Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Church January 3 rd, 2016

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1 January 3 rd, 2016 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 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/Bible Study Julie Borges Altar Linens Geraldine Natale Altar Rosary Society Betty Perrino Altar Servers Baking Lorraine Travia Baptismal Program Deacon Bob Bereavement Group Lorraine Travia bktbereavement@optonline.net Blood Drives Dusty Maiolo Chapel/Church Cleaners Mary Covucci Church Decorators Cathy Varano Cursillo Tony Martino Discover Christ Julie Borges Ecumenical Group Dave Borges Eucharistic Adoration Dave Borges Eucharistic Ministers Dcn John McCormack Faith Formation/Family Catechesis x Heidi Reale Fund Raising Anthony Cirone Gardening/Landscaping Dennis Rosenfeld Hospital/Homebound Visits Deacon John Hospitality Andrea Cirone Kateri Can Cook Ellen Newhard Knights of Columbus Keith McCartney kmhudson3@gmail.com Lectors Deacon John Barone Leisure Club.mlbiasotti2000@aol.com---Mary Biasotti Liturgical Minister Schedule Denise Casey Joyful Noise Heidi Reale Junior High Club Larry Ryan/ St. Denis Marriage Encounter Anne Anderson Men s Group Dave Borges Music Ministry/Youth Choir..nina.ricci@saintkaterimusic.org ---- Nina Ricci Pancake Breakfast Robert & Ellen Newhard Parent-Child Connection Kira Gorman kirazgorman@yahoo.com Parish Activities Ed & Laura Leahy Parish Council Robert Herberger Prayer Shawl Ministry Vivian LaColla Prayer Network Nancy Vaughn R.C.I.A./R.C.I.T Msgr. Desmond saintkateriparish.com/rcia Respect Life sktforlife@optonline.net------annemarie R./Cathy D./Andrew H Spirit Wind Prayer Group Pat Mackey Spiritual Life Msgr. Desmond St. Vincent de Paul Joyce Pfirman Support for Military Families John & Ruth Recchia TLC Teen Group dpbell@optonline.net ---- Dave and Kathy Bell Teen Music Ministry..nina.ricci@saintkaterimusic.org-Nina Ricci 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 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday January 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 9:00 am For All Parishioners Tuesday January 5 St. John Neumann 9:00 am Jim & Nancy Vaughn (L) By Maureen & Frank Wednesday January 6 St. André Bessette 9:00 am Thomas Patrick Carey By the Carey Family Thursday January 7 St. Raymond of Penyafort 9:00 am Donald Cristofaro By Betty Perrino Friday January 8 9:00 am Robert O'Connor By John & Mary McCormack Saturday January 9 9:00 am Bob O'Connor 5:00 pm Kathleen McCoy By the Cirone's Sunday January 10 Baptism of the Lord 9:00 am Mary Lopez By Judi & Paul Pulicano 10:30 am Donald Marks By Lorraine Travia 12:15 pm Stephanie & Michael Antalek By the Idema Family 5:30 pm Carl Schleicher By Mom & Dad & Brothers PARISH ACTIVITIES Monday January 4 7:30 pm Confession Chapel 7:30 pm Adoration Chapel Tuesday January 5 10:00 am Parent Child Connection Faith Formation Building: St. Therese 7:00 pm HVC BSA District Committee Faith Formation Building: St. Patrick 7:00 pm Bs Ad Altari Dei Faith Formation Building: St. Francis 7:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry Faith Formation Building: St. Cecilia 7:00 pm Spirit Wind Healing Mass Chapel Wednesday January 6 After the 9am Mass Confessions Chapel Thursday January 7 7:00 pm RCIA Faith Formation Building: St. Paul Saturday January 9 10:00 am 1st Reconciliation Meeting Room/Church/Chapel 4:00 pm Confessions Chapel Sunday January 10 6:30 pm TLC Meeting Church Meeting Room PARISH INCOME REPORT Last week's In-Pew collection: $ Last year's in-pew collection: $9, Christmas 2015 in-pew collection: $42, Christmas 2014 in-pew collection: $34, SPECIAL COLLECTION The annual collection for the Catholic University of America and the Catholic Communications Campaign is this weekend, January 2 nd /3 rd. Thank you for your contribution. SUNDAY JANUARY 10, 2015 LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE Mass Lector Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers Sat. 5:00 pm Msgr. Desmond Norman Dauerer Jean Bartoes, Anthony Cirone, Betty Perrino, Marie Sanchez, Roseann Schillaci Kendall Feighan, Julia Pomeroy Kailey Torres 9:00 am Msgr. Desmond Michael Morrow 10:30 am Msgr. Desmond Sam Varano 12:15 pm Msgr. Desmond Kurtis Kotes 5:30 pm Msgr. Desmond Bernard Zerfas Rosemary Archer, Cindy McKinney, Christine Ryan, Ruth Recchia, Diana Schopen Andrea Ceonzo, Judy Horton, Patricia Mackey, Sally Mastreani, Lorraine Travia Anne Anderson, Mary Pat Burke, Joan Crowe Kathy Bell, Lisa Coniglio, Judy VanDeVen, Joseph Whitton, TBD Caleb Duden, Amailia Nunes, Brian Sayah Lauren Cooper, Nate Reale, Anthony Testa Robbie Kelly, Kaylee Smith, Nadia Zerafa Frankie Byrne, Maggie Byrne, Ethan Coniglio

3 THE POWER OF PRAYER If you would like to have your name, or know someone who has given permission to have their name, added to the prayer list, call Nancy Vaughn at Please pray for those who are ill: Julie Borges, Karen Cuvelier, Denee DeVizio, Beverly Diamond, Anna Florence, Robert Florence, William Grafer, Jeffrey Hynard, Dariana Jamison, Mary Loughran, Kate Madigan, Patricia and Kenneth McCabe, Delfino Placici, John Ryan, Raymond Tragale Please pray for our parishioners serving in the military: Jamie Babon, Michael Baibagallo, Daniel Barone, Matthew Donnellan, Timothy Douglass, Thomas Finn, Brandon Gonzalez, Matthew Howard, Kenneth Jablecki, Zachery Kirchner, Joseph D. Nani, Vincent Nichtern, James Tindall, Matthew Walsh PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND Msgr. Desmond is leading a Parish Pilgrimage to Ireland, March 28 th -April 8 th, Detailed information is available in the narthex. Please contact Mary Biasotti, or mlbiasotti2000@aol.com ASAP if interested. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FOOD PANTRY NEWS This week the Pantry needs: bath tissues, oatmeal, and hot chocolate. If you need assistance, would like to volunteer, or become a member, call The next meeting is Wednesday, January 13 th at 7 pm in Classroom 15 of the St. Denis-St. Columba School. Visit svdpfoodpantry.org JANUARY HEALING MASS A Healing Mass, with a free flow of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, will be held January 5, 2016 at St. Kateri. Praise and Worship begins at 7 pm, and Mass at 7:30. Individual prayers for healing are available after Mass. The Mass is sponsored by Spirit Wind Prayer Group. Cancellation information can be found on WHUD Storm Center and follows Arlington after school weather cancellations. For details, call Pat or Joe at COVENANT OF LOVE COL meets the 2 nd Saturday of every month in the Church Meeting Room at 7pm. Our next meeting is January 9 th. All are welcome. For info, call Marcella Gaughan, at BUSES FOR MARCH FOR LIFE The March for Life in Washington, DC is scheduled for Friday, January 22 nd, Buses leave at 5 am. This is the 43 rd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision making abortion legal in all of 9 months of pregnancy. St. Columba buses (2) will leave St. Columba Church at 5 am after a 4:30 am Mass. St. Mary's bus will leave St. Mary's Wappingers Falls at 5 am after a 4:30 am Mass. For reservations and/or information, call Rich at for the St. Mary's bus. Call George Morton at for the two St. Columba's buses. Prices are $35 for adults and $25 (adjusted by need) for students. Reservations and payments are due January 5 th, FAITH FORMATION NEWS Happy New Year! Faith Formation classes resume on Monday, January 3 rd. First Reconciliation Our First Reconciliation services for second grade students will take place on Saturday, January 9 th, at 10 am and Noon. 10 am service - Mrs. Perrino s class, Mr. D Angelo s class and Mrs. Coniglio s class. Noon Service - Mrs. Bartoe s class, Mrs. Montenegro s class and Mrs. Sanchez s class. Church History for 8 th Grade students Monsignor Desmond will be conducting classes on Church History of the Middle Ages on January 13 th and 14 th in the Church Meeting Room from 6:30-8 pm. All 8 th grade students must attend one of the scheduled classes, instead of going to their regularly scheduled class that week. Students who are exempt, those who attended the trip to NYC, will be notified in class. Office Hours Our office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 am-8 pm, Tuesdays, 10 am-7pm, Thursdays, 1-7pm. TLC + TEENS LOVING CHRIST + TLC 9 th graders and all high school students are encouraged to be involved in +TLC+ events. They are as follows: Sunday, January 10 th - General Meeting Sunday, January 17 th - Service Project; Right to Life Sunday, January 24 th - General Meeting Sunday, January 31 st - General Meeting The tri-parish Youth Group meets after the 5:30 pm Mass at St. Kateri from 6:30-8 pm in the Church Meeting Room. All high school teens are welcome. For +TLC+ news and forms, visit saintkateriparish.com/tlc-teen-group. CYFM RETREAT For those who have made a DDA weekend, there will be a Capuchin Youth Leadership Training Retreat, January 15-17, For information, visit cyfm.org, or call (845) RCIA This week's topic is Anointing the Sick. All are welcome. Visit saintkateriparish.com/rcia. ST. KATERI LEISURE CLUB Happy New year to all! Our January activities include the following: Wednesday, January 6 th, 10:30-12 noon, Church Meeting Room. Our Annual Planning Meeting. Do come and bring your suggestions for books, films and activities for Monday, January 11 th, 9:45am in the Church Meeting Room. Movie Monday, featuring The Robe, a true Christian Classic from the 1950's! Thursday, January 28 th, Catholic Classics Book of the Month Club 9:45am, Church Meeting Room. The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene. All of the above activities are open to everyone! If interested in joining, contact Mary Biasotti, mlbiasotti2000@aol.com

4 ST. KATERI PARENT-CHILD CONNECTION This week's meeting resumes. Contact Kira Gorman at LIGHT HOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA CD S CD's are now available to order in the comfort of your own home. If you want a certain CD, now you don't have to wait. Visit saintkateriparish.com to set up an account to receive CD s and MP3 s. Call Dusty Maiolo at CATHOLIC COUNSELOR AVAILABLE Roger Szafranski LMSW, is an experienced clinical social worker who has worked with children, adolescents, adults and families in both clinical and school settings to address an array of emotional, psychological and behavioral issues. Roger has offered to meet with any of our parishioners who may be having difficulties dealing with personal, family or professional issues which may be causing stress, anxiety, and/or depression that may be impacting your life, marriage and/or relationships. Roger is offering his services, free of charge and in complete confidence, to help you through whatever challenges you may currently be facing. We have the ability for you to meet privately with Roger here at the church, and confidentiality will be assured. Contact Roger at or roger57@frontiernet.net FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Concerning Annulments All Pastors received a letter from Cardinal Dolan this week concerning Annulments in the Archdiocese of New York in light of the Holy Father s Apostolic Letter on September 8 th. As of December 8 th, there will be no cost to the individual requesting an annulment. The Archdiocese will absorb the total fees involved. The process will be simplified, but the Cardinal notes that the 45 days to get an annulment that the press reported is misleading, as it only refers to one stage of the process. In fact he points out, that time frame might not be greatly different from the current process in New York. Many of the details of the new process still have to be worked out in the coming weeks, so I would encourage anybody considering an annulment to make an appointment after the holidays. ENCOURAGE Encourage is a Catholic Support Community that supports families of those experiencing same-sex attraction. There are scheduled meetings in the Orange County area, and we are looking to develop additional meetings throughout the Archdiocese. For information, encourageny@hotmail.com, visit courage.org or call the Family Life/Respect Life office at A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly The Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2016 All kings shall pay him homage, all nations shall serve him. For he shall rescue the poor man when he cries out, and the afflicted when he has no one to help him. He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor; the lives of the poor he shall save. We are so familiar with the persons of the scripture today, a devious king, star-gazing pilgrims, a baby and His mother. We know the gifts, the beckoning star, and the informative dream. We proclaim Jesus as the savior of all humankind. As we reflect upon the words of the psalm we discover the mission of the Christ and hear the echo of the mission of Pope Francis. In his teaching in the Joy of the Gospel and in proclaiming the jubilee year of mercy, we are caught up with a special concern for those in great need. As the Holy Father and psalmist speak of the poor, we not only consider the economically downtrodden, but those who are poor because they lack hope and direction, who are not able to find a place for Christ in their lives. As the magi went seeking and discovered the One they sought, may we begin this new year with a concern for those in need and be the source of strength and support for them. THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Isaiah rejoices over the light and glory that will shine upon Jerusalem. He describes how the wealth of nations will be brought to Jerusalem, and travelers will arrive bearing gifts and praising God. Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 Paul explains to the Ephesians that the Gentiles are now coheirs with the Jews. Through Jesus, they became members of the same body. Therefore, they would receive everything God had promised the Jewish converts if they followed Christ's teachings. Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 Astrologers from the east came looking for the newborn king of the Jews, which greatly disturbed King Herod. Herod wanted to kill Jesus, and asked the astrologers to return and tell him where Jesus was. The astrologers found Jesus and brought him gifts, but received a message in a dream telling them not to return to Herod Bon Venture Services, Inc.

5 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE RECENTLY BAPTIZED Jackson William Schnell Evelyn Harper Diesing Lily Grace DiPietro Charlotte Maureen Melilli Aidan Michael Rose John Gael Richards Matthew Joseph Richards Nico Robert Cannistra Robert Steven Hess Mac Marion Liso Charlotte Avery Miller Mikayla Rose Miller Ryan Joseph Rossano Ophelia Lynn Weiss Henry Murphy Basso Emma Grace Cauchi Keegan Charles Turner Thomas Aquinas Joseph Paulmann III Jackson James McCormack Mallory Grace Conkling John Vincent Dreyer Mikayla Rae Finney Roman Patrick Sadler Brayson Cole Sickler Teagan Sky Lee Avery Rose Wynne Charlotte Rachel Wood Alessio Antonino Bueti Wyatt Patrick Hoare Niamh Rose Fitch Arden Grace Fitch Eoghan Xavier Fitch Grace Rachel Hill Nicholas Anthony LaGuardia Anthony Joseph Quartarno Maysen Rose Miller Gabriella Audrie Antonucci Declan Patrick Passineau Dylan Peter Jordan Liam Chukwuma Perez Zachary Aaron Kirsch Michael Murphy Bodnar August Jaxson Avenius Gianna Nicole Calenda Ryan Hunter Gordon Andrew Thomas Guckian IV Jack Anthony Tindall Cara Olivia Lomas Delaney Luft-Pecor Ryan Jackson Redahan Ryan Eugene Barletta Leo Joseph DeLuca Mary Clare Englehart Jace Macallan Stebbins Matthew Thomas Sullivan Arya Elizabeth Elmanakhly Brody Patrick Kowalski Sophia Maria Kanthak Hank Joseph Winchcombe Eliana Rose Calabrese Lea Teresa Morabito Elena Belle Mahoney Madelyn Anne Anderson Jason David Klepeis Joseph Patrick Aurrichio Declan Sebastian Dumser Christopher Allen Wetzel Congratulations to Those Recently Married Jonathan and Andrea Ridpath Brian and Lauren May Benjamin and Kristina May James and Caitlin Eckerson Christopher and Michelle Camastro Salvatore and Kathryn Ilardi Christian and Taryn Paggi James and Jean DeBonis Issam and Jessica Zeidan Timothy and Courtney Woods Daniel and Elizabeth Garriga Jason and Alysia Seaman Sean and Nicole Ciufo James and Vinessa Lowndes Emillio and Jessica Henry Nicholas and Angela Bava Domenico and Tracy Milio