The Parish of Good Shepherd & St. Joseph August 22nd, 2021 Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekend Mass: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. and Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. Daily Mass: Monday through Saturday (Except Tuesday): 9:00 a.m. Good Shepherd Church is fully accessible for the disabled.

Sunday: Mass is suspended for the summer, and will resume on September 12th

Eucharistic Adoration every Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (September through June 11, 2021) Miraculous Medal Novena immediately following 9:00 a.m. Mass on Monday St. Joseph Litany and Prayer immediately following 9:00 a.m. Mass on Wednesday Daily Rosary at 8:30 a.m. (except Tuesday)

Baptisms are conducted on weekends. Parents who have not previously attended instruction in the sacrament must do so prior to the child's Baptism.

Those seeking to marry must meet with the Pastor at least 6 months prior to the proposed wedding date to allow time for pre-marriage program attendance, gathering of appropriate documents, and securing any dispensation from ecclesial authorities.

3 Mulberry Street, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Phone: 845.876.4583 Fax: 845.876.7884

Pastor Music Director Rev. Douglas Crawford Mr. Erik Cardwell, [email protected]

Assistant to the Pastor Catechetical Program Mrs. Hillary Gaddis-Clegg Mrs. Ellen Farina [email protected] Coordinator of Religious Education [email protected] 845-758-5506

Parish Secretary Parish Lay Trustees [email protected] Operations Manager Parish Finance Council Mr. Timothy Williams

Collection Report MASS INTENTIONS

Assumption of BVM $7732.00 Saturday August 21 Saint Bernard Nineteen Sunday in OT $4037.00 9:00 A.M. Rostislav Polin † req by Kevin McCloskey 2nd Coll Church of Africa $1244.00 5:00 P.M. Laurie Walters req by Women’s Society We Share-Online giving (2 wks)$2416.00

Thank you for your continued support. .. Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday August 22 Saint Pius X, Pope 8:00 A.M. Mary Ludgate † req by Pat Durham 11:15 A.M. Raymond, Gary & Barry Lutz † req by Betty Lutz 9:30 A.M.
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Online Giving is now available. Please make your Monday August 23 Weekday contribution today by visiting: 9:00 A.M.
John Grady † req by Joan Grady

https://gsrhinebeck.churchgiving.com/

(under “Regular” click on “Make a Donation”) Tuesday August 24 Saint Bartholomew

No Mass Thank you for your support! Wednesday August 25 Weekday 9:00 A.M. Chuck Halbert † req by Trudy Halbert

Thursday August 26 Weekday Daytop for a Drug Free World 9:00 A.M. John Stuart Mondello † If a loved one has a serious substance abuse issue, req by Eileen & John Mondello please call 845.876.3789.

Birthright Friday August 27 Saint Monica Provides love, support, and hope to women facing 9:00 A.M. Paolo Bertolozzi. † req by Pociask Family unplanned pregnancies. Located on Main Street in Poughkeepsie near Holy Trinity Church. For information, please call 845.473.1300. Saturday August 28 Saint Augustine 9:00 A.M. Mark Kowalski † req by Jim Saxon EnCourage EnCourage is a Catholic Apostolate for those who 5:00 P.M. Anna Varlaro req by Women’s Society have family members with same-sex attraction. En- Courage provides the faithful with information about the Church’s teachings as well as spiritual support. Vis- Sunday August 29 Twenty-Second Sunday it: www.encourageny.com 8:00 A.M. Viiola Hathaway † req by Sarah Hale-Rude 11:15 A.M. Joan Stensland † req by Carol Gorcynski Parishioner Update 9:30 A.M.
Ann Schram † Name req. by Ed & Ronnie Schroeder & Family Address Phone The Sanctuary Lamp Email ___Change of Address ___Moving out of Parish CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD ___Home Visit Requested ___Need Envelopes In Memory of the Please fill out and cut form. Return it through the Collection Basket or by mail to the Rectory Office. deceased members of the New registrants are invited to visit the Rectory dur- Browne Family ing office hours to receive the registration form and req by The Browne Family information on parish activities.
THE CHURCH AND RACIAL QUESTIONS by Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas

With today’s push for the Black Lives Matter movement dents is especially clear at Xavier University, one of the (BLM) and Critical Race Theory (CRT), Catholic schools “historically black universities,” founded in 1925 by none need to be on guard as they open up again, as do our other other than St. Katherine Drexel as part of her apostolate of Catholic institutions. It’s embarrassing to see would-be tending to the needs of people of color. Catholic college athletic teams brandish BLM insignia on As a seminarian, I served as vice-principal of an inner their uniforms, apparently unaware of the positions of that -city parish school in Trenton, New Jersey. When the origi- organization, which are diametrically opposed to the teach- nal furnace (from 1910) failed to fire up in 1972, the pastor ings of the Church. Similarly, not a few Catholic school ad- announced that the parish did not have the $162,000 for a ministrators have jumped onto the CRT bandwagon, rather new model and that the school would probably not be able uncritically, requiring diocesan officials to undo the damage, to re-open. The Black Ministerial Association of the West often at the behest of disturbed parents. Ward informed the pastor that “Blessed Sacrament can’t The Jesuits of Georgetown have committed them- close; the future of our community is in that school.” A spe- selves to pay reparations to atone for their slave-holding cial collection in all the black churches of the area came up years. Indeed, the “Catholic Gentlemen of Maryland” (the with nearly $200,000 in less than two weeks. legal name of the early Jesuits) were among the largest slave- In light of the above, it is unfortunate and unhelpful owners – in open violation and defiance of consistent papal to have Catholic clergy fuel the flames of a negative narra- teaching forbidding both the trading and holding of slaves. tive on the Church’s racial record. On February 16, Al If they want to right the record, let them pay, but why force Roker of NBC’s TODAY show (black and a former Catho- their students to pony up? Neither the students nor their lic, now on his third marriage) interviewed Cardinal Wilton parents or grandparents were born then. Gregory of Washington (the highest-ranking black cleric in Just what is the Catholic score on racism and segrega- America), about Gregory’s elevation to the College of Cardi- tion in this country? Some, like New Orleans Archbishop nals, asking him why it took so long to get a black cardinal Joseph Rummel excommunicated racists. Sadly, others – like in America. Cardinal Gregory bewailed the allegedly perva- the Jesuits – defied Church teaching or attempted to sive racism in the country and indicated that this is also a “massage” that teaching to blend in with the culture. On the serious phenomenon in the Church. whole, however, our story is positive and needs to be known He observed that when he is dressed in clerical garb, by Catholic clergy and educators, the better to lead an in- he is treated with respect and even deference; in lay clothes formed conversation. (which he shouldn’t be), he has had negative experiences. A In the face of great opposition, the Church opened few days later, Father Bryan Massingale (a black priest of the and maintained schools for blacks, whether Catholic or Archdiocese of Milwaukee, professor at Fordham Universi- not. That opposition often turned violent; in more polite ty, and an LGBT activist) commented in similar fashion on circles, the sisters teaching in those schools were sometimes the race issue (as is his wont). called “N****R nuns”! I would like to apprise the two reverend gentlemen Not infrequently, one hears the allegation that histor- of some interesting data. I am not in favor of “affirmative ically black parishes were evidence of “systemic” racism. In action” (giving special consideration to representational re- some instances, such parishes were established out of neces- cruitment/promotion), but if we’re going to have it, let’s sity where state laws prohibited “mixed” houses of worship. consider a few home truths: In the main, however, the erection of black parishes fol- • There are roughly 3 million black Catholics in the country, lowed the same line of thought as was the case for the nu- with 250 priests (out of 40,000) and 16 bishops (out of 434). merous “ethnic” parishes, desired by the ethnic groups In other words, 6 percent of black priests are bishops. themselves as a way of preserving their cultural heritage and of actually giving their own opportunities that might have • There are 9 million Polish Catholics in America, with ap- eluded them in a “melting pot” scenario. proximately 2000 priests and 27 bishops. Simple math re- veals that, while 6 percent of black priests are bishops, fewer All four of my grandparents joined “national” parish- than 1 percent of Polish priests are bishops. Interestingly, es when they arrived in America and raised their children in every black bishop in the country is a convert owing to his them. No one thought they were thus marginalized; in point attendance at a Catholic school, the only exception being of fact, the move to eliminate such parishes met with no Bishop Joseph Perry, auxiliary of Chicago, who was born small degree of resistance, precisely because of the benefits. into a Catholic family. The Church’s commitment to the education of black stu- con’d on next page c
con’d. from previous page The criteria for an office ought to be competence and Memorandum from the Archdiocese of New York suitability, not race. But using the standard of “representation,” it should be Polish Catholics on the griev- The members of the organization Desfile Mariano de ance line, not black Catholics. New York, Inc. and affiliated associations, Dominican When I worked for the Catholic League and engaged Sunday, Marian Ministry, and Saint Mother Teresa of Calcut- in conversations with Jewish leaders, I always counseled ac- ta Award continue to fail to comply with the policies knowledging past failures without dwelling on them, so as to and procedures of the Archdiocese of New York and move forward in a positive fashion. I counsel the same ap- are distributing information inaccurately suggesting proach on the racial front today. that they are affiliated with the Archdiocese of New Two questions can serve as good conversation-starters: York. They are not. Members of these organizations Are there white racists who hate blacks? Are there black rac- have been actively present at the parishes and/or Cath- ists who hate whites? Both groups of racists have a good olic institutions. chance of keeping each other company in Hell – if they don’t repent. The rest of us should co-operate in the The Archdiocese of NY, its parishes, clergy, religious, Church’s main task: bringing all into the Kingdom institutions and hierarchy cannot support or have any Reprinted with Permission/Catholic Thing affiliation with Desfile Mariano de Nueva York Inc., or its allied associations. Accordingly, the organization is not permitted to use the name, trademark, parishes, clergy, religious, and hierarchy of the archdiocese to advertise or announce any activity or ministry.

Effective immediately, any and all parish activities pur- portedly associated with Desfile Mariano de Nueva York, Join St. Christopher’s Parish in Inc. and/or its associations are hereby suspended. “The Bible and the Virgin Mary”

Basket Bingo Coordinator Needed:
Are you looking to deepen your love for the Blessed Mrs. Gina McCrudden is hanging up her basket! Virgin Mary? Do you want to grow in knowledge of We are very grateful to her and her team for all the Catholic teachings on the Blessed Mother and how years they have diligently worked to coordinate our they are connected to Scripture? Join us for a study of annual Basket Bingo Event at St. Christopher. “The Bible and the Virgin Mary.” Learn about Mary’s Basket Bingo is the primary fundraiser for our role in salvation history, and what role she continues Religious Education Program. to play in our lives today. See Mary as you’ve never The funds are used to off-set the costs of books, class- seen her before. St. Christopher/St Sylvia Parish is room supplies, heat, electric, and building mainte- offering the fantastic study on nance. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to do Monday, September 13- November 29 @ 6:30pm our Lord’s work. Will you step up? If you are interest- in the Parish Center, 30 Benner Rd, Red Hook, NY. ed or would like more information, Order your materials for this course from please contact Lauren Kerzner at the stpaulcenter.com. St. Christopher rectory 845-758-3732 You will need to purchase the The Bible and the Virgin Mary Participation Bundle. Scott Hahn's book, Hail Holy Queen is suggested but not necessary. A sign up sheet is in the back of the church. A regis- tration fee of $10 will be collected at the first night of the class. For more information call Stay up-to-date with what’s going on at Barbara @. 845-597-5226. Good Shepherd/St.. Joseph. Sign up now with Flocknote gsrhinebeck.flocknote.com Starting September 12th— Good Shepherd/St. Joseph The 9:30 Mass will return to 39th Annual Yard Sale St. Joseph, Rhinecliff, Our annual Yard Sale is fast approaching. H.E Bishop Gerardo Colacicco will be Collection dates are: celebrating this Mass in observance of the Sunday, August 29th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, August 30th — Friday, September 3rd “Year of St. Joseph.” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday September 4th and Sunday, September 5th The Church of St. Christopher & St. Sylvia
from 10 a.m. to 1 pm.
7th ANNUAL TAG SALE
September 12th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
St. Christopher School,
Volunteers are needed to help with this fundraiser. 30 Benner Road, Red Hook
Call Kitty Ghee at 876-6798
Friday, August 27th 9 am M 4 pm
Saturday, August 28th 9 am M 3 pm
th Sunday, August 29 11 am M 3 pm
Good Shepherd is seeking a
partVtime facilities
maintenance person.
SU Residence Housekeeper Candidate must be flexible with all types of maintenance work.
The Sisters of St Ursula are seeking a HOUSEKEEPER Position available starting in July.
for the Senior Sisters’ Residence at Linwood in Rhinebeck Please contact the
NY. The housekeeping position is part time (2-3 days/ rectory with questions or email
week). For information, please phone Sister Donnelly at resume to
845.876.2341 X334 or [email protected]
e-mail [email protected] 845V876V4583

GIVE YOUR
TIME/TALENT/TREASURE
TO GOOD SHEPHERD/ST. JOSEPH
Lectors and Altar Servers Needed:

The CDC/NY has lifted the covid restrictions and we
are all returning to Mass. Please consider joining or
re-joining the lector and altar server team. The Prayer Shawl Ministry will NOT meet next Sunday, Fr. Crawford is looking forward to your August 29, but we are knitting and crocheting Prayer assisting at the altar. Shawls for those in need of God's merciful healing and Please call the rectory for more information: compassion. For a shawl, or for further information, 845-876-4583 please contact any Ministry member. “ Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are
the Holy One of God.” Jn 6:68-69 Are we convinced? Pray for the Sick Please pray for our Ministry and for those we serve Rev. Patrick Curley Herbert Owens Rev. George Kuhn Robert Peters St. Christopher/Good Shepherd Religious Education John Bernitt Kenneth C. Russell Registration forms for 2021-2022 are now available on our Jared Capalbo Scott Schaffer website: gsrhinebeck.com or call the rectory at 845-876-4583 The Religious Ed office is seeking Catechists to help with this Beverly Cornwell Lonnie Traudt years program. Anne Lyman Christina Vaczi Please contact Ellen Farina Brooks Lyman Michael Vaczi 8457585506 Richard Lyman Est. 1952 758-6977

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