ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, COHOES, NY

 

                               

Mass intentions this weekend            

Sat      4:00     Lorraine Parent by her husband Wilford

                       Charles Blair Sr. by the family

Sun.    9:15     Marguerite Guerin by M/M Thomas Burke

                       William Cetnar, 9^th anniv., by the family

                       Colleen Walton Napoli by her mother &  daughter

Mass  intentions this week

Mon.    9:00    Deceased members of the Bouleris Family by Maggie

                       Mary and Valmore Sausville

Tues.   9:00   Eugene e Girard by the family  - at Holy Trinity

                      Healing Service at 7PM – at St. Joseph

Wed     9:00    at St Michael                     

Thurs   9:00    at St. Rita

 Fri.      9:00    Julie Favreau & Elzear Langdoc by Margaret Langdoc   - at Holy Trinity       

Mass intentions next weekend

Sat      4:00   Frances Gagnon, 3^rd anniv., by L. Deyoe

                     Mary J. Stack by her husband Samuel

Sun     9:15   Effie & Eugene Hrynezuk by their daughter Eugenia

 

Altar of Sacrifice

In Honor of the Holy Family, $20 from Richard Tompkins

 

 

Prayer for Healing Website

William Champine, a member of our parish, invites you to access his website for information on his healing ministry www.williaminthelightofjesus.com

 

 

Caregivers Support

 

Are you caring for someone over 60?  Remember to care for yourself while caring for a loved one.  You are invited to attend an open discussion about Elder Care giving the first Monday of each month 6:00 to 7:15 pm at Holy Trinity Parish Center, 1 Saint Marie Lane, Cohoes. Upcoming meetings December 8 and January 5.  Light dinner is provided.  Bring your questions.  Bring your concerns.  If you plan on attending call Catholic Caregivers Support Services – 4498-2001 ext 120 or email christened@ccalbant.org.

 

 

November 16,  2008 – 33^rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

 

Stay Awake

Today we are told to use the gifts God gives each of us. They are not to be hoarded or ignored but used and nurtured for the good of God’s kingdom. We are to stay wide awake and sober awaiting the coming of the Lord, for he will come suddenly. The perfect wife of Proverbs is God’s spouse, his church and people, caring for creation and all the talents the Lord gives. This hard-to-find perfect wife is highly praised because she hears God’s word and keeps it.

 

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD

            All children, age 3 through 8 are invited to participate in the Children’s Liturgy of the Word weekly during the 9:15 AM Mass every Sunday.  Children are dismissed from Mass after the opening prayer and go to the sacristy with their teachers to hear the readings in language they can understand. Special activities help with the interpretation of the scriptures for the children’s own lives. All are welcome.

 

Parish Council

The Parish Council will meet on Tuesday, November 25^th at 7:00 PM.  Under discussion will be the Giving Tree.

 

Christmas Cards

This weekend we will be selling Christmas Cards depicting our Nativity Scene.  We offer 21 cards for $5.00.  It will be a final chance to get a moment of Christmas at St. Joseph.

 

St. Joseph Activities

St. Joseph’s Activities will hold its annual Christmas Party, for members only, on Tuesday, December 9^th.  Reservations close on December 2^nd.  For reservations or more information, please call L. Deyoe at 237-7902 or L. Primeau at 237-4371.  Please bring a $5.00 grab bag.

 

140^th Anniversary Mass

CDs of the 140^th Anniversary Mass and Banquet will be available this weekend.  Orders will be taken and prepaid in the vestibule.  Cost is $5.00 per disc.

CELEBRATE THE YULETIDE HOLIDAY!! SETON HEALTH AUXILIARY will hold its ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008 at BRUNSWICK GREENS GOLF COURSE (1004 Hoosick Road, Troy NY).  Festivities, including Buffet Luncheon and Entertainment featuring “The Victorian Lady with Christmas Past”, will begin at 11:30 a.m.  Cost is $25.00 per person. .For more information, please contact Carol at 273-7705 or Mary Jane at 237-8845

Stewardship

Your Sacrificial Offering

Collection:    Nov.  8 –  9  2008       Nov. 10 -   11  2007

Offertory                         $  1561.00            $  1705.75

Second Collection         $    624.00            $    569.00

Candles                          $      57.00            $      54.00               

                                         $  2242.00            $  2328.75

                                                Second Collections

Budget     $2750                      This week  Parish Outreach

11/9/08    $2242                      Next week  Human Development

 shortfall  $  508  

 

Our parish mission and ministry are funded solely by contributions made by our members and their fund raising efforts. Thank you to all who  continue to make sacrificial offerings to the church on a regular basis. When parishioners support their church financially in a spirit of good stewardship, even in times of financial uncertainty, God cares for all of their needs abundantly.

 

Please Note

Due to a new computerized system for keeping track of scheduled Masses, we respectfully ask that Mass stipends be paid at the time the Mass is requested. Mass requests will be processed at the time the stipend is received by the Parish Office. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

 

Baptism Preparation Class

A class for parents will be held on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13^th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM in St. Joseph’s Church Hall for all expectant parents who are planning on having a child baptized prior to Lent (February 25^th – April 12^th, 2009) at either St. Bernard’s, Joseph’s or St. Rita-Sacred Heart Parish Churches.  This class will familiarize the parents with the Baptismal Rituals, Requirements for Godparents, and any other information the parents may seek to know.  The class will be led by Deacon Andy Cohen and Deacon Charles Valenti.  Attendance by both parents is required.  Please call your parish office to sign-up for this class.

 

HEALING PRAYER SERVICE

A hands-on healing service will be conducted on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7:00PM in St. Joseph's Church, Cohoes by Mr. William Champine, parishioner.  This experience will change your life in wonderful ways. Even if you do not have physical illness, perhaps you
have family members or friends who are dealing with
illness of some kind who could benefit from these
prayers.  Healing of relationships, emotions, and
attitudes, may also take place.  All are welcome to
experience the miracles that can happen in this setting.
Contact:  William 237-6378
www.williaminthelightofjesus.com

 

Ecumenical Service

The Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service will be held on Sunday, November 23^rd at 7:00 PM at the Calvary Grace Church (formerly St. Patrick’s).  All are invited to attend as we prepare for the upcoming holiday season.

 

 

The following letter was received from Bishop Hubbard regarding the second collection next weekend:

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

 With numbers from Wall Street and the banking industry crashing all around us I, like you, can sometimes get very confused.  We hear that the losses are “on paper.”  We hear that the government bailout will eventually help the market rebound.  We hear that it is even possible for the government to come out of the bailout financially ahead of the game or at least break even.  We hear some experts affirm these statements on the economy, yet other experts are purchasing the sheet music to the hymn “Nearer my God to Thee.”

 One thing that I am sure of is that the poor are getting poorer.  Cuts in government spending for the programs assisting the most vulnerable among us, coupled with a rising unemployment rate among the working poor, rising costs for everything from transportation to health insurance, place many of our sisters and brothers in this country at risk.  Income for those who are good stewards and who share their financial resources with the poor is not available as before because of the devaluation of their assets.  We often speak of the “perfect storm.”  Well, the deluge has not only begun for our poor, but the flood waters are rapidly rising for all.

 The risk in the case of the desperately poor and those with a barely minimum income certainly isn’t the loss of portfolio value but rather the loss of the necessities that are needed to sustain day to day living.

  It is always the poor and those on the margins of poverty who suffer the most difficult economic times.  Unquestionably, these are difficult economic times.

 For thirty-eight years the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has worked with groups of poor and low income persons to devise approaches to their economic plight wherein they help themselves and one another to improve their lives and the lives of their loved ones, especially their children.  The Catholic community in the United States can take a justifiable pride in the accomplishments of CCHD because it is one outreach that  enables the poor to grapple  with the root reasons for their poverty.   I have been privileged to serve on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development for 30 years, including 3 years as the Chair.  I know first hand what CCHD does.  It often does it quietly, perhaps too quietly.  The Diocese of Albany has always been at the forefront of CCHD both in terms of the amount of funds raised and also the involvement of persons from our Diocese on both the national and local level.

 When the collection is taken up on the weekend of

November 22-23, may I ask you to be especially generous this year.  I urge that you share from your very hearts so that CCHD love and care for.  I also ask the Lord that in these difficult economic times that affect us all we may find the opportunity to live in a radical way the words of Jesus, “Whatever you do for these, one of my least ones, you do for me.”

 

                                    Sincerely yours in Christ,

                                                Howard J. Hubbard

                                                Bishop of Albany