St. John the Evangelist Parish 915 Route 212, Centerville, Saugerties, NY 12477

Phone: 845-246-9581 • Fax: 845-246-9582 • web: www.sjechurch.org

M A S S S C H E DU L E : Saturday- 5:00 PM, Sunday- 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM

Daily: Monday-Thursday & Saturday - 8:30 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM

Holy Days: Please check bulletin

CONFESSIONS: Saturday– 3:30 to 4:30 PM

ALTAR ROSARY:

President: Donna Anderson (246-9719) Meets the first Wednesday of the month

ALTAR SERVERS: Coordinator Joan Jensen (246-9581)

BAPTISM: Baptism upon request. Preparation required.

Leaders in preparation: Patricia & Gary Moore (246-5164)

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: Coleman Catholic High School - 845-338-2750,

ST. JOHN’S YOUTH GROUP (TEENAGERS): Denise Dudzic (246-2811) &

Gabrielle Baker (247-3454)

COMMUNITY ACTION / FOOD PANTRY: Maria Granda (246-3635)

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Marilyn Washer (246-5236), Maureen Rothe 246-0305

DEANERY: Frankie Cullen (853-5557)

LAY TRUSTEES: Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431), Robert Gauvreau (246-3544)

LITURGY COMMITTEE: Robert Howe (246-8510)

MARRIAGES: By appointment. Please make arrangements at least six months prior to

wedding. Preparation is mandatory.

MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY: Eileen Oswald (246-7042)

MUSIC MINISTRY: Kelly Rea (246-0395)

OPERATIONS: Robert Gauvreau (246-3544)

SPIRIT OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP: Fr. Woodruff (246-9581) Meets Tuesdays 7:00 PM & first

Sunday of each month at 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Instructional Prayer Meeting—All are welcome!)

PARISH COUNCIL: President Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431)

PARISH NURSE: Anne Grunbaum (246-1667)

RCIA: Fr. William Woodruff (246-9581)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Director Joan Corton (339-4391)

RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Joseph Defino Sr. (246-6908) , Barbara O’Reilly (246-7810)

SECRETARIES: Joan Jensen (217-7090), Barbara Renner (8:30 AM—8:30 PM Only —246-3424)

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH STORE: Ramona Kemp (845-417-6638) & Elaine Arvidson (246-4468)

FATHER WILLIAM F. WOODRUFF, PASTOR MSGR. WILLIAM E. WILLIAMS, PASTOR EMERITUS DEACON ROBERT CRANSTON

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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH

Saturday 8:30 Special Intention

5:00 Randy & Marie Nelson (Birthday Remembrances) - Req. by Bobbi & Rick Nelson

Sunday 8:30 All The People of The Parish

10:30 Peg Sullivan—Req. by The Renner Family

Monday 8:30 Rodger Shea—Req. by Bill & Rose McKenna

Tuesday 8:30 Andrew Remsen—Req. by The Renner Family

Wednesday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Jackson Baker—Req. by Joe Defino Sr.

Thursday 8:30 For The Deceased Members of My Family—Req. by Nora Drefin

Friday 8:30 Holy Communion Service

Saturday 8:30 Pat Armstrong—Req. by St. John’s Altar Rosary Society

5:00 Mae LaTourette (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Her Family

Sunday 8:30 Fr. Francis Gunn (5th Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Bob Howe

10:30 All The People of The Parish

SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES–

Mon—The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Tue— St. Stephen of Hungary

Fri— St. John Eudes, Priest

Sat— St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of The Church

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY–

The church has always held to the belief that Mary was assumed,

body and soul, into a heavenly state, even though the belief was

not declared as dogmatic until 1950. The early church had a

robust tradition of revering relics from the saints of the day, and

their complete lack of relics from the Mother of Jesus was seen as

evidence of this Marian belief. The celebration of the event as a

feast dates back to the fourth century in the East and the seventh

century in the West. Since Mary was untouched by the stain of

sin, she was unable to experience the "wages of sin," which is

death. But her Assumption also says something about humanity as

well. Sin only has power over us if we allow it. Mary was freed

from this power in her Immaculate Conception, and when she

responded "yes" to God. We were freed from that power when

Jesus died and rose, conquering death. Now, we must respond

"yes" to claim the victory that was already won for us. On this

feast, we should not only celebrate the great works God has done

for us through Our Lady, but also celebrate the truth that we have

the opportunity to one day spend eternity with her and her Son,

Jesus. Although this is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year,

there will be an 8:30 AM Holy Mass on Monday, August 15th in

honor of our Blessed Mother.

YOU DID IT FOR ME- If you know of someone who would

enjoy a visit from their fellow parishioners, please call the church

office (246-9581)to let us know.

Bob Hoy—Ten Broeck—1 Common Drive, Lake Katrine

Barbara Coppey—Ferncliff —21 Ferncliff Drive, Rhinebeck

Irene Geick—Kingston Hospital—105 Mary’s Avenue, Kingston

Janet Curry—The Pines —154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill

Judy Fiero—The Pines—154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill

Fr. Al Pizzuto—Our Lady of Consolation Residence

3103 Arlington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463-3305

1-718548-0888 or 1-718-548-0889

Msgr. Williams—845-399-9837

ADAMS’ FAIRACRE FARM GIFT CARDS– We have a

handful of Gift Cards left from our Easter Fundraiser. If you

shop at Adams, please consider purchasing a $25 Gift Card for

$25 from St. John’s. Our parish will receive 10%. Just call the

church office at 246-9581 and we will make arrangements on

getting the Gift Card to you. Thank you!

ARE YOU IN NEED OF THE HEALING

POWER OF JESUS IN THE SACRAMENT OF

THE SICK? Sunday, August 21st at the 10:30 Holy

Mass we will be anointing those who need the

strengthening power of Jesus and the grace of the

Holy Spirit in their time of sickness or notable weakness. Elderly

people (those over 60) may be anointed if they are notably

weakened even though no serious illness is present. This

Sacrament can be received by all baptized who are physically,

emotionally, or spiritually sick; especially children. This

Sacrament is used to comfort the sick in time of anxiety and to

encourage them to fight against illness and perhaps, restore them

to health. The concern of Christ for the bodily and spiritual

welfare of those who are ill is the common responsibility of all

Christians. All can pray and through these prays of

encouragement and faith help the sick to unite themselves with

the sufferings of Christ for the good of God’s people. These

prayers may also lead to healing physically, emotionally, and

spiritually. The letter of St. James states that the sick are to be

anointed in order to raise them up and save them. By the grace of

the Holy Spirit the whole person is sustained by trusting God and

strengthened against the temptations of the evil one and against

anxiety over death. This is a Sacrament to help people live fuller

lives as Jesus said that He came so that we might have life to the

full.

100-MILE POWERWALK- Feel free to sponsor Fr.

Woodruff in his 100-Mile Power Walk. (July 1st –

August 30th) Sponsorship money can be given directly

to Fr. Bill, or you can drop it in the collection basket

with a note indicating the 100-milke walk. Checks are to be made

payable to St. John The Evangelist Church with the memo stating

100-Mile Walk. All monies will be used to offset this year’s

budget deficit. Thank you for the love of your parish.

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

My Dearest Sisters and Brothers in the Lord Jesus,

This same letter will be in the bulletins for the weekends

of the 6th/7th of August and the 13th/14th of August because I want

to reach all of you who might be on vacation on one of these

weekends and I want to let you know about the Parish Mission and

the Parish Ministries’ Fair.

FIRST, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME UPCOMING

EVENTS; 1) Megan Rea’s Blanket Making is Monday, August

8th, from 6:30 until 8:30 P.M. in the Church Hall. 2) The Parish

Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, August 17th, at 6:30

P.M. in the Church Hall. 3) At the 10:30 A.M. Holy Mass on

Sunday, August 21st, we will have the annual Anointing of the

Sick Sacrament and All Day Adoration of the Most Blessed

Sacrament will be from after 10:30 A.M. Holy Mass until

Benediction at 8:30 P.M. 4) The Advisory Committee for Parish

Development will meet on Monday, August 22nd, at 6:30 P.M. in

the Church Hall. 5) The Fourth Annual Parish Picnic will be on

Sunday, September 11th, at 1 P.M. at the Centerville Firehouse

grounds. YOU ARE MOST WELCOME TO ANY AND ALL OF

THESE FIVE UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS.

SECOND, THE PARISH MISSION: conducted by Tony

Bellizzi. Theme: “A Parish Journey with Jesus and Mary” Dates/

Times: Tony speaks at all three Holy Masses on Sept. 10th/11th

about the Mission; Shorter version of evening sessions after the

8:30 A.M. Holy Masses from 9 to 9:30 A.M. on Mon.-Wed.,

12th/13th/14th September; Religious Ed Family Night geared for

children from 6 to 7 P.M. on Monday, Sept. 12th; Evening

Sessions Mon. and Tues., Sept. 12th/13th from 7:30 to 8:30 P.M.

and Wed., Sept. 14th, from 7:30 to approaching 9 P.M. and the

Evening Sessions are geared for Teens and Adults of any age;

Confessions available after the Tuesday evening Session. Special

Features: 1) Themes of the 7:30 P.M. Evening Sessions: Monday,

“Opening Up Your Heart To Jesus”; Tuesday, “Journey With

Jesus” (focusing on the topics and themes surfaced on the index

cards filled out by the folks at the weekend Holy Masses which

will be collected at the Holy Masses – index cards and pencils will

be in the pews and on the seats for everyone at the weekend Holy

Masses); Wednesday, “Full of Grace” on the apparitions of the

Blessed Virgin Mary. 2) Tony will be available each day for

individual prayer and spiritual direction. 3) At the weekend Holy

Masses, please write on the index cards your personal spiritual/life

needs, questions, topics, and petitions and the cards will be put

into special baskets as you leave after Holy Mass. 4) Tony has

books and CDs of the Guided Meditations to be available at the

end of the presentations. Tony would appreciate it if a few

parishioners each night would be available to sell these items.

Tony also has inexpensive bracelets for sale that his Bolivian

street youth made. The youth are supported by his Hope for the

Children Foundation. Tony would want to have the bracelets

available for sale in the lobby after the Mission concludes.

THIRD, THE PARISH MINISTRIES’ FAIR: If a Parish

Mission is spiritually successful, and I have every confidence that

Tony Bellizzi will lead us in a spiritually successful Mission, some

parishioners are moved by God to want to help in one of the parish

ministries that need new volunteers. Therefore, I propose that we

have several of our parish organizations have a table/booth

available after each of the weekend Holy Masses on September

24th/25th manned by one or more current members of each

organization for you to be invited to find out what each

organization does and how you might help in the future. In

consultation with the Parish Council at our last meeting, May 23rd,

we suggest the following parish organizations be available:

Religious Ed; Altar Rosary; Community Action/Food Pantry;

Council of Churches; Liturgy Committee; Outreach/”You Did It

For Me”; Respect Life; 20-Week Club; Advisory Committee for

Parish Development; Music; Family Mass; Church Store; and

Franciscans/Cookie Ministry. Hopefully, we will be able to fit

everyone around the back half of the Church Hall. Please stay

tuned.

Sincerely, with prayers, and God’s blessings,

Father Bill Woodruff

P.S. Father Al and Father Bill extend their prayers to you.

PARISH COUNCIL– Will be meeting on Wednesday, August

17th at 6:30 PM in the Church Hall. All are invited to share

thoughts, concerns or ideas to improve our parish

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION- Will take place

next weekend after the 10:30 Mass and continue until

after the 8:30 PM Benediction. Evening prayers will

be prayed at 5:30 PM. Sign up sheets at the side

entrance of the church.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING- Will take place on

Monday, August 22nd at 6:30 PM. All who would like to help in

the fund/fun raising endeavors of our parish are welcome to

PARISH APPRECIATION PICNIC– Will take place on

September 11th at 1 PM under the pavilion at the Centerville

Firehouse. You do not need to bring anything, it is entirely free.

It is Fr. Bill’s way of showing his appreciation to everyone in the

parish, for all we do and for who we are. Denise Dudzic will take

your reservations for the picnic, call 246-2811. Come out for a

fun time with your fellow parishioners. Bring a lawn chair!

TEN BROECK COMMONS- Is looking for volunteers to assist

with the activity department. Whether it’s taking the elderly

outdoors, interacting with them during one of our many activities

or just paying them a visit. If interested, call 336-666 Ext. 5673.

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY- Is seeking volunteer

drivers to take cancer patients to and from treatment centers –

making phone calls to follow up on requests and remind

constituents of upcoming programs – computer data entry and

word processing – and general office help. Hours are flexible. If

you have a car and can spare some time, call 1-800-ACS-2345.

JOKE– Two elderly ladies were enjoying the sunshine on a park

bench. They had been meeting at that park every sunny day, for

over twelve years, chatting and enjoying each other’s friendship.

One day, the younger of the two ladies, turns to the other and

says, “Please don’t be angry with me, dear; but I am embarrassed.

After all these years, what is your name? I am trying to

remember, but I just can’t.” The older friend stares at her,

looking very distressed, says nothing for two full minutes, and

finally with tearful eyes, says, “How soon do you have to know?”

AUGUST 14, 2016

“Please Pray For All Bishops, Priests, Deacons & Religious!”

"From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me

and holy is his Name.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,

and has lifted up the lowly."- Lk 1:48b-49, 52

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

THE LORD HAS BLESSED US

IN SO MANY WAYS…

Let us return to Him a fair share of

THE MANY GIFTS

He has already given us.

June 2016

Attendance: June 2016 — 1,064

Attendance: June 2015 — 1,093

YTD Collections: $10,742.05 $103,279.61

Other Income: $ 9,545.74 $ 80,006.49

Total Income: $20,287.79 $ 183,286. 10

Expenses: $21,388.49 $ 176,725.02

Total: $ (1,100.70) $ 6,561.08

PARISHIONERS’ COMMENT– God loves me as I am and I

find that I am much happier with myself since I have been

tithing.

PASTOR’S COMMENT– We are grateful for those who

demonstrate their faith through their generosity to God.

“Remember St. John’s in Your Will!”

FOOD PANTRY ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK:

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YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: Vincent Saturn, Bob Nealon, Judy Fiero, Grace Yund,

Janet Curry, Gene Woodruff, Peter & Brunie

Kandora, Liz Parker, Jimmy Paes, John Lynch, Ian &

Kathryn Melville, Nancy Dwyer, Claire Miller,

Margaret Todd, Meredith McSpirit, Aloise Bedell,

Griffen Defino, Mary Brazier, Irene MacNamara, Bill Swart,

Marion Benz, Rose Topple, Janet Teitter, Judy Phillips, Joe

Dengler, Maurice Hinchey, Betty Holden, Margaret Fros, Claudia

Topple, Robin Doherty, Andrew Wood, Kellan Ryan, Bernadette

Verpent, George Nau, Jim Fusco and Frankie Cullen.

PRAYER FOR LIFE

Jesus, Mary and Joseph we love you very much.

Help us spiritually adopt and protect all human life

from preborn to natural death.

Amen.

AUGUST 14, 2016

MAKING ALL THINGS NEW

God our Father, through the Gospel and the Eucharist,

You bring us together as Your Church in the

Archdiocese of New York.

Send us Your Holy Spirit, to enlighten our minds and guide our

actions as we plan for the future of parish life in this

Archdiocese.

Help us learn new ways to strengthen and revitalize our parish

communities, and to be good stewards of the spiritual and

material gifts that sustain them.

Bless our work, so that our parishes may continue to witness to

the truth of the Gospel, and be a sign of Your love for all people.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen. ————————————————

THE CARE AND KEEPING OF THE SOUL

We have only one soul and it will last forever. Like anything

of great value, it needs care and maintenance. A soul in

perfect health is evidenced by a close, prayerful relationship

with God, a sincere desire to do good, frequent reception of

the Sacraments, a dedication to make others’ needs a priority, and a

determination to achieve high levels of holiness. Performing regular

spiritual maintenance keeps us on trace to perfect health.

MONTHLY: Read A good book —Think you struggle with holiness?

Read about St. Augustine, St. Francis, St. Teresa of Avila, or any of the

great saints. You’ll be inspired and encouraged. Spiritual reading is a

great way to grow and challenge ourselves. Develop your own ministry

– While on Earth, Jesus walked among us, giving of Himself and

personally connecting with people. He used his talents for others; He

didn’t keep them for Himself. We are his hands and feet. He asks that

we continue his work serving. What special talents do you have that

can benefit others? It can be as simple as being a friendly face visiting a

homebound neighbor. Do something constructive for your

neighborhood, community, or country each month, or as often as you

can. Meet with a spiritual mentor—Want to be challenged to new

heights of holiness? Find a good spiritual director or mentor who can

help you get there. In many dioceses, there are priests or religious who

act as spiritual directors and will be happy to mentor you to a closer

union with God. Confess monthly –Catholics are only required to go

once a year unless conscious of grave sin, but imagine only filling your

car’s gas tank once a year. Souls need the grace of the sacrament far

more often. Frequent, sincere Confession done right reveals patterns of

sin, helps us to avoid evil, and keeps us focused on pleasing God.

Volunteer for your parish—The Church is dependent upon her people

to keep the doors open an to do her good work. Become an

extraordinary minister of the Eucharist and visit homebound

parishioners, act as an usher at Mass, sing in a choir, clean the church,

help with upkeep of the grounds, teach a religious education class, raise

money for a church cause. Ask at your parish office for suggestions.