SAINT STANISLAUS PARISH PLEASANT VALLEY, NY DECEMBER 25, 2016 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

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ANNOUNCED MASSES Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) 4:00pm Family Mass 7:30pm Vigil Mass

Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day) Masses at 8:15 and 11am

Monday, December 26 9:00am People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

Tuesday, December 27 9:00am William Eastman – The Schollmeyer family

Wednesday, December 28 9:00am Communion Service

Thursday, December 29 9:00am Ann Marie Hanke – Mary Ellen Ulbrandt

Friday, December 30 9:00am Lillian Krom – Dr. Michael Thompson

Saturday, December 31 5:30pm People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

ST. STANISLAUS IS A TITHING PARISH God’s Plan for Giving

In return for the Lord’s generosity, our people returned to His Church the following December 18, 2016 + Parish Pay $5924.00 Grocery card profits (last week) $350.00

Thank you for your continuing generosity that enables us to continue to serve the people of God.

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**BIRTHDAY GREETINGS**

December 25 Michael Defraia, Linda DeMatteis, Gerald Miracle, Mary Nicoletti, Lina Russo, Carol Van Eron, Ashlyn Weidner

December 26 Sabrina Detmer, Brian Froese, Robert Holland, Sean Keever, Sandra Kelly, Enid Kemlage, Matthew Osso, Wayne Perry, Richard Selage, John Zocchi

December 27 Brenda Berry, Kristy Ciavardini, James Conklin, Hunter Hahn, Melissa Hinsch, Brendan LoGiurato, Eddy Rodriguez, Deanna Rowland, MaryAnn Sambells, Christine Sasser

December 28 Michael Ambrose, Daniel Anduze, Lois Apers, John Dorn, Michelle Haering, Henry Hawks, Christopher LaMonica, Corey LaMonica, Cheryl McKeever, Irving Nadel, Angela Nigro, Donald Pizzuto, Michel Porcelli, Mark Potter, Robert Powers, Sofia Raffaele, Daniel Sheehan, Mary Tyler

December 29 Aidan Cassidy, Robert Cesark, Amber Corns, Isabella Daniele, Thomas Denisco, Thomas Hankamp, Alexander Kemlage, Kaitlyn McCarthy, Benjamin Perry, Cassandra Schweiger, Michael Smith

December 30 Louis Castellani, Isabelle DosSantos, Gabriella DosSantos, Robin Fitzgerald, Colleen Hackett, Kaitlyn Houlihan, Wayne Johnson, Heather Martino, Michael Miller, Joseph Morris, Sandra Mulhern, Andrew Pizzuto, William Siegrist, Jeanne Sullivan-Jones, Gregory Tompkins

December 31 Tristan Battistoni, Anne Csak, Zachary Cussick, Samantha Esposito, Ellen Hewlett, Meghan Lewis, Nicholas Moustakas, Steven Murray

PARISH OFFICE HOURS December 26, 2016 - January 2, 2017

Office hours this week will be limited, as we work to wrap up our work for 2016. Please call

ahead (635-1700) to ensure someone will be here to help. Thank you.

Merry Christmas!

FAITH FORMATION

Faith Formation Classes are not in session between Christmas and New Year’s. Classes resume Jan 3 and 4.

CROSSFFIT Session: January 15 Confirmation Session: January 30

ST. STAN’S TEEN CLUB Sleep over Monday, December 26 Ice Skating Tuesday, December 27

All the teens of the parish (grades 7th through 12th) are invited to our teen club’s annual Christmas sleepover. Please arrive around 6:30. We will have dinner together around 7pm. We ask that each person bring either a dessert to share or snack foods. There will be games and crafts and a movie marathon. If there is snow on the ground, come prepared to go sleigh riding. After Morning Prayer and breakfast we will spend sometime planning some of our upcoming events and then head to the McCann Ice Arena at the Civic Center for Ice Skating. The session runs from 12-2pm. Admission is $7 and $3 for Skate rental. There is a snack bar if you wish to purchase any refreshments. You can come for all or part of the event but please RSVP as soon as possible so that we can properly prepare.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES- We Need Your Help!!

We are once again asking for some volunteers to come forward to help us with some of the youth activities/programs that we have offered in the past. The Lightning Youth Group is for children in K thru 6th grade and usually met monthly for games, crafts, community service and always great snacks. The Children’s Choir/Jr. Folk Group would sing monthly at the 11am Mass. Ages ranged from 1st-high school. We will offer as much assistance as we can to help you get started. If you think you might be able to step forward and help please call the parish office.

GROCERY CARDS We have a program here at St. Stan’s, which might be of interest to you; our GROCERY CARD PROGRAM. This initiative allows us to sell Gift Cards from Adams, ACME, Tops, Stop & Shop and Shop-Rite in denominations of $50 and $100. We sell them to you at face value (which gives you that amount to use in the store) but we buy them from the merchants for at least a 5% discount (10%. This means that when you shop, our parish gets at least 5% of what you spend and it costs you nothing extra. Cards are available after all Weekend Masses in the Hall Kitchen, and during the week at the Office.

Catholic Schools Corner

Welcome home! The Catholic Schools Office wishes you and your families a blessed and

peaceful Christmas!

The Gift of a Catholic Education This year, consider giving the gift of a Catholic education! Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York are Christ-centered, academically excellent, and welcoming communities that teach students to be life- long learners and leaders energized by fidelity to Christ, the Church, and one another. To learn more about our faith-based Pre-K, Kindergarten or elementary schools, visit www.CatholicSchoolsNY.org or call 646-794-2885 to speak with a Catholic School representative.

HAVE YOU BEEN ASKED TO BE A

GODPARENT OR SPONSOR? SPONSOR LETTERS

Every pastor has their own “policy” of how to handle requests for letters for parishioners to be a sponsor at Confirmation or a godparent at Baptism, When a letter is required, it is essentially a recommendation from one priest to another saying that the person is someone who will be a good example of what it means to be a Catholic Christian for the person they are “standing up for.” The Church expects that Sponsors be practicing their own faith and are in good standing sacramentally. A sponsor is someone who helps the person they sponsor on their faith journey. If they are going to help someone else on their journey, doesn't it make sense that they be walking that journey themselves? To accomplish this, each person needs to meet with Father Backes or Deacon John so that we can make sure they fulfill this role and understand this role If you are not doing this now, we would like to help you get back on track. Therefore, if you are asked to be a sponsor, please call the parish office for an appointment. We also request that you do not wait until the last minute to contact us. This way we will have time to work with you fulfill the requirements and to complete the necessary paperwork.