CHURCH OF SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA 85 HARRISON STREET • WEST HARRISON, NEW YORK 10604 September 6, 2020

Serving the Silver Lake Community - since 1952 -

Served By Rev. Thomas Byrnes Pastor Rev. George Kanshamba Parochial Vicar Rev. Rubenus Cammayo Parochial Vicar Rev. James Villa Weekend Associate Deacon Thomas Vargas Deacon Mrs. Jean Jackson Religious Ed Coordinator Ms. Peggy Weber Religious Ed Admin Assist Mr. Laurence Broderick Director of Music Mr. Rocco Lafaro Parish Trustee Ms. Mimi Garcia Parish Trustee Mrs. Brittney Kamienska Secretary Mrs. Judy Wagner Admin Assist

Devotions Adoration: Everyday 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm First Saturday of each month 8:30 - 9:30 am. The church is open during the week for personal prayer and meditation 7:00 am - 9:00 pm everyday. Miraculous Medal Novena: Every Monday following the 8:00 am Mass. Novena to St. Anthony: Thirteen Tuesdays (before June 13th) following the 8:00 am Mass.

Matrimony Arrangements are made by the bride and groom with one of the priests at least six months before the proposed date of the wedding to allow sufficient time to participate in the Marriage Preparation Program and gather necessary documents. Please call the parish office to make an appointment.

Baptism Baptisms are no longer done in groups but will be done individually until further notice. Baptisms are scheduled by appointment with Fr Tom.

Live Streaming Live-streaming will continue indefinitely and will follow the regular Mass schedule for now with the exception of the 8 am Masses Monday-Friday. Please see the website to stay current on changes and updates to this schedule.

RCIA Are you 18 and older and would like to receive your sacraments? Do you know someone interested in becoming Catholic? We offer classes here at St. Anthony’s to help you prepare. Please give us a call at the parish office or visit our website www.sapwh.org

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Religious Education Office Phone: 914-949-0212 Fax: 914-949-6669 Office Hours: Mon & Tues 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Weds 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am to 10:30 am Email: stanthonyreled@optonline.net

Masses Saturday evening: 5:00 pm 6:30 pm (Spanish) The Lord’s Day: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon & 6:00 pm Weekdays: 8:00 am & 7:30 pm Saturday: 8:00 am

*All Masses except the weekday morning Mass are live streamed*

Reconciliation Friday: 8:00 – 9:00 pm Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 pm. Confessions also made by appontment by calling the parish office or through our parish website. Confessions held in the lower church.

Parish Office Phone: 914-948-1480 Fax: 914-948-0488 Office Hours: Weekdays 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Email: admin@sapwh.org Website: www.sapwh.org

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA WEST HARRISON

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 5:00 PM Joseph Cardinale 6:30 PM (Spanish)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 8:00 AM Living & Deceased Parishioners 10:00 AM Salvatore Damiano 12:00 PM Michael Cipriano 6:00 PM Blanch & Louis Marinelli MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 8:00 AM Dominic & Maria Coluccio TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 8:00 AM Bridget Prezioso

Noreen Casey WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 8:00 AM Anna Burgio

Raymond Melendez THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 8:00 AM John Porco FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 8:00 AM Antonio, Maria Grazia and Mario

Aversa 7:30 PM Severino Giordano

Antonio Celetti SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 8:00 AM Michele Portanova 5:00 PM Matthew DiBiasi 6:30 PM (Spanish)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 8:00 AM Living & Deceased Parishioners 10:00 AM Henry A. Russo 12:00 PM Frank Fusca 6:00 PM Laura Compitello

BLESSED MOTHER’S CANDLE In Memory of Margie Wahl

Special prayers will be offered at Mass for

students, teachers and staff returning to school.

REPORT OF PARISH STEWARDSHIP God gives me everything, I return my gift to Him.

Offerings 8/23/2020 - $6,300.00 Offerings 8/25/2019 - $5,988.00

Thank you for your continued generous support of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish

Parish Goal: $76,000.00 Pledged to date: $70,841.56

Number of donors to date: 157 Families

Season of Stewardship

We have a lot to be grateful for! THANK YOU to ALL who have so far participated in the Renew and Rebuild Campaign.

Goal: $798,000.00 Pledge: $768,771.00 Paid: $346,833.53 Balance: $421,937.47

We pray for all of our sick and homebound parishioners especially Mario Gallo and Dominick Lagana. May our support and care bring them restoration of health.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

A Glance at the Diocese of Balasore, India:

Mission Co-op 2020 Diocese of Balasore is a mission Diocese located in the north-east of India, very close to the Archdiocese of Calcutta. Balasore is relatively young Diocese established 1990. As in the case with all of India, Catholics in Balasore represent a minority and often persecuted members of the population. People in the diocese are very much tribal and rural in nature. Being of recent origin it has only a Catholic population of 30,000 whereas the total population of the area is about 9 million. Majority of the Catholic population are tribal who continues to live in poverty and illiteracy. Our parishes, missions, schools and the health clinics are served by 70 Priests, 146 Women religious, and 85 lay catechists. Education and empowerment of women and youth are of great importance for the future of the diocese. Health services in the rural areas are very much needed. Being poor, most of our people can contribute very little for the support of the Church, even when they have good will. Thus, we do depend on financial assistance from outside the diocese for carrying out many of our pastoral as well as developmental works. My dear friends, it is occasion for you to be a missionary by supporting this Mission Diocese. Please be generous as your means allow toward this Mission Appeal which will be on September 12th and 13th; keeping in mind the message of Jesus: “whatever you do to the least of my people, you do unto me”. Thank you so much for your generous contribution. May God bless each one of you, God bless your parish and God bless America.

Fr. Joe T. Chacko Mission Coordinator for Balasore, India

Your feedback is important! If you have any ideas, suggestions, or constructive criticism on how we can improve on anything here at St. Anthony's, especially with regard to the new protocols for Mass please send us an email at: admin@sapwh.org.

Blood Drive – Sept. 13th

We need your HELP! These unusual times have created a great shortage in our blood supply. Our semi-annual drive will be a little different this year. It will remain in the lower church, however, you MUST make an appointment and wear a mask throughout the procedure. If you have donated recently at St. Anthony’s you may receive a phone call to set up your appointment. Those who do not receive a call but wish to donate, starting Monday 9/7/20 you may call 1-800-933-2566 to make your appointment through the hot line for our blood drive. The need for blood never goes away. Please take this opportunity to help our community.

Terri Janson – till325@aol.com

Volunteers are needed to help sanitize the Church in-between Masses. With six people it should take about ten or fifteen minutes. If you’re

interested please email admin@sapwh.org

We extend our prayers and sincere condolences to the family and friends of Frank DeLorenzo who passed away recently. May he rest in peace. Amen.

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

“Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen take one or two others along with you, so that every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses... Amen I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three...’” Which seems better, that everyone know about a disagreement with you, or discreetly find a way to address it, with no one else being aware of it? Certainly, there is faster healing resulting in peace and contentment. One of the greatest powers we possess, is the power to forgive. Unfortunately, it is a power we seem to hold in reserve and often refuse to use. How often we have heard the phrase ‘forgive and forget’, but an unfair accusation or allegation cannot be easily forgotten. A wise, holy monk taught me to respond to a hurt with ‘forgive and remember without bitterness.’ Try it, it works.

by Rev. William J. Reilly

Women’s Retreat There will be a Women's Retreat from October 2nd-4th at St. Alfonso's Retreat House in Long Branch, New Jersey. Theme: Choosing to Live in Peace Jesus said “Peace is my gift to you.” However, we don’t always experience that gift because of what goes on outside us and within. This retreat will invite us to come back to our center in God and be drawn into the peace of Jesus, so that we might be peacemakers in our world. Cost: $240 includes all meals (Dinner Friday thru Breakfast Sunday) For more information & to register call Marybeth Downer at (914) 393-7584

First Reading: Ezekiel 33:7-9 God has appointed the prophet as a watchman over his people. If he fails to give them warning against sin, he will be held responsible. Second Reading: Romans 13:8-10 In this beautiful letter, Paul says that all commandments are contained in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20 Jesus explains to his disciples how to respond to those who wrong them – with gentleness and practical wisdom. He promises that whenever “two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst.”

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Sunday Ez 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10; Mt 18:15-20

Monday

1 Cor 5:1-8; Lk 6:6-11

Tuesday Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or 1:18-23

Wednesday

1 Cor 7:25-31; Lk 6:20-26

Thursday 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Lk 6:27-38

Friday

1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Lk 6:39-42

Saturday 1 Cor 10:14-22; Lk 6:43-49