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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 Acts 15:22-31Responsorial Psalm Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12Gospel Jn 15:12-17
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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 May 19th to May 26th
Saturday 5/18 8:00 Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
Thrift shop open from 9:30am-12:30pm
5:00 pm Verplanck PAUL REICHARD Req. by Family
7:30 pm Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
Sunday 5/19 8:45 am Buchanan JOSESPH & MARY MARINO by Family
10:15 am Verplanck JOHN MATTIS Req. by Robert Foley
11:30 am Buchanan BEATRICE PTOANOVIC Req. by Family
1:30 pm Buchanan SICK OF THE PARISH
Monday 8:00 Buchanan EVELYN GREENE & DEC'D FAMILY MEMBERS
9:00 Verplanck COLEEN MURRAY Req.By Rudner Family
Tuesday 8:00 Buchanan SICK OF THE PARISH
9:00 Verplanck JOE AND FRAN McGUIRE Req. By Colleen, Maureen & James
Wednesday 8:00 Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
9:00 Verplanck EILEEN ALEXANDER Req. by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Slocum
Thrift shop open from 9:30am-12:30pm
Thursday 8:00 Buchanan PMARCUS & VERONICA DURR Requested by Lucy Durr
9:00 Verplanck KAREN ZOLMR Req. by Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Daly
Friday 8:00 Buchanan ANN O'NEILL (LIVING) Requested by Eileen Feely
No Morning Mass in Verplanck
Saturday 5/25 5:00 pm Verplanck MARKO & MATILDA PETRUSICH \
Req. by Joesph & Kay Slocum
7:30 pm Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
Thrift shop open from 9:30am-12:30pm
Sunday 5/26 8:45 am Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
10:15 am Verplanck ALLEXANDER ZULLA, Req. Emma Luposello
11:30 am Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
1:30 pm Buchanan PEOPLE OF THE PARISHMass dates are still available.
Please call the Rectory if you would like to schedule a Mass for a loved one.
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.
BINGO! Tuesday, April 23rd in the Parish Hall
Doors open at 6:30 pm. BINGO starts at 7:00 pm. Please join us and bring your relatives and friends. The more people, the larger the pot.
Meditation: When was the last time you approached God with good old-fashioned awe and wonder, not because you had a specific prayer answered but just because God is God. Today, spend some time with this Scripture verse and ponder what it would mean to empty yourself out before God, before Jesus, with heartfelt humility and gratitude. What would that look like? Can you stop trying to take the controls and let God by God?
Prayer: Father, for give us for our indiscretions, our human weaknesses, the same weaknesses that led the throng to yell, "Crucify him." We bow our heads at the mention of Jesus' name, knowing we are not worthy and yet are loved beyond measure. Help us never to forget that beautiful truth.
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
Rite Of Christian Initiation Of Adults (RCIA)
Coming into full communion with the Catholic Church describes the process for entrance into the Catholic Church for already baptized Christians. In most cases, these individuals make a profession of faith but are not baptized again. To prepare for the reception in to the faith community we share with all Catholics and more closely here at St. Christopher’s and St Patrick’s Parish we will offer a formation program to help with the understanding of the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. The program will continue weekly until the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday at which time the candidates will be received into the Catholic Church. The program is open to all individuals wishing to be in full communion with our Catholic community. In addition, individual who are practicing catholic who would like to know more about our faith are welcome to participate. The program will be weekly for an hour on Wednesday evenings. If you wish to participate, please contact Maria at 914-737-1046.
All are welcome!
CEMETERY NEWS
Last Tuesday the Buchanan Fire Department responded to a fire in St. Patrick's Cemetery when dry grass was ignited when someone lighting a candle on a grave dropped the match. Luckily no one was hurt. Effective immediately, no open flame candles are allowed on the graves. Other items allowed on the graves are American/Service Flags, a religious statue (maximum height 18"),
artificial flowers (must be removed when they are torn or faded), annual flower plantings (geraniums, impatiens, mar- igolds,etc.), wreaths at Christmas (to be removed by February 1st) and Easter Crosses (to be removed by May15th).
First Holy Communion Saturday, May 4, 2019 10:00 a.m.
Catholic Pilgrimage to Italy– June 2-14, 2019 with Holy Mass Daily. Visiting Venice, Florence, Bologna, Siena, Assisi, San Giovanni Rotondo and Rome. Breakfast & Dinner Daily. $3899 per person with air non-stop from JFK. For more info:
Call Cathie or Michael Milano at 800-773-2660.
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.Palm Sunday
First Reading: (Is 50:7a)
The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced.
Second Reading: (Phil 2:8)
He humbled himself,becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Gospel: (Lk 23:46) Jesus cried out in a loud voice,"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit";
and when he had said this he breathed his last
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Catholic News Service
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