THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

SAINT MATTHEW & OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

The Week of May 14, 2017 - Fifth Sunday of Easter

SATURDAY, MAY 13 REQUESTED BY: 5:00 pm (A) Guy Trepanier Parishioners

5:00 pm (H) Richard Dosin Sr. Bryan Healy

SUNDAY, MAY 14 8:00 am (H) Richard Dosin Sr. Bannon & DeSouza Family

8:30 am (A) Guy Trepanier Parishioners 9:00 am (H) Deann Cartwright Nancy Maleska 10:30 am (A) Jaroslav & Radan Petras Petras Family

12 Noon (H) Robert Reilly Marie&Tom Milton/Jana&Robert Knizeski

MONDAY, MAY 15 8:00 am (A) Victor Riva

9:00 am (H) Doris Desmond Marilou Doyle & Kate & Joseph Hooper

TUESDAY, MAY 16 8:00 am (A) Guy Trepanier Atria Group

9:00 am (H) Edward Schreiber Teri DeSouza & Family

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 8:00 am (A)

9:00 am (H) Richard Dosin Sr. Charlotte Foulk

THURSDAY, MAY 18 8:00 am (A) Guy Trepanier Parishioners

9;00 am (H) Angelo Bua Marty Roos & Janet Murphy

FRIDAY, MAY 19 8:00 am (A)

9:00 am (H) Richard Dosin Sr. Ann

SATURDAY, MAY 20 8:00 am (A) Elizabeth Lo Gudice Patsy & Lina Cilurzo 9:00 am (H) Anna Vanek Rose Utchel 5:00 pm (A) Guy Trepanier Atria Group

5:00 pm (H) Henry E. Cetina George Febles & Family

SUNDAY, MAY 21 8:00 am (H) Richard Dosin Sr. Maureen Farrell 8:30 am (A) Maureen Farrell Kenner Anne Richards Harrison 9:00 am (H) Mikolaj Drozd Helen 10:30 am (A) Guy Trepanier Parishioners

12 Noon (H) Deann Cartwright Maria Crisafi

Key: (A) = Ardsley (H) = Hastings If you would like to bring the gifts up during the

offertory procession, please see an Usher

before Mass begins.

First Reading: Acts 6:1-7

During the early growth of the Church, the apostles realized that they needed more disciples in order to carry out effectively the ministry of the Church. The community selected seven men, one of whom was Stephen.

Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:4-9

Citing many uses of the word “stone” in the sayings of Jesus and in the Old Testament, Peter urges the Christians to be “living stones...an edifice of spirit.”

Gospel: John 14:1-12

In this beautiful passage from the words of Jesus at the Last Supper, Jesus promises that he is preparing a place for the apostles. He tells them, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.” When Philip asks Jesus to show them the Father, Jesus answers, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.”

MAY 14, 2017: FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly Fifth Sunday of Easter - May 14, 2017 “Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word… They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them.” The needs of the early church were not different from those of our day. The text from the Acts of the Apostles informs us of the call by the apostles and the acceptance of the deacons to respond and serve at table. In many parts of our country men will be ordained to the diaconate and the priesthood as they are called to Holy Orders. The mission is the same, to serve and preach the word. The mandate is no different, but in the words of Pope Francis they are to go out to the marginalized and bring the word of Jesus to others. How many of us just accept our ordained ministers, but how few of us promote vocations to the service of the church. How many of us affirm those who are in ministry and how few consider the call of the Lord, whether in ordained or ministry of service. Jesus, the way, and the truth and the life calls us as His disciples to minister and serve. What is He asking me to do?

Please keep in your prayers the ill of our parish especially: Peter Rasulo, Christopher Liva, Mary Michna, John Trevor Dabenigno, John Kelly, Kristin Harkin, Susan

Sullivan Manuele, Ambrosio Maldonado, Aurea Cabanillas, Rita Stitham Gavin, William Bates, Louis Cillo, Beatrice Smith, Rosemarie Distelhurst, Juliana Ramirez, Gina Linss, Charlotte Bonney, Mary Ann Braig, Joseph Stach Jr., Joseph Zahurak, Anne Proia & Sydney Lundgren

And for those who have died marked by the sign of

faith, especially:

If you know of any parishioners who are ill and would like to be visited by a priest, please contact the rectory at 914-478-2822. Names will be left on the sick list for 4 weeks. Please feel free to call the rectory to add names of immediate family members at any time.

We are very grateful to those in the military who have dedicated themselves to protect our liberty and freedom. Please keep our troops in your prayers,

especially: Brian Dunne-Navy, Christopher Gaulin-Army, George Moore-Navy, Nicholas Sestito-Marine, Donald Wemer Jr. - Marine, Michael Germain-Navy, Brandon King - Army.

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS - Thank You!

ST. MATTHEW & OLPH 2017 2016 Weekly: $6889 $6754 Easter (to date): $23,877 $30,467 (total) Easter Flowers (to date): $1779 $4,435 (total) Attendance 689 735 Thank you for your generosity. It is much appreciated!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS:

Confirmation REHEARSALS (at St. Matthew Church):

Tuesday, May 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm Monday, May 22, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Confirmation - Thursday, May 25 at 7:00pm at St. Matthew Church, Hastings on Hudson

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Prayer Group will meet on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:30pm at OLPH Church. All are invited to come share in God's love. Please call Lourdes 914-693-2959 for more information or for prayer requests.

Circle of Love Prayer Group meets the 1st & 2nd Monday of the month to say the scripture rosary at the Atria Senior Living Residence at 1017 Saw Mill River Rd at 7:30pm. All are invited to join us.

Recitation of The Rosary: will be done at St. Matthew’s on the First Saturday of each month following the 9:00 am Mass.

COFFEE HOUR: The St. Stanislaus Kostka coffee

hour takes place every Sunday after the 9:00am Family Mass. They meet in the basement of the rectory. All parishioners are welcome to join them.

NO coffee hour THIS SUNDAY, May 14.

There will also be NO COFFEE HOUR between June

4 and September 10.

Please Note: If you have a BLUE CANDLE in memory of a loved one in the grotto at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, please contact the rectory for your 2017 renewal.

Candle & Flower Dedications :

Tabernacle Candle at OLPH In Memory of Maureen Farrell Kenner

req. by her Mother

Altar Flowers at St. Matthew In Memory of Debbie DeRosa Frascone

req. by Placido Family

Have you signed up for PARISH GIVING?

Its Fast, Easy & Free!

It’s Simple to Sign Up: Log on the parish website: www.stmolph.com and click on the Parish Giving Logo and follow the easy step by step registration instructions. It’s Secure: Parish Giving is PCI compliant and uses the strongest SSL encryption technology available. It’s Convenient: No more searching for the check book or stops at the ATM machine on Sunday morning. You can pick the day of the month for the recurring contributions to be processed.

Contact Christine at 914-478-2822 or by email: office@stmolph.com if you have any questions.

Mother’s Day Cards

Mother’s Day

C a r d s &

Envelopes are

available on the

tables in the rear

of the church.

Your intentions wi l l be

remembered in a Novena of

Masses to be offered throughout

May. Please return the offering

envelope in the collection baskets

or to the rectory.

PLEASE: NO PARKING We have been asked by our neighboring parish in Ardsley, the United Methodist Church, NOT TO PARK in their parking lot while you are at Mass at OLPH. Lets please respect their request.

Summer Mass

Schedule Once Religious Education ends there is a significant drop in Mass attendance. It is presumed that families begin to go away on weekends. Once school is out for the summer, there is an even greater drop in attendance.

This summer, we will have a schedule change to adapt to

the drop in attendance.

At St. Mathews Church, June 11

th- September 3

rd,

the 8:00am & 9:00am Masses, will be

combined into an

8:30am Mass.

There will be plenty of reminders before it happens.

Our Parish Name Cardinal Dolan has not accepted the three names for our parish that we submitted to him. The reason it took so long was that he wanted to have all the submitted requests before making any decisions.

There are a number of parishes with the same names as the ones we submitted.

The cardinal suggested the following three names:

• Pope John XXIII • Pope John Paul II • St. Matthew Our Lady of Perpetual Help

We will have a vote on these three names soon.

NEW TOTALS: 155 families/individuals in our parish have contributed to the Cardinal’s Appeal thus far.

To date, we have raised $51,450 in pledges towards our $78,500 goal. We are 65.47% of the way there, but we still have further to go! If you have not yet made your contribution, envelopes are available on the tables in the back of the church.

www.cardinalsappeal.org Thank you for your support!

A Memorial Mass will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery on Saturday, May 20th at 12:30pm for all of our loved ones laid to rest in Mount Hope. Mass will be celebrated by Father Matthew Janeczko of Sacred Heart Monastery, Yonkers NY.

The Catholic Widows and Widowers of Yonkers is a social, religious, and bereavement organization which helps to meet the needs of its membership. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at St. Ann’s Church, Yonkers. New members are welcome. For more information please call 914-423-3331. Our next meeting is Thursday, May 18 at 1:00pm

2017

First Holy Communion

The Parish of St. Matthew & Our Lady of Perpetual Help celebrate with all who are received their

First Holy Communion this weekend.

May the happiness of this special day, remain in your hearts always.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church: St. Matthew Church:

Charles Gordon

Colin Hymes

Marcella Hymes

Eva Ippolito

Khloe Knoesel

Paige Lepore

Jackson Link

Morgan Macri

Cole Michelini

Stella Obasanjo

Elise O’Brien

Reese Raimo

Tristen Roberts

Kola Rukaj

Ava Santavicca

Mia Stanton

Adrienne Tapia

Kayla Tardibono

Peter Abi Rizk

Andrew Constantine

Alexa Dal Piaz

Bruno Dal Piaz

Norah Destin

Emma Driggers

Alexa Frusciante

Aidan Hansen

Lillian Higgins

Riley Kandalaft

Taye Ahn

Dustin Aitcheson

Eliana Behrbom

Siena Bennett

Thomas Bennett

Jayden Bower

Ryan Bracchitta

Whitney Butler

Lucas Chacon

Sebastian Chacon

Fiamma Cioffi

Laila Colombos

Angelina Costomiris

Tyler DeCosta

Daniella DiGiorno

Serena Emanuele

Angelina Fiordimalva

Maura McCormack

Josie McLaughlin

Michael McLaughlin

Niya Malave

Madelyn Molina

Anthony Moore

Bennett Perzanowski

Edward Ponagai

Lucas Seelye

Nicholas Stone

The Body of

Christ…

Amen