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ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA PARISH
SCHENECTADY/NISKAYUNA, NY
ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
January 18, 2015
Congratulations
to the families of:
Christopher Manzo, Matthew McKinney, and
Kevin Porter, Jr. on their recent Baptism.
Tax Contribution Statements for 2014
If you would like a contribution statement for 2014 you
Thank You
to Mary Kleinkauf for making a
donation for altar flowers.
must contact Deacon Tom at the parish office, 346-6137,
ext. 236 or you can email: deacontom@stkateriparish.org,
(please note "statement request” in the subject line).
Sister Parish News - We send a
special thank you to Dr. DeLuke and
Dr. Loffredo who organize this outreach
to our sister parish every year.
Members of the dental mission group
will be blessed at the January 18th,
10:00am Mass. The group leaves later this month to travel
to our sister parish in San Augustin, Mexico. Please join us
in wishing them safe travels and keep them in your
prayers. They will be taking warm wishes from our parish,
as well as, the many toothbrushes and friendship bracelets
donated by all of you. They also may be taking along a
future dentist. In the seven years of the yearly mission trip,
Dr. DeLuke reports that 6 delegates have entered or been
accepted into dental school.
Come and have a Prayerful Pause with us! We meet
monthly, but each time is separate and unique, always
exploring where God is in our lives. We will next meet on
Tuesday, January 27th, at 7:00pm in the Union Street
Parish Center - Lower Level. To RSVP or to have
questions answered, contact Kris Rooney.
• To prepare for our time together, consider how you
would describe prayer.
• How do you think you arrived at that definition?
• What brings you to prayer?
•
What spiritual or spirit-nurturing habits or practices do
you have today that may have been formed many years
ago, maybe in childhood?
• What habits or practices were important at one time but
which are no longer a part of your life?
We celebrated the Rite of Welcoming
at the 4:30pm Mass last week for
our RCIA members.
Kevin Romines will be baptized, receive Eucharist
and be confirmed at the Easter Vigil this year.
Keith Kitzman, Wendy Madelone, Michael Mueller and
Darold Myers are already baptized,
but will be fully initiated in the sacraments
of The Catholic Church at Easter as well.
Please welcome them and pray for them
as they continue their faith journeys.
Youth Ministry is serving the Evening Meal at the
Schenectady City Mission on Friday, January
23rd. We are looking for donations of 13x9 white
cakes with vanilla frosting. If you would like to bake us
a cake, please call Lisa Kuban in Youth Ministry.
The planning for Habitat 2015 Durham, NC trip is underway and
there are less than 12 weeks before our delegates leave.
Information on how to become a shareholder can be found
on the bulletin boards at each church location. Anyone
interested in Corporate Sponsorship should contact Lisa
Kuban in Youth Ministry.
The Rite of Enrollment for Fall 2015 Confirmation will
take place during the 4:30pm Mass on January 24. Join us
as these young people are presented to the parish as
candidates for immediate preparation for the sacrament;
and join us for light refreshments afterward.
Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons will host an Open House
on Tues., January 27th, 5:00pm - 7:00pm for families who
would like to explore a Middle/High school with a strong
commitment to our Catholic traditions and quality education.
For more information, call Pennie Agostara at 393-3131.
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Are you interested in
becoming a major sponsor
or donating an auction
item to the St. Kateri
Tekakwitha Parish School Heart of Christ Gala, being
held on February 27th at the Glen Sanders Mansion,
Scotia, from 5:30pm to 10:30pm.
Please contact
Holly Carota at:
382-8225 or email her at:
hcarota@stkaterparishschool.org. All proceeds will
directly sponsor student's education at St. Kateri
Tekakwitha Parish School.
Would you like to find deeper meaning in the
sacraments? All are welcome to our
Sacraments series through RCIA. We
gather in the Rosa Road Parish Center
Classrooms. This Thursday, January
22nd, at 7:00pm, we will go over The Eucharist. All are
welcome, please come and join us!
ones play.
We next meet on Thursday,
January 22nd in the Rosa Road Parish Center
Classrooms at 10:00am.
2015
Masses in blue type are held at Rosa Road Church.
Masses in black type are held at Union Street Church.
Saturday, January 17 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:30pm Ed Bartz (Baldwin Family)
Agnes Furlong (Richard Elwell)
Sunday, January 18
8:30am Michael Canty (Kay & Ed Canty)
Bless Ewa
10:00am Eileen West & Margaret West (West Family)
Alec Petro (Meredith & Robert VanVorst)
11:30am Nancy Brown (husband, Ken)
Richard Doherty (Ruth)
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr.
9:00am J. Lynn Kellam (Family)
Thomas Buchanan (Patricia Early)
Tuesday, January 20 (School Mass)
9:00am John Grace, Jr. (Grimmer Family)
3:00pm Rosary for Special Intentions
The Faith & Play Group is a group where
parents discuss spiritual matters while little
Parish Collection
Place
Magnet
Here
Wednesday, January 21 St. Agnes
9:00am Morning Prayer
2014
Thursday, January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal
Protection of Unborn Children
8:40am Rosary for Peace
9:00am
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REST IN PEACE
WE PRAY FOR Anne Constantine, Helen
Kranick, Antonio Quiaoit, and Shirley Watts,
who have gone before us in faith.
Let us Remember the Sick in our Prayers:
Rev. Richard Broderick, Jim Carroll, Dominic Cusano,
Mary Grace Doherty, Ann Gibbons, Joyce Glicker,
Stan Godwin, Tom Grogan, Susan Healey, Stacey Hopkins,
Cindy Keegan, Eileen Kilrain, Edward Kleinkauf,
Liam Lambeth, John McGrath, Rachel Money, Pat Moskwa,
Kevin Olsen, Nancy Wayne, Paul Webb, and Ethel Zasa.
Carol Ann Sullivan (Tim & Natalie McDonough)
Geraldine Gardner (Michael Struys)
Friday, January 23 St. Vincent & St. Marianne Cope
9:00am Abraham “Jack” Hajjar (Family)
Andy Pearson, Art DuFault, and Art Moon, Jr.
(Helen & Joe Moon)
Saturday, January 24 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:30pm Kathleen McManus (McManus Family)
Edward Bartz (Kanai Family)
Sunday, January 25
8:30am Dina Miranda (Deb Orminski & Karen Smith)
10:00am Dominick Eannello (Rose & Joe Scotti, and
Michelle Eannello)
Alec Petro (Ann Reilly)
11:30am Special Intentions of the Rosa Road Choir (Ruth)
Jude Farry (Grimmer Family)
ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA PARISH
SCHENECTADY/NISKAYUNA, NY
ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
January 18, 2015
Faith Formation (Grades K-5)
Please address ALL Correspondence
for both Churches
to the parish office:
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish
2216 Rosa Road
Schenectady, NY 12309
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish Staff
Listed are the e-mail addresses and office
extensions for the Parish Staff. The parish office
main number is (518) 346-6137 or 370-3136 and
the extension numbers are:
Father Bob
ext. 230 frbob@stkateriparish.org
Deacon Tom
Deacon Ron
ext. 236 deacontom@stkateriparish.org
deaconron@stkateriparish.org
Pat Policastro
ext. 232 admin@stkateriparish.org
Lisa Kuban
Tosha Grimmer
Kris Rooney
ext. 242 kubanl@stkateriparish.org
ext. 241 tgrimmer@stkateriparish.org
ext. 239 kafe@stkateriparish.org
Kathy Sharrow
Ron Severson
George Bollock
ext. 231 ksharrow@stkateriparish.org
ext. 243 christianservice@stkateriparish.org
ext. 234 musicrr@stkateriparish.org
Kimberly Conway ext. 234 musicus@stkateriparish.org
Debbie Demarco ext. 230 ddemarco@stkateriparish.org
Kim Kaiser
kkaiser@stkateriparish.org
Bulletin
Church email
bulletin@stkateriparish.org
email@stkateriparish.org
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish School
Phone: 382-8225
Lucia Gutierrez, Principal
lgutierrez@stkaterischool.org
Scripture Readings for Next Sunday:
Reminder: No Faith Formation classes this week,
Sunday, January 18th and Tuesday, January 20th because
of Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Classes will resume on
Sunday, January 25th and Tuesday, January 27th.
Safe Environment Make-up Training will take place on
January 25th and January 27th. This is only for students
who missed the training in October 2014. Forms were
emailed to families last week. Please contact Tosha if you
have any questions.
Thank you
for your generous support of our “Make
me a channel of your peace” food drive! We delivered
five large boxes of donated goods to support needy families
in Schenectady County through St. Luke’s Food Pantry.
Contact: Tosha Grimmer, tgrimmer@stkateriparish.org,
or 346-6137 (ext. 241)
Youth Ministry (Grades 6-12)
The Rite of Enrollment for young people seeking Fall 2015
Confirmation will take place during the 4:30pm Mass
on Saturday, January 24. Young people are asked at arrive
by 4:15pm.
Volunteers are needed for the Annual Souper
Bowl Sunday Collection the weekend of January 31st
and February 1st after each of the scheduled Masses.
Please contact Youth Ministry to sign up for either
the 4:30pm, 8:30am, 10:00am or 11:30am.
Confirmation Prep I (9th Grade) Family Meeting is
next Sunday, January 25th at 6:00pm in the Rosa Road
Church. This very important meeting will cover each of the
components of the confirmation preparation program.
Young people should attend with their parents.
Jonah 3:1-5,10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20
Gospel of the Week: John 1:35-42
Question for Adults - In what ways do you feel the Holy
Spirit In your life?
Question for Children
Jesus?
–
What can you do to be more like
The next SKY Meeting is Sunday, January 25th in the
Rosa Road Parish Center. The meeting will be 12:45pm2:00pm. After we finalize a couple of Spring activities, we
will play games and have snacks. Please let Lisa know if
you will be there so we have enough drinks and snacks.
Contact: Lisa Kuban, kubanl@stkateriparish.org
or 346-6137 (ext. 242)
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Are you or someone you know a Catholic but have
been away from the church for a little
while? Would you like to feel a sense of
belonging again? We miss you and invite
you to be part of our faith community. Are
you curious? For more information, call 370-3136 X-239
or email: landings@stkateriparish.org.
All are welcome to our Scripture Groups! Tuesday at
4:00pm in the library and Thursday at
2:00pm in the community room, both at the
Rosa Road Church. No prior knowledge
necessary.
We
simply
share
how
the Sunday readings work in our lives. Check us out!
A Family Perspective
by Bud Ozar
Jesus’ question in today’s gospel is still valid today: “What
are you looking for?” What do you want from your spouse,
children or parents? Families are populated with imperfect
people. To expect perfection is unreal. To expect and
accept imperfection is wisdom.
HOMEBOUND and
NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
We are updating our list of parishioners who are either
homebound and in nursing/assisted living facilities.
1) all those who bring Communion to a homebound or
nursing home resident parishioner, and
2) anyone who knows of someone who is either
homebound or in a care facility, please email their name,
address including room number if in a facility, and any other
contact information to: christianservice@stkateriparish,org
or contact the parish office at 346-6137, ext. 243.
Please pray for those who are discerning a vocation to
the priesthood. Prayer cards with the names of all the
seminarians and aspirants of the Diocese of Albany can be
found in the gathering area of both churches.
FAMILY PROMISE
at
ST. KATERI TEKAWITHA PARISH
Due to a delay in the opening of the Day Center for Family
Promise, we expect to be welcoming our first guests
sometime in late March or April. As we prepare to host our
first guests, we still have a few outstanding needs for
Volunteers: We especially need volunteers to serve as
Overnight Hosts. They would stay overnight with our
guests and be available in case of an emergency and
assist in serving breakfast (cereal, toast, etc.) in the
morning. We also have Supplies Needed: (For 14 guests
and 2 overnight volunteers).
The response has been overwhelming to our call for
donations. The items that we still are in need of are:
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Twin sized double high air mattresses
Blankets, sheets and pillow cases for twin beds
Lamps and flashlights
Containers to receive your donations are in the gathering
areas of both churches. For larger items, please call Ron
to arrange pickup or delivery. For more information or
to volunteer, please contact Ron Severson at:
christianservice@stkateriparish.org or 346-6137, ext. 243.
GIVE YOUR HEART to a HOMELESS FAMILY
Fundraiser Event to benefit
Family Promise of the Capital Region
Thursday, February 12, 2015
from: 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.
at: Glennpeter Jewelers
1544 Central Avenue, Albany
Hot & Cold Hors D’Oeurves
Raffles (several items including a “Wine Tasting Event”)
Cash Bar (100% of beverage sales donated to FPCR)
Admission is free.
R.S.V.P. by: February 5, 2015
Contact: Anthony at 207-6236 or
capitalregionfamilypromise@gmail.com
ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA PARISH
SCHENECTADY/NISKAYUNA, NY
A Visit with St. Paul
Saturday, January 24th
at 2:30 PM
Chapel of St. Pius X Church
23 Crumitie Rd, Loudonville
This unique one man performance by Glenn Smith will
surely provide a deeper understanding of St. Paul and his
letters. Everyone is invited to join the Albany Cursillo
community and see Paul come alive in this moving
performance. There will be a free will offering.
Valentine Evening of Reflection for
Married & Engaged Couples “What’s
Love, But a Second Hand Emotion? The
central place of Love in the Christian Life.”
on February 12th, at 6:20pm to 9:15pm with presenter, Fr.
Daniel Dwyer, OFM. The cost is $45.00 per couple. For
more information and reservations call The Dominican
Retreat & Conference Center at 393-4169, Monday Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, or e-mail: dslcny@nybiz.rr.com or
visit their website: www.dslcny.org.
The Home Furnishings Program
www.schenectadyhomrefurnishings.org
NEEDS OF THE MONTH
Furniture: small dressers, end/coffee tables, bed
frames (no kings)
Furnishings: spatulas, can openers, flatware –
especially teaspoons, pot holders
Small appliances: toasters/ovens, small microwaves,
coffee makers
Call Jamie Doriguzzi, Program Coordinator,
at 346-2444
to arrange for pick-up or warehouse drop-off
of useful items
or email us at homefurninc@aol.com
Reminder: It takes time to schedule truck pick-ups!
Ideally we need two weeks notice.
So please be patient, and call us back when we leave you
a message.
Thanks for helping us to help others!
ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
January 18, 2015
Thank you to our Sponsor:
Complete Women’s Care of Clifton Park
2 Emma Lane Suite 202
881-1888
www.cliftonparkobgyn.com
1st Friday of each month: “Will you not watch one hour
with Me?” Such a simple and profound question Jesus
asked His disciplesT and us. For one hour each month,
the Schenectady chapter of the Nocturnal Adoration
Society meets on the first Friday at 8:00 PM at St. Luke’s
on State Street. Come join us in prayer, meditation as we
heed His call to spend this time with Him. Bring your
trouble and burdens and leave with His love and
consolation. God’s blessings to you, each and every day.
March for Life Bus Trip - The annual March for Life
Bus Trip to Washington, DC, is leaving from Christ the King
Church, Westmere, NY, on Wed., January 21 at 10:00PM
and arriving in Washington, DC, on January 22nd. You will
have an opportunity to attend mass, hear national speakers
at the mall and March for Life. The bus will return to Albany
around midnight. Cost: $55. For info or to register, call
Barbara at 518-456-3998.
Winter Lights - An inter-generational celebration of
stories & music on Sun., January 25th at 2pm at the
Eastern Pkwy. United Methodist Church, 943 Palmer Ave.,
Schenectady. No admission charged; all donations benefit
the Children at the Well Youth Storytellers for Peace &
Understanding. For more, contact Claire, 209-6477 or
cbnolou@gmail.com.
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Calendar of Events
Items in Blue take place at Rosa Road Church.
Items in Black, take place at Union Street Church.
SUNDAY
1/18 No FF/YM Sessions
8:30am & 11:30am Mass
9:00am Pancake Breakfast
10:00am Mass
1:00pm CYO
7:00pm Men’s BB
WEDNESDAY
1/21
9:00am Morning Prayer
10:00am Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
6:30pm K of C 4th Degree Meeting
SATURDAY
1/24
10:00am CYO
4:30pm Mass
MONDAY
1/19 Martin Luther King Day
Parish Office Closed
9:00am Daily Mass
7:30pm Adult VB
THURSDAY
1/22
8:30am Rosary For Peace
9:00am Daily Mass
10:00am Faith & Play Group
2:00pm Scripture Group
6:00pm Karate
7:00pm Grief Support
7:00pm RCIA
SUNDAY
1/25 FF/YM Sessions
8:30am & 11:30am Mass
10:00am Mass
12:45pm SKY Meeting
1:00pm Bridge Group
1:00pm CYO
6:00pm Confirmation Parent Meeting
7:00pm Men’s BB
TUESDAY
1/20 No FF Sessions
9:00am Daily Mass (School Mass)
3:00pm Rosary
4:00pm Scripture Group
5:15pm Children’s Choir & Bells
6:00pm Cub Scouts
6:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
FRIDAY
1/23
9:00am Daily Mass
4:30pm YM City Mission
6:00pm CYO Practice
Coming Up
1/26, Monday
9:00am Daily Mass
9:45am Bereavement Ministry Meeting
10:00am Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
7:30pm Adult VB