HAPPY THANKSGIVING - On behalf of the priests, religious
sisters, deacons, and staff of St. Columba, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Each day we give thanks to God for you!
OUR SCHEDULE CHANGES THIS WEEK
Wednesday, November 25 – Morning Mass at 7:00 am, Parish
Office open 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Adoration 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Thursday, November 26 – Thanksgiving Day Mass at 8:00 am.
Parish Office Closed. No Adoration. Church closed 10:00 am.
Friday, November 27 – Morning Mass at 8:00 am. Parish
Office Closed. No Adoration. Church open until 4:00 pm.
CHURCH OFFICE VISITS – For the safety of our priests and
staff, we ask you, as much as possible, to try to do rectory business over the
phone or email. All visits to the office
should be by appointment. If you are dropping off donations, use the convenient
box to your left just as you enter the church. Thank you for helping to keep us
safe!
CHRISTMAS 2020 – ONLINE PORTAL OPENS DECEMBER 2
Our Christmas Mass schedule is set, and the details were
sent out in the mail to all parishioners on Monday. We will also send a Flocknote
soon. Due to our seating restrictions, we
need to require everyone to have a ticket for Christmas Mass. We cannot seat
more than 200 people at any Mass, and we want to avoid disappointments as well
as keep everyone safe.
We will be using an on-line ticketing tool that is quite
simple to use. However, we realize some
of our parishioners do not have a computer, access to a computer or the
confidence in navigating a website. We
will be offering help to those parishioners.
Volunteers will do the registration for them. If you do not need
assistance, please follow the instructions in the letter that you will receive soon
(portal opens December 2). This help is targeted to those who genuinely need
help. We will be offering this help on Thanksgiving weekend (November 28th
& 29th) after all Masses.
Our Christmas Mass schedule is:
·
Christmas Eve at 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM
& Midnight
·
Christmas Day at 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00
PM.
·
Five of these Masses will also have overflow
Masses in the gym giving us the possibility of 12 Masses.
·
Due to the pandemic, Cardinal Dolan has given a
one-time permission for a Christmas Eve 2pm Mass.
If you need help, please see our volunteers in the Narthex this
weekend and be sure to use proper spacing while waiting for help. They will need your name, address, your
desired Mass to attend and the number of tickets you are requesting. Your tickets will be mailed to you.
ALTAR ROSARY FUNDRAISER - Altar Rosary Society is planning
a Christmas Fundraising Take Out Dinner on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 from Pizza
Village in Hopewell Jct. The meal will be a choice of Chicken
Francese, Sliced Sirloin (au jus) or Stuffed Shrimp. Included are a tossed
salad, roasted potatoes, vegetable, and assorted mini pastries. The
price is $30.00. Pick up time for the meals would be 5-6:30 pm. You will be
notified of exact time (15 min. increments) by phone. Reservations
must be made and paid for by Dec. 1, include your name and
phone. Check made out to Altar Rosary Society and mailed to Joyce
Moroney 12 Northview La., Hopewell Jct., NY 12533. Call 845-592-1360
for further details.
CONGRATULATIONS
RYAN LUGO - Ryan had his Eagle Board of Review a week ago on Monday and is
officially an Eagle Scout. Ryan organized the project to erect the statue
of St. Joseph near the convent. He fund raised over and above the amount
needed, so he has donated the balance of $1,400.00 to the St. Vincent DePaul Food
Pantry. Our parish is immensely proud of Ryan, who is also a member of our God
Squad High School Youth Group. Way to go Ryan!
