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SLIDESHOW OF ST. PATRICK’S MASS CELEBRATION

Sunday, March 17, 2019

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“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ at my right, Christ at my left…
…Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me…”

~ An excerpt from St. Patrick’s Breastplate

HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR’S CELEBRATION

 

 

“The Fund was created by her family to address the needs of the students, graduates, and families of the Lansingburgh School District who need a helping hand or a moment of sunshine.”

ON MARCH 9TH and 10TH, after all the Masses, there will be a speaker discussing a local non-profit, THE MARY FUND.

This fund is in honor of Mary Breton, who passed from Cystic Fibrosis and other complications in 2004, and helps students and their families in the Lansingburgh School District. On these dates, $5 raffle tickets will be sold for a chance at 1 of 3 raffle prizes.

The raffle prizes are:

1. 4 Season Passes to the Great Escape or any Six Flags that includes parking
2. Brown’s Brewing Growler with 12 refills AND 2 Season endzone tickets to Albany Empire
3.  A four-course dinner for 4 with beer pairing from Brown’s Brewery. May be used as a sitdown at Brown’s or chef will cater at your home.

The purchased raffle tickets will be pulled at THE MARY FUND Party on March 29th(you do not have to be present to win).

 

If you would like to attend THE MARY FUND Party at Revolution Hall on Friday, March 29th at 6:00 pm tickets are $55 to purchase and include your choice of Sliced Sirloin, Chicken Milanese, or Herb Crusted Haddock. Also includes beer, soda, and coffee.

The Party will also offer door prizes and Chinese auction and the Raffle for above prizes

TO ATTEND PARTY

RSVP WITH $55 PAYMENT AND DINNER CHOICE TO:

THE MARY FUND
58 BLEAKLEY AVE
TROY NY 12182
RSVP BY MARCH 13 or call 233-9550

For more information, you can visit and like their Facebook page or email them at themaryfund@gmail.com

ABOUT MARY

Mary Breton was a spunky courageous little girl, who battled Cystic Fibrosis along with many other illnesses in her short 12 years of life.  Mary lived life to the fullest in every way possible.  She loved school, especially the socialization and was very compassionate.  Mary never let anything slow her down and never thought of herself as sick.  On Sunday, June 20, 2004, she spent the day with family at The Great Escape, she went on rides she was never on before.  The following Wednesday, she graduated from Rensselaer Park Elementary School, something she always talked about accomplishing.  We, her family, are extremely proud of her.  The following Sunday, June 27, 2004, Mary gained her angel wings.  Although she is gone, her memory, love of life compassion for others and love of reading live on through THE MARY FUND.

ABOUT THE MARY FUND

The Fund was created by her family to address the needs of the students, graduates, and families of the Lansingburgh School District who need a helping hand or a moment of sunshine.  With the assistance of Star and Strand Transportation, we provide transportation home for children who become ill at school and would have to walk possibly as far as 18 city blocks.  We also financially support the BackPack program which provides a backpack filled with food to go home with needy children for the weekend.  We help with both the Winter and Spring clothe a student program.  The fund provided forty, $5 gift cards, as awards to the sixth-grade student of the week program. We have provided monies for field trips, the traveling children’s museum to school.  Starting in 2016, we brought speakers for middle and high schools.  Speakers have spoken on suicide prevention, drug use and having good character.  Many funds also have helped with special education programs.  Sometimes assistance is given to families that have fallen on difficult times.

 

Holy Day of Obligation

Please join us to celebrate the Holy Day of Obligation on December 8th for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Masses Offered to fulfill obligation are

Friday, December 7th at 7:00pm

Saturday, December 8th at 9:00 am

*Sunday Obligation Masses are at their usual times of Saturday, 4:00 pm, Sunday at 8:00am and 10:30 am

St. Anne and St. Joachim

Each year the Church venerates the memory of Saints Anne & Joachim on July 26th (We offer a Novena to St. Anne every year).  There is a traditional story that dates back to the 1st century that recalls the barrenness of St. Anne and St. Joachim.  The grief-stricken couple separated but trusted God to fulfill their desires.   They each were visited by an angel and were told that their old age would not hinder the gift of a child, one that would be part of salvation history.  St. Anne and St. Joachim ran to each other from their locations; St. Anne in her garden and St. Joachim in the desert and they met at Jerusalem’s Golden Gate.  They embraced and kissed on the joyous news.

USCCB Novena Card for St. Anne and St. Joachim

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Many confuse this feast day with the Annunciation or with the Blessed Virgin’s Assumption into heaven.  Mary was conceived without “Original Sin” so that she was a proper vessel for God’s only Son.  This conception is known as the Immaculate Conception which is celebrated on December 8th every year.   In Lk 1:28 the archangel hails her as, “full of grace”, which is confirmation of this doctrine.  Because she was conceived without original sin, Mary remained immaculate the remainder of her days.  Christ’s redemptive work began at Mary’s conception so that at the Annunciation Jesus Christ could be conceived in the Virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Later, by God’s power, Mary was taken up to heaven which is the Assumption.

 

Saint Anne at the Probatica from Aleteia on Vimeo.