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St. John’s Church Church Phone - 845-679-7696 St. Augustine’s Chapel 12 Holly Hills Drive FAX - 845-679-8393 71 Watson Hollow Road Woodstock, N.Y. 12498 www.sjwoodstock.org West Shokan, N.Y.12494

CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS: Rectory@sjwoodstock.org

St. John’s Church Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 8:00, 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday Eve of Holy Days 5:30 pm Holy Days 9:00 am and 7:30 pm

Penance 4:00 - 4:45 pm Saturdays

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. TO REGISTER CALL THE RECTORY

Rev. George W. Hommel, Administrator

St. Augustine’s Chapel Sunday Mass 9:30 am Holy Days 5:30 pm Penance 9:00 am, 2nd Sunday of the month.

Religious Education—845-679-2869 Elementary: Tues….1st-6th Grade....4-5:30 pm Jr/Sr High: Mon…..9th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Tues….8th Grade……...7-8:30 pm Wed…..7th Grade….…..7-8:30 pm John A. Coleman Catholic HS ….…..845-338-2750

A special Thank you is extended to the following for making First Communion

a Joyous Day for the children:

Father George Hommel; Our Beloved Pastor

Ministers of Music

Altar Servers; Shane Callahan, Sean Hallinan and Thomas Sudlik

Eucharistic Ministers; Alana Pesce and Bernadette Poremba

Ushers; Harold Frisbie & Dave Sudlik

Partners in Prayer

All the parishioners’ for making the in-side and outside of our church look

beautiful

Mr. Brueckner for taking the beautiful photographs

Our Dedicated Catechists and Volun-teers, especially, Beth Ann Patterson, Jennifer Sudlik and Alice Haberski

To all our parents who made sure the children attended classes and Mass and our Children for their hard work

And most importantly Jesus for the gift He has given.

God Bless you and your family for this beautiful day,

Mrs. Frisbie, Elementary Religious Education Coordinator

Thank you for your generous contributions last week to the Collection for the Church in Central and East-ern Europe! As a parish, we collected $767 to help restore the Church and build the future in over 25 countries. If you missed the collection, it’s not too late to give, visit www.usccb.org/nationalcollections, and click on the “How to Give” link on the left.

Jr./Sr. Religious Ed News! Confirmation– Our candidates will have a retreat on

May 19th from 9:30am-1:30pm. Confirmation practice is on June 3rd after 11am Mass. Confirmation will be held on

Friday, June 8th at 6pm with Bishop Walsh! Please continue to pray for our candidates.

All are welcome to attend the service! Cup of Sunshine– Our Cup of Sunshine service is still

going on! Help spread the sunshine!! Fill out a slip, place it into our Cup of Sunshine Box and

our 8th graders will do the rest!

MOTHER’S DAY ROSE SALE On May 12-13 after all Masses. Cost $2 per rose. Sponsored by the Ulster Vi-cariate Respect Life Committee. Pro-ceeds to benefit The Education Fund.

Annual Novena of Masses in the Observance of Mother’s Day,

starting on May 13th! During this time we ask for God’s blessing for our

Mother’s to whom we owe so much. Be sure to have your mother included in

our parish prayer, by giving her the most precious gift of all, your heart and prayers!

Spiritual Bouquet Cards are available in the church/chapel lobby. Please print clearly and place your offering enve-

lope into the basket during Mass.

Congratulations to the following children who received

First Holy Communion on 4/28/18!

Sebastian Brueckner, Sage Fusaro, Marianna Giordano, Adriana

O’Keefe, Emily Orge, Hunter Orge, Emily Sorbellini, Lucas Spada and

Zackariah Zindulka

Added in February Hebe Jon Karker Jodi A. Marianne F. Francesca Giannola Ingoglia Added in March George Benoit Annie Patrick Uncle Joe Added in April Ann Tory Entwistle Mel T. Flora Katheryn B. Mike L.

Andrew E. Luke S. Kathy Kretschmer Joe McPhee Kate Berryan Hannah Berryan Joan C. Fauci Nancy Bernard Jessica Shultis Leilani Robichaux Lemmieux Rose Barros Added in May Uncle Bob Smith Vincent Patrick Glen Jim

LOVE ONE ANOTHER In the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter we are met with an extraordinary challenge: Jesus commands us to “love one another as I love you” (John 15:12). The let-ter from John echoes this command. Of course, we are to love those in our family, those we work with, those we like. But the scriptures make clear that we are also to love those we never notice, those we purposely avoid, and even those we are tempted to despise. In this Sunday’s selection from the Acts of the Apos-tles Peter shows us how far God’s love extends, and how far our love should extend in response. Peter realizes that God no longer “shows partiality” to the Jews, sharing di-vine love exclusively with them. Christ has revealed that God’s love extends to all people, and so should ours.

Blessing, Father George

50th GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE MASS

Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2018 are

invited to attend the Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at

St. Patrick’s Cathedral on

Sunday, June 3rd at 2:15 pm.

Pre-registration is required. Please contact the rectory at 845-679-7696 to register or

email Rectory@sjwoodstock.org. The closing date to register for the Mass is

Monday, May 14, 2018.

May is Saint John’s month to staff the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen at Christ Lutheran Church

in Woodstock. Soup, bread, beverages and des-sert are served. Soup is prepared by area restaurants and bread is donated by local establishments. We are very fortunate that the DBSK now has “permanent volunteers: on Mondays (thanks to John Mocarski and

his daughter) and Wednesdays. So, barring any unforeseen changes or emergencies, we are actually only looking for Friday volunteers from 3:30-6:15 pm.

Volunteers are needed to do the following: 1. Pick up the soup from area restaurants and deliver it to the

Christ Lutheran Church by 3:45. 2. 2 adults (and 1 CCD student) are needed to set up, serve

and cleanup. (Only 1 CCD student per shift…and only with parental permission, please.)

3. We can also use substitutes, because emergencies do happen. There will be a spot for you to sign up if you’d like to be called as a substitute throughout the year.

If you have any questions, please call Barbara Runz at 973-222-5489. This is actually a very enjoyable and rewarding way to spend an afternoon. Your generosity will be appreciated by all you serve!

BABY BOTTLES have been placed in the church/chapel lobby. Please help support the Good Counsel Homes as they provide supportive residential care and community-based ser-vices for homeless, expectant, new mothers and their children in the content of the Catholic social tradition. Please give gener-ously. For more info, go to http://www.goodcounselhomes.org.

Volunteers are needed for an act of kindness.

A parish member had surgery on 4/27 and could use some meals that they can easily

freeze, defrost and bake. Call the rectory for more info at 845-679-7696.

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH

Weekly Offering Second Collection for Central and Eastern

Europe

Our Cardinal’s Appeal Goal for 2018 $30,000.00

46 donors—$13,140.00 Pledged—43% of Goal

Renew + Rebuild Goal is $413,000.00 47 Parishioners contributed $341,910.00 (83% of goal)

(Only 10% of our parish has participated thus far.)

Thank you for your generosity!

First Saturday, May 5th 9:00 AM JAMES SWEENEY, Chris Molinelli 5:00 PM OPEN INTENTION Sunday, May 6th 8:00 AM LEE S. MOYER, Joe Carrubba 9:30 AM ANGELO GIORDANI, His Family 11:00 AM MARIA HOFFMAN, Her Family Monday, May 7th 9:00 AM JOHN, REGINA, ROBERT, CHARLOTTE AND NORMAN SMITH, Kathleen & Richard Fazzone Tuesday, May 8th 9:00 AM GEORGE AND ANNE HASS, Anne Hass Wednesday, May 9th 9:00 AM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS 5:30 PM OPEN INTENTION Thursday, May 10th—The Ascension of the Lord 9:00 AM OPEN INTENTION 7:30 PM OPEN INTENTION Friday, May 11th 9:00 AM PATSY GOLDBLATT, Jackie Francois Saturday, May 12th 5:00 PM INTENTION OF PARISHIONERS Sunday, May 13th– Happy Mother’s Day 8:00 AM LEE S. MOYER, Joe Carrubba 9:30 AM OPEN INTENTION 11:00 AM MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA

Our Military, especially for Joseph Turck, James Mault, Johnathan Schwab and Danny Brennan (Navy), Justine Lamoreux Repose of the Soul

4/30/17 $5,204.50

4/29/18 $4,325.00

4/30/17 $739.00

4/29/18 $767.00

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONTACT PERSONS Altar Servers ................................. Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Altar Society ................................. Christine Molinelli, 679-5332 Baptismal Committee................... Francine Carmody 679-7205 and ........................................................ Bernadette Poremba, 679-7643 Beautification Church ........................................... Brian and Joan Hagedorn, 679-7622 Grotto and Outdoor Stations ...... Bob and Lori Biamonte, 679-2239 Bereavement Committee ............. Francine Carmody 679-7205 Bulletin .......................................... Jeanine Meisler, 679-7696 Eucharist Ministers/Lectors ........ Bob Dietrich, 657-8556 Food Pantry .................................. Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Holiday Food Baskets .................. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819 Liturgy Committee ........................ Sue Curran, 679-8617 Maintenance Committee .............. David Sudlik, 657-6782 Music Group ................................. Dave Christi, 430-8040 Newsletter ..................................... Colleen Mountford, 679-8546 Parish Council .............................. John Spindler 679-4462 Parish Nurse ................................. Colleen Short, 417-4522 Pins and Needles .......................... Pat Lindtveit, 338- 1720 ........................................................ Helen DeVoe, 679-5947 Religious Education 1 - 6 ........... Cindy Frisbie, W 679-2869 Religious Education 7 - 9 ........... Alice Haberski, W 679-2869 and H 679-6791 R.C.I.A. .......................................... TBD Respect Life .................................. Rosemary Cyr 679-6872 Secular Franciscan Order ........... Lorraine Pioli Sciarrino 626-7000 Social/FUNdraising Committee ... 679-7696 Soup Kitchen ................................ Barbara Runz 845-657-4022 Tree of Life .................................... Dolores Hagedorn 845-679-7607 …………………………………… Jeanine Meisler 845-853-3042 Ulster Vicariate ............................. TBD Ushers ........................................... Guy Oddo, 338-0624 Wedding Committee ..................... Alice Haberski, 679-6791 ........................................................ Sandi Armstrong, 679-1098 Youth Ministry/Activities ............. Harold & Cindy Frisbie 246-1819

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20 (for Ascension); otherwise Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20; 1 Jn 4:11-16; Jn 17:11b-19; or, for Ascension, Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Sixth Sunday of Easter Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord (unless transferred to Sunday) or St. Damien de Veuster Saturday: Ss. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras