SAINT STANISLAUS PARISH PLEASANT VALLEY, NY DECEMBER 15, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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ANNOUNCED MASSES Saturday, December 14 5:30PM People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

Sunday, December 15 8:15AM Theresa Lomoety – Paul Twyman 11:00AM Christopher Naughton – his wife, Winnie

Monday, December 16 9:00AM Patricia Barcia – Nathalie Zuccaretti & Matthew Nameth

Tuesday, December 17 9:00AM Intentions of Nate Morse & family (L) – the Murray family

Wednesday, December 18 9:00AM Communion Service

Thursday, December 19 9:00AM Leah Miller – the Bates family

Friday, December 20 9:00AM Bart & Myrtle Oakes

Saturday, December 21 5:30PM Edward Waz, Jr. – Mom and Dad

ST. STANISLAUS WEEKLY GIVING In return for the Lord’s generosity, our people returned to His Church the following... December 8, 2019 + WeShare $6853.00 Anticipated Weekly Expenses based on 2019-2020 budget $7982.00 Difference -$1129.00

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

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEK RETIRED RELIGIOUS

**BIRTHDAY GREETINGS**

December 15 Lisa Cali, Alyssa Cipriano, Justin Crandell, Margaret Dauser, Richard Duggan, Mary Forgette, Jason Gasparini, Stacey Hammell, Clarisse Murphy, Robin Rabideau, Chuck West

December 16 Joseph Banas, Joshua D’Eredita, Cali DeLawder, Joseph DeMatteis, Thomas Gibson, Patrick Long, Scarlett Miller, Karen Pagano, Devin Rigolino, Jo Anne Smith, Robert Tompkins

December 17 Gianna Geraci, Peter Graziano, Monica Kelly, Alexandra MacKay, David Myers, Lexi Roe, Christine Toussaint, Shannon Vetter

December 18 Staci Cussick, Alida Fenton, Bernadette Kelly, Michael Mandy, Illian Martinez, Antoine Marzouka, Sue Redl, Katelyn Rothrock, Sarah Tompkins

December 19 Gabriella Bruno, Lauren Buckley, Nicole Buckley, Isobel Dorn, Kathy Eagleton, Jake Guglich, Anne Hommel, Jayden Long, John McCormick

December 20 James Chapman, Tara Deluca, Astraea Dizon, Glenn Froese, John Hughes, Daniel McGill, Donald Myers, Sara Schmader, Kerrie Sheehan, Melanie Sinon, Touré Smith, Ann Sweeney, Marie Wrona

December 21 Mary Ashong, Briana Becerra, Matthew Carbone, Patricia Castano, Anthony DeMatteis, Noreen Gurevich, Sean Kelly, Peggy Marchetti, Luis Novoa, David Whiteley

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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RECONCILIATION MONDAY DECEMBER 16

"Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy."

Fr. Backes and another priest will be hearing confessions from 4:00pm-8:00pm

Every parish in the Archdiocese will have priests available to hear confessions on the 16th if you prefer to go elsewhere.

This schedule replaces our normal times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation after Monday the 16th

Saturday, December 21: 11:00am – 12:00pm **NO afternoon confessions on Saturday, 12/21

Saturday, December 28 4:30 – 5:00pm

Please Note: These are the only confessions available from

December 16 until December 28

On Reconciliation... "Even if you do not confess, God is not ignorant of the deed, since he knew it before it was committed. Why then do you not speak of it? Does the transgression become heavier by the confession? No, it becomes lighter and less troublesome. And this is why he wants you to confess: not that you should be punished, but that you should be forgiven; not that he may learn your sin – how could that be, since he has seen it? – but that you may learn what favor he bestows. He wishes you to learn the greatness of his grace, so that you may praise him perfectly, that you may be slower to sin, that you may be quicker to virtue. And if you do not confess the greatness of the need, you will not understand the enormous magnitude of his grace." - St. John Chrysostom

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ANNUAL SENIOR & DAILY COMMUNICANT

ADVENT BREAKFAST We invite our parish Senior citizens as well as our daily

communicants to our annual Advent / Christmas breakfast and fellowship.

Always a nice time! Thursday, December 19 9:30 – 11 am

Buffet breakfast after 9am Mass Please RSVP by Monday to Nancy Dunn / ext. 12

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR LUTHERAN CARE RESIDENTS – Due by THIS Sunday, December 15

Each year The Lutheran Care Center looks to provide gifts for its residents – especially those who have no family.

The following UNWRAPPED items are suggested:

MEN: Clothing (sizes L-2X), Sports figurines/pictures, toiletries, electric razors WOMEN: Clothing (sizes M-2X), NEW costume jewelry including large face watches, perfume, toiletries MISCELLANEOUS: CDs, Radios, word puzzle books, pictures, coffee table books, socks/slippers

PLEASE NO used items, NO jigsaw puzzles, NO lap robes/blankets, and NO hats/gloves

Bin will be in Hall vestibule for collection This facility, within our parish boundaries, is served by our priest, deacon and many volunteers and holds a special place in our hearts. Please consider giving to these, your fellow parishioners.

FOOD PANTRY SPECIAL COLLECTION DUE THIS SUNDAY!

The Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Food Pantry will be collecting 1-lb packs of butter and ½-gallon cartons of milk the weekend of Sunday, December 15th. These donations will be part of the Christmas packs for food patrons. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Food Pantry is looking for volunteers to help with food selection & food packing for the food patrons. The Food Pantry runs every Wednesday evening and opens to patrons from 7:00PM - 8PM. If you are interested in volunteering please arrive at the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, 92 Martin Rd, Pleasant Valley between 6:30PM-6:45PM. Your help will be greatly appreciated!

JELLY NEWS FROM SISTER MARY Thank you once again for supporting the Newburgh Ministry. There are still some afghans and baby blankets left. If you need a gift during the year feel free to call me. Also, I still have a little peach, grape, and strawberry rhubarb jelly. Diana Brenner’s sister in Florida invited her knitting group to send their hats and blankets to Newburgh Ministry. Generosity is contagious!!! - Sister Mary

FOLK GROUP LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS "He who sings, prays twice." The St. Stans Folk Group is actively seeking vocalists and instrumentalists. We are looking for women and men who can commit to the 11 A.M. Mass on a weekly basis, and who are also willing to practice/attend Thursday night rehearsals. No prior choral experience is necessary. If you are interested, please contact the parish office with your name, email address and telephone number, and one of the group leaders, Bill or Marji, will get back to you. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

TEEN CLUB NEWS

58thAnnual PTAF Conference

Last weekend 30 teens, young adults and adults attended the annual PTAF Conference in Ellenville, NY. The theme of the Conference was, “Quiet: God’s at Work” and the Dutchess County theme was “Put Your Light Up”; our teens made both of those themes come to life. They spent the weekend in prayer and worship, Adoration and Reconciliation and of course plenty of Friends, Fun, Fellowship and Food.

We thank so many people: First, we thank Angela Fumo, who every year makes the basic form of our banner and this year was no exception. We also need to thank the adults that gave up their weekend to journey with our teens: Dawn Andrews, Michelle DeMild, Carmela Newman, Linda Eddy and Nan Kramer. Also, to Apryl DeMild, Sarah & Kayla Franzken and Josh Dee, our young adults who come back every year to be wonderful examples of Faith for the teens. Thank you all for loving our teens! Thank you to Linda Ferolito and Andy & Michelle Igoe who helped us get the kids to Conference.

The entire parish community should be very proud of Veronica Keene (outgoing PTAF President), Cortney Nazak (outgoing PTAF Program Chairperson & incoming PTAF Day Chairperson) and Samantha Schucker who was the Conference Co-Chair and incoming PTAF President. These are 3 amazing young women who share their faith everyday by the way they live their lives.

Congratulations go out to Dawn Andrews & Michelle DeMild who were both recipients of the Vincent Pallotti Youth Ministry Award for their dedicated service to our parish teen club and PTAF in general. The St. Stanislaus PTAF Teen Club received the Queen of Apostles Youth Ministry Award for their continued work with Taking It To The Streets. We would also like to the parents of our young people for trusting us with their children. Indeed, you should be very proud of who they are and how they are contributing to build the church community. Mark your calendars for the 59th Annual PTAF Conference, December 4-6, 2020.

Upcoming Events: Next Meeting – Our next meeting will be this Sunday, December 15th. We will be participating in and helping with the which is the parish children’s Advent Celebration, Adventure to the Stable, from 12:15-3:30. Please remember to bring your lunch.

March for Life – We’re looking forward to our annual trip to Washington, DC for the March for Life. Please let Mrs. Tighe know if you are interested and look for more information in an upcoming bulletin.

A NOTE FROM FATHER BACKES A BELATED THANKSGIVING “THANK YOU”... I wanted to express my thanks to those who were able to join us for our special Mass on Thanksgiving Day. It is a blessing to see that this is becoming a tradition for more and more people each year. The beauty of this tradition is that because it is not a day “that we HAVE to go to Mass” just about everyone present is there because they have decided to be there. That changes the way we sing, respond, listen and pray that Mass. It makes sense that we begin the day by thanking the one who is the source of all those things that we are grateful for and I do believe that it sets a better tone for the rest of the day. I would also like to thank the many “volunteers” who stayed behind to exchange the 2019 Missals and Hymnals for the 2020 editions. Many hands do make light work. And finally, a special thanks to those who helped decorate the Church for that day. Sometimes we wonder if we should be bothered since we have to re-decorate for Advent the very next day, but thinking about using purple pumpkins to cover both Thanksgiving Day AND Advent is really not the type of thoughts that we should be having---especially in Church. I may not have had the chance to express my gratitude until this moment, but please know it was in my heart from the moment that I began the Mass that morning with the Sign of the Cross.

GROCERY CARD REMINDER Many thanks to all who faithfully participate in the

weekly grocery card program. We have $50 and $100 cards from Acme, Adams, Shop Rite, Stop & Shop, and

Tops in stock. We buy these cards at a discount, and then you buy them from us at face value – it costs you

nothing extra! 5% of sales come back to us. **10% of sales from Adams**

Consider becoming a regular participant. Volunteers man the station in the kitchen after all Sunday masses. In addition, the cards are available in the parish office during the week.

Did you know we have $25 cards for both Adams and Acme? Grocery cards make great gifts!

WESHARE ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS

https://saintstanislaus.churchgiving.com/ WeShare is a safe, secure, easy way to make your contribution. If you have questions about WeShare, or about how to access your account to make changes, please contact the Parish office (845) 635-1700 x 13 for assistance, or visit WeShare’s website https://www.4lpi.com/my-account/donor-support/

FAITH FORMATION NEWS

December 15th: Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 11am Mass “Adventure to the Stable” Children’s event, 12:15-3:30pm

December 24th – January 1st: No Classes

January 7th-8th: Classes resume

January 14th: 7th/8th Grade Class, 7pm