FEAST of ALL SAINTS "One single act done with dryness of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion." - Saint Francis de Sales © 2011 Bon Venture Services, LLC ALL SAINTS DAY COLLECTION TOTALS NOVEMBER 1, 2015 For Last Sunday: Church $ 7,136 Saturday, October 31st Parish Pay: $ 1,377 St. Mary Total: $ 8,513 5:15 p.m. Msgr. William B. Delaney Second collection next week is for fuel costs here at St. Marys Sunday, November 1st St. Mary Parish Pay 7:30 a.m. Virginia Boyle Satkowski If you need assistance updating your credit card expiration date call the rectory. We do not need to 8:45 a.m. For the End of Abortion know your account number and are happy to help! 10:00 a.m. Marie Gelsomino 11:30 a.m. Damien Remsen Please pray for our sick: St. Matthias Susan Gmuer, Barbara Cordiano 10:30 a.m. Concetta & Frank Monteleone Pray for those in our armed forces: Monday, November 2nd Victoria Arena, Dan Burns, Jack Foley, Billy Trotta, Anil Joseph Kulangara 8:00 a.m. All Souls Novena 9:00 a.m. All Souls Novena Please pray for our deceased: Marie Z. Knapp 12:00 noon All Souls Novena All Saints Day November 1st Tuesday, November 3rd All Saints Day, November 8:00 a.m. Thomas & Eugenia D’Eletto 1st is a holy day of 9:00 a.m. Joseph Graniero obligation. Since it falls on Wednesday, November 4th a Sunday for 2015, we will 8:00 a.m. James F. Donohue follow our regular Sunday 9:00 a.m. Harold Prezzano schedule of Masses. Thursday, November 5th nd All Soul’s Day is Monday, November 2 8:00 a.m. Scott Getzinger 9:00 a.m. Mary Waine Masses will be at 8am, 9am, and 12 noon. Friday, November 6th All Souls Day envelopes are available in the rear of the Church. Envelopes with your 8:00 a.m. Momma Biddiscombe intentions may be placed in any 9:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the collection basket. Kelmer Family 7:30 p.m. Vincent Griffin There will NOT be a separate The Commemoration of the second collection for them. Faithful Departed Saturday, November 7th 8:00 a.m. People of the Parish ALTAR SERVERS MEETING TODAY 9:00 a.m. Vincenza & Ignazio Prestia There will be a meeting in the St. Joseph's Room at 5:15 p.m. Eugenia D’Eletto the Church TODAY Sunday November 1, 2015 at Sunday, November 8th 2 pm for all altar servers. This organizational meet- St. Mary ing is for BOTH RETURNING SERVERS and any 7:30 a.m. Benjamin John Ramos, Jr. NEW GIRL OR BOY, fourth grade and up , who is 8:45 a.m. George & Anna May Martabano interested in becoming a server. Parents, please 10:00 a.m. Mary Fazio encourage your children to join in this ministry at 11:30 a.m. George & Mary Kulangara the table of the Lord. St. Matthias 10:30 a.m. Msgr. John Davis Our parish website: www.stmarykatonah.com Save the date! The Road to Success Starts Here! Annual St. Patrick’s Family Celebration A love of learning that begins in pre-K starts your child down the road that leads to success in high March 12, 2016 school and beyond! We invite you to experience 6:30pm at ST. Marys Catholic PK-3, PK-4, and Kindergarten programs in St. Mary's Adopt-A-Family Program: As we action by visiting our Early Childhood Open House look forward to the coming holiday season and on Touring Tuesday. Meet our teachers and our to celebrating a joyous Christmas, we also keep principals! in mind those less fortunate. There are always November 10th, 2015 many families that are facing hardship this sea- 9am—11 am or by appointment son. Some are families with small children, some Saint Columbanus School** are elderly and having a difficult time paying for 122 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor medications and food. We can help by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School** "adopting" a family and providing a Christmas 1375 East Main Street, Shrub Oak meal and a few small gifts to make Christmas a Saint Patrick School little bit brighter for these families. 483 Old Bedford Road, Bedford The Community Center of Northern Westchester refers their neediest families to us. All are local Saint Patrick School** 117 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights families. You can choose to adopt a family for Christmas, or make a small contribution to the Saint Augustine School 381 North Highland Avenue, Ossining program. For more information, please contact Roanne Wilcox at: 914-715-5542 or **Evening hours are offered from 5:30pm-7:30pm [email protected] or Janine Kristensen at: 914-449-4663 [email protected]. The SETON ADULT FAITH FORMATION SERIES deadline for adopting a family is November 28 PERSPECTIVES ON FAMILY LIFE but contributions to the program can be accept- IN THE YEAR OF MERCY ed up until December 11th. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 1377 E. Main Street, Shrub Oak, will host a presentation followed by guided discussions: Healing in the Midst of Controversy with Michaelene Fredenburg. We live in a controversy fueled culture, and the topic of abortion is often at the forefront of debate. The question is how we lovingly invite hurting wom- You are cordially invited to the 34th Annual en and men who have been impacted by an abor- Kennedy Catholic Auction tion into a safe place of healing, without triggering Saturday, November 14, 2015 6:00 pm in the Lakeview Room a harmful response. This presentation will explore a path for navigating around the political rhetoric to Please reply by Wednesday, November 4th 914-232-5061 ext. 121 or 110 create a safe place for hurting men and women to [email protected] www.KennedyCatholic.org/Auction begin the healing process. Advance Reservations Strongly Recommended Free Money Tree Raffle Ticket With Admission Saint Columbanus Christmas Craft Fair Fordham Preparatory School Saturday, November 7, 2015 10:00 am-4:00 pm Open House TODAY, Sunday, November 1st, 1-4pm St. Columbanus Church Hall 122 Oregon Rd, Cortlandt Manor Located on the campus of Fordham University on the Bronx Browse & buy from numerous vendors, featuring unique, handmade only items! 718-367-7500 *Vendor discounts and deals throughout the day* [email protected] * Cash Raffle * Sweepstakes * 50/50 Drawing * St. Patrick’s (Yorktown) * Homemade Baked Goods Table * * Delicious lunch fare * Widows’ & Widowers’ Support Club * Free Admission & Parking * Handicapped Accessible * will meet Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7pm. For information call 845-628-4279. Sponsored by the Rosary Altar Society, for details: 914-737-4705 National Vocations Awareness Week The Archdiocese of New York celebrates the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy As Catholics, we firmly believe that God has a plan Together with the Eastern Lieutenancy of for our lives! He calls some to marriage, some to The Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem the priesthood, and others to religious life or to live 8-Day Pilgrimage to Rome as generous single people. Fully living our own vo- April 1—8, 2016 cations—and teaching young people how to discern Participate in the Papal Mass on God’s call—is a serious duty, but also a joyful one. the Feast of Divine Mercy Today begins National Vocation Awareness Week, For a brochure call 516-605-1551 or email [email protected] which was instituted by the U.S. Bishops in 1976, Deposit deadline: November 29, 2015 and is now celebrated the first week of November. This year, the beginning of the week falls on All Nightfever NYC is coming back to St Patrick’s Saints Day. Cathedral on November 20, 2015. Before we kick off the Year of Mercy, Nightfever NYC will be host- ing this night of praise, worship and reconciliation at Women of Faith Meeting Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (50th St & 5th Ave). We will Come and join women from neighboring churches have the opportunity to pray before the Lord in the on Tuesday, November 3, at the next Women of Blessed Sacrament as well as light candles to hon- or Our Lord. The evening of music and prayer will Faith gathering at Antioch Baptist Church – 3 start at 7pm and end at 9pm.Confessions will be Church Street, Bedford Hills. A potluck supper heard throughout the night. Come and be a part of starts at 6:00 P.M. Dinner will be followed by a Bi- this night, where the Cathedral will be have its ble study with the theme “Eco-Justice - doors open to all New Yorkers so they can come, a biblical worldview perspective on you and the pray, and love the Lord. For more information, earth." email us at [email protected]. Call Elizabeth Plunkett for additional information th at 232-5613. Please join us Saturday, Nov 7 for a very important training conference sponsored by the NYS Catholic Conference – Help Stop Assisted Interested in making a difference Suicide. The conference will be held at St. Pius in your community? X Church Parish Hall in Loudonville, NY (near Al- Become a Phelps Hospice Volunteer For as little as few hours a month, your energy, bany) from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn the best enthusiasm and care will bring comfort to the loves medical, legal and ethical arguments against the le- of he terminally ill in Westchester County. galization of physician-assisted suicide. Be in- They offer orientation, training and ongoing spired by a young father battling the same type of support to all volunteers.