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Mass Intentions To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under Heaven… Saturday Evening, January 8 5:00pm Michael & Nora Hanley ...a time to love… Please pray for all couples preparing for marriage Sunday, January 9, Baptism of the Lord and all those who were married this year. 7:30am Matthew Sandak 9:00am Marian Chrzanowski ...a time to be born… 11:00am Living & Deceased Members of the Please pray for all of the unborn. Carbone Family Please pray for the babies and their families, especially those in crisis. For the Week of January 9 Sanctuary Lamp: Dorothy Sabbatino ...a time to heal... Please pray for all who are ill, especially: Aurelia Albert, Monday, January 10 Gloria Arlotta, Maria Bacan, Camille Balsamello, Jack 7:00am For our Parishioners Brookes, Mary Lou Carbone, Michael Berry, Ian Clark, 9:00am Joanne Brown Ally Fields Colin, Fr. Patrick Curley, Tom Coughlin, Tara Daley, Diane DeAngelis, Antonina DeMarmels, Mary Tuesday, January 11 Ellen Downes, Elizabeth Earley, Jean Marie Fay, Nellie 7:00am Ann Gallagher Fahy, Gemma Felice-Podwol, Nicholas Ferrucci, Tim 9:00am Gerald & Doris Pia Ferry, Maria Gabor, Angela Gallagher, Beatrice Wednesday, January 12, St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Goodman, Ann Hogan, Robert Hogan, Jean Johnson, John Kazmarzyk, Claire Kempinger, Jack & Lynne Koval, 9:00am Douglas Lybolt Jennifer Lava, Ian Laroe, Robert Liggio, Karen Thursday, January 13, St. Hilary, Bishop and LoSchiavo, Patricia MacDougall, Rev. Peter Madori, Doctor of the Church Annmarie Malcomson, Joanne Marinello, Leo McCarey, 7:00am Felicia Fox Jr., Terri McGill, The Meyer Family, Fr. Micciulla, 9:00am Lisa O’Connell Brennon Michael, Maddie Niebanck, Teresita Nayak, Stephen O’Leary, Kathleen O’Brien, Msgr. Joaquin Friday, January 14 Olendzki, Ashley Oettinger, Fern Parkins, Cathy Priest, 9:00am Patrick Colman John Quinn, George Reilly, Todd Robbins, Tina Roca, Saturday, January 15 Bucky Ross, Sharon Scannello, Mary Schlagel, Alexa Sheehan, Dawn Sierra, Jean Sgrizzi, Fred Smith, Jr., 9:00am Douglas Lybolt John Solimando, Jane & Kenneth Space, John Charles Saturday Evening Spina, PJ Wolff, Eric Wortman, all of our homebound 5:00pm Living Intention for Karen Loschiavo parishioners and all those suffering from the Corona Virus and other debilitating illnesses. DiMauro & Kotran Families Sunday, January 16 ...a time for war; a time for peace... 7:30am Sr. Margaret Ferri Capt. Edward Dauphin, Rev. Major Paul Anthony 9:00am Paula Cornine Halladay, Collin Layng USMC, Lt. Michael Lynch, Stephen McCall, Prv.1st Class Tyler VanDunk, Spc. 11:00am Jenna Puleo Devin Wood, Rev. Captain Alec Bruce Scott, and Captain For the Week of January 16 Ashley Kotran. Please pray for all those suffering Sanctuary Candle: Andrew Brezina persecution for the faith around the world. ...a time to die… Please pray for the souls of Maureen Doyle, Stanley New Year’s Resolutions Zaranski, and Jane Dugandzic. Don’t gossip, Finish your meals, Make time for May their souls and all of the souls others, Meet the poor in the flesh, Stop judging of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. others, Befriend those who disagree, Make Amen. commitments, such as marriage, Make it a habit to ask the Lord, and Be Happy! Pope Francis Change of address? New addition to your family? Change in family situation? Altar Society Appointments Please let us know when you have a change in your fam- January 10 - Celesta Meyer ily so that we can keep our records as up to date as pos- January 17 - Pat Newell sible. If you have had a death and went back “home” for January 24 - Pat Costello the funeral and burial, please let us know so that we can January 31 - Carolyn DeMarmels pray for your loved one and for you. Please know that February 6 - Kathi Bellofatto our parishioners are always in our prayers.
The Pastor’s Desk St. Stephen, The First Martyr Parish A Eucharistic Community, Journeying in Ordinary Time Knowledge, Love and Service With this Sunday, we return to Ordinary Time. We 75 Sanfordville Road, Warwick, New York 10990 cannot consider it simply "ordinary." We cannot 845-986-4028 www.ststephenchurchwarwwick.org speak of Ordinary Time without speaking of Sun- info@ststephenchurchwarwick.org day. The every seven-day celebration of the Lord's day is the basic structure upon which the Church is Worship Schedule built. The great liturgical seasons of Advent- Saturday 5:00 pm; Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Christmas and Lent-Easter are more expansive cele- 1st Sunday Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. brations of different aspects of the one paschal mys- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 a.m. tery which we celebrate every Lord's Day. What Monday to Saturday 9:00 a.m. happens every Sunday is the fruit of our week. What Morning Prayer 8:40a.m. happens as the fruit of the week past is the begin- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament ning of the week to come. Sunday, like all sacra- Fridays 7:30-8:30 p.m. ments, is a point of arrival and departure for Chris- tians on their way to the fullness of the kingdom. Reconciliation This is not ordinary at all. This is the very fabric of Saturdays: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Christian living. Parish Office *New Location* Family Prayer for the New Year 228 West St. Remember us, O Lord (Former School Building) From age to age to be our comforter. Family Faith Formation You have given us the wonder of time, Phone: 845-986-2231 RelEdOffice@gmail.com blessings in days and nights, seasons and years. Bless your children at the turning of the year Parish Office Hours and fill the months ahead with the bright hope Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed for lunch noon to 12:30 p.m. that is ours in the coming of Christ. For, you live and reign forever and ever. Amen Parish Staff Fr. Jack Arlotta, Pastor Fr. Reynor Santiago, Parochial Vicar Thank You for Your Generosity Deacon Daniel Byrne Deacon Thomas MacDougall The collection for 12/25/21 was $35,692 Mrs. Lydia vanDuynhoven.....Director, Family Faith Formation of which WeShare was $3639. Mr. Anthony Marcella…………………...……..Music Director The collection for 1/2/22 was $20,481 Mrs. Mary Juliano……………………….….Business Manager Mrs. Maxine Martin…………………….………....Bookkeeper of which WeShare was $6301. Mrs. Ruthann DiMauro & Mrs. Donna Washio...…..Secretaries Thank you for your generosity. Mrs. Katie Bisaro & Mr. Stephen Mandracchia…...….Trustees Watch The Chosen (Season 1) Do you want to rediscover Jesus through the eyes of those that met him? The Chosen is a remarkable series inspired by the Gospels that masterfully reveals the person of Jesus Christ in a powerful and personal way. Come join us at 10am on Wednesdays (1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/9, 3/16) to watch this 8-part series and take part in faith-filled discussion. We would like to provide some simple hospitality to those who join us. To that end, please sign up by calling the Parish Office at (845)986-4028 or through Sign-Up Genius on our website. Thank you!
BAPTISMAL DEATH AND RESURRECTION As we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord, we also honor our own baptism as our initiation into the Christian life and community. In the Gospel, the baptism of Jesus, with his immersion and then emergence from the water, points to his later submission to God at his death, and his emer- gence from the grave at his resurrection. This pattern of death and resurrection is our path too, as followers of Je- sus. Throughout life, often in small ways, we learn to sur- render our limited and self-centered agendas. This surren- der often feels like death. The sacrament of Baptism ritual- ly enacts this pattern to remind us of Jesus’ death and res- urrection, so that we too might embrace the deaths and resurrections of our own lives. As Jesus emerged from the water, he encountered his Father and the Holy Spirit. Like Jesus, we can know we are God’s beloved, empowered by The Holy Name of Jesus the Spirit. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. January is the month of the Holy Name of Jesus, and it’s an ideal time to strengthen our connection to the beautiful name of our Lord. In fact, all names are to be treated with respect. A name is an emblem of one’s dignity but the name of Jesus in particular should be held in the highest regard; spoken and heard only in a sacred way. The beautiful name “Jesus” means, “God saves.” So, the name of Jesus is not only the name of our Savior but also, by its meaning, states the purpose of His existence, re- minding us of the incredible blessing of salvation. Let us therefore give that name great honor! For Catholics, Jesus’ sacred name is the object of a spe- cial devotion symbolized by the monogram “IHS” (sometimes called a Christogram), which is the first three letters of the Greek spelling of his name. (Catholic Company) He saved us through the bath of rebirth Here are some ways you can honor the Holy Name of and renewal by the Holy Spirit. Jesus this January: — Titus 3:5 Take a Stand Against Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain: Vow never to take the Lor d’s name in vain (sounds like a perfect New Year’s resolution!) and to PRAYER OF THE WEEK make reparation immediately if you accidentally do or if The Baptism of the Lord you hear someone else do so. How can you make repara- Almighty ever-living God, tion? One way is to have this perfect aspirational prayer who, when Christ had been baptized in the River Jordan at the ready (it’s so easy to memorize): “Admirable is the and as the Holy Spirit descended upon him, name of God.” That prayer of praise for the Holy Name solemnly declared him your beloved Son, of God given to Sr. Marie of St. Peter is also a prayer of grant that your children by adoption, reparation for blasphemy. reborn of water and the Holy Spirit, Bow Your Head When you Hear the Name of Jesus: may always be well pleasing to you. Adopt the pious practice (that used to be more widely Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, practiced and is so meaningful and fitting) of bowing who lives and reigns with you your head whenever you say or hear the name of Jesus in the unity of the Holy Spirit, (just as we should bow or genuflect before the Real Pres- God, for ever and ever. ence in the tabernacle or make a sign of the cross as we pass a Catholic Church). Scripture tells us: “At the name Reflection question: of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven, on What can I do this week earth, and under the earth” (Phil 2:10), especially during the sacred Mysteries of the Mass, everyone should bow to be well pleasing to God? the knees of his heart, which he can do even by a bow of Collect text from the English translation of The Roman Missal, © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. his head.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Company, Inc.
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord The mystery of Christ’s baptism in the Jordan by St John, the Precursor, pro- poses the contemplation of an already adult Jesus. This mystery is infinitely linked to the Solemnities of the Lord’s birth and the Epiphany that we have just celebrated, as in some ways it takes up and represents their significance to us. At Christmas we have contemplated the human birth of the Word incarnate by the Virgin Mary. In the 4th century, the Fathers of the Church deepened the understanding of the faith with regard to the Christmas mystery in the light of Jesus’ Humanity. They spoke of the Incarnation of the Word already working like the ‘Christification’ of that humanity that he had assumed from His moth- er. Or put in simpler terms: Jesus is the Christ from the first instant of concep- tion in Mary’s spotless womb because He Himself, with His Divine Power, consecrated, anointed and ‘Christified’ that human nature with which He be- came incarnate. In the mystery of the Epiphany, we then meditated on Christ’s manifestation to all nations that was represented by the Magi, the wise men from the East, who came to adore the Child. Now, in the mystery of Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River, we again encounter and represent the truth of the Lord’s incarnation and His manifestation as the Christ. Jesus’ Baptism is in fact His definitive manifesta- tion as the Messiah or Christ to Israel, and as the Son of the Father to the entire world. Here we find the di- mension of the Epiphany which was His manifestation to all nations. The Father’s voice from heaven shows that Jesus of Nazareth is the eternal Son and the descent of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove shows the Trinitarian nature of the Christian God. The true and unique God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, shows Himself in Christ, through Him, with Him and in Him. The Baptism in the Jordan returns to the great Christmas theme of ‘Christification,’ Jesus of Nazareth's spir- itual anointing, His presentation as the Anointed One par excellence, the Messiah or the One sent by the Fa- ther for the salvation of mankind. The Spirit that descended on Jesus shows and seals in an incontrovertible way the ‘Christification’ of Jesus’ humanity that the Word had already fulfilled from the first moment of His miraculous conception by Mary. Jesus, from the very beginning, was always the Lord’s Christ, He was al- ways God. Yet, His one, true humanity, that which is perfect in every way, as the Gospel records, constantly grew in natural and supernatural perfection. ‘And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with men’ (Lk2:52). In Israel at 30 years of age, one reached full maturity and therefore could become a master. Jesus came of age and the Spirit, descending and remaining on Him, definitively consecrated His whole being as the Christ. The same Spirit, that descended on the water of the River Jordan wafted over the waters during the first cre- ation (Gen 1:2). Therefore, the Baptism in the Jordan presents yet another truth: that Jesus has started a new creation. He is the second man (1 Cor 15:47) or the last Adam (1 Cor 15:45), that comes to repair the first Adam’s guilt. He does this as the Lamb of God that takes away our sins. ‘Looking at the events in light of the Cross and Resurrection, the Christian people realised what happened: Jesus loaded the burden of all mankind’s guilt upon His shoulders; he bore it down into the depths of the Jordan. He inaugurated his public activity by stepping into the place of sinners’ (Joseph Ratzinger, Jesus of Nazareth, Bloomsbury 2007, p 18). --Excerpted from the Congregation for the Clergy TURNING THE TIDE When everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe HURTFUL SIN Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful. Benjamin Franklin TEMPER AND PRIDE Temper is what gets most of us into trouble. Pride is what keeps us there. A nonymous
St. Stephen, the First Martyr Parish Gym - 228 West Street Sunday, January 23 8am - 2pm To make an appointment, please call 800-933-2566. Walks ins welcome! NEW Four Seasons Kids Clothing Donation Drop-Off Location We are thrilled to announce that clothing donations for Four Seasons Kids will now be accepted EVERYDAY Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in the former St. Stephen - St. Edward school located at 228 West Street. A large black donation box is located just inside the building’s main entrance. Donations of any season children’s clothing, newborn to size 12, are welcomed. Please only donate clothing: no shoes, bedding, toys, costumes, etc. Please be Flocknote sure that clothing is in "like Sign up today to get weekly parish updates, Please note, a second new" condition, free of stains, weather cancellations, ministry news and more. donation box will still be tears, pills and fading. Four located in the church lob- Simply text the keyword MARTYR to 84576 or Seasons Kids mission is to visit us online at flocknote.com/stephenmartyr. by for anyone who can provide gently worn and new only donate on the week- ends. Donations in clothing to needy kids living the new building however, right here in Warwick and the surrounding towns. Your are strongly encouraged and preferred. donations help us do just that! Friendly Visitor Program Provides Rides, Shopping or Visits for the homebound. Saint Stephen’s Mini Me Childcare Please contact us if you or someone you know would benefit from the services provided. Space is still available for St. Stephen Mini Me’s Child- 845-341-1173 ext. 305. care for 3 and 4 year olds. The daycare operates on the “Our doors are opened to the entire community.” school schedule. Volunteering is easy! Full time and Part time programs are available. Complete the application & background check. Full time is from 9am - 3pm and costs $750/month Participate in training. Part time is 3 full days or 5 half days (9am - 12pm) and Go to: volunteer@jfsorange.org costs $575/month Attend a 90-minute Volunteer Zoom Training: Monday, January 10th, at 5:30pm Before care from 7:30am - 9am and Aftercare from 3pm - Thursday, January 20th at 10:00am 6pm is available to those enrolled in the program for an Start helping a neighbor in your town! extra fee.
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