ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 150 Years Of Faith in Our Community

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil: …………………………………………………..4:00 p.m. Sunday:……………………………………………………………8:30 a.m. Weekdays: Monday–Wednesday, Friday:…………………..8:30 a.m.

SACRAMENTS

Infant Baptism: During weekend Masses. Parents must be practicing Catholics and attend a Pre-Baptismal Class. Call the rectory office to register.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): call the rectory office.

Reconciliation (Confessions): Upon request only.

Marriage: Couples contemplating marriage must make an appointment to meet personally with the Pastor before a definite wedding date may be scheduled. Church arrangements should be made at least 6 months prior to the wedding. No wedding date will be scheduled over the phone.

Anointing of the Sick: Anyone who is seriously ill is invited to contact the rectory to request the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion.

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Parish Devotions (Cancelled until further notice). Holy Hour with Eucharistic Adoration : Tuesdays: 1:00–2:00 p.m. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesdays after 7:30 a.m. Mass. Recitation of Rosary: daily after 7:30 a.m. Mass.

Letters of Recommendation: Registered parishioners in good standing for a minimum of 3 months and active, who are confirmed, and if married, did so in accordance with the Church’s regulations, will be issued letters on request. One week prior notice is required.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

22 PROSPECT ST., ANGOLA, NY 14006

PARISH STAFF

Pastor:…………………………Rev. Timothy Koester

Pastoral Care:……….Sr. Ann Marie Hudzina, FSSJ

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Parish Trustees:………………….Elizabeth Duzen &

……………………………………...Conrad F. Piskorz

Business Manager: ………………Mary Lou McEvoy

RCIA: Marie O’Connor…………………….549-1818

Youth Ministry……………………………….549-1818

Music Ministry: Barb Reuman…………… 549-0420

Parish Secretary: ………………………Pat Maiorana

Sacristan:………………………………..Diann Hosler

Parish Council Chairperson: ………..John Latimore

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS

Monday

11:00 a..m. -- 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

9:00 a.m. -- 1:00 p.m.

FAITH FORMATION

Call the Rectory Office

for Faith Formation information.

OGN FOOD PANTRY

17 PROSPECT ST.

Tuesdays, 1:00–5:00 p.m.

Phone: 716-549-0420 Fax: 716-549-0425 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mpbangola.org

150 Years

Of Faith in Our Community

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(When you attend Mass, you are required to wear a face mask.) Saturday, June 5 - St. Boniface, bishop & martyr

Vigil: The Body & Blood of Christ 4:00 PM - Deceased of the Conoscenti Family - req. Robert Wargula Family

Sunday, June 6 - The Body & Blood of Christ 8:30 AM - Sam Catalino - Estate of Verna Catalino

Monday, June 7 8:30 AM - Mildred Wright - req. Family

Tuesday, June 8 8:30 AM - People of the Parish

Wednesday, June 9 - St. Ephrem, deacon & doctor 8:30 AM - Spencer Vail - req. Antoinette Jakubczak

Friday, June 11 - Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:30 AM - Kathleen Sarvas - req. Patty Latimore

Saturday, June 12

Vigil: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM - Fr. Edward Czarnecki - req. Ron & Ann Haak

Sunday, June 13 - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 AM - Eileen Siergiej - req. Adelsberger Family

In your prayers, please pray for the deceased of the parish, especially Rose Pinker and Anthony D’Aloisio.

READINGS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 6

EXODUS 24:3-8

PSALM 116

HEBREWS 9:11-15

MARK 14:12-16, 22-26

READINGS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 13

EZEKIEL 17:22-24

PSALM 92

2 CORINTHIANS 5:6-10

MARK 4:26-34

A Message from the Pastor

“The closest thing to Heaven on earth is the Eucharist”

We are now well back into Ordinary Time, but our feast today, the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), a stand-alone like last week, is still tied to our Easter celebrations. All of what we have been talking about has led us to the Eucharist. Think about the “obligation” here.

Our first reading takes us back to the covenant to which God has been faithful from the beginning. All of the laws, all of the prophets are ultimately our reconciliation with the Lord. The blood of the lamb binds us to the Way. We profess to it. We live it, but…

The Letter to the Hebrews takes us into the new covenant, the Christ. Our true citizenship is in Heaven. Jesus’ blood has redeemed us. Jesus’ offering brings us into the eternal reward. All of what we face in this realm is real, is to be lived with our covenant with God at the center. God’s way, God’s plan is our lead; it is our commitment to God.

The Sequence and the Gospel bring Jesus to us as the Eucharist. A special meal? Yes, but oh, so much more. The Passover feast is an important part of our history focused by Jesus’ action. “Take it. This is my body.” “This is my blood of the new covenant.” Jesus gives, but we take. Ours is not a passive response.

In our Communion ritual, we put out our hands in petition, come, Lord Jesus. The minister places the host in our hands -- God comes unto us, reminds us of the covenant. We then “take it” into our very essence by placing it into our mouth. We renew our commitment to the covenant. “The closest thing to Heaven on earth is the Eucharist.

Every time we gather at table (Mass), we are bound anew to the covenant. We put God first and inspire ourselves and one another in His love. Our history next week will reflect upon the onset of the pandemic and the restrictions we have endured. Maybe it has been a blessing because it has helped us to look more carefully at what we do. It has challenged us to yearn more clearly and to seek God in the challenges. Put God first.

One more aspect about Ordinary Time. It is any-thing but ordinary if we embrace the Eucharist and live it. Everything we do should come from our relationship with God. Seek God’s Way.

Choicest Blessings,

Fr. Tim

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1871 - Angola, N.Y. - 2021

Church of the Most Precious Blood

1871 - Angola, N.Y. - 2021

The History -12-

Fr. John was a member of Reynolds Battery, a group of Civil War re-enactors who portray Union soldiers when they appear at schools or in community programs. He was the musician-soldier who played the

guitar to accompany his singing of the songs of the era. He presented a concert of these songs, Echoing thru the Camp, at MPB in April 2011.

The present-day Reynolds’ Battery is over 30 years old and is chartered by the NYS Board of Edu-cation. Its stated purpose and objectives are to in-form, instruct and educate the public of the life and trials of a Civil War Artillery soldier during the 1860s.

MPB Parish became a participant in its traditional activities (2013-2018) by annually hosting a Victorian Dinner that offered authentic dishes of the period. The purpose was to raise funds for the battery, ena-bling its members to continue to educate the public and to “keep history alive.” In 2015 the dinner com-memorated the 150th anniversary of the Surrender at Appomattox.

Also included in these annual events were dem-onstrations and displays of items associated with the Civil War era: a forge, medical tent, fashions, weap-ons.

Revisiting the Civil War Era

On October 8, 1861, 81 men and officers swore an oath to the Union and were mustered into fed-eral service while stationed in Elmira, New York. Most of these men were from the Rochester area. On November 23, 1861, Company L reported for duty at Camp Barry, Washington, D.C. under the command of Captain John A. Reynolds. The captain used his own personal funds as a guarantee to secure the first six Model 1861, 3” Ordnance Rifles from the Phoenix Iron Works.

The Battery saw action in twenty engagements from 1862 to 1865. These included the Second Bat-tle at Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862) (Manassas), the Battle at Antietam (September 17, 1862) and the Battle at Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863).

A total of 320 men entered the service as mem-bers of Reynolds’ Battery L. Of these 320, nine were killed or died from wounds received in action, while 14 died from sickness contracted during their ser-vice.

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Throughout the six-year cooperative venture with Reynolds Battery, MPB volunteers researched Victorian recipes to provide a variety of food at each banquet. Among the culinary achievements were: (Soups) split pea, Mullagatawny, mock turtle; (Meats) venison, pork chops, rabbit stew, pork pie, meat loaf, turkey, beef pasties; (Vegetables) onion casserole, stewed carrots, dandelions, sliced beets, cabbage stew, green beans; (Breads) corn bread, sweet potato rolls, biscuits, Sally Lunn bread, honey butter, maple butter; (Desserts) blueberry cobbler, maple rice pudding, Indian pudding, molasses cook-ies. Beverages included coffee, tea, fruit punch and artillery punch.

5/30/21

Regular, Loose, Mailed-in Offertory………$2,501.00

ACH…………………………………………….$475.00

Cemetery………………………………………$921.00

Thank You for Your Support.

Pray For the Healing of the Sick

Miya Wardlaw, Lynn Sellick, Sandy Clark, Linda A. Hogg, Kathy Duerr, Mary Angela Richir, Amy Jezioro Crawford,

Lily Schwietzer, Kathy Nolan, Cassie Rizzuto, Ryan O’Meara, Jean Francis,

Deborah Schiedel Downs, Mason Joseph Reynolds,

Patricia Jasinski, Ann Marie Collura, Josephine Prisco, Jonah Delang, Fred Gugino, Robert Catalino, Michele White, Cheryl Kendall, Eryn Ramirez,

Sandra Stevens, Jenna Place, Renee Perez-Quinn, Bonnie Hyman, Mark Faraci, Jackie Francisco,

Eleanor Rathgeber, Eugene Frometa, Richard Riley, Jane Granville, Jessie Keith, Diane Cooke,

Michael Rizzuto, Sr., Pauline Landes, Anna Marie Kirsch, Florence Graf, Pat Catalino, Joseph Newland,

Karen Schiavone, Stephen Rodler, Lucille Zoda Galfo,

Anthony Genovese, Dorothy Genovese, Patricia Latimore, Jeannie DiChristopher,

Elaine Poloncarz,

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2022 Mass Intentions

Requests for 2022 Mass intentions may be made at the rectory during office hours or by mail. Please, no phone requests.

June 12 & 13

MPB Extraordinary Ministers

Lectors

4:00 p.m. M. Wargula, R. Wargula M. Hartzell, J. Sack

P. Pinto

8:30 a.m. K. Wells, D. Hosler J. Dillon, J. Barone

D. Galencser

Catholic Communication Campaign

The second collection next weekend is for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC), whose purpose is to bring truth and hope to people across the United States and around the world through the media and effective communication.

Half of the collected funds remains in each diocese to support local communications projects. The other half supports national projects in the United States and around the world.

To learn more about CCC and the projects it supports, visit www.usccb.org/ccc.

250 Club Drawing

The winner of the drawing of May 30 is Verna Naab, ticket number 196.

There are 25 weekly drawings for $50 each. Winners will be announced in the bulletin. Ten final drawings totaling $1,900, including the Grand Prize of $1,000, will take place at the final drawings event No-vember 6. Cash prizes for this fundraising event total $3,150.

In the past ten years, this fundraiser has helped to defray the cost of various parish projects. This year’s proceeds will also be used in support of the parish. Contact the Rectory Office at 549-0420 ir there are any questions regarding this fundraising event.

Honors at St. Francis HS

St. Francis High School reports that the following students, parishioners of MPB, have achieved honors for the third quarter marking period:

First Honors -- Sophomores Devon C. Shepherd, Zachary T. Walsh and Junior Gavin M. Herman.

Second Honors -- Senior Ryan T. Walsh.

First Honors represents an average of 95-100 and Second Honors indicates an average of 90 - 94.9, with all grades passing.

Catholic Charities

Are you or a family member at risk for out-of-home placement? Do you need help navigating complex healthcare and social support systems? If so, Catho-lic Charities can help with its Care Coordination Ser-vices for a range of ages through Children’s Health Home Care Management and Project HOPE (Helping Older People Excel) programs.

Care coordinators will work with you, your family, your own care providers, and whoever you deem im-portant to your health and happiness, to complete assessments and create a care plan to meet your goals. If you have a mental health diagnosis or multi-ple chronic conditions and feel you would benefit from referral to services as well as advocacy and interven-tion, visit www.ccwny.org to learn more and to com-plete a referral form.

Appeal 2021 is ongoing through June30. Go to www.ccwny.org/donation to make a secure online donation. HOPE for all seasons.

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