Wisdom 11:22 12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11 2:2;

OCTOBER 31 2010 Archbishop Timothy Dolan’s Visit THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Tuesday, November 9 at 6:30pm Wisdom 11:22—12:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2; Please join us for a very special Evening Luke 19:1-10 [#153C] Prayer (Vespers) on Tuesday, November 9 at 6:30pm. This vespers will feature a homily on Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. This is co-sponsored by St. Joseph’s Church “We always pray for you, that our God and Pax Christi. may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you and you in him, in accord with the Monday, November 8, 2010 grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.” “Zacchaeus, come down quickly for today Honoring I must stay at your house.” “Today salvation has come to this house.” Edward I. Koch Former Mayor of New York City Our friend Zacchaeus went the extra mile to get a glimpse of Distinguished Service Award Jesus. On the Jericho road he climbed a tree because of the crowd. Jesus spotted him and asked to go to his home. He Bradford Perkins, FAIA, MRAIC, AICP responded. Perkins Eastman Architects Village Business Legend Award The dialogue which followed concerning his generosity and desire to repent and repay, earned the profound statement Rev. John P. McGuire, O.P. ‘today salvation has come to this house.’ Salvation, Jesus, the Pastor, Church of St. Joseph, Greenwich Village Catholic Chaplain, New York University (1995-2007) name’s the same. Lenore Zola Award My journey, on the street in front of my church, at home, at work, offers me the opportunity to meet the same Jesus. I don’t have to search Him out, He is here waiting to meet me, Covenant House’s 20th Annual Candlelight Vigil speak with me in prayer and offer me the same gift, His own On November 16, 2010 Covenant House International, the life. For this reason St. Paul mentions our calling at this largest privately-funded agency in the Americas that moment. He indicates that God’s grace ‘powerfully’ guides us provides food, shelter, immediate crisis care, and an array to fulfill His plan for us. of other important services to homeless, throwaway, and runaway kids, will hold its 20th Annual Candlelight Vigil. Consider for a moment how Mr. Zacchaeus must have felt The Vigil will transform Times Square into a beacon of hope and being told by Jesus that his effort was fruitful. He knew where solidarity for all homeless youth. Covenant House kids and hundreds he stood before the Lord. No running ahead, no climbing, just of their advocates will march from Covenant House’s New York shelter to Times Square and send a simultaneous message in support sit back and let His grace and power direct and influence our of thousands of homeless youth across the U.S. who are just trying to lives. Where do I stand before the Lord? survive on their own, one night at a time. HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly November 16, 2010 @ 5:30 PM Fr. Vincent Di Lucia has been elected the Prior of St. Mary’s Covenant House New York, 41st Street &10th Avenue Dominican Priory at Yale in New Haven. He will be leaving us VIGIL @ 6:00 PM Military Island, Broadway between 43rd And 44th Streets on November 9th.

Please join us for a Sunday brunch in his honor after the 11:30am Mass on Sunday, November 7th. The collection for October 24 was $6,583. We appreciate your generosity. Fr. John, our pastor, has been appointed interim director of the We encourage you to enroll via the ParishPay website NYU Campus Ministry. https://www.parishpay.com/. Select the St Joseph West Village link. Use the paperless way to help our ministry. FEAST DAYS, SCRIPTURE CITATIONS AND SPECIAL INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK The Sisters of Charity of New York; SATURDAY, October 30 Pax Christi Metro New York; King- 12:10 PM 5:30 PM Roy P. Daniels Kairos Community, Jersey City; New York SUNDAY, October 31 Catholic Worker; Kairos Community, NY; and 9:00 AM Visitation Social Action Committee invite you to 11:30AM Ruth Hill 6:00 PM Jake & Dina Dunlap Using Nonviolence to Transform the World. Daniel MONDAY, November 1 All Saints Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a Tillias, Program Director of Pax Christi Haiti, will 12:10 PM Catherine Martin lead the presentation. Dr. Anna Brown of St. 5:30 PM Theresa Montemurro TUESDAY, November 2 All Souls Peter's College, Jersey City will facilitate. This Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 event will take place on Saturday, November 6th 12:10 PM Rose Arias from 10 AM to 3 PM at Maryhouse Catholic 5:30 PM Florence & Carlos Arias WEDNESDAY, November 3 St. Martin de Porres, religious Worker, 55 E. 3rd Street, Manhattan. Bring a Phil 2:12-18/Lk 14:25-33 brown-bag lunch. 12:10 PM Carl & Angelo Canetta 5:30 PM Millie Marzulla THURSDAY, November 4 Phil 3:3-8a/Lk 15:1-10 St. Charles Borromeo, bishop INTERNATIONAL THOMAS MERTON SOCIETY 12:10 PM Thomas J. Manno of CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH 5:30 PM Donald Edward Wykle 529 West 121st Street FRIDAY, November 5 212-666-9360 RSVP Phil 3:17-4:1/Lk 16:1-8 12:10 PM John Conway http://www.corpus-christi-nyc.org 5:30 PM Frank Caserta SATURDAY, October 30 Saturday, November 6th 3 Jn 5-8/Lk 18:1-8 9:30 A.M.-4:00 P.M. ANNUAL RETREAT: 12:10 PM "With Hearts Attending: Thomas Merton on the Charism 5:30 PM Teresa Rogers of Listening" Rev. Bonnie B. Thurston, presenter MONTHLY PARISH ACTIVITIES In observance of Merton's baptism at Corpus Christi Church Sunday Children’s Religious 10:00 AM Casserly Donation: $20. A light lunch is provided. Studies Register by November 3rd 10:00 AM Scripture Discussion Library Rev. Thurston is a former president of the international Thomas 2:30 PM Roman Forum Casserly Merton society and the author of The Spirituality of Our Time. Lectures 7:00 PM Casserly/ Grad Law Rectory Monday 6:30 PM Centering Prayer Church YACHT Club for Casserly/L 7:00 PM Young Adults ibrary Tuesday Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives: Fall McGinley 7:00 PM Aquinas Circle of Casserly/L Lecture, Fordham University Undergraduates ibrary Wednesday 6:30 PM Korean Catholic Casserly/L Rev. Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., the Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Students ibrary Religion and Society at Fordham University, will deliver his Thursday st Fall McGinley lecture, “Prophetic Faith and the Critique of 6:30 PM 1 /mo Pax Christi Bd Mtg PCMNY 7:00 PM Casserly/L Newman Club Tradition: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Perspectives,” on ibrary Monday evening, November 15 at 6 p.m. in the 12th-floor Friday Novena/ Sacred Lounge in the Lowenstein Center at the Lincoln Center 6:00 PM 1st/mo Church Heart Campus in Manhattan. Also with Rabbi Daniel Polish, Ph.D., 6:15 PM St. Egidio Prayer Church of Congregation Shir Chadash, Poughkeepsie and Professor Saturday Amir Hussein, Ph.D. of Loyola Marymount University in Los 10:00-3:00 PM Soup Kitchen Casserly 12:30 PM 1st/mo Blessing of the Sick Church Angeles. Alcoholics 6:00 PM Casserly Anonymous The lecture is free and open to the public. Contact: (718) 817-4745 or e-mail [email protected].