THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW / ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA / OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP March 6, 2016 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT SAINT MATTHEW OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SATURDAY, MARCH 5 5:00 pm Robert Schnibbe, Jr. (decd) req. by Jean & Children SUNDAY, MARCH 6 8:00 am Lucy Hudd (decd) req. by Usher Family 9:00 am Raymond Henshaw (decd) req. by Paul & Dawn Campson 12:00 pm Rick & Anita Malarcyzk (decd) req. by Di Paolo Family MONDAY, MARCH 7 9:00 am Bob Usher (decd) req. by Usher Family TUESDAY, MARCH 8 9:00 am Frank DeSouza, Sr. (decd) req. by Wife & Family WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 9:00 am Annetta H. Bigley THURSDAY, MARCH 10 9:00 am Marie Pereda (decd) req. by Paul & Dawn Campson FRIDAY, MARCH 11 9:00 am Anna Scozzi (decd) req. by Fioriti Family SATURDAY, MARCH 12 9:00 am Raymond Henshaw (decd) req. by Janet & Marty 5:00 pm Henry Nehrbauer (decd) req. by Wife, Dolores & Family SUNDAY, MARCH 13 8:00 am Christine & Mark Richardson Sp. Int. req. by Eleanor Richardson 9:00 am Raymond Henshaw (decd) req. by Shryock Family 12:00 pm Frank C. Como (decd) req. by Madeline & Lana Como SATURDAY, MARCH 5 5:00 pm Rose Tisi (decd) req. by Bea Caporale SUNDAY, MARCH 6 8:30 am La Rochelle Family (decd) 10:30 am Special Intentions for Bonnie Taylor MONDAY, MARCH 7 8:00 am Maximus Marchi Sp. Int. (liv) req. by His Family TUESDAY, MARCH 8 8:00 am La Rochelle Family (decd) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 8:00 am Maximus Marchi Sp. Int. (liv) req. by His Family THURSDAY, MARCH 10 8:00 am Sr. Jane Frances Smith (decd) FRIDAY, MARCH 11 8:00 am Bertie Sheehan (decd) req. by Catherine Mc Carthy SATURDAY, MARCH 12 8:00 am Sr. Jane Frances Smith (decd) 5:00 pm Vincent J. Agnano (decd) req. by Marie Agnano SUNDAY, MARCH 13 8:30 am Sr. Patrice Weber (decd) 10:30 am Anna Vellone (decd) req. by Linda Vellone & Ann Torrieri
First Reading: Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 Joshua and the Israelites celebrated Passover in Jericho. This was the first time they had eaten the produce of the promised land. After this, there was no more bread sent from heaven because they were able to eat the yield of the land. Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Paul tells us that anyone living in Jesus is a new creation because God has reconciled with us through Christ. As an ambassador for Jesus, Paul implores that the Corinthians be reconciled to God through Jesus. Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 MARCH 6, 2016 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT The Pharisees grew disgusted with Jesus because of his compassion toward sinners. So Jesus told them a story of a son who squandered his inheritance. When a famine broke out, he returned home and asked his father to become a hired hand. His father instead welcomed him with a joyful celebration, just as God is overjoyed when a sinner returns to him. WEEKLY COLLECTIONS - Thank You! SAINT MATTHEW 2016 2015 February21..........$4259 $5735 Attendance.......440 457 OLPH 2016 2015 February21...$2823 $3634 Attendance..... 383 314 Second Collection today is for Catholic Relief Services. The Easter Flower Envelope may be dropped into any collection. A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS: HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly Fourth Sunday of Lent March 6, 2016 If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old order has passed away, now all is new! All this has been done by God who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. I mean that God, in Christ, was reconciling the world to himself, not counting men s transgressions against them and has entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to us. As we live this jubilee of mercy, Paul s message provides a clear, understandable message concerning the saving work of God. It is God who takes the initiative, I am called to respond. It is He who offers me forgiveness, I need only ask. He sent Jesus precisely for this purpose, to forgive, reconcile and offer us the gift of joy and peace. How many, how few, accept this tremendous gift? The parable of Luke introduces us to three persons, the wayward son, the jealous brother and the waiting, forgiving father. There is some of each of us in all three. Our walk with the Lord this Lent is the call given us to make all things new. I need forgiveness, I have the power to forgive others, I can have peace. With only a few weeks left to celebrate the paschal mystery, may I decide today, when I will seek the Lord s gift of forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Please keep in your prayers the ill of our parish especially: Peter Rasulo, Christopher Liva, Richard Dosin Sr., John Evans, Susan Sullivan Manuele, Julia Rae, Mary Michna, Richard Ryan Sr., Paula Piluso, John Trevor Dabenigno, Bonnie Taylor, John Kelly, Susan Winn, Pat Chepiga, & Maureen Farrell Kenner, And for those who have died marked by the sign of faith, especially: Wanda Blaha If you know of any parishioners who are ill and would like to be visited by a priest, please contact the rectory at 914-478-2822. Names will be left on the sick list for 4 weeks. Please feel free to call the rectory to add names of immediate family members at any time. Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2016 are invited to attend the ANNUAL GOLDEN WEDDING MASS JUBILEE MASS with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick on Saturday, June 25 at 1:30pm OR Sunday, June 26 at 2:00pm Pre-registration IS required. The closing date to register for the Mass is Monday, May 23rd. Please contact the rectory if you would like to be registered. This event is sponsored by the Family Life Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. IRS FORMS for Tax Purposes are available upon request. Please call the rectory with your ENVELOPE NUMBER and we will get your form out to you. Your IRS Form includes ONLY donations made to the parish collections. (Does not include Cardinals Appeal). As stewards and Disciples of Christ, we recognize that all the goods and riches in our life are gifts from God. St rengt h e n e d b y t h e Eucharist, we respond to God s generosity in our lives with gratitude by using and sharing our gifts in service of others. Please share your blessings and make a gift to the 2016 Cardinal s Appeal. Congratulations to the children of the Parish who celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time at St. Matthew's Church on Saturday, March 5th. BULLETIN NOTICE DEADLINE: News for the bulletin should be submitted by email (office@stmolph.com) to the rectory no later than Tuesday at 12noon for inclusion in the upcoming weekends bulletin. Questions, call Christine in the rectory.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Will be celebrated each Friday during Lent at 7:00pm at Saint Matthew Church in Hastings on Hudson. ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA COFFEE HOUR takes place every Sunday after the 9:00 AM Family Mass. The St. Stanislaus Kostka Society welcomes all parishioners to join them. This Week s Candle Memorials : St. Matthew Tabernacle Candle: Frank DeSouza Sr. req. by his Grandchildren Blessed Mother Candles: In Memory of Kirk & Karl Soderstrom req. by Mom & Dad Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tabernacle Candle: Special Intentions for Amelia Cantatore In his encyclical on creation care, Pope Francis highlights integral ecology as the basis of the conversion we are all called to in order to save our common home from destruction. integral ecology is the profound, fundamental interconnection between God, human beings, and all the rest of creation. With Pope Francis we pray, triune God...Give us the grace to feel profoundly joined to everything that is. As we reflect on our relationship to life-giving water, the air we breathe, and the ground we walk on, let us think of actions that we can take locally to protect the air, water and land for the generations to come. We might consider supporting legislative bills of our city, country or state that will serve to do this. St. Patrick s Day Celebration Because the Social Committee is just in it s formative stage, and due to the lack of time, there will not be a St. Patrick s Day Celebration this year, which has been an annual celebration at Our Lady of Perpetual Help & St. Matthew. Unless we have more parishioners joining the parish social committee we will not be able to have a parish picnic and other social events. Please sign up if you would like to have parish social events. The Mass book is now OPEN through May 31st. If you would like to reserve a Mass in memory of a loved one, please contact the rectory at 914-478-2822. We have many Masses available during the week and on Sunday s at both Church locations. Mercy College s Modern Foreign Languages Program Proudly Presents Sicilian Music Night Michela Musolino, singer, performer and folklorist, will present an exploration of the Folk Music of Sicily. Musolino will perform a selection of Sicilian folk songs and discuss this musical tradition as a reflection of and a means of understanding the culture and history of Sicily. Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 6:30pm Location: Mercy College 555 Broadway Maher Hall Conference Room, 1 st Floor, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 For further information please contact Dr. Alan G. Hartman, Program Head of Modern Foreign Languages, at AHartman@Mercy.edu or 914-674-7229 Free and Open to the Public
Our Parish Committees - An Update The various parish committees have begun their work. We had previously presented a short description of the committees scope of work which has, as expected, evolved a bit. The committees are described below. For anyone who has not previously responded, but who is interested in a committee, please email the contacts listed below. The upcoming committee meetings are listed below. Making All Things New This committee is helping to bring the Past, Present and Future of St. Matthew/St. Stanislaus and Our Lady of Perpetual Help together into one living, loving entity. Functions of the committee: Gathering Parish history for preservation. Working on celebrations to honor the past individual community parishes. Planning how to strengthen our new parish life, both socially and liturgically. The next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room upstairs in the Rectory. The contact for the Making All Things New Committee is Tom McCabe - tmc152yo@yahoo.com. Liturgy The Liturgy Committee coordinates the various liturgy-related aspects of our parish. Included within its areas of responsibility will be the Rosary and Altar Societies, the Choir, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar servers, Ministers of Welcome (ushers) and Lectors. The next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room on the ground floor the Rectory. The contact for the Liturgy Committee is Pierre Fontaine - pfontaine123@hotmail.com. Peace and Justice This committee is addressing a range of issues discussed in the gospels and which form the centerpiece of Pope Francis papacy. These include homelessness, justice, charity, climate change and the moral issues faced in modern times. The committee will explore bringing such concerns down to the parish level. The next committee meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room on the ground floor the Rectory. The contact for the Peace and Justice Committee is Joseph DiSalvo - jdisalvo@nmdlaw.com.
Technology The objectives of the Technology Committee are to: Develop an Annual Strategic Operating Plan and budget recommendations. Provide an annual audit and needs-analysis for the parish s systems, technology and vendors. Advise on technology issues. Develop a multi-media communications strategy which would include the Parish Bulletin, FlockNotes and other communications opportunities. The next committee meeting has not been scheduled. The contact for the Technology Committee is Roberto Cioffi - roberto@cioffi.me. Education The Education Committee will identify and respond to the educational needs of our parish community including, but not limited to: Child Education the CCD Program Adult Education Scheduling spiritual retreats for the parish. Exploring and supporting continuing education opportunities through the Archdiocese Youth Group Exploring the formation of a High School education program. The next committee meeting has not been scheduled. The contact for the Education Committee is Alexandria Stroud - aps1024@aol.com. Plant and Grounds This committee will focus on the needs of the parishes many buildings and facilities: The landscaping, physical condition and maintenance of the buildings, parking lots and surrounding grounds. Reviewing various contracts for maintenance, repair and replacement. Recommendations to the Finance Committee, the Parish Council and the Pastor for capital improvements. The next committee meeting has not been scheduled. The contact for the Plant and Grounds Committee is Tom Milton- tomilton@optonline.net. Social Committee This committee will coordinate and oversee various parish social activities, including: CYO basketball The annual parish picnic Small receptions Parish dances and other seasonal activities such as a St. Patrick s Day Party The program for the homebound This committee will meet on Wednesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room upstairs in the Rectory. The contact for the Social Committee is Lee Kinnally - wlkinnally@gibney.com.