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Sixth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
February 16, 2020
PASTOR
Rev. Thadeus Aravindathu
(914) 273-9724
WEEEKEND ASSISTANTS
Rev. John Christ
Rev. Thomas Collins
MASSES
Saturday: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am 10:30 am, 12 noon
Weekdays: 8:30 am
Saturday: 9:00 am
Holy Days: as announced
LAUDS MORNING PRAYER
Sunday: 8:00am
Monday - Friday: 8:15am
DEVOTIONS (September - June)
First Fridays: Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament 9am - 7pm,
Benediction 7pm
First Saturdays: Confessions 8:30 - 8:55,
9am Mass, Rosary & 15 minute guided
meditation on the Rosary
CONFESSION
Saturday 4:30 -5:15pm and
by appointment
BAPTISM AND MARRIAGES
Please check our website or
Call the Parish Office
PARISH OFFICE
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am-5pm
Office Manager: Fiona Finnan
Controller: Cathy Mitzian
Webmaster: John Erickson
Bulletin Editor:Tina Puttre
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Moderator: Allanna Hasselgren
Tel: (914) 273-8226
Email: r eled@stpatr ickinarmonk.org
Parish Committees
Parish Council President: Vincent Greco
Parish Council Secretary: Lor i Schiliro
Finance Committee Chairman:
Jeff Sprague
Trustees:
Faith Lorenzo, Robert Hasselgren
Music Director: John Failla
Parish Organizations
Contemplative Prayer: Gina Shea
Youth Ministry Coordinators:
Melissa Gordon
CYO Basketball:
Elvis Grgurovic, Mike Corelli
Gym Schedule & Rentals: Mike Corelli
Respect Life Society: Patricia Cummings
Walking with Purpose:
Jo Golden, Fiona Finnan
Food Pantry: Angela Livingston
mailto:[email protected]
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MASSES: FEB. 15 – Feb. 23, 2020 Calendar
SUNDAY, February 16 - SIXTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
CCD: 9:20-10:20
FOOD FIRST - Each Sunday the food collected
goes to support a local food pantry
Mon, February 17 - Presidents’ Day
CCD: No classes today
Tue, February 18 - Weekday
Walking With Purpose: : St. Francis Hall 9:30-11:30 Wallace Hall 7:00-8:30 pm
Wed, February 19 - Weekday
CCD: No classes today
Thu, February 20 - Weekday
Pray the Rosary: Lady Chapel 7:30pm
Fri, February 21 - St. Peter Damian
Stations of the Cross: Outside Gym 6:15am
Contemplative Prayer Group: 12:30-1:30
Sat, February 22 - The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
Confession: 4:30-5:15
SUNDAY, February 23 - SEVENTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
CCD: 9:20-10:20
Fifth Grade Mass: 10:30
FOOD FIRST —Each Sunday the food collected
goes to support a local food pantry.
Sat 2/15 9:00
5:30
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Ronald Bregante (D)
Sun 2/16 8:30 Viola Mitzian (D)
10:30
12:00
Antonietta Gentile (D)
Anthony Gizzo (D)
People of the Parish
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Mon 2/17 8:30 ——
Tue 2/18 8:30 ——
Wed 2/19 8:30 ——
Thu 2/20 8:30 John & Catherine Daly (D)
Maureen Hollingsworth (D)
Fri 2/21 8:30 ——
Sat 2/22 9:00
5:30
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Joseph Maskiell (D)
Sun 2/23 8:30 People of the Parish
10:30
12:00
Vincent Violone (D)
Jacqueline & James Kotroczo
(L)
Lenten Schedule February 26th—
Ash Wednesday
8:30 am Mass 12:10 Mass 4 pm Prayer Service 6 pm Prayer Service 7:30 pm Mass
March 2, 3, & 4 - Parish Lenten Mission March 6 - First Friday Adoration, Stations of the Cross at 7 pm
February 8/9: $4,811.00 in 95 envelopes
Peter’s Pence: $1,230.00 in 60 envelopes
WeShare Jan. 2020 - Reg. Collection: $11,742.00
Please consider using WeShare
Thank you for your generosity
March 15 - Catholic Relief Services
March 22 - Maintenance & Repairs
April 10 - Holy Land
Upcoming 2nd Collections
Sunday Evening Mass
A 5pm Mass is being planned, to accommodate those
who are unable to attend our other Masses. The
starting date will be announced later. Feedback
would be appreciated. Please speak with Fr. Thadeus
or call or email the parish office.
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Welcome New Parishioners
Welcome to our parish family. To register, please fill
out the form below and drop it off in the
collection basket or at the parish office.
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — New: _______ Change: _____
Mr.___ Mrs.___ Mr. & Mrs.___ Miss___ Ms.___
First Name(s):____________________________
Last Name:______________________________
Street Address:___________________________
City:________________ State:______________
Phone:_________________ Zip Code:________
E-mail: _________________________________
Names of Children (under 18):
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Questions? email [email protected]
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While shopping for you own family, please
consider picking up some extras for our neighbors
in need:
1 lb. bags of dried beans
Healthy cereals and Oatmeal
Canned corn
As always, healthy, non-expired staples of all
kinds are appreciated and utilized.
“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of
these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Outside the Parish
Mass for Healing Holy Rosary Church
March 9, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Fr. Justin Cinnante, Celebrant
Women’s Lenten Retreat Behold God’s Love for You
Please join us at St. Patrick’s for a Lenten Half
Day Retreat as we contemplate Him with wonder,
love and praise!
Saturday, March 7, 2020
Arrive @9:30am | Depart @12:30pm
$25 per person
Register at: http://www.regnumchristinyctnj.org/
womens-lenten-retreat/
Coffee, tea and breakfast will be offered, please
bring your favorite to share.
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FROM MY HEART TO YOURS
The Renew & Rebuild funds have been allocated for a few of the necessary maintenance and renovation projects
such as replacing the flat roof, a new sound system, lighting, new carpeting, pew cushions, re-doing the sanctuary and
confessionals in the church, refurbishing the landscape in front of the church, re-sealing the parking lot, and
updating the HVAC for the church, rectory and St. Francis Hall. I have an update about one of the above maintenance
items, which is ongoing, our Water System.
Water System: In April 2019 the Department of Health instructed St Patrick’s to convert our existing water
filtration system to a chlorination based system. This project was identified as our first Renew & Rebuild initiative.
With the assistance of the Archdiocese we selected contractors to design and install the new system. We are now in the final
stages of this project. The new piping etc. has been installed and the testing required by the Dept. of Health has been
completed. We expect to receive certification from the Dept. of Health within the next few weeks which will allow us to
switch over to the new process. At that time the “Do Not Drink” signs will be removed and everyone should feel free to
drink the water in both buildings.
We are in the process of forming two important committees.
(1) Building and Grounds Committee: I have asked several of our friends in the parish community to be part of this.
If anyone with that background is interested in being part of this, I welcome you to contact the parish office. The committee
will work along with and in consultation with the parish staff, Parish Council and Finance Committee. The most important
task of this team is to periodically walk around and inspect the church grounds and the buildings in order to make
recommendations and to assist the parish in keeping itself as a safe and maintained space.
Any person or company who works on the parish property and is not an employee of the parish must have my
approval, sign a Hold Harmless Agreement and have provided the office with their Certificate of Insurance before the work
begins.
(2) Safety and Security Committee: Since 2018, parishes have been encouraged to be prepared to face potential
emergencies. We have talked about it many times. The Parish Council on Feb 4 decided to form a committee that is de-
signed to deal with various emergencies: fire, severe weather, vandalism, gun violence, acts of domestic terrorism and the
threat of such actions. In a meeting of priests of the Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties, that took place after the
vandalism at St. Patrick’s in Yorktown a few weeks ago, we have all been advised to take a serious look at the safety and
security measures that are in place at our parish facilities. Though nothing has happened at our Church, we are in need of a
committee of experts from our community, who regularly worship or help with the CCD program, to assist in developing
preventive and precautionary procedures.
We are in the process of forming an initial committee with parish leadership and those who are interested in
helping. The first step for the committee will be to meet with first responders in our area – that is, law enforcement, fire and
medical/EMS personnel – and to seek their cooperation in preparing a security and safety plan. The plan will include how to
deal with any actual or anticipated threat of violence. A crucial component in developing a security and safety plan includes
a security assessment to identify and evaluate any known or potential threat to our facility. Currently we don’t face any such
situations. We cannot live in fear, but as these times demand, we should put procedures in place to safeguard ourselves.
Remember, “If you see something, say something.” As this process evolves, I will write in more detail on how to look at
this not as an inconvenience or panic-generating idea, but as something that we need to do to keep abreast of the times that
we live in. Let us plan, to be prepared, in order to be better safe than sorry.
With all the above in place we trust in the Lord and say as the Psalmists say:
“The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever more.”
Psalms 121
Stay tuned to the Holy Spirit
May God bless the whole world!
Father T.
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Please keep the following in your PRAYERS
Barbara A.
Jon Adam
Josie Calvaruso
Maria Cannato
Enza Dattero
Jane Dean
Barbara Grasso
Mario & Gloria Guiliano
Robert Kalian
Stella Kielb
Michael Lage
Amanda Ross
Perinna Ruggerio
John Scrocca
Rose Shallo
Patricia Tkach
Nathaniel Valcich
Join us for a special retreat
Women’s Retreat: Saturday, March 21-22
Men’s Retreat: Saturday, March 28-29
See Parish website to register or contact:
Grace Violone: [email protected] or
Lina Kingston: [email protected]
Anthony Caravetta: [email protected]
Daniel Sadler: [email protected]
Frank Cangelosi: [email protected]
CONNECT REFLECT RENEW
Parish Lenten Mission
7pm each evening
Monday, March 2nd - Wednesday, March 4th
Altar Serving Training For new and current Altar Servers
Mandatory review session
Sunday February 23rd at 11:30am
RSVP REQUIRED
Provide your name / child’s name & grade
Annual Mass and Dinner in Honor of our Patron, St. Patrick
March 14th at 5pm followed by a dinner party in St. Francis Hall.
A few more volunteers are needed to organize
this evening. Please contact the parish office if
you can help.
Bible Study with Fr. Thadeus
You are invited to join Fr. Thadeus and fellow
parishioners in a weekly bible study of
St. John’s Gospel
begins Wed. March 11th at 7pm.
8 Sessions (not meeting April 8, 15)
Register on the parish website or in the Church
vestibule. Cost $20
Walking With Purpose at St. Patrick’s
Please join us for a Lenten Bible Study
“Living In The Fathers Love”
6 weeks beginning
March 10th.
Mornings: 9:30-11:30
St Francis Hall
or
Evenings: 7pm-8:30pm
Wallace Hall
Register on parish website or
email [email protected]
Discover just how much God loves us and how the
Gospels are deeply relevant to our relationship with
God and with those we love.
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