THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH OF SAINT THOMAS of CANTERBURY SAINT JOSEPH SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS SEPTEMBER 14
SAINT THOMAS CHURCH 340 Hudson Street Cornwall on Hudson, NY 12520 MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Masses Saturday Evening (Sunday Vigil): 5:30PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 11:00AM Weekday Monday Saturday: 8:30AM Holy Days of Obligation As announced Confession Saturday: 4:00PM 5:15PM (or by appointment) Miraculous Medal Novena Monday after the 8:30AM Mass Rosary Monday Saturday after the 8:30AM Mass SAINT JOSEPH S CHURCH 4 Saint Joseph s Place New Windsor, NY 12553 MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Masses Saturday Evening (Sunday Vigil): 4:00PM Sunday: 12:30PM Monday: 6:30PM Mass; Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction 5:30PM Holy Days of Obligation As announced Confession Monday: 6:00PM Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Monday: 5:30PM PASTORAL STAFF Pastor Rev. Rees Doughty Parochial Vicar Rev. Simon Gyan Obeng Weekend Assistants Rev. Robert Phelps RECTORY OFFICE Monday - Friday, 9AM to 4PM Administrative Assistants: Kathy Kissel & Melissa Nosenchuck Telephone: 845-534-2547 Fax: 845-534-1357 email: office@stt- stj.com Web: ststhomasjoseph.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Coordinator of Faith Formation Annmarie O Connor Administrative Assistant: Telephone: 845-534-9393 Fax: 845-534-2483 email: RelEd@stt-stj.com Deacons Leonard Farmer Anthony Ferraiuolo Joseph Lieby John Pelella SEPTEMBER: MONTH OF THE SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER: MEMORIAL OF SAINT PETER CLAVER 8:30AM (Saint Thomas): Sheila McKenna, r.i.p. by Phil & Liz Adams & Family 11:00AM (Saint Thomas) Presentation Sister of the Blessed Virgin Mary Jubilee Mass 4:00PM (Sunday Vigil: Saint Joseph): Angela Amoretti by Mr. & Mrs, Sal Gallo 5:30PM (Sunday Vigil: Saint Thomas): pro populo SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER: TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30AM (Saint Thomas): John J, Conway, Sr., r.i.p. by Liz & Larry Gregore 9:00AM (Saint Thomas): Special Intention by Eric Lundgren 11:00AM (Saint Thomas): Sally Malanowski, r.i.p., by Henry & Vickie Malanowski 12:30PM (Saint Joseph): Bibiana De Los reyes, r.i.p., by Gomilla Family MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER: FERIA 8:30AM (Saint Thomas): Greta McLaughlin, r.i.p. by Barbara Newman Mannix 6:30PM (Saint Joseph): Mamawal Family by Linda Siner TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER: MEMORIAL OF THE MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY 8:30AM (Saint Thomas): Marceliano Velez, Jr., r.i.p. by Eric & jasmin Lundgren WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER: MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM 8:30AM (Saint Thomas): Virginia Bochanski, r.i.p., by John & Liz Mercuri THURSDAY 14 SEPTEMBER: FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE CROSS 8:30AM (Saint Thomas): Karen A. Furman by William & Kathleen Fogarty FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER: MEMORIAL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS 8:30AM (Saint Thomas): Catherine Prusinski by the Crispo Family SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER: MEMORIAL OF SAINT CORNELIUS & CYPRIAN 8 :30AM (Saint Thomas): Dr. Roger Baisas by Linda Malabanan 4:00PM (Sunday Vigil: Saint Joseph): Mario Puricelli by Maureen Seymour 5:30PM (Sunday Vigil: Saint Thomas): Helen & Leo Kennedy by Alan Kennedy SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER: TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30AM (Saint Thomas): pro populo 9:00AM (Saint Thomas): Thomas & Anne Campbell by the Crispo Family 11:00AM (Saint Thomas): Sam Scalise, r.i.p., by the Family 12:30PM (Saint Joseph): Rosendo Del Rosario, r.i.p., by the Family r.i.p. (requiescat in pace: rest in peace) a.i.d. (ad intentionem donoris: for the intention of the donor)
pro sal. (pro salutem: for health) pro populo (for the people) LAST WEEK S OFFERING: Regular Collection: $9891.69 August Online Giving: $230.25 Capital Projects: $2517.00 Pantry: $153.00 FAITH FORMATION INFORMATION Faith Formation (formerly Religious Education) will begin in October. If you have not registered or paid for the 2017-18 year, please call the parish office Monday Friday between 9AM and 4:00PM: 845-534-2547 See website for more information: ststhomasjoseph.com 12 MONTHS OF CHRISTMAS DRAWING September s Prize: Royal Doultan Colored Glass Shallow Bowl. MSRP: $143 FEARLESS! Retreats for Teens in Grades 8-12 As St. Paul said, Run so as to win! Fearless Ministries (formerly Youth 2000 NY) is pleased to present 3-day retreats for teens in grades 8-12. This experience at the foot of the Cross will highlight Jesus call to holiness and will highlight the incredible life of the saints. $45 fee includes meals and lodging. (Volunteers attend for free.) Three different locations for Fall 2017: September 15-17, at John A. Coleman Catholic High School near Kingston, NY; October 6-8, at St. Rose of Lima Parish in Newtown, CT; and December 8-10, at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers, NY. Pre-registration is required online at www.fearlessretreats.com. For additional information, visit our website or contact Jennifer Edwards at fearlessretreats@gmail.com or 845-866-1689. FOOD PANTRY NEEDS Instant potatoes, soups, Bisquick, syrup, cereals, tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent. FATIMA ANNIVERSARY Wednesday, September 13 th will mark the 100 th anniversary of Our Lady s fifth appearance in Fatima, Portugal. The Rosary will be recited in front of the Saint Thomas school building by the statue of the Blessed Mother at 7:00PM. In the event of rain, we will meet in the gym. All are invited! SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION RAFFLE Proceeds will be used for Ministry and the care of Sisters. Tickets will be available at both churches on September 9 th & 10 th. $10/each * $25/3 * $50/7 HURRICANE HARVEY Archbishop Dolan has asked that all parishes throughout the Archdiocese lend support to the victims of Hurricane Harvey by taking up a collection this weekend. * Checks should be made out to Archdiocese of New York with Harvey Victims written on the memo line. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA Court Rita #264 The first meeting of the new year will be on Monday, September 11 th at 7:00PM in Room 7 of the Saint Thomas new school building. All parish ladies are invited to come and learn more about the CDA organization. Refreshments served! Contact Brigid Flynn (Regent): 845-534-2116 CDA 10 MONTH RAFFLE CLUB Tickets will be sold at: Saint Joseph s on September 16 th & 17 th. Saint Thomas on September 23 rd 24 th and September 30 th & October 1 st. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Counters are needed for one Monday morning a month to help count the Sunday collection. Please call Regina Lieby at 845-561-7990. The next scheduled day for this team is September 25 th. MISSION SUNDAY This weekend we host Monsignor Matthew from the Archdiocese of Verapoly, India. He is here through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Please take the time to welcome him and learn more about his mission. HEALING WEEKEND Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley is offering a healing weekend October 6-8, 2017 at the Saint
Lawrence Friary in Beacon, NY. This invitation is open to women and men of all ages who have suffered the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation. Reservations are required. For information please call Phyllis: 914-261-5812 or Mary Anne: 914-260-5087 FOUND IN A SOUTH FLORIDA PARISH BULLETIN: by Father Doughty A prayer for safety during Hurricane Season O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem, where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen. Pray for people who are in the path of Hurricane Irma. PRAYER CHAIN To place someone on the prayer chain please call Carolyn Mundy at 845-534-9277 or email stsjprayerchain@gmail.com LEARN ABOUT DEMENTIA The Sisters of the Presentation invite you to a free four session series, Learn about Dementia, sponsored by the Alzheimer s Association, Hudson Valley Chapter. Administration Center, 84 Presentation Way, off Jackson Avenue in New Windsor. 11:15AM to 12:15PM September 13: Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior September 20: The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer s September 27: Effective Communication Strategies Date TBA: Spirituality and the Dementia Patient You may attend any or all of the sessions. RSVP @ 845-401-8531 SEPTEMBER 30 TH 11:30AM 3:30PM on Saint Thomas grounds Outdoor Mass at 4:00PM (4:00PM Mass at Saint Joseph s canceled 5:30PM at Saint Thomas still scheduled.) Food * Music * Games Signup sheets available in church entrances! AN ECUMENICAL INVITATION The Jewish community of Newburgh, NY invites you to Slichot, that moment when we search our souls before the Jewish New Year. This year, we search the soul of our nation. Temple Beth Jacob and Congregation Agudas Israel invite the entire interfaith community for a searching of our collective soul, to repudiate hate and racism and to commit to increasing tolerance and respect. Join us on Saturday, September 16 at 7:30 pm at 290 North Street in Newburgh as we enter the New Year, atone for our sins and make a plan to ensure that our country remains a beacon of liberty and justice. For all. BIBLE STUDY A new 8 week adult Bible Study on Wisdom begins on Tuesday 9/19 from 7:00-9:00 in the old St. Thomas School building. Find the registration link and order your workbook on the parish website OR contact Theresa Trella (text/call 845-667-1772 or email hummingbird828@gmail.com). "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him." (James 1:5) PARISH PRAYER MINISTRIES PRAYER CHAIN To place someone on the prayer chain please call Carolyn Mundy at 845-534-9277 or email stsjprayerchain@gmail.com
MOTHER S PRAYER GROUP The group meets each Thursday at 7:30PM in the Saint Thomas school building. All mothers are welcome to join us as we pray for our children and grandchildren. For more information contact: Marian Kane: 845-534- 4551