Roman Catholic Church of Saint Aedan 23 Reld Drive, Pearl River, NY 10965 February 14, 2016 REV. MSGR. EMMET R. NEVIN Pastor REV. JOHN F. X. PALATUCCI Parochial Vicar JAMES F. MAHER Deacon MARIE GARTNER Religious Education Coordinator PARISH HOUSE TEL 735-7405 - FAX 735-4125 PARISH EMAIL <[email protected]> EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER 845-641-6144 MASSES Saturdays: 5:30 PM (Satisfies the Sunday obligation) Sundays: 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 12:00 PM &7:00 PM Weekdays: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM, 12:10 PM Novena following 9:00 AM Mass (Monday and Tuesday) Saturdays: 9:00 AM Holy Days: 5:30 PM Eve of Holy Day 9:00 AM, 12:10PM, 7:00PM CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:30 – 5:15 PM BAPTISMS 1st and 3rd Sunday at 1:30 PM. Parents please call Rectory to make arrangements. MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least six months prior to the date selected. PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) 845-735-2036 <[email protected]>
Novena following 9:00 AM Mass (Monday and Tuesday)
Saturdays: 9:00 AM Holy Days: 5:30 PM Eve of Holy Day 9:00 AM, 12:10PM, 7:00PM
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays: 4:30 – 5:15 PM BAPTISMS
1st and 3rd Sunday at 1:30 PM. Parents please call Rectory to make arrangements.
MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least six months prior to the date selected. PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) 845-735-2036 <[email protected]>
First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Moses discusses the power God has displayed in freeing his people from oppression and leading them to a rich land. He tells the people that they should make offerings to God to show their gratitude, then celebrate over the great things he has given them.
Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13 Paul tells us that if we proclaim, "Jesus is Lord" and truly believe that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved. For God shows his mercy toward everyone who calls upon his name.
Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 Jesus fasted in the desert for forty days, then Satan appeared to him and tempted him to turn stone into bread. After Jesus refused, Satan promised him great powers if Jesus would worship him. Jesus replied that he would worship God and no one else. Then Satan tried to persuade Jesus to put God to the test, but again Jesus resisted his temptation.
HERE’S WHAT’S COMING UP THIS WEEK - FEBRUARY15TH - 21st MONDAY 2/15 – Parish Office Closed and there will be no PREP classes. TUESDAY 2/16 - No PREP classes WEDNESDAY 2/17 THURSDAY 2/18- Legion of Mary - 10:00 A.M. FRIDAY 2/19- Pasta with Parish -6 - 7:15 P.M. Stations of the Cross - 7:30 P.M. - Day of Abstinence from meat SATURDAY 2/20 SUNDAY 2/21 –Second Sunday of Lent The SECOND COLLECTION next week is in support of the charitable works of our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society. __________________________________________________
SANCTUARY LAMP The Sanctuary Lamp will burn from Feb. 14th - 20th
PATRICK SHANAHAN _____________________________________
SUNDAY COLLECTION BASKET FEBRUARY 7 , 2016 $ 9,468
FEBRUARY 8, 2015 $8,185 ____________________________________________
MONDAY 9:00 AM D/M Ahlmeyer & D/M DeLuca Families 2/15 12:10 PM Orlando Rodriguez TUESDAY 9:00 AM Nora Cunningham 2/16 12:10 PM Ann Marie Shur WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM Ivan & Kate Krajic 2/17 12:10 PM Tom Cucchiara THURSDAY 9:00 AM Diane Doyle 2/18 12:10 PM John Coffey FRIDAY 9:00 AM Gregory Conace 2/19 12:10 PM Raymond Casazza SATURDAY 9:00 AM Jimmy McGovern 2/20 5:30 PM Thomas & Margaret O'Driscoll SUNDAY 8:00 AM Giuseppa Cottone Parlapiano 2/21 10:00 AM Mass for Parishioners 12:00 PM Charles & Theresa Cohn 7:00 PM Jimmy McGovern
Steven Bailey, Kenneth Romejko, Janet Valerio, Billy Keenan, Brian Dillon, Charlene Kasnosky, Maryanne Siemers, Nicki Kelley, Michael Fury, Lisa
Shapiro, John Kennedy, Josephine Cucchiara, Dick Clarke, Ken and Bernadette Sibon, Alice Luska, Roger Schardt, Brian Casse, Sharon Stonebridge, Alice Leesha, Dylan Ciarletta, Steven Lynn. Philip O'Brien, Betty Phillips. Jason Pritchard, Brian Connolly, John Javora, Fran Zujkowski, Karla Trotta, Mary Hopeck, Martin Connelly, Marvelli Family, Alan Handsman., Kenneth Babock, Barbara DeSapio. John Dodd, Catherine Dwyer, Jean Marvelli, Kathleen Boriello, Emily Gulino, Beatrice Dillon, Jim Russell, Maria Portoro. A person’s name will appear on this list for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, it will be removed unless we hear from a family member.
We remember all of our recently deceased loved ones, especially Robert Armstrong
_____________________________________________ PARISH LENTEN MOVIE SERIES
Featuring “JESUS OF NAZARETH”
THREE TUESDAY EVENINGS PARISH HALL (Big Screen)
Part One (Two Hours) - February 23rd Part Two (Two Hours) - March 1st
Part Three (Two Hours) - March 8th Each evening, there will be a brief
intermission with light refreshments. Free admission – No registration is
ABSTINENCE forbids the eating of meat. Abstinence obliges from the 14th birthday throughout one’s life. All Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat.
For seven weeks we walk with Christ, in response to His invitation, “Let us go up to Jerusalem”. The penances, the fasting, and all the other aspects of Lent are the hardships of the journey.
SUPPORT OUR UNIFORMED MEN AND WOMEN God bless all of our uniformed men and women who
serve both at home and abroad. Saint Michael the Archangel pray for them!
Please Note - At this time, we ask your support in sending us the names of those from our parish as well as your families who are CURRENTLY serving in our armed forces so that we can create and publish an updated and accurate prayer list. Thank you. ____________________________________________
PASTA WITH THE PARISH NIGHTS ALL FRIDAY EVENINGS DURING LENT
PLEASE JOIN US! You are invited to come out and join with your fellow parishioners to share in a delicious meatless pasta dinner served right here in our gym EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT DURING LENT.. The dinners will be served from 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. and will feature salad, meatless pasta, rolls & butter, soft drink, coffee/tea and dessert. (Wine will also be available for a nominal charge.) In order to help keep the cost of this event affordable for everyone, we will be asking the same amount we do for our monthly pancake breakfasts - $3.00 seniors, $4.00 singles and just $8.00 for a family with young children. Following dinner, you are most welcome to join us in the church for our traditional Stations of the Cross beginning at 7:30 p.m. So, please allow us to care for both “body and soul” this Lent by participating in this parish family meal followed by the Stations of the Cross.
It would help if you RSVP to our parish office 735-7405.
2016
As we make our pledge to the 2016 Cardinal’s Appeal, we recognize that all we have is a gift from God. As a sign of our gratitude, we respond to the Appeal, which helps all Catholic institutions do their work of ministering to the needs of God’s people. This work includes caring for the elderly; feeding the hungry; teaching the children the truths of our faith;
supporting churches on the margin that need to keep their doors open so their parishioners can pray, hear the Word of God and receive the sacraments. This work also includes fighting for the unborn, educating our future priests; and supporting our retired religious. To make a gift, just fill in the card and return it to the Cardinal’s Appeal Office at the Chancery. If you have not received an envelope, they are available at the entrance of the church. Thank you in advance for your generosity. You can also make your gift online at www.cardinalsappeal.org. ____________________________________
ATTENTION CATHOLIC MEN! CONSIDER BECOMING A KNIGHT OF
COLUMBUS Triune Council Knights of Columbus Council 2052 would like to extend an invitation for men, who are practicing Catholics, to join the Knights of Columbus Triune Council. Membership in the Knights allows you to share in a brotherhood that supports the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church by living, in our daily lives, the four pillars of the Knights of Columbus, Charity, Fraternity, Unity and Patriotism. For further information and or to request an application, please call:
Kevin McGovern at 845-735-2444 Or
Chester Nawoichyk at 845-735-3969 ____________________________________
PRESIDENT’S DAY HOLIDAY! MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH
PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED. PREP CLASSES WILL NOT MEET ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY 2/15 & 2/16.
_____________________________________ + STATIONS OF THE CROSS +
Via Delorosa – Way of Sorrows Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
Were you there when they nailed Him to a tree? Were you there when they laid him in a tomb?
These questions are asked in the words of the familiar hymn we sing on Good Friday. The answer, of course, is NO, we were not there. However, over the years, the Church has devised a way for faithful Christians to join their minds and hearts to the “Suffering Jesus” by praying and meditating on what have come to be called the Stations of the Cross. The Stations depict the final hours or Passion of Jesus and are a very special devotion commemorating our Lord’s suffering and death which atoned for the sins of the world. Beginning with the first station where Jesus is
condemned under Pontius Pilate and continuing through the fourteenth station where Jesus is laid in the tomb, the faithful are able to remember and to, in a sense, walk with Jesus along the Via Delorosa or Way of Sorrows. Although not traditionally part of the Stations, the Resurrection of Jesus is sometimes included as a fifteenth Station. From earliest times, devout Christians often endeavored to go on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. However, it was not possible for many, to actually travel to Jerusalem and re-trace the footprints of Jesus on the road to Calvary. During the 15th and 16th centuries, the Franciscans are credited with beginning the Roman Catholic tradition of using outdoor stations to allow the faithful who were unable to travel over to the Holy Land to re-trace the footprints of Jesus by following a series of specially constructed stations or “halting places” reflecting those found along the actual Way of the Cross. The practice of praying and meditating on the Stations is most often done during the season of Lent, especially on Good Friday and all the other Friday evenings during Lent. The object, of course, is to help the faithful to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer, through meditating upon scenes of Christ’s suffering and death. In the Roman Catholic tradition, the meditation is often performed in a spirit of reparation for the sufferings and insults that Jesus endured during His Passion. Here, at Saint Aedan’s, we will pray and meditate as a group, on the Stations of the Cross every Friday evening during Lent at 7:30 PM. The timing is perfect for those wishing to join us for our parish family gathering, Pasta with the Parish which takes place just before the stations, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:15 p.m. Why not consider making this a special part of your own Lenten Journey by coming out and, in your minds and hearts, accompany Jesus as he walks the road of pain and suffering to Calvary? So, in a real sense, you actually CAN be there! We adore You O Christ and we praise you because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world. _____________________________________ JOIN OUR PARISH EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY TEAM
There are different gifts but the same Spirit! We are always very grateful for the ongoing ministries of so many of the men and women and boys and girls of our parish family. Many of you have served for many years as teachers, coaches, sacristans and so many other roles.
Right now, as we begin this New Year, we are asking our active Catholic men and women, age 16 or older, to please consider expressing your love of God and our beautiful parish by joining the ranks of our dedicated Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ushers, Choir members and Altar Servers.
Please let our pastor, Msgr. Nevin, know of your interest in one of these ministries which are all so vital to the ongoing vitality of our parish life. We will work with you in order to come up with a schedule which takes into consideration your other obligations and interests. (845-735-7405 or [email protected] _____________________________________________
40 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING
TO END ABORTION From February 10 through March 20, you’re invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You’re also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood Center at Perlman Drive in Spring Valley, and to help spread the word about this important community outreach. If you’d like more information – and especially if you’d like to volunteer to help, please contact Betty Golemba (914) 450-4759 or visit www.40daysforlife.com. _____________________________________________
THE HOLY SEASON OF LENT
ALMSGIVING AND MITE BOXES Please consider incorporating the “Mite Box” into your Lenten Almsgiving efforts. All of the parishes in our county have been asked to join together in support of the charitable efforts of Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland. (CCCSR). Over the next forty days and forty nights, deposit some coins and/or cash into the box as an ongoing, conscious act of charity on behalf of our needy brothers and sisters right here in Rockland. When you are ready, bring the box to mass with you and deposit it into the receptacle located in the lobby of the church. “Whatsoever you do for one of these least ones, that you do unto me.” _____________________________________
THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Getting on in years? Dealing with a serious or chronic mental or medical health issue? Contemplating a medical procedure in the near future? Find yourself unexpectedly admitted to the hospital? Experiencing an emergency and like to see a priest? Please let your parish priests know and we will be happy to meet with you and administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Please call our parish house and ask to speak with a priest - 845-735-7405.
The world was a playground for Mickey, a naive Irish American kid bored with his life. His father served in World War II, his brother was a Marine in Vietnam; now it was his turn. His 365 days in Vietnam builds in torment until an attack on a bunker complex in Cambodia. Wounded, his friend captured, he becomes a tormented survivor knowing he is always just a heartbeat from death.
In this memoir, set as deeply in his mind as in the Southeast Asian jungle, a young American soldier embarks
on a journey to a war that, for him, will never be over.
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