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Dear Family of the N Y Archdiocese
A Message from Cardinal DolanThe Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused disruption across many aspects of our daily lives, is having an especially profound impact on young people, including those in our Catholic schools, whose education is being altered or interrupted.
The pandemic and resulting economic impact have dramatically reduced the number of parents who can afford to make tuition payments for the upcoming school year. Two weeks ago, I shared the sad news that 20 of our schools, already facing soaring deficits, would not be able to re-open this Fall due to steep declines in enrollment. Without assistance to our parents and children from the Federal government, many more of our Catholic schools may have to close permanently. These closures will harm thousands of students from our archdiocese, and across the nation.
Many of our nation’s elected officials of both parties recognize the crisis that is confronting all schools, including Catholic and other non-government schools. Congress is working on another bill to provide relief from the Covid crisis for critical parts of our economy and society such as our schools. Catholic and other non-government schools must be included in that relief.
The time to make your voices heard is now. If Congress does not provide assistance to our schools within the next few weeks before the school year opens, many parents may find themselves unable to meet even our modest tuition costs, and we will be forced to write you again announcing yet more school closures.
Please contact your elected officials – Senator Chuck Schumer at (202) 224-6542 or (212) 486-4430, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at (202) 224-4451 or (212) 688-6262, and your local Member of Congress (you can find the name and contact info of your Representative here) – and implore them to provide assistance to prevent our Catholic schools from closing permanently.
With gratitude and prayerful best wishes, I am,
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan
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walking with purpose - Study group
Walking with Purpose transforms the hearts and lives of women by providing Bible studies that enable women to know Christ through Scripture and the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
Opening Your Heart, The Starting Point
This 22 week foundational course is designed for women who are new to WWP as well as those with more Bible study experience.
Join us as we examine the core questions that we need to wrestle with if we want to experience all the God has for us.
How can I conquer my fears?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in my life?
What does the Eucharist have to do with my friendship with Christ?
What challenges will I face in my efforts to follow Jesus more closely?The Walking with Purpose Bible Study group will meet virtually on Monday evenings beginning
Monday, September 22nd
from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.To register and get the full calendar,
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ainenschenk@gmail.comThere is no fee to register, but all participants are asked to purchase The Opening Your Heart workbook, which is available on the WWP website:
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COVID-19 PrayerCOVID-19 PRAYERIt is amazing how our lives and our language has changed in the last 5 months. COVID-19 has affected us all in how we live, how we work, how we learn, and how we worship. This virus is not going away anytime soon. It remains vicious, capricious, and often deadly. The statistics in our country and around the world remain staggering and sobering.Please pray this prayer often and share it with your loved ones.God of all mercies, grant:To your holy people, 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 divine 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 the service of others.
Amen.Be prudent. Be respectful of the health of others. Wear your mask. Stay distant. Be healthy.Remember that very one of us is precious in the eyes of Almighty God!God bless you,Fr Peter -
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"WeShare" - An Opportunity to TitheWhen you are unable to attend Mass
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Rectory Office Information
ADDRESS: 15 Cedar Street Bronxville, New York 10708
PHONE: 914-337-1660
FAX: 914-337-1342
MON - FRI: 9 AM - 3:00 PM (Temporary)
SAT - SUN: 9 AM - 3:00 PM -
Mass Times
Keep in mind-Social Distancing-Maximum of 90 people
Mon - Sat: 6:45 - 8:30 - 12 Noon
Sunday - 8:00am - 9:30 - 10:45 - 12 Noon - - 5:00pm
Vigil Mass: Sat 5:00p.
Temporarily: Extra Masses in the Parish Center
Sat 5:15pm - Sun 11:00 am & 5:10 pm (as needed) -
Reconciliation - (Confession)
Thursday & Saturday - 11:00 - 11:30
Temporarily heard in the Sacristy-Face mask Required -
Welcome from Fr. Peter
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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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Weekly News at St Joseph'sBEST IN CLASS PART IIA few weeks ago, I wrote to you about our "BEST IN CLASS" initiative to revitalize our parish school. For over a year now, our Best in Class Committee has been meeting and working very hard to make this new vision a reality. Today, I would like you to hear a reflection from the Chairman of that group, Paul Scariano.(article below)Thanks,Fr P
Paul Scariano I’m a Catholic schoolboy turned Catholic school man. I share the confusion that I think many of us have. About how we once looked at the Catholic Church and Catholic leaders; pastors, priests, principals, and teachers - with awe. With a sense that, whatever they were, we needed to blindly respect them. I now realize, after years of hearing about the ones that either acted horrifically or perhaps, worse, looked the other way, that I struggle with how I feel and what these new leaders may or may not still deserve in terms of my awe and respect.
It’s all hard to reconcile in my mind. So very hard… but now what? Instead of staying on this path that no one chose, but we are all stuck on, why don’t we turn the corner? Let’s do the hard work and get to know these new leaders as ministers, as administrators, as teachers, and more importantly, as real people. The best leaders are real… they have real strengths, passions, and unique perspectives. They speak up and speak out, but, they also have feelings and failings and weaknesses. All of those things are not mutually exclusive.
We, as Catholics, need to join with these wonderful new leaders, who are likely struggling themselves to re-find their places for the same reasons we are confused. We need to do the hard work to help build them back up and not wait for them to somehow magically win us back over. We need to get back “into” the Church, and churches, and communities - and volunteer and embrace and forgive and help these amazing, perfectly imperfect leaders, be even better... so we can get our Church back. The “place” that has been and can again be the backdrop to so many of our values, joys, friendships, and our sense of community.
Saint Joseph’s is at a crossroad. Do we continue to go forward “pretty good,” or do we go for great? With Best-In-Class being rolled out, with the new energy that our leadership and teachers are building, with the craziness of covid beginning to wane, and with the sadness of losing other schools around us; we are in a unique place where our Parish, School, and Community can truly flourish… and we are… and we will do so much faster with you… we need you, will you join us?
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SOME GREAT NEWS!St Joseph’s is a beautiful church. At the tender age of 92, she is getting even more beautiful.
For 7 years now, I have always wanted to have a mosaic of The Divine Mercy to replace the simple print we had. However, we have had lots more pressing, practical, and very expensive projects to do first. Now, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Ms Sarajane Brittis, we have the mosaic, given in honor of her parents, Dr Anthony & Marianna Brittis. The mosaic was lovingly handcrafted in Italy—just outside Venice-- over the last 6 months and was just installed last Friday. How blessed we are! Generations to come will be able to pray before this sacred reminder of God’s infinite mercy. From all of us at St Joseph’s, “THANK YOU”, Ms Brittis!
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WELCOMING OUR PARISHIONERS BACK It has been so great to see folks gradually coming back to Mass even with masks and social distancing as our new ‘normal.’ Being able to receive the Eucharist is our greatest gift here on earth.Right now, the law only allows us to have a maximum of 85 people in our church for any Mass.
If needed, we are prepared to offer 3 additional Masses in the Parish Center on Saturday at 5:15, Sunday at 11, and Sunday evening at 5:15. Again, these Masses will only be celebrated if the main church is full.
Please also note that at least for the month August we will NOT have the 1:15 pm Mass. This was effective, Sunday, July 5th.
These are very tough financial times for all---including your parish. Many thanks to all our faithful parishioners who have sent in your contributions to the Rectory. Many thanks to all who have joined electronic giving via WE SHARE. Together, I know that we will all get through these challenging days stronger physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
God bless you,
Fr Peter
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CARDINAL’S APPEAL UPDATE 2020
The Cardinal’s Appeal has been going now for about 30 years.
Each year, the Appeal raises much-needed funds to support poor parishes, seminarians, our retired priests, and to do out-reach programs to young and old alike. Here at St Joseph’s, we have had a proud record of not only making our targeted goal but exceeding it! So many of our parishioners are wonderful examples of what it means to be good stewards.
Our parish goal this year is $362K. Right now, we are at about 80% of that goal with about $287K pledged. This extraordinary generosity is from just 410 families---just 16% of our entire parish. We need about $75K more to meet our goal. Our prayer is that so many families who have never been involved in the Appeal in the past will become involved this year.
I know the past 5 months have been financially challenging for many. Believe me, our parish has suffered some substantial financial losses. However, there are so many in our backyard in the Archdiocese who are in serious need and rely on our generosity. The need has never been greater than now.
Please consider making a pledge to the Appeal. Your gift—large or small—will make a huge difference in the lives of so many who are far less fortunate than we are.
God bless you,
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Sunday Reflection:Sunday Reflection from Fr Dawson: Who or what is rocking my boat?Have you ever found yourself stuck in one of life’s many storms and no matter how hard you try, no matter what you do, it seems that you cannot make any headway? Well, we all have times like that! It may seem to you like the storm will never end and that there is no possible good that can come from what you are facing.Thankfully, however, there is some good news for us from the Word of God. While the storms of life are never pleasant, they do produce certain benefits in our lives that we would do well to make a note of them.The storms we face could be like the pandemic, or could be physical, mental, financial, emotional, situational, relational, or spiritual in nature.Health care professionals tell us that in a storm, or in a crisis – people experience shock, destabilization, confusion, self-doubt, fear and anxiety. We need to first stabilize the situation, evaluate our support system and resources, be prepared to change, be patient with ourselves and above all – have a central figure as our point of reference.What better person than Jesus. Who calmed the storm with the strong winds and big waves, while the apostles faced a major crisis in their boat, as the captain of our boat?The Church serves as our lighthouse, the good we have done for people as the ballast for our boat, with faith as our anchor and hope as our sail.Remember, Jesus has the whole world in His hands. He can hold our boat as well.I place all my trust in You, my God. All my hope is in your mercy.Fr. Dawson
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2021 Mass Book Requests
We are providing a copy of the form usually included with the Sunday Bulletin. You may request your Masses in a letter as long as you adhere to the restrictions pointed out in this announcement.... Make sure that you print the intentions so that they can be read properly
Announced Masses for 2021
DO NOT RETURN BEFORE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Please list your Mass requests for the year 2021.
Masses requested in the wills of the deceased parishioners are honored first.
It is required by Canon (Church) Law that one Mass per week should be offered for all the deceased and living members of the parish - (For the people of Saint Joseph’s Parish) This Mass will be the 8:00AM SUNDAY.
Please limit the requests to THREE Masses.
Sheets with more than THREE requests, will be returned to you!!
Preference will be given to registered parishioners – fill in the Parishioner # on the sheet – from your envelopes
Please note the exempted dates listed at the bottom of this sheet before making your selections.
Weekday Masses 6:45; 8:30; 12:00
The Sunday Masses (5PM Sat- Vigil Mass) 9:30; 10:45; 12:00; and 5PM
Currently, we will not be scheduling a 1:15 PM Mass
If you have specific dates and times, we will try to honor them as best we can.
You may submit this form, to arrive by Wednesday September 9th
If mailing in an envelope marked - “Year 2021 Masses”.
Given that we are likely to be social distancing, we suggest you mail your requests.
Requests will be entered in the order received and we will try to honor all requests.
You should bear in mind that with restricted numbers for attendance, it will be impossible to guarantee that you will be able to attend Masses requested for the 12 Noon and 5 PM Saturday Masses.
If the date and time you requested are not available, attempts will be made
to schedule the Mass as close as possible to your requested date or time.
You might also consider a weekly Memorial of the Sanctuary Candles or the Bread and Wine ($25 offering for the week)
An acknowledgement of your Mass requests will be mailed to you
the week of November 10th
Please check back after November 10th for an opportunity to schedule additional Mass requests
If you need a Mass changed, please come to the Rectory Office or call 337-1660.
The usual offering for an announced Mass is $15.00.
PLEASE – CAREFULLY PRINT - ALL INFORMATION
DAY DATE TIME INTENTION (NAME)
1___________ ___________ _______ __________________________________
2___________ ___________ _______ __________________________________
3___________ ____________ _______ __________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________
Phone or email: _____________________________________________Parishioner #_____________
PLEASE NOTE: In the year 2021, NO intentions will be taken on Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, All Souls, Thanksgiving and all Christmas Masses and the First Friday 12 Noon Mass which is reserved for the St Joseph’s Auxiliary Living & Deceased, Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Novena Masses Reminder – The 8:00 am Sunday Mass is reserved for “The People of the Parish”
On Federal Holidays: There will NOT be a Noon Mass… The Church will be closed after the 8:30 Mass
TODAY’S DATE________ CASH AMOUNT___________ CHECK AMT. & NUMBER__________________ -
2020 Census
I recently received a note from Mary Marvin, the Mayor of Bronxville. It seems the response to the 2020 CENSUS is the lowest in decades. The Village stands to lose 30% of various kinds of aid for the next decade. PLEASE fill out your 2020 CENSUS cards or simply go online to fill one out. It only takes a couple of minutes. I did it myself and it is very easy.
Fr Peter