FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 8, 2015 ASH WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday, February 18th, begins the season of Lent. Masses will be offered at 6:30am, 7:30am, 12:10pm, and 7:00pm. A Prayer Service with the distribution of ashes will be held at 4:30pm and 5:30pm. Please note that the New General Instruction of the Roman Missal prohibits the Altars to be decorated with flowers during the penitential season. This is in force both in the main Church and the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION February 8– February 15 SAT. SUN: 5:30pm Anthony Lubrano 7:00am All Parishioners Living & Deceased 9:00am Patricia Fletcher Kenneth Hack LATIN 9:00am Maria Saenz & Family 11:30am Mafalda Diminni 1:00pm Alejandro Herrera Porfiria Jimenez MON: 7:30am Rajan Gulati (Living) 12:10pm John Valleau TUE: 7:30am Raj Gulati (Living) 12:10am Catherine Lyons WED: 7:30am Angela Careri 12:10pm Pasquale & Filomena Cortese THUR: 7:30am Peter Paul Piccolo 12:10pm Antonio, Lena & Andy Sacco FRI: 7:30am Djuro Sersen 12:10pm Fran Cosgrove-Horn SAT: 8:00:am Emma Lucey & Lillian MacBee 5:30pm Joseph S. Caruso SUN: 7:00am All Parishioners Living & Deceased 9:00am Nicola Di Iorio Donald Ziter 11:30am Rafael Zambrana 1:00pm Angelina Marquez Herminia Maria Nunez Note: Monday through Friday, 12:10 mass is offered for an increase in vocations. An additional intention may be requested. (For Winter Closings, Call 341-0587) Lent is coming. Now is the time to decide what you will do during this holy season. The Church gives us six weeks in which to fast and pray so as to spiritually enter into the sufferings and death of Jesus, deepening our faith and drawing closer to Him. Consider becoming a Guardian of the Eucharist for Lent. Fast from TV or some other entertainment and come pray before Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament. Commit to a holy hour for each of the weeks of Lent. Choose your day. Choose your hour. Call Marty/Clarice 692-4510. Hours of special need Monday 10-11AM Saturday 10-11AM APOSTOLATE OF PRAYER Parishes of the Orange County Vicariate are uniting in prayer each day throughout the year for the members of our beloved clergy. Please remember: February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 PRAY FOR Winifred Hoye Richard Siegel Ines Rodriguez-Figueroa February 13 February 14 Most Rev. Dominick Lagonegro,DD Rev. Patrick Bonner Rev. Bladi Socualaya Rev. Dennis Dinan Deacon Angelo Corsaro Rev. Michael Palazzo Deacon Kevin Gallagher Rev. George Hafemann Deacon Robert Duncan Ill and suffering deacons Vocations Seminarians RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS SHARE YOUR TALENTS REMINDER to all second grade and Special Sacrament 2 parents: There will be a meeting tomorrow, Monday, February 9, 2015. We will be having two sessions in the school cafeteria. The first meeting is in English at 6:00pm and the second one in Spanish at 7:00pm. The information presented at these meetings will be the same except for the language. We will begin our portrait appointments for our year book starting the week of April 14 – April 18, 2015. This project will require a number of volunteers. Volunteers will be needed for helping with portrait appointment signs ups, greeting families during photography and other aspects of the project. If you would be willing to give a few hours please call the rectory and leave your name and phone number. Reminder to all parents: In case of inclement weather please call the Religious Education office (845-343-4415). There will be a recorded message letting you know if classes are cancelled. If your organization is having an event, please take a few pictures and drop them off at the rectory for the yearbook. We can’t promise to return them, so be sure to make a copy. ST. JOSEPH’S CHOIR INCOME TAX STATEMENT Choir rehearsals for Easter (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil) begin Thursday, March 19 in the church choir loft starting at 7:00pm, and continue on Thursdays until Holy Week. These rehearsals are required in order to sing with the choir at these particular Masses. Everyone is welcome. Speak to our Music Director Joseph Bertolozzi after Mass if you have any questions. Please call the Parish Office at 845-343-6013 to request your 2014 statement. PORK DINNER Tickets will be available after all the Masses this weekend February 7th and 8th. The Parish Pork Dinner prepared by “Chef” Fr. Dennis, will be held on Saturday, March 14th following the 5:30pm Mass. The snow date will be on Saturday, March 21st. Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for children 6-10, 5 & under are free. Tickets will also be available at the parish office Monday – Friday from 9am-4pm. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Feb. 10th at 6:30pm in the parish center meeting room. SHORTER NOTICES †ST. JOSEPH’S LAY APOSTLES will meet today Sunday, February 8th at 3:00pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Everyone is invited. Come and join us. For more information, call 914-443-1435. †MASS FOR HEALING with the Anointing of the Sick will be held at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 70 Carmelite Drive, Middletown, NY. The Mass will be held on Thursdays, February 26 and March 26 at 7:00pm. Call 845-343-1879 or [email protected] for more information. †ADOPTION - Children in China need homes. More boys available than girls from age two and up. Older parents and single women welcome. For more information call Barbara Salvesen at 845-623-5277. We are looking for sponsors to help defray the cost of the dinner. Donations can be sent to the rectory. They will be greatly appreciated! BEGINNING EXPERIENCE MAKE A GIFT TODAY Beginning Experience is offering a healing weekend from March 20th -22nd, 2015 at the St. Lawrence Retreat Center in Beacon, NY. This invitation is open to men and women of all ages who have suffered the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation. It is time to heal and a time to begin anew. Reservations are required. For information or registration call Tom (845-4626192) or Nancy (518-785-1351 x304) $4,500,000 of the funds raised through the Appeal helps needy parishes throughout the archdioceses. While continuing the great tradition of educating our youth and providing spiritual refuge and enlightenment, many of our parishes and schools need assistance to meet their day to day requirements. Invest in your faith and parish community and make you gift to the 2015 Cardinal’s Appeal. PETER PENCE COLLECTION The Peter’s Pence Collection unites us in solidarity with the Holy Father and his works of charity toward those who are suffering around the world. Your contributions to the Peter’s Pence Collection join with the power of Christ and allow our Holy Father to support victims of war and natural disasters and all our brothers and sisters who face the greatest needs. The ushers will distribute envelopes TODAY for the second collection next weekend. Please be as generous as your means permit. CHURCH PARKING/SNOW EMERGENCY Please be advised that overnight parking on the church or cemetery grounds is not permitted. In the event of bad weather, it is essential to have the parking lots cleared of all vehicles. If you leave your car in the parking lot during a snow emergency, it may be necessary to have your car removed at your expense. Similarly the City of Middletown does not permit parking on the street during a snow emergency or at night. ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH WINNING CALENDAR NUMBERS Jan. 26 –#1406 Jan. 27 - #619 Jan. 28 - #731 Jan. 29 #1302 Jan. 30 - #389 Jan. 31 - #980 Feb. 1 - #1088 Feb. 2 - #1148 Feb. 3 - #1410 Feb. 4 - #164 Feb. 5 - #1735 Feb. 6 - #763 Feb. 7 - #110 Feb. 8 - #849 PERSONS WITH CELIAC DISEASE We welcome you to receive low gluten host or from the chalice. Please come to the sacristy and speak to the Priest or Deacon before Mass. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed to help in the Gift Shop on Sunday morning. If you are able to give a couple of hours a month, please call the rectory at 343-6013 and leave your name and phone number. Your help will be greatly appreciated. FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 In this passage, Job laments the drudgery and pain all people sometimes experience in life. He talks of troubled days and restless nights. But he does mention that the days move along swiftly, which can remind us that our time here on earth is quite limited and should be well spent. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Paul explains to the Corinthians that he has no choice, but must preach the gospel. He tells of making himself all things to all people, in order to save some of them. He reminds them that he does this willingly, in the hope of sharing in the blessings of the gospel. Gospel: Mark 1:29-39 Jesus cured Simon and Andrew’s mother of a fever, then others with illnesses or demons came to see him. He cured those who were ill, and cast out the demons of the others. Then he went off and prayed alone until his followers sought him out. Jesus and his disciples then moved on to other villages to proclaim the good news. ©1999 Bon Venture Services, Inc. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39 Monday Gn 1:1-19; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday Gn 1:20—2:4a; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday Gn 2:18-25; Mk 7:24-30 Friday Gn 3:1-8; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday Gn 3:9-24; Mk 8:1-10