PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Patrick F. Buckley, Pastor George Sevigny, Lay Trustee Rev. Xavier S. Santiago, Parochial Vicar Bill Paccione, Lay Trustee Rev Msgr. Charles P. Coen, Pastor Emeritus Rick Moglia, 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

Baptism: Phone Rectory to make arrangements Baptism Classes: 2nd Monday of month, 7:30pm-Rectory (by appointment)

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 Diana Calio-Secretary/Bookkeeper Ellen Farina— CRE Joseph Scala — Maintenance Supervisor Patricia Grassi, Maureen Terranova Helen Moore— CRE Assistant Sacristan

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

rectory@stchrisredhook.org

The Parish Family of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia www.stchrisredhook.org

December 11, 2016

In Time: Intention: Requested by:

Sat December 10

5:00 PM Eugenia & Jozef Pawlowscy

Brygida & John Kowalski

Sun December 11

7:30 AM Billy Totten Dowden Family

9:00 AM Intentions of George & Marguerite

Sevigny (lvg)

The priests & staff of St. Christopher- St. Sylvia

10:30 AM James Fiorella Fiorella & Prinz Families

12:00 PM Pro Populo ———————

Mon December 12

9:00 AM John Donohue Joyce & Ken O’Loughlin

Tues December 13

7:00 AM Thomas McTighe Family

9:00 AM Larry Hogan Pat & Ted Martin

Wed December 14

9:00 AM Intention of Victor T. Mitchell (living)

Marilyn & Jim McLafferty

Thurs December 15

7:00 AM Betty Folster Ken Folster

9:00 AM James J. Buckley 20 yr. Anniv.

Fr. Pat & Family

Fri December 16

9:00 AM Irene Carroll Victor T. Mitchell

Sat December 17

9:00 AM Laurette Forque The Deieso Family

5:00 PM Intentions of Holy Name

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Sun December 18

7:30 AM Vincenzo Cincotta His Wife & Family

9:00 AM Mariantonia & Gennaro Del Vecchio

Del Vecchio Family

10:30 AM Stephen Neceda Cambalik Family

12:00 Noon Pro Populo ———————-

This Week at St. Christopher and 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.

DECEMBER 11TH, 2016 + THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Sunday, December 11 Third Sunday of Advent

RCIA 10-12 PM Rectory

St. Christopher Food Pantry 12-1:00 pm Parish Center

Monday, December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe

CYO Basketball 5-8:00 PM Gym

Rosary Prayer Group 7:00 PM Church

Tuesday, December 13 St. Lucy

CYO Basketball 5-8:00 PM Gym

Holy Name Christmas Dinner 6:30 PM Kingston

Wednesday, December 14 St. John of Cross

Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School

Children’s Choir 5:45-6:45 PM School

CYO Basketball Practice 6-8:00 PM Gym

Thursday, December 15

No Religious Ed. Classes 4:30-5:45 PM School

CYO Basketball 6-8:00 PM Gym

Adult Choir Rehearsal 7-8:15 PM Church

Friday, December 16

CYO Basketball 5-8:00 PM Gym

Saturday, December 17

Solas An Lae 7:00 PM Gym

AA Meeting 7 - 8:00 PM Don Bosco Hall

Sunday, December 18

Holy Name Breakfast 8-11 AM Gym, 30 Benner

RCIA 10 AM-12 PM Rectory

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

December 4, 2016��������..$11,642.82 December 4, 2016 Flower Collection�.$1,660.16 Today’s 2nd Collection is for Retired Religious God Bless you for your continued

generosity!

Please sign-up for Flocknotes to keep up with what is going on. www.flocknote.com/stchrisredhook

Or text REDHOOK to 84576

Please consider adopting a family

for a Christmas Meal as we still

have families on the list in the

back of the church. Thank you!

There are Christmas Schedules in

the back of the Church.

From the Pastor’s Corner

Go to formed.org and log-in or register using parish code: BT2DRR Under the title “Programs, Movies, & Books,” find:

Relating to the Gospel: John the Baptist was languishing in prison, wondering if all that he said and did had any meaning. John’s faith is shaken and so he tells his followers to seek out Jesus and ask him, “Are you the one?” Some days, we can relate….Program: Opening the Word, 3rd Sunday of Advent On Our Calendar This Week: Tomorrow, December 12th, is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. An amazing story of Mary’s love, check it out here...Movie: Guadalupe: The Miracle and the Message Theme for the Month of December: Advent and Christmas! Need a break from baking, shopping, decorating…..? Try one of these… Program: Advent Discipleship Group - 4 sessions to enhance your Advent journey Movie: The Story of the Nativity - explore the true story of Jesus’ birth Audio: Prepare the Way of the King - learn what scholars now know about the shepherds, the Magi and King Herod.

3rd SUNDAY OF ADVENT

T he blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised." Jesus has quite a résumé. When asked whether or not he is the long awaited Messiah, Jesus replies with this list of his credentials as proof of his position. These signs and

wonders speak volumes, to be sure. But perhaps the most interesting line on the list is his concluding one, "the poor have the good news proclaimed to them."

Why does he count this among his litany of miracles? What is so remarkable about sharing good news? Perhaps Jesus included this element of his work--the preaching of good news--to remind his followers that the physical healings were not the ultimate goal of his mission. Rather, the spiritual healing that comes from hearing the good news of salvation is what Jesus was really about. The "poor"--which in a sense means all of us sinners, trapped by the poverty of the sins that enslave us--are freed by Jesus' message of a loving God who wants to bring us into his kingdom. Our poverty is erased by his richness. His mercy "undoes" our sin and we are invited to become the children of God who share in the glories of his heavenly abode. Sometimes it's tempting to just want the visible miracles. But the invisible ones--the conversions that take place in the silence of the human heart--are truly the more important works of God. Such interior transformation is what leads us to eternal life; even a physical cure won't last for eternity--death still comes at some point. But the really good news is that this miracle of conversion is available to all of us. And this season of Advent is the

perfect time to let God work his miracles in our hearts.

Our Lady of Guadalupe...Monday, December 12th On December 9, 1531, Our Lady appeared to a simple Aztec Indian who had converted to the Catholic faith, Juan Diego. Three days later, at Juan Diego's request, Mary provided a sign so the local bishop would believe that she actually had appeared. Roses grew out of the cold winter soil, and when Juan Diego opened his cloak to show the bishop what he had found, an image of Our Lady appeared on the fabric. These occurrences led to the conversion of most of Mexico and remain today a strong sign of Our Lady's concern and love for us. Church-approved Marian apparitions always point to her Son, Jesus. For many of us with a strong Marian devotion, Mary is a pathway into a stronger relationship with our Lord. Her generosity shown to Juan Diego is the same generosity shown to each of us that choose to ask her intercession. Families pray for one another and she is a very prominent member of our family. May the miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe be a sign of warmth for you in the cold of winter and of Advent hope for a Christ Child that

has redeemed the world. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

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

Teen Fusion Christmas Caroling …Dec. 11th.

MEET AT THE CHURCH AT 4:00 PM

This is always a wonderful event for singers and listeners! Come and enjoy a fun-filled event. Lots of hot chocolate and laughs!

Please email teenfusion@stchrisredhook.org

The Holy Name Society Christmas Party Tues., Dec.13th…..6:30PM…..$15.00 Frank Guido’s Little Italy 14 Thomas St, Kingston.

All men of the parish are invited to attend.

Sign up sheets are in the back of the church. Questions, Please call Rich Rose 845-313-1666.

Advent Confession Schedule In addition to the regular Sat. schedule of 3:30-4:30PM, days and hours are added on the following dates:

Mon., Dec. 19th..4 -8:00 PM Sat., Dec. 24th...12-1 PM (No Confession at 3:30-4:30)

All Confessions are held in the Church.

Burnett & White Funeral Homes of Red Hook & Rhinebeck, in conjunction with the Compassionate Friends,

will be holding their Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony

for anyone in the Hudson Valley area who would like to remember a child who has died.

TONIGHT Sun., Dec. 11, at 7 pm...Red Hook

Please meet at the Burnett & White Funeral Home, 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook at

6:45pm. Candles will be lit at 7pm local time and they will burn for one hour. Candles are first lit at 7 pm just west of the International

Dateline, and an hour later in the next time zone, & so creating a 24 hour wave of light around the world to remember all children

who have died, no matter their age.

For those going on the 2016 Radio City Christmas

Spectacular on Thurs., Dec. 29

Please be at the school parking lot at 30 Benner Rd. by 7:30 am. The bus leaves at 8:00 am sharp The show is at 11:00. Lunch is on your own. There will be a walk to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, then walk to St. Patrick’s Cathedral where the bus will leave at 4:00 PM. The show tickets will be handed out on the bus.

Third Sunday of Advent

Prayer for the

Third Sunday of Advent

Joy-filled Giver of Life, Let the anticipation of your birth Fill us with overflowing joy.

May our excitement and anticipation Be a sign to the world that You are always near.

Amen

Youth Alive!

Please remember to check your

calendar’s for your child’s next class!

Confirmation

In your prayers, please remember the sick

especially

John Aeolus ● Frances Allen ● Paul Anderson Hope Babineau ● Roma Buel ● Helen Burns

Brianna Chase ● Scott Clements ● John Conlon John Conway ● Holly Daly ● John Dykeman

Janice Farinacci ● Charles Fasce ● Fr. Cassian Folsom Thomas Galbraith ● Jeannette Gordon ● Arthur Hallenbeck ● Haley Hines ● Brian James ● Alex Katz ● Pam Kaliche

● Sylvia Ledenko ● Kevin Ledwith ● Norma Liuzza Henrietta Lynch ● Mary Machete ● Judy McEleney

Nora Mercier ● Marlene McGowan-Yedic Gina Maculski ● Alex Cortes Molloy

Thomas Richard Malone ● John Manning ● Eric Moore Richard Murray ● Frank Pasqua, Jr. ● Joe Piccard

Lynn Prinz ● Michael Qianonni ● Maureen Randene James Rudy ● Anna Safford ● John Sculco

Amy Sivulich ● Lisa Slayton ● Robert Smith Samantha Smith ● Zach Swart ● Janet Towner

Mary Verlin ● Bryan Williams Peggy Williams ● Alice Zelasco

Please call the office to add or remove someone from this list.

Prayer Shawl Group...Are you or someone you know going through a difficult time, perhaps physically or emotionally and feel that you would like a Prayer Shawl? If so, please contact

Celine Turchetti 758-8083

If you feel that you would like a little “extra" spiritual support to place in your pocket, please feel free to take a Pocket Prayer Square located in the back of the church.

33 Days to Morning Glory:

a consecration to Jesus through Mary. If this is a consecration to Jesus, why go

through Mary? Jesus came into the world through Mary. He also gave Her to us, as our

Mother, at the foot of the Cross. The retreat begins: Tues., Jan. 10, 2017 and continues on Jan. 17, 24, 31 and Feb. 7 @7 pm in the Don Bosco Hall.

The consecration will be made on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, February11. Retreat materials are $20.

Please sign up in the back of the church.

This retreat is open to all parishioners from 16-96!

For more information call Barbara at 845-597-5226

ST VINCENT DE PAUL CHRIST TREE PROGRAM

NEXT SUNDAY is the FINAL DAY to bring in

your angel gifts and Christmas meals. We will

be delivering the gifts next SUNDAY after Mass. If you find you can’t purchase the gift on the Angel you

chose, please return the angel to the basket ASAP. If you lose the Angel, please email the address below with as much information about the angel that you can remember. The sign-up sheet for

adopting a family for a Christmas

meal is in the back of the church. Please fill in your name & phone

number, and take the tab from the sheet. Purchase and bring the complete uncooked meal

including a ham or frozen turkey, to the basement on Sun., Dec. 18th between 8:30 & 10:30 am

“ANGELS” are in the back of the church.

******Email: SVDP@stchrisredhook.org if you have any questions

THE SUPER SUNDAY GIVEAWAY Grand prize $1350 in value, winner take all Vizio 55’ Flat screen 4K ultra HD Smart TV

AND a $500 gift certificate for FLORINA’S TRATTORIA Great for your Super Bowl party or personal use

Ticket chances available

TODAY—Sunday Dec. 11, after all the Masses

Also available at the Parish Breakfast Dec. 18th.

THE HOLY NAME BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

COMING SUNDAY, DEC. 18th

School Hall…8AM to 11AM

Holy Name Breakfast It will be a great time to give Santa last minute gift wishes & have a photo taken with him!

Epiphany Party for all our St. Christopher-St. Sylvia VOLUNTEERS! Jan. 8th...1-4 PM at School, 30 Benner Rd. Please RSVP to the Rectory by Jan. 2nd 845-758-3732

THANK YOU FOR ALL

YOU DO FOR OUR PARISH!

DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS

Sat., January 21, 2017…………

…………..8:30AM—3:00PM

at the Parish Center, 30 Benner Rd.

To register or for more information

contact Bill Owens at 845-756-2481

Adult Faith Formation, Co-Chairs-Maggie Burud & Tina Wert…. ………………………..……………adultfaith@stchrisredhook.org

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

Battered Women ........................................... ........ 845-876-1554 Holy Name Society Pres., Tom Sullivan ....... ........ 845-758-3732 HolyName@stchrisredhook.org

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

Our Lady's Guild Pres., Ann Totten……...…. ....... 845-758-3732 LadysGuild@stchrisredhook.org

Our Lady Queen of Peace Prayer Group ................ 845-758-3732 Respect Life Committee, Barbara Totman……….845-758-3732 St. Christopher Food Pantry ................................... 845-758-3732 SVDP@stchrisredhook.org Senior Citizens President, Betty Bader .................. 845-758-5758 Youth Choir Director, Charles Robitaille............... 845-758-0580 RCIA, Eileen Cassidy ............................................ 845-758-3732 RCIA@stchrisredhook.org

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

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

SOCIETIES & CONTACTS

Please keep our Military

and their families

in your prayers.

MEN’S RETREAT The Holy Name Society will host a one day retreat for all men of the parish.

Sat., Feb. 4th, 2017 at Mariapolis Luminosa, Hyde Park Our retreat director is Fr. Michael Ramous OFM,Cap. The topic is “PRAYER” our way we talk to God and listen to Him. Please, prayerfully consider coming to receive and share God’s Love.

Sign-up sheets are in the back of the church Holy Name Members $10...Non members $25 Lunch included. Questions, call Tom Sullivan 845-758-2194

Blue Christmas Candlelight Service

of Remembrance and Hope...Wed., Dec. 21st

at 7 pm at St. John’s Reformed Church

This service is for all those who are finding it difficult to be joyful this holiday season. They may have lost a loved one or a job, moved, may be lonely, have broken relationships, health problems, or do not feel like celebrating this year. Refreshments afterwards.

iMercy: The Divine Hotspot...A Parish Mission directed by Fr. Bill Garrott, O.P.

Sunday, Dec. 11th – Tues. Dec. 13th at 7:00 PM at Good Shepherd Church in Rhinebeck 845-876-4583

Sun. Message ● The Father Blesses Mon. Message ● The Son Heals

Tues. Message ● The Spirit Strengthens