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35 Adams Place, Delmar, NY 12054
Phone: 439-4951 • Fax: 439-0108
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stthomas-church.org
Rev. David V. Berberian J.C.L., Pastor
Rev. Richard Leskovar, Weekend Assistant
Rev. James D. Daley, Pastor Emeritus
PARISH OFFICE: 439-4951 Fax: 439-0108
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Patricia Holm, Pastoral Associate, Administration
Barbara Ruggirello, Bookkeeper
Paul Edmundson, Office Assistant
Peter Bukowski, Facilities Manager
Maura Barrett, LMSW, Pastoral Care Associate
Avery Tunningley, Parish Music Director
Nelly Brown Bunk, Choir Director
Konstantin Tsykun, Contemporary Music Director
FAITH FORMATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY
Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Closed Friday.
Patti Staerker, Coordinator, Elementary School Program
Rose Ann Garry, Co-Coordinator, Middle/High School Program
Bridget Zigrosser, Co-Coordinator, Middle/High School
Program
Mary Ann Hospodar, Coordinator, Youth Ministry Program
Colleen Harrigan, Secretary
ST. THOMAS SCHOOL: 439-5573 Fax: 478-9773 www.stthomas-school.org [email protected] Thomas Kane, School Principal [email protected]
Jennifer Murphy, Associate for Enrollment and Development [email protected] EUCHARISTIC LITURGY: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m., Sunday Mass: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Weekdays: Mon. and Fri. at 12:15 p.m., Tues. and Wed. at 7:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday, following 12:15 p.m. Mass, until Benediction at 2:45 p.m.
RECONCILIATION: Saturday 4:00 p.m. in the Daily Mass Chapel or anytime by appt.
BAPTISM: Baptism of infants is usually celebrated on the 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month. Contact the Parish Office for arrangements. Preparation sessions for parents presenting infants for Baptism are held monthly.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Contact the Parish Office for information. MATRIMONY: Arrangements for marriage should be made at least 6 to 8 months in advance and before scheduling a reception. Contact the Parish Office for information.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated on the first Monday of the month after the 12:15 p.m. Mass or by request.
CARE OF THE SICK: The Pastoral Care Team responds to the needs of homebound or hospitalized parishioners. Please call to make us aware of persons who would like a visit or home Communion. Contact: Maura Barrett.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Please register in the parish by calling the office weekdays to set up an appointment . Please remember our parish in your will. We are: “St. Thomas’ Church of Delmar, N.Y.”
PARISHES OF OUR LOCAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
Altamont St. Lucy/St. Bernadette Church: 861-8770, Sat: 5:00 pm / Sun: 9:30 am Voorheesville St. Matthew’s Church: 765-2805, Sat: 5:00 pm / Sun: 8:30 & 10:30 am
Westmere Christ the King Church: 456-1644, Sat: 4:00 pm / Sun: 8:00 & 10:00 am, 12:00 noon
CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE, DELMAR, NY Saturday-Sunday, February 23-24, 2019: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pastor’s Corner
Prayer & Worship
CELEBRANT LECTORS SERVERS EM TEAM
5:00 p.m. Father Berberian Sandra Flynn & Tim Mahar Sarah Gill & Laiba Gill 2
8:00 a.m. Father Berberian Alba Giordano & Anthony Scisci Nancy Chiu & Mary Richards 2
9:30 a.m. Father Berberian Martha Snyder & Paul Connolly Morgan Sears & Thomas Snyder 3
11:00 a.m. Father Leskovar Maureen Roberts & Denis Hurley Eileen Desharnais & Katie Desharnais 3
Faith Formation
ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION (GRADES 1-5)
Parish Office Closed—Presidents’ Day ~ The parish office will be closed on Mon., Feb. 18 in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday. There will be no 12:15 p.m. Mass. Welcome New Parishioners: Steven Carelli, and Katelyn and Matthew Haker and their daughter, Lily.
Pastoral Care
(Contact: Maura Barrett, LMSW)
Please remember in prayer Dorian Lemieux, whose fu-neral was held recently at St. Thomas. May the Lord welcome him into eternal life.
Prayer Chain ~ Members respond to urgent prayer intentions. Calls are confidential. Contact Pam Seward at: 518-439-7845 for your intention to be added.
Eucharistic Ministers Needed ~ We are in need of Eucha-
ristic Ministers to serve, especially at the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Masses. Training is provided. If you are interested, please sign up on the clipboard on the table in the Gathering Hall or contact Pat Holm in the parish office.
“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?” – Matthew 25:39
Unable to get to Mass due to illness? Our Pastoral Care Team can provide Communion visitation to the homebound on a short or long term basis. Contact Maura for more information.
Painting The Winter Blues Away ~ Professional art in-structions will help you paint the winter blues away with Noreen Powell in the relaxing, warm and friendly atmosphere of The Living Room Art Gallery located in Historic St. Agnes Ceme-tery’s (Menands) Visitors Center. No experience necessary. All art supplies are provided. Come and let your creativity shine! Prices are $20 for an 8 x 10 canvas or $25 for an 11 x 14 can-vas. Call Kelly Grimaldi at 350-7679 or email [email protected]. Refreshments served. February 22 — “Moonlight Through an Old Window” CAPITAL REGION FRAS-SATI CHAPTER.
Hospital Visitation Ministry ~ Being hospitalized can be a stressful experience. Our Hospital Visitation Ministry Team visit parishioners in the hospital and provide spiritual support, friendly conversation, and linkages with other services in the parish. We have an active team, but we could use a couple of additional helpers. Scheduling is about 1x every 5 weeks. If you would like to learn more about this ministry please contact Maura. We would love for you to join our team. Our Knitting, Quilting and Crocheting with Love Team will be meeting on Tues., Feb,19 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gathering Hall. We will continue to accept squares and other items. All are welcome! A Pastoral Visitation to the Sick, Elderly and Homebound Skill Building Workshop ~ will be held again this year. It is a four-session program on the following dates: Mon., Mar. 11, 18, 25 and Sat., Mar. 30, 2019. The Monday sessions are 6:00 -8:00 p.m. and the Saturday session is 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. All are held at Christ the King Church, 20 Sumter Ave., Albany. This program will provide information on: the art of pastoral visitation; communication skills; illness issues; spiritual assess-ment; grief and loss; suffering and faith; death and dying; ritual and sacraments; theology of pastoral care and care giving is-sues. One pastoral visit is required along with a journal proc-ess. Fee: $40, which includes book and materials. Pre-registration is necessary and limited to 25 attendees. For more information contact Maria Schollenberger at [email protected] or 518-641-6818 or Harley McDevitt at 518-641-6823.
No Classes ~ There will be no Faith Formation classes this week, February 19-21, as the children are on Winter Recess, and the local schools are closed for the week. Enjoy your Febru-ary vacation!!
Early Dismissal from Elementary Faith Formation classes on March 6! ~ On Ash Wednesday, Mar. 6, Elemen-tary Faith Formation classes will dismiss at 5:10 p.m. to allow families and catechists to attend 5:30 pm Mass. First Eucharist Preparation Class ~ Our next First Eucharist Preparation class will be Sun., Mar. 10 at 8:15 a.m. .in the school. Please have chapters 4 and 5 completed with your chil-dren by the time you come for this March session. Babysitting will be available, provided by our middle and high school faith formation students.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Creation Care Team
Youth Ministry
(Contact: Mary Ann Hospodar)
Muchas Gracias! ~ Thank YOU for supporting our Souper Bowl Fundraiser this past weekend! Together we raised $531.00 for our Sister Parish in Yucatan Mexico! We thank our cooks: Edi Samaniego, Pat Switzer, Magdalena Slone, Lydia Engel, Margarita Harman, Gaby Gastelum de Luna, Patricia Gonzalez, Nicholas and Marissa Monteleone, Emma and Mat-thew Greenblatt, Liam Gregory, Andrew Gower, and Natalie Qualia. Special thanks to our soup dividers and sellers: Marissa and Nicholas Monteleone, Cat and GiGi Sitzer, Michael Losavio, Natalie Qualia, Andrew Gower, Sarah NeJame and Olivia Corazzini! Super team work!
Celebrating Scout Sunday “Rejoice” on March 2 at 5:00 p.m. Mass. Please sign up today in the Gathering Hall or email Mary Ann at [email protected] .
Join us on Sunday March 3 from 2:00—3:00 p.m. for a special tour of our Church with our pastor, Fr. David Berberian. Families are welcome to come and learn about our rich history and traditions. (Parish Service Hour)
Have a wonderful Winter Break!
Caring for Creation is Caring for People … those here at home and those far away … those we know and those we will never know … those who live now and those yet to be born.
Caring is prayer —works of charity—living responsi-bly. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of God is yours.”, Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel. He urges us to live simply, to share the abundance of creation and know that hap-piness lies not in possessing, but in being in communion with God.
St. Thomas the Apostle Parishioners, in caring for people, are now responsible for the completion of a third water project, this time for a school in Sierra Leone, Africa. The link to information about the project will be on the St. Tho-mas website soon. Also, 37 more people in this world will now have clean drinking water as a result of St. Thomas pa-rishioners’ participation in the TerraCycle project (located in the Gathering Hall). As participation continues, more people will benefit. —-Thank you for Caring!
MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION (Contact: Rose Ann Garry or Bridget Zigrosser)
9th Graders —Safe Environment Training has been
rescheduled for Tues. ,Mar. 5, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., in the large
conference room. Please let the Faith Formation Office know if
you will be attending.
Middle and High School classes resume the week of February 26. Please continue putting your Catholic faith into action and fulfilling your Faith Formation service hours.
Reminder: When BCSD closes or cancels after school activities, Faith Formation programs are also cancelled.
Did you know? Every year, St. Thomas the Apostle School students put on a theatrical performance in which they serve as actors, stage crew, lighting technicians and make-up artists. This year, over 40 students in grades 5-8 are working together in preparation for our production of Mulan Jr. which will be per-formed March 1st and 2nd. It’s going to be a wonderful show!
Now is the time to enroll for the 2019-2020 school year! Preschool – 8
th Grade Open Enrollment ~
If you are considering a Catholic school education for your child and would like to learn more about what St. Thomas has to offer your family, please contact Jennifer Murphy at 518-439-5573 or [email protected]. Jennifer will be happy to an-swer any of your questions and schedule a private tour.
School News
(Contact: Thomas Kane, Principal)
Visit us at www.stthomas-school.org or on Facebook at St. Thomas the Apostle School - Delmar
“What St. Thomas Means to Me” “St. Thomas the Apostle School means so much to me because not only do they teach us about education, they teach us val-ues. I especially appreciate that St. Thomas teaches me about charity.” -- Macayla, Grade 4
Christian Service
St. Thomas Food Pantry Collection is set for NEXT WEEKEND, February 23-24. Donations of non-perishable
food and personal care items will be collected. Please check
expiration dates when donating. Thank you for your generous support of the food pantry throughout the year. We remind you that the food pantry is OPEN THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. Anyone in need is welcome to use the food pantry. Call the Parish Of-fice to set up an appointment.
November 11-12, 2017 February 16-17, 2019
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE – FOR FEBRUARY 9-10, 2019
OFFERTORY RECEIVED FROM WEEKLY COLLECTION **
$12,641.34
OFFERTORY RECEIVED VIA E-GIVING (VANCO)
$1,870.-00
TOTAL OFFERTORY RECEIVED $14,511.34
WEEKLY BUDGET AMOUNT NEEDED TO MEET EXPENSES
$14,500.00
TITHE (5% OF TOTAL OFFERTORY) $725.57
TOTAL NUMBER OF GIFTS 396
** INCLUDES LOOSE CASH GIFTS $1,299,83
Community
Calendar
Sun 2/17 9 am RCIA weekly meeting LCR
Mon 2/18 office closed
Presidents’ Day
Tues 2/19 2 pm Knitting and Quilting GH
Wed 2/20 6 pm Public Policy Meeting GH
Thu 2/21 10 am Bible Study LCR
Sun 2/23-24
After Mass Food Pantry CH
Sun. 2/24 9 am RCIA weekly meeting LCR
PLACE: CH – Church; GH – Gathering Hall; LC – Lady Chapel; MC – Media Center; PO – Parish Offices, PP - Peace Pole, Café-Cafeteria, LCR - Large Conference Room, Rec Dining room, CHP-Chapel SCH-School
THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE PARISH.
Administration
(Contact: Pat Holm)
Electronic Giving _ A Convenient Method to Finan-cially Support the Parish ~ Our electronic giving program, through Vanco, is a convenient and secure method for making contributions to the parish, and it ensures that your support to the parish is on an ongoing basis. We encourage you to take advantage of this program. There are several options to get you started. You can now go to our website, www.stthomas-church.org, and click on electronic giving on the home page, which sends you to the electronic giving page that has a link to the Vanco site. Also, myParishapp now provides that same option, so you can contribute any time, from any where using your smartphone! There is still an option to complete the Vanco application form, found on the oval table near the Com-munity bulletin board. Please contact Pat Holm in the parish office for help.
2018 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS ~ If you did not receive your 2018 contribution statement, please contact the parish. office.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter ~ "Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD." Trust the Lord to strengthen and enrich your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Oct 18-20, 2019 in ALBANY and Mar 8-10, 2019 in Duxbury, MA. For more information, call Ed & Rhonda Staats at 518-279-3243 or visit them at https://wwmenyalb.org/.
Albany NY Chapter of Magnificat (a Ministry to Catholic Women) ~ is hosting a Women’s Breakfast on Sat., Mar. 9 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 400 Old Loudon Rd., Latham, Tickets: $20.00; Clergy & Reli-gious – Free (RSVP required). Guest Speaker is Alicia Nevins. Alicia is a retired registered nurse and an active member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Waterford, NY, and a member of the Albany Diocesan Charismatic Ser-vice Committee’s Healing Ministry. Alicia will share her deep love of God and His word, and how God has used her to bring His healing to people who need his healing love. All
Parish Office Closings Due to Inclement Weather: When the Bethlehem Central Schools/St. Thomas School are closed, or on delay, the parish offices are also closed, and on the same delay. If closed, all scheduled meetings/events for that day, including scheduled Masses, will be canceled. Your local newscasts will be the best source for “closing” information. And, we will do our best to update our voicemail system, our website and parish app to give you any other information that you may need.
Eucharist Ministers Needed at St. Peter’s Hospital ~ St. Peter’s Hospital Volunteer Services Department is in need of Eucharistic Minister volunteers to bring communion to pa-tients. Days and hours are flexible, usually about an hour per visit, either weekly or monthly. Substitutes are also needed. If interested, please contact Amanda Weller, Volunteer Re-cruiter, 518-525-1002 to schedule an interview. Thank you.
Mass Intentions For the Week of February 18—22, 2019
Mon. No Mass Presidents’ Day—Office Closed
Tue. 7:30 am Tony Giordano
Alba
Germaine Becker
The Family
Wed. 7:30 am Tom Jeram
The Ganley Family
Marie A. Reilly
Jody Santiago
Fri. 12:15 pm Thomas Jeram
Barbara Davis
Theresa DelDin
John Appel
Sat. 5:00 pm For the People
Sun 8:00 am Michael Sheehan
Evelyn and Richard Brown
Scott Krulcik
Mary and Tom Bigelow
9:30 a.m. Elsbeth Gleichman
Edrie Pregent
Lucy Doyle
Charlotte and Doug Maeder
11:00 am Thomas Jeram
Ray Bagley
Regina Merola
Candice and Ellen
Sunday Jer 17:5-8 / 1Cor 15:12, 16-20 / Lk 6:17, 20-26
Monday Gn 4:1-15, 25 / Mk 8: 11-13
Tuesday Gn 6: 5-8; 7: 1-5, 10 / Mk 8: 14-21
Wednesday Gn 8: 6-13, 20-22 / Mk 8: 22-26
Thursday Gn 9: 1-13 / Mk 8: 27-33
Friday 1 Pt 5: 1-4 / Mt 16: 13-19
Saturday Heb 11: 1-7 / Mk 9: 2-13
Scripture Readings: Week of February 17, 2019
Next Weekend, February 23-24, 2019