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CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH
245 North Main Street, Spring Valley New York 10977
APRIL 12, 2015 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
PARISH WEBSITE
www.stjosephspringvalley.org
Pastor
Parochial Vicar
Parochial Vicar
Parochial Vicar:
Chaplain Malankara
Indian Community:
Deacon
Deacon
Parish Secretary
Parish Receptionist
Weekend Receptionist
PREP Director
PREP Ast. Director
RCIA Director
Music Director
SERVED BY
Rev. Levelt Germain
Rev. Patrick Adekola
Rev. Cyprien Emile
Rev. Robert L. Rodriguez
Bishop T. Naickamparambil
Jose Pena
Peter Venezia
Adanayri Caamano (Denise)
Djena B. Abraham
Francine Vincent
Maureen Foley
Alicia Lima
Sr. Celia Cid
Mark La Rosa
PARISH OFFICE(RECTORY)
ADDRESS: 333 Sneden Place W. Spring Valley, NY 10977
Office Hours: 9:00am-8:00pm(Monday-Friday)
9:00am-5:00pm(Saturday)
9:00am-2:00pm(Sunday)
(Closed from 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch)
CONTACT US:
Rectory: Telephone: 845-356-0311 Fax: 845-352-8126
Main Church Email:
[email protected]
Music Director:
[email protected]
Parish Secretary:
[email protected]
Religious Education:
[email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekday: Monday –Friday 9:00am and 5:30 pm in the
Main Church
Saturday : 9:00am in the Main Church
Saturday Vigil Masses in the Church: 5:00pm(English) &
7:30pm(Spanish)
Sunday in the Church: 7:30am,9:00am, 10:15am, 11:30
am, 1:00pm (Haitian) and 5:30 pm
Sunday in the Chapel: 9:45 am (Polish) & 1:15 pm
(English)
Sunday in the gym:: 11:00 am (Spanish)
Indian Masses: Malankara Mass Sunday at 4:30pm
(Chapel)
DEVOTIONS
Monday Miraculous Medal Novena:
9:00am Mass followed by the Novena
Wednesday SAINT JOSEPH NOVENA:
9:00am Mass followed by the Novena
Wednesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena & Benediction:
8:00pm in the main Church
Thursday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
8:00pm-10:00pm (Stone Chapel in Spanish)
Friday Divine Mercy Chaplet
After 9:00am Mass & 5:00pm Mass
Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 10:00am-5:00pm ending with Benediction
Standing councils & committees
Finance council: Every 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the rectory Conference room.
Parish pastoral Council: Every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm Classroom 13.
Comite pastoral de Guia: Every 1st Monday of the month at 7:30pm Classroom 13.
Comite pastoral de liason: Every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm Classroom 13.
Rocklnad deanery council: Every 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm .
SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM:
Baptism Instruction Class for Parents and Godparents
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month in English at 7pm in the Rectory
3rd Friday of the month in French/Creole at 7:00pm in the Rectory Chapel
4th Friday of the month at 7:30pm in the School Building
Baptisms Celebrated on:
The 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month in English at 12:30pm
The 3rd Saturday of the month in French/Creole at 12:30pm
The 4th Saturday of the Month in Spanish at 2:00pm
To schedule a Baptism please contact the Rectory office for more information at 845-356-0311.
You must provide your child’s Birth Certificate.
RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 12:00pm-12:30pm & 4:30pm-5:00pm(English) and 6:30pm7:30pm (Spanish) in the Church. You may come to the Rectory Monday through Friday and
request to speak to the Priest on duty.
ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Please contact the parish office at any time and make arrangements
with one of our Priests. In cases of illness, please notify us if you or a family member would like
to receive Holy Communion at home, hospital or nursing home to make arrangements.
MARRIAGE: Please contact our parish office at least 6 months prior to your scheduled wedding
date, to schedule a meeting with one of our Priests . In your initial meeting with the Priest couples must bring the following documents: Baptismal Certificate, First Communion Certificate and
Confirmation certificate.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sacramental preparation for First communion and Confirmation is
offered for Public School students in grades 1 through 10. All children should be registered before attending class. For further information please call 845-356-0054.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA) FOR ADULTS: A process of Liturgical and Spiritual formation for those seeking to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. For
more information contact our Parish Office.
MISSION STATEMENT:
“The permanent quality of this church dedicated to St. Joseph reminds us that
Christ will remain with his People until mortal time ceases. It will be to this
church that parishioners will bring their lives filled with both joy and sorrows
and join them to Christ, who offers the perfect sacrifice to the Father. It will be
from this church that Grace of the Sacrament will radiate for the building-up of
the kingdom and for the sanctification of souls. It will be at this church where
people will find nourishment and strength, communion and peace, unity and
friendship.” John Cardinal O’Connor.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
5:30pm+James Fritzmaurice
+Francine Tadal
Sunday, April 12,2015 Divine Mercy Sunday
7:30am +Bernadette San Agustin
9:00am +Angelo Carella
10:15am +Frank de la Cruz
11:00am Elias Santiago (Healing)
11:30am for all homebound parishioners (Healing)
1:00pm +Luis Antonio Gonzalez Jr.
1:15pm +Limane and Heureuse Eugene
5:30pm Marie Claire Louis (Thanksgiving)
+Francine Tadal
Monday, April 13, 2015 Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr
9:00am Marie Ange Michel (Thanksgiving)
5:30pm Graziella Justafort (Thanksgiving)
+Francine Tadal
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
9:00am for all homebound parishioners (Healing)
5:30pm +Teresita Pelayo Brown
+ Francine Tadal
Wednesday, April 15,2015
9:00am Eddy (Thanksgiving)
5:30pm Sacred Heart of Jesus & Immaculate Heart of Mary
+Francine Tadal
Thursday, April 16, 2015
9:00am for all homebound parishioners (Healing)
5:30pm for the intention of Erline, Joel & Joshua Antoine
+Francine Tadal
Friday, April 17, 2015
9:00am for all homebound parishioners (Healing)
5:30pm+Francine Tadal
Saturday, April 18, 2015
9:00am+Pierre Gerard Fleurimond
We kindly request your prayers for the repose of
Francine Tadal & Luis Antonio Gonzalez Jr. We
express our deepest sympathy to their family. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual
light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May
the souls of all the faithfully departed through the
mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Marie Ankner, Carline Antoine, Eden Azor, Samson
Bernard, Lea Bellefleur, Ines Berjon, Frantz Bernadin,
Marie Claire Blain, Angelica Calfa, Bonnie Calkins, Linn
Carrera, Lina Carrera, Anne Casimir, Lillian Ciufo, Diane
Cole, Edgar Collins, Bernadette Claude, Juliette Cruz,
Edner Donatien, Gladys Desmanghes, Marie Destin,
Marie Rosanna Edmond, Felino Escudero, Olivena Fabre, Randy Gauthier,
Carol Gigillo, Javier Gonzalez, Ambar Graciano, Demitria Greenidge, Lydia
Jean, Lina Joseph, Eduardo Francis Kelly, Marie Th. Lafontant, Marie
Pierre Louis, Margareth Azulfa Larosiliere, Marie Louis, Gilma Madera,
Shana Mallette, Jean Marci, Elizabeth Marescot, Steven Masterson,
Marie Mompoint, Emmanuela Valescot Mathieu, Jasmine Narcisse,
Theresa Novak, John Richard Oster, Harold Jean-Pierre, Pita Piongson,
Lamercie M., Louis Reda, Andrea Remy, Joel Remy, Elizabeth Riedl,
Bernarda Rodriguez, Sebastian Romero, Elias Santiago, Myriam Senat,
Mariquit Tabudlo, Leonard Terius, Edith Vilsaint, Vickie Wallace and all
our homebound parishioners and the residents of our local Nursing
Homes. To add or remove a name to this list please call the rectory and
speak with Denise Caamaño.
5:30pm+Florence Theodore
Lectors
Eucharistic Ministers
Sat. Vigil, Saturday, April 11,2015
5:00pm: Olga Freeman
Sunday, April 12,2015 Divine Mercy Sunday
7:30am:Juana Billy
9:00am: Terry Teodoro
10:15am: Priscilla Baruc
11:30am: Felice Carrera
1:00pm: Jacqueline Sanon, Faustin Prophete
& Marie Ange Michel
1:15pm: Judeline Rouzard
5:30pm: Vicky Gatchalian
Sat. Vigil, Saturday , April 11,2015
5:00pm: Rose Milien & Thomas Ridore
Sunday, April 12,2015 Divine Mercy Sunday
7:30am: Cristina Jacobs & Jeanne FongGing
9:00am: Gerri Leote, Helen Esposito & Ketty Ciceron
10:15am:Chantal Thevenot & Edwige Joseph
11:30am: Tony Carrera, Luis Guignard & Marie Morency
1:00pm: Jacqueline Sanon, Raymonde Torchon
& Anne-Marie Dumel
1:15pm: Lydia Makgopela
5:30pm:Poch Gatchalian, Celeste Pena & Celestine Chantale
1 Corinthians 13:3 “If I
give away all I have,
and if I deliver up my
body to be turned, but
have not love, I gain nothing.”
Gerry Leote, Marie Douyon, Jim McGuire,
Anne Marie Dumel, Jacqueline Sanon ,
Annette Fredericque, Edwige Joseph, Thomas
Ridore , Jean-Claude Dubuisson, Wilhelmena
Wolk and Chantal Thevenot
Saturday/Sunday Regular Collection
March 28th & 29th: $18,220.00
April 4th & 5th: $34,218.00
Thank you for your generosity.
2015 WEEKLY DOOR LISTING
April 1, 2015
Pledge: $8,645.00 Paid: $7,075.00
Number of Gifts: 44
Average Gift: $196.48
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
“The Human Person Becomes a Gift in
the Freedom of Love” Saint John Paul II
Wilder Cortez & Megan Kennedy
April 25, 2015
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35
This passage describes the actions of the first community of
Christians. They were of “one heart and one mind.” They had no
rich or poor among them, for they shared all necessary items
with one another.
Second Reading: I John 5:1-6
John explains that we become God’s children by believing in Jesus.
When we love God and concern ourselves only with pleasing God,
our faith is strong enough to conquer the evil in our world.
“Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and
increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we
might not despair nor become despondent, but with great
confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is
Love and Mercy itself. Jesus I trust in You!”
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Jesus appeared to the disciples despite locked doors, breathed on
them so that they could receive the Holy Spirit, and gave them the
power to forgive sins in his name. Thomas, who was not present,
refused to believe without seeing Jesus for himself. Jesus
appeared again when Thomas was present, and told him, “Blest
are they who have not seen and have believed.”
Living the Easter experience was truly special for the initial Christian community. Imagine how they shared the story of their experience of the Risen Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Words as
‘power’, ‘witness’ and ‘favor’ mark that special time in the early
church.
The gospel calls the missionary disciples to the same witness of the
same Christ, empowered by the same Spirit, and endowed with
the same favor or grace. It was not a phenomenon only for first
century Christians.
The Easter experience we are living today calls us to become more
aware of the gifts of the Spirit and grace, to bear witness, address
the needs of those around us, and provide what gifts we have for
those who need a deeper spiritual life, a community of believers.
This season of the church year calls us to make the same Risen
Christ present for ourselves and others. We find Him in our parishes, reflection groups and social gatherings.
I would like to take the time to wholeheartedly thank everyone
who made our Holy Week such a prayerful and meaningful
time in our Parish. Thank you to all our loyal parishioners who
blessed us at every moment during Holy Week. I would also
like to thank all our Clergy, Religious, Choirs, Ushers, Lectors,
Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, Staff, Decorating Committees and all our Parish Ministries for making this Holy Week
such a spectacular liturgical time of the year. It takes a community to build a family and I have been blessed by all of you and
your generous yes to serving the Lord with all your skills and
talents. Thank You.
Prayerfully In Christ
Father Levelt Germain
Pastor
SEGUNDO DOMINGO DE PASCUA
Primera Lectura: Hechos 4:32-35
Este pasaje describe las acciones de la primera comunidad de cristianos. Eran “del mismo pensar y sentir”. No había ni rico ni pobre
entre ellos, porque compartían todo lo necesario el uno con el otro.
Segunda Lectura: 1 Juan 5:1-6
Juan explica que nos convertimos en hijos de Dios al creer en
Jesús. Cuando amamos a Dios y tratamos de complacer a Dios,
nuestra fé es suficientemente fuerte para conquistar el mal en el
mundo.
Evangelio: San Juan 20:19-31
Jesús se les apareció a los discípulos a pesar de estar a puerta cerrada. Sopló sobre ellos para que recibieran el Espíritu Santo, y les
dió el poder de perdonar pecados en su nombre. Tomás no estaba
presente, y se negó a creer sin ver a Jesús personalmente. Jesús se
les apareció de nuevo cuando Tomás estaba presente y le dijo:
“Dichosos los que creen sin haber visto”.
Experimentar la Pascua fue algo verdaderamente especial en la
vida de la comunidad de los primeros Cristianos. Imagine cómo
compartirían la historia de su experiencia de Cristo Resucitado, fortalecidos por el Espíritu Santo. Palabras como ‘poder’, ‘testigo’ y
‘don’ marcan esa época especial de la temprana iglesia.
El evangelio llama a los discípulos misioneros a ser testigos así del
mismo Cristo, fortalecidos por el mismo Espíritu y dotados del mismo don o gracia. No fue un fenómeno sólo para los cristianos del
primer siglo. La experiencia de Pascua que vivimos nosotros hoy
nos llama a estar más conscientes de la gracia y los dones del Espíritu, a ser testigos, poner atención a las necesidades de quienes
nos rodean, y de compartir los dones que tenemos con aquellos
que necesitan una vida spiritual más profundad: una comunidad de
creyentes.
La iglesia nos llama en esta época del año a que hagamos al mismo
Cristo Resucitado presente para nosotros y otros. Lo encontramos
en nuestras parroquias, grupos de reflexión y reuniones sociales.
“Tu expiraste, Jesús, pero la fuente de vida brotó inmensamente para las almas, y el océano de Misericordia se abrió
por todo el mundo. O fuente de Vida, Oh Misericordia Infinita, envuelve todo el mundo y desocúpate sobre nosotros.”
Me gustaría tomar el tiempo y de todo corazón dar gracias a
todos los que hicieron nuestra Semana Santa un tiempo significativo de oración en nuestra parroquia. Gracias a todos
nuestros feligreses por la bendicion de su presencia en todo
momento durante la semana Santa. También me gustaría dar
las gracias a todo nuestro clero, religiosos, coros, ujieres,
lectores, ministros eucarísticos, monaguillos, personal y
comités de decoración y todos nuestros ministerios parroquiales por hacer de esta Semana Santa un tiempo litúrgico
tan spectacular. Se necesita una comunidad para formar una
familia y he sido bendecido por todos ustedes y su sí tan generoso para servir al Señor con todas sus habilidades y
talentos. Gracias.
Sigo siendo oración y en Cristo
Padre Levelt Germain
Pastor
1ère lecture : « Un seul cœur et une seule âme » (Ac 4, 32-35)
La multitude de ceux qui étaient devenus croyants avait un seul
cœur et une seule âme ;et personne ne disait que ses biens lui
appartenaient en propre, mais ils avaient tout en comm...
Psaume : 117 (118), 2-4, 16ab-18, 22-24
R/ Rendez grâce au Seigneur : Il est bon ! Éternel est son
amour ! Ou : Alléluia !
Oui, que le dise Israël : Éternel est son amour ! Que le dise la
maison d’Aaron : Éternel est son amour ! Qu’ils le disent, ceux
qui craignent le Seigneur : Éternel...
2ème lecture : « Tout être qui est né de Dieu est vainqueur du
monde » (1 Jn 5, 1-6)
Bien-aimés, celui qui croit que Jésus est le Christ, celui-là est né
de Dieu ; celui qui aime le Père qui a engendré aime aussi le Fils
qui est né ...
Evangile : « Huit jours plus tard, Jésus vient » (Jn 20, 19-31)
C’était après la mort de Jésus. Le soir venu, en ce premier jour
de la semaine, alors que les portes du lieu où se trouvaient les
disciples étaient verrouillées ...
Je voudrais prendre le temps de remercier de tout cœur tous
ceux qui ont fait de notre Semaine Sainte un temps de prière
très significatif dans notre paroisse. Merci à tous nos fidèles
paroissiens qui ont pensé à nous dans leur prière à chaque instant au cours de la Semaine Sainte. Je tiens également à
remercier tout le Clergé, les Religieux, les Enfants de Chœur, les
Membres du Comité d’Accueil, les Lecteurs, les Ministères Eucharistiques, les Membres des Chorales, le Personnel du Presbytère, le Comité de Décoration et tous les Ministères de notre
Paroisse qui ont fait de la Semaine Sainte un si spectaculaire
temps liturgique de l’année. Nous avons besoin d’une communauté pour former une famille et j'ai été béni par vous tous et
votre généreux « oui » à servir le Seigneur avec tous vos talents
et compétences. Merci.
De la peur à la foi
Tout est réuni pour la mission, et pourtant ! Les disciples sont
terrés. Mais voilà que la présence du Christ au milieu d’eux
prend corps dans le message de paix, dans l’envoi en son nom,
dans le don de l’Esprit pour être ministres du pardon. Démesure
de la mission pour des hommes qui n’ont que leur bonne volonté, une foi chancelante, un besoin de preuves et la peur au
ventre. Il faudra du temps et une expérience de la présence du
Christ pour Thomas, au milieu des autres, pour que nous soyons,
nous aussi, impliqués dans l’acte de foi et dans la mission. «
Heureux ceux qui croient sans avoir vu. » Oui, il s’agit de croire
en Jésus pour avoir la vie en son nom ! Plus question de verrouiller les portes, de privatiser notre foi et de rechercher le minimum commun d’une vie en société qui ne dérangerait personne. Le Christ a donné sa vie pour faire du pardon qu’il nous
offre le nouveau moteur de la relation entre les hommes. Cela
suffit pour dynamiser les « ayant-peu-de- foi » que nous
sommes. Le défi de l’engagement pour la paix et la justice, le
défi du rôle de la famille dans la transmission de la foi à frais
nouveaux ont besoin de témoins qui sortent de la frilosité pour
oser vivre la joie de l’Évangile en plein vent. Le dimanche de la
Miséricorde n’est pas une dévotion. La miséricorde est une pratique de la rencontre, de l’exercice de l’amour et du pardon selon le cœur de Dieu ; elle refuse d’être enfermée dans un relativisme qui la limiterait à l’assistance humanitaire ; elle porte la
force du Ressuscité, dans une mission pour tout l’homme et
tous les hommes, ici et au-delà de toutes frontières.
SAVE THE DATE
PELERINAGE AU Canada
du 13 au 15 aout 2015
Pèlerinage à Notre Dame du Cap au Canada du 13 au 15 août 2015. Pour informations, prière de contacter Fritz Joseph
(845- 352-7330) ou Jacqueline Mondésir
(845-300-9510)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
 Every Thursday at 8:00pm-10:00pm ( Stone
Chapel in Spanish) & Every Friday from 9:00am5:00pm
Haitian Legion of Marie (Mary)
 Friday 4:45pm, Saturday 9:30am (French/Creole) & Wednesday
6:00pm (English)
Charismatic Prayer Group
 English, Monday at 7:30 pm (Chapel), Spanish, Friday: 7:30 pm
(Chapel), Creole, Sunday at 6:15 (Church)
Spanish Choir Rehearsals
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Choir Room 12 from 8:00
to 10:00 p.m.
English Choir Rehearsals on Thursday’s
 Chancel Choir 6:00pm-7:00pm in Room 12
 Parish Choir 7:30pm-9:15pm in the main Church
Zumba Class
 Tuesday’s and Friday's 8:00pm-9:00pm in the Gym
Healing Mass Every 3rd Monday of the Month
 8:00pm in the main Church
Bible & Catechism Class Every Thursday
 at 7:30pm in the School.
Knights of Columbus of Saint Joseph Church
 Meeting 1st Monday of every month at 8:00pm
 Social 3rd Monday of every month at 8:00pm
 Information Session, April 13,2015
Nigerian Mass
 Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 3:00pm in the Main Church
PREP First Communion Retreats
 Spanish First Communion Retreat,
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 5:00pm-8:00pm
 English First Communion Retreat
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Youth Mass
 Sunday, April 26,2015 at 5:30pm
Prep First Communion Rehearsal and First Communion Dates
 English Rehearsal at 6:30pm-7:30pm
 Tuesday, April 28, 2015
 Thursday, April 30, 2015
 English First Communion Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 11:00am
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Spanish Rehearsal at 6:30pm-7:30pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Spanish First Communion Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11:00am
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 7:30pm
APRIL 2015 PRAYER INTENTIONS
 Universal: That people may learn to
respect creation and care for it as a gift of
God.
 Evangelization: That persecuted Christians may feel the consoling presence of the
Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church.
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12 ,2015
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00pm in the Main Church
A MESSAGE FROM POPE FRANCIS
“Dear brothers and sisters, I have often thought of how the Church
may render more clear her mission to be a witness to mercy; and we
have to make this journey. It is a journey which begins with spiritual
conversion. Therefore, I have decided to announce an Extraordinary
Jubilee which has at its center the mercy of God. It will be a Holy Year
of Mercy. We want to live in the light of the word of the Lord: “Be
merciful, even as your Father is merciful” (cf. Lk 6:36). And this especially applies to confessors! So much mercy!
This Holy Year will commence on the next Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception and will conclude on Sunday, 20 November 2016, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe and living face of
the Father's mercy. I entrust the organization of this Jubilee to the
Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, in order that it
may come to life as a new step on the Church’s journey in her mission
to bring the Gospel of mercy to each person.
I am confident that the whole Church, which is in such need of mercy
for we are sinners, will be able to find in this Jubilee the joy of rediscovering and rendering fruitful God’s mercy, with which we are all called
to give comfort to every man and every woman of our time. Do not
forget that God forgives all, and God forgives always. Let us never tire
of asking forgiveness. Let us henceforth entrust this Year to the Mother
of Mercy, that she turn her gaze upon us and watch over our journey:
our penitential journey, our year-long journey with an open heart, to
receive the indulgence of God, to receive the mercy of God.” Pope
Francis
Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8
Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15
Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21
Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36
Friday: Acts 5:34-42: Jn 6:1-15
Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21