ST. MICHAEL S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 20 Page Avenue ~ Cohoes, N.Y. 12047 Rev. Peter Tkocz, Pastor MISSION STATEMENT: To enhance and promote the fulfillment of St. Michael the Archangel, we will: CELEBRATE THE PAST: By examining, studying and capturing the history of the men and women, religious and lay, who established, nurtured and built it and all of its facets; LEARN TODAY: By learning from their faith, vision, passion commitment and actions so that we may better understand our history and their legacy; PREPARE FOR TOMORROW: By renewing the parish and its religious and lay leaders and its lay members; build on the legacy of the past and use our present strengths and abilities to help St. Michael s be a shining example and light of Christ and our history for all we touch. Handicapped Accessible MASS SCHEDULE: Daily Eucharist: as stated in the bulletin Lord s Day Eucharist: Saturday Vigil: at 4:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am (English) & 11:00 am (Polish) Eve. of Holy Days - Consult Bulletin Parish Office: (518) 237-5151 Office Hours: : Tues. - Thurs. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Fax: Dial above number to notify E-mail address: parishinfo@stmichaelsofcohoes.org Web site: www.stmichaelsofcohoes.org Church Hall: (518) 237-7121 Faith Formation: (518) 237-5151 ext. 5 SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday Afternoon 3:15 to 3:45 pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: By arrangement with the Parish Office. Parents should be registered and active members of the Parish. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: The Bride and Groom should call the Parish Office at least six months before the date of the marriage. Please bring recent copies of your Baptismal certificate. Those under 21 should not set a marriage date until Diocesan permission has been obtained. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: We want to assist those who cannot celebrate Mass with us because of illness, age or handicap. If you or a family member desires to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Eucharist or Anointing of the Sick at home or in the hospital, please call the PARISH OFFICE. In the event of an upcoming surgery, call the Parish Office to arrange a mutually convenient time for Anointing. By LAW, hospitals cannot notify us when parishioners are admitted. If you or a family member is hospitalized, please notify us. PARISH MEMBERSHIP: We ask every member of the parish to be properly registered. All adults should have and use envelopes. New members need to register as soon as possible. All address changes should be given to the Parish Office.
Weekend of December 2 & 3, 2017 Lectors Extraordinary Ministers Sacristans 4:00pm J. Gebosky E. Twiss C. Sponable J. Sliwa B. Brehm N. Signoracci J. & T. Sliwa 9:00am J. Frainier P. Ostiguy K. Kosek R. Kosek P. Ostiguy J. Harrington J. Frainier H. Barnas G. Jurczynska K. Lopatniuk E. Barlik E. Leoniak D. Rozycki S. Bobek 11:00am Weekly Contributions THANK YOU... TO ALL WHO SHARED THEIR TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE FOR THE GOOD OF OUR PARISH COMMUNITY LAST WEEK. THANK YOU TO THE KOSEK FAMILY & FRIENDS FOR MAKING THE THANKSGIVING POLKA MASS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EVENT. ALSO, THANK YOU TO THE LADIES OF THE ROSARY WHO DONATED THE BREAD FOR THIS MASS AND ANYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PREPARATION FOR OR DURING THE LITURGY. The Sanctuary Candles in the church and chapel will be lit from Monday through Sunday each week in memory of or in honor of a loved one. The cost for 1 candle is $12.00 weekly. Please call or email the parish office for arrangements. First come, first served. In case of a 9am funeral, the daily Mass intention(s) will be included in the funeral Mass celebration. November 18 & November 19, 2017 Year 2016 Stewardship Campaign for Human Development Christmas Flowers Thanksgiving Insurance Candle Offerings Church Hall Improvements Your at Mass Support Your E-Giving $ 3,831.00 $ 3,648.00 $ 3,148.00 $ 538.00 $ 428.00 $ 87.00 $ 69.00 $ 54.00 $ 45.00 $ 3,984.00 $ 385.00 SPECIAL PROJECTS: In memory of Catherine Tuchowski from Michelle & John Frainier $50. THANK YOU! ANOINTING OF THE SICK at St. Michael s Church will be December 2nd after the 4pm Mass, December 3 rd after the 11am Mass and December 31st after the 9am Mass. ATTENTION EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS & LECTORS: There will be a meeting for Extraordinary Ministers and Lectors on Thursday, December 14 th, at 6:30pm in the Church. Please plan to attend this meeting. BINGO WORKERS for November 28, Team 1: Doris Vojnar, Jean Johnson, Jack & Nancy Jones, Jane Gebosky, Grazyna Jurczynski, Maria Swieton, Julia Clairmont, Eric Johnson, Jane Leoniak, Barbara Brewka and Ewa Momot. BULLETIN: The deadline for information to be in the bulletin is one week prior to the publication of that bulletin.
CHURCH HALL IMPROVEMENTS CEILING & LIGHTING REPLACEMENT FUND FUNDING REQUIRED TO EXTINGUISH EXPENDITURES $ 19,957.10 CHURCH HALL IMPROVEMENTS: Theresa Bunk. Timothy & Mary Grace Jacon. Madeline Lis in memory of Barney & Frances Lis. M/M W. A. Mentrak. Diane Mnich in memory of Ann & Joe Mnich. Regina Paquette in memory of Zofia & Jerzy Pietkiewicz. Catherine Rymanowski in memory of John Rymanowski. Martha Surprenant in memory of Kenneth Surprenant & David Campbell. Joel Valentini in memory of Anna Valentini. THANK YOU! ROSARY NEWS The Rosary Christmas Party will be Sunday, December 3 rd, at 2pm. There will be no Rosary Meeting in December. The next Rosary meeting will be Thursday, January 18 th, at 6pm in the Church Hall BASKET BINGO: Our sincere thanks to Theresa Bunk for her donation. We apologize for omitting Theresa's name in the bulletin insert on 11/19/17. Apostles of the Resurrection will be selling Oplatki (Polish Wafers) on the weekends of December 2 nd & 3 rd, December 9 th & 10 th and December 16 th & 17 th. The cost is $2 for Oplatki (package of 4). Proceeds to benefit the Sisters of the Resurrection. Thank you in advance for your support. 4PM MASS IS IN NEED OF EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS If anyone is interested in joining the rewarding Ministry of passing out the Body and Blood of Christ to our parish community at 4pm Mass, we would appreciate you helping us out. Also, we would appreciate any help with being a lector at this Mass. Please contact Kathy Twiss at 518-235- 5286 if you are interested. Please leave a message on the answering machine if there is no answer and I will get right back to you. Thank you and I look forward to new people joining us at Mass. Keep the Legacy Alive Please remember St. Michael's in your will St. Michael the Archangel R. C. Church 20 Page Ave, Cohoes, NY 12047 Rosary & Novena Rosary Christmas Party Rosary Meeting CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIAL BROCHURE: This year, instead of listing Christmas Flower Memorials in the weekly bulletin, a Christmas Flower Memorial brochure will be compiled and available at the Christmas Masses. Please submit your Christmas Flowers envelope as soon as possible to have your loved one(s) listed in our Christmas Flower Memorial brochure. Names will be listed alphabetically by the person who submitted the envelope. Ample time is needed to prepare this brochure, therefore the deadline for submitting names to appear in the brochure will be the weekend of December 16 th and 17 th. Christmas Flower envelopes received after that weekend will have their memorials appear in weekly bulletins as space permits. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Signup sheets for the Nativity Pageant will be in the back of the church or by contacting Roseanne Kryjak at rkryjak@nycap.rr.com. Rehearsal will last one hour and be on December 2 nd, 9 th and 16 th at 5pm pm for the cast except for the choir of angels. The choir of angel rehearsal will be December 9 th at 5:30pm. A dress rehearsal will be held on the last weekend in December. Costumes are provided by the parish. Additional information will be provided upon registration. Children do not need to be a member of the Parish to participate. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, 6:30pm December 3, 2pm January 18, 6pm NEWS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham are seeking a part-time office assistant to provide support to the Province Leadership Team under the direction and guidance of the Province Leadership Executive Assistant/ Office Manager. This is a part-time position, typically Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 4pm, however, it is flexible and can be adapted to suit someone who is seeking to work during school hours, i.e. 9am to 3pm. Interested candidates should contact Tracy Needham, Director of Human Resources at 518-783-3683 or submit their resume to hr@csjalbany.org. The Volunteer Services Department at St. Peter s Hospital is looking for motivated individuals who are currently Extraordinary Ministers. The schedules are flexible and require about an hour s worth of time per visit either weekly or monthly. If interested, call Amanda Weller at 518-525-1515.
Masses November 25, 2017 - December 3, 2017 Sat., Nov. 25 4:00 p.m. Stacia Gorsky (7 th Ann.) by her Children Mary Barbaresi by Jane Gebosky Raffaele & Cecilia Cappabianca Izzo by Antonia Cappabianca Valerie Dudek by her Family Sun., Nov. 26 9:00 a.m. Intention of Parishioners by Fr. Peter Raffaele Cappabianca by his Family Earl Hampton, Jr. by Alan Roberts & Janet Gorsky Michael & Bailey Reardon by their Family Cecilia Cappabianca Izzo (4 th Ann.) by her son Michael Nancy Bleausill by Doris Vojnar Ed & Josephine Kosek, Sr. by Ed & Kathy Kosek, Jr. & Family Leona Kimball by John & Pat Harrington 11:00 a.m. Cecilia Izzo (4 th Ann.) by her son Rossano Janina Matała by Kaz Matała & Family Janek & Kazia (40 th Wedding Ann.) by their Family William J. Mickiewicz by his Family Mon., Nov. 27 9:00 a.m. Anthony Smith by Janet Gorsky Tues., Nov. 28 9:00 a.m. Rev. Dominic Szabajkowicz by Friends Wed., Nov. 29 9:00 a.m. Dr. Daniel Rourke by Friends Thurs., Nov. 30 9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Fri., Dec. 1 9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Trinity Sat., Dec. 2 4:00 p.m. Mike Zandri by Lucy Koniak & Marie Puda Jack Pyskadlo by his Family Richard Burzynski by his Family Knapik Family by their Family Michalek Family by their Family Sun., Dec. 3 9:00 a.m. John Sloboda by his Family Augusto & Giuseppina Palmieri by Antonia Cappabianca 11:00 a.m. Intention of Parishioners by Fr. Peter Zbigniew Swieton (Birthday) by Zona z Rodziną Edward Skawinski by his Family Rose Juneau by her Sister Dimitr Binczarowski by Antonina Janiszek Cecilia Cappabianca-Izzo (4 th Ann.) by husband John Izzo & Family
Faith Formation News Director: Kathy Burns (518)237-0370; (518)428-6353 Thank you to Charlie Kilventon for making the beautiful handmade racks to hang our Rosaries on in the classroom. Parent meetings for First Eucharist students and Confirmation Candidates were held on Wednesday, November 15 th. Packets have been mailed out to those parents who were unable to attend or had a representative present. Please contact Mrs. Burns if you have any questions or did not receive your packet. Our next Children's Liturgy of The Word will be held on Sunday, December 10 th, at 9am. We will focus on John the Baptist. Children of all ages are welcome. First Communion students will make their first Confession on Wednesday, December 13 th, at 6pm with Father Peter. This is normal class time. We will be preparing for this in class for the next few weeks. Please consult the packet given out at the Parent meeting for the Form for Confession and Act of Contrition. A child must receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before making First Communion. Please contact Mrs. Burns if you have a scheduling conflict for this day. Thank you for your assistance in preparing your child to receive this Sacrament. Youth Ministry (grades 6-10) will be meeting on Saturday, December 16 th, at 1pm in the Parish Center to answer letters to Santa written by the students in Cohoes elementary school. Please see Mrs. Burns for sign up information. We will be packing food at the Regional Food Bank on Sunday, December 17 th, from 1pm to 4pm. Please see Mrs. Burns no later than December 13 th for sign up information. Our birthday party for baby Jesus will be on Wednesday, December 20 th, at 6pm in the Church Hall. More information on this party will be announced next week. This is regular class time. Youth Ministry will continue to visit the United Church of Cohoes kitchen to serve the hot meal on the third Saturday of each month from 3pm to 5:45pm. Please see Mrs. Burns for sign up information. THERE WERE NO FAITH FORMATION CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 22 nd DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. CLASSES WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 th.