CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH 15 Cedar Street, Bronxville, New York 10708 Parish Office....... 914-337-1660 Fax........914-337-1342 January 14th, 2018 Rectory Office Hours................... Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM .......................................................... Saturday & Sunday 9 AM-3 PM Web .........................................www.saintjosephsbronxville.org Email .................................saintjosephsbronxville@gmail.com CLERGY Fr. Peter McGeory Pastor Fr. Dawson Ambosta In Residence Fr. Stephen Ries Parochial Vicar Fr. Augustine Badgley Chaplain to Lawrence Hospital STAFF SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Sister Florence Mallon, S.C. 337-1660, ext. 120 Saturday Evening....................................................................................................5:00 pm Pastoral Associate for Special Ministries Sunday Morning.......................................................................8:00, 9:30 & 10:45 am Sunday Afternoon.................................................................. 12:00 noon & 1:15 pm Mrs. Antoinette Gilligan...........................337-6383 Sunday Evening.......................................................................................................5:00 pm Director, Parish Religious Ed., Youth Ministry HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Dr. Steven Seigart....................337-1660, ext. 129 Vigil Mass....................................................................................................................5:00 pm Director of Music 6:45, 8:30 & 12:00 noon MONDAY TO SATURDAY.......................................... 6:45, 8:30 & 12:00 noon SCHOOL Ms. Margaret Alexis Kazan, Principal PRAYERS AND NOVENAS 30 Meadow Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708 Daily Morning Prayer...........................................................................................8:15 am Phone: 337-0261 | Fax: 395-1192 Miraculous Medal Novena...........................................................Monday, 8:25 am RITE OF PENANCE (Confessions) Weekdays following the Noon Mass Saturday ........................................................................................................4:00 - 4:45 pm BAPTISM PREPARATION Prospective parents should call the Rectory no later than the sixth month of pregnancy to begin the process of preparing for their child’s baptism. Necessary information will be given at that time. The Baptism Class is mandatory for first time parents. Call 337-1660, ext. 133. MATRIMONY Since Catholic marriage requires a time of preparation, the couple should begin arrangements at least six months before the proposed date of the wedding. Parishioners who are registered and participating can make arrangements of date and time only after speaking with one of the parish priests. NEW PARISHIONERS SICK CALLS / HOMEBOUND EUCHARISTIC VISITS You are requested to come to the Rectory to register. Call anytime, 337-1660. SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 14, 2018 Fr. Peter McGeory: This Sunday’s Second Collection: The Annual Collection for the Catholic University of America and the Catholic Communications Campaign. Please support these wonderful works committed to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Please note the following: Monday, January 15th is Martin Luther King Day. In observance of the Federal Holiday the Rectory Office will be Closed. Masses will be celebrated at 6:45AM and 8:30AM. There will be no Noon mass and no confessions on Monday. The Church will be closed following the 8:30AM mass. Exploring the Sunday ReadingS Exploring the Sunday Readings is a monthly publication which makes a spiritual connection between Scripture and daily life. Each issue gives you opening and closing prayers to guide your meditations, easy-to-understand explanations that go straight to the heart of the readings, short commentaries on each reading, and practical questions for reflection. Copies are available in the pamphlet rack in the back of the Church COMMUNITY INFORMATION Centering Prayer of Bronxville: Meets Fridays at 3:00pm. Contact: Rosemary Cummins 914-337-4155 Life Options of Yonkers: Diapers Size 4 and 5 needed and Baby Wipes. Please leave in the Rectory. Thank You. Sister Florence. Meals on Wheels: A Season to Share – Meals on Wheels 10708, Inc. needs volunteers to deliver hot meals to household elderly, ill or disabled members of the community. Whatever time you can share will be greatly appreciated. Please call 787-3027 for details _________________________________________________________________ The Lamb will overcome them, because He is _______________________________________________________________ Lord of lords and King The Season of Ordinary Time of kings, and those who As Roman Catholics, we are now journeying together in the are with Him are the phase of Liturgical Season called “Tempus Annum,” or called and chosen and “Ordinary Time.” Ordinary Time fills the majority of weeks of faithful. Revelation 17:14 the year not specifically focused on the two major portions of Christ’s life. The Advent-Christmas season specifically remembers the Incarnation of Christ. During the Lenten/Easter ___________________________________________________________ season we experience the Pascal mystery of Christ. An Invitation to be FORMED So at one level, Ordinary Time is sort of “connecting time,” Formed is a website that allows you to focusing on living out the special experiences we encountered view great Catholic material, such as while preparing our hearts during those seasons of Lent- Easter movies, E-books, audio talks, Bible studies, and more all from and Advent-Christmas. When we transition those special times renowned speaker and authors. Use it on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. The entire parish has FREE access! to our daily lives, we make permanent changes in our Just go to relationship with God. So, we make Ordinary Time an www.formed.org and enter parish code R2V4M3 upon extremely “Special Time.” registering. H.O.P.E. Collections The H.O.P.E. collections are the 2nd Sunday of the month. Donations may be brought to the Sacristy after Mass or to the Rectory office. Cooked food is brought to them 2-3 times a month. Cook-Bake-Make Salads Contact: Beth Caruso – 914- 793-8277 open the School door for deliveries of food for H.O.P.E. Contact: Jim Rehm – 914 -337-5794 _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ALL CLASSES IN SESSION __________________________________________________________ Confirmation Candidates: Just a reminder your service activity log is due on Wednesday, January 17. It must be completed and signed with 15-18 hours of community service. Second Grade Students: The second grade students of our parish will be receiving Sacrament of Reconciliation during the month of January. Please find at the back of the church the new brochures Listed below are the dates for the various classes. Please pray for our for The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Center for Thought & students as they prepare for this Sacrament. Culture, our archdiocesan performing arts space located Group 1: Students in 2B - Ms. Lemanski / Mrs. Zaluski / Mrs. Harrison, in lower Manhattan offering wonderful events in theater, 2C - Mrs. Natsch / Mrs. Bender. Reconciliation: on Saturday, music, talk and film! For more information please visit January 20, 2018 at 10:00AM SheenCenter.org. Use the special discount code ARCH Group 2: Students in SJS – Mrs. Thompson, 2A – Mrs. King / Mrs. and get 20% off selected tickets! McMahon Reconciliation: on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 10:00AM _________________________________________________________ Group 3: Students in 2D – Mrs. O’Connor / Mrs. Lavoie, 2E–Mrs. Crisco / Mrs. Bendlin, 2F – Mrs. Devitt / Mrs. Inello Reconciliation: on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 2:00PM Youth Ministry: Members of the Youth Ministry will be going on a Midnight Run in February. In order to prepare for the run we will be having a coat drive. Donations of gently used LARGE or X-Large SIZES of men’s coats, gloves, hats, shoes/boots, and backpacks are appreciated. Please bring all donations to the Religious Education office between January 3- 24. Any H.S. student or parent that would like to be put on the email list, The 2018 New York Encounter, themed An "Impossible" Unity, contact: Mrs. Antoinette Gilligan [email protected]. All high will take place January 12-14 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 school students are welcome to become members. West 18th Street in Manhattan. Children’s Ministry: The Sunday Family Liturgy at 9:30am is looking for families to get involved. We are looking for family volunteers The Encounter is a three-day, FREE, cultural event organized by to bring up the offertory as well as youth lectors. Anyone in grades 3-12, members of Communion and Liberation, consisting of panel is eligible to be a lector. If you are interested in volunteering, please go to discussions, artistic performances and unique exhibits. This www.saintjosephreligiouseducation.org and click on Children’s Family year’s Encounter will open with a witness by the son of the late Mass Ministry to sign up or contact Bridget Lockwood at 914-337-6383. NYPD hero, Steven McDonald. Timothy Cardinal Dolan will present an exhibit on Dorothy Day, and world-renowned Parish Coat Drive for Midnight Run sculptor, Etsuro Sotoo will present his work on the largest unfinished Roman Catholic church in world, the Sagrada Members of the Youth Ministry will be going on a Midnight Familia. A discussion on fatherhood will be led by psychologist