St. John s Parish Rev. George W. Hommel, Administrator St. John s Church St. Augustine s Chapel Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:30 am Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month. Wednesday, & Friday Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Religious Education 845-679-2869 Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm Elementary: Tues.1st-6th Grade...4-5:30 pm Penance 4:00-4:45 pm Saturdays Jr/Sr High: Mon..9th Grade...7-8:30 pm Tues.8th Grade...7-8:30 pm Wed..7th Grade...7-8:30 pm WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY John A. Coleman Catholic HS...845-338-2750 St. John s Church 12 Holly Hills Drive Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 Church Phone - 845-679-7696 FAX - 845-679-8393 www.sjwoodstock.org St. Augustine s Chapel 71 Watson Hollow Road West Shokan, N.Y.12494 CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 17, 2017 Forgive your neighbor s injustice; then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Sirach 28:2 Thank you for giving so generously to last week s special collection for the Church in Latin America and for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal, as well as, your continued support for the Hurricane Harvey victims. SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER Fundraiser hosted by the Holiday Basket Committee On Sat., September 23rd at 6pm in the Parish Hall! $10.00 per person / $5.00 10 years old and under / Free for 5 years old and under Includes Bread, Salad, Dessert & Beverage All proceeds go toward Thanksgiving Food Baskets for local families in need. If you re unable to join us for dinner, please consider a monetary donation toward the baskets thank you in advance for your generosity! PLEASE SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 14TH FROM 10AM-1:30PM LOLLIPOP MAKING at St. John s Parish in the Social Hall. All are welcome to join the 9th grade Confirmation class with this special fundraiser. All proceeds of lollipop sale goes to Family of Woodstock s Midway Houses. Please contact Alice Haberski at the Religious Ed office at 679-2869 to volunteer! ~Thank you SEPTEMBER is St. John s month to stock and staff the Woodstock Good Neighbor Food Pantry at the Reformed Church located at 16 Tinker Street in Woodstock. Volunteers are needed to staff the Pantry as follows: Restock shelves on Tuesday from 9-12am Assist handicap shoppers on Wed. from 2-3pm Assist all other shoppers on Wed. from 3-6:45pm Assist all other shoppers on Thur. from 2-4:45pm To help stock the Pantry, please bring items to St. John s Church lobby, canned or packaged food items and items of dignity, such as, toilet paper, diapers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. For additional info, contact Guy Oddo at 845-338-0624. Signup sheets are in the church lobby. October is St. John s month to staff the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen at Christ Lutheran Church in Woodstock. Soup, bread, beverages and dessert are served. Soup is prepared by area restaurants and bread is donated by local establishments. We are very fortunate that the DBSK now has permanent volunteers: on Mondays (thanks to John Mocarski and his daughter) and Wednesdays. So, barring any unforeseen changes or emergencies, we are actually only looking for Friday volunteers from 3:30-6:15 pm. Volunteers are needed to do the following: Pick up the soup from area restaurants and deliver it to the Christ Lutheran Church by 3:45. 2 adults (and 1 CCD student) are needed to set up, serve and cleanup. (No heavy lifting required!) (Only 1 CCD student per shift and only with parental permission, please.) We can also use substitutes, because emergencies do happen. There will be a spot for you to sign up if you d like to be called as a substitute throughout the year. Starting in September, a signup sheet will be displayed in the back of the Church. Please include your address and phone number so that I can send you a reminder. If you have any questions, please call Barbara Runz at 973-222-5489. This is actually a very enjoyable and rewarding way to spend an afternoon. Your generosity will be appreciated by all you serve!
BEYOND ST. JOHN S ULSTER COUNTY VICARIATE 23rd ANNUAL MASS AND DINNER IN CELEBRATION OF LIFE Friday, October 13th 5:30pm Mass at St. Joseph s Church, 242 Wall Street, Kingston, NY 6:30pm Italian Buffet Dinner $30 per person (cost will be covered by St. John s) Best Western, 503 Washington Ave., Kinston NY Guest Speaker - Sister Marie Pappas, C.R. RSVP by September 29th! To RSVP, please fill out the form in church/ chapel lobby with your name, address, phone number and how many attending. You will be a guest of St. John s Church and St. Augustine s Chapel. For more information please call Rosemary Cyr at 679-6872. FORGIVENESS Nearly ten years before, a son and father had parted ways when the business they shared went bankrupt. The son blamed the father. They did not speak to each other again. Then the father became seriously ill. The mother called the son and told him he had better come soon. The son walked sheepishly into the hospital room. The father motioned his son to him and whispered: Did you ever think you could do anything that would keep me from loving you? Resentment and anger are foul things, the first reading from Sirach tells us. Remember the last things. Stop hating. Live by the commandments. As Saint Paul writes to the Romans, we are to live for the Lord and die for the Lord. Jesus parable in today s Gospel reminds us of God s compassion. The immense sin of humanity has been forgiven and stricken from the record. We are to forgive others in the same way. ~Father George SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 22nd TRICKY TRAY Hosted by the Saugerties Columbiettes at 19 Barclay Street, Saugerties, NY. Doors open at 12pm with calling at 1:30pm. Refreshments are included and proceeds go toward local charities. We hope to see you there! MEATLOAF DINNER Saturday Sept 23, 2017 Seatings at 5:00 & 7:00pm and Takeouts 4:00-4:30. Adults $11, Seniors $9, Children 5-12 $7, under 5 free. Hosted by the White Eagle Ladies Auxiliary at the White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Avenue. Reservations by Sept 19 th, please call Ellen @ 339-3023 Added in June Stephanie Marie Teresa Conor Harkins Dolores Betty Platkin Added in July Michael Lockmiller Al Schwab Ellen Ann Dwyer William C. Julie Mullen George J. Fauci Theresa A. Fauci Michael X. Fauci/Dell Dominic Fauci S.I. Carol Young William Deon Added in August Craig Entwistle Tory Entwistle Nancy Bernard Diane, Howard and Merrilyn William Dean Andrew S. Jodi Ryan Added in September Marilyn C. Roz Y. Mary Lou S. Hugh Schrader Flavia Murazzi Christine Williams Dave & Barbara Fitch Kathleen Clark Ruth Temple Lori Wright
Saturday, September 16th 5:00 PM THE LIVING AND DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE FRANCIS P. FLORIO FAMILY Sunday, September 17th 8:00 AM PEGGY DURKIN Nancy Fitzsimmons 9:30 AM ELMO TINTI Emily Oppimitti 11:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Monday, September 18th 9:00 AM ELEANOR SWEENEY Dolores Kelley Tuesday, September 19th 9:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS Wednesday, September 20th 9:00 AM BATTALION CHIEF FRED SCHEFFOLD FDNY Patsy & Larry Thursday, September 21st 9:00 AM NO MASS Friday, September 22nd 9:00 AM OPEN Saturday, September 23rd 9:00 AM OPEN Sunday, September 24th 8:00 AM PURGATORIAL SOCIETY 9:30 AM JOE McDERMOTT Bridget Flynn 11:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault, Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy) Repose of the Soul, especially for, Ned Brueckner, Isabelle Lacassagne and Deacon John Buckley WE ARE A TITHING PARISH 09/11/16 $3,698.50 09/10/17 $4,148.00 LATIN AMERICA & HOME MISSIONS SPECIAL COLLECTION 09/11/16 $1,120.00 09/10/17 $1,165.00 HURRICANE HARVEY CON D SUPPORT 09/10/17 $592.00 New Grand Total $3,290.00 Renew + Rebuild Goal is $413,000.00 40 Parishioners contributed $309,350.00 (Only 10% of our parish has participated thus far) Cardinal s Appeal Goal is $26,500.00 We have reached our Cardinal s Appeal Goal! (It will be deducted from the Renew + Rebuild total) 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... John Spindler/Julie Middleton, 679-4462 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 Parish Council... John Spindler 679-4462 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 R.C.I.A.... TBD Respect Life... Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Social/FUNdraising Committee... 679-7696 Soup Kitchen... Barbara Runz 251-1174 Tree of Life... Dolores Hagedorn 679-7607 Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ulster Vicariate... TBD Wedding Committee... Alice Haberski, 679-6791... Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 Youth Ministry/Activities... Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Tm 2:1-8; Ps 28:2, 7-9; Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Tm 3:1-13; Ps 101:1b-3ab, 5-6; Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 Friday: 1 Tm 6:2c-12; Ps 49:6-10, 17-20; Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: 1 Tm 6:13-16; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 8:4-15 Sunday: Is 55:6-9; Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; Phil 1:20c-24, 27a; Mt 20:1-16a SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catechetical Sunday Tuesday: St. Januarius Wednesday: Ss. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions; Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year 5778) begins at sunset Thursday: St. Matthew Friday: Autumn begins Saturday: St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)