OCTOBER 6, 2019 - TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Rev. Msgr. Gerardo J. Colacicco, Pastor Rev. Richard A. LaMorte

PARISH SECRETARIES

Mary Theresa Soyka Margaret Hart

COORDINATOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Molly Paglia

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Begins at 12:00 Noon every 1st Friday and continues throughout the afternoon, ending with Benediction at 5:00 PM.

MASSES Saturday ................................ 5:00 PM Vigil Mass of Sunday Sunday .................................8:00 and 10:15 AM, 12:00 Noon Holydays ......................................... See bulletin for schedule Daily Mass….....7:30 AM, Wednesday…….5:00pm only

CONFESSIONS Saturday ....................... 4:00-4:45 PM or anytime by request

BAPTISMS: Sundays at 1:00 PM. Please contact the rectory. Sponsor certificates for the Sacrament of Baptism (godparents) or the Sacrament of Confirmation can be obtained by seeing the Pastor after one of the weekend Masses.

WEDDINGS: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. A Marriage Preparation Program is required.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Please register in the parish by calling the Rectory.

Rectory Phone: 845-677-3422 • Rectory Fax: 845-677-3423 CCD Office: 845-677-3273

E-mail: stjosephmillbrook@gmail.com Website: stjosephmillbrookny.org

Rectory Office Open 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Sick calls: Anytime 845-677-3422

St. Joseph Cemetery, Millbrook and St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bangall: Call the Rectory for information.

DEVOTIONS

ROSARY After the morning Masses on Tuesday,

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA

Every Monday after the morning Mass October,

Respect Life Month

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Mass Readings Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time—Year C. Today’s readings can be found on page 1192 in the

hymnal.

Mass Intentions for the Week

Saturday, October 5th - Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos

7:30am Intentions of the Superior General

Andrew R. Manzi

5:00pm Emily Panichi

Anne Gooler

Sunday, October 6th -

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time

8:00am People of the Parish

10:15am Raymond Meier

Emily Krok

12:00pm Frank and Rose Troiano

Barbara and Thomas Rochfort

Monday, October 7th - Our Lady of the Rosary

7:30am The Family of Albert and

Teresa Velletri Rotunno

Mary C. Setaro

Tuesday, October 8th -

7:30am Julius Kepski

Wednesday, October 9th - St. Denis and Companions

St. John Leonardi

5:00pm Bernard Shaughnessy

For Our Country

Thursday, October 10th -

7:30am Margaret and John Junge

Irena Stolarik

Friday, October 11th - St. John XXIII

7:30am Erin Shanley

Dominic and Barbara DeSantis

Saturday, October 12th -

7:30am Mercedes Nelson

5:00pm Judith Pannozzo

Raymond Meunier and Theresa Corso

Sunday, October 13th -

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00am People of the Parish

10:15am Emily Panichi

Matthew Freiman

12:00pm Josephine Ciaravella

Kathleen Bonadonna

CYO Basketball Registration

CYO Basketball registration is now open until October 15th. Register by mail, or in person

after the Religious Education classes on October 6th and 7th. Please see the Parish website for more

details, or contact Kim Knittel at Kimberly.Knittel@outlook.com.

Mass Book Opening

The 2020 Mass Book will open on Wednesday, October 9 at 9:30am in the Parish Hall.

Forms are available in the vestibule.

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Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley Beginning Experience is offering a healing weekend October 18-20, 2019 at the St. Lawrence

Retreat Center in Beacon, NY. This invitation is open to men and women of all ages who have

suffered the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation. It is a time to heal and a time

to begin anew. Reservations are required.

For information or registration, please call Denise 845-325-3147 or Renee 845-374-2101.

BE A WITNESS TO LIFE

Allow the Lord to work through YOU to change hearts and minds to support life as you participate in the following

Life Chains. All chains will be held on Church Street in Poughkeepsie (between Market & Academy Streets).

Sunday, Oct. 6 : 3-4:30pm

Sunday, Oct. 13: 3-4:30pm

Sunday, Oct. 27: 3-4:30pm

A Life Chain is a peaceful, prayerful event that enables you to be a witness to the sanctity of life by holding a sign

with a pro-life message. Signs provided. No graphic or political signs. For more information, call 845-853-6529.

Healing After Abortion

Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is always hope. The pain and sorrow of

abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to

experience the love and mercy of God and to respond to His invitation to begin the journey of healing the wound

of abortion. Upcoming dates in the NYC area are: Oct. 19th (Spanish), Nov. 9th, and more dates in 2020.

For more dates, locations and confidential registration, or just to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at

(866) 575-0075 (toll free) or reach us by email at hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org.

Bereavement Support Group Addiction Impacts the Entire Family, But There’s No Need to Go it Alone ... For loved ones of individuals who have passed from addiction, this is a safe place for sharing and support without

judgment or stigma.

Monday: October 7, October 28, November 4, November 25, December 9 7:00—8:15pm

2368 Route 22, Dover Plains (Dover Middle School/High School — Library Conference Room)

Individuals must be 18 or older to attend group. Will follow school closings schedule

Facilitated by Joan Cybulski, LMHC, CASAC-G, ICOGS, LPN

Talk, share, support, and be supported with others who understand what you have experienced.

Safe, non-judgmental forum.

For more information, or to RSVP, contact Laura Brovich at 845-344-5565. *Attendance is free*

DROP-INS WELCOME

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UNCLE AL’S THRIFT SHOP

The chill is in the air, and the countdown begins to our Parish COAT SALE and More! The sale begins this week on

Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12 from 10:00am to 4:00pm and on Sunday, October 13 from 10:00am

until 2:00pm at St. Joseph School gym. You have never seen a sale like this! Neatly organized fall and winter

coats, sweaters, shoes & boots, suits & sport coats, handbags and accessories await you. Shopping will truly be a

pleasure as you meander from one area to the next. Uncle Al’s volunteers will be on the floor, ready to assist you

as needed.

Setting up will be on Wed., Oct. 9; sales staff will be on duty Fri., Sat. & Sun., Oct. 11, 12 & 13; breaking down and

packing items for storage will take place on Sun., Oct. 13, at the conclusion of the sale (2:00pm). Contact Edye

MacDonald at 677-9393 or Irene Wing at 677-3310 if you are interested in helping or have any questions.

Please don’t forget to spread the word about our COAT SALE and More! And remember that Uncle Al’s Thrift Shop

will have its regular hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

All proceeds benefit St. Joseph-Immaculate Conception Church.

Metropolitan Catholic Chorale On Saturday, October 19, at 11:00am at Immaculate Conception Parish in Amenia, the Wethersfield Institute for

Catholic Thought will host a Solemn Mass to be sung by the Metropolitan Catholic Chorale featuring a Choral

Mass Ordinary by Casciolini Chant Propers. Confession will precede Mass.

Palliative Care

The Antidote for Physician-Assisted Suicide Sr. Peter Lillian DiMaria, O. Carm., Director of Gerontology at the Avila Institute in Germantown, will present:

Meditations on Suffering—Care for the Dying, on Saturday, October 26, from 10am until 12:30pm, at the Knights

of Columbus Hall, 1278 Route 9G, Hyde Park. Admission is free but you must pre-register to insure adequate

materials and accommodations. RSVP to Martha Kennedy 845-505-1834.

Event is being sponsored by DutchessNY4Life and the Knights of Columbus—Council #6111.

Silver Threads Luncheon The Women’s Guild invites all Millbrook area seniors to a luncheon to be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at

12 Noon in the Parish Hall. Door prizes will be awarded. The menu includes:

Garden Salad

Chicken in Mushroom Sauce

Buttered Rice with Parsley Mixed Vegetables

Soft Rolls Butter

Apple Crisp

Cider Coffee Tea

Reservations are required. Please RSVP by calling Judy Yarochowicz at 845-677-3778 by Monday, October 21.

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PARISH INFORMATION Immaculate Conception, Amenia Food Pantry 373-8193 Religious Education (CCD) Molly Paglia 677-3273 Uncle Al’s Thrift Shop 677-5002 St. Joseph’s Women’s Guild Judy Yarochowicz 677-5778 Knights of Columbus Gerard Spagnoli 677-5607 CYO Basketball Kim Knittel 605-1383 Choir Gene Canevari 399-0403 Men’s Group Michael Sugg 332-9092

Born into the new life of

Christ in the waters of

Baptism

Natalie Margaret Blackburn

FOOD COLLECTION Next Sunday we will be collecting food here at St. Joseph’s for the food pantry in Immaculate Conception Church, Amenia. Please leave food on our Rectory porch. The food pantry in Amenia is open on the third Saturday of the month from 9:45am to 11am.

In Memory of

Julius Kepski

In Memory of

Julius Kepski

Parish Sick List

Please pray for our Parishioners who are ill, homebound or in our area

Nursing Homes:

Daisy Abruzzo, Tatum Allen, Melville Bonanno, Ann Brandow,

Richard Caza, Frances Connolly, Arlene Dauphin, Rose Marie DeSantis,

Anna Massarelli DiStefano, Anna M. Enright, Edna Ferguson,

Barbara Forte, Millie France, John and Joan Kearins, Frances Liotta,

Gloria Malinowski, Dorothea Matevichuk, Hilary McAllister, Rita McEnroe,

John McQuillan, Stephanie Moschier, Jane Muller, Mary O’Keefe,

Josefina Otero, Dan Palumbo, Mrs. Tom Parker, Helen Pelletier,

Jill Philipbar, Rose Risimini, Carla Robertson, Robert Salberg,

Lynne Schlude, Angelina Segno, Linda Ippolitto Sullivan, Regina Syversen,

Jane Wisner, Lucy Zerafa, Betty Zitz.

Altar Flowers

If you would like to donate the flower arrangements on the Altar,

please stop by the Rectory to reserve the week.

Each arrangement is $30.00.

Please pray for our recently departed:

Irena Stolarik

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine

upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed

through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

VITA

Wait No More

Foster Care and Adoption Program

www.waitnomore.org

Millbrook F.D. Rescue Squad is in

need of new volunteers. Help us

help you! Call 845-527-7814.