HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.

431 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 (914) 769-0025,FAX: (914) 747-2476 Website: www.hiparish.org Office Hours: M-F: 9am-3pm, Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun:9am-1pm

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Children’s Choir, 11am and 5:15pm Daily: 7:00am Monday to Saturday

Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue Sunday: 10:00am; Daily: 8:45am

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by request. Please call the office for an appointment.

NEW PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to join our parish community. Please stop in at the Parish Office.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): An ongoing invitation is extended to anyone who is interested in becoming a Catholic. Simply contact the Parish Office. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for our Baptismal Preparation Program, several weeks in advance of the baby’s birth. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: By appointment at least 6 months in advance. A pre-Cana program is required. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: As scheduled, or anytime a priest is called. Please notify us when a family member enters the hospital.

PARISH STAFF Fr. William A. Holt, OP, Pastor

Fr. Daniel Davies, OP Fr. Jordan McConway, OP Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP Sr. Kathleen O’Hanlon, OP Fr. Hugh Burns, OP (In Residence)

Gerard Roggemann 769-3297 Director of Religious Education Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager afortino@hiparish.org Bulletin Editor

May 17, 2015

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Monday Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab;

Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday

Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday

Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26

Friday Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab;

Jn 21:15-19 Saturday

Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday

Gn 11:1-9 Evening Vigil 5:15pm John & Angelina Caggiano SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Elizabeth Alfonzetti 10:00 (OLP) Domenica Aucello 11:00 Carole King 5:30 David Murden Monday, Easter Weekday 7:00 Margaret Borelli 8:45 (OLP) Thomas McCormack

Tuesday, Easter Weekday 7:00 Joseph F. Nugent 8:45 (OLP) Edie Labella Wednesday, Easter Weekday 7:00 Anna Forte

8:45 (OLP) Francis X. Maher Thursday, Easter Weekday 7:00 Michael Antonaccio 8:45 (OLP) Anneliese Parziale Friday, Easter Weekday 7:00 Jane Marie Murden 8:45 (OLP) Helen R. Stagliano Saturday, Easter Weekday 7:00 Steve Quigley 8:45 (OLP) Thomas Rubicco Evening Vigil 5:15pm Thomas Mooney PENTECOST SUNDAY 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Michael Keenan 10:00 (OLP) Steven Carini 11:00 Joseph Lombardi 5:30 David Murden

2015 FINANCE CORNER

Regular Maintenance May 3rd $ 9,085.01 May 10 $ 7,590.85 $ 2,381.00

Laverne Ryan, Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz Deborah Migliorini, Rita Laviano, Antonio Soto, John Keator, Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Meghan Rizzo, Mary Renna, Walter Salat, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Edythe Proehl, Elizabeth Kelleher, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka,, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee Franco, Adele Casagrande, Carrie Dunsmore, Joseph Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Jeanette Kastner, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Rose Puller, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jerry Brennan, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Joey DeMatteis, Dennis Catozella, Beth Frankoviac, Jennifer Schneider, Peter Mercateli, Bartholomew Hickey, Robert Iovino, Teresa Cardinali, Rocco Zacarolli, Robert Sarro, Ralph Rosato, Irene Ramirez, Eleanor Stockel

Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.

CONDOLENCES

We extend our sympathy and promise of prayers to the family and friends of James Sullivan (husband of Phyllis); Josephine Reina (wife of Charles).

PARISH PAY Our automatic giving program called Parish Pay will eliminate the envelopes you now receive so you do not have to search for that envelope every week as you rush out to Mass. Pick up one of the “Informational Blue Sheets” at the doors of the church and consider contacting them by phone or on line to set up an account.

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THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH Monday, May 18th: 11:00am—Bible Study Tuesday, May 19th: 11:00am—Lectio Divina Wednesday, May 20th: 6:00pm—Junior Choir 7:15pm—Adult Choir Saturday, May 23rd: 4:30pm—Teen Choir

CYO YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. All 9th-12th graders are welcome to join us. If you have any questions please contact TomConaty@optonline.net

MAY ●May 17th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●May 31st—12-4pm Cottage School Picnic at Roselle Park ●June 7th—Autism Speaks Walk/Run in White Plains

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, September 20th “Holy Innocents Parish Picnic”

Our May Food Pantry needs are: Soup, Pasta Sauce, Bread Crumbs, Pudding, Cake Mix, Icing, Instant Potatoes, Canned Beef Stew, Cereal, Salad Dressing. Please check expiration dates. We are grateful for your generosity.

DRIVE FOR SIENA HOUSE The Social Concerns Committee of Holy Innocents is conducting a drive to benefit Siena House, a family shel-ter providing transitional housing and supportive services: educational, vo-cational, parenting and life skills for

27 homeless young women and their babies until they are able to move into permanent housing –usually a 2-year period. The shelter is currently in need of New or Gentle Used Twin & Crib Size Sheets & Pillow Cases, Comforters, Towels, New Onesies, Receiving Blankets, Summer blankets, Layette Items, New Infant Clothes, baby clothes, unscented baby wipes, Pampers (any size), Sippie cups, baby bottles, Bibs & Pacifiers, Plastic Rain Shields for Strollers, and toiletries for the new mothers. Gift cards are also welcome. Please bring your donations to the Tompkins Avenue entrance to the church. Your contributions are deeply appreciated.

MARYKNOLL COMMUNITIES CELEBRATING THE BEATIFICATION OF

ARCHBISHOP ROMERO The Maryknoll communites; Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll sisters, Maryknoll Lay Missioners and Maryknoll Affiliates will host two celebrations in conjunction with the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Romero that is taking place in the Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo in San Salvador, El Salvador on May 23rd. The cele-brations at Maryknoll will take place on May 22nd and May 23rd. ● On Friday, May 22nd at 7:30pm the docu-mentary Monsenor: The Last Journey of Oscar Romero will be shown in the Asia Room of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Center, 57 Ryder Road, Ossining. ● On Saturday, May 23rd a bilingual Mass will be celebrated in Queen of the Apostles Chapel of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Center at 3:30pm All are invited to join the Maryknoll communities in celebrating the joy of the beatification of this endeared, prophetic martyr!

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Registration for Religious Education

Sunday May 17th after the 9:00am, 11:00am, and 5:15pm Masses

Any Registration taken (in person) Mon May 18th – Thurs May 21st & Tues May 26th – Thurs May 28th or the 30th will include a processing fee and place-ment will be on a best efforts basis. Those days we will be on summer hours.

Do Not mail, fax, or e-mail Registrations as they will not be accepted.

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During Lent, the children of our parish collected coins for the Missions. They collected a total of $1,075 that was donated to purchase much needed supplies and medicine. However, the greatest gift is that of caring and the time the children spent col-lecting the donations.

EVBS - Ecumenical Vacation Bible School August 10th – 14th at Holy Innocents

Registrations available online www.pvillevbs.org – and at the Church

EVBS is a cooperation of the Christian Churches in Pleasantville and neighboring communities.

Gerard J Roggemann Coordinator - Holy Innocents Religious Education ph 914-769-3297 www.hiparish.org fax 914-769-7225 groggemann@hiparish.org

Last weekend we wrote about the history of the Salve Regina. This weekend in addition to the Salve Regina as our Post Communion meditation, we are singing the English translation, Hail Holy Queen

This version, which is #205 in our hymnal, is the one most Catholics are familiar with and is attrib-uted to Melchior Ludwig Herold, who was born in 1753 in Germany. Very little has been written about him, but this English translation has been used since the 18th century.

The hymn has not been limited to church use, and has found its way into our popular culture. For example, the words of the first verse of the Salve Regina were used as a repeating theme in the song, Oh What a Circus in the musical Evita. In 1992 a rock infused version of Hail Holy Queen is featured in the movie Sister Act starring Whoopi Goldberg, which later became a Broadway show with the same title.

This hymn is said to be a favorite of our Lady her-self by testimony of those who have reportedly seen her in visions. One account concerning this claim relates a vision St Dominic had. He was en-tering a corridor of the monastery to resume his midnight prayer vigil when he chanced to raise his eyes and see three beautiful ladies approach him. He knelt before the principal lady and she blessed him. Even though St Dominic recognized her, he begged her to tell him her name. The Lady re-plied: "I am she whom you invoke every evening: and when you say, 'Turn then, most gracious Ad-vocate, thine eyes of Mercy toward us,' I prostrate myself before my Son, entreating Him to protect this Order."

PARKING PERMITS A Parking Permit (the Blue Static Cling Window Decal) will soon be required for use of the church parking lot (Manville Road & Tompkins Avenue) for the 5:15pm Mass on Saturday and Sunday evenings only. If you attend these specific Masses and park in the lot please stop by the parish office Monday-Friday from 9:00am-3:00pm to pick up a Parking Permit Decal.

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Ava Angerhauser Charles Bateman

Lillian Boes Brandon Boyce Sofia Caramihai Tyler Challice

Anthony Cinquemani Justin Cinquemani

Aidan Cotter Christopher Coyle

Luke Daly Angelina Danial

Haley Davies Kelsey Dearstyne Joseph DeGrazia

Ryan Devlin Alexandra Ferrari

Caleigh Finck Tiernan Foley Marc Forchetti Daniel Fuccillo

Grace Gerosa Keith Haecker

Joseph Infantino Valeria Jara

Juliana Kaley Ryan Kennedy Ryan Labriola

Mia LaVecchia Gabriella Lepore

Nicolas Linss Zachary Mallozzi

Mary Grace McCarvill Sean McClain

Matthew McClain Grace McCullough

Isabella Miceli Hailee Mitura

Charles Moran Shane Mueller Kelly Muldoon

Kathleen Mullen Colin Neubauer Edward Oakley Denis O'Brien

Emma O'Connor Luke O'Hara

Kevin O'Keefe Patrick O'Keefe Matthew O'Neill

Peter Pepdjonovi Nicholas Peters Emily Peterson Ashley Pettenati Shaina Picucci Christa Pomilla

Luke Puthiyamadam Meghan Raefski

Ava Raguso Sean Reardon Nicholas Reich

Olivia Riina Emma Rippstein Ryan Rodriguez Emily Roemmelt

Faith Rosado Colin Rubsamen Mackinzie Sabol

Isabella Schliman Tiffanie Schoppmann

Thomas Sokic Joseph Sokic John Sullivan

Katherine Tassier Gabriella Tellone Leonardo Trapani

Stirling Varga Samantha Vedovato

Justin Villani Jonathan Villani Kathryn Wildey Lillian Wurster

Sophie Yasinski

OUR FIRST COMMUNICANTS

The Christian Community of Holy Innocents would like to congratulate those members of our second grade class who received the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist for the first time on May 2nd and May 9th. We are very grateful to Mr. Gerry Roggemann, their catechists and priests of our parish, and also to their parents for guiding the children to their very special encounter with Jesus.

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Join us for a Parish Community

Events Committee Celebration (And find out more on how to get involved)

Please join us for wine and cheese to celebrate another year of Parish Community Event programs. Dozens of parishioner volunteers did an amazing job organizing fellowship programs spanning a variety of our parish population. Come to celebrate their accomplishments and also see how you can get involved. It is a great way to get to know your fellow parishioners and have a lot of fun. Commitments go from minimal to committee chairs. Please come, you will be glad you did!

When: Tuesday, June 2nd

, 7:30 – 9pm Where: Holy Innocents Church Social Hall

All Parishioners Welcome!

Grab a friend, have a celebration drink and find out more!

Questions: Sister Kathy O’Hanlon – 769-0025 Anne Morales, bobby@westnet.com Lori Stockel, Stockel65@optonline.net