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HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH
WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.
April 12, 2015
431 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570
(914) 769-0025,FAX: (914) 747-2476
Website: www.hiparish.org
Office Hours: M-F: 9am-3pm, Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun:9am-1pm
CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): An
ongoing invitation is extended to anyone who is
interested in becoming a Catholic. Simply
contact the Parish Office.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 5:15pm
Sunday:
7:30am, 9:00am Children’s Choir, 11am
and 5:15pm
Daily:
7:00am Monday to Saturday
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Please call the
Parish Office to make arrangements for our
Baptismal Preparation Program, several weeks
in advance of the baby’s birth.
Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue
Sunday: 10:00am; Daily: 8:45am
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: By appointment
at least 6 months in advance. A pre-Cana
program is required.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by
request. Please call the office for an appointment.
NEW PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to join
our parish community. Please stop in at the Parish Office.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: As scheduled, or
anytime a priest is called. Please notify us when
a family member enters the hospital.
PARISH STAFF
Fr. William A. Holt, OP, Pastor
Fr. Daniel Davies, OP Fr. Jordan McConway, OP Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP
Sr. Kathleen O’Hanlon, OP Fr. Hugh Burns, OP (In Residence)
Gerard Roggemann
Joe DeSanctis
Eileen Bruehl
Thomas Conaty
Barbara Mackin
afortino@hiparish.org
769-3297
514-8731
769-0025 x11
769-0025 x30
769-0025 x22
Director of Religious Education
Music Director
Parish Coordinator
Youth Minister
Business Manager
Bulletin Editor
Monday
Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-9; Jn 3:1-8
Tuesday
Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15
Wednesday
Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21
Thursday:
Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36
Friday
Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15
Saturday
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21
Sunday
Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; 1 Jn 2:1-5a;
Lk 24:35-48
Evening Vigil
5:15pm Orlo Clark
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
7:30
Our Parishioners
9:00
Francis Murphy
10:00
(OLP) Mary Moran & Family
11:00
Eileen Bramswig
5:30
Pietro Silvestri
Monday, Easter Weekday
7:00
Marie Gilhooley
8:45
(OLP) Anthony J. Pasquale
Tuesday, Easter Weekday
7:00
Michael Keenan
8:45
(OLP) John Perrotta
Wednesday, Easter Weekday
7:00
David Murden
8:45
(OLP) Michael & Catherine O’Reilly
Thursday, Easter Weekday
7:00
Rosemary Lundon
8:45
(OLP) Theresa Hamer
Friday, Easter Weekday
7:00
McHugh Family
8:45
(OLP) Edward Murphy
Saturday, Easter Weekday
7:00
Fran McCormack
8:45
(OLP) Jean Paul Rougeau
Evening Vigil
5:15pm Eileen Bramswig
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
7:30
Our Parishioners
9:00
Peter & Yolanda Matranga
10:00
(OLP) Rose Makosky
11:00
Alexander Travis
5:30
Lina & Joe DeLaurentis
2015
FINANCE CORNER
Easter
Holy Land
Regular
$30,734.00
$ 1,443.00
Maintenance
PARISH PAY
Our automatic giving program called Parish Pay
will eliminate the envelopes you now receive so
you do not have to search for that envelope every
week as you rush out to Mass. Pick up one of the
“Informational Blue Sheets” at the doors of the
church and consider contacting them by phone or
on line to set up an account.
Please pray for the safety of our men and women
in the military, especially those who are serving
overseas.
Laverne Ryan, Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz Deborah
Migliorini, Rita Laviano, Antonio Soto, John Keator,
Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Meghan
Rizzo, Mary Renna, Walter Salat, Barbara Walters,
Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Edythe
Proehl, Elizabeth Kelleher, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne
Cibirka,, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie
Vernon, Richard Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee
Franco, Adele Casagrande, Carrie Dunsmore, Joseph
Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Jeanette Kastner, Olivia
Bendus, Rose Rosato,
Linda Iorizzo, Rose Puller,
Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jerry Brennan, Jean Balzone,
Bernadette
Harris, Angela Lynch, Joey DeMatteis,
Dennis
Catozella,
Beth Frankoviac, Jennifer
Schneider, Peter Mercateli,
Bartholomew Hickey,
Robert Iovino, Teresa Cardinali, Rocco Zacarolli,
James Sullivan
CONDOLENCES
We extend our sympathy and promise of prayers
to the family and friends of Frances Yacovelli
(mother of Lou Ann Hesch); James Puff (father
of Diane Osterhoudt); James Peace (father of
J.T.)
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THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH
Monday, April 13th:
11:00am—Bible Study
Tuesday, April 14th:
11:00am—Lectio Divina
Wednesday, April 15th:
6:00pm—Junior Choir
7:00pm—”Holy Hour”
Saturday, April 18th:
4:30pm—Teen Choir
Sunday, April 19th:
2:30pm—Youth Group Cottage School
CYO YOUTH GROUP
The Youth Group meets on the 1st and 3rd
Sundays of each month. All 9th-12th graders are
welcome to join us. If you have any questions
please contact TomConaty@optonline.net
APRIL
●Apr. 19th—Cottage School visit at 2:30pm
●Apr. 26th—9/11 Memorial/Museum Run/Walk/
Family Day NYC
For the month of April the Food Pantry is in need
of the following: Canned corn, sweet potatoes,
soup, pork & beans, chicken, peas; mayonnaise,
cake mix and frosting.
ANNUAL GOLDEN WEDDING MASS
CELEBRATION
On Saturday, June 20th AND Sunday, June
21st at 2:00pm, the Annual Golden Wedding
Mass Celebration will be held at the Cathedral of
St. Patrick for couples celebrating 50 years of
marriage during 2015. His Eminence Timothy
Cardinal Dolan will be the principal celebrant.
Due to limited seating during the Cathedral’s
Restoration project, there will be two Jubilee
Masses with seating reserved in the front and in
the center aisle pews
for Jubilee couples.
Pre-registration is required. For reservations
please call the Parish Office at 769-0025. The
closing date to register for the Mass is Tuesday,
May 5th. This event is sponsored by the Family
Life/Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New
York.
MAY
●May 3rd—Youth Mass at 5:15pm
●May 3rd—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm; final
payment due for Mission Trip!
●May 17th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm
STEPINAC THEATRE
Archbishop Stepinac High School
Drama Club presents the national high
school and regional premier of the tony
award-winning Broadway hit:
May 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th
7:30pm
Matinee on May 10th at 2:00pm
Tickets $22 for adults and
$18 for children under 12 and
senior citizens
For reservations please call
914-946-4800 ext. 200
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
th
7 Grade – Save the Date
Tues April 21st 6:45pm in the Social Hall
Night of Volunteering & Confirmation
Preparation
Parents to join us. Confirmation preparation will
begin on that Night. The Wednesday class and
Home Study children need to attend.
Speakers from Family Events, ALS, Hope’s Door,
Midnight Run, Mt. Pleasant Library, and the
Coleman School will talk about Volunteering and
some possible opportunities with their organizations. The CHOSEN Confirmation program will be
introduced.
8th Grade—Save the Date
April 22nd at 6:45pm in the Church
The Culture Project will help us experience virtue
through their Chastity talk. Parents and Sponsors
are invited to join us.
Missions Donations—We have collected in excess of $900 so far. Each child who has returned
a Mission Box should have put their name on a
card for the hallway display. If they have not,
there will be an opportunity to do so this week.
Any boxes returned will be added to the total.
Gerard J Roggemann
Coordinator - Holy Innocents Religious Education
JULIUS AUCELLO SCHOLARSHIP
The St. Dominic Council Knights of Columbus is
offering the Julius Aucello scholarship to students
graduating high school and preparing for college.
The requirements are you must be a resident of
Mt. Pleasant, a practicing Catholic and will be
entering college in the fall. Applications are
available from your school guidance counselor
and at your parish rectory.
Our Offertory hymn this weekend is Roll Away
the Stone, the song was written by Tom Conry.
This hymn was written for the Easter season and
captures the power, the gift and the hope of
Easter. Easter reminds us that rolling away
stones is the way to new life. For forty days the
Lenten journey has been preparing our spirits.
The miracle of rolling away the stone is as much
the work of the Spirit today as it was at Jesus’
own resurrection. The message is to stand ready,
open and attentive so we don’t miss the stone
needing to be moved or the new life waiting for
us. For the next fifty days we are invited to keep
our eyes fixed on Jesus and our hearts open to
the Scriptures.
Tom Conry is a liturgist, composer and educator.
He is widely known for his themes of peace and
justice. Tom has presented workshops internationally as well as throughout the United States.
He has spoken at numerous NPM (National Association of Pastoral Musicians) events as well as
many events for dioceses, parishes and universities. He is a team member for the North American Forum on the Catechumenate and holds a
Master of Divinity degree from Harvard University.
Tom Conry also wrote Born of Peace, Ashes
and Anthem which we have used at Holy
Innocents.
“Roll away the stone and see the glory of God.
Roll away the stone!”
CLUSTER PRAYER MEETING
A Cluster Prayer Meeting will be held at
St. Patrick’s Parish Center in Yorktown Heights
on Thursday, April 30th at 7:45pm. Guest
speaker is Brother Elijah Francis Grogan.
Brother Grogan will speak on “Creating a Culture
of Revival.” For information please call 914-7374286.
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Holy Innocents
Parish Family
“Love is Our Mission:
The Family Fully Alive”
We cordially invite you to join with your
Holy Innocents Family for a
Holy Hour
of prayer and reflection
Wednesday April 15, 2015
7:00-8:00 PM
Light refreshments to follow
“Let every family be a welcoming place of goodness and peace for children
and the elderly, for the sick and the lonely, for the poor and the needy”.
~Pope Francis
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
April 12, 2015
First Reading: Acts 4:32-35:
This passage describes the actions of the first community of Christians. They were of “one heart and
one mind.” They had no rich or poor among them, for they shared all necessary items with one another.
Second Reading: I John 5:1-6:
John explains that we become God’s children by believing in Jesus. When we love God and concern
ourselves only with pleasing God, our faith is strong enough to conquer the evil in our world.
Gospel: John 20:19-31:
Jesus appeared to the disciples despite locked doors, breathed on them so that they could receive the
Holy Spirit, and gave them the power to forgive sins in his name. Thomas, who was not present,
refused to believe without seeing Jesus for himself. Jesus appeared again when Thomas was present,
and told him, “Blest are they who have not seen and have believed.”
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ALL SOULS CEMETERY
Marble Avenue
Pleasantville, New York
The following is list of permitted and prohibited grave plantings at All Souls Cemetery
●
Flowers may be planted in a space equal to the length of the grave marker and extending
outward 12 inches. If there is no marker, the length of the planting may not exceed two thirds
the width of the grave and must stay within a 12 inch depth.
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Ornamental shrubs and trees may not be planted at the gravesite. Memorials in the form of
trees and shrubs will be made available by the cemetery board. The cemetery board will
decide plant type, size and location.
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All unauthorized plantings will be removed.
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The use of artificial materials is prohibited.
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Grave borders of any kind are prohibited and will be removed. The application of crushed
stone is also prohibited.
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Artificial plants, flowers, wreaths and designs; as well as all other decorative and devotional
objects are not allowed.
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Potted plants in pots are permitted to be placed directly in front and center of the grave marker
7 DAYS PRIOR TO, BUT WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EIGHTH DAY, on
the following list of days:
Easter Sunday
Father’s Day, All Saints Day
Mother’s Day, All Souls Day
Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day, Anniversary Day
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Christmas wreaths must be hung from the grave marker and not placed on the ground.
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Palm crosses must be removed by Wednesday of Holy Week.
●
Deteriorating flags may be disposed of in the American Legion “flag mailbox” on Garrigan
Avenue for proper disposal ceremonies.
WE CANNOT GUARANTEE DECORATIONS FROM DAMAGE OR DISAPPEARANCE.
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