May 7, 2017 St. Columbanus Parish 122 Oregon Road Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 St. Columbanus Church and Rectory Rev. Pratap Reddy Gatla MHM, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Keenan, Retired Priest in Residence Christopher Mendoza, Deacon Carol Connolly, Financial Administrator - Phyllis McGinnis, Secretary Bulletin Team, stcolumbanusbulletin@gmail.com Karen Longwell, Music Director 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. 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* RECTORY: Phone: 914-737-4705 / Fax: 914-736-7476 DILLON (CHURCH) HALL: Phone: 914-736-1592 Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance of desired wedding date. Every First Friday by Priests and Deacon. 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 7:00 p.m. BAPTISM PROCEDURE: 1. Call Rectory as soon as possible. 2. Appointment for Parents with Priest or Deacon; - this conference is mandatory. 3. Baptism Ceremony every Sunday at 1:15 p.m. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Stephanie Carlone, Coordinator (914-739-2441) Monday evenings: 7:00-8:30 p.m.; Saturday mornings: 9:00-10:30 a.m..; Sunday mornings: 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 Mrs. Bernadette Frohm, Principal Mrs. Margaret Roche, Administrative Assistant School Phone: 914-739-1200 / School Fax: 739-1109 School Website: www.st-columbanus.com
MAY 7, 2017 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH #481/PAGE 2 MASSES FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY ~ May 7 Fourth Sunday of Easter 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Deacon John Coppola 10:00 a.m. Our Parish & Parishioners Intentions 11:00 a.m. Deacon John J. Coppola 12:00 p.m. Robert Friedel MONDAY ~ MAY 8 9:00 a.m. Edith Gaglione TUESDAY ~ MAY 9 Thomas Collins Sr. 9:00 a.m. Mark Ayers WEDNESDAY ~ MAY 10 Saint Damian de Veuster, Priest Annaliese Obidzinski 9:00 a.m. THURSDAY ~ MAY 11 9:00 a.m. The Living & Deceased Members of the Singleton Family MARRIAGE BANNS Please notify the rectory six months prior to the proposed wedding date. STEWARDSHIP A WAY OF LIFE Tithing: God s Plan for Giving May 1, 2016 ~ $7,086.00 April 30, 2017 ~ $6,709.00 WINE, HOST, AND TABERNACLE CANDLE The week long burning of the tabernacle candle, along with the hosts and wine of this week s Masses are in loving memory of Michael Feldman, donated by Barbara Kelly Feldman. Please keep Michael in your prayers. FRIDAY ~ MAY 12 Saints Nereus & Achilleus, Martyrs; Saint Pancras, Martyr 9:00 a.m. Dorothy & Joseph Brady Chris Conboy SATURDAY ~ MAY 13 8:30 a.m. Mary Quinn 5:00 p.m. Scott Sanler 6:00 p.m. Fabro-Williamson Deceased Family Members SUNDAY S READINGS Fourth Sunday of Easter 1st Reading: God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. (Acts of the Apostles 2:14a, 36-41) Psalm: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. (Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6) 2nd Reading: You have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. (Saint Peter: 2:20b-25) Alleluia: Gospel: I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. I am the gate for the sheep (John 10:1-10) MOTHER S DAY CARDS Mother s Day cards may be found in both Church vestibules as a Novena of Masses will be held for those enrolled. Please write the name or names on the outer envelope and place in the collection baskets during upcoming Masses; the envelopes shall remain on the altar the entire Month of May. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Kelsey Berger~Annemarie DeScisciolo Justin Fedele~Les Fernandez~Mia Finnegan Abina Furnari~Alena Radke Gabriel Frank Gaglione~John Grogan~Alex Hetsko Marvin Keeler~Christine Keenan Kerry Kennedy~Arlene Kolosky Joseph Marshall~Robert McLoughlin Roselea Megna~John Michael~Robert Modena Vivian Pabon~Rich Pettersen~Robert Schiavo Doreen Robinson~Fr. Francis Samoylo John & Cathy Samoylo~Patrick Scelza Evan Shiels~Rosemary Soboleski Paula Stasfiero~Arlene Stetzner~Ralph Capodieci Tony Tanner~Jeni Schutrick Vitiello
MAY 7, 2017 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! May 12th is Team #2 T. O Shaughnessy Kitchen: L. Rocco No one under 18 is allowed in Dillon Hall while Bingo is in session. HEALING MASSES A Mass for Healing will be also celebrated at Holy Rosary Church, Hawthorne, NY on Monday, May 8th at 7:30pm. Fr. Peter Claver Ugo will be the celebrant. A Healing Mass will be held at St. Patrick s in Yorktown on Thursday, May 18th. Songs of Praise will begin at 6:45pm followed by Mass at 7:00pm. Msgr. Edward Barry will be the celebrant. SECOND COLLECTION There will be a second collection today for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Please be as generous as your means allows. HONORING OUR VETERANS All Veterans and active Service men and women welcome. Come and thank our service men and women on Sunday, May 28th after the 10:00am Mass. Breakfast will be served. MAY CROWNING Our parish will be crowning the statue of our Blessed Mother at the St. Columbanus Church Monday, May 15 th at 7:00 p.m. The crowning of the Blessed Mother has been a beautiful tradition to which the church and our parish in particular has a special devotion. There will be a Rosary procession to which all parishioners are invited to participate in and all First Holy Communicants are encouraged to attend in their First Communion finery. All children are asked to bring a flower for Our Lady as a symbol of their devotion. Please join us in prayer to our Blessed Mother for her intercession and healing in these difficult times. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2017 CONFIRMANDI Allison Anderson Gabriel Andino Gabriel Astrologo Luis Barros Matthew Borchick Alyssa Bruno Mia Calemmo Alexis Crawford Bryan Cunningham Haley DeRosa Cheyenne Diaz Zurene Diaz Michael doebbler Paul Duggan Dean Fejes Kiera Gainer Kathleen Gallello Aidan Gavigan Joseph Gorbecki Trey Greene Emma Guglich Rachel Iavicoli Daniel Knuth Garrett Leitmann Anthony Smith Parker Sperrazza Emma Lekovic Daniella Milano Nathaniel Molnar Tom Ndreu Catherine O Sullivan Dominick Paonessa Mason Papp-Zahra Juliette Paulus Arkadiusz Pelc Christopher Poust Kyle Powell Makenzie Quick Michael Racanello Thomas Roazzi Sabrina Rocco Joanna Celeste Rodrigues Caitlin Theresa Spiliotis Fynn Oliver Sternagel Arianna Stockinger Catherine Ann Thomas Eduardo Tinoco Joseph Vaccaro Jessica Helen Walsh Brianna Romero Sarah Michelle Soto Kirsten Marie Spielvogel BIBLE STUDY REGISTRATION Come join us as we uncover the mysteries of Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come. Registration forms are in both St. Columbanus and Martyr s Church lobbies. Study starts September 11, 2017. For more information, please call Donna, 914-739-1730.
MAY 7, 2017 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH_ #481/PAGE 4 Congratulations to the St. Columbanus School and Religious Education Students who received the sacrament of Confirmation last Wednesday. We thank Bishop Byrne for conferring the sacrament. In the sacrament of Confirmation the fullness of the Holy Spirit is given to those receiving the sacrament. In the day and age we live in it is important to recognize that we need the grace of the Holy Spirit in order to live a good Catholic life which alone can bring us true happiness and lead us to eternal life. It was the Holy Spirit at Pentecost that gave the timid Apostles the courage to proclaim the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ and His one true church, the Roman Catholic Church. However, the sacraments are not magic where we become instant saints without any effort on our part. We must cooperate with the graces God gives us. We must pray and stay close to Jesus through the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion. We must pray that we use the gifts received in Confirmation. St. Thomas Aquinas explains them: Wisdom is to know about " divine things" and live according to divine truth. Understanding is penetrating insight into the very heart of things, especially those higher truths that are necessary for our eternal salvation in effect, the ability to "see" God. Counsel allows a man to be directed by God in matters necessary for his salvation. Fortitude denotes the courage to do good and in avoid evil, particularly when it is difficult or dangerous to do so. Knowledge is the ability to judge correctly about matters of faith and right action, so as to never wander from the straight path of justice. Piety is revering God with filial affection, by offering worship and duty to God, while acting justly towards all, and honoring the saints and not contradicting Scripture. The Latin word pietas denotes the reverence that we give to our father and to our country; since God is the Father of all. Fear of God is, in this context, " filial" or chaste fear whereby we revere God and avoid separating ourselves from him as opposed to "servile" fear, whereby we fear punishment. I hope that the parents will foster the living of the faith at home by prayer and by attending Mass on Sunday and Holy Days. A secular survey showed that the two most important things families can do to remain stable and peaceful are to pray and worship together and to eat meals together as a family. We all know the greatest meal ever celebrated was the Last Supper, when Christ instituted the Mass. Certainly we should always seek to nourish our souls as we care for our physical needs by receiving Holy Communion worthily at Mass. As we speak of Mass and Holy Communion, let us remember to pray for our children who will receive their First Holy Communion this Saturday, May 13, which is also the 100 th anniversary of the appearance of our Lady to the 3 shepherd children of Fatima in Portugal. Before our Lady appeared, an angel gave Holy Communion to the children. May our children on their 1 st Holy Communion be ever close to Jesus and Mary. In Jesus and Mary, Fr. Frank Samoylo
MAY 7, 2017 ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH #481/PAGE 5 FOUR SAINTS CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT AND DINNER Monday, June 12, 2017 Hollow Brook Golf Club 1060 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor Honorees at this year s tournament include our Pastor, Fr. Francis Samoylo! Proceeds from the event will benefit local schools, including St. Columbanus School. Register for golf, dinner, and sponsorship at www.foursaintscup.com. NEW PARISHIONER WELCOMER NEEDED Due to family responsibilities and a new job, I am unable to continue organizing the New Parishioners welcoming events which occur 3 times a year. It entails sending a package of information about St. Columbanus to new parishioners, along with an invitation to a breakfast held on the third Sunday of March, June, and November after the 10:00 a.m. Mass. If you are interested in volunteering please call Susan Goderre at 914-261-6842. THIS WEEK S EVENTS Religious Ed. ~ Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Rosary Recitation ~ Mon.-Sat., 8:00 a.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Mon-Fri., 9:30 a.m. Adoration ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. Religious Ed. ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. K of C Officer Meeting ~ Monday, 7:30 p.m. Legion of Mary ~ Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Bible Study ~ Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice ~ Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Communion Practice ~ Thursday, 3:00 p.m. Communion Practice ~ Friday, 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Friday, 3:00 p.m. Bingo ~ Friday, 7:30 p.m. First Holy Communion ~ Saturday, 11:00 a.m. LOST AND FOUND A silver necklace was lost at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Easter Sunday. Please contact Nia at 914-774-1214 if found. BIBLE SPORTS CAMP Children in grades 5-8, come join us at St. Columbanus for a Bible Sports Camp this summer. Details coming soon.