Mrs. Fran Berger Parish Accountant/ Parish Secretary Mrs. Janan Lane Religious Ed Coordinator Miss Anita Ghilardi Religious Education Secretary Mr. David Bartsch & Mrs. Cathy Krug Trustees

Mr. Daniel Gray Organist

Mrs. Erin Sica Choir Director

Mr. Brian Clifford

B.A.S.I.C. 9:30 AM 769-4872

Mrs. Suzanne Gerbosi

Children’s Choir 946-2221

Choirs in Session September thru May

WELCOME TO ALL! Our Parish Family invites all to be active and participating members in every aspect of parish life! We care for each other and want to worship and serve our Lord together. Every family moving into the Parish is invited to register at the Rectory. If you change your address, please notify us. AGAIN, WELCOME!

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 8:00; 9:30 (Contemporary Music); 11:00 A.M. (Choir); 12:30 P.M. Holy Days: Vigil: 5:00 P.M. 7:15 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 12 Noon and 6:30 P.M. Weekdays: Monday - Friday: 7:15 A.M. & 9:00 A.M. Saturday: 9:00 A.M. Morning Prayer: Daily - 8:30 A.M. Miraculous Medal Novena Devotions every Monday after each Mass. Holy Hour /Adoration-2nd Monday of the Month SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions) Saturday: 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. or by appointment BAPTISM: Baptisms are held on the First and Third Sundays of every month at 1:30 P.M. To register for a Baptism please call the rectory and arrange a meeting with the priest. WEDDINGS:

date for your wedding. You will be asked to attend preparation sessions and some paperwork is also involved. A year in advance is not too early to see a priest.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday: 9:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. Office is closed on all Legal Holidays. RCIA: Catechumenate Program- Persons interested in being Catholic or learning more about our faith, please contact Fr. Frank Bassett at the Rectory. MEETINGS: Parish Council: 3rd Monday of the Month at 7:00 P.M. in the Father Dave Library. Chairman: Brian Morrow 761-7294 Pancake Breakfast: 2nd Sunday of the month. Social Concerns: Maureen McLoughlin - 946-9334 Rosary Altar Meetings: 4th Wednesday of the month, 7:00 P.M. - General Meeting; 11 A.M. Mass on 2nd Sundays President: Maureen Beitscher - 592-8492 High School Youth Group: 6:00-8:00 P.M., 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month.

Holy Name of Jesus Parish 2 Broadway, Valhalla, New York 10595

Rectory Religious Education Phone: 949-2323 Fax: 686-6325 Phone: 949-1422 Fax: 686-6325 hnjvalhallany@aol.com HNJRE@aol.com

Rev. Philip T. Persico Rev. Frank Bassett Administrator Parochial Vicar

Rev. Nana Ampah Weekend Associate

DIVINE MERCY IN MY SOUL (continued) On February 22, 1931, Sister Faustina records in her Diary “I saw Jesus dressed in a white garment, He held one hand raised in blessing and on the other hand was touching his garment at the breast. From under the garment

came two rays of light, one red the other pale. Jesus said “paint a picture according to the vision you see and with the signature, Jesus, I trust in You. I desire that his picture be venerated first in your chapel and then throughout the whole world. Diary, 47. A local artist in Vilnius painted this Image under St. Faustina’s supervision. It is called the Vilnius Image. Saint John Paul II said in his homily at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000: Before speaking these words, Jesus shows His hands and His side. He points, that is, to the wounds of the Passion, especially the wound in His heart, the source from which flows the great wave of mercy poured out on humanity. From that heart St. Faustina will see two rays of light shining from that heart and illuminating the world: “The two rays,” Jesus Himself explained to her one day, “represent blood and water.” (Diary 299). Blood and water! We immediately think of the testimony given by the Evangelist John, who, when a solider on Calvary pierced Christ’s side with his spear, sees blood and water flowing from it. (Cf. Jn. 19:34). Moreover, if the blood recalls the sacrifice of the Cross and the gift of the Eucharist, the water, in Johannine symbolism, represents not only Baptism but also the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Cf. Jn. 3:5; 4:14; 7:37-39). Divine Mercy reaches human beings through the heart of Christ crucified, “My daughter, say that I am love and mercy personified,” Jesus will ask St. Faustina, (Diary, p. 374), the Pope continued. Christ pours out this mercy on humanity though the sending of the Spirit who, in the Trinity, is the Person-Love. And is not mercy love’s “second name” (cf. Rich in Mercy in misericordia, n. 7), understood in its deepest and most tender aspect, in its ability to take upon itself the burden of any need and, especially, in its immense capacity for forgiveness. Saint John Paul II entrusted the world to the Divine Mercy when he dedicated a shrine erected in a suburb of Krakow on August 18, 2002. During his homily the Pope preached, “In this shrine, I wish solemnly to entrust the world to Divine Mercy. I do so with the burning desire that the message of God’s merciful love, proclaimed here through St. Faustina, may be made known to all the peoples of the earth and fill their hearts with hope.” “How greatly today’s world needs God’s mercy! In every continent, from the depth of human suffering, a cry of mercy seems to rise up,” he exclaimed. “Where hatred and the thirst for revenge dominate, where war brings suffering and death to the innocent, there the grace of mercy is needed in order to settle human minds and hearts and to bring about peace,” the Pope continued. “Wherever respect for life and human dignity are lacking, there is need of God’s merciful love, in whose light we see the inexpressible value of every human being,” he added. “Mercy is needed in order to ensure that every injustice in the world will come to an end in the splendor of truth.” At the end, the Pope quoted Jesus’ words as recorded in St. Faustina’s diary: “From here, there must go forth ‘the spark which will prepare the world for his final coming.’” (Diary 1732) “This spark needs to be lighted by the grace of God,” the Holy Father stressed. “This fire of mercy needs to be passed on to the world. In the mercy of God the world will find peace and mankind will find happiness!”

Saturday, February 7 5:00pm Angelo & Filomena Magnotta (The Magnotta Family) Sunday, February 8 8:00am Arthur McLinden & Frank R. Thomas (The Thomas Family) 9:30am For All The People 11:00am Living & Deceased Members of the Rosary Altar Society 12:30pm Jean Balsamo (Pat Haughey) Monday, February 9 7:15am John Lynch (Pat Haughey) 9:00am Sarah McGuire (Sister, Marge) Tuesday, February 10 7:15am Julieann Conte (Ruthann & Ken Noonan) 9:00am Mary Capotorto (Prezner Family) Wednesday, February 11 7:15am Frank J. Albano (The Emhardt Family) 9:00am Patricia & Edward Roche (Barbara & Jim Roche) Thursday, February 12 7:15am Lino Fiore (Pat McCarthy) 9:00am Norma Mercaldi (Ralph & Jenny Mancini) Friday, February 13 7:15am Alfred Borawski (Mary Coleman & Joelen Donohue) 9:00am Anna Arbore (Arbore Family) Saturday, February 14 9:00am John & Ciss Clarke (Mary & John Ryan) 5:00pm Cecilia Ramirez (Phyllis) Sunday, February 15 8:00am Enid & Lawrence Whartenby (Family) 9:30am Andrew Mola, Sr. (The Mola Family) 11:00am For All The People 12:30pm Gertrude & Joseph Flanagan (Anniversary) (The Bonsignore & Flanagan Families)

PRAY FOR To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven…….A time to be healed…

Please remember to pray for: Peter Barbieri Holly Lynch Gerry Blenkle, Sr. Josephine Miceli John Bisaccia Jaspare Miranda Jeff Caponera Bill Moran Laurie D’Amico Dorothy Moran Lou Dearstyne Toni Naughton Donald DeLandri Peter O’Connor Ed Delliveau Alex Pacor Frankie Dezell Mildred Panny Joseph DiCioccio Matthew Phillips Alexandria Diemoz Frank Piccininni Guido Doria Frankie Ragusa Miriam Edwards Frank Rotelline Rose Fama Kathy Ryan Jason Fiore Irene Scazzero Walter Franzken Richard Schilio Sabrina Gerstle Warren Schneider Annette Gross Louis Sica Hilde Klinger Steven Soderquist Teresa Lingardo Ann Tantillo Gavin Little Toni Taranto And for those who have no one to

Pray for them….

Pray for all the souls of our faithfully departed. May eternal rest grant unto them O lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them .

Cold and Flu Season: With the cold & flu season upon us and with the different varieties of viruses which are difficult to detect or protect ourselves from, it becomes necessary to use extra precautions at Mass. We are temporarily suspending reception of the Precious Blood during Mass. Please realize we have our parishioners health in mind while doing this. We will resume the reception of the chalice some time in the Spring.

Thank you for your support and generosity. February 1st, 2015

Regular Collection: $ 9,438.00 Maintenance & Repairs $ 2,925.00 Catholic New York: $ 127.00

TAX LETTERS: If you need a letter confirming your 2014 donations to Holy Name, please call the rectory with your envelope number.

Religious Education News: This weekend the Eighth Grade Confirmation students will be collecting the filled brown paper bags. Monetary donations will gratefully be accepted. Last year our RE students worked hard dur ing our

“Feeding Our Neighbors” campaign that Our Parish donated ONE TON of food to the Westchester Food Bank and ONE TON of food plus $1,000 in donations to the Shepherd’s Flock Ministry.

HNJ YOUTH GROUP PASTA DINNER

to benefit Rosary Hill Home will be on

Friday, February 13th from 6:30 to 8pm. MENU: Macaroni & Meatballs, Salad with Italian

Dressing, Italian Bread, Coffee, Tea, Milk, Chocolate Marble Cake.

Cost: $12.00 Per Adult in Advance and $15 Per Adult at the door

Children: $5.00; $7 at the door Family of 4 (Parents & Children): $35 at the door

Additional children: $5 each. Pick up flyer in Church vestibules.

Leave the info and payment at the rectory or in the collection basket.

ALTAR SERVERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS – please email Fr Frank at wrank2003@yahoo.com when you will NOT be available from March 7th through April 26th

HEALING MINISTRY During Jesus’ ministry “he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons.” This is the case in today’s Gospel. Jesus fulfills the vision of Psalm 147: “He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.” Jesus knew, however, that he couldn’t possibly heal all the illness in the world. No

matter how many people he cured or how many hours he ministered, there always would be more suffering people like Job who craved his healing touch. His primary mission was not to rid the world of all suffering. His “purpose” was to preach the coming of the reign of God that heals, yes, but ultimately transcends and transforms earthly suffering. With Paul, Jesus could have said, “Woe to me if I do not preach” that good news. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Beginning Again -If I were to begin life again, I would want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.-Jules Renard

Mid Winter Ball update: Thank you to all who made our 59th Annual Mid-Winter Ball a success—whether attending, purchasing a journal ad and/or a raffle ticket—We couldn’t have done it without you! The raffle ticket winners were: 1st prize Joan Marra 2nd prize Billy Egiziaco 3rd prize Joe McLaughlin We must especially thank the chairperson, Lucille Savoca and her Committee: Barbara Viola, Bridget Flood, Lorraine Dearstyne, Janan Lane, Mags Maturo and Fran Berger. This year the Ball netted $10,159. Also, thank you to Grayrock Florist for donating the beautiful floral centerpieces.

LAST MAN STANDING RAFFLE: Holy Name of Jesus will be having a new raffle this year……

LAST MAN STANDING RAFFLE /REVERSE DRAW!

The raffle drawing will take place here at Holy Name of Jesus on May 16th at 6PM and the ladies of the Rosary Altar Society are responsible for the sale of the tickets. The purchase of each ticket entitles two adults to attend the drawing and buffet of appetizers and desserts . For tickets call the rectory

HOW IT WORKS AND RULES –The trick is to be the last man standing. A last man standing raffle is the opposite of a normal raffle in that it is the LAST number drawn wins the prize RULES: Tickets are $100 each and may be purchased by an individual or split to make a purchase ie: 2 people at $50 each = 1 ticket. There will only be 300 tickets sold. Winner NEED NOT be present to claim a prize. Monetary prizes for the tickets will be drawn during the night as stated below:

1st drawn wins $250 200th drawn wins $250 25th drawn wins $100 225th drawn wins $100 50th drawn wins $250 250th drawn wins $250 75th drawn wins $100 275th drawn wins $100 100th drawn wins $250 296th drawn wins $500 125th drawn wins $100 297th drawn wins $500 150th drawn wins $250 298th drawn wins $500 175th drawn wins $100 299th drawn wins $500 300th drawn wins $10,000

REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO BE

IN IT TO WIN IT!

SOCIAL CONCERNS

GOOD COUNSEL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY- PreK3 through 8th program. Open to current and prospective families, friends and parishioners. Look for upcoming events to celebrate our relocation to Holy Name of Jesus Site in September! Please call the office for further information at 761-4423 or email goodcounsel@gcaelem.net

VALHALLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - NURSERY SCHOOL :The registration for the Valhalla United Methodist Church Nursery School classes for September 2015-2016 has begun. If you or a friend has anyone interested in our program, please refer them to Mrs. Lois Whartenby – 289-0489.

Three to Get Married – Marriage Preparation Course! The Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi offer their marriage preparation course, “Three to Get Married,” (you, your fiancé and God) to all engaged couples in the New York City tri-state area. This course is held at Resurrection Church in Rye, NY. It extends one full weekend, to provide each couple with a reflec-tive and in-depth preparation for a joyful marriage, and for love that not only endures, but actually grows stronger year after year. Upcoming weekends are Mar 27-29, Apr 24-26 (this session to be held at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in NYC), Jun 12-14 and Oct 16-18. This is a Day Program. Overnight accommodations are not included. For more information call 914-244-3685 or visit www.regnumchristiny.org

PRAYER SHAWL REQUEST- Do you know someone who is ill or bereaved, or is feeling the effects of aging and could use a shawl for comfort and warmth? We will be happy to donate a shawl to them. You can also select one for yourself. Please call or email Christine at 761-7243, cstephens@pace.edu or Maureen at 946-9334, MMCL16@optonline.net to request a shawl. They will be happy to arrange a time to give you one. PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY- Do you like to knit or crochet? Do you want to do something really worthwhile to help others who are ill or bereaved? Please join us as we knit or crochet shawls for people in need. Perhaps you would like to help, but don't know how to knit or crochet. We have people who will teach you! Why are they called Prayer Shawls? As we knit or crochet we say prayers for the person who will receive the shawls. We have about 25 wonderful women in our group. Our first meeting of 2015 will be Saturday, March 7, from 11:3-12:30 in the Father Dave library. Don't like to go to meetings? No problem, you can knit or crochet at home. All shawls should be approx. 19-22" W and 60-72" L, any color or pattern is fine. Just call to let us know you are helping out. New members are always welcome! Please call or email Christine Stephens at 761-7243,cstephens@pace.edu or Maureen McLoughlin at 946-9334, MMCL16@optonline.net if interested or if you have any questions. Please consider joining this most worthwhile ministry!

VALENTINE’S DAY CRAFTS AND CARDS- Thanks to all parishioners who helped to make valentine crafts for people living in nursing homes. About 25 parishioners decorated treat buckets, made valentine wreaths and cards, etc. Several RE classes, the Valhalla Methodist Church Nursery School, and a Girl Scout Troop also made cards and/or crafts. In addition, many parishioners also donated valentine cards. Thanks so much to all for helping to make this a nice Valentine's Day for our friends in nursing homes, many who have no one to visit them or give them anything. We have heard our cards and crafts really brighten the day of many of our elderly friends. Special thanks to Sister Gertrude for helping to distribute them. We are now donating our crafts to 6 area nursing homes. Thanks again crafters and all who donated cards!

ST PATRICK’S DAY CRAFTS-We will be working on St. Patrick's Day crafts for residents of area nursing homes on Wednesday, Feb. 25th, from 3:30 to 5:30 in the cafeteria. In case of bad weather on the 25th, crafts will be held on Thursday, Feb. 26th, from 3:30 to 5:30. Please join us in this most worthwhile activity. No special skills are needed, just enthusiasm! Please call or email Maureen 946-9334, MMCL16@optonline.net if interested.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be sponsor ing a St. Valentine’s Dinner Dance on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 7pm- St. Dominic Council #4399, Knights of Columbus, 874 Franklin Avenue, Thornwood, Music by DJ Larry Passiatore. Menu by Casa Rina: Pork Loin Roast, Chicken Martini, Cavatelli w/Broccoli Rabe, Sauteed String Beans, Potato Croquette, Salad, Bread& Buter, Beer, Wine and Soda. Dessert, and Coffee. Adults only at $25 per person. RSVP no later than February 11, 2015, Ralph Mola, 239-8732 or Nick Pesacreta at 769-1121