Saint Columba RC Church

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ST. COLUMBA UPDATES – NOVEMBER 27-28

ADORATION THIS WEEK
Monday – 4:00 – 8:00 pm
Tuesday – No Adoration (Rel Ed Confessions)
Wednesday – No Adoration (Rel Ed Confessions)
Thursday – No Adoration (Confessions and Music Rehearsal)
Friday – 4:00 – 8:00 pm

THE GIVING TREE RETURNS THIS WEEKEND
The "Giving Tree" will be in the Narthex THIS WEEKEND.  You are invited to take a tag off the tree and purchase a gift for a child or family member less fortunate.  This year all gifts are going to the Community Family Development in Poughkeepsie, which serves many of our low income families in the area.
All gifts need to be wrapped and returned to the Narthex by the weekend of December 11th and 12th.  They will be picked up on the following Monday.

BSA WREATH SALE THIS WEEKEND
The Boy Scouts will be selling Christmas Wreaths after all Masses this weekend. They are grateful for your support.

DONATIONS FOR THE HOMELESS DELIVERED
All of your donations for the homeless were equally divided and delivered to Newburgh Ministries and Hillcrest House. Thanks to all who donated, all who sorted the donations and to Deacon Dennis and Deacon Steve who delivered them. Special thanks to Mary Theresa Soyka for organizing the effort.

SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION
Wednesday, December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Masses will be offered at Tuesday, December 7 at 5:30 pm and on Wednesday, December 8 at 7:00 am, 12:00 noon and at 7:30 pm.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP – ALL HIGH SCHOOL TEENS AND CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES WELCOME!
Saturday, November 27 – No Meeting – Thanksgiving Break
Saturday, December 11 – Final Meeting for 2021 from 6:30-8:00 pm. – We will enjoy pizza, watch a short Christmas Film “The Shepherd” and make Christmas Cards for the homebound.
Saturday, January 8 – 6:30 pm Planning Meeting

ABOUT LAST RITES AND ANOINTING OF THE SICK
If possible, please do not wait until the last minute to request these Sacraments. Due to COVID, we are still not back to normal. Both Vassar Hospital and Mid-Hudson Regional have Pastoral Care Departments with Catholic priests assigned to them. They can easily and quickly offer the Sacraments.  Please call them first. In the meantime, remember that the Anointing of the Sick is available every day after Mass or by appointment. Your priests will also administer Last Rites at home. Anyone present must be wearing a mask. Again, if possible, do not wait until the last minute especially after hours. Of course, emergencies cannot be planned, and we will do our best to help.
NOTE ABOUT VASSAR HOSPITAL - Father Michael and Father Walter have the new ID cards and can visit. However, you must put us on your visiting list. Please make sure we are listed!

SPONSOR AND GODPARENT CERTIFICATES
These can be obtained by calling the Parish Office and ask for a priest or deacon. During the pandemic they are not done after Mass or in person, only over the phone.

CARDINAL’S APPEAL
We are happy to announce that St. Columba has reached the assigned goal of the Cardinal’s Appeal. Thank you so much! Outstanding! Now, any amount received over our parish goal will include a rebate to St. Columba. If you have not done so already, please consider donating to the Appeal. Any gift, large or small, is deeply appreciated.

GIVE TO THE CARDINAL’S APPEAL
Watch the video - https://vimeo.com/509065100/4eb731b736.
Click here to give - http://www.cardinalsappeal.org/       Parish 392 St. Columba HJ

CARDINAL’S APPEAL 2021 as of November 15, 2021
Parish Goal - $97,000.00
Pledges from Parishioners - $127,772.00
Number of Gifts – 475
Average Gift - $268.99
Thank you - thank you - thank you! We have reached our goal! Now our parish will receive a percentage back for all money collected over our goal. God bless you and thank you for your generosity!

RENEW AND REBUILD LOAN
We are happy to announce that our loan with Tompkins Mahopac Bank for the work in the church has been completely repaid thanks to our many generous and faithful parishioners. Any remaining money to be collected through Renew and Rebuild will stay in the dedicated account for the replacement of school windows in the summer of 2022. Thanks again to our donors for enabling us to beautify St. Columba Church.

RENEW AND REBUILD as of November 15, 2021
Pledge Goal - $1,709,000.00
Amount Pledged - $1,768,575.27
Paid - $1,420,514.02
Balance - $358,061.25
Number of Gifts - 528

St. Columba LIVESTREAM - Sundays at 10:30 am - Daily Mass Livestream Wednesdays 7:00 am - Click here: http://www.facebook.com/stcolumbahj
Videos also archived on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/saintcolumbahopewell

VIDEO OF OUR CHURCH - Produced by Baker Liturgical Art - https://youtu.be/pr5Sr0e3nIU

PODCAST - "Raising Saints" for Catholic Families by Father Michael Connolly & Alexandra Sullivan
https://anchor.fm/raisingsaints

TRAVELING AND LOOKING FOR A CATHOLIC CHURCH? Churches Open Near Me

PLEASE CONSIDER REMEMBERING St. COLUMBA PARISH IN YOUR WILL - For more information go to - https://plannedgiving.archny.org/

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SCHEDULE 2021-22
No Reservations – No Tickets this year

CHRISTMAS EVE – Friday, December 24
No Morning Mass
4:00 pm (church and gym), 6:00 pm (overflow Mass in gym if needed) & Midnight

CHRISTMAS DAY – Saturday, December 25
8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon (overflow Mass in gym if needed)
NO SATURDAY EVENING MASS – NO CONFESSIONS

HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH – Sunday, December 26
7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 noon

THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS – December 27-January 1
Daily Mass at 8:00 am

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD – January 1-2
Saturday Evening 5:30 pm
Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 noon

CONFESSIONS
Every Saturday except Christmas Day – 8:30 to 9:00 am & 4:00-5:00 pm
Saturday, December 18 – 8:30-9:00 am & 3:30-5:00 pm
Reconciliation Monday – December 20 - All Parishes in Archdiocese of NY -
11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday, January 1 - 8:30-9:00 am and 4:00-5:00 pm

SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday, December 12 - Blessing of the Baby Jesus (from your Nativity set)

Christmas Mass at St. Columba – 2021
What to Expect
We are in the Season of Advent, preparing for the celebration of the birth of Our Lord. We welcome all to celebrate with us and if you have not been with us for a while, a special, warm welcome to you. Our schedule is listed separately but we do want you to know what to expect as COVID is still a factor.
What we will not have:

• Tickets or assigned seats
• Social Distancing in Pews

• Larger than normal attendance
• Every seat will be occupied – our ushers will seat people in all open seats.  Expect fully occupied pews.
• Additional Masses are planned (overflow Mass in the gym) where large crowds are expected (Christmas Eve at 4:00 & 6:00 PM and Christmas Day at Noon)

• If you want to avoid huge crowds, please consider attending another Mass.
• To encourage this, we are suggesting that people slightly alter their Christmas Eve plans by attending the 6:00 PM Mass instead.
• We have added another Mass at 6:00 PM in the school gym (if needed) to accommodate those who wish to make this change.
• The church will be closed until 3:00 PM on Christmas Eve.  Please arrive with your entire group and large scale saving of seats is discouraged as it isn’t fair to others trying to attend the Mass.  Any unused seat will be filled as Mass time approaches. 

• We follow CDC guidance on masks. Something to think about:  our church will be full – you may feel it is safer to wear a mask as further protection even if you normally don’t or if you are not required to do so by CDC.  It is your call but something to think about.
• If you wear a mask and receive Communion, please lower your mask as you approach the Priest/Eucharistic Minister.
• We will be operating our UV air filtration system and will ventilate the church after each Mass.  If weather permits, we will keep some windows open.
• We have a small section reserved for social distancing/masked only people. It is limited and intended for people who are health compromised. Please alert an usher to seat you in this section if you need to be in this section.
• We are unable to accommodate standees in church which would cause us to exceed our capacity – the Narthex is available for a limited number of standees and our outdoor speakers will be on for those who cannot be inside the church (all are welcome for the Communion Reception).
• If you don’t feel well, please stay home and participate in one of our livestreamed Masses.  Below is the livestream information:

Our parishioners have been very cooperative throughout the pandemic. We have been through a lot together with tickets, assigned seats, “do not sit” areas etc. We thank you for positive and friendly attitude. We believe, by working together, we will all enjoy a joyous Christmas, a Christmas of good health and fellowship. We are looking forward to seeing everyone.
 

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