Thirtieth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
October 27, 2019
PASTOR
Rev. Thadeus Aravindathu
(914) 273-9724
WEEEKEND ASSISTANTS
Rev. John Christ
Rev. Thomas Collins
MASSES
Saturday: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am 10:30 am, 12 noon
Weekdays: 8:30 am
Saturday: 9:00 am
Holy Days: as announced
LAUDS MORNING PRAYER
Sunday: 8:00am
Monday - Friday: 8:15am
DEVOTIONS (September - June)
First Fridays: Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament 9am - 7pm,
Benediction 7pm
First Saturdays: Confessions 8:30 - 8:55,
9am Mass, Rosary & 15 minute guided
meditation on the Rosary
CONFESSION
Saturday 4:30 -5:15pm and
by appointment
BAPTISM AND MARRIAGES
Please check our website or
Call the Parish Office
PARISH OFFICE
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am-5pm
Office Manager: Fiona Finnan
Controller: Cathy Mitzian
Webmaster: John Erickson
Bulletin Editor:Tina Puttre
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Moderator: Allanna Hasselgren
Tel: (914) 273-8226
Email: reled@stpatr ickinarmonk.org
Parish Committees
Parish Council President: Vincent Greco
Parish Council Secretary: Lor i Schiliro
Finance Chairman: Bill Davis
Finance Committee: Ron Poe,
Kevin Mannix
Trustees:
Faith Lorenzo, Robert Hasselgren
Music Director: John Failla
Parish Organizations
Contemplative Prayer: Gina Shea
Youth Ministry Coordinators:
Melissa Gordon
CYO Basketball:
Elvis Grgurovic, Mike Corelli
Gym Schedule & Rentals: Mike Corelli
Respect Life Society: Patricia Cummings
Walking with Purpose:
Jo Golden, Fiona Finnan
Food Pantry: Angela Livingston
MASSES: OCT. 26– NOV. 3, 2019
Calendar
SUNDAY, October 27 - THIRTIETH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
Priesthood Sunday
� CCD: 9:20-10:20
FOOD FIRST - Each Sunday the food collected goes
to support a local food pantry
Mon, October 28 - SS. Simon and Jude
� CCD: 3:30-4:30; 6:00-7:00
Tue, October 29 - Weekday
� Walking With Purpose: : St. Francis Hall 9:30-11:30
Wallace Hall 7:00-8:30 pm
Wed, October 30 - Weekday
� CCD: 3:30-4:30; 6:00-7:00
Thu, October 31 - Halloween
� Pray the Rosary: Lady Chapel 7:30pm
Fri, November 1 - All Saints Day (Holy Day of
Obligation); First Friday
� Stations of the Cross: Outside Gym 6:15am
� Contemplative Prayer Group: 12:30-1:30
Sat, November 2 - All Souls Day; First Saturday
� Confession: 4:30-5:15
SUNDAY, November 3 - THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
National Vocation
Awareness Week
CCD: 9:20-10:20
2nd Grade Mass: 10:30
FOOD FIRST —Each Sunday the food collected goes
to support a local food pantry.
Sat 10/26 9:00
5:30
——
John Puttre (D)
Sun 10/27 8:30 People of the Parish
10:30
12:00
Acquafredda-Quitoni Family (D)
NO NOON MASS
Mon 10/28 8:30 Dave Davidson (D)
Tue 10/29 8:30 ——
Wed 10/30 8:30 Pasquale Martinucci (D)
Thu 10/31 8:30 Joseph Piccolo (D)
Fri 11/1 8:30
12:10
7:30
——
——
——
Sat 11/2 9:00
5:30
——
Louise Sassone (D)
Sun 11/3 8:30 John Puttre
10:30
12:00
People of the Parish
Teodora & Emanuele
Mitarotonda (D)
Holy Day of Obligation
All Saints Day
Friday, November 1st
Mass Schedule
8:30 am
12:10 pm
7:30 pm
October 19/20: $4,363.00 in 82 envelopes
World Mission Sunday: $1,031.00 in 54 envelopes
We Share Sept. 2019 - Reg. Collection: $8,847.00
Please consider using WeShare
Thank you for your generosity
Upcoming 2nd Collections
October 27th - Music Ministry
November 1st - All Saints Day, due by October 31st
November 2nd - All Souls Mass Remembrance due
by October 31st
November 3rd - Youth Ministry
November 10th - Archdiocese of Military Services
The Society for the Propagation of the Faith,
Archdiocese of New York,
The archdiocese thanks the parish of St. Patrick for
its contribution of $3,767.00 to the 2019 Mission
Cooperative Plan for the benefit of the Diocese of
Karonga.
FOOD FIRST
The following items are currently needed:
Canned fruit packed in juice
Canned Salmon
As always, healthy, non-expired staples of all
kinds are appreciated and utilized.
Any questions about the ‘Food First’ program
can be directed to
Angela Livingston [email protected]
RCIA at St. Patrick’s
Our parish has a thriving RCIA --Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults-- program for any adult who
may be interested in deepening their knowledge of
the Catholic faith, becoming a Catholic and/or
receiving the sacraments.
We have a loving and committed team of fellow
parishioners who offer one on one tutorial
instruction and meet each week with the individual
throughout the year
October through May
Wednesday evenings
in the rectory/Wallace Hall
If you or someone you know may be interested in
learning more about our RCIA program, kindly
speak with Father Thadeus or one of the team
members listed below:
• Faith Lorenzo
• Maureen McNamara
• Joanne McMahon
• Peter Ryan
• Val Sprague
• Joan Zaborowsky
Mark your calendar -
Details to follow
November 25th - Ecumenical Thanksgiving
Service at Hillside Church
Healing Mass at St. Patrick’s
November 15th
Fr. Christian Amah
7:00 pm - Praise and Worship
7:30 pm - Mass
Outside the Parish
Walking in Confidence
Trusting in God’s Promises
A Talk by Jennifer Hubbard
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church
Wednesday October 30th at 7:30 pm
Jennifer Hubbard faced the worst crisis a parent
could face when she lost her 6-year old daughter
Catherine Violet during the 2012 Sandy Hook
Elementary School shooting. Since that tragic day,
she has turned to her faith in search of peace.
Jennifer will share how her faith has been
transformed and how she has found spiritual
strength by focusing on His very real presence in
her life.
She is a monthly contributor for The Magnificat.
Her essays focus on God’s healing presence and
His faithfulness. She is the recipient of a 2014 and
2015 Catholic Press Awards and has had her work
published in Fairfield County Catholic and shares
her message with audiences across the country.
Questions and answers and refreshments to follow
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church
84 Sherwood Avenue
Greenwich, CT 203-531-8741
FROM MY HEART TO YOURS
Francis Thompson (16 December 1859 – 13 November 1907 / Preston, England) is the English poet who
wrote the all-time spiritual classic “Hound of Heaven.” I spoke about it during my homily at Sunday’s
10.30 AM Mass. (It’s not John Milton, sorry. Paradise Lost is John Milton’s magnum opus) “The Hound of
Heaven” is a poem centering on the pursuit of a sinner by a loving God. Written in a lofty, dignified style
that expresses deep feelings, it is classified as an ode. It first appeared in Poems, a collection of Francis
Thompson's works published in 1893. Out of 182 lines of the Hound of Heaven, here I quote the few lines
from the beginning and a few lines at the conclusion.
I fled Him down the nights and down the days, I fled him down the arches of the years, I fled Him down the
labyrinthine ways, Of my own mind, and in the midst of tears, I hid from him, and under running laugh-
ter…………
…….....Rise, clasp my hand, and come, Halts by me that Footfall. Is my gloom, after all, Shade of His
hand, outstretched caressingly? Ah, Fondest, Blindest, Weakest, I am He whom thou seekest. Thou dravest
(drive) Love from thee who dravest Me. (Bartleby.com)
‘Fleeing away’ and ‘hiding’ from the creator began with Adam and Eve. God found them, called them and
promised them redemption. In Jesus Christ that promise was fulfilled.
The next book I mentioned at all homilies was “Practice of the Presence of God” by Brother Lawrence of
the Resurrection (born as Nicolas Herman) a 17th century Carmelite Hermit. Brother Lawrence related that
we should establish in ourselves a sense of God’s Presence by continually conversing with Him. Brother
Lawrence said that the worst that could happen to him was to lose that sense of God which he had enjoyed
for so long. Yet the goodness of God assured him He would not forsake him utterly and that He would give
him strength to bear whatever evil He permitted to happen to him. Brother Lawrence, therefore, said he
feared nothing. Brother Lawrence never advanced beyond being the cook at the Paris monastery, but he de-
veloped the unique gift of being able to pray incessantly with God throughout the entire day and regardless
of whatever else he was doing.
The other book I had mentioned was another spiritual classic, “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan of
the 17th century time of puritanism.” The entire book is presented as a dream sequence narrated by
an omniscient narrator. The allegory's protagonist, Christian, is an everyman character, and the plot centers
on his journey from his hometown, the "City of Destruction" ("this world"), to the "Celestial City" ("that
which is to come": Heaven) atop Mount Zion. Christian is weighed down by a great burden—the
knowledge of his sin—which he believed came from his reading "the book in his hand" (the Bible). This
burden, which would cause him to sink into Hell, is so unbearable that Christian must seek deliverance. He
meets ‘Evangelist’ as he is walking out in the fields, who directs him to the "Wicket Gate" for deliverance.
Since Christian cannot see the "Wicket Gate" in the distance, Evangelist directs him to go to a "shining
light," which Christian thinks he sees. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
Thank you all, especially to those who attend the special Mass of my Installation as your Pastor 10.30 AM.
Stay tuned to the Holy Spirit!
May God bless the whole world!
Please keep the
following in your
PRAYERS
Barbara A.
Jon Adam
Maria Cannato
Enza Dattero
Jane Dean
Barbara Grasso
Mario & Gloria Guiliano
Robert Kalian
Stella Kielb
Michael Lage
Amanda Ross
Perinna Ruggerio
John Scrocca
Rose Shallo
Patricia Tkach
Nathaniel Valcich
Usher’s Ministry —
New Ushers Welcome
Ushers - Information & Planning Meeting
Rescheduled - Date to be Announced
Fr. Thadeus is hoping to grow this very important
ministry. Men and women who are interested in
volunteering at weekend Masses in this special way
and existing ushers are invited to attend this
meeting. The role of ushers and scheduling for the
upcoming year will be discussed.
Any questions, please email Rocco Troiano at
Baptisms
We recently welcomed into
The family of God and our parish family
Jason Brian Dombal
Sophia Taylor Kim
Pasta Night
When: Saturday, November 16th, 2019
Time: Following the 5:30pm Mass
Where: Saint Francis Hall
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$20 per Senior
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