December 15, 2019
Advent Week 3
St. Columbanus Parish 122 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567 (914) 737-4705
Joy He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. -Luke 1:14-15
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SUNDAY’S READINGS
1st Reading: God himself will come to save us. (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10) Psalm: Lord come and save us. (Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10) 2nd Reading: Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand. (James 5:7-10) Alleluia: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. Gospel: Are you the one who is to come or should we look for another? (Matthew 11:2-11)
December 1, 2019 $5,332.00
December 2, 2018 $6,595.20
December 8, 2019 December 9, 2018 $5,512.70 $6,563.61
Masses for the Week
SUNDAY ~ December 15
8:00 a.m. Patricia Spencer 9:45 a.m. Traditional Latin Mass 11:45 a.m. For Our Parish & Parishioners
MONDAY ~ December 16
9:00 a.m. Eileen Buchanan
TUESDAY ~ December 17
7:30 a.m. Pauline Curtin 9:00 a.m. Esther Peraza
WEDNESDAY ~ December 18
7:30 a.m. Sharon Rose Wallace 9:00 a.m. Katie Scriven & Family (living)
THURSDAY ~ December 19
7:30 a.m. Michael & Mary Cahill 9:00 a.m. Gerald Kile
FRIDAY ~ December 20
7:30 a.m. Sharon Rose Wallace 9:00 a.m. Anna Tortorici
SATURDAY ~ December 21 St. Peter Canisius, Priest and
Doctor of the Church
8:30 a.m. Domenica Pacio 6:00 p.m. Joseph LeCleche
Names of the sick are listed for six months from the date of the initial request. Contact the rectory to add someone.
Trina Aguilar, Ann Marie & Patricia Barber, Thelma Doebbler, Juliet Epasmo, Justin Fedele, Catherine Fenyo, Matthew Hempel, Alex Hetsko, Colleen Kennedy, Kerri Kennedy, Kevin Kolosky, Vincent McKenna, Robert McLoughlin, Roselea Megna, Robert Modena, Dennis Orlando, Lorraine Orza, Vivian Pabon, Debbie Pinto, Doreen Robinson, Baby Ellie Ruvo, Patricia Salvador, Fr. Frank Samoylo, Cathy Samoylo, Patrick Scelza, Joan Schneider, Aurea Simbulan, Kelly Small, Rosamma Thomas, Brigid Velluzzi, Terry Vidal, Camila White, Wendy White, Doreen Williams-Ricci
WINE, HOST, AND TABERNACLE CANDLE
A donation of $25 will provide for the weeklong burning of the tabernacle candle in memory of loved ones. A like donation for the hosts and wine offered at Mass may be given as a memorial as well. Please call or stop by the rec-tory if you would like to honor your loved ones in this holy manner.
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Our parish has reached 83% of our campaign goal! This includes our 2019 Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal. Making a pledge couldn’t be easier. Either complete a form which can be found in the vestibules of either church and drop it in the collec-tion or at the rectory. Or you can simply take out your smartphone and use your camera to scan the QR code on the bottom of the form. Once you are on our Renew + Rebuild website, select “St. Columbanus” from the drop down menu. Select your pledge amount and submit it. Please prayerfully consider making a pledge today.
SECOND COLLECTION TODAY
A second collection will be taken up today for re-tired religious brothers and sisters of the Archdio-cese who have given their lives in service to the Church. Your donation is an expression of gratitude for their dedicated service.
CONGRATULATIONS!
We welcome to our Catho-lic faith and St. Columba-nus Family, Raiden Joseph Gallo, son of Joe and Rhea, who was baptized here at St. Columbanus Church on December 1, 2019. God bless.
Join us every Friday in Dillon Hall at
*7:20 p.m.* *Try your luck at our “Quickie” games *Come for the $250 Early Bird Special
*Play the “$900 Jackpot” each week
*Bring a new player & get a FREE
admission ticket for that night!
No one under 18 allowed in Dillon Hall while Bingo is in session.
THERE WILL BE NO BINGO ON DECEMBER 20 AND DECEMBER 27. BINGO WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 3, 2020 .
FOOD COLLECTION TODAY Donations of non-perishable food items will be collected at today’s Masses. Please place your items in the bins located in either of our Churches’ vestibules. Thank you for your generosity to this much needed cause.
FAMILIES NEEDED
Did you know there are close to 500,000 children in the United States in the foster care system whose parents have lost all legal rights to them? They live their little lives dreaming of having a forever family, a permanent school, and a house to call home. Most of them age out of the system because not enough families consider adoption.
What better way is there to respect life in all of its stages than by adopting a homeless child? Be the light in darkness for them. If there is room in your heart, there is room in your home and we make adoption affordable. To learn more, contact Downey Side Adoption at the address below: c/o Grace Episcopal Church 33 Church Street White Plains. N.Y. 10601
RECONCILIATON MONDAY Please remember that Monday, December 16th is a day of Reconciliation for the Advent season. All parishes in the Archdiocese of New York will have priests available for confession from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. In addition, St. Columbanus will also offer confession as follows: Mon., Dec. 16 - 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sat., Dec. 21 - 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tues., Dec. 24 - 10 a.m. - 12 noon
(All at St. Columbanus)
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~PASTOR’S NOTES~
The above quote is from St. Pius X. He ruled the Church from 1903 until his death in 1914. Pope St. Pius X recognized the importance of the liturgy and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. He saw and wrote about the need for a return to sacred music—sacred polyphony and Gregorian Chant—at Mass. He recognized, unlike our current leaders, that the church is in times of deep discord and lack of faith that he termed “modernism,” which he called the “synthesis of all heresies.” He also had all teachers and priests take an oath of fidelity to the church. This was done away with after the Second Vatican Council and as a result, except for a few faith colleges, our Catholic universi-ties have abandoned the faith for false theological and moral teach-ings, becoming hotbeds of dissent, and socialism. Our church leaders will have much to answer for. We must pray that new Pius X’s will be raised to combat the evils that have rocked our church. As the church goes, so goes our society. Advent, then, is a time for all of us to seek true renewal. To turn away from selfishness and sin. To embrace the Good, the True, and the Beautiful who is God alone. Which master do we wish to serve? The one true God, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ or the ruler of this world?
You are all probably aware by now that the Martyrs Church will need extensive repair to its foundational structure. Years of damage and band aid repairs long before I came here have left the church unusable for now. Some cribbing has been done to keep the rest of the church structure from suffering further damage until com-plete and more permanent repairs can be made. Several contractors and engineers have inspected underneath the church and ALL have said the church cannot be used until repaired. Unfortunately, gossip has already spread that the church will be permanently closed. I am telling everyone to cease spreading rumors about things you are ignorant of. You are doing nothing but hurting our parish as was done when I was suffering from cancer and undergoing treatment and we had a temporary administrator. Such scandalous behavior is beneath a Catholic. If the Martyrs church is permanently closed, which I hope and pray will not be the case, it will be because we are unworthy of a church dedicated to those who did not think of themselves but who were willing to give their lives for the spread of the one true faith in Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church, the sole means of salvation. In Jesus and Mary, Fr. Frank Samoylo
Instaurare omnia in Christo. (To restore all things in Christ.)
Pope St. Pius X
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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
~Rosary Recitation~Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00a.m. ~Divine Mercy Chaplet~Monday-Friday, 9:30a.m. Reconciliation ~ Monday, 4 :00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Adoration ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. Religious Ed. ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. K of C Gen’l Council Mtg ~ Monday, 7:30 p.m. Bible Study ~ Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. RCIA ~ Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Play Group ~ Friday, 10:00 a.m. NO Bingo ~ Fr iday NO Religious Ed. ~ Sat or Sun
THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Mass Schedule
*All at St. Columbanus*
Tues., Dec. 24 - 4: 00 p.m, 8:00 p.m. - Vigil Masses 12:00 midnight Mass Wed., Dec. 25 - 8:00 a.m. , 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Mass Schedule
*All at St. Columbanus*
Tues., Dec. 31 - 4: 00 p.m.- Vigil Mass Wed., Jan. 1 - 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
Envelopes are now available in the vestibules of both churches to make a monetary donation in honor of loved ones. These donations will be used to defray the cost of Christmas flowers for both churches. Please drop off or mail your envelopes to the Rectory, indicating the name(s) of the donor(s) and honoree(s).
