October 25Th, 2020 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Welcome No Matter Your Present Status in the Catholic Church
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ALL ARE WELCOME! CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA October 25th, 2020 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Welcome No matter your present status in the Catholic Church. No matter your current family or marital situation. No matter your past or present religious affiliation. No matter your personal history, age, background or ethnicity. No matter your own self-image or esteem. You are invited, welcomed, accepted, loved and respected, in our faith community. Welcome to Our Lady of Fatima! Mass Schedule: Parish Sacramental Information Our Lady of Fatima Sacraments of Healing Delanson Reconciliation Saturday Vigil – 4:00 pm · 3pm Saturday and by appointment Sunday – 11:00 am Anointing of the Sick Weekday: 9am Thursday Visitation of the Sick and Homebound 9am Tuesday · Available by appointment. Our Lady of the Valley Sacraments of Initiation Middleburgh: Congratulations as you continue your initiation. These three Our Linked Parish sacraments provide the foundation for a life of Christian faith. Saturday Vigil – 5:45 pm Preparation begins with forming faith. Join us for GIFT as we journey Sunday – 9:00 am together as a parish family. Phone (518) 702-4385 Baptism is available for any age Eucharist candidates must be at least age 7 by Shrove Tuesday GIFT (Growing In Faith and be participating in ongoing GIFT gatherings. Together) is our Parish model for Confirmation candidates must be at least age 15 by April 1st. life-long intergenerational faith Sacraments of Commitment formation, centered around Marriage - Congratulations on your engagement! Please contact the opportunities to learn about, share Parish Office as soon as you are engaged, to allow us to help you plan and experience our faith in the company of all parishioners from to live out the Sacrament of Marriage that will begin on your wedding the newly baptized to our most day. mature members, leading us to an Religious Life - Congratulations as you begin your discernment ever deeper relationship with God process. Please contact the Parish Office or view the resources on the and each other. Due to our diocesan website at rcda.org for more information. generous parish community, GIFT is free and welcomes all. Join us CONTACT US as we explore and grow in faith - Father Juanito Asprec: (609)-772-1602 together! Deacon Larry Steiger (518)-312-0823 Parish Office: (518) 895-2788 (Monday - Friday 9:00am -1:00pm, or leave a message anytime) 1735 Alexander Road P.O. Box 219 Delanson, New York 12053 E-Mail: [email protected] Parish Website: [email protected] www.olfgrowinginfaith.weebly.com www.facebook.com/olfdelanson MyParish App Mass Intentions Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 24, 2020 First Reading Eugene Twer Exodus 22:2026 By Joan F. Williams The Lord teaches that compassion ought to be shown to the alien and to the poor. October 25, 2020 Madeleine & Armond Hebert Second Reading By Warner & Carole Hoffmann 1 Thessalonians 1:5c10 Paul tells the Thessalonians that their conversion to the October 27, 2020 Lord has been an example to all believers. Madeleine & Armond Hebert By Warner & Carole Hoffmann Gospel Reading Matthew 22:3440 October 29, 2020 The Pharisees continue to test Jesus with a question Parishioners of Our Lady of about the greatest commandment. Fatima The Sacristy Lamp Burns in Memory of Frank Williams By Joan F. Williams Background on the Gospel Reading Please pray for all who are sick, including: Stephanie Merenda, Ron Frisbee, Cody Stephenson, This week’s Gospel follows close behind the Gospel Michael Fisher, Ken Chrinian, Sue Hamilton, Robin readlast Sunday. It is the last of three questions put to Bunnell, David Nedelski, John Miller, George Tallman, Paul Reveal and Al Westfall Jesus by Jewish religious leaders who are trying to Please pray for our homebound: Bella Stuart, trick him into saying something that might get him Charlotte Marks, Belva Thompson, Bea Crounse, Joan Williams, arrested. This reminds us that the context for today’s Lorraine Duffy and Carolyn Terrell reading is the mounting tension between Jesus and the religious leaders in Jerusalem. Visitation Ministry visits the sick or homebound. Contact Carole Hoffmann at (518) 8756575 for any services or to receive the Sacrament of the Sick. The Herodians and the Pharisees asked the first question, which was about taxes. The Sadducees asked Prayer Ministry prays for anyone in need of prayer. You can the second question, which was about the Resurrection request prayers or join in this ministry. Call James Keller at (518) (seeMatthew 22:2233). The third question, 2957970 or email him at [email protected]. From our lips to God’s ear. Give your concerns to God and join your parish considered in today’s Gospel, is asked by a Pharisee family in faith and love. who asks Jesus about the greatest of the commandments. Get well soon cards The question requires Jesus to interpret the Law of Moses. The Mosaic Law consists of the Ten Please send get well cards to Mary Tindale Commandments and many additional rules, numbering She is currently in the hospital over six hundred. Adherence to the Mosaic Law, for a devout Jew, is an expression of faithfulness to God’s Cards can be sent to her room: covenant with Israel. The ranking of the Ellis Hospital Rm # 415 Commandments was regularly debated among the teachers of the Law. Join us Online! If you cannot make it to Church we are streaming live Jesus answers the Pharisees’ question with a twofold Masses on Sundays at 11:00am summary. Jesus says that all of the commandments can be summarized in two commandments: love God For the live streamed Mass go to: and love your neighbor. Both of these were central https://www.facebook.com/jonasa.agustine1 elements of the religious tradition Jesus learned from his Jewish community. Indeed these continue to be central aspects of contemporary Jewish religious Sacrificial Giving understanding. Jesus’ response to his questioners 10/17/2020 10/18/2020 proposed an integral connection between these two Actual: $1,928 Budget: $3,271 aspects of the Jewish Law. Love of God finds its expression in our love for our neighbor. Thank you for your continued support! I encourage any parishioner to join our Parish Staff GIFT gatherings either inperson or virtually to accompany our young people Interim Priest in their faith journey. If you plan to Father Juanito Asprec (609)7721602 attend virtually, please RSVP to [email protected] Deacon and I will send you the link and codes. Deacon Larry Steiger (518)-312-0823 As our GIFT team look ahead to a new year of faith formation, Music Director it is important to emphasize our Program is intergenerational Carol Wilber ([email protected]) and our team wants to ensure all of you have a chance to participate in our vibrant programs which we have planned for Parish Office this year. We also have the challenge to ensure that our Tiffany Sinatra program not only meets faith formation needs but are in [email protected] accordance with Diocesan guidelines. Faith Formation We are now in our third and fourth week of The Fatima Sena Monaco ([email protected]) Project. Pictures of our children’s flat Fatima have been Sacramental Preparation posted on our website as we journey to different parts of the Laura Countryman ([email protected]) world where our Blessed Mother appeared. (https:// olfgrowinginfaith.weebly.com/faithformation.html) This past This week at Our Lady of Fatima... Sunday, we learned about the appearance of Our Lady in Guadalupe in Mexico and we heard such interesting Date Event Time Place information from our guest speaker Darlene Rinaldo. Don’t 10/26 Friendship Café 11am 1:30pm Hall miss our session on Sunday, October 25th! Please join us as our parishioner Jane French will be talking about her 10/27 Mass 9:00am Church pilgrimage to Medjugorje in Croatia! This will be held on Sunday, October 25th at 9:30AM. What a wonderful way to 10/28 Friendship Café 11am 1:30pm Hall share and accompany our young Catholics on their journey of 10/29 Mass 9:00am Church faith! Please note: A safe environment session has been 10/30 Friendship Café 11am 1:30pm Hall scheduled for Sunday, November 8th at 10AM. 10/31 Mass 4:00pm Church Description of gatherings for the Fall season will be posted on 10/31 Reconciliation 2:45pm Church our website. Please note changes to the website are made every Monday so I encourage all to check the website for 11/1 Mass 11:00am Church reflection and information during the week. The link for the website is as follows: All Souls Day https://olfgrowinginfaith.weebly.com/ Staring on November 2nd you can Be safe and have a blessed week! Sena bring a photo of a deceased loved one to leave in front of the Altar to be ROSARY LEADER SCHEDULE remembered and prayed for the entire The Rosary will begin 20 minutes before the Mass. month of November. If you would like to volunteer please contact the Parish Office. Bishops Appeal You can Mail in your donation to the Diocese or drop Saturday October 24 it in the collection basket in the envelope provided and Carol Caban (Joyful Mysteries) we will forward it to the Diocese Sunday October 25 Amount collected: $8,576 Josephine Errichetto, Brenda Rowley, Pat Van Amount needed to meet goal: $28,365 Slyck, Julia Lowery, Jack Mormando, Volunteer (Glorious Mysteries) Due by June 21st 2021 Tuesday, October 27 Our Lady of Fatima Ministries Brenda Rowley (Glorious Mysteries) If you would like to try a new ministry, give the ministry Thursday, October 29 coordinator a call. New members are always welcome and Volunteer (Luminous Mysteries) needed! Eucharistic Ministers: Carole Hoffmann 8756575 Saturday October 31 Greeters: Mary Ann Conway 8952797 Volunteer (Joyful Mysteries) Lectors: Helene Langan 2957304 Counters: Kris Zedaker 8647491 DUANESBURG DINER & RESTAURANT Gibby’s Diner Call Ahead and Tell Us What You Would Like! Turnpike C,G & E Inc.