“Never be
in a hurry: do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner
peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” St.
Francis de Sales
Our Church
will close tonight at 7:00 pm. Bishop Colacicco will livestream a Mass on
behalf of the Young Adult Ministry of the Archdiocese of New York. It was
supposed to be at St. Patrick’s Cathedral but now it is here. We are sorry for
the inconvenience. If you wish to participate, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/924913734637623/
On Thursday,
June 11 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon, our Mass Book will be open to take announced
Mass Intentions from July 1 to December 31, 2020. It will take place in the
school cafeteria & gym. Gary will hand you a number at the door. You will
be able to keep social distance as you spread out. Alternatively, send your
Mass Intention requests to St. Columba, PO Box 428, HJ 12533. Please include
the $15 donation for each Mass and your first, second and third choices for
dates. As is our custom, you may reserve two weekday and two weekend Masses
initially. More may open later. We surely hope we are not livestreaming in
July, but we are still not sure. So please be aware that some of these Masses
could be livestreamed. Also, our Mass schedule will be different and changing
when we return. It will take time to see what works as we prepare for both
outdoor and indoor Masses. With this in mind:
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Daily
Mass Intentions Monday to Saturday will have a date but not a time.
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We
will take 5 Intentions for Saturday evening Mass – dates but no times
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We
will take 5 Intentions for Sunday morning Mass – dates but no times
Beginning
in July, each Mass Intention will be listed in the bulletin with a Mass time. Thank
you for your understanding during these uncertain times.
We hope to
reopen our Parish Office soon. It is possible that Dutchess will enter the
Governor’s Phase Two on or around June 9. Glass partitions are ordered and
should be installed next week. When that work is done, we will announce a
reopening date. All will be required to wear a mask as the Office also serves
as our home.
I ask all
EM’s & Lectors to respond to our request for availability – rectory@stcolumbaonline.org. All
ushers and greeters should respond to Pat Moore and our Medical Team should
respond to Mary Ann Servidio. We need to find out who will be available to help
at Mass in the coming months. Servers will not be used at the present time.
Father’s
Day Cards and Intention envelopes are available in the church narthex.
I am so
grateful to all who are keeping up with their church donations. You are helping
us to promptly pay our bills. We know how difficult things can be for so many,
so all we ask is that you do what you can. God bless you for your generosity.
We are also happy to tell you that the new video system for church is 95% paid
for by donations – thank you! The equipment has been ordered.
I
wish to express how grateful I am for the leadership and service of our
Resurrection Sisters. Make no mistake – this is an incredibly challenging time
to educate children. Perhaps parents have a new appreciation for teachers? Sister
Marie did outstanding work bringing the Religious Ed school year to a close and
is preparing for whatever might come in the Fall. She also transitioned tuition
payments to online using We Share. Sister Kathleen has been nothing short of
superb as she leads our school. She and her faculty rapidly adapted to online
learning. Sister gives 110% for the good of our school every day, and her hard
work has been instrumental in making SDSC the strongest Regional School of
Dutchess County by far. We are so blessed!
We still
await Stage Two – Baptisms and Weddings limited to 10 people. Please pray it
comes soon and the whole process moves forward rapidly. We miss you!
We are in
the midst of our Seven Day Online Pentecost retreat. It is not too late to join
– go to: http://r.newsletter2.aleteia.org/mk/mr/6pisUO0RgvCGFxbDEw2sh_ZGYf9-ikeF1S8x0BbDUX6XE2T69M5ttmbliXqDdlmAbWTHMHdWM257U3_T-OZDNJuge3oBP36ttLxuje72dsLwkXlqjP4
“A great means
to preserve continual peace and tranquility of soul is to receive everything
from the hands of God, both great and small, and in whatever way it comes.” St.
Dorotheus of Gaza
