Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday Anticipation Mass: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Extraordinary Form: 12:00 p.m.

Daily Celebration of the Eucharist

Monday - Saturday: 8:00 a.m.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday:

Extraordinary Form: 12:00 pm.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

3:00-3:30 p.m. Saturday,

11:30-11:45 a.m. Sunday & by appointment

Baptism

Please call the Priory Office for Sacramental

Preparation (518) 274-6720

Marriage

Parishioners contemplating marriage should

contact the Priory at least six months in

advance of their intended wedding date.

The Church of

Saint Joseph 416 Third Street (518) 274-6720

Troy, NY 12180 stjoes-carm@nycap.rr.com

Pastor

Fr. James R. Sidoti, O. Carm.

Parochial Vicar, Prior

Fr. Lucian W. Beltzner, O. Carm.

Director of Faith Formation

Patti Schwartz

Cemetery Superintendent

Jason Demarest (518) 461 - 9222

Parish Secretary

Sandi DiNicola

Cemetery & Parish Information: (518) 274-6720

Office hours: Mon.– Fri. 9am-12pm, and 1pm-4pm

Directors of Music Ministry

James Early (Novus Ordo)

Bernard Ouimet (Extraordinary Form)

Carmelite Director of Vocations

Fr. Francis Amodio, O. Carm.

Food Pantry: Mon-Thurs. 9-12; (518) 244-3347

Served by the Carmelites

of the Ancient Observance

St. Joseph Parish Member Enrollment ~ Parish Member Update of Contact Information

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St. Joseph Church Mission StatementSt. Joseph Church Mission StatementSt. Joseph Church Mission StatementSt. Joseph Church Mission Statement

We, the Parish of St. Joseph, South Troy, are Roman

Catholics who strive by our reverent and devout

worship to make our church a House of Prayer. By our

concern for the education of the young and for the

spiritual and temporal welfare of all, we take special

effort to make St. Joseph’s a place of learning

hospitality, assistance and celebration.

Divine Mercy Sunday April 8, 2018

SANCTUARY CANDLE In loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven Johnson

CARMELITE CHAPEL CANDLE In loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven Johnson

HOST AND WINE In loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven Johnson

FLOWERS BESIDE OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL

In loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven JohnsonIn loving memory of Steven Johnson

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, April 7 (First Saturday) 8:00 In honor of the Blessed Mother - Parishioner Anne & Dorothy Markham

-Markham & Ahern Family Steven Johnson - Family 4:00 Joseph Perrotto (B) - Daughters Frank (A) and Mark Taddeo - Rita and Lou Ann Stephen Lee (3A) - Mom, brother, and daughter Mary Murawski (39A) - Frances (sister) Gennaro Lengua - Gino & Fran Lengua Stella Manny - Carmel Petrocofski & family James F. Normile - Hollis & John McEvilly Josephine Razzano - Lois Teitsch

SUNDAY, April 8 (Divine Mercy Sunday)

8:30 People of The Parish

Charlie Dugan (10A)

– Nancy & Todd Carroll 10:30 Patrick Myers (B)

- Marion (sister) In honor of the Sacred Heart of

Divine Mercy

- Parishioner Br. Paul-Allan Carey

– Phyllis Harrison 12:00EF– John & Marion Tucker

- Peter & Kimberly Landauer

MONDAY, April 9 (The Annunciation of the Lord) 8:00 Carmelite Purgatorial Society

The Blessed Mother with Thanks - Eleanor Hayes 12:00 EF – Christina Fallen - Kirk & Janine Fazioli

TUESDAY, April 10 8:00 Frank Taddeo - Family Robert Finn (A) - Wife & family Fr. Greg Brennan, OFM (B) - Mother (MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA FOLLOWING MASS)

WEDNESDAY, April 11 8:00 Helen (B) & Stephen Fox - Family

12:00 EF – St. Joseph Latin Mass Parishioners - The Tagge Family

THURSDAY, April 12 8:00 Sarah M. Finn - Niece Regina F. Kelly - Jim (son) (ROSARY FOLLOWING MASS)

FRIDAY, April 13 8:00 Bill Gulliver - Wife 12:00 EF– Jared Tagge - The Tagge Family

SATURDAY, April 14 8:00 In honor of the Blessed Mother - Parishioner Mary Bellows—Sr. Frances Scanlon 4:00 Billy Liss (B/17A) - Your family Luisa & Demetrio Carbonaro

- Assunta and Anna Maria Joseph Oathout - Ed & Ulla Manning Josephine Razzano - Midge Sawyer Mary Zayhowski - Peter (son) Fran Luke - Ed & Ulla Manning Marion Murray - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mele

(EF) means the Mass is celebrated in Latin; the Extraordinary Form

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

Do you want to become Catholic?

If you would like to receive the Sacraments of: Baptism, 1st Communion, and Confirmation - the R.C.I.A. (Rite of

Christian Initiation of Adults) program is for you. Call Marion Hills at (518) 271-2290 for more information.

2018 Faith Formation Program/Youth Confirmations will be Saturday, April 28th at 5pm; celebrated at St. Michael the Arch-angel Church, Troy, with Bishop Emeritus Howard Hubbard. (Latin) 2018 Confirmations will be Saturday, May 12, 2018 @ 7pm, at St. Joseph Church, Troy, with Bishop Edward Scharfen-berger, Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany.

This bulletin can be found online at: http://stjosephcatholicchurchhttp://stjosephcatholicchurchhttp://stjosephcatholicchurchhttp://stjosephcatholicchurch----troy.orgtroy.orgtroy.orgtroy.org

MASS INTENTIONS (CON’T)

SUNDAY, April 15

8:30 People of The Parish

Stanley A. & Theresa Novak

– Linda and Diane (daughters) 10:30 Angeline Rose Macutek (W/A)

- Joseph Macutek, Sr. & family Fran Luke - Mary Remarchuk Richard B. Eagle (B) - Friend 12:00EF– John Barrett - John & Clare Bracken

Confirmation Schedule

In charity, please pray for the

repose of the souls of:

Steven Johnson and

Veronica Mort

who entered into eternal life.

Overview of Heating & Cooling System with Ray Hickey

Learn about what our needs are at St. Joseph Church, govern-ment programs available, and achieving greater energy independ-ence. RESCHEDULED TO:

Monday, April 23 at 6:30pm in the Madden Center

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help with the Easter Flowers! Peggy, Mary, Marge & Tom; Mary, Mike, & Michael, Maryann & Dan, Jason, and Shirley & Steve.

Saint Joseph Church Troy, New York

Third Sunday of Easter - April 14/15

Lectors

4:00 Rosemary Oathout

8:30 Virginia Madore

10:30 Thomas Cupp

Extraordinary Ministers

4:00 Paul Feeley, Ed Manning, Marylou Kane

8:30 Rich Carley, Susan Finn, Jack Shields

10:30 Sharon Styles, Kim Myers, William Keefer

Bulletin Memorials We are currently accepting renewals, payments, and changes to Bulletin Memorials at the Priory Office. There is a waiting list for new memorials. Any remaining spaces will be available July 23 - July 31, 2017. New back cover is anticipated to be in print August 4. The cost is $100/year for each single-space Memorial or Ad. The proceeds are used to defray bulletin printing expenses.

"Peace be with you.” Then he said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts?

Look at my hands and my feet, [and see] that it is I, myself," (Lk. 24:36a, 38-39).

We welcome into the life of God and the Church

Liam Patrick Connors

baptized Saturday, April 7, 2018

Next Weekend’s Lay Ministry Schedule

Go to: St. Joseph’s Church and, “Like” us on Facebook!

Monday, April 9, 2018 7:00 p.m. Parish Evening Prayer Group

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:30 p.m. Parish Afternoon Prayer Group

Saturday, April 14, 2018 3:00-3:30 p.m. Reconciliation (Confession)

St. Joseph Calendar of EventsSt. Joseph Calendar of EventsSt. Joseph Calendar of EventsSt. Joseph Calendar of Events

Sunday, April 1, 2018 (Easter) How we came … 881 How we gave …. $ 8,894.00 - First Collection

$ 1,466.00 - Second Collection $ 1,706.00 - Miscellaneous

Upcoming Collections:

April 15 - Cemetery April 22 - Fuel

April 29 - Monthly

Thank you for your continued support!

Spring Enrichment begins Wednesday, May 16th

Our Diocese’s Spring Enrichment 2018 will be at the College of Saint Rose in Albany from Wednesday, May 16 through Friday, May 18. During these (3) days there will be over (100) 2-hour courses & workshops, and (25) 1-hour mini-courses for: adult faith formation, ministry training,

spiritual enrichment, and catechist/youth minister/Catholic

school teacher certification. Visit: www.rcda.org/

springenrichment to register, or call St. Rose: 518-453-6602

Registrations received by the School Office by Friday,

April 20 are eligible for the $5 early registration discount.

Memorializing a Vestment Seven (7) new Priests’ Vestments have been purchased

to celebrate the Mass at St. Joseph Church. Would you like to adopt one?

If anyone wishes to Memorialize their deceased loved one, their loved one’s name will be sewn into a vestment, and their memory will be lovingly honored at all of the Masses, through the graces of the priest’s use of the vestment at the celebration of the Mass. There are only (2) vestments left to reserve for a memorial: white and black. Please call the Priory office for details (518) 274-6720. Classes: Sundays 9:15am-10:15am

Downstairs in the Madden Center ~ Patti Schwartz, Director ~

News from the Faith Formation Program: We hope that all of our families had a blessed and joyful Easter Sunday! In our Faith Formation classes we will continue to learn about the abundant graces given to us through the Sacraments in our Catholic faith. We will also be learning about the Divine Mercy Devotion and how to recite the Chaplet given by our Lord Jesus to Saint Faustina in the 1940’s. We hope that you can join us on Sunday, April 8th, at 3:00 p.m. at our church as we pray the Chaplet at the holy hour, and receive the Divine Mercy graces from Jesus to forgive all of our sins. Have a blessed week!

Correction: Faith Formation classes will resume this Sunday, on April 8th at 9:15am

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The 2019 Mass Book will open Monday, June 11, 2018.

To request multiple Mass intentions for loved ones, please bring a printed list with you. Mass stipends are $10. Candle memorials are $5. To sponsor the Host & Wine for one week is $10, & flower bouquets by the statue of Our Lady are $30.

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Bonnie Casey

Family

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Plunkett

Mr. & Mrs. Peter DePuccio

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cramer

Frances Lee

Marie Brennan

2018 Easter Flowers

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Mr. & Mrs. Howard Manning

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Miller

Rev. Charles E. Walsh

Bill, Mickey, and Fred Deerfield

Linda & Chuck Feeley

Mary Jane Casey

Roy Casey

James & Mary Sinnott

Deceased Members of the Plunkett Family

Deceased loved ones

The Klym & Cramer families

Deceased loved ones

Deceased Members of the Beaudoin

Families

In Loving Memory

2018 Easter Flowers

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APRIL 2018 CALENDAR of PRO-LIFE EVENTS CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR HUMAN LIFE, INC. PO BOX 13091 ALBANY, NY 12212

Dear Friends of Life: You have probably heard by now that the once very popular toy and baby/youth supply chain store, Toys “R” Us Inc., is in the process of liquidating all 700 of their stores in the United States. In their bankruptcy filing, Toys “R” Us stated that: “Most of our end-customers are newborns and children and, as a result, our revenues are dependent on the birth rates in countries where we operate ... In recent years, many countries' birth rates have dropped or stagnated as their population ages, and education and income levels increase. A continued and significant decline in the number of newborns and children in these countries could have a material adverse effect on our operating results." Until the end of 2010 when they agreed to stop direct donations to Planned Parenthood, Toys “R” Us had been included on the Life Decisions International boycott list which identifies businesses and organizations that donate to abortion groups. Nevertheless, Toys “R” Us continued to support abortion by donating to the Susan G. Komen organization, widely known for their "charitable" gifts to Planned Parenthood. Typically, the group referred to as millennials, accused by Toys “R” Us of not having enough children, is defined as those born between 1981 and 1996. Statistics show that, as a group, millennials marry later than previous generations and increasingly either delay or forgo parenthood. As a result, the birthrate in the United States hit a record low in 2016, bringing the rate among women ages 15 to 44 to 62 births per 1,000 women. And, as The Washington Post observes, the change in the number of children born in the previous 12 years tracks very closely with the Toys “R” Us declining annual revenue. Many economists fear that Toys “R” Us is just the tip of the iceberg and that we will see many more companies closing in the future due to a declining population. The impact that both contraceptive usage and abortion has had on this demographic is real and precipitous. An analysis published on January 18, 2018 by the National Right to Life Committee shows that there have been an estimated 60,069,971 abortions since the Supreme Court handed down its 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision allowing virtually unlimited abortions. While some, like Paul Ehrlich in his fantasy passing as scientific research, The Population Bomb, fear a dramatic growth in the population, many see just the opposite already happening. Chris Weller at The Business Insider reports that many countries have a population, which is falling faster than new births can replace. Coupled with increasing longevity, some economists have been prompted to call this trend a "demographic time bomb"— defined as a place where fertility rates are falling at the same time that longevity is increasing. The Business Insider identifies some of the countries that could become demographic time bombs over the next 20 years: Hong Kong, Singapore, China, South Korea, United States, Spain, and Italy. Perhaps Mr. Ehrlich should have looked at the irrefutable data which the economists used in their analysis of the future before making his unsubstantiated claims. Warning about the "demographic time bomb" for decades already, the Pro-Life community has been often ridiculed as crazy hate mongers for daring to tell people what a future that destroys the family and kills off future generations will be like. The demise of Toys “R” Us proves our point. Killing off future generations guarantees major problems in a society with a declining population. Who will grow the food, maintain the infrastructure, support or create business growth, and so on. Toys “R” Us, through their irresponsible corporate support of abortion on demand, is complicit in the deaths of over 60 million future customers and the ultimate destruction of itself. I believe that unless the United States makes significant changes of both hearts and minds, our economy, too, will go the route of Toys “R” Us. Our only hope is to turn to God in prayer, repent of our sins, follow His will, and work diligently to re-establish the Culture of Life. Sincerely for Life, Mike Schweigert, President, CCHL

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In Loving Memory of John & Ada Brennan andJohn & Ada Brennan andJohn & Ada Brennan andJohn & Ada Brennan and

Daniel & Margaret Lynch Daniel & Margaret Lynch Daniel & Margaret Lynch Daniel & Margaret Lynch

Requested by: John & Peggy Lynch-Brennan

Roy F. Bordeau, Director

In Loving Memory of

Edna & Daniel O’Connell, Sr.,

William O’Connell, &

Mary Alice O’Connell Rapp

Love & Miss You - Your Family

Remembrance of Landrigan &

Glinkowski Families

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In Loving Memory of

Zillgitt & Snay Families

Your Loving Family

In Loving Memory of

Rose Donnelly Quinn

Your Loving Family

In Loving Memory of

James P. Brennan and

Fr. J. Gregory Brennan, OFM

Holy Name Province

Forever Loved

In Memory of

James W. Cramer

Your Loving Family

Dedicated with love to the

MOORE & HEFFNER Families

In Memory of

Joseph Bessette, Marguerite Bessette-Day & David Bessette

Daughter, Gail, & Larry

In Memory of

James & Florence Sullivan

Requested by daughter

In Loving Memory of

The Kane & Wachtel Families

Your Loving Family

In Loving Memory of

Joseph & Mary Perrotto

Joanne, Virginia, Anthony & Sam

By The Perrotto Family

In Memory of the

Babies Aborted in the Babies Aborted in the Babies Aborted in the Babies Aborted in the U.S. since 22 Jan.1973U.S. since 22 Jan.1973U.S. since 22 Jan.1973U.S. since 22 Jan.1973

The Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe

In Loving Memory of

Donohue and Guinan Families

Your Loving Family

With prayers for our country

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Families Families Families Families Shirley Conway

and Thomas Purcell

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Deceased Members of the

Colucci & Hogan Families

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In Loving Memory of The Deceased Members of the Rothenheber and Schrom Families Emmet and Carol Schrom

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In Loving Memory of Deceased Members of the Leo F. & Patricia O’Brien Boland Family

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And Eliza M. Welsh

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And Eliza M. Welsh Your Loving Family

Our beloved husband, father & brother Patrick Francis Myers

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