Mass Intentions · on The History of the Christian Movement on Sunday, March 6 at 9:45AM. See next weekend’s bulletin for details. PRAYER LABYRINTH ~ Tuesdays during Lent from 1:00-7:30PM

Mass Intentions

Saturday, February 27 5:00PM Sunday, February 28 8:30AM 11:00AM 6:30PM

COLLECTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2016 - will be reported in next week’s bulletin.

Thank you for your generosity. Your regular financial support of our parish community is essential to our continued viability and vitality.

SAVE THE DATE – PARISH-WIDE LENTEN SERVICE DAY

When: Saturday, MARCH 5TH Where: REGIONAL FOOD BANK, LATHAM Time: 10AM—12PM For questions or to RSVP, contact Angela Warner at 489-5408, ext 114, or [email protected]

A NOTE OF THANKS!! ~ Thank you to all bakers, chili chefs, youth and parent volunteers - and for all those who came out this past weekend to support St. Vincent's Youth Ministry Chocolate Sunday. Great food and fun was had by all. Chili Cook-Off winner was Mallory Pinkans (2-time winner)!

ADULT/TEEN “BETWEEN MASSES” FAITH FORMATION ~ Fr. Vosko will continue with his series on The History of the Christian Movement on Sunday, March 6 at 9:45AM. See next weekend’s bulletin for details.

PRAYER LABYRINTH ~ Tuesdays during Lent from 1:00-7:30PM in the Parish Hall. We ask that you please remove your shoes before walking the labyrinth. All are welcome.

BEREAVEMENT ~ Wednesday, February 24, at 7:00PM in the Chapel. Please call Sr. Eleanor at 489-5408 by Monday, Feb. 22, if you plan to attend. The group will only meet if we know to expect you.*

2015 2016

MON Yoga, 6:00PM (C) Bible Study, 7:00PM (PH) TUES Prayer Labyrinth, 1-7:30PM (PH) Bible Study, 2:00PM (PH) Choir Rehearsal, 7:30PM (C) WED Bereavement, 7:00PM (Chapel)* SAT/SUN 3rd Sunday in Lent SUN Faith Formation Sessions, 9:45AM (PC) Youth Day Sessions, 12:15PM (PH) Mass, 6:30PM (C)

(C) Church, (G) Grotto, (PC) Parish Center, (PH) Parish Hall, (L) Lounge, (HIS) Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary

Faith Formation Schedule - Sessions: Feb. 28 (No Classes on Feb. 21 - Winter Break).

Youth Day Schedule - February 28; March 6; March 13. Visit www.stvincentalbany.org for details or call 489-5408.

THE 13TH ANNUAL END HUNGER TALENT AUCTION

A new ‘bidding’ method is planned for this year’s talent auction to benefit St. Vincent’s Food Pantry and Bread for the World. Here’s how it will work - you will need to purchase tickets and put your name and phone number on each ticket. Advance ticket sales will be held next weekend, Feb 27/28, and during the auction on March 5/6. Ticket prices are: 2 tickets for $5 8 tickets for $15 15 tickets for $25 Please note: anyone purchasing during the Advance ticket sales will receive 5 free tickets. Single tickets equal one (1) bid. You can choose to put all ‘bids’ (tickets) toward one item that you’d really like or divide the bids up over any number of items you’d like to win. Questions? Contact Angela Warner. EMMAUS RETREAT ~ For college-age adults - come to a faith-oriented weekend, Feb. 26 - Feb. 28 at the Dominican Retreat Center, Niskayuna. For information email Chris O’Neill/[email protected].

MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS

Weekday Communion Services have been cancelled. Contact Sr. Eleanor Guerin for questions or concerns.

Hospital Visitation: Week of February 21 SPH - Kathleen McCoy, Leslie Phelan AMCH - Kathy McCoy, Eleanor Guerin

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL PARISH 900 Madison Avenue, Albany, New York 12208

Phone: 518-489-5408 • Fax: 518-489-5474 Web site: stvincentalbany.org

Email: [email protected] Parish Life Director: C. Elizabeth Rowe-Manning

Masses: Saturday - 5:00PM Vigil Sunday - 8:30 & 11:00AM; 6:30PM

Low Gluten Hosts & Personal P.A Receivers are available. ~ 11:00 AM Mass is signed for the hearing impaired. ~

For all emergencies outside of office hours (Monday - Friday, 9 AM-4 PM) please call 253-5503.

Liturgical Ministers for February 27/28:

Baker: Tom Lombardi Writer: Barbara DiTommaso Writer for March 6: Julie Heslin Pokat Saturday, 5:00 pm Presider/Homilist: Fr. Leo O’Brien Adult Acolyte: Marcia Ringelmann Readers: M. Hassett-Murphy, Maria Harple Eucharistic Ministers: Madeline Cafiero, Deb Morris, Fred Morris, Margaret Ludington, 1 Needed Liturgical Coordinator: Barbara Bailey Sunday, 8:30 am Presider/Homilist: Fr. Richard Vosko Adult Acolyte: Shylah Addante Altar Servers: Jake Ruud, Theo Greene Readers: Kathleen Chant, Andre Castagna Eucharistic Ministers: Fran Dempsey, Rich McDevitt, Mary Oill, Lisa Ruud, Marggie Skinner, Maryanne Tuite Liturgical Coordinator: Rosemarie Tobin Ministers of Hospitality: Debbie Ross, Kevin Cole CLW: Tamara Gatchell Coffee Hour: Nancy Calkins, Molly Johnson Counters: M. Ricard, J. Robinson, S. Trimboli Sunday, 11:00 am Presider/Homilist: Fr. Richard Vosko Adult Acolyte: Mary Ann Neimeyer Altar Servers: K. Athens, Tia Santicola Jones Readers: Leslie Phelan, Rich Athens Eucharistic Ministers: Rose Capurso, Julie Heslin Pokat, Ron Jones, Laurie Kirchman, Erin Knoerl, Elizabeth Martinez, Beth Lacey, Ellen Naughter, Jean Viglucci, Angela Warner Liturgical Coordinator: Jim Bennett Ministers of Hospitality: Marie Dieffenbach, Ray Pitlyk, Owusu AnAne, 1 Needed CLW: Paul Zullo, James Bronson Veronica Ministry: Bill Dollard Coffee Hour: Al Turo, Carol Turo Counters: Joann Crupi, Dick Neimeyer, 1 Needed Sunday, 6:30 pm Presider/Homilist: Fr. Richard Vosko

Readings for the Week of February 21, 2016

Sun: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Phil 3:17-4:1/Lk 9:28b- 36 Mon: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19 Tues: Is 1: 10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 Wed: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 Thurs: Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 Fri: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Sat: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Next Week: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor 10:1-6, 110-12/Lk 13:1-9

BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE OF MERCY

FRANCIS, BISHOP OF ROME

3. At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of the Father’s action in our lives. For this reason I have proclaimed an Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy as a special time for the Church, a time when the witness of believers might grow stronger and more effective. The Holy Year will open on 8 December 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. This liturgical feast day recalls God’s action from the very beginning of the history of mankind. After the sin of Adam and Eve, God did not wish to leave humanity alone in the throes of evil. And so he turned his gaze to Mary, holy and immaculate in love (cf. Eph 1:4), choosing her to be the Mother of man’s Redeemer. When faced with the gravity of sin, God responds with the fullness of mercy. Mercy will always be greater than any sin, and no one can place limits on the love of God who is ever ready to forgive. I will have the joy of opening the Holy Door on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. On that day, the Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instils hope. On the following Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent, the Holy Door of the Cathedral of Rome – that is, the Basilica of Saint John Lateran – will be opened. In the following weeks, the Holy Doors of the other Papal Basilicas will be opened. On the same Sunday, I will announce that in every local church, at the cathedral – the mother church of the faithful in any particular area – or, alternatively, at the co-cathedral or another church of special significance, a Door of Mercy will be opened for the duration of the Holy Year. At the discretion of the local ordinary, a similar door may be opened at any shrine frequented by large groups of pilgrims, since visits to these holy sites are so often grace-filled moments, as people discover a path to conversion. Every Particular Church, therefore, will be directly involved in living out this Holy Year as an extraordinary moment of grace and spiritual renewal. Thus the Jubilee will be celebrated both in Rome and in the Particular Churches as a visible sign of the Church’s universal communion. ~ Given in Rome, at Saint Peter’s, on 11 April, the Vigil of the Second Sunday of Easter, in the year of our Lord 2015, the third of Pope Francis’ Pontificates. (Parts of this letter will be included in our bulletin.)

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DATE First Eucharist Enrollment and Parent Meeting

(Rescheduled from February 28, 2016) ♦ Enrollment Ceremony for Families – Sunday,

March 13, 2016 at the 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Mass es ♦ Parent Meeting - Sunday, March 13, 2016, during

Elementary sessions at the Parish Center ♦ First Eucharist Workshop for Children and Parents

- Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 9:30 a. m. - 11:45 a.m. in the Parish Hall

♦ First Eucharist Celebrations: • Saturday, May 7 - 5:00 p.m. Mass • Sunday, May 8 - 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Masses • Saturday, May 14 - 5:00 p.m. Mass • Sunday, May 15 - 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Masses

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