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Eighteenth Sunday St. Columba in Ordinary Time Roman Catholic Church August 3, 2014 P.O. Box 428 835 Route 82 Rev. Michael McLoughlin, Administrator Hopewell Jct., NY 12533 Rev. Christopher Argano Rectory: 845- 227 - 8380 Rev. Marek Sotek Fax: 845- 227 - 8390 Deacons: William Alvarado John Reilly Parish website: www.stcolumbaonline.org Warren Testa Rectory Summer Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am to 3pm Parish Manager: Mr. Gary Bartilucci Saturday & Sunday: Closed Parish Trustees: Mr. David LeGare Mr. James O’Connor Weekly Mass Schedule Saturday: 8:00am, 5:30pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am and 12:00 noon Monday to Friday: 7:00am Confessions: Saturday: 8:30am to 9:00am 4:00pm to 5:00pm Baptisms: Sunday at 1:15pm. Call Deacon Alvarado at Rectory to make arrangements. Godparents see the priest after weekend Mass for sponsorship forms. Matrimony: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance. Call Rectory and speak with a Priest to make arrangements. Sick Calls: Call Rectory anytime. Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays following the 7am Mass. Eucharistic Adoration: Monday to Friday 9am to 9pm with: Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm, Rosary at 7pm and Night Prayer and Benediction at 8:45pm. St. Columba School of Religious Education St. Denis - St. Columba School P.O. Box 368 P.O. Box 368 Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Office: 845-221-4900 Office: 845-227-7777 Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9am - 3pm Fax: 845-226-8470 Grades: 1 - 5: Tues., Weds., Thurs. : 4:30pm - 6:00pm Email: [email protected] Grades: 1 - 8: Sat.: 9:00am - 10:30am Website: www.stcolumba.net Grades: 6 - 8: Tues., Wed.: 7:00pm - 8:30pm OR Thursday: 4:30pm - 6:00pm Website: www.stcolumbaonline.org Celebrating 48 years of Excellence in Catholic Education Director: Sister Marie Pappas, CR Principal: Sister Kathleen Marie Gerritse, CR Mass Intentions for the Week MEMORIALS This week the Rose will be in memory of Dominick P Maiolo by Fran & Andy Sunday, August 3 - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am - For All Parishioners This week the LAMP will burn in memory of 9:00am - Niall Heraty by Mom, Dad, Connor & Ryan Stephanie Vnek by her Parents, Brother & Aunts 10:30am - Claude Ronzitti by Bill & Ann Marie Hannon 12:00pm - Carmine Smaldone by John & Mary Ann Smadone OUR LADY OF FATIMA This week the Statue of Our Lady will be enthroned in the Monday, August 4 - St. John Vianney homes of: Joe & Diane Bonanno and 7:00am - Lou Bamback by Peter & Maura Loizzo Bernadette Bode If you would like to have the statue visit your home please Tuesday, August 5 - Dedication of the Basilica of call Suzanne D’Agostino at 227-2307. St. Mary Major 7:00am - Deceased members of Testa & Fasano Families TRAVELING IMAGE OF THE DIVINE MERCY by Deacon Warren & Elizabeth Testa To honor the Divine Mercy in our Parish, we have the Pilgrim Image of the Divine Mercy to visit the families of Wednesday, August 6 - Transfiguration of the Lord our Parish. If you would like to have the image visit 7:00am - Concetta Cambria your home, please contact the Rectory at 227-8380. by Rose & Robert Malkin & Grandsons This week the Image has been visiting the home of: The Rocco Family Thursday, August 7 - St. Sixtus II & St. Cajetan 7:00am - Eneida Sellers by the Sellers Family “All you who are thirsty, come to the water.” Are Friday, August 8 - St. Dominic you thirsting for a better marriage? Find out how to 7:00am - In Honor of the Feast of St. Dominic quench that thirst on the next Worldwide Marriage by the Koestner Family Encounter weekend. For more information call 1-800-NYS-WWME, ext.3. Saturday, August 9 - St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross 8:00am - Paul Baldovin by his wife Mary 5:30pm - Stephen Kall by Phyllis & Nick Madonna RECTORY - SUMMER OFFICE HOURS Sunday, August 10 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July through August 7:30am - For All Parishioners 9:00am - Thomas Michelin, Jr. by Mom & Dad Summer Office hours will be 10:30am - Gerard Kraus by his Wife & Children 9:00am to 3:00pm. 12:00pm - Claude Ronzitti by Phyllis Perrotta Weekly Collection Baptisms July 26 - 27, 2014 $12,637 Please contact Deacon Bill Alvarado 50/50 Winner at (845) 227-8380 The Nikola Family $60.00 for information and Congratulations! arrangements for your newborn to be baptized. Attendance July 26 - 27, 2014 Please pray for our recently deceased parishioners, 2,575 family & friends, especially: Mrs. Debra Lucas Mr. Roger Vitolo LEAVE A LEGACY TO ST. COLUMBA PARISH BY INCLUDING A BEQUEST IN YOUR WILL. St. Denis - St. Columba School REGISTRATION OPEN We are now accepting new registrations for the 2014 - 2015 school year. If you are interested in giving your child the gift of a Catholic Education, or would like more information about our school, please call the school office at 845-227-7777 or check out our school website at: www.stcolumba.net TODAY, we will take up the Collections for the Church in Latin America and the Catholic Home Missions. Your gifts will fund catechesis, youth ministry programs and seminarian education in Latin America. Also, dioceses right here in America do not have enough priests and trained lay ministers to serve their parishes. Your donations will support these dioceses by funding essential ministries, including seminary education and lay ministry training. Please be generous in this appeal and share your resources to strengthen the Church at home and abroad. REMINDER: Donations to the Parish Made by Check Please remember that all contributions made to the parish by check should be made payable to the parish in the parish’s name. Contributions to be made to a parish by check should NOT be made payable to the pastor, administrator, or any parish employee. Thank you. SAVE THE DATE! St. Vincent DePaul THE ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY’S “Back to School Supply” Drive 41ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 It is time to start our Back to School, 9:00AM - 3:00PM School Supply Drive. If you are MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW SHORTLY interested in donating school supplies, we are in need of: pens, pencils, crayons, folders, ST. COLUMBA PARISH tissues, glue sticks, wide ruled loose leaf paper, spiral SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION notebooks ( wide ruled only ), scissors, pencil boxes, P.O. Box 368 rulers, erasers, back packs, lunch boxes, and any Hopewell JuncƟon, NY 12533 other school supplies you may think of. We gratefully 845 - 221 - 4900 accept all donations. Thank you for all your help and support. Sincerely, A HOLY GROUND OF LOVING AND LEARNING Linda Hunt - SVDP 30 Classes Catechists and assistants - to - catechists are needed to serve in OUR LADY OF LOURDES SUMMER CAMP grades 1 - 5 from 4:30pm unƟl 6:00pm and in grades 6 - 8 from Volleyball Camp - Scheduled for the week of August 11th for girls 6th through 8th grades. One week 7:00pm unƟl 8:30pm. Dare to do something exciƟng, rewarding, of instructional volleyball in the OLL Arts & Athletic challenging and beauƟful for God! Center. Emphasis on fundamental skill development in the areas Please contact Sr. Marie at [email protected] if you of passing, serving, hitting and defense. Runs Monday - Friday are interested in nurturing the faith of our youth. You will be sent from 9am - 3pm and will be limited to 50 campers. Cost is $150. an applicaƟon for an opportunity to serve with the dedicated For information and registration forms go to: www.ollchs.org and go to Athletics & Clubs under Resources. Questions? adults who teach at St. Columba School of Religion. Call: (914) 475-3028. May God reward you abundantly for your daring generosity! PRIEST VACATION TIME Your priests take vacation time in the summer to refresh and renew! Pray for us as we will be praying for you! Father Sotek - August 1st - 9th Father Michael - August 10th - 24th Father Argano - August 24th - 31st BLESSING OF COLLEGE STUDENTS Sadly for some and joyfully for others, it is almost time for our College students to return to school. We will offer a special blessing for them at the end of all Masses next weekend, August 9th & 10th. NEW BISHOPS FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed three priests of the Archdiocese of New York to serve as Auxiliary Bishops to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York. They are: Bishop - elect John Jenik, 70, currently the pastor of Our Lady of Refuge Parish in the Bronx, Bishop - elect John O’Hara, 68, currently directing the archdiocesan planning process Making All Things New and former pastor of St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Parish on Staten Island, and Bishop - elect Peter Byrne, 62, currently the pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in Manhattan, all bring many years of experience as pastors to their new roles as bishops. Cardinal Dolan praised the appointments saying, “All three bishop - elect are seasoned pastors of the archdiocese, with years of acclaimed ministry in all areas of the archdiocese.” The three new bishops will be ordained as bishops this Monday in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. They join Bishop Gerald Walsh and Bishop Dominick Lagonegro as auxiliary bishops of New York. Cardinal Edward Egan, Archbishop - emeritus, is the retired Archbishop of New York, and Bishop Robert Brucato and Bishop Josu Iriondo are retired auxiliary bishops. Please pray for our new Bishops! Fr. John Jenik Fr. John O’Hara Fr. Peter Byrne Please pray for those on our Parish Sick List: “The bed of the sick is an altar of sacrifice.” Rita Allen, Darlene Andrews, Antionette Derasmo Barclay, Edward Begosh, Pasquale Bellantoni, Sokol Berisha, Bob Beverley, Chloe Bradford, Joan & Charles Bunyan, Lucia Calvano, Vittoria & Rocco Campanale, Valerie Cannizzaro, Rose Caprioli, Edwina Casella, Shelia Cavorley, Terence Churney, Robert Cilento, Jane Cizynski, Angelo Colacicco, John Colesanti, Vincent Connelly, Rebecca Conroy, Louise & Victor Costa, Kim D’Agnese, Edward DeChent, Annette DeRasmo, Denee DeVizio, Jim DeWitt, Ray Donnelly, Doyle Family, Anthony Duscio, Robert Fesco, Jim Field, Dr.