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St. John’s Church Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine’s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494

CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org

St. John’s Church Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm

Penance 4:00 - 4:45 pm Saturdays

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY

Rev. George W. Hommel, Administrator

St. Augustine’s Chapel Sunday Mass 9:30 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month.

Religious Education—845-679-2869 Elementary: Tues….1st-6th Grade....4-5:30 pm Jr/Sr High: Mon…..9th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Tues….8th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Wed…..7th Grade….…..7-8:30 pm John A. Coleman Catholic HS ….…..845-338-2750

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 1, 2017 Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus. — Philippians 2:5

October is St. John’s month to staff the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen at Christ Lutheran Church in Woodstock.

Soup, bread, beverages and dessert are served. Soup is prepared by area restau-rants and bread is donated by local estab-lishments. We are very fortunate that the DBSK now has “permanent volunteers: on Mondays (thanks to John Mocarski and his daughter) and Wednesdays. So,

barring any unforeseen changes or emergencies, we are actually only looking for Friday volunteers from 3:30-6:15 pm. Volunteers are needed to do the following: ♦ Pick up the soup from area restaurants and deliver it

to the Christ Lutheran Church by 3:45. ♦ 2 adults (and 1 CCD student) are needed to set up,

serve and cleanup. (No heavy lifting required!) (Only 1 CCD student per shift…and only with parental per-mission, please.)

♦ We can also use substitutes, because emergencies do happen. There will be a spot for you to sign up if you’d like to be called as a substitute throughout the year.

If you have any questions, please call Barbara Runz at 973-222-5489.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE

OCTOBER 14TH

FROM 10AM-1:30PM

LOLLIPOP MAKING at St. John’s Parish Social Hall.

All are welcome to join the 9th grade Con-firmation class with this special fundraiser. All proceeds of lollipop sale goes to Family of Woodstock’s Midway Houses. Please contact Alice Haberski at the Reli-gious Ed office at 679-2869 to volunteer! ~Thank you

The second collection for October 1st is for Saint Joseph’s Seminary. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

FIRST FRIDAY: Mass will be offered at 9am followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Benediction and Litany to the Sacred Heart. FIRST SATURDAY: Mass in honor of Our Blessed Mother will be offered at 9am followed by devotions. MASS FOR LIFE: First Fridays at St. Peter’s Church, Rosendale, at 10am followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 10:30 – 5:20pm, Benediction and 5:30 Mass. All are welcome.

C E L E B R A T I N G T H E 1 0 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y O F OUR LADY OF FATIMA APPARITIONS This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Blessed Virgin Mary appearing to three little shepherds in the small town of Fatima, Portugal. Our Lady en-trusted to them a message for the world: pray for world peace and the con-version of sinners, bring-ing requests for penance, prayer and a devotion to her Immaculate Heart. Mary’s requests are as relevant today as they were in the troubled times of 1917.

Join us after 5pm Mass on Saturday, October 14th for a Candlelight Procession to Our Lady’s Grotto to pray the Rosary for world peace and the conversion of sinners.

Added in June Stephanie Marie Teresa Dolores Added in July Michael Lockmiller Ellen Ann Dwyer William C. Julie Mullen George J. Fauci Theresa A. Fauci Michael X. Fauci/Dell Dominic Fauci S.I. Carol Young William Deon Added in August Craig Entwistle Tory Entwistle Nancy Bernard Merrilyn William Dean Andrew S. Jodi

Ryan Added in September Marilyn C. Roz Y. Mary Lou S. Hugh Schrader Flavia Murazzi Christine Williams Kathleen Clark Ruth Temple Lori Wright Nancy Gunn Deb Kahmke Vincent Patrick Anthony Jim Glen Patrick Jessica Shultis Leilani Robichaux Lemmieux Betty Platkin Added in October Conor Harkins Roger Temple Anthony Flick

GOD’S WAYS In the stream of readings during this portion of Ordi-nary Time one week’s texts can often appear to pick up exactly where the previous week’s concluded. The senti-ments expressed in today’s first reading seem to be a di-rect reaction to the Gospel passage we heard last week. In that Gospel, the landowner pays the same wages to his workers whether they worked for a full day or for only a few minutes. Today Ezekiel gives us the lament, “The LORD’s way is not fair!”(Ezekiel 18:25). These Sundays in Ordinary Time offer us a glimpse into the ways of the Lord. We see how God’s way has the tendency to turn the accepted conventions of the day upside down. Those who always expected that their way to heaven was guaranteed are disappointed. Those who thought they never had a chance are given that chance. Today offers us another opportunity to discover the abundance of God’s mercy and love. ~Father George

BEYOND ST. JOHN’S

ULSTER COUNTY VICARIATE 23rd ANNUAL

MASS AND DINNER IN CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Friday, October 13th

5:30pm Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, 242 Wall Street, Kingston, NY

6:30pm Italian Buffet Dinner $30 per person

(cost will be covered by St. John’s) Best Western, 503 Washington Ave.,

Kinston NY Guest Speaker - Sister Marie Pappas, C.R.

RSVP by September 29th! To RSVP, please fill out the form in church lobby with your name, address, phone num-ber and how many attending. You will be a guest of St. John’s Church and St. Augustine’s Chapel. For more information please call Rosemary Cyr at 679-6872.

SAVE THE DATE -OCTOBER 22nd Hosted by the Saugerties Columbiettes at

19 Barclay Street, Saugerties, NY.

Doors open at 12pm with calling at 1:30pm.

Refreshments are included and proceeds go toward local charities. We hope to see you there!

TRICKY TRAY

WHO WILL SPEAK UP FOR THE UNBORN AND LIFE IN ALL ITS STAGES? Our Annual Re-spect Life Ad will be placed in the Kingston Sunday Free-man on January 14, 2018. This year will mark 45 years of legalized abortion in our country and the elimination of over 60 million babies from abortion. Please add your name to the list of Respect Lifers. Names will be col-lected during Respect Life Month for all of October 2017. A $2 donation per line is asked to help pay for the ad. Place your $2 donation in the basket next to the signup sheets, which are in the church lobby. Chapel pa-rishioners should call Rosemary Cyr at 679-6872.

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH

09/25/16 $4,432.00 09/24/17 $3,601.50

HURRICANE MARIA 09/24/17 $96.00

Renew + Rebuild Goal is $413,000.00 40 Parishioners contributed $309,350.00

(Only 10% of our parish has participated thus far)

Cardinal’s Appeal Goal is $26,500.00 We have reached our Cardinal’s Appeal Goal! (It will be deducted from the Renew + Rebuild total)

Thank you for your generosity!

Saturday, September 30th 5:00 PM BRUCE HOTTUM Kathy Renaud Sunday, October 1st 8:00 AM OPEN INTENTION 9:30 AM JOE McDERMOTT Concetta & Roland MacPhee 11:00 AM ISABELLA MARIE LACASSAGNE Kathleen and Guy Oddo Monday, October 2nd 9:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS Tuesday, October 3rd 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Wednesday, October 4th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Thursday, October 5th 9:00 AM NO MASS First Friday, October 6th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION First Saturday, October 7th 9:00 AM BETTY DILLON Chris Molinelli 5:00 PM THERESE DELUCA Michelle & Jim Moran Sunday, October 8th 8:00 AM JOHN MOLINELLI Chris Molinelli 9:30 AM MARGE ZINKAND Eileen McDermott 11:00 AM FRED SCHWAB Margaret America & Charles C. Lockmiller

Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault, Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy) Repose of the Soul, especially for, Harvey Shultis

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers ................................. Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Altar Society ................................. Christine Molinelli, 679-5332 Baptismal Committee................... Francine Carmody 679-7205 and ........................................................ Bernadette Poremba, 679-7643 Beautification Church ........................................... Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto ............................................ John Spindler/Julie Middleton, 679-4462 Bereavement Committee ............. Francine Carmody 679-7205 Bulletin .......................................... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors ........ Bob Dietrich, 657-8556 Food Pantry .................................. Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets .................. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Liturgy Committee ........................ Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee .............. David Sudlik, 657-6782 Music Group ................................. Dave Christi, 430-8040 Newsletter ..................................... Colleen Mountford, 679-8546 Parish Council .............................. John Spindler 679-4462 Parish Nurse ................................. Colleen Short, 417-4522 Pins and Needles .......................... Pat Lindtveit, 338- 1720 ........................................................ Helen DeVoe, 679-5947 Religious Education 1 - 6 ........... Cindy Frisbie, W 679-2869 Religious Education 7 - 9 ........... Alice Haberski, W 679-2869 and H 679-6791 R.C.I.A. .......................................... TBD Respect Life .................................. Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order ........... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Social/FUNdraising Committee ... 679-7696 Soup Kitchen ................................ Barbara Runz 251-1174 Tree of Life .................................... Dolores Hagedorn 679-7607 …………………………………… Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ulster Vicariate ............................. TBD Wedding Committee ..................... Alice Haberski, 679-6791 ........................................................ Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 Youth Ministry/Activities ............. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-7; Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137:1-6; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8-11; Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-37; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Is 5:1-7; Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Respect Life Sunday Monday: The Holy Guardian Angels Wednesday: St. Francis of Assisi; Sukkot (Jewish harvest festival) begins at sunset Thursday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Friday: St. Bruno; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher; First Friday Saturday: Our Lady of the Rosary; First Saturday