WELCOME TO THE PARISH COMMUNITY OF�

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ST. MARY’S CHURCH, BALLSTON SPA,�& ST. MARY’S CHURCH, GALWAY�

St. Mary’s of Ballston Spa�

Parish Office: 167 Milton Ave.�Ballston Spa, NY 12020�

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Hours: M�F, 8:30 am � 2:30 pm �Emergencies call anytime.�

St. Mary’s of Galway�

PO Box 536�

2113 East St.�

Galway, NY 12074�

Marriage Policy: If you are planning on getting marr ied at St. Mary’s, Ballston Spa, or St. Mary’s, Galway, please call the parish office at 885�7411, before you make any commitment to a reception site. We don’t want anyone to be disappointed because the date is no longer available. Weddings can be scheduled for Fridays or Saturdays. No Sunday weddings are allowed. �

Phones: Par ish Office 885�7411�� � School 885�7300�� � Religious Ed/Youth Ministry 884�8479��Website: www.rcda.org/churches/stmarysballstonspa �

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Masses: Sat. night for Sunday obligation 4:00 pm,�Sunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am & 12 noon��Confessions: Saturday 3:00 pm � 3:45 pm.�Every Tuesday evening after Novena Devotions &�

Mass 5:30 pm (except during Lent).��Baptisms: Call the Office for confirmation of time�(2nd & 3rd Sunday after 12 noon Mass), acceptance �of sponsors & instruction for new parents.�

Email: stmarygal@nycap.r r .com ��Religious Ed: Contact Bonnie Nicolosi @ 588�0304 or�bonnieznicolosi@gmail.com�

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Website: www.rcda.org/churches/stmarysballstonspa �

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Masses: Sat. night for Sunday obligation 6:00 pm (July 1st � Labor Day weekend), �Sunday 9:30 am (year�round)��Baptisms: Please call Joe Novak at 882�5412 at least 4 weeks in advance.�

Fr. Thomas J. Kelly, Pastor ~ Fr. Francis Vivacqua, Assoc. Pastor ~ Deacon Ronald Hogan�

Mrs. Lynn Fitzgerald, Principal�Sister Nancy Schmidt, RCIA Coordinator�

Mr. Jake Stomieroski, Youth Minister� Mrs. Vicki Schuette, Dir. of Religious Ed.�

����MONDAY � July 10, (Weekday)�7:45 AM� � Lawrence Broadhead & Frank Jordan�� � � � � � Chris & Mari Jordan�TUESDAY � July 11, (St. Benedict)�5:30 PM�� � Fran Alexanian�� � � � � � Mary Anne�� � � � Mario Carotenuto�� � � � � � Daughter�WEDNESDAY� July 12, (Weekday)�7:45 AM� � Lucy DiLucchio� � � � � � �

� � � � � � Jim & Connie Pittochi�THURSDAY� July 13, (Weekday)�7:45 AM� � Special Intentions for the Marriage of � �� � � � Armelle & Achille�� � � � � � ��������

FRIDAY � July 14, (St. Kateri Tekakwitha)�7:45 AM� � Irene St. Onge & John Hellmuth�� � � � � � Daughter, Doris�SATURDAY � July 15, (Vigil � 15th Ordinary Sunday)�4:00 PM � � Nicholas Caputo�� � � � � � Rosemarie & Mike Lynett�� � � � Mary Mangino�� � � � � � Family�SUNDAY � July 16, (15th Ordinary Sunday)�8:30 AM � � Pro Populo�10:30 AM� � Oscar & Millie Hakanson �� � � � � � Hakanson Family�� � � � Catharine Wagner�� � � � � � Jane McGinn� � �

12:00 PM� � Salvatore Beninati� � � � � �

� � � � � � Catherine Robens� � � �

� � � � David Ebert�� � � � � � Shirley Ebert�

ALTAR SERVERS��

SAT., July 15�4:00 PM�

Isabella Kenneally,�Liam Miller�

�SUN., July 16�

8:30 AM�Isabelle Layer,�

Alessandra Layer��

10:30 AM�Sean Walker,�Michael Vogel�

�12 NOON�

Taylyn Markham,�Clayton Orzel�

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SAT., July 15�4:00 PM, Lector: Marilyn Hogan �

E.M.: Crystal Kenneally,�Marilyn Campbell, Frank Haskell�

�SUN., July 16�

8:30 AM, L: Ted Hercamp�E.M.: Mary Anne Starnes,�Jo Perniciaro, Laura Layer�

�10:30 AM, L: Jason Buczek�

E.M.: Joyce Yates,�John Yates, Joan Gallagher�

�12:00 PM, L: Chris Bablin�

E.M.: Ann Quinn,�Terri Flaws, Karen Van Alstine�

� Choir: 10:30 AM Sundays�

Contemporary Music Group:�12 Noon�

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We thank you for your sacrificial offering �of $9,943 for Sunday, July 2. To cover �

our weekly expenses, we need $11,500.�

MINISTERS�

The 2017 Bishop’s Appeal is underway! Through this important Appeal, we follow the example of Christ to serve our brothers and sisters here in the Diocese of Albany. By joining together in stewardship, we proclaim our unity to all; thereby letting those who need us the most know that they are an important part of our Catholic family. Please be as generous as you possibly can in responding to the Bishop’s Appeal.�

�For your gifts to St. Mary’s

Parish & School in memory of:�� ���

� Catharine Wagner� � � William & Patricia Bennison��� Catherine Eddy� � � � Bill & Kathy (Sharp) Johnson��� June Slade� � � � � Noreen Pompa��� Mark Jurcsak� � � � Thomas & Elizabeth Jurcsak��� Florence Taylor� � � � Rita Halter��� Rose Miranda� � � � Michael Gormley��� Cathy Janczak� � � � Helen Janczak��� Sandy Swart�� � � � Joe & Theresa Faul��� Carol Sheft� � � � � William Sheft��� Kathleen Irish� � � � Charles Irish��� Catherine McCauliffe�� � Lawrence McCauliffe��� Charlotte Bartkowski�� � John Bartkowski��� Oscar & Millie Hakanson� � Richard & Cynthia Hakanson�

F�������� S���� �� O������ T��� � J�� 9, 2017 �

Pre�Baptism class for parents who will be having children baptized in August or September 2017 is Tuesday, August 1, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s School (cafeteria entrance). Please call the office at 885�7411 to register. Please note this class is for parents who have never had a child baptized.�

Eucharistic Adoration &�Evening Prayer�

You’re invited to spend a little extra time with Jesus by joining us for Eucharistic Adoration & evening prayer from 5�6 pm on Monday, July 10, 17, 24, 31, Aug. 7. There will be NO Adoration on Monday, August 14 (Vigil of the Assumption). �

St. Mary’s School�Lynn Fitzgerald, Principal�Ongoing Registration � �

Grades PreK�5�(518)885�7300�

Our Lady of Peace Group will meet on Tues.,�July 11, St. Mary’s Church,�

6:30 pm � 8:15 pm.�All are welcome!�

ST. MARY’S BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP will meet on Wednesday, July 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the school sitting area outside of the auditorium. Please use the Thompson St. entrance as this is the door that will be open for our meeting. Our meetings are open to anyone who is struggling with their grief after the loss of a loved one. Please feel free to join us for one

of these informal meetings. For more information about our group, please contact Josephine Perniciaro at 518�596�6886. �

Our Tax Dollars�When government funds selfish desires (unnatural parenting, sexual activities, and dependency), we should react.� The public theatrics by Planned Parenthood supporters is raw and demeaning. That organization does 34% of all US abortions, profits from government�subsidized contraceptives, and links arms with people who treat sex as a sport.� The natural appetite is intended for healthy growth, while PP encourages a poor substitute. PP does not own the market on contraceptives.� Most common means are on sale at most drug stores.� Why should tax dollars fund that appetite?� The Church catechizes that nothing should interfere with the natural act, but about 80% of Catholics accept contraception.� Who will replace the one million unborn aborted humans who die each year?��

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Feast Day Celebration,�

July 14, 15, & 16�♦ A celebration of the feast

day of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha will be held at the National Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha in Fonda, NY, on July 14, 15, and 16. Kateri is the patroness saint of Native American peoples and ecology.�

♦ The weekend will feature a performance by members of the award�winning women's drum group, Spirit of Thunderheart. Spirit of Thunderheart won the 2014 Native American Music Award for their CD “Rising” in the category of Best Traditional Recording. They opened for the United Nations International Women’s Day in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Members of Spirit of Thunderheart will perform after the 1:00 PM welcome and opening ceremony on Saturday, July 15. �

♦ The Shrine will celebrate three Masses with a Solemn Blessing with the relic of Saint Kateri, and offer prayers and worship with our First Nations friends from Akwasasne and the Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa. Masses are scheduled for July 14 at 9:00 AM, July 15 at 4:30 PM, and July 16 at 10:30 AM. Our Native American friends will invite guests to participate in the Traditional Purification Rite at Saturday and Sunday Masses. �

♦ There will be a prayer and healing service with Deacon Ron Boyer and Terry Steele on Saturday at 7:00 PM.�

♦ Donations of non�perishable food items for the Fonda Food Pantry will be accepted all weekend.�

♦ Please call the National Shrine office at 518�853�3646, 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM weekdays, for more information.�

Choir News�10:30 Choir Mass: Just want to explain the absence of music perhaps for the next couple of Sundays. Choir members are on the move. Several signed out for the next few weeks in July. They deserve a break.� ~Ann Van�

St. Mary’s Community Service Group�Keep in mind that making baby Afghans�for Birthright is an ongoing parish project. Completed Afghans may be placed in the Food Pantry collection bins and they will be sorted out for Birthright.�

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♦ July 8, Vigil � Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time�6:00 pm� � Josiah Daniel Etzel�� � � � � � Family�

♦ July 9, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time�9:30 am� � Charles Hanna III�� � � � � � Mom & Dad�� � � � Margaret Gorman�� � � � � � Valenza Family�

♦ July 15, Vigil � Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time�6:00 pm� � Joe Minarski�� � � � � � Peg Minarski & Children�

♦ July 16, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time�9:30 am� � �

� � � �Save The Date � Friday, September 8, 2017 � 12 pm to 6 pm �

Chicken Barbeque, St. Mary’s Galway Fund Raiser. This

take�out barbeque includes 1/2 barbequed chicken, salt potato,

coleslaw, dessert and drink.� Get your tickets from any St. Mary’s

Operational Board Member or Agway Village Home and

Garden.� Tickets will also be available after Mass during July and

August.� Support our Church and enjoy a delicious Bill's Dugout

chicken barbeque.� Tickets are $12.00.�

We thank you for your sacrificial offering of $1,153 for Sunday, July 2. To cover our weekly expenses, we need $1,000.�

Faith Formation��

While browsing through the Cardinal Newman Society website, I came across a section labeled�Catholic Identity in Education�meant as a guide for Catholic schools.� I found it interesting personally because as a homeschooling mom, I am my son's school and it's my responsibility to do everything I can to foster his growth.� I found that the questions below are useful for all of us, whether we have home�schooled children, traditionally schooled children or no children at all. � Substitute the word�home�for the word�school�in the question and the word�family�for�students.����

How does the school ensure opportunities for students to encounter Christ in:�

• Personal prayer?�

• Community prayer?�

• Essential traditional Catholic prayers?�

• Eucharistic adoration, benediction, and procession?�

• Marian devotions?�

• Days of reflection?�

• Prayers for particular devotions or charisms of the school?�

• Prayer in the classroom?�

• Prayer during extracurricular activities and programs?�

• Prayers of the liturgical season and feast days?�

• Prayers for spiritual direction?�

• Prayers for vocational discernment?�

• How does the school ensure that prayer is meaningful, respectful, and assists students in�deepening their relationship with God?�

Health Ministry: Stretching ��

‘What is more, it is precisely the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest which are

the indispensable ones…. If one part is hurt, all parts are in pain” ~1 Corinthians

12:22�2��

♦ Over the years, we develop habitual ways of using our muscles to move and position ourselves. Poor posture and a lack of flexibility is often the result of limited stretching and improper body alignment. You have to lube your chassis to ensure a smooth ride. Regular stretching activates fluids in the joints, thereby reducing wear and tear caused by friction. �

♦ Increased water intake is also believed to contribute to increased mobility for tissues and joints that have become less supple, and research has shown that we can counterbalance the effects of aging so that your physiology is a bit younger that your chronology.�

♦ The best time to stretch is when your muscles are warm. You can do it after you work out or after a warm shower.�

♦ Stretch every third day for 5�10 minutes to keep your muscles supple. If your muscles are especially tight, you might want to perform gentle stretching more often.�

♦ Static stretching gradually lengthens a resting muscle. Do not bounce or reach once you have stretched your muscle to an elongated position. Hold the stretch for 15�30 seconds.�

♦ Check with your physician if you feel you might have some motion restrictions. Following are a few examples of effective stretching.�

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