St. John the Evangelist Parish 915 Route 212, Centerville, Saugerties, NY 12477

Phone: 845-246-9581 • Fax: 845-246-9582 • web: www.sjechurch.org

M A S S S C H E DU L E : Saturday- 5:00 PM, Sunday- 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM

Daily: Monday-Thursday & Saturday - 8:30 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM

Holy Days: Please check bulletin

CONFESSIONS: Saturday– 3:30 to 4:30 PM

ALTAR ROSARY:

President: Donna Anderson (246-9719) Meets the first Wednesday of the month

ALTAR SERVERS: Coordinator Joan Jensen (246-9581)

BAPTISM: Baptism upon request. Preparation required.

Leaders in preparation: Patricia & Gary Moore (246-5164)

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: Coleman Catholic High School (338-2750),

Kingston Catholic School (331-9318)

COMMUNITY ACTION / FOOD PANTRY: Maria Granda (246-3635)

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: Marilyn Washer (246-5236), Maureen Rothe 246-0305

DEANERY: Frankie Cullen (853-5557)

LAY TRUSTEES: Bill McKenna (246-6065), Bob Howe (246-8510)

LITURGY COMMITTEE: Robert Howe (246-8510)

MARRIAGES: By appointment. Please make arrangements at least six months prior to

wedding. Preparation is mandatory.

MINISTRY TO HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY: Eileen Oswald (246-7042)

MUSIC MINISTRY: Kelly Rea (246-0395)

OPERATIONS: Robert Gauvreau (246-3544)

SPIRIT OF LIFE PRAYER GROUP: Fr. Woodruff (246-9581) Meets Tuesdays 7:00 PM & first

Sunday of each month at 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Instructional Prayer Meeting—All are welcome!)

PARISH MEETING: Fr. William Woodruff (246-9581)

PARISH NURSE: Anne Grunbaum (246-1667)

RCIA: Deacon Robert Cranston (246-3371)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Coordinator Joan Corton (339-4391)

RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Joseph Defino Sr. (246-6908) , Barbara O’Reilly (246-7810)

SECRETARIES: Joan Jensen (217-7477), Barbara Renner (8:30 AM—8:30 PM Only —246-3424)

ST. JOHN’S CHURCH STORE: Elaine Arvidson (246-4468), Angela Mastrachia (246-3377)

VOCATIONS: Pat Fitzsimmons (246-4431)

FATHER WILLIAM F. WOODRUFF, PASTOR DEACON ROBERT CRANSTON

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ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH

Saturday 8:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Chelsea Defino—Req. by Joe Defino Sr.

5:00 Nora Drefin—Req. by Alice & Barry Tarzy

Sunday 8:30 All The People of The Parish

10:30 Alice Zelasko—Req. by John & Paul Buono & Family

Monday 8:30 Special Intention

7:00 In Remembrance of The Wedding Anniversary of Fred & Katherine Renner—Req. by Their Family

Tuesday 8:30 George Defino (Birthday Remembrance) - Req. by Joe Defino Sr.

10:30 All The People of The Parish

Wednesday 8:30 Florence O’Leary (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Kris & Bill Hodgson

Thursday 8:30 Bonnie Palmateer (Anniversary Remembrance) - Req. by Her Family

Friday 8:30 Holy Communion Service

Saturday 8:30 For The Deceased Members of The Montano Family—Req. by Judith Montano

5:00 All The People of The Parish

Sunday 8:30 Merry Christmas to Fr. Smith, Msgr. Williams & Fr. Woodruff—Req. by The Renner Family

10:30 In Celebration of The Birthday of Rob Hunt—Req. by Joe Defino Sr.

SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES-

Tue—Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Wed—Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen,

Bishops and Doctors of the Church

Thu—The Most Holy Name of Jesus

Fri—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious

Sat—St. John Neumann, Bishop

SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD

December 31st - 7:00 PM Mass

January 1st—8:30 AM & 10:30 AM Masses

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS– There will be No

Religious Education Classes on December 31st. Merry Christmas

and a very happy, healthy and holy New Year to all!

SPECIAL COLLECTION- There will be a combined

second collection on January 5th and 6th for

Communications Collection and Catholic University.

Thank you for your support.

INSTRUCTIONAL PRAYER MEETING- Will take place this

Sunday, January 6th at noon. The topic of discussion is The

Advent & Christmas Seasons. Come learn more about your

Catholic Faith. This discussion will be led by Fr. Bill. Question

and Answer period to follow.

CANNOT MAKE IT TO MASS? Do you know of anyone who

is sick, homebound, - unable to come to Mass, and would like to

receive communion at home or would like someone to come and

pray with them? If so, please call the rectory at 246-9581.

CARE OF THE SICK- If you are planning to enter

the hospital for surgery, are experiencing a

prolonged or serious illness, or are very weak due to

the advancement of age, please call the parish office

to arrange for the Sacraments of Reconciliation,

Communion and the Anointing at home. Notify us or the

Catholic chaplain at the hospital so that you may be visited by the

chaplain or pastoral staff. Be sure to tell the admitting office that

you are a Catholic and a member of St. John’s parish.

MARCH FOR LIFE- There will be a bus trip to

Washington DC on January 18th for the Annual

March for Life. Pick up at St. Mary’s Church, 160

Broadway, Kingston leaving at 12:05 AM.. Cost is $20 students,

$25 individual, $45 two in family, $60 three or more in family.

We recommend that children under ten years of age not make the

trip and that anyone under 18 years of age be under the

supervision of an adult. Also, we urge that only those in good

health make the trip. We suggest that you bring a lunch, and a

blanket or pillow for the bus. If your donation is not sent in, it

will be collected on the return bus trip. Make your checks

payable to: Kingston Council K of C #275. Also, anyone who

cannot attend but would like to help defray the cost of the trip

may send a donation to: Kingston Council Knights of Columbus

#275 C/O Al Kafel, 31 Dirk Lane, Kingston NY 12401. Details:

Leave 12:05 AM, stop for breakfast in Maryland, coffee at St.

Peters, rally on the mall, March for Life, bus pick at 3:30 PM in

front of Union Station, dinner break on route home, arrive in

Kingston at approximately 11 PM. For reservations, please call

Al Kafel at 338-1734 or St. Mary’s at 331-0301.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES– Is looking for volunteers to help

with their food pantry every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. If

you would like to help stock our shelves, serve our clients or enter

their information into our database, we could use your help.

Stocking and set-up start on pantry mornings at 10:30 and food is

distributed from 1 to 4 PM. Clients can sign in from 12—3:30.

Volunteers hours vary and you can sign up for however long

would be best for you. FMI, please call us at 340-9170 X100.

YOU DID IT FOR ME- If you know of someone who would

enjoy a visit, call or card from their fellow parishioners, please

call the church office (246-9581) to let us know.

Ronald “Smokey Woods— Dan Kelly—Ten Broeck Commons,

Lake Katrine

Judy Fiero—The Pines—154 Jefferson Heights, Catskill

Fr. Al Pizzuto —The Cardinal Egan Pavilion

5655 Arlington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471-1221

1-718-581-0070

Msgr. Williams—If you would like to call or visit Monsignor,

please contact Fr. Bill Woodruff

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in the Holy Family of Nazareth,

This is the second of three letters which needed to be

sent into the bulletin publisher at an early date. Once again, it

will be a relatively short letter that I am writing to you.

This weekend, we are celebrating the Feast of the Holy

Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. It happens to fall on its

traditional date of December 30th this year. It is the Sunday

within the Octave (eight days) of Christmas. The Octave of

Christmas is from Christmas Day until the Solemnity of Mary,

Mother of God or January 1st.

Today’s Feast is very near to my heart because my first

priesthood assignment was Holy Family Parish on Staten Island,

which is at the most southern part of our ten county

Archdiocese. I was an Associate Pastor (the Church didn’t have

the term Parochial Vicar in the 1980s) for my first eight years as

a priest from 1982 until 1990. Back then, I had something on my

head they call hair (HA! HA! HA!). May we always imitate the

virtues of the Holy Family in the kind of family life that God has

created.

Also, please pray at Holy Mass on the Holy Day of

Obligation, the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. The

Holy Mass schedule is as follows: 7:00 P.M. on Monday

evening, December 31st; 8:30 and 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday

morning, January 1st. If you are going to be on vacation, please

pray at Holy Mass at the Catholic parish that is near to where

you will be staying.

In addition to January 1st being a Holy Day of

Obligation as well as the conclusion of the Octave of Christmas,

it is also the World Day for Prayer and Peace which was first

declared in 1970 by Pope Saint Paul VI.

Lastly, it is the start of the Year of Our Lord (Anno

Domini) 2019 A.D. It is a time for new spiritual resolutions for

the sake of working out the salvation of our soul.

The Christmas Season continues beyond the Octave

until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ which this

year is Sunday, January 13th. The Christmas Season this year is

as long as it can be which is a total of 20 days.

May I wish you and yours a continued Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year.

Sincerely, with prayers,

Father Bill Woodruff

P.S.: There is no Religious Education Class this coming

Monday, December 31st; classes will resume on Monday

evening, January 7th.

Also, next weekend’s second collection will be for the

combined Catholic Communications and Catholic University. I

want to thank you in advance for your generosity.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROSITY TO THE PARISH AND TO YOURS TRULY

ALL DURING 2018 A.D.; IN A MULTITUDE OF WAYS,

YOU ARE THE MOST GENEROUS FOLKS I HAVE EVER

HAD THE PLEASURE TO KNOW.

ARCHCARE CARE NAVIGATION CENTER- Getting the

care we need can be a huge challenge. The dedicated team of

health and social service professionals who staff ArchCare’s

Care Navigation Center can provide information about which

organizations and agencies offer the services that best meet your

needs, answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid coverage,

and suggest options you may not even know about. If

ArchCare’s own wide range of services can’t assist, a “Care

Navigator” will be happy to provide information about other

resources located right in your area, including those offered by

Catholic Charities and other groups. Help from a “Care

Navigator” is free of charge, and extends to questions about such

things as: Housing for Seniors and Disabled Persons, Health-

Related Legal and Financial Issues, Caregiver Support Groups,

Access to Healthcare, Food and Nutrition, Dementia Care,

Transportation Options, and Volunteer Opportunities. FMI, call

(855) 951-CARE, 8 AM to 8 PM, seven days a week To learn

more, visit www.archcare.org/communityresources.

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE- Take a visit and check out St.

John’s website. The Web Address is www.sjechurch.org.

COOKIE MINISTRY- This is a prayer ministry with a cookie

reward up front. Stop by our table at the back of the church each

week. Just pick up a prayer request and a cookie and pray at

least one prayer for the person or intention on the paper. You

are invited to add your own prayer requests to the basket.

CLYNK- You can recycle your clean 5 cent returnable

containers, help the environment, and HELP RAISE

MONEY FOR ST. JOHN’S. It’s simple: Fill a green

Clynk Bag (found at the entrances of the church), then

bring the bag to the Hannaford Lobby, where you scan

it and drop it in the shoot. That’s it! All proceeds go to our

parish! Also, consider bringing a Clynk Bag to your place of

employment and recycle their bottles for our church as well. If

you have any questions, contact Denise Dudzic at 750-8510.

CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS- Every day in this country,

nearly 9,000 children are reported abused and neglected, over 170

in Ulster County alone. Many of these children are eventually

placed into the foster care system. Court Appointed Special

Advocates (CASA) of Ulster County is helping to make a positive

impact in the lives of these children by training volunteers to

speak on behalf of their best interest. By working one-on-one,

volunteers become well-acquainted with each child’s situation

and present recommendations to the court for placement, ensuring

that judges are equipped to make informed decisions. This is

your chance to make a difference in the life of a child living in

your community. All you need is 10-15 hours a month and a

willing heart. If you are interested, please contact 339-7543.

RIDDLE– What is greater than God and more evil than

Satan? Rich people need it, poor people have it, and if

you eat it you will die? Nothing

DECEMBER 30, 2018

PRAYER FOR LIFE

Jesus, Mary and Joseph we love you very much.

Help us spiritually adopt and protect all human life

from preborn to natural death.

Amen.

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MAKING ALL THINGS NEW

God our Father, through the Gospel and the Eucharist,

You bring us together as Your Church in the

Archdiocese of New York.

Send us Your Holy Spirit, to enlighten our minds and guide our

actions as we plan for the future of parish life in this Archdiocese.

Help us learn new ways to strengthen and revitalize our parish

communities, and to be good stewards of the spiritual and

material gifts that sustain them.

Bless our work, so that our parishes may continue to witness to

the truth of the Gospel, and be a sign of Your love for all people.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES

It was the day after Christmas at a church in San

Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside

when he noticed the baby Jesus was missing from the figures.

Immediately, Pastor Mike turned towards the church to

call the police. But as he was about to do so, he saw little Jimmy

with a red wagon, and in the wagon was the figure of the little

infant, Jesus.

Pastor Mike walked up to Jimmy and said, “Well,

Jimmy, where did you get the little infant?”

Jimmy replied, “I got him from the church.”

“And why did you take him?”

With a sheepish smile, Jimmy said, “Well, about a week

before Christmas I prayed to little Lord Jesus. I told him if he

would bring me a red wagon for Christmas, I would give him a

ride around the bock in it.”

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DECEMBER 30, 2018

“Please Pray For All Bishops, Priests, Deacons & Religious!”

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

THE LORD HAS BLESSED US

IN SO MANY WAYS…

Let us return to Him a fair share of

THE MANY GIFTS

He has already given us.

November

Attendance: November 2018 — 999

Attendance: November 2017 — 961

Current Month Year to Date Collections: $ 6,999.10 $ 28,725.06

Other Income: $ 7,902.10 $ 18,567.89

Total Income: $ 14,901.20 $ 47,292.95

Expenses: $ 15,448.92 $ 53,270.66

Total: $ ( 547.72) $ (5,977.71)

PARISHIONER’S COMMENT– Giving is not a demand or

law placed on our lives by some external force. Giving of

ourselves—our time, talent and treasure—is an inward need… a

law written upon our hearts, imprinted in our gene code.

PASTOR’S COMMENT– We are grateful to all who have

been so generous to God and His Church.

“Remember St. John’s in Your Will!”

FOOD PANTRY ITEM FOR NEXT WEEK:

PEANUT BUTTER

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR: Vincent Saturn, Judy Fiero, Gene Woodruff, Jane

Fiore, Peter Kandora, Kathy Gaida, John Lynch,

Nancy Dwyer, Claire Miller, “Smokey” Woods, Zac

Swart, Ann Deacon, Bernice O’Conner, Debbie

Lieberman, Marion Benz, MaryLou Dengler, Anne Monfrini,

Carol Giannelli, Baby C.J. Mayr, Aurelian & Linda Lefter, Joan

O’Leary, Dan Kelly, Rita Misasi, Jodi Ashmore, Claire Gelo, Don

Bentley, Shirley Carle, Vinnie & Hilda McDermott, Rita Weaver,

and Frankie Cullen.

When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was

named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was con-

ceived in the womb.

- Lk 2:21