H��� D���/B��� ���/W��� ��� A�������� � �� �� �� E� ������ A���������

Vigil Mass: 5 pm�

Holy Day: 7 am, 9 am, 7:30 pm�

Baptism: 3rd Saturday of the

Month. Call Parish Office for Appt.�

Weddings: Call Parish Office for

Appt.�

�

The priests, deacons, and �

Eucharistic ministers bring Holy �

Communion to the sick weekly.�

�

Call for the Anointing�

of the Sick at anytime. � �

All Fridays� 3pm to 7pm�

(Hours may differ during Holidays)�

�

Spanish Charismatic Prayer � �

Thursday 7 pm �

Sunday: 7:30 am, 9 am, 11:15 am, 7:30pm �

Saturday Vigil: 5 pm�

�

Spanish Mass: 1 pm�

�

Monday � Friday: 7 am�

*National Holidays @ 8 am�

Saturday: 8 am�

First Fridays: 7:00am, 9 am, 7:30pm �

(Only 7 am for July/August) �

Saturdays: 4 pm �4:45 pm�

Sundays: 7 pm�7:25 pm�

�

Anytime by appointment�

55 Main Street Highland, NY 12528

Phone: (845) 691-7673 Fax: (845) 691-6680

Website: www.staugustinehighland.org

PASTOR: Rev. John W. Lynch ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. Frank Kumi

Deacon John Bellacicco & Deacon Marc Fanelli Trustees: Neil Cotter & Patti Ogden

December 9, 2018

Second Sunday of Advent

M��� S ������ � � D���� M���� � S� ������ � C���������

PARISH OFFICE�

Yolanda Henry, Office Manager

yolanda.staugustine@gmail.com

Barbara Klotz, Office Assistant

barbara.staugustine@gmail.com

Monday – Friday: 9:00 am to 4 pm

(Closed Holidays & and some Holy Days)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CRE �

Joy Brideau (691-4208)

staugustinereled@yahoo.com

THRIFT SHOP�

35 Phillips Ave.

Tuesday & Thursday - 12 to 3 pm

Saturday - 10 am to 1 pm

BINGO: Saturdays

Doors open: 4:00 pm - Game begins: 6:30 pm

FOOD PANTRY �

35 Phillips Ave.

1

st

& 3

rd

Saturday - 9 am to 11am

staugustinefoodpantry@gmail.com

�

Bldg. & Grounds� Chuck Gentilquore, Superintendent

Thomas Lockhart

�

2nd Sunday of Advent�

December 9, 2018�

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: �

�

Edward Fratz

Helen Hoff

Carmine Iadarola

Fr. Fred Kempfirl

Ken Kilpatrick

Catherine LaRose

Lynn Lauro

John Mandy

Al Mazzetti

Gina McGinnis

Lisette Melbourne

Dorothy Minard

Marilyn Monahan

William Pape

Mary Parker

Dylan Quick

Josephine Rhodes

Frank Rinaudo

Joseph Sorbello

Steven Sorbello

Salvatore Trapani

Note: If you would like to add someone to the sick list,

please call the Parish Office to have them included.

� �

� Saturday, December 8, 2018 �

�Holy Day of Obliga�on��

� Immaculate Concep�on�

�

� 8:00� Lee Steinberg� �

*5:00 � Alicia Rivera� �

� * Sunday Obliga on�not for Holy Day� �

� �

� �

� Sunday, December 9, 2018 �

�

� 7:30� Elizabeth Minutolo� �

� 9:00� Dorothy Steeber� �

� 11:15� Martha Dispensa� �

� 1:00� Spanish Mass�

� 7:30� Our Parishioners�

�

� Monday, December 10, 2018 �

�

� 7:00 � Marlene Barre'� � �

�

�Tuesday, December 11, 2018 �

� � �

� 7:00� Emilo Gay� � �

�

� Wednesday, December 12, 2018�

�

� 7:00� Mary Hornbuckle� � �

� � �

� �

� Thursday, December 13, 2018�

� �

� 7:00 � Mary Niwinski�

� � �

� �

� Friday, December 14, 2018�

�

� 7:00� Special Inten/on� �

� � �

� Saturday, December 15, 2018 �

�

� 8:00� William Joseph Rowland�

� 5:00 � David Breault� � �

� � �

� �

� Sunday, December 16, 2018 �

�

� 7:30� Sheila Caserto�

� 9:00� John R. Skiba, Jr.� � �

� 11:15� Martha Dispensa� � �

� 1:00� Spanish Mass� �

� 7:30� Our Parishioners�

�

�

Sanctuary Lamp ($10/week)

Frances Nekola�

�

Bread and Wine ($25/month)

�

Margie & Iris Potenza�

�

�

Our Deceased�

�

Benny Bragg�

2nd Sunday of Advent

(in the Red Worship Hymnal)

Number 1006 C

Second Collection

Religious Retirement

Jonathan Alverson

John Attard

James Baffi

Reta Behnke

Patricia Bragg

Judith Bulchele

Bill Carlock

James Carlson

Jamie Leigh Carlson

Angie Casiero

Nancy Cavalieri

Frances Ciaccio

Dominick Constantino

Doris Coughlin

Alessandra Crimi

Rocco DeVito

Vincent DiLorenzo

Frank Dispensa

Chip Drozynski

Stan Dwernicki

�

�

�

�

�

December 15 �Team 2�

�

Jean/Gus Ose�

Claire VanValkenburgh�

Barbara Slakoper�

Linda McPeck�

�

December 29 (Additional Date)�

�

Richard Gorres�

Paul Rhodes�

�

�

�

�

Bingo Needs Help!�

�

Please try to help�we are still in

need of volunteers. �

�

Teams only work once �

every 3 or 4 months.�

�

�

Please call the Parish Office if you

can help. �

�

Weekly Collection Report�

�

December 2, 2018�

�

� First Collection………….…….$3831.00�

� Other (Gifts, candle money)…….332.50�

� Online contributions…………….250.00�

�

� TOTAL………………………..$4413.50�

�

� 2nd Collection (Advent)………$ 992.00�

�

� Thrift Shop …………………..$2338.50�

�

� Bingo (December 1)…………..$1660.50 �

�

�

Thank you for your generosity!�

�

Masses for New Year’s Day �

*Holy Day of Obligation*�

�

Monday, December 31 (Vigil) � 5:00 pm�

�

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 �9:00 am & 11:15 am�

� � � � �

Religious Education�

�

Thank you to the Hospitality Committee

and Judy Shepard for all their help with our

Wreath Making event. One hundred and

ten people were in attendance and had a

great time.�

�

Sunday, December 9th the 5th grades will

participate in the 9:00am Mass. Parents

please make every effort to attend this

Mass with your child/children.�

�

Confirmation class is Sunday, December

16th at 5:00pm followed by the 7:30pm

Mass. Parents please attend this Mass with

your child/children so you can sit together

as a family.�

�

Religious Ed classes end the week of

December 24th, we will resume on

Thursday, January 3rd.�

Knights of Columbus �

�

Christmas Fundraiser Lunch/Party for a

local family!�

�

Sunday, December 9�1 to 3 p.m.�

Sal’s Place in Highland�

�

2 BBQ chicken dinners�$20�

1 BBQ dinner + 1�3 draft beers�$20�

Tickets sold at the door.�

Cash/gift card donations also appreciated.�

Thrift Store

35 Phillips Ave.

OPEN:

Tuesday and Thursdays

12 to 3 pm

Saturdays

10 am to 1 pm

"Featuring lots of winter clothing �

and holiday items!"

�

Knights of Columbus�

St. Augustine�

Knights of Columbus�

Council #13524�

�

Meetings: 2nd and 4th Thursday�

�

St. Augustine's Community Room�

� 7:30 PM�

�

For Information or Membership Applications:�

�

Contact:� � �Lou Morales�

Phone:� � � �(845) 337�2008�

�

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS�

�

�

If your parish group would like to share upcoming

events or be added as a speaker at St. Augustine

Parish Council meetings, please email:�

�

Gerri Kilpatrick at gkilpatrick@optonline.net�

�

There will be NO meeting in December.�

�

Food Pantry

Located at: 35 Phillips Ave.�

�

Open: 1st and 3rd Saturday �

of the Month ��

9 am to 11 am�

�

Email: �

staugustinefoodpantry@gmail.com�

�

� �

Catholic Daughter News�

�

“Trust in the Lord”�

Have a Blessed and Joyful Week�

�

Wishing all our Parishioners a Very Blessed

Christmas and a Blessed and Happy New

Year.�

�

Catholic Daughters meetings are held on the

second Wednesday of the month.�

�

Our next meeting will be on: �

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM in

the Community Room. Please Join us.�

�

�

Any Questions please call: �

Joanne (845) 883�6233�

..�

“Follow Mass with a �

Saint Joseph Sunday Missal”�

�

�

�

�

The New St. Joseph Sunday Missals for

2019 can be purchased at the Parish Office.�

They are $5.00 ea. �

Altar Rosary Society

We need ‘many hands’ again to decorate

the church for Christmas on December 22

at 9 am. This is when we need to bring up

the Creche, the Christmas trees, and set all

the flowers around to beautify our Church

for Baby Jesus’ arrival.

Thank you for your help and have a

Blessed Christmas Season!

Parish Office News�

When planning an event, please check with

the Parish Office BEFORE the event to be

sure that the venue desired is available for

use.�

This will help avoid conflicts with

scheduling the use of the school and the

Parish Conference Room. �

Fr. John requests that any flyers to be

inserted in the bulletin be approved by him

before inclusion. �

Please submit the flyer to the office at least

one week in advance for approval.�

Thank you.�

�

Dear Lectors and Altar Servers ��

�

Please � If you cannot be present for your

scheduled time to serve at Mass, try to find a

substitute.�

�

It is difficult to search for a reader or server when

those scheduled don’t show up and preparations

for Mass are going on. Let’s try to be considerate

of our priests.�

�

ENGAGED CATHOLICS�

�

��"A wedding is a day, a marriage is a�

��lifetime!" Catholic Engaged Encounter is an intensive�

��marriage preparation retreat that will help you prepare

for �your life as husband and wife. The weekends are

held at the�beautiful and peaceful Mount Alvernia

Retreat House in �Wappingers Falls, NY. Interested in

attending or do you know��someone who might be?

For more information or to register, visit our

website:�www.engagedencounterny.org�or call

Vinny and Angela at (845) 298�4772. Find our official

"You Tube" ��channel by searching for "Catholic

Engaged Encounter" using�

��"www.youtube.com/c/engagedencounter". Look for

our official �heart logo and our new "Got Marriage

Prep?"� and CEE:� Marriage Preparation Endorsed by

the Church ��videos. �

Congratulations on your engagement! �

St. Augustine Food Pantry

St. Augustine Food Pantry has been chosen

again by Hannaford Store as a benefiting

nonprofit to receive a $1 donation through the

Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag program for the

month of December!

When a red Fight Hunger Bag is purchased the

Food Pantry receives $1 donation.

�

Bulletin Advertising Opportunities

A representative from LPI, our bulletin

publisher, will be in our office working on

securing new ads for the advertisement

section of our bulletin. We need your help!

Please consider purchasing an ad for your

business or remembering a loved one in our

weekly bulletin. Your ad and participation

makes our bulletin successful, and you

attracted customers!

If you would like to run an ad or would like

more information, please call our representa-

tive, Brigitte at 917-434-4833 or via email:

bstieglitz@4lpi.com. Thank you!

Our Lady of Guadaloupe Celebration�

�

Our wonderful Spanish Community is

having a feast for Our Lady of �

Guadaloupe and all are invited. The

Feast is Sunday, December 16 at the

school gym after the 1 p.m. Spanish

Mass. There will be wonderful festivities

and all are invited to join in this special

celebration!�

�

�

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION FORM�

�

�

Name(s):____________________________________�

�

Address:____________________________________�

�

___________________________________________�

�

Phone:_______________________________�

�

E�mail:_______________________________�

�

Check which applies to you:�

�

�

_____New Parishioner�

�

_____Change of Address �

�

_____Need Envelopes�

�

(Drop this form into any collection basket)�

To have parish events or announcements

printed in this bulletin, please send

requests by e-mail to:

bulletin.staugustine@gmail.com�

�

�

Please submit your request at least 10 days before

the Sunday to be included.�

�

�

Note: Holidays the bulletin is submitted several

days earlier.�

REVIVE: Young Adults�

�

Ulster & Northern Dutchess Counties, NY

A group of college-age to 39 year-old young

adults from Ulster & Northern Dutchess

Counties whose goal is to REVIVE the Catholic

faith in the hearts of young adults in their

region. Events are taking place every month.

Monthly meetings at St. Joseph’s in New Paltz

every 2

nd

Tuesday from 7:00PM - 9:00PM

which includes Holy Hour, social/fellowship and

a speaker.

www.facebook.com/groups/ReviveYA

Email: ReviveYA@gmail.com

************************************

Ignite: Catholic Young Adults

Mt. Alvernia – Wappingers Falls, NY

For college age to 35 (flexible upper age limit)

IGNITE is a group of young adults who seek to

create an environment in which young

Catholics can grow in their faith with each

other. Meetings every 1

st

and 3

rd

Thursday at

7:00pm (Holy Half Hour, Theological Formation,

Fellowship)

Events at St. Joseph’s Church�

New Paltz�

�

A CHRISTMAS CAROL� There will be a live and

interactive presentation of the classic story

from Charles Dickens in St. Joseph’s church

hall on Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 PM �

(34 South Chestnut St., New Paltz)��It will be

performed by a troupe of local professional

actors and it promises to be a fun experience

for all ages.��Tickets are $25 per family and $10

for individuals.��Reservations are required.

Please contact the parish office at �

845�255�5635

or�stjoenp@stjosephnewpaltz.org�

�

********************************************* �

�

Charismatic Prayer Group �St. Joseph’s Church

has a Charismatic Prayer group that meet the

second Wednesday of every month �

at 7:00 pm in the church. �

�

All are welcome to join us and to learn how to

be open to the Spirit.�

Bulletin Information�

�

The bulletin is submitted for print on the �

Monday before the weekend and earlier yet if

there is a holiday. Please note that if there is a

baptism, death, etc., it may not appear in the

bulletin for several weeks.�

“Prayer is the best armor we have, it is the

key which opens the heart of God.”�

�

�St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina�

�

“Faith is to believe what you do not see;

the reward of this faith is to see what you

believe.”�

�

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