Catholic Church and Catholic Academy

Rev. Thomas M. Lawless * Deacon Timothy J. McAuliffe * Deacon Gary J. O’Connor We come together in prayer so that our lives reflect the faith we profess

Fourth Sunday of ADVENT BELIEVE “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” Luke1:45

Watch 10:30am Sunday Mass December 13th LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOv3l_o2uPw

In-person Mass is temporarily suspended ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH ALBANY, NY

Fr. Tom has decided to place a temporary suspension on the celebration of in-person Masses at All Saints Catholic Church for an indeterminate period of time. Please call or email the Parish Office if you would like to reschedule your Mass Intention to a future date. December 19th ~ December 27th

Saturday, December 19, 4pm Saturday, December 26, 4pm +Raymond & Elizabeth Smith by Norah & Jack +Maria Commisso by mother, Vincenzina +Sheila Russo by Lorraine Martin Commisso Bread & Wine Memorial +Hayes, Krzanik, Zieba Families by Mary +James H. Lee by Family December 20th Hayes +Joe Rizzo 3rd Anniversary by Joanne Rizzo Sunday, December 27, 8am The Holy Family of Jesus Mary & Joseph +Lina Barbalace by Family In Memory of: +Don & PJ Oberting Anniversary by Family +Carl J. Barney Birthday by Terry Barney Thomas & Anne Cenci +All Living & Deceased Parishioners Conway

+Richard Matteo by Florence Matteo & Family Donated by: Sunday, December 27, 10:30am +All Living & Deceased Parishioners Family The Holy Family of Jesus Mary & Joseph Sunday, December 20, 8am +Giuseppe Greco by Family Fourth Sunday of ADVENT +Al Lorini by Noreen & Ken Hoose +All Living & Deceased Parishioners +Frank Verrelli by Tina & Lino Verrelli & Family +Tony Tirino by Family Sunday, December 20, 10:30am +Jennie Natale by daughter Rose Fourth Sunday of ADVENT +Thomas Moore by Alice Moore Sanctuary Light Memorial +Giuseppe Greco by Family +Michael Trichilo Birthday Remembrance by December 20th +Ann Mislan by Carolyn Harris & Family Wife & Family +Patsy Tirino by Family +Francesco Commisso Anniversary by Angie & In Memory of: +Peter Dominic by Ginger Miller & Family Chris Camarata James H. Lee +Carl & Frances Barney by daughter Terry **Living Intention** Shana Harris by Mother Conway Donated by: **Living Intention** Jean Wood & Family by Family Carolyn Harris **Living Intention** Alyssa Harris by Mother **Living Intention** John Fussell and Daniel Henigman & Family by Shana Harris

Our Diocese is a microcosm of the world, with 126 diverse parishes benefiting from the resources provided by our diocesan pastoral center. Your Diocesan Appeal gift will impact the spiritual life of Catholics throughout our 14 county area. Through your annual gift, in

partnership with your parish and the Diocese of Re-IgnitingOurFaith.org/donate Albany, we will be able to continue to serve you The Re-Igniting Our Faith campaign has DIOCESAN APPEAL and our faith communities through prayer and raised $201,220.00 from 91 families towards (formerly known as the Bishop’s Appeal) worship resources and an array of ministries our goal! Thank you so much to those of you Collected to date: $32,453.00 and programs that ensure the perpetuation of who have already generously contributed to our Catholic faith. this effort.

All Saints Catholic Church Parish Office: Parish Center: 16 Homestead St, Albany, NY 12203 Monday-Friday 9am-12pm & 1-4pm 10 Rosemont St, Albany, NY 12203 http://parishes.rcda.org/AllSaints/# 12 Rosemont St, Albany, NY 12203 (corner of Western & Rosemont) (P)518 482 4497 * (F)518 482 4719 Parking off Brevator Street Rev. Thomas M. Lawless, Pastor Cylon George, Music Director Deacon Gary O’Connor Matthew Gilligan, Faith Formation Director Parish School: Deacon Timothy McAuliffe Mary Oxaal: Bookkeeper All Saints Catholic Academy Mary Rothaupt, Secretary 10 Rosemont St, Albany, NY 12203 Liturgy Schedule: (In-person Mass) Paul Dearing, Facility Manager (P)518 438 0066 * (F)518 512 4049 Sat: 4pm & Sun: 8am & 10:30am Grades K-8, 3 & 4 year old Pre-K www.ascaalbany.org Livestream 10:30am Mass: twitter.com / ASCA_Albany Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/all- Ms. Traci Johnson, Principal saints-catholic-church-30558913416 https://www.facebook.com/All-Saints-Catholic- Mrs. Carrie Coffey, Business Manager Church-786177205097849/ December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent

PARISH Support MEN’S Association In Loving MEMORY

The number drawn on 12/14 was

Thank you to all those parishioners and 705 and the lucky owner of that friends who contributed towards our Weekly number is Deacon Tim McAuliffe Budget and expenses of $9,000.00. who will receive a check for $200.00. Dec. 13h Collection: $6,776.57

Congratulations Deacon Tim! Please continue to pray for the deceased ONLINE GIVING PLATFORMS: of our parish and their families. Men’s Association 500 Club Webpage / Mobile / Texting This week we remember: October 26, 2020 ~ April 19, 2021

WEBPAGE: Click onto the following URL: +Peter Dominic 12/21/2014 https://www.eservicepayments.com/cgi-bin/ Sr. Maureen Joyce Soup Kitchen Vanco_ver3.vps? +Scott Plumadore 12/22/2015 appver3=Pgn_6H6w9yGTZ3uNiyKV_RScPFm

1NWpaeyJZ3boW2nR4CUpF10CbNo6M3Jt1 +Virginia L. Nitsky 12/21/2014 HeSvS9BZlor5bF2VlB2NC9G2d- All Saints parish community continues to serve xHv2y_CovEDTXgtCZ-_qSfHxTE1- +Kay Pennock 12/24/2016 i9lPNwOXYFLGjCRVKQJHYBS4P5RqNmCP at the Sr. Maureen Joyce Outreach Center on a monthly basis. A group of 10 XeWJkJX8Hpk7bFo3_FE02iSh0= +Marion Dorothy Pezzulo 12/22/2018 volunteers gather from 11am. To 2:30pm – preparing, serving and cleaning up. All the Visit our website: +Joseph Rizzo 12/21/2017 https://parishes.rcda.org/AllSaints/# necessary ingredients for the meal are provided, we just need to prepare it. Anyone +Lisa Valenti 12/20/2015 interested in joining us, please call the parish office 518-482-4497 or [email protected]. Volunteers are MOBILE: needed for the following Sunday’s:

December 27th January 10th and 24th

TEXTING: 369 Livingston Ave, Albany Text message to # 844-957-3603

THANK YOU for signing up & Food Pantry Sunday FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT! “Food Pantry Sunday” PARISHIONER’S TESTIMONY: December 20th I was so pleased to see that All Saints instituted on- line giving. When the pandemic required churches Thank you for your continued support! and other businesses to close down, I noticed a large decrease in the weekly offering collections for our Donations Our soup kitchen dates are in need of church. This concerned me because I understand The best way to support the Food Pantry is more volunteers. The Covid era has that All Saints, in addition to the spiritual aspects of through a monetary donation. For every our church, is also a business that has expenses just reduced the number of volunteers drastically. dollar you donate, we can purchase four (4) as we have in our daily lives. My hope is that on-line We feed about 100 people on the 2nd and dollars worth of food from the Northeast giving will provide a convenience for other members 4th Sundays each month from 11:00 until of All Saints and that we can provide for our church Regional Food Bank. You can make your 2:00. All meals are prepared while socially community with an increase in weekly donation by mailing a check to: distancing and are handed out to our guests donations. The process was simple to set up and, in from Arbor Hill at the door. There is no addition to weekly offerings, it has many different Church of St. Vincent de Paul indoor seating. Please consider volunteering options to choose from such as holy day offerings, 900 Madison Avenue special collections, Mass intentions. I encourage by calling the parish office. Our next date is Albany, New York 12208 those who are comfortable with technology to choose December 27th. 518-489-5408 on-line giving. If you are not comfortable with that option, I encourage everyone to continue mailing or Thank you, bringing their offering to church - it is important that Deacon Gary we provide for our church. - Jean Ryan December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent

recordings of them can be found on wearing masks. None of these protocols YouTube at our YouTube Channel under alone are able to offer full protection but the name, All Saints Catholic Church and they are much more effective than going Academy or by following this link: without and the combination of all of them, not only do they significantly increase our https://www.youtube.com/channel/ ability to avoid contracting it ourselves, UCfGuAVlzDPityQQvPYDvQpA. with all of us together practicing these There are many churches that are also safety protocols we can stop this pandemic named in honor of all the saints so please in its tracks and return to a world where we make sure you type out the full title when can gather together with friends and family Dear sisters and brothers in Christ: searching for us. in our homes, our churches, our offices and wherever in the world our travels take Under the advice of my Reopening Since the early days of this serious us. It is difficult but it is necessary and it is Committee and in agreement with them, I pandemic, Pope Francis issued a formal possible. have decided to place a temporary statement releasing Catholics from their suspension on the celebration of in-person weekly obligation to attend Mass. That Please be safe. Know you are in my Masses at All Saints Catholic Church for edict is still in place and is there to protect prayers and please keep me in yours. I an indeterminate period of time. This your health as well as the health and hope the beauty of Christmas and the hope decision has been made in response to the wellbeing of our community and in the case of our faith does not get lost in the rising infection rates of COVID19 in the city of this crisis, our entire world. challenges we find ourselves facing but of Albany and in the surrounding county instead, that the peace of Christmas and and regions. I wish I was writing to you with better news the birth of the Messiah will give us the but it could be worse if we had no strength to endure it and to lift the spirits of This decision was not made lightly but I am protection from this coronavirus. That is others who may be struggling and finding confident it is the right one for our parish. not the case though. We know if we the holiday season difficult. socially isolate ourselves as much as We will continue to live stream the Sunday possible, be vigilant in washing our hands God bless all of you and God bless the Mass at 10:30AM each week. In addition, regularly and when that option is Saints at All Saints, for Christmas we will be live streaming the unavailable, to use hand sanitizer. We Christmas Eve Vigil Mass at 4:00PM and know to avoid large gatherings of people, Fr. Tom Lawless the Mass on Christmas Morning at which can be hard this time of year when Pastor 10:30AM. Always remember, if you are we want to be with family and friends. We unable to join us at those scheduled times, also must adhere to the rules about December 20, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Spiritual Communion Prayer Holiday LITURGY Schedule No in-person Masses Watch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGuAVlzDPityQQvPYDvQpA My Jesus, I believe that your are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love Thursday December 24th You above all things and I desire to Carol Service: Rose Hargrave 3:30pm receive You into my soul. Since I cannot Christmas Eve Vigil 4pm now receive You sacramentally, come at Watch Live: link to be provided soon least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and Friday December 25th unite myself wholly to You. Never Christmas Day Mass 10:30am permit me to be separated from You. Watch Live: link to be provided soon Amen.

Bedtime CHRISTMAS Join us Stories 7:30pm Saturday Dec. 19th Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfGuAVlzDPityQQvPYDvQpA 7:30pm