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St. John’s Church Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine’s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494

CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org

St. John’s Church Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm

Penance 4:00 - 4:45 pm Saturdays

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY

Rev. George W. Hommel, Pastor

St. Augustine’s Chapel Sunday Mass 9:30 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month.

Religious Education—845-679-2869 Elementary: Tues….1st-6th Grade....4-5:30 pm Jr/Sr High: Mon…..9th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Tues….8th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Wed…..7th Grade….…..7-8:30 pm John A. Coleman Catholic HS ….…..845-338-2750

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 20, 2016 I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the LORD.” — Psalm 122:1

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WREATHS, POINSETTIAS AND K I S S I N G BALLS! We’ll be taking orders after all Masses on Nov.

19/20. Order forms will be available in the church/chapel lobby. Orders will be available for pickup, at St. John’s , on Dec. 3/4 after Masses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KRAUSE BOXES OF CANDY & LOLLIPOP SALE ON NOV. 19th/20th!

T h e 9 t h g r a d e Confirmation class will be selling 1/2lb. boxes of Krause’s candy and homemade lollipops. This fundraiser will make it

possible for the Confirmation class to shop for presents for residents of the Midway Houses in Kingston and Ellenville. The residents of the Midway Houses are young adults, who for one reason or another, cannot live at home. They learn life skills while at Midway Houses. They either attend school or work. Thank you for your support! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ECUMENICAL THANKGIVING SERVICE, hosted by the Christian Science Center in Woodstock located at 89 Tinker Street on Monday, November 21 at 7pm. All are welcome! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL COLLECTION for November 20th is for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD—Thanksgiving). The CCHD provides funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the US.

Families Journeyed with Mary and Her Son Jesus

On October 18th St. John’s Religious Education children, grades 1st – 8th and their families shared an evening of Faith and Prayer together. The families learned how to pray the rosary, learned the meaning of the liturgical col-ors and the names of the articles used during Mass. Con-firmation class joined us by performing a skit about Mary and Jesus. We all gathered around the church to create a beautiful live Rosary and prayed one decade of the ro-sary. We ended our evening with the Confirmation class serving the families a spaghetti dinner with the help of parishioners from our parish who cooked the dinner. Thank you to all who helped with putting together the

family gathering.

DEPENDENCE DAY On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. —William Jennings Bryan

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SNACKS WITH SANTA on Sunday, De-cember 4th from 12-2pm at St. John’s parish hall. Seating is limited so reservations are a must. Take home a picture with Santa, a candy cane, reindeer food and more! To RSVP

call Gail Russo at 657-8068 or Betty Tietjen at 679-7853.

EVENTS/ACTIVITIES AT ST. JOHN’S

WELCOME INTO OUR PARISH FAMILY, our new member, Anne Hass!

HELP! We need someone to shovel and/or blow snow, put down “salt” (calcium chloride) whenever there is a snow or ice storm. We will pay for your

time. The person needs to be reliable and come before Mass (5pm on Saturday, 8am on Sunday and 9am on weekdays) to clean all the walkways leading to the church and rectory. Call the rectory if you can help at 679-7696.

HELP! Once again we need 1 or 2 volunteers to pick up donated cartons of food from Hurley Ridge Market and deliver to the People’s Place at 17 St. James Street, Kingston, NY 12401 on ei-

ther Mon., Wed., or Fri., when the regularly scheduled vol-unteers are unable to make the trip. A full sized vehicle or pickup truck is a must. For more info call the rectory office at 679-7696.

Added in September George J. Fauci Theresa A. Fauci Michael X. Fauci/Dell Nancy Bernard Lori Wright Andrew K. Wimmers Craig Entwistle Tory Entwistle Debra Benjamin Sue D. Cindy Dwyer Added in October Pat Bogert Sr. Merrilyn McComiskey Bill Breed Nancy Bernard Emily Anginoli Bill Warneke Al S.

M. Schwab Mike L. America Buddy Abrams Donna Beehler Added in November Bob Barringer Fr. George Glen Patrick Jim Veronica Al Rose William Lucas

KINGSHIP

The book of Samuel recounts for us today the anoint-ing of David as king of Israel. It was the elders of Israel who declared David king that day, but it was God who called David to shepherd Israel. Thus mandated by the citizens of his kingdom and by his God, David took his place in a long line of kings. The apostle Paul speaks to us of kingship as well, but on a much higher plane: the kingship of Jesus our Lord. As great as David was, he and all earthly monarchs who came before and after him in their kingdoms around the world are minor kings by comparison to the true King. And lastly, we hear the story of that true King in perhaps his weakest moment: near death, hanging on a cross, taunted by a common criminal and by the world at large. ~Father George

Generous donations have come in for the turkeys and all the sides! We’ll be putting to-gether the baskets on Sunday, November 20th after 11am Mass. Come out to support this event and help give back to our community members in need!

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS On December 2nd from 5-8pm, as part of the “Snowflake Festi-val”, The Loughran House and grounds of Senate House will be all decked out for the holiday season. Enjoy roasted chest-nuts and hot apple cider, horse and wagon rides, and visit with Santa Claus.

Located in Kingston’s Historic Stockade District, Senate House State Museum, 296 Fair Street. Cost is Free! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COLEMAN THEATRE PRESENTS

FOOTLOOSE! Sat. Nov. 19th at 8:00pm. Matinees on Sat. Nov. 19th 2:00pm. Ticket prices are $16.00 for Adults and $11.00 for Children under 12. Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Come and see this wonderful musical with an Oscar and Tony nominated hit score! For more information call the school 338-2750, e-mail: of-fice@colemancatholic.net or check out our website: www.colemancatholic.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE OF POLAND, June 6th, 2017, led by Fr. Slawek Ciszkowski of St. Cath-erine Laboure church and Deacon Steven DeMartino of St. Augustine’s church. Walk in the footsteps of St. John Paul II. For more info call Doreen DeMartino at 914-806-2378. See Flyer for more detail. St. John’s parishioner looking for a female roommate for this trip. Call the rectory at 679-7696. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BEYOND ST. JOHN’S

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH

11/15/15 $3,871.15 11/13/16 $3,628.50

THE 2016 CARDINAL’S ANNUAL APPEAL

Our Goal: $25,000.00 Pledged: $25,990.60 # of Gifts: 92 Avg. Dollar Amt. of Gift: $ 285.00

Saturday, November 19th 5:00 PM ROZANN ATTENWEILER Renaud and Haberski Families Sunday, November 20th 8:00 AM HOLY SOULS IN PURGATORY J. C. Fauci and Family 9:30 AM ELMO TINTI Bruno Berti 11:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Monday, November 21st 9:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS Tuesday, November 22nd 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Wednesday, November 23rd 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Thursday, November 24th 10:00 AM DARYL ANNE FLORIO The Family Friday, November 25th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Saturday, November 24th 5:00 PM IN LOVING MEMORY OF AGNES WALKER 100TH ANNIVERSARY Mary, Rita and Una Sunday, November 25th 8:00 AM PURGATORIAL SOCIETY 9:30 AM OPEN INTENTION 11:00 AM DONALD RICE The Family

Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault ,Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy) Repose of the Soul

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers ........................... CCD off., 679-2869 Or stop in during class time Altar Society ........................... Christine Molinelli, 679-5332

Baptismal Committee ............. Francine Carmody 679-7205 and ................................................. Bernadette Poremba, 679-7643

Beautification Church ..................................... Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto ...................................... John Spindler/Julie Middleton, 679-4462 Bereavement Committee ....... Francine Carmody 679-7205 Bulletin .................................... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Crafty Ladies ........................... TBD

CCD Classes 1 - 6 ................... Cindy Frisbie, 246-1819

CCD Classes 7 - 9 ................... Alice Haberski, 679-6791

Eucharist Ministers/Lectors .. Bob Dietrich, 657-8556

Food Pantry ............................ Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets ............ Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Liturgy Committee .................. Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee ........ David Sudlik, 657-6782

Music Group ........................... Dave Christi, 430-8040 Newsletter ............................... Colleen Mountford, 679-8546 Parish Council ........................ John Spindler 679-4462 Parish Nurse ........................... Colleen Short, 417-4522 Pins and Needles .................... Pat Lindtveit, 338- 1720 ................................................. Helen DeVoe, 679-5947

R.C.I.A. ..................................... TBD Respect Life ............................ TBD Secular Franciscan Order ...... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Social Committee ................... 679-7696 Soup Kitchen .......................... Bernadette Poremba 679-7643 Tree of Life .............................. Dolores Hagedorn 679-7607 ……………………………………Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ulster Vicariate ....................... Tim Cyr, 679-6872 Wedding Committee ............... Alice Haberski, 679-6791 ................................................. Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 Youth Ministry/Activities ....... Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Monday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Cecilia Wednesday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Thursday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions; Thanksgiving Day Friday: St. Catherine of Alexandria Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44