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Tuesday, March 31stSt. Aedan Daily Mass
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Sunday Mass, March 29, 2020
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New FlockNote Group!! Sign up today!
It has been pointed out, that since we are not able to necessarily "guarantee" the time that Services are freshly posted, that we should set up a notice service... So, if you log onto your FlockNote account, (or sign up for the first time) - you are able to join our new group: "Streaming (Mass) Notices." I will send out a FlockNote to this group as soon as things have finished processing!
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The Stations of the Cross
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New, Letter from the Pastor 3/25
THIRD LETTER FROM THE PASTORMarch 25, 2020Dear Parishioners,
In the words of Saint Paul, “ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “(Eph. 1:2)
I pray that this letter finds each of you safe and healthy. It is hard to imagine that, as of this weekend, three Sundays will have gone by without public Mass in our beautiful Church. It is, however, gratifying to see the number of individuals who stop by the Church to pray the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross, or just sit quietly and bask in the peace and comfort of being in the Real Presence of the Lord reserved in the Tabernacle.
If you have not yet done so, please tune in to our Sunday and daily parish Masses. Also, pause during the day to pray the Rosary with us and to join in the Stations of the Cross which will be made available as of Friday, March 27 th here on the website, or our parish Facebook page. Please know that our posts are still a work in progress and that we are working hard to upgrade our technology so that we will soon be able to live stream all of our Masses and prayer services.
Besides our ongoing worries about the virus, I am very sorry to know that some of you are experiencing financial hardships at this time. I hope and pray that things change for the better soon. Please know that I am so deeply thankful to those of you whose personal financial situation allows you to keep sending in, or dropping off, your weekly contributions to our parish. We have even received a few very generous checks with little notes that say, “ to help make up for those who are unable to give at this time.” I was very moved and I am so proud of you. Thanks also for keeping up with your Renew & Rebuild (the driveway/parking lot project will soon be upon us) and Cardinal’s Stewardship Appeal pledges. Please remember to sign up for the WE SHARE program [they had a website login glitch, but it has been resolved]. Just go to our web site - you cannot miss the big red/white logo. It is really easy and it is good for all of us as a parish community.
As of our March 24th directives from the Archdiocese, all parish office activity has been suspended until further notice. The Church may remain open for private visits, but no public Masses or services or group devotions are permitted. Individuals who pay a visit are urged to continue observing proper social distancing. All Funeral Masses, Wakes, Baptisms and Weddings are suspended until further notice. In an emergency, a priest may visit a dying person at home or in the hospital and administer the Sacrament of the Anointing and Holy Communion (Viaticum). Our St. Vincent DePaul FOOD PANTRY remains active and given the rising need we are still conducting our Easter Food Drive, as we do every year at this time. If your means allow it, then please join us by donating groceries at the Church or the Rectory vestibules. Please remember those MITE BOXES for Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland (CCCSR). In this current situation these charitable outreaches can be a very tangible part of our Lenten ALMSGIVING. So too, can be a visit to a BLOOD BANK to give a pint to help alleviate the current crisis caused by a suspension of all blood drives. [No walk-ins are permitted, they are by appointment only!]
Our PREP families were notified that our program is continuing, but has, by necessity, transitioned to an online format. Our book publisher, Sadlier Religion, has provided us with digital resources, games and assessments for our families as well providing us with eBooks. These resources have been mailed to families to assist them.
Palm Sunday, April 5th, our Church will be decorated in RED. Those stopping by for a visit will be able to take home some blessed Palm branches from the displays we will have set up in the Church. Copies of the Scriptures, including the Passion, will be available to all who visit. We also invite those who visit to bring home some palm branches to family or neighbors. (Please use a gloved hand to transport and distribute the palm branches to others.) Palm Sunday Mass, including the reading of the Passion, will be available by tuning into the website here or Facebook.
Holy Thursday, April 9 th, the Church will be decorated in WHITE and we will celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. At this time, unless something changes, we plan to live stream the Mass to you at the original 7:30 pm time. Please join us.
Good Friday, April 10th, remains a day of Fast and Abstinence for Catholics. Our Church will be decorated in RED and our traditional Good Friday Service, focusing on the reading of the Passion, will be shown at the traditional time of 3 PM. Later on, at 7:30 PM you are invited to join in for the streaming of the Solemn Stations of the Cross, again featuring our own beautiful mosaic stations. Again, please join us.
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass, April 11th the Church will be decorated in WHITE and (if our florist is allowed to deliver) our Sanctuary and Altar will be resplendent with flowers. We hope that many of you will tune in at 8 PM and make this your Easter Mass. Again, we know that there will be many other televised Masses from the Vatican, the Cathedral, etc.; however, it would be nice to have as many of our Saint Aedan’s parishioners and their families join in solidarity with one another by viewing the Mass with their own parish priests and deacon right here in their home town Church.
Always remember that PRAYER, is an important part of Lent. Please try your best to set aside some quality time each day to pray as individuals and as families. Be sure to pray with our young children and teenagers. Make time for prayers at the beginning and end of the day; before and after meals; read the scriptures; pray a decade of the Rosary or enjoy another special practice. Please pray for our President, our Government and Church leaders and, in a special way, for our First Responders and Health Care workers who are on the front lines. Prayer is essential for us to remain strong and spiritually healthy during these difficult and trying days and weeks which are unprecedented in our lifetimes. I will continue offering my Daily and Sunday Masses for all of you. I would be grateful if you would remember to pray for your Parish Priests and Deacon as well.“May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He let his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord look upon you with kindness and grant you His peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26.)
Prayerfully in Christ,
Msgr. Emmet Nevin
Monsignor Emmet Nevin, Pastor
PS. When you wash your hands for those 20 seconds, forget about singing that boring Happy Birthday tune twice. Instead, pray the words to the Our Father, nice and slow and guess what, it comes out to 20 seconds. Do you pray in the fast lane? Add “For the kingdom and the power and the glory are Yours now and forever.” Teach this one to your kids!
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Masses: Canceled until further notice!
Sunday Masses:
Saturday Evening - 5:30 PM | Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 7:00 PMDaily Mass:
Monday through Friday - 9:00 AM and 12:10 PM | Saturday 9:00 AMHoly Days of Obligation:
5:30 PM on the Eve of Holy Day
9:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 7:00 PM on the actual Holy DayNocturnal Adoration Schedule Tantum Ergo Sacramentum, veneremur cernui.
(On bended knee, let us worship so great a Sacrament.)
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Special Parish Events this Month...ish
Prayer to the Virgin Mary for ProtectionO Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain,with steadfast faith.You, Our Lady of New York, know what we need.We are certain that you will provide, so that,as you did at Cana of Galilee,joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.Help us, Mother of Divine Love,to conform ourselves to the Father’s willand to do what Jesus tells us:He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us,through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.
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Neighboring Parish / Community Happenings
HELP FEED LOCAL DISTRESSED VETERANS
Orangeburg's Homes for Heroes
& Maggie Conway House
VETERANS NEED YOUR HELP NOW!!!
On March 21st, Veteran Advocate, John Murphy, posted about Veterans in Rockland County needing food. Seeing this, Tara Vallin thought creating a "Meal Train" would be a more organized way to help! Homes for Heroes is one of the locations he mentioned, situated in Tappan, NY, it currently houses eight Veterans, whom would otherwise be homeless. They are asking for you to donate a minimum of $80, to provide the men a healthy, prepared dinner.
The way this works, is you pick the night and pay the restaurant directly. List it on the "Meal Train" site, and that simple, you have done a great deed! However, if you feel you can not afford $80, you can donate to the general pool and they will arrange for a meal to be delivered.
[The Maggie Conway House, also here in Orangeburg, houses 20 men. They live in 'community' unlike the apartment situation with Homes For Heroes. If you would like to supply them with a complete meal, it is requested that you order them "family style trays" not individual meals. The estimate for the 20 person meal is between $120-160 per day. And, again, no one is expecting you to feel obliged in anyway to foot the whole bill on your own. You can set it up however you fell most comfortable here: Conway House.]
Think of all they sacrificed for us, they are asking that you help these Vets in their time of need. This meal train will be up for the duration of the Coronavirus impact. These Vet have limited out-and-about access on a good day, clearly, now it is much worse. If you have any questions please contact Kelly Kohlbrenner, Housing Manager, at 845-608-3467.
Originally, John Murphy contacted Del Art'e restaurant in Orangeburg, NY and asked them to help out by offering the meals at cost, they have been amazing, but it should not be just on them. Several generous donors have been amazing as well, paying for the meals to date!
If you are a restaurant owner and are willing to prepare meals at cost, please reach out to Tara and she will add you to their list. Any questions about this meal train, or issues with filling it out, please email her at TaraAPayne@gmail.com. For more info on Rockland Homes for Heroes please visit the link below, they are also trying to build more homes for our Veterans!! https://rocklandhomesforheroes.org/about/
Again to reach Homes For Heroes Meal Train, or Maggie Conway House Meal Train click appropriately. Thanks!
CATHOLIC CHARITIESCOMMUNITY SERVICES OF ROCKLAND...will be operating “The Inn” Rockland County Warming Center. The Warming Center is a safe haven for the homeless during the winter months, from now through April 30, 2020. They are in need of volunteers to assist in serving meals to the guests and cleaning up afterwards. The hours would be 6:00 – 9:00 pm. If you are able to assist, please contact them at 845-942-5791 ext. 10; Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00; please ask for Luz. Or you may email at Luz.Vazquez@archny.org. If you belong to a group, they will also be welcomed.
*****As of 3-23 the Warming Center is closed. We are following Code Blue which mandates that if the temperature goes to 32 degrees or below in the evening then we will open for that night.If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email me.Stay safe and have a blessed day.Luz Vazquez
Administrative Assistant
Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland
78 Hudson Avenue
Haverstraw, New York 10927
845-942-5791 ext. 10
Fax: 845-429-2938
www. ccsrockland.org
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St. Aedan RosaryTuesday, Sorrowful Myst.
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Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/StAedansMedia Stop by and give us a like. We will be posting quick updates and bits of news or changes... share some pics....
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"Formed"
Multimedia Resources"Formed" is a from the Archdiocese of NY to open the door to a multitude of Catholic resources: Movies, Books, Audio Books...all designed to give the parishioners a rich series of Faith Formation Programs. Our Parish Code is: R7NKN8. The link to the Archdiocese information page is: here. The link to take you to the source itself is: https://formed.org/ . There are some very interesting FREE multimedia items available. They are now LIVE STREAMING: https://watch.formed.org/videos/world-rosary
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Attention All Parishioners
Please notify the Rectory of any change of address. If you are a recent arrival to our Parish, or are in the process of moving away, please give our Parish Office a call. In order to receive your envelopes or any letters / documentation from the Parish, we need to have your correct address on file.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
ATTENTION:Fixed!!
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Father Mike Schmitz
If you would like to spend several very enjoyable minutes listening to one of the most interesting lecturers working in the faith today, visit Fr. Mike's page by clicking here:
BullDogCatholic.org
HOMILIES or
"ASK FR. MIKE"
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95Responsorial Psalm Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56Gospel Jn 8:31-42
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Full Print Calendar
The new Parish Calendar is: here.
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Photo Gallery
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Santa 2019
163 Photos
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Thanksgiving Service 2019
19 Photos
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Parish Concert 2019
36 Photos
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Halloween 2019
30 Photos
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Parish Picnic 2019
23 Photos
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Fr. Ryan's 1st Mass
55 Photos
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Support our Uniformed Parishioners
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Message from the Cardinal:
MASSES CANCELED
IN ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORKIn light of the continued concern surrounding the coronavirus, and the advice of medical experts, all Masses in the Archdiocese of New York will be canceled beginning this weekend, March 14-15, 2020.This development follows upon today’s decision of Dutchess County to prohibit gatherings of more than 20 people. It is also intended to provide clarity and consistency throughout the ten counties that comprise the Archdiocese of New York (Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Dutchess).Churches will, however, remain open for private prayer.Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, urged the faithful to remember in their prayers all those whose lives have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. “Let us pray for all who are sick, as well as doctors, nurses, caregivers, and all those working hard to combat the disease. We should also remember those whose lives have been otherwise disrupted, especially anyone who has lost income from a loss of work during this difficult time.”A private Mass will be celebrated in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, and will be available on many cable systems via the Catholic Faith Network and its website here, livestreamed on the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral website here, and broadcast on radio on The Catholic Channel of Sirius XM (Channel 129).
All are urged to keep in prayer those who are suffering from the coronavirus, as well as for doctors, nurses, caregivers, and all those who are working to combat the disease.The following prayer will be shared with the parishes and people of the archdiocese.