St. James the Apostle and Our Lady of the Lake/Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic Parish with the Eucharist as the center of its life. Our mission, as disciples of Jesus Christ, is to build up the Kingdom of God by leading, nourishing and serving the community in Word and Sacrament. Sunday of Divine Mercy April 23, 2017 12:00 PM Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Divine Mercy, St. James Church 12:30 PM Mass at Our Lady of the Lake/Mt. Carmel Polish - Solemn blessing of The Divine Mercy Image 1:00 PM Blessing of The Divine Mercy Image in the narthex of St. James Church 1:30 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 2:00 PM Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2:45 PM Talk on The Divine Mercy 3:00 PM Chaplet of The Divine Mercy in English and Polish 3:30 PM Benediction and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by Veneration of the Relic of St. Faustina. Readings for Divine Mercy Sunday First Reading: Acts 2:42-47 In the early days of the Church in Jerusalem, the faithful listened intently to the teachings of the apostles. Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Peter speaks to the Christians with joy and confidence, reminding them that through Christ s resurrection, they have been given a new birth and are heirs to the kingdom of heaven. Gospel: John 20:19-31 After his resurrection, Jesus appears to his disciples and gives them the power to forgive sins.
ANNOUNCED MASS INTENTIONS ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 VINCENT CIOFFI SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 201 7, SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY 8:00AM 10:00AM 12:00AM SILVESTRO PALUMBO ANDREW MCARDLE JAMES M. WALSH JOHN HANLEY MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2017 7:30PM JAMES P. GALLIGAN JAMES BURFORD JEANNE ROSSELLI TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2017 PETER CONVERY KAREN CORTESE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 LEO F. FLANGAN, SR. RITA AND RICHARD NOREYKO THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 ESTELA HUETTE ANGELINA ZAINO FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2017 FESER AND DICK FAMILY CARMINE MAZZELLA TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN TIME TO BE BORN: BAPTISMS FOR THE WEEK: TIME TO HEAL: THOSE WHO ARE ILL: TERRY SIEGEL, TERESA KOBYLINSKA, STACY BRIGANTE, WILLIAM MCGREEVY JR., JOHN MCGREEVY, KRISTEN KOMINOS, JOHN S PAGNOLI, CHARLES CLARKSON, BILL DIETERICH, MARIE BASCIANO, SAMANTHA BASCIANO, MARY BRADY, VINCE VILLANI, WILLIAM BIOLSI, GERARD BIOLSI, CLAUDE BOER, MARGARET CUNNINGHAM, PATRICIA UPTON, MICHAEL DIGNAM, THOMAS SARTORIS, TAYLOR DESALVO, SARAH FAIRBAIRN, PRISCILLA ELIZONDO, ZOFIA KOPACZ, MARK STAFFORD, SUSI SPROLE, BILL CALDERONE, PAUL JEURGENS, CARMINE STINGONE, CAMILLE SAVIOLA, MARYANN STAFFORD, RICK SCAMPOLI, ANNIE MCMORROW, PATRICIA FITZPATRICK, DYMPNA KENNEDY, JOHN KENNEDY, JAMES STEVENS, MARGARET CHILDRESS, JACK MARK, STEVE MARATTO, AUDRA RIBISI, DAN CROWLEY, TINA BORG, AL CAMONICO, MICHAEL YOUNGMAN, NANCY DUGAN, MIKE SCHMIDT, WILLIE DALBON, MARY GABRIEL, JENNIFER JOHNSON, DENNIS CARABALLO,, PATRICIA VERSEA, RANDY WACHTER, AL CANONICO, MARIE DIDONATO, BETTY AUBREY, KEN HURLEY, LOUIS LEONARDI, PAUL MCSWEENEY, EDIE CASSIDY, MARK LEON HALL, NANCY STORMINGER. A TIME TO DIE: THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: A TIME TO LOVE: MARRIAGES FOR THE WEEK: TIME FOR WAR: A TIME FOR PEACE: PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY CORY JAMES ESPEJO & JASON TERWILLIGER AND TIMOTHY FAY IN AFGHANISTAN. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 8:00AM RALPH SPANG BEA LEHNING CELEBRANTS FOR NEXT WEEK SCHEDULE NOT COMPLETED SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 8:00AM 10:00AM 12:00PM CARMINE MAZZOLA EVELYN CAMPANA DIANE ARDIRE PEOPLE OF ST. JAMES & OLL/MT. CARMEL ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 OUR LADY OF THE LAKE/ MOUNT CARMEL 8:00AM 10:00AM 12:00PM SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017 4:00PM BEA LEHNING SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2017, SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY 11:00AM 12:30PM ELLEN TULLY JEANNE ROSSELLI (L) GRZEGORZ AND IWONA PRZYTOL OUR LADY OF THE LAKE / MOUNT CARMEL SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 (MASS IN POLISH) 4:00PM SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 4:00PM SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 (L) MICHELLE CAMPBELL 11:00AM 12:30PM SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2017 11:00AM 12:30PM RITA WOODS JAMES YODICE JAN SUDOL FR. KURPIOS (MASS IN POLISH) (MASS IN POLISH) BANNS OF MARRIAGE 3rd Catherine Castelli and Mark Mezzone
STEWARDSHIP IN OUR PARISH BONANZA 2017 APRIL 16, 2015 EASTER SUNDAY COLLECTION GOLD ENVELOPES 41,077.50 1,517.00 Holy Thursday 1,979.00 Good Friday Holy Land Collection 2,608.00 PALM SUNDAY GRAND TOTAL 23,092.00 EASTER FLOWERS GRAND TOTAL 6,451.00 PARISH PAY FOR MARCH SUNDAY COLLECTIONS GOLD ENVELOPES 8,905.33 625.00 WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF ST. JAMES AND OUR LADY OF THE LAKE / MOUNT CARMEL Thank you for joining in our Eucharistic celebration. We are glad that you are here with us today, especially if you are a visitor, and sincerely hope that you will find nourishment for your faith and life here. If you have recently moved into our Parish, please introduce yourself to the priests, deacons and parish staff. You are cordially invited to register at our Parish Office at St. James. Our parish currently has 4,500 registered families. MONDAY NIGHT NOVENA MASS Each Monday evening, we gather as a community at 7:10pm to pray the Rosary together and then celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Following the Mass, we pray the Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal which affords us an opportunity to pray for our particular intentions and intercessions. All are invited. FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 23 TO APRIL 29 THE BREAD AND WINE USED IN ST. JAMES CHURCH THIS WEEK IS IN MEMORY OF MARGARET PORRICELLI DONATED BY: AMELIA MARR This week s 200 Bonanza Winners will be published next week! Winning tickets will be re-entered for subsequent drawings. Two tickets will be drawn each week for 200 prizes until November. Additionally, there will be 2,000 prizes drawn at the St. James Feast in July and on Thanksgiving Eve in November Feel free to buy the tickets for yourself or your family members; to partner with family and friends; or to sell tickets to your neighbors. Extra tickets are available in the Parish Office and School Office! Please fill out the bottom portion of the ticket(s), place it with your 50 per ticket into the envelope provided and return it in the collection at Mass, by mail, or drop it off at the School or Parish Office. St. James Youth Ministry is Calling all Students in Grades 8 to 12 You are never too young to change the world, you are never too young to serve the Lord! Next Meeting April 23rd Contact our Youth Minister, Kristina Iltcheva, Kristina.iltchev@outlook.com or 917-400-2186 Unannounced Masses Juanita Addeo, Digno Alverez, Margaret Bily, Branson Palmer, Joseph Petruzzellis, Eileen Ruggiero
ST. JAMES PRAYER GROUP The St. James Prayer Group meets every Thursday at 7:30pm in the Chapel of Life. Join us for praise and worship through song, a quiet time of scripture reading, sharing and intercessory prayer. We pray for the intentions of Pope Francis, our clergy, our parish, our own intentions and for those who have asked us to pray. The Prayer Group is open to all parishioners. Please join us for a peaceful evening away from the busyness of the day to be with Our Lord MEN OF ST. JAMES The Men of St. James come together for prayer and discussion the 2nd and 4th Saturday s at 7:00AM in the Carriage House. It is a place to re-kindle the fire that may have grown dim or just to meet other men who are also trying to be faithful Catholic men. RESPECT LIFE GROUP The Church is called to proclaim the gift of life, to serve life and to promote the culture of life. Life in abundance must be the heart of the new evangelization. Join the Respect Life Group every first Monday of each month at 7:30 for Mass and Novena. The meeting will follow in the Carriage House. Fr. Adolphus will facilitate the meetings. ST. SEBASTIAN S TERRACE AND COLUMBARIUM 201 Purchased - 251 Niches Still Available 100 niches engraved and interred. We have celebrated Mass at the Altar of our Terrace and Columbarium many times. The price of a niche is 2,500, which gives you the right to inter the cremains of two people. If you have been thinking of purchasing a niche, call Donna McCarthy at 845-225-2079 Ext. 105, on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday to schedule an appointment. For those of you not familiar with a Columbarium, it is a Latin word that describes a collection of niches to house urns containing cremated human remains. Usually inscribed with the person s name and dates of birth and death, columbaria are constructed to serve as permanent resting places for our loved ones in a churchyard or landscaped terrace. We pray that the Lord who has blessed this project, become a final resting place for many of our loved ones. ST. JAMES PARENTING GROUP St. James Gift Shop We are open on Sundays from 8am-1:15pm. Stop in to look at our nice selection of gifts and cards for First Holy Communion and Confirmation including First Holy Communion white ties, rosaries, veils, and prayer books. If you would like to volunteer, or have questions regarding gift shop items, please call Theresa @ (845) 278-8033. ATTENTION EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS AND LECTORS - UPCOMING SCHEDULE REQUESTS It will soon be time to prepare the EM and Lector schedule for the summer months. This schedule will span from June 11th, 2017, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity through September 3rd, 2017, the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Ordinary Time (Labor Day Weekend). All schedule changes must be submitted to Teri Dumont in the Parish Office in writing or emailed to: teri.dumont@stjamesapostle.org by Thursday, April 23rd. As always, we thank you for your service. Our spring session has begun!! Parents or grandparents of infants, toddlers and preschool children are welcome! Our goal is to share ideas and grow in our faith as parents and guardians of God s children. All sessions are Thursday mornings from 9:45am to 11:00am in the lower level of Our Lady of the Lake Mount Carmel Church. 5.00 per family includes coffee, tea, snack, juice, and a craft for the kids. All families are welcome, please stop in and join us. No prior registration is required. Bring a friend! Call Monica Marsich at 225-9570, or Stephanie Nix at 225-4250 with any questions St. James Garden Ministry Our Garden Ministry is looking for volunteers to help our Gardner, George Knochel, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, between 10AM and 4PM. We need people to help care for the grounds of St. James. If you are interested in helping to keep our grounds beautiful, please call the Parish Office, Extension 102.
St. James Children Choir ADULT FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM Director: Mrs. Mary Peters Marypmusic@comcast.net Saint James the Apostle Parish is offering a six- th Sunday May 14, 2017 (Mother s Day and May Crowning) Practice 10:15am before the Mass Mass at 11:00am in Our Lady of the Lake Church 2nd Graders are invited to come in their First Communion Outfits Children interested in being a reader as part of the liturgy should contact: Maura Crawford mcrawford@stjamescarmel.org Clothing Drive in Memory of Ronnie Cotter to benefit St. James School Sponsored by the Altar Rosary Society Do you have new or gently used clothing, shoes, pocketbooks, belts, blankets or comforters? We earn.15 a pound and all proceeds benefit a St. James School family in need of tuition support. You may drop your clothing to the Parish Office during the week of May 15 or directly to Doherty Hall on Sunday, May 21st. For details please contact Maria at 914-469-7410 or rea0013@aol.com. Cluster Prayer Cluster Meeting at St. Patrick s in Yorktown Thursday, April 27th at 6:45pm. Join us to praise God in song and scripture. Guest Speaker, Fr. Steve Norton will speak on Children of God through Adoption. week program each Monday, beginning April 17, 2017 from 7PM (sharp) to 8:30 PM in Doherty Hall, free of charge. Each evening will include a 30-minute video presentation by Dr. Tim Grey, Catholic teacher and evangelist utilizing the Lectio Divina method of prayer, practiced by millions today, and countless saints down through the ages. Discussion will follow. This video series is provided to us through Formed.org, our parish resource for Catholic media, videos, movies, faith development, books, and more. This program is being co-facilitated by Karen Tunney, Tracey Kane, and Lynne Diano. To register contact Karen Tunney at 845-742-3255 or email her at: ktunney1@comcast.net FOOD PANTRY Our food pantry is in need of the following: Shampoo, conditioner, dish soap, bar soap, paper towels, napkins, tissues, deodorant, coffee, rice, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, pancake mix and syrup, juice drinks. FORMED - The Best Catholic Content The best Catholic movies, e-books, teaching series, bible study programs, videos and much more! All this is FREE to our Parish. The FORMED website has been purchased for each Parish in our Archdiocese, for all Parishioners to use. Presentations are by renowned teachers such as Bishop Robert Baron, Dr. Scott Hahn, Tim Gray and more. All you need to do is Register at FORMED.org and enter the PARISH CODE KD4HBW Healing Mass A Healing Mass, with a free flow of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, will be held Tuesday May 2, 2017 at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, 1925 Route 82, LaGrangeville. Praise and Worship begins at 7:00pm; Mass at 730pm, with individual prayers for healing following mass. All are welcome to this Eastertide celebration of the power and glory of the Risen Christ. The event is sponsored by Spirit Wind Prayer Group. Details contact Pat or Joe at 8745440-3519. Lake Carmel Fire Department Open House April 30,2017 - between 10am-2pm Route 52, Carmel There will be demonstrations, etc. Bring your children to see our fire apparatus. Refreshments, 100% Volunteer
Retreat for High School Seniors Community Trip to Mohegan Sun Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries are having a HS Senior Retreat: May 6-7, 2017. Transition into your future with confidence & faith. Take time at this juncture of great change to focus on your past, present, and future. Discover and appreciate who you are, what you hold most dear, and acquire the tools to boldly embrace your future. 80.00/pp includes lodging, meals & materials. Mail application and non-refundable 40.00 deposit made payable to CYFM by May 2. Find info and application at www.cyfm.org and click on events Also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarrison. Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3609 Join us for Relay for Life s Prayerful Yoga Class On Angel s Wings Mohegan Sun Bus Trip Saturday May 13, 2017 Bus Departs at 10AM Acme in Patterson Bus Returns at 8PM Acme in Patterson 40.00 per person plus rewards: 15.00 Slot Play - 15 food Voucher Bagels on Departure, Sandwich s on Return Contact Maria, Team Captain Rea0013@aol.com or 914-469-7410. To make a donation to the team, go to Relay for Life Patterson and look up On Angel s Wings. Only 54 seats available on the bus. All Levels Welcome Treat yourself to an hour filled with a focus on your faith and health. The two classes will be in Doherty Hall and instructed by Certified Yoga Instructors. Saturday, May 20 and 27 from 8:30am- 9:30am Payments made by Check or Cash at the Class: 10.00 per class (All proceeds donated to St. James Parish) Class Format: Begin with an Opening Prayer Yoga postures will be instructed with modifications offered (chairs will be available for those who may opt to practice with the support of a chair). Class will conclude with a Reading from the Bible or a reflection. Closing prayer Bring to Class: Yoga Mat, Towel. Water If you have any questions, please contact certified instructors John DeJulio 914-522-4733 or Diane Trabulsy 845-225-7556 Jesus, I TrusT In You REVIVE! FAITH EVERY DAY! May 15, 2017, 6:00 PM - May 17, 2017 Event Location: St. Joseph's Church in Somers A three-night event coming to the parishes in our Community: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Saint James the Apostle, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Joseph, Saint Lawrence O'Toole, Saint Patrick, and Sacred Heart. Preaching, Witness Talks, Uplifting Music, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Mass. Catholics together reviving the Catholic Faith in our region! Visit the website to learn more and watch our inspiring video message: http://faitheveryday.com/home-2/. Women s Evenings What We Can Learn from the Women of the New Testament Evenings will be led by Fr Donal O Keefe, LC Tuesdays May 2 and June 6 6:30pm - 8:00pm Tristate RC Office (behind Resurrection Church) 920 Boston Post Rd, Rye, NY no fee, donation to Father appreciated. RSVP Linda ladyyoli@aol.com or 914 391 2309 www.regnumchristinyctnj.org
The 2017 Cardinal s Annual Stewardship Appeal serves many diverse communities across our 10 counties. As disciples of Christ, we are called to help one another and be merciful, as Jesus taught us. It is only with your help that the Cardinal s Appeal continues its good work in our communities. Through our ministries and charities, the Cardinal s Appeal continues to be a beacon of hope for our brothers and sisters in faith. SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP requires many years of study and spiritual preparation. Let us show our seminarians that we support them, and are proud of their decision to dedicate their lives to serve the people of God. PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER YOUR SACRIFICE! 2017 CARDINAL S CAMPAIGN AS OF APRIL 13, 2017 ARCHDIOCESAN GOAL PLEDGED PAID AVERAGE GIFT 124,500.00 55,610.00 43,839.00 270.00 WE HAVE 4,700 REGISTERED FAMILIES IN OUR DATA BASE. TO DATE WE HAVE 204 GIFTS PLEDGED. ONLY 4% OF OUR PARISH FAMILIES HAVE MADE A PLEDGE THUS FAR. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A GIFT! Make AN ONLINE GIFT TODAY! www.cardinalsappeal.org Thank you to all those who have already responded!