Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Rev. Pancrose Kalist, Pastor
Fr. Matthew MacDonald, Parochial Vicar

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WEEKDAYS
    Monday thru Friday - 9:00am
SATURDAY
    9:00am
    5:00pm - for Sunday Obligation
SUNDAY
    9:00am     10:30am
   12:15pm     5:30pm 

Non-Catholic adults interested in learning about our Catholic faith and Catholic adults who need the sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirma-tion or Eucharist) are welcome to attend our free sessions. They take place on Thursday evenings, 7-9 pm, beginning early September and culminating at the Easter Vigil, April 20th, 2019. Please sign up before classes begin. Call the Parish Office for information and to register.

RCIA FOR TEENS
We have had an increasing number of high school students coming to us to learn about our faith who have no, or limited, prior religious education. We will be conducting a two year program to give ninth, tenth or eleventh graders a background in the faith and the opportunity to receive sacraments they may have missed. If you are, or know of such a student, contact Heidi Reale at 227-1710.

Please look for announcements about the Men's Group starting at St. Kateri in the coming weeks ahead: in the parish bulletin, here on the parish website, and on Flocknotes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Fr. MacDonald at the Parish Office. 

Here is the place where you can hear the Gospel proclaimed and the Homilies of our parish priests delivered to us
via NY Catholic Radio Channel's Sound Cloud,   
made possible by way of the recordings of Andrew Humphreys. Access our programming 3-simple ways: 94.7 FM, NewYorkCatholicRadio.org,  & Tunein App.
Father Matthew MacDonald's 2018 Lenten
Meditations audios can be found HERE

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Relay for Life 2018

Deacon Anthony Cirone's Ordination

Vacation Bible School 2018

Msgr. Desmond's Mass and
Farewell Reception 7.15.18

Consider Serving On St Kateri Parish Council

Any parishioner 16 or older is invited to consider nominating himself or herself, or someone he or she admires, to serve on our Parish Council. The adult (18 or older) term is three years and the teen term is one year. See bulletin for details.

Leisure Club

Senior Stretch Class will continue on Wednesday, August 15th, 9:45-10:30am in the St. Kateri Meeting Room.

Our annual overnight trip will take place from Tuesday, September 25th - Thursday, September 27th, when we travel by bus to Amish country in Pennsylvania to see several sights, including the production of JESUS at the Sight and Sound Theatre and a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield. 

Tickets available for any seniors wishing to attend the 1:05pm Yankees-Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, September 18th

        Thanks to everyone for great participation generous                   donations and for an awesome day of being together.

You Can Still DONATE HERE

Memorial Stone Engravings

We are providing opportunities to purchase memorial stones for the four Eagle Scout projects on our property. Forms are available to sign up for these memorials in the narthex and the Parish Office: the Flag Pole area for the armed service men and women, the Jesus and the Children area for children and young people, the Gazebo and the Rosary Garden for general memorials. These are available for both the living and deceased. 

AN INTRODUCTION OF CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY FOR MEN

BASED ON THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA AND THE TEACHINGS OF THE SAINTS

This series was given by
Fr. Matthew MacDonald – Paroch. Vicar

Message from Fr. MacDonald:

I would like to thank the men who showed interest and attended this faith formation series. After prayer and consideration, I have decided to postpone the conversation that was supposed to take place this Thursday, June 7th at 7:30pm regarding starting a Men’s Group at St. Kateri to sometime in September. Please look for announcements about the men’s group starting at St. Kateri in the coming weeks ahead in the parish bulletin, on the parish website, and in Flocknotes. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the parish office. Thank you and God bless.    Please find Talk Audio and Resources below:

+  A Still Small Voice
    Resource:  Week 1

 

+ Lord Teach Us How To Pray
    Resource:   Week 2 & Aids for Prayer

+ Being Beloved Sons of Our Heavenly Father - On the Sacraments of Baptism, Confession,         and Holy Communion
    Resource: Communion & Confession

+ Testing the Spirits Prayer and How to Hear the voice of God in My Life
   Resource: Living the Discerning Life: The Spiritual Teaching of St. Ignatius of Loyola

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Many individuals and families have wandered away from their faith in God, or from involvement in the Catholic Church. Sometimes a simple invitation can lead them to return. Some might be in life situations that prevent them from fully participating in the sacramental life of the Church, and feel they are no longer welcome or allowed to be part of the parish family. They must be told this is not true. At St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish All are Welcome! 

If you know anyone who would like to be invited back to the Faith and to the Church, have them contact the Parish Office at 845-227-1710x2.   Also see:   www.catholicscomehome.org/

IMPORTANT: PARISH-PAY CONTRIBUTORS

Parish-Pay was purchased by LPI, and the new program is entitled WeShare. The transition has occurred and there will be little difference for you in making your contributions. Your history and account information has been transferred automatically to the new system. However, you must VERIFY your information under WeShare first. Click the logo above to verify your current account or to start online giving for your first time.                             

NEW YORK CATHOLIC RADIO

Catholic Bytes Podcast offers short, dynamic talks about the faith. Like our own Fr. Brian Graebe, priests studying in Rome created these podcasts "to offer dynamic catechesis for people on the move. Most people do not have time to sit down and study the faith, so these episodes offer an opportunity to learn more about Catholicism or to grow in your relationship with the Lord, in short 5-10 minute sessions."
" Episodes offer listeners a variety of themes ranging from faith fundamentals, Scripture, dogma, morals, liturgy, spirituality, saints, and Church history."Listen to this one about St. Kateri.
"Get to know Christ and His Church through this dynamic and engaging media!"