July 22, 2018 St. Columbanus Parish 122 Oregon Road Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 St. Columbanus Church and Rectory Rev. Edwin Nwabugwu, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Keenan, Retired Priest in Residence Christopher Mendoza, Deacon & Adhur Lekovic, Deacon Bulletin Team, stcolumbanusbulletin@gmail.com Lauren Lazzari, Musical Director MASSES SATURDAYS: 6:00 p.m. (This satisfies Sunday obligation.) SUNDAYS: 8:00, 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon and 3:00 p.m. Traditional Latin Mass WEEKDAYS: 7:30 9:00 a.m. SATURDAYS: 8:30 a.m. EVE OF HOLY DAY: 6:00 p.m. HOLY DAYS:, 12:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m. **Handicapped Accessibility** Saturdays 4:30-5:30 p.m. after the 6:00 p.m. Mass Mondays during Holy Hour: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. RECTORY: Phone: 914-737-4705 / Fax: 914-736-7476 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance of desired wedding date. Every First Friday by Priests and Deacons. Special visitation by Eucharistic Ministers by request. DEVOTIONS: Rosary: Monday - Friday after Mass Saturday 1/2 hour before 8:30 a.m. Mass Divine Mercy: Monday-Friday after 9:00 a.m. Mass Miraculous Medal Novena Devotions: Every Saturday after 8:30 a.m. Mass Benediction Exposition: Monday evenings at 7:00pm BAPTISM PROCEDURE: 1. Call Rectory as soon as possible. 2. Appointment for Parents with Priest; this conference is mandatory. 3. Baptism Ceremony every Sunday at 1:15 p.m. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Isabel Arroyo, Coordinator (914-739-2441) Monday: 7:00-8:30 p.m.; Saturday: 9:00-10:30 a.m.; Sunday: 8:45-11:00 a.m., including Mass MISSION: Lake Peekskill, New York Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, NY Office: 914-737-4705 MASSES SATURDAYS: 5:00 p.m. (This Satisfies Sunday Obligation) SUNDAYS: 9:00 11:00 a.m. HOLY DAYS: 10:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. CONFESSIONS: hour before each Mass St. Columbanus School Ms. Carole Arbolino, Principal Mrs. Margaret Roche, Administrative Assistant School Phone: 914-739-1200 / School Fax: 739-1109 School Website: www.st-columbanus.com
JULY 22, 2018 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH #481/PAGE 2 MASSES FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY S READINGS 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY ~ JULY 22 8:00 a.m. Daniel Peter Maldonado 9:00 a.m. Concepcion Legaspi 10:00 a.m. Intentions for Parish & Parishioners 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Joan Petrosillo & Family MONDAY ~ JULY 23 Saint Bridget, Religious Vincent McKenna (Living) 9:00 a.m. Alexa Kerepesi TUESDAY ~ JULY 24 Saint Sharbel Makhluf, Priest 9:00 a.m. Fleming Family & Loved Ones WEDNESDAY ~ JULY 25 St. James, Apostle 9:00 a.m. Flor Yglesias THURSDAY ~ JULY 26 St. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Domingo, Danilo & Dean Dramonz Marjano 9:00 a.m. Donald O Connell FRIDAY ~ JULY 27 9:00 a.m. Christine Caridi 1st Reading: I will gather the remnants of my flock and appoint shepherds for them. (Jeremiah 23:1-6) Psalm: The Lord is my Shepard; there is nothing I shall want. (Psalm 23: 1-3, 3-4, 5, 6) 2nd Reading: Christ is our peace who made both one. (Ephesians 2: 13-18) Alleluia: Gospel: My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. They were like sheep without a shepherd. (Mark 6: 30-34) WINE, HOST, AND TABERNACLE CANDLE A donation of $25 will provide for the weeklong burning of the tabernacle candle in memory of loved ones. A like donation for the hosts and wine offered at Mass may be given as a memorial as well. Please call or stop by the rectory if you d like to honor your loved ones in this holy manner. SATURDAY ~ JULY 28 Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 a.m. Ellen M. Jaqelski 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Edward Drzal MARRIAGE BANNS Please notify the rectory six months prior to the proposed wedding date. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Patricia Barber-Cronin, Ceil & John Bowdren, Dorothy Chartier, Justin Fedele, Abina Furnari, Alena Radke Gabriel, Frank Gaglione, John Grogan, Barbara Gorbecki, Robert T. Gulley, Alex Hetsko, Richard Jagdeo, Marvin Keeler, Tom Kemple, Kerry Kennedy, Arlene Kolosky, Kevin Kolosky, Vincent McKenna, Robert McLoughlin, Roselea Megna, Howard Olsen, Vivian Pabon, Rich Pettersen, Anna Pollack, Helen Quinn, Mia Reggina, Doreen Robinson, Robert Salvador, Fr. Frank Samoylo, John & Cathy Samoylo, Patrick Scelza, Robert Schiavo, Evan Shiels, Rosemary Soboleski
JULY 22, 2018 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH #481/PAGE 3 FOOD+REFRESHMENTS+BINGO=FUN Join us every Friday in Dillon Hall at 7:20 p.m. *Try your luck at our Quickie games *Come for the $250 Early Bird Special *Play the $900 Jackpot each week *Bring a new player & get a FREE admission Ticket for that night! July 20th is Team #1 D. DiPierro Kitchen: G. Ojeda No one under 18 is allowed in Dillon Hall while Bingo is in session. GIVE BLOOD - GIVE LIFE SUMMER BLOOD DRIVE The NY Blood Center will be in Dillon Hall today from 8:30am to 2:30pm. It s summer time again and once again there is a shortage of blood supply. If you are at least 17 years of age and weigh at least 110 lbs. and have not donated in the last 56 days, you are eligible to donate blood. There are so many ways of doing God s work by helping our fellow man and this is one very important and rewarding way. Do you know someone who is alive today because of the selfless act of one person? Why not be that person? The NY Blood Center will be in the Dillon Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today. We hope to see you there. Thank you for your contribution. STEWARDSHIP A WAY OF LIFE Tithing: God s Plan for Giving July 15, 2018 ~ $ 6,421.54 July 16, 2017 ~ $5,392.00 ST. COLUMBANUS SCHOOL We are in Open Enrollment for our school for Pre-K3 thru grade 7. Our school offers a faith based, fully academic curricula, plus music, art and Spanish classes. We offer before and after care. In addition, our Pre-K program offers a five half-day program and a five full day program. Please call us at 914-739-1200 for more information. OPEN HOUSE Aug. 8th : 9am-11am and 6pm - 8pm PARISH GIVING What is the best way to ensure our parish receives the support needed for our operating expenses and ministries? egiving through Parish Giving! Please enroll today by visiting our website (stcolumbanusparish.org). Increased enrollment with Parish Giving will help stabilize our parish finances. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time and talents as well as your financial contributions! WORLWIDE MISSION OF JESUS Join the Propagation of the Faith As disciples of Jesus, baptized into the Church and strengthened by the Holy Spirit, we are called to draw others to Christ: others to our family; in our neighborhoods; others even to the ends of the earth. More than 2,000 years after the birth of Jesus, some two-thirds of our human family do not yet know Him in faith as we do. Through the Propagation of the Faith, we can reach those at work, at the ends of the earth, as we help to support the Church s evangelizing work in more than 1,150 mission dioceses worldwide. We are needed to offer daily prayer and regular financial help as well. Please join the Propagation of the Faith today. Our Parish will surely become more vibrant in faith as we become more missionary. Next week there will be a second collection for the Propagation of Faith. Please be generous. HELP A GRANDMOTHER Grandmother raising two granddaughters; one 2 year old and one 9 month old in her own home needs a variety of items to make life easier: diapers sizes 5&6, baby wipes, enfamil formula, baby food, age specific toys for both, for the 9 month old undershirts, clothes and a walker with seat and tray and last a sandbox and kiddie pool. Anything you can do will be so greatly appreciated. Any questions please call me at 914-261-6842. Susan Goderre Advocate for Those with a Need.
JULY 22, 2018 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH #481/PAGE 4 ~PASTOR S NOTES~ I want to thank the Knights for the excellent repair work on the back outside wall of the Martyrs Church. Interior wooden beams and exterior boards needed to be replaced due to termite and water damage. Donating their time and labor the Knights did a truly professional job and saved the parish thousands of dollars. The back of St. Columbanus parking area will undergo some landscaping to make the area more attractive and clean. There will be many other necessary projects that we will need to do. We will do this in conjunction with a new fund raising campaign from the archdiocese we will begin in the fall. There will be more information to come. Thanks to all of our parishioners who contributed to the Good Counsel Homes Baby Bottle Project. We raised over $4,330! We should also pray that President Trump s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be approved and that he will be a proponent for protecting the life of the innocent unborn. As I wrote last week we will be changing our Mass schedule in order to ensure that both of our parish churches will be able to function in the future. Forty and more years ago our archdiocese would ordain 40 men EACH year. Now we are down to a handful. There used to be four, five or even six priests in a parish. If a priest wanted to be a pastor he would have to wait 25 years before an opening would occur. Now men are just a few years ordained before becoming pastors. In the past there would be a lot of Masses and churches would be full at each Mass. I am told that at the Martyrs, years ago, the church would be full and people would be out the back door all the way to the street. (Incidentally, the Friars of Graymoor would say Mass at the Martyrs.) This is not the case today. We have three priests at our parish, Msgr. Keenan who is over 80 years old. (May he be blessed with many more years of good health and faithful service.) I am still recovering from cancer that may return at any time. We also have an international priest, Fr. Edwin. At first we were not going to be given a priest to replace Fr. Paul, but I was able to persuade the archdiocese to give us another priest. In the past we used to have one of the friars from Graymoor help out on weekend Masses. But some of the friars have died, others are old or infirm, and they are not getting vocations so they are unable to help anymore. If I had been unable to get Fr. Edwin we would have just two priests for seven weekend Masses at the two churches. Our Masses are not well attended so to make sure St. Columbanus and the Martyrs continue I am cutting back one Mass at each church. Besides Assumption in Peekskill, St. Columbanus was the only other Catholic Church in the immediate area when founded in 1950. Now there are two other nearby parishes and so the number of people within our parish boundaries is limited. The church in Cortlandt Manor has a capacity for over 750 people. It doesn t make much sense to have several Masses where fewer than only one or two hundred people attend. Almost everyone who goes to Mass on Sunday could fit into one Mass at both St. Columbanus and the Martyrs, yet we are still offering six Masses every weekend. I am confident that God will provide vocations, but He won t unless the laity and the hierarchy live the fullness of the faith. Even if 100 new men joined the seminary tomorrow, it would be at least six years before any of them would be ordained. Sadly, more priests die each year than are ordained. I know there will be criticism but the change is in the best interest of our parish. Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. (Mt. 5:11) In Jesus and Mary, Fr. Frank Samoylo
JULY 22, 2018 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH _ #481/PAGE 5 JAN PEEK SHELTER NEEDS HELP St. Columbanus provides a dinner on the first Saturday of each month for the residents of the Jan Peek Shelter. The same handful of parishioners has been participating, so we re hoping to get a few new volunteers willing to lend a helping hand. This opportunity consists of cooking dinner for approximately 20 people once a year. Our current need is especially for the months of August through November. If you cannot cook the entire meal, perhaps you could prepare one course and have friends prepare other courses. Please call Jeni Shutrick-Vitiello at 914-930-8605 for more information or to sign up. Thank you for helping out in this meaningful way. THIS WEEK S EVENTS ~ Rosary Recitation ~ Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. ~ Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. Adoration ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. Bible Study ~ Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Divine Mercy ~ Friday, 3:00 p.m. Bingo ~ Friday, 7:30 p.m.