HEADLINES

The Church of Saint Mary In the “City of the Hi l ls” - Oneonta, New York

Welcome… from wherever you have traveled or have been led on your spiritual journey,

we, the Catholic community of Oneonta, are glad that you are among us.

We invite you to make yourself at home and consider joining our

way of life, worship and service.

Students of Hartwick and SUNY Oneonta, welcome to your spiritual home!

We encourage you to participate and volunteer in all liturgical ministries

and service opportunities that we offer.

Those of another Christian community, faith tradition,

and all visitors and seekers,

please join us in our worship through song,

listening to God’s Word and personal prayer.

The Mission Statement of Saint Mary’s Parish

“ To feed, care & connect”

Handicapped accessibility All of Saint Mary’s buildings are handicapped accessible:

Saint Mary’s Church (front entrance ramp), Rectory (rear entrance from

the parking lot) and the Parish Center (both the Elm Street entrance and

the Food Pantry entrance at the back of the building).

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Parish Office

39 Walnut Street

Oneonta, New York 13820

Phone: 607.432.3920

Fax: 607.432.6437

SUNDAY MASS

Sunday: 10:30am

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm

Home of Troop 23

Boy Scouts of America

Souper Bowl of Caring After Masses on

February 3 & 4, 2018

Scouting Sunday February 4, 2018

First Saturday Devotions

February 3, 2018

9:00 am in the Daily Mass Chapel

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, ONEONTA

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS

NEEDED

St. Mary’s food pantry is in need of additional volunteers on weekdays to help serve those who access our pantry. If you are a caring individual with computer skills, please contact Linda in the pantry at 386-2623.

The Church Building will now be open weekdays from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Come and enjoy our newly renovated prayer space and spend some time with God.

Looking ahead… Ash Wednesday�

Valentine's Day�Wednesday, 14 Febr�ar� 2018�

Lent for Real Life V�

Sunday, 4 March�Friday 9, March 2018��

Easter Sunday, � The Resur�ection�

April Fool’s Day Sunday, 1 April 2018��

Mark your Calendars

Last Years Palm Needed Lent begins on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, 14

February 2018. Please leave off palm from last

years Palm Sunday Celebration in marked baskets

to be burned for ashes. Thank you.

Cross Catholic The weekend of 3,4 February we will welcome Fr. John Quinn representing Cross Catholic Outreach which was founded to create a meaningful link between parishes in America and the priests and nuns working in the Church overseas in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Central and South America. Fr. Quinn is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York and has ministered as a Catholic high school teacher, a college chaplain, a pastor and for 20 years was an active duty US Air Force chaplain. Since 1997 he has repre-sented the world’s poor in over 500 Catholic parishes in the American Catholic Church. There is NO collection. Fr. Quinn will provide information and brochures for parishion-ers who choose to support this worthy Catholic ministry.

St. MARY’S VOLUNTEERS NEEDED �FOR SATURDAY’s BREAD February 3, 2018�

Won’t you join us on Saturday, Feb. 3rd at the Method‐

ist Church on the corner of Chestnut & Church Streets to

help serve at this community meal which provides an

opportunity for a hot meal & fellowship for residents of

this area? Please sign up on the sheets posted at the en‐

trance of St. Mary’s Parish Hall this weekend, or call Lin‐da Schraft at 988�2673, or contact Irene Budney by email

at budneyid@oneonta.edu or

phone at 369�4111. Your assistance

will be greatly appreciated! �

Fr. D will be away from after

Mass on Tuesday, 23 January

thru Tuesday, 30 January 2018.

Introducing our Two New San Lucas

Toliman Scholarship Students ...

Marco Tulio Saloj was twelve years old on February 21. He is the oldest of three children in his family, and has a younger brother and a baby sister. The family live in the small village of San Martin, some five miles from San Lu-cas. Marco's father does odd jobs, and works as a day laborer. His mother

works as a housewife, and also weaves to make ends meet. In his spare time, Marco goes to the hills to cut and collect firewood for his family. He helps his Mum with the chores - cleaning the house, washing dishes - and also helps by looking after his younger siblings. In the recent sixth grade exams, Marco did very well. Sponsorship will allow him to go on to secondary school.

Selvin Aurelio Chiroy Vasquez was thirteen on July 20th. He is the oldest of four children in his family, and has two younger brothers and a younger sister. The family live in Quixaya, a large village some seven miles from San Lucas. Selvin's father works in the Miralmar plantation, where the major work is in dairy production. Selvin's mother works as a housewife. In his spare time, Selvin goes to the hills to cut and collect firewood for his family. He also likes to play soccer. He too helps his family, helping take care of his younger siblings. In the recent sixth grade exams, Selvin did very well. Spon-sorship will ensure he is able to continue on to secondary school.

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Mark your calendars now! Our

annual retreat at the Dominican

Retreat & Conference Center in

Niskayuna is April 27, 28, 29,

2018. Sr. Carol Davis OP will lead us in a consideration of this

year's theme based on 1Kings 19:12 ",,,and after these...a tiny

whispering sound." Blue registration forms are available in the

information kiosk in the gathering area in church. Come hear

what God's tiny whispering sounds like.

Questions? Call Martie 432-2852, Barbara 432-5509 or Helen

286-7080

Depression & Bipolar Support Group Do you live with a mood disorder, or support a friend or family member who has the diagnosis? The Depression and Bipolar Support Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 6:30-8:00 pm at Chr ist Church, 69 Fair Street, Cooperstown. For more information: 607-547-9555

Get the St. Mary Church App! Just go to the app store on you phone, search for “St. Mary Church Oneonta” and look for our maroon and grey logo. You can view the bulletin, take a look at the parish calendar, read catholic news, view Sunday or week-day readings and more. If you need help contact Diane in the rectory at 432-3920.

Adult leaders are needed !! The children among us are offered the opportunity to listen and celebrate the Word of God, at their level, during the Sunday morning Mass. After the Opening Prayer, the children are blessed and trained lay leaders present the Sun-day readings, in an adjacent area, while the adults are pray-ing the in the main body of the Church. After the Creed the children rejoin the adults for the remainder of the Liturgy. All children are invite at the discretion of their care givers. If you are interested in participating as a lay leader, please contact Bridgette Shepardson at 607-287-3251.

The Alzheimer’s Assn. of NENY sponsors support groups for caregivers of those who suffer from Alzheimer’s or other dementias. The groups meet as follows: St. James Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta at 1:30 pm on the third Wednesday each month (except December); The Plains Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta at 12:00 pm on the first Thursday each month (free respite care is available by calling 607-267-4013 for a reservation); Elm Park Church, 401 Chestnut St. Oneonta at 5:30 pm on the third Thursday each month. For more information please contact Ann Thayer at 607-547-1650.

Opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) during Lent

Communal Penance Liturgy Tuesday, 6 March 2018 at 2:15pm

Tuesday, 27 Match 2018 at 7:00pm

Individual Confession

Tuesday, 20 February 2018; 5:30 – 6:30pm

Tuesday, 20 March 2018; 5:30 – 6:30pm

Good Friday, 30 March; 1:00 – 3:00pm

By appointment

winter quiet, silence

rhythms, restfulness prayer, meditation spring

Taize Prayer 2018

At the High Altar 7:00pm—8:00pm

Tuesday Evenings 6 & 20 February—6 & 20 March

10 & 24 April—1 & 15 May

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

In the Blessed Sacrament Chapel 5:30pm—6:30pm

JANUARY 28, 2018

Stewardship Report

Our total Parish Budget for the year………….$688,359.00 Less projected Other Income…………………$314,259.00 (this includes investment income, grants, other donations)

Amount needed from collections (annually)….$374,100.00 Needed from the collection weekly……………...$7,194.00

Stewardship for January 20/21, 2018…………$5,958.05

Online Giving is now available. Go to www.stmarysoneonta.org. Click the “Give online with We Share” icon on the bottom right and follow the prompts.

Estate Planning Please include a gift to Saint Mary’s Parish in your estate plans. Our legal name is: St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church.

Prayer corner…..

♦ We ask that you remember in your prayers the follow-

ing persons who are ill: Sharon Wilsey O’Donnell,

Margaret Slavinski, Irene Sosnowski, Regina Pecora,

Peter Marchione, Sam Nader, Izzy Caratelli, Charles

Briscoll, Jack Stanley, Joseph Vagliardo, Bonnie

Garrity, Paula Hickey, Madeline Seger, Robert Kitts,

Annemarie Kitts, Debbie Meyer, Mary Dileo and Lin-

da Burch.

♦ We pray for the men and women of our parish and community who are serving in the military.

♦ We remember in prayer all priests of the Albany Dio-cese.

♦ Let us remember those who have died, especially the members of our families and parish community.

(Names will remain on the prayer list for four weeks, and

then removed unless notified by family-thank you)

27 January 2018–4 February 2018

SATURDAY 27 January 2018

5:00 pm Mackena, Delaney, & Kason Miller by Aunt Jean John Davis by Kevin & Terrence Mroczkowski Edward O’Malley by St. Mary’s Rosary Society For healing and comfort for Bonnie Garrity by Friends

SUNDAY 28 January 2018

10:30 am Mary Jane Joyce Simpelaar by sisters & family Cathy Holstead by Rita & Peter Hansen Phillip Hobb by wife, Starr Birthday Remembrance Mary Foti by Rosaria Ruffino

Fr. Godwin by Jo-Ann LaMonica 11th Anniversary Remembrance

FRIDAY 2 February 2018

9 am Siro M. Vergari by Kathleen Grygiel For those whom we have promised to remember in prayer by Gay Kelsey

SATURDAY 3 February 2018

5:00 pm Anthony & Lena Chicorelli by Lucrezia Lettis Sullivan Ennamorato by Family Marge Mathews by Carol Ann

1st Anniversary Remembrance In loving memory of deceased members of the Diz LaMonica Family By Jo-Ann LaMonica

SUNDAY 4 February 2018

10:30 am “George” Warren by William Carbine Gertrude Goyette by The Farrell Family Michael Iannelli by wife and family 13th Anniversary Remembrance Solveig & Tim Perry by Mary Laden John Stankiewicz by family

26th Anniversary Remembrance

MASS INTENTIONS

Pastoral Staff

Rev. David Wm. Mickiewicz, Pastor

Kathleen Neuer, Administration

Diane DeDominicis & Sandi Milavec

Administrative Assistants

Donald Embling, Music

Carmel Ann Sperti, Pastoral Care

Linda Burns, Food Ministry Coordinator

Kate Johnston, Faith Formation Coordinator

Julia Baxter, Elementary Faith Formation

Bridgette Shepardson, Y outh Ministry

Gary DuBois, Head of Buildings & Grounds

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS, 9 A.M., THE 1st

SATURDAY

OF EVERY MONTH IN THE DAILY MASS CHAPEL �

This is not a man�made devo�on � it comes at the re-

quest of Jesus and Mary. So, whether you have love and

devo�on to Mary or you are indifferent towards her, the

First Saturday Devo�on is intended for you. Yes, it will

take an effort�on your part to get there. Let’s see if you

have the gump to do it. Come join those who do.

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. MARY'S HOLY SEWS GROUP INVITES

YOU TO VIEW THEIR DISPLAY

At the church entrance during the weekend of January

27 & 28 and to learn more about their outreach

to parents grieving the death of their infant due to a

miscarriage or stillbirth. The tiny infant bereavement

layettes created by the volunteers are being donated

to families and hospitals in an ever-widening circle

throughout Central New York, starting right here at St.

Mary's. Information about the group, how to get in-

volved, or to make a contribution is available at the

display. Come see!!!

2 Book Suggestions for Our Times

Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge, Pantheon Books, New York, 2017.

What is silence? Where can it be found? Why is it now more important than ever? Written by a Norwegian ex-plorer who spent 50 days walking solo across the Antarcti-ca, this book is not primarily a spiritual book but in es-sence is. It consists of 33 brief observations showing why silence is essential to our happiness and open doors to wonder.

Not In God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Schocken Books, New York, 2015.

A powerful and timely book in these days of religious ex-tremism and violence done in the name of God. Sacks explores the roots of violence and religion radically re-reading the Genesis stories of Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, and Joseph and his brothers. An eloquent call for people of the three monotheistic religions and of goodwill to confront religious extremism.

This year’s Super Bowl Sunday is February 4, 2018 and SOUPER Bowl of Caring will raise money to benefit our food pantry that weekend.

Young people at St Mary’s will be at each entrance of our church after Masses on Feb 3 and 4 to collect do-nations. Please give generously on Souper Bowl

weekend.

St. Mary’s Re-dedication DVD

Order Form

DVD’s of St. Mary’s Re-dedication Mass with Bishop Scharfenberger on December 3, 2017 are available for a limited time. Clip this order form and bring it to the rectory along with payment of $6.00 per DVD , NO LATER THAN Friday, February 2, 2018. We will notify you when the DVD’s arrive so that you can arrange for pick-up.

Name___________________________________________

Daytime Phone # ______________________________

Number of DVD’s __________________

Catholic Social Teaching: Life and Dignity of

the Human Person: As a society, we all need to

stop making excuses and commit to a movement

for nonviolence that involves all of us. A commit-

ment to authentic community, what we might call

civic friendship, requires a deep personal conver-

sion of heart and mind. A conversion that allows us

to see everyone as made in the image and likeness

of God, and possessing an inherent dignity that de-

serves not only our protection but our respect, hon-

or and love. This includes everyone - those with

whom we work, stand in line, sit next to in Church

or the movies, sign contracts, share neighborhoods

and schools – as well as those we too often do not

see – those in nursing homes, on street corners, in

unsafe neighborhoods or in our prisons or recently

released from them. REV. GEORGE MURRY, S.J, CHAIRMAN, AD-HOC COMMIT-

TEE AGAINST RACISM. USCCB

Fact: This year we celebrate 50 years since Martin

Luther King gave his I Have Dream speech in

Washington D.C. Yet hatred and violence persist in

our country and around the world. TAKE ACTION FOR JUSTICE:

Get involved in thoughtful discussions about race

relations in our nation by attending an upcoming

film: I Am Not Y our Negro on Jan 31 at Unitarian

Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave or Bambmoozled

offered by NAACP and the City of Oneonta Com-

munity Relations and Human Rights Commission,

with discussion facilitated by Pastor Teressa Sivers

of First United Methodist Church on Feb 2 at

Southside Mall in the community room. Both films

begin at 7:00 PM and are free of charge.