St. Columba Roman Catholic Church First Sunday P.O. Box 428 835 Route 82 Of Advent Hopewell Jct., NY 12533 Rectory: 845-227-8380 December 3, 2017 Fax: 845-227-8390 Website: www.stcolumbaonline.org Rectory Office Hours: Email: [email protected]. Blog: stcolumbaparish.blogspot.com Monday - Friday: 9am to 4pm Saturday & Sunday: Closed Facebook: @StColumbaHJ (photo albums here!) Instagram: @StColumbaHJ “Love God, Serve Others” Soundcloud:StColumbaHJ Flocknotes: www.flocknote.com/columbahopewell SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES Formed.org - Parish Code: Y98H69 THE LORD’S DAY MASSES NY Catholic Radio: www.newyorkcatholicradio.org St. Columba + Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday + 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am & 12 noon St. Denis + Spanish Mass Sunday at 5:00 pm St. Kateri + Sunday at 5:30 pm Drop your contribution envelope in the collection, It will be returned to your home parish. DAILY MASS St. Columba + Monday to Friday 7:00 am. Advent + 12 noon Mass On Saturdays + 8:00 am St. Denis and St. Kateri + 9:00 am ADORATION St. Columba + Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet + 3:00 pm, Rosary 7:00 pm Compline & Benediction + 8:45 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION St. Columba + Saturdays 8:30 – 9:00 am & 4:00 – 5:00 pm St. Denis + Saturdays 8:00 – 8:45 am & 3:30 – 4:30 pm St. Kateri + Monday 7:30 – 8:30 pm & Wednesday 9:30 – 10:00 am Religious Education P.O. Box 368 DEVOTIONS Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Miraculous Medal Novena + Monday after 7:00 am Mass Office: 845-221-4900 Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9am - 3pm SACRAMENTS Religious Education Classes BAPTISM + Most Sundays at 1:15 pm. Call the Church Office for an Tuesday - 4:30 - 6:00pm appointment with Deacon Bill Alvarado. Godparent and Sponsor Tuesday - 6:30 - 8:00pm forms are available after any Weekend or Daily Mass. Speak to a Wednesday - 4:15 - 5:45pm Priest or Deacon. Wednesday - 6:15 - 7:45pm Thursday - 4:30 - 6:00pm RCIA CHRISTIAN INITIATION + For more information about becoming a Saturday - 9:00 - 10:30pm member of the Catholic Church or Completing your Initiation in the Website: www.stcolumbaonline.org Church, call the Church Office or Deacon Warren Testa. Director: Sister Marie Pappas, CR MARRIAGE + Please call the Church Office to make an appointment St. Denis - St. Columba School with a priest. We generally need about six months to complete P.O. Box 368 Pre-Cana, Pre-Marital Inventory and necessary paperwork. Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Office: 845-227-7777 ANOINTING OF THE SICK + After any Weekend or Weekday Mass. Fax: 845-226-8470 Please speak to a priest. In an Emergency, call the Parish Office at Email: [email protected] any time. Website: www.stcolumba.net Celebrating 51 years of Excellence in Catholic Education HOLY ORDERS AND RELIGIOUS LIFE + Please speak to our priests, Principal: Sister Kathleen Marie Gerritse, CR deacons or religious sisters. Mass Intentions for the Week ST. COLUMBA PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Sunday, December 3 - First Sunday of Advent St. Columba parish is a Catholic community striving to be a visible 7:30am - For All Parishioners witness of God’s loving presence among us. Called by Baptism and 9:00am - Chuck Ropes by his wife Anne & Family centered in the Eucharist, it is our common purpose to know God, to 10:30am - Parish Memorial Society live and love as Jesus did and to serve others. We value each 12:00pm - Deanna Adams by her Family person and draw from our diverse talents to grow and to respond to the ever - changing needs of our community. All are welcome! Monday, December 4 - St. John Damascene 7:00am - Margaret Dominick MEMORIALS 12:00pm - Barbara Miller by her sister Betty Valente This week the ROSE will be in memory of Brian McMahon by his Family Tuesday, December 5 7:00am - Janice Marie Prostak This week the LAMP will burn in memory of by Artie, Christina & Maria Carozza Stephanie Vnek by her Parents, Brother & Aunts 12:00pm - Living & deceased members of the Lequar & Taurence Families by Bob & Marcy Taurence OUR LADY OF FATIMA This week the Statue of Our Lady will be enthroned in the Wednesday, December 6 - St. Nicholas homes of: The DiPalermo Family and 7:00am - Abigail Espinoza by Nubia Condon Olivia & Bill Volmer 12:00pm - Deceased members of the Testa & Faseno If you would like to have the statue visit your home please Families by Deacon Warren & Elizabeth Testa call Suzanne D’Agostino at 227- 2307. Thursday, December 7 - St. Ambrose TRAVELING IMAGE OF THE DIVINE MERCY 7:00am - Rose Pucci by Joan Doherty To honor the Divine Mercy in our Parish, we have the 12:00pm - Eugene Murphy by Claire & Tom Moran & Family Pilgrim Image of the Divine Mercy to visit the families of our Vigil - Immaculate Conception Parish. If you would like to have the image visit your home, please contact the Rectory at 227-8380. This week the 5:30pm - Brian McMahon by his Family Image has been visiting the home of: 7:30pm - Ignite Mass The Camilleri Family Friday, December 8 - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00am - The Dussault Family by Mary Dussault & Family 10:00am - School Mass 7:30pm - Maureen Ehrhart II Peter Leon & Laura Epifano NO Noon Mass Saturday, December 9 - St. Juan Diego 8:00am - Concetta Cambria by Rose & Robert Malkin & Grandsons 5:30pm - Angela Boldrin by Walt & Chris Hobson Sunday, December 10 - Second Sunday of Advent 7:30am - For All Parishioners 9:00am - Vincent Lettieri by Frank & Fil Lettieri Please pray for our recently deceased 10:30am - Malcolm Craig by Martin & Francyne Craig parishioners, family & friends 12:00pm - Serafino Maglioglio by wife Maria & Family Harold Barrett Benny Caccavale Rocco LoBreglio Mark Leis WEEKLY Baptisms November 18 - 19, 2017 - $13,391 Ann Miceli Second Collection - $4,494 Please contact Nolan Bryce Evanicki November 25 - 26, 2017 - $14,413 Deacon Bill Alvarado Alice Rutigliano 50/50 at (845) 227-8380 Henry Kaps 11/19 - $37.50 for information and Available now for sale in the The Giordano’s 11/26 - $57.50 arrangements for your Rectory, 3.5oz holy water Congratulations! newborn to be bottles. C0st is $1 (one dollar) a ATTENDANCE baptized. bottle. Stop by and purchase November 25 - 26, 2017 one for your family or friends! 2,044 PARISH NEWS: 2017 ADVENT DAILY MASS Daily Mass (Monday - Friday) during Advent SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION will be at 7:00am and 12 Noon beginning on Friday, December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Monday, December 4 and concluding on It is always a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States. She is the Friday, December 22. There will be NO Noon Patroness of our country. Masses will be offered on Thursday, Mass on December 8. Remember that there December 7 at 5:30pm and on Friday, December 8 at 7am, 10am is a 9am Daily Mass at St. Denis & St. Kateri and 7:30pm. NOTE: There will be NO 12 noon Mass on December 8. throughout the year. ADVENT CONFESSIONS Every Saturday from: 8:30am to 9am & 4:00 - 5:00pm RECONCILIATION MONDAY December 18th: All Parishes in Archdiocese of NY: 4 - 8pm Saturday, December 23rd Confessions from: 8:30 - 9am & 3:30 - 5pm All young adults are invited to a Young Adult Mass ADVENT VIDEO SERIES - ANIMA on Thursday, December 7 at 7:30pm This is something that you can do either (The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception) alone, with your family, or with a small group. here at St. Columba Church. Bring a friend! It only takes three weeks and is available on Fellowship to follow at a local restaurant. FORMED! Check out ANIMA. Week one is CRUX - Explore the fundamental questions of the human heart. Week two is KENOSIS - Explore the person of Jesus. Week three is BLAZE - Explore how we are to be a light to the world. Discussion guide is available. This & is a wonderful way to prepare for Christmas right in your own home. Go to: Formed.org Lector & Extraordinary Minister Update If you haven’t already signed up, our parish Upon completion of a training session, Fr. Michael recently code is: Y98H69. (Must use capital letters!) Commissioned the following for service at St. Columba Church: BLESSING OF THE BAMBINELLI New Lectors December 16/17 at all Masses - John Condon, Maureen McHugh & David Palmer Blessing of the Baby Jesus (from your Nativity set). Bring your Baby New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Jesus to church! Terri Powers, Michele Carey & Patricia Loughney LIVING NATIVITY As part of their training, they watched the new videos prepared Our God Squad Youth Group by the Archdiocese of New York. We strongly suggest that our will perform a Live Nativity, active Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers take the time to including live donkey, cow, view them on YouTube: Proclaiming the Word of God as A sheep, goats and alpaca, on Saturday, Lector and Serving as an Extraordinary Minister of December 16 after the 5:30pm Mass, out Holy Communion. Each video is two parts. They are very on the church lawn. All are welcome! worthwhile viewing. PARISH NEWS: CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SCHEDULE ST. COLUMBA CHURCH SECURITY 2017 - 2018 In light of recent events in Texas and in other parts of the country, we wish to discuss the security of our church EVE - FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT during Mass. Father Michael has asked Amery Bernhardt to Saturday, December 23 - 5:30pm chair a Meeting to be held on Tuesday, December 5 at 7:30pm in the School - Room 11. Sgt. Bernhardt is a Westchester FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT County Police Officer with 15 years experience.