HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH “WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”

431 BEDFORD ROAD, PLEASANTVILLE, NY

MARCH 4, 2018

PARISH STAFF Fr. Hugh L. Burns, OP, Pastor

Fr. Frank Sutman, OP, Sr. Donna Kelly, CND, Pastoral Associate Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP (In Residence)

Maria Lamorgese 769-3297, x1 Director of Religious Education Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director Loretta Hotter 769-0025 Sacristan Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager afortino@hiparish.org 769-0025 x10 Bulletin Editor

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3/3—Evening Vigil 5:15 Ethel Vincenzo 3/4—THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Alfred Murphy 10:00 (OLP) Anthony & Christina Santare 11:00 Josephine Fath 5:15 Carmen & Joseph Curzio 3/5—Monday, Lenten Weekday 7:00 Margarida Pinto 12:15 Stephen Losi 3/6—Tuesday, Lenten Weekday 7:00 Brian Halloran 12:15 Jose Maria Zelaya 3/7—Wednesday, Lenten Weekday 7:00 Geraldine & Pat Landino 12:15 Silvio Valente 3/8—Thursday, Lenten Weekday 7.00 Antonia Masucci 12:15 Margie Calvano 3/9—Friday, Lenten Weekday 7:00 Grace Hogan Aune 12:15 Louis Fiore 3/10—Saturday, Lenten Weekday 8:30 Terry Alan Franck 3/10—Evening Vigil 5:15 Barbara Lewis 3/11—FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Anthony Monaco 10:00 (OLP) Vincent McGuire 11:00 Antoinette Antonaccio 5:15 Everett Weaver

The Sanctuary Lamp

at Our Lady of Pompeii burns In Memory of Louis Salottolo

2018 FINANCE CORNER

Regular Maintenance

Feb. 4 $ 6,742.86 Feb. 11 $ 6,777.62 Peter’s Pence $ 1,689.00 Feb. 18 $ 5,962.05 $ 1,659.00 Feb. 25 $ 8,590.17

Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are serving overseas.

Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz, Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Mary Renna, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard and Maryann Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee Franco, Joseph Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Beth Frankoviac, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Eleanor Stockel, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Cathy Policastro, Mary Bachmann, Jaspare Miranda, Stephen Mercatili, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Helen Burton, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Michael Garris, Kevin Keane, Barbara Brady, Gavin Brady, Tara Morstatt, Emma Murphy, Gina Linss, Jackie Mastrolillo, Brendan Lennon, Claudia Brooks, Lil DeCarlo, Gidget Jimenez, Nicholas Kochek, Brian Egitto, Walter Morris, Anna Hutchinson, Kathy McCann, Mary Sheehan, Joseph DeSanctis (father of Joe DeSanctis), Bobby Murphy, Kevin Lange, Rebecca Conroy, Marie Silviotti, Joseph Donato, Chris Grammas, Matthew Spataro

MEMORIAL INTENTIONS You may request the Sanctuary Lamp in Holy Innocents Church or Our Lady of Pompeii Chapel to burn for two weeks in memory or in honor of a loved one. Intentions will be published in the weekly bulletin. All requests must be made in person at the Parish Office, Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm. Donation $20

ATTENTION PARISH PAY WE SHARE PARTICIPANTS

Please verify your account has transferred over correctly. Go to parish website: hiparish.org and follow the prompts.

We recently welcomed into the family of God and our parish family:

Elora Diane Genouzos Olivia Brooklyn Nava

Thomas Brasseaux McIntyre Mila Janina Salazar

Liam Baker Vilar

Congratulations to the parents and sponsors!

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Pastor’s Poetry Post-Its

THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH

Monday, March 5th: 11:00am—Bible Study Tuesday, March 6th: 11:00am—Lectio Divina Wednesday, March 7th: 12:15pm—Mass & Re-Creation Luncheon 6:00pm—Junior Choir 7:15pm—Adult Choir Thursday, March 8th: 7:30pm—Parish Council Meeting Saturday, March 10th: 4:30pm—Teen Choir 5:15pm—Mass of Introduction-8th Grade Sunday, March 11th: 12:30pm—Baptisms 5:15pm—Mass of Introduction –8th Grade 7:30pm—Lecture Series: Deacon Greg Kandar

“What Is Divinity”

What is divinity if it can come

Only in silent shadows and in dreams?

Shall she not find in comforts of the sun,

In pungent fruit and bright green wings, or else

In any balm or beauty of the earth,

Things to be cherished like the thought of heaven?

Divinity must live within herself;

Passions of rain, or moods in falling snow;

Grievings in loneliness, or unsubdued

Elations when forest blooms; gusty

Emotions on wet roads on autumn nights;

All pleasures and all pains, remembering

The bough of summer and the winter branch,

These are the measures destined for her soul.

Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)

Fr. Hugh, OP

The Youth Group meets Sunday evenings at 6:15pm. All 9th-12th graders are invited to join the Youth Group The Youth Group Mass is held the 1st Sunday of the month at 5:15pm If you have any questions please contact: TomConaty@hiparish.org

MARCH 2018 Mar. 4th—Youth Group Mass at 5:15pm, followed by meeting at 6:15pm. Mar. 13th—Cottage School visit at 5pm Mar. 18th—CYO Meeting at 6:15pm

CYO Service Projects Update!

The 5th grade girls CYO Team hosted a Bake Sale and raised an astounding $610 for the Panther Pioneer League. The proceeds will be used to purchase some much needed new equipment for the Panther Pioneer League which is a special needs athletic club for Pleasantville High School students. The goal of the club is to provide opportunities for special needs students to compete in a variety of interscholastic sports just like their peers. These activities encourage self-confidence, problem solving and team-building skills while promoting positive self-image and a healthy life style. These skills apply to the sports field, the community and the classroom. This is the first year the club has been available for Pleasantville High School students. The students have been attending weekly practices and games as well as devoting time at home to build their skills. The CYO girls also attended the first ever Pioneer Homecoming, where they were able to meet the students and cheer them on as they competed.

Coaches: Sabol & Raefski Team Parents: Boes & Sullivan

A Mass sponsored by The Westchester Foundation for Autism

will be celebrated Sunday, March 11th

at Our Lady of Pompeii at 1:30pm.

(Please note, the Church is not wheelchair accessible)

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10 Things to Remember for Lent

1. Remember the formula. The Church does a good job capturing certain truths with easy-to-remember lists and formulas: 10 Commandments, 7 sacraments, 3 persons in the Trinity. For Lent, the Church gives us almost a slogan—Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving—as the three things we need to work on during the season. 2. It’s a time of prayer. Lent is essentially an act of prayer spread out over 40 days. As we pray, we go on a journey, one that hopefully brings us closer to Christ and leaves us changed by the encounter with him. 3. It’s a time to fast. With the fasts of Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, meatless Fridays, and our personal disciplines interspersed, Lent is the only time many Catholics these days actually fast. And maybe that’s why it gets all the attention. Fasting is actually a form of penance, which helps us turn away from sin and toward Christ. 4. It’s a time to work on discipline. The 40 days of Lent are also a good, set time to work on personal discipline in general. Instead of giving something up, it can be doing something positive. 5. It’s about dying to yourself. The more serious side of Lenten discipline is that it’s about more than self-control – it’s about finding aspects of yourself that are less than Christ-like and letting them die. The suffering and death of Christ are foremost on our minds during Lent, and we join in these mysteries by suffering, dying with Christ and being resurrected in a purified form. 6. Don’t do too much. It’s tempting to make Lent some ambitious period of personal reinvention, but it’s best to keep it simple and focused. There’s a reason the Church works on these mysteries year after year. We spend our entire lives growing closer to God. Don’t try to cram it all in one Lent. That’s a recipe for failure. 7. Lent reminds us of our weakness. Of course, even when we set simple goals for ourselves during Lent, we still have trouble keeping them. Lent shows us our weakness. This can be painful, but recognizing how helpless we are makes us seek God’s help with renewed urgency and sincerity. 8. Be patient with yourself. When we’re confronted with our own weakness during Lent, the temptation is to get angry and frustrated. But that’s the wrong lesson. God is calling us to be patient and to see ourselves as he does, with unconditional love. 9. Reach out in charity. As we experience weakness and suffering during Lent, we should be renewed in our compassion for those who are hungry, suffering or otherwise in need. The third part of the Lenten formula is almsgiving. It’s about more than throwing a few extra dollars in the collection plate; it’s about reaching out to others and helping them without question as a way of sharing the experience of God’s unconditional love. 10. Learn to love like Christ. Giving of ourselves in the midst of our suffering and self-denial brings us closer to loving like Christ, who suffered and poured himself out unconditionally on cross for all of us. Lent is a journey through the desert to the foot of the cross on Good Friday, as we seek him out, ask his help, join in his suffering, and learn to love like him. Bishop David L. Ricken

Each week during Lent “Soup Suppers” are held at a local church in Pleasantville. The service begins with soup at 6:30pm followed by worship at 7:15pm

Mar. 7th……United Methodist Church Mar. 14th…..Emanuel Lutheran Church Mar. 21st…..Presbyterian Church

“As I have done for you, you should also do”

(John 13:15)

March 29th is Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, which includes the “Washing of the Feet.” If you would like to be a part of this moving ceremony, please call the Parish Office at 769-0025.

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Holy Innocents Speaker Series Presents:

People, Look East: The History and Traditions of the Eastern Catholic Churches

Explanatory: Few people know that the Catholic Church is actually a family of 23 churches in full communion with one another, and united in faith and charity with the pope. While the Roman Catholic Church is by far the largest of these communities of faith, Eastern Catholics make up smaller but by no means any less ancient or Catholic churches, with their own historic rites, liturgies and cultures that date to the time of the apostles.

When: Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 7:30pm Where: Holy Innocents Church 431 Bedford Road Social Hall

Guest Speaker: Deacon Greg Kandra

Deacon Greg Kandra is the Multimedia Editor for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA). Before coming to the CNEWA, Deacon Greg spent three decades in broadcast journalism, mostly at CBS as a writer and producer for several programs including: "48 Hours," "60 Minutes," "Sunday Morning," and the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric." He was also the founding editor of Katie Couric's blog, "Couric and Company." He also co-wrote the CBS documentary "9/11" hosted by Robert DeNiro.

Deacon Greg has received every major award in broadcasting, including 2 Emmys, 2 Peabody Awards and 4 awards from the Writer's Guild of America. Along with numerous essays and spiritual writings, he has a popular blog, "The Deacon's Bench."

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The Youth Group meets Sunday evenings at 6:15pm. All 9th-12th graders are invited to join the Youth Group The Youth Group Mass is held the 1st Sunday of the month at 5:15pm If you have any questions please contact: TomConaty@hiparish.org

March 2018 Mar. 4th—Youth Group Mass at 5:15pm, followed by Meeting at 6:15pm

CYO SERVICE PROJECTS UPDATES!

PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council of Holy Innocents is comprised of dedicated parishioners willing to share their individual talents to serve the parish. The council works with the pastor and parish staff in an advisory capacity to support and enhance the life and ministries of the parish. Each year, new members are added to the council for a term of three years. This year the council is hoping to add eight new members. Parish council members should be interested in leading or assisting our various committees including but not limited to the following: Liturgy, Communicat ions/Public Relat ions, Fundraising, Spiritual Life and Social Outreach. Nominating petitions will be available in the narthex, parish hall and at Our Lady of Pompeii until Sunday, March 18th. At this time, please give prayerful consideration to volunteering as a member of the Parish Council. For additional information or questions, contact Bridget Dinardi at 914-584-0941 or bpplus4@aol.com.

For the season of Lent we have chosen the Heritage Mass by Owen Alstott as our Mass setting. This setting has been in use since 1978, and was one of those revised in 2010 with the changes to the Roman missal. It is one of the most familiar melodies and the most ever published. Owen Alstott was born and raised in Oregon. He attended a high school seminary and the novitiate at Mt. Angel Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in the Willamette Valley. He graduated from college at Mt. Angel with a BA in Philosophy in 1974. Owen also attended Willamette University for advanced studies in pipe organ and Marylhurst University where he worked toward his degree in music. In 1976 he began his career with Oregon Catholic Press, (OCP), the publisher of our Breaking Bread hymnal. He served until 1992 as music editor, editor of music publications and eventually as publisher. He is the composer of the printed musical versions of each week’s responsorial psalms, and gospel acclamations found in the hymnal. Owen Alstott moved to London England in 1992, where he founded a company that publishes and distributes religious education materials. He is married to British composer Bernadette Farrell whose works include Christ Be Our Light, and Your Words are Spirit and Life. Owen Alstott was appointed to the OCP Board of Directors in 2015. Our use of the Heritage mass begins at #885 with the Holy. The Mystery of Faith #886, Amen #889 and the Lamb of God #890.

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT March 4, 2018

First Reading: Exodus 20:1-17

Through Moses, God passed on the commandments he wished all people to follow. He tells us not to worship idols or take the name of the Lord in vain. All the laws God gave to us, if followed, would ensure that we could live in peace and harmony with one another as he had planned. Second Reading: I Corinthians 1:22-25

Paul tells the Corinthians that Christ is the power and the wisdom of God. Although they claimed to possess wisdom, “God’s folly is wiser than men, and his weakness is more powerful than men.”

Gospel: John 2:13-25 Jesus went to the temple of Jerusalem to find merchants there selling sheep and doves. He knocked over their tables and drove the animals away. The merchants asked him for a sign that he was authorized to do this. He told them to “destroy this temple (referring to his body) and in three days I will raise it up.” The merchants misunderstood, and did not believe he could rebuild in three days what had taken nearly 50 years to build. Still many believed in him, after seeing the miracles he had performed.

The Food Pantry is in need of the following donations:

Canned Beans, Low Salt Canned Vegetables, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Jello, Pudding

Chef Boyardee Products, Easter Candy

SAVE THE DATE 2018 WOMEN’S CORNERSTONE RETREAT

The retreat will be held from 8:30am-5:00pm on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Maryknoll Sisters, Ossining. For additional information, please call Patrice Scully-Murray at 914-374-6471, Kim Case at 914-924-1606, or Sr. Eileen Finnerty at 914-941-2556. We hope to see YOU at the retreat!