SAINT GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH The mission of St. Gabriel’s parish is to provide a community that encourages the sharing of our faith and Christian values. Through the celebration of liturgies, dedication to service, and social interaction, we strive to strengthen this community and become reflectors of Christ to each other. Rev. James Belogi .................................................. Pastor Joanne Tuchovsky ................................ Parish Secretary Shirley Belouin....................................Business Manager Chuck Slatterick.....................................................Trustee Joe Vullo .................................................................Trustee Slawomir Lisiecki …………………….…….Music Director SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:30 to 5:00 PM. *Dependent on availability of a priest SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Celebrated during Mass on 1st or 2nd Sunday of the month. Please contact the Rectory six weeks in advance for baptismal instructions. Sponsor certificates are due 2 weeks prior to baptism. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Please contact the Rectory at least six months in advance of the desired date. Donna Simone ..Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation Terri Bouchard …….Asst. Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation Tahlia Hadley……………...Youth & Young Adult Minister Marion Berhaupt ……………...Faith Formation Secretary NEW PARISHIONERS: New parishioners should register in the parish by obtaining a registration form in the gathering area or by contacting the parish office at 355-6600. LINKED PARISHES - MASSES: St. Gabriel: St. Madeleine Sophie: Handicap Accessible 3040 Hamburg Street, Rotterdam, NY 12303 Parish Office Phone: 355-6600 • Fax#: 982-1035 website: www.stgabrielschurch.com email: [email protected] Faith Formation Office: 355-4193 email: [email protected] Pre-School Phone: 281-6187 Saturday Vigil: 5:15 PM Sunday: 8:00 & 10:30 AM Daily: See inside bulletin Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Sunday: 9:15 & 11:45 AM, & 7:30 PM Daily: Call 355-0421 Office Hours 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM M - Thur. ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL SCHENECTADY, NY FINANCE REPORT ON MONDAY 9:00 am November 10,, 2014 James Cardany by Family THURSDAY 9:00 am November 13, 2014 For All Soul’s and Parishioners’ Intentions SATURDAY 5:15 pm November 15, 2014 Maura Fitzpatrick Filipello By Yolanda Palmer SUNDAY 8:00 am November 16,, 2014 Pauline McLeod by the Estate Joseph Olsheski by Wife & Family 10:30 am Jerry Bernardi by Family For All Soul’s and Parishioners’ Intentions November 10 - 16, 2014 Mon. Faith Formation Classes Youth/Teen Music 4:30 - 6:3pm ~ C. Adult Choir 7 - 8:30 pm ~ C. Tues Veterans Day - Parish Office Closed CYO 9 am - 12 pm & 3 pm - 9 pm ~ G. Wed. Women’s Club 6:30 pm ~ G. Thurs. Divine Mercy 9:30 - 11am ~ C. CYO 5-7pm ~ G. Cub Scouts 6 - 7pm ~ S. Boy Scouts 7 - 9pm ~ G. Fri. CYO 5-9pm ~ G. Sun. Faith Formation classes Youth/Teen Music 11:45 am - 1:00 pm ~ C. Breakfast Fundraiser 8 am - 12 noon ~ G. CYO 2 9 pm ~ G. Church, Church Hall, Church Meeting Room, Gym, Kitchen, School Classroom. Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11th The Parish Office will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. We salute and thank all our military veterans of all wars, especially those who sacrificed their lives or health for our freedoms. The weekly budget amount listed is the amount needed to run the parish, which only comes from envelopes 11/2/2014 Regular weekly collection $5,034.00 Weekly Budget $5,800.00 All Soul’s ——- $1,069.00 All Saints ——- $752.00 Paper Collection —- July ($201.75); August ($97.25); Sept. ($168.50) 2014 Total = $467.50 November 23rd money counters – Team 7: Therese Giana, Joan Cardinal and Bob & Diane Robusto. THANK YOU Thank you to all who have responded to our Sacrificial Giving and Enhanced Offertory Appeal. A fuller report on the Appeal will be given following the Finance Council’s meeting on November 5th. Your support of our parish family is greatly appreciated. Change in Mass Schedule One of the most unsettling and disruptive events in parish life is a change in Mass times. Yet circumstances and resources require that at this time an adjustment be made in our Mass schedule for our two parishes due to the decreased number of priests available for Mass and the decreased attendance of parishioners. To bring us closer to the Diocesan guidelines for scheduling Mass, it is necessary that we reduce the number of Masses by two – one in each parish. In doing so, I have the goal of keeping the broad time frame for the opportunity to participate in Mass as well as more time between the scheduled Masses in our two parishes. After discussion with pastoral councils and prayer and worship committees, effective on the First Sunday of Advent, November 29/30, the schedule will be as follows: St. Madeleine Sophie – Saturday 4:00 pm, Sunday 9:00 am, 7:00 pm and St. Gabriel’s – Sunday 7:30 am and 10:30 am. This schedule provides a mass in each of the time frames Mass is now offered in our parishes. It does not disrupt the Sunday Faith Formation program, allows for scheduling Saturday evening weddings, and a more realistic and manageable transition between churches. THE DECDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA I know that this causes inconvenience and is unsettling for many. I ask your patience and cooperation as we make this adjustment and move forward. We need to move the mass intentions from the Saturday 5:15 pm Mass. Please call the parish office at 355-6600 with your mass choice. The Women’s Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the Salem Cross Inn, and bright nights Christmas light display on Sunday, Dec. 7th. Depart from St. Gabriel’s parking lot (with the collection bins) at 8.45 am; begin with Mass at the Divine Mercy Shrine; stop at Country Curtain, then on to the Salem Cross Inn for a great turkey dinner with all the trimmings and a Christmas play “Christmas Memories”; next stop is a bus tour of bright nights Christmas light display. We will return around 9:30pm. Cost is October Mass count for St. Gabriel’s: $107.00 per person. There are only 12 seats Date 5:15 pm 8:00 am 10:30 am Total 10/4-5 142 159 172 473 10/11-12 157 165 162 484 10/18-19 167 166 196 529 10/25-26 162 180 172 514 October Mass count for St. Madeleine Sophie: Date 4:00 pm 9:15am 11:45am 7:30 pm Total 10/4-5 307 315 336* 222 1180 10/11-12 266 288 163 189 907 10/18-19 316 247 183 165 911 10/25-26 408** 275 175 180 1038 left so please call Joanne 3777393 or Ruth 3561370 now for reservations. St. Gabriel’s Women’s Club 31st Annual Holiday Craft Fair will be held Saturday, Dec. 6th, from 10 am - 3pm in the gym and school classrooms. There will be over 70 unique crafters, raffles, 50/50 drawing, delicious food, and our famous "Cookie Walk! Proceeds are used to support parish and community programs throughout the year. We'll gladly accept donations to help defray baking costs. Items needed: granulated sugar, brown sugar, confectionary sugar, flour, walnuts, pecans, almonds, chocolate chips, coconut, raisins, almond extract, and molasses. A box marked "Women's Club" will be in the Gathering Area for your convenience. We thank you in advance for your generosity! * Confirmation kick-off ** school Mass St. Gabriel’s Community BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER November 16th, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join us in the school gym for a great breakfast. We will be serving: * Eggs and omelets (any way you like!) *Pancakes * Bacon *Sausage *Toast *Homefries *Coffee *Tea *Juice *Milk. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 10 years of age and will be available at the door only. Come join the fun, fellowship and a great breakfast while supporting our parish. St. Gabriel’s Women’s Club will meet Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 6:30 PM at the St. Gabriel's School Gym. Come and learn how to make holiday wreaths with Lisa DeLuke, a florist . All ladies from St. Gabriel’s and St. Madeleine Sophie's. are welcome! We look forward to seeing all our members as we enjoy a wonderful evening. FAITH FORMATION NEWS Phone: 355-4193 Email: [email protected] If you are new to SMS or St. Gabriel’s Parishes, it is not too late to register your child(ren) for the 2014-2015 Faith Formation Programs. There are limited openings at both churches for children beginning first grade. We also offer Children’s Liturgy of the Word during Sunday Mass for preschool and kindergarten aged children. Registration forms are available in the Faith Formation office, church gathering area and on-line. We Need Catechists! Classes have begun but we still don’t have enough catechists to teach classes here at St. Gabriel’s. We really need help on Mondays from 4 to 5 pm for grade 5 and 6 and once a month on Sundays from 11:30 am to 1 pm for grades 9 and10. No experience necessary and we’ll provide resources and assistance to get you started. Please consider volunteering an hour or two a week to share our Catholic faith with the youth of our parishes. Call or email the Faith Formation office. NOVEMBER 9, 2014 Safe Environment Program...We have completed much of the Diocesan required “Safe Environment Program” during Faith Formation classes in the month of October. If your child missed the training, we’ll be offering it again in November at St. Gabriel’s. If your child(ren) will not be participating in the Safe Environment program this year, the Albany Diocese requires us to document this by having the “Opt Out Form” completed and on file in the Faith Formation Office for all registered students. If you have questions or want more info, please contact us at [email protected]. Thanks for your cooperation on this important issue. Workcamp: There are spaces available for the July 2015 Workcamp Service Trip to Sunbury, PA. Please contact Tahlia Hadley at [email protected] or 355-3115 as soon as possible if you are interested in attending! Baked Potato Sale: The Workcamp Baked Potato Sale will be held after Mass on the weekend of November 22 & 23; St. Gabriel the Archangel after the 5:15 pm and the 10:30 am Masses; at SMS after the 4:00 pm; 9:15 am, 11:45 am and 7:30 pm Masses. Support the youth going on the service trip to Sunbury, PA in July! There will be fresh baked, warm, delicious potatoes with a variety of toppings available to choose from and enjoy for a free will offering. FAIR TRADE AND ALTERNATIVE GIVING SALE Saturday, November 15 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Sunday, November 16 from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. St, Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Parish Center - 2216 Rosa Road in Schenectady This is a great opportunity to do your holiday shopping and support social justice efforts locally and around the world. Participating agencies include Catholic Relief Services, Mayan Hands, Beads for Life, Heifer International, African Well Fund, Regional Food Bank, Emmaus House, Catholic Charities and San Agustin Parish in Cuanacaxtitlan, Mexico. The event is sponsored by the Social Justice Ministry of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish. Please remember in your prayers the soul of Carol J. Mandarano May she rest in the Peace of Christ. NOVEMBER 9,2014 THE DEDICATION of the LATERAN BASILICA The Church of Jesus Christ is ever ancient, ever new. The angel brings Ezekiel to the heavenly temple. Saint Paul, today, reminds us that we are temples of the Holy Spirit. In the Gospel today, the money changers desecrate the temple and Jesus confronts them. He turns the tables on them, saying he will rebuild the “temple” in three days, alluding to his death and resurrection. The Lateran Basilica is the seat of the bishop of Rome, the pope. The building may have been repaired and its role may have changed since the fourth century, but Jesus Christ remains its cornerstone as he is the cornerstone of the entire Church. Our spiritual practices and rituals likewise may evolve, but as temples of the Holy Spirit, our faith remains in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Readings for the Week of November 9, 2014Sunday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/ Jn 2:13-22 Monday: Ti 1:1-9/Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14/Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ti 3:1-7/Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Phlm 7-20/Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9/Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8/Lk 18:1-8 Next Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 ©Liturgical Publications Inc MINISTERS for November 15 & 16, 2014 ALTAR SERVERS & ACOLYTES 5:15 PM Volunteer Needed 8:00 AM Volunteer Needed 10:30 AM Caroline Johnson LECTORS 5:15 PM 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Pat DiCerbo Mary Kirvin Tony Cascarano MR.K’s Carpet Service 355-9193 Professional Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
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