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Saturday June 22 4:00 Helen & Frank Godfrey - Family

Ruth Carey - Bill & Lil Rosenberger

Amy Teta - Joseph & Doreen Adamo

Aaron Baum - Troy High Class of ‘78

Gordon Middleton - Harold & Mary Curley

Robert Zingaro - Mr. & Mrs. David Cullen

Sunday June 23

8:30 Tom Mahoney - Daughter, Kathleen Dwyer

Edwin James Ruff, Sr. - Paul J. Clifford

Maria Lombardi - John & Maria Debboli

David Cook (2nd Anniv) - Sister, Donna & Family

10:30 Matthew J. Ryan - Mom, Dad & John

For the Intentions of Sister Kathleen Simpson -

Ladies of Charity of Troy

Monday June 24 9:00 Cecil Barlow - Peter Kehoe

Tuesday June 25 9:00 George William Snyder (BdayRem) -Mom & Family

Fran Flynn - Debbie Cox

Wednesday June 26 9:00 Mike Mangione - Paul & Mary Ann Kehn

Thursday June 27

9:00 Doris Carey - Husband, Ed & Daughter, Kathleen

Friday June 28 9:00 Felix Durivage, Jr. (24th Anniv) - Family

Saturday June 29 4:00 Laurel Welcome - Husband & Family

John Mangione (10th Anniv) -Wife, Gerry & Family

Helen Vece (8th Anniv) - Husband, Joe & Family

Teresa Saranicci -Tony & Carrie Milanese & Family

Geoffrey Wheeler - Mr. & Mrs. David Cullen

Raymond Allan Swart, Sr. - Catherine Pastore Hill

Sunday June 30

8:30 John Russell - Alyce Knabe

Evelino Di Fiore - Wife, Lucia DiFiore

10:30 Amy Lynn Teta - Hugh Graber

Louise Circo - Toni Jalet

Kevin Kelley (BdayRem) - Mom & Family

James Kelley (40th Anniv) - Mickey & Family

ETERNAL LIGHT: For A Special Intention

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Rebecca Ciraulo, George

Shackett, John Kaniff, Kurt Reiser, John O’Bryan, Josie Bidwell,

Mary Lourdes Betzenger, Tom Purcell, Michael Miller and

Richard Clements.

SACRED HEART CHURCH TROY, NEW YORK

SCRIPTURE READING REFLECTION

I presume that you recognize that today’s first and third readings present us with images which pre-figure the Eucharist itself. They presume that we already know and have great appreciation of the Eucharist itself, as the offering of a created share in the uncreated divine life. God offers us the opportunity to transcend our earthly, limited existence, and make an entrance however limited by our creatureliness, into His heavenly existence, characterized by all pervasive love. For believers, perhaps the greatest danger to blowing this opportunity is inattention and routine. Simply showing up to “take” Holy Communion accomplishes little to perhaps nothing! Rather the Eucharist is something to be prayed, and our prayer must involve our willingness to die to self, so that we may be united with the dying and rising of Christ as a loving indication of willingness to do God’s will, not our own. This is the understanding Vatican Council II had in proclaiming that the Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life. For it to be more than bread and wine requires not only the words of consecration by a priest, but our prayerful disposition as well.

Our Altar Bread and Wine for the month of June has

been gifted in memory of Marie and Thomas Styles

(Wed. Anniv) by their Family.

SUMMER HOURS STARTING JULY 1ST:

PARISH OFFICE HOURS -

Monday-Thursday will be 9am-2pm and

Friday 9am-12noon.

SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS -

Tuesday-Thursday will be 7:30am-1pm.

BISHOP’S APPEAL - As of this week we are getting closer

to our goal. We have 156 gifts totaling $54,433.00 of our

$69,661.00 assessment. Please continue to send in your contribu-

tions or put in the collection basket at Mass. Online giving at

www.thebishopsappeal.org is an easy way to give. Envelopes

are available in the rear of the church. Thank you to all who

have contributed to date.

Sacred Heart Memorial Fund has a Good Purpose Some of

you may be aware of the Sacred Heart Memorial Fund. For those

who are not aware, Father Yanas, along with the members of

the Liturgy and Finance Committees are pleased to tell you that

as of this year, all bequests made in memory of a relative or

friend will be placed in the Memorial Fund Account and will be

earmarked for refurbishing our pews. As many of you have stat-

ed, this project is long overdue and is now a top priority. For

your convenience, Memorial Fund Envelopes are available on the

bulletin table, or at the rectory, with the program at a funeral, and

most times during the wake service at the funeral home.

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (Corpus Christi) JUNE 23, 2019

SCHOOL NEWS

Grade 6 Graduates: Thank you for supporting our graduating sixth graders!

Matthias Bullough, Joseph Darrah, Gabriel D’Andrade, Abigail

Haker, Seth Kataoka, Kyle Manny, Olivia Moll, Brady Pratt,

Hailey Quintal, Jayden Schreyer, Christopher (CJ) Strong, and

Kaden Warren.

STREAM Program Update:

Our teachers have been trained in STREAM through the

Massachusetts based organization of STREAM. STREAM is an

innovative framework of hands on instruction whereas students

explore a selected topic across the content areas of science,

technology, religion, engineer ing, ar ts and mathematics.

This program incorporates up to date, cutting edge educational

concepts and practice that demonstrate the quality education that

students receive at a Catholic school in our diocese. Learning

occurs at an individual student pace based level enhanced by the

collaboration between peers and instructors.

The students had three opportunities to explore a topic of their

choice over an eight week cycle. Design, research and construction

will culminate in a fully developed project which culminates in a

demonstration day for all.

Our program is also rather unique because our project groups

are formed by student interest with a multi-aged approach. For

example, Sally in grade five may select “robotics” and find herself

working with other students from grades 3 through 6.

Some of this year’s STREAM activities included: rockets (gr. 3-

6), bridge construction (gr. 4-6), CO2 car racing (gr. 4-6), robotics

(gr. 3-6), agricultural engineering (gr. K-6), architecture (gr. 3-6),

understanding simple machines (gr. K-6), light circuits (gr. 4-6),

engineering a shelter for a Lego person (Pre K), building a toy

chute (Pre K), pool noodle engineering wall (Pre K), building a

sculpture from nuts and bolts (Pre K), theme based musical (gr. 4-

6), look at me now (gr. 3-6), making a compost bin (gr. K-3), make

your own snack machine (gr. K-3), a new ride at Disney World

(gr. K-3) and so much more.

2019-2020 Registration Reflections:

Next year’s registration continues with many opportunities for

all to visit and enroll their child (ren). As always, you are all

invited to schedule a personal tour of your school at any time.

Simply contact the school office at 518-274-3655 to make these

arrangements. We know that you will be amazed at all of the

wonderful things that are happening here.

Wonderful News: our 2019-2020 UPK 3s and 4s are currently full

and our 3-4 year old Early Childhood Program is filling up fast. A

waiting list has begun and will be maintained throughout the

summer months.

Thank you for your contributions for the

weekend of June 15 and 16 Regular Offertory $ 6373.00 *

Includes $ 871.00 * from electronic giving

Parish Upkeep $ 100.00**

Includes $ 10.00** from electronic giving