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HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE
WATERVLIET/GREEN ISLAND
Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday Vigil—4:00PM Sunday—8:30AM and 11:00AM
Weekday Schedule Communion Service: Monday & Friday at 9:00 AM
Mass: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9:00 AM
PASTORAL STAFF
Fr Don Rutherford, Sacramental Minister Deacon Al Manzella, Parish Life Director Deacon Mark Leonard
PARISH LIFE CENTER
2416 7th Avenue Watervliet, NY 12189 (518) 273-6020 Fax: (518) 273-3978 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rcpw.weebly.com
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon—Thurs: 8:30am—3:30pm Friday—10:30am—3:30pm
Administrative Assistant Judith Pope: [email protected]
Secretary Mary Beth Knapik
Archivist Thomas Hanley: [email protected]
FAITH FORMATION &
YOUTH MINISTRY CENTER
2425 7th Avenue (518) 328-0427
Coordinator Sharon Kowalski [email protected] Call for appointment
Facility Manager Matthew Carabis
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 pm—3:45 pm or by appointment
Sacrament of Baptism Please contact the Parish Office to make arrangements. Baptisms are generally on the 2nd weekend of the month.
Sacrament of Matrimony Couples should make arrangements as soon as the engagement is announced.
Anointing of the Sick If you are hospital bound, homebound or seriously ill and desire to be anointed, contact the Parish Office. Eucharist can be brought to any parishioner by a Eucharistic Minister.
Our mission at Immaculate Heart of Mary is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and to praise His name, by being a Christ-centered, welcoming, unified community.
Called to holiness, we celebrate the love of God through prayer and worship, the Eucharist and other sacraments, catechesis, evangelization and service to all. Always His people,
we strive to be good stewards of our time, talent and treasure.
HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 16, 2016
Deacon Al’s Corner
Spiritual Oxygen – We cannot live long without oxygen. Oxygen is one of the most im-
portant elements required to sustain life. At the Deacon Retreat we were told that the oxygen
for our spiritual life is “self-awareness.” Being “self-aware” means knowing our strengths and
our weaknesses. Reconciliation helps identify our weaknesses, and gives us the grace to over-
come them. . Self-awareness means that we know what motivates us, and what helps us to
grow and become all we are meant to be.
Spiritual Hydrogen - We cannot live long without hydrogen. I would suggest that for me, the
Eucharist that we receive at Mass is the hydrogen that sustains my spiritual life. The Mass is
like a special family meal. When we share a meal as a family we want to be free from family
feuds and bad feelings. We want to be forgiven if we have offended anyone. When we come
to Mass, to the Eucharist, we come as we are to a great, joyful, family celebration with Jesus
to:
Acknowledge our sinfulness and request forgiveness;
Give thanks to God for our many blessings; and
Ask for help for ourselves and for our neighbors.
We acknowledge at Mass that we are creatures, children of an all loving God. We meet
Jesus in our family and friends and in the Eucharist, as a community, at Mass. And we listen
to stories from the Bible about our spiritual family.
Spiritual Nitrogen - Prayer is the nitrogen that sustains our spiritual life.
Our spiritual lives are sustained by self-awareness, the Eucharist, Reconciliation, prayer,
and the grace of God.
We invite you to become a member of our parish family. To begin the registration process, please fill out this form and place in the collection basket on Sunday. We will send you a new membership form for registration. Thank you NAME __________________________________________________________________________ PHONE __________________________
ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS ____________________________________
VOCATIONS MINISTRY: Please consider participating in the Traveling Chalice
Program. Starting the weekend of November 5/6 a parishioner/family will have the
chalice for one week and are asked to pray daily about their own vocation and for
more vocations within the church. Please sign up in the back of the church and
when your name is chosen you will be contacted by a member of the Vocations
Ministry for further details.
IHM PRAYER MINISTRY: Contact Brenda Persons at 271-6184 if you would like the prayer
team to pray for you or a loved one who is ill or undergoing surgery.
LAWN SIGNS RETURNED—Many
thanks to all who took lawn signs to
help us advertise the Family Reunion
weekend and Faith Formation. All
signs for the Family Reunion should
now be returned to the back of the
church. Please return the Faith For-
mation signs by October 29/30.
MARY’S KITCHEN: Mondays: 3:30—
5:30pm—Mary’s Kitchen is open Mon-
days from 3:30 to 5:30pm. All mem-
bers of the community are invited –
both parishioners and non-
parishioners alike – to pick up a take-
out meal during those times.
Questions?? Contact Sharon at 328-
0427 for more information.
Pasta Dinner Perfecto, Friday, October 21—The Pasta Perfecto is
coming Friday, October 21!! We are preparing
several different pasta dishes for your tasting
pleasure. Serving times are between 4:15pm to
6:15PM, the place is the Parish Life Center on
7th Avenue. Food is available as take out or eat in
Tickets for the Pasta Dinner will be available at all the
Masses on October 9/10 and 15/16 and at the Pasta
Dinner. Price for the dinner is: $7(adults); $4(youth) and children
under 5 free. Included is your choice of pasta, meatballs or sau-
sage, salad, bread & butter and dessert.
The drawing for the 8 Basket Raffles will take place at the
Pasta Dinner at 6:30pm. Tickets are $1.00 each and will be sold af-
ter the Masses on October 8/9, 15/16 and at the Pasta Dinner. Call
Sharon Kowalski at 328-0427 for more information or tickets.
FAITH FORMATION—For All Ages Sharon C. Kowalski, Coordinator of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry, [email protected]
October 16: Breakfast with Deacon Al
All parents of children in the AM Faith Formation sessions are to meet with Deacon Al in the Parish Life Center at 9:30am
on October 16. Conversation, coffee, juice, bagels, and muffins will be served.
Please note: Children may be dropped off at the Faith Formation and Ministry Center on that day at 9:30am
before parents meet with Deacon Al.
Conversations with God in the Year of Mercy
Our young people in Faith Formation are putting together a book of prayers once again. We will have them available
by World Youth Day, October 23. There are a lot of prayers for animals, grandparents, family members and some that
will just touch your heart.
Faith Formation Theme 2016-2017: Prayer and Works of Mercy
Our theme for Faith Formation this year will focus on how families can experience prayer together to deepen their rela-
tionship with our Loving God. Our first project will be Cold Hands Hurrtt (for Joseph’s House). We will collect hats,
coats, gloves, mittens and other cold weather gear for Joseph’s House (in Troy), through October 23.
AM sessions for grades Pre-k to 7 are 9:45 to 10:55, with Mass at 11AM. PM sessions for grades 6 to 10+ are 12:15 to 1:15pm, following the 11am Mass.
If you were unable to make any of the registration meetings, please call Sharon at 328-0427 and we will set up
an individual appointment. Please bring the following to the registration appointment: a copy of their baptismal cer-
tificate (if not baptized at IHM); Family fee -$40 for one child, $45 for 2 or more. Checks should be made out to: Im-
maculate Heart of Mary Parish.
Please note: Brand new this year – we have a 3 year old program!! Please call the Faith Formation office for
details about all Faith Formation sessions, 328-0427.
Here’s What’s Coming Up in October
October 16: Deacon Al/Parents Parish Life Center, 9:30am October 21: Pasta Dinner October 23: World Youth
Day; Grade 3-4 Coffee hour after the 11am Mass October 23: Cold Hands Hurrt Collection Ends; Winter Gear
brought to Joseph’s House October 30: Living Rosary, 7pm
Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW)
Following the opening prayer at the 11am Mass, Father will invite all children from Pre-K to grade 3 to go with our cat-echists to hear and discuss the readings for that Sunday’s Mass. They will return to you in the church after the Prayer of
the Faithful.
Older siblings may participate in a different role as helpers to Mrs. Pontari. She also welcomes parent’s help. If
you would like to accompany your little ones and see what it’s all about, please feel free to join them.
PRAYER BLANKET MINISTRY TIE-IN: OCTOBER 19— Many thanks to the Knights of Columbus for their generous
donation of $100 to purchase fleece to make prayer blankets. Through their generosity, that will allow us to make approximately 10 larger blankets.
We have scheduled a prayer blanket ”tie in” on October 19 at 6:30pm in the Parish Life Center . If you are available to help us, please contact Sharon at 328-0427 or [email protected]. Just come and join us…all you have to be able to do is tie a KNOT!!
2/19/17
In loving memory of Adam & Katherine Novak
John G Novak & Florence Szpot requested by the Family
In loving memory of James D Langford
requested by Lilia Langford & Christine Callahan
1/22/17
Memorials for 2016—2017
1/1/17
In loving memory of Bryan T Roberts (son)
Raymond & Helen Werner (parents) requested by Judith Pope
10/23/16
In loving memory of the Edward Brooks Family, Foglia Family
& Monticup Family requested by Rose Brooks & Family
1/1/17
In loving memory of The Barron & Rys Families
requested by the Family
1/29/17
In loving memory of William T, Sr, Julia F
and Robert A Fahr requested by the Family
In loving memory of Joseph V Germano
requested by the Family 4/23/17
In loving memory of John T Sherlock
requested by his wife and Family
1/22/17
10/16/16
In loving memory of John A O’Brien
requested by the Family
RCIA and Sacramental
Preparation for Adults—Have
questions about the Catholic faith? Is becoming a member of the Catho-lic community been on your “to-do” list for a while?? Are you already a baptized Catholic, but need to com-plete the sacramental process??
Whatever your needs may be, we are here to help you make it happen. We are able to work around your schedule and you indi-vidual area of need. Want more in-formation?? Contact Sharon at 328-0427 or [email protected].
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS- from October 15 through now until November 13th a box will be set up in the vestibule to collect items for our troops: hand san-itizer, soap, small bottles of mouthwash, toothbrushes, toothpaste, small puzzle books, small packages of Doritos or similar chips, pretzels, crackers
or other snacks, dried fruit, beef or turkey jerky, small boxes of cereal, candy (no chocolate please), deodorant, cologne, etc. Items will be shipped to our
soldiers overseas. PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS POSSIBLE!!!
SCRIPTURE STUDY: Gospel of Matthew—You are invited to join us Thursday,
October 13 from 6pm to 7pm in the Faith Formation and Ministry Center for ques-tions and a first look at Chapters 11-12 of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Confronts an Evil Generation. For more information, please contact Sharon at 328-0427 or [email protected]
Thurs., Oct 20 MASS 9:00am—Joseph Bagnardi, Sr, req by son Joseph
Fri., Oct 21 9:00am—COMMUNION SERVICE
Sat., Oct 22 4:00pm—Joan Ross, req by William Dyer Melic Vartigian (B’day), req by daughters Thomas Frederick Mitchell, req by Nicholas Mitchell family
Sun., Oct 23 8:30am—Robert Legnard, req by wife & family Robert Fahr, req by Bob & Carol Carlson Ina Berry, req by Deb & Phil Donato & family
11:00am—Wm H Proctor, req by Joyce Novak Sue/Scott Towne, req by Mom Connery Frank Pitaniello, req by Maurice Clough & Pat
Mass Intentions
For the week
Sat., Oct 15 4:00pm—Dennis Tracey, req by the children Rita & Stella Chiplock, req by Sophie Philip R Harris, req by Nadia Haitko
Sun., Oct 16 8:30am—John Styno, req by Brenda Persons Patricia Williams, req by Rita Harris Richard Morrow (1st Anniv), req by the family
11:00am—Doris Gronau, req by Josephine Bonville Robert A Fahr, req by Ginny/Sue Ellis Joseph Germano, req by the family
Mon., Oct 17 9:00am—COMMUNION SERVICE
Tues., Oct 18 MASS 9:00am—Leon Rotella, req by Chas & Lorraine Bulson Jerry Campano/Rita Allen, req by sister Anna Marie
Wed., Oct 19 MASS 9:00am—Flo De’Gregorio, req by Donna Savoia Dec’d Della Rocca & Ferradino families, req by M/M Charles Adams Jennie Campana (Anniv), req by her daughter
ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Early deadline: collection totals for Oct 8/9 weekend will follow in next week’s issue.
Birthright would like to remind parishioners that the baby bottles distributed during
Respect Life Sunday are now due back. They can be left in the desig-nated box in the main entrance lobby. Birthright expresses their gratitude.
Memorial Masses Mass Record Book for 2017
Canon Law (534) requires that one of the Sunday Masses be celebrated for the Parishioners. That leaves only two Masses that can be said as Memorial Masses per weekend, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Since there is a limit to the number of intentions that can be said at any one Mass, we are unable to allow one person to reserve a number of Mass times and no more than 3 months ahead. In order to have Memorial Mass times available we encourage Parishioners to take advantage of the Tuesday through Thursday weekday Masses available for Memorial Masses. The new 2017 Mass Book will be available on Wednesday, October 26th We apologize in advance for those times we have to reschedule a week-day Memorial Mass that has been preempted by a funeral liturgy.
