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 

Information/Sign-up Meeting RCIA
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2018 - 7 - 9PM
Faith Formation Building here at the Church of St. Kateri Tekakwitha    Lagrangeville, N Y

Are you an adult Roman Catholic who has not received the Sacraments of Holy Communion or Confirmation yet? Are you an adult Protestant Christian or a member of another faith tradition who is interested in becoming Catholic? If so, we invite you to consider joining our parish RCIA classes for 2018-2019 in preparation for being fully received into the Church at the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 20, 2019. We will be having an informational/sign up meeting for all those adults who wish to participate in the RCIA this year. Please join us! If you have any questions, please contact the parish office at 227-1710 x2.

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 series 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

True Reformers:
Saints of the Catholic Reformation  A FORMED.org Series

       Fall 2018 Adult Faith Formation Series
              with Fr. Matthew Mac Donald

 True Reformers: Saints of the Catholic Reformation is a study series that is crafted to teach about those who led the Church’s rebirth from the ashes of confusion caused by the Protestant Reformation. In these six sessions, participants will learn about the true benefactors of the human race: the saints. The saints of the Catholic Reformation show us just how powerful—and beautiful—is the human heart’s free response to God’s generous grace.
 
Please join us on Wednesday Evenings from 7:30PM – 9:00PM in the Meeting Room at the Church of St. Kateri Tekakwitha for each episode of this series.

    ·    Wednesday, September 19: Saint Thomas More – The Age of the Author

·      Wednesday, September 26: Saint Ignatius of Loyola – Soldier of Christ

·      Wednesday, October 3: Saint Philip Neri – Apostle of Joy

·      Wednesday, October 17: Saint Charles Borromeo – The Good Shepherd

·      Wednesday, October 24: Saint Teresa of Avila – A Study in Perseverance

·      Wednesday, November 7: Saint Francis de Sales – Pastor of Souls

 All are welcome to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Matthew MacDonald at the Parish Office at 227-1710x2.

JOIN THE CHOIR!

Choir rehearsals for our new season begin on Wednesday, September 26th in the Church. A love of praising God in song and a musical voice are the only requirements. Our Youth Choir rehearsals are from 6 - 7 pm in the Church. Adult Choir rehearsals begin at 7:30pm
 

Altar Rosary Society News

Please come join us for our Pot Luck Dinner held at St. Columba's Gym on Monday, October 1st at 6 pm. Bring a dish and a friend or just come and have dinner with us and meet the ladies of the Altar Rosary Society. The Altar Rosary Society will be selling raffle tickets for our Holiday Craft Fair at every Mass at St. Kateri, October 6th and 7th. Our prizes are cash prizes of $100, $150, and $500. Our Annual Holiday Craft Fair is coming on Saturday, November 3rd. If you have a new or fairly new item for our Treasure Chest Table, please mark it "Craft Fair, Treasure Chest" and bring it to St. Columba Church, to the room to the left as you enter the Church. Please call Betty Perrino at 454-1840 for information.

Leisure Club
Our annual overnight trip will take place from Tuesday, September 25th - Thursday, September 27th is FILLED.

        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 HERE on our website, 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 loved ones both living   
                                                        and deceased. 

The Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley   

We are offering a Healing Weekend for the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, and separation. Our Weekend is faith-filled, sacrament, and God based offering solace to those who grieve (all faiths are welcomed). The Fall Weekend will be October 5th to 7th at St. Lawrence Friary in Beacon, NY. See the bulletin for more details.

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AN INTRODUCTION OF CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY FOR MEN

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

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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!"