HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH “WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”

January 22, 2017

431 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 (914) 769-0025,FAX: (914) 747-2476 Website: www.hiparish.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-3pm, Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun:9am-1pm

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Children’s Choir, 11am and 5:15pm Daily: 7:00am Monday to Saturday

Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue Sunday: 10:00am

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for our Baptismal Preparation Program, several weeks in advance of the baby’s birth.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: By appointment at least 6 months in advance. A pre-Cana program is required.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: As scheduled, or anytime a priest is called. Please notify us when a family member enters the hospital.

NEW PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to join our parish community. Please stop in at the Parish Office.

PARISH STAFF Fr. Hugh L. Burns, OP, Pastor

Fr. Daniel Davies, OP Fr. Frank Sutman, OP Sr. Kathleen O’Hanlon, OP Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP (In Residence)

Maria Lamorgese 769-3297 Director of Religious Education Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director Loretta Hotter 769-0025 Sacristan Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager afortino@hiparish.org Bulletin Editor

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by request.

Please call the office for an appointment.

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Monday Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30

Tuesday Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18

Thursday 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 4:21-35

Friday Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34

Saturday Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41

Sunday Zep 2:3; 3:12-13; Ps 146:6-10; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12a

Evening Vigil 5:15 Bennetta A. Fajardo

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Alex and Mario Miranda 10:00 (OLP) James Patrick Sullivan 11:00 Angelina Murgolo (1st Anniversary) 5:15 Assunta Tripodi

Monday, Weekday 7:00 Catherine DeVito

Tuesday, Saint Francis de Sales 7:00 Dennis Vaccaro

Wednesday, The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle 7:00 Catherine DeVito

Thursday, Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops 7:00 Florence Civita

Friday, Weekday 7:00 James T. Grannino

Saturday, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest 7:00 Severino Galli Evening Vigil 5:15 Patricia Murphy

4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Eleanor Tomanelli 10:00 (OLP) Jim Toffon 11:00 Elena Braia 5:15 Ruari O’Shea

2016 FINANCE CORNER

Regular Maintenance

Christmas $63,206.00 Jan. 1 $12,644.51 Solemnity of Mary $ 1,603.00 Jan. 8 $ 7,930.98 Catholic Communications $ 1,396.00 Jan. 15 $ 8,021.24 $ 2,059.00

Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.

Dennis Catozella, Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Meghan Rizzo, Mary Renna, Walter Salat, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee Franco, Adele Casagrande, Joseph Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Rose Puller, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Robert Iovino, Beth Frankoviac, Rocco Zacarolli, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Eleanor Stockel, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Baby Hazel, Cathy Policastro, Edwina Hickey, Mary Bachmann, Jaspare Miranda, Stephen Mercatili, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Rose Cipriano, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Jane Richardson (Dublin, Ireland), Helen Burton, Maria Victoria Zulli, Adelaide Greco, Julia Sessa, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Dorothea Lang, Michael Garris, Fr. José Iván Almodovar, O.P., Kevin Keane, Ramiro Valderrama, Michael Mulry

OFFERTORY GIFTS Family members of those for whom a Mass is offered are welcome to present the Offertory Gifts to the celebrant at the Altar. Please identify yourself to one of the Ushers or the Celebrant before Mass begins.

CONDOLENCES We extend our sympathy and promise of prayers

to the family and friends of

Colleen Marie Nuccio (wife of Charles)

Michele Weldon (daughter of Michalina Patane)

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It is usually very hard to get back into the swing of things after returning from Christmas Break. However, the children have settled in nicely! Progress Reports have been distributed. Congratulations to the students on their achievements. What I find most important is when we take what is being focused on in the classrooms and bring it to our daily lives. It is what we call Christian living! Like I always tell the children...We may be the only face of Jesus that someone might ever meet. We may be the only Bible that someone might ever read. Please continue to pray for our Second Grade students who are in the immediate preparation for the Sacrament of First Reconciliation. They are working on their prayers, songs and studies. We are focusing on the parables of the Lost Sheep and The Prodigal son. The Sacrament of First Reconciliation will take place during the week of February 6, 2017. Children will arrive in the classroom at the regular class time and parents are invited to wait for us in Church. We look forward to a beautiful celebration of God’s love, mercy and forgiveness. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call the office. Looking ahead: Classes will not be in session on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Maria Lamorgese, Director ph 914-769-3297 mlamorgese@hiparish.org

THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH

Monday, January 23rd: 11:00am—Bible Study Tuesday, January 24th: 11:00am—Lectio Divina Wednesday, January 25th: 6:00pm—Junior Choir 7:15pm—Adult Choir

Pastor’s Poetry Post-It

A Winter’s Epiphany

Timeless thoughts of a winter’s stare; eyes gazing over a landscape bare. Memories drift on a blustery breeze; dying light ushers in the freeze. Reaching out for a grasp on the present; stillness sets in, alone, and desolate. Future unknown, outcome uncertain; brilliance shadowed by a drawn curtain. Path now set, laid before me known; closing light now emanating from home. Enter my homestead, heart filled with glee; two eyes of the future peering upward at me. Trusting in him to forge forward until fulfilled; basis of strength, values I have instilled. A weary mind at last permitted to rest; reflecting on the realization of how I am blessed.

Michael A. Barron

IN NEED OF HOUSING A very valued parishioner is on the verge of losing her apartment and is in urgent need of a 2 bedroom unit. If you know of such availability please contact the office for further information at 769-0025.

2016 TAX LETTERS The 2016 Tax Letters will be mailed out upon request. If you need a letter confirming your 2016 donations to Holy Innocents, please call the office Monday-Friday from 9:00am-3:00pm at 769-0025 ext. 10 or ext. 11. You may also email afortino@hiparish.org and we will be happy to provide one for you.

CONGRATULATIONS

Gregory Alfieri Joseph Andrews

Gregory May Alexander Warne

on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.

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For the celebration of the liturgies during Ordinary Time, we are changing the mass setting, the Gloria and the Gospel acclamation. All are selections we have done before, and it is our hope they will be familiar to you. The Gloria is from A New Mass for Congregation written by Carroll T. Andrews. Carroll Thomas received his Bachelor of Music Degree in Wisconsin and then his Licentiate in Music (summa cum laude) from the University of Montreal in 1947. In 1965 he moved to St. Petersburg, where he became Director of Music for the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine and later for the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Music has always been his career even in military service where he organized many musical groups, vocal and instrumental, including the Continentals Band which toured occupied countries. He was known as an accomplished organist, director and composer of hundreds of published pieces and books of church music, as well as sets of books of secular music. For many years he specialized in Gregorian Chant and taught courses in early forms of music. He was an Honorary Lifetime Member of the American Guild of Organists. Among his many awards was the Papal Medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 1999. His composition of the Gloria has the distinction of being the only one continually published since 1970. Carroll Andrews died in 2014 at the age of 96. The Gospel acclamation, the Alleluia sung before the gospel is proclaimed, we are using is from the Jubilation Mass written by James Chepponis. Fr. James Chepponis is a priest of the Pittsburgh Diocese, ordained in 1985. He received his Bachelor's degree in Music from St. Fidelis College/Slippery Rock University, with a major in organ and a minor in voice. Fr. Chepponis received a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Systematic Theology from Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland. The mass setting is by Dan Schutte, and titled Mass of Christ the Savior. Dan Schutte is one of the best known Catholic composers. He was born in Wisconsin and entered the Jesuit order after high school but left in 1986. His compositions include City of God, Here I Am Lord, and Table of Plenty. Dan explained his inspiration for this mass setting as follows: “I wanted the music to be accessible to all those gathered for worship, I wanted the melodies to quickly and easily become like an old friend. My inspiration came from thinking of a typical community celebrating the Eucharist on Sunday. Then I imagined Christ the Savior standing there with us, praying with us, singing with us, proclaiming the scripture with us, giving thanks with us, and finally sharing the meal of His own body and blood with us. The title Mass of Christ the Savior seemed most appropriate.” The Gloria and the Gospel acclamation are not in our hymnal, but the Holy can be found as #916, the Mystery of Faith, #917, the Amen, #920 and the Lamb of God, #921. As always, we are grateful for your participation in the music for the liturgies.

Serving the Spiritual Needs of Parents Whose Children of Any Age Have Died by Any Cause No Matter How Long Ago

Cost: $25 per person, $40 per couple, Scholarships are available

To register online: www.emfgp.org/archny Or, contact Sue DiSisto, Coordinator, Parenting and Family Life Education at susan.disisto@archny.org

Or telephone 646-794-3191

One-day retreats offered twice at St. Joseph’s Seminary: 201 Seminary Ave, Yonkers, NY

Saturday, February 11th and Saturday, February 25th

One-day retreat: Saturday, April 1, 2017 The Church of the Magdalene 525 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills Tarrytown, NY

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CYO YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. All 9th-12th graders are welcome to join us. If you have any questions please contact: TomConaty@hiparish.org

JANUARY/FEBRUARY

●Jan. 22nd—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 29th—Cottage School Visit at 2:30pm ●Feb. 5th—Youth Mass at 5:15pm ●Feb. 5th—Youth Group meeting at 6:15pm

CYO BASKETBALL

CYO Clinic continues into February at BRS. If you are late and still want to register please to:

www.holyinnocentscyo.com

Donation Request The 4th grade girls teams are collecting Keurig K cups, non-dairy creamer and hot cups for the Westchester Medical Caregiver Center. The Westchester Medical Caregiver Center provides much needed support for caregivers of patients at Westchester Medical Center. People from all over the region arrive at the hospital unexpectedly for trauma and emergency care and often stay for extended periods of time.

“February is Heart Month” Join the 8 million people who have been screened.

Life Line Screening Tuesday, February 21st

Holy Innocents Church—Social Hall

Please call toll-free 888-814-0416 to register for your screening and to receive a $10 discount or visit:

www.LifeLineScreening.com/community-partners

Brochures are available at the entrances to the church.

FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL, APOSTLE

FEAST DAY - JANUARY 25th

St. Paul was a tireless apostle both in his work as a preacher and in his personal living out of the gospel he preached. His conversion is one of the most dramatic moments in religious history. It was so sudden, so intense, so mysterious, and so fruitful for the church. St. John Chrysostom in a homily praising St. Paul, said: “Paul, more than anyone else had shown us what man really is, and in what our nobility consists…Each day he aimed ever higher; each day he rose up with greater ardor and faced with new eagerness the dangers that threatened him. He summed up his attitude in the words: I forget what is behind me and push on to what lies ahead…The one thing he feared, indeed dreaded, was to offend God; nothing else could sway him.”

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME January 22, 2017

First Reading: Isaiah 8:23-9:3 The prophet Isaiah describes the anguish of a conquered people, but he promises that they will triumph and will see a great light as on the “day of Midian.” Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 Paul speaks to the Corinthians with both anger and indignation because they are quarreling among themselves as to whom they should show allegiance. Some wish to follow Paul; some, Peter; others Apollos; others, Christ. Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23 Jesus begins his mission by going to Capernaum, fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah. He selects Peter, Andrew, James and John as his disciples, inviting them to be “fishers of men.”

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