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St. Mary’s Church Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church 31 Elm Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
Serving: Fly Creek, Hartwick, Milford, Middlefield, Northern Otsego County and Communities
Diocese of Albany, New York
Phone: 607-547-2213 Fax: 607-547-5742 Website: www.stmaryscoop.org
Father John P. Rosson, BA. MA, MDiv, STM Pastor Trustees: Peter Henrici, Jeffrey Woeppel and Michael Millea – Parish Council President: Dorothy Dabrowski
Acting Cemetery Superintendent - Paul Mullins 607-293-7533
Office Manager: Maureen Brennan - Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am-12:00pm
Director of Religious Education: Rosemarie Abbate 547-8716, [email protected]
Confirmation Coordinator: Mary Dirr [email protected]
Bulletin Publisher: Father John Rosson - Bulletin Editor: Penney Gentile [email protected]
The Bulletin is the official publication of St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Lake Church, Cooperstown, New York
For your safety and the protection of the Church, we have video surveillance.
~ 21 December 2014 ~
Fourth Sunday of Advent
St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church
Christ centered Biblically grounded Sacramentally nourished Serving our neighbors in Christian love
~ 28 December 2014 ~
Holy Family Sunday
PARISH SUPPORT
December 20/21 2014: Attendance: TBA Offertory: TBA
Eucharistic Minister Schedule
Cup/Set up Cup/Gift Bearer Host Lectors
December 27/28
January 3/4
4:30pm F. Raeder L.J. Alexander D. Gerard B. Sohacki/B. Jay 8:00am M. Cring L. Bliss Lamb A. Curtis M. Curtis/P. Henrici 11:00am J. Nicols V. Adolfsen P. Gentile L. Mooney/D. Storck Choir
4:30pm D. Gerard F. Raeder L.J. Alexander L. Sohacki/B. Sohacki 8:00am J. Nicholson S. Oberriter A. Cring D. Raddatz/J. Havener 11:00am J. Nicols A. McGoldrick V. Adolfsen B. Markusen/D. Storck Choir
Pray for our Sick Maureen Aquilino, Jim Kozak, Richard Murphy, Anna Kreminec,
Gloria Sapienza Jones, Julia M. Rosson, Nancy Morton,
Jane McGuire (living - Dorothy Dabrowski’s niece),
John Nicols (Hank’s brother), Cameron Miller (Nancy Irvin’s sister’s
grandson), Colleen Brennan Weale, Connor Karam (4-year-old great
nephew of Lucille Gargiulo), Mary Mullins (Paul Mullins’ sister)
Nell Jansen, Doris Cronin, Doug Lindsay, Parker McManus
Military Deployment Christian Gohde, SSgt. Elliott Weidel and Capt. Michael Weidel (sons of
Denise and Ed Storck), Michael Barrow (Maureen Davidson’s son)
Prayer Corner
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
FRIDAYS 8-9:30 AM (BENEDICTION)
Memorials after Death Remember St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Lake Roman
Catholic Church in wills and final testaments
For your safety and the protection of the Church,
we have video surveillance.
DAILY MASS CHAPEL
Celebration of Daily Mass Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
has been relocated to
St. Mary’s Rectory Chapel
Friday’s 7:30am Mass will be celebrated in the church. Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament will be from 8–9:30 am
A very big thank you to everyone who took gift tags from
the Christmas Giving Tree for the residents at Focus at
Otsego Manor and the patients of the Long Term Home
Health Care Program. Words cannot express the gratitude
of the residents and patients for your kindness and
generosity.
Save a tree! All are welcome to subscribe! Please send Penney Gentile your e-mail address at [email protected] and you can receive the weekly bulletin by e-mail!
Sunday Teaching Mass
Will be on the 2nd Sunday in January & February
Jan 11, 2015 Class/teaching Mass @ 5:15pm
Feb 8, 2015 Class/teaching Mass @ 5:15pm
HOPELOVEJOYPEACEHOPELOVEJOY PEACE
It is not too late to make your 60th annual Bishop’s Appeal donation before the year’s end.
www.TheBishopsAppeal.org ~OR~ Mail your donation to:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, 40 North Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
RECONFIGURING ST. MARY’S
New Beginnings
Pastoral Planning, Reconfiguring Resources, Fewer Priests, Declining Church
Attendance, Less Income: These are the realities facing all Catholic parishes today,
country wide. We as the Finance Committee, are being asked by the diocese to
define a new way to be parish. Now is the time to revisit a word from the past:
Stewardship.
In this climate within our Catholic world, we must review and address our
commitment to stewardship and our use of our resources at St. Mary's in order to
achieve a "New Beginning".
As a first step in this process, Fr. John and the Finance Committee are
recommending that we use a new model of reporting our financial status to you, our
parishioners. We will report in the bulletin a snapshot of our current financial
position which will include our projected annual budget goal, and the income
needed to complete reaching the operating budget for the church.
In addition to reporting to you our current "family budget position" we will be
recommending periodically ways in which to modify the costs of running our parish.
We invite you all to make suggestions and comments on those recommendations
as they are made.
As we move forward, we will be making changes which, very much like trimming our
household budgets, necessitate adjustments which we may find uncomfortable and
sometimes disappointing. We ask for your understanding and support as we deal
with keeping St. Mary's a viable and stable parish.
Your Finance Committee is suggesting that you give consideration to increasing
your participation in the Stewardship of our parish to maintain that viability and
stability. Please keep these endeavors in your prayers We know that with your
prayers and help, our parish community will become stronger in faith and in
function.
Wishing you a blessed new year,
St. Mary’s Finance Committee
Saturday December 27th 2014
Sunday January 11th 2015
MASS SCHEDULE thru
Special Monthly Mass Schedule
1st Thursday: Mass Bassett Hospital Chapel – 12:10pm
3rd Wednesday: Mass Otsego Manor – 11:00am
Fridays: Mass 7:30am Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 8:00am-10:00am
Funeral Masses replace weekday Daily Mass
The Liturgy of the Hours contains Morning Prayer. This used to be called Lauds. We will offer Morning Prayer every Friday at 7:10 AM. We pray in common this Hour of the Divine Office—known as the Liturgy of the Hours.
Advent Mass on
W e d n e s d a y
December 17th at
Focus at Otsego
Manor.
* DAILY MASS CHAPEL * Celebration of Daily Mass Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday will be relocated to the St. Mary’s Rectory Chapel Friday’s 7:30am
Mass will be celebrated in the Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will be from 8 am-9:30am
SATURDAY DECEMBER 27th
4:30pm A.J. Giombetti r/b The Family
SUNDAY DECEMBER 28th
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
8:00am Mary Pangborn r/b Estate
11:00am Kenneth Carozza r/b Marita Carozza
TUESDAY DECEMBER 30th
5:30pm Rectory Chapel/Robert Tirrell r/b Fr. John
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31st
VIGIL OF SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD
4:30pm Mary Sullivan Dorsch r/b Marita Dorsch Carozza
THURSDAY JANUARY 1st
SOLEMNITY OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD
10:30am St. Mary’s Parishioners
SATURDAY JANUARY 3rd-Most Holy Name of Jesus-First Saturday
Visiting Priest Fr. Greg Weider will be here this weekend
8:00am Fatima Devotions
4:30pm Jack Gerard r/b Donna Gerard
(2nd Anniversary)
SUNDAY JANUARY 4th
SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Visiting Priest Fr. Greg Weider
8:00am Mary Pangborn r/b Estate
11:00am Inge Barown r/b Bart Barown & Family
Visit St. Mary’s Website The website continues to be updated with the most recent homilies, bulletins, photos, parish news, St. Mary’s ministries, Faith Formation information and more!
Check it out at www.stmaryscoop.org!
The next monthly very merry “Mary Widows” luncheon will be a repeat of a great time had by all, as we decided to again meet at
the Otesaga Hotel’s Hawkeye Grill! Friday, January 16th, is the date and 12:30pm is the
time. You can enjoy their fabulous Friday Buffet
for $13.95, or order off the menu. All are invited / Dutch treat / Need not be
widowed! Call Donna Gerard (547-7109) by mid-day Wednesday, January 14th. Invite a
friend to join us and shake off the winter blues!
The Parish office will be closed on Wednesday & Friday December 31st & January 2nd. Happy New Year to all!
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7th
St. Raymond of Penyafort
11:00am Rosary & Communion at Focus at Otsego Manor
SUNDAY JANUARY 11th
BAPTISM OF THE LORD
SATURDAY JANUARY 10th
8:00am
11:00am
5:15pm
4:30pm Thomas MacGloin r/b Donna Gerard
Confirmation Program Schedule 2014 – 2015 Grades 7, 8 and 9
Class 3:30 – 5:15 PM
Teaching Mass 5:15 PM [instructive liturgy- explaining the meaning, history of Eucharist]
Jan 11, 2015 Class and teaching Mass (Note 2nd Sunday of Jan)
Feb 8 Class and teaching Mass (Note 2nd Sunday of Feb)
Mar 1 Class and teaching Mass
Apr 12 Class and teaching Mass
May 3 Class and teaching Mass
The social time is before class so the students can leave after Mass. The Youth I’nC parent volunteers assume responsibilities for the students at the social time.
Confirmation Corner
Mary Did You Know? Lyrics by Mark Lowry
[Verse 1]
Mary did you know that your baby boy will some day walk on water? Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you. [Verse 2] Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand? Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? And when your kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God. Oh Mary did you know? The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again. The lame will leap, the dumb will speak, the praises of the lamb. [Verse 3] Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? This sleeping child you're holding is the great I am.
