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Please join us in adoration Wednesday evenings from the end of the 5:15pm Mass to 9:00pm and spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament.
SUNDAY ROSARY
Every Sunday at 7:05 before the
7:30 am Mass the Rosary is
said. All are welcome to attend.
Saint John’s Rosary Makers
St John Rosary Makers has new meeting times. They will meet every first Tuesday of the month from 7:30-8:30 p.m. and every second Wednesday of the month from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Parish Center 2nd floor. If you have any questions, please call MaryAnn Saviello at (360-5180).
Many hands are needed to keep up with the requests we get for mission rosaries. Please consider giving some time to this most worthy ministry. If you have any questions please call Mary Anne Saviello at 360-5180 or 629-8442. Thank you.
St. John’s Rosary Makers are seeking donations of
wire rosary beads. They need not be new; if broken,
we will fix them. The are going to the inmates at the Orange County Jail. We also enclose a small booklet
entitled, “How to Pray the Rosary in English and Spanish.” Please consider giving your older rosaries a new life in evangelization. They may be left in the
green plastic container on the shelf in the vestibule. If
you have any questions, please call
MaryAnn Saviello at (360-5180).
St. John Full-Day Pre-K Program
At St. John Catholic Elementary School we believe that Pre-Kindergarten is the time to turn your curious child into an active, interested student who looks forward to going to school. A love of learning that begins in Pre-K starts your child down the road that leads to success in high school and beyond.
Our full-day, center-based, Pre-K program for 4 year olds, offers the young learner a safe, caring environment, where the fundamentals of literacy, math, religion, science and social studies are introduced. As students play, learn, make their own choices and socialize, our teachers work to help children develop creative and critical thinking, as well as large and fine motor skills, through active, hands-on exploration.
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Email: sjsofice@stjohngoshen.org www.saintjohngoshen.org. buildboldfutures.org.
FRANCISCAN SPIRIT TOURS
The Franciscan Friar of Renewal will lead several upcoming pilgrimages
to Holy sites around the world. Proceeds benefit the
work of the Franciscans. For more info., or to arrange a private,
custom pilgrimage, contact Franciscan Spirit Tours toll free @
1800-631-1128, 646-736-7964 or information @
FranciscanSpiritTours.com or the web @
www.FranciscanSpiritTours.com.
“Great Women of Faith” - Parish/Lourdes/Lisieux
“Franciscan Italy” - Footsteps of Pope Francis-Argentina”
“Holy Land-The Living Rosary” - Footsteps of St. John Paul II
–Poland/Prague”
“Journey to Peace”-Medjugorje Fatima—Catholic Ireland
“Our Lady in the New World” - Guadalupe/Mexico
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2019 Cardinal's Appeal
THE CARDINAL’S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL
THE CARDINAL’S ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL
If you have not yet made a pledge or gift,
you may do so online at www.cardinalsappeal.org, or by
using one of the envelopes available at the back of the
church. Our parish number is 433.
FORTY YEARS: OPENING DOORS TO OUR FAITH
In 1979, Terence Cardinal Cooke started the Cardinal's Archdiocesan Appeal to facilitate the pastoral, educational and charitable works of the Archdiocese of New York. In the 40 years since, the Appeal has raised many millions of dollars - every penny of which has benefited parishes and the 2.7 million Catholics of the Archdiocese of New York.
In his first address as pope, Saint John Paul II called on all of us to " open wide the doors to Christ"- a call for personal holiness and conversion of heart but also a call to invite others into the universal Church. We pray we may continue opening our doors to those who need to hear the message of our Lord.
The doors that matter most are at the entrances to our nearly 300 parishes. That's why, on its 40th anniversary, we are focusing the Cardinal's Annual Stewardship Appeal entirely on keeping our parishes healthy and vibrant.- .ny-archdiocese.org
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Contribution Envelopes
CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES Please remember to mark the front of your envelopes with the amount so we can accurately document your donations. If you do not use the envelope system please put your donation in a white envelope with your name and amount of donation. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
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40 Days for Life Please join us as we kickoff the Goshen 40 Days for Life Campaign on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00pm on the public right-of-way on Coates Drive near Goshen Planned Parenthood.
Save the date! The Catholic Daughters of America Court #918 will be holding their next garage sale on October 14-16, 2022. All proceeds benefit St. John School. Please contact Florine Luba at: 845-692-4003 or 845-551-3738 if you would like to volunteer or to schedule a donation drop off. Thank you and God bless you!
The 2022 summer edition of Archways, the quarterly magazine of the Archdiocese of New York, is now available online. This issue includes an in-depth interview with religious sisters; an update on Catholic retreat centers in the archdiocese and much more. We also report on a program to help day laborers in the Bronx, and share updates on both Synod 2021-2023 and the Eucharistic Revival in our area. Visit archwaysmag.org/me-su2022 to download the issue.
Religious Education
Is God calling you to our ministry?
Catechist are needed for the following classes:
x Grade 7 Monday 4:00pm-5:30pm
x Grade 7 Tuesday 4:00pm-5:30pm
St. John’s Religious Education Program is seeking volunteer catechists to help spread the good news and to share the Catholic faith with all of our parish children. If you love God and want to share that love, love working with children, and want to share your faith, we want you! The word catechist comes from a Greek word meaning “to echo.” Catechists echo the Word of God to our parish children. They come from all walks of life and all ages: women, men, confirmed teenagers, parents, grandparents, singles and religious. Catechists are not expert teachers or brilliant theologians. They are ordinary people who generously volunteer their time to share our Catholic faith, values and traditions with our children. They are positive role models who help children grow in their relationship with God. Their gift of time and talents has tremendous value because through their words, actions and expression of love for their students, the message of Jesus Christ continues to spread throughout the world. “The rewards are heavenly.” For more information, please call Cathy Fife in the Religious Education office (845-294-6847). Thank you to those who have already responded to our appeal!
Parish Counseling Network (PCN) Catholic Charities offers low cost, short term counseling services to help individuals and families. Anxiety, depression, conflicts over marital issues, raising children, caring for adults, can make it hard to cope. As the months wear on, the effects of the pandemic continue to affect our society. Self-care remains a vital step in overall good health. PCN offers access to licensed mental health professionals throughout the Hudson Valley and can help parishioners with a variety of concerns, included the stress of COVID-19. Parishioners are eligible for up to six sessions; the fee for each session is a $10 co-pay. A referral from a priest or deacon is needed. Please call the parish office for more information.
Catholic homeschooling parents in Orange County are invited to connect with other Catholic families through Saint Monica's Homeschoolers. St. Monica's promotes and encourages Catholic family life by providing a support group for families who opt to educate their children at home. Together, we seek to learn and teach the faith, traditions, and history of the Church. We meet weekly on Friday afternoons at different locations in Orange County. For more information, please contact Meghan at: stmonicasmembership@yahoo.com.
St. Mary’s Church in Port Jervis is offering a bereavement course. However long it’s been since you’ve lost someone you love, this program is to assist you with confronting grief. Grief Share will last 13 sessions; the course will be meet at 3:00pm on Sundays. We will have coffee and an afternoon snack. The suggested donation is $20 per person to cover the cost of the workbooks and DVDs. If interested, please contact St. Mary’s at 845-856-8212
We invite boys and girls in grades 3 and up to become altar servers, and anyone who has at least received the sacrament of Confirmation to become a lector; please see the sign-ups on the homepage of the parish website (www.sjegoshen.org). In addition, the choir always welcomes new members; please see Mary Ellen Hubbard after Mass. Finally, we are hoping to begin a new ministry of assistance at funeral Masses celebrated at St. John’s; if you’re interested, please see the post on the homepage of the parish website.
Emergency Rental Assistance Program Catholic Charities recently paired with an attorney from Legal Services of the Hudson Valley to hold an information session about ERAP live through Facebook. The live event allowed for an in-depth discussion about the current Emergency Rental Assistance Program as well as the legal rights of tenants.
ERAP is a New York State program to assist house holds behind on their rent or that have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19 and are at risk of homelessness or housing instabilities.
Applications are now being accepted, and assistance with completing applications is available through Catholic Charities. The recording of the information session can be found at http://fb.watch/6NrMOyceKK/ ccosuhelpline@cccsos.org Orange County 845-561-1665
The Matthew Kelly Show is live every Monday night at 8:00pm EDT.
Join Matthew Kelly on YouTube and you’ll have access to a weekly Q&A session with Matthew himself!
Just subscribe, hop on YouTube every Monday, and click on the live video! https://www.youtube.com/c/ MatthewKellyAuthor/featured The live chat opens an hour early at 7:00pm EDT.
Join and submit your questions early to have Matthew answer them live!
Each week, Matthew will speak on a specific topic for 10 minutes and then answer your questions on that topic. And yes, we’ll be taking your suggestions for future topics! Your questions matter.
The questions you ask of yourself and others shape your life. Our lives change when we start asking good questions. We hope this opportunity to interact with Matthew helps you discover deeply personal answers to your deeply personal questions!
The Archdiocese of New York Drug and Abuse Prevention Program is offering free educational meetings and help for parents and guardians with youths ages 12-19. For more information: Call: Jessica Pforte 845-561-3633 x47 Email: teenintervene@adapp.org www.adapp.org
Care & Prepare End-of-Life Education Free Video! Available now! Peace at the end of life begins today. Equip yourself with the tools and knowledge you need to face difficult decisions with confidence. Care & Prepare is a 30-minute educational video with essential information on Church teaching, practical guidance in navigating medical decisions, and advice on legal preparation for the end of life. Watch it online: bitly.com/careandprepare
You can make your weekly offerings with ease. WeShare is an online site that you can utilize to make your weekly and special collection offerings. SJEGOSHEN.CHURCHGIVING.COM
A heartfelt thank you to all of our bulletin advertisers, whose generosity allows us to print this weekly resource. When you patronize them, please thank them for their generosity to the parish!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE for adhering to the protocols with which we are all now familiar: • A six-foot separation in the aisles.
Please be mindful of this when leaving and returning to your pew for communion, as well as when leaving the church. • When leaving the church, those in the far side pews depart first, starting at the back (i.e., those closest to the doors) and working toward the front (i.e., those closest to the sanctuary).
Once everyone on the sides has exited, then those seated in the center of the church may follow. • After leaving the church, please don’t congregate in the narthex or on the front steps. • Please feel free to use the hand sanitizer stations in the narthex.
SEPARATED & DIVORCED ROMAN CATHOLIC MINISTRY meets virtually every Saturday morning, 9:30-10:45 am. If interested, please contact Helen at 845-325-0719 for more information.
Catholic Charities has been on the frontline helping each and every day; working to provide help and hope to those among us who are most in need.
Our prayers are with those who have lost loved ones, been sick themselves, or have had family members struck by the virus. But, as it lingers on, the requests for assistance are growing and our resources are being stretched thin.
If you’re able to lend your care and support, please make a donation to the COVID-19 Relief Fund, securely and conveniently online at www.cccsos.org/ donate-now/ or by mailing to Catholic Charities Advancement Office, 27 Matthews Street, Goshen, NY 10924. Your donation will stay local.
We are grateful to our many friends who have already given generously so that Catholic Charities can help those who have been impacted by the pandemic. If you, or someone you know, is in need of assistance, please contact our regional helpline at ccosuhelpline@cccsos.org. For more information, contact kristin.jensen@cccsos.org or call 845-492-6331.
Please remember to pray daily for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
ONE OF THE CASUALTIES OF THE PANDEMIC is our Thursday evening Bingo, which began in 1979 as a means to pay off the mortgage on McCaffrey Hall. In the ensuing years, Bingo has funded countless improvements to the church and the school; many of these were recounted in the bulletin of January 12, 2020. Unfortunately, the pandemic forced Bingo to shut down in March, and current social-distancing protocols make it impossible to operate a profitable program. There are countless parishioners and school parents who have volunteered for Bingo through the years (many of them for a long stretch of time); they deserve our deepest gratitude. Those four decades, however, would not have been possible without the tireless commitment and devotion of Sharon and Rich Van Sickle, who, Thursday after Thursday, were here early to set up and late to close up; this is not to mention they myriad details they tended to the rest of the week. On behalf of the parish, a heartfelt thank you!
Free Online Course on Catholic Funerals Learn how to prepare a prayerful and beautiful funeral liturgy that gives glory to God and honors the deceased in Christ. Your teacher, Fr. Matthew Ernest, S.T.D., will answer the following questions and more:
• What is the Catholic teaching about death and eternal life?
• What is the history of the Catholic funeral rites?
• What role do the funeral rites have in the mourning process?
• Why is it important to have a Funeral Mass?
• What are the options for readings, music, prayers and words of remembrance?
• Can Catholics be cremated?
Register for FREE at: nyliturgy.teachable.com
You can make your weekly offerings with ease. WeShare is an online site that you can utilize to make you weekly and second collection offerings. SJEGOSHEN.CHURCHGIVING.COM
HEALING AFTER ABORTION Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is help and hope available, and the pain and sorrow of abortion need not endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to heal the wound of abortion. For dates, location, and confidential registration, or to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at (866)-575-0075 (toll free) or email hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org. Days of Prayer and Healing for Men - For more information or to register for men please call Lumina at 877.586.4621 or Lumina@postabortionhelp.org.
FORMED is an innovative online platform through
which your parishioners can have access to a wide
range of top-quality faith formation resources from
Bishop Robert Barron, the Augustine Institute,
Father Michael Gaitley, Lighthouse Catholic Media,
and several others. It is an effective tool that can
support efforts in the areas of adult faith formation,
sacramental preparation, youth ministry, marriage
ministry, and more. A number of Spanish-language
resources are also available on FORMED, and new
materials are being added regularly. Registration is
very simple. Visit formed.org, and use our parish
access code: DGJWJK. If you have any problem
gaining access, there is a very responsive customer
service team ready and able to assist.
Q: How do I become a Catholic?
A: Begin the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults!
: 294-5328 / vicar@sjegoshen.org
RCIA—Adult Catechism classes will meet on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. If you or someone you know would like to become Catholic, please speak with or email Fr. Giacona at vicar@sjegoshen.org.
SICK LIST REQUEST—To all those who have a family member on the sick list, Please update your request. The forms must be up-dated every six (6) weeks . THANK YOU
FROM THE ARCHDIOCESAN
OFFICE OF SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Anyone who needs to report an alleged incident of sexual
abuse of a minor by a priest, deacon, religious, or lay person
serving in the Archdiocese of New York is asked to contact
Sr. Eileen Clifford, O.P, at 212-371-1000 x2949 or Deacon
George J. Coppola at 917-861-1762. Both may also be
reached via email at victimassistance@archny.org.
Information can also be found on the Archdiocesan
website, www.archny.org. In keeping with the
Archdiocesan policy regarding sexual abuse of minors, this
information is provided to ensure that our
children remain safe and secure.
