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St. John’s Church Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine’s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494

CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org

St. John’s Church Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday (No Mass on Wed.) Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm

Penance 4:00 - 4:45 pm Saturdays

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY

Rev. George W. Hommel, Administrator

St. Augustine’s Chapel Sunday Mass 9:30 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month.

Religious Education—845-679-2869 Elementary: Tues….1st-6th Grade....4-5:30 pm Jr/Sr High: Mon…..9th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Tues….8th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Wed…..7th Grade….…..7-8:30 pm John A. Coleman Catholic HS ….…..845-338-2750

Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, located in the Hall of Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY. The Daily Bread Soup kitchen is changing their staffing schedule. Instead of Saint John’s Parish having the months of May and Octo-ber to staff the soup kitchen, the Board of Directors is looking for individual people (from all the local churches) to work at the kitchen one day a month (for example, the third Wednesday of every month) from September through December. If you are able to volunteer one day a month for four months, please contact Barbara Runz at 973-222-5489 or 845-657-4022. You may also email to bjtr@hvc.rr.com. Thank you so much for considering this great pro-ject.

AUGUST is St. John’s month to stock and staff the Woodstock Good Neighbor Food Pantry.

Located at the Reformed Church, 16 Tinker Street, Woodstock NY. Volunteers are needed to staff the Pantry as follows:

¨ Restock shelves on Tuesday from 9-12am ¨ Assist handicap shoppers on Wed. from 2-3pm ¨ Assist all other shoppers on Wed. from 3-6:45pm ¨ Assist all other shoppers on Thur. from 2-4:45pm

To help stock the Pantry, please bring items to St. John’s Church lobby canned or packaged food items and items of dignity, such as, toilet paper, diapers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.

The sign-up board is in the church lobby! Thank you for your help and if you have any questions please call Guy Oddo at 845-338-0624.

Support Our Local Elementary Schools! Our Local schools are seeing more children

who are unable to afford school supplies due to the economy. St. John’s Parish and St. Augustine Chapel have been blessed with your kindness and generosity the past few years. All of your thought-fulness has made their lives a little easier by helping to provide them with back to school supplies. We are looking for all who are able to provide items to help us.

We have provided a suggested back to school shopping list for when you purchase a backpack. We will have a school supply collection box in the back of the church for all of the donated items. We will need all of the supplies by August 18th for the distri-bution the following week to the local elementary Schools. (Woodstock, Bennett, and Phoenicia)

Please help us start the elementary school year with a smile. Thank you, Altar Servers

Please Mark Your Calendar - Lollipop Making is Sat. Oct. 6, 2018 - 9am-3pm Volunteers are needed to melt chocolate and then wrap the formed lollipops. It's a fun activity and the finished lollipops will be sold 3 weekends in Nov. The funds raised will be used to purchase Christmas Gifts from Wish Lists of residents of MidWay Houses in Kingston & Ellenville. Please volunteer!!For further information please call Rel. Ed. office at 679-2869 . Thank you, Alice Haberski, Red.Ed Coordinator 7-9 grades

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

is observed on Wednesday, August 15. It is a holy-day of obligation this year . Mass will be offered at St. John’s Church on Tues., August 14th at 5:30pm

and Wed., August 15th at 9am & 7:30pm. This day, “commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay—a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time.”

SUGGESTED BACK TO SCHOOL

SHOPPING LIST

♦ Backpack ♦ Pencils

♦ Pencil Sharpener ♦ Glue Sticks

♦ Crayons ♦ Markers ♦ Scissors

Added in June Lisa Ruggiero Dave C. Vincent Ruggiero Katheryn B. Mike A. Andrew Pat S. Rose Hanson Christine E. Patricia M. Sears Added in July Kate Berryan Hannah Berryan Nancy Bernard Jessica Shultis Leilani Robichaux Lemmieux Rose Barros Mel T. Bob Cook Jean Savoye Luke Kathy Kretchner

George Benoit Tim Blossom Added in August George J. Fauci Theresa A. Fauci Donna Fauci Michael Xavier Carol Young Anna & Phil Mosier Dominic Fauci, SI Dan Dwyer Judy Studt Dean Brig Jodi Halsey Marianne Baby Ruby Jon Karker Julia Mullen Conor Harkins Andrea

STRENGTHENED BY THE BREAD OF LIFE

Today we resume the “Bread of Life” discourse from John’s Gospel that began two weeks ago. He makes refer-ence to the Jews’ ancestors who ate manna in the desert. These days we would think primarily of Israel wandering in the desert, but faithful Jews would also have known the story of Elijah that we hear today. Strengthened by food and drink in the desert, the angel of the Lord sends him on his forty-day and forty-night journey (the biblical number for a preparation time). Like the food given to Elijah in the desert, Jesus tells his listeners that he is bread for the life of the world. It is very important that we not stop listening to Jesus after his promise of eternal life—a marvelous prom-ise, but this “reward” is not the only reason we feast on the Bread of Life. We also come to the table to be made strong for the journey of mission, that the whole world might have life in the fullness of Christ. We are compelled, if we have eaten of the bread of life, to go forth in service to all. Blessings, Father George

7th, 8th & 9th grade Registration information:

Registration forms were mailed out on the week of July 2nd - if you did not receive registration infor-mation in the mail or if you are a new family and would like to register, please call Religious Educa-tion Office 679-2869.

Classes start on Mon. 9/17 for 9th graders who are also our Confirmation Candidates Tues. 9/11 for 8th graders Wed. 9/12 for 7th graders

All classes 7:00pm-8:30pm

First night of class will have parents/guardians join Fr. George in commissioning & blessing our Cate-chists as the new school year starts. God Bless all of you & thank you for being a part of St. John’s Parish life in such a special way!

Happy Summer. - Mrs Haberski Jr/Sr high Coordinator

Elementary Religious Education

Registration

The Elementary Registration Forms have been mailed and are due by August 16, 2018.

If you have a child attending our program for the first time, you can contact Cindy Frisbie in our Reli-gious Education Office @ 845-679-2869 to schedule

an appointment to register your child. We welcome New Families!

Elementary Religious Education Classes begin on Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Our new year will begin with an Informational meeting for the children and their families.

Father George will Commission and give a Blessing to our Catechist.

THANK YOU to all those who re-cently sponsored the Fill-A-Thon to bene-fit the Good Neighbor Food Pantry! Your continued support of the Pantry is much appreciated!!

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH

WEEKLY OFFERING

Our Cardinal’s Appeal Goal for 2018

$30,000.00 52 donors—$14,215.00 Pledged—47% of Goal

Renew + Rebuild Goal is $413,000.00 47 Parishioners contributed $341,910.00 (83% of goal)

(Only 10% of our parish has participated thus far.)

Thank you for your generosity!

Saturday, August 11th 5:00 PM IRENE DEMPSEY-TURNER, Colleen Mountford Sunday, August 12th 8:00 AM JAMES KIEGLE, Gail & Jack 9:30 AM OPEN INTENTION 11:00 AM LISA KENDZIOR, Michelle & Jim Moran Monday, August 13th 9:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS Tuesday, August 14th, Eve of Holy Day 9:00 AM JOHN, REGINA, ROBERT, CHARLOTTE AND NORMAN SMITH, Kathleen & Richard Fazzone 5:30 PM WADE KLEMENTIS, The Family Wednesday, August 15th, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 AM MARY KENDZIOR, Michelle & Jim Moran 7:30 PM OPEN INTENTION Thursday, August 16th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Friday, August 17th 9:00 AM RONALD SEBRING, Michelle & Jim Moran Saturday, August 18th 5:00 PM IRENE DEMPSEY-TURNER, Colleen Mountford Sunday, August 19th 8:00 AM JAMES KIEGLE, Pamela & John Mizerak 9:30 AM PATRICIA MOLLOY, John Molloy 11:00 AM SOPHIA BORGHERE, Rosalie & Harry Sleight

Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault, Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy), Justine Lamoreux Repose of the Soul

8/6/17 $3,727.00

8/5/18 $4,295.50

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers ................................. Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Altar Society ................................. Christine Molinelli, 679-5332 Baptismal Committee................... Francine Carmody 679-7205 and ........................................................ Bernadette Poremba, 679-7643 Beautification Church ........................................... Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto and Outdoor Stations ...... Bob and Lori Biamonte, 679-2239 Bereavement Committee ............. Francine Carmody 679-7205 Bulletin .......................................... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors ........ Bob Dietrich, 657-8556 Food Pantry .................................. Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets .................. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Liturgy Committee ........................ Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee .............. David Sudlik, 657-6782 Music Group ................................. Dave Christi, 430-8040 Newsletter ..................................... Colleen Mountford, 679-8546 Parish Council .............................. John Spindler 679-4462 Parish Nurse ................................. Colleen Short, 417-4522 Pins and Needles .......................... Pat Lindtveit, 338- 1720 ........................................................ Helen DeVoe, 679-5947 Religious Education 1 - 6 ........... Cindy Frisbie, W 679-2869 Religious Education 7 - 9 ........... Alice Haberski, W 679-2869 and H 679-6791 R.C.I.A. .......................................... TBD Respect Life .................................. Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order ........... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Social/FUNdraising Committee ... 679-7696 Soup Kitchen ................................ Barbara Runz 845-657-4022 Tree of Life .................................... Dolores Hagedorn 845-679-7607 …………………………………… Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ulster Vicariate ............................. TBD Ushers ........................................... Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Wedding Committee ..................... Alice Haberski, 679-6791 ........................................................ Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 Youth Ministry/Activities ............. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 — 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus Tuesday: St. Maximilian Kolbe Wednesday: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday: St. Stephen of Hungary Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary