Church of the Infant Saviour 22 Holland Avenue, Pine Bush, NY 12566

Tel: Parish Office (845) 744-2391 Fax: (845) 744-5938 Religious Ed Office (845) 744-9944

website: www.infantsaviour.org email: infsavpb@hvc.rr.com

April 15, 2018 Third Sunday of Easter

Infant Saviour, Pine Bush

Father S. Niranjan Rodrigo, Pastor Father Raymond Pavlick, Weekend Assistant (Retired) Deacon Jack Carr Deacon Frank Rose Parish Trustees: Dr. Richard Reich Mr. Paul Rouis Parish Council Chair: Dn. Jack Carr Parish Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Ditizio Parish Office Hours: Monday, Wed-Friday 9:30AM-4:30PM Tuesday 9:30AM-6:30PM RCIA Ministry: Dn. Jack Carr Religious Education: Sister Shinty Antony, Director Mrs. Jeanette Coates, Secretary Mrs. Gail Baumann, Former Coordinator Adult Faith Formation: Mrs. Rosemary DeCaro Catholic Youth Organization: Mrs. Jeanette Coates Mrs. Lula Tartaglione DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague Novena - after Friday 8:00AM Mass -- Every third Friday Anointing of the Sick during the Novena Miraculous Medal Novena – after Saturday 8:00AM Mass Holy Hour – Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30PM Marian Prayer Group – 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 10:30AM, in Church Mother's Chapel - 9AM-6PM Ultreya – 2nd Thursday of the month: 7:30PM, Church Hall Eucharistic Adoration – First Friday of the Month: 9AM – 6PM

Our Lady of the Valley, Walker Valley

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Evening: 5PM-Pine Bush Sunday: 8:00 AM – Walker Valley 9:30AM & 11:15AM – Pine Bush Daily Masses: 8:00AM Monday through Sat. – Pine Bush CONFESSIONS: Saturday 4:00-4:40 and by appointment. INFANT BAPTISMS: Any 2nd or 4th Saturday of each month at 12 Noon. Please call the Rectory at 744-2391 ext. 10 Baptism Catechesis is offered on the 3rd Saturday of every month at 3PM in the Church Hall. Any parents who are getting their children baptized and have been directed to attend should plan on coming to one of the sessions before the baptism takes place. Godparents may also attend. Please direct any questions or concerns to Dn. Jack Carr or Dn. Frank Rose. ADULT BAPTISMS: We use the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. THE HOMEBOUND are visited regularly. To arrange a visit, please call the Parish Office at 744-2391 MARRIAGES: Please call the Rectory 744-2391 for an appointment at least six months prior to the desired date. No date will be given until the couple has met with Fr. Niranjan, Deacon Jack or Deacon Frank. The Monsignor James S. Conlan Knights of Columbus Council 5329: Meets the first Thursday of the month in the Pre-School Building call Charlie Cino 744-6174

Third Sunday of Easter

April 15, 2018 Mass Intentions Sat: April 14, 2018 8:00AM: 5:00PM: Bob Turnbull (His Wife Anne)

Week of April 15, 2018 Sun: 8:00AM: Lynne Huntoon (John & Celeste Goff) 9:30AM: Florence Zumbrunn (Keindl Family) 11:15AM: Pasquale & Mary Marino (Their Family) Mon: 8:00AM: Kathleen O’Connell (Anne Turnbull) Tues: 8:00AM: Bernard & Bonnie Wysocki (Their Daughter) Wed: 8:00AM: Andrew & Johanna Seman (Their Son) Thur: 8:00AM: Patricia Cino (Infant Saviour Parish Community) Fri: 8:00AM: Robert Cavanaugh (Chris White & Family) Sat 8:00PM: Elizabeth Baez Colon (Living) (Happy Birthday) (Yolanda, Robert III & Andrew) 5:00PM: Bob Turnbull (His Wife Anne)

Week of April 22, 2018 Sun: 8:00AM: All Souls In Purgatory . 9:30AM: Deceased Members of the Sucic Family (Maria) 11:15AM: Walter J. Konefal (Gail Baumann & Family) CONFESSIONS: Saturday 4:00-4:40 and by appointment.

SANCTUARY LAMP:

In Loving Memory of Walter Konefal Requested by Infant Saviour Parish Community

Readings: April 22, 2018 First Reading: Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12 (50B) Psalm: 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-2 Gospel: John 10:11-18

Prayers for the Sick and Deceased: Please contact the Parish

Office with names of anyone who need prayers for healing or have recently died in which you would like to have included in the bulletin. The names of those who are sick are to be submitted only with he named person’s permission.

Please pray for the sick: John Araneo, Roland Mora, Pat Matteo, Jeffrey Selear, George Rescigno, Matthew Schaffner, William Meyers, Richard Tanagretta, Doris Bennett, Jeanie Kane, Bob Broughal, Ed Gatzen, Joseph Manfredi, Anthony Gordon, Eric Maurin, Roland Rossi, Kurt Schaffner, Frank Rispoli, Thomas Fitzsimmons, Clare Dougherty, Michael Phillip, Brayden Ackerman, Trevor Holts, Fran Hodges, Karleen Hillsman, Jarrett Winum, Baby Alyssa, Sister Margaret Ellen Burke, Robin Masiero, Al Masiero, , Mary Fay, Baby Sydney, Phil Sanfilippo, Robert Pawlowski, Katie Araneo John McPhillips, Jen Rommel, Catherine Veluta, Todd McDowell, Thomas Fay, Jr., Miriam Vasseur, Dave Gampfer, Geni Marino, Nicholas Loeser and Joseph Bukovsky PLEASE REMEMBER all our Men and Women who defend and have defended our freedom in the armed forces and their families in your prayers, especially: Henry Brylowski Jr. (Army); Ed Ryan (Iraq); Chris Corti (US Air Force); Sean Patrick Barry (Marines), Louis Springer (Commander, Navy); John Broughal (Air Force) Captain Caitlin Conley (Fort Bragg, NC) James Grabinski (US Air Force), Eddison Parris (Camp Lejeune, NC); Capt. Francis Pascucci (USMC), Michael Haffner (Airforce), Breana Mangold (Navy), Christopher Mangold (Navy),Heather Owney (1st Lt. Army), John A. Burrow (Air Force), Christopher Chase (Ensign, Navy), Nicholas G. Burrow (AirForce), Andrew Starke (Army), Daniel Vasseur (Navy), Alex Hyde Goudreau (MP Army), Matthew Wilkins (Air Force), Zachary Sawitsky (Marines), Jake Sawitsky (Marines), Aaron Nahs (Air National Guard), James A. Tremper, Jr. (Army), Sean Kane (Army), Arthur Jefferson III (Army), Timothy Fay (Master Sergeant, Air Force), Casey Fay (1st. Lt., Army), Brian Daniel Gray (Marines), Devin Masiero (Marines), William LaCovara (Air Force), Gerardo Balsa (Air Force) Colin Cummings (Marine Corps), Matthew Cruver (Air Force National Guard). Michael Balsa (Marines)

Please Thank and Pray for Our Men and Women who have bravely fought to preserve our freedoms.

Religious Ed News: 2nd Level: EJR & PBE Communion Parent/Child Retreat with Dcn Frank Rose and Ray Boswell on April 20th at 5:45PM 7th Level last day of Class is April17 PBE levels 3-5 last day of Class is April 24 EJR levels 3-5 last Day of Class is April 25th 6th Level Last Day of Class is May 14 2 Level: First Holy Communion PBE & EJR at 10AM on May 12. Fall Registrations for Religious Ed will be distributed shortly.

When returning your completed application your child’s Mass

attendance card must be returned with it.

Confirmation Pictures are now available online.

Walker Valley Catholic Society News: April 22: Spring Coffee Hour after 8AM Mass

The Walker Valley Catholic Society is holding a Spring cash raffle. Tickets are $20.00

each with prizes of $2500, $1000, and $500. Only 400 tickets will be sold. The drawing is on May 13, Mother's Day, and you need not be present to win. Tickets are available in the Church Office and from any Catholic Society Member. Tickets will be sold after all masses the weekends of and April 7-8 and 14-15. We need the support of the entire Parish to make this a success. Thank you.

Any questions, please call Nancy Miller 744-3782.

FINDING MEANING IN A BROKEN WORLD

We all have this drive or longing in us for something that is beyond satisfying. Some call it an

incompleteness or perpetual disquiet and we strive to satisfy that longing through various ways –

money, power, sex, even hate can drive us. But there is another way of satisfying that longing and

that way is by choosing/deciding to turn our focus on God. Living a spiritual life is actually a series

of choices made in the moment throughout our lifetime that shape our lives.

In order to do that we have to give up something. Some call it a transformation or a death to self.

St John says it this way: Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains but a

single grain but if it dies it yields a rich harvest (John 12:24)

This process most often moves us from an impulse to control God by prayer and works or to control

or understand Him by human reasoning to trust and have faith in Him. We let go of our whys,

where’s and how’s and simply trust. We let go of our anxieties, brokenness, fears, and our prejudice

our impatience, our self-centeredness our jealousies and yes, our regrets, disappointments, failures,

mistakes and sins and let God give us peace, strength and new dreams. All those things, which so

occupied us, now come as challenges that strengthen and deepen the new purpose and life we have

discovered. Our suffering, struggles, pain won’t be easier or go away perhaps but we are no longer

controlled by them. We have come to know that everything that happens is part of our way to the

Father.

But there is another dimension to this transformation. Faith demands consequences: our Faith

demands action. When Jesus called Simon and Andrew, James and John and yes, you and me, he

did not call us to ‘do’ something He called us to be something. When we respond to that call of

Christ within us to be Christian in all our actions, then we become who we are meant to be. Our

lives become His story, the story of God at work in the world.

We have this hope that our lives have meaning. And if our lives have meaning then all our choices

have meaning too. What are your hopes and dreams – for yourself, your children, church,

community, and nation? What sustains that hope and turns those dreams into reality? What gives

your life meaning?

Dr. Dick Reich, Parish Trustee, Member of the Pastoral Care Team, ORMC

COLLECTIONS: April 15: Weekly April 22: Weekly/Maintenance Mother’s Day Mass Remembrance

Collections: 2018____ Easter Sunday Collection: April 1, 2018 $10,511.00 Sunday Collection: April 8, 2018 $ 5,594.12 Building Fund: April 8, 2018 $ 2,402.00 (Parishpay included)

ALL CURRENT PARISHPAY USERS

PLEASE READ: Online Giving – WeShare Update: If

you are subscribed to electronic giving (ParishPay) and have not signed on to your WeShare Account since the February transition from ParishPay, please do the following to verify your account:Send an email to adnygiving@4lpi.com with the following information in the body of the email:Full name; Home address; email address; phone number; and Our Parish “Infant Saviour, Pine Bush” WeShare will then send you an email to allow you to reset your password and access our donation site. Please note that, for security reasons, the link will expire 24 hours after receipt of the email. If for some reason, the information that you provided does not match with WeShare’s records, a representative from LPI will call you to resolve any issues. WeShare can also be contacted directly at 800-950-9952. All Information remains confidential and secure. Thank you in advance for your continued generosity to Infant Saviour Parish, your spiritual home. May God Bless You All Abundantly.

College Fair

Find the college that is the right fit for you! Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie, NY will host its annual college fair on Monday, May 2, 2018 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Representatives from over 55 colleges will be available to speak with students and parents regarding academic offerings, admissions profiles, student life, athletics, financial aid and more. ALL ARE WELCOME! For more information, call Christine Kolosky at 845-463-0400 ext. 1005

Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal 2018

There are so many reasons why the Appeal is important, not only to those in need in the Archdiocese, but also to us, in our parish community. Your support of the Appeal helps countless people, and sustains the fabric of our ministries throughout our parishes. Cardinal Dolan is asking you to participate by making a gift to this important annual initiative. The archdiocesan goal for the 2018 Appeal is $20 million. And our individual parish goal here at Infant Saviour is $39,000. At present we have received 29 gifts totaling $5,400.00. I ask that your prayerfully consider your gift. It is only with your support that this campaign can be a success. We all have in our hearts the capacity to give as Jesus asked us to do.

You can also make an online gift

today at www.cardinalsappeal.org. Thank you for your generosity.

We will be having training for our Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist on Thursday, April 26th at 7pm in the church hall. We are asking that all of our Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist attend this training. On Sunday, May 6th, there will be a Mass of Commissioning for our Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. This will be at the 11:15 Mass. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the parish office or Dcn. Jack. Thank you. May Almighty God continue to bless you in your ministry.

The Monsignor James S. Conlan Knights of Columbus Council 5329 is looking for men over the age of 18 who are Catholics in good standing to join our Council. For details, please contact Ray Dufresne at 307-630-8765 or Joe Ditizio at 917-859-6383 or you can email us at kofc5329@hvc.rr.com. Also If you have borrowed a book from the Knights Of Columbus library collection in the vestibule of the Church, please return it upon completion of reading it so that others may be able to enjoy reading it too. Thank you

In light of repeated tragic events that have occurred in recent years, the Archdiocese of New York has begun a program to

protect its parishioners and clergy, "Operation

Archangel." Infant Saviour is recruiting parishioners with

law enforcement, military, security and first responder backgrounds, both active and retired, to address potential threats. Those who have already taken an Oath to Protect the Innocent can now take a stand by, once again, protecting their own Church and Faith Community. Please prayerfully consider becoming a volunteer for Operation Archangel here at Infant Saviour Parish. To find out more about Operation Archangel, please contact Ken Finnegan at (917) 549-1674. Thank you and God Bless You.

If you are not a registered Parishioner and would like to register or have a change of address, please fill out form and drop in collection basket or mail to the Rectory.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP:

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The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring an outing for our Altar Servers in recognition of their service and dedication to their

ministry for our parish. On Saturday, May 12th at 1pm, they will be having a bowl-a-thon at the Walden Lanes Bowling Alley. We are asking all of our altar servers to join the Knights and Dcn. Jack for a day of food and fun. God Bless You for all you do in service to God and His people at His Holy Altar. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

On April 7th, we had the Family Catechesis conducted by Kathy and Gingy who were the Pallotine Teenage Federation Team. The Theme was “For in Him we live an d move and have our being” (Acts 17:28) We had 7 Prayers Stations:

Forgiveness

Thank God

Burden Basket

Healing Wall

Precise Wall

Map Prayer; and

Rest Room. In the activity of preparing Prayer Charts before going to their Stations, led the families to explore how, when & where they can pray. I would like to extend my thanks to the time Fr. Rodrigo, Gail Baumann, Jeanette Coates and all the teachers who participated to make this day successful. May God Bless you all!

Sr. Shinty Antony, DRE