SAINT STANISLAUS PARISH PLEASANT VALLEY, NY JULY 14, 2019 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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ANNOUNCED MASSES Saturday, July 13 5:30PM George Gadonneix – Jim & Carol Donick

Sunday, July 14 8:15AM Cliff Andrews – Jo Andrews 11:00AM People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

Monday, July 15 9:00AM No intention requested

Tuesday, July 16 9:00AM Justin & Meryl Pierce – James Pierce

Wednesday, July 17 9:00AM NO Communion Service

Thursday, July 18 9:00AM Private Wesley Andrews – Jim & Carol Donick

Friday, July 19 9:00AM No intention requested

Saturday, July 20 5:30PM Joseph Kowolski – Silvernail family

ST. STANISLAUS WEEKLY GIVING In return for the Lord’s generosity, our people returned to His Church the following... June 30, 2019 + WeShare $5761.00 July 7, 2019 + WeShare $5686.00 Capital Improvement $1380.00

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

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEK CATHOLIC MISSIONS

AMONG BLACK & INDIAN PEOPLE

REMINDER There will be NO 9am Communion Service or

Mass on Wednesday: July 17,24 and 31. Services will resume in August.

PARISH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS

Monday – Thursday 9:30-1:30 Friday 9:30-11:30

**BIRTHDAY GREETINGS**

July 14 George Deluca, Sharon DiMetro, Angela Fumo, Pamela Jenkins, Caroline McCaffery, Gina Nadel, Thomas Parise, Stephanie Robinson July 15 Cassidy Eckert, Karla Givison, Josephine Greco, Cathy Hughes, Sebastian Hughes, Jennifer Thompson, Jennifer Young July 16 AnnMarie Banas, Nestor Bojarczuk, Thomas Burda, Jody Conners, Stephen Huller, Audrey Kuhnle, Mary Leonard, Benedetta Musumeci, Carmela Newman, Christine Pagano, Michael Rubertone, Joseph Taylor, John Valesey July 17 Lynn Doyle, Connor Guglich, Ryan Guglich, Matthew Gurevich, Sally Mackey, Caitlin Madsen, Julie Madsen, Julianna Mancusi, Charles Newman, Richard Rizzo, James Turner, Dawn Vaillancourt, Edward Waz July 18 Kayla Andrews, Sharon Bender, Philip Coutant, Janice Delphin, Sue Fairbanks, Michelle Ghiotti, Jeanne Gilmore, Julia Hichak, Nancy Holbrook, Antonia Lavariega, Patricia Messick, Patricia Mikolajeski, Kim Nuss, Matthew Poplawski, Linda Rivera, Dustan Zavatsky July 19 Gerald Kaminsky, Nicole Magioncalda, Richard Marchetti, Mary Murray July 20 Jonathan Carmalitano, Hector Castellanos, Alyanna Dizon, Elizabeth Fischer, Kim Gasparini, David Hoag, Nicholas Kowgios, James Massarelli, William McRitchie, Joseph Moschetto, Sam Niznik, Allison Sohan, Noah Thompson

Please become part of our Parish’s response to this year’s Cardinal’s Appeal by filling out the card you received in the mail or visiting the Cardinal’s Appeal website.

www.cardinalsappeal.org.

REMEMBER: Don’t take a vacation from God “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;

In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” -Psalm 5:3

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FAITH FORMATION NEWS FROM FATHER BACKES...

On June 30th, we gathered in the Church Hall, to wish Marge Sullivan a happy retirement and to thank her for all that she did in leading our students in grades Pre-K to 6 to a greater knowledge and appreciation of the truths of our Catholic Faith. We thanked her for the many hours and all the efforts that she invested in our program in the time that she was our leader. But all good things must come to an end and our program will go on. During the time that we were searching for someone to follow in Marge's footsteps, we were fortunate to have an applicant come forward who began her involvement in Faith Formation about 20 years ago, right here in our parish. She became a convert to Catholicism under the guidance of Father Fleming, enrolled her 2 children in our program and began her teaching right here until her family moved from Poughkeepsie to Dover Plains where she continued teaching and became and assistant to the director at St. Charles and eventually director of the program there and continued in that role when St. Charles merged with St. John's in Pawling. In the meantime, her children grew up and moved out on their own and she moved to a smaller home... back in Pleasant Valley and at St. Stan's where she read the bulletin one Sunday and read of our search. We are happy to introduce Nan Kramer as our new Director of grades Pre-K through 6 starting July 1. She is well-known and respected for her work, and I personally worked with Nan for my 7 years at Dover and know that she will be a fine addition to our Staff. Please welcome her to our Parish Family and make her feel welcome. You will be hearing more from her in the coming weeks.

2019-2020 Registration is ongoing! All families should have received information about re-

registration. Call the parish office for more information. The Faith Formation Office will reopen in August.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2019

ROAR: Life is Wild – God is Good!

Registration is still open- but don’t delay! Forms for participants and volunteers are available by the doors of the church, in the parish office, and for download from our Parish website.

August 5-9, 2019 | 10am – 1pm Participants $30

Open to children in Pre-K 4 through 6th Grade Volunteers needed: 7th grade to adults

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR VBS Each year we depend upon the generosity of our parishioners to help make Vacation Bible School a success! Most of the cost of our craft supplies, decorations and the program materials itself are covered by the cost of the “tuition”, however the snack items especially are items traditionally donated by Parishioners. Beginning next week, please see the wall in the church hall for the items that are needed and when we need them. In some cases, we may only need to borrow. Thank you for your help- this is always a fun activity.

FROM MRS. SULLIVAN... To the Children, Families,

Parishioners, and Staff of St. Stan’s You have left Your Handprints on My Heart!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the beautiful fellowship with which we celebrated my retirement.

Having the opportunity to connect with so many of you was such a great pleasure and I hold each one of you in my heart. Your kind words meant so much, and the gift certificate from the parish and the scrapbook from the children I will cherish dearly! For over 25 years I have joyfully served as a Catechist here at St. Stan’s. During these last four years I have had the privilege and honor of serving as Coordinator for our K-6 Faith Formation program. Now that I am retiring, how do I adequately thank you for all that you have given the parish and me during our time together? There have been so many volunteers who have generously given so much to make our program work. Our catechists and volunteers in the classroom are the greatest! Our Family Catechesis team is like no other in the Archdiocese! Our Advent and Lenten programs for children and parents have been amazing, for where else can you find St. Nicholas with miter and staff making a visit or Jesus riding up the aisle on a donkey, but here at St. Stan’s! And our VBS program keep us all dancing with the love of Jesus each summer! We do what we do because we have been called by God to serve the children in our Parish and we do it with joy and love! During this time I pray that in some small way God has used me to help you come to know how much you are loved and to respond to this love by continually growing your faith through Prayer, Sacraments, Scripture, Service and Community. May God bless you all and may you continue to draw close to the Heart of Jesus, our Good Shepherd!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS NEWS

YARD SALE INFO Saturday, July 20, 2019

LAST CHANCE TO DROP OFF ITEMS: TUESDAY, JULY 16!!

If you need help getting any large items here to St. Stanislaus please call John Fumo (845) 235-6552. Please no clothing, electronics, mattresses, or rubber tires. Kindly give only items that are in good, clean condition, remembering that they are gifts to the Lord.

GOLF OUTING INFO Sunday, August 18, 2019

The Knights of Columbus will hold their 2nd Annual Golf Outing on Sunday, August 18. Cost for golf and dinner is $75; dinner only $25. Please fill out the registration form (available at the doors of the church, online, and in the Parish office) by July 31. Hole Sponsorships are available – fill out the application form by July 31.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – more info to follow Pig Roast: September 22

“LOCAL” SHRINES OF INTEREST Every year we put in an announcement about various shrines that can be a summer day trip for family or an addition to a week-long or weekend vacation. Any of these can be looked at online to see more information. A pilgrimage is a journey that the faithful make to a place that is considered holy. To us Catholics, a pilgrimage is more than just traveling to historic sites and viewing religious relics. It is a journey seeking spiritual growth and a deeper relationship with God. A favorite visiting place:

Shrine of Our Lady of the Martyrs / Shrine of the North American Martyrs, Auriesville, NY 136 Shrine Rd #2, Fultonville, NY 12072

(About 2 ¼ hours up the Thruway) This shrine is dedicated to the three Jesuit missionaries who were martyred at the Mohawk Indian village of Ossernenon in 1642 and 1646... It is a wonderfully casual place for young children to wander around the acreage to see the rustic, Native American atmosphere. The church is a large round coliseum with the inside architecture having 4 center wooden altars and pews. The shrine also focuses on St Kateri Tekakwitha – “Lily of the Mohawks.”

The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy 2 Prospect Hill Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01262

(A beautiful ride (1-1/3 hrs) up Taconic and 10 miles east on the Mass Turnpike)

Lovely grounds and gift shop. Make a weekend of it – near Lee Clothing Outlets, Norman Rockwell Museum and the quaint town of Stockbridge.

Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown PA About 3 hours away – near Philadelphia Beautiful grounds, gorgeous church, great town to check out the shops

Even further south, in Washington DC, is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Magnificent upstairs and down – it is a full day browsing around the main church and side altars on both upper and lower levels. Very nice, complete cafeteria and plenty of restrooms.

Of course, when in NYC – a stop by St Patrick’s Cathedral is a must!