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HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH “WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”
431 BEDFORD ROAD, PLEASANTVILLE, NY JANUARY 6, 2019
PARISH STAFF Fr. Hugh L. Burns, OP, Pastor
Fr. Frank Sutman, OP, Parochial Vicar Sr. Donna Kelly, CND, Pastoral Associate, Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP (In Residence)
Maria Lamorgese 769-3297, x1 Director of Religious Education Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director Loretta Hotter 769-0025 Sacristan Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager
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.
NEW PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to join our parish community.
Please stop in at the Parish Office.
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Children’s Choir, 11am, and 5:15pm Daily: 7:00am Monday-Friday, 8:30am Saturday
Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue Sunday: 10:00am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by
request. Please call the office or an appointment.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-1:00pm Website: www.hiparish.org
“Ethiopian Epiphany” By Yoseph Abate
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1/5—Evening Vigil 5:15 Gregory Coleman 1/6—SUNDAY, THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Fr. Dan Davies, O.P. 10:00 (OLP) James Coyle 11:00 Jim Krulis 5:15 Kathryn Gale 1/7—Monday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Bennetta A. Fajardo 1/8—Tuesday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Ramiro Valderrama
1/9—Wednesday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Fr. Donald Thibault, O.P. 1/10—Thursday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Fr. Joseph Payne, O.P.
1/11—Friday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 JoEllen Nugent 1/12—Saturday, Christmas Weekday 8:30 Muriel Koerber
1/12—Evening Vigil 5:15 George Piccorelli 1/13—SUNDAY, THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Deceased of the Stanton & Dineen Families 10:00 (OLP) Katherine Schuler MacNeal 11:00 Rocco Zacarolli 5:15 Dennis Collins, Sr.
The Sanctuary Lamp at Holy Innocents Church burns
In Memory of Marco & Rick D’Ambrosio
2018 FINANCE CORNER
Regular Maintenance Dec. 23 $ 7,872.52 Christmas $42,161.00
Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.
Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz, Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Betty Burns, Mary Renna, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard and Maryann Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Gabrielle Sanchez, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Beth Frankoviac, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Cathy Policastro, Mary Bachmann, Stephen Mercatili, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Helen Burton, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Michael Garris, Kevin Keane, Barbara Brady, Gavin Brady, Tara Morstatt, Emma Murphy, Gina Linss, Jackie Mastrolillo, Brendan Lennon, Claudia Brooks, Lil DeCarlo, Gidget Jimenez, Nicholas Kochek, Brian Egitto, Walter Morris, Anna Hutchinson, Kathy McCann, Mary Sheehan, Joseph DeSanctis (father of Joe DeSanctis), Bobby Murphy, Kevin Lange, Rebecca Conroy, Marie Silviotti, Chris Grammas, Timothy Stanton, Hailee Kalle, Christine Brown, Matthew Mancuso, Jim O’Connell, Herb Holzer, Suzanne Bartlett, Karen Fleming
DONATE ONLINE “We Share”
Do you like the idea of no longer fumbling with church envelopes... WeShare provides parishioners a simple, secure and convenient way to support their church by transferring donations directly from their checking, savings, or credit card accounts. Parishioners can opt to change amounts, switch between debit dates, or even skip a month at any time. Simply, go to: HIparish.org
1. Click on the Online Giving link (located on the lower right hand side of page)
2. Select the collection you wish to donate to and click to make a donation.
3. Enter your payment information 4. You can return at any time to edit your donation or view your financial records.
OFFERTORY GIFTS Family members of those for whom a Mass is offered are welcome to present the Offertory Gifts to the celebrant at the Altar. Please identify yourself to one of the Ushers or the Celebrant before Mass begins.
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Holy Innocents Youth Ministry is directed by Youth Minister, Tom Conaty. Youth Ministry consists of our Youth Group and the CYO Basketball program. To join Youth Group, teens should just show up at any meeting and sign in with the youth leaders. ALL 9th-12th graders are welcome. The YG’s main focus is on service and social justice. We meet most Sundays @ 6:15pm. We have Youth Masses the first Sunday of each month (Starting in Oct). The CYO Basketball Program consists of K-2 Clinics as well as teams from 3rd-12th grades. When we have enough adult volunteers we will also run a CYO track and field program. If you have any questions please email: [email protected]
YOUTH GROUP ●Jan. 6th—Youth Mass at 5:15pm ●Jan. 6th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 13th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 27th—Cottage School visit at 2:30pm ●Jan. 27th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm
CYO BASKETBALL
K-2 Clinic Dates: Jan. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
K-2 Clinic Times: VIP: 11am to Noon
Coordinator: Colleen Wagner
Kindergarten: 12:10pm to 1:10 Coordinator: Brian McCarthy
1st Grade: 1:20pm to 2:20pm Coordinator: Bill Cahill
2nd Grade: 2:30pm to 3:30pm
Coordinators: Brian McCarthy & Greg Dolan
The 5th grade Boys GOLD team, as part of their community service, took part in a letter writing campaign for an organization called 100,000 Thank Yous. They wrote notes of gratitude & promise of prayers to our deployed military that they will receive this holiday season.
Team Members Riley, Brian, Declan, Nate, Trey, Dylan, Martin, Mason,
Hayden, Nolan & Jack G.
Pastor’s Poetry Post-Its
“Epiphany”
If God could lie down in a cattle trough,
is any object safe from transformation?
If a pheasant girl can be the mother of God.
Is any life safe from the invasion of the eternal?
If all this could happen, O God,
what places of darkness on our earth are pregnant
with light waiting to be born this night:
If all this could happen, O God,
then you could be, and are, anywhere, everywhere
waiting to be born this night
in the most unbelievable places, perhaps even
in our hearts.
Amen.
Ian Oliver
FOOD PANTRY Volunteers are needed to pick up the donated food from Holy Innocents Church (both the Tompkins Avenue entrance and main entrance on Bedford Road) and deliver the food to the Methodist Church Food Pantry at 70 Bedford Road. For further details please call contact Roxanne Surace at [email protected]
THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH
Monday, January 6th: 11:00am—Bible Study Tuesday, January 7th: 11:00am—Lectio Divina Wednesday, January 8th: 6:00pm—Junior Choir 7:15pm—Adult Choir Thursday, January 9th: 7:30pm—Parish Council Meeting Friday, January 10th: 6:30pm—American Heritage Girls Saturday, January 11th: 4:30pm—Teen Choir
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Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany when the three wise men came to pay homage to the Infant Jesus. In our Religious Education classes, every day of the year our catechists and volunteers help to make Jesus known to our children. As Jesus revealed himself to the wise men and simple shepherds, he reveals himself to our children through the beautiful hearts of our volunteers. As the wise men found Jesus by following the star, how can we be “stars” for Jesus? Not the Hollywood Stars, nor the Sports Stars, but beacons of light and hope for others, especially for those who find themselves in darkness and those who have not yet met our Lord and Savior. We ask for your continued prayers and support as we continue our catechetical journey into our new semester.
Maria Lamorgese Ph 914-769-3297 Ext. 1 [email protected]
Religious Education classes resume on January 7, 2019.
Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany and sing the traditional hymn for this feast written by John Hopkins Jr., We Three Kings. John Hopkins Jr. was born in Pittsburgh, the son of an Episcopal bishop. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1839 and earned a Master’s degree in 1845. In 1850 he graduated from the General Theological Seminary and became the seminary’s first music teacher from 1855 to 1857. The Episcopal Church celebrated Epiphany in both American and the United Kingdom and during the 1800s this special day was traditionally the day the Christmas tree was taken down and children received the gifts and treats that had been hanging on it since it has been first cut. John Hopkins Jr. had no children of his own, but had several nieces and nephews and often observed them counting down the moments until they could raid the evergreen. They, like so many, were unaware of the symbolism the bearing of gifts had to those brought by the wise men to Jesus. In 1857 he decided his gift to this nieces and nephews would be a moving tribute to the legendary visitors from the East as described in the gospel of Matthew. As a seminary graduate, he knew little was know about the travelers so he combined the biblical record of the trip with legends that had been passed down. The result is a song that is instructive and worshipful. The cadence of the melody fully captures the image of a trip across the desert and plains on camels. The hymn has an oriental, or Middle Eastern feel, and the words dramatically embrace the trip, as if he had been there with them. John Hopkins Jr. served as rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and delivered the eulogy at the funeral of President Ulysses S. Grant. He died in 1885 in Hudson, NY and is buried next to his father at Bishop’s House, Rock Point, Vermont. As we sing the refrain today, think of his powerful view of the star, guiding the wise men on their journey then, and all of us on our life’s journey now.
“star of wonder, star of night…...guide us to they perfect light”
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VOLUNTEERS TO THE MINISTRIES OF THE MASS
Have you ever considered serving in one of the ministries of the Mass? Have you received a calling to assist in the liturgy and sacrament of the Mass? If you have, but are unable, or reluctant, to step forward, here is your opportunity to serve. We are seeking additional ministers who wish to volunteer to be fully trained to serve in one of these ministries:
Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Usher
Scheduling for Masses is always set to meet your wishes/needs, typically for the Mass you regularly attend. Convenient training dates (for one session) will be available to meet most busy schedules.
If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office at 769-0025.
SUNDAY COFFEE
Thank you to all the volunteers who hosted the coffee after the Sunday 9am and 11am coffee this past year. The 2019 Sign Up Board is available in the Social Hall. Please consider hosting a 9am Sunday coffee.
EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
January 7, 2019
First Reading: Isaiah 60, 1-6
Isaiah rejoices over the light and glory that will shine upon Jerusalem. He describes how the wealth of nations will
be brought to Jerusalem, and travelers will arrive bearing gifts and praising God.
Second Reading: Ephesians 3, 2-3a. 5-6
Paul explains to the Ephesians that the Gentiles are now co-heirs with the Jews. Through Jesus, they became
members of the same body. Therefore, they would receive everything God had promised the Jewish converts if they
followed Christ's teachings.
Gospel: Matthew 2, 1-12
Astrologers from the east came looking for the newborn king of the Jews, which greatly disturbed King Herod. Herod
wanted to kill Jesus, and asked the astrologers to return and tell him where Jesus was. The astrologers found Jesus
and brought him gifts, but received a message in a dream telling them not to return to Herod.
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THE HOLY INNOCENTS SPEAKER SERIES
Presents:
The Promised Land: “Race, Religion and Hatred in America”
When: Sunday, January 20th at 7:30pm
Where: Holy Innocents, 431 Bedford Road
Social Hall
Guest Speaker: Dr. Mehnaz Alfridi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of
Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education
Center at Manhattan College.
Dr. Alfridi teaches Islam, Holocaust, Genocide and issues of gender within
Islam. Her articles have appeared in many books; her most recent Shoah
through Muslim Eyes (Academic Studies Press, 2017) has been nominated for
the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research and the
Jacob Schnitzer Book Award. Dr. Afridi obtained her PhD from University of
South Africa, her MA and BA from Syracuse University.
