SECOND SUNDAY

of LENT

MARCH 8, 2020

Church of St. Joseph Wurtsboro, NY

180 Sullivan St., Wurtsboro, NY 12790 P. O. Box 277

(845) 888-4522 (845) 888-5072 FAX

Church of St. Joseph Wurtsboro, NY

180 Sullivan St., Wurtsboro, NY 12790 P. O. Box 277

(845) 888-4522 (845) 888-5072 FAX

THIS IS MY BELOVED SON . . . LISTEN TO HIM !!

Weekend Masses, SECOND SUNDAY of LENT___

Saturday, March 7: 5:00 PM Donald Davidson Sunday, March 8: 9:00 AM Anne Carney 11:00 AM Mary Nola Lenten Monday, March 9 __ 8:00 Barbara Sitler Yannetti

Lenten Tuesday, March 10 8:00 Regina Poelman

Lenten Wednesday, March 11__ 8:00 AM Mary McGuigan Motl

Lenten Thursday, March 12__ 8:00 Ralph Striano

Lenten Friday, March 13__ 8:00 John, Michael & Kristen Donohue

No Mass celebrated on Saturday Weekend Masses, THIRD SUNDAY of LENT___

Saturday, March 14: 5:00 PM Richard & Ernest Vogelsanger Sunday, March 15: 9:00 AM Lydia Roque Rios 11:00 AM Ralph Striano Please pray for all our deceased parishioners, benefactors, relatives and friends, especially: Antoinette McGovern; Matthew Peter Motl; Susan Currier; Emilio Prado. Please pray for those who are ill, especially: Miskit Airth; Brian Amrhein; Anita Auer; Robert Banks; the Berchtold Family; Sue Berry; Sharon Bierman; Dolores Bonpietro; Ed Boyle; Doris Buesing; Frank Caramico; Albert Caravello; Adeline Carbone; Tucker Carr; James Carney; Lottie Carney; Ronald Carr; Thomas Cashman; Nicholas Cetera; Adelina Rose Ciarelli; Nickolas Civitano; Rocky Collins; Mikie Congemi; Carl Consolo; Donna Consolo; Paula Cornine; Thomas Coughlin; Anna Courneya;

William Cronic; Sue Currier; Helen Curcio-Zeh; Donna Dalton; Jeannine Davis; Reilly Davis; Rosemarie Delia; Joan DeLizza; Carol Diamond; Christine Dobbs; Nancy Donohue; Thomas Dunn; Connie Durante; Jerry Earl; Larry Eisen; Josephine Emanuele; Buddy Fahey; Nellie Fahy; Rev. John Fanning; Roger Fiat; Shawn Finneran; Jennifer Florio; Joe Franklin; Jake Gabriel; Lawrence Gallott; Jim & Pat Gatens; David Gangi; Kevin Garvey; Matthew Germann; Amy Giuseffi; John Giustiniani; Dillon Gleason; Erik Godfrey; Alex Goodman; Jenna Graham; Robert Green; Karen Hackett; Mark Hairie; Jack Haley; Vic Haring; Josh Harrison; Jill Hey; Steven Higgins; Theresa Higgins; Ola Hillar; Dennis Holohan; James Holden; Maggie Horne; Brenda Jansons; Conchita Javier; Cliff Jessup; Beatrice Johnson; Carolyn Johnson; Colin Johnston; Fred & Margaret Kinsella; Russell Kinsella; Patricia Kirby; Aidan Kokakis; Alfred Kramer; Ron Kramer; Patricia & Ed Krekorian; Kate Labuda; Pat Lawler; Verdanna Lawrence; Rick Lewis; Robert Linzer; John Longo; Mr. Lynn; William Maher; Diana Martinez; Eileen Mary-Rose; Tracy Motley; Tandy McClung; Rosemary McCormick; Eddie & Patricia (Ryan) McKay; Maree McKinney; Terry Mills; Mickey Mirra; Dawn Montforte; Kevin Moore; Liz Moore; Kenneth Moore; Robert Morris; Brian Mortonson; Jennifer Motillo; Eileen Murphy; Sr. Mary Murray, OP; Sharon Nelson; Margaret Nichols; Carol Niedermeyer; Carole O’Neill; Richard Ortiz; Donald Paccione, Sr.; Piper Paddock; Patricia Parish; Meredith Parks; Bobby Patchuoli; Florence Penzo; Susan & Janet Peters; Eileen & John Pinsl; Larry Polsky; Gerry Ragusa; Regina Rahilly; Carolyn Ramsay; Thomas Reinholz; John Rivera; Frank & Linda Roosa; Vivian Rutherford; Ed Ryan; Marie Sabastiano; Susan Sheridan; Evelyn Smithem; Fran Spielhagen; Loretta Spordone; Joan Springwalt; Aimee Swift; Wil-liam Tappan; Gloria Taylor; Therese Van DeBogart; Louis Vega; Christian Vidale; Rita Volpe; Mary Wardell; Joel & Joan Welsh; William Wetzel; Linda Williams; John Williamson; Christian & Anna Wojtak; Evelyn Young. JUST IN PASSING . . . ._____ The last time the first Sunday of March fell on March 1 was in 2015; before that, all the way back to 2009. 2015 was not a leap year. Neither was 2009. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION & BENEDICTION__

In a recent letter to his priests, Cardinal Dolan asked that we schedule one or both of the Lent-en First Fridays as times set aside for devotion to the reserved Eu-charist. He proposed the simple intention of growth in holiness for the Church in New York. Because Fridays do not work well for your

pastor, we have chosen two hours THIS SUNDAY, March 8 -- from the end of the 11 AM until Bene-diction at 2 PM. The Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent, always one of the three accounts of the Trans-figuration of Our Lord, provides a perfect background for visiting Christ in His sacramental pre-sence. Some parishioners may wish to simply stay after Mass for a few moments of reflection and prayer. Others may get a bite to eat and come back or just attend the 2 PM Benediction. Perhaps there are children who have never experienced this Liturgy ? This might be a teachable moment!! The serendipitous occurence of Our Lady of Assumption parish’s Passion Play at 4 PM also offers the possibility of attending Bene-diction, having lunch nearby and following up with an afternoon at the “theater.” Danny’s Inn, Las Man-anitas, Pasta D’Oro, The Wurtsboro Diner, the Bloom-ingburg Diner and other restaurants in Bullville, Bloomingburg and Fair Oaks are all at our disposal.

SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND____ Another one ?!? This one is for Catholic Relief Ser-vices. Time was when many, if not most, Americans believed our prosperity and our simple humanity required us to act with generous mercy to crisies not only at home but around the globe. CRS was created to provide an avenue for American Catholics to re-spond. It is easy to become confused and even dis-missive by the various requests for support. Last month’s special collection was to provide the Holy Father with the means to respond, through the Vatican’s embassies, to human emergencies where, ordinarily, civil governments become entangled in red tape. The collection taken every November, which has gone by various titles over the years, is the American Church’s national relief agency for the needs of our own Catholic people here in the USA. In an isola-tionist climate, CRS allows us to respond to urgent needs elsewhere in the world specifically as the American Catholic faithful. We will “tithe” a percen-tage of next weekend’s Offertory to this cause. Your own donation, using the envelope in your boxed set, will help. AVE MARIA GUILD_____ Ave Maria Guild members attend Mass on Sunday, March 15. The Spring season begins with this month’s meeting. On Monday, March 16, the Rosary will be recited at 6:30 followed by the regular monthly meeting at 7 PM. On the agenda: our Spring and Summer calendar. New members are always welcome. ASH WEDNESDAY ATTENDANCE_____ It was a disappointment -- but not a surprise -- that attendance for Ash Wednesday Masses, just like that of our Sundays, trended downward. With 35 wor-shipers at the 8 AM Mass, and 85 at the 7 PM, both were five below average. The total of 120 was 15 people below average and the lowest attendance of the last five years. There were some bright spots, however. A number of families brought their children to Mass. There were some new faces in the pews. COLLECTION REPORT: FEB. 29 & MARCH 1_

MASS ATTENDANCE COLLECTION ___ 5 PM 52 $ 584.00 9 AM 95 $ 840.00 11 AM 63 $ 1,299.00 Totals 210 $ 2,723.00

There’s really no explaining the disasterously low attendance for the First Sunday of Lent -- tradition-ally a time when people return to church. In four of

the last five years -- 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2015 -- we had terrible weather. In 2018, a sunny, mild Saturday came after a mid-week nor’easter left all the area except the Village of Wurtsboro still without power on Sunday. 2015 brought us 6” of snow; and there was snow right after the 11 AM Mass in 2019. Last weekend held merely typical wintry chill and bright sunshine. The Offertory suffered apace, the second lowest in six years.

EXPENDITURES THROUGH MARCH 1__

Contracted Services $ 55.00 Choir expenses $ 1,500.00 Clergy expenses - salary, perqs.: two $ 3,405.00 Household expenses $ 125.00 Religious education $ 1,150.00 Total $ 6,235.00 NEW “150 CLUB” BEGAN LAST SUNDAY___ They say “it’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.” To the contrary, last weekend’s cold, blustry weather blew $ 100 to the first Sunday winner of the latest “150 Club” -- Steven Herschel, # 136. Starting in the cold of winter, the “150 Club” concludes on a glorious ( read: hot ) summer afternoon in mid-July. There’s still time to sign up. Please contact Kate: 888-2652.

SOUP ’N’ SERVICE FRIDAY, MARCH 13

SUPPER, 6 PM SERVICE, 7 PM

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT : MIA HUBBERT,

866-6546 / 647-1776

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Sunday, March 8 Second Sunday of Lent - Holy Name Society

Religious Education classes, Grades K to 6 Eucharistic Adoration after 11 AM Mass

Benediction at 2 PM O.L.A. “Passion Play,” 4 PM

Monday, March 9, 7 PM Choir rehearsal

Jr. High Rel.: “Catholic-American-Earthling,” Pt. II

Tuesday, March 10, 6 PM Holy Name Society St. Patrick’s Dinner

Danny’s Inn

Friday, March 13, 6 PM Soup’n’Service

Stations of the Cross, 7 PM

Sunday, March 15 Third Sunday of Lent - Ave Maria Guild

Religious Education classes, Grades K to 6 Religion Q & A after 11 AM Mass