The women of the parish are invited to a time of prayer, reflection, and sharing on Wednesday, May 19 at 9:45-10:45 A.M. in the parish center. We will be guided through an experience of Lectio Divina, a method of praying with scripture. This method involves reading a scripture passage four times with pauses for personal reflection and prayer after each reading. Please join us and bring along a friend. If you have any questions, please contact Sr. Elizabeth Anne at 845-255-7462 or dipippoe@newpaltz.edu
All Grandparents are invited our next Catholic Grandparents Association meeting on Tuesday, May 25, at 9:45 A.M. in the church hall. The CGA theme for our May international Faith Cafe meeting was, "Share My Joy - Mary's Message" and our topic for this meeting will be “Grandparents as Messengers of Joy”. Please join us. Refreshments will be offered.
REVIVE Young Adults, a Catholic apostolate for young adults college-aged to 39 years of age in Ulster & Northern Dutchess will be holding its monthly meeting on June 8 at 7:00 P.M. Join us for a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration and then for some socializing and sharing about our faith afterwards. For more info: ReviveYA@gmail.com.
All men of the parish are invited to join us on Saturday, June 12 for our next meeting of our Men’s Group. This is a group of brothers who meet once a month to learn from one another how their faith can enrich every part of their lives. We will gather in the parish center at 7:30 A.M.- yes, that’s right! We chose that time so that you would have the rest of the day to do what you need to do. Please join us and bring a friend- there’s no commitment by attending but we do hope you will be part of this community of faith.
On Saturday, June 19 at 11:00 A.M. we will have a special Mass of Memorial for our Capuchin brother Fr. John Mellitt, who served the people of God in this parish for several years and who entered into eternal life on February 26 of this year. There will be a reception in the church hall immediately following the Mass. Please come and pray in loving remembrance of Fr. John and share some stories as well. We’re sure there are many stories to tell!
We will be resuming our St. Joseph’s Book Club this summer and the book that we will be discussing at our first meeting will be The Seven Storey Mountain, the Trappist monk Thomas Merton’s autobiography and a beautifully written account of his search for God, and God’s relentless search for him! We will gather for our discussion on Thursday, July 29 at 10:00 A.M. in the conference room of the parish center and at 7:00 P.M. in the church hall (two separate meetings- it’s your choice). And remember that there are many used copies of the book out there. Please see Fr. Salvatore for more information.