The Mos Reverend Edward B. Scharfenberger, D.D. Bishop of Albany The Very Reverend David R. LeFor, S.T.L., V.G., Recor The Reverend John Tallman, Parochial Vicar In residence The Mos Reverend Howard J. Hubbard, D.D. Bishop Emerius Religious Educaion and Faih Formaion Dr. Thomas Fowler Cahedral Social Services Deparmen Siser Margare Mary Hohl, D.C. Direcor of Music and Organis Dr. Brian F. Gurley Coordinaor of Developmen / Public Relaions / Evens Mr. Thomas M. Prindle Parish Secreary Pilar Dell Parish Bookkeeper Mrs. Kahy Zorian Faciliies Manager Sacrisans Mr. Brian Cosgrave Mr. Marin Powell Trusees Mrs. Debra Bleezarde Mr. Claude Rounds Parish Council Chair Mrs. Gerry Johnson Recory and Cahedral Offices 125 Eagle Sree Albany, New York 12202-1718 Phone: 518-463-4447 Email: CICAlban@rcda.org Fax: 518-514-1441 Web address: www.cahedralic.com Follow us on facebook! hps:://www.facebook.com/albanycahedral Religious Educaion Office Email: FFCICa@rcda.org Phone: 518-463-4447 ex. 4 Church Music Office Phone: 518-463-4447 ex. 5 Email: brian.gurley@rcda.org Social Services/Food Panry Office Siser Margare Mary Hohl, D.C. 93 Park Avenue, basemen office Phone: 518-463-2279 Email: socser@nycap.rr.com Cahedral Conven 93 Park Avenue Albany, New York 12202 Phone: 518-436-7697 Developmen / Public Relaions / Evens Office Mr. Thomas Prindle Phone: 518-453-6657 Email: homas.prindle@rcda.org CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in he ciy and Diocese of Albany Esablished 1848 Corner of Eagle Sree and Madison Avenue (a he Empire Sae Plaza), Albany, NY Mission Saemen We, he worshipping communiy of he Cahedral of he Immaculae Concepion of he Roman Caholic Diocese of Albany, rooed in he Gospel and he celebraion of he Eucharis, seek o make known God s love in he world hrough serving one anoher, sharing our faih and welcoming all. Schedule of Liurgical Celebraions The Holy Eucharis (Mass) Sunday Masses: (Anicipaed Mass) 5:15 p.m. on Saurday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday Weekdays: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 7:15 a.m. The Sacramen of Reconciliaion (Confession) Monday-Wednesday-Friday: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Saurday: 4:00-5:00 p.m. and by appoinmen Please pass he bullein on o a neighbor or friend. The Sacramen of Holy Marimony Religious Educaion To regiser, and for informaion, call: Parish Food Panry 93 Park Avenue; Basemen, Enrance a norh side of building Food and personal care iems colleced on he las Sunday of he monh. Food disribued Monday-Friday l0:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Pasoral Visis Conac he recory office o schedule a our. Tours of he Cahedral available by appoinmen Personal amplifying unis for he hearing impaired are available in he sacrisy. Handicapped-Accessible www.cahedralic.com
OF THE IMMACULATE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Firs Reading: Acs 1:15-17,20a,20c-26 Proclaimed in he conex of he Sevenh Sunday of Easer, we focus on how he minisry of he Aposles coninues in he early Church. A new leader is chosen hrough discernmen and in communion wih oher Aposles and believers. The Eleven, now Twelve again, will coninue heir proclamaion of he Risen Chris and he new life he offers. Second Reading: 1 John 4:11-16 Now, nearing he final days of Easer Time, we hear hese words again. The message is simple, ye profound. The words his Sunday as he pas few Sunday are words of love. God is love. We know his because he sen his Son as he Savior of he world. We go forh and carry on his work as he reurns o he Faher. Ours is he call o each ohers how o live in God s love. We do his wihin a communion of faihful people who consanly reminds us of God s love and our ongoing inviaion from him o live in i. Gospel: John 17:11b-19 Joy is Jesus wish for his dear ones, his disciples. He knows he ook care of hem while he was wih hem on earh, bu he mus reurn o he Faher. So now he prays ha he Faher wach over hem while hey are sill in he world. He does no wan his followers removed from he world, for hen hey have no impac on he world. Bind hem o he ruh and make hem holy are Jesus desires for he disciples and us. To all our mohers, grandmohers, greagrandmohers, godmohers: Happy Moher s Day. I hope all of us ake he opporuniy o pray for our moms, and o hank hem for he gifs hey share wih us especially he gif of heir loving care. Wih love from he recory, Frs. LeFor and Tallman. DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE FORUM You are invied o he Diocesan Respec Life Forum laer in June. This annual meeing provided by he Respec Life Office offers an opporuniy for Respec Life Minisry leaders and hose ineresed in Respec Life work o mee one anoher, share resources, ideas, sories, updaes, and o socialize and nework. Plan o aend on Friday, June 22, 2018 from 7:00 9:00 PM a S. Ambrose Church Parish Cener, (347 Old Loudon Rd, Laham, NY.) RSVP by emailing renee.morgiewicz@rcda.org or by calling 453-6609. DOMINICAN RETREAT / CONFERENCE CEN- TER Locaed a 1945 Union Sree in Niskayuna, he Cener will be offering he following programs in May. Call 518-393-4525. May 7 7-9pm Dream Group May 11 6:00pm Girls Nigh Ou Finding Humor and Holiness in Everyday Momens May 12 10am-3pm Women s Day of Reflecion May 17 7-8pm Sung Vespers in he Spiri of Taize The parish family of he Cahedral of he Immaculae Concepion exends sincere condolences o he family of hose who have died, especially Anoinee R. Caalano 2 Gran hem, O Lord, we pray, and all who sleep in Chris, a place of refreshmen, ligh and peace.
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER The film, "A Calling", feauring in par he Church of S. Lucy/S. Bernadee, Alamon will have a local screening a Procor's on May 25h a 5:30 and 7:30 pm. "A Calling" is a sory abou Caholic women, religious, married, single, young & old. I is abou he rue power of hese women as demonsraed hroughou hisory. Tickes can be purchased a Procors for $10. If you haven' seen he railers, go o www.acalling.njvisciofilms.com Breakaway Camp is a licensed raining provider for he American Red Cross and American Safey and Healh Insiue. We are offering a babysiing course which includes basic CPR and Firs Aid for youh ages 11-15. Sunday, June 3rd 12:30-4:30pm Pasoral Cener 40 N. Main Ave, Albany Cos: $70 Regiser by email: breakawayrainingservices@gmail.com Caholic Singles Weekend and heir friends, June 15-17, 2018-Pyramid Life Cener, a beauiful camp and lodge run by he Diocese of Albany in Paradox NY- all inclusive social weekend in a beauiful seing a a grea price. For info, e mail cahsing@yahoo.com Sewardship Treasure The collecion for The Sixh Sunday of Easer May 6h was $5,200.20. The aendance was 540. Thank you for all you have given o he Cahedral. The Cahedral offers on-line giving. You can make your chariable donaions online. Jus go o he Cahedral websie a www.cahedralic.com. I is quick, easy and secure! Thank you o all who demonsrae such generous care for our Cahedral parish. Cahedral Seeking Phoographs of he Confessionals As par of ensuring ha is image collecion is as complee as possible, he Cahedral s Hisory & Heriage Program is seeking phoographs of he Cahedral s confessionals. If you have any phoographs of he confessionals ha you would allow he Hisory and Heriage Program o scan and save, please conac he Cahedral Office a 518-463-4447 or CICAlban@rcda.org so we can make arrangemens. Cahedral voluneers will be glad o share he scans so he donor will also have an elecronic version of heir phoos. Spring Enrichmen 2018- Companions along he journey, May 16 18, a he College of Sain Rose, Albany. Wednesday, May 16, Remembering he Pas wih Graiude. Feauring Mos Rev. Howard J. Hubbard and Fr. Richard Fragomeni. For more informaion www.rcda.org HOSPICE OFFERINGS :Hospice offers he following Grief Suppor Service for children o age 17: Wave Riders a no cos suppor group ha mees weekly on Thursdays June 21- July 19 (5:30-6:30pm) a Rensselaer Hospice Conac Dana Carll 518-285-8137 Camp Erin Albany: Sepember 21-23 a weekend overnigh for hose 6-17 grieving he deah of a loved one a Fowler Camp& Rerea Cener on Sacandaga Lake in Speculaor (ransporaion provided from Roerdam) conac Amy Burkhar a 518-843-5412 3 Please pray for our sick; Rosemarie Abiz, Jeffrey Abraham, Rober Buell, Shirley Anderson, Lucy Apisa, Sephen Beaie, Grace Isabelle Caruso, Carmella Cervera, Mary Faih Colvin, Theresa Cooney, Sr., Gerrude Cosenke, RSCJ, Marc Daniels, John Dare, Jr., Denise Degasparis, Michael Dolan, Ann Dohery, JoAnn DeLucia, Diane Fonanelli, Angelo Fraianni, Janee Fusco, Michael Gilman, Bernice Girma, Karen Goral, Carol Greenshields, Jean Gubrod, Bryan Hanley, Sophie Hanley, Jacqueline Heisler, Kenneh Hockeson; Douglas Hoffeler, Dorohy Jordan, Reny Jose, Bill Keane, Amy Keegan, James Laung,Mary Lauria, Donald Law, Gayle Leonard, Rebecca Leno, Therese Lenz, Diane Lo Pree, John McGrah, Mary Grace Meneses Sr., Maria Mercurio, CSJ, Sephanie Merenda, Diane Mueller, James Murphy, Mary Murphy, Shane O Donnell, Josephine Picherale, Marcia Pedone, Caherine Rappazzo, Mary Rose Robolao, Mark Roman, Mahew Rosao, Megan Ruhman, Joe Shea, Elaine Spoor, Jane Srodel, Adam Venura, Sebasian Vicencio, Richard Warner, Raphael Warner
May 13, 2018 Cahedral Liurgical Celebraions, Meeings and Mass Inenions for he week of May 13,2018 May 20,2018 Saurday, May 12, 5:15PM Mass Inenion: Dorohy Cardinale Requesed by: Maria Marchio Sunday, May 13, 9:00AM Mass Inenion: Marjorie Nardacci Requesed by: Don Nardacci 11:00AM Mass Inenion: Billy Horan Requesed by: Jim Horan 5:00PM Mass Monday, May 14, 12:15 P M Mass Inenion: Teresa Swider Tuesday, May 15, 7:15AM Mass Inenion: Julianne Fox 12:00PM AA meeing (recory) 6:00PM PAC meeing Wednesday, May 16, 12:15 PM Mass Thursday, May 17, 7:15 AM Mass Friday, May 18, 12:15 PM Mass Saurday, May 19, 11:00 AM Diaconae Ordinaion 5:15PM Mass Sunday, May 20, 9:00AM Mass Inenion: Brendon Gross Requesed by: Eric and Maureen Gross 11:00AM Mass 5:00PM Charismaic Mass Bishop Emerius Howard Hubbard presiding 4A
May 13, 2018 From Faher LeFor Window of Eas Façade Work has finally begun for he process o resore he grea window of he eas façade of he Cahedral. All glass is being removed, wood repairs will be compleed and resored, or replacemen glass will be re-insalled and, finally, pain will be applied o rim. All of his is scheduled o be compleed in Ocober. Please pray for a successful compleion of his projec. 2018 Bishop s Appeal Las weekend we kicked-off our annual Bishop s Appeal here a he Cahedral. This year, our goal has been se a $76,511.00, a reducion of 3% from las year s goal. Tha sounds like a lo, because i is a lo! Bu each year you demonsrae jus how generous you are in your suppor of he works of Bishop Scharfenberger and hose of he diocesan offices: all hose effors are really direced for he good of all our parishes and he people who seek services from us. Las weekend a all our masses, I drew special aenion o jus some of he needs our parish has had over he las several monhs, and how he diocesan offices aided us. Yes, he bishop is consanly seeking o spread he joy of he gospel hroughou our 14 counies he can only do ha if we assis him wih our care and our sharing he blessings we have received. Please prayerfully consider how you migh add your gifs o his year s appeal and make a commimen o his year s Bishop s Appeal. Thank you for your prayerful and generous consideraion. L m g d A p Cahedral Classic Golf Ouing We have finalized preparaions for our 20 h Annual Cahedral Classic Golf Ouing o be held a Wolfers Roos Counry Club on Monday, June 25 h. All are welcome o join us for a wonderful ime of lunch, golf, anics, fun, drinks and dinner wih los of prizes, including 2 ickes o he Meropolian Opera in New York Ciy! Wheher you golf or simply wan o enjoy a social even and dinner wih us, please consider joining us! Visi cahedralic.com/ cahedral-classic/ for more informaion and/or regisraion or call 518-463-4447. 4B