MASS • Schedule Rectory • 109 West Street, 13357 (315) 894-3766 SACRAMENT DEVOTIONS • • • WEDDINGS • SACRAMENT • (315) 894-1550 (Fax) Website: http://ww.annunciationilion.org Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. • of Reconciliation of Baptism and 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. VOCATIONS • PASTORAL • Father Paul Catena Pastor Deacon James Bower Care NEW • Parishioners Mrs. Colleen Russell Secretary and Bookkeeper Brother Edward Bick, BSF Director of Music Mrs. Marianne Lee Parish Trustee Mr. Brian Lytwynec Parish Trustee BULLETIN Deadline • Weekday Mass (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) 9:00 am Saturday (Vigil) 4:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am Our Lady Queen of Apostles, Frankfort, N.Y. Weekday Mass (Tuesday, Thursday) 9:00 am Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 pm; Sunday 9:00 am Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm (or by appointment at Annunciation) Saturday following 5:30 p.m. Mass at OLQA Monday 7:00 PM (Miraculous Medal Novena, Scripture Rosary & Divine Mercy) Vocations Prayer Group - Wednesday 6:45-8:00 PM at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church, Frankfort, NY First Friday of the month after 9:00 AM Mass (Sacred Heart Prayer Group). Please notify the priest at least six months in advance of the wedding date (or one year if either person is under 21years of age.) Instructional classes for parents prior to the Baptism of their children are at The Parish Center. Infant Baptism is normally celebrated on Sundays after the 11:00 AM Mass. If you wish to have a Baptism during a Mass, please contact Fr. Paul. Baptism is NOT normally celebrated during the Lenten season. If you are discerning a vocation to the ordained ministry or to the religious life, please feel free to speak to Fr. Paul. You can also visit the diocesan website at www.albanyvocations.org. If you know of any parishioner who would like a visit or who wishes to receive the Sacrament of the Sick or Holy Communion, please do not hesitate to contact the Rectory. All new members are most welcome & invited to register at the Rectory or see Fr. Paul after Mass. All announcements must be in writing & submitted to the Rectory by noon on Monday. Mission Statement We are the parish community of the Church of the Annunciation, Ilion, New York in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. This is our mission and our purpose… To encourage and enable all to discover and live • a deeper relationship with God through: celebrating the sacraments, receiving the Word of God, learning about the faith and growing in prayer. • their Christian calling, by equipping and enabling them for ministry and mission in the church, in the family, in the wider community and in service to those in need. We have this mission and purpose so as to give glory and praise to God and so as to be His faithful co-workers in the building up of His Kingdom. CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION ILION, NY 28th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME In today's readings, God's covenant with his people is likened to being invited to a great feast, a feast of rich food and choice wines, as the first reading from Isaiah says, or a great wedding banquet, as in Jesus parable in the gospel. Both readings tell us that God invites all people to his kingdom, but the parable reminds us that not all who are invited will make it to the kingdom. The choice of whether the kingdom will be ours or not rests with us. God invites us all, but not all of us will accept that invitation. Some will choose not to accept the invitation, they will choose "farm" or "business", or place some other obstacle in the way choosing the kingdom. The invitation is there; the choice is ours. Do we accept the invitation and enter the feast, or do we reject the invitation and go in another direction? COLUMBUS DAY Columbus Day this year is observed on Monday, October 13th (Monday is also Thanksgiving Day in Canada). The parish offices will be closed in observance of this national holiday. St. LUKE Next Saturday, October 18th, is the feast day of St. Luke, the author of the third gospel and of the Acts of the Apostles. Luke was most likely a physician, a Syrian from Antioch. He is not part of that first generation of Christian disciples, but is dependent on the traditions he received from those who knew Jesus directly. The Gospel of Luke is dated by most scholars around 80 AD, about the same time as Matthew's Gospel was written. Both his gospel and the Acts of the Apostles were written for a largely Gentile audience. Readings for the Week of October 12, 2014 Sunday: Is 25:6-10a/Phil 4:12-14, 19-20/Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31--5:1/Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6/Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25/Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Eph 1:1-10/Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Eph 1:11-14/Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b/Lk 10:1-9 Next Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6/1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21 Autumn is a time for colored leaves, pumpkins, and lighting the fire in your marriage. Worldwide Marriage Encounter October 25-26th. For info: www.wwme.org or #518-279-3243 October 5, 2014 Offertory Envelopes Loose Offertory $ 2,246.00 566.00 Monthly Collection Parish Insurance, Capital Improvements, etc. 529.00 16.00 $ 3,357.00 MISSION SUNDAY World Mission Sunday, organized by the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church's missionary activity through prayer and sacrifice. This year, World Mission Sunday is celebrated on October 19th. The second collection next weekend will be for the missions. Please be as generous as possible. 23-Hour Weekly Eucharistic Adoration – Annunciation Parish has begun weekly Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesdays, in the main body of the Church beginning immediately after 9 a.m. mass and ending on Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m. When the church is locked, adorers need to use the side door next to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (the handicap entrance) and just knock (using the knocker). Outreach Ministries Bottle/Can Drive Our Lady Queen of Apostles: October 18-19 Church of the Annunciation: October 25-26 A truck will be located in the parking lot to drop off empty and rinsed out refundable bottles and cans before and after each Mass. WEEKLY & ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP Annual Offertory Budget: Weekly Budget: $238,340.34 4,583.47 Offertory 9/28/2014 Budget to Date: Actual to Date: $ 4,658.76 $ 59,581.21 $ 50,799.95 Thank you, as always, for your continued generosity and support. OCTOBER 12, 2014 TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SUN. Oct. 12 th 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 4:00 p.m. Gary Slopka John Gilmartin Gary Slopka, Bill & Shirley Pickett, Cynthia Reles, Terry Scalise, Karen Slocum Servers: Charlie Buckley, Nicholas Shedd Greeters: Allen & Linda Edick, Joan Conte 11:00 a.m. Senan Greene Pattie Day Senan Greene, Lisa Alexander, Deb Teeter, Lillian Kress, Melanie Greene, Heather Zieniewicz Servers: Carter Wynn, Claire Lally Greeters: Karen Delong, JoAnn Duga MON. Oct. 13th 9:00 a.m. MC: Lector: EM: BOO!!!!!!!!!! The Church of the Annunciation will be hosting a villagewide Halloween Bash on Friday, October 31st for local children! There will be ghoulish games, monster munchies, costume parade and PRIZES! All children are welcome and it’s FREE!! Join us, if you dare… One of the main highlights of our upcoming Halloween Party is the “Cake Walk” ~~ Most likely its popularity is due to the DELICIOUS prize that comes with playing the game~~~~A CAKE!!!! We are looking for bakers to donate their “creepy creations” and hope you will signup at the back of the church. You’re so “SWEET” for helping!!! Thank you ~~~~ Let Us Pray . . . For the sick of our parish and community especially Lisa Alexander, Jack Day, Mary Enjem, Jack Kress, Sean O’Brien, and Sylvinia Simmons. 4:00 p.m. Ordinary Time Weekday Steve Morris By John & Jane Gilmartin Dennis Hyland (Healing) Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:00 - 3:45 p. m. Edmund McCarthy By Wife Joyce Brother Don Bisson (Healing) Columbus Day Holiday—Parish Offices Closed today. Novena, Rosary, Divine Mercy Prayer Group 7 pm Rm. 4 Parish Center 9:00 a.m. WED. Oct. 15th 9:00 a.m. Ordinary Time Weekday (OLQA) St. Teresa of Jesus Walter J. Sexton Helen Griffith By Catholic Daughters #265 Robert Keddell By Jean Maneen Special Intention By Mary Ann Scott Vocations Prayer Group 6:30 p.m. (Frankfort) Virtus Training 6:00 p.m. (Parish Center) THURS. Oct 16th 9:00 a.m. FRI. Oct. 17th 9:00 a.m. Ordinary Time Weekday (OLQA) St. Ignatius of Antioch Mary Adams (Healing) Special Intention By Mary Ann Scott Mass of Thanksgiving By Betty Watkins SAT. Oct. 18th 4:00 p.m. St. Luke Joseph Sanchez By Family Ed Murphy By Mary O’Connor SUN. Oct. 19th SAT. Oct. 11th Ordinary Time Weekday Fr. Anthony Adams By Betty & Dick Watkins TUES. Oct. 14th MINISTERS’ SCHEDULES The new ministers’ schedules for October—December are ready and can be picked up from the table by the sacristy. Please initial by your name so we know you’ve received your schedule. Thanks to all who serve our parish. George Amendolare By Wife & Sons Ed Murphy By The Blair Family Darrel Kalka By Mary Kalka MC: Lector: EM: Sunday, October 19, 2014 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 11:00 a.m. Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jack Day (Healing) By Family Ed Murphy By Sharon Bosch and Judy Lennox Raphael Kalka By Family