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Claire Anderson, Rosemary Carrubba, Quinn Cobb-Kearney, Nancy Coon, Sue Crytzer, Mike DiVincenzo, Anthony G. Dolce, Luke Fezekes, Charles Fisher, Nora Guzman, Jennings Leonard, Anthony and Genevieve Lumia, Jacqueline Harris, Sue Huland, Damian Matheson, Cathy Maurer, Patricia Moniot, Linda Moran, Pat Mordello, Sally Pacheco, Shelly Pacheco, Sherry Propheter, Marion Rizzo, Debbie Shilling, Grace Soldano, John Stanz, Quentin Young, Joe Zanetta.
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY At St. John Church Wine – In Memory of Rosa “Vi” Messina By Joe & Mary Beth Maione and Carl & Paula Slagle Hosts – In Memory of Justin Reimondo By Frances Reimondo and Children Sanctuary Light – Week of July 25th to 31st In Memory of Edward Rhoney By Cursillo Brothers and Sisters At SS. Peter and Paul Church Hosts – In Honor of James & Elinor Hollern In Celebration of their 60th Wedding Anniversary By Walt and Marlene Roode Sanctuary Light – Week of July 25th to 31st In Memory of Josephine Mazzurco By Son, Sebastian and daughter-in-law Gerri Mazzurco
We welcome into our Christian Community, through the Sacrament of Baptism, TRENT ANDREW OLSON, son of Bryan and Shannon (McCray) Olson. Congratulations to his Parents, Godparents, and Family.
RAFFLE TICKET INFO If you have ITALIAN FESTIVAL raffle ticket stubs and money that needs to be returned, please do so by either placing the stubs and money in the collection basket at Mass, or stopping by at the parish office at 508 Cherry Street, to return them. Thank You!
WOODCHUCK PATROL Holy Cross Cemetery has recently experienced a significant increase in the woodchuck population. Not only are these creatures a nuisance, but also the source of damage done to gravesites as they burrow into the ground next to headstones. We’ve tried just about everything to move them out with little success. Now we may have found a solution, but it is going to be expensive. Through the Department of Environmental Conservation, we have contracted with a licensed nuisance trapper who will be removing the unwanted residents in a humane way. However, this is costing us $30 per woodchuck! We are therefore appealing to lot holders and friends of the cemetery to help us cover the cost. If you would like to contribute to this work, we would very much appreciate a donation in any amount. Just make a check payable to Holy Apostles Parish with a note that it’s for “woodchuck removal”! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. M A S S E S F O R T H E W E E K
SATURDAY, JULY 24 St. Sharbel Makhluf 4:00 (St. John) F. Michael Coyle by Bruce and Eileen Widen 5:30 (SSPP) Jayne Phillips by Rolland Phillips SUNDAY, JULY 25 7:15 (SSPP) Eleanor H. Johnson by Beverly Foote and Family 9:00 (St. John) Intentions of Parishioners 11:00 (SSPP) Minnie Colera, Birthday Remembrance by children and grandchildren MONDAY, JULY 26 Sts. Joachim and Anne 12:10 (SSPP) Rita Rosedahl by Maxine Castiglione TUESDAY, JULY 27 9:00 (St. John) Conroe Family by Estate WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 12:10 (SSPP) Souls of the Faithful Departed THURSDAY, JULY 29 St. Martha 9:00 (St. John) Frank Nicastro by Dianne Woleen and Paula Slagle FRIDAY, JULY 30 St. Peter Chrysologus 12:10 (SSPP) Patrick Barry, Anniversary by Karen Enright SATURDAY, JULY 31 St. Ignatius of Loyola 4:00 (St. John) Joseph Riolo, Anniversary by Bessie Riolo 5:30 (SSPP) Dana Bohall by Wife, children and grandchildren SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 7:15 (SSPP) Rena Lacagno by Chris Palermo 9:00 (St. John) Sandy Reale by Family 11:00 (SSPP) Vincent S. Martonis by Thomas K. Sciarrino
REPORT FROM ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY The members of the St. Vincent dePaul Society wish to make their semi-annual report to our faithful parishioners on our activities with the Holy Apostles Parish. We subscribe to the following periodicals for the parish: National Catholic Register, Catholic Digest, and Living Faith. We provide transportation to the 9:00 AM Mass for the elderly at St. John Church. We also send flowers at Christmas to our parish shut-ins. We recently assisted a local family in need. We have donated to the Catholic Academy of the Holy Family Tuition Fund, and the 8th grade Spring Trip, Catholic Charities and Fr. Brown’s missionary work in Peru. In addition, we still maintain our “loan closet” for those in need of wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc. Locally, we support the St. Susan Center Food Pantry, Salvation Army Food Pantry and Domestic Violence Programs, Joint Neighborhood Food Pantry and Choose Life of Jamestown. We also distribute Sunday’s Post Journal to needy patients at Jones Hill Rehab Center and residents of Heritage Green Rehab and Skilled Nursing Facility. We are ever so grateful for your continued contributions to St. Vincent dePaul Society and without your support we couldn’t continue with our ministry. Thank you! YOUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Week of July 18 Sunday Collection $7,608.97 Repair & Maintenance 1,036.00 Received in the mail 831.00 Total $9,475.97 Thank you for your support of our parish ministries!
This year’s ST. JOHN CHURCH ITALIAN FESTIVAL, will take place on the church grounds at 270 Newton Avenue, Jamestown, NY on Saturday, August 7th and Sunday, August 8th. We would like to thank all those who have volunteered so far. We are still taking names for volunteers at the Festival, so if you can help us out, call the parish office at 664-5703. ALSO Baking for the ITALIAN FESTIVAL continues this week at St. John Church, Fr. Billerio hall, beginning at 9:00 AM. If you can help, stop down to the hall – we need all the help we can get.
Most Rev. Edward U. Kmiec, D.D., Bishop of Buffalo, would like to invite couples who will be celebrating their Golden and Diamond Anniversaries of Marriage in 2010, to a special Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral, on Sunday, October 17th at 3:00 PM. During the Mass, couples will renew their marriage vows. A reception will follow at the Buffalo Convention Center. Please call the parish office at 664-5703 if you would like to participate.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Do you have a family member or friend you would like us to pray for who is stationed with one of the branches of the Armed Forces? If so, please fill out the coupon below and either drop it in the collection basket, or mail it to: Holy Apostles Parish, 508 Cherry St., Jamestown, NY 14701. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARMED FORCES SURVEY NAME:__________________________________________
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LIVING FORWARD At some time in our lives all of us experience the death of a family member, close friend, neighbor, or colleague at work. So much happens at the time of death – notifying all concerned, making the funeral arrangements, receiving people at the time of visitation, and observing the Funeral Services – that the reality of the person’s having passed away doesn’t begin to impact our lives until the activities surrounding the death have concluded. It is only then that we enter the process of grieving the loss. This is not something that happens all at once; rather it is something we experience as our life continues to unfold. Everyone who has lost a loved one knows that the grieving process is something of a roller coaster ride with a lot of ups and downs and twists and turns that can leave us breathless and frightened. Just as we can’t get off the ride in mid course and have no control; over the speed and direction it will take, so too is it with the grieving process. We have little control over the different emotions that will come upon us or the frequency with which these may occur. One day all seems to be well; the next finds us in the throes of depression. People will notice these changes in our demeanor and will quite naturally want to offer help and encouragement. However, the way in which this is done is often clumsy and words ill chosen. None of us really knows what to say to someone who is in the grieving process, and there is no list of appropriate phrases to use to give comfort. The important thing for us to remember is that mourning the loss of a person who was significant in one’s life can be a prolonged affair. The roller coaster ride commonly lasts for an entire year after the death! This is because we are experiencing for the first time every significant day and event in our lives without the person. Each occasion will trigger the involuntary reliving of the person’s death. This happens because we have to change the way in which we observe the event since it no longer includes the one who is gone. After this has happened for several months we might even think that we’re going a little crazy or that there’s something wrong with us. Indeed, here’s where someone wanting to ease our pain can say something inappropriate or hurtful like, “you should be over that by now.” The intention is good (wanting to help) but the words are bad. That’s why we need to remember that grieving is a lengthy process. We never “get over” the loss of a person who was dear to us. Rather, we live forward and incorporate the completion of the person’s life on the planet into our own life’s experience. As Catholic Christians we have the assurance that a person who has died in good faith is now beginning the life of resurrection. The best comfort we can offer a person in the grieving process is to share with them that we too remember their loved ones and pray for them. Be at peace, Father Dennis Mende
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