Eighteenth Sunday St. Columba in Ordinary Time Roman 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 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 America and the Catholic Home Missions. Your gifts will fund catechesis, youth ministry programs and seminarian education in Latin America. Also, 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 FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF

Our Holy Father, Francis, has appointed three priests of the Archdiocese of New York to serve as Auxiliary Bishops to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the of New York. They are: - elect John Jenik, 70, currently the pastor of Our Lady of Refuge Parish in , 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 , and Bishop - elect Peter Byrne, 62, currently the pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish in , 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 , Archbishop - emeritus, is the retired Archbishop of New York, and Bishop Robert Brucato and Bishop 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. David Fitzgerald, John Floyd, Dominick Gasparini, Margarita Gonzalez, Robert Grudem, Neal Hanrahan, Danielle Harper, Mary Headley, Ruth Helstrom, Philip & Phyllis Hill, Alysa Hoag, Sarah Horn, Billy Jacobs, Henry & Hazel Jaronczyk, Theresa B. Kaps, Roy Kipp, Josef Kish, Joseph Lavelle, Frank Lavrigata, Lizabeth Lee, Thomas Loatman, Bruce Lockhart, Hugh & Alberta Lockhart, Zita Losey, Chelsea Grace Lyons, William Mahlmeister, Michael Malile, Caitlin Anne Martin, Lawrence Meyer, Victoria Minella, Mildred & Eugene Murphy, Joseph & Ruth Ann Murray, William McBride, Patricia & Kenneth McCabe, John McGurty, Jennifer Nolan, Margaret O’Connor, Timothy O’Connor, Freida O’Leary, Helen O’Rorke, Louise & Frank Orsillo, Helen Ostrom, Catherine Ottaviani, Christina Papa - Behar, Christine Paravati, David Paravati, Joseph Paravati Sr., Rose Pasquale, Jennifer Pazereckis, Joseph Pellino, Lucy Perez, Domenic Pomi, Sandra Pratt, David Ramsay, Nathan Gerard Redmond, Joseph Reilly, Regina Reilly, Richard Remy, William Rinck, Maureen Roddy, Susan Romano, Steven Ropes, Sandra Sagliano, Anthony Savino, Dominic Savino, Sr., Carl Scalici, Owen Connor Schuler, Michael Serrano, Kim Sherman, Emily Sinno, Noah Smith, Anne Spellman, Angela Stasiak, Nicholas Tenneriello, Jim Thorne, Betty Tierney, Joan Trank, Catalino & Urania Troche, Paul Trongone, Diane Urfer, John Valenti, Italia Whiting, Bill & Jessie Winter

Please pray for those Serving in the Military:

Maj. Philip Albaneze, M.D., Pvt. Corey Arndt, PFC Ryan Bender, Capt. Robert John Boccio, 1st Lt. John Boston, Corporal Russel Bubel, Spec. Anthony J. Caputo, PFC. Justin Clark, PO Joseph Conti, Capt. Mark DeCarvalho, Staff Sgt. Robert Frame, Spec. Matthew A. Halstead, Sgt. Cory Harris, MSgt. Michael Hays, Capt. Sean Healy, Maj. Brian Higgins, Col. Philip W. Hill, 1st Lt. Mark Jordy, Lt. Col. Kevin J. Kaps, Cpl. Rosemarie Keane-Graveline, PFC Charles Kelly, Spec. Gregory Kozloski, Capt. Jeremy E. Lane, LT Brian LeGare, Pvt. Timothy Malile, Capt. Kyle P. Moore, Sgt. Shane Michael Murray, 2Lt Andrew McCulloch, Spec. Michael Nolte, PFC Joseph Phelan, TSgt. Michael R. Rocco, Sgt. Michael Rodriguez, Pvt. Valerie Santiago, Capt. Marikay Satryano, Capt. Jonathan Sweirat, Sgt. Christopher M. Turchyn St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry PARISH LISTINGS Thank you for your continued prayers and support.If you need to reach us, or would like to ADORATION volunteer to become a member of SVDP, please call us at: 227-7863. This week the Stephen Broussard pantry is in need of: Mustard, Chicken/Beef Broth, Ice Tea/Lemonade, Toothpaste & (845) 591-4030 Brushes Christopher Merenda (914) 419-6314 Next Meeting: September 10, 2014 at 7pm in the Convent Meeting Room at St. Columba. [email protected] BAPTISM Deacon William Alvarado (845) 227-8380 SAVE THE DATE! BEREAVEMENT ST. DENIS - ST. COLUMBA SCHOOL Deacon William Alvarado (845) 227-8380 4TH ANNUAL - “TOP TASTES OF THE TOWN” CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 - 6:30PM - 8:30PM (845) 471-9284 Please join us for the 4th Annual Top Taste of the LUMINA Town. Set up a date night, organize a Girl’s Night Out, or come solo to an Hope & Healing After Abortion enjoyable adults - only food and wine fest, where you”ll sample unlimited 877-586-4621 WEDDING & MUSIC MINISTRY appetizers, entrees, desserts and wine from many of the area’s premier Linda Moore establishments! The School gym will be transformed to an upscale club/lounge (845) 227-8380 where you can meander from station to station and please your palate with a PASTORAL CARE variety of offerings from over twenty vendors… from Italian to Thai… and of the sick & homebound Please contact the everything in between. Mark your calenders and buy your tickets by emailing: Rectory - (845) 227-8380 [email protected] or call Mary Ann Menuau at 914-299-3077. RCIA PROGRAM Deacon Warren Testa (845) 227-8380 MT. ALVERNIA RETREAT CENTER 2014 “MARIAN CONFERENCE” SCHEDULING PARISH EVENTS 158 DeLavergne Ave. Saturday, September 13th Gary Bartilucci Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 - 0858 8:30am to 7:00pm (845) 227-8380 Sunday, September 14th ST. JOSEPH’S MEN GROUP 8:30am - 3:00pm Eric Winogradoff Anthony’s Banquet Hall [email protected] 746 Route 23b, Leeds, NY 12451 ST. VINCENT de PAUL FOOD PANTRY (845) 227-7863 $55 per person KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Presents: FRANCISCAN STUDY DAY *Tickets are non - refundable* Nick Longo (845) 297-2674 Also included: multimedia drama on on the writings of St. Francis WOMEN’S GROUP Saturday evening: Saturday, September 6, 2014 - 11:00am - 1:45pm Sr. Marie Pappas (845) 221-4900 Registration required by August 23rd “Faustina, Messenger of Divine ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY $25 fee ( includes Lunch) Mercy” Maureen Ehrhart (845) 221– 2416 For more information or to register, go to: For more information, please contact: Diane Meleshkewich (845) 227-6111 www.mtalvernia.org and click on Franciscan Study Our Lady of Suffrage, Mother of COLUMBIETTES Days or contact: Janice Daley 845-849-2943 or Mercy Fran Clerc (845) 440 - 7033 email: [email protected] 518-943-5745

Healing Mass with a free flow of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit Tuesday, August 5, 2014, EVENING OF PRAISE & WORSHIP St. Kateri Parish, 1925 Rt. 82, YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS FROM CYFM Sponsored by: LaGrangeville, NY 12540 For Information or Applications, call Father Michael St. Martin Community of Praise When: Monday, August 4, 2014 Sponsored by August 22 - 24 GIFT Growing in Faith Together Where: St. Martin DePorres Church Spirit Wind Prayer Group Leadership Training Retreat 118 Cedar Valley Road Praise & Worship - 7:00pm August 29 - 31 Renew & Refresh Retreat Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Mass - 7:30pm October 2 - 5 Girl’s DDA Retreat Time: 7:30pm Individual prayers for healing For Information, call: November 1 - 2 Freshman/Sophmore Retreat 462 - 3669 or 462 - 4510. after Mass. November 7 - 8 7th & 8th Grade Retreat A love offering will be taken. Call: Pat or Joe - 845-440-3519 or November 8 - 9 7th & 8th Grade Retreat Dave - 845-223-3658 November 13 - 16 Boy’s DDA Retreat Church Name and Address St. Columba Church #002765 835 Route 82 Hopewell Junction, NY 12533

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