St. John’s Church, Olean, New York Page

Rectory Office Office Hours:

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Mon - Fri

Address: 931 N. Union Street

Olean, New York 14760

Phone: 716-372-5313

Fax: 716-373-0919

Email:

stjohnsofolean@verizon.net

www.stjohnsofolean.com

Weekend Masses:

Saturday : 4:30 pm Vigil

Sunday : 8:00 am & 10:30 am

Weekday Masses:

Monday—Friday: 8:00 am

Confessions:

Saturdays: 3:30 - 4:15 pm

St. John’s Parish Staff Fr. Edward Sheedy, Pastor Katie Barber,

Admin. Assistant

Ann Sorokes, Dir. of Religious Ed.

Dianne Braun,

Dir. of Music

Paul Cashimere, Dir. of Grounds

Home or Hospital Visits: If you have a family member who is ill and either homebound or in the hospital and would like Fr. Ed to visit, please call the rectory - 372-5313 , and leave a message if your call is outside the office hours. Please note, Father is NOT called by the hospital when someone is admitted. It is up to the family to notify us. Thank you for your cooperation. It is greatly appreciated!!

January 18, 2015

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This is Our church

This is Your church Let us ALL work together

Only 181 days until Festa Italiana.

Mark your calendars now so you can help

with your church’s special event!!!!

Many Hands - Light Work

Let us pray for all the men and women in the military serving our country, especially

those in harm’s way

It’s A New Year With the New Year upon us we are asking that you take a moment and reflect on the past year.

Have there been any changes? Did you move? Get a new phone or get rid of your land line? Any new additions

in the family? Maybe a new job or a change of your email address……..

Well if anything has changed, we kindly ask you to let us know by contacting us at the rectory, either by a call

or a quick email - stjohnsofolean@verizon.net

This will help us so much in so many ways…..

Please make the effort to help us update our records….we greatly appreciate it!

We know we can count on you!

Thank you and May God Bless you!

Tax Information:

As we have done in the past serval years, to save postage we will not be mailing out statements to every parishioner

detailing your financial contribution to St. John’s during the calendar year of 2014. If you wish this information, we ask that you contact the rectory, by phone, stopping in, or by a note in a sealed envelope addressed to Fr, Ed , requesting a statement about your contribution for last year (2014). We are happy to furnish this information to all who would like

it. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

Coming Soon….Area Events

**Check the Bulletin Boards for more details**

January 21, 2015 - Virgil Mass for the Unborn at

SMA @ 6:30 pm

July 18 & 19, 2015 - Festa Italiana

Calling all Eucharistic Ministers

Anyone that is a Eucharistic Minister or

if you are interested in becoming one, we are asking you

please attended a informational meeting

Tuesday February 3 at 5:30 pm

in the Church Hall. This will be an opportunity t review duties,

expectations, currant schedule format for weekend and

Holy Days and any other concerns that you may have.

Thank you!

Parenting Perspective: God called Samuel several times before he recognized the call. Jesus called the apostles and they followed quickly; perhaps so quickly that they really didn’t understand what they were saying yes to. Talk to your children about what they want to be when they grow up. What kind of person do they want to be now?

Marriage Moment: What does it mean to be equal? Are you both equally good at cooking, mechanical things, sewing, small talk? Probably not. Even though your spouse may have a natural talent for a particular task, try trading chores for a day. Just for fun and maybe to appreciate the other spouse more!

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Mass Intentions

Jan 19 – Jan 25, 2015

Monday 19 8:00 am

† George J. Moses, Sr

Birthday Remembrance

By: wife, Carol & Family

Tuesday 20 8:00 am

St. Fabian, pope &

Martyr and

St. Sebastian,

Martyr

† Virgil Howard

By: Mary Ann Loskey

Wednesday 21

8:00 am St. Agnes, virgin &

martyr

† Frank Gelsomino

By: John H. Heyer II

For All the People of the Parish

Thursday 22

8:00 am

† Richard & Mary Simon

By: Ann Marie Ferris

† Connie Gergel

By Sister, Bernadine

Friday 23 8:00 am

† Dolores Witter

By: The Pezzimenti Family

Saturday 24 4:30 pm

St. Francis de Sales,

bishop & doctor of

the Church

† Anthony, Josephine

& Teresa Rose Marra

By: estate

Sunday 25 8:00 am

† Anne Batesky ANV

By: daughter, Elena

Sunday 25 10:30 am

† Charles Wilson

By: A Friend

We Pray for the needs and the healing of the sick

And for their caregivers

**Please call the rectory office to add someone to the prayer list and be so

kind as to call when it is the appropriate time to have them removed.

Thank you! **

Non -Denominational

Grief Support Group

Meets the 2nd and 4th

Thursday of each Month

6 – 7 pm in the church hall

Contact Catholic Charities

372-0101 for more information

Last Week’s

Offerings $4057.50

Candles

$85.78

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Light burns for the glory

of God and in the Remembrance of

Lucie Kwiatkowski Birthday Remembrance

By: Family January 15-31

Our Sanctuary Lamp burns for the glory

of God in the Remembrance of

Rita T. Sheedy By: Irene & Dave Krahe

January 15-31

Tom Silluzio Janet Schafer John Capito

Guy Benoit Betty Scordo Angela Sands

Debbie Ralston Merci Abbott Kathleen Dolecki

Maureen Bailey Clara Pfeiffer Annette Cummings

Emily Giermek Nancy Hollamby Michael Chizewick

Janet Rippel William Rippel Ronnie Paffie

Betsy Regal Leona Fisher Mary Konkol

Sandra Holly Rick Austin Jeff Biscaro

Susan Webb Paul Jurenko John Kyser

Mary Nolder Shirley Hull Gene Robak Jr.

Robert Jacek Kirk Crandall Steve Wagner

Thelma Quatrone Curtis Knier Peter Brady

Vicky Godbout Anita Backus Lois McAllister

Jim Martin Carson Emily Ken Buchanan

Rosella Kendzior Cynthia Frederick Patty Schickling

Rod Hughes David Kwiatkowski Margaret Bush

Nora Morrow Dina Shaner James Spelling

Jim Baxter Jean Lazar Joann Mason

Gunda Knobloch Eddie “Swampy” Leroy Carl “Jeff” Veno

Dominic (Sonny) Martel Edward Zalwsky Mary Sturdevant

Next week our parish will take up the

Catholic Relief Services

Collection. This collection supports

six Catholic agencies that touch more

than 100 million lives around the

world . The funds from this

collection help provide food for the

hungry, support to displaced

refugees, and Christ’s love and

respect to all people. Next week,

please give generously, to the

Catholic Relief Services Collection

and help Jesus in disguise.

January 24 & 25, 2015