St. Patrick’s Parish

Served By:

Rev. Msgr. John T. Ferry, Pastor

Rev. Joseph Domfeh Boateng, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Martin Lowery, M.M., Sunday Associate

Rev. Msgr. George P. Thompson, Pastor Emeritus

Schedule of Masses:

Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12 noon & 5:30 pm

Monday to Friday: 7:00 am & 9:00 am

(9:00am only during July & August)

Saturday: 9 am, 5:30 pm (Vigil Mass of Sunday)

Holy Days of Obligation: 5:30 pm (Vigil), 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 7:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdays 4:30 to 5:00 pm Anytime in the Rectory by appointment.

Parish Office at the Cenacle:

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00am-4:00pm

485 Old Post Road, Bedford, NY 10506 Mailing address: PO Box 303, Bedford, NY 10506 914-234-3344, Fax: 914-234-0493 Email: patrick485@optonline.net www.stpatricksbedford.org Rectory:

7 Pound Ridge Road, Bedford, NY 10506 914-234-3668 St. Patrick’s School:

Sharyn O’Leary, Principal 483 Old Post Road, Bedford, NY 10506 914-234-7914, Fax: 914-234-0773 www.stpatricksbedford.com Religious Education:

Karen Schmidt, Religious Education Coordinator Grades 1-4 Susan Leighton, Religious Education Coordinator Grades 5-8

914-234-3775, Fax: 914-234-0579 Email: goodnews2@verizon.net

Parish Registration:

Our parish family invites all of its members to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. Please register as a parishioner. If you have a change of address, please notify the Parish Office. Baptisms:

First and third Saturday of the month by appointment. Prior Baptismal Catechesis is required when baptizing the first child. Call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Communion to the Homebound:

Call the Parish Office to make arrangements. A Eucharistic Minister will bring Communion to the ill or infirm who cannot attend mass. Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration:

The Chapel is located in the Cenacle Building (at 485 Old Post Road, Bedford). Hours are 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Signup times are available. Anointing of the Sick:

Call the Parish Office to make arrangements. If the Parish Office is closed, please call the Rectory.

For Parish Calendar, Events, Ministries: Visit our website at www.stpatricksbedford.org

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 10, 2019

Pray for the Sick Joseph Califano, Fr. Mike Cambi,

Marie Doescher, John Flynn, Jean Gallagher, John Gill, Joan Graves, Molly Henry,

Patrick Higgins, Francine Holley, Richie Hughes, Freeman Huntington, Ed Kearns, Ann Kearns, Michael Lage, Liz Leinhard, Kevin Mahoney,

Katie Martinex, Carrol McGrath , Kelly Mealia, Frank D. O’Reilly, Dorothy Soley, Michael Walsh,

Christine Young, And all who request our prayers.

Recent Collections:

November 3, 2019: $7,130 Last year: $5,936

All Saints Day: $1,380

The Community Center of Northern Westchester greatly appreciates your generous food donations. St. Patrick’s

community donated 337 pounds of food this month.

Service Personnel Prayer List

The names listed below are service personnel serving in our nation’s armed forces who are relatives of our

parishioners. Please keep them in your prayers.

Darren Adler/Marines

Charlie Carr/Air Force

Richard Hughes/Marines

Steven Scully/Marines

Thomas M. Stevenson/Army

Jacqueline M. Penichet/Navy

Luis F Penichet/Marines

Saturday, November 9 9:00 am Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal req. by Gerri Kearns 5:30 pm Gaetano Fuschetto & Ralfph Fuschetto req. by The Fuschetto Family Sunday, November 10 7:30 am For the Living & Deceased Members of St. Patrick’s Parish 9:00 am Aldo Agazi req. by The Debenedictis Family 10:30 am Marie Coviello req. by Joanne Balboni 12:00 pm Gladys Weinberg req. by The Mizzaro Family Monday, November 11 9:00 am Richard Schroeter req. by The Riley Family Tuesday, November 12 7:00 am Anne-Marie Tedaldi req. by Sr. Kathleen Fitzgerald 9:00 am Rroku Konti req. by The Ulaj Family Wednesday, November 13 7:00 am - 9:00 am Deceased Kearn’s Family Members req. by Gerri Kearns Thursday, November 14 7:00 am - 9:00 am Scott Tinter req. by the Family Friday, November 15 7:00 am Ralph Martinelli req. by a Friend 9:00 am Robert J. Best req. by The Best Family Saturday, November 16 9:00 am Teddy & Dick Hart req. by The Hart Family 5:30 pm James Flynn req. by Teresa Flynn Sunday, November 17 7:30 am For the Living & Deceased Members of St. Patrick’s Parish 9:00 am Ronald & Angela Corelli req. by The Corelli Family 10:30 am Charlotte Bonney req. by The Mizzaro Family 12:00 pm Felix Cacciato req. by Ernest Braca 5:30 pm Mario Mignone req. by Gerri Alfino

Mass Intentions

Our Beloved Dead Alice Retter

Msgr. George P. Thompson

October Baptisms

Peyton Amelia Berger

Please Note:

There is no 7am Mass on Monday, November 11th

MARIAN CONSECRATION

His Eminence, Cardinal Dolan is offering an opportunity to bring to our archdiocesan family something of a spiritual conversion, a light within the darkness of these troubled times. All are invited to consider joining in consecrating themselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8. Through the goodness of the office of young adult outreach we have received 160 copies of the consecration book, 33 Days to Morning Glory. They are at the church entrances and you may take one home. These consecration books map out everything you need to know. Please take one home and use it with your family.

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 10, 2019

Women’s Faith Sharing: Tuesday, November 12th, 6:30pm in the Cenacle.

Parents Association Meeting: Wednesday, November 13th, 8:15am at the Cenacle.

Parish Council Meeting: Wednesday, November 13th, 7:30pm Church Meeting Room.

Centering Prayer Group: Wednesday, November 13th at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary.

St. Patrick's Wine Tasting Holiday Celebration

Friday, December 6th

7:00 to 9 :30pm

St. Patrick's School Gym

Join your fellow friends and neighbors at our holiday wine tasting celebration! Bedford Wine Merchants will

be inviting multiple wine vendors for you to Sip and Select the perfect wines for your holiday gatherings. And, while enjoying your wine, fortify yourself with

our delectable hors d'oeuvres. All wines available for purchase either by the bottle(s), or case. Tickets are $30 per person. Go to https://www.stpatricksbedford.org to purchase tickets. For more information please contact

Susan Leighton at leighton.susan@gmail.com

Weekend Flowers Donated by

Patrice Browne

In Loving Memory of her Husband

Thomas Patrick Browne

From the Pastor’s Desk:

Dear Parishioners,

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Msgr. George Thompson. He was a good man and a great priest who served the Lord and His Church so faithfully for over 50 years. Monsignor had several important assignments in the Archdiocese through the years. As Vocation Director he guided young men who were considering the priesthood as a vocation. Later as Personnel Director, he had the role of placing the priests in assignments to parishes and in new assignments.

I will always remember the day he called me to say I had to move from St. Anthony’s in Nanuet to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. He said I would only be there for two years and then I would get a parish of my own. The two years turned in to 9 and a half! I met him at the Seminary the month I was assigned here to St. Patrick’s in 2018, and we had a nice conversation as he wished me well. We had hoped to get together over the summer but it never came to be. His health began to decline and now we pray that he is with the Lord whom he served so well.

I think priests cherish each assignment they are given. I believe Msgr. Thompson cherished his 14 years here the most. It was here that he ministered in the ways for which we are ordained—to serve the people of God through the Eucharist and the Sacraments. He was deeply loved here. It was his home.

One of the prayers we say for the deceased tells us that “the sadness of death gives way to the bright promise of immortality.” Let us not be saddened but rather be happy that death no longer has power over him. We pray that he is now enjoying eternal life with the Saints on whose feast God called Monsignor to himself. May he rest now in peace.

Hear with favor our prayers, which we humbly offer O Lord,

for the salvation of the soul of Msgr. Thompson, your servant and Priest,

that he, who devoted a faithful ministry to you name,

may rejoice in the perpetual company of your Saints.

Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Msgr. John T. Ferry, Pastor

Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 10, 2019

ORGANFEST: At Saint Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers on Saturday, Nov. 23, 9:00 AM - 3:00PM, Tickets: $20-35. Are you a church musician – or merely a fan of great organ music? Join us for a day dedicated to celebrating and enjoying the "King of Instruments" – the pipe organ! You’ll hear from Jared Lamenzo, Director of Music at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral; enjoy breakout sessions with some of New York's finest Catholic musicians; have the chance to participate in a roundtable discussion with representatives of three of the world’s most renowned organ builders; and enjoy an "all-star" concert on the Seminary's 41-rank Casavant Frères pipe organ. Tickets can be purchased at nyliturgy.org/organfest.

To all women of the parish…the Sisters of Life invite you to a Feminine Genius Brunch on Saturday, November 16th at 10:00AM at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, NY. This brunch borrows its name after those amazing God-given attributes endowed to you as women—receptivity, sensitivity, generosity, and maternity—all of which make up the feminine genius! In addition to a lovely brunch at a beautiful location, Sr. Virginia Joy, the director of the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese will give a talk on the beauty of the feminine heart and these distinct attributes as women. Come discover God’s plan for your ultimate flourishing! Invite a friend, mother, or daughter (in-law)! RSVP by November 11th, at https://adnyfemininegeniusbrunch.eventbrite.com. Any questions, please contact sr.virginia.joy@archny.org

The Hour Children Parenting Center Bedford Hills Correctional Facility: With fall in the air, it is time for Hour Children’s Center annual gift drive! Each year Hour Children’s Center is grateful to all of you in the community who generously donate gifts to our holiday program. This year, we anticipate over 200 mothers at Bedford Hills Correctional will select gifts for about 500 children, as well as providing gifts to correctional facilities across New York State so that many more incarcerated parents can give gifts to their children during the holidays. Your support of our program is essential to its success and deeply appreciated by the children who find the holidays particularly trying without their mothers. We are immensely grateful for your help. If you have any questions, please email us at: hourchildrenbhcc@gmail.com or call Deb Rigano at: 914-241-4050 X4050.

SIGN UP SOON FOR FORMED!! www.formed.org gives you access to quality Catholic on line programs, movies, audios, and books. Simply register with parish code T74C9Q and enjoy. For the last few years the Archdiocese has offered a free subscription to every parish. As of now, we only have 44 people registered. To continue the free subscription, we need at least 100 subscribers. I hope there are at least 56 people who will sign up before November 15th or we will lose the free FORMED subscription.

St. Joseph's Workshop: Do you want more peace and joy in your home? Come and see how at the next St. Joseph's Workshop on Friday, November 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Parish Center of St. Patrick's Church (Yorktown Heights, NY). This month the talk is entitled “Personal Consecration to Mary”. St. Joseph's Workshop is currently a monthly series of programs that are held on Friday nights from October through June. The evening will begin with fellowship at 7:00 pm and then the talk will start at 7:15 pm. Finally, from 8:00-8:30 pm, there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and a Family Rosary. Free babysitting is offered during the talk. Confession will be available during Adoration. If you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel free to call the St. Patrick's Yorktown Church Rectory at 914-962-5050.

Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries Alumni Homecoming! On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, come gather with your

CYFM friends and family (and "CAM"-ily!) at our First CYFM Homecoming! FREE, Sunday, November 24, 2019, 2:00 - 6:00pm Potluck, Sharing Our Fourth Day and Mass. Registration at cyfm.org. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarrison. CYFM, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3609.

You’re Invited: 38th Annual Kennedy Catholic Auction! Please join us Saturday, November 16 at 6pm for Winter Wonderland, the theme of Kennedy’s 38th Annual Auction. As the oldest and most important fundraiser of the year, it is sure to be a fun and enjoyable evening. Come see how we transform the Lakeview Room, the Bridge and the Commons into a beautiful space for the evening. Purchase tickets at www.kennedycatholic.org/auction $50 early bird price. Questions call or email 914-232-5601, Ext. 10 or Advancement@KennedyCatholic.org.

A Baroque Celebration: Founded in 1994 and cited as the "finest chamber choir in Westchester," Charis Chamber

Voices is a select group of singers dedicated to providing the highest quality vocal performance. In its tenth year under the artistic direction of Arthur Sjögren, the group is known for its diverse repertoire, unique blend of voices and captivating performances. Saturday, December 7 - 6:00pm Bedford Presbyterian Church. Tickets available at the door or on line at www.charisvocals.com. Adults $25, Seniors $20, Students $15.

Widows, Widowers and Singles Christmas Luncheon: Wednesday, December 11, 2019, Restaurante Lucia, Route 22, Bedford, NY. 12:30 pm. $40 (Cash) For Information and reservations Call or email Sue Coan at suecoan@aol.com or 914-234-3093 Please make reservation by Friday, December 6th.