WE NEED YOU
Urgent need for Lectors, Greeters & Eucharistic Ministers of the Altar. All interested parishioners may contact Fr. Steve, one of the Deacons after Mass, or call the rectory (227-8382) to express their availability for the next training session. Or click the link below. E-MAIL Liturgical Ministries

YEAR FOR PRIESTS JUNE 2009-JUNE 2010

Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has declared June 2009 to June 2010 as Year for Priests. This Year for Priests also gives us all a special opportunity to learn more about the priesthood, to recognize and honor our Holy Priests both living and deceased. We are also encouraged to pray for vocations to the priesthood. You may call the rectory to arrange for a white rose to be placed by the stained glass window of St. John Vianney which is the patron saint of parish priests, and located in the original section of St. Denis Church. Parishioners still have the opportunity to request a red rose to be placed by the tabernacle each week.

Next Tri Parish Junior High Meeting

Bulls Eye Pizza Night
Sunday March 7th. 2010
6:00-8:00 pm St Denis Parish Center
All 6-8th graders from Blessed Kateri, St Columba and St Denis are invited!!
Come enjoy making pizza to share as well as Games (darts & Pictionary) and Activities to help us get on target for Lent.
Bring a Friend and your spare Change. We will be collecting spare change for Good Counsel as our service project.
If you have any questions or need more information please call:
Youth Ministry Office at St Denis 845-227-8382 (dial Ext 6 for the YM office and leave a message.)
e-mail youthministry@stdenischurch.org
Or contact Fr. Steve Norton at St Denis for additional information 845-227-8382

BLOOD DRIVE

St. Denis Blood Drive has been rescheduled for Tuesday March 9, 2010 from 2:00-8:00pm. Volunteers will be at the entrances of the church to assist you with sign-ups or if you have any questions. If anyone would like to volunteer the day of the blood drive (for an hour or so), please call Elaine Pelech 724-5695. "In Loving Memory" Those who come to donate will have the opportunity to donate "In Loving Memory" of a deceased loved one. A special card will be filled out and mailed to the family of the deceased loved one, thereby giving renewed hope and encouragement. All cards will be placed at the altar on Mar. 13/14 at all Masses. Please bring name of deceased loved one as well as the mailing address of the family.

ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY

The Altar Rosary Society will hold their Covered Dish Supper on Monday, March 15th at 6:30 pm in the St. Denis-St. Columba School. All ladies of the parish are invited to bring a dish to share. Come and enjoy a lovely evening.

LIFE CHAIN

A Lenten Life Chain is scheduled for Saturday, March 20th from 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon along Route 9 in Red Hook, NY (Northern Dutchess County). Please see the bulletin board at the back of the church for more details. Also -
Please watch for details on our upcoming Spiritual Adoption program. This is a simple way YOU can make a difference.

REGISTRATION

The Ark and The Dove St. Denis' own Preschool and Kindergarten Program
227-5232
Registration has begun for the 2010-2011 school year. Please call the Office if you have any questions.

ST. DENIS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 227-3949

Registration and Re-Registration will take place the entire month of March thru April 8th during office hours: 12:00-5:00pm, Monday thru Thursday and 9:00am-12:00pm, Saturdays. Enroll early to avoid being closed out of a class; first come, first serve.
Re-Registration Re-registration forms can be found in boxes in the front hall of the parish center.
New Registration: You must be a registered parishioner of St. Denis (you can register in the religious education office). A baptismal certificate and any other religious education records must be presented at the time of registration. New registrations will not be accepted without these important documents.

MOMS &TOTS&POPS

Moms and Tots and Pops will meet on FRIDAY, March 26th - 10 am - Rectory Meeting Room
TOPIC: RAISING BOYS
Any questions, please call: Julie Doyle, 896-2045

PLEASE JOIN US

The Seasonal Adult Choir will start rehearsals for Easter on Wednesday, February 24th. All rehearsals will take place on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-8:30pm in the church. This will be a wonderful way to prepare yourselves for the seasons of Lent & Easter. If you are interested in joining, please contact Antonella as soon as possible at antonellacanta@hotmail.com OR (845) 926-6025.
See you at rehearsal!

PALM CROSS SALE

The St. Denis Garden Club will sell Palm Crosses for $10 each after all Masses on the weekend of MARCH 20 / 21
To order call Aggie at 223-5871.
Orders are due by March 14.

ST. DENIS BOOK CLUB EVERYONE WELCOME!

Please meet with us in the Rectory Living Room at 7:00 pm on the 3rd Wed. each month. Info? Contact Elaine at 227-2716 Mar. 17: Almost Catholic - Jon Sweeney
Mar. 21: Life of Pi - Yann Martel

SPECIAL MASS

Expectant Parent Mass on May 9, 2010 (Mother's Day) @10:30 am Mass. All expectant families are invited to attend (including those waiting for adoption). Please call Julie Doyle @ 896-2045 to register.

A WORD FROM THE DEACON

There is a special request for any old V.H.S. tapes you might have that are inspirational, or any National Geographic films you might be disposing of. These tapes would be another very special gift from our parish for the men in prison. You may drop any V.H.S. tapes in the Deacon's office at the Rectory.
God Bless you all, Deacon Enrico

HEARTS & HANDS OUTREACH

We now have 2 wheelchairs on the St Denis campus. Thank you Fr Steve and Mr Ricotta for these donations. The wheelchairs are for parishioners to use on campus to make it easier to access our facilities. One wheelchair can be found in the church storage room in the front of the new section; the other has been placed in the parish center. Please use these items as needed and return them to the correct area when done so that others can find them. Please do not remove these wheelchairs from the St Denis campus.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

We would like to begin a comfort shawl ministry at St. Denis Church. If you have a love of knitting or crocheting, or would like to learn, we invite you to join us twice a month as we knit or crochet our prayers and blessings into shawls which will be distributed to those in our parish in need of comfort or . You do not have to be present at the meetings to participate in this ministry. After completing the prayer shawls, they will be blessed by Father Steve and be delivered to our brothers and sisters so they may feel the warmth, love, support and prayers of their parish family. If you cannot knit or crochet, but would like to donate yarn, we would truly appreciate it. Our first meeting will be on Sept. 16th in the lower basement of the church at 7pm. If you can attend or would like additional information, please call Annette at 221-8256 or Joann at 221-4252.

DOMESTIC CHURCH

The Sacred Heart Apostolate at St Denis can enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary images into your home. Your home can become another home at St. Denis parish that becomes a Domestic Church and a place to gather the family for daily prayers.
If you would like to have more information or make an appointment to Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary image into your home please contact Deacon Enrico at the rectory 227-8382.

LAZARUS MINISTRY

The Lazarus Ministry is a group of volunteers who attend funeral masses at St. Denis when there are few mourners in attendance. Calls are put out as needed to notify everyone and those who are available participate in the mass. It is a beautiful way for us as a community of God to support the families and pray for the deceased. Susan Messina has agreed to take over this ministry. Anyone who wishes to be included or has questions can speak to Deacon Enrico at the rectory 227-8382 or call Dianne 221-2930.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

RCIA Graham Greene was one of the greatest novelists of the 20th Century. In 1925, while engaged to his future wife Vivien, a Catholic, he wrote: "It occurred to me that if I were to marry a Catholic I ought to know at the least the nature and limits of the beliefs she held. It was only fair, since she knew that I believed - "in nothing supernatural". So, motivated only by curiosity and a desire to please his future wife, he began to take instruction in the Catholic faith - with absolutely no intention of converting. As he put it, "My primary difficulty was to believe in God at all…I didn't disbelieve in Jesus Christ - I disbelieved in God." In February, 1926, his atheism overpowered and removed, Graham became a Catholic. Greene gave God a chance, he let God deal with his disbelief. Those of you who are non-Catholics; those of you who were baptized Catholics but have not received Confirmation and the Eucharist - perhaps you have doubts, fears, and disbelief. Give God a chance! Our RCIA program begins in September.

Are there men and women you know who are non-Christians, or non-Catholic, or non-baptized Catholics - who want to join our church and receive the Sacraments? Give us their names.

Are there men and women you know who are baptized in another Christian faith, like a Methodist or a Lutheran, and they want to come join our family? Give us their names.

Are there Catholic men and women who have not received their Communion or Confirmation? Give us their names.

Are you planning to be married in the Church, but have not finished your Sacraments of Initiation? Give us your names

Are you in any of the above categories? Please allow us to welcome you, and assist you in making the greatest decision of your life - becoming a Roman Catholic. Give us your names Please contact Sue Ellen DeForest, RCIA Coordinator, suedefor@aol.com (845) 489-2624

RETREAT

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