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 DEACON ROBERT CRANSTON MASS SCHEDULE: Handicap Accessible Saturday- 5:00 PM, Sunday- 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM 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 Jensen ( ) BAPTISM: Baptism upon request. Preparation required. Leaders in preparation: Patricia & Gary Moore ( ) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: Coleman Catholic High School ( ), Kingston Catholic School ( ) St. Joseph Catholic 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: Bill McKenna ( ), Bob Howe ( ) 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: Deacon Robert Cranston ( ) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director Joan Corton ( ) RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Joseph Defino Sr. ( ), Barbara O Reilly ( ) SECRETARIES: Joan Jensen ( ), Barbara Renner (8:30 AM 8:30 PM Only ) ST. JOHN S CHURCH STORE: Ramona Kemp ( ) & Elaine Arvidson ( ) VOCATIONS: Pat Fitzsimmons ( )

2 ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH Saturday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Fr. Bill Woodruff Req. by Alice Fahmie 5:00 Mr. & Mrs. John McDonough Req. by Tom & Jade Thornton Sunday 8:30 All The People of The Parish 10:30 Dottie Oliveri (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Her Family Monday 8:30 Yolanda (Lonnie) Smith Req. by Carol Giannelli Tuesday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Vanessa Loviza Req. by Joe Defino Sr. Wednesday 8:30 Michael Carey Req. by Knight of Columbus Saugerties Council 4:00 Liturgy of The Word Service Distribution of Ashes 7:00 George Nau Req. by His Family Thursday 8:30 Jeanne Adams (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Jim & Anne Carey Friday 8:30 Holy Communion Service Saturday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Simon Baker Req. by Joe Defino Sr. 5:00 Arleen Keegan Req. by Tom & Jade Thornton Sunday 8:30 George R. Sowles Req. by Sharon & Vince Brennan 10:30 All The People of The Parish SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Wed Ash Wednesday Fri St. Katharine Drexel, Virgin Sat St. Casimir ASH WEDNESDAY- There will be a Mass with ashes at 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM on March 1st. There will also be a 4:00 PM Service with distribution of ashes. Ash Wednesday is a day of strict fast and abstinence. Abstinence from meat obliges all Catholics 14 years of age and older. Fasting (one full meal and two lighter meals) obligates all Catholics from the age of Besides Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. WHY ASHES? The Church invites us to receive a cross of ashes on our foreheads as a sign that during the coming season of Lent, we will make sincere efforts to cleanse our lives of sin and to discipline ourselves through prayer and fasting and almsgiving. 20-WEEK CLUB WINNER- The 19th winner of $100 in our 20 -Week Club was No. 44 Joe Font. Also, there is presently one opening in our next club. If you would like to join, please contact Barbara Renner at BIG RAFFLE Last chance to take a chance at winning a $300 Gas Card plus Dinner for Two. Tickets will be sold after all Holy Masses this weekend 1 for $5, 3 for $10. The drawing will take place on February 26th. JUST A REMINDER If you are attending the 20-Week Club dinner at Anthony s Banquet Hall, please park in the parking lot behind the Hall and use the back entrance. Thank You! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Elaine Arvidson and Marie Altenau are looking for one or two volunteers to shadow them at this year s Seder Meal. After many years of co-chairing this celebration, they are seeking someone to replace them. If you are interested in taking over this event, please call Elaine or Marie at If is a wonderful celebration to keep going! COMMUNITY ACTION We thank everyone for donating 2017 Calendars please note that we no longer need any. THE JACK ROSE MEMORIAL BEATITUDE SCHOLARSHIP- If you are graduating from High School, plan to further your education and are a member of St. John s Parish, you can apply for Mrs. Renner s 4 th Grade Religious Education Class Beatitude Scholarship. Scholarship applications are available at either the church or rectory office. All applications must be returned by April 1 st. Also, continue to drop your loose change in the containers at the doors of the church. Our class appreciates your support in this project. POT LUCK DINNER AUCTION Will be held here at St. John s on March 4th following the 5:00 PM Mass. We are no longer accepting donations. We thank everyone for their generosity. If you are planning to attend, sign up sheets are located at the entrances of the church, or you can call Sharon Greth at At that time, please let her know what Pot Luck item you will be bringing to share. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED We will be sorting auction items as well as putting together Gift Baskets for the Pot Luck Dinner Auction. We need many hands We will be getting together on February 28th, March 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 5:00 PM each evening in Mrs. Renner s 4th Grade classroom. If you can help on any of these evenings, it would be most appreciated. Any questions, please contact Sharon Greth at YOU DID IT FOR ME- If you know of someone who would enjoy a visit, call or card from their fellow parishioners, please call the church office ( )to let us know. Barbara Coppey Ferncliff 21 Ferncliff Drive, Rhinebeck Judy Fiero The Pines 154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill Fr. Al Pizzuto The Cardinal Egan Pavilion 5655 Arlington Avenue, Bronx, NY Hilda McDermott Ten Broeck Commons, Lake Katrine Rose Topple, 136 Tejah Avenue, Syracuse, NY Msgr. Williams 131 Rymrock Road #42, Kingston, NY

3 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus Our Lord and Savior, This Wednesday, March 1 st, is the beginning of the Holy Season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. While it is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation, it is a special day on the Christian calendar. It begins that period of time in which we recall Christ s 40 days of fasting and prayer before He began His public ministry. It also recalls the 40 years that the Israelites wandered in the desert before being permitted to enter the Promised Land. It further recalls the 40 days that Moses fasted and prayed on Mount Sinai (also called Mount Tabor) while he was given the Ten Commandments. So, with these roots in the Sacred Scriptures (the Holy Bible) in mind, Ash Wednesday begins a prolonged period of fasting, prayer, and works of charity (almsgiving). We are encouraged to practice prayer, fasting, and works of charity everyday; however, we practice these penances in an even greater way during Lent. The Season of Lent (a word from the German word Lenten which translates as spring ) lasts 44 days in total. We have Ash Wednesday and then the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash Wednesday, and then the First Sunday in Lent starts the proverbial 40 Days until the Easter Tridumm of Holy Thursday, the Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday. As we approach the Easter Triduum, I will write to you more about that period of days after Lent concludes. May all of us practice these Lenten penances in accordance with our physical and mental abilities. Please remember NOT to be injurious to one s health and well-being as we strive to make this Penitential Season the best one that we ever had for the love of God and in reparation for sinfulness committed by other people who may not care about sinning against God and neighbor. The schedule for Ash Wednesday is as follows: 8:30 A.M. Holy Mass with the Distribution of Blessed Ashes during the Holy Mass; 4:00 P.M. Liturgy of the Word Service during which Blessed Ashes are imposed; and 7:00 P.M. Holy Mass with Distribution of Blessed Ashes during the Holy Mass. STATIONS OF THE CROSS- Will take place here at St. John s every Friday evening during Lent at 7:00 PM. BOY SCOUT RELIGIOUS EMBLEM AWARDS There will be an meeting at St. John s in Woodstock at 12:30 PM for Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Ventures, and their parents on Feb. 26th to earn their respective religious awards. FMI, call Frank COMEDY NIGHT St. John s will be having a Comedy Night (two professional comedians provided by Mike Speirs) on April 29th at 8:30 PM at the Saugerties Knights of Columbus. Plan on joining us for a night of laughs! Tickets will be on sale shortly! THE SAUGERTIES COLUMBIETTES Would like to invite all practical Catholic women, 18 or older, to attend their Open House on Sunday, March 5th at 1 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Saugerties, FMI, call Millie at CARDINAL S APPEAL Please consider giving to the Cardinal s Appeal for It saves souls and it saves lives. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Our semi-annual 20 Week Club Dinner is this Sunday, February 26 th, at Anthony s Banquet Hall just near Exit 21 of the Thruway. I look forward to joining you in this important fun and fund raiser. I want to thank, in advance, anyone and everyone who are involved with the Dinner that afternoon starting at 1:00 P.M. Please pray for good weather, safe travels, and a good community building day for our parish family and wider communities. The Dinner will have a Mardi Gras theme to help enjoy the afternoon. Speaking of fun and fund raiser events, the Advisory Committee for Parish Development is sponsoring and organizing the Pot Luck Dinner Auction, which is scheduled for next Saturday evening, March 4 th, at 6:30 P.M. (the Snow/Ice Date is Sunday, March 5 th, at 12:30 P.M.). The 5:00 P.M. Saturday Holy Mass will be held in the Chapel portion of the Church building with the partition separating the set-up from Friday, March 3 rd, in the Church Hall from the offering of the Holy Mass in the Chapel. WE VERY MUCH NEED HELP SORTING AUCTION ITEMS AS WELL AS PUTTING TOGETHER GIFT BASKETS FOR THE POT LUCK DINNER AUCTION SO PLEASE, IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN HELP ON ONE OR MORE TIMES, COME TO BARBARA RENNER S FOURTH GRADE CLASSROOM; WE MEET AT 5:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 th, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 st, THURSDAY, MARCH 2 nd, AND FRIDAY, MARCH 3 rd. We will be most grateful to you if you can be of assistance on any of those dates. Stations of the Cross will be every Friday at 7:00 P.M., during Lent beginning with this Friday, March 3 rd. Even though the Church Hall will be set up for the Pot Luck Dinner Auction, I will still be able to conduct the Stations of the Cross at 7 P.M. this Friday evening. If you are 18 to 59, you must fast on Ash Wednesday and if you are 14 and up, you must not have meat on the Fridays in Lent (except on Saint Patrick s Day). Sincerely, with prayers, Father Bill Woodruff GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES- Couples celebrating their 50 th Wedding Anniversary during 2017 are invited to attend the Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick on June 11th at 2 PM. Pre-registration is required. Register by May 12th. Our parish will be honoring all who will be celebrating 25 or 50 years of marriage during 2017 at a special Mass in June. Please contact the parish office at , so that we may include you in either of these celebrations. LENTEN FISH FRY Will take place on March 3rd from 4:30 6:30 PM at John A. Coleman Catholic High School. All You Can Eat $15 pp. Eat-In or Take-Out. For more information please call ST. PATRICK S DINNER DANCE Will take place on March 11th at the Saugerties Knights of Columbus. Dinner at 7 PM and Dancing at 8 PM to the tunes of DJ Damian Risley. Enjoy a traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, potatoes, carrots, ham, Irish soda bread, salad, coffee, dessert and beer and soda included. Advanced tickets $26 pp. For more information, call Arlene at

4 FEBRUARY 26, 2017 "Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they?" - Mt 6:26 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. January 2017 Attendance: January ,248 Attendance: January ,222 Current Month Year to Date Collections: $ 12, $54, Other Income: $ 3, $37, Total Income: $ 16, $91, Expenses: $ 12, $89, Total: $ 3, $ 1, PARISHIONERS COMMENT After my retirement I was tempted to cut back on my contributions. After re-thinking and figuring, I find I am giving 10% and am happy doing it. PASTOR S COMMENT parishioner. You are a wonderful generous Remember St. John s in Your Will! FOOD PANTRY ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK: CANNED CARROTS & EGG CARTONS YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: Vincent Saturn, Judy Fiero, Grace Yund, Gene Woodruff, Peter Kandora, Liz Parker, Jimmy Paes, John Lynch, Nancy Dwyer, Claire Miller, Aloise Bedell, Marion Benz, Rose Topple, Janet Teitter, Judy Phillips, Joe Dengler, Maurice Hinchey, Bernadette Verpent, Jack Lawler, Chris Vitale, Rita Szotyori, Wayne Drefin, Deryl Loviza, Tara Ryan, Mary Ellen Reynolds, Margaret Hughes, Betty Suter, Mary Bishop, Zenaida Martinez, Dorothy Frankel, and Frankie Cullen.

5 FEBRUARY 26, 2017 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. I WAS NOTHING Jesus... I had nothing till I met you My life was worthless Just like a piece of clay Laying on the ground before your feet. But you came and picked me up. You saw the beauty in me, The beauty you alone saw... only you..no one else, not even me. You placed me in front of you, And saw what you could make out of me. You then got ready And started working into my life. You worked your loving hands so gently And made sure I wouldn't get hurt. You molded me to an image of you And breathed life into my soul. TEAMWORK- If you ll make the toast and pour the juice, sweetheart, said the newlywed bridge, breakfast will be ready. Good, what are we having for breakfast? asked the new husband. Toast and juice, she replied.