The Roman Catholic Parishes of SS. Cyril & Methodius The Church of the Holy Trinity

Sacramental Information

Baptism

The Pre-Baptismal Program is required;

contact Msgr Putano or Fr. Donovan for

information prior to the birth of the child.

For adults, again contact the respective ad-

ministrator for the RCIA.

Marriage

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance with Msgr Putano or Fr. Donovan. One of the parties must be regis-

tered in the parish.

Hospitalized

Please notify the parish office when a family member is in the hospital. Very

often we do not receive this information.

Anointing of the Sick

If you are preparing to enter the hospital for any reason and would like to be anointed,

please contact the parish offices.

Low Gluten hosts are available for anyone who is gluten intolerant. Please stop in the

sacristy before Mass to let us know.

Bulletin available on either

parish website.

Parish Office 148 Clinton Street, Binghamton, NY 13905

(607) 724-1372

Parish Hall: (607) 723-2920

Website: www.sscyrilandmethod.org

Parish Staff

Rev. Alfred J. Bebel, Retired

Rev. John P. Donovan, Moderator (607) 729-6147 ext. 316

Andrea Fritchey, Religious Education Coordinator

Barbara Hill, Pastoral Associate (607) 724-1372

Rev. Fredrick Mwangi Kooro (607) 797-4015

Rev. Msgr. John P. Putano (607) 725-7705

Beverly Harkness, St. Cyril’s Business Manager

Geri Mikulski, Holy Trinity’s Parish Secretary

Joshua Carey, Holy Trinity’s Music Director

John Carroll, St. Cyril’s Choir Director

Richard Sheasley, St. Cyril’s Organist

Office Hours:

Monday-Thursday. 9am - 3pm; Closed Fridays

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil:

4:30 pm, SS. Cyril & Methodius,

Sundays:

8:45 am, Holy Trinity

10:15 am, SS. Cyril & Methodius

10:30 am, (Polish, 1st & 4th Sundays), Holy Trinity

Weekdays:

8:00 am, Monday, Wednesdays, & Fridays, Holy Trinity

12:05 pm, Tuesdays & Thursdays, SS. Cyril & Methodius

Confessions:

3:30– 4:00 pm, Saturdays, SS. Cyril & Methodius

Parish Office 346 Prospect Street, Binghamton, NY 13905

(607)797-1856 •

Fax: (607) 797-8452

Website: www.holytrinitybinghamton.org.

SS. CYRIL & METHODIUS CHURCH, CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

January 8th Schedule

Sunday 8:45am Lector: L & J Dayton Host: A Lenkiewicz, B Hidok, A Kavulich Cup: M Lukasik, J Haun, L Payne, MA Massar Servers: T Lehmann, M & T Snell Greeters: F & I Lenga

LITURGICAL ROLES

January 7/8

ALTAR SERVERS

4:00 pm J. Mehal, K. McBride 10:15 am J. Kumpon, M. Kumpon

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

4:00 pm J. & J. Gialanella, M.L. Gresham, J. & S. Stoeckel 10:15 am Volunteer, A. Whalen, L. Oliva, D. Sirgany, R. Roman

LECTORS

4:00 pm J. & J. Gialanella 10:15 am K. Hausser, K. Schyndler

GREETERS

4:30 pm MA Dewitt, AM Sebesta 10:15am E. & P. Kumpon

Collection Report December 17/18

Loose 294.50 Cathedraticum 15.00 Flowers 39.00 Parish Human Development 20.00 Immaculate Conception 46.00 Regular Collection 3,233.50 Total $3,647.50

COLLECTION REPORT Dec 18th:

Regular $4,656.00 Fuel $123.00

Our Sanctuary Candle burns this week to the glory and honor of Almighty God and in loving memory of

Deceased members of the Noble & Harkness Family

Requested by John & Bev Harkness

No Coffee & Donuts January 1st

Coffee & Donuts resume January 8th Come join us!

Friday Night Bingo January 6th

Kitchen opens at 4:30

VOTIVE CANDLES Edward & Anna Engates by Joseph Eric ▪ Delores Eric by Joseph Eric ▪ Murph Hlopko by wife & family ▪ John & Mary Vinsevich by daughter, Judithann ▪ Lau-reen Warrick by husband, Art ▪ Jean Vlasak by hus-band, Fred ▪ Frank Wiktorek by wife ▪ Walter & Agnes Petrikonis by Children ▪ William Maney by wife, Irene▪ Robert Murray by Mary Vavra▪ Darek Janiszewski by Krysia Zduniak Family

The mission of The Church of the Holy Trin-ity is to unite all people into a peaceful, lov-

ing Roman Catholic community. Rooted in

the Gospel and Eucharist we strive to be a

compassionate and merciful parish family. October 2015

January 6th, BINGO #1

Workers: B & S Polakovich, E & J Drimak, M Jacobs, S Vaskovic Serv. Kit: M Zembek, D Stanek Cook Kit: L Scheffer-Wilson Supplies: P Stiner Pull Tabs: L Zababdal Treasurer: M Jacobs Cashier: P Stiner

Thank you to all our bingo volunteers. They do a great job !

Sanctuary Candles

Our Sanctuary Candles burn this week for the Glory and Honor of Almighty God

and in honor of Albert Morkunas & Adam Nesbitt

by Irene Morkunas &

Richard Miller by Wife & Family

St. Cyril’s Epiphany Pageant: will take place Sunday, January 8th at 10:15am Mass. Rehearsal will be on January 7th at 11:00am in the church. Open to all chil-dren Kindergarten through 5th grades. Please contact Barb Hill at the parish office if interested in participating.

Save the Date:

Liturgy Committee meeting at 7:00pm in the parish of-fice on Wednesday, January 11th.

Parish Council Meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 17th in the parish center

Edward Shattuck 1933—12/20/2016

OUR PARISHES & PASTORAL CARE AREA

Hope Appeal: At present, St. Cyril’s with 34%

participation is 8,294.79 short (thank you to the Social Club for their recent $1,500 donation); and Holy Trinity with 91% participation is $1,912.26 short of our assessed goals. Please help us make our goal that supports so many ministries in our region and throughout the diocese. It is impor-tant to remember, failure to meet our goal re-quirements by the new extended time of Feb-ruary 1st, must be paid by our parishes through our regular collections.

No Religious Education Class

January 1

January classes

8, 22 & 29

Holy Trinity and SS. Cyril & Methodius church offices will be closed

Monday January 2 And will re-open Tuesday January 3, 2017

.Thank You! To St. Nick, his elves, the volun-

teers and the parishioners for the wonderful turn out for our first “Breakfast With St. Nick”. It was a fun time had by all and we look forward to next year!

Summer 2017 Youth Trips Nazareth Farm: July 2-8, Grades 10-12;

NDVision: July 17-24, Grades 9-12.

Contact Fr. Donovan, ASAP jpdonovan@syrdio.org.

Daily Mass Winter Reminder When school is cancelled or delayed for the Bing-hamton or Johnson City School Districts due to inclement weather, the 8:00am Mass at Holy Trin-ity will be cancelled.

Please notify us if you have a family member

who is homebound or in a Nursing Home if they would like a visit or would like to receive commun-ion. Our Pastoral Assistant, Barbara Hill, will be happy to call on them. Please call the office (724-

1372 SCM) or (797-1856 HT) and let us know.

BOOK CLUB - Copies of Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody by Allen R. Hunt will is avail-able at the entrances of both parishes. Book Club will resume in late January at St. James. Dates and times to be posted in future bulletins.

Team Trivia Night will be held on Saturday,

January 14th at St. Thomas Aquinas Gym from 7-10 pm. $10 per person includes beer, wine, soda & munchies. There will be prizes for the top three teams. Please register your team: Bill Coughlin @ 729-4404 or Sue Miller @ 343-

1040.

On the feast of the Epiphany - the weekend of

January 7-8 - we will continue the tradition of the blessing of the home. A packet with Holy Water container, chalk and a House Blessing will be available that weekend. This is one way we can dedicate our homes to the Lord and ask the Lord to watch over and protect all who dwell there.

A New Bulletin Format:

Today we are using a new bulletin format to better communicate our parishes events. We found that people would read page two and not page three (page one is the cover) and vise versa and miss announcements where we are able to fit them. Most announcements are for both parishes. Therefore are format is as follows. Page 2; Column one, SS. Cyril & Methodius

Schedule of Ministers, Collections, Intentions and Bingo. Column Two, the same items specific to Holy Trinity. Page 3; announcements for both parishes, and

items specific to our Pastoral Care Area (PCA) Page 4; announcements from outside our PCA. Page 5; Mass intentions and weekly schedule. Any given week there may be some overlaps, but that is why it is good to read the whole bulletin.

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU is extended to eve-

ryone who baked or supported the Altar Rosary Cookie Sale. It was a great success. The next Cookie Sale will be held on Palm Sunday, April 9.

A special thank you to all those who make up their weekly envelopes when they have been away!

To insure you get proper credit for your con-tribution, please mark your envelopes.

Stewardship news– The Blessed Virgin Mary

was the model steward with her unqualified, “yes” and complete trust in God’s will. When I put God first in my life, everything else falls into place.

JANUARY 1, 2017 –MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD

Binghamton High School Food & Toiletries Collection: Both parishes will resume collection of food and toiletries for Binghamton High School Students. Portable foods such as breakfast bars, granola bars, noodle cups and ramen noodles are suggested, as well as personal toiletries such as soaps, shampoos, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste.

March for Life Pilgrimage - Registration is now

open! Students in Grades 7-12 are invited to at-tend the Diocesan March for Life trip to Washing-ton, DC on January 26-28, 2017. This amazing trip will include: Visits to various meaningful shrines and the National Basilica of the Immacu-late Conception, DC monuments and sightseeing, the “Life is Very Good” Youth Rally and the March for Life experience! Information will be made available to those who are in our faith formation classes. Contact the office for more information.

Birthright is in need of volunteers to work a few

short hours once a week. Can you help? For more information please call Diane at 724-3186 0r Jeannine at 754-6315.

Pilgrimage to Italy November 6—16, 2017

hosted by Deacon Ed & Rose Blaine. Cost is $2,929 per person from New York. The tour in-

cludes roundtrip air from New York, select hotels, most meals, sightsee-ing and much more. Visit Venice, Pa-dua, Florence, Assisi and Rome in-cluding Vatican City and a Papal Au-dience! For a brochure and more in-formation contact Deacon & Mrs. Blaine at: dcnedb@aol.com

Space is limited, book early to avoid disappointment!

Catholic Central High Class of 1967 50th School Reunion: Will be held the weekend of

September 29—October 1, 2017. Please call Camille at 607-348-0337 to help update class members or for more information.

Safe Environment Prevention: You can help cre-

ate a safer environment for children by inspiring others to participate in our community’s abuse prevention efforts. Contact Safe Environment Co-ordinator Jacqueline Bresette at jbre-sette@syrdio.org

Soup and Sandwiches are served each Saturday

at All Saints Episcopal Church Main Street., John-son City. If you are able to assist one Saturday a month, 9:30 am- 2 pm any or all the hours; please contact Debbie Thorpe: 607.341-2978. Thank you.

A Family Perspective From the office of Family

Life Education. The gospel tells us “Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart.” We would do well to imitate Mary in our New Year’s resolution. Instead of criticizing let’s “keep it in our hearts.” Criticism isn’t productive or well received anyway!

May 2017 be a Year filled with

Happiness, peace, joy and Good health

For each of you!

RSVP Transportation Program sponsored by

Catholic Charities helps seniors get to a destina-tion with door-to-door transportation on a lift-equipped bus. Destinations include the First Ward Senior Center, YMCA, Exercise programs, the Public Library, volunteer jobs, Yesteryears Adult Care, VINES community gardens, disabled adults to programs and services and to the Mental Health Association of the So. Tier and the Recovery Cen-ter. Drivers call each passenger before picking them up and they provide assistance, if needed. For more information and availability call 729-9166.

The Catholic Education Foundation and Catho-lic Schools (CSBC/CEF) are sponsoring a Bing-hamton Senators hockey game on January 21. Not only do attendees save money on adult and youth tickets, but $2 from every ticket pur-chase goes to the CSBC school of the buyer’s choice.

A New Year’s Thought:

Christ is our Peace; the sins of YESTERDAY

by His most precious blood are washed away.

Christ is our Life; the trials of TODAY He bears for us who walked life’s

toilsome way.

The Week Ahead

Sunday, January 1st

9:45 am No Religious Education

Monday, January 2nd

Parish Offices closed

Tuesday, January 3rd

10:00am Holy Hour (HT) 11:40 am Rosary (SCM) 12:30 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet (SCM)

Friday, January 6th 6:45 pm Bingo (SCM/HT)

Saturday, January 7th 3:30 pm Confession (SCM)

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, December 31st (SCM) 4:00pm– Lottie & Rudolph Pucek—Family

Sunday, January 1st 8:45 am—Priest’s Intentions 10:15am– For the Parishioners (SCM) 10:30 am– Priest’s Intentions (HT)

Monday, January 2nd (HT)

8:00 am– Theodore Skyrca—Family

Tuesday, January 3rd (SCM) 12:05pm– Ted Herlica– Beth Kurkoski & Robin Condon

Wednesday, January 4th (HT) 8:00am—John Vasina RIP– The

O’Hara’s

Thursday, January 5th (SCM) 12:05pm-Genevieve Kvaltine– Family

Friday, January 6th (HT) 8:00am—Albert J. Pudish—Lottie Danko

Saturday, January 7th (SCM) 4:00pm– Benjamin Schoedel— Mary Alice Natishak

Sunday, January 8th

8:45 am –Rosemarie Behanick—Husband, John

10:15am– For the Parishioners (SCM)