SAINT STANISLAUS PARISH PLEASANT VALLEY, NY AUGUST 21, 2016 21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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ANNOUNCED MASSES Saturday, August 20 5:30pm Thomas Conroy – Mary Connolly Sunday, August 21 8:15am People of St. Stanislaus Kostka 11:00am Bernard Mossakowski – Florentine Knights of Columbus Monday, August 22 9:00am Lorraine Pelletier – her sister, Martha Tuesday, August 23 9:00am Souls in Purgatory Wednesday, August 24 9:00am Communion Service Thursday, August 25 9:00am Nelly C. Muller – Lawrence Muller Friday, August 26 9:00am Mike Shannon – St. Stanislaus Knights of Columbus Saturday, August 27 5:30pm People of St. Stanislaus Kostka

ST. STANISLAUS IS A TITHING PARISH God’s Plan for Giving

In return for the Lord’s generosity, our people returned to His Church the following August 14, 2016 + Parish Pay $5977.00 Latin America & Home Missions $1132.00 Grocery card profits (last week) $130.00

Thank you for your continuing generosity that enables us to continue to serve the people of God.

**BIRTHDAY GREETINGS** August 21 Amanda DosSantos, Cynthia Hankamp, Silvia Hernandez, Kevin Jelinek, Taylor Kowgios, Esther Lacken, Timothy Pahlck, Brandon Stanton August 22 Shannon Decker, Jade Keil, Denisse Lavariega, Rebecca Malone, John Plew, Beverly Richard, Michelle Selage-Canfield, Bianca Tejeda, Kimberly Vanvoorhis August 23 Thomas Ayasse, Louis Caviglia, Martha Davies, Daniel Dunninger, Megan Houlihan, Michele Jankovics, David Knapp, Michael LeFevre, Elvira Marone, Cesar Meneses, Melody Nador, Peter Quinn, Roy Vanvoorhis August 24 Angel Ayala, Nathaniel Biasotti, Angelo Carbone, Linda Danieli, Dominick Hiesel, James Hughes, Ruel Jusi, John Kreinbihl, Cameron Masker, Kathryn Morris, Margaret Nealy, Daniel Odescalchi, Patricia Secor, Paulette Semke, Emma Trocino August 25 Teresa Ayasse, Victor Becerra, Chance Beeck, Tammi Benes, Dana Burckhard, Eugene DeAngelis, Marie DeSiena, Dominick DiBello, Marion Eagen, Gabrielle Esposito, Stephanie Ferrara, Melissa Ferrara, Jeannine Guerra, Kathy Hankamp, Carolyn Lavallee, Maria Lavariega, Nadine Marzouka, Carrie Nealy, Mia Parise, Patrick Rowland, Jessica Ruffolo, Matthew Slifstein, Liam Thompsett, Courtney Wimmers, Michael Yambrick August 26 Rindy Brady, Charles Cook, Joseph delRio, Mark Edwards, Tara Fischer, Samantha Laffin, Christopher Pociask, Carl Rennia, Alyssa Salfelder August 27 Matthew Charland, Jr., Amanda Conger, Audrey Devereaux, Nicholas DiCarlo, Michael Horgan, Cassandra Jaeb, Steven Jones, Albert Richard, Kevin Ronan, Kim Sears, Brian Treuhaft, James Trunk, Andy Tyler, Patrick Tyler, Mark Yerdon

PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH

We welcome our annual missionary who will be here next weekend

TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PTAF TEEN CLUB The next teen club meeting will be this Sunday,

August 21st at 12:15. Lots going on… don’t miss it!

CALLING ALL YOUTH GRADES 7-12 You are invited to a faithful and fun filled day right here at St. Stanislaus. Join us on Sunday, August 28th. We will start out by attending the 11 am Mass. Right after Mass the festivities will

begin. Our day will include fun get to know you activities, a kickball & corn hole tournament, a delicious BBQ and we will end with an Ice Cream Sundae Social. The suggested donation is just $5 for a day jam pack with activities. Please RSVP to Andrea Tighe by August 20th at 845-635-1700 ext 10. Bring a friend and be sure to wear your

sneakers! Hope to see you all there.

NEW CHAIRS ARE COMING The parish has purchased new, more comfortable and light weight chairs to replace the older metal chairs that we use in the church hall. We are in the process of arranging to dispose of the old chairs, so if you would like to purchase any of the metal chairs we will be selling them for $3 each or 4 or $10. They will be sold on a first come, first serve basis since some of the chairs are in better condition then others. If you would like to inquire about the chairs, please call the parish office. Drop the form below in the collection basket- Name: _______________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ Yes I would like to purchase __________ (how many) chairs.

FAITH FORMATION CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK

OF SEPTEMBER 11th!! Mrs. Sullivan has the upcoming week off, but you may still call ahead to set up a time to register. Please call the office at 635-1700 x 13 ASAP!

“I waited, waited for the LORD; who bent down and heard my cry. Psalm 40:2

The Faith Formation (formally known as Religious Education) Program is looking for joyful and eager adults to help in the office during class time. We meet on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons between the hours of 4:30 and 6:30 PM beginning September 13th. If you have an hour or two each week to assist us in sharing our faith with our young people and their families, we would be most grateful. Who knows, you may find yourself wanting to grow in your faith as well!

If you are interested or would like more information, please contact the Parish or Faith Formation office. If you are unable to assist us in the office, please know that your prayers for our children, their families, our catechists and all our volunteers is truly priceless and for that we are ever thankful!

MOVIE AND LUNCH

The Letters - The Untold Story of Mother Teresa 11am Tuesday, August 23

Parish Office Community Room

Thought provoking movie based upon the letters of Mother Teresa to her spiritual director. This is very timely, as she is going to be canonized in early September. We thought it might be a nice way to get together for lunch. (Bring your own lunch.) RSVP to Nancy Dunn at 635-1700 x 12

WHAT IS THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH? The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is one of four Pontifical Mission Societies, founded by a young

French girl named Pauline Jaricot who wished to support the missions. Her plan was to form groups of ten persons into “circles”, each of which would organize another group of ten. These groups would be formed into units of one hundred and the hundreds into thousands, each with its own leader. Every member was expected to make a weekly offering and pray daily for the missions. This became known as the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. The first collection, in 1822 was sent to the missions in China, Kentucky and the diocese of Louisiana, which included all of the territory from the Florida Keys to Canada. The United States continued to receive funds from the Pontifical Mission Societies until 1908, when we became mission independent.

THE NEW YORK ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE WAS FOUNDED IN 1853

In 1827, The Diocese of New York, (New York State and the northern half of New Jersey), received its first grant of $1,776.00. For the next 40 years the Diocese (which became the Archdiocese of New York) received $112,160.00 from the Propagation. In 1842, the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, on Canal Street, was built with money received from the Propagation. Despite the fact that the church in New York was very poor and still receiving funds from the Propagation, Father Lafont, the pastor, believed that the parishioners should show their gratitude by making sacrifices and contributing to the Propagation. He formed a chapter of the Society in the parish. The collection for the first year was $42.72. Other parishes started forming their “circles”. In 1853 Father LaFont was named the first director of the Archdiocesan Office of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. By the time of his death in 1874, the Archdiocese of New York had raised over $50,000.00 for the mission Churches.

WHERE IS THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH LOCATED? More than 120 countries around the world have a National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies, which includes the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. The central administrative offices of these Societies are located in Rome, Italy, under the direction of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Every diocese in the United States has a diocesan director, appointed by the local ordinary (bishop) of the diocese.

The New York Archdiocesan Office is located at

1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

Sr. Pauline Chirchirillo, PBVM, Director

Next Weekend, August 27/28 will be the annual appeal here at St Stanislaus.

Our speaker will be from the Redemptorist Order.