Church of the Holy Spirit 149 South Main Street, Gloversville, NY 12078 Phone: (518) 725-3143 ~ Fax (518) 725-7245 Email: holyspirit@nycap.rr.com Website: www.holyspirit12078.org 207 Glebe N.Y. Phone: (518) 762-2636 ~ Fax: (518) -6 Rectory: 205 Glebe N.Y. 12095 Phone: (518) - Website: w c c c e HOURS FOR BOTH PARISHES : Monday-Thursday from 9:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. (Closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for unch Friday, 9:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon Very Rev. Donald Czelusniak, Pastor Rev. Jim Davis, Associate Pastor Francis Vivacqua, Seminarian Lent is like a long retreat during which we can turn back into ourselves and listen to the voice of God, in order to defeat the temptations of the Evil One. It is a period of spiritual combat which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God, and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our baptism. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Church of the Holy Spirit & Holy Trinity Catholic Church Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; then from the cloud came a voice, This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them. - Mk 9:7-8 SAT. 4:00 P.M. SUN. 8:30 A.M. HOLY SPIRIT MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK OF MAR. 1, 2015 FRED MANCINI REQUESTED BY WIFE & FAMILY RICHARD AMBROSINO REQUESTED BY BROTHER, DON BOB YACOBUCCI (7TH ANN.) REQUESTED BY WIFE, SANDY & FAMILY SUN. 11:00 A.M. AL, NICK & MATIO CIRILLO REQUESTED BY FAMILY MON. 8:30 A.M. MASS AT HOLY TRINITY TUES. 8:30 A.M. BERNARDO & CARMELLO DIPERNA REQUESTED BY THE ESTATE WED. 8:30 P.M. THURS. 8:30 A.M. FRI. 8:30 A.M. SAT. 4:00 P.M. SUN. 8:30 A.M. NICHOLAS & ANTOINETTE DEROSA REQUESTED BY JIM & TONI AMBROSINO GRACE ZIMMERMAN REQUESTED BY CATHY OLDS MEMORIAL MASS CHARLENE RICHARDS REQUESTED BY BEBE & AUDREY GARGUILO FRANK RUGGIERO REQUESTED BY PHYLLIS RUGGIERO PHILIP VERTUCCI (36TH ANN.) REQUESTED BY VIRGINIA BILL BERGER (B DAY) REQUESTED BY WIFE, PHYL WAYNE BILGER REQUESTED BY WIFE, JOAN & SON LOUISE MUSCATO REQUESTED BY SISTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ANNA GERAGHTY REQUESTED BY ED & NANCY LOMANTO SUN. 11:00 A.M. GRACE ZIMMERMAN REQUESTED BY JOANNE KICHTON & FAMILY JOHN MILLER REQUESTED BY JOHN MCCALL & FAMILY SAT. 4:30 P.M. SUN. 8:00 A.M. HOLY TRINITY MASS INTENTIONS FOR WEEK OF MAR. 1, 2015 ELENORE SOLAR PROKOP (WELCOME TO HEAVEN) REQUESTED BY DICK & ANNE JOSEPH LODESTRO REQUESTED BY MARY & RUSS BARTER SUN. 10:30 A.M. MARION ELMENDORF REQUESTED BY HOLY TRINITY STAFF & FAMILY MARGE COLLIER REQUESTED BY ELISE WILSON CHARLES P. BROWN REQUESTED BY HOLY TRINITY STAFF & FAMILY MON. 8:30 A.M. JENNIE M. MAIELLO (19TH ANN.) REQUESTED BY DAUGHTER, SARAH TUES. 8:30 A.M. WED. 8:30 P.M. THURS. 8:30 A.M. FRI. 8:30 A.M. SAT. 4:30 P.M. SUN. 8:00 A.M. HERBERT L. GAY REQUESTED BY GEORGIA GAY JAMES BURDA REQUESTED BY TOM & DENISE WALSH END ABORTION REQUESTED BY RESPECT LIFE GROUP SUN. 10:30 A.M. CHARLES DESOUTER REQUESTED BY HOLY TRINITY STAFF & FAMILY Second week of Lent pledge card. Jesus is transfigured. This week, let s wake up and look for the brightness, the good, the divine in each person we meet. PLEASE PRAY for Rose Spurza, Margaret DeSantis and all who have gone to their heavenly reward and for all who are sick or recuperating at home or in nursing homes. Stations of the Cross will take place on Fridays, at 12:10 P.M. at Holy Spirit and 5:30 P.M. at Holy Trinity.
March 1, 2015 FOR THE WEEKEND OF CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS 4:00 P.M. Bernie & Helen Sheila Ambrosino, Richard Nigro, Barbara Rieth Kenny & Mike Andrzejewski 8:30 A.M. Stan Karpinski Don Landrio, Vince LaPorta, Matt Trainor Holy Name Society Edward Lomanto 11:00 A.M. Carolyn Carangelo Greg Felter, Patricia Henry, Kathy Sponenberg John, Josh & PJ Valerie Person HOLY TRINITY PARISH LECTOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER OF COMMUNION ALTAR SERVERS 4:30 P.M. Roz Melita Karen Sagan, Joe Polidore, Bridget Polidore Mickey Staie 8:00 A.M. John Pradelski Anthony Caruso, Mary Pradelski, Annie Dominiak 10:30 A.M. Mark Schneider Ellen Hunt, Ed Hornidge Wells House/Pineview Commons: Anthony Caruso & John Sagan Second Sunday of Lent: He was Transformed Before Them Mk 9:2-10 As Catholics in a modern world, we can still empathize with the disciples confusion. Like them, we don t have any scientific understanding of what occurred to Jesus and we discuss what resurrection will really mean for us. The Transfiguration is a powerful reminder that death is not the end of life. If death meant complete annihilation, then Elijah and Moses would not have appeared with Jesus. In this way, the Transfiguration foreshadows the Resurrection. Although the apostles didn t understand what was happening at the time, later, when the Son of Man had risen from the dead, they were able to understand what the Transfiguration meant. During this second week of Lent, we are asked to think about how we can be transformed through the power of the risen Lord, and we are reminded that one day, we, too, will be resurrected. The Last Four Things St. Alphonsus Liguori recommended that we contemplate the last four things especially during Lent. These are: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. Although talking about these issues with children can be difficult, parents can use the season of Lent as a way to gently introduce the topics. One aspect to emphasize is that heaven, as Pope St. John Paul II said, is not an abstraction nor a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the Holy Trinity. Heaven, then, is living an eternity in the presence of and in relationship with our loving God. Likewise, the Church teaches that hell is not so much a physical place, but the choice to turn away from God and deep pain of separation from our Lord. Shrine Mass, Tuesday, March 10, 2015. We invite you to join us, your Jesuit family in Mass and in Thanksgiving on Tuesday, March 10th at 2:00 P.M. at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Fultonville, NY. The Table of the Lord Mass will be held in the Visitor s Center in celebration of a very special Guest and check presentation for the Shrine. Mr. Carl A. Anderson, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus will be making a special visit to the Shrine to present a check for $500,000 for major repairs and upgrades to the Shrine Campus. In addition, the Capital District Knights and the New York State Knights of Columbus will also be presenting a check to the Shrine. Mr. Anderson is the Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the board of the world s largest Catholic Family Fraternal Service organization, which has more than 2 million members. The check presentation by Mr. Anderson will take place after the 2:00 P.M. Thanksgiving Mass. Because of people like you, the Shrine is Alive and Well with hope and promise for the next generations of Catholics to view the Apostolic History of the four Saints that are associated with these Holy Grounds including St. Kateri Tekakwitha. You are asked to join us as a guest of Father George Belgarde, S.J. Shrine Director and Guardian and by Joey Caruso, Fund Raising Chair for the 2015 Capital Building Fund Drive. Please arrive by 1:30 P.M. on March 10th as there will be limited seating.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT FAITH FORMATION NEWS: Karen Hoose, Director of Faith Formation email: khoose@frontiernet.net Second Sunday of Lent HOLY TRINITY PARISH FAITH FORMATION NEWS: Cindy Kollar, Faith Formation Coordinator email: ckollar@holytrinityjohnstown.com Sunday, March 8, 2015 we will be celebrating our next teen mass at 6:00 P.M. at Holy Spirit Church. Bishop Edward Scharfenberger will be the celebrant and will give a special blessing to all Confirmation Candidates. This mass is held in collaboration with all the Catholic Churches in Fulton County and their Youth Ministry students. Paul Whitney and some of our county teens will be providing music and participating in the mass. We have received a date for Confirmation from the Bishop s office! Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. The celebration will take place at the Auriesville Shrine. The parishes in Fulton County and Our Lady of Hope in Fort Plain will participate. Faith Formation Classes Week of March 1st Youth Ministry - Grades 6-8 will meet from 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. at Spirit Central Grades 9-10 will meet from 7:15 P.M.-8:15 P.M. Elementary and First Communion Grades K-5 Classes meet from 9:40 A.M.-10:45 A.M. Confirmation Candidates and their families Monday, March 2 nd teens and parents who chose the Monday option for Confirmation Class will attend from 6:00 P.M.- 8:30 P.M. On Saturday, March 7 th teens who chose the all day option will come from 9:00 A.M. 2:30 P.M. and parents will come from 12:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M. LENTEN PIZZA SALES 4:00 P.M. 6:30 P.M. AT HOLY SPIRIT $5.00 stuffed pizza $3.00 fried pizza Thursday, March 19 th at 7:00 P.M. the Confirmation class will meet in the church for adoration and an evening prayer service. Saturday, March 21 st we will be offering a St. Joseph s Day activity with Deacon Dick Solar at 10:00 A.M. in the church hall. Please call the office to sign up by March 11 th so we can have adequate supplies. As you know, St. Joseph was a carpenter by trade. At this activity you will have an opportunity to create a masterpiece of your own. I ask one or both parents to attend this event with your child. Sunday, March 22 nd the children preparing for First Holy Eucharist will be presented to the parish community at the 10:30 A.M. mass. Please keep these children in your prayers as they continue their Sacramental Preparation. Sunday, March 22 nd the ninth grade Youth Ministry Class will have their retreat. The retreat will begin at the 10:30 A.M. mass and continue in the hall until 2:00 P.M. This retreat replaces their regularly scheduled class time. Friday, March 6th Friday, March 13th Friday, March 20th Holy Name Society Knights of Columbus Fish dinner Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10 Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 Friday: READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 1, 2015 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Next Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17 1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25 The March publication of Growing in Faith is available at each entrance of the Holy Trinity Church. Please be sure to pick up your copy. MOTHER TERESA S CLOSET: We are currently in need of the following items: toilet paper, kleenex, diapers and paper towels. Your donations at this time are greatly needed. Thank you. The Outreach Committee
March 1, 2015 The Church of the Holy Spirit Collection information for the week of: February 22, 2015 Regular Collection 2/22/15 $3,634.00 Envelopes $2,945.00 Loose $412.00 Online $277.00 Fuel $125.00 Ash Wednesday $664.00 Black, Native & Latin American Missions $239.00 WINE & HOSTS for the month of March are in memory of Lena & Peter Polenski. SANCTUARY CANDLE for February 28th-March 13th given in memory of Monie Kiernan by Mary Jane Fredericks. SISTERS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT will meet on Monday, March 2nd at 6:30 P.M. in the parish hall with the installation of officers. Plans for upcoming events will be discussed. All women are invited. New members are always welcome. LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS at Holy Spirit are asked to pick up the new assignment schedules in the sacristy today, if you haven t already done so. DECORATING COMMITTEE at Holy Spirit will meet on Monday, March 9th at 6:30 P.M. in the church to make plans for Easter. We need new volunteers, as well as current ones! Any help is appreciated. Please plan to attend! BINGO WORKERS: The fifth team, Holy Name Society & Don Stanyon, are scheduled for the week of 3/7. Adoration of Our Lord. Ours were the sufferings He bore; ours the torments He endured. Being in the presence of Our Lord is the perfect way to meditate on the sufferings He endured for our sins. Look for us on FACEBOOK! Perpetual Adoration Fulton Montgomery Deanery Holy Trinity Parish Collection information for the week of: February 22, 2015 Regular Collection 2/22/15 $3,864.75 Envelopes $2,316.00 Loose $237.00 Online $635.00 Candle s $30.75 Black, Native & Latin American Missions $576.00 Other $70.00 Envelope users 122 Attendance 272 4:30 P.M. 80 8:00 A.M 72 10:30 A.M. 120 The Rosary Society will host a Promise Party at their meeting on Wednesday, March 4. Guest speaker will be Beth from the Promise Bookstore presenting items and taking orders for Lent, Easter, First Communion and Confirmation and more. All parishioners are invited to attend. Rosary meeting will begin at 6:30 P.M.; Promise Party to begin at 7:00 P.M. Refreshments will be served. Reminder that 2015 dues are due! Members please bring an item to donate to Mother Teresa s Closet. To Holy Spirit and Holy Trinity Parishioners: America needs our prayers! We are joining with St. Mary s Parish in Ballston Spa in their Lenten project called the Rosary Challenge for World Peace. Won t you please join us on March 7th at 10:00 A.M. at Trackside Homes Meeting Room to say the Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima for peace and our country. For further details, please contact Betty Burchell at 762-7371. Children s worship bulletin: This week deals with Jesus Tells What Is to Come. Please take a few minutes to share the activities with your children. These bulletins are available at the entrances of Holy Trinity Church. This is a call to all of the wonderful people who shared their musical talent in the choir last year and an invitation to any other parishioners, to come together to provide the music for The Easter Vigil, (Holy Saturday) which will be celebrated at Holy Spirit Church in Gloversville at 8:00 P.M. Rehearsals will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. as follows: March 11 - Holy Trinity (in parish hall - use ground floor entrance next to the church) March 18 - Holy Trinity March 25 - Holy Spirit, Gloversville (in the church - use side entrance at ramp) and one final rehearsal in the week prior to the mass which we will discuss. This rehearsal will also be held at Holy Spirit. If you enjoy singing, please join us in creating a truly joyous celebration. Thank you in advance for sharing your wonderful talents and for your spirits of cooperation and support. Matthew Cinquanti, Director of Music