HOLY INNOCENTS PARISH

“WE GATHER TO PRAISE, TO BLESS AND TO PROCLAIM.”

PARISH STAFF Fr. Hugh L. Burns, OP, Pastor

Fr. Daniel Davies, OP Fr. Frank Sutman, OP Sr. Kathleen O’Hanlon, OP Fr. Gregory Doherty, OP (In Residence)

Maria Lamorgese 769-3297 Director of Religious Education Joe DeSanctis 514-8731 Music Director Loretta Hotter 769-0025 Sacristan Eileen Bruehl 769-0025 x11 Parish Coordinator Thomas Conaty 769-0025 x30 Youth Minister Barbara Mackin 769-0025 x22 Business Manager afortino@hiparish.org Bulletin Editor

431 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 (914) 769-0025,FAX: (914) 747-2476 Website: www.hiparish.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-3pm, Sat: 11am-5pm, Sun:9am-1pm

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 5:15pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am Children’s Choir, 11am and 5:15pm Daily: 7:00am Monday to Saturday

Our Lady of Pompeii, Saratoga Avenue Sunday: 10:00am

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 4:30-5:00pm in the church; all other times by request. Please call the office for an appointment.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for our Baptismal Preparation Program, several weeks in advance of the baby’s birth.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: By appointment at least 6 months in advance. A pre-Cana program is required.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: As scheduled, or anytime a priest is called. Please notify us when a family member enters the hospital.

NEW PARISHIONERS: You are cordially invited to join our parish community. Please stop in at the Parish Office.

January 1, 2017

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Sunday Nm 6:22-27; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Monday 1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28

Tuesday 1 Jn 2:29¾3:6; Jn 1:29-34

Wednesday 1 Jn 3:7-10; Jn 1:35-42

Thursday 1 Jn 3:11-21; Jn 1:43-51

First Friday 1 Jn 5:5-13; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38

First Saturday 1 Jn 5:14-21; Jn 2:1-11

Saturday, Evening Vigil 5:15 Samborski Family

SUNDAY—THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Margaret Mary Rodway 10:00 (OLP) Ann Ryan 11:00 Elena Braia

Monday, Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church 7:00 Colorinda Centi

Tuesday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Dennis Vaccaro

Wednesday, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 7:00 Anita Marino

Thursday, Saint John Neumann, Bishop 7:00 Dennis Vaccaro

First Friday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Francis Murphy

First Saturday, Christmas Weekday 7:00 Kathleen Corry Evening Vigil 5:15 Margaret Carmosino

SUNDAY—THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30 Our Parishioners 9:00 Carmen John Goneconte 10:00 (OLP) Joseph Aiello 11:00 Karin Scheuch 5:15 Frank Cirona

2016 FINANCE CORNER

Regular Maintenance

Dec. 4 $ 8,810.54 Dec. 11 $ 8,702.12 Immaculate Conception $ 1,510.00 Retired Rel. $ 3,291.00 Dec. 18 $12,989.76 $ 2,688.00

Please pray for the safety of our men and women in the military, especially those who are

serving overseas.

Dennis Catozella, Jimmy Fleming, Joyce Scholz Deborah Migliorini, Antonio Soto, Mary Pat & Jack McMahon, Betty Burns, Meghan Rizzo, Mary Renna, Walter Salat, Barbara Walters, Juan Portillo, Jacques Padawer, Kathy FioRito, Edythe Proehl, Bonnie Proudian, Jeanne Cibirka, Lucia Carlucci, Jennifer Schneider, Elsie Vernon, Richard Colucci, Maria Provenzano, Lee Franco, Adele Casagrande, Joseph Drago, Gabrielle Sanchez, Rose Puller, Olivia Bendus, Linda Iorizzo, Judy Chriss, Jane Chitty, Jean Balzone, Bernadette Harris, Angela Lynch, Robert Iovino, Beth Frankoviac, Rocco Zacarolli, Robert Sarro, Irene Ramirez, Eleanor Stockel, Nate Smith, Matthew Ryan Taylor, Nicholas Torres, Baby Hazel, Cathy Policastro, Edwina Hickey, Mary Bachmann, Jaspare Miranda, Stephen Mercatili, Margaret Sardella, Ray Aldes, Cissy Patane, Arthur Woods, Rose Cipriano, Hernan Rebagliati, Bridget Tidd, Jane Richardson (Dublin, Ireland), Helen Burton, Maria Victoria Zulli, Adelaide Greco, Julia Sessa, Sean Murphy, Kathleen Shortall, Baby George Driscoll, Dorothea Lang, Michael Garris, Michele Weldon, Dolores Acquaviva

CONDOLENCES We extend our sympathy and promise of prayers to the family and friends of Al Landi (father of Michael).

OFFERTORY GIFTS Family members of those for whom a Mass is offered are welcome to present the Offertory Gifts to the celebrant at the Altar. Please identify yourself to one of the Ushers or the Celebrant before Mass begins.

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Pastor’s Poetry Post-It January 1, 2016

Happy New Year to everyone! I’ll give you today two poetic prayers to start off the New Year right. One is by the famous Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of many wise and insightful books. The other is by the Dalai Lama. Both come from religious traditions distinct from ours, but whose deepest thoughts and desires are not so different. Would that in this New Year, all of us, who believe and look beyond this year in hope, would work together for peace and prosperity for all.

Father Hugh, OP

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! The Music Ministry of Holy Innocents, extends to all of you our warmest wishes for a Happy and Healthy 2017! We look forward to a year filled with wonderful things and the opportunity to continue to share the blessings of our faith with all of you! We appreciate your participation as we continue to sing the beautiful songs of the Christmas season that will be used in the next few weeks during our parish liturgies. The Junior, Teen, and Adult Choirs of Holy Innocents, as well as all of our parish musicians wish you a very Happy New Year!

THE WEEK AHEAD IN THE PARISH

Monday, January 2nd: Parish Office Closed Tuesday, January 3rd: 11:00am—Lectio Divina Thursday, January 5th: 7:30pm—Knitting/Crochet Group Saturday, January 7th: 10:00am—Children Christmas Pageant Sunday, January 8th: 12:30pm—Baptisms 6:15pm—Youth Group Meeting

BIBLE STUDY The Bible Study group will not meet again until

Monday, January 23rd at 11:00am

“A Prayer for the World”

Let the rain come and wash away

the ancient grudges, the bitter hatreds

held and nurtured over generations.

Let the rain wash away

the memory of the hurt, the neglect.

Then let the sun come out

and fill the sky with rainbows.

Let the warmth of the sun heal us

wherever we are broken.

Let it burn away the fog so that

we can see each other clearly.

Let the warmth and brightness of the sun

melt our selfishness.

And let the light of the sun be so strong

that we will see all people as neighbors.

Let the earth, nourished by rain,

bring forth flowers

to surround us with beauty.

And let the mountains teach our hearts

to reach upward to heaven.

Amen.

Rabbi Harold Kushner

“A Daily Prayer of the Dalai Lama”

May we become at all times, both now

and forever:

A protector of those without protection,

A guide for those who have lost their way,

A ship for those with oceans to cross,

A bridge for those with rivers to cross,

A sanctuary for those in danger, a lamp for

those without alight,

A place of refuge for those who lack shelter,

and a servant to all in need.

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CYO YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. All 9th-12th graders are welcome to join us. If you have any questions please contact: TomConaty@hiparish.org

JANUARY

●Jan. 8th—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 22nd—Youth Group Meeting at 6:15pm ●Jan. 29th—Cottage School Visit at 2:30pm

CYO BASKETBALL

CYO Community Service Projects The outpouring of service for our sister parish has continued with two very successful food drives. The 3

rd Grade

Girls White and 5th Grade Girls Black teams collected and delivered bags of non-perishable food for needy

parishioners at St. Teresa’s in Sleepy Hollow. Thanks to the efforts of these teams local families will have food to enjoy over the holidays. 3rd Grade Girls White Katherine Lent Colleen Quadrino Aubrey Mooney Grace Mooney Ashley McKiernan Gwynn Doherty Mia Walker Chloe McKenna

Coaches: Jamie Lent, Michael McKiernan and Daniel Mooney; Community Service Coordinator: Jamie Lent 5

th Grade Girls Black

Kate Nebel Lola Mackanesi Katie Foley Phoebe Kashman Catie Quadrino Gigi Agati Roxanne Smith Clara Nielson-Papish

Coaches: Keith Nebel and Noreen Foley; Community Service Coordinator: Brigid Quadrino CYO Clinic has begun and will continue into February at BRS. If you are late and still want to register please to:

www.holyinnocentscyo.com

Donation Request

The 4th grade girls teams are collecting Keurig K cups, non-dairy creamer and hot cups for the Westchester Medical Caregiver Center. The Westchester Medical Caregiver Center provides much needed support for caregivers of patients at Westchester Medical Center. People from all over the region arrive at the hospital unexpectedly for trauma and emergency care and often stay for extended periods of time.

Many thanks for your continued generosity!

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On New Year’s day, the octave of Christmas, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God, the divine and virginal motherhood of the Blessed Virgin. This feast is the celebration of Mary’s motherhood of Jesus and is the oldest feast of Mary celebrated by the Catholic church. Let our prayer for the New Year be…….

Mary, Mother of God

Heavenly Father, You blessed the Virgin Mary with the fullness of grace. She is my model of faith, hope and love. I give this new year to her intercession and ask for her holy prayers. Place my needs into the protection of her motherly love. With her help, I want my faith to grow. Give me an increase in the virtue of hope when troubles tempt me to despair. Guide me in understanding Your infinite love. And join my heart, dear Lord, to the Holy Mother’s Immaculate Heart, so that I may improve in loving everyone unconditionally in imitation of my Savior, Jesus. Amen Maria Lamorgese, Director ph 914-769-3297 mlamorgese@hiparish.org Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

First Reading: Numbers 6:22-27: The Lord told Aaron to bestow his blessings on the Israelites. God wanted them to know that by invoking his name they would be blessed by him. Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7: Paul describes how through Jesus' birth, we have been delivered from the laws that exiled Gentiles from God's community. Through Jesus, the Gentiles became God's adopted ones and would receive the same blessings that the Jewish converts had been promised. Gospel: Luke 2:16-21: The shepherds went to Bethlehem to see Jesus and immediately understood all that they had been told about him. They praised God for what they had seen, and Jesus was given the name that the angel had chosen for him.

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IN NEED OF HOUSING A very valued parishioner is on the verge of losing her apartment and is in urgent need of a 2 bedroom unit. If you know of such availability please contact the office for further information at 769-0025.

SUNDAY COFFEE

The 2017 Sign Up Board is available in the Social Hall. Please consider hosting a Sunday coffee. You may

choose a 9am or 11am time to host.

ST. DOMINIC KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS OPEN HOUSE

All woman interested in being a part of the Columbiette Auxiliary are welcome. Open House will be at St. Dominic Council at 874 Franklin Avenue, Thornwood on Monday, January 9

th at 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring a friend

or two. The Columbiettes are a united international charitable organization of Catholic women dedicated to our Patronesses, Blessed Virgin Mary, St Theresa of the Little Flower and St Joan of Arc. We are comprised of affiliated Auxiliaries with close relations to the St. Dominic’s Council.

RESCHEDULED

The Reason for the Season!

Come help us celebrate with Good Saint Nicholas!

Show us the way to Bethlehem to see Jesus, the Christ Child at our annual Happy Birthday Jesus Christmas Pageant followed by An Adventure with St. Nicholas! Many surprises, faith based activities, stories, fun for the family, gifts for the giving, food for the eating (including an allergy-friendly table), and, of course, a Happy Birthday cake for Baby Jesus!

All children must be accompanied by an adult! For our Happy Birthday Jesus Pageant, all our young parishioners(3-10 years old) are invited to participate in this event!

If your child would like to participate please contact us at holyinnocentsfamilyevents@gmail.com.

All children who participate in the pageant will receive a discount on the cost of Adventures with St. Nicholas. Helpers are needed for this event! WHEN: Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. WHERE: Holy Innocents Church for Pageant and the Social Hall for An Adventure with St. Nicholas COST: For the pageant: None. Children are asked to bring un unwrapped gift for a baby. The gifts will be given to mothers in need at The BirthRight Center. For An Adventure with St. Nicholas: $20 for a family of 2; $27 family of 3; $35 for family of 4 or more

Any questions regarding Adventures with St. Nicholas please contact: holyinnocentsfamilyevents@gmail.com

US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS Catholic Communication Campaign

January 8, 2017 Next week, our second collection is for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with Christ, here and around the world in developing countries, through the internet, television, radio, and print media. Fifty percent of funds collected remains in our diocese to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the gospel message!