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ST. JOHN NEUMANN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Church Bulletin
Rev. Johnson Machado, Pastor John Zielinski, Deacon
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 8th & 9th, 2020
PARISH CENTERS The worship site at: The worship site at:
Strykersville Sheldon 3854 Main St., Strykersville, NY 14145 991 Centerline Rd. Strykersville, NY 14145 Masses: Sat. Vigil -5:00pm, Sunday -8:00am Sat. Vigil-8:00pm, Sunday 10:30am Weekday masses: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri—9:00am Confessions: Sat. 4:15-4:45pm Sat. 7:15-7:45pm (other times by appt.)
Office: 585-457-3222 Fax: 585-457-3222 Email: [email protected] @ 3854 Main St. School Building Parish Website: www.sjnchurch.org Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00am-3:00pm Facebook: St. John Neumann Catholic Community
Catholic Cemeteries: Donations greatly appreciated for all Cemeteries. St. Cecilia’s Cemetery, Sheldon Site St. Mary’s Cemetery, Strykersville Site St. Nicholas Cemetery, North Java St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Java Center
Inquiries: 585-457-3222
Eucharistic Adoration: Strykersville Site --- 9:30am -7:00pm First Friday of the Month or as announced
PARISH OFFICE: Russ Reisdorf, Office Manager
Faith Formation Director –Melissa Weisenburg e-mail: [email protected] or call the office and leave a
message
SACRAMENTS POLICY
Baptism: Call the office for preparation 585-457-3222 – Baptisms on Saturdays: 12:00 Noon –
Strykersville Site and Sundays: After 10:30am Mass- Sheldon Site
Marriage: Six months lead time. Diocesan approved preparation program (Pre-Cana) required, after
Pastor interview
Communion to the sick: Please contact Pastor for special circumstances. Monthly and Sundays by
Eucharistic Ministers or Pastor
Anointing of the Sick: Night or day 585-457-3222 or daily during Mass prior to surgery.
Please Pray for: world peace, our country, for those serving overseas, for victims of
war, violence and natural disaster, for the sick and suffering including: Fred Marcheson,
Todd Hart, Lacey Bach Moore, Carl Schiltz, Cathy Keem, Jean H., Madonna Zittel, Sheri Zittel, Kathleen
Anderson, Paul Switalski, Len Mazurkiewicz, Ruth Z., Prudy Allein, Gayle Lane, Jeanine Peehler, Bob
Daniel, Jean Dominesey, Leona Meyer, Judy Perl, Rose Gielow, Shirley Becker, Bernie Eley, Michael Bankers,
Annabelle Ziegler, Father Jim Fugle, Bob Schuessler, Bill Calmes, Sylvia Nowak, Marilyn Noecker, Mildred
Ash, Lorne LeMieux, Norm Kehl, Ellsworth Smith, Sabrina Marlowe, Nancy Cox, Gerry& Shirley Fugle,
Linda Hall, Judy Carlson, Shaun Vonna, Mary Perry, Bill Datzler, David Hennenberger, Arlene Langa,
Dorothy Perl, Brennan McCormick and Father Johnson. Please be advised after 60 days the names will be removed from
the prayer list unless otherwise notified.
Strykersville:
Saturday, August 8–Vigil-Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00pm [+Ruth George-30th day-Dave & Cindy George] 8:00pm [+Marie Dominesey-Rose Boxler]
[All Parishioners] [All Parishioners] Sunday, August 9-Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am [+Randy Farrant-Mark & Michelle George] 10:30am [+Douglas Redden-Ed & Barb Logel] [All Parishioners] [All Parishioners] Monday, August 10- 9:00am [+Bernard Perl-Estate] Tuesday, August 11- 9:00am [+Lisa Witt-Gert Meyer] Wednesday, August 12- ***NO MASS*** Thursday, August 13- 9:00am [+Felicia Redden-Family] Friday, August 14- 9:00am [+Sally Schabloski-Tom] Saturday, August 15–Solemnity Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 5:00pm [+Bernice Possinger-Lucille Brachmann] 8:00pm [+In memory of Barbara Perry-family]
[All Parishioners] [All Parishioners] Sunday, August 16-Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am [Don, Helen & Terry Hyman-Family] 10:30am [Don & Tom Musty-Paul Pitkin family] [All Parishioners] [All Parishioners]
***Public masses—be mindful of the 25% capacity of churches—
Strykersville site—approx. 50 people; Sheldon site approx. 90 people per mass. Please
respect others and keep social distancing. ***
CHRIST IN THE WORD
Ministry Schedule August 15th & 16th: 5:00pm— Eucharistic Ministers: Pete Schnitzler, Ed Logel Cantor: Carol Schnitzler Lector: LeeAnn Day Altar Server: N/A 8:00pm— Eucharistic Ministers: John Meyer, Beth Reisdorf Lector: James Kirsch Altar Server: N/A 8:00am-- Eucharistic Ministers: Alice Hyman, Bill Perl Lector: Michael Skrzypek Altar Server: N/A 10:30am-- Eucharistic Ministers: Sharon Molik, Peggy McCormick Lector: Sara Furr Altar Server: N/A Please arrange for substitute if you are unable to make your scheduled ministry—Ministers, please
make sure you have a substitute if needed, as Father will not be distributing communion during this period of reopening. ****************************************
Thinking about Separation or Divorce? – Is your marriage or that of a relative or
friend heading for divorce? Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages regain
their health. The program is highly suc-cessful in saving hurting marriages. For
details or to register call (716) 474-9371 or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org. The
next weekend is October 2-4, 2020. All
calls are confidential and pre-registration is
required. Space is limited.
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Card of Thanks in Loving Memory of Gertie Hyman
During this time of sorrow, we learn how much our family
and friends mean to us. Thank you to all who supported
us with calls, visits, cards, mass cards, food and charitable
donations. To Fr. Vince, Fr. Johnson, Deacon John, Russ,
Maria and Annie for the kind words, shared stories and
beautiful music and for allowing us to have the cele-
bration on life we wished for. To Dave Kirsch and the Ro-
sary & Altar Society for the delicious food and help at the
reception and for those that attended the service or were
just with us in thought. Most importantly thank you for
your kindness and sympathy at a time when it was
much needed and greatly appreciated.
With love,
The Hyman Family
Upcoming Meeting: No meetings St. John Neumann Prayer Chain: If you have any
requests for prayers please contact Michelle Schubert
(585-689-0098) or Carol Comstock (585-317-9459) or
email [email protected].
Gifts to God
August 1 & 2– $2619.00 Retired Priests Medical Fund--$626.00
July online giving--$1685.00 God Bless you for your generosity!
Guidelines to follow at St. John Neumann Parish
Congregants should plan on restricted seating, a change in
the reception of Communion in order to ensure social
distancing, and other appropriate measures upon entering
and exiting churches. The dispensation from the obligation to attend
Sunday Mass remains in place. All who are espe-
cially vulnerable or simply uncomfortable attending
a public Liturgy are encouraged to remain at home
and if possible, view Mass via live streams, which
will continue in local parishes.
If you are SICK, stay home and limit your contact with others.
Please be concerned about others.
*Never Forget Sanitizer and Mask when
you come to Church*
Parishioners should bring and be prepared to wear their own
masks and, a bottle of hand sanitizer for use upon entering,
before receiving Communion, after receiving Communion,
and after exiting the church.
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August 15—feast of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary is not a holyday of obligation this year
as it falls on Saturday. Ministers and lectors
scheduled do not need to provide their duties at the
mass they were scheduled for. Sorry for confusion.
Today’s Readings:
1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-13a Romans 9: 1-5
Matthew 14: 22-33
Elijah and Peter each encounter the Lord in an unusual way in today’s readings. Elijah expected the LORD to come in the wind, in an
earthquake, or with fire, but instead it was in a tiny whispering sound. The Lord appeared like a ghost to the disciples during a storm and Peter
dared to walk across the raging sea. How do we encounter the Lord? Here in this space we encounter the Lord in his Church, gathered
together in his name, and in the Eucharist.
Next week’s readings: Isaiah 56: 1, 6-7
Romans 11: 13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15: 21-28
A VOCATION VIEW Although we don’t know when this world will end, we do
know that the end is always drawing closer. We do not have
forever to answer God’s call. If God is calling you to a
Church vocation, call Fr. Andrew Lauricella
at 716-847-5535.
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We have received our installment on July 31st in the amount of
$3411.59. We want to thank those who contributed to this
diocesan campaign and made this possible. It will be used as
mentioned early in the campaign for the maintenance of the
buildings on our campus. Thank you! ********************************************************************
Dear Friends of WACY, Thank you for your past years of
support at our Annual WACY Golf Tournament and Basket
Raffle. Through its fundraising efforts, we have had many op-
portunities to grow in faith, share friendships, and have fun to-
gether. We wanted to let you know that, unfortunately, the
2020 Golf Tournament had to be cancelled this year due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. We plan to continue the tradition of our
annual Golf Tournament and Basket Raffle next year. Please
know we appreciate how you have generously supported us,
and that you continue to be in our prayers.
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Jesus and Politics
Jesus was very political. But not the way we may think. He wasn’t like other political leaders of His day or today. He operated much differently and with a drastically contrasting purpose. But Jesus’ politics are clearly evident through his Message, Miracles, and Mission.
Politics were at the center of Jesus’ story and His message. Even His miracles often carried political implications. His life was ended in a political execution because he threatened the status quo of the political leaders of the day. And Jesus got capital punishment by Pontius Pilate (Stoning was the more common Jewish
method of punishment). Also, Caesar the Emperor of
Rome, Pontius Pilate the Governor, Herod the Ruler of Galilee were involved and played a great part in Jesus’ Passion and Death
The heart of Jesus’ message was political: it was about the coming of “the kingdom of God.” These are the first words of Jesus in Mark, the earliest Gospel, an advance summary of what the Gospel and the story of Jesus are about (Mark 1:14-15). Of course, Jesus’ message was also religious: he was passionate about God and what God was like. That passion led him, in his teaching and actions, to proclaim the kingdom of God.
In his world, “kingdom” language was political. Jesus’ hearers knew about other kingdoms—the kingdom of Herod and the kingdom of Rome (as Rome referred to itself in eastern parts of the empire). The Kingdom of God had to be something different from those kingdoms.
Jesus also used political means, most dramatically in two public political demonstrations. First, his preplanned entry into Jerusalem on a donkey symbolized a kingdom of peace in which the weapons of war would be banished. Second, he publicly indicted the temple as “a den of robbers” because it had become the center of collaboration with Roman imperial rule and taxation (Matt 21:13, Mark 11:17, Luke 19:46).
Jesus was very political. But probably not in the way we are thinking. Jesus wasn’t like the politicians in His day or of our day. He always placed other’s interests ahead of his own. He didn’t seek political gain for himself. And He avoided traps that so many other leaders find themselves snared in. Jesus was and is a very different political leader.
Pastor’s Pen