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!!!!!!!!!!P������� S��! Rev. Patrick F. Buckley, Pastor Joseph Soave, Lay Trustee
Rev. David Kazzahchiyang Didam, Parochial Vicar Bill Paccione, Lay Trustee
Rev Msgr. Charles P. Coen, Pastor Emeritus Rick Moglia, Finance Council Chairman
Gwen McCann, Parish Council President
C��� ������ � ��� E��������! Saturday: 5:00pm Monday-Saturday 9:00am at the Church
Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Family Mass, Tues. & Thurs, 7:00am at the Holy Spirit Chapel
10:30am & 12:00 noon For Holy Days schedule, consult bulletin
Adoration: First Fridays after the 9:00am Mass until 6:00pm
Confessions: Saturday, 3:30pm - 4:30pm (or available by appointment) !
Baptism: Phone Rectory to make arrangements Baptism Classes: 2nd Monday of month, 7:30pm - by appointment
Marriages: Phone Rectory at least 6 months in advance
Sick Calls: Phone Rectory at any time. Please do not wait until the last moment.
Hospital Visits and Anointing of the Sick: Parishioners in need of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please
call the Rectory. This includes anyone going to the hospital for a serious operation or who has a relative who is gravely ill.
Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Friday—9:00am to 4:00pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!P����� O���� !Rectory Religious Education Parish Center/Maintenance
7411 South Broadway 30 Benner Rd 30 Benner Rd
845-758-3732 Fax: 845.758.1214 845.758.5506 845-758-5689
Lauren Kerzner-Secretary/Bookkeeper Ellen Farina— CRE Joseph Scala — Maintenance Supervisor
P. Grassi, Maureen Terranova (Assts.) Helen Moore— CRE Assistant Sacristan
Vicki Capel-Parish Cemetery Cor. [email protected] John Dorrian
[email protected]
October 1, 2017 www.stchrisredhook.org
The Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia
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In Time: Intention: Requested by:
Sat September 30
5:00 PM Carolyn Everhardt Very Family
Sun Oct. 1
7:30 AM Intentions for Our Lady’s Guild
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9:00 AM Peter Dempsey Picciuolo Family
10:30 AM Nora Mercier Mr. & Mrs. John Young & Family
12 Noon Pro Populo ——————
Mon October 2!
9:00 AM Julia Jantzen Pat & Jane O’Connor
Tues October 3
7:00 AM Joseph Trimarco, Sr.
Joan Swift
9:00 AM Henry Bud Younghanse
Month’s Mind
Wed October 4!
9:00 AM Julia Jantzen Colleen Kurtz
Thurs October 5!
7:00 AM Alice & James Buckley
Buckley Family
9:00 AM Phyllis Vinci Anagnos Family
Fri October 6!
9:00 AM Julia (Sheila) Jantzen
MaryJane Fuchs
Sat October 7
9:00 AM Robert W. Giaffi Lynda & Dave Jutton
5:00 PM Intentions of Teens ——————-
Sun October 8!
7:30 AM Patricia Potts Robert Dolan
9:00 AM Burns Family Helen Burns
10:30 AM Michael Kowalski Liz & Family
12 Noon Pro Populo ——————
David Hendrickson Dolen Family
This Week at St. Christopher-St. Sylvia
Welcome to the Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia! We hope that all new residents to the Red
Hook area will feel at home in our parish and strive to be an active part of our faith community. Please take a
moment to stop in the Rectory office to fill out a membership form and to meet a member of the Pastoral Staff.
OCTBER 1, 2017—TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, October 1 Respect Life Sunday
Monday, October 2 Holy Guardian Angels
World Rosary Mission Group 10-12 AM Don Bosco Hall
Tues. October 3
Prayers For Life 9:30-10:30 AM Church
RCIA 7-8:45 PM Don Bosco Hall
Wed., October 4 St. Francis of Assisi
Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School
RCIT 7-8:00 PM Rm #7 School
Thurs., October 5 Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School
Adult Choir Rehearsal 7-8:15 PM Church
Friday, Oct. 6 Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, St. Bruno
First Friday Mass 9 AM Church
Saturday, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
Teen Mass 5:00 PM Church
AA Meeting 7:00 PM Don Bosco Hall
Sunday, October 8 Our Lady of Good Remedy
St. Christopher Food Pantry 12-1 PM Parish Center
Who Am I to Judge? 7-8:00 PM Parish Center
Children’s Choir Practice 6-7:00 PM School
Our Lady’s Guild Meeting 7:00 PM Parish Center
Adoration followed by
Benediction
10 AM-6 PM Church
Teen Choir 5:00 PM Church
S T E W A R D S H I P R E P O R T
September 24, 2017��������.$7,597.31 2nd Collection...Earthquake/Hurricane..$2,586.00
Thank you for your continued generosity!
The Rosary will be recited BEFORE SUNDAY MASSES
in October. As always, please enter and pray quietly before Mass. Please be considerate
and keep the time before Mass holy.
I. Luis Garcia-Castrejon &
Allie Hammerling
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From the Pastor’s Corner
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
A men, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are
entering the kingdom of God before you." Ouch. If
Jesus weren't speaking the truth, this would seem like
a nasty insult. To the ears of the chief priests and elders to
whom he was speaking, it was as good as saying, "You're
bigger sinners than the biggest sinners around." Jesus had a way of cutting to the heart of matters.
In this case, he was calling out these religious leaders for their stubborn resistance to the
revelation of God. At least the "sinners" heard and heeded John the Baptist's message of
repentance. But those who considered themselves too righteous to repent were missing the
opportunity to experience the healing power of mercy.
As we know, God the Father wants to extend mercy to his children. Just as any good
parents want what's best for their children, God wants us to see the truth and follow it. But he
won't force our hand. God always respects our freedom. He invites, encourages, assists, and
persists in drawing us in, but ultimately the choice is ours. One way God invites us to spiritual
healing is through the sacrament of reconciliation. This is a perfect example of God's desire to
extend forgiveness. But if we don't take advantage of this gift, we miss the grace that it offers us.
Let us beware of thinking that we aren't the kinds of sinners that really need to repent. If
we don't acknowledge our need for God's forgiveness we, become like the chief priests who
closed themselves off to God's healing. It doesn't matter how far we may have fallen-this is why
Jesus specifies that even "big" sinners can enter the kingdom of God-rather, what matters is that
we have hearts open to recognizing and responding to God's love.
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Look What’s Happening at St. Christopher—St. Sylvia Parish!
Prison Group Meeting The next meeting
will be Wed., Oct. 11 at 3:30PM,
Parish Center. We will continue writing
Christmas cards to inmates on death row.
Please save and bring any Christmas cards you can
spare. You are welcome to join us! Here is a
section of an inmate’s letter:
Holy name Breakfast
The FIRST Monthly Community Breakfast will be
Oct. 15th—8 to 11 am...School Gym, 30 Benner Rd.
Adults $6..……………..Children 12 and under $4.
Under 4 FREE Proceeds will go toward refurbishing the
School/Parish Center parking lot
Sat., Oct. 7th
12:00 on the
Church Lawn
In honor of
St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day
is on Oct. 4th, parishioners are invited
to bring cats, dogs, or other pets for
this special blessing.
RCIA...Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults
It’s not too late to join us!
Call 845.758.3732 or email
[email protected]
“Come and see…” Mt 28:6
“For over two years I didn’t receive a
single letter and then I got Kim’s Christmas
card in 2015. I read it each day now….”
GRADES 1—6
I would like to thank the people that came forward to
fill the role of Catechist for the 4th grade classes.
Thank you also to all the ones that have returned as the
Religious Education program could not go forward
without you and your faith!
Thank You!!!
YOUTH ALIVE
Check your calendars...next class is:
Laudito Si - Part I
Friday, September 29, 2017
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Youth Alive Room #7
PART II
Sunday, October 1, 2017
2:00 pm—4:30 pm
Youth Alive Room
Any questions, please call the
Religious Education Office
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation Interviews:
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Thursday, October 4, 2017
4:30 pm…...School Gym
Come only on the day that you signed up for!
PARISH RETREAT
“A Journey of Healing and Forgiveness” with Tony Bellizzi
An inspirational Parish Retreat for adults and teens.
Tony Bellizzi will speak at all Masses Oct. 14 & 15
Presentations are:
MON., OCT.16 -OPENING UP YOUR HEART TO JESUS
AT 9:00 AM MASS & 7:00 PM
TUES., OCT. 17 - JOURNEY WITH JESUS
AT 9:00 AM MASS & 7:00 PM
WED., OCT. 18 – FULL OF GRACE
AT 9:00 AM MASS & 7:00 PM
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In your prayers, please remember the
sick, especially John Aeolus ●Frances Allen ●Paul Anderson
Hope Babineau ●Roma Buel ●Helen Burns
Marion Burns ●Brianna Chase ●Scott Clements
John Conlon ●John Conway ●James Cullen ●Holly Daly
Lillian Dietz ●John Dorrian ●John Dykeman
Janice Farinacci ●Charles Fasce ●Fr. Cassian Folsom
Thomas Galbraith ●Jeannette Gordon
Arthur Hallenbeck ●Haley Hines ●Brian James
Erik Johnson ●Alex Katz ●Pam Kaliche ●Sylvia Ledenko
Norma Liuzza ●Henrietta Lynch ●Theresa Lynch
Mary Machete ●Judy McEleney
Marlene McGowan-Yedic ●Gina Maculski
Alex Cortes Molloy ●Thomas Richard Malone
John Manning ●Eric Moore ●Patricia Murphy
Richard Murray ●Jolanda Niec ●Frank Pasqua, Jr.
Joe Piccard ●Lynn Prinz ●Michael Qianonni
Maureen Randene ●James Rudy ●Anna Safford
Katarina Salman ●John Sculco ●Amy Sivulich
Lisa Slayton ●Robert Smith ●Samantha Smith
Zach Swart ●Tony Torres ●Mary Verlin ●Bryan Williams
James Williams ●Alice Zelasco
Please call the office to add or remove someone
from list
OCTOBER 6 IS FIRST FRIDAY 9:00AM Mass will be followed by
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
until 6:00 PM
Two guardians are needed for each hour.
Sign-up in the back of the church.
Of all Catholic practices, one of the most beneficial
and spiritual is the HOLY HOUR.
This is a full hour of prayer & spiritual reading in the
presence of the
BLESSED Sacrament
Participate in Adoration on First Fridays
In Honor
for the week of Sept. 30—Oct. 8
BREAD & WINE A Living Intention for
James Cullen
Requested By Lynn Prinz
Gifts from Bethlehem will be here October 7 & 8
Offered for sale are handcrafted olivewood
pieces from the Holy Land. This form of
art is an industry of great importance to the
local people of the Holy Land who rely on
it for a livelihood.
These treasures are beautiful to own as well
as give as gifts!
100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima
Saturday, October 14th
All are welcome to pray the Rosary on the
Church Lawn following the 9AM Mass
Bring your own chairs if needed, if it
rains, it will be recited inside the Church.
50/50 Raffle Half the proceeds will benefit our Parish and the
other half will go to 7 lucky winners! $100 per ticket...Only 200 tickets available Drawing: Dec. 17th at the Holy Name Breakfast
You don’t need to be present to win
To purchase a ticket, stop by the Rectory Office or contact
Celine Turchetti at 758-8083 or [email protected] *For more info about the prize amounts, flyers are in the back of the church
GUEST SPEAKER at our OCT. 10TH MEETING
Sponsored by HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Father Ignatius of the Franciscan Friars of the
Renewal, will be our guest speaker.
All members and men of the parish are welcome.
Topic: THE MISSION TO EVAGELIZE
7 PM Rosary, followed by dinner &
Fr. Ignatius’ talk at the Parish Center.
For additional information, please call
Tom Sullivan 845-758-2194
Life Chain-Be a Witness to Change
Be a light in a darkened world. Join
the Life Chain TODAY, Oct. 1 at
2-3:30 PM, Church St, Poughkeepsie (between Market &
Academy Sts.) Today’s Life Chain is part of a national
event with chains being held across the country at this
time. A Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful event that
enables you to be a witness to the sanctity of human
life by holding a sign with a pro-life message. Signs
provided. No graphic or political signs.
For more info call 845-853-6529
FREE Will Seminar: Planning your Legacy on the
importance of a will, estate planning, health care
proxies, power of attorney, living trusts, and probate.
Sunday, Oct. 8 at 12:15 PM
Church of the Good Shepherd, Parish Hall Shari Hubner, Esq
RSVP 646 794-3317 [email protected]
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SOCIETIES & CONTACTS
Please keep our
Military and their families
in your prayers.
PRAYER SHAWL Are you or someone you know
going through a difficult time, perhaps physically or
emotionally and feel that you would like a Prayer
Shawl? Contact Celine Turchetti 758-8083
POCKET PRAYER SQUARE If you feel that you
would like a little ‘extra’ spiritual
support to place in your pocket, please
feel free to take one located in the back
of the church. Adult Faith Formation, Wendy Wajda MacHugh…….………...
………………………..……………[email protected]
Adult Choir Director, Richard Totman……... ....... 845-876-7444
Basketball Coord., Dan Totman………[email protected] Holy Name Society Pres., Tom Sullivan ....... ........ 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Knights of Columbus GK, Bill Paccione ...... ..... ...845-758-5913 [email protected]
Our Lady's Guild Pres., Ann Totten……...…. ....... 845-758-3732 [email protected] Our Lady Queen of Peace Prayer Group ................ 845-758-3732
Respect Life Committee, Barbara Totman……….845-758-3732
St. Christopher Food Pantry ................................... 845-758-3732 [email protected] Senior Citizens President, Betty Bader .................. 845-758-5758
Youth Choir Director, Alyssa Nuzzo ..................... 845-758-0580
RCIA, Maggie Burud ............................................. 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Bereavement Committee, Eleanor Troy ................. 845-758-3732
Teen Fusion, Kathy Marici .................................... 845-758-3732 [email protected]
Prison Ministry, Rosemary Molloy………………...845-758-3732
Our Lady of Lourdes High School Open House Sunday, October 15th 1 – 4 pm
Join us at our Open House as we showcase teaching
and learning in our “next generation” classrooms.
Meet our faculty, students, coaches and club
moderators, who will all be on hand to greet and talk
with you. Our Class of 2017 have moved on to many
fine institutions such as the US Military Academy at
West Point, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago,
UC Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse,
and many more. See how Lourdes will provide you
with your “Extraordinary Future”! We look forward
to seeing you on October 15th. For additional
information, please contact Christine Kolosky at
845-463-0400, ext. 1005 or [email protected] .
God gives us every opportunity to change our hearts to be good. It is never too late.
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