May 13, 2007

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Sisters and brothers, the Holy Spirit—the Lord of life and love—draws us together in this holy place to ponder the wonders of Christ’s death and resurrection. As the fifty days of Easter draw to a conclusion, we listen to the Lord’s promise to send the Holy Spirit. Strengthened by the Spirit’s presence within us, we lift our voices in a song of joyful praise.

MASS SCHEDULE

May     12       4:30PM      Lawrence Hebert………………Margaret Hebert

                                           Marguerite Ciarmiello…………By Daughters           

May     13     10:00AM     Elizabeth Delafano…………..Betty, Mike & Michael

       Alvah P. & Dorothy McCoy…Nancy Adams & Family & B.                                                                                                                                                         Formichelli

May     17     12:15PM      Novena to the Miraculous Medal

May     19      4:30PM       Herbert Fero………………John & Barbara Cummings

                                           Joseph Delafano……….……Betty, Mike & Michael

May     20     10:00AM     John & Raffaela DeMatteo……………By Family

                                           Helen Briggs……………..Joseph and Ann Matura

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS                                           

05/12:    E. Feuerstein, A. Lotano & T. Lotano              05/13:   C. Mastan, D. Lessard & S. Hedman

05/19:   C. Kiszkiel & M. Burger & S. Abeel               05/20:   L. Zautner, A. Welch & J. Rey

                               

COMMENTATOR & LECTOR

05/12:   W. Chura & B. Nicolella                                    05/13:   J. Scheib

05/19:   L. Lucas & E. Feuerstein                                    05/20:   G. Holodak & J. Carosella

               

ACOLYTES

05/13:  TBD                                                                           05/20:  Vitas & Mattias Carosella

 

ASCENSION THURSDAY – Mass will be held at 12:15PM

 

MEMORIAL DAY MASS – A mass will be held on Monday May 27th @ 9:00AM @ St. John the Baptist Cemetery, located on Brandywine Ave.,  weather permitting.

 

NEED HELP TO HEAR??? -  Two wireless hearing aids are now available from the Ushers.  We hope you will make use of them.

 

June 16tH Rummage, BBQ and Bake SALE - Start cleaning out your attics and cellars – Our rummage sale will be here before you know it.  Please be sure your rummage is in good condition, clean, if electronic – in working order etc…  Label your boxes whenever possible. If you’d like to put a price on your items – please do so using masking tape. You can drop off Rummage Sale items anytime Mon-Thurs. 8:30 to 2:30.  For larger items that need to be picked up, call and leave a message at the rectory 374-9148 anytime.  We need a lot of sorters, bakers, and day of sale volunteers!  Be sure to get involved and have some fun. 

Donna Lessard & Fred Simone

 

CONFIRMATION –Congratulations to our Confirmandi:  Emi Carosella, Kevin Kurtzner, Brittany Mazur, Kristen Perrella and Courtney Schaeffer.

 

Spring/Summer Clothing Sale SUCCESSFUL UPDATE - Thank you to all who donated sorted and worked the day of the clothing sale.  It went very well. We will be selling what we had left over at the rummage sale.  HOWEVER, we will not be accepting any other clothing for the rummage sale.  In the fall we will have our Fall/Winter Clothing Sale.  Again, thank you all very much for your generous clothing donations and giving of your time for this community event. Also, a big thank you to Mary Pidgeon and Norma Bright for the delicious cookies!!!   If you still need to pay for clothing or shoes etc…. you can put your money in an envelope marked “Spring/Summer Clothing Sale.    Thanks, Donna Lessard 

P.S. Don’t forget to mark you calendar for our Annual Rummage Sale – Sat. June 16th!!!

 

Relay for LIFE - at Scotia/Glenville High School on June 15th and 16th from 7PM to 7AM.  This is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer.  Relays are an overnight event (because Cancer never sleeps) but it is not required to stay overnight.  For more information go to website:  www.ascevents.org/relay/ny/scotiaglenville or contact Claudia McLaughlin at 388-9198.  Parents are needed to chaperone for this event, if you would like to volunteer call Donna Simone (346-2097) or email:  dasimone@aol.com. 

THANK YOU FROM THE RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM! –our bake sale raised a total of $139.72!  Many thanks to all who baked, bought luminaries or made donations!  You may still make donations, (cans are located in the front entrance of the church) or purchase luminaries (in honor of a cancer survivor or in memory of a loved one whose life was lost to cancer) from a team member.

 

First Communion and SCHOOL OF RELIGION Closing Liturgy - at St. Joseph’s Church on Sunday, May 13th at 10:15 a.m. Liturgy.   All students are requested to attend with their parents.

 

Parishioner Seeks Apartment -   One bedroom or large efficiency. Section 8 qualified.  Contact Walt Chura:  456-3201.  

MEETING DATES

MONDAY May 14th  Parish Council 6:45PM in the Parish Center

THURSDAY May 17th Bible Study 11:00 AM in the Parish Center

 

OFFERTORY COLLECTION:  The offertory collection for the weekend of 5/06/07 was $2,277.00.    Needed to meet weekly expenses is $2,000.00   Our “Raise the Roof” collection is at $19,113.00. "You ask and you do not receive because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." James 4:3

 

Thank You, Mom

Thank you Mom, for the open arms

that always chased away my fear,

For the loving embrace of a mother

can make the whole world disappear

 

Thank you, Mom for your patience

and understanding all along,

Those years that I was always right

and that you were always wrong

 

Thank you, Mom for teaching me

the most valuable lesson I would learn,

that you can love someone with everything

and expect nothing in return

 

Happy Mothers Day

 

                           

 

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

 

 

 

Peacework: Humility trumps Zeal

 

"Yesterday, day of recollection, realized again above all my need for
profound and total humility--especially in relation to any work I may do
for peace.  Humility is more important than zeal.  Descent into nothingness

and dependence on God.  Otherwise I am just fighting the
world with its own weapons and there the world is unbeatable.  Indeed it
does not even have to fight back, for I will exhaust myself and that
will be the end of my stupid efforts."

(TURNING TOWARD THE WORLD THE JOURNALS OF THOMAS MERTON Volume Four
1960-1963, page 184.  Merton wrote this on December 11, 1961.)
 

PS:  DON'T FORGET SPRING ENRICHMENT--A PEARL OF GREAT PRICE IN OUR DIOCESE!

Walt Chura wwchura@yahoo.com  456-3201   Diocesan Website:  www.RCDA.org   (click on "Spring Enrichment.")

 

 

BISHOP’S APPEAL

REPORT ON COMMITMENT WEEKEND

 

44 families responded for a total of $10,976 in pledges (that includes a $20 bill from a visitor.  (How kind!)  This parish is amazing and all the leadership thanks you.

 

We still hope to hear from the rest of you.  Envelopes will be in the pews through the month of May.

 

Again – thank you.

 

Lynn Lucas