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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH FAMILY Yseuldt Balcom, Jordan David Bonnell, Rosemary Carrubba, Charles Fischer, Chris Fitzpatrick, Marie Fredrick, Nora Guzman, Jacqueline Harris, Linda Johnson, Ruth Kosinski, Damian Matheson, Patricia Moniot, Marissa Muscarella, Kay Nary, Emily Prescott, Albert Pringle, Pat Pringle, Sherry Propheter, Janice Rial, Nicholas Rodriguez, Grace Soldano, Frank Traniello, Joseph Trusso, Elaine Watkins.
DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT ST. JOHN CHURCH Hosts – In Memory of Rose Mary Guarnotta By Cousin Frances P. Marchiando Sanctuary Light – Week of February 5th to 11th In Memory of Anthony Constantino, Sr. Anniversary By Wife Ludiena and Family AT SS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH Hosts – In Memory of Josephine Barber By Bessie Riolo
UPCOMING MARRIAGE PREPARATION If you are getting married in the Catholic Church in 2012 and need to attend a Marriage Prep Program, the Chautauqua County Vicariate Catholic Churches are once again offering a one-day MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM on Saturday, March 10th from 9 AM to 4 PM at Our Lady of Victory Church in Frewsburg, NY. For more information and to register, call Anne Gordon at 569-6076 or 499-5222.
The Holy Name Society of Holy Apostles Parish is offering a “great kick-off for the Lenten Season”, by sponsoring a half day retreat at St. John Church, Fr. Billerio hall, 270 Newton Ave., Jamestown, NY on Saturday, February 25th from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM followed by the Sacrament of Reconciliation for anyone desiring it. Retreat Master will be Deacon Bill Haynes from St. Benedict Parish in Williamsville. His topic will be SPIRITUALITY 101: BUILDING A PRAYER LIFE. Fee is $10 per person paid at the door. A continental breakfast will be served. All men and women are welcome. To register call Tom Price 753-5000 or Holy Apostles Parish Office 664-5703 (during office hours). MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 4:00 (St. John) Joseph Zanetta by Joe and Carol Lisciandro 5:30 (SSPP) Sam Castiglione, Jr. Birthday Remembrance by Maxine Castiglione SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 7:15 (SSPP) Jeanne T. de la Cerda, Anniversary by de la Cerda Family 9:00 (St. John) Grace Conti by Altar and Rosary Society 11:00 (SSPP) Piney Johnson, Anniversary by Family MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 St. Paul Miki and Companions 12:10 (SSPP) Mary Hendrickson, Birthday Remembrance by Family TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 9:00 (St. John) Intentions of our Parishioners WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Sts. Jerome Emiliani and Josephine Bakhita 12:10 (SSPP) Helen and Solon Sprinchorn by daughter Carole Colter THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 9:00 (St. John) Clarice DeSantis by Emilie Giordon FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 St. Scholastica 12:10 (SSPP) Sherwood Lawson by Dorothy Olson SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Our Lady of Lourdes 4:00 (St. John) Grace Conti by Carol Gullo and Family 5:30 (SSPP) James Daly by Denise and Tom Heppeler SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 7:15 (SSPP) Intentions of our Parishioners 9:00 (St. John) Grace Reale by Family 11:00 (SSPP) Kenneth Snyder, Birthday Remembrance by Maggie and John Scorse
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF THE HOLY FAMILY 1135 N. Main St., Jamestown, NY 14701 716-483-3245 / www.hfcsweb.org CAHF is holding registration for the Traditional Program Pre-K – 8th Grade and Montessori Program Pre-K – 3rd Grade on February 16 – 1:00 to 7:00 PM. Please take this opportunity to visit us and see all the wonderful things we are doing at CAHF. You’ll be able to tour the school, meet the teachers, and hear about all the tuition incentives and tuition assistance we have available. As a bonus feature this year our Science GEMS kits will be on display in our gym from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about our school, join us on the 16th. YOUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Sunday, January 29th Collection Total - $9,677.00 Thank you for your support of our parish ministries! Catholic Relief Services Collection - $975.00
Our Annual St. Patrick’s Day party will be held this year on March 10th from 6:30 PM to 11 PM at SS. Peter and Paul Church. Seating for 100 ADULTS only! Watch future bulletins for more info.
In just two and a half weeks we will be observing Ash Wednesday on February 22nd! This means that we are now preparing for our annual weekly LENTEN FISH FRY at St. John Church hall. Mike Palermo and his crew are once again getting everything in order, and even though the price of supplies has increased there will be NO increase in the cost of the dinners. We will have the same menu as last year. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to help with set-up, serving, and clean-up for each week. Next weekend, we will have sign up sheets at the main entrances of both church buildings. You can volunteer for as many weeks as you are able. Serving time is from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM each week. If you’ve never volunteered before, this is a great opportunity to get to know others in our parish family and enjoy their company as we welcome people from our community to have a good meal in a cordial atmosphere. PLEASE NOTE that our first fish fry will be on Ash Wednesday, and then every Friday of Lent except Good Friday.
FAITH MOMENTS DAILY SPIRITUAL RADIO MESSAGES Christ the King Seminary recently began airing 60-second spiritual messages on WBEN radio (9.30 AM on the dial or 107.7 FM) at 7:44 AM. The messages are spoken by Catholic clergy and lay alumni of the Seminary on various topics that relate the weekly scriptures to the daily lives of Western New Yorkers. Listeners will be able to hear the messages Monday through Wednesday every week in 2012. The series of audio messages is also available on the Seminary’s web site or at www.faithmomentsonline.org. The program is being made possible through a grant from the Foundation of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. SHARING IDEAS I’m writing this article following the first of our “Visioning” sessions which was held on January 25th, so you’ll be reading it a good week and a half after the discussion took place. One of the downsides of the transfer of information via our bulletin is that it is printed nearly a week ahead of its distribution so we’re either highlighting something well in advance of its occurrence or dealing with a time gap in reflecting on an event which has taken place! Be that as it may, I was quite encouraged by the response of a cross section of our parishioners who participated in the session. We are blessed with people who care deeply about our parish and want to see us grow ever stronger as a community of faith. How we do this within the context of the challenges of the social realities of the early twenty first century was most on the minds of those assembled. The perennial question of how to encourage greater involvement in parish life by younger people was discussed at length. This should come as no surprise because just about all organizations are noticing their absence, and like them we didn’t identify a practical way of attracting the younger generation (especially the teen age through 35 demographic). We discussed as well the spiritual and social mission of the parish and how one supports the other. In this regard we shared suggestions on what sort of activities might be planned to bring parishioners together. Each weekend we have five Masses celebrated in two different churches. Because people create patterns for their lives, parishioners tend to go to one particular Mass at one particular location most of the time, if not exclusively. Therefore many members of Holy Apostles Parish never have the opportunity to get to know those who form our household of faith. It was recommended that planning events such as an “appreciation dinner” for volunteers, social hours following Masses, or other get-togethers would be beneficial to enhancing the social mission of the parish. With regard to the spiritual mission, we looked at ways to strengthen the faith of our parishioners through encouraging greater involvement in the liturgical ministries (we are much in need of more Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers), the scheduling of retreats and parish missions, and providing various forums for adult faith formation (e.g. studies of Scripture of the Catechism). The consensus at the conclusion of our discussion was that we should have further visioning sessions to discern how to bring to reality the good ideas that were shared. We will do so on Wednesday, February 25, at St. John Church hall following Stations of the Cross. In the mean time, I will be noting in the bulletin some of the areas of concern that we might consider at that meeting. Please be praying for our Lord’s guidance as we vision our future. Be at peace, Father Dennis Mende
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