PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Patrick F. Buckley, Pastor Joseph Soave, Lay Trustee Rev. David Kazzahchiyang Didam, Parochial Vicar Bill Paccione, Lay Trustee Rev Msgr. Charles P. Coen, Pastor Emeritus Al Costello, Finance Council Chairman Gwen McCann, Parish Council President

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday: 5:00pm Monday-Saturday 9:00am at the Church Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Family Mass, Tues. & Thurs, 7:00am at the Holy Spirit Chapel 10:30am & 12:00 noon For Holy Days schedule, consult bulletin

Adoration: First Fridays after the 9:00am Mass until 6:00pm Confessions: Saturday, 3:30pm - 4:30pm (or available by appointment)

Baptism: Phone Rectory to make arrangements Baptism Classes: Contact Wendy Wajda - adultfaith@stchrisredhook.org

Marriages: Phone Rectory at least 6 months in advance

Sick Calls: Phone Rectory at any time. Please do not wait until the last moment.

Hospital Visits and Anointing of the Sick: Parishioners in need of the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please

call the Rectory. This includes anyone going to the hospital for a serious operation or who has a relative who is gravely ill.

Rectory Office Hours: Monday through Friday—9:00am to 4:00pm

PARISH OFFICES Rectory Religious Education Parish Center/Maintenance

7411 South Broadway 30 Benner Rd 30 Benner Rd 845-758-3732 Fax: 845.758.1214 845.758.5506 845-758-5689 Lauren Kerzner-Secretary/Bookkeeper Ellen Farina— CRE Joseph Scala — Maintenance Supervisor P. Grassi, Maureen Terranova (Assts.) Helen Moore— CRE Assistant Sacristan

Vicki Capel-Parish Cemetery Cor. education@stchrisredhook.org John Dorrian

rectory@stchrisredhook.org

April 22, 2018 www.stchrisredhook.org

The Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia

Time: Intention: Requested by:

Sat April 21

5:00 PM Intentions of the Holy Name Society

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Sun April 22

7:30 AM John F. Ryan DeCicco Family

9:00 AM Gregory Remenek Frances Remenek

10:30 AM Edward Seliga Theresa & Carl Dowden

12:00 NOON Pro Populo —————–-

Mon April 23

9:00 AM Arthur & Eileen Coughlin

Andre & Rita Moglia

Tues April 24

7:00 AM Robert J. Mollo McCann Family

9:00 AM Tony Grassi Patricia Grassi

Wed April 25

9:00 AM Paul Wais Lynda & Dave Jutton

Thurs April 26

7:00 PM Joyce Grenon Kathleen & John Kelly

9:00 AM David Voetsch Mom & Dad

Fri April 27

9:00 AM Sally O’Connor Pat & Family

Sat April 28

9:00 AM Domenica Rocchio Tommao Canale

Del Vecchio Family

5:00 PM William Abela Mangiamele Family

Sun April 29

7:30 AM Vincenzo Cincotta By His Wife Grace

9:00 AM William O’Farrell Kennedy Family

10:30 PM Arthur Bader Frank Lovallo

12 Noon Pro Populo ———————-

This Week at St. Christopher-St. Sylvia

Welcome to the Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia! We hope that all new residents to the Red Hook area will feel at home in our parish and strive to be an active part of our faith community. Please take a moment to stop in the Rectory office to fill out a membership form and to meet a member of the Pastoral Staff.

APRIL 22, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

S T E W A R D S H I P R E P O R T

April 15, 2018 Collection…………………$8,446.75

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Sunday, April 22

Monday, April 23 St. George, St. Adalbert

Rosary Making After Mass Church

Irish Step Dancing 7 PM-9 PM Gym, 30 Benner Rd.

Tuesday, April 24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Prayers For Life 9:30-10:30AM Church

Wednesday, April 25 St. Mark

End of Year Barbecue for all Religious Ed. students

4:30-6 PM School

Thursday, April 26

Adult Choir Rehearsal 7-8:15 PM Church

Friday, April 27

Saturday, April 28 St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

AA Meeting 7 PM Don Bosco Hall

Sunday, April 29 St. Catherine of Siena

Next week’s 2nd Collection-Aid to the Church in Central & Eastern Europe This collection supports the Church in over 25 countries that are still struggling to recover in the aftermath of communist rule. Funds from this collection support pastoral care, catechesis, building renovations, and seminary formation. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/ccee Envelopes are in the back of the Church

Please be aware there are

several 7:00 AM & 9:00 AM

weekday Masses available in the upcoming

months of May and June.

Please stop by the Rectory Office to schedule a

Mass for a loved one.

From the Pastor’s Corner

4th Sunday of Easter

T oday's Gospel occurs in the middle of Jesus' ministry. At first, Jesus' words seem to be

about the value of self-sacrifice in a leader. "I am the Good Shepherd. I will lay down my

life for the sheep." The Apostles likely would have accepted these

words easily enough. But then comes something more strange. "I lay down my

life in order to take it up again? I have power to lay it down and power to take

it up again." Only later, when Jesus opened the Scriptures to them after his

resurrection, would the Apostles understand his words. Only then would they

understand why such an act was necessary for the salvation of the world.

Even now, we may struggle with the necessity of Holy Week. How

often do we hear complaints against the silence of God, as if He is the "hired

man" who "runs away" from suffering? Jesus' life, death, and resurrection is

our redemption in fact. God himself bears the full weight of sin's

consequences. The Paschal Mystery is also a sign that happens in full view of

the human experience. We have seen Jesus lay down his life. We have seen

him accompany others. "I know mine and mine know me." We have seen him

reach those outside the traditional flock, "sheep not of this fold." Jesus is the Good Shepherd, not

only in Scripture, but in our daily lives.

While we can't experience physically walking alongside him like the Apostles did, the

grace of our redemption continues through the Church. We are shepherded by the sacraments, by

faith formation, by good mentors. At the same time, we are not only the sheep. In imitating Jesus,

we, too, are invited to lay down our lives for others. We can be the hands, feet, and shepherd's

crook of Christ.

4/25 ST. MARK

Study: Symbolon: Knowing the Faith, Session 3: The Bible

Estudiar: Symbolon: Conociendo la Fe, Sesión 3: La Biblia

Listen: Truth and Life Audio Bible: The Gospel of Mark

Listen: The Case for Jesus

Read: How to Share Your Faith With Anyone

Go to FORMED.org and click on ‘Register.’

Enter the parish code BT2DRR and your

email address.

Be inspired; inspire others!

Listen: Getting Others to Heaven

Look What’s Happening at St. Christopher—St. Sylvia Parish!

St. Christopher & St. Sylvia

Family Fiesta!

Saturday, May 5

6 PM – 9 PM

St. Christopher’s Gym, 30 Benner Rd.

$10/Adult (12 and older) $5/Child

Drinks & Dessert included Proceeds to benefit the Rosary Garden Project Tickets on sale after Masses and at the door.

GRADES 1—6

End of the Year Barbeque

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

4:30 pm-6:00 pm

School Gym

YOUTH ALIVE:

Mark Your Calendars:

Moses Top Ten

Saturday, April 28, 2018

10:30 am-3:30 pm

School

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Prayer Service #6

Sunday, April 22, 2018

12:00 Noon Mass - Church

1:00 pm-Prayer Service – Church

(Last Prayer Service until next year!)

Confirmation

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

8th Grade Confirmation Preparation Classes

Tuesday’s-6:00 pm-8:00 pm

School: Room #7 & Room #8

*April 24, 2018

All 8th Grade students need to attend!

* Rescheduled from March 13, 2018

due to inclement weather

A special THANK YOU to the

dedicated women who

decorated our altars for the

Easter Masses. Thank you!

Please follow this sign by the brick walkway joining the two parking lots. Exhaust from cars kills the plants there. If you want to park by backing in, please choose another spot. Thank you for your cooperation!

FORWARD

PARKING

ONLY

BINGO Bonanza raised approximately $10,000. for our

Religious Education Program!

Thank you to all who participated!

. Spiritual Bouquet Cards are now available in the back of the Church. This is a loving way to

remember your Mom, whether living

or deceased. It is also a way to honor Grandmothers, Sisters, Aunts, Mother-in-Laws or any Mother figure in

your life in a Triduum of Masses for Mother’s Day. Please return the outer envelope to the Rectory Office or put in the collection basket by May 9th to ensure the cards are placed on the altar for Mother’s Day.

VENDORS WANTED!!!

Space is available for Apple Blossom Day, Saturday, April 12th on the Church lawn. For space call Barb at

845-758-4132

In your prayers, please remember the sick,

especially

John Aeolus ●Frances Allen ●Paul Anderson

Hope Babineau ●Harry Brooks ●Helen Burns

Marion Burns ●Brianna Chase ●Scott Clements

John Conlon ●John Conway ●Holly Daly ●John Dykeman

Janice Farinacci ●Charles Fasce ●John Fassett

Fr. Cassian Folsom ●Thomas Galbraith ●Jeannette Gordon

Arthur Hallenbeck ●Haley Hines ●Brian James ●Alex Katz

Pam Kaliche ●Monica LoBrutto Boudreaux●

Sylvia Ledenko ●Henrietta Lynch ●Theresa Lynch

●Joseph Lynch ●Marlene McGowan-Yedic ●

Gina Maculski ●Antoinette Maffei ●Alex Cortes Molloy

Thomas Richard Malone ●John Manning ●Eric Moore

Mary Mullen ●Patricia Murphy ●Richard Murray

Jolanda Niec ●Frank Pasqua, Jr. ●Joe Piccard

Michael Qianonni ●Maureen Randene ●Tammy Richards

James Rudy ●Anna Safford ●Katarina Salman

John Sculco ●Amy Sivulich ●Lisa Slayton

Samantha Smith ●Zach Swart ●Tony Torres

Mary Verlin ●Bryan Williams ●Nate Williams

Please call the office to add or remove someone

from the list

PLEASE WELCOME into our Parish Family of St. Christopher-St. Sylvia,

NEWLY BAPTIZED

ELLIANNA MAE MRUK

AND

JOSEPHINE HART BARSA

May God Bless them and their family always.

A special way to remember those you love... Sponsor any of the following for a week: Altar Flowers-$65 Sanctuary Lamp-$30

Altar Candles-$35 Bread & Wine-$35

Arrange for a remembrance at the Rectory Office.

For the week of

April 21—April 28

FLOWERS &

ALTAR CANDLES

In Memory of

William O’Farrell Donated By

Joyce Grenon and

Leo and Becky Hacker

PRAYER SHAWL- Are you or someone you know going through a difficult time, perhaps physically or emotionally and feel that you would like a Prayer Shawl? CELINE TURCHETTI 758-8083

POCKET PRAYER SQUARE- If you feel that you would like a little extra spiritual support to place in your pocket, please feel free to take one located in the back

of the church.

Catholic Charities Community Services of Dutchess County event of the year! Tuesday, June 5th – The 2018 Spirit of Service Awards dinner and auction! We

honor Msgr. Joseph Martin, Humanitarian Award;

Honey-Jo Kelly, Light of Hope Award; and

Sr. Roberta Smith, OFM, representing the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, Legacy Award, honoring 100 years of service in the Hudson Valley & St. Francis Hospital. Visit catholiccharities-dutchesscounty.org or Facebook at Catholic Charities Dutchess County to purchase sponsorship, ads or tickets! For questions: Kim.Whelly@archny.org or 845-451-4299

It’s that time again!

June 8th- 10th

We’re looking for items for this year’s sale! Drop-Off Times for April:

●Mon., April 23—26....11AM-1PM ●Thurs., April 26...6 PM-8 PM ●Mon., April 30...11AM - 2 PM

DROP OF TIMES FOR MAY: ●Mondays & Wednesdays: 11AM - 2 PM ●Tuesdays & Thursdays: 4PM - 8 PM. NO DROP-OFF Memorial weekend 5/25—28

NO DROP-OFF ON FRIDAYS. Tax donations forms available. We will be accepting everything EXCEPT..... Large exercise equipment, baby furniture (car seats, strollers, highchairs, play pens, swings, etc.), Seasonal (Christmas, Easter, Halloween etc.), & Mattresses. Questions? Contact Gina at kevin621@frontiernet.net or 845-399-0058

TAG

FOR TAG SALE ● Helpers needed for the drop off dates, setting up, as well as the weekend of the sale.

● Muscles and Trucks for furniture pick up. ●Whatever time you can give, is greatly

needed and appreciated!

Please keep our Military

and their families in your

prayers.

SOCIETIES & CONTACTS

Adult Faith Formation, Wendy Wajda MacHugh…….………... ………………………..……………adultfaith@stchrisredhook.org

Adult Choir Director, Richard Totman……... ....... 845-876-7444 CYO Coord., Dan Totman……………CYO@stchrisredhook.org

Holy Name Society Pres., Tom Sullivan ...... …………………... HolyName@stchrisredhook.org

Knights of Columbus GK, Bill Paccione……. ... ...845-758-5913 wpaccione@frontiernet.net

Our Lady's Guild Pres., Ann Totten……...…. ....... LadysGuild@stchrisredhook.org

Our Lady Queen of Peace Prayer Group ................ 845-758-3732 Respect Life Committee, Barbara Totman……….845-758-8628 St. Christopher Food Pantry ................................... 845-758-3732 SVDP@stchrisredhook.org Senior Citizens President, Betty Bader .................. 845-758-5758 Youth Choir Director, Alyssa Nuzzo ..................... 845-594-3390 RCIA, Maggie Burud…………………..RCIA@stchrisredhook.org

Bereavement Committee, Eleanor Troy ................. 845-758-3732 Teen Fusion, Kathy Marici .................................... 845-758-8628 teenfusion@stchrisredhook.org

Prison Ministry, Rosemary Molloy………………...845-758-3732

College Fair Find the college that is the right fit for you! Our Lady of Lourdes High School will host its annual college fair on: Wed., May 2, 6:30 PM– 8PM. Representatives from over 55 colleges will be available to speak with students and parents regarding academic offerings, admissions profiles, student life, athletics, and financial aid. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Next weekend, April 28th & 29th, Mikaela Korb, a teen leader of Teen Fusion, will be speaking at Masses about an exciting project that Teen Fusion will be undertaking

for our parish community.

Jesus said, “I am a Good Shepherd. A Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” We are Jesus’ sheep

and He has laid down his life for us.

GODSPELL...May 3, 4, 5 at John A. Coleman Catholic H. S.

Thurs., 5/3 at 6:30PM;

Fri. 5/4 at 7:30PM and Sat. 5/5 at 3PM & 7:30PM.

Come see this fabulous show! It is led by the international hit, “Day by Day,” and features a parade of beloved songs.

Tickets are $16. for adults $11. for children under 12.

Call 338-2750 for reservations.