Holy Name of Jesus Parish will be holding a Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, October 17th from 4pm to 7pm in the Parish Hall, 1040 Pearl Street in Schenectady. The dinner includes salad, beverage, and dessert which add up to an epicurean delight.
Advance sale tickets are now available from Stephanie Dominy. Adults $9, $5 for children under 10.
Call the Parish at 518-372-1992 to reserve your seats.
Bring your (and your friends, family and neighbor’s) car on down on Saturday, September 12th for the Parish’s annual Fall Car Wash. The car wash will be held in the Schenectady Bingo Palace parking lot at 1866 State St. (Route 5), Schenectady, NY.
The parish is hosting a Pampered Chef party on Sunday, September 6th following Holy Mass at approx. 10:45am in the Parish Hall, 1040 Pearl St., Schenectady, NY.
If you have even attended one of these demonstrations you know of the high quality and unique items to consider. Here’s a video of Pampered Chef cookware in use creating a Sauteed Chicken With Mushroom Sauce dish.
Please join us. All are welcome.
Father Stan has been invited to participate in the annual pilgrimage and Holy Mass at the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, New York on Sunday, August 30th. If anyone wishes to join with Father Stan please see him.
Please plan to spend some unhurried time with our parish family this coming Sunday, July 12th. A breakfast will be served following Holy Mass. This is always a great time to “catch up” with the members of our church family to see what’s up in their lives, as well as to share stories about how God has impacted lives in between the times we were last afforded the opportunity to share this news.
Tomorrow – Saturday, June 20th, Mac, Ham, & Cheese dinner at the Parish Hall, 1040 Pearl Street, Schenectady, New York from 4pm to 7pm. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children under 10 years of age.
Sunday, June 21st, 9:30am High Holy Mass with a Father’s Day breakfast to follow. Don’t tell dad, just bring him…
Fathers Day will once again be marked by the honor we give to our Fathers, Grandfathers, and Godfathers at a special breakfast that is being prepared for them and for all to attend worship that morning. We thank those that have stepped up to continue this ministry of honor and hospitality.
Please remember to attend Holy Mass with your Father, Grandfather, or Godfather on Sunday, June 21st and honor them with your love and prayers.
And please… keep this surprise, and that new tie, a secret!
To prepare the next generation of soldiers for Christ, we need to begin our next formation program for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Therefore, on the eve of June 18th, at 7pm, we invite those that had been previously contacted, as well as all our youth who have completed 8th grade, to meet in preparation for this important sacrament.
During this kick-off meeting schedules will be discussed, we will introduce the scope of the program, and answer any questions you may have.
Our congregation is asked to add those of this group to its prayer list. It shall be our responsibility to provide good models of Catholic Christian lifestyles that we would want these young people to emulate.
Note: As always, those adults who have not as yet received this sacrament shall be summoned in a separate meeting and the procedure for their instruction will be addressed at that time.
The Solemnity will be observed on its feast day, Thursday, June 11th. At 7pm in the evening, a eucharistic procession shall be conducted signifying the presence of the Body of Christ in all the four corners of the world. A homily and the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament conclude the liturgy for this day. Please take some time to adore and worship Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament on this special feast day.
Just a word about this liturgy to be conducted this coming week: The Church realized around the eighth century that a proper observance of the Lord’s presence to us in the Sacred mystery of the Bread of the Altar needed to be developed.
You remember that the observance of the truth of the Holy Eucharist comes during the Paschal Triduum (Maundy Thursday) in a solemn time in the liturgical year. A separate celebration noting the presence of the Body of Christ around the world (hence, the four altars) was developed and began to be practiced widely around the ninth century. The Thursday following Trinity Sunday was chosen as a celebration properly placed after the close of the Easter season.
The four altars will be placed in each corner of our parish church and processed to each in a simple procession. Special Gospel readings are assigned at each altar. The litany of the Blessed Sacrament is an ancient prayer of the Church.
Tickets are on sale. Bring the family – and the kids will love it too!
The Dominy family is putting their culinary talants to work once again in hosting this wonderful dinner.
The dinner will be held in the Parish Hall, 1040 Pearl Street, Schenectady, New York on Saturday, June 20th from 4pm to 7pm.
Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for children under 10 years of age.