St. Martin de Porres Parish 118 Cedar Valley Road 845-473-4222 Phone Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 845-473-4223 FAX www.stmartindeporres.org~find us on Facebook & Twitter email: [email protected] [email protected] PARISH STAFF Rev. Matthew J. Furey, Pastor Rev. Charles Achi, Parochial Vicar Rev. Michael Connolly, Parochial Vicar Deacons: Victor Salamone, David Nash, James Fiorio, Michael Correale, Kevin McGuirk Msgr. James P. Sullivan, Pastor Emeritus William Kennedy, Parish Finance Director Patti Norman, Administrative Assistant Marie Lucas, Administrative Assistant Jackie Hourani, Music Coordinator Anne Constantinople, Trustee Vincent Miller, Trustee MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL: 5:00 PM SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM, 5:00 PM WEEKDAYS: 6:45 AM & 12:15 PM SATURDAY: 8:00 AM Holy Days & Federal Holidays: Consult Parish Bulletin SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 3:45-4:45 PM and other times, please call the rectory. 845-473-4222 SCHOOL Mr. Greg Viceroy, Principal 845-452-4428 www.smdpschool.net RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mrs. Kim Papineau, Coordinator Office Hours Monday-Thursday, 9:30-1:30 PM 845-471-8728 PARISH CEMETERY 845-473-4222 BAPTISM: Celebrated on Sundays at 1:00pm. Please contact the rectory well in advance of the Sacrament. Baptismal preparation class is held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Church. MARRIAGES: Couples should contact one of the priests or deacons at least 6 months prior to the wedding date. A marriage preparation program is required. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please call the rectory if you wish to receive the Sacraments at home, in the hospital or Nursing Home. In case of emergency please call anytime day or night and a priest will come. Notify us of any hospitalization so that we may be of assistance. NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you and would like to meet you. Please introduce yourself to one of our priests, deacons or call the rectory. Consult the bulletin for registration information. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday 9:30 AM-3:30 PM, 845-473-4222. ~ September 26, 2021 ~ Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Parishioners: Let us make it our first priority to make Sundays, It is so good to see things the Lord’s Day, important; to spend quality time together as coming back to full speed. While a parish family at Sunday Mass, and more time with our there are still some COVID related families at home. This is what will make our parish family of restrictions, especially for our Senior Center, CYO St. Martin de Porres and our families at home happy, holy, basketball, and Religious Education which is starting remote and strong in the midst of our troubled world. May God until November, our parish groups are back and functioning. bless us all. This is a tremendous parish with so many good things going Sincerely in Christ, on here every day, and so many wonderful people giving of Rev. Matthew J. Furey themselves so generously. We are all part of the Family of God here at St. Martin de Porres, and we are united as a * Sept. 22- Oct. 31: 40 Days for Life family by our faith in Jesus Christ and our love for Him, His * Sept. 26: Collection, St. Joseph’s Church, and for one another, which is rooted in and flows Seminary from our union with Jesus in the Eucharist. * Sept. 27: Community of Praise If our children could only come to know more the Prayer Group begins, inestimable treasure we have in the Eucharist, it would 7pm, Church * Sept. 29: RCIA begins, 7pm, Church make all the difference in their lives. Therefore, we need to * Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 40 Hours Devotion, Holy Trinity Church teach our children the importance of Sunday Mass. When * Oct. 1 First Friday Adoration concludes with 5pm Holy he first became our Archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan Hour was asked what his first priority in leading the Archdiocese * Oct. 3: Blessing of the Animals, 2pm, outside Nativity Ctr of New York is. He responded: “To make Sundays * Oct. 5: Adult Faith Formation begins, 10:30am, Church important; to make Sunday truly the Lord’s Day; spending * Oct. 6: DivorceCare Program begins, 7pm, St. Mary's quality time with one another - Sunday Mass and a Sunday Church, Wapp. Falls meal. For us Catholics, Sunday Mass is a Sunday meal.” * Oct. 11: Columbus Day Mass, St. Patrick’s Cathedral As Cardinal Dolan further stated in his homily at his * Oct. 15-17: Discernment Retreat for women, St. Teresa’s Installation Mass: “The Resurrection of Jesus, Easter, is so Motherhouse, Germantown, NY central to our faith that we celebrate it every Sunday as the * Oct 15-17: Healing Wknd, St. Lawrence Retreat Center, Lord’s Day, anchored in our faithfulness to Sunday Mass, Beacon our weekly family meal with the Risen Jesus.” * Oct. 16-17: Our Lady of Lourdes Open House The constant teaching of the Church for 2000 years * Oct. 19: Bereavement Group begins, 6:45-8pm, as stated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church is that: Parish Lounge in school “The Sunday Eucharist is the foundation and confirmation of * Oct. 23: Man Up NY Men’s Retreat all Christian practice. For this reason the faithful are obliged to participate in the Eucharist on Sundays and days of RCIA is the way our Parish Community obligation, unless excused for a serious reason (for assists men and women to respond to example, illness, caring for the sick, or some other God’s call to be fully initiated into the compelling reason).” Many today seem to have forgotten Church through the Sacraments of that skipping Sunday Mass without a valid reason is a Baptism, Holy Communion & serious sin. While the pandemic had provided a sort of Confirmation. Classes begin THIS Wednesday, Sept. “dispensation” from this obligation, the Bishops, including 29, 7-8:30 pm in the Church. Please join us! Cardinal Dolan, have made it clear that this is no longer the case except for those whose health is seriously First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament compromised, and so people should be getting back to resumes this Friday, Oct. 1, beginning after the 6:45 am Mass. Thanks be to God that has been the case here and Mass and concluding with Holy Hour and Benediction at we see more and more coming back every week. 5pm. Please sign up for a time slot in the back of the As today’s second collection for St. Joseph’s Church. Seminary reminds us, we are in great need of more priests. In honor of the Feast of St. Francis The essence of the priesthood is the Eucharist. Where are of Assisi, please bring your pets vocations to the priesthood going to come from if our NEXT Sunday, October 3, at 2 pm children grow up not going to Mass and disconnected from for the Blessing of the Animals the awesome mystery of the Eucharist? God bless all of our in the parking lot in front of the parents who bring their children to Mass each week. Nativity Center. Saturday, September 25 Fr. Patrick Curley, Fr. James Garisto, Fr. 8:00 Kathleen Murphy Richard LaMorte, Msgr. John Brinn, 5:00 Arthur & Emma Filoria Liliana Aguis, Amanda Alves, Mario Amodeo, Von Amos, Richard Bedan, Sunday, September 26 Joseph Boback, Annmarie Brown, Kaleb 7:30 Fred Mathews Brown, Melanie Byrnes, Enza Cassata, Andrew Clark, Charles 9:30 Living & Deceased Members of the Coombs, Rhandol Cuevas, Sr., Gail Dawson, Sr., Anthony Swenson & Neenan Families DeMattia, Natalie DiCamillo, Chelsea Dunderdale, Richard & 11:30 Gloria Nufrio Cathy Elwell, George & Margaret Evanick, John Fallon, Ralph 5:00 Charles, Martha & William Wagner Fiorio, Patrick Fraleigh, Frank Franco, Stan Garbarczyk, Kevin Monday, September 27 Gieseler, Mary Glen, Bruce Golden, Roberta Golden, Alana Grace, Barbara Grandi, Kathy Grant, Janet Gray, Marie Hilal, 6:45 Patrick Viglotti & Cosmo Melfi Louise Hogan, Amelia Hopper, Valerie & Brayden Hopper, 12:15 Charles & Grace Gaetani Ghada Hourani, Jerry Husted, Jim Kisbaugh, Maui Lengyel, Tuesday, September 28 Consuelo Lopez, Michael Joseph Malone, John Markett, 6:45 Filotea & Honesto Jusay, Sr. Rabecca Marrone, Ruth Melvin, Adeline Rose Miletec, Angela 12:15 Olga Mullins Miller, Josephine Milton, Jackie Nagle, Robert & Linda Olivo, Wednesday, September 29 Herbert Owen, Henry Paris, Kathleen Passante, Margaretha 6:45 St. Martin de Porres Parish Pijnappel, Vanderlyn Pine, Ginger Prus, Francesco Ramirez, Charlotte Ratka, Rosalia Reid, Carroll Rose, Harry Scrivani, 12:15 Frank Rizzo Dustin Terry, Sandy Thezan, Joan Urbanek, Catherine Vanattia, Thursday, September 30 Jacob Vanderwerf & Giovanna Vescera. 6:45 John Drain 12:15 Eleanor Wagner MILITARY SERVICE Friday, October 1 We remember all our parishioners 6:45 John Garza serving in the Armed Forces, at home, but especially those serving overseas. 12:15 James Stewart Please remember especially: Staff Sgt. Saturday, October 2 Evan Simeon; Sgt. Christopher Wilks; 8:00 Marie R. Balassone Arm. Robert Wilks; Pvt. Donald Schneider; Sr. Airman 5:00 David La Falce Anthony DiMase; Corey R. Tag; E-4 James LeRoy, US Army; Sunday, October 3 Ens. Kathryn Munson; Sgt. Vincent A. Fiorillo; Airman Frank Lauria; Sgt. Marc Coviello, Army; Pvt. Nathan Wentworth; 7:30 George McGrath rd 9:30 Joan Bitzko Petty Officer 3 Class Brian Brandon, USN; AM2 (AW) Bridgit Stratton; Capt. Eddie Preisser, US Army; Airman 1st 11:30 Sally Sing Class Preston David Wtulich, USAF; Richard Milliot, 2nd Mate; 5:00 Marie Balassone LTC Benjamin Hung, US Army; CPL Aidan Steckley, USMC; Let us pray for our deceased parishioners, family Sgt. 1st Class Harold Petershagen; Captain Gregory Correale, members and loved ones, especially: USAF; Staff Sgt. Dustin Scott, USAF; Gunnery Sergeant Kyle Moskiewicz, USMC; UTCN Jessica Hamel; Ryan W.