Bulletin: St. Margaret

St. Joseph & St. Margaret of Cortona

MASS SCHEDULE

03/06 Sat 5:30 PM Jackie Ozug & Frances Neznek r. Frances Galarneau

03/07 Sun 9:00 AM For the People

MORNING COMMUNION SERVICE — MONDAY & FRIDAY @ 8:30 AM(in church)

MORNING MASS TUESDAY — THURSDAY @ 8:30 AM(in parish center)

03/13 Sat 5:30 PM For the People

03/14 Sun 9:00 AM Frank Leffler r. Family

LITURGICAL ASSIGNMENTS — March 7, 2010

5:30 PM 9:00 AM

Lector Kavanagh Miranda/Fontana

E.M. Greene/Vaughn DiCristofaro/Liggett/Zilka

Greeters Harkins Hohenstein/Kulkus

Counters Milt & Linora Terwilliger

STEWARDSHIP — February 28, 2010 Collection$ 1,475

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READINGSfor 4th Sunday in Lent — March 14, 2010

Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

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CALENDAR

03/07 Sun 10:00 AM Grades 1 — 6

03/08 Mon 9:15 AM Prayer & Worship Meeting

6:30 PM Stations of the Cross

7:00 PM Bible Study

03/09 Tue 9:00 AM Senior Meal Program: Coffee; Bocci/Wii Bowling; Pork Chop Suey; Grocery Shopping; Scrabble/Wii Bowling

03/11 Thu 9:00 AM Senior Meal Program: Coffee; Bocci/Wii Bowling; Spaghetti & Meat Balls; Scrabble/Wii Bowling

03/12 Fri 9:30 AM JEM Soup Kitchen (details below)

03/13 Sat 1:00 PM Shawl Ministry Meeting

6:00 PM Pastoral Council Meeting

03/14 Sun 9:15 AM St. Patrick/St. Joseph Pancake Breakfast (details below)

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GREETERS AND USHERS NEEDED for Saturday Vigil Masses. Please call Don Patneaude 887-5483 to offer your services.

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Our annual St. Patrick/St. Joseph Pancake Breakfast will be held Sunday, March 14 from 9:15 to1:15 AM and is sponsored by the Mallozzi Family. Save the morning! Your freewill offering supports food pantries and JEM food baskets. You are invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with your community. The need for support of food pantries is very great.
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Copies of CATHOLIC UPDATE for March 2010 are available at the back of the church. The theme this month is “Evolution and the Catholic Church: Are They In Conflict? Please take a copy.

FAITH FORMATION — Kay Skelly 399-1888

GOSPEL: Luke 13:1-9 (The parable of the fig tree)
QUESTION: In the first readings God calls Moses and promises to help him with his mission. The Psalm tells us of the goodness of God and in Corinthians, we are warned about becoming overconfident in the strength of our faith. In the gospel story, we are reminded that good trees bear good fruit but sometime they need help to flourish. Who has helped your faith to thrive and who have you helped?
Sunday classes for grades 1-6 after the 9 AM Mass.
Walk to Jerusalem: Our walk is under way. Please be sure to register your miles. Every extra action counts. Miles slips can be dropped in the collection basket or may be called or e-mailed to Theresa (887-2925or Kinekraal@aol.com) or Kay (399-1888 or skellyd@aol.com.)
"Walking was first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 3:8 ‘then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as He was walking in the garden in the cool of the day.' It was while walking in the garden that God typically spoke to Adam and Eve. How meaningful for us to walk through our neighborhoods, parks and communities while talking to our Creator, the One who knows us best!" - Nancy Evans, RN, BA St. John Health Parish Nurse.
Our annual St. Patrick/St. Joseph Pancake Breakfast will be held Sunday, March 14 from 9:15 to1:15 AM and is sponsored by the Mallozzi Family. Save the morning! Your freewill offering supports food pantries and JEM food baskets. You are invited to enjoy a delicious breakfast with your community. The need for support of food pantries is very great.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR …

Seder Dinner at St. Margaret’s on Sunday, March 28^th at 4 PM. Seating is limited and, therefore, reservations are needed. A sign-up sheet is available at the back of the church to make your reservation and to volunteer your services if you would like to help. For more info call Louise Zautner 356-3165, Debby Schaeffer 372-4501 or Christine Vermilyea 382-3669.

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EASTER FLOWER MEMORIALS

If you would like to enhance our Sanctuary and remember a loved one at Easter, you may want to make a donation to purchase flowers for the Easter season. If you are using the boxed set of stewardship envelopes, you will find an envelope for Easter flowers or if not, you may use your own envelope. Donations may be placed in the regular collection basket with the following information:

In Memory of:

Given by:

Please place donation in basket by Sunday, March 28^th. Thank you.

WORLD AWARENESS QUIZ

Children of primary school age are not enrolled in school.

(a) 101 million (b) 45 million (c) 150 million (answer below)

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SOUP KITCHEN will be held Friday, March 12^that Salvation Army, 222 Lafayette St., Schenectadyfrom 9:30 AM — 1:30 PM. If you would like to help prepare, serve and/or clean up for this meal, please volunteer by calling Paula Ross 346-2828.

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EASTER FOOD BASKETS -- If you know someone (or even yourself) from the Rotterdam Junction, Pattersonville, Mariaville, Scotia area who is in need of an Easter food basket, please call the church office, 887-5288 with the name, phone number and number of people in the family. We need this information by Saturday, March 27.

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EASTER FOOD BASKETS will be distributed on Sat., April 3^rd. Donations of non-perishable food items are needed. Suggested items are canned vegetables and fruit, soups, sweet potatoes, desserts, etc. Monetary donations to purchase hams would be greatly appreciated. Checks should be made payable to: Junction

Ecumenical Ministries and “food pantry” noted on the memo line. All food donations may be placed in the box in the church vestibule and monetary donations may be placed in the collection basket in an envelope marked “food pantry.” Food donations are needed by March 28^th.

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ST. MARGARET’S BOOK CLUB is reading “Perfection — A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal” by Julie Metz. We will review it and pick another the end of March. Call Peggy 887-5204 for info.

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CHRISM MASS with Bishop Hubbard, Principal Celebrant, will be held Thurs, Mar. 25^th at 7 PMat St. Helen’s Church, Niskayuna. All are invited.

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THE OFFICE OF EVANGELIZATION, CATECHESIS & FAMILY LIFE presents “Learning to Forgive … and Let Go! With Rev. F. Desiderio, CSP on Mar. 24^th at St.Ambrose Church, Latham from 9:30 AM — 3 PM. To register or for more info call OECFL, 453-6630 by Mar. 19th.

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Week #2 MVP sponsored Wii Bowling League results … High games of t he week were Cindy Cramer with 213 and LaVerne Teaney with 194. The team high total was 1328 bowled by “Green Mean & Lean”. Their team members are Bill Remillard, Joan Simonds, LaVerne Teaney & Kathy Teaney.

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Answer: (a) 101 million children of primary school age were not in school in 2007. Of these children, there were 53 million girls and 48 million boys. (UNICEF; www.unicef.org)

ST. MARGARET OF CORTONACHURCH

2 Putnam Street

RotterdamJunction, New York12150

3^rd SUNDAY OF LENT

March 7, 2010

Pastor: Rev. Michael J. Hogan

Phone: 887-5288

“Hogan on the Hill” — Access Channel 16

Thursdays 2 PM, Saturdays 3 PM & Sundays 5:30 PM

Daily Mass Celebrant: Rev. John Hunter

Administrative Assistant: Ann Smart, Phone 887-5288

Office Hours: Monday — Thursday 9 AM — 1 PM