No Prayer Meeting on Thursday 11/04/10

Our prayer meeting has been cancelled this week because of the Celebration of Confirmation.

Lessons From The Seasons Of Fall

Monday, November 8, 2010 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
At Heritage Health Care Center - in the Community Room
Across from Faxton Hospital on Sunset Ave. Utica, NY
Facilitator: Sister Mary Ellen Schopfer, csj
You are invited to take some time for yourself! During the two-time frame, Sister Mary Ellen will provide input on the topic, include music and/or song, incorporate some quiet time (which most of us long for-to listen to God and talk with God both alone and together;) have conversations enabling us to leave with a bit more insight than we came. We will have an opportunity to reflect on the beauty of our eyes beheld this fall, and recognize the beauty within each one of us; to explore change and see if it might have a place in our lives and notice any "letting go" we might need or want to take place in us. There are 3 opportunities: choose one: Monday, November 8th from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Heritage Health Care Center, Tuesday, November 9th also at Heritage or Wednesday, at St Margaret's House, 47 Jordan Rd. Jodan Rd. is almost across from the New Hartford Shopping Center on November 10th from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Call Sister Mary Ellen to register: 315-939-4744 or 315-797-7316.

RCS First Friday Fish Fry on November 6, 2010

Thank you to all the RCS supporters who come to the fish fry dinners.  Enjoy a complete meal including dessert! Adults $8.00; Children's Meal  $4.00  You may call ahead to place your order with Mrs. Boardman at 336-6190 ext. 5021.  Call before 4:00 pm on that day! Time is from:  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Baked goods needed for Confirmation

If anyone would like to bake cookies or brownies for November 4th, please drop them off in the kitchen   during the day or from 5 - 7 pm.  Any questions please call Mary Ann 886-1792.  Thank you so much for your support of the teens being Confirmed!

November 11th Veterans Day Celebration

All veterans will be honored at Rome’s Veteran’s Day celebration on Thursday, November 11th  from 7 - 8 pm at St. Peter’s Church in Rome, NY.  To honor a veteran (living or deceased), purchase a $5.00 candle which will be displayed at the celebration.  Please fill out the order form which will be available on St. John’s website (click on downloads) or at both entrances of St. John’s church or in the pews at St. Peter’s Church and put money, or check made out to St. Mar’s/St. Peter’s) in an envelope and place in the collection basket.  Proceeds from the sales will benefit the Strough Middle School Civil Air Patrol.  Father James Culver, a Navy Veteran, will be the keynote speaker. Reception to follow in the Monsignor Culkin Hall.

Parish Pastoral Council

Tuesday, October 26th at 6:30 pm in the Rectory

 

Goal:$44,000   Balance:  $2,415   Donors: 472

 

 

Dinner sponsored by Catholic Daughters

 

Perugia's Restaurant, Rte. 5, New Hartford,

Program:  Life of Brother Andre

Speaker - Sr. Marie Wilson

Tuesday, October 19th at 5:30 pm Dinner price:  $20

Reservations by October 18th.  Call 337-8131

Fall Parish Retreat and Mission

With Fr. Ron Hoye, C.M. at St. Paul's Church

November 15th - 18th; Mass & Homily at 7:00 pm

Mission Talks

Monday Evening

  Topic:  Discipleship

  Talk:  Passionate and Convicted

Tuesday

  Topic:  Nourishment

  Talk:  Jesus in the Eucharist

Wednesday

  Topic:  Reconcile

  Talk:  Experiencing Mercy of God

Thursday

  Topic: Rebirth

  Talk:  Sent forth in Spirit

 

Senior Services Expo/Flu Clinic

Friday, October 22nd at the Ava Dorfman Senior Center, 305 E. Locust St.  This event is free.  The Expo will open to the public from 9 am - 3 pm with a wide variety of booths sponsored by public and private organizations & businesses, including licensed Medicare advisors to ask with information and questions. Contact:  Barbara Belmont - 337-8230

Church Office Closed

Monday, October 11, 2010 in observance of Columbus Day.

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Goal:  $44,000   Balance:  $2,925   Donors: 469

Respect Life Sunday - October 3, 2010

RESPECT LIFE PRAYER

Let us pray for a Culture of Life!

O Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of Life, stir up in everyone a great respect
and esteem for your precious gift of human life.  Bless those parents who
with generous hearts bring many children into the world.  Inspire us to
praise, encourage and assist them in fulfilling the command of God:  "Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it."
Convert abortionists and those who experiment with human embryos.  Make
them realize they are killing innocent human persons.
Raise up for us government officials who will legislate, execute and
uphold laws defending the right to life of the innocent and protecting the
conjugal creation of life.
Lord, do not let those who are diseased or crippled, handicapped or
demented, be directly killed or helped to kill themselves, or be allowed
to die of starvation or dehydration  or lack of ordinary care.
Protect especially those unborn children whose lives are threatened.
Strengthen and encourage the brave men and women who have been abused, or
fined or imprisoned for their peaceful efforts to rescue these innocent
children.
Give success to the work of those who are helping mother with difficult
pregnancies.  Grant those mothers the graces they need to give birth.
Grant also to mothers who have aborted, the grace of repentance, and to
those who have repented, the consolations of Your mercy and love.
Help us promote modesty and purity in both private and public life.  For
unless there is respect for sex, there will never be respect for life.  We
ask all this through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and
through Christ our Lord.  Amen.

We are here to pray for you!

“Give all your worries and cares to God,
for he cares about what happens to you” 1Peter 5:7.

If you are struggling, worried, have a loved on in need of prayer, we would like to pray for you. Call us:
Maryann - 339-1015
Bev. - 337-0536
Madeline - 336-2665
Freda - 337-2932

Praying the Rosary for America

As human efforts fail to solve America's key problems, we turn to God, through His Holy Mother, asking His urgent help.  Please join the local Public Square Rosary Rally on Saturday, October 16th at noon in front of St. John the Baptist Church.  Please join us as we pray for our community and our nation, making reparation for sins against God.  Call Jackie Stutmann @ 533-6537 or 264-7828 for more information.

A TRIDUUM TO SAINT JUDE AND THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

Will be offered at The Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord at 7:00 pm on:

Oct. 11th - Deacon Nicholas Rosher (St. Peter’s) presiding

Oct. 18th - Rev. Robert Kelly (St. Paul’s) presiding

Oct. 25th - Deacon Michael Gudaitis (Transfiguration) presiding