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Mass Times
- Sunday: 8:45 AM EnglishEnglishEN Buchanan Location 10:15 AM EnglishEnglishEN Verplanck Location 11:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Buchanan Location 1:30 PM SpanishEspañolES Buchanan Location
- Mon‑Fri: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Buchanan Location 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Verplanck Location No Mass on Friday
- Saturday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Buchanan Location 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Verplanck Location 7:30 PM SpanishEspañolES Buchanan Location
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Confession Times
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM Verplanck location or anytime by appointment 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM Spanish Buchanan Location, Las Confesiones en Español son antes o después de la Misa de las 7:30 pm. los cuartos sábados de cada mes.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Heb 2:5-12Responsorial Psalm Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel Mk 1:21-28
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Parish membership
We welcome all new members to our parish. We ask that you register at the Rectory as soon as possible. This can be done by phone, or in person. If your address changes, please notify the Rectory.
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Calendar
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Weekly News December 30th to January 6th
Mass Schedule for New Year's Eve andNew Year's Day
St. Christopher and St. Patrick ParishDecember 31, 2018:......Verplanck 7:00 PM.........Buchanan 7:00 PM (Spanish)
January 1, 2019:............Verplanck 9:00 AM.........Buchanan 8:00 AM & 1:30 PM (Spanish)
Saturday 12/29 8:00 Buchanan EVELYN GREENE & DEC’D FAMILY MEMBERS
Thrift shop open from 9:30am-12:30pm
5:00 pm Verplanck MARY & JERRY RYAN Req. by Family
7:30 pm Buchanan IN HONOR TO OUR LADY OF EL CISNE AND THE
DIVINE CHILD Req. by Sinchi-Bermeo Families
Sunday 12/30 8:45 am Buchanan JEROME De SOCIO Req. by Family
10:15 am Verplanck ED EVERETT Req. by Family
11:30 am Buchanan ALBINO CARBONE Req. by A. Carbone
1:30 pm Buchanan SOULS OF PURGATORY
Monday 12/31 8:00 Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
9:00 Verplanck PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
7:00 Buchanan IN HONOR OF BABY JESUS
7:00 Verplanck DEC’D MEMBERS OF THE FEELY, McGUINESS &
CRAWFORD FAMILIES Req. by E. Feely
Tuesday 01/01 8:00 Buchanan FOR A BLESSED NEW YEAR
9:00 Verplanck FOR A BLESSED NEW YEAR
Wednesday 8:00 Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
9:00 Verplanck SICK OF THE PARISH
Thrift shop open from 9:30am-12:30pm
Thursday 8:00 Buchanan SICK OF THE PARISH
9:00 Verplanck AGNES SIMEONI
Friday 8:00 Buchanan LIVING & DEC’D MEMBERS OF FEELY FAMILY Req. by E. Feely
No Morning Mass in Verplanck
Saturday 1/5 8:00 Buchanan VERONICA DURR Req. by L. Durr
Thrift shop open from 9:30am-12:30pm
5:00 pm Verplanck GEORGE DAHLKE Req. by Family
7:30 pm Buchanan SOULS OF PURGATORY Req. by Nestor Rivera
Sunday 1/6 8:45 am Buchanan JOHN NUZZOLO
10:15 am Verplanck EDWARD T. CARTER Req. by A. McIntyre
11:30 am Buchanan JOHN & FAYE MENNA Req. by Donna Paolucci
1:30 pm Buchanan SOULS OF PURGATORY
THE MASS BOOK IS OPEN FOR 2019.
PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY AT 914-737-1046 AND RESERVE YOUR MASSES. THANK YOU.
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and God’s love for us is perfected in us.
Baptisms: Scheduled & Celebrated by appointment. Parents should call the rectory at least four weeks in advance, and must attend instructions. Church Law requires that only Catholics in good standing are eligible to be Godparents. No Baptisms will be scheduled during Lent.Anointing of the Sick: We offer this sacrament to those who are seriously ill, at home or in the hospital. We urge you to contact the office before someone goes to the hospital for an operation. (A priest may not be available later)
Wedding: Engaged couples must make arrangements in person, at the office at least six months in advance.
Ministry of the Sick:Holy Communion will be brought to the sick, upon request. The bedridden or chronically ill can be placed on the “Eucharistic Ministers” visitation schedule.
Parish Membership: We welcome all new members to our parish. Please register at the office, by phone or in person. Registration forms are available at the entrances to the Churches. Also, please notify the office if your address has changed or if you would like to be added to the weekly envelope system.
Meditation for the Week:
Today’s Gospel invites families to welcome the light of hope that comes from the home of Nazareth, in which Jesus’ childhood unfolded in joy. The family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph is for each believer and especially for families an authentic school of the Gospel. Here we admire the fulfillment of the divine plan to make of the family a special community of life and love. Here we learn that every Christian nuclear family is called to be a “domestic church,” to make the Gospel virtues shine and become a leaven of good in society. The classic traits of the Holy Family are: reflection and prayer, mutual understanding and respect, and a spirit of sacrifice, work and solidarity. From the exemplary witness of the Holy Family, each family can find precious guidance for the style and choices of life, and can draw strength and wisdom for each day’s journey. Mary and Joseph teach us to welcome children as a gift of God, to beget them and raise them, cooperating wonderfully in the work of the Creator and giving to the world, in each child, a new smile. It is in a united family that children bring their existence to maturity, living out the meaningful and effective experience of freely given love, tenderness, reciprocal respect, mutual understanding, forgiveness and joy. Pope Francis
Our next BINGO NIGHT will be Tuesday, January 8th NOTE: THERE IS A NEW TIME: Doors open at 6:30. BINGO starts at 7:00. Please spread the word with your family, friends & neighbors.
All are welcome. And remember the larger the crowd the larger the cash prizes.
Hope to see you!
Like Jesus, how might I lighten the burden
of suffering for someone else today?The Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on 8th Street and Highland in Verplanck, will host a free monthly food pantry beginning on Saturday, January 12 from
9am - 12 noon. On January 1, New Year's Day from 12 noon - 2pm donations
of non perishable food will be collected at Mt. Carmel Hall, lower level.
For more information call 914-323 -8343.
February 10th 2019
World Marriage Day
The search begins for the Longest Married Couple in the Archdiocese of New York! The couples must be sacramentally married for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of New York. The Longest couple will receive commemorative certificates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an article in Catholic New York. For further information, contact Joan Brisson at the Family Office at 646-794-3190 or joan.brisson@archny.org. The deadline for entries is 5:00pm on Thursday, January 24, 2019.
Leave a legacy to St. Christopher and St. Patrick’s Church by including a bequest in your will. The following is suggested bequest language: “I give to St. Christopher and St. Patrick Church, 3094 Albany Post Road, Buchanan, NY 10511 for its general purposes.”
If you would like to speak to a gift planning specialist about including St. Christopher and St. Patrick’s Church in your will or living trust, call (646) 794-3317 or e-mail plannedgiving@archny.org
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Thomas Hall, Proprietor of “Restore a Stone” for volunteering to clean
and restore the statues of Our Lady of Fatima and the three children kneeling before her in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Tom uses a solution and a two-step process he developed specifically to clean headstones. In addition to cleaning the statues Tom also installed Led solar lights so all four statues light up at night. In the spring all four statues will be painted and sealed. We appreciate Tom’s time and effort, but more importantly his interest in helping St. Patrick’s Cemetery look the best it can.
If you are interested in having Tom clean a headstone please call (914) 382-1317.
Free Concert on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 3:00 PM by Cortlandt Chamber Orchestra
at Holy Name of Mary Church at 110 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson.
Arrive at 2:00 to hear the Simons Family Funtime Band.
Email: cco@cortlandtmusic.org, www.cortlandtmusic.org– 845-838-1077.
A Mass of Healing will be celebrated at Holy Rosary Church,170 Bradhurst Ave. Hawthorne, NY on Monday January 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM. Msgr. Edward Barry will be celebrant. This is an opportunity to bring your spiritual and physical needs to the Lord.
The winner of the 26-Week Club for Week 4 is #358
Cameron Martens. The seller is Mary Ann Rose.
Anyone who needs to report an alleged incident of sexual abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, religious or lay person serving in the Archdiocese of New York is asked to contact Mrs. Eileen Clifford, O.P. at 212-371-1000X 2949. Sister may also be reached via e-mail at victimassistance@archny.org. Information can also be found on the Archdiocesan website, www.archny.org. In keeping with the Archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this information is provided to ensure that our children remain safe and secure.
Long Term Prayer List: The sick are comforted just knowing that we pray for them. Please remember these members of our Parish Family, who are ill, in your prayers: Mickey Foster,
Ray Mackey, Aidan McElgunn, Sheila Dahlke Moore, Susan Rose, Michael Boddie, John Boddie, James Boddie, Kathy Farrey, Art Farrey Sr., Ed Lent, Margaret Hesselgrave, Joao Manino Vaz, Marilu Selicco, Robin Pasquale, Phyllis Novohradsky, George Malles, Omar Navarro, Maria Zavaglia, Mary Jane Sabatini, Paul Hughes, Stan Hojnacki, Rita Robertine, Angela Everett, Tom Dudley, Rosemarie Fonti, Natalie Tropiano, John DeAngelis and Josephine Burns who are sick.
St. Christopher & St. Patrick – Finance CenterREVISED STATEMENT ACTUAL FISCAL YEAR AS OFThank you. We depend on your continued support.
AUGUST 2018
Revenue – Parishioner’s Sunday Collections $354,570
Other Revenue (Donations, CCD, CYO, Fund Raising 126,068
Total Revenue 480,638
Expenses – Payroll, Archdiocese Fees, Church & Office 494,829
(Deficit) (14,191)
Additional Collections Needed:
Deficit for Year 14,191
Cash Reserve for Emergency Total 25,000
Total 39,191
7,572
Weekly Collections Needed ($393,761 / 52) 6,819
Less: Actual Collections ($354,570 / 52) 753
Additional Weekly Collections Needed – 11%
ACTUAL COLLECTIONS RECEIVED – DECEMBER, 2018 $
Please consider using WESHARE (PARISH PAY) for your contributions.
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No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and God’s love for us is perfected in us.
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPHFirst Reading: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Sirach emphasizes the importance of honoring one’s parents. He explains that spiritual riches will come to those who are kind to their mother and father.
Second Reading: Colossians 3:12-21 Paul advises us to treat each other with kindness and mercy and to forgive as God forgives us. His words remind families to always love and respect one another and let Christ’s peace reign in their hearts and in their homes.
Gospel: Luke 2:41-52 When Jesus was twelve years old, the Holy Family traveled
to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast. Jesus did not return with the company. Instead, he stayed in Jerusalem, sitting among the teachers while amazing them with his understanding and questions. When found by his concerned parents, Jesus reminded them that he must be in the house of his Father. Returning together,
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