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HNJ Bulletin 05-17-2020 Spójnia Sunday Focus Bulletin HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH – MAY 17, 2020 6th Sunday of Easter Contact VI Niedziela po Wielkanocy Holy Name of Jesus National Catholic Church, PNCC May 17, 2020 1040 Pearl Street Rite: Pew Missal, page 63, Canon, page 77. First reading: Acts 8:5-8,14-17 Schenectady, New York 12303-1846 Psalm: 66:1-7,16,20 Parish and Hall: 518-372-1992 Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. In an emergency: Pastor Jim Konicki Epistle: 1 Peter 3:15-18 at 518-522-0944 Gospel: John 14:15-21 On the Web: www.holynamencc.org Intention: 9:30am for Diving Providence and healing, for all parishioners living and deceased. Celebrant: 9:30am Rev. James Konicki. Upcoming… • Easter Lauds at 9:20am, Easter Asperges and Holy Mass at 9:30am (Contemporary Rite). Ordinary music ppg. E1 to E3. May devotion. • May 17: Sixth Sunday of Easter. Holy Mass broadcast at 9:30am. THIS WEEK’S ENTRANCE HYMN • May 18: Holy Mass of Healing at V. He presented Himself alive to them by many proofs after He had suffered, 6:15pm. Parish Committee meets appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. virtually at 7:30pm. Alleluia. R. Blessed be the Lord day by day, God, our salvation, Who carries us. • May 21: Solemnity of the Ascension. Alleluia. Holy Mass broadcast at 7pm. V. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without • May 23: Commemoration of Jerome end. Amen. Savonarola, Martyr. • May 25: Memorial Day. Holy Mass 7th Sunday of Easter for all who gave their lives in service VII Niedziela po Wielkanocy to our country at 10am. May 24, 2020 • May 24: Seventh Sunday of Easter. Rite: Pew Missal, page 63, Canon, page 77. Holy Mass broadcast at 9:30am. First reading: Acts 1:12-14 Psalm: Ps 27:1,4,7-8 • May 31: Solemnity of Pentecost. Holy R. I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the Mass broadcast at 9:30am. living. Epistle: 1 Peter 4:13-16 SACRED VOCATIONS MONTH Gospel: John 17:1-11 • June 7: Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. Intention: 9:30am for all mothers living and deceased. Holy Mass broadcast at 9:30am. Celebrant: 9:30am Rev. James Konicki. • June 11: Solemnity of Corpus Christi. • Easter Lauds at 9:20am, Easter Asperges and Holy Mass at 9:30am Holy Mass at 7pm. (Contemporary Rite). Ordinary music ppg. E1 to E3. May devotion. • June 14: Sunday within the Octave. NEXT WEEK’S ENTRANCE HYMN Holy Mass broadcast at 9:30am. V. Commit your way to the Lord; trust that God will act and make your integrity shine like the dawn, your vindication like noonday. Alleluia. • June 18: Octave of Corpus Christi. R. I wait with longing for the Lord, my soul waits for His word. Alleluia. YMSofR Men’s Virtual Spiritual V. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Retreat begins R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Sick Calls and Hospital Visits – Please know that hospitals will not advise parishes when an individual is admitted. Confidentiality regulations prevent them from doing so. If someone is admitted We invite all who believe in the true presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist to partake. please let Pastor Jim know so he might visit, It is our practice to distribute the Holy Eucharist by intinction. The Body and Blood of pray with, anoint, and bring Jesus’ healing presence to them. Call Pastor Jim at 518- Christ are placed on the tongue, never in the hand. 522-0944. Getting us ready. great gift of the Holy Spirit would know, love, and serve the Lord. “ I will not leave you orphans; I descend, the Church would be born, In following the plan, the Holy “You pore over the Scriptures will come to you. In a little and Jesus’ salvation, Jesus the way, Spirit’s promptings were because you presume that by while the world will no longer truth, and life would be preached to brought to fruition in lives one them you possess eternal life. see me, but you will see me, the ends of the earth. with Jesus. These are the very words that because I live and you will testify about Me, yet you refuse live.” We often think of the world as Our reading from Acts is just to come to Me to have life.” some random series of occurrences, one small example of a faithful Last week we studied Jesus’ a daily happenstance of events. person following the roadmap. John 5:39-40 dialog with his disciples. He Hey, maybe today my ship will The Deacon Philip preaches to was preparing them for the come in? Samaria and people come to the Time to Study God’s long and difficult road to Lord. Centuries before, David Jesus shows us how untrue that is. Word Jerusalem and the cross. That sings of the great things God He has a plan, a roadmap for us. As dialog continues today. Jesus does for His faithful. This is SUNDAY: Deuteronomy 29:29 faithful Christians we know that the was setting expectations for something we need to focus on MONDAY: Luke 24:25 randomness of sin around us is not what would occur. He would and sing in our times: Say to TUESDAY: John 5:46 go to Jerusalem, be hailed, then the way things are meant to be. God, “How tremendous are your WEDNESDAY: Psalm 16:11 persecuted and killed. He Jesus laid it out simply for the deeds!” THURSDAY: John 14:6 would rise. And then, what’s disciples even though they didn’t In saying “I will not leave you FRIDAY: Psalm 37:23 next? get it at the time. As Jesus says: orphans” Jesus is guaranteeing SATURDAY: Psalm 37:30-31 “On that day you will realize.” Ten What’s next is Jesus’ that He will not leave us alone. days after He ascended, after ten description of the next two There are two ways of looking at Pray the week days of prayer, they did realize, and weeks of celebration. He this, and both are great. Jesus’ they stepped up and followed the Lord Jesus, grant that I may follow would Ascend. This Thursday ascension was not the end plan. In following the plan, they the roadmap You have established (no, it is not on a Sunday), because He would send the Holy submitted to the Father and so that I may be counted among Jesus would ascend to the Spirit to be with us and guide us. overcame randomness. In following Your saints. Father to take up His throne in In that He was saying too, I will the plan, they brought many to heaven. Ten days later the be on you, pushing you to follow the roadmap. Be on board. Exciting Info Is Here Praying for… We have been informed that the YMSofR Men’s Spiritual Retreat will be conducted this year. It will be available virtually to all who Jasmine Russo, Laura Covari, Alice Houser, Angela Kaminski, wish to participate. As your pastor I highly recommend all men Ed Jakubiak, Rick Kaminski, Mariea Chase, Joseph Peplowski, participate in this event. Great graces have been obtained by those Kelly Noble, Stefan Węglinski, Claudia Bertasso, John Clas, who have taken part in the past. Let us come before the Lord in Virginia Lamb, Virginia Rogers, Curtis Sczepkowski, Dolores petition as the men of the Holy Church. Konicki, Joshua Moraski, Sue & Roger White, Chris Tatlock, Helen Pasiak, Jessie Feathers-Ostrowski, Joanne Bauer, Madison This summer’s Kurs will also take place virtually. Holy Mass, Sheridan, Amber Tatlock, Kathleen Hietala, Joe Barratiere, Tom sessions with Fr. Jim and other clergy, and all the fun games and Abbot, Derek Westcott, Karen Kisch, Gregory Henderson, Vince events we know will happen. Watch your Counselors be total goofballs. Groups will earn points from home too. Outreach on your Cacamo, Theresa Ordon, Robert Baia, Michelle Zawistowski, ideas will happen soon. Be sure to give your input. Kurs will begin Faith, Adam, Allyson Keyser, Amanda Carr, Warren Tatlock, with Holy Mass celebrated by Prime Bishop Anthony on July 4th. Susan Jones, Garry Packer, Madison Dunlap, Sandra Tatlock, Shirley Maliszewski, Fred Hendricks, Nicholas Emanuele, Getting Ready for Memorial Day Theresa, Kit Yarrow, Wayne Wienclawski, Zach, Stanley Ordon, We plan, weather permitting, to hold our annual Holy mass at the David Urbanski, Greg Kaczmarek, Dewey Rogers, Carla, Anita, parish cemetery at 10am. For this to succeed we will need Polly, Sherry, William & Frances, Joanne Houser, Ewelina everyone’s cooperation and attention to detail. If you plan to attend, Filyushchenko, Dave Micka, Grace Lewis, all suffering due to you must stay seated at least six feet from each other. You must Coroniavirus, and all in need of God’s healing grace. wear a mask. Allow one person to enter the cemetery grounds at a time. This will be an important practice for the eventual resumption • All those who serve in the Armed Forces of the United of public worship. I know you can and will do these sensible things. States esp. Garrett Grochowski, Michael Angehr, Mark Collins, Pattric Jones. Fr. Joseph Kolek, Fr. Stan The Future Jasiurkowski, Fr. Sr. Robert Pleczkowski, Fr. Andrew Remember, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for each of us Bilinski.
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