Roman Catholic Church
(716) 6523972
6441 Seneca St.
Email: [email protected]
P.O. Box 290
Website: svdpspringbrook.com
Springbrook, NY 14140
www.facebook.com/svdpspringbrook

January 31, 2021 4th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
4:30 pm

Sunday: 8, 9:30, & 11:00 am
Per NYS law, please wear a mask.

Weekdays: 8:00 am
Holy Day Vigil: 7:00 pm
Holy Days: 8:00 am & 12:00 pm

CLERGY:
Pastor: Rev. Karl Loeb
Weekend Associate: 

Rev. Richard DiGiulio
Deacon Larry Eschbach Deacon Rick Mackiewicz Deacon Pete Walders
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Anytime.
Call our pastor as soon as possible.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
(CONFESSION):
Saturdays at 4:00 pm in Church
or anytime by appointment or request.

For all the following, please call the Rectory at 652
3972:

HOLY EUCHARIST:
If a parishioner is homebound and would like to receive Communion.

BAPTISMS Are celebrated on Sundays at
1 pm. Parents must register for & attend instruction (2nd Thursday of each month) before choosing Godparents.

MARRIAGES: Arrangements must be made in person four months in advance at Faith Formation Center: (716) 652
7242 RE Fax (716) 6527485
the Rectory. Call for an appointment.

Religious Education Director Lisa Benzer [email protected]
RCIA: Interested in the Catholic faith or
Rectory Office Hours: Mon.
Thurs. 8:30 am
4 pm, Fri. 8:30 am
2 pm
returning to Church after a time away?
Business Manager: Dan Mikolajczyk Parish Office Fax 6553048
We’ll help answer your questions

and welcome you home!
Liturgical Coordinator: Tammy Stanek 7992519


Trustees: Tama GrescoSauers, Dan Siepierski
PRAYER REQUESTS:

To be placed on our Prayer Lines or the Parish Secretaries: Linda Rupp, Sharon Snyder
Prayers of Faithful at Mass.
Saturday, January 30
4:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)  Church
Saturday, January 30

Vigil  FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, January 31
4:30pm Frank Gawlik M Sue Fabian
10:45 am Edge Middle School Program  Remote Learning

7:00 pm Lifeteen  Remote Learning
Sunday, January 31

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Monday, February 1
8:00am Donald Bace M Davis Family

9:30am Geri Meginley M Deacon Rick & Cher Mackiewicz
Tuesday, February 2
11:00am Harry & BJ Monheim M John & Patty Dole
5:00 am Medjugorje Rosary for NonbelieversNChurch

Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Prayed after 8 am Mass
Monday, February 1
11:00 am
Bible Study  Multipurpose Room
8:00am Betty L. Pfender M Fr. Karl Loeb &
4:306:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration  Chapel New Time!
The Ministry of Consolation
7:00 pm Bereavement Support Group  Chapel


Tuesday, February 2 The Presentation of the Lord
Wednesday, February 3
8:00am Craig Carlson M Kevin McNamara
7:00 pm
Men’s Faith Sharing  Multipurpose Room


Wednesday, February 3 St. Blaise, bishop & martyr;
Thursday, February 4
St. Ansgar, bishop

8:00am Fritz & Loretta Snyder M Family
Friday, February 5 First Friday *

1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Meeting  Multipurpose Thursday, February 4
Room
8:00am Parishioners of St. Vincent DePaul M Fr. Karl Loeb


Saturday, February 6 First Saturday **
Friday, February 5 St. Agatha, virgin & martyr
9:30  11:30 am 1st Reconciliation RetreatNon Campus
8:00am Peter & Jeanette Ciambella & Family M Snyders
4:00 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)  Church


Saturday, February 6 St. Paul Miki & Companions, martyrs
Sunday, February 7
Vigil  FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
10:30 am FFF A, B, & C Livestream zoom
4:30pm Edward Jarnot M Mary & David Diedrich
10:45 am Edge Middle School Program  on Campus

7:00 pm Lifeteen Mon Campus
Sunday, February 7 FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8:00am Genevieve Maze M Paul & Mary McCarthy
9:30am Alice Schaller M Charles Sauers &
* First Fridays Devotion from Jesus to St. Margaret Mary:
Tama Gresco Sauers
Receive Holy Communion on each First Friday;
11:00am Thomas Thurnherr M Larry & Barb Schaller
The nine Fridays must be consecutive; They must

be made in honor and in reparation to His Sacred Heart.


S      ** First Saturdays Devotion from Our Lady of Fatima:
On the First Saturday during 5 Consecutive Months:
      1.
Go to Confession

S       2.
Receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion
       3.
Pray five decades of the Rosary
       4.
Meditate for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary
  All this offered in
REPARATION for the sins of blasphemy
and    ingratitude committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

              !
         Your Offering for the weekend of 1/24/21:
       Sunday Offering was $ 9,911.67
+ Online Offering: $1,293
   

 HOPE Offering: $600
Religious Retirement: $20 Solemnity of Mary $20

  
 
Spend some time in silence with the Lord in Adoration Thank you for your continued stewardship to Your Parish!
every Tuesday 4:30N6:30 pm in our Chapel.
The Year of St. Joseph  Now is the time to
Spiritual Communion Prayer
Consecrate yourself
My Jesus, I believe that you are
to St. Joseph!!
present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
 I love you above all things and I Pope Francis has
desire to receive you in my soul.
announced a year of
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
St. Joseph in honor of the Come at least spiritually
150th Anniversary of the into my heart. I embrace you as if Saint's proclamation as
you were already there
Patron of the Universal And unite myself wholly to you.
Church.
Never permit me to be

separated from you.
All are welcome to join
Amen.

 
   together this Lent to "Consecrate yourself to St. Joseph"     with the book of that title written by
Fr. Donald H. Calloway, MIC.
Women of Faith meet next Thursday


Women of Faith will meet in the Multipurpose We will do our daily readings from home and then meet on Room on Thursday, Feb. 11 to discuss Monday evenings at 7 pm in the Church, starting
"Awareness".
The topic of awareness includes such
Monday, February 15th, through Monday, March 15th.
areas as ethnic background, mental and physical
health, social concerns, generational influences and Our Consecration will take place with Fr. Karl
technology. Questions can be addressed to Barb
on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Friday, March 19th,
at
[email protected]
or 6550784.
at 7:30 pm (after Stations of the Cross).
All women are welcome. Please wear a mask.

This is an opportunity to gain a plenary indulgence
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS… Dear Holy Spirit, Please help or remission of sin for oneself or for a soul in Purgatory.
those who hear your call only as a whisper, that they may know
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Questions? Call Joe or Evelyn at 6522286.
From
Bishop
ASH WEDNESDAY IS FEBRUARY 17TH
Barron’s

Masses will be at 8 am, 12 noon, and 7 pm
Instagram

Ash Wednesday is a day of fast & abstinence.
All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Unborn, Pray for Us!

ALTAR LINEN COMMITTEE for February:
Julia Lowrey & Camille Klein

FLOWER MINISTERS for the week of 2/6 are:
Judy Roth & Rose Niemcyski
SANCTUARY CANDLE

In Loving Memory of Fernando Sciamanna

Given by Ennia & Richard Corbetta

Bereavement Support Group

THIS TUESDAY,
Feb. 2 at 7 pm.

All Welcome. Free.
In the Chapel.

For those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Call the Parish Office at 6523972
& leave your name & number to register.
Facilitator is Kathy White.

You don’t need to struggle alone. 

Readings for the week of January 31, 2021
Sunday:
Dt 18:1520/Ps 95:12, 67, 79 [8]/1 Cor 7:3235/



Mk 1:2128
Monday:
Heb 11:3240/Ps 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24 [25]/Mk 5:120
Tuesday:
Mal 3:14/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [8]/Heb 2:1418/



Lk 2:2240 or 2:2232
Wednesday: Heb 12:47, 1115/Ps 103:12, 1314, 1718a



[cf. 17]/Mk 6:16
Thursday: Heb 12:1819, 2124/Ps 48:23ab, 3cd4, 9, 1011



[cf. 10]/Mk 6:713
Friday: Heb 13:18/Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b9abc [1a]/Mk 6:1429
Saturday: Heb 13:1517, 2021/Ps 23:13a, 3b4, 5, 6 [1]/



Mk 6:3034
Next Sunday:
Jb 7:14, 67/Ps 147:12, 34, 56 [cf. 3a]/



1 Cor 9:1619, 2223/Mk 1:2939

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT de PAUL’S
REFLECTION on THIS SUNDAY’S GOSPEL

In the Gospel today we read that because Jesus spoke with authority his reputation spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. As his disciples, we can also speak with authority when we put our faith into actions by helping the poor and suffering.
Have you considered answering the call to serve the poor by joining the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?

NEW TO OUR PARISH?
Please contact the rectory to register as members of our parish family. We hope you will find a loving Christian community here. Letters of recommendation can be given to members who are in good standing & have been formally registered in the par- ish for three months. YOUNG ADULTS  if you are out on your own, time to register on your own with our parish office. Send us an email & we’ll get you set up: [email protected]. Thanks!

MISSION STATEMENT: St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catho- lic Church is a faith filled community centered in the Eucharist. We are seeking to learn and live the Gospel through our service to our parish community and all of God's people. We strive to be faithful stewards of the gifts God has entrusted to us, as we con- tinue to grow, educate, and proclaim the great works of the Lord.






RE Director: Lisa Benzer (716) 6527242

[email protected]

LifeTeen/EDGE: Dominic Buttino [email protected]

FFF/Confirmation: Julie Cappello [email protected]

RE Office Manager: Mary Bushway [email protected]



Sun., Jan. 31
@ 10:45 am EDGE Program
 Remote



@ 7 pm Life Teen Class  Remote

Correction:
Sat., Feb. 6
@ 9:30 amM11:30 am First Reconciliation




Retreat, parents attend with their child




On Campus

Sun., Feb 7 @ 10:30 am FFF A, B & C  Remote



@ 10:45 am EDGE Program  on Campus



@ 7 pm Life Teen Class  on Campus

Sun., Feb. 21
@ 10:45 am 1st Reconciliation & 1st






Communion Classes

The Story of the Four Chaplains

"On the first Sunday of February, Americans may remember
the valorous acts of four Army chaplains. February 3, 1943,
marks the anniversary of the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester and the selfless acts of four Army chaplains aboard.
The Dorchester tragically sunk while crossing the North Atlantic, transporting troops to an American base in
Greenland.
A German Uboat fired a torpedo that struck the
Dorchester, killing 672 of the 902 officers and enlisted men,
merchant seamen and civilian workers aboard.



In the eighteen minutes it took for the Dorchester to sink,
Reverend George Fox (Methodist), Jewish Rabbi Alexander Goode, Reverend Clark Poling (Dutch Reformed) and Father John Washington (Roman Catholic) helped the wounded, distributed life preservers and said prayers as they helped others to abandon the ship.
When four terrified soldiers appeared without life
jackets, the four chaplains gave them theirs.
As the Dorchester sank, the chaplains were seen linked arm in arm, praying."

"It was the finest thing I have seen or hope to see this side of heaven." said survivor John Ladd.


For more information, go to fourchaplains.org
Thanks Cher Mackiewicz for alerting us to this inspiring story!
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