Rev. John F. Antony Administrator Rev. Nana Ampah Weekend Associate Thomas Abbamont Deacon Masses Saturday at 5:00 PM Sunday at 8:00am; 10am; 12:00pm Holy Days of Obligation at Vigil: 5:00PM and 7:15 am, 9:00 am, 6:30pm Weekdays Monday-Friday 7:15am, 9:00am Saturday 9:00am Confessions Saturdays 4pm Baptisms are held on the First and Third Sundays of every month at 1:30 pm. To register for a Baptism please call the rectory at least two months in advance. RCIA: Catechumenate Program- Persons interested in becoming a Catholic or learning more about our faith, please call the Rectory at 914-949-2323 GETTING MARRIED: Please contact the priest as soon as you have an approximate date for your wedding. You will be asked to attend preparation sessions and some paperwork is also involved. A year in advance is not too early to see a priest. PARISH COUNCIL: Chairman: Brian Morrow 761-7294 ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY: Meetings are the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7 P.M in the Church. No meetings January & February. President: Fritzi McClintock, 747-9104 SOCIAL CONCERNS: Maureen Mc Loughlin - 946-9334 PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Maureen Mc Loughlin - 946-9334 Christine Stephens - 761-7243 PANCAKE BREAKFAST: presented by the Bingo Boys: September 9th, November 18th and February 10th HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP: 6:00-8:00PM, 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month. SPONSOR LETTERS: Please know that if you are in need of a sponsor letter you must be a registered and a active parishioner for at least six months. An active parishioner is one who attends Mass regularly and receives the sacraments. The importance of this is that by being a sponsor you will be taking on active part in raising the child in the Catholic faith |
Welcome to Holy Name of Jesus Church 2 Broadway, Valhalla, New York 10595 Tel: 914-949-2323 Email: HNJValhallaNY@gmail.com Holy Name of Jesus Religious Education: 914-949-1422 HNJ has been notified by a number of parishioners that an email was done in Fr John's name for google gift cards. HNJ nor Fr John do not request any gifts by email so please ignore this request. This is a hacking situation that is being addressed. Thank you ever so much!! Last weekend a Parish Survey was distributed. Please drop your response in the collection basket or in the boxes in each vestibule. If you were unable to attend Mass last weekend, you will find a copy of the survey printed in this week’s bulletin. Please detach, complete and return no later than next Sunday to the rectory. Additional copies of the survey are also available in the vestibules. Please download the attached questionnaire on the highlighted words, complete and return to Holy Name of Jesus either in the collection basket or at the rectory. THANK YOU Holy Name of Jesus' Questionnaire Please download the attached questionnaire on the highlighted words, complete and YEAR ROUND COLLECTIONS -We are collecting the following items year round- travel sized toiletries, men's sneakers, backpacks (no cartoon characters), new men's socks, and new men's underwear. Please leave all items in the Social Concerns bins. Please, no other clothing items should be dropped off at this time. Thanks for helping others in need! PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY- New members are always welcome! Our next meeting will be in March. However, the ladies of Prayer Shawl will continue to create beautiful shawls and blankets all winter. Don't know how to crochet and would like to learn? We have a member who is most willing to teach you! Don't like to go to meetings? You can knit or crochet from home. If you are interested in joining our ministry, please call or email Christine Stephens, 761-7243, cstephens@pace.edu or Maureen McLoughlin, 946-9334, MMCL16@optonline.net. PRAYER SHAWL REQUESTS- Do you know someone who is ill or bereaved, or is feeling the effects of aging and could use a shawl for comfort and warmth? We will be happy to donate a shawl to them. You can also select one for yourself. For the prayer shawl ministry or requests please call or email Christine at 761-7243 or Maureen McLoughlin at 946-9334 . VALENTINES DAY CRAFTS- Volunteers needed!! We will be working on Valentine's Day Crafts for residents of local nursing homes on Saturday, January 26, in the school cafeteria from 12:30-2:30. Snow Date- Saturday, Feb 2. Please join us for this fun and rewarding activity. No special skills are needed- most crafts are peel and stick. The crafts will be given to residents of 6 area nursing homes. VALENTINE CARDS FOR NURSING HOMES- Please consider buying/making valentines at home for nursing home residents! This would be a great activity for both children and adults. The valentines can be store bought (those little boxes of cards would be fine) or they can be handmade cards. Nursing home residents will be so happy to receive them! They can be addressed to “Friend” or something similar. You can drop off the valentines in the Social Concerns bins and we will bring them with us to the nursing homes when we drop off the crafts. All valentines are due by Saturday January 26th Not on FORMED yet? Netflix for Catholics and free to Holy Name of Jesus Parishioners.Go to . Click Register, then enter your name, e-mail address and desired password. You are now registered to enjoy the free parish subscription which gives you 24/7 access to over 300 quality Catholic on line programs, 99+ movies, 101+ audios, & 98+ E-Books. This week we celebrate the Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary, watch: Mary of Nazareth, read: The World’s First Love, or listen to: Answering Common Objections: Mary. You can also listen to the Audio Drama: Ode to Saint Cecilia. |