CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH

245 North Main Street, Spring Valley New York 10977

22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - AUGUST 31, 2014

PARISH WEBSITE

www.stjosephspringvalley.org

SERVED BY Pastor Rev. Levelt Germain

Parochial Vicar Rev. Patrick Adekola Parochial Vicar Rev. Cyprien Emile

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Robert L. Rodriguez Associate Priest Rev. William Cleary Chaplain Malankara

Indian Community: Bishop T. Naickamparambil Deacon Jose Pena

Parish Secretary Adanayri Caamano (Denise) Day Receptionist Djena B. Abraham Evening Receptionists Elsami Santos

& Francine Vincent PREP Director Maureen Foley PREP Ast. Director Alicia Lima RCIA Director Sr. Celia Music Director Mark La Rosa

PARISH OFFICE(RECTORY)

333 Sneden Place West, Spring Valley, NY 10977 OFFICE HOURS: 9:00am-8:00pm(Monday-Friday)

CLOSED FROM 12:00PM-1:00PM FOR LUNCH 9:00am-5:00pm(Saturday) & 9:00am-2:00pm(Sunday)

CONTACT US: Rectory:

Telephone: 845-356-0311 Fax: 845-352-8126 Main Church Email:

stjosephchurch@stjosephspringvalley.org Music Director:

sacredmusic@stjosephspringvalley.org Parish Secretary:

acaamano@stjosephspringvalley.org Religious Education: prep@stjosephspringvalley.org

MASS SCHEDULE Weekday: 9:00 am and 5:30 pm in the church

Saturday : 9:00am in the church Saturday Vigil Masses in the Church: 5:00pm(English) ..

& 7:30pm(Spanish) Sunday in the Church: 7:30am,9:00am, 10:15am, 11:30 am, 1:00pm (Haitian) and 5:30 pm Sunday in the Chapel: 9:45 am (Polish) & 1:15 pm (English) Sunday in the gym:: 11:00 am (Spanish)

Indian Masses: Malankara Mass Sunday at 4:30pn (Chapel)

DEVOTIONS MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Monday 9:00am Mass followed by the Novena OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA & BENEDICTION Wednesday at 8:00pm HAITIAN LEGION DE MARIE Friday 4:45pm (rectory) Saturday at 9:30 am (rectory) EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Thursday at 8:00pm-10:00pm (Chapel) Friday at 9:00am-5:00pm (Divine Mercy Chaplet & Benediction ) SAINT JEROME SOCIETY BIBLE CLASS Wednesday (In Creole) at 7:30pm-9:00pm Thursday (In English) at 7:30pm-9:00pm

SACRAMENTS BAPTISM:

Baptism Instruction Class for Parents and Godparents

2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month in English at 7pm in the Rectory 3rd Friday of the month in French/Creole at 7:00pm in the Rectory Chapel 4th Friday of the month at 7:30pm in the School Building Baptisms Celebrated on: The 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month in English at 12:30pm The 3rd Saturday of the month in French/Creole at 12:30pm The 4th Saturday of the Month in Spanish at 2:00pm To schedule a Baptism please contact the Rectory office for more information at

845-356-0311. You must provide your child’s Birth Certificate.

RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 12:00pm-12:30pm and from 4:30pm-5:00pm in the Church. You may come to the Rectory Monday through Friday and request to speak to the Priest on duty. ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Please contact the parish office at any time and make arrangements with one of our Priests. In cases of illness, please notify us if you or a fami-ly member would like to receive Holy Communion at home, hospital or nursing home to make arrangements. MARRIAGE: Please contact our parish office at least 6 months prior to your scheduled wedding date, to schedule a meeting with one of our Priests . In your initial meeting with the Priest couples must bring the following documents: Baptismal Certificate, First Communion Certificate and Confirmation certificate. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Sacramental preparation for First communion and Con-firmation is offered for Public School students in grades 1 through 10. All children should be registered before attending class. For further information please call 845-356-0054. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA) FOR ADULTS: A process of Litur-

gical and Spiritual formation for those seeking to receive the sacraments of Baptism,

Confirmation and Eucharist. For more information contact our Parish Office.

MISSION STATEMENT: “The permanent quality of this church dedicated to St. Joseph reminds us that Christ will remain with his People until mortal time ceases. It will be to this church that parishioners will bring their lives filled with both joy and sorrows and join them to Christ, who offers the perfect sacrifice to the Father. It will be from this church that Grace of the Sacrament will radiate for the building-up of the kingdom and for the sanctification of souls. It will be at this church where people will find nourish-ment and strength, communion and peace, unity and friendship.” John Cardinal O’Connor.

Saturday , August 30, 2014 5:00pm +Mary McGuire Sunday, August 31, 2014

7:30am Reyes & Saint Agustin Families (Thanksgiving) 9:00am +Jennie Carella 10:15am Judge Christine Theodore (Wisdom & Strength) 11:00am Elias Santiago (Healing) 11:30am +Manuel Cardona 1:00pm for all Parishioners & Families 1:15pm for all homebound parishioners (Healing) 5:30pm +Juan Jose Rivas Monday, September 1, 2014 9:00am +V.J. Cherian 5:30pm Violet Doman (1st Year Birthday) Tuesday, September 2, 2014 9:00am +Salvadore Turnier 5:30pm in thanksgiving to St. Anthony Wednesday, September 3, 2014(St.Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church) 9:00am +Osita Darde 5:30pm Judge Christine Theodore (Wisdom & Strength) Thursday, September 5, 2014 9:00am +Neddy Seide 5:30pm +Belina Dorceus Friday, September 6, 2014(Bl.Teresa Calcutta, Religious) 9:00am +George Larose 5:30pm in Honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus & the Immaculate Heart of Mary Saturday, September 7,2014 9:00am +Virginia Reyes 5:00pm +Laura Ciufo

We kindly request your prayers for the re-

pose of all those that passed away this

month. We express our deepest sympathy to

their families. Eternal rest grant unto them

O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon

them. May they rest in peace. May the souls of all the faithful-

ly departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen

Eden Azor, Samson Bernard, Lea Bellefleur, Ines Berjon,

Frantz Bernadin, Marie Claire Blain, Frantz Gregory

Boursiquot, Angelica Calfa, Bonnie Calkins, Linn Carrera,

Lina Carrera, Anne Casimir, Lillian Ciufo, Diane Cole,

Edgar Collins, Bernadette Claude, Juliette Cruz, Marie

Dempaire, Gladys Desmanghes, Marie Destin, Marie

Dunae, Marie Rosanna Edmond, Felino Escudero, Carol Gigillo, Javier

Gonzalez, Demitria Greenidge, Lina Joseph, Eduardo Francis Kelly,

Marie Th. Lafontant, Marie Pierre Louis, Marie Louis, Gilma Madera,

Shana Mallette, Jean Marci, Elizabeth Marescot, Jessie Mompoint,

Marie Mompoint, Ana Moreira, Emmanuela Valescot Mathieu, Jasmine

Narcisse, Theresa Novak, Harold Jean-Pierre, Marie Poulard, Lamercie

M., Andrea Remy, Joel Remy, David Rosario, Elias Santiago, Myriam

Senat, Edith Vilsaint, Vickie Wallace and all our

homebound parishioners and the residents of our local

Nursing Homes. To add or remove a name to this

list please call the rectory and speak with Denise

Caamaño.

Sat. Vigil, Saturday , August 30, 2014

5:00pm: Judeline Rouzard

Sunday, August 31, 2014

7:30am: Juana Billy

9:00am: Terry Teodoro

10:15am: Melchor Molina

11:30am: B. Palmentiero

1:00pm: Westline Prophête,Smith Mondésir & Bernadette Valsaint

1:15pm: Cristina Jacobs

5:30pm: Luz Ancheta

Sat. Vigil, Saturday , August 30, 2014

5:00pm: Olga Freeman & Thomas

Ridore

Sunday, August 31, 2014

7:30am: Margaret Osborne & Marie K Ciceron

9:00am: Gerry Leote, Wilhelmina Wolk & Helen Esposito

10:15am: Carlina Molina & Edwige Joseph

11:30am: Luis Guignard, Paulette Cadet & Colette Theodore

1:00pm: Jacqueline Mondesir, Raymonde Torchon & Marthe St.

Fleur

1:15pm: Jeanine FongGing

5:30pm: AnnMarie Dumel, George Delfiero & Celeste Pena

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TO THE HOMEBOUND

Gerry Leote, Marie Douyon, Jim McGuire, Anne Marie

Dumel, Jacqueline Sanon , Annette Fredericque, Edwige

Joseph, Thomas Ridore , Jean-Claude Dubuisson,

Wilhelmena Wolk and Chantal Thevenot

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE WHO

WILL BE UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY

"This human communion is confirmed, purified,

and completed by communion in Jesus Christ, given through the

sacrament of Matrimony. It is deepened by lives of the common

faith and by the Eucharist received together.”

Dt.16:17 “Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that he has given you.”

Saturday/Sunday Regular Collection August 23rd & 24th ,2014 : $10,766.00

Thank you for your generosity.

If you are new in the parish, please introduce

yourself after Mass and register at the Parish

Office. Kindly notify us if you change your

address or phone number. Thank You.

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9

In this particularly poetic passage, Jeremiah complains that while teaching the Lord’s word, he is subjected to insults and derision. He determines to remain silent, but he cannot because the desire to speak the Lord’s name is “like a fire burning in my heart.”

Second Reading: Romans 12:1-2 Paul tells the Christians to make sacrifices to avoid the trappings of the times, and to do God’s will.

Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27 Jesus tries to make his disciples realize that by following him, they will endure suffering, degradation, and death. He tells them that they must deny themselves and take up the cross in order to be his disciples.

The Filipino Community of Saint Joseph’s Church Cordially invites you to celebrate

The Feast Day of St. Lorenzo Ruiz September 27,2014

12:00pm(Noon) Mass in the Main Church Fellowship after Mass in the Gym

On September 29, 1637, San Lorenzo Ruiz professed his

faith by martyrdom. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II

in Manila and later canonized on October 28, 1987. San

Lorenzo Ruiz holds the distinction of being the first person

beatified outside the Vatican. He also holds the honor of

being the first Filipino saint, the "most improbable of

saints," as Pope John Paul II described him during the

canonization ceremony. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino

saint, was the kind of man who could die for God and

religion a thousand times if he had to. "Deny your faith and

we will spare your life," his persecutors said. To which

Lorenzo Ruiz answered, "I will never do it. I am a Catholic

and happy to die for God. If I have a thousand lives to

offer, I will offer them to God. "On September 22, 1637,

Ruiz, Fray Domingo and their 14 companions were led up a

hill overlooking the bay of Nagasaki. There they were hung

upside down with their heads inside the well. Their temples

were slit open to let blood drip slowly until they died either

from loss of blood or asphyxiation. Many died after several

days. Ruiz died last, on September 29, 1637. "The Lord

gives us saints at the right time and God waited 350 years to

give us this saint," the Holy Father then said. "It is the

heroism which he demonstrated as a lay witness to the

faith... which is very important in today's world. The

witness of San Lorenzo is the testimony we need of courage

without measure to show us that it is possible. Faith and life

for Lorenzo was synonymous and inseparable. Life without

faith would have been without value...he proved that

sanctity and heroism are there for anybody and the final

victory is made to size for each one of us."

SAINT LORENZO RUIZ, PRAY FOR US

Take up your cross and follow Jesus

"taking up your cross" refers to giving your whole life to God, as Jesus was about to give His life for us. This involves bearing burdens, but it is deeper than that. It is a total dedica-tion of life. Our whole life is given to His service in anything He says. This will lead us to willingly deny self. Following Him then requires us to live as He lived His life. Luke adds "take up your cross daily" (Luke 9:23). There is a sense in which Chris-tians must give their lives to God every day. This is not neces-sarily a physical death as Jesus died for us (though such might be required), but a daily total sacrifice of self to do the will of Jesus. Whatever He wants with my life is what must be done with it. What I want no longer matters, but I give myself for Him, just as He gave Himself for us despite the fact His human nature did not want to have to do it. The determination to give our lives to God's service is called "repentance." In repenting we determine to turn away from our own will and live our lives to please God. We cannot be saved without this, and that is why repentance is so important in salvation. It also explains why so many people are not truly Jesus' disciples (whether or not they may claim to be His disciples): because they are not willing to make this total sacrifice.

VIGESIMOSEGUNDO DO-MINGO EN TIEMPO ORDI-

NARIO Primera Lectura: Jeremías 20:7-9

En este pasaje particularmente poético, Jeremías se queja de que al enseñar las palabras de Dios, es sometido a insultos y burla. Está determinado a mantenerse en silencio, pero no puede ya que su deseo de hablar el nombre del Señor “se con-vierte en un fuego que me devora.”

Segunda Lectura: Romanos 12:1-2 Pablo le dice a los cristianos que hagan sacrificios para evitar tentaciones, y también les dice que hagan lo que Dios desea.

Evangelio: San Mateo 16:21-27 Jesús trata de que sus discípulos se den cuenta de que al seguir-lo, ellos soportarán el sufrimiento, degradación y muerte. Les dice que ellos deben negarse a sí mismos y llevar la cruz para ser sus discípulos.

Jesús invita a Pedro…a ti…a mí a

ponernos detrás de El, es decir,

seguirle, ser Discípulos de El. Pero

con la condición de renunciar a

nosotros mismos, a perder para

ganar, a correr la suerte de Jesucristo. Estamos llamados a

abrazar la causa de Cristo, que es la causa de Dios. A correr la

suerte de Cristo, que no es otra que la contradicción, el rechazo,

la persecución. Porque el mundo, la sociedad luchan por

construir “su” orden, “su” sistema, más o menos justo, más o

menos injusto. Un bando pelea contra el otro. Y esto sucede en

todas las latitudes de la tierra. La iglesia, el cristiano, no puede

marginarse de esta contienda con el fin de salvar su vida,

porque entonces la pierde. La lógica de Cristo molesta, da rabia.

Mejor no ser cristiano y no meterse en problemas. Ese es el

drama de Jeremías, de Jesús, del Papa, los obispos…y el mío.

Muchas veces me he arrepentido de haber dicho sí al llamado

del Señor. Pero…”me sedujiste, Señor, me “engañaste”, me amaste y

triunfaste”. No vemos resultados; las olas son muy altas. Una vez

más el Señor se hace presente. ¿Y qué me dice? ¿Qué nos

dice? “Vade retro” = “Vete detrás de Mí”, no me estorbes, basta y

confórmate con ser mi Discípulo. Ya verán mi gloria cuando

sea el momento. Mientras debemos seguir cumpliendo la

Voluntad de Dios, pero con los criterios de Dios y no los

humanos. No temamos perder la vida, no temamos perderlo

todo con tal de ganar a todos para su Reino. La Iglesia, en estos

momentos tan conflictivos, no puede marginarse y permanecer

neutral o indiferente. NO. Debe jugárselas por el Reino de Dios

y sus valores, con criterios divinos; con ojos de fe hemos de

analizar la realidad, lo que está sucediendo. ¡Qué nos quiere

decir el Señor con todo esto? No vemos claro, nos da miedo.

Pero ahí está nuestra misión de cristianos: seguir a Jesús a costa

de nuestra vida.

La Comunidad Hispana de La Parroquia San José

Les Invita a La Cena Bailable Anual

Fecha: Sábado, 04 de octubre del 2014

(En el gimnasio de la escuela.)

Hora: 7:30pm-1:00am

Costo:

$25.00 para los adultos y mayors de 13 años en adelante

$10.00 para los niños de 6 a 12 años

Para más información por favor de contactar al

Padre Robert Rodriguez al 845-356-0311

REUNION DEL COMITE DE GUIA

El 7 de Septiembre del 2014

a las 8:00pm en el Salón de Conferencias de la Rectoría

La Imagen de Nuestra Señora del Cisne

Estará visitándonos aquí en La Parroquia San José

El Viernes, 26 de Septiembre del 2014 a las 7:30pm

1ère lecture : Le prophète doit souffrir pour son Dieu

(Jr 20, 7-9)

Seigneur, tu as voulu me séduire, et je me suis laissé séduire ; tu

m'as fait subir ta puissance, et tu l'as emporté. À longueur de jour-

née je suis en butte à la raillerie, tout le monde se moque d...

Psaume : Ps 62, 2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9

R/ Mon âme a soif de toi,

Seigneur, mon Dieu

Dieu, tu es mon Dieu, je te cherche dès l'aube : mon âme a soif de

toi ; après toi languit ma chair, terre aride, altérée, sans eau. Je t'ai

contemplé au sanctuaire, j'ai vu ta force et ta gloire. ...

2ème lecture : Le culte spirituel (Rm 12, 1-2)

Je vous exhorte, mes frères, par la tendresse de Dieu, à lui offrir

votre personne et votre vie en sacrifice saint, capable de plaire à

Dieu : c'est là pour vous l'adora...

Evangile : Le disciple du Christ doit souffrir avec son Maître

(Mt 16, 21-27)

Pierre avait dit à Jésus : « Tu es le Messie, le Fils du Dieu vivant. »À

partir de ce moment, Jésus le Christ commença à montrer à ses

disciples qu'il lui fallait partir pour Jérusalem, souffrir be...

Traverser la peur

Que s’est-il passé pour que Pierre soit

appelé Satan tout juste après avoir pro-

fessé que Jésus est le Messie ? L’an-

nonce que le chemin messianique est

souffrance, mort et résurrection. Et les vifs reproches que le

premier disciple fait à son maître : non, cela ne doit pas arri-

ver ! Pierre refuse la mort de Jésus. Saint Augustin éclaire ce

refus dans son sermon 296. « Pierre fut terrifié à l’idée de

cette mort, une mort naturelle, ne voulant pas que le Seigneur

l’accepte. » L’Apôtre aime sincèrement son maître, « mais

d’un amour trop charnel ». Notre amour du Christ ressemble

à ce refus de Pierre : il est sincère mais il a peur de la mort.

Nous avons du mal à entendre l’appel difficile à prendre

notre croix et à le suivre. Pourtant, la peur de la mort n’est

pas la vérité de la foi. C’est une appréhension, assurément

naturelle, mais que Jésus vient transfigurer. « Si Dieu devait

mourir, c’est dans la nature même où il devait ressusciter »,

ajoute saint Augustin. Le chemin du Messie est éclairé par sa

résurrection. Pierre voulait donc, « sans le savoir, tenir fermé

le trésor d’où sortirait notre rançon ». Au seuil d’une nouvelle

année scolaire, au milieu des décisions à prendre, nous avons

des refus et des consentements à poser. Certaines appréhen-

sions, bien naturelles, peuvent nous enfermer dans la peur.

Alors, avec le prophète Jérémie, laissons-nous séduire par le

feu dévorant, au plus profond de notre être, de la parole de

Dieu. Elle accompagne notre rentrée pour nous aider à tra-

verser nos peurs. Afin d’en faire, comme Pierre après la Ré-

surrection, une Pentecôte.

Samedi 6 Septembre 2014

Journée de Pèlerinage à La Salette.

Pour réservation, contactez les personnes suivantes :

Larosie Jacques, Paulette Cadet, Fritz Joseph, Jacqueline

Sanon

SAVE THE DATE

TEA PARTY

DIMANCHE 31 AOUT 2014

A L’AUDITORIUM DE ST JOSEPH A PARTIR DE

7:00 PM

Saint Joseph «Children’s after Care Program » débute le mois

prochain. Pour informations, prière de contacter le Presbytère

au (845) 356-0311

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT

Every Thursday at 8:00pm-10:00pm

( Stone Chapel in Spanish)

Every Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm & (Divine Mercy Chaplet

& Benediction

CHARISTIMAC PRAYER GROUP

English, Monday at 7:30 pm (Chapel), Spanish, Friday: 7:30 pm (Chapel), Creole, Sunday at 6:15 (Church)

Spanish Choir Rehearsals

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Choir Room 12 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m.

English Choir Rehearsals on Thursday’s

Chancel Choir 6:00pm-7:00pm in Room 12

Parish Choir 7:30pm-9:15pm in the main Church Elite Woman Meeting

Tuesday’s and Friday's 8:00pm-9:00pm in the Gym Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Mass & Novena

August 26th at 8:00pm in the Main Church Blessing of All Students & Teachers

August 30th & 31st during all the Masses Parish Finance Council Meeting

September 15,2014 at 7:30pm in the Rectory Conference Room

Holy Spirit Mass September 2,2014 at 7:30pm Celebrated for the intention of all Students before starting a

new school year! All are invited.

CATHOLIC WIDOW AND WIDOWERS CLUB OF ROCKLAND COUNTY MEETING

St. Augustine Church (Downstairs) September 21,2014

Dessert and Coffee will be served For more information contact Dotty at 845-623-1739

In order to facilitate use of the Church, School and Chapel

for our many ministries, please schedule your events in advance with the rectory.

MASS READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Cor : 2:1-5; Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Lk 4:38-44

Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11 First Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5:33-39

First Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Lk 6:1-5

We hear singing with the choir and the cantor at Mass. Have you considered giving your talent to the Church by singing? If you can carry a tune and work well with others, then what are you waiting for? All we ask is a solid commitment from Mid-September to Pentecost Sunday. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings 6:00pm-7:00pm for the Chancel Choir and 7:30pm-9:15pm for the parish Choir.

If you are interested in joining please e-mail Mark LaRosa at sacredmusic@stjosephspringvalley.org or speak to him after Masses on Saturday and Sunday.

COOK OUT FAMILY DAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

COME ENJOY: GAMES, RAFLES, FOOD, MUSIC …

THE PARISH RECTORY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY! ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

POPE FRANCIS

PRAYER INTENTIONS

AUGUST 2014

Mentally disabled. That the men-tally disabled may receive the love and

help they need for a dignified life.

Service to the poor. That Christians, inspired by the Word of God, may serve the poor and suffering..