THE CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST 71 Murray Avenue, Goshen, New York 10924

www.sjegoshen.org - Tel: 294-5328 - office@sjegoshen.org

Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Samaritan Woman at the Well (ca. 1550)

To conclude our reflection on the sacrament of Penance:

Once a penitent has confessed his/her sins, the priest may offer some words of advice or counsel, then

assign a penance. The penance is not our way of ‘paying back’ God for his forgiveness; He’s already done

that for us. Rather, the penance is a small token of our sorrow and contrition. Some people stay away

from the sacrament out of fear that Father may assign an enormous or even impossible penance. But a

priest may not assign a penance that would be difficult to carry out. That’s why the penance is often

some prayers or, perhaps, a work of charity.

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Continued on page five….

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016 8:00 AM Thomas A. Kelly Sr. 11:00 AM Memorial Mass for Andres Vargas Jr. 4:00 PM Confessions 5:00 PM Joseph Mendres SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 7:30 AM Lance Golubinski 9:00 AM Poor Souls in Purgatory—Interpreted Mass for the Deaf 10:30 AM Vivian Quinto 12:00 PM Martin Coyle 1:30 PM The Parishioners of St. John’s 5:00 PM Barbara McCombs MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016

6:30 AM Lance Golubinski 5:15 PM Lance Golubinski TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016

6:30 AM Patricia Gross 10:00 AM Mass at Valley View Nursing Home 5:15 PM The Chinni Family WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 6:30 AM Francis Faherty 7:35 AM Mass at Burke Catholic High School 10:00 AM Mass at Elant 5:15 PM Maureen Juergensen THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 6:30 AM The Parishioners of St. John’s 1:00 PM Mass at Orange County Jail 4:00 PM Confessions 5:15 PM Victorine Diana FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016 - FIRST FRIDAY 6:30 AM The Parishioners of St. John’s 7:35 AM Mass at Burke Catholic High School 8:30 AM Ruth Yager 12:05 PM Mary Rose McGarry 5:15 PM The Parishioners of St. John’s 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 8:00 AM The Foynes Family 4:00 PM Confessions 5:00 PM Bud Hubner SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 7:30 AM Virginia Rose Weeden 9:00 AM The O’Neill Family 10:30 AM Mary, George and Thomas Gibson 12:00 PM Bridie, Jack and Billy 1:30 PM The Parishioners of St. John’s 5:00 PM Ella Chirco

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Clergy and Staff

Rev. George Hafemann, Pastor Rev. Peter Heasley, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Bayani Valenzuela, Parochial Vicar Rev. Joseph Komonchak, Weekend Associate Deacon Tom Jordan Deacon James Faulkner School Principal: Michael Thomas O’Kane School: 294-6434 Religious Education Coordinator: Cathy Fife Rel. Education: 294-6847 Parish Office

73 Murray Ave. Monday - Friday: 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Phone No. 294-5328 Fax No.: 294-2577 Mass Schedule

Saturday 8:00 a.m. Sunday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon, 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) and 5:00 pm Last Friday of the month, Spanish Mass at 7:30 p.m. Weekdays 6:30 a.m., 5:15 p.m. Adoration - Monday thru Friday: 6-9 p.m. First Friday - 7:00a.m. - 7:30a.m. Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. Thursday before every First Friday 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. Sacrament of Baptism

The sacrament of Baptism will be celebrated in English on the first and second Sundays of the month at 3:00pm, and in Spanish on the fourth Sunday of the month at 3:00pm. Couples who are awaiting the birth of a child may call the parish office to schedule an ap-pointment with one of the priests. Sacrament of the Sick

Please call the parish office if you or your loved one in Orange Re-gional Medical Center, Health Care Facility or Homebound so a priest may come and visit. Parish Membership

Every family in the parish should be properly registered. If you move to another parish, or change your address, please notify the rectory and give the old as well as the new address. If you are not registered, we cannot serve you by issuing testimonial letters in con-nection with sponsorship for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirma-tion, and Matrimony. We also cannot give recommendations for positions, schools, or character references if we do not know you.

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On Thursday, March 3rd in McCaffrey Hall, doors open at 5:45pm and

games start at 6:45pm. Team # 2

Pray for the safe and speedy return of our men and women serving overseas, especially

SGT. Shawn Jamieson, SGT. Timothy Marino and CPL. Gerard Scparta.

Schedules for the Week of March 5/6 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 p.m. J. Brown N. Miller 7:30 a.m. C. Rutkowski E. Dorian 9:00 a.m. M. Iaquinto J. Iaquinto 10:30 a.m. M. Crawford M. Loomis 12:00 p.m. B. Kuehner N. Krebs 1:30 p.m. J. Camilo 5:00 p.m. B. Thompson Youth Group

COLLECTION FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2016

1ST $ 7,324 2ND $ 3,583

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY DAILY FOR AN INCREASE IN VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

AND RELIGIOUS LIFE.

RECTORY MEETING ROOM

Wed, Mar 2 Separated and Divorced 7:00pm Sun, Mar 5 Catholic Daughters 10:00am

LENTEN PRACTICES AND DEVOTIONS

Daily Mass: 6:30a.m and 5:15p.m. Friday Mass: 6:30a.m., 12:05p.m. and 5:15p.m.

Stations of the Cross: Every Friday at 7:00p.m. in the Church

Confessions: Every Saturday at 4:00p.m. and Thursday before First Friday at 4:00p.m.

LENTON REGULATIONS

Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are Days of Fast

and Abstinence. All Fridays of Lent are Days of

Abstinence From Meat.

Abstinence forbids the eating of meat and must be observed from the 14th birthday on.

Fasting - Only one full meal may be taken and two smaller meals may be taken to maintain strength, but these taken together should not equal another full meal. Fasting

obliges from the 18th birthday to the 59th birthday.

You’re invited to join other Christians from February 10th to March 20th for 40 Days for Life—40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You’re also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40 day vigil in the public right-of-way near Goshen Planned Parenthood, 7 Coates Drive. St. John’s Church sponsors every Saturday during the cam-paign from 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. During these hours, we’d like a minimum of two prayer volunteers per hour. Sign up sheets are in the back of the church OR you can sign up to pray and indicate the day of the week by visiting the website

40daysforlife.com/Goshen. If you’d like more information, especially if you’d like to volunteer to help

please call Dawn at 845-325-4823.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PASTA FOLLIES

The Annual Pasta Follies night sponsored by the Knights of Columbus will take place on April 2nd in McCaffrey Hall after the 5p.m. Mass. Please contact

Lee Quaranta at 845-235-1073 to purchase tickets for this special evening of good food, fellowship and entertainment.

This Friday, March 4th, is First Friday. Confessions will be heard Thursday, March 3rd from 4:00 to 4:30pm.

See the schedule for Mass times. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will begin after the 6:30am Mass and continue until Saturday morning at 7:45am. There is a sign-up sheet where you can list the time you would

wish to spend with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Remember, the Blessed Sacrament should never be left

unattended. All Masses are in the Chapel.

St. John’s School Class of 2016 is sponsoring a March

madness raffle fundraiser. The cost is $20 per bracket – WINNER TAKE ALL! Payment of cash or check, made out to St. John’s Parent Guild, can be sent to Kathy Leo via St. John school’s office. Please call or text Kathy at

646-823-5633, or email kathyleo23@gmail.com if you have any questions. All Proceeds benefit the Class of

2016’s class trip and graduation activities along with a percentage donated to Habitat for Humanity

We offer our prayers and best wishes to Robert Minogue and Heidi Tuttle, who are to

be married at St. John’s on Saturday, March 5. Next Sunday, March 6th, 2016 is food pantry

Sunday. Please be as generous as you can to help the needy of the area.

BAPTISM

We welcome Daniel Thomas Prokop to the Catholic community of

St. John the Evangelist

SPONSOR CERTIFICATES Please remember your must be registered for at least six

(6) months in order to receive sponsor certificates. Thank you.

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In your prayers please remember Ellen McMann, John L. Mirra III and all of the souls in Purgatory.

BULLETIN SICK LIST: PLEASE NOTE:

We will place names in the list for a period of six (6)

weeks. If you wish the name repeated you must sub-

mit a new form. Requests will be accepted only from

the sick person or an immediate family member, also,

include the relationship with said person.

Detach and return:

I would like my name entered in the Bulletin Sick List

and give my permission to do so.

NAME (Print)

________________________________________

DATE: _________________

__________________________________________

SIGNATURE & RELATIONSHIP

(MUST BE A FAMILY MEMBER)

SICK LIST REQUEST—To all those who have a family member on the sick list, Please update your request. The forms must

be up-dated every six (6) weeks . THANK YOU

In your prayers please remember Suzanne Arnowitz, Barbara Jean Brancato, James Bruno, Abby Furco,

JoAnne Gale, Evelyn Glynn, John Kennedy, Kim Martin, Thomasina Nelson, Mary O’Brien, Susan O’Brien,

Linda Pedersen, Marie Ramirez, Gianna Rose, Bill Walling and “Teens in Need” that they may recover

through the healing power of Our Lord.

The Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt, NY are offering Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) memberships at the farm they sponsor in Goshen, NY. Members enjoy Harmony Farm’s 35 types of vegetables over a 22 week

season. Detailed information about the CSA and the fees associated can be found at www.harmonyfarmny.com or

call Sr. Ellenrita at 347-538-7759

With gratitude to St. Johns’ Parish Family for the generosity shown, we are delighted to announce that we raised

$1,294.00 and many non-perishable food items to benefit the Goshen Ecumenical Pantry as part of our 2016 Souper

Bowl of Caring collection efforts! Through this outreach effort, we have greatly helped those less fortunate among us. Once again, special thanks to all that assisted with this

charitable endeavor, and as always, for your continued generosity toward assisting our local Food Pantry.

Boys’ Day-By-Day-Agape (DDA) Retreat,

March 3- March 6, 2016: For and BY high

school teens 15+ years old. Teen TEAM members present talks on their own lives, struggles and triumphs in

Christ; Friars, adult Team and CYFM community help facilitate and support. Come to this amazing weekend of prayer, listening, sharing, growing and feeling the love of Christ. Disconnect from stress and reconnect with what truly matters while enjoying a weekend full of laughter,

prayer, music, wonderful meals and other awesome teens, no matter where you are in your spiritual journey. Cost is $140 for materials, meals & lodging. All paperwork and

non-refundable $70 deposit must be received by the Registration deadline, Tuesday, March 1st. For information

and application contact CYFM or visit our website: www.cyfm.org and click on “events”

Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarrison. Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3609.

The Rosary Society of St. Joseph’s in Florida is sponsoring a bus trip to the Sight and Sound Theatre in

Ronk, PA, to see Samson on Saturday, April 16. The bus departs from St. Joseph’s at 6:45am, and will be back at

6:15pm. The cost is $130 for adults and $71 for children, and includes the show, food, bus and gratuity. For more

information, please call Rose Bono (469-4524).

The Family Life/Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York is sponsoring an evening presentation on

Opposing Assisted Suicide on Wednesday, March 9 from 7:30 to 9:00pm at St. Joseph’s Church in Middletown. The

presenter is Ed Mechmann, Esq. and Sr. Lucy Marie, SV. Assisted suicide continues to be at the forefront of

issues being considered in Albany. Some claim it is simply “medical assistance in dying” and not suicide. But what’s

really at stake here? Are lethal pills the most we can offer to those who find themselves suffering with a terminal illness? Join us to learn the facts as we look at the legislation and all

of its medical, legal and ethical implications. RSVP to Sr.Lucy.Marie@archny.org.

St. John’s Rosary Makers are seeking donations of wire rosary beads. The are going to the inmates at the Orange

County Jail. Please consider giving your older rosaries a new life in evangelization. They may be left in the wooden box

on the shelf in the vestibule. If you have any questions, please call MaryAnn Saviello at (360-5180).

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Once the penance is assigned, the priest asks the penitent to make or say an “Act of Contri-tion.” This may take many different forms (the one we teach our children today is slightly differ-ent from the one I learned 35 years ago, just as my parents learned a different one when they were young). Any Act of Contrition is fine, as long as it expresses three things: true sorrow for one’s sins, a desire not to commit them again, and a commit-ment to avoid the near occasion of sin.

The final step is absolution by the priest. There are fewer more reassuring and peace-filled words than this, so let me conclude with them:

God, the Father of mercies, has recon-ciled the world to Himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the Church, may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

+ + +

Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, a Capuchin friar, holds the title of “preacher to the papal house-hold.” Among his many excellent books is a re-cent publication, The Gaze of Mercy: A Commentary On Divine And Human Mercy. I’m going to lead a discussion group for those who are interested, be-ginning next Saturday, March 5 following the 8:00am Mass; we’ll meet on the second floor of the parish center. Everyone is welcome to partici-pate.

+ + +

As first announced in this space a few weeks ago, we are going to have a holy hour of reparation this evening (Sunday) from 7:00 to 8:00pm in the church. The focus of our prayer during this time will be for victims of sexual abuse by members of the clergy.

The word “reparation” is not heard often enough today, which is unfortunate, because I believe it has a richer meaning than its synonyms, “restitution” and “compensation.” In fact, it could be defined as offering expiation for a wrong or injury done to another. The ultimate “expiatory sacrifice” is that which Christ made for us, and in which we participate every time we celebrate the Eucharist. This hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, then, is itself a small sacrifice to make.

There is much I could write on the topic of clergy sexual abuse, but I never have, probably because there’s been much already written about it. So, rather than add to that, it’s simply better, especially given our parish’s history, that I pray – that we pray – for those who are victims, whether directly or indirectly.

Faithfully your priest,

Fr. George Hafemann

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BIBLE BASICS 3: THE LAW

Fr. Peter Heasley

As we saw three weeks ago, the Old Testament is divided into three major sections: the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. Now, we will look more closely at the first major division of the Old Testament, the Law.

By “Law,” we understand the story of the giving of the Law by Mo-ses and the receiving of the Law by Israel. This story covers several centu-ries – indeed, a millennium or more of human history, not counting the sto-ry of creation. In general, we could consider two basic divisions of this sto-ry: the Pentateuch or Torah, and the Historical Books.

The Law is one continuous story, the story of the giving of the law. This story begins with creation and continues through the patriarchs – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – and culminates in the giving of the law through Moses on Mount Sinai, and it ends with the rediscovery of the law under the reforms of the kings Hezekiah and Josiah in the 7th century BC and the subsequent exile to Babylon.

Here is a breakdown of the story, by book and chapter:

Genesis 1–11: the Prehistory of the World: Creation, Fall, and Flood or, why we exist and why the world is the way it is (Big Bang to ca. 1850 BC) Genesis 12–50: the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or, how the Israelites got to Egypt (ca. 1850 – 1250 BC) Exodus 1–18: the Exodus from Egypt or, how the Israelites got out of Egypt (ca. 1250 BC) Exodus 19 – Numbers 10: the Covenant at Sinai or, how God gave the law to Moses, and what it contains (ca. 1250 BC) Numbers 10–36: from Sinai to the Plains of Moab or, the rest of the forty year journey, and why it took that long (ca. 1250 – 1210 BC) Deuteronomy 1–34: Moses’ Last Words or, a reiteration of the law and a second giving of the covenant (ca. 1210 BC) Joshua – Judges: the Settling of the Land or, how God wiped out everyone before the Israelites, who nevertheless ignored him (ca. 1210 – 1030 BC) I and II Samuel: the Rise of the Monarchy or, how and why Israel got a king, in Saul and David (ca. 1030 – 970 BC) I and II Kings: the Kings from Solomon to Jehoiakin or, how those kings ignored God and led Israel into exile (970 – 586 BC) I and II Chronicles: from Creation to Solomon the Temple Builder (Creation—970 BC) Ezra and Nehemiah: Rebuilders of the Temple and of Jerusalem (5th Century BC)

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