SAINT STANISLAUS PARISH PLEASANT VALLEY, NY JANUARY 5, 2020 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

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ANNOUNCED MASSES Saturday, January 4 5:30PM Joseph Purcell – Frank and Darcy & family

Sunday, January 5 8:15AM People of St. Stanislaus Kostka 11:00AM Joseph Arthur Charlebois – the Olson family

Monday, January 6 9:00AM Susan Monaghan – Joanne & Michael Slater

Tuesday, January 7 9:00AM Solomon Moore – Leslie Pitts & Sharief Warfield

Wednesday, January 8 9:00AM Communion Service

Thursday, January 9 9:00AM James Dunn – the Dunn family

Friday, January 10 9:00AM Linda Roy – Sara Reedy & family

Saturday, January 11 5:30PM People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

ST. STANISLAUS WEEKLY GIVING In return for the Lord’s generosity, our people returned to His Church the following... December 22, 2019 + WeShare $7667.00 Anticipated Weekly Expenses based on 2019-2020 budget $7982.00 Difference -$315.00 December 29, 2019 + WeShare $5577.00 Anticipated Weekly Expenses based on 2019-2020 budget $7982.00 Difference -$2405.00

Christmas Day collection information will be in next week’s bulletin.

Thank you for your continuing generosity that enables us to continue to serve the people of God.

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS &

DEBT REDUCTION

SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK COMMUNICATIONS & CATHOLIC

UNIVERSITY See the announcement below about this collection.

**BIRTHDAY GREETINGS**

January 5 Patricia Duggan, Liam Gregory, Natalia Mangione, Victor Pociask, Lawrence Potenza, Maritza Rangel, Laura Tomasetti

January 6 Jeffrey Byrnes, Hector Castellanos, Jessica DeLorenzo, Colleen Devine, Brandon Hall, Lindsay Mang, Danielle Riccardulli, Aaron Rowe, Leonard Spano

January 7 Richard Kemlage, John Miller, Bryan Minholz, Daniel Sheehan

January 8 Melissa Becerra, Joshua Dean, Kathleen Meyer, Tracey Rancourt, Jennifer Selage, Melissa Tomkins, Kathleen Tracy

January 9 Kiera Bove, Rachel Brideau, Franco Colantuono, James Donatelli, Andrew Grzesik, Thomas Konyn, Frank Moschetto, Nicole Palumbo, Laura Quinn, Kevin Sheehan, Michael Viola

January 10 Skylar Demmel, Allie Hammell, Gina Kostik, Joseph Osso, Thomas Quinn

January 11 Aurora Carino, Anthony Ferolito, Lymaris Garcia, Kimberly Maselli, Katherine McDonald, Kimberly Siegrist

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

“We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” – Matthew 2:2

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

January 7th-8th: Classes resume

January 12th: Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 11am Mass For children in Pre-K 4 through 4th grade

January 14th: 7th/8th Grade Class, 7pm

January 25th: Sacramental Prep #2, 11:30am – 1:30pm For second year students and parents

TEEN CLUB NEWS Meeting this Sunday!

Upcoming Events: Next Meeting – Our next meeting will be THIS Sunday, January 5th. We will be making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches for Taking it to the Streets.

March for Life – Here are the details for our pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington DC: The date is January 23-25, 2020. The cost: Triple/Quad rooms $120.00 per person, double rooms $165 per person and single room $295. That includes room, some food and misc. expenses. All those attending will need to be at St. Stanislaus by 1:45pm on Thursday, January 23 so that the bus can depart by 2pm. Arrangements can be made to transport students from the High School if needed. We will be traveling by coach bus provided by JTR Transportation. The bus will make a quick stop in Monroe, NY to pick up additional people and then another quick stop on the Turnpike for additional participants. There will be no dinner stop, so arrangements will be made to bring dinner and snacks. We will be staying at Home2Suites in Silver Springs, Maryland. The actual March will take place on Friday, after which we will do some sightseeing around Washington. On Saturday morning we will be going to the Museum of the Bible before heading back home Saturday afternoon. We would be expected back late Saturday night. Several people have expressed interest in attending, but final plans are being made and we need definitive numbers. Please let Mrs. Tighe know if you will be attending. Payment is due by January 7th, and checks should be made payable to St. Stanislaus.

Please sign into our FACEBOOK page (St. Stan’s Teen Club) for more details and more events. This is a closed group and you will need to ask to join.

WINTER WEATHER INFORMATION

Faith Formation Information

If the Arlington School District is closed, has an early release, or cancels after school activities, there will be no Faith Formation classes, and a message will be sent via FlockNotes. In cases of inclement weather during class time, the emergency phone chain will be activated, and a message will be sent via FlockNotes.

Morning Mass Information If the Arlington School District has a delayed opening or is closed – there will be no morning Mass (9am). If an intention is planned for that Mass, Fr Jay will say a Mass for that intention privately. If school is not scheduled to be in session due to holidays, use your best judgement. Most likely, Mass will not be held in cases of snow or ice on the roads.

Parish Activities If the Arlington School District dismisses early or cancels afternoon and evening activities, any scheduled afternoon or evening Parish activity or meeting will be cancelled.

FOLK GROUP LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS

"He who sings, prays twice." The St. Stans Folk Group is actively seeking vocalists and instrumentalists. We are looking for women and men who can commit to the 11 A.M. Mass on a weekly basis, and who are also willing to practice/attend Thursday night rehearsals. No prior choral experience is necessary. If you are interested, please contact the parish office with your name, email address and telephone number, and one of the group leaders, Bill or Marji, will get back to you. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to help with food selection & food packing for the food patrons. The Food Pantry runs every Wednesday evening and opens to patrons from 7:00PM - 8PM. If you are interested in volunteering please arrive at the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, 92 Martin Rd, Pleasant Valley between 6:30PM-6:45PM. Your help will be greatly appreciated!

SENIOR ADVENT BREAKFAST We had a great turnout on December 19 of about 35

parishioners for our annual Senior / Daily communicant breakfast. A nice buffet and fellowship as well as a short

synopsis of this year’s Family Catechesis on the history of St Stanislaus was presented. A wonderful get together to bring

in the holidays.

LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE SEARCH WORLD MARRIAGE DAY

February 9, 2020 The search begins for the Longest Married Couple in the Archdiocese of New York! To enter, couples must be sacramentally married for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of New York. The longest married couples will receive commemorative certificates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an article in Catholic New York. Winners are determined by how long the couple has been married as of World Marriage Day, February 9, 2020. For further information, contact Joan Brisson at the Family Life Office at 646-794-3190 or joan.brisson@archny.org. E-mail entries can be sent directly to joan.brisson@archny.org. The deadline for entries is 5:00pm on January 19, 2020.

2019 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS Statements regarding contributions to St. Stanislaus during the 2019 tax year will soon be available. When ready, they could be picked up in the office, mailed to your home address, or e-mailed. To request your contribution statement, please call the Parish Office at 635-1700 x 13 or e-mail your request to secretary.ststanislaus@gmail.com.

WESHARE ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS https://saintstanislaus.churchgiving.com/

WeShare is a safe, secure, easy way to make your contribution. There are options to give weekly or monthly, in whatever amount you choose. You can also specify which second collections you wish to contribute to, and how much you wish to offer for each collection can be customized. If you have questions about WeShare, or about how to access your account to make changes, please contact the Parish office at (845) 635-1700 x 13 for assistance or go to the WeShare site: https://www.4lpi.com/my-account/donor-support/

NEXT WEEK’S SECOND COLLECTION COMMUNICATIONS &

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY The following is excerpted from a letter from Cardinal Dolan regarding

this combined archdiocesan collection. The Catholic University is a truly unique institution of higher learning. It was founded by the US bishops in 1887 and is chartered by the Vatican. Your contributions help underwrite the university’s financial aid office so that students from across the country will have access to quality academic and spiritual programs. Through the Catholic Communications Campaign the conference of bishops is able to serve all the diocese of our nation by providing education and spiritual programs for radio and television. Half of your giving remains here in the archdiocese to assist with the ongoing and planned efforts of the archdiocese’s communications and technology office.

HEALING MASS A Healing Mass will be held Tuesday January 7, 2020 at St Kateri Tekakwita parish. Guest Celebrant will be our own pastor, Fr Pancrose Kalist. Praise and worship begin at 7:00PM; Mass at 7:30pm. Adoration and individual prayers for healing will follow mass. All are welcome. Weather cancellations will be announced on WHUD 100.7 FM Storm Center and follow Arlington School District after school directives. For more info contact Pat or Joe at 845-440-3519.

VITA Love Life

Please join us at St. Joseph-Immaculate Conception Church, Millbrook, NY on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall. We will be welcoming inspirational pro-life speaker Theresa Bonopartis, Director of Lumina and Co-developer with The Sisters of Life of Entering Canaan. Please join us if your time permits at 6:45 for the Rosary for Life in the Church. For more information please call the Rectory at 845-677-3422.

HEALING AFTER ABORTION

Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is always hope. The pain and sorrow of abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to respond to His invitation to begin the journey of healing the wound of abortion. Upcoming dates in the NYC area are January 18th, February 8th, February 22nd (Spanish), March 21st, and more. For more dates, locations, and confidential registration, or just to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at (866)-575-0075 (toll free) or reach us by email at hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org.