Dae Vitale
By Dae Vitale
Greetings from River City. It’s no secret that millions of us are financially strapped and are having to cut back on most things, especially outings, however, the Newburgh City Council seems to have found a way to get around that problem by taking a jaunt to a luxury hotel and spa for a couple of days for workshops, team building and all that stuff that helps them to do a better job.
Oh, I know…you’re probably thinking that those thousands could have been spent to fix a street of pay for police, or for any number of things. Seems that thought didn’t occur to the Council.
Mount Saint Mary College will present “Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Its History and Place in the Spiritual Life,” the inaugural talk in the series “Lectures in Applied Theology in Honor of Sr. Peggy Murphy,” on Thursday, March 21 at 4 p.m.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place on campus in Whittaker Hall. Mount Saint Mary College is located at 330 Powell Ave., Newburgh.
Two poems by Newburgh Poet Laureate Genie Abrams received Honorable Mentions in a nationwide poetry contest sponsored by National Public Radio station WOMR on Cape Cod last month.
The judge was poet and novelist Marge Piercy, who lives in Wellfleet, Mass. It is notable that of the eight poems given Honorable Mentions in the contest, two of them were by Abrams.
Congratulations, Genie!
A Bereavement program will be begin on April 10 through May 29 on Wednesdays, from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Chapel.
Upcoming Bagel Hour at St. Francis of Assisi Church on March 24 after the 8:30 a.m. Mass.
There will be a Holy Hour on Wednesdays from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Please note that the church is subject to change. March 20 at Saint Francis; March 27 at Saint Patrick’s Church; April 3 at Sacred Heart Church; April 10 at Saint Francis Church; April 17 at Sacred Heart Church; and April 24 at Saint Francis Church.
On the First Friday of each month, Adoration will be at Sacred Heart Church following the 9 a.m. Mass until 11a.m. St. Francis Church from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. after the 12 Noon Mass.
Forty Days for Life ends on Mar. 24. You are invited to join others for 40 Days for Life, 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You are also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood, 136 Lake St. from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily. If you would like more information, or want to volunteer to help, please contact Wendy at (845) 820-4366.
The Chrism Mass takes place on Tuesday, March 26 at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC. There will be a bus leaving St. Patrick’s in Newburgh at 8:30 a.m. and leaving immediately after the Mass to return home.
Please call Pam at St. Patrick’s rectory at (845) 561-0885. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis at a $40 donation.
Catholic War Veterans Joseph R. Farina Memorial Post 386, Communion Breakfast will be held on Sunday, April 14 at the Temple Hill Tavern at 10 a.m. following the 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Francis Church. Tickets are $30 per person. For tickets, please email Murph Guidry at mjjag3@verizon.net or text him at (914) 474-6821. All parishioners are welcome.
St. Francis Church’s Little Furry Ministry would like to recognize The Mid-Hudson Animal Aid and The Animal Rescue Foundation both at 54 Simmons Lane in Beacon. These two shelters were there to help some of our parishioners’ pet needs without hesitation. Because of this kind helpfulness seen firsthand, we wanted to “give back”.
So, this time, our donations went to both of these shelters. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to donate bags and bags of pet food, and supplies AND $400 to each of these two wonderful organizations.
If you know of a local animal shelter that has helped you with your own or a friend’s animals’ needs, please drop a note in our “feed a good cause” box and let us know. We would like to recognize them with our next “donation run”.
When you follow a leader, make sure you know where that leader is headed. Always, I close with my prayers for God’s blessings on your heads, my dears.