SSt. Martin de Porres Parish 118 Cedar Valley Road 845-473-4222 Phone Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 845-473-4223 FAX

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PARISH STAFF

Rev. Matthew J. Furey, Pastor Rev. Charles Achi, Parochial Vicar

Deacons: Victor Salamone, David Nash, James Fiorio, Michael Correale

Msgr. James P. Sullivan, Pastor Emeritus

William Kennedy, Parish Finance Director Kathleen Davis, Administrative Assistant Patti Norman, Administrative Assistant

Jackie Hourani, Music Coordinator Janet Shanley, Trustee Joseph Davis, Trustee

MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY VIGIL: 5:00 PM SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM, 5:00 PM

WEEKDAYS: 6:45 AM & 12:15 PM SATURDAY: 8:00 AM

Holy Days & Federal Holidays: Consult Parish Bulletin

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 3:45-4:45 PM

and other times, please call the rectory.

SCHOOL 845.452.4428

Mr. Greg Viceroy, Principal www.smdpschool.net

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

845.471.8728 Mrs. Cynthia Fratto, Director

Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:30-1:30 PM

PARISH CEMETERY Call 473-4222

BAPTISM: Celebrated on Sundays at 1:00pm. Please contact the rectory well in advance of the Sacrament. Baptismal preparation class is on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Church. MARRIAGES: Couples should contact one of the priests or deacons at least 6 months prior to the wedding date. A marriage preparation program is required. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please call the rectory if you wish to receive the Sacraments at home. Notify us of any hospitalization so that we may be of assistance. NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you and would like to meet you. Please introduce yourself to one of our priests, deacons or call the rectory. Please consult the bulletin for registration information.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday 9:30 AM-3:30 PM

~~ April 5, 2020 ~ Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Dear Parishioners: Today we enter into Holy Week with Palm Sunday as we begin our walk with Jesus day

by day through His last week on earth, the week that changed the world. This week continues and comes to its climax with the Sacred Triduum, which is Latin for “holy three days:” Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, ending in the evening on Sunday after the Easter Sunday Masses. This is such a special and sacred time for us. God has in store special graces and blessings for us this week if we just give Him our time. We need those graces and blessings so much right now. We need to live this week well close to the Heart of Jesus more than ever.

The Gospel for Palm Sunday today recounts the day on which Our Lord entered into Jerusalem on a donkey, when the people hailed Him as King while waiving Palm branches and crying out: “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest.” Those shouts of “Hosana,” however, would soon turn into shouts of “Away with Him, Crucify Him!” Jesus entered the Holy City of Jerusalem hailed as a King, but His Kingdom is not of this world.

The solemn reading of the full account of the Lord’s Passion is a highlight of the Palm Sunday Liturgy as we become a part of the story, not just recalling an event from the past, but experiencing it and making it present right here and now. In the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ we see all the darkness and sin that lurks in the human heart come to the surface and do its worst on Jesus. Jesus submitted Himself for a brief time to the power of evil in order to swallow it up in the Power of Divine Love. Even though the battle between good and evil still goes on in our world and in our hearts, it is only for a time. The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus assures us that evil does not have the last word, that good will triumph over evil, love will triumph over hate, life will triumph over death. We have to live through the darkness of Good Friday in order to arrive at the Light of Easter Sunday. That is what we are doing in a very real way right now in this strange and uncertain time.

Even though the beautiful and solemn Liturgies of Holy Week have to be done in private without a congregation this year, please enter into them at home. We will tape and upload the Mass of

Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday celebrated in our Church on our Parish Website. We also have uploaded for you to pray with us from home the Stations of the Cross, and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and Benediction from our own Church.

The Solemn Liturgies of the Sacred Triduum – the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday Night - can be seen live streamed from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, on Television on Pix channel 11, or on EWTN which will also carry the Liturgies from the Vatican with Pope Francis.

This is the Week for all of us to join forces in prayer for an end to this pandemic, that the spread of this virus will begin to subside, and that our way of life will return to normal very soon after Easter. May the power of the Cross and Resurrection of Jesus change our hearts and bring healing and peace to our world, to our Country, to our Church, to our families, and to our hearts. And may the graces and blessings of Easter be yours in abundance. “We adore you O Christ and we praise you, because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.” May God bless us all.

Sincerely in Christ, Rev. Matthew J. Furey

As directed by the Archdiocese, so that we remain mindful of everyone’s health, palms will not to be distributed to the faithful at this time. They will be blessed

at a later date using the form of blessing outside of Mass. We will announce the date of distribution as time goes on.

HOLY WEEK We have been directed by the

Archdiocese that all Holy Week services, Easter Triduum and Easter Masses, cannot be open to the public

but will be celebrated by parish priests & deacons in private. This is to comply with the civil ban on public gatherings

until this crisis passes. Daily Mass offered in our church by our Priests is now uploaded every day on our parish website stmartindeporres.org for you to watch at home. We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You. Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

OOur Priests are offering Mass for these intentions every day in private Saturday, April 4 5:00 Irene Burns Sunday, April 5 7:30 James Weisner 9:30 St. Bancradius 11:30 Mary McGinnis 5:00 Barbara Fritz Monday, April 6 6:45 Louise Nash 12:15 Jimmy Boniello Tuesday, April 7 6:45 The People of St. Martin de Porres 12:15 Marie Swenson Wednesday, April 8 6:45 Donald & Dale Adams 12:15 Harold King Thursday, April 9 Holy Thursday Tenebrae Liturgy Friday, April 10 Good Friday Tenebrae Liturgy Statins of the Cross Saturday, April 11 Tenebrae Easter Vigil Sunday, April 12 7:30 Living & Deceased Members of the Mathews Family 9:30 Louise Nash 11:30 Deceased Members of the Murphy & Teeling Families 1:00 Steven & Johny Amarillo

The Bread & Wine Used during the Masses this week are in loving Memory of

Edward Hoey The Sanctuary Candle is lit this week in Loving Memory of

Catherine Bonahue & Francis (Bonahue) Dondlinger

Let us pray for our deceased parishioners, and family members and loved ones especially: Josephine Corealle & Theresa DiCasoli

SACRAMENTS TO HOMEBOUND & SICK

Call the rectory (845-473-4222) for a Priest/Deacon to visit

To date our parish has received $ $78,615.00 in pledges/gifts toward our goal of 175,500.00 for the 2020 Cardinal’s Appeal, from 246 families. Thank you for your kind support.

REMEMBER OUR SICK Ralph Fiorio, Josephine Milton, Frank Franco, Maui Lengyel, Margaretha Pijnappel, Joe Hunter, John Doss, Bruce Golden, George & Margaret Evanick, Herbert Owen, Henry Paris, Chris Shannon, Sr., Jackie Nagle, Carroll Rose, Kaleb Brown, John Markett, Stan Garbarczyk. Natalie DiCamillo, Chelsea Dunderdale, Adeline Rose Miletec, Arnold Barber, Rosalia Reid, Jacob Vanderwerf, Rhandol Cuevas, Sr., Natalya Cestaro, Dolores Darling, Barbara St. Onge, Janet Schafer, Jamie Bowen, Dylan LaRose, Hannah Bocker, Sandy Thezan, Amanda Alves, Melissa Maddison, Roberta Golden, Pat Damore, Grail Dawson, Michael A. Caso, Sr., Ginger Prus, Richard & Cathy Elwell, Christine Pellegrino, Andrew Clark, Mario Amodeo, Bennet Bilski, Freddie Gallagher, John Corning, Charles Coombs.

MILITARY SERVICE We would like to remember all of our parishioners serving in the Armed Forces, at home, but especially those serving

overseas. Please remember especially: Pvt. 1st Class Evan Simeon; Sgt. Christopher Wilks; Arm. Robert Wilks; Pvt. Donald Schneider; Sr. Airman Anthony DiMase; Corey R. Tag; E-4 James LeRoy, US Army; Ens. Kathryn Munson; Sgt. Vincent A. Fiorillo; Airman Frank Lauria; Sgt. Marc Coviello; Army; Pvt. Nathan Wentworth; Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian Brandon USN; AM2 (AW) Bridgit Stratton; Capt. Eddie Preisser, US Army; Airman 1st Class Preston David Wtulich, USAF; Richard Milliot, 2nd Mate; LTC Benjamin Hung, US Army; CPL Aidan Steckley, USMC; Sgt. 1st Class Harold Petershagen; Captain Gregory Correale USAF, Staff Sgt. Dustin Scott, USAF; Staff Sergeant Kyle Moskiewicz, USMC, Corp. Ryan VanNess, USMC

A Message from Cardinal Dolan: Just like you and your family, the parishes of the archdiocese are suffering from this crisis as well. Now, perhaps more than at any time in recent history, your parish and the archdiocese need your help. It can’t survive without you. Now that our public Masses have been cancelled for an undetermined period of time, I am appealing to you to support your parish by continuing to share your gift of Sunday offertory. These funds are critical for the continued operation of your parish at this unprecedented moment in time. Your parish does so much more than offer Sunday Mass. It is there in the happiest moments in your life – wedding, baptisms, first communions – and is a source of comfort during some of the most challenging, during times of sorrow like the death of a loved one. There are prayer groups, food pantries, social activities, schools, and on-going religious education. All of this depends on you! Please continue, at a minimum, with your current level of support. One easy way to do so is through your parish’s online giving provider; a majority of our parishes use WeShare. Your parish’s online giving account can be accessed through the parish’s website. I know your pastors will be most appreciative and relieved to know that they can depend on receiving your continued offertory support each Sunday. I am not being alarmist when I say that without your support, your parish may be seriously undermined.

25th, 50th, 60th, 65th, 70th, 75th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION All couples who will be married either 25, 50, 60, 65, 70, or 75 years in the year 2020 are invited to the parish celebration on Sunday, May 3rd at the 11:30am Mass. There will be a reception following the Mass in the school. Please call the parish office to Register by Monday, April 27th

St. Corona: Patron Saint of plagues and epidemics. (believe it or not, St. Corona really is the Patron Saint of plagues and epidemics. She is believed to have been martyred in the second century in Roman

Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius). Lord Jesus Christ, You came into this world for our salvation. Look kindly on us now, we pray, that we, and all those who serve You, might be kept safe from this pandemic. Heal those who are sick, comfort the suffering, bring back those who have gone astray, and above all, increase our faith, O Lord. Give us the grace to follow You and, like the martyr St. Corona, who gave her life for love of You, to take up our crosses daily without fear or hesitation. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. St. Corona, patroness of epidemic victims, pray for us.

Nine Day Novena for an end to the

Coronavirus Pandemic (as adapted from Bishop Douglas J. Lucia special novena prayer for an end to Coronavirus pandemic) O Mary, full of Grace, Patroness of this nation and Mother of the Church, in this time of illness and worldwide need we seek your intercession for the human family before your Son’s throne of grace and mercy. We ask for strength in adversity, health in weakness, and comfort in sorrow. Help us O Blessed Mother to be filled with confidence and trust in the tender compassion of our God. Let us not be afraid like our own St. Martin de Porres who entrusted his life and ministry among the outcast of society into the care of our Divine Physician. Continue to watch over all who are sick as well as those who care for them and give wisdom to all who are seeking a cure. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen

PPARISH INFORMATION Calvary Cemetery 62 Lagrange Avenue, Poughkeepsie 473-4222 Caring Committee Parish Office at 473-4222 Community of Praise Prayer Group Meetings Praising God and Prayers for Healing Monday-7:30 PM Bill Haag 462-3669 C. Y. O. Chris Fields 462-8790 Knights of Columbus Ed Ohms 483-0032 Parish Council William Kennedy 462-4717 Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Nativity Center Health Care Ministry Doris Kennedy 462- 4717 Coleen McCarthy 485-1705 Senior Program Val Brown 471-7567 Youth Ministry 473-4222 Music Ministry Jackie Hourani 223-3439 Catholic Charities 452-1400 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament- Every Friday from 7:30 AM-12:00 noon. First Fridays from 7:30-5:00 Holy Hour & Benediction 5-6:00p Rosary-(Mon.-Sat.) after the First Mass of the day. Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday after the 12:15pm Mass St. Martin de Porres Novena Wednesday after the 12:15pm Mass ArchCare Navigation- Need help caring for yourself or someone else? Totally Free! 855-951-CARE Care Net Pregnancy Center 845-471-9284 Sisters of Life Hope & Healing After Abortion Women -866-575-0075/ hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org Men-877-586-4621/lumina@postabortonhelp.org Online giving https://www.parishpay.com/nonprofit/ Flocknotes: Stay connected to the Parish and the Archdiocese. Text Martin to 84576 or go to Flocknote.com/smdppough to sign up. Formed: go to stmartindeporres.formed.org to sign up Parish code P4QHJ3 PASTORAL INFORMATION If you are new to the parish and would like to register you may do so by filling out the registration form in the vestibule of the church or printing a form off the parish web site and returning it to the parish office via collection basket or mailing it to 118 Cedar Valley Rd. Poughkeepsie NY, 12603, or stop by the parish office. If you are a parishioner & need to update your information, please e-mail updates to smdpnorman@gmail.com. Please let us know if you have an address, phone # or e-mail address change; are moving out of the parish; or if a family member is sick and would like to be visited by a priest or a deacon.

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