138 Washington Avenue, Cobleskill, NY 12043 (518) 234-2892 Parish Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday Website : http://stvincentdepaulcobleskillny.com/ Email : [email protected]Masses: Saturday Vigil at 4:00 p.m., Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Reconciliation: is available before 4 p.m. Mass weekly; seasonal communal services Sacrament of the Sick: is celebrated communally several times yearly and upon request Parish Registration, Baptism and Marriage preparation Please contact Parish Office Engaged couples need to contact the parish at least SIX months before the proposed wedding date. Godparents must be confirmed practicing Catholics over 16 years old. Faith Formation and Youth Ministry: Please contact the Parish Office for registration. Parish Staff Connie W. James, SNDdeN, Parish Life Director Gary Surman, Deacon Rev. James Donlon, Assisting Priest Kathy Burgin, Music Director Rachael Surman Rys, Office Manager Veronica Schmidt-Henzler, Bookkeeper Karen Brueck, Trustee Connie Vrooman, Trustee Ruth Van Deusen, Chair, Finance Committee Greg Rys, Campus Ministry, SUNY/Cobleskill Marge Dafeldecker, Facilitator, Faith Formation Ted Krisowaty, Youth Ministry Patrick Kilpeck, Youth Ministry Please access our website http://stvincentdepaulcobleskillny.com for more detailed information about our parish, Sacramental and Liturgical Celebrations, Committees, Parish Events, and Prayer and Scripture groups.
A prayer form that is most often associ- ated with the season of Lent, the Way of the Cross (as it is formally called) is a prayer for all seasons. The idea for this prayer came from the ancient practice of pilgrimage. Some who had particular spiritual burdens to discharge, penan- ces to do, or needs to intercede for would make the long journey to the Holy Land on foot in search of the special graces attached to the land where Christ had walked. Obviously, this took considerable time and re-
sources to accomplish, and not everyone could make the journey even once in a lifetime. But the spiritual benefits of a pilgrimage were enormous, not the least of which was the community that often spontaneously formed along the way for protection, mutual encouragement, and fellowship.
The final leg of the journey was to follow the Via Dolorosa, or Way of Sadness - the route that Jesus presumably took through Jerusa-lem to Calvary with his cross. It was this final stage of pilgrimage that led to the idea of the stations, or stops, that Jesus took along that last sad street.
The stations of the cross became standardized over time, encom-passing the last fourteen stops we have today (fifteen if the Resur-rection is included). Originally, the franchise of the stations be-longed to the Franciscan order, who were the guardians of the Holy Land. At Franciscan parishes and retreat centers, anyone unable to make an actual pilgrimage to the Holy Land was invited to symbolically journey through those fateful stops and make the same reparations and intercessions that other pilgrims made.
Today almost every Catholic parish has a specially installed group of stations, and many retreat centers will have outdoor stations as well. By walking the stations one can literally “move” towards spiritual wholeness. We can understand our spiritual lives as a journey toward greater integrity through accompanying the pas-sion of Jesus by this wholly engaging prayer. We can use one of the many books of meditations on the stations that have been written by spiritual masters to accompany us along the way, or we can simply offer our own prayers as we go.
This is an excerpt from A Faith Interrupted: An Honest Conversa-tion with Alienated Catholics by Joel Schorn and Alice Camille.
PRAYER AND WORSHIP WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM Sunday Mass 8:30 AM Weekend of March 3-4 Vincent McArdle req. by Anne and Gary DeSormeau Joseph Devanny req. by Bob Devanny and Pat Thoring-ton Carol Coltrain req. by Gloria and Richy Wojciaczyk Deceased Members of the Barron Family req. by Chris and Frank Al Lory req. by Sandy Lory
Mid-day Prayer Wednesday at 12:00 Noon The Prayer Group meets weekly for Prayer, a short Scripture reading, reception of the Eucharist, and the Rosary.
Stations of the Cross Friday at 7 PM
Weekend of March 10-11 Mary Elizabeth McArdle req. by Anne and Gary De-Sormeau Mary Lennon req. by Chris and Frank Adolf Laubmeir req. by Stephen Huse Emerson J. Rose req. by John and Joan Rose __________________________________________________________________________________________
3RD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 4, 2018
STEWARDSHIP
Offertory Collection: Feb. 24-25, 2018
Regular: $2334.00 Building Fund: $50.00 Utility Fund: $25.00
Thank you for your generosity!
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STEWARDSHIP Please take seriously God’s call to share your talents and treasure as a responsible community member. Our parish administration, service programs, and outreach efforts are possible only through your regular participation and contributions. Please consider remembering your parish community in your will.
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Rice Bowls and daily prayer books for Lent are available by the baptismal font.
The Lenten Penance Service will be on Tuesday, March 13th at 7 PM
