnn, or Elizabeth at DAYS FOR LIFE Casting-a-Vision for the Fall Campaign Be inspired to participate in this peaceful, prayerful campaign to end abortion through prayer and presence - just one person prayerfully standing in front of an abortion facility can save a life!! Attend an informational meeting, 7:30-8:30 pm. Campaign material will be available. Call Maureen at or visit 40daysforlife.com/poughkeepsie. St. Joseph Parish Center, 242 Wall Street, Kingston, Monday, September 10 th St. Martin de Porres Nativity Center, 118 Cedar Valley Road, Poughkeepsie, on Tuesday, September 11 th St. Christopher's Don Bosco Hall (lower level of church), Route 9 & Garden Street, Red Hook, on Monday, September 17 th St. Denis Parish Center, 602 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, on Wednesday, September 19 th ADULT FAITH FORMATION A new workshop will be offered this September for Adult Faith Formation: Catholic Apologetics - How To Explain The Faith To Others. This 4 week workshop will introduce basic ways to speak with two groups: atheists/agnostics and Protestants. Once people know you are a Catholic, don't they seem to ask you a lot of questions? Other people have no shortage of opinions to share with you (some of which might not be grounded in fact). Atheists delight in attacking Bible Fundamentalists, and we Catholics are often caught in the middle. This 4 week workshop will introduce some basic ways to speak with two groups atheists/agnostics (why do you believe in God?) and Protestants (why are you Catholic?). It will be split between presentation and small group discussion. handouts will be provided. The workshop will be held in St. Mary's Gym, Fridays, September 14 th - October 5 th, 7-8:30 pm. For information and to register, call Mark Wisniewski at BIRTHRIGHT OF DUTCHESS COUNTY We are looking for gently used clothing from families that have children whom have recently grown out of these sizes. Please let us know if you are willing to participate, so we can arrange clothing pickup weekly. Thank you for your continued support of our mothers and babies. Call Honey-Jo Kelly (Director), BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Addiction impacts the entire family, but there s no need to go it alone. A bereavement support group for loved ones of individuals who have passed from addiction, a safe place for sharing and support without judgment or stigma, will be held at the Dutchess County Cornell Cooperative Extension, 2715 Route 44, Millbrook, and facilitated by Joan Cybulski, LMHC, CASAC-G, ICOGS, LPN. Be supported with others who understand what you have experienced. Groups will be held in meeting room A on Monday, August 27, September 10 and September 24 from 7-8:15 pm. For info or to RSVP: Laura Brovich Drop-ins welcome. MARIAPOLIS LUMINOSA LABOR DAY BBQ Come celebrate Labor Day at Mariapolis Luminosa on Monday, September 3 rd at 1 pm. Bring your family and friends. Soft beverages will also be provided. Please bring a side dish to share. Where: Mariapolis Luminosa (Rain or shine)200 Cardinal Rd. Hyde Park, NY Contribution: $5 per person, $15.00 per family. Let us know if you are coming at luminosa.office@gmail.com or x 12 NY ARCHDIOCESE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL UPPER COUNTIES CONFERENCE 2018 The Archdiocese of New York Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service Team invites you to our Upper Counties Conference, Saturday, September 29 th, 10 am - 5 pm, at Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries, 781 Route 9D, Garrison, NY. Doors open 9 am. Fee is $25 a person (includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch, and conference). Theme: Lord Deliver Me! Speakers: Fr. Vincent Druding, "Deliverance Ministry: The Why And How Of It"; Fr. Chris Argano, "Discernment Of Spirits: To Protect Ourselves"; Ryan Young of Camp Veritas, "How Do We Live In The Spirit In A Hostile World?". Visit CatholicCharismaticNY.org for details, flyer, and registration or call (845) , no later than September 16 th. ST. COLUMBA CYO BASKETBALL: Visit stcolumbabasketball.net for information and to download forms! FALL 2018 CURSILLO WEEKENDS Mt. Alvernia Retreat Center will have the following Cursillo weekends; Men's Weekend, September 20 th -23 rd, Women's Weekend, November 15 th -18 th. Call Ginger, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CORNER Our Catholic schools are currently accepting applications for the school year. Call or visit Apply- CatholicSchoolsNY.org.