SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH 7516 No. Main Street Newport, NY 13416 Rectory Parish Office: 7514 No. Main Street Phone: (315) 845-8017 Office Hours: Mon. & Wed. 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Email: stjohnnewport@gmail.com CHURCH OF SAINTS ANTHONY & JOSEPH 229 So. Main Street Herkimer, NY 13350 Parish Office: 344 So. Washington Street Phone: (315) 866-6373 Office Hours: Mon Thurs. 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Email: sts.anthonyandjoseph@gmail.com PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD APRIL 14, 2019 PRAYER FOR PEACE ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love where there is injury, pardon where there is doubt, faith, where there is despair, hope, where there is darkness, light, and where there is sadness, joy. O divine master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be love as to love, for it is giving that we receive, it is pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen PASTORAL STAFF Reverend Quy N. Vo, Pastor Monica Edwards & Josephine Payne, Bookkeepers Andrew Tolpa, Youth Ministry Liz Fusco, Faith Formation Coordinator for Grades 1st 6th Deacon Ron Ste-Marie & David Hughes, Buildings & Grounds, Maintenance John Butler & Janet Strumlock, Trustees Varnum Harris, Music Ministry & St. John s Cemetery Janine Lynch, Sacristan Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: Mon. & Wed. 9:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: 9:00 a.m. Susan Baldwin, Office Manager/Secretary/F.F.C Michael Young, Finance Manager Deacon Ron Ste-Marie, Facilities Supervisor Stephen Gloo & Deborah Schoff, Trustees Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 6:00 p.m. Sunday Mass: 10:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: Tues. & Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: 12:10 p.m. BAPTISM: To make arrangements, please contact the Parish Office of the parish you belong to. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Please contact parish office SIX months in advance. One year for those who are under age of 21. Pre-Cana is expected. Wedding dates are scheduled after meeting the Pastor. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: Can be administered at any stage of a person s illness. If possible, one SHOULD NOT wait until someone is near death before requesting an anointing. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: St. John s Saturday 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m., Sts. Anthony & Joseph s 5:25 p.m. 5:50 p.m. on Saturday or by appointment, just call the parish office. FUNERALS are held on Monday thru Thursday and Saturday. SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS Please contact Fr. Vo at the parish office or Vicar for Vocation Office at (518) 453-6690
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD APRIL 14, 2019 Dear friends in Christ! May the peace and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always! The celebration of Palm Sunday of the Passion of our Lord Jesus marks the beginning of Holy Week. This is a time for the church to prepare for the celebration of the Easter Triduum the three-day celebration of the Christian Passover. The Triduum begins on Holy Thursday when the church celebrates the evening mass of the Lord s Supper. On Good Friday, the church gathers to commemorate the Lord s Passion and Death and continues to Saturday morning where the faithful, like the disciples, spend some time for reflection on the Entombment of Jesus and waits for the news of the resurrection. Finally, on Saturday night (the highest point of the three days), the faithful gathers to hear the great, joyful news that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. The Easter Triduum ends with an Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. The liturgy for these three days is filled with symbols that become vehicles of prayer. The significant symbols on Holy Thursday are the washing of the feet and sharing of the Eucharist. The main themes for this day are service, priesthood, and unity. The celebration of the Lord s Passion on Good Friday consists of three parts: the liturgy of the Word, the Veneration of the Cross, and the distribution of Holy Communion. The main symbol for this liturgy is the cross as the sign of victory and salvation. As a parish family, we gather around the cross to reflect and embrace that we too have our own cross to carry. The cross of Christ also gives us the hope that someday we too will experience victory and joy. The Easter Vigil celebration is the highest point in our Catholic faith Tradition. This liturgy is rooted in the Old Testament where the Israelites waited for the Lord to deliver them from their slavery in Egypt. This night, Catholics throughout the world also wait to hear the amazing news that Jesus is risen from the dead! The main symbols for the Easter Vigil liturgy are light and darkness, fire, word, water, oil, touch, and a meal shared as friends. As we approach the ending of Lent, let us continue to focus on Christ so that we can be fully prepared for the Easter celebration. May our journey with Jesus to the resurrection bear good fruits! Peace & Blessings Fr. Quy Vo PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD YEAR C Today s Scripture readings can be found in the GIA Hymnal number 1031 Our Prayer s response is: Crucified Lord, hear our prayer WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC TRADITIONS EXPLAINED Question: What are the servant songs of Isaiah? How do they relate to Jesus' life and ministry? Answer: The four servant songs (Isaiah 42:1-4, 49:1-6, 50:4-9, and 52:13-53:12) are strategically placed in Second Isaiah to offer hope and consolation to a suffering Israel during its Babylonian Exile. Israel had been defeated by the Babylonians, who destroyed their temple, killed the last of the kings in David's lineage, exiled them from their land, and transported them to Babylon. This is the context in which Second Isaiah composes his powerfully poetic book of hope and consolation. A significant part of that message is the portrait of God's servant, who is called to be a source of hope and encouragement for the people. Each of the four poems emphasizes God's choice and election of the servant. The last poem stresses the suffering and rejection of God's servant, along with his eventual death. Isaiah is certain that God will use the servant's innocent suffering as a way to redeem and remove the guilt and sin of others. Thus, the servant becomes a source of salvation for himself and for others. Who is this servant? Many suggest that Isaiah was referring to Israel herself, as she underwent exilic suffering which would ultimately prove to be redemptive. Jesus' followers, including those for whom Mark wrote his Gospel, understood Jesus' ministry in terms of Isaiah's suffering servant whose innocent suffering and death became the means of salvation for all. Scripture readings for the week of April 14, 2019 Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (37)/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14-23:56 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 [1a]/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34 Thursday: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Lk 23:46] Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 /Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9 STS. ANTHONY & JOSEPH FINANCIAL CORNER Collection Date 4/7/19 Collection Amount Year to Date Total Year to Date Required Cumulative Deficit The weekly amount needed from collection is approx. $3,500 for the fiscal year from 7/1/18 to 6/30/19 Money Counters April 15, 2019 F. Evangelista, M. Harrer, D. Aloisio ST. JOHN S SACRIFICIAL GIVING Regular Collection 04/07/19: $1,595.00 Easter Flowers 04/07/19: $774.00 If you are away, please remember the parish with your envelope gift on your return. We appreciate your ongoing support. Sts. Anthony and Joseph s Boiler Fund The cost of the replacement of the boiler is $64,000.00. As of 4/1/19, we have collected for this fund $7,809.00. Please help our church to meet this goal and to keep our church warm during the winter months. OPERATION RICE BOWL: Please hand in your Rice Bowl on or before April 21, 2019 in the back vestibule of the church. For more information, please call the parish offices or visit orb.crs.org. HOLY WEEK MASS SCHEDULE St. John the Baptist Newport Holy Thursday April 18 Adoration of the Holy Eucharist from 7:00 p.m. 9 p.m. with Night Prayer. Good Friday April 19 Stations of the Cross @ 2:30 p.m. followed by the Passion of the Lord service, beginning at 3 p.m. Easter Morning Mass 8:00 a.m. Morning Mass Sts. Anthony & Joseph Herkimer Holy Thursday April 18 Liturgy of the Supper of the Lord @ 7:00 p.m. followed by the adoration of the Holy Eucharist Easter Vigil Mass 8 p.m. Mass (after the sunset) Easter Sunday Mass 10:00 a.m. Morning Mass WORDS TO INSPIRE THE FAITHFUL "Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having." - C.S. Lewis
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTERS April 13 & 14, 2019 Mass Time Saturday 4:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. Lector G. Choquette A. Hennings Cup Minister M. Schultz, J. Strumlock C. & E. Cuda Altar Servers Volunteer Volunteer Mass Time Next Weekend April 20 & 21, 2019 Sunday 8:00 a.m. Lector NO MASS Volunteer Cup Minister 8:00 P.M. VIGIL MASS Seminarians Altar Servers @ STS. ANTHONY & JOSEPH Seminarians ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WEEKLY CALENDAR Tuesday, April 16 Bible Study @ 9:30 a.m. in the Office/Rectory ST. JOHN S NEWPORT MUSIC FOR BOTH MASSES Entrance Hymn: ALL GLORY, LAUD, AND HONOR # 498 Res. Psalm 22: MY GOD, MY GOD (GATHER # 33) Offertory Hymn: O SACRED HEAD SURROUNDED # 512 Communion Hymn: NOW WE REMAIN #785 Sending Forth: WERE YOU THERE #511 WE HAVE THE DATE FOR CONFIRMATION LITURGY: Every year, Sts. Anthony & Joseph Herkimer, St. John the Baptist Newport, St. Joseph s Dolgeville, and Holy Family parish Little Falls celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation together. This year s Confirmation liturgy is scheduled for TUESDAY APRIL 30, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m. at Holy Family Parish in Little Falls. There will be a rehearsal for this mass on Sunday April 28, 2019 after the 10:30 a.m. mass. It is VERY IM- PORTANT for both candidates and sponsors to attend. Please mark these dates on to your calendar. Sts. Anthony and Joseph Church in Herkimer is hosting the Immaculate Heart Central Mystery Players on Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 7:30 pm. IHC Mystery Players will present their unique "Way of the Cross". The performance is free so, please invite your family members, friends, and neighbors to join us. All Are Welcome! Faith Formation Students going into 9th and 10th in the Fall Here are some opportunities coming up for you to fulfill your 10 hours mandatory Church Community Services: April 28th Family Mass & Breakfast @ St. John the Baptist Church April 28th Divine Mercy Mass @ Sts. Anthony and Joseph May 4th First Communion @ St. John the Baptist Church If interested send an email to: sts.anthonyandjoseph@gmail.com Sts. Anthony and Joseph Church Parish Office will be closed on Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019 and Good Friday, April 19, 2019. The office will reopen on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. STS. ANTHONY AND JOSEPH PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTERS APRIL 13 & 14, 2019 Mass Time Saturday 6:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Lector (s) Next Weekend April 20 & 21, 2019 Mass Time Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. Lector (s) D. Sweeney, A. Baldwin, A. Putney, J. Hien, P. Lai M. Trombley Cup Ministers Seminarians Seminarians Children s homily J. Cirillo, D. Sweeney, A. Baldwin M. Trombley, J. Key A. Baldwin Cup Ministers E. Healy, S. Licari J. Fahy, L. Carney Children s homily Altar Servers A. Baldwin, X.Palmieri R. Nietes, T. Johnson Altar Servers Seminarians A. Baldwin, R. Nietes, T. Johnson REFLECT AND RESPOND TO THE SCRIPTURE: First Reading The prophet Isaiah spoke of gifts he received from the Lord as well as how he suffered for the faith. In what ways have you suffered for your faith convictions? Second Reading In today's reading, we hear one of the earliest Christological hymns preserved by Paul in his letter to the Philippians. What do you find most striking in the hymn? Gospel Reading In the Lord's passion according to St. Luke, three times Pilate declares he finds Jesus "not guilty" of the crimes brought against him. Even Herod (Antipas) found Jesus innocent. Why do you think recording the innocence of Jesus was so important to Luke? Sts. Anthony & Joseph s Church is having a Rummage Sale in the Parish Hall on Thurs., May 16th, 9am 3pm, Friday, May 17th 9am- - 3pm, and Sat., May 18th 9am 12pm. We will welcome any household or decorative items, baby items, toys, children and adult books, children and adult clothing, tools, and small furniture pieces. Please no large furniture, appliances, or electronics! We ask that items please be in good condition and clean. All proceeds will go towards the Boiler Fund. Drop off your stuff at the hall on: Sat. May 11th from 10:00 am 2:00 pm Mon. May 13th from 9:00 am 2:00 pm Tues. May 14th 9:00 am 2;00 pm Wed. May 15th 9:00 am 2:00 pm ST. JOHN S FAITH FORMATION FAMILY MASS & PARISH BREAKFAST The 8:00 AM Mass on Sunday, April 28th will be our last Faith Formation Family Mass for this school year. We encourage all students and their families to be present for and participate in this special liturgical event and to stay for Breakfast with the Parish in the Hall immediately following the mass. To provide for this breakfast, we are asking for contributions / help from any member of the parish who would be willing to provide food stuffs or a set of helping hands (Confirmation Students, this is a GREAT opportunity for you to get some volunteering hours!!). Anyone who can contribute / help with this event, please contact Liz Fusco (315)525-5142.
St. John the Baptist, Newport Week of April 13, 2019 April 21, 2019 SATURDAY, April 13 Saint Marin I, Pope and Martyr 4:00 p.m. James Carney Req. Eleanor Blauvelt SUNDAY, April 14 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 8:00 a.m. Donald E. Hennings Jr.( Anniv.) Req. Family Rita Jo Lynch ( Anniv.) Req. Janine Lynch MONDAY, April 15 Monday of Holy Week 9:00 a.m. Celebrant Intention TUESDAY, April 16 Tuesday of Holy Week WEDNESDAY, April 17 Wednesday of Holy Week 9:00 a.m. Celebrant Intention followed by Stations of the Cross THURSDAY, April 18 Holy Thursday 7:00 p.m. @ Sts. Anthony and Joseph Church FRIDAY, April 19 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) 2:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross 3:00 p.m Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord SATURDAY, April 20 Holy Saturday 8:00 p.m. @ Sts. Anthony and Joseph Church SUNDAY, April 21 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 8:00 a.m. Judy Matteson Req. Joe & Kim Gizzi The Sanctuary Lamp is given in loving memory of: Rita Jo Lynch Given by Janine Lynch The Altar Bread and Wine is given in loving memory of: Rita Jo Lynch Given by Janine Lynch POPE FRANCIS PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR April 2019 Universal Workers in War Zones For doctors and their humanitarian collaborators in war zones, who risk their lives to save the lives of others. County-wide Celebration for the Feast of the Divine Mercy: St. Anthony/St. Joseph Church, located at 228 S. Main Street, Herkimer, will sponsor this year's county-wide celebration for the Feast of the Divine Mercy on Sunday, April 8th. The afternoon event will begin at 2 p.m. with Eucharistic Adoration and confessions. Several priests will be on hand to hear confessions. The rosary will be recited at 2:15 p.m. At 3 p.m., the Hour of Mercy, the Chaplet will be recited and conclude with Benediction; at 3:30 p.m. mass will be celebrated, with an opportunity for participants to make or renew their Act Consecration to Merciful Love. After mass, the image of the Divine Mercy will be available for veneration. All are invited to participate in this extraordinary occasion of grace, for the Lord told St. Faustina concerning the Feast of Mercy: "The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment." Come and bring a friend!
Sts. Anthony and Joseph, Herkimer Week of April 13 April 21, 2019 SATURDAY, April 13 Saint Marin I, Pope and Martyr 6:00 p.m. Robert Shinos Req. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scalise Mike Torcia (Anniv.) Req. Carolyn and Tina SUNDAY, April 14 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 10:00 a.m. Stanley Godlewski Req. Jane Godlewski Olga Sullivan Req. Family Ruby Harrer Req. Family MONDAY, April 15 Monday of Holy Week TUESDAY, April 16 Tuesday of Holy Week 8:00 a.m. Celebrant Intention WEDNESDAY, April 17 Wednesday of Holy Week THURSDAY, April 18 Thursday of Holy Week (Holy Thursday) 7:00 p.m. For the people of the parish FRIDAY, April 19 Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday) 12:10 p.m. Stations of the Cross 2:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross @ St. John the Baptist 3:00 p.m. Commemoration of the Passion of the Lord @ St. John SATURDAY, April 20 Holy Saturday 8:00 p.m. Morra Family Req. Family SUNDAY, April 21 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 10:00 a.m. Ruldolph and Rena Scialdo Req. Josphine Ginnity Frank and Jennie Peruzzi Req. Son, Carmen F. Peruzzi Jerry Sullivan Req. Family Vito and Mary Losito Req. Family Joe and Rose Cirillo Req. Family Resurrection Celebration Dinner, Dance & Silent Auction Friday, April 26, 2019 6:30 pm 11:30 pm Francesca s Banquet Center 144 E. Main St., Ilion, NY $40/each or $75/couple Cash Bar Benefitting the Youth Ministry Fund of Knights of Columbus Council 1805, St. Joseph the Worker To purchase tickets or for more information call: Tom LaBruzzo 315-868-2611 Sue Baldwin 315-866-6373 John Orilio 315-749-8652 A PALM SUNDAY REFLECTION Palm Sunday is a day to celebrate, but it carries a terrible warning. Those who acclaimed Jesus as King became those who called for his crucifixion. To follow Jesus means being able to resist following the crowd. There is always a sense of rebellion about being a follower of Jesus. Jesus was a rebel, which is why he was crucified. Discipleship is very costly. We follow Jesus, not only through the joy of Palm Sunday. We are to sit at his feet in the temple. (Not all discipleship is doing thingsmuch is attentive listening.) We are to wash the feet of this weary world. We are to share in the Last Supper and like Him be broken and poured out for the world. We are to watch and pray with Him in Gethsemane. We are to be mocked and condemned with Him. We are to suffer, be desolate and die with Him. Dietrich Bonhoeffer summed up the cost of discipleship in the words "When Jesus calls a man, He bids him come and die."