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Church of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
559 PELHAM MANOR RD, PELHAM MANOR, NY 10803
Parish Office (914) 738-1449 ▪ Fax (914) 738-9454
Email . [email protected] - www.olph-pelhammanor.org
Rev. Robert J. DeJulio, Pastor
Rev. Abraham Vettiyolil, mcbs Parochial Vicar Rev. Ferdinand Madaki
Weekend Associates
Rev. Edward T. Dowling, S.J., Rev. Stanley O’Konsky, S.J., Rev. Michael Greco, OFM, Cap.
Mr. Joseph McQuade Deacons Mr. Daniel Murphy
Mrs. Marianne Parker Parish Trustees Mr. Frank Barbieri
Mrs. Fabiola Brito Briseno, Administrative Assistant
Dr. Joseph Schippa, Music Director- Mrs. Elaine Ruggiero, Organist
Mr. Gabriel Gomez, Buildings and Grounds
Parish School
Pre-K – 8th grade
www.olphpelham.com ▪ (914) 738-5158
Mrs. Susan Cotronei, Principal
Religious Education Office
(914) 738-0670
Mr. Michael Hall, Director
[email protected]
Confessions
Saturday . 4:00 - 4:45pm & by appointment
Baptisms
2nd & 4th Sunday of the Month at 1:30pm. Please call Parish
Office to make arrangements.
Marriages
There is a six month planning period required.
Please make an appointment with one of the priests for further
information.
Devotions to Our Lady
Rosary . Monday - Saturday . 8:40am
Miraculous Medal Novena - Monday . 9:30am
MASS SCHEDULE:
Weekdays: (Mon-Sat) 8:00AM and 9:00AM
Weekends: Saturday 5:00PM, Sunday 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM, & 12:30PM
Memorial Day-Labor Day, Sat. 5:00PM, Sun. 8:00AM, 10:00AM, & 12:00 Noon
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 19, 2014
age of 75. How deprived our culture would be
without their influence! Not mentioned is the gift
Dear Parishioners:
of grandparents and great grandparents in the
Here is a simple truth that many of us seem to resist:
life of a family not only as a source of tradition
living too long is also a loss. It renders many of us, if not
but also as dispensers of wisdom gathered
disabled, then faltering and declining, a state that may
through lived experience. Would the author say
not be worse than death but is nonetheless deprived. It
that these are not important or worthwhile
robs us of our creativity and ability to contribute to
contributions?
work, society, the world. It transforms how people
St. John Paul II would often remind us of what is
experience us, relate to us, and, most importantly,
involved when we begin to embrace a 'culture of
remember us. We are no longer remembered as vibrant
death' that views life with challenges, sickness
and engaged but as feeble, ineffectual, even pathetic.
and struggles as less valuable than others. He not
I am talking about how long I want to live and the kind
only spoke it - he lived it!
and amount of health care I will consent to after 75.
We
Americans seem to be obsessed with exercising, doing
determination as we stand in sharp contrast to
mental puzzles, consuming various juice and protein
laws and policies that would seek to end life on
concoctions, sticking to strict diets, and popping vitamins
either
and supplements, all in a valiant effort to cheat death
convenience and economic savings be the basis of
and prolong life as long as possible. This has become so
life decisions? If so, who among us is valued?
pervasive that it now defines a cultural type: what I call
Sincerely,
need
end
to
of
be
the
the
voice
spectrum.
of
reason
Can
and
personal
the "American immortal."
The above quote is taken from an article
published in Atlantic
Zeke
Emanuel who
magazine written by Dr.
is
one
of
the
primary
architects putting together the Affordable Care
Act. What does it say about contemporary society
and its value and regard for life? How can it be
reconciled to religious moral values? Is this the
right path for us to follow?
Certainly none of us relishes the thought of
growing old or the likely limitations, aches and
pains that accompany such an existence, but does
this article go beyond what people of faith can
Rev. Robert DeJulio
Pastor
FR. DOWLING MAKING PROGRESS
Fr. Dowling continues to make good progress
following his recent surgery. He is expected
to resume duties here in early November. If
you would like to send him a card or note,
please place it in the collection basket with
his name on it and we will see that he
receives it.
accept?
Absent from the thinking is the contribution that
people throughout history have made after the
Please pick up your new workbooks in the
sacristy after Mass. Thank You!
461-OLPH
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 19, 2014
MEN'S DISCUSSION GROUP
A discussion group for men meets every
Saturday at 8:00AM in the Rectory Meeting
Room at St. Catharine's (25 Second Ave,
Pelham). Men of all ages are welcome to
attend.
Monday, October 20
8:00 AM - Gerald Barbieri
9:00 AM - Anthony Fantasia
Tuesday, October 21
8:00 AM - John Coppeletti
9:00 AM - Helen Cacace
The next scheduled cooking day for our parish
chefs is Friday, October 24th. The menu consists
of sausage & peppers and rice. Food should be
brought to the Church office by 1:00pm where it
will be picked up and delivered to St. Gabriel’s
Church. Please remember that all meals are for a
minimum of 20 people. For information, call Geri
Engstrom @ 738-1141.
Wednesday, October 22
8:00 AM - Angel Monaco
9:00 AM - Felice & Angelo D'Amore
Thursday, October 23
8:00 AM - Dolores Grecco
9:00 AM - Yolanda & Frank Fiumara
Friday, October 24
8:00 AM - Mr. & Mrs. Jose Manuel Gomes
9:00 AM - Carmela Cieri
Saturday, October 25
8:00 AM - Rosalie Campisi
9:00 AM - Albert Sausto
2013
Monthly Collection
for September
2014
(5 weeks)
(4 weeks)
$43,239
$36,936
Electronic contributions are available through
Parishpay.com
When you shop at Stop & Shop, our school’s
A+ School rewards ID Code is 07712. Visit
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card today! If you registered your card last
year, you do not need to re-register this
year. Please encourage your friends and
relatives to do the same. Thank you!!
New Items are being accepted. Do you
have something special that you would
like to donate? Did you receive a gift that
just wasn’t right for you? Now is the time
to donate it. Can you make a handmade
item that we can sell? We’ll happily
accept it.
Please bring all donations to
the parish office and mark them “New
Item."
REIGNING MERCY
The Sisters of Life offer healing programs
for men and women who have been
involved with abortion.
The contact
number is 877-586-4621. The website is
[email protected].
Their
program is focused on healing and mercy.
Third Time
Contessa Taunton & Paul Lestingi
461-OLPH
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 19, 2014
Sing to
the Lord
a New Song....
Join the OLPH
Adult Choir to
sing at
11:00AM Mass
Rehearsals Sundays at 10:15 in
Lower Church Choir Room
New Voices welcome!
461-OLPH
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