St. Joseph Church A Ministry of the Capuchin Franciscan Friars, Province of St. Mary (New York/New England)

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1 St. Joseph Church A Ministry of the Capuchin Franciscan Friars, Province of St. Mary (New York/New England) 34 So. Chestnut St., New Paltz, NY Tel FAX Religious Education Program - Tel FAX Web Site: stjoenp@stjosephnewpaltz.org Eucharist Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 am Weekdays 9:00 am Holy Day Vigil Celebration 7:00 pm Holy Day: 9:00 am, 7:00 pm Baptism Baptisms are on the first Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm. It is the law of the N.Y. Archdiocese that infants may only be baptized after the parents have attended an Instructions on Baptism. Please call the Parish Office for particulars. Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 pm One may request the Sacrament of Reconciliation at the Parish Office on any day. Marriage Individual arrangements are to be made at the Parish Office as soon as possible and no less than six (6) months before the date of the intended wedding. Time for church instruction and preparation are required by Church law. Anointing of the Sick Call the Parish Office at any time. This sacrament is administered to those who are seriously ill due to sickness or age. Ministry to the Homebound The Eucharist will be brought to the home of any person permanently or temporarily homebound. Please contact the Parish Office. R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) 7-9 pm Mondays - Rosary Recited each day in Church after daily Mass. Holy Hour First Friday of the month 7:00-8:00 Served by Fr. Salvatore Cordaro, O.F.M., Cap. Fr. Michael Ramos, O.F.M., Cap. Pastor Parochial Vicar in Residence Fr. Raphael Iannone, O.F.M., Cap. Brother Timothy Jones, O.F.M., Cap. Vocations Director St. Joseph Religious Education Program Sr. Philomena Fleck O.S.B. RCIA adapted for Children RCIA adapted for Teens Director of Religious Education Monday 6:45-8:00 PM 6:45-8:00 PM Grades 1, 2, 3, 5 Tuesday 3:30 to 5:00 PM 2:45 to 4:15 PM 6:00 to 7:30 PM Wednesday 6:00 to 7:30 PM Grades 1 & 2 Thursday 4:30 to 6:00 PM Grades 5 Grade 6 Grades 1-6 Pre-K, Kindergarten Grades 1-6 Sunday 9:30 to 10:30 AM (4 yrs. old by Sept. 1st) and Kindergarten 10:45 to 12:15 AM Catholic High Schools John A. Coleman Catholic High School, Hurley, NY Principal: Mr. James Lyons, Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie, NY Principal: Catherine B. Merryman Church Hall

2 ST. JOSEPH CHURCH CATHOLICS INVITE CATHOLICS: Come to Mass in the Lord s house on the Lord s day. Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe EVENTS OF THE WEEK: November 20-27, Sun Second Collection: Campaign for Human Development Holiday Crafts Fair- 8:30-1:00- Hall Religious Education- 9:30-12:15 Center Student Mass- 7:00- Church- followed by reception in the hall 21 Mon Food Pantry- 11:00-12:00- Hall RCIA for Teens- 6:45- Center RCIA for Children- 7:00- Hall RCIA for Adults- 7:00- Center Cub Scout Meeting- 6:00- Center 22 Tues Food Pantry- 11:00 12:00- Hall 23 Wed Food Pantry- 11:00 12:00- Hall Robert Doucette Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00- Center 24 Thurs Thanksgiving Day- parish offices are closed 9:00 Mass with blessing of Thanksgiving food 25 Fri Parish offices are closed Food Pantry- 11:00 12:00- Hall 26 Sat 27 Sun Future Events: FUNERALS AT ST. JOSEPH S: Brian McLane- died November 2, funeral November 8 CELEBRATING ADVENT- The season of Advent is a joyous time of preparation for the coming of our Lord at Christmas and also a time to reflect on the loving presence of Jesus already among us and within us. For ideas on how to celebrate this special season, please try these websites: BREAKFAST WITH ST. NICK- Please join us on Saturday, December 3 at 9:00 A.M. for Breakfast with St. Nick. Enjoy a delicious breakfast of pancakes and sausage, along with hot chocolate, coffee, tea and orange juice and have your children take a photograph with St. Nick himself. The cost is $15 per household or $5 per individual and will be collected the day of the event. Please make your reservations no later than Wednesday, November 30 by calling the parish office at All are welcome! CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION All grandparents are invited to attend the Nov. 29 meeting at 9:45 AM in Rm. 3 of the. Come and join with other grandparents to pray for our grandchildren and discuss ways in which we can pass on our Catholic faith. NEW PALTZ, NY THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON- There will be a free community Thanksgiving luncheon on Thursday, November 24 from 12:30-3:00 P.M. at St. Augustine School hall (35 Philips Avenue in Highland). For more information, please call / or thanksgiving.highland@gmail.com Volunteers and business sponsors are also welcome to participate BY WOMEN/FOR WOMEN- The women of the parish are invited to a morning of prayer, reflection, and sharing on Wednesday, November 30 at 9:45 A.M. in the Conference Room. We will once again be guided through an experience of Lectio Divina, a method of praying with scripture. This method involves reading a scripture passage four times with pauses for personal reflection and prayer after each reading. Please join us and bring along a friend. If you have any q u e s t i o n s, p l e a s e c o n t a c t S r. E l i z a b e t h Anne,dipippoe@newpaltz.edu. A NEW BOOK ABOUT OUR PARISH- A commemorative book on our parish was just published and is now for sale at the parish office. The book is a celebration of all the good things about our St. Joseph s parish family and is full of photos- old and new- that show our history and where we are now. The book can make a great gift and be a good way to introduce St. Joseph s to your family members and friends who may be interested in joining our community. It will also be available at our Holiday Crafts Fair. BLESSING OF FOOD ON THANKSGIVING- At the 9:00 Mass on Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 24), there will be a special blessing of the food that will be shared that day in your homes. Please bring whatever food items you would like to have blessed to the church that morning and place them on the table in the aisle. You may want to put your name on the items you bring so that no one else goes off with them by mistake! The parish offices will be closed in observance of the holiday on both Thursday and Friday of that week. Have a wonderful holiday and let s always thank God for all that we have been blessed with. PENNY SOCIAL- Collection boxes will be available at the church entrances starting November 15th and ending on December 15. Please drop off your new or gently used donated items for the Jan.28th Penny Social. Items may include CLEAN glassware, knickknacks, jewelry, gift baskets, etc. NO books, clothing, bedding, or Christmas decor, please. Please assist the Columbiettes in their fund raising efforts. Everyone is invited to come to the Penny Social itself on Saturday, January 28. For more info inforrmation, please call HISPANIC/LATINO FAMILY MASS: Frs. Tomás and Martín and their Brazos Abiertos team invites all Hispanic/Latino Families to a Rosary, Family Mass and Fiesta to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 beginning at 6:30pm in the church hall. Bring yourselves, and if you wish, a bit of your native foods. MISA PARA FAMILIAS HISPANAS-LATINAS: Padres Tomás y Martín y su equipo De Brazos Abiertos invitan a nuestras Familias Hispanas-Latinas a un Rosario, Misa y Fiesta para celebrar la Fiesta de Ntra Sñra. De Guadalupe. Será el sábado, 3 de diciembre comenzando a las 6:30pm el Salón Parroquial. Vengan, y si Quieren, traigan un plato favorite de su país.

3 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE PARISH COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS- Congratulations to our parishioners who were elected to the parish council! Elected to a three-year term: Lou Cariola, Jeanine Donato-Stoddard, Betty Dubois, Pat Pretsch, Ron Weber Elected to a one-year term: Paul DeGiacomo and Anne Stokes We thank them all for their willingness to serve our parish in this way and we support them in this ministry. We would also like to express our great thanks to those who are completing their terms on the council: Bill Dubois, Karen Gavin, Paul Ibsen, Diane Terkelson, Trudy Unger They contributed so much to the council and we were blessed to have them serve the parish in this way. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN- As we have reported in the past few weeks, a capital campaign will soon begin that will help us to address important needs within our parish, including major maintenance repairs and upgrades and, just as importantly, evangelization and faith formation initiatives. We would like to strengthen our Good Shepherd program, which catechizes our youngest children and prepares them for their First Communion. This is a wonderful program and we are very proud of it. It is a hands-on approach to teaching and is based on the Montessori method of learning, allowing the children to develop their spirituality at a level appropriate for their age and to grow in their relationship with the Lord. We are very proud of this program and we would like to extend it in the 3rd-6th grades. In order to grow and further the program, several new catechists need to be trained and the current catechists need to be trained at higher levels of the program. Please pray for the success of this campaign. As always, many thanks for your great generosity toward this parish family. HELPING THE HOMELESS- For the past several months, the New Paltz Church Council (of which St. Joseph s is a member) has been able to provide hotel vouchers for homeless people coming to our congregations for assistance. The funds for this program are starting to run low, and with the cold weather coming soon, we will soon need help in keeping this program going. If you would like to make a donation to this ministry, it would be much appreciated. Checks should be written out to St. Joseph s Church and can be dropped or sent in to the parish center, or put into the collection baskets (in that case, please write Voucher Program on the envelope). TAIZE WORKSHOP- On Sunday, November 27 at 4:00 P.M. there will be a program at Woodland Pond called Musical and Meditative Chant from the French Taize Tradition. In this workshop, you will learn about the Taize community and examine their spirit of joy, simplicity and mercy through their musical chants. FORGIVENESS WORKSHOP- On Saturday, December 3 Julia Masseo and Sr. Elizabeth Anne DiPippo will present a workshop on forgiveness at St. Augustine Church in Highland. The program will begin after the 8:00 A.M. Mass and is called The Power of Forgiveness: Making Room in Your Heart for Love. You will hear three real life stories about people who were able to forgive in extraordinary circumstances. And we will hear from the Scripture how Jesus calls us to be forgiving people. Join us to learn about how you can grow as a forgiving person SAINT JOSEPH S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Thanksgiving Week: Last class is Sun 11/20 (Classes resume 11/29) Dec 11- Conformation Preparation 7th & 8th grades 11-4 bring your own lunch This year Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is now offered for pre-k & K children during the 5:00 Mass Saturdays. We have room for 2-3 more children, and we are in need of an adult assistant in the during this hour. Contact Sr. Philomena for details BIBLE STUDY- A faith enrichment class entitled An Introduction to Sacred Scripture or What is the Bible Anyway? will be offered on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 P.M. in the parish center through December 2 nd. Topics will include:: How did the Bible come to be; who wrote it; how can we have a fuller understanding of teachings written over 2000 years ago; what are its historical and linguistic challenges; what does the Church teach about study and interpretation; how to pray with Scripture and more. The Church teaches that our faith is based on Sacred Scripture and Tradition. These classes will be an opportunity to deepen understanding of ancient Scripture in order to enrich our faith and practice in the 21 st century. Come and make better acquaintance with our sacred book. The presenter is Hildegard Pleva, a graduate of the Institute for Religious Studies at St. Joseph s Seminary, Dunwoodie. CHRISTMAS PRESENCE IS HERE! Hundreds of children and adults have signed up for Christmas Presence, St. Joseph s holiday giving program. Now it s time to do our part. Look for the tag-covered Christmas trees at the church entrance. Select a tag for the type of gift you d like to contribute. There are 4 ways to participate: Purchase gifts from a child s wish list. Purchase gifts requested by senior citizens at Mountain View Nursing Home. Purchase gifts for parents at local domestic violence and homeless shelters. Purchase gift cards. More information about each giving method can be found on the gift tags or the flyers at the church entrances. Bring your gift(s) back to St. Joseph s by Sunday, December 4. Please bring the gifts and/or gift cards to the church vestibule only on Saturday evenings just before the Vigil Mass or on Sunday mornings. At all other times, please bring them to the parish offices during business hours (Monday-Thursday 9:30-4:00; Friday 9:30-1:00.) Thank you! For more information, contact Barbara Petruzzelli at or barbara.petruzzelli@msmc.edu. Christ, the King of the Universe. His kingdom is a kingdom of truth and life, a kingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdom of justice, love and peace. Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis 11/23/2014

4 NOVEMBER 20, 2016 PARISHIONERS IN THE MILITARY: Please pray for the safety of our parishioners in the military. with the parishioner name, rank, and branch of service if you would like them added to the list. Chief Petty Officer Matthew Rzepnicki US Navy Major General Paul Benenati, US Army 1st LT Matthew William Ibsen, US Army Master Sergeant Nunzio Dominic Malara US Air Force Captain David James US Navy Colonel Steven Branche NY Air National Guard LT Joseph A Hollway, US Air Force LT Jack Georges, US Navy A1C Ryan Drosdowich, US Air Force Capt. Robert Bozydaj, US Army MASS INTENTIONS Saturday November 19, :00 +Louis Rivera Sunday November 20, :00 +Vito & Prudence Scandariato 9:30 St. Joseph Parish Family 11:30 +Salvatore & Rose Livolsi Monday 9:00 +Richard Wilson Tuesday 9:00 +Linda Ruoff Wednesday 9:00 +Stephen Babits Thursday 9:00 +Demasi Family Friday 9:00 +Raymond Archer Saturday 9:00 +Richard Heyl 5:00 +Joac Viveiros Sunday November 27, :00 +McKenna Family & Dibella Family 9:30 +Stephen Babits 11:30 St. Joseph Parish Family ALTAR BREAD AND WINE November 2016 In Loving Memory Rosina Jost & Unger Family OUR BULLETIN ONLINE- When you re away, you can always find out what s going on at St. Joseph s by checking out our bulletin on the parish website. Please go to CAPUCHIN VOCATIONS- The Capuchin Franciscans are inspired by the life and ideals of St. Francis of Assisidedicated to serving those in need, living a simple lifestyle together as a community of brothers, and drawing closer to the Lord through common and private prayer. If you are interested in becoming a Capuchin brother or priest, please see one of the friars or go to It doesn t cost a thing and it just might change your life. CAMPUS MINISTRY- Are you a SUNY New Paltz student who would like to be a part of a vibrant Catholic community on campus? If so, Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) may be what you are looking for. CCM meets every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM in the Student Union Building for fellowship, faith sharing, and pizza. CCM sponsored events include: community and parish service, retreats, monthly student masses, fun events, and an annual mission trip to the Dominican Republic. For more information contact Hank Grimsland, Catholic Campus Minister at: hgrimsland@hvc.rr.com or by phone at: SMART SHOPPER CARDS- Did you know that you can contribute to your parish community just by buying your groceries? Through St. Joseph s parish, you can purchase cards from ShopRite, Top s and Hannaford s that can be used towards purchases at those stores. The best part is that for every $100 you spend using these cards, St. Joseph s Parish receives $5.00 which goes toward maintaining the parish and the many activities we sponsor. The cards are available in $20, $50, and $100 amounts and can be purchased using cash, check, or credit card. Please stop by the parish center during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:00) to purchase these cards. And don t forget they make great gifts as well. SANCTUARY LAMP November rd & 4th weeks In Loving Memory Ernest Costello He (Jesus Christ) is the image f the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible. Colossians 1:15-16 Readings for the Week of November 20, 2016 Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3/Ps 122:1-5/Col 1:12-20/Lk 23:35-43 Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5/Ps 24:1-6/Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19/Ps 96:10-13/Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4/Ps 98:1-3, 7-9/Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a/Ps 100:1-5/Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, :2/Ps 84:3-6, 8/Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7/Ps 95:1-7/Lk 21:34-36 Next Sunday: Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-9/Rom 13:11-14/Mt 24:37-44

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