St. John s Parish St. John s Church Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday (No Mass on Wed.) Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm Penance 4:00-4:45 pm Saturdays WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY Rev. George W. Hommel, Administrator St. Augustine s Chapel Sunday Mass 9:30 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month. Religious Education 845-679-2869 Elementary: Tues.1st-6th Grade...4-5:30 pm Jr/Sr High: Mon..9th Grade...7-8:30 pm Tues.8th Grade...7-8:30 pm Wed..7th Grade...7-8:30 pm John A. Coleman Catholic HS...845-338-2750 St. John s Church Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494 CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org
St. John s Christmas Pageant December 24th @ 4:00 pm We are looking for Angels, Shepherds, Mary and Joseph Contact Mrs. Beth Anne Patterson @ 845-399-5552 if your child is interested in being part of the Christmas Pageant. Rehearsal at St. John s Church on Tuesday, Dec. 18 @ 5:30 pm and Saturday, Dec. 22 @ 12:00 pm. Christmas Eve Masses Monday, December 24th Meet in the Parish Hall at 3:15 pm on Christmas Eve prior to the start of the Pageant. 4pm Mass at St. John s (Pageant) 6pm Mass at St. Augustine s 10pm Mass at St. John s ( Midnight Mass ) Christmas Day Mass Tuesday, December 25th 10am Mass at St. John s Boxing Day Wednesday, December 26th No Mass & Rectory Closed New Year s Eve Mass Monday, December 31st 5:30pm Vigil Mass at St. John s New Year s Day Mass Tuesday, January 1st 10am Mass at St. John s CHRISTMAS FLOWER DONATION! We invite you to make a donation toward our Christmas flowers, in memory of your loved ones. Your intention may be placed in the flower envelope and put in the regular collection basket at Mass until December 16th (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)! Donors will be remembered in our prayers during the Christmas season and acknowledged in our bulletin on December 24/25. Flower envelopes are available in the church/chapel lobby. Suggested donation is $10-$15. Thank you for your generosity!!
DAILY BREAD SOUP KITCHEN No Body Should Go Hungry The Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is still very active in the town of Woodstock! While Christ s Lutheran Church is doing the scheduling for the soup kitchen, Saint John s is still actively seeking volunteers to work in the soup kitchen. To those of you who are already volunteering, THANK YOU SO MUCH. Without you, the DBSK would not be able to function. If you would like to join the current volunteers, please call me (Barbara Runz) at 973-222- 5489 or email me at bjtr@hvc.rr.com. The DBSK is open from 4-6 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Please consider volunteering for this worthy cause. If you have a couple of hours once a month for the next several months, or even just once please call! MEMORIES AND DREAMS Throughout our lives, we retain the language and habits of our native region and family of origin. Should we return to our home after a long absence, we quickly revert to its familiar speech and practices. Our deep memory is reflected in old stories and words and speech patterns. This familiarity runs like an underground river and accompanies us wherever we go. Not only do we remember, we are incorporated into and made part of a greater memory. In remembering and recollecting, we are in turn gathered up and re-collected. Today we remember Mary, a small figure travelling the country roads to visit Elizabeth. All the great pronouncements and dreams of the prophets point to this time when the Lord s words to Mary would be gathered and fulfilled. The memories of her people are alive in her, and memories of her nourish our own living faith. Yours in Christ, Fr. George Saint Ann s Church, Sawkill Road Holiday Mass on Sat., Dec. 29 th at 12:00 Noon. Join Us!!! ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK Family Life Office The search begins for the Longest Married Couple in the Archdiocese of New York. This annual search honors the vocation of marriage and family life around the world. To enter: Couples must be sacramentally married for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of New York. The longest married couple will receive commemorative certificates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an article in Catholic New York. Winners are determined by how long the couple has been married as of World Marriage Day, February 10, 2019. Email entries can be sent directly to Joan.brisson@archny.org. The deadline for entries is 5pm on Thursday, January 24, 2019 Added in October Dan Dulin Kate Berryan Hannah Berryan Nancy Bernard Jessica Shultis Leilani Robichaux Lemmieux Rose Barros George J. Fauci Theresa A. Fauci Donna Fauci Michael Xavier Dell Carol Young Anna & Phil Mosier Dominic Fauci, SI Nicole Chambers Frank J. Fauci Anthony F. Fauci Patti, Blind Fr. George Steve Norma Leah S. Added in October Pam Campbell Kevin Cummings Danny Gregory Gayle Peyton Michelle Conor Harkins Judy Studt Dan Dwyer Danny Dulin Added in December Dave Quninn Sharon and Daniel Bach Karen Mel Kathryn B. Pam M. Larry Goldblatt Ray Haberski
Saturday, December 22nd 5:00 PM DOUGLAS RENAUD, Jr. 15th Anniversary of his passing, His Parents, Douglas & Kathy Renaud Sunday, December 23rd 8:00 AM JOE BATISTA, The Fauci Family 9:30 AM LUISA TINTI, Anne Hass 11 AM JAMES D. MOONEY, Michelle & Jim Moran Monday, December 24th, CHRISTMAS EVE 4:00 PM DOMINICK, AGNES, FRED, JOE AND MARY VANACORE, The Family 6:00 PM LUISA TINTI, Emily & Emilio Oppimitti 10:00 PM JOHN SPRATT, The Family Tuesday, December 25th, CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 AM THE HASS & RIEDL FAMILIES, Anne Hass Wednesday, December 26th 9:00 AM NO MASS BOXING DAY Thursday, December 27th 9:00 AM GERALD McDONOUGH, His Family Friday, December 28th 9:00 AM PURGATORIAL SOCIETY Saturday, December 29th 5:00 PM OPEN INTENTION Sunday, December 30 8:00 AM JOSEPH & HELEN STEVES, The Raffaldi Family 9:30 AM LUISA TINTI, Anne Hass 11 AM OPEN INTENTION Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault, Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy), Justine Lamoreux Repose of the Soul, especially for, Ann Estes and Rosalie Bungha WE ARE A TITHING PARISH Due to an early bulletin submission Weekly Offering will be posted in the December 30th bulletin Our Cardinal s Appeal Goal for 2018 $30,000.00 52 donors $14,215.00 Pledged 47% of Goal Renew + Rebuild Goal is $413,000.00 47 Parishioners contributed $341,910.00 (83% of goal) (Only 10% of our parish has participated thus far.) Thank you for your generosity!
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers... Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Altar Society... Christine Molinelli, 679-5332 Baptismal Committee... Francine Carmody 679-7205 and... Bernadette Poremba, 679-7643 Beautification Church... Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto and Outdoor Stations... Bob and Lori Biamonte, 679-2239 Bereavement Committee... Francine Carmody 679-7205 Bulletin... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors... Bob Dietrich, 657-8556 Food Pantry... Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets... Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Liturgy Committee... Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee... David Sudlik, 657-6782 Music Group... Dave Christi, 430-8040 Newsletter... Colleen Mountford, 679-8546 OutReach... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Parish Council... Jennie Konior 336-8059 Parish Nurse... Colleen Short, 417-4522 Pins and Needles... Pat Lindtveit, 338-1720... Helen DeVoe, 679-5947 Religious Education 1-6... Cindy Frisbie, W 679-2869 Religious Education 7-9... Alice Haberski, W 679-2869 and H 679-6791 Respect Life... Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Soup Kitchen... Barbara Runz 845-657-4022 Tree of Life... Dolores Hagedorn 845-679-7607 Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ushers... Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Wedding Committee... Alice Haberski, 679-6791... Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Monday: Wednesday: Thursday: Saturday: Fourth Sunday of Advent Vigil of Christmas and Tuesday: Christmas St. Stephen; First Day of Kwanzaa St. John and Friday: The Holy Innocents Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord; St. Thomas Becket