Historic St. Joseph’s Church

A Roman Catholic Community founded in 1862 600 State Street, Schenectady, New York 12305 Parish Office 518-374-4466 email: [email protected] St. Joseph’s Cemetery

Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday Vigil: 5:30 p.m. + Sunday: 9:30 a.m. + Weekdays: 12:15 p.m.

Sacrament of Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first weekend of the month during Mass. A Baptism preparation class is a requirement prior to Baptism. Please call the Parish Office for further information.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Reconciliation is celebrated each day following the 12:15 pm Mass or by appointment.

Sacrament of Matrimony NOTICE: Engaged couples who desire to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Joseph’s , should contact the Parish Office at least nine months prior to setting a date. No other plans or deposits should be made until a Church date has been secured. Please call our office for our Marriage Brochure.

Visitation and Anointing of the Sick Please notify the Parish Office when serious illness occurs or when the sick, aged or homebound requests the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick or a visit from our Visitation Ministers.

Faith Formation Program Faith Formation classes are available for grades Pre-K through 11th grade, including sacramental preparation for First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. Classes meet on Sunday mornings at 8:20 a.m. Please call the Parish Office to register or for more information

Pastoral Staff Rev. Dominic P. Isopo, Pastor Sacristan: Donald W. Penta, [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Ann Marie Coons Music Director: Mark C. Reilly Faith Formation: Marie Borowski: [email protected] Office: 225 Lafayette Street, Schenectady, New York 12305

Cemetery Superintendent: Matthew Mountain, (518) 372-8805; Email: [email protected]., 100 Kings Road, 12304

St. Joseph’s Place, 837 Albany Street, Schenectady, NY, 12307 at (518) 982-0355. Coordinators: Sr. Ann Christi Brink, CSJ and Sr. Linda Neil, CSJ: St. Joseph’s Place is an outreach ministry of St. Jo- seph’s Church, a drop in center serving the Hamilton Hill area. Hours: Monday, Wednesday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Morning Prayer at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday’s 9:30 a.m. Mass Taping, aired on Channel 1301, Tuesday’s, at 2:00 p.m. and the following Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

30thSunday in Ordinary Time New Parishioners October 27, 2019 All are welcome to join our Parish. Registration Forms may be found at the Church entrances. 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time...October 27, 2019

“O GOD, I THANK YOU THAT I AM NOT Celebrate With Us - LIKE THE REST OF HUMANITY!” October 28 to November 3, 2019

What kind of attitude do we bring with us to Mass each week- Monday end? Do we feel proud of ourselves for what we have accom- 12:15 PM In Honor of St. Jude, req. by Joan Wilgocki plished this week? Or, do we feel inadequate, sorry for all the Tuesday times we’ve failed, aware of our human weaknesses? As we 12:15 PM Marjorie Fusco, req. by Jerry & Kathy Brucker celebrate the Eucharist together, let us examine our con- Wednesday science and recognize our need for God’s mercy. 12:15 PM George & Sophie Reisinger ******************************************************************** Following the Mass: Novena to St. Jude DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Thursday Monday – Eph 2:19-22; Lk 6:12-16; Tuesday – Rom 8:18-25; 12:15 PM John & Mary Kinney & Their Families Lk 13:18-21; Wednesday – Rom 8:26-30; Lk 13:22-30; Thurs- Friday day – Rom 8:31b-39; Lk 13:31-35; Friday (All Saints) – Rv 7:2- 12:15 PM William Campbell, by Don & Mary Alice Fields 4,9-14; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a; Saturday – (All Souls’) – Wis 3:1 Saturday -9; Rom 5:5-11; Jn 6:37-40. 5:30 PM Tommaso Tedeschi & Frank Mone, by Family ******************************************************************** Sunday ZITI DINNER TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE 9:30 AM Lillian Kazakavich, req. by Family Tickets are still available at both entrances of the Church be- 21st Anniversary Memorial for Anne D. Tessitore, fore and after each Mass for the 14th Annual Election Day Ziti th req. by Family Dinner set for Tuesday, November 5 and the servings will be ******************************************************************* from 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $9.00 for Adults and SANCTUARY LAMP $5.00 for Children under 12 years of age. Tickets can be pur- In Honor of St. Jude chased at the door on the day of the dinner as well. Take-out req. by St. Jude Novena Group service will be available by calling (518) 225-4626 after 11:00 ******************************************************************* a.m. the day of the dinner, indicating what time you would like to pick up your dinners. Enclosed with this bulletin is a full- BAPTISM page flyer depicting all the details. We ask that you place We are happy to welcome into the Christian Community here said flyer at a location that will help us to promote one of at St. Joseph’s, Violet Mae DeGeorgio, who is being bap- our major fundraising events of the year. Extra flyers are tized this Saturday at the 5:30 a.m. Mass. available at the two ticket sales tables. Again, we empha- ******************************************************************* size that we would like to make this an ALL-OUT PARISH NOVEMBER IS ALL SOULS MONTH FUND RAISING EFFORT, and we are still looking for your The month of November is set aside to remember our beloved help! We will need cooks, servers, set-up and clean-up crews, faithful departed. All Souls envelopes are in your regular of- dishwashers, etc. The Sign-up Posters/sheets, recruiting fertory envelopes packet and extra envelopes have been volunteers, are at both entrances of the Church. We will placed at all the three bulletin stations. Those All Souls Enve- need help this coming Saturday, November 2nd starting at lopes received in the collection basket will be placed on the 8:30 a.m. and on Tuesday, November 5th starting at 8:00 altar of sacrifice for the month of November, and all intentions a.m. So please sign up TODAY indicating your intentions. An- will be remembered at all our Parish Masses during the other way Parishioners can help us out is by taking a block of month. As part of the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, No- nd tickets and trying to sell them. Donations are still being ac- vember 2 , All Soul’s Day, during this special Mass the cepted, including cash donations. And as always, many names of those who have been buried from St. Joseph’s thanks for your help and cooperation! Church during this past year will be read and a bell will be ******************************************************************** tolled in their memory. Family members and friends are SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS welcome to attend! This coming Friday, November 1st is the Solemnity of All ******************************************************************* Saints and is a holy day of obligation. Our Parish Mass will QUESTION OF THE WEEK be at 12:15 p.m. There will not be a Vigil Mass on Thursday. What can I sacrifice to provide something for others? There will be a 7:00 p.m. Mass at St. Luke’s on Friday as well. ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************** VETERAN’S DAY SACRIFICIAL GIVING St. Joseph’s Church and Parish Offices will be closed Mon- day, November 11th in observance of Veteran’s Day. We Weekend of: Actual Budget Oct. 19th/20th $2,270.00 $2,600.00 hope you enjoy a HAPPY and SAFE holiday weekend! Thank You for Your Generous Support! ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************** MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION Our Monthly Food Collection, sponsored by St. Joseph’s BRING A FRIEND TO CHURCH! Parish, to benefit Schenectady Inner City Ministry (SICM), will nd ******************************************************************** be next weekend, Saturday/Sunday, November 2 / November 3rd. PLEASE NO EXPIRED DATES! Monetary Our bulletin is made possible through the gen- offerings are also accepted. Please see Donald Penta to give erosity of the advertisers who are listed on the contributions, and checks should be made out to: “SICM”. back. Please patronize them. Thank you! Thank you! ******************************************************************* RELICS TO BE DISPLAYED WELCOME On November 1st, the Church celebrates the Feast of All We sincerely hope you feel at home and among friends. If you are Saints as a way of honoring the memory and contributions of a visitor just for today, we bid you Godspeed on your journey. If those holy women and men have made to the growth and you are seeking a Parish Community, we will be delighted to understanding of our faith. St. Joseph’s is blessed with hav- Welcome You into our Parish Family! To register, there are Cen- ing a number of relics of Saints. These relics will be dis- sus Forms at both entrances of the Church in the top slot of the played on the weekend of November 2/3 for your prayers of wooden stands. You can mail said form to the Parish Offices, intercession and adoration. place it in the offertory collection basket or hand it in by seeing Donald Penta, Sacristan. Thank You! ****************************************************************** ******************************************************************** WHAT ARE RELICS? SANCTUARY LAMP Throughout the history of the Church, relics have been asso- We invite you to honor a deceased loved one, as an anniversary ciated with Saints and have been used as a reminder of the or birthday memorial, or as a living memorial or special intention Communion of Saints in the Kingdom of God. Relics, as de- etc. The Sanctuary Lamp intention will be reserved for one week fined by the Catholic Church, are classified into 3 areas: (Monday thru the next Sunday) for a $10 donation by seeing First Class Relics: Are parts of the body of a saint, for Donald Penta, or by calling the Parish Office at (518) 374-4466, example the tongue of St. Anthony is preserved in Monday thru Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p. m. his shrine at Padua. (Other body parts may include a ********************************************************************* tiny chip of a bone, finger, etc.) CHRISTMAS FOOD BASKETS AND TOYS SIGN-UP Second Class Relics: Include part of clothing or articles used by a particular saint. Food and Toys (for Children up to age 12) Third Class Relics: May be defined as any object that Location: Signups to be held at St. Luke’s Pastoral Center (Main Entrance off Court Yard). Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00 touched a First Class Relic. a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Requirements: Resident of Schenectady The primary purpose of Relics is to serve as reminders of County; Provide Proof of Current Address (electric or utility bill or how ordinary people can do extra-ordinary things throughout rental agreement); Photo ID for all adults; Birth Certificate or Insur- their lives when they follow the example of Christ. As ance Card for each child (Medicaid Card; Social Security Disability the Preface Prayer offered on the feast of All Saints reminds Award Letter; SSI Award Letter; WIC Card; Public Assistance Card; us, “Lord, you are glorified in your Saints, for their glory is the Unemployment Card, etc.) crowning of your gifts to us”. The Relics on display next .******************************************************************* weekend are primarily Third Class Relics but some may be ST. JUDE FEAST DAY – OCTOBER 28th actual Second Class Relics. These Relics have been part of Jude Thaddeus was born early in the first century and may have the legacy of St Joseph’s Parish for many decades and are been related to the Holy Family. His brother, James the Lesser, normally displayed in the glass case in the Gathering Area. was an Apostle; his father, Cleophas, died as a Martyr; and his ****************************************************************** mother, Mary Cleophas, witnessed Jesus’ Crucifixion and Resur- CHRISTMAS GRAVE WREATHS rection. Jude and his brother were proud to be among the first The wreath is made of intertwined pine boughs decorated for Disciples. They traveled everywhere with Jesus, witnessing mira- the Christmas holidays with a red bow. Order forms are avail- cles and helping Him. But it took Jude awhile to understand that able at the bulletin stations to order the evergreen wreaths for God’s Kingdom was not of this world. When Jesus told the Disci- your cemetery plots at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Orders need ples He had to leave, Jude asked, “Master, [then] what happened to be prepaid by Sunday, November 17th. Cost is $31.00. that you will reveal yourself to us and not to the world?” (John ****************************************************************** 14:22). Jesus assured Jude that He would be with anyone who loved Him and followed His message. Pray St. Jude’s Novena IT’S FALL BACK TIME! with us on Wednesdays, following the 12:15 p.m. Mass. When retiring this coming Saturday, November 2nd please ********************************************************************* remember to set your clocks BACK ONE HOUR as we begin ALBANY, NY CHAPTER OF MAGNIFICAT Eastern Standard Time at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. We (A Ministry to Catholic Women) is hosting a Women’s Breakfast on wouldn’t want you to miss our 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Saturday, November 9th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Vista Res- ****************************************************************** taurant at Van Patten Golf Club. 924 Main Street, Clifton Park, NY. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE REPORT Tickets $20; Clergy & Religious – Free. The speaker is Sister Our Buildings & Groups Committee Chairman, David D’Ar- Teresa Grace Baillargeon, C.R. Register by Friday, November pino, recently gave a capsule report to the Parish on the work 1st – send a check for $20 payable to Albany, NY Chapter of Mag- that has been done this year as a result of your monthly do- nificat, P.O. Box 340, Clifton Park NY 12065. Any questions call nations to the Restoration Fund: Kathleen at (518)930-8380. Repaired sidewalk on the Lafayette Street side. ********************************************************************* Repaired brick and replace steps at the sacristy entrance. ST. JOSEPH’S CEMETERY Repaired safety strips on stained glass windows. 100 Kings Road, Schenectady, New York 12304 Slate roof repairs. Matthew D. Mountain, Superintendent Replaced electrical receptacles in Church hall. By Appointment: (518) 372-8805 Purchased four large fans that run quieter. Three of them Email: [email protected] were donated by Parishioners. Available for Private Mausoleums, Monument & Shrine LED bulbs replace in all the candle lights in the Church. Cremation Burial in New Urn Garden Clean up the grounds in the spring and fall. ********************************************************************* As a lasting tribute to St. Joseph's Total Expenses for the above -- $50,000. for future generations, Parking Lot/Alley Paving improvements for spring, 2020. ****************************************************************** Please remember your Parish in your will. Corporate name: St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, HAVE A GOOD WEEK! Schenectady, New York GLEASON Funeral Home, Inc. Est. 1898 James J. Gleason 374-1134 • 730 Union Street, Schenectady KENNEDY “Quality ST. JOSEPH PLACE Eye Care... 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