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St. John the Baptist R. C. Church
895 Piermont Avenue
Piermont, New York 10968
www.stjohnspiermont.org
[email protected] 845-359-0078
October 11, 2015
Rev. Tom Kunnel, C.O.
MASSES
Administrator
Saturday: 5:00 PM
[email protected]
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM
1:00 PM (Spanish)
Deacon John Cunningham
Deacon Robert Pang
Weekdays: 8:00 AM
Saturday:
9:00 AM
Holy Days: As Announced
Kathleen Dunn
Religious Education Director
Rectory
Mon – Fri 10:15 AM – 4:00 PM
May Pang
Parish Admin: [email protected]
Sat 10 AM – 12 Noon (Spanish)
Dear Parish Family,
Sat. 10/10 5:00 PM Anthony Berardi
By Cindy & Bill Schaefer
Sun 10/118:00 AM Jaqueline McAndrew
By Michelle Pang
10:30
Bud & Betty Sedlack
By Family
Mon 10/12 8:00 AM Rose Hoyt
By Maureen Beary
Tue 10/13 8:00 AM Veronica Ely
By Anna Ely
Wed 10/14 8:00 AM Joan Glynn Murphy
By Mildred Oslica
Thu 10/15 8:00 AM Theresa Fojitlin
By Mildred Oslica
Fri 10/16 8:00 AM Peggy Cronin
By Joe & Gina O’Keeffe
Sat 10/17 9:00 AM Kathleen Elhinney & Family
(healing)
By Bridget Boyle
5:00 PM Anthony Berardi
By Jackie, Christina, Billy Schaefer
Sun 10/18 8:00 AM Joan Wheeler
By Ted & Buzz
10:30 AM Francis Taulman
By Don & Bernadette Hardy
THE SANCTUARY LAMP
Is Being Offered Today
In Memory of
Rose Hoyt
By Maureen Beary
Please remember in your prayers the Sick and/or
Homebound of our Parish Family. Theresa Veen,
John Miraglia, Bill Stein, Francis and Mary Conka,
Sr., John Set (Deacon Bob Pang’s uncle), Gerri
Sherwood, Ginny Tercer, Marcelo Giuliante, Arys
Ramos, Connie Lynch, Bo DiFrancesca, Mary Nerger (Helen Spagnolo’s niece)
As a Parish Family, let us remember in our prayers all our beloved departed members of our
Parish Community, Anthony Berardi, Vivian Kelly,
Joan Wheeler, Vita DeRosa (Ann Ely’s Sister),
James Boylan, Diana Fumuso, Gloria Ravo, Joan
Glynn Murphy, Leanora Gatti, Gary Trilling, Martin
Casey, (Joann Giblin’s brother)
PLEASE ADVISE THE RECTORY (359-0078) WHENEVER A PARISHIONER BECOMES HOMEBOUND, ILL, OR
HOSPITALIZED SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR A
PRIEST, DEACON OR EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TO VISIT
AND BRING COMMUNION TO THEM.
We could imagine that for anyone to live at
the time of Jesus and meet Jesus in person
it would be a great privilege and grace. The
eagerness of people to meet Pope Francis personally during his
recent visit to our country, is any yardstick to go by, we would be
lining up to catch a glimpse of Jesus in person. Imagine you were
present when this young man of the Gospel of today asks “What
must I do to inherit eternal life” (Mark 10:17). This question of the
‘secret to the eternal life’ was in your mind too. This meeting between the man and Jesus showed such promise and yet ended so
badly. It is the only time in all the Gospels that someone who was
called by Jesus went away sad!
The disturbing thing is that we can see aspects of ourselves in this
man. The man was genuinely interested in growing closer to God.
Like this man we are also searching to come closer to God and we
want to inherit eternal life. Jesus looked steadily at the man and
was filled with love for him. Some scholars believe that Mark intends us to understand that Jesus embraced or hugged the man. We
know that Jesus loves each of us also.
Jesus knew that he was capable of achieving even greater heights
of holiness so Jesus invited him to raise his goal, “You are lacking
in one thing.” (Mark 10:21) ‘Εv σε υστερει’(Hen se historei), ‘one
thing you lack’. Υστερει also means ‘being in need’ and ‘failing.’
Jesus is saying to the rich young man. ‘For all your wealth, something is missing.’ We are all lacking in at least one thing and perhaps many things in order to achieve more holiness and come closer to God. Then Jesus gave the man the challenge which he was
unwilling to accept; go, sell, give, come, follow. The young man
was unwilling to make this sacrifice and went away sad.
There is a great deal of wisdom in today's gospel. But we are
frightened by it no less than the man who came to Jesus. The truth
is that many of us in today's world and in today's church have an
embarrassment of riches. We don't hear much about "creature comforts" anymore, perhaps because we have become so accustomed
that they no longer appear to be comforts. Yesterday's comfort
becomes today's necessity. While much of the world goes hungry,
we are trapped by ‘consumerism’. But the word remains that twoedged sword. We stand under its judgment.
Most of us cannot walk away from everything tomorrow. But all of
us are called to personal assessment. There is nothing intrinsically
wrong with money and possessions. We have use for them, to be
sure. But, in today's Gospel Lesson, Jesus is telling us one more
time that when we make money and possessions the number one
priority in our life, we receive them not as a blessing but as a
curse, in the sense that we have shut out God.
If God becomes our all, then we live more simply, ask more questions about accruing possessions, and are more conscious of the
needy. It is not a question of surrendering things. That just creates
a vacuum. It is because we have a spiritual treasure already in our
heart that there just is not room for much more. So the question
remains. What stands between us and God? What blocks our path?
Like Solomon we pray for wisdom - the wisdom to know the answer.
Fr. Tom Kunnel C.O
WEEK
Sat. 10/17
Mon 10/12
Tues 10/13
Wed 10/14
Thur 10/15
Fri 10/16
Sat. 10/17
IN
FOCUS
5:30AM
Spanish Morning Prayer
9:30AM
Spanish RCIA
11AM
Baptism Prep Spanish
11:30AM
Legion of Maria
7PM
AA Meeting
1PM
CDA Knitting
10AM
Scripture Class
7PM
Baptism Prep Spanish
7PM
Altar Server Prep and Practice
7PM
Bible Study Spanish
7PM
Men's Club Meeting
7PM
Spanish Scripture Study
1:30PM
Piermont Senior Meeting
7PM
Spanish Choir Practice
9:45AM
Outreach Ministry Meeting
1PM
CDA Knitting
7PM
Spanish Choir Practice
7PM
Rios de Agua Viva
7PM
Spanish Pray Group
7:PM
Octava Ensemble Concert
4:15PM
Music Rehearsal
There are NO CLASSES this week due
to the Columbus Day weekend.
English classes for grades 1-5 will
begin at 9:45 and end at 10:30 am
next week. That will be the procedure
for the rest of the year on Family Mass
days. Pre-K / Ktgn. class does not
meet on Family Mass days, but parents
are encouraged to bring their youngsters to the mass. There are no
changes to the Spanish classes or the
Monday night classes.
Our FAMILY MASS is next Sunday,
October 18th, at 10:30 am. We hope
to see everyone there!
LITURGICAL MINISTERS— October 17-18, 2015
Time
5:00 PM
Lectors
Carol Conklin-Spillane
Eucharistic Ministers
Brian Spillane
Altar Servers
Maggie Colquitt
Kiera Cameron
8:00 AM
Sal Caruana
Lucy Bosco
Charles Caruana
Reilly Steifel
10:30 AM
CCD Student
Marge Olsen
Elizabeth Coyle
Meghan Coyle
1:00 PM
Michaela Lucero
Liliana Somrano
Lidia Reyes
Evelyn Palma
Kelly Perez
Herasmo Maldonaldo
Dayana Nicole Mazariego
Ayleen Lisette Sicha
Eveln Palma
Pope Francis message to Congress on life….
Pope Francis delivered a passionately pro life message to Congress.
He spoke on behalf of life from
conception to natural death, for the
elderly, the poor and the young
who are so confused by the destruction of the family that they don’t
form families of their own. He also
came out against the death penalty,
selling arms to “those who plan to
inflict untold suffering on individuals and society,” saying that the
motive behind these sales is “money; money that is drenched in
blood.” He looked right at members of Congress and referred to the
“shameful and culpable silence” in the face of this arms trade. He
defended the environment and called for economics that provide jobs
rather than just funneling money into the hands of a few.
The pope repeatedly called on members of Congress to act on behalf
of the common good and to lay aside their destructive differences; to
dialogue with one another. He also warned these powerful people
that if they used the same destructive tactics as those who attack this
country, they would become like them. His message was a call to
government in the service of life, justice and the common good. He
spoke directly to the assembled members of the United States Senate
and House of Representatives, the Supreme Court justices and members of the Cabinet, telling them that the call of a politician was a call
to serve the common good. He spoke to them as the shepherd of
souls that he is, as the Vicar of Christ. I’ve read a number of comments flaming the pope for this speech. It appears that those on the
left and the right don’t like it when the man who stands in the shoes
of the fisherman preaches Christ in public. What they want is a oneway address that blasts their political opponents and pats everyone
on their side of the political aisle on the back.
The truth is, we can not have two gods. Jesus told us that we can not
serve two masters. If our political party is where we look for our
moral guidance; if following either the R or the D is how we plan to
justify ourselves before God, then the R or the D is our little ‘g’ god.
I’ve been reading politicians for a long time. They’re like an open
book to me. And what I saw on my television screen today was a big
group of puffed up politicos who had no intention of being persuaded
or converted by the humble man in white. Their politics, in fact, their
political careers, are their little ‘g’ gods. Despite attempts by leadership in both parties to stifle the Congressional practice of grandstanding by applauding at one another in a partisan manner, they engaged
in that specific bit of tom-foolery, anyway. Their own leadership
could not make them behave themselves in a non-partisan fashion,
not even for a 30-minute address.
The message in all this — and there is a powerful message in it — is
that no one, including elected officials, can follow their political
party and Jesus Christ at the same time. It appears from what I saw
today that many members of Congress have already chosen who and
what they will follow, and it isn’t Jesus. Their careers in politics
trump everything, including their immortal souls.
This is an excerpt - See more at: http://www.catholicvote.org/
pope-francis-speech-passionately-pro-life/
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The Collection for 10/4 was $4265.54
300 Club Drawing
10/4/2015
#115 Susie Lamiero
Thank you So Much
Our sincere thanks to the Scheffold family
for their very generous gift of the matching
Chalice and Patent
In memory Fred Scheffold
who died on 9/11/2001.
Our Parish Family
will remember and pray for him.
Save the Date
Catholic Daughter’s
Saturday, Nov.
7, 10AM—3PM
Come Shop, Eat and have a good time!
Raffles, Crafts, Home Baked Goodies
Special Concert
St. John Presents
Octava Ensemble
An Exclusive Acapella Program
Friday, 10/16 7:00PM
(Please be seated by 6:50 PM )
Free Admission
Harvest Book Brunch
New Outdoor Nativity Set for St. John’s
Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library
We are in the process of raising funds for a new Nativity set for St. John’s. We are grateful that our church
continues to be opened. This Christmas let us light up
our Church and let all know the Light of Christ is here
to stay. If you would like to make a donation to the
Nativity, please contact Janet Zahn or call the rectory.
Sunday, October 18, 1-3 PM
Complimentary food and drink
Books in a variety of genres are presented
by local authors.
One of the readers will feature our own
Anna Hickey
As a character in an upcoming book.
Registration is required—845-359-4595
CopingwiththeHolidays
Sponsored by the Clarkstown
Parishes Bereavement Cluster
When: October 22, 2015
7:00—8:30 PM
Where: St. Augustine Church, New City
Presented by: Gabrielle Arechiga
Archdiocesan Family Life Office
Sharetheeveningwithafamilymember
St. Aedan’s Church
Ehrhardt Road, Pearl River
Rummage Sale
Thursday, Oct 22, 9AM to 3PM
Blessing Our Pets
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish
Msgr. Murphy Parish Hall
Tuesday, Oct 20 7PM
Sr. Mary Ann Collins, O.P. a Blauvelt Dominican will talk
about her work as a chaplain at Bedford Hills Correctional
Facility for Women and help us identify ways we can personally support this special ministry as Jesus invited us.
"Jesus teaches us to see the world through his eyes … create new opportunities for inmates, for their families, for correctional authorities, and for society as a whole." Pope Francis
at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, Philadelphia, September 27,
2015
Sabiduría7:7-11; Salmo 89; Hebreos 4:12-13; Marcos 10:17
-30
LOS DISCIPULOS Y LA RIQUEZA
Una Tarde de Oración,
Intercesión y Sanación
Muchos de nosotros hemos sido tocados por el aborto. Nuestra comunidad Hispana tendrá una tarde de
oración, intercesión y sanación para sanar las heridas del
aborto, el 17 de octubre en la Iglesia San José, 333
Sneden Place West en la ciudad de Spring Valley en el
condado de Rockland. Habrá exposición del Santísimo,
el Santo Rosario, el sacramento de la reconciliación, testimonios de personas afectadas por el aborto que serán
leídos por voluntarios, y celebraremos la Santa
Misa. Para más información, favor de comunicarse con
Sidia Cortés al 845-561-2199.
Vida Familiar / Respeto a la Vida Personal en el Encuentro Mundial de las
Familias en Filadelfia!
Fue un comienzo glorioso a la semana histórica en la
que el octavo Encuentro Mundial (WMF2015) está alojado en Filadelfia, y en el que Francisco visita a nuestro
país. Denise D 'Oleo, Kathy Wither, y Kathy' marido s de
Dave estaban en el WMF2015 para la ceremonia de
apertura que incluyó, entre otros, el Arzobispo Chaput,
Arzobispo Paglia, y Filadelfia 'Alcalde s Michael Nutter.
Esta es también la misma sala donde se celebraron los
tres Ponencias el martes y el miércoles (con el obispo
Robert Barron, el cardenal Robert Sarah, y Helen Alvare).
Mientras Kathy y Dave vinieron a participar en martes y
miércoles 'eventos WMF2015 s, viaja de regreso a Nueva York por el Santo Padre' visita s el jueves, Denise
estaba en el WMF2015 principalmente para asistir a la
Primera Hispano / Latino - reunión americana de familias (PEHLF ) que fue patrocinado por la USCCB.
Que el fruto de Francisco 'visita aquí en los EE.UU. ser
una renovación de la fe, la esperanza y el amor en todos los fieles. Que las gracias del Espíritu Santo la lluvia desciende sobre la Vida Familiar / Respeto Oficina
de Vida, la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York, y todos los de
Nueva York y las comunidades circundantes.
A veces creemos que tener riquezas materiales es
algo malo. Nos convencemos a nosotros mismos que
los pobres son los más favorecidos. En las lecturas de
hoy, descubrimos que las riquezas materiales no son lo
único que nos impide ser discípulos. Ya veremos que
hay otros dones más importantes que esas riquezas.
Pero así todo, lo que más importa es el uso que hacemos de nuestros dones.
Las Escrituras de hoy señalan el valor de los dones
de la sabiduraía, la confianza en Dios y una cualidad
que permite que nuestras acciones reflejen el amor de
Dios que llevamos en nuestro interior. No es el oro lo
que nos hace tropezar, sino el desear el oro por encima
de todo lo demás. En las lecturas de la Sabidura y Hebreos, descubrimos la fuente de los dones de Dios en
nuestra vida. La sabiduría vale mucho más que las posesiones materiales. En Hebreos, se nos motiva a examinar nuestros valores y a reconocer con honestidad
que es lo que rige nuestra vida.
Lunes:
Martes:
Miércoles:
Jueves:
Viernes:
Sábado:
Rom 1:1-7; Sal 97:1-4; Lc 11:29-32
Rom 1:16-25; Sal 18:2-5; Lc 11-37-41
Rom 2:1-11; Sal 61:2-3; 6-7, 9; Lc 11:42-46
Rom 3:21-30; Sal 129:1b-6ab; Lc 11:47-54
Rom 4:1-8; Sal 31:1b-2,5,11; Lc 12:1-7
Rom 4:13, 16-18; Sal 104:6-9, 42-43; Lc 12:8-12
Para los cursos pre-bautismales llamar a:
Alex Aguilar 845-480-1502 y Natalia Lemus 845-4801682. Los cursos se dan previa cita los martes 7pm y
domingos 11am.
Por favor, únase a
nosotros el viernes
13 de noviembre en
San Juan, Piermont
para la formación en
la traducción al español del / Respeto Guía para Padres Vida Vida
Familiar de la sexualidad humana. Escrito para
padres en tres grupos de edad (edades 5-10,
edades 9-14, y edades 13-19 ), estas guías
ayudan a los padres a navegar la conversación y
la enseñanza de la integridad sexual con nuestros
hijos. La capacitación se llevará a cabo por el
equipo de la oficina de Nueva York del Arco diócesis.
MINIST
PERSONS
Buildings & Grounds
Deanery
Eucharistic Adoration
Finance
Health Ministry
Hispanic Community
Hospitality
Men’s Club
Ministers of Welcome
Music
Spanish Choir
Sound Engineer
Outreach
Parish Council
Worship Ministry
Religious Education
RCIA
Right to Life
Social
Spiritual Life Ministry
St. Vincent De Paul
RIES & CHAIR
OF OUR PARISH
Pat Miele, Alex Aguilar, Paul Johnson
Maureen O’Connell
Deacon Robert Pang
Philip W. McCartin
Mary Loftus
Micaelina Maldonado/& Geny Aguilar
Robin Miller
Bill Loftus
Ralph Olsen
Jake Miraglia
Chris & Carolyn Yates
Ted Simone & Marybeth Friel
Carlos Cerna
David Chilson
Maria Nest
William Gorman
Dcn John Cunningham
Kathleen Dunn
Dcn Robert Pang
Scott Giblin
Kelli Chilson
Johanna Krumm
Fr. Tom Kunnel
PARISH COUNCIL
Kelli Chilson, Jean DeLongis, Kathleen Dunn , Bill Gorman
Paul Johnson, Martina Lynch , Virginia McCauley-Cook, Maria
Nest , Ralph Olsen, May Pang, Amy Ramundo, Carlos Vicente,
Janet Zahn
TRUSTEES
Phil McCartin
James Pontone
Our Sacramental Life
We celebrate Baptism:
Please call the Rectory well in advance of the expected day of Baptism to arrange an appointment for
an interview.
Pre-baptismal meeting for parents is required. We
require all Baptismal families to be registered at St.
John’s. Godparents must be confirmed, practicing
Catholics. Generally Baptisms are celebrated the third
Sunday of each month at 12:00 pm.
We celebrate Reconciliation:
Confessions are heard from 4:30-5:00 pm on Saturday. You may also make an appointment with one of
the priests.
Spanish confessions is available 1st and 3rd Fridays
of the month and from 12:30 –1:00 PM on Sundays.
We celebrate Marriage:
Marriages should be arranged at least six months in
advance. Participation in Pre-Cana is essential.
Please call the Rectory to schedule an appointment
with one of the priests.
We celebrate Anointing of the Sick:
Planning to enter the hospital for elective surgery or
other serious treatment, and for those who have need
of spiritual healing. In an emergency, call the Rectory at any time.
We celebrate Holy Orders:
Any gentleman interested in exploring the question of
vocation to the priesthood or the permanent diaconate
should contact Fr. Tom Kunnel. We would also be
happy to direct anyone interested in living their lives
as Religious Sisters or Brothers.
We celebrate the Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults: We welcome you to full membership in the life
of the Church. The instruction for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist for adults.
If interested please
contact Dcn Robert Pang.
This is an old picture of the rectory. The windows and
the inside have been updated many times over, but
overall, the outside doesn’t look much different from the
way it did then. As you may have noticed, the little gazebo is by the rectory, but has since been moved closer to the river.
Parish Registration: All adults (over age 21)
should register in the parish themselves and
should use envelopes or parishpay.com.
Tithing is 5% of income. This registration is
our only means of certifying anyone as a
member of the parish, especially for Baptism
and Confirmation sponsorship letters and for
scheduling Baptisms and Weddings.