St. Columbanus Parish
REV. FRANCIS J. SAMOYLO, PASTOR
Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Keenan, Pastor Emeritus ~ Fr. Anthony Omenihu
John J. Coppola, Deacon ~ Christopher C. Mendoza, Deacon
Carol Connolly, Financial Administrator ~ Phyllis McGinnis, Secretary
Bulletin Team, [email protected] ~ Karen Longwell, Music
MASSES
SATURDAYS: 6:00 P.M.
(This satisfies Sunday obliga-
tion.)
SUNDAYS: 8:00, 10:00 A.M.
12:00 Noon and
3:00 P.M Traditional Latin Mass
WEEKDAYS: 7:30 & 8:30 A.M.
SATURDAYS: 8:30 A.M.
EVE OF HOLY DAY: 8:00 P.M.
HOLY DAYS: 7:30 A.M.,
12:05 P.M. & 7:00 P.M.
*Handicapped Accessibility*
RECTORY: Phone: 914-737-4705 / Fax: 914-736-7476
DILLON (CHURCH) HALL: Phone: 914-736-1592
Parish Web Site: stcolumbanusparish.org
DEVOTIONS:
Rosary: Monday - Saturday before 8:30 A.M. Mass
Miraculous Medal Novena Devotions:
Every Saturday after 8:30 a.m. Mass
Benediction & Exposition: Monday evenings at 7:00 PM
BAPTISM PROCEDURE:
1. Call Rectory as soon as possible.
2. Appointment for Parents with Priest or
Deacon; this conference is mandatory.
3. Baptism Ceremony every Sunday at 1:15 P.M.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
Stephanie Carlone, Coordinator (914-739-2441)
Monday evenings: 7:00-8:30 p.m.; Saturday mornings: 9:00 -
10:30 a.m.; Sunday mornings: 8:45-11:00 a.m., including
Mass
St. Columbanus School
Mr. Frank A. Disanza, Principal
Mrs. Margaret Roche, Administrative Assistant
School Phone: 914-739-1200 / School Fax: 739-1109
School Website: www.st-columbanus.com
122 OREGON ROAD, CORTLANDT MANOR, NY 10567
ST. COLUMBANUS CHURCH AND RECTORY
Church of the
North American Martyrs MISSION: Lake Peekskill, New York
55 OSCAWANA LAKE ROAD, PUTNAM VALLEY, NY
Office: 914-737-4705
MASSES
SATURDAYS: 5:00 p.m.
(This Satisfies Sunday Obligation)
SUNDAYS: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
HOLY DAYS: 10:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
CONFESSIONS:
½ hour before each Mass
CONFESSIONS:
Saturdays 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. & after the 6:00 p.m. Mass.
Mondays during Holy Hour: 7:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
MARRIAGES:
Arrangements must be made at least six months in ad-
vance of desired wedding date.
VISITATION OF SICK & SHUT-INS:
Every First Friday by Priests and Deacon.
Special visitation by Eucharistic Ministers by request.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY ~ NOVEMBER 23 Saint Clement I, Pope & Martyr; Saint Columbanus, Abbot; Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest & Martyr
7:30 a.m. Angela Cernera Feinstein 8:30 a.m. Mary Cring
TUESDAY ~ NOVEMBER 24 Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, &
Companions, Martyrs
7:30 a.m. Fr. Eugene Keane
8:30 a.m. Priscilla Picarello
WEDNESDAY ~ NOVEMBER 25 Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr
7:30 a.m. Ellen Rauhofer 8:30 a.m. Marion & John Burke
THURSDAY ~ NOVEMBER 26 Thanksgiving Day
7:30 a.m. The Barber Family (Deceased Members) 9:00 a.m. Mass of Thanksgiving
FRIDAY ~ NOVEMBER 27 7:30 a.m. Fred Lichtward 8:30 a.m. Nancy McPartland
SATURDAY ~ NOVEMBER 28 8:30 a.m. Catherine & Walter Christian 6:00 p.m. John McGoldrick
NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS 5:00 p.m. Joan Petrosillo & Family
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WINE & HOST MEMORIAM
TABERNACLE CANDLE
The wine and hosts for this week’s Masses are in
loving memory of David E. Henry, donated by his
wife Eileen. Please keep David in your prayers.
STEWARDSHIP—A WAY OF LIFE
Tithing: God’s Plan for Giving
November 15,2015 ~ $7,956.08
November 16, 2014 ~ $7,576.76
SUNDAY’S READINGS
1st Reading: His dominion is an everlasting
dominion (Prophet Daniel 7:13-14)
Psalm: The Lord is King; he is robed in majesty
(Psalm 93:1,1-2,5)
2nd Reading: The ruler of the kings of the earth has
made us into a kingdom, priests for
his God and Father
(Book of Revelation 1: 5-8)
Alleluia: Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord! Blessed is the Kingdom
of our father David that is to come! (Mark 11: 9,10)
Gospel: You say I am King
(John 18:33b-37)
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF
OUR PARISH
Michael Browne~Nicole Cattano~Linda Conner~
John Coppola~Annemarie DeScisciolo~
Natalie Fernandez~Daniel Fedele~
John Flood~Abina Furnari~Alena Radtke
Gabriel~John Grogan~Alex Hetsko~
Marvin Keeler~Christine Keenan ~ Kerry Kennedy~
~Michael Kler~Sally Kler~ Dan Marangiello~
Robert McLoughlin~Roselea Megna~
Patricia Meister~Richard Minichino~
Vivian Pabon~Charles Papelian, Sr.~
Lawrence Paschetti~Rich Pettersen~Margaret Regan
~Doreen Robinson~John & Cathy Samoylo~
Paul Sarli~Patrick Scelza~Evan Shiels~
Rosemary Soboleski~Paula Stasfiero~
~Charles Papelian Jr.~
MARRIAGE PREPARATION
Please notify the rectory six (6) months prior to
the proposed wedding date.
CONGRATULATIONS!
We welcome to our Catholic faith and St. Columba-
nus family Khloe Claire, the daughter of Kerri and
David, who was baptized on Sunday, November 8th
here at St. Columbanus Church. God Bless!
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FOOD+REFRESHMENTS+BINGO=FUN!
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 “$700 Jackpot” each week
*Bring a new player & get a FREE admission
ticket for that night!
November 27th is Team # 2:
J. Monico & T. O’Shaughnessy;
Kitchen—L. Rocco
No one under 18 is allowed in Dillon Hall while
Bingo is in session.
THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKETS
Collection of non-perishable foods for our yearly
Thanksgiving baskets has begun! Please leave your
donations in the elevator vestibule (not the food
bin). If you are one of our more generous donors
who gives a turkey and/or fresh produce (i.e., pota-
toes, onions, yams, apples, celery) please bring them
this weekend, November 21/22 (corrected dates) and
let a rectory staffer know of your delivery to prevent
spoilage. Sincere thanks to all!
HAVING SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT
BECOMING A PRIEST?
As you continue to pray on these thoughts, please do
not hesitate to come in and speak with our pastor, or
one of our other parish priests. Every priest who
ever lived has gone through the same discernment
process and every one of us can identify with how
you may be struggling with these thoughts. (914)
737-4705.
COLUMBIETTE NEWS
We are in our first few weeks of selling the 50/50
raffle tickets and have collected $670 to date. Tick-
ets are $5 each and can be found in the Church vesti-
bules. The mailing address can be found on each
ticket. The winning ticket will be pulled at our Val-
entine Dance on Feb. 13, 2016, and the winner will
receive half of all monies collected. The remaining
monies earned will be donated to various charitable
organizations. As the pot grows, so will the amount
of the winning ticket. You may not win as much,
but your chances of winning with us are better than
the NYS lottery. As the lottery says, “You have to
be in it to win it.” Thank you for your support. If
you have any questions, please call Pat Schneider at
914-420-6743. Thank you so much.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are occasionally needed to answer the
phones in the Rectory when the regular office staff
are ill or on vacation. If you would like to help out,
please call the rectory, (914) 737-4705.
ANGEL TREE
Please take an angel from the angel tree. The
groups we will be helping are Sara Burke House (a
battered women’s shelter), Good Counsel Homes,
Prison Fellowship, and our Troops overseas.
SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
Reminder to Parents of Grades Kindergarten
through 8 Students: There are 11am dismissals on
Monday and Tuesday. Parent-Teacher Report Card
Conferences for students in grades K through 8 will
take place on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. Re-
minders of the day and time of your appointment
have been sent home with your children. There is no
after care program on Monday and Tuesday. St.
Columbanus School is closed on Wednesday for the
Thanksgiving recess.
SOLEMN MASS IN HONOR OF
ST. COLUMBANUS
Monday, November 23, 2015 at 7:15pm
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As the Church year comes to an end we give thanks
to God for His many blessings He has showered
upon us. We also ask for His consolation and grace
amidst the difficulties and sorrows that we offer to
Him in union with His Son’s sacrifice on the cross.
On Monday, November 23, at 7:15 p.m. we will
have our special Mass in honor of our patron saint
on his feast day. We will bless the beautiful banner
of St. Columbanus at this Mass. The banner will
hang permanently in the church. There will be re-
freshments afterward in Dillon Hall. It will be a
time of great blessing for our parish. I hope every-
one that is able will come.
The following week we will have our Parish Ad-
vent Mission from November 29 through
December 2.
I would like to again thank the Rosary and Altar
Society for a successful Christmas Craft Fair.
I would also like to thank our St. Columbanus stu-
dents who helped out. Many of the vendors com-
mented to me on how courteous and helpful the stu-
dents were. This is a wonderful reflection of our
school, faith, families, and parish. I again ask all of
our parents of school age children to consider send-
ing their children to our school. I was informed by
someone in my home town that the public high
school in its health class distributed contraceptives
to the students and told them to go to the Palisades
Mall and distribute them there as well. This is the
sick culture that pervades the public school system
in New York and many other states. I certainly
would make every sacrifice to send my child to a
Catholic school where the child’s dignity as a child
of God is honored and taught. Can we put a cost on
the value of our children’s spiritual and moral for-
mation? I thank God for the many sacrifices my
parents made to ensure their children’s formation in
the faith.
About St. Columbanus:
“Columbanus's impact had a long afterlife, and
was responsible ultimately for Ireland's reputation
as the land of saints and scholars. He wrote of Ire-
land's location in 'the Western regions of the
earth's farther strand' and used dramatic imagery
to portray the coming of Christianity to his home-
land. Christianity, like the sun, rose in the East.
Just as the sun's journey across the sky is com-
pleted when it reaches Ireland, the last footfall in
the West, so too the conversion of the Irish
marked the point at which the Church fulfilled its
mission to spread salvation to all peoples.” (from
Columbanus, by Tomas O Fiaich, p. 8)
In Jesus and Mary,
Fr. Frank Samoylo
SACRAMENTAL SPONSOR LETTERS
When considering someone for the privilege as
well as responsibility of serving as a sponsor for
your child’s baptism or confirmation, please con-
sider the following:
If married, was the sponsor candidate married in
the Catholic Church?
Is the sponsor candidate at least 14 years old?
Has the sponsor candidate received the sacra-
ments of Baptism, Holy Eucharist and Confir-
mation in the Catholic Church?
Can the sponsor candidate attest that he/she
attends Mass regularity on Sundays and Holy
Days of Obligation?
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
Students who receive an education in the Catholic
Intellectual Tradition learn self-discipline and
moral values that build character and create a
strong work ethic leading them to make positive
contributions to society and their community.
Consider a Catholic Education for your child to-
day, visit buildboldfutures.org to learn more.
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ADVENT CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The Treasure House Chorale and Chamber Orchestra
and Soloists will perform their twenty-sixth annual
Advent-Christmas Concert, “Round Yon Virgin,”
featuring sacred repertory in honor of the Blessed
Virgin Mary by master composers through the
centuries, and selections from the Matins of Our
Lady of Guadalupe by Ignacio de Jerusalem.
Program concludes with a Festival of Carols. The
Chorale and chamber orchestra have been
performing concerts of sacred music since 1990, and
will present four concerts from Lower Westchester
to Putnam County. Performances are:
Sunday, Nov. 29, 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the
Annunication, 470 Westchester Ave, Crestwood,
NY
Sunday, Dec. 7, 3:00 p.m., Mount St. Francis
Mother House, 250 South St., Peekskill, NY
Saturday, Dec. 12, 7:00 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton Church, 1377 E. Main St., Shrub Oak, NY
Sunday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., St. James the
Apostle, 14 Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
Religious Ed. Gr. 1-6 ~ Sunday 9:00 a.m.
Bible Study ~ Monday, 9:15 a.m.
St. Columbanus Feast Day Mass~Monday,7:15pm
Bible Study ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Religious Ed. Gr. 7-8 ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Legion of Mary ~ Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Rosary Altar Society~Tuesday, 7:30pm
Charismatic Prayer Mtg.~ Wednesday, 4:45 p.m.
Playgroup ~ Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Divine Mercy ~ Friday, 3:00 p.m.
Bingo ~ Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena ~ Sat., 9:00 a.m.
Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Mon.- Fri., 9:00 a.m.
Rosary Recitation ~ Mon.- Sat., 8:00 a.m.