February 7, 2016 - St JOHN PIERMONT

St. John the Baptist R. C. Church
895 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York 10968
www.stjohnspiermont.org
[email protected] 845-359-0078
February 7, 201
Rev. Tom Kunnel, C.O.
MASSES
Administrator
Saturday: 5:00 PM
[email protected]
Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM
1:00 PM (Spanish)
Deacon John Cunningham
Deacon Robert Pang
Weekdays: 8:00 AM
Saturday:
9:00 AM
Holy Days: As Announced
Kathleen Dunn
Religious Education Director
Rectory
May Pang
Mon – Fri 10:15 AM – 4:00 PM
Parish Admin: [email protected]
Sat 10 AM – 12 Noon (Spanish)
“Be merciful as your heavenly Father is merciful” Lk 6:36
Dear Parish Family,
5:00 PM
Michael & Ellen Prunty
by Armstrong Family
8:00 AM
Tim Kensing
by JoAnn DeFrancesco & Family
10:30 AM
Ryan Moson
by Eileen & Rick Moson
Mon 2/8
8:00 AM
Pat & Carmel O'Sullivan (healing)
by Carmel & Pat O'Sullivan
Tue 2/9
8:00 AM
Bazala Family
by Mildred Oslica
Wed 2/10
8:00 AM
Theresa Fojtlin
by Mildred Oslica
Thu 2/11
8:00 AM
Katherine Oslica
by Mildred Oslica
Fri
8:00 AM
James Murray
By Eileen Murray
9:00 AM
Marie Meyer
by CDA
5:00 PM
Irene Nemehsis
by James Mullen
8:00 AM
Tom Durkin
by Bridget McDonnell
10:30 AM
Leonard Sullivan
by Mooney & Scollan Family
Sat
2/6
Sun 2/7
Sat
2/12
2/13
Sun 2/14
Please remember in your prayers the Sick and/
or Homebound of our Parish Family. Theresa
Veen, John Miraglia, Bill Stein, Francis and Mary
Conka, Sr., John Set (Deacon Bob Pang’s uncle),
Gerri Sherwood, Ginny Tercer, Marcelo Giuliante,
Mary Nerger (Helen Spagnolo’s niece), Elizabeth
Flynn (Msgr Mulligan’s cousin), Caroline Kelly
(M.Oslica’s niece), Nick Bruni, Willy Lonieski.
As a Parish Family, let us remember in our
prayers all our beloved departed members of
our Parish Community, Fortuna Maney (sister of
Lucy Bosco), George Scofield (father of Amy Ramundo), Anne Di Francesca, Bo Di Francesca,
Catherine Lesica, (mother of Carol ConklinSpillane). Eileen Keane, Msgr Robert Ford
PLEASE ADVISE THE RECTORY (359-0078) WHENEVER
A PARISHIONER BECOMES HOMEBOUND, ILL, OR HOSPITALIZED
SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR A PRIEST, DEACON OR
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER TO VISIT AND BRING COMMUNION TO
THEM.
Today’s readings might strike a discord with our
perception of the reality around us. We are consciously or unconsciously influenced by the great
prophecies of postmodernism that are found in
Nietzsche’s will to power, Marx’s money,
Freud’s seething cauldron of the id and Abraham Maslow’s human need
pyramid. We see, hear, and smell the theory every day, in our streets, in the
courthouses, on radios and television. Power, money, and pleasure reign
supreme as the values by which to measure our lives and happiness. The
systems we embrace in Education, Politics and Legal codes too are much
influenced by this phenomenon. In an unrestrained celebration of choice, the
human will is worshiped as the ultimate reality. There is no standard of truth
and goodness outside of us, before which our wills must bow. We make the
truth. We concoct what is good. And “nobody has any right to tell me what to
do.” The human will has no duty, no responsibility, and no obedience to any
authority other than itself. We think we celebrate openness: but it is openness
only to the projections of our own lips and minds. Rarely are we open to the
wholly other—some other that transcends the mirror images of our ego,
class, ideology, nation, or any other pet particularity. Our openness is precisely not to transcendence. It is a hankering after our own constructions,
those effigies we feel comfortable with, those icons that make us feel secure,
and those ego-clones that confirm our self-importance. Even seeking commonality and consensus without reference to a higher power or reality is
itself a symptom of malady.
The greatest witnesses in the Bible—Isaiah, Paul and Peter—express their
own worthlessness. What is your attitude toward worthiness? Do you agree
with today’s psychologized sentiment that, “I am worthy,” or
“I’m ok, you’re ok,” or “I buy this product because I’m worth it”? . Peter
cries out, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” So we have a problem here. Isn’t the experience of God supposed to lead to peace, forgiveness,
and joy instead of shame? Make a distinction. The real reaction of all three
figures is not really shame, which means concluding that they are each ugly
and sinful, but instead it is a kind of humility, a finding of their true place in
reality. Each of these men is forced to compare himself directly with the
presence of God. When people meet the holiness of God head-on, they are
able to see humanness in themselves—as full of holes as a sponge. They
could never pretend that they shone like the stars because they saw the real
star bursting with light. Experience of God lets us understand that we are far,
far less than God. This is not bad. Our own elegance cannot make us holy but
God’s can. At Mass we echo the Roman centurion: “Lord I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall
be healed.” We can be proud to be unworthy if reception of God’s love is the
result. Whenever we react with shame, God does not say in return, “I reject
you,” but “I love you dearly. Come be with me, you fine human being.”
The moment we recognize our inadequacy, our sin, our smallness before the
greatness of the transcendent God, we are capable of truly being called out of
ourselves. Self transcendence is programmed into our souls! When God is
heard to say, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” Isaiah responds,
“Here I am. Send me.” He is empowered, not paralyzed. Christ’s manifestation of transcendent power was not for the sake of stirring human anxiety and
fear. Christ wants to call us to a life mission far beyond the expectations of
our constricted categories.
Human encounter with the transcendent God has always met with resistance.
But the idea of a God wholly independent of our sway is especially repulsive
to contemporary taste. The secular minded demagogues strive hard to enforce
everyone to bow to their dictates. They hope the vacuum left by the denial of
God will be filled by their ‘supreme authority’! After all, it requires a terrible admission of our insufficiency to accept Divine benevolence. It demands
recognition that we cannot rescue or save ourselves. It commands a yielding
to, a humble listening for, an obeying of another utterly beyond our mere
human minds and wills. We all have much to learn … learn to be really human!
Fr. Tom Kunnel C.O.
WEEK
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
2/7
2/8
2/9
2/10
2/11
2/12
2/13
IN
FOCUS
9:00AM
Religious Ed - English
9:30AM
Spanish RCIA
11AM
Baptism Prep Spanish
11:30AM
Legion of Maria
11:30AM
Religious Ed - Spanish
7PM
AA Meeting
1PM
CDA Knitting
6:30PM
Relig Ed
7:30PM
Spanish Couple's MeeƟng
1PM
CDA Meeting
6PM
Spaghetti Dinner
7PM
Altar Server Prep and Practice
7PM
Spanish Committee Ldr Meeting
7PM
Scripture Study Group
7PM
Bible Study Spanish
Piermont Senior Meeting
1:30PM
Ash Wed Mass
1PM
CDA Knitting
7PM
Rios de Agua Viva Group
7PM
Spanish Choir Practice
8:30AM
Stations of the Cross
10AM
Fri Renew Group
7PM
Spanish Stations of the Cross
7:30
Youth Group
10AM
Spanish Retreat
4:15PM
Music Rehearsal
6:00PM
Lenten Movie & Soup Night
We will be discussing Ash Wednesday and
the season of Lent in our classes today and
tomorrow. We encourage parents to receive
ashes with their youngsters this Wednesday.
Confirmation Candidates are reminded that
the Record Keeping Form is due on Monday
evening. This was included in the Confirmation packet that was distributed at the
Parent/Candidate meeting held on October
19th.
Please Note: WE WILL HAVE CLASSES ON
SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21st. THIS
IS A MAKE-UP CLASS for January
24th. There will be no classes for 6th, 7th
and 8th grade classes on February 22nd as
they did not miss a class due to the storm.
God does not call the qualified, He qualifies
the called.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS - February 13-14
Day
Time
Lectors
Eucharistic Ministers
Altar Servers
2/13
5:00 PM
Kelli Chilson
Jackie Sccheafer
8:00 AM
Jean Delongis
Lucy Bosco
Aishling & Patrick Cavanaugh
Freddie Steifel
Shane Cawley
10:30 AM
ChrisƟne Mooney
Janet Zahn
1:00 PM
Dayana Mazariego
Alyeen Sicha
Evelyn Palma
Kelly Perez
Edith Nova
2/14
Chris O’Brien
Christy Kohlbrenner
Robert Royston
Pedro Aguilar
Emmanuel SanƟago Nova
Jackie Mazariego
START OF LENT
ASH WEDNESDAY
SERVICE
FEB 10 AT 8AM & 7PM
Collection for 1/31 $4776
2nd Collection $1618
300 Club
Friday , 8AM —English. 7PM—Spanish
1/17 #219 Gino Silvestri
1/24 #129 Sofia Tassallo
1/31 #22 Maureen O’Connell
SAINT JOHN'S ANNUAL PASTA DINNER
FEBRUARY 9TH ( FAT TUESDAY) 6PM-9PM
Saturday, Soup & Movie Evening 6PM
Join us for a light supper of soup and salad.
The film vividly captures the essence of
Mary’s profound faith
and trust in God and
underscores her special
role in God’s plan for
our redemption, her
unique relationship
with Christ, and the
tremendous suffering
that she endured in union with Jesus’ passion
and death, as well as
her serene joy at his
Resurrection. A wonderful way to start Lent.
Volunteers needed for this event, please contact May
Pang or Janet Zahn if you can offer a helping hand.
Thank you.
PASTA, MEATBALLS, SALAD & DESSERT
SOFT DRINKS
BYO WINE
ADULTS: $10.00
CHILDREN (under 8 ) FREE
DINNER WILL BE FOLLOWED
MOVIE "BROTHER SUN SISTER MOON"
THE LIFE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISSI
SPONSORED BY ST. JOHN'S MEN'S CLUB
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis calls us to share
with everyone the tender compassion of God that we ourselves
have experienced. In today's Gospel, Luke uses a special Greek
word conveying just such tenderness. In the other Gospels, Jesus
calls the disciples to be "fishers," haleis, the same word that
means catching fish with hooks or nets, to be killed and eaten. But
Luke uses zogron, from zoe or "life," meaning "catch or gather
people alive," as animal lovers capture without harming, rescue
from "the wild" for a better life, and protect in aquarium or zoo,
tenderly cared for by professionals committed to the creatures'
well-being. So in Luke's vision--and Pope Francis' as well--we
who have been "caught alive" by God's mercy ourselves are to
become "missionaries of mercy" during this Jubilee Year of Mercy, rescuing fellow sinners from danger and gathering them into
Jesus' community to enjoy fullness of life.
The 2016 Cardinal’s Appeal has begun!
Sunday Supper Volunteers Wanted
Volunteers are needed for Sunday Supper in
Nyack five Sundays this year to cook and serve
meals to the needy from 3:00—6:30 or any time
you can give during those hours. I t is not necessary to attend all 5. To volunteer or for more information please contact Lee McGarvey, [email protected], 845-365-3950
During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we are
called to help one another and be merciful, as
Jesus is for all of us. It is only with your help
that the Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal
continues to be a beacon of hope for our
brothers and sisters through our ministries
and charities.
Make a pledge today!
Answer the call and donate today!
LECTURAS DE HOY: Isaías 6:1-2a, 3-8; Salmo
137; 1 Corintios 15:1-11; Lucas Lucas 5:1-11
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes:
1 Re 8:1-7, 9-13; Sal 131:6-7, 8-10;
Mc 6:53-56
Martes:
1 Re 8:22-23, 27-30; Sal 83:3-5, 1011; Mc 7:1-13
Miércoles: Jl 2:12-18; Sal 50:3-6ab, 12-14, 17;
2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Jueves:
Dt 30:15-20; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 9:22-25
Viernes: Is 58:1-9a; Sal 50:3-6ab, 18-19;
Mt 9:14-15
Sábado: Is 58:9b-14; Sal 85:1-6; Lc 5:27-32
Domingo: Dt 26:4-10; Sal 90:1-2, 10-15;
Rom 10:8-13; Lc 4:1-13
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Cuando era niño mi padre me llevaba al rancho
de mi abuelito en México. En una de esas visitas mi
abuelo y mis tíos estaban quemando la tierra en su
rancho. Mientras el fuego ardía, papa Manuel nos
explicaba que era necesario reducir todo en cenizas
para que la tierra recobrara sus fuerzas y quedará
más fértil. Sin saberlo, mi abuelo me dio la imagen
que hasta hoy sostiene mi concepto del Miércoles de
Cenizas y de la cuaresma.
El Miércoles de Cenizas es la fiesta cristiana que
por lo menos doce siglos ha señalado el comienzo de
la Cuaresma. No cabe duda que para los latinos este
día es de particular atracción. Es uno de los pocos
días del año litúrgico en cual llegamos al templo en
masa por tal de recibir las cenizas en la frente.
Nosotros somos un pueblo enraizado en la tierra
y sabemos que la tierra necesita quemarse de vez en
cuando para seguir produciendo. Nosotros como la
tierra necesitamos dominarnos y cultivarnos para
producir frutos y flores para el Señor y los demás.
¡SANTO, SANTO, SANTO!
“¡Santo, Santo, Santo!”. Los idiomas antiguos,
como el hebreo empleado en la Sagrada Escritura,
no siempre tenían la manera de expresar superlativos en una sola palabra. Isaías no tenía una palabra
similar a “santísimo”, así que usó la triple repetición
de la misma palabra. Este detalle de minucia bíblica
sobre estas “tres pequeñas palabras” que cantamos
en Misa cada domingo sirve para recordarnos que
responder al llamado de Dios tiene que basarse en
estar consciente de la santidad de Dios. En Isaías y
el pasaje del Evangelio de hoy, escuchamos relatos
que revelan el poder y la fuerza de Dios: los serafines
en el templo y la pesca milagrosa. Estas no son revelaciones maravillosas sin razón. Dan lugar a una respuesta misionera, la de “Aquí estoy, ¡envíame!” de
Isaías y la de los discípulos que lo dejan todo para
seguir a Jesús. De igual manera nuestro “¡Santo,
Santo, Santo!” nos lleva a Cristo en la Eucaristía de
cada domingo, y a una vida de seguirlo día tras día.
Para los cursos pre-bautismales llamar a:
Alex Aguilar 845-480-1502 y Natalia Lemus 845-480-1682. Los cursos se dan
previa cita los martes 7pm y domingos 11am.
señor ten piedad
Ano de la Misericordia
Quinto Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario
Durante este Año Jubilar de
la Misericordia, el Papa Francisco nos llama a compartir
con cada uno la tierna compasión de Dios que nosotros
mismos hemos experimentado. En el Evangelio de hoy,
Lucas utiliza una interesante palabra en griego que
conlleva dicha ternura. En los otros evangelios,
Jesús llama a sus discípulos a ser pescadores
"haleis", una palabra que significa atrapar peces con
ganchos o redes, para matarlos y comerlos. Pero
Lucas usa la palabra "zogron" cuya raíz es "zoe"
que significa vida; esta palabra que usa Lucas significa "atrapar o reunir personas vivas", así como las
personas que gustan de atrapar animales sin lastimarlos, rescatarlos de la "vida salvaje" para darles
una vida mejor y protegerlos en acuarios o zoológicos, tiernamente cuidados por profesionales comprometidos al bienestar de esas criaturas. Así que
en la visión de Lucas y también la del Papa Francisco, nosotros que hemos sido "atrapados vivos" por
la misericordia de Dios nosotros mismos nos convertimos en "misioneros de la misericordia" durante
este Año Jubilar de la Misericordia, rescatando a
nuestros prójimos pecadores del peligro y reuniéndolos en la comunidad de Jesús para disfrutar de
la plenitud de la vida.
MINIST
PERSONS
Buildings & Grounds
Deanery
Eucharistic Adoration
Health
Hispanic Community
Hospitality
Men’s Club
Ushers
Music
Spanish Choir
Outreach
Parish Council
Parish Worship
Religious Education
RCIA
Right to Life
Social
Spiritual Life
St. Vincent De Paul
RIES & CHAIR
OF OUR PARISH
Pat Miele, Alex Aguilar, Paul Johnson
Maureen O’Connell
Dcn Robert Pang
Mary Loftus
Micaelina Maldonado/ Geny Aguilar
Robin Miller
Bill Loftus. Ralph Olsen
Jake Miraglia
Chris & Carolyn Yates
Ted Simone
Carlos Cerna
Maria Nest
William Gorman
Dcn John Cunningham
Kathleen Dunn
Dcn Robert Pang, Jose Bolaños
Scott Giblin
Kelli Chilson
Johanna Krumm
Fr. Tom Kunnel
PARISH COUNCIL
Kelli Chilson, Kathleen Dunn, Bill Gorman
Paul Johnson, Andrew Lee, Martina Lynch, Cruz Molina,
Maria Nest , Ralph Olsen, May Pang, Amy Ramundo,
Carolyn Yates, Janet Zahn
TRUSTEES
Phil McCartin
James Pontone
Parish Registration: All adults (over age 21) should register in
the parish themselves and should use envelopes or parishpay.com. Tithing is 5% of income. This registration is our
only means of certifying anyone as a member of the parish,
especially for Baptism and Confirmation sponsorship letters
and for scheduling Baptisms and Weddings.
Celebrating “The Year of Mercy” and LENT 2016, on
11 and 12 12 February (Thursday and Friday) the
Lights in St. John Piermont will be ‘ON’ for you.
You are welcome to visit the Church, meet the
priest, enjoy some quiet time, recall your youth or
just admire the beauty of the Church on the Hudson.
Send a photo on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook
with the caption “I have been to St. John’s Piermont”
Invite a friend or family member to make this visit
a “CHOICE MEMORY ON LIFE’S TIMELINE”.
Our Sacramental Life
We celebrate Baptism:
Please call the Rectory well in advance of the expected day
of Baptism to arrange an appointment for an interview.
Pre-baptismal meeting for parents is required. We require
all Baptismal families to be registered at St. John’s. Godparents must be confirmed, practicing Catholics. Generally
Baptisms are celebrated the third Sunday of each month at
12:00 pm.
We celebrate Reconciliation:
Confessions are heard from 4:30-5:00 pm on Saturday. You
may also make an appointment with one of the priests.
Spanish confessions is available 1st and 3rd Fridays of the
month and from 12:30 –1:00 PM on Sundays.
We celebrate Marriage:
Marriages should be arranged at least six months in advance. Participation in Pre-Cana is essential. Please call the
Rectory to schedule an appointment with one of the priests.
We celebrate Anointing of the Sick:
Planning to enter the hospital for elective surgery or other
serious treatment, and for those who have need of spiritual
healing. In an emergency, call the Rectory at any time.
We celebrate Holy Orders:
Any gentleman interested in exploring the question of vocation to the priesthood or the permanent diaconate should
contact Fr. Tom Kunnel. We would also be happy to direct
anyone interested in living their lives as Religious Sisters or
Brothers.
We celebrate the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults:
We welcome you to full membership in the life of the
Church. The instruction for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist for adults. If interested please contact Dcn Robert
Pang.