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11 Ways to Fill Your Days
With Holy Moments
How to Slow Down and Focus on
What Matters Most
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Greetings from the PulpitFirst of all, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy and safe during these challenging and historic times that are testing us all. Know that your priests, Frs Dawson, Paul, Travis and myself pray for you daily at the Eucharist. When the lock down began, most of us never dreamed it would go on for weeks and now for months. Immediately, the issue of communication with our faithful parishioners came up and we were frustrated because St Joseph’s did not have one data base of e-mails. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of several members of our Parish Council, we were finally able to gather the data bases of several of our Parish organizations and come up with about 2,000 e-mails. This is just the beginning. We hope that you will forward this e-mail to families, friends and neighbors who might want to sign up to connect to our St Joseph’s community. If there is ONE thing that this dreaded virus has taught us is that communication is everything. We all need to stay ‘connected.’ So many have gone to working at home and our children to distance learning. We have all gotten familiar with ZOOM and with conference calls. It is a new world. But at its heart is communication! In addition to sending out periodic e-mails, we also encourage you to go to our website. Just go to ‘St Joseph’s Church Bronxville NY’ and you will find lots of good information. You will find our daily streamed Mass. Daily at 7:30 and Sunday at 10:45. You can watch live or go to it at a later time. You will find our bulletin, announcements, and a host of spiritual resources. For the 1st 4 or 5 weeks, I was posting a weekly video message to tell people what was happening. I also posted videos for our school children and one for Religious Education. Staying informed will be especially important as churches are allowed to open gradually in the coming weeks. It is clear that until there is a proven and effective vaccine in place, how we conduct worship will look much different to us all. Direct communication always helps to deter rumors and false information. This is true in our personal families and also in our parish family. We all have lots of unanswered questions, don’t we? Guidelines from our government and from the Archdiocese about what we can do and when we can do it seem to change daily. Using our website and our e-mail data base, I will do my very best to communicate with you, our parish family, the latest information as it applies to St Joseph’s. For now, continue to stay healthy and safe and let us continue to pray daily for each other. God bless you, Fr Peter
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A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I MAY:
A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I MAY:
Many of you might have seen the press conference with Cardinal Dolan and Bishop DiMarzio of Brooklyn last Thursday about the gradual re-opening of our parishes.
Regardless of what you might hear in the press, the Bishop’s goal is to respond to the spiritual needs of their people while at the same time protecting their physical health.
Churches will open gradually, and all Churches in the Archdiocese will not be on the same timelines…a small Church in Duchess or Ulster County will be on a different timeline than a large parish in NYC.
As we are given more guidance, I will share that with you on our website and via e-mail. Here at St Joseph’s, we are already in Phase 1 – We are open for private prayer from 8 AM to 12 Noon, Monday through Saturday.
***Starting this week, we will resume hearing confessions on Thursday and Saturday starting at 11 AM.
Confessions will be held in the Sacristy; all must wear face masks and observe social distancing.
Phase 2 of the gradual re-opening will allow for individual Baptisms and Weddings for a Maximum of 10 people. The date for Phase 2 has not yet been determined.
Please be sure to go to the website to read the bulletin to stay up to date with all the latest information as it affects St Joseph’s
**Let me take this opportunity to thank all of you who have been sending your envelopes in to the rectory. We are also so thankful for so many of our parishioners who have signed up for electronic giving. You can enroll from the link to ‘WeShare’ on our website – saintjosephsbronxville.org
If you are already registered at WeShare and wish to tithe: https://saintjosephsbronxville.churchgiving.com/
Without your faithful support, it is exceedingly difficult to meet our payroll for all on staff and keep up with our many parish expenses.
Finally---this Sunday is the Great Feast of Pentecost which officially ends the Easter Season. Coincidentally, it is also the last day of May and also the Feast of the Visitation. To honor Our Lady, after Mass Sunday, we will be praying the Rosary. I hope you and your family will join us as we ask Our Lady, The Patroness of our Country to protect all of us during this pandemic.
Again, Next Sunday, immediately following Mass, the recitation of the Rosary. Please plan to join us.
Blessings,
Fr Peter
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Rectory Office Information
ADDRESS: 15 Cedar Street Bronxville, New York 10708
PHONE: 914-337-1660
FAX: 914-337-1342
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A Prayer in the Midst of the Present Crisis
God of all mercies, grant:
To the St Joseph’s Parish family,
safety and good health:
To those afflicted with COVID-19, swift healing;
To the frightened, courage;
To the dying, comfort;
To the dead, eternal life;
To health care providers, strength and stamina;
To our leaders, wisdom and compassion;
To our nation, unity of purpose;
To the Church, the grace to serve the suffering selflessly;
To all believers, strong faith in Your presence;
To the whole human family, unity of heart; and
To us, Your servants, the reward of knowing that we are doing Your will when we spend ourselves in loving service of others.
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Prayer Resources
In addition to our previously recommended prayer resources for use when Mass is not available, you may find the following prayers and articles helpful:
1. Litany of Supplication: Please find the English and Spanish translations of the beautiful Litany of Supplication prayed by Pope Francis during his extraordinary Urbi et Orbi meditation and blessing on Friday, March 27, at the links above.
2. Prayer Resources: The following is a comprehensive and continuously updated list of prayer resources in both English and Spanish:- Masses Online English | Spanish
- Online Prayer Opportunities English | Spanish
- Resources for prayer, worship and Mass in the home English | Spanish
- Prayer Resources for Catholics, parents and pastoral leaders English | Spanish
- Online resources for Parents English | Spanish
- Faith Formation Resources English | Spanish
- Resources for Children English | Spanish
- Resources for Pastoral Juvenil, Youth Ministry, Young Adult Ministry and Campus Ministry English | Spanish
- Resources for Persons with Disabilities English | Spanish
- Mental Health Resources English | Spanish
- Tools for Ministering Online English | Spanish
Our Adult Faith Formation website has more resources as well.
3. FORMED.org has many resources for us to use .
Here are some recommendations:
FORMED Live:
Meditations on the Stations of the Cross by Ronald Thomas
FORMED Live: Jesus’ Death in light of Old Testament Sacrifices
The Paschal Mystery: The Mystery of Jesus's Death & Resurrection
FORMED Live: Understanding the Stations of the Cross
As a reminder if your parish did not renew their Formed subscription this past Fall you can still access Formed content during this time of social distancing. Email us at Formed@archny.org to get connected.
I hope you find this helpful. God's peace and blessings to you and your family.
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Guevara de Gonzalez
Director of Adult Faith Formation Office
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Welcome from Fr. Peter