EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MARCH 3, 2019

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1 Let us be faithful in speech and action. The writer of Sirach gives examples of how what is good is separated from what is poor, especially in speech. Saint Paul reminds us that Christ has defeated death it no longer has power over us. In the Gospel, Jesus uses the parable of the blind leading the blind to show there is a difference between what is good and what is evil. The first reading today uses the example of a sieve to show how grain (good fruit) is separated from the husks (the dead shell). Tribulation and difficulties are sieves in our own lives and when we are shaken, the real fruit of READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF March 3, 2019 Monday Saint Casimir Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Ash Wednesday Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 9:22-25 Saint John of God, Religious Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saint Frances of Rome, Religious Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Lk 5:27-32 First Sunday of Lent who we are will be revealed in both our speech and actions. Please pray for all those who have asked for our prayers and especially men and women in military service and their families, all cancer patients, Christine Battaglia, Tom Miller, Irene Wasilawski, Chris Hill, Joe Wolonowski, Jr., Erica DeStefano, David Verrelli, Gloria Messercola, Milton Cromme, Merry Sparano, Patty Hopkins, Kathleen Baron, Chris Senecal, Elizabeth Vojnar, Audrey Kearns, Lois Foltman, Bob Keating, Jack Shiely, Richard Hilton, Doris Cortes, Rose Lundgren, & Robin Mann. St. Gabriel the Archangel Church. A weekly Sanctuary Lamp in memory or honor of a loved one, living or deceased, is offered; please call the parish office at ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH MONDAY March 4, :00 am Casimer Rafalik by daughter WEDNESDAY March 6, Ash Wednesday 12:15 pm For All Parishioners 5:30 pm For All Parishioners THURSDAY March 7, :00 am For All Parishioners SUNDAY March 10, :30 am Michael Paczkowski by his loving family For All Parishioners 10:30 am Christine Arnold By Della & Frank Phillips Ann Kearney by Carmel Spanbauer For All Parishioners ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE CHURCH MONDAY March 4, :00 pm All Parishioners TUESDAY March 5, :00 am All Parishioners WEDNESDAY March 6, 2019 Ash Wednesday 6:30 am Liturgy of the Word with ashes 9:00 am Richard Folk by Eleanor Mulé 9:00 am Intentions of Sue Hanson By Rosary Group 9:00 am John Hanson by his mother 9:00 am Terrance Higgins by Eleanor & family 7:00 pm All Parishioners FRIDAY March 8, :00 am All Parishioners SATURDAY March 9, :00 am All Parishioners 4:00 pm Mary & Armando Buonanno by family 4:00 pm Quirino & Gina Cavone by family 4:00 pm Raymond Teator by the Coy Family 4:00 pm John E. Huber (54th birthday) by wife & children, Sandra, Kayleigh, Ashleigh, Kimberleigh, Nataleigh & Ryan Huber 4:00 pm Idell Spickler Aidala (25th anniversary) By Huber family 4:00 pm Thanksgiving for healing By Emma Aliwalas SUNDAY March 10, :00 am John DeLaMater by SMS Food Pantry 9:00 am Anthony Sorbero by Liz & Kathy 9:00 am Elizabeth Crowley by Edward Toomer 7:00 pm Mary T. Barber by Anna Hartz 7:00 pm Cathi Aloisi by Joan Duda

2 THIS WEEK AT ST. GABRIEL S Monday (3/4) 9:00 am Mass ~ C. 9:30 am Divine Mercy/Chaplet Prayers ~ C. 4:00 5:00 pm Faith Formation Gr. 1-6 ~ S 6:00 7:00 pm Youth / Teen Ensemble ~ C. 5:00-9:30 pm CYO ~ G. Tuesday (3/5) 12:30 4:30 pm EPA ~ G. 5:30-9:00 pm CYO ~ G. 7:00 pm Pastoral Council ~ C.M.R. Wednesday (3/6) Ash Wednesday 1:15 pm Faith & Spiritual Study Group ~ C.M.R. 7:30 pm Men s Volleyball ~ G. Thursday (3/7) 9:00 am Mass ~ C. 9:30 am Divine Mercy/Chaplet Prayers ~ C. 5:00 9:00 pm EPA ~ G. Friday (3/8) 5:30 9:00 pm CYO ~ G. 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross ~ C. Saturday (3/9) 9:00 9:00 pm CYO ~ G. 2:00 3:00 pm AA ~ S. Rm. 5 Sunday (3/10) 7:30 am Mass ~ C. 9:15 am Adult Choir ~ C. 9:15 10:15 am Faith Formation Gr. 1-6 ~S. 10:30 am Mass ~ C. 11:30 am Reconciliation ~ C. 11:45 12:45 pm Youth / Teen Ensemble ~ C. St. Gabriel the Archangel Church MINISTERS for March 10, 2019 ALTAR SERVERS & ACOLYTES 7:30 AM Chuck Harris 10:30 AM Isabella Clute Joanne Tuchovsky LECTORS 7:30 AM André Levasseur 10:30 AM Ellie Bradley CANTORS 7:30 AM Mark Sabatini 10:30 AM Karen Simpson 1:30 9:00 pm CYO ~ G. Church, Church Hall, Church Meeting Room, Gym, Kitchen, School Classroom. Eucharist Host Donation For the month of March 2019 In loving Memory of Mom & Dad By Joanne Tuchovsky THIS WEEK AT ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE S Monday (3/4) 4:45 pm Confirmation classes (parish hall 7:00 pm Christ Child Soc. Board (church mtg room) 7:15 pm Webelos den (parish hall, south) Tuesday (3/5) 2:30 pm School Mass Choir practice 6:30 pm Troop 50 PLC (parish hall, upstairs) 6:30 pm Cub Scout planning (parish hall, south) 7:30 pm Troop 50 committee (parish hall, upstairs) 7:30 pm Alcoholics Anonymous (parish hall) Wednesday (3/6) Ash Wednesday 9:45 am Faith Sharing (church meeting room) 7:00 pm Men s Prayer Group (faith formation office) 7:30 pm Alcoholics Anonymous (parish hall, north) Thursday (3/7) 3:30 pm Faith formation (parish hall, school) 5:00 pm Faith formation (parish hall, school) 6:30 pm Faith formation board (church meeting rm) 8:30 pm Men s Basketball (parish center) Friday (3/8) 1:30 pm Stations of the Cross 7:30 pm Alcoholics Anonymous (parish hall) Saturday (3/9) 3:00 pm Reconciliation Sunday (3/10) 9:00 am Children s liturgy of word (church mtg rm) 10:00 am Intercessory prayer 1:00 pm Youth ministry cooking (parish center) 5:15 pm High school faith formation (parish hall) Re-Igniting Our Faith Objectives First opened in 1977, our Parish Center has been a hub of a variety of activities for diverse groups of all sizes. Aside from a new floor installed in , more energy efficient lighting, and some structural repairs, few changes have been made to the building in those 42 busy years. But with some long needed updates and additions, our Parish Center can provide for a whole lot more. Air conditioning will make the building available for comfortable activity year round. A new sound system can provide for better large group experiences and programs. A new upgraded kitchen will provide for many kinds of social gatherings, retreats and other events. And an exterior facelift will make the building more welcoming and hospitable to all but the birds that currently delight in making holes and nests in the deteriorated wooden exterior. Some of these updates such as the kitchen renovation have already been in feasibility and planning studies for some time. The Re-Igniting Our Faith Campaign will help to make this dream of a more useful, efficient and comfortable Parish Center a reality offering opportunities for growth in education, formation, and community building within our Parish. Watch the bulletin and check our parish Facebook page and website for more information on the St. Madeleine Sophie Re-Igniting Our Faith Campaign.

3 FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION ST. GABRIEL S PARISH Date Regular Weekly Budget Collection 02/17/19 $3, $5, /24/19 $3, $5, FISCAL YTD $139, $179, YTD Deficit $40, Money Counters, March 10 th, 2019 Team 5: Dan & Ellen Dennis, Carmeen Kolpack 2018 BISHOP S APPEAL For parishioners who are making payments to fulfill their Bishop s Appeal pledges, PLEASE SEND the payments to: The Stewardship and Development Office Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany 40 North Main Street, Albany, NY The Capital Campaign is still ongoing. We appreciate your continued support towards our goal for new steps for the Church. Please consider giving. The front steps of the church have been temporarily repaired but need to be replaced. Your prayerful consideration and your generous response will help us to secure the maintenance needs of our parish facilities. Sincere thanks to all who have supported this much needed campaign. Thank You! ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE S PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING Week of: Actual Budget Feb. 24, 2019 $ 9,062 $13,462 Feb. 25, 2018 $11,232 $13,462 Year to Date Feb. 24, 2019 $401,716 $471,270 Deficit $69,554 Food Pantry $225 Charity $81 Evangelist $188 SMS PARISH ENHANCEMENT FUND Contributions: 2/17/2019 $375 Contributions: 2/25/2019 $387 We appreciate your continued usage of the yellow Parish Enhancement envelopes. They can be found at the information center & placed in the collection basket BISHOP S APPEAL The Stewardship and Development Office would like to remind all parishioners that the final pledge statements for the 2018 Bishop s Appeal were mailed on February 11, The deadline to pay pledge balances for the 2018 Bishop s Appeal is March 15, To pay your pledge balance online, visit Thank you for your continued generosity and support of the 64th Annual Bishop s Appeal! PRAYER & WORSHIP The 2018 Triduum will be a shared celebration of the two parishes and will be held at St. Madeleine Sophie Church. The Prayer and Worship Committees of St. Gabriel and St. Madeleine Sophie have put together a flyer with important information on Lenten activities and events. Copies will be available in the Gathering Areas of both churches. Sign-up sheets for liturgical ministers will soon be placed in the Gathering Area of both churches for the Triduum. Please be sure to sign up by April 7th. ASH WEDNESDAY The holy season of Lent begins Wednesday, March 6. Ashes will be distributed during the Masses at 12:15 & 5:30 pm at St. Gabriel s and at 9 am and 7 pm at St. Madeleine Sophie s. There will also be a Liturgy of the Word with distribution of ashes at 6:30 am at St. Madeleine Sophie s. Liturgical ministers (lectors, sacristans, altar servers, ushers, Eucharistic ministers), please sign up to serve at one of the Masses on Ash Wednesday. Sign-up sheets to serve at one of the Masses are in the Gathering Area of both churches. WEEKDAY MASSES Monday 9:00 am St. Gabriel 7:00 pm St. Madeleine Sophie Tuesday 9:00 am St. Madeleine Sophie Wed. 9:00 am St. Madeleine Sophie Thursday 9:00 am St. Gabriel Fri.-Sat. 9:00 am St. Madeleine Sophie STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays after Ash Wednesday thru 5th week of Lent at 1:30 pm at St. Madeleine Sophie with school. Fridays at 7 pm at St. Gabriel s Church followed by exposition and benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 3:00 3:45 pm St. Madeleine Sophie Sundays 11:30 am St. Gabriel Communal reconciliation will be on Wednesday, April 3rd at 7 pm at St. Gabriel s Church. CHRISM MASS The Chrism Mass will be held on Thursday, April 11 at 7 pm at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. All are welcome to attend. OPERATION RICE BOWL As Lent approaches, please participate in Operation Rice Bowl again. Take a Rice Bowl container and brochure, located in the gathering area, place your sacrificial donations in it and return the donation to the church. 75% goes to Catholic Relief Services to assist the poor worldwide and 25% is retained by Catholic Charities to aid the poor within Albany diocese.

4 FASTING AND ABSTINENCE Abstinence is refraining from meat and binds all those 14 years or older. Fasting calls for one (1) full meal per day. Two smaller meals are permitted, but eating solid food between meals is prohibited. It binds all years of age. These are expressions of our desire to be converted in our hearts, to be reconciled with each other & to love our neighbor. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence. Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence. Please remember in your prayers the souls of Jean DiMeo Sandra Sill Dorothy Czyzewski May they rest in the peace of Christ. CHRISTIAN SERVICE NEW SOCKS NEEDED The Guilderland area Girl Scouts are collecting new socks for men, women, and children for donations to three local charities: Parsons Children's Center, the Marillac Family Shelter, and the Homeless Action Committee. Please bring your donation of new socks of any size and color to Mass on March 9 & 10. A box will be set up in the gathering area for collection of the socks. Cadette Troop 1246 thanks you in advance for your support of this project. FAMILY PROMISE MINISTRY OF ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE & ST. GABRIEL S An additional family has joined the Family Promise program and we will probably be welcoming them to St. Gabriel's during our April host week along with the two current families that we hosted in January. We will keep parishioners posted on the progress of these three families and we ask for your prayers as they work towards finding the permanent housing and support needed. There will be a meeting of our Family Promise Ministry on Thursday, March 14th at 6:30 PM in the St. Gabriel's Church Meeting room. All parishioners are welcome to attend this meeting. We are so blessed by generous parishioners! Through their generosity, we have been able to help so many of the less fortunate in our parish community with our food pantry. The Food Pantry at St. Gabriel needs a volunteer or two to sort and put the non-perishable food on the shelves. If you would like to help in this important ministry, please call the parish office at St. Gabriel s Lenten Fish Dinners are coming! Fridays March 15 th, 22 nd, April 5 th and 12 th, 2019 from 4:30 6:30 pm in the school gym. Dinners include Baked or Fried Fish, a Baked Potato OR Mac & Cheese, and Cole Slaw. Take out or Eat in. Tickets: $10 for adults; $7 for children 12 and under. Tickets available at the door ONLY. SMS SCHOOL After a restful and fun February break we are back in the swing of things at St. Madeleine Sophie School! Second graders are reading informational texts on soil, focusing on facts vs. opinions and how to use adjectives in English/Language Arts. In Religion class they are learning about the Sermon on the Mount as they prepare for the season of Lent. Time and Money is the new unit in Math, practicing counting money and reading an analog clock are two very important skills our Second Grade friends will be focusing on. Third Graders are continuing to learn the art of cursive writing, measuring elapsed time and all about the five senses in Science. The sacraments of Confirmation and the Anointing of the Sick are the focus of Religion class. Everyone is looking forward to our Mardi Gras pancake breakfast on Tuesday in anticipation of Ash Wednesday. Celebrating faith, food and fun with our school family is definitely a blessing! Our Lenten practices will begin with Ash Wednesday mass at 9:00 am with our parish family. We hope you can join us for Stations of the Cross Fridays during Lent at 1:30 pm. In addition, our classes will be using Catholic Relief Services resources and Rice Bowls. Through the stories, recipes, prayers and videos encounters with children from around the world will help us grow closer to God throughout the Lenten season. May God bless all of us as we begin our Lenten journey! NOTRE DAME-BISHOP GIBBONS OPEN HOUSE Notre Dame - Bishop Gibbons School (grades 6-12) will be holding an OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 from 5:30-7:30pm at 2600 Albany St. Schenectady NY Come find out what our wonderful school is all about - tours will be given - faculty and administration will answer questions - opportunity to talk with other students - clubs, sports and extracurricular representatives will be on hand to also answer questions. Come join us!

5 FAITH FORMATION ADULT CONFIRMATION sessions will continue to be held on March 17 th and 31 st at St. Gabriel s School Building at 11:45 am. Questions contact Donna Simone at dsimone@smsparish.org or (518) St. Madeleine s or (518) St. Gabriel s for additional information. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held at St. Madeleine Sophie Church on Tuesday, April 9 th. YOUTH MINISTRY 1. Need Service Hours? Don t need hours, but love to serve? Join us on March 10 from 1 to 4 pm in the SMS Parish Center Kitchen as we prepare a meal for Bethesda House. Call Sister Ro for details. 2. I AM SECOND Youth Ministry will take a break for the rest of this school semester, filled with musicals and dancing and sports! Enjoy these ways of enriching yourselves! We will resume our gatherings in July, when there may be more time for you to gather and have fun. Stay tuned. 3. As our Confirmation Preparation Classes come to a close, a heartfelt thank you to Anna Hartz, Sharon Marion, Jacob Zyskowski, Ellen Eckl, Alecia Thompson and Elaine Parsons for their compassionate companioning of our Candidates on this journey. We are grateful for all of your outstanding efforts and guidance along the way. Blessings and thanks! Your prayers for our Confirmation Candidates are appreciated as they enter the final phase of preparation to receive this Sacrament. As a parish family, let us pray for all those anticipating Confirmation and thank them for having the courage to stand up for Christ. We are proud of them! Month of Prayer for Those Receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation Thank you for praying for our Candidates as they prepare for Confirmation on April 9, Father of love and power, it is your will to establish everything in Christ and to draw us into his all-embracing love. Guide these candidates as they begin their preparation for Confirmation. Strengthen them in their baptismal promises, build them into the kingdom of your Son, and seal them with the Spirit of your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen SUMMER MISSION TRIP Any teenager (age 12-18) interested in more information regarding a proposed Summer Mission Trip please contact the Faith Formation Office or Anna Hartz at garnet.computer@gmail.com. Additional information will be available in next weeks bulletin. BEST LENT EVER: Dynamic Catholic is offering a free program each day during lent in which you will receive a short inspirational video that will help you find areas for growth, build better habits, and spark lasting change in life. All you is sign up at: BestLentEver.com. ACE COMMUNITY your need to do 40 Days for Life Kick-Off Rally Monday, March 4 at 7 PM Join Schenectady 40 Days for Life at our Spring 2019 Kick-Off Rally as we sponsor representatives from Students for Life and Silent No More to speak and to motivate us to prayer and action in defense of the most innocent of life, life in the womb. The Kick-Off Rally is Monday, March 4th, at 7 PM at St. Luke's Pastoral Center, 1241 State Street, Schenectady. Parking is available on and adjacent to the campus. 40 Days for Life members will be available with information on how to peacefully and prayerfully join together for the Spring 40 Days for Life Campaign. For more information, please contact Sarah at sch40days@gmail.com, schenectady or Viviane at Days for Life Campaign - March 4 to April 14 On the anniversary of Roe V Wade, NY legislators took an extreme position and extended the practice of abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. If you are looking to pray and peacefully witness against this shocking new reality in NY, please consider joining the 19th Schenectady 40 Days for Life to help when you can from Ash Wednesday through Palm Sunday. 40 Days for Life Campaign is a community effort of a period of 40 days of prayer, fasting, community outreach and peaceful prayer vigil at the Planned Parenthood right of way, 1040 State Street, Schenectady, from 7 AM 7 PM. For more information, please contact Sarah at sch40days@gmail.com,

6 MAKING BUTTER LAMBS St. Adalbert Parishioners will be making butter lambs for Easter at St Gabriel s Church Hall on Hamburg Street: Monday Wednesday March 11, 12, & 13 from 9AM-3PM. Lunch will be provided! As always this fundraiser benefits the Sister s of the Resurrection in Castleton, NY. If you are not available to volunteer to create Butter Lambs with us, consider giving a monetary donation to help pay for supplies. Thanks and we hope to see you there! LENTEN FISH DINNERS The Parish Evangelization Committee at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church will be sponsoring three Lenten Fish Fry Dinners on Friday March 8, March 22, and April 5, from 4:30 6:30 pm. Take out or eat in for the same great price of $9.00 per meal. Proceeds will benefit the parish Faith Formation programs. Join us for a simple Lenten fish dinner at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish Center, 210 Princetown Rd., Schenectady. Facebook: To see pictures and inspiring messages, check out our parish Facebook page! Go to: facebook.com/sms and SGA and give us the thumbs up The Home Furnishings Program NEEDS OF THE MONTH Furniture: small dinette sets, small dressers, and small to medium flat top desks Furnishings: Shower curtains, liners & hooks, wash cloths & hand towels Flatware: dinner forks, teaspoons and soup spoons, toasters & toaster oven, sauce pans, medium to large. To donate, call Jamie Doriguzzi, Program Director, at or us at homefurninc@aol.com to arrange for pick-up or warehouse drop-off of useful items. Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital is in need of Eucharist Ministers. If you are interested in volunteering, and would like more information, please contact Joan Laviolette, Director of Volunteer Services at (518) , Joan.laviolette@sphp.com.