The Most Reverend Edward B. Scharfenberger, D.D. Bishop of Albany The Very Reverend R. LeFort, S.T.L., V.G., Rector The Reverend John Tallman, Parochial Vicar The Reverend Paul Mijas, Parochial Vicar Timothy Kosto, II, Deacon Rectory and Cathedral Offices In residence 125 Eagle Street The Most Reverend Howard J. Hubbard, D.D. Albany, New York 12202-1718 Bishop Emeritus Phone: 518-463-4447 Religious Education and Faith Formation Fax: 518-514-1441 Dr. Thomas Fowler Email: [email protected]

Cathedral Social Services—Food Pantry www.cathedralic.com Mr. Mark Ciavardoni

Follow us on facebook: Director of Music and Organist https:://www.facebook.com/albanycathedral Dr. Brian F. Gurley

Development, Public Relations & Events Religious Education Office Mr. Thomas M. Prindle Phone: 518-463-4447 ext. 4 Email: [email protected] Parish Secretary Ms. Pilar Dell Church Music Office Phone: 518-463-4447 ext. 5 Liturgical Coordinator Email: [email protected] Dr. Melissa Martínez Social Services—Food Pantry Office Parish Bookkeeper 93 Park Avenue (basement office) Mrs. Kathy Zorian Phone: 518-463-2279 Facilities Manager Email: [email protected] Mr. David Ucci, M.B.A

CATHEDRAL OF THE In the City and Diocese of Albany Established 1848 • Corner of Eagle Street and Madison Avenue (at the Empire State Plaza), Albany

Mission Statement We, the worshipping community of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, rooted in the Gospel and the celebration of the Eucharist, seek to make known God’s love in the world through serving one another, sharing our faith and welcoming all.

Schedule of Liturgical Celebrations The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony The Holy Eucharist (Mass) Couples should contact the parish office six to eight months in The Lord’s Day: advance of the proposed marriage. (anticipated Mass) 5:15 p.m. on Saturday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Sunday The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick If you are anticipating surgery, please contact the parish office.

Weekdays: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:15 p.m. Religious Education Tuesday-Thursday 7:15 a.m. To register, and for information, call: 518-463-4447, ext. 4

Holy Days: Please check the bulletin and website. Parish Food Pantry 93 Park Avenue; Basement, Entrance at north side of building The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Food a nd p ersonal c are i tems c ollected o n t he l ast S unday o f t he m onth. Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Food distributed Monday-Friday, l0:00a.m.- 12:00p.m. Saturday: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ...and o ther times by a ppointment Pastoral Visits At home or in the hospital, please call the parish office.

The Sacrament of Holy Tours of the Cathedral are available by appointment; please contact the Call the church office to make arrangements for appointment and instructions. Rectory Office for information and/or to schedule a tour.

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ALBANY

Where would we be without our mother’s Fourth Sunday of Easter love? Lord, bless our mothers with wisdom to teach and guide their children in a way that will help them to follow You and to First Reading: become men and women who will be pleas- ing in Your sight.

We witness the popularity of Paul and Bar- Give all mothers the patience to deal with nabas, chosen by the Holy Spirit as mis- the difficulties of their and, most of all, sionaries of the Gospel. After an introducto- give them a special blessing as they care ry verse, the reading skips over Paul’s so lovingly for the gifts that You have al- speech in the synagogue on their first Sab- lowed them the honor of raising. bath in Antioch and resumes with a descrip- tion of its effect on many who heard them. Amen Their popularity soon led to opposition from the Jews, and even persecution. Paul and read this as a sign that they should go to the Gentiles.

Second Reading:

Our reading from Revelation echoes the First Holy Communion theme of persecution heard in to day’s text from Acts of the Apostles. Only here, the fo- Several of our children are celebrating fully cus is the eternal reward enjoyed by those the Holy Eucharist for the first time as Cam- who are victorious. The Lamb who was sac- den Dell, Mason Dell , Oasan and rificed is at the same time the Shepherd of Miguel Venezuela receive their First Holy his people. Communion.

Gospel: Do you remember when you received your First Holy Communion, and what joy it The reference to “follow” in today’s Gospel brought you and your loved ones? Read this harks back to today’s First Reading (those weekend’s bulletin insert and renew that joy who “followed” Paul and Barnabas). Those at each Mass! who heard these , in effect, heard the word of God which they spoke. In Priestly Anniversary the Word of God proclaimed in the liturgy, we likewise hear the voice of the Lord our Fr. Paul Mijas was ordained a 34 years Shepherd. ago this Saturday, May 18. Congratulations Fr. Paul; may you share many more years in Christ’s priesthood!

2 Fourth Sunday Of Easter Diaconal Ordination Stewardship Treasure Next Saturday, May 18 th beginning at 11:00am, The Collection for Sunday May 5th was Bishop Scharfenberger will ordain Charles Ony- $4,383.16 eneke to the Diaconate here at the Cathedral. If The Second Collection total was $1,435.57 you have never experienced the Rite of Ordina- Thank you for all you have given to tion, it is quite special. All are welcome to pray the Cathedral. and celebrate with us.

th Beginning on May 9 , the Marian Prayer Annual Bishop’s Appeal Group will meet every 2 weeks on Thursday We have begun the 65 th annual Bishop’s Appeal: night at 7 in the Cathedral. “Thanks to YOU” we have shared each year in Call Walt Gartner for more info at 518-766- educating those who desire intellectual and spir- 4410. itual growth, we have contributed to the feeding of the poor, clothing and housing those less for- Next Weekend’s Second Collection: tunate, prayed with and for our sisters and Restoration brothers in the Lord. Yes, from this appeal, many blessings are shared with of faith commu- nities and beyond. Our goal this year is RICE BOWL $73,451. In the next few weeks, won’t you con- sider how you will participate in this effort and This year the children of the Cathedral parish share your pledge? For more information, please and their parents gave a record $383 to Catho- visit www.thebishopsappeal.org lic Relief Services annual Rice Bowl collec- tion. As always, your generosity to those in Celebrating the Burmese Catholic & Christian need is inspirational. Community

Thank you. On May 24, 2014, Francis beatified Isidore Ngei Ko Lat , a catechist from Burma who was martyred in 1950, at the age of 31. Isidore was Please pray for our sick; Jeffrey , preparing for priesthood when World War II be- Robert Buell, Shirley Anderson, Lucy Apisa, gan. Returning home to begin catechizing young Stephen Beattie, Carol Bruce, Grace Isabelle children in the Catholic faith, he encountered Caruso, Carmella Cervera, Mary Faith Colvin, Blessed Mario Vergara of the PIME Missionaries. Patricia Contti, Theresa Cooney, Sr., Gertrude After the 1948 independence of , both Cosenke, RSCJ, Marc Daniels , John Dare, Jr., were persecuted by the guerillas in Myanmar Denise Degasparis, Michael Dolan, Ann and ultimately murdered. Blessed Isidore is the Doherty, JoAnn DeLucia, Diane Fontanelli, first Burmese Catholic beatified of that country's Janette Fusco, Bernice Girma, Karen Goral, history. On Sunday, May 26, during the 5pm Carol Greenshields, Jean Gutbrodt, Bryan Han- liturgy here at the Cathedral , we will offer ley, Jacqueline Heisler, Kelly Hemming, Ken- thanks to God for the gift of faith among neth Hockeson; Douglas Hoffeler, Dorothy Jor- the Burmese Community and share the joy of dan, Reny Jose, Bill Keane, Amy Keegan, James the 5th anniversary of Bl. Isidore's Laung, Donald Law, Gayle Leonard, Rebecca with them. All are welcome. Leno, Therese Lenz, Diane Lo Prete, Maria Mar- chio, Marie-Ann Melenfant, John McGrath, The Sisters of the Resurrection will be hav- Mary Grace Meneses Sr., Maria Mercurio, CSJ, ing a Vocation Retreat Weekend at their Pro- Stephanie Merenda, Diane Mueller, James Mur- vincial House in Castleton-on-Hudson, NY May phy, Mary Murphy, Shane O’Donnell, Josephine 17-19, 2019. Interested single Catholic women Pitcherale, Marcia Pedone, Catherine Rappazzo, 18 or older are asked to call Sister Teresa Grace Mark Roman, Matthew Rosato, Megan Ruth- at 812-618-8253 to register. There is no cost. To man, Elaine Spoor, Ventura, Sebastian learn more about the Sisters of the Resurrection, Vicencio, Richard Warner, Warner , visit www.resurrectionsisters.org. Rosa Maria Santos 3 May 12,2019 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cathedral Liturgical Celebrations, Meetings and Mass Intentions for the week of May 11, 2019 – May 19, 2019 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday, May 11, 5:15PM Mass

Sunday, May 12, Happy Mother’s Day!

9:00AM Mass Intention: Penny Leis Intention: Italia Fido 11:00AM Mass-First Holy Communion Intention: Salvatore L. Alessi 2:00PM Confirmation 5:00PM Mass

Monday, May 13, 12:15 PM Mass Intention: D'Acchille Family

Tuesday, May 14,

7:15AM Mass 12:00PM AA Meeting (Rectory)

Wednesday, May 15, 12:15 PM Mass Intention: Christine Wolfe Intention: Gladys R. Frontera (Living)

Thursday, May 16, 7:15AM Mass

Friday May 17, 12:15 PM Mass

Saturday, May 18, 11:00am Diaconate Ordination

5:15PM Mass

Sunday, May 19, 9:00AM Mass Intention: Marjorie Nardacci 11:00AM Mass Intention: Anne Fortune 5:00PM Mass 4A May 12,2019 Twenty-First Annual Golf Outing to preserve Albany’s historic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Please join us for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception’s Sixteenth Annual Golf Classic on Monday, June 17th, 2019 at the Wolferts Roost Country Club, Albany, New York . You can support this effort not only by playing golf, or joining us for dinner, but you also can be a Sponsor.

At each of the past twenty Cathedral Classics, approximately 100 golfers have enjoyed a wonder- ful day of golf, fellowship and fresh air. The fee per player includes course fees, a cart, lunch, compli- mentary beverages throughout the day, cocktail hour, dinner and many prizes. For more information you may email Pilar at cical- [email protected] or view the Boucher on our webpage, www.cathedralic.org

Did You Know? The Re-Igniting Our Faith campaign is different from the annual Bishop’s Appeal. The Bishop’s Ap- peal provides the financial resources which makes it possible for the Church to meet the current fiscal year’s operating needs in serving the People of God in 14 counties of our Diocese. The Bishop’s Appeal supports ministries and programs, many of which provide essential services to the 126 parishes of our Diocese.

Funds raised through the Re-Igniting Our Faith campaign will be allocated as follows: 70% of funds raised through our parish will be retained for critical needs and to ignite the spir- it and joy of the Gospel. 30% of funds raised will be allocated to grow ministries and programs which serve additional parish needs. These are: Provide critical funding to assist our re- tired ; Enhance support for vocations; Invest in our future; and, Develop Catholic schooling resources. It is not enough to maintain what we have now; we must strengthen and empower our Church to stand prepared to serve future generations. To do this requires an extraordinary campaign that each Catholic family is asked to support above their an- nual giving to the parish and Bishop’s Appeal. 4B THE ENCHANTED FLORIST Compliments Style. Grace. Sophistication. DANIEL KEENAN INTERIOR & EXTERIOR of Funeral Home, Inc. PAINTING POWERWASH Custom Floral Designs for & DECK STAINING All Occasions & Holidays Fully Insured • Free Estimates Henzel Weddings & Funerals 490 Delaware Avenue References Available Albany, N.Y. 12209 20 Years Experience Electric Co., Inc. 518-813-4990 www.danielkeenanfuneralhome.com Call Chris Dolan (518) 243-9717 54 Columbia St., Albany, NY 12207 (518) 463-1594 [email protected] www.EnchantedFloristAlbany.net

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