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St. John’s Church Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine’s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494

CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org

St. John’s Church Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm

Penance 4:00 - 4:45 pm Saturdays

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY

Rev. George W. Hommel, Administrator

St. Augustine’s Chapel Sunday Mass 9:30 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month.

Religious Education—845-679-2869 Elementary: Tues….1st-6th Grade....4-5:30 pm Jr/Sr High: Mon…..9th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Tues….8th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Wed…..7th Grade….…..7-8:30 pm John A. Coleman Catholic HS ….…..845-338-2750

SEPTEMBER is St. John’s month to stock and staff the Woodstock Good Neighbor Food Pantry at the Reformed Church located

at 16 Tinker Street in Woodstock. Volunteers are needed to staff the Pantry as follows:

♦ Restock shelves on Tuesday from 9-12am ♦ Assist handicap shoppers on Wed. from 2-3pm ♦ Assist all other shoppers on Wed. from 3-6:45pm ♦ Assist all other shoppers on Thur. from 2-4:45pm

To help stock the Pantry, please bring items to St. John’s Church lobby, canned or packaged food items and items of dignity, such as, toilet paper, diapers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc. For additional info, contact Guy Oddo at 845-338-0624.

Signup sheets are in the church lobby.

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24, 2017 Turn to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. — Isaiah 55:7b

October is St. John’s month to staff the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen at Christ Lutheran Church in Woodstock. Soup, bread, beverages and dessert are served. Soup is

prepared by area restaurants and bread is donated by local establishments. We are very fortunate that the DBSK now has “permanent volunteers: on Mondays (thanks to John Mocarski and his daughter) and Wednesdays. So, barring any unforeseen changes or emergencies, we are actually only looking for Fri-day volunteers from 3:30-6:15 pm. Volunteers are needed to do the following:

♦ Pick up the soup from area restaurants and deliver it to the Christ Lutheran Church by 3:45.

♦ 2 adults (and 1 CCD student) are needed to set up, serve and cleanup. (No heavy lifting required!) (Only 1 CCD student per shift…and only with parental per-mission, please.)

♦ We can also use substitutes, because emergencies do happen. There will be a spot for you to sign up if you’d like to be called as a substitute throughout the year.

Starting in September, a signup sheet will be displayed in the back of the Church. Please include your address and phone number so that I can send you a reminder. If you have any questions, please call Barbara Runz at 973-222-5489. This is actually a very enjoyable and rewarding way to spend an afternoon. Your generosity will be ap-preciated by all you serve!

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE

OCTOBER 14TH

FROM 10AM-1:30PM

LOLLIPOP MAKING at St. John’s Parish in the Social Hall. All are welcome to join the 9th

grade Confirmation class with this special fundraiser. All pro-ceeds of lollipop sale goes to Family of Woodstock’s Midway Houses. Please contact Alice Haberski at the Religious Ed of-fice at 679-2869 to volunteer! ~Thank you

WE WELCOME INTO THE FAMILY OF ST. JOHN’S:

DANIEL RYDER REIFF

Son of Dylan Reiff and Nilushka Pulle Reiff

Congratulations

to

ANTHONY HARRIS AND NAOMI MADDOX

The second collection for October 1st is for Saint Joseph’s Seminary. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Added in June Stephanie Marie Teresa Conor Harkins Dolores Added in July Michael Lockmiller Ellen Ann Dwyer William C. Julie Mullen George J. Fauci Theresa A. Fauci Michael X. Fauci/Dell Dominic Fauci S.I. Carol Young William Deon Added in August Craig Entwistle Tory Entwistle Nancy Bernard Merrilyn William Dean Andrew S.

Jodi Ryan Added in September Marilyn C. Roz Y. Mary Lou S. Hugh Schrader Flavia Murazzi Christine Williams Kathleen Clark Ruth Temple Lori Wright Nancy Gunn Deb Kahmke Vincent Patrick Anthony Jim Glen Patrick Jessica Shultis Leilani Robichaux Lemmieux Betty Platkin

CALL UPON THE LORD

The very first line of today’s first reading summons us to seek the Lord and to call upon God. This sentiment is echoed in the refrain for today’s responsorial psalm: “The Lord is near to all who call upon him” (Psalm 145:18a). Saint Paul is the embodiment of someone who constantly sought the Lord. In the excerpt we read today from his letter to the Philippians, we find Saint Paul to-ward the end of his life, a life he describes as completely consonant with Christ. He writes, “For to me life is Christ” (Philippians 1:21). To find out what it means to live life completely in accord with Christ we need look no further than today’s Gospel. There we find that God’s love and mercy are immeasurable for all those who seek and call upon the Lord. ~Father George

BEYOND ST. JOHN’S

ULSTER COUNTY VICARIATE 23rd ANNUAL

MASS AND DINNER IN CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Friday, October 13th

5:30pm Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, 242 Wall Street, Kingston, NY

6:30pm Italian Buffet Dinner $30 per person

(cost will be covered by St. John’s) Best Western, 503 Washington Ave.,

Kinston NY Guest Speaker - Sister Marie Pappas, C.R.

RSVP by September 29th! To RSVP, please fill out the form in church lobby with your name, address, phone num-ber and how many attending. You will be a guest of St. John’s Church and St. Augustine’s Chapel. For more information please call Rosemary Cyr at 679-6872.

SAVE THE DATE -OCTOBER 22nd Hosted by the Saugerties Columbiettes at

19 Barclay Street, Saugerties, NY.

Doors open at 12pm with calling at 1:30pm.

Refreshments are included and proceeds go toward local charities. We hope to see you there!

TRICKY TRAY

WHO WILL SPEAK UP FOR THE UNBORN AND LIFE IN ALL ITS STAGES? Our Annual Re-spect Life Ad will be placed in the Kingston Sunday Free-man on January 14, 2018. This year will mark 45 years of legalized abortion in our country and the elimination of over 60 million babies from abortion. Please add your name to the list of Respect Lifers. Names will be col-lected the weekend during Respect Life Month-October 2017. A $2 donation per line is asked to help pay for the ad. Sign up sheets are in the church lobby. Chapel parish-ioners should call Rosemary Cyr at 679-6872.

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH

09/18/16 $7,318.50 09/17/17 $3,926.35

HURRICANE RITA 09/10/17 $600.00

Renew + Rebuild Goal is $413,000.00 40 Parishioners contributed $309,350.00

(Only 10% of our parish has participated thus far)

Cardinal’s Appeal Goal is $26,500.00 We have reached our Cardinal’s Appeal Goal! (It will be deducted from the Renew + Rebuild total)

Thank you for your generosity!

Saturday, September 23rd 5:00 PM OPEN INTENTION Sunday, September 24th 8:00 AM PURGATORIAL SOCIETY 9:30 AM JOE McDERMOTT Bridget Flynn 11:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS Monday, September 25th 9:00 AM Evan Matthew Meisler His Family Tuesday, September 26th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Wednesday, September 27th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Thursday, September 28th 9:00 AM NO MASS Friday, September 29th 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION Saturday, September 30th 5:00 PM BRUCE ITOTTUM Kathy Renaud Sunday, October 1st 8:00 AM OPEN INTENTION 9:30 AM JOE McDERMOTT Concetta & Roland MacPhee 11:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS

Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault, Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy) Repose of the Soul, especially for, Rita Baker

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers ................................. Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Altar Society ................................. Christine Molinelli, 679-5332 Baptismal Committee................... Francine Carmody 679-7205 and ........................................................ Bernadette Poremba, 679-7643 Beautification Church ........................................... Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto ............................................ John Spindler/Julie Middleton, 679-4462 Bereavement Committee ............. Francine Carmody 679-7205 Bulletin .......................................... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors ........ Bob Dietrich, 657-8556 Food Pantry .................................. Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets .................. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Liturgy Committee ........................ Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee .............. David Sudlik, 657-6782 Music Group ................................. Dave Christi, 430-8040 Newsletter ..................................... Colleen Mountford, 679-8546 Parish Council .............................. John Spindler 679-4462 Parish Nurse ................................. Colleen Short, 417-4522 Pins and Needles .......................... Pat Lindtveit, 338- 1720 ........................................................ Helen DeVoe, 679-5947 Religious Education 1 - 6 ........... Cindy Frisbie, W 679-2869 Religious Education 7 - 9 ........... Alice Haberski, W 679-2869 and H 679-6791 R.C.I.A. .......................................... TBD Respect Life .................................. Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order ........... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Social/FUNdraising Committee ... 679-7696 Soup Kitchen ................................ Barbara Runz 251-1174 Tree of Life .................................... Dolores Hagedorn 679-7607 …………………………………… Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ulster Vicariate ............................. TBD Wedding Committee ..................... Alice Haberski, 679-6791 ........................................................ Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 Youth Ministry/Activities ............. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a; Ps 138:1-5; Jn 1:47-51 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Ez 18:25-28; Ps 25:4-9; Phil 2:1-11 [1-5]; Mt 21:28-32

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: Ss. Cosmas and Damian Wednesday: St. Vincent de Paul Thursday: St. Wenceslaus; St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions Friday: Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels; Yom Kippur (Jewish day of atonement) begins at sunset Saturday: St. Jerome

HAPPY OCTOBER BIRTHDAY TO:

* James Alexander 10/3 * Lester Alexander 10/29 * Gina Aliberte 10/24 * Mary Ellen Aliberte 10/15 * Diana Amato 10/6 * Virginia Angelucci 10/20 * Jeanne Brady 10/3 * Maureen Buckley 10/6 * Frederick Burkhardt 10/5 * Gary Caraballo 10/31 *Linda Carmody 10/10* Gary Cergol 10/08 * Erica Cerulli 10/14 * Julianne Christofora 10/13 * Christopher Connolly 10/8 * Deborah Connolly 10/15 * Jennifer Constant 10/8 * Jamie Corio 10/29 * Kirsten Corio 10/13 * Peter Criscimanga 10/25 * Jenna Cusumano 10/7 * Kathleen Cyr 10/29 * ArthurDinapoli 10/26 * Margit Edmundson 10/10 * Charles Farcher 10/5 * Florencia Fernandez 10/27 * Jacquelyn Fishburne 10/5 * David Foster 10/9 * Alison Fraser 10/23 * True Maria Fridrich 10/27 * Kathleen Germain 10/10 * Lori Giuditta 10/29 * Beth Giuliano 10/27 * Walter Grabowski 10/21 * Kevin Haberski 10/6 * Kathryn Haggerty 10/21 * Meghan Hakim 10/15 * Maria Hollis 10/11 * Matthew Hopp 10/17 * Eric Johnsen 10/24 * Thomas Kahil 10/25 * William Kahmke 10/28 * Shawn Kenly 10/2 * Katelyn Klercker 10/11 * Cassandra Kothe 10/31 * Kostas Leris 10/24 * Jean Pierre Leroy 10/28 * Elizabeth Lopez 10/24 * Maya Mainieri 10/10 * Kayla Maisenhelder 10/31 * Justin Martinez 10/20 * Daniel McCabe 10/6 * Daniel Meisler 10/5 * Joe Motzkin 10/4 * John Mountford III 10/19 * Anthony Nemeth 10/2 * Rian Nichols 10/29 * Eugenia Nuzzo 10/14 * Guy Oddo 10/26 * Jared Panek 10/1 * James Panza 10/17 * Michael Pepitone 10/9 * James Perez-Rogers 10/18 * Jared Raymond 10/11 * Nicole Roberts 10/10 * Blair Saldanah 10/12 * Patricia Schneider 10/15 * Grisel Sequinot 10/5 * Janet Spencer 10/9 * Claire Stowe 10/28 * Robert Tumasian 10/30 * Lisa Viannello 10/5 * Robert Waldon 10/12 * Justin Zimmer 10/9 * Erik Zindulka 10/11 *

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:

Mary Ann & Rodney Andrews 10/19—60th Jeanne & Robert Brady 10/5

Debra & Joseph D’Aprile 10/20 Helen & William Devoe 10/1 Donna & John Dittus 10/13

Rebecca & Brian Evans 10/14 Ann & Ronald Every 10/9

Rosane & Charles Farcher 10/2 Christine & Robert Gorman 10/17

Arlene & George Havens 10/11 Lucinda & Gary Kaiser 10/13 Kathleen & Scott Owitz 10/12

Annie & Glen Patrick 10/9 Janelle & Frederick Perry 10/8 Dianna & Bruce Reynolds 10/14

Edith & Robert Roe 10/11 Mary Ellen & Kim Rury 10/7 Jennifer & David Sudlik 10/27

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 . Rel Ed -

7-8:30pm 9th

3 . Rel Ed -

4-5:30pm Elem. 7-8:30pm 8th

4 . Rel Ed -

7-8:30pm 7th 8am-3pm Kitchen in use

5 6 9am

First Fri. Mass 10:30am Mt. Valley Manor Mass

7 9am First Sat. Mass

8

9 No Rel Ed

Columbus Day

10 Rel Ed -

4-5:30pm Elem. 7-8:30pm 8th

11 Rel Ed -

7-8:30pm 7th

8am-3pm Kitchen in use

12 7pm Finance Mtg

13 Respect

Life Mass & Dinner (see bulletin for details)

14 10am-1:30pm Lollipop Making Hall/Kitchen

15 16 Rel Ed -

7-8:30pm 9th

Fr. George at Pastor’s week

17 Rel Ed - 4-5:30pm Elem

7-8:30pm 8th

Fr. George at Pastor’s week

18 Rel Ed -

7-8:30pm 7th

8am-3pm Kitchen in use

Fr. George at Pastor’s week

19 7pm Parish Council Re-scheduled

Fr. George at Pastor’s week

20 Fr. George at Pastor’s week

21 3-9pm Boy Scouts using Hall/Kitchen Fr. George at Pastor’s week

22

23 Rel Ed -

9th grade meeting on 10/24 from 4-7pm

24 Family

Gathering All Grades 1-9 from 4-7pm

25 Rel Ed -

7th grade meeting on 10/24 4-7pm

8am-3pm Kitchen in use

26

27 28 Shining Star Awards

29 Family Mass 11am-for Rel Ed Elem. Grades

30 Rel Ed -

7-8:30pm 9th

7pm Liturgy Mtg

31 NO REL.

ED. CLASS

October 2017