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 The Reverend Paul Mijas, Parochial Vicar Timohy Koso, II, Deacon 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 David Ucci, M.B.A 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 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, 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 () Sunday es: (Anicipaed ) 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. Holy Day es: Please check he bullein and Websie for Holy Day mass imes. 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 The Sacramen of Holy Bapism Call he church office o make arrangemens for appoinmen and insrucions. The Sacramen of Holy Marimony Couples should conac he parish office six o eigh monhs in advance of he proposed marriage. The Sacramen of he Anoining of he Sick If you are anicipaing surgery, please conac he parish office. Religious Educaion To regiser, and for informaion, call: 518-463-4447 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 A home or in he hospial, please call he parish office. 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. Please pass he bullein on o a neighbor or friend. Handicapped-Accessible www.cahedralic.com
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ALBANY Firs Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Jeremiah s propheic words in he firs oracle are a warning o hose who mislead he Lord s people. The shepherds who did no care for heir people, he Lord will punish. No longer will hey have heir jobs, for he Lord will replace hem wih shepherds who will end o heir flocks. In he second oracle, Jeremiah communicaes he Lord s promise ha he will raise up a righeous shoo o David. The king will save boh Israel and Judah hrough his reign of jusice. As Chrisians, we believe Jesus Chris is he fulfillmen of his oracle. He is our jusice, he jusice of he world. Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-18 Chris Jesus abolishes he wall ha once divided Jews and Geniles. They are now one body in Chris exising in peace. All he legaliies and deailed commands of he Mosaic law are no longer necessary. Wha is necessary is ha we srive as a people o live he uniy of he one Church in realiy. We can remind each oher of he peace Jesus brough so as o overcome facionalism when i does appear. Gospel: Mark 6:30-34 Las Sunday, Jesus sen he Twelve ou o proclaim repenance, o exorcise demons, and o heal he sick. In his Sunday s gospel, he Twelve reurn and provide Jesus wih a summary repor. True o his form as an evangelis of few words, Mark does no describe o us wha he Twelve repored. Their mission, however, mus have exhaused hem because Jesus invies hem o come away and res by hemselves. Crowds followed hem even when hey lef by boa. Jesus mercy ook over as he responds o crowds who desperaely need a shepherd. Perhaps he Twelve were sill able o res and Jesus mercy exended o hem as well as he crowds he augh. 2 DIOCESAN MARRIAGE JUBILEE Sunday, Ocober 7 a 2 p.m. a The Cahedral of he Immaculae Concepion. Sponsored by he Office of Lay Minisry & Parish Faih Formaion. Addiional informaion will follow hrough he summer. Quesions can be direced o 518-453-6644. 2018 Peer s Pence Nex week our second collecion will be for Peer s Pence, which provides Pope Francis wih he funds he needs o carry ou his chariable works around he world. The proceeds of his collecion benefi our brohers and sisers on he margins of sociey, including vicims or war, oppression and disasers. Please be generous in nex week s Collecion supporing he Holy Faher as a winess of chariy o hose who are suffering. Concer For Vocaions All are invied o he Concer For Vocaions on Augus 7, 2018 a S. Pius X Church, Loudonville. The evening begins wih a Holy Hour a 6pm followed by he concer a 7pm. A ligh recepion follows. HEARTS AFLAME EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger has announced a major even for he Roman Caholic Diocese of Albany: he Hears Aflame Eucharisic Congress o be held Saurday, Sepember 22, 2018 a he Shrine of he Norh American Maryrs in Auriesville. 136 Shrine Rd, Amserdam, NY 12010. In our Caholic radiion, a Eucharisic Congress is a special gahering led by he bishop focused on our Lord Jesus in he Eucharis. I is a ime of joy, fellowship, prayer, and uniy. This will be a ime of spiriual renewal for our whole diocese. All Caholics in he diocese are invied o aend. Hears Aflame is a free even open o all; here is no cos o aend. Lunch available for purchase or bring your own.
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DOMINICAN RETREAT/CONFERENCE CEN- TER Locaed a 1945 Union Sree in Niskayuna he Cener will be offering he following programs in Augus. Call 518-393-4169. Aug 4 1:30-3:30pm Card-making Workshop for Men & Women Aug 8 7-8pm Vespers for he Feas of S. Dominic Aug 14 9:45am-3pm Marian Day of Reflecion Aug 16 7-8pm Sung Vespers in he Spiri of Taize Babysier s Training Course Pasoral Cener, 40 N. Main Ave, Albany 12:30pm-4:00 pm. Augus 19h. The American Red Cross Babysier Training Course provides youh Ages 11-15 who are currenly or who are planning o babysi wih he knowledge and skills necessary o safely and responsibly give care for children and infans. For quesions or more informaion please call Brian Evers a 518-453-6655 or email @ breakawayrainingservices@gmail.com Cos: $70 Regiser by email: breakawayrainingservices@gmail.com Www.breakawayrainingservices.com To celebrae he 20h anniversary of he Kaeri Tekakwiha Inerfaih Peace Conference, on Friday evening, Augus 17, 2018 a 6:30 PM we will board he Duch Apple Cruise Line in Albany, NY for a 3 hour Hudson River Cruise. Preseners include Ann Wrigh, Kahy Kelly, Ray McGovern, William Rivers Pi and Grea Zarro. Music by Terri Roben, Mark Emanaian, Sheri Bauer and Bob Green. Cash bar. The boa will depar a 7 PM sharp! The cos is $25 per person when ickes are paid for by Augus 1, 2018. Afer Augus 1, ickes are $35 each. Checks are made ou o Veerans For Peace. Mail Checks o: John Amidon 25 Melrose Avenue Albany, NY 12203 If you have any quesions please email John a jajaja1234@aol.com 3 Sewardship Treasure The collecion for July 8h was $3,751.34. The aendance was 381. 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. CATHEDRAL TOURS Beginning July 11h here will be a our of he Cahedral on Wednesdays a 12:45 pm (following he 12:15 liurgy.) The our will normally ake one hour and will be conduced by Tom Killeen. Reservaions are no required. Please sop in any Wednesday and learn more abou his beauiful building ha is he cener of our spiriual life. Please pray for our sick; 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, Rosa Maria Sanos
July 22, 2018 Cahedral Liurgical Celebraions, Meeings and Inenions for he week of July 21,2018 July 29,2018 Saurday, July 21, 5:15PM Sunday, July 22, 9:00AM Inenion: Shirley & Thomas Riley 11:00AM Inenion: Ann Normandine Requesed by: Ginger Miller 5:00PM Monday, July 23, 12:15 P M Inenion: Eileen Cahill Requesed by: Mr & Mrs. Michael Rizzo Tuesday, July 24, 7:15AM 12:00PM AA meeing (recory) Wednesday, July 25, 12:15 PM Inenion: Janice Poskowski Reques by. Mr & Mrs. Michael Rizzo 12:45 PM Cahedral Tour-All are Welcome Thursday, July 26, 7:15 AM Friday July 27, 12:15 PM Saurday, July 28, 5:15PM Sunday, July 29, 9:00AM 11:00AM 4A
July 22, 2018 From Faher LeFor Firs Friday Devoions Having recenly compleed my firs year here wih you, and being able o share my priesly minisry here a he Cahedral wih Fr. Tallman and Fr. Mijas, I believe we re a a good poin o begin o offer Firs Friday Devoions from Confessions a 11:30am o 3:30pm, a saple in our Church s hisory and liurgical life. Fr. Mijas has graciously acceped o hear confessions a 11:30am and o offer he 12:15pm each Friday. On he firs Friday of each monh, immediaely following he Prayer Afer Communion, Fr. Mijas will expose he Mos Blessed Sacramen, singing he hymn of exposiion, O Saluaris Hosia. A he conclusion of he hymn, he will lead he reciaion of he liany o he Sacred Hear of Jesus which will hen allow for public adoraion of he Mos Blessed Sacramen. A 3:00pm, here will be reciaion of he Divine Mercy Chaple, hymn before benedicion Tanum Ergo concluding prayer, benedicion of he Mos Blessed Sacramen, he Divine Praises, reposiion and concluding hymn, Holy God We Praise They Name. Firs Friday Devoions will commence on Friday, Augus 3 rd and coninue each Firs Friday hereafer. L m g d A p Inenions Having a mass offered for an individual is a wonderful way o honor heir memory. If you wish o reques a mass inenion, please call or email he recory office a: 518-463-4447 or cicalban@rcda.org. The donaion for a mass inenion is $10.00. You may enclose he filled ou form below along wih your donaion. Jus drop i in he collecion baske or mail i o he recory. Cahedral of he Immaculae Concepion Inenion reques: If he dae and ime are available, I would like o reques a mass inenion for he following: Dae Name for he inenion Please indicae if he inenion is for living or deceased Requesed by Phone number Email Amoun enclosed 4B