SAINT STANISLAUS PARISH PLEASANT VALLEY, NY NOVEMBER 19, 2017 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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ANNOUNCED MASSES Saturday, November 18 5:30PM People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

Sunday, November 19 8:15AM Jim Jewell – Mom, Dad, and family 11:00AM Doris Nogueira – the Tighe family

Monday, November 20 9:00AM John Sweeney – his wife, Ann

Tuesday, November 21 9:00AM Baldomero Trejo – the Trejo family

Wednesday, November 22 9:00AM Communion Service

Thursday, November 23 THANKSGIVING DAY MASS - 10:00AM

Friday, November 24 9:00AM Bart & Myrtle Oakes

Saturday, November 25 5:30PM Florence Dunn – the Dunn family

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 November 12, 2017 + Parish Pay $6469.00 Grocery card profits (last week) $207.50

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

THIS WEEK’S SECOND COLLECTION

CATHOLIC CHARITIES CAMPAIGN FOR CHARITY AND JUSTICE

BANNS OF MARRIAGE Michael Anthony Campagna – Caryn Marcia Engel

**BIRTHDAY GREETINGS**

November 19 Roberta Boyle, Antonio Carrillo, Josephine Cioppa, Diane Harter, Angela Herrmann, Nicholas Kowgios, Joshua Leigh, Nicholas Pierantozzi, Alyse Ritters

November 20 Angela DiScala, Noelle Forte, Frank Kolarik, Stephanie LeMere, Timothy Pelton, Steven Rancourt, Carol Rehak, Jane Rowan, Mary Siegrist, Vinay Swarup

November 21 Ronald Gasparro, Catarina Gilnack, Stephen Glass, Michael LaRocca, Michael Lewis, Sarah Nieves, Robert Taft, Jr., Candace Williams

November 22 Mary Ellen Bodack, Sal Cannella, Dominick Cussano, Joshua Dee, Guy Delia, Christine Fairbanks, Meredith Fanelli, Christopher Mylod, Barbara Schollmeyer, Cecilia Trejo, Robert Viola, Veronica Weiss

November 23 Elizabeth Boyle, Leonard Fanelli, Savannah Gilli, Mateo Hadderman, John Hicks, Caroline Kiernan, Barbara Kurdziel, Rachel Nazak, Maureen Nelson, Kristen Schaeffer, Lynsey Senchak, Cyndi West

November 24 Jessica Burke, Michael Burke, Allen Diehl, William Diehl, Jay Hiesel, Kristy Jablonka, Virginia Lane, Katherine Muir, Edith Myers, Kristopher Riley, Avery Secor, Anthony Sierra, Michael Strazza

November 25 Danielle Cussick, Carol DiPalo, Linda Ferolito, Hans Klein, Leonard Lacken, Denise Ofca, Michael Olivier

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CINNAMON BUN BREAKFAST RETURNS

Sunday, December 3 The Knights of Columbus will offer their annual cinnamon bun breakfast on Sunday, December 3, after both Masses. The breakfast is free, but a free will offering will be taken. All donations will go directly to the Veterans through the local American Legion.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet Monday, November 20 after the 9am Mass. All are welcome! If you are in need of a prayer shawl or lap blanket, contact Marge Sullivan in the Faith Formation office.

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICES

Sunday, November 19, 2017 – 4:30pm The Dutchess County Interfaith Council is sponsoring its annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 19 at 4:30pm at the New Hackensack Reformed Church in Wappingers. Many faith traditions will be represented through readings, songs, dance, and prayers. A time for refreshments and conversation will follow the service.

PLEASANT VALLEY ECUMENICAL SERVICE

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Tuesday, November 21, 2017 – 7:00pm

The Pleasant Valley churches are having their annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at the First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, November 21 at 7pm. All are welcome.

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS AT ST STANISLAUS

November 23, 10am ( 9am Mass is replaced by a 10am Mass)

For all who are home, start your day by giving thanks at our yearly celebration of the Mass at 10AM here at St Stan’s. Join us for what has become a great gathering of faith. Join us if you are celebrating at home or before you leave for the day.

ALSO: As we celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, we also remember those in need... this year, we are asking those of you who plan to attend the Thanksgiving Day Mass to please bring an item to donate to Taking It to the Streets, which serves the homeless in Poughkeepsie… there is a special need at this time for knit caps, gloves, socks, sweaters, travel size toiletries (toothpaste, deodorant, etc). We will have a basket up front. If you are unable to attend Mass on Thanksgiving but would still like to donate, you may do so by dropping off your items this week or next weekend at the Taking it to the Streets basket located near the Parish Hall entrance to the Church.

FAITH FORMATION NEWS REMINDER

November 19 –7th & 8th Grade Class, 12:15pm November 21 & 22 – No Class – Happy Thanksgiving! November 28 & 29 – Classes resume

PTAF/ CROSSFFIT TEEN CLUB Wreath Sale - $20 each The teen club will once again be selling decorated 22” Christmas Wreaths. We will be taking orders the weekends of November 18-19, and 25-26. Wreaths will be available for pickup by the second Sunday in Advent, December 9-10. All profits from the sale will go toward our annual PTAF Conference. Thank you in advance for your support of the teens of St. Stanislaus.

NO PTAF TEEN CLUB ON DECEMBER 3rd

LAST CALL FOR PTAF CONFERENCE Calling all 7th-12th graders!

You don’t want to miss one of our biggest and best events. The 56th Annual PTAF Conference

Dec 1-3, 2017 Honors Haven Resort & Spa in Ellenville, NY

Join 300 + teens and adults from all over the Archdiocese of New York for a weekend of Faith, Food & Great Fun.

Cost is $230 for the entire weekend If you are interested call Andrea Tighe in the Parish Office

JELLY NEWS

“Whatsoever you do for the least of my brothers...” Thank you to the volunteers: Barbara Eylers & Barbara Nolan, Geraldine &

Nuala, Bob & Enas Meyen, Ken & Frank, Fran & Laura, Roger Hof, Dottie Bunn, Carmela & MaryAnn, Flo & Marty, Mary & Ray, Pat & Frank, Helen Ackert, Marilyn Bialousy and Ann Del Santo, for the use of the hall and the set-p Father Backes and Nancy Dunn. Thank you to all the summer volunteers who gave new jars, cash, sugar, berries, and fruit, and returned used jars! The poor and marginal of Newburgh will benefit from the $2405 you send them. If you still need more jelly or a knitted item, we have a little left. I’m so glad I retired at St. Stan’s!!!

- Sister Mary Liegey

Advent Wreath Making – Sunday, November 26, 3pm

We will once again have our Advent Wreath Special on Sunday, November 26, at 3:00pm. Sign-up sheets are by the doors of the church. Please sign up! We need to

make sure we have enough materials. Suggested donation is $5 for the cost of materials.

Adventure to Bethlehem – Saturday, December 9

10am – 3pm

On Saturday, December 9th from 10am to 3pm the children of our parish ages 4 through 11 are invited to participate in a very special program

sponsored by the Education Committee of the Parish Council. Using stories, videos, crafts, games, service projects, music, and prayer, the children will travel with Mary and Joseph as they make their way to Bethlehem during this Advent season.

The program will run from 10am until 3pm with parents invited to come back at 2:30 for a closing program. We ask that all children bring their

lunches for the day and we will provide drinks and snacks during our time together. We do need the help of those in 6th grade and above to serve as helpers throughout the day. Any adults who would also like to join us are welcome to help as well. Sign-up sheets are available for participants and helpers alike. Please put this event on your calendar now. You won’t want to miss this fun and exciting adventure as we prepare the way of the Lord!

ADVENT 2017 Open Your Heart

We are very excited to offer a variety of events to enhance our Advent season in preparation for the

coming of the Lord!

Our gift this year is a key tag which will be available during the weekend of December 2/3 as well as a Daily Advent Reflection Booklet: “Open Your Heart” (one per family)

Two Evening “MINI - MISSION” We are using the FORMED format

“Advent” 7:15- 9pm

Tuesday, November 29 – Prepare the Way

Tuesday, December 13 - Watch and Pray / The Gift As we open our hearts, these thought provoking sessions will give us the opportunity to quiet ourselves and to look into the way we all prepare during this holy time.

Each of these will be held in the church, with coffee and cookies at the end. Please RSVP to Nancy Dunn 635-1700 x 12

ANNUAL SENIOR BREAKFAST Always a nice time!

Tuesday, December 12 9:30 – 11 am

Buffet breakfast after 9am Mass Short Video clip: Watch and Pray

Cookie swap (Please bring a favorite homemade or store bought cookie or candy to share and take home a lovely

variety of treats. Please RSVP to Nancy Dunn.

CAN YOU HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?... One of the hardest things that we, as a Church, have to deal with is the way worldly values (and ideas and thinking) are trying to force themselves into the thinking, planning, and celebrations of the Church and its Liturgy. The clearest example is in the celebration of Advent and Christmas. Our Catholic tradition has always seen them as two separate seasons which “flow into and from” each other but are still unique seasons in themselves. Our modern world encourages us to ignore or just “pay lip service to” Advent, start thinking Christmas as early as we can (usually as soon as the Halloween candy is off the shelves – if not earlier) and then, on December 26, start looking ahead to Valentine’s Day, and its hard not to give in. One area where this “attempted intrusion” can cause tension is when it comes to music during Advent and decorating the Church for Christmas. You have heard me say this before, I have heard you say it, some agree and others do not, but I mention this now because this year, the calendar makes it extremely difficult for us, especially in the area of decorating. It is going to be very difficult to get all our faithful decorators to help us this year, because to decorate before Christmas and still recognize the importance of the Advent season means trying to decorate our Church in about 2 hours on Christmas eve (between the end of Sunday’s 11am Mass and the time when people start arriving for the 4pm Family Mass that afternoon). So this year, we are trying to work some of the items we use to decorate for Christmas into our Advent decorations and to use them to highlight the Advent themes of anticipation, waiting and expectation which will allow us to decorate in less than an hour on the 24th. For example, this year, we will wrap the 4 evergreens we set up by the tabernacle in purple and pink ribbons and light one each week in place of the usual 4 candles on our Advent wreath and to set up the crèche/stable during Advent with just hay and the animals to remind is that while “he is near, he is not yet here.” These normally take up a lot of time on decorating day. But to do this, we need to know this week or next that we have about 10-12 people – adults, teens, accompanied children – to make a commitment to help as soon as the 11am Mass ends on the 24th. We also will need our usual decorating help on Saturday morning the 23rd to get everything ready for the 24th (this will be explained as the time gets closer). For now, all we ask is for those willing to give us an hour on the 24th to let us know as soon as you decide (but before Thanksgiving) so we can continue our plans.

THANK YOU