January 27, 2008

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Brothers and sisters in Christ, today the Lord draws us together as one family to be fed at the tables of the word and Eucharist. As the word is proclaimed, let us be attentive to God, who calls us to embrace a life of ever-deepening discipleship. The Lord, who is our light and our salvation, summons us to proclaim the Gospel of the kingdom. Let us begin this Mass with hearts filled with thanks and praise to God.

MASS SCHEDULE

Jan.    26       4:30PM         Elizabeth Delafano……………….Betty, Mike & Michael

Jan.    27     10:00AM        Mary VanDetta Nadeau………….Fred & Donna Simone

Jan.    24      12:15PM        Novena to the Miraculous Medal

Feb.    02       4:30PM         People of St. John’s Parish

Feb.    03     10:00AM        John & Rafaella DeMatteo……………..By Family

                                             Guy DiCerbo…………………..Mark, Anita & Mark Paul

                                            

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS                                  

01/26:   L. Lucas, C. Glover & G. Glover                 01/27:    B. White, S. Hedman & R. White

02/02:   M. Burger, S. Abeel & B. Abeel                  02/03:    C. Mastan, D. Alvarado & J. Rey

           

COMMENTATOR & LECTOR

01/26:   B. Nicolella & B. Nicolella                01/27:   T. Burke & W. Chura

02/02:   B. Cummings & M. Burger              02/03:   J. Carosella & M. Perrella

           

ACOLYTES

01/27:  Mikayla Thomas & Catherine Hadcock   02/03:  Mark DiCerbo, Emi Carosella & Maca

 

COUNTERS

01/27:  Formichelli & Adams                         02/03:  Welch & Maye

 

REST IN PEACE - Please pray for Helen Byster and her family.  Helen went to her eternal rest on January 21st.  Her funeral was held in our church on January 24th.

 

ASH WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 6TH     5:30 PM Liturgy w/distribution of Ashes

 

TOWN MEETING – Our next Town Meeting is scheduled for Sunday February 3rd from 11AM-12PM in the church.  A light lunch will be provided.  We will be discussing the current status of the “Called to be Church” planning process.  All are encouraged to attend.

 

OFFERTORY ENVELOPE USERS – If you are an envelope user and need a statement of your 2007 contributions for tax purposes, please complete a request form.  Forms are located in the front entrance of the church.  Contribution statements are being done here and not by the company that had done them in previous years. 

 

ACOLYTES – We need acolytes to serve for the following: Ash Weds. (Feb. 6th) @ 5:30PM, Sat. March 15th (Palm Sunday vigil) @ 4:30PM, Holy Thursday (March 20th) @ 7PM, Good Friday (March 21st) @ 7PM and Easter Vigil (March 22) @ 7:30PM.  If you are available for any of these services, please contact Mark DiCerbo or Mark Perrella as soon as possible.

 

PARISH OFFICE – I will be out of the office February 3rd through February 13th.  Please submit items for the February 9th bulletin in advance if possible. Thank you, Eileen Mazur

 

SICM and Sacred Heart/St. Columba FOOD PANTRY - is having their annual fund drive, SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY.   Donations may be placed in the cans near the front entrance of the church.  The monies raised in this drive are used by the pantries to help the needy of Schenectady County.     

                                                 

SCHOOL OF RELIGION –Class resumes January 27th. Classes are scheduled for February 3rd & 10th.  NO CLASSES February 17th & 24th (Winter Recess).  Class resumes March 2nd.   In case of inclement weather and the possibility of cancellation exists, please tune in to your local radio/TV station.  We are listed as St. John the Baptist, Schenectady.

 

SALVATION ARMY SOUP KITCHEN – On January 18th we served 130 meals!  Our next date to serve is February 22nd. 

 

ELLIS HOSPITAL – is in need of volunteers to support their “Heart Pillow Program.” These pillows help post surgical patients by supporting the surgical site and reduce pain.  All supplies to make the pillows are provided by Ellis Hospital.  For more information contact

Chris at 243-4009.

 

CATHOLIC CHARITIES – is in need of used cars for their “Wheels for Work Program.”  The donated cars must be less than 11 years old, have less than 150,000 miles and be able to pass NYS inspection (for less than $1,000.00 of repairs).  Contact the Wheels for Work office             at 346-3861 for more information.

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land – Fr. Tony Childs, Associate Pastor at St. Ambrose Church, Latham, NY and Christopher Cross, KHS are planning a 10 day  pilgrimage to the Holy Land March 2-13, 2008.  Total price $2,390.  This includes round trip air from JFK, hotel, breakfast, lunch, and dinner and entrance fees. Visit all the holy sites and celebrate Mass daily as we visit Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, Cana, Mt. Tabor and much more. Think about being in the Holy Land during Lent.   Call Christopher Cross, KHS at 888-727-5881 for a registration form or visit the web site www.catholicholyland.com for a detailed itinerary and/or a registration form.  You will get a chance to walk where Jesus walked.  There are still a few seats left.

MEETING DATES

THURSDAY January 31st Bible Study 11:00 AM in the Parish Center

MONDAY February 11th Parish Council 6:45PM in the Parish Center

 

OFFERTORY COLLECTION:  The offertory collection for the weekend of 01/20/08 was $1,622.00.   Needed to meet weekly expenses is $2,000.00.   "The sacrificial giver will be asked to honor God when it is irrational" Job 1.20-22

 

           MEDITATION: THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
                                   "Tough Love for a Stubborn Church"
Pope Clement I, in about 96 A.D., had to write to the Corinthian Church AGAIN, well after St. Paul, because of a resurgence of the squabbling Paul had denounced.  "[Clement] encouraged the young leaders in Corinth to repent of their rivalry and disruption that had discouraged so many within the church. And he urged the Corinthians to 'pray for those who fallen into sin, that meekness and humility may be given to them, so that they may submit, not to us, but to the will of God. We must accept correction, dear friends. No one should resent it. Warnings we give each other are good and thoroughly beneficial, for they bind us to God's will.'"
by Jennifer Trafton and Diana Severance in The Official Newsletter of Christian History & Biography Magazine Saturday, January 05, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Schenectady’s Historic Church   

Over 175 Years of Worship and Service

 

 

Rev. Michael T. Schmitt – Sacramental Minister

 Administrative Assistant –Eileen Mazur

Parish Office Hours 8:30AM-2:30PM Monday through Thursday 374-9148 Closed Friday

Parish Center Email: sjb@albany.net Web Site:  www.albany.net/~sjb/

Saturday Mass taped for Channel 16 – Shown: Sunday 2 PM & Monday 2 PM

           

St. John the Baptist Mission Statement

Dedicated to Celebrating Christ’s Love in

Worship, Works of Charity and Fellowship