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HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH
WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.
March 22, 2015
431 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0025,FAX: (914) 747-2476
Website: www.hiparish.org
Office Hours: M-F: 9am-3pm, Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun:9am-1pm
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): An
ongoing invitation is extended to anyone who is
interested in becoming a Catholic. Simply
contact the Parish Office.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 5:15pm
Sunday:
7:30, 9:00 Children’s Choir, 11am, 5:15pm
Daily:
7am Monday to Saturday
12:15pm Monday-Friday during Lent
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.
Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue
Sunday: 10:00am; Daily: 8:45am
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: By appointment
at least 6 months in advance. A pre-Cana
program is required.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by
request. Please call the office for an appointment.
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. William A. Holt, OP, Pastor
Fr. Daniel Davies, OP Fr. Jordan McConway, OP Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP
Sr. Kathleen O’Hanlon, OP Fr. Hugh Burns, OP (In Residence)
Gerard Roggemann
Joe DeSanctis
Eileen Bruehl
Thomas Conaty
Barbara Mackin
[email protected]
769-3297
514-8731
769-0025 x11
769-0025 x30
769-0025 x22
Director of Religious Education
Music Director
Parish Coordinator
Youth Minister
Business Manager
Bulletin Editor
2015
FINANCE CORNER
Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 9-30, 33-62 ; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk
1:26-38
Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56
Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil
2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47
Evening Vigil
5:15
Robert Francis
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
7:30
Our Parishioners
9:00
Jane Marie Murden & David Murden
10:00
(OLP) Teresa Hamer
11:00
Kate O’Connell
5:15
Robert Donnelly (7th Anniversary)
Monday, Lenten Weekday
7:00
David Murden
8:45
(OLP) James P. Farrell (Birthday)
12:15
Dwayne Charles Wigglesworth (Birthday)
Tuesday, Lenten Weekday
7:00
Olga Milone
8:45
(OLP) Jane Marie & David Murden
12:15
Allan J. Riley
Wednesday, The Annunciation of the Lord
7:00
Rose Mathew
8:45
(OLP) Ann Cedrone
12:15
James Tierney
Thursday, Lenten Weekday
7:00
Margaret Borelli
8:45
(OLP) Ellen M. Centi
12:15
Robert Tracy
Friday, Lenten Weekday
7:00
Elizabeth Alfonzetti
8:45
(OLP) Donna McCaffrey
12:15
William Walsh
Saturday, Lenten Weekday
7:00
Fr. William A. Wallace, O.P.
8:45
(OLP) Deceased Dominicans
Evening Vigil
5:15
Anne & George Maguire
PALM SUNDAY, PASSION OF THE LORD
7:30
Our Parishioners
9:00
Annie & William Egan
10:00
(OLP) Steven Carini
11:00
Edward Roggemann
5:15
Nona Curley
Mar. 1
Mar. 8
Mar. 15
Regular
$ 9,226.85
$ 8,843.56
$ 7,884.43
Maintenance
$ 2,569.00
Catholic Relief
Services
$ 2,116.00
TAX LETTERS
The 2014 Tax Letters are available upon
request. If you would like a copy of your 2014
donations please call the parish office.
Please pray for the safety of our men and women
in the military, especially those who are serving
overseas.
Laverne Ryan, Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz Deborah
Migliorini, Rita Laviano, Antonio Soto, John Keator,
Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Meghan
Rizzo, Mary Renna, Walter Salat, Barbara Walters,
Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Edythe
Proehl, Elizabeth Kelleher, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne
Cibirka,, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie
Vernon, Richard Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee
Franco, Adele Casagrande, Carrie Dunsmore, Joseph
Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Jeanette Kastner, Olivia
Bendus, Frances Yacovelli, Rose Rosato,
Linda
Iorizzo, Rose Puller, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jerry
Brennan, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela
Lynch, Joey DeMatteis, Dennis Catozella,
Beth
Frankoviac,
Jennifer Schneider, Peter Mercateli,
Bartholomew Hickey, Robert Iovino, Teresa Cardinali,
Rocco Zacarolli
CONDOLENCES
We extend our sympathy and promise of prayers
to the family and friends of Serafina Letizia
(mother of Cirino); Connie Musto (mother of
Christine Huguenot); Vivian Cilento (wife of
Alfred).
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THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH
Monday, March 23rd:
11:00am—Bible Study
Tuesday, March 24th:
11:00am—Lectio Divina
Wednesday, March 25th:
6:00pm—Junior Choir
7:15pm—Adult Choir
Friday, March 27th:
12:45pm—Stations of the Cross at H.I.
7:00pm—Stations of the Cross at OLP
Saturday, March 28th:
4:30pm—Teen Choir
March 29th-Palm Sunday Passion of the Lord
HOLY THURSDAY
“As I have done for you, you should also do”
(John 13:15)
April 2nd is Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s
Supper, which includes the “Washing of the Feet.”
If you would like to be a part of this moving
ceremony, please call the Parish Office at 7690025.
BREAKFAST RUN
There will be a Breakfast run on April 12th. There
will be posters in the Social Hall requesting volunteers to supply the food needed. Please sign up
and bring the food to Holy Innocents by Saturday,
April 11th.
The Pantry is in need of canned tuna, canned
chicken, chicken broth, pasta sauce, canned fruit,
cold cereal, brown rice, crackers. Please check
expiration dates. Your generosity is appreciated.
A Wedding Ring has been found in the church (by
the Blessed Mother shrine). If you have lost or know
of someone who has recently lost a Wedding Ring,
please stop by the Parish Office.
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 [email protected]
MARCH
●Mar. 22nd—Breakfast Run to NYC at 7:00am
APRIL
●Apr. 5th—Happy Easter
●Apr. 12th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm
●Apr. 19th—Cottage School visit at 2:30pm
●Apr. 26th—9/11 Memorial/Museum Run/Walk/
Family Day NYC
CYO BASKETBALL
As our basketball season come to an end, we
want to congratulate our 7th Grade Boys Gold
Team for completing their very successful
community service project “Baskets for
Blythdale.” The boys collected sponsors for their
team and for each basket scored in their last four
games of the season, a donation was made.
Later this month they will be visiting Blythdale
Children’s Hospital in Valhalla to deliver over
$1,000 in donations that will directly benefit the
children at the hospital and their families!!
Fantastic job everyone!
Many thanks for everyone who made this project
a huge success: Nicky Doto, Conor Bruder,
Jared Wilens, Daniel Bucci, James Braia,
Michael Rufino, Frank Shkreli, Christian
DeJesus, Cole Catalano
The team’s Head Coach is Carlos DeJesus
along with Assistant Coaches: Ethan Wilens,
Brian Catalano, David Wilens and Sal Doto.
Thanks to Brian Bruder, Team Community
Service Coordinator for organizing the service
project.
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
8th Grade: Honoring Mary
Wednesday, March 25th 6:45pm
Confirmation Candidates, Sponsors, and Parents
are invited to join us – ask them to please come.
We will gather in the Church. Mary, the Mother of
Jesus, is a role model for all of us. She lived an
incredible life. With each event in her life we can
gain strength and encouragement to be the best
people possible. The presentation will be lead by
Rosemarie Pamillia. Rosemarie is a Parishioner,
Mother, and Catechist at Holy Innocents (early dismissal).
Service Reports due Thurs March 26th – all completed Acts of Service need to be submitted. If you
have not performed them yet (maybe you are helping with First Communion in May) then let me know
that. Either give me a form for the completed Service or a note about what and when you will perform the service. For Happy Caps I will sign the
forms.
7th grade – Save the Date
Tues April 21st
Night of Volunteering and Confirmation
Preparation
6:45pm in the Social Hall
Parents to join us. Confirmation preparation will
begin on that Night. The Wed class and Home
study children need to attend.
Gerard J Roggemann
Coordinator - Holy Innocents Religious Education
ph 914-769-3297
www.hiparish.org
fax 914-769-7225
[email protected]
This week we are introducing a new hymn, Christ
Before Us. It is #408 in our hymnal and was written by Janet Sullivan Whitaker. The title and first
verse are based on St. Patrick’s breastplate.
St. Patrick's Breastplate is a popular prayer attributed to Ireland’s most beloved patron saint. According to tradition, St. Patrick wrote it in 433 A.D.
for divine protection before successfully converting the Irish King Leoghaire and his subjects from
paganism to Christianity. The term breastplate
refers to a piece of armor worn in battle. More
recent scholarship suggests its author was anonymous. In any case, this prayer certainly reflects
the spirit with which St. Patrick brought our faith to
Ireland.
The tune is based on Suo Gan, a traditional
Welsh lullaby, written by an anonymous composer. It was first recorded in print around 1800.
The song’s title simply means lullaby in Welsh
(suo=lull, cân = song).
Janèt Sullivan Whitaker (pronounced Janette) is a
talented cantor, keyboardist, percussionist, composer and clinician. She has presented workshops on cantor dynamics, lector formation, parish repertoire, song of the assembly and keyboard
improvisation. She is a 25-year veteran of active
music ministry in the Diocese of Oakland,
California.
As cantor, Janèt has led the assembly at many
liturgical events, including National Association of
Pastoral Musicians conventions. She has a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from California
State University, Hayward. Janèt is a contributing
composer and singing member of the Daughters
of God, a group of women musicians committed
to contemporary Christian music.
Currently she serves as full-time director of music
and liturgy at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in
Piedmont, California, where she lives with her
husband, Brian, and their son. We have used
several of Janèt’s compositions in our liturgies
including Wash Me Clean and In Every Age.
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The Bereavement Ministry at
Holy Innocents Church
will offer an 8 week
BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT
GROUP
Bereavement support groups provide personal
support, healing, understanding, acceptance and
hope in a confidential setting for those suffering
the loss of a loved one.
It will begin on
MONDAY, April 6th, 2015
7:30PM to 9:00PM
and continue consecutively for 8 weeks.
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PARISH COUNCIL
The Parish Council of Holy Innocents is
comprised of dedicated parishioners willing to
share their individual talents to serve the parish. The council works with the pastor and parish staff in an advisory capacity to support and
enhance the life of the parish.
Each year, new members are added to the
council via a selection process. This year the
council is hoping to add four new members to
serve for a term of three years.
Nominating petitions are available in the
narthex, parish hall and at Our Lady of Pompeii
and on the parish website: www.hiparish.org
during the month of March.
At this time,
please give prayerful consideration to volunteering as a member of the Parish Council. For
additional information or questions, contact
Bridget Dinardi
at 914-584-0941 or
[email protected].
VOLUNTEER
Become a Westchester Medical Center
Volunteer. Provide information and guidance to
families whose lives may be challenged by the
hospitalization of a loved one. Training and ongoing support for the volunteer is provided. For
more information contact Jean Kulesa at 4937850 or email [email protected]
LENTEN PILGRIMAGE
Pocantico Hills to Ossining: 12 Miles
Sunday, March 29th
10:30am-5:00pm
Palm Sunday Pilgrimage
Share a psalm; receive a palm
10:30am meet at Union Church of Pocantico
Hills, 555 Bedford Road, Poncantico Hills. Bring
lunch and drinks, cell phone, and contact information for whom will pick you up at the conclusion of the pilgrimage. Contact Skip Doyle at
[email protected]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34
The Lord comforted his people, who were exiled
to Babylon, by telling them of the new covenant he
planned to make with them. The Lord declared he
would write his law upon their hearts, and that he
would forgive their evil and forget the sins they
had committed in the past.
Second Reading: Hebrews 5:7-9
Wherever people on earth were hurting, in need or
in turmoil over the past century, you could usually
find Maryknoll Sisters in their midst. Now comes a
documentary that tells their story:
“Trailblazers in Habits”
The perfect film for the Lenten season!
Friday, March 27th at 7:00pm
Asia Room
Maryknoll Society Mission Center
55 Ryder Road, Ossining
Admission: FREE Doors open at 6:30pm
Light Refreshments will be served.
Though God could have heeded his Son’s prayers
and spared him suffering, Jesus accepted his Fathers will. Through his suffering, he learned obedience and became the source of eternal salvation
for all people.
Gospel: John 12:20-33
Jesus was afraid of the suffering he knew he must
face. Yet he explained just as a grain of wheat
must die to be harvested, he had to face his hour
of suffering to glorify his Father’s name. Jesus explained that once he was lifted from earth, he
could draw all people to himself, lifting them to
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