St. Columbanus Parish December 17, 2017

St. Columbanus Church and Rectory Church of the North American Martyrs 122 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York MISSION: Lake Peekskill, NY 914-737-4705 55 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, New York MASSES MASSES SATURDAYS: 6:00 p.m. SATURDAYS: 5:00 p.m. (This satisfies Sunday Obligation.) (This satisfies Sunday Obligation.) SUNDAYS: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, SUNDAYS: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Traditional Latin Mass HOLY DAYS: 10:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. SATURDAYS: 8:30 a.m. EVE OF HOLY DAY: 6:00 p.m. HOLY DAYS: 7:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 7:00 p.m.

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MASSES FOR THE WEEK

SUNDAY ~ DECEMBER 17

8:00 a.m. Cornelius P. Kearney 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Intentions for Parish & Parishioners 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

MONDAY ~ DECEMBER 18

7:30 a.m. Gerhard Radtke and Kathleen Pogozelski 9:00 a.m. Juan L. Reyes

TUESDAY ~ DECEMBER 19 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Gerald Kile

WEDNESDAY ~ DECEMBER 20 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Michael O’Hanlon

THURSDAY ~ DECEMBER 21

Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church

7:30 a.m. Ryan Pers (and deceased) 9:00 a.m. Conrad Vacirca

FRIDAY ~ DECEMBER 22

7:30 a.m. Preisel, Heffernan, Parker Deceased Family Members 9:00 a.m.

SATURDAY ~ DECEMBER 23

Saint John of Kanty, Priest 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Mary T. Drzal 6:00 p.m. Jean C. Sherman (3rd anniv.)

SUNDAY’S READINGS

Third Sunday of Advent 1st Reading: I rejoice heartily in the Lord. (Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11) Psalm: My soul rejoices in my God. (Luke 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54) 2nd Reading: May you entirely, spirit, soul and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-24) Alleluia: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. Gospel: There is one among you whom you do not recognize. (John 1:6-8, 19-28)

CELEBRANTS FOR MASSES

Saturday ~ December 23, 2017 5:00 p.m. Father Paul (NAM) 6:00 p.m. Msgr. Keenan

Sunday ~ December 24, 2017 8:00 a.m. Father Paul 9:00 a.m. Msgr. Keenan (NAM) 10:00 a.m. Father Paul 11:00 a.m. Msgr. Keenan (NAM) 12:00 p.m. Father Frank

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH

Kelsey Berger~Ceil & John Bowdren

Ralph Capodieci~Annemarie DeScisciolo Justin Fedele~Mia Finnegan~Abina Furnari

Alena Radke Gabriel~Frank Gaglione~John Grogan Barbara Gorbecki~Alex Hetsko

Richard Jagdeo~Marvin Keeler~Christine Keenan Kerry Kennedy~Arlene Kolosky~Kevin Kolosky

Vincent McKenna~Anthony Marino Joseph Marshall~Robert McLoughlin

Roselea Megna~Robert Modena~Mike O’Connor Howard Olsen~Vivian Pabon~Rich Pettersen

Doreen Robinson~Fr. Francis Samoylo John & Cathy Samoylo~Patrick Scelza

Robert Schiavo~Evan Shiels~Rosemary Soboleski Paula Stasfiero~Arlene Stetzner~Tony Tanner

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FOOD+REFRESHMENTS+BINGO=FUN

Join us every Friday in Dillon Hall at 7:20 p.m. *Try your luck at our “Quickie” games *Come for the $250 Early Bird Special

*Play the “$900 Jackpot” each week *Bring a new player & get a FREE admission

Ticket for that night!

There will be no Bingo on December 22 and December 29 due to Christmas and New Year’s.

Bingo will resume in January.

January 5th is Team #3 B. Halecki, R. Jagedo

Kitchen: P. Onate

No one under 18 is allowed in Dillon Hall while Bingo is in session.

STEWARDSHIP—A WAY OF LIFE

Tithing: God’s Plan for Giving

December 10, 2017 - $5,720.41 December 11, 2016 - $6,660.65

WINE, HOST, AND TABERNACLE CANDLE

A donation of $25 will provide for the weeklong burning of the tabernacle candle in memory of loved ones. A like donation for the hosts and wine offered at Mass may be given as a memorial as well. Please call or stop by the rectory if you would like to honor your loved ones in this holy manner.

RECONCILIATION MONDAY Please remember that tomorrow, Monday, December 18th is a day of Reconciliation for the Advent season. All parishes in the New York Archdiocese will have priests available for confession from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY MEETING

The Rosary Altar Society will attend the 8:00 a.m. Mass today, Sunday, December 17th, followed by their meeting at 9:30 a.m. in Dillon Hall. All ladies of the parish are invited to join us.

CONGRATULATIONS!

We welcome to our Catholic faith and St. Colum-banus Family, Nathan Michael Richards, son of Henry and Heather, who was baptized here at St. Columbanus Church on December 10, 2017. God Bless.

JAN PEEK SHELTER NEEDS HELP St. Columbanus provides a dinner on the first Sat-urday of each month for the residents of the Jan Peek Shelter. The same handful of parishioners has been participating, so we’re hoping to get a few new volunteers willing to lend a helping hand. This opportunity consists of cooking dinner for approxi-mately 20 people once a year. If you cannot cook the entire meal, perhaps you could prepare one course and have friends prepare other courses. Please call Jeni Schutrick-Vitiello at 914-930-8605 for more information or to sign up. Thank you for helping out in this meaningful way.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

Envelopes are now available in the vestibules of both churches to make a monetary donation in hon-or of loved ones. These donations will be used to defray the cost of Christmas flowers for both churches. Please drop off or mail your envelopes to the Rectory, indicating the name(s) of the donor(s) and honoree(s).

BE-INFORMED

We hope you are enjoying the free parish sub-scription to www.formed.org which gives you ac-cess to quality Catholic on-line programs, movies, audios, and books. Simply register with parish code TBN82M and enjoy. Today is the Third Sun-day of Advent. Study: Advent, session 3: Watch and Pray, or watch: Christmas in Rome.

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This Monday, Dec. 18, is Reconciliation Monday when most parishes in the archdiocese will hear confessions from 4 to 8 pm in preparation for Christmas. Confession is a sacrament through which we receive grace as well as relieve ourselves of the burden of sin that can affect our dispositions and personalities. St. Augustine said that we should prepare for the first coming of Christ (at Christmas) so we do not need to fear His second coming (when He calls us from this life). Pope JohnPaul II said, “Instead, it is necessary to understand that the whole of our life must be an ‘advent,’ a vigilant awaiting of the final coming of Christ. To predispose our mind to welcome the Lord who, as we say in the Creed, ‘one day will come to judge the living and the dead,’ we must learn to recognize him as present in the events of daily life.” Some other quotes from saints on confession: A humble confession displeases Satan and, if he could, he would make you omit Holy Communion. - Imitation of Christ Good Christians make an examination of conscience and an act of contrition every evening. There was a devout monk lying at the point of death; when his Superior came and told him to make his confession, he answered: "Blessed be God! I have for thirty years made an examination of conscience every evening, and have made my confession every day as if I were at the point of death." - St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori My daughter, just as you prepare in My presence, so also you make your confession before Me. The person of the priest is, for Me, only a screen. Never analyse what sort of a priest it is that I am making use of; open your soul in confession as you would to Me, and I will fill it with My light. (1725) -St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. -St. Augustine Go to your confessor; open your heart to him; display to him all the recesses of your soul; take the advice that he will give you with the utmost humility and simplicity. For God, Who has an infinite love for obedience, fre-quently renders profitable the counsels we take from others, but especially from those who are the guides of our souls. -St. Francis de Sales These is no better way to prepare for Christmas than to make a good confession. In Jesus and Mary, Fr. Frank Samoylo

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THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

~ Rosary Recitation ~ Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. ~ Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation ~ Monday, 4-8 p.m. Adoration ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. Religious Ed. ~ Monday, 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus ~ Monday, 7:30 p.m. Bible Study ~ Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. RCIA ~ Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Play Group ~ Friday, 9:30 a.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet ~ Friday, 3:00 p.m. Bingo ~ Friday, 7:30 p.m. Religious Ed. ~ Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Religious Ed. ~ Sunday, 8:45 a.m.

Birthright of Peekskill is now open every morning, plus Tuesday evenings and Thursday afternoons! If you know of someone who is pregnant and needs help, please call 914-737-0344. Lives can be saved where Hope is given.