CONVO 2010 – Governed by God

CONVO 2010 is nearing; 5 days on the theme Governed by God: 10 Commandments and the 2 Commandments of Love for the youth of the PNCC ages 12 to 21. Applications are available from Fr. Stan if you have not gotten yours yet, through the CONVO site, or here [pdf]. The CONVO Facebook Page has tons of additional info.

CONVO 2010 will be held July 26-30, 2010 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ, one mile from the beaches along the Atlantic shore and one hour from NYC and Philadelphia. There will be a trip to Liberty and Ellis Island as well as a beach bonfire.

Cost will be $285. All payments must be postmarked no later than June 1st. After June 1st, a $25 late fee will be required to be paid in addition to the initial $285. All late payments must be in by June 25th. Our Parish has taken up a soup pot collection to assist financially with the cost of attendance.

Bible Study for the Sixth Week of Easter
  • 5/9 – Tobit 5:1-9 – Am I more inclined to see the problems in life rather than the solutions? Prayer starter: Lord, make me discover and be thankful for the many “angels” that you send into my life, the many people who care about me.
  • 5/10 – Tobit 5:10-21 and Tobit 6:1 – How do we combine in our lives reasonable worries and at the same time trust in God and in other people? Prayer starter: Lord, at times the worries overpower me to the point of removing all the joy from my life; increase my trust in you.
  • 5/11 – Tobit 6:2-9 – Did you ever experience how what appears to be a threat and a problem suddenly turns into something positive? Prayer starter: Lord, I thank you for guiding me on the road of life with its obstacles, its surprise, and its new discoveries.
  • 5/12 – Tobit 6:10-18 – Do I believe that God has a project for each one of us, and that he loved us before the world was made? Prayer starter: Lord, I trust that you know me better than I know myself, and that you plan what is best for me.
  • 5/13 – Tobit 7:1-8 – How grateful am I to family and relatives who have given me so many signs they care about me? Prayer starter: Lord, I thank you for my parents and so, many members of my family who care about me, who are always ready to welcome me home.
  • 5/14 – Tobit 7:9-17 – Am I prepared to let go of loved ones for their own journey in life? Prayer starter: Lord, I worry so much about my children. I want them to be happy in their relationships. But I have to trust them: They are adults now and I also trust that you look after them.
  • 5/15 – Tobit 8:1-9 – How do I live my relationships with others: spouse, family, or friends? Prayer starter: I thank you, Lord, for the people I love and with whom I can share the joys and sorrows of life.

Bible Study for the Fifth Week of Easter
  • 5/2 – Tobit 2:9-10 – How do I cope with sickness? And do I care about the sick around me? Prayer starter: So often I am blind because I cannot or do not want to see. Lord, open my eyes to the needs of the people around me.
  • 5/3 – Tobit 2:11-14 – Can I trust the word of another person, or am I inclined to be suspicious of what they say and do? Prayer starter: Lord, make me a peacemaker who tries to understand others, just as you are always ready to accept me.
  • 5/4 – Tobit 3:1-6 – When things go wrong in our lives, are we inclined to accuse God or others, instead of looking at ourselves first? Prayer starter: You are righteous O Lord … so now deal with me, as you will.
  • 5/5 – Tobit 3:7-10 – What is our respect for life? Do we believe that, unlike God, we do not have the right over life and death? Prayer starter: Lord, make me aware of how my behavior may offend you and cause deep pain in the hearts of those I love most.
  • 5/6 – Tobit 3:11-15 – Do we at times try to manipulate God to obtain what we want, or do we trust that God knows better what is good for us? Prayer starter: “Father, if you are willing remove this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done.”
  • 5/7 – Tobit 3:16-I7 – Do I expect immediate results from prayer or do I trust in God’s will and plan for me? Prayer starter: Lord, I often get discouraged when my prayer is not heard immediately. Increase my trust in you since you know and want what is best for me.
  • 5/8 – Tobit 4 – How do I care for my parents when they get older and need more attention and support? Prayer starter: Lord teach me to put spiritual values above material ones and to share this opinion with my children.

May Devotions and Mother’s Day

May is the Month for Devotions to our Blessed Mother Mary. We keep this tradition in our parish in honoring the Virgin Mother for her dedication and sacrifice of life to become the Theotokos, the Godbearer, for us.

These devotions will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 5th, 12th, 19th, and close with a service on Wednesday, May 26th. All services will be at 7pm.

It is hoped that these evenings in the month will be kept open so as to come and give thanks for Mary being our Blessed Mother, the example of purity of life, and to take time to celebrate her inspiration.

“Pray for us, O Holy Mother of
God, that we may be worthy of the
Promises of Christ!”

On Mothers’ Day we will begin our prayer with the “crowning of Mary” and dedicate our prayers to those mothers who are with us and those who have been called to eternal life. A light breakfast is scheduled to honor our moms on this Sunday.

Bible Study for the Fourth Week of Easter
  • 4/25 – Acts 28:11-29 – How able am I to relinquish control? to receive from others? to be surprised? Prayer starter: Ineffable Mystery, I want to live the adventure you have invited me to by giving me life, but sometimes I lack courage, sometime I lack the energy. Be with me, and give me a hand.
  • 4/26 – Acts 28:30-31 – How do I witness to this tradition of which I am an heir? in my family? in other settings? Prayer starter: YHWH, You with the unpronounceable name, thank you for this tradition of faith into which I have been born. Enable me to shoulder my share of the responsibilities for passing it on.
  • 4/27 – Acts 21:1-40 and Acts 22:1-29 – Am I able to accept suffering with the graciousness that alone makes it life-giving? Prayer starter: Risen Lord, raise my awareness of your presence in and through those who suffer for truth, justice, and mercy in our world.
  • 4/28 – Acts 22:30 and Acts 23:1-35 – What are my thoughts here? Am I ”knowledge-equipped” to engage in this discussion today? Prayer starter: Holy One, sometimes I find myself struggling interiorly with the question of spirit. Is it real? Is it an illusion? Strengthen me. Reassure me.
  • 4/29 – Acts 24:1-27 – Where am I at in regard to the Christian way of life? How seriously do I take its ethical demand? Prayer starter: Jesus, you know well the difficulties of trying to “walk the talk” in human life. I want to be good; I want to live with integrity. Help me.
  • 4/30 – Acts 25:1-27 and Acts 26:1-32 – How real is the hope of life after death for me? Prayer starter: Holy Ineffable One, help me to do the work I need to do to build my self and my life on this sober truth.
  • 5/1 – Acts 27:1-44 and Acts 28:1-10 – Do I value the language of gestures, particularly at times when words fail? Prayer starter: Lord, make me rich in gestural language. There are so many who cannot really speak any other way.

Bible Study for the Third Week of Easter
  • 4/18 – Acts 19:8-41 – What do I do with my hands? with the things I make with my hands? What is at the center of my life? Prayer starter: Arisen Jesus, help me to use my hands as you used yours, to comfort, to heal, to support, to feed others who are in need.
  • 4/19 – Acts 20:1-38 – When I must take leave of a loved one, do I permit myself to feel my emotions? Do I express them? Prayer starter: Spirit of consolation, enable me to be present to others in time of suffering and loss as a sympathetic and comforting presence.
  • 4/20 – Acts 21:1-40 and Acts 22:1-29 – Am I able to accept suffering with the graciousness that alone makes it life-giving? Prayer starter: Risen Lord, raise my awareness of your presence in and through those who suffer for truth, justice, and mercy in our world.
  • 4/21 – Acts 22:30 and Acts 23:1-35 – What are my thoughts here? Am l ”knowledge-equipped” to engage in this discussion today? Prayer starter: Holy One, sometimes I find myself struggling interiorly with the question of spirit. Is it real? Is it an illusion? Strengthen me. Reassure me.
  • 4/22 – Acts 24:1-27 – Where am I at in regard to the Christian way of life? How seriously do I take its ethical demand? Prayer starter: Jesus, you know well the difficulties of trying to “walk the talk” in human life. I want to be good; I want to live with integrity. Help me.
  • 4/23 – Acts 25:1-27 and Acts 26:1-32 – How real is the hope of life after death for me? Prayer starter: Holy, ineffable One, help me to do the work I need to do to build my self and my life on this sober truth.
  • 4/24 – Acts 27:1-44 and Acts 28:1-10 – Do I value the language of gestures, particularly at times when words fail? Prayer starter: Lord, make me rich in gestural language. There are so many who cannot really speak any other way.

Memorial Service – this Friday, April 16th

A Memorial Service for the deceased Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and Polish delegation that perished in the plane crash in Smolensk, Russia will be held at Albany’s Polish Community Center, 225 Washington Ave Ext., Albany, NY 12205 on Friday, April 16, 2010. Doors will open at 7pm and the Service will begin at 7:30pm. This event is open to the entire Capital District community. Please join us.

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+Lech Kaczyński Prezydent RP
+Maria Kaczyńska
+Ryszard Kaczorowski, ostatni Prezydent RP na Uchodźstwie
+Krzysztof Putra, wicemarszałek Sejmu RP
+Krystyna Bochenek, wicemarszałek Senatu RP
+Jerzy Szmajdziński, wicemarszałek Sejmu RP
+Władysław Stasiak, szef Kancelarii Prezydenta RP
+Aleksander Szczygło, szef Biura Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego
+Paweł Wypych, sekretarz stanu w Kancelarii Prezydenta RP
+Stanisław Jerzy Komorowski, podsekretarz stanu w MON
+Tomasz Merta, podsekretarz stanu w Ministerstwie Kultury
+Maciej Płażyński, szef Stowarzyszenia Wspólna Polska
+Mariusz Kazana, dyrektor protokołu dyplomatycznego MSZ
+Gen. Franciszek GÄ…gor, szef sztabu generalnego WP
+Mariusz Handzlik, podsekretarz stanu w Kancelarii Prezydenta
+Andrzej Kremer (trzeci od lewej)- podsekretarz stanu w MSZ
+Andrzej Przewoźnik, sekretarz generalny Rady Ochrony Pamięci Walk i Męczeństwa
+Piotr Nurowski, prezes Polskiego Komitetu Olimpijskiego
+Janusz Kochanowski, rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich
+Prezes NBP SÅ‚awomir Skrzypek
+Janusz Kurtyka, prezes IPN
+Janusz Krupski, kierownik Urzędu ds. Kombatantów i Osób Represjonowanych
+Grzegorz Dolniak
+Leszek Deptuła
+Grażyna Gęsicka
+Przemysław Gosiewski
+Zbigniew Wassermann
+Sebastian Karpiniuk
+Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka
+Aleksandra Natali-Åšwiat
+Arkadiusz Rybicki
+Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz
+Wiesław Woda
+Edward Wojtas
+Janina Fetlińska
+Stanisław Zając
+Ks. bp gen. dywizji Tadeusz Płoski – ordynariusz polowy WP
+Miron Chodakowski – prawosławny ordynariusz WP
+Ks. płk. Adam Pilch – ewangelickie duszpasterstwo polowe
+Ks. ppłk. Jan Osiński, ordynariat polowy WP
+Ks. Prałat Bronisław Gostomski
+Ks. Józef Joniec
+Ks. Zdzisław Król
+Ks. Andrzej Kwaśnik
+Kapelan prezydenta ks. Roman Indrzejczyk
+Gen. broni Bronisław Kwiatkowski – dowódca Sił Operacyjnych
+Gen. Andrzej Błasik – dowódca Polskich Sił Powietrznych
+Gen. Tadeusz Buk – dowódca Polskich Sił Lądowych
+Gen. Włodzimierz Potasiński – dowódca Sił Specjalnych
+Wiceadmirał Andrzej Karweta – dowódca Marynarki Wojennej
+Gen. Kazimierz Gilarski – dowódca Garnizonu Warszawa
+Tadeusz Lutoborski
+Stefan Melak
+Stanisław Mikke
+Bronisława Orawiec -Loffler
+Katarzyna Piskorska
+Andrzej Sarjusz -SkÄ…pski
+Wojciech Seweryn
+Leszek Solski
+Teresa Walewska-Przyjałkowska
+Gabriela Zych
+Ewa BÄ…kowska
+Anna Maria Borowska
+Bartosz Borowski
+Edward Duchnowski
+Zenona Mamontowicz -Łojek
+Joanna Agacka Indecka
+Czesław Cywiński
+Ppłk. Zbigniew Dębski
+Katarzyna Doraczyńska
+Dariusz Jankowski
+Gen. bryg. Stanisław Komornicki
+Janusz Krupski
+Wojciech Lubiński
+Barbara Mamińska
+Janina Natusiewicz – Miller
+Ks. Ryszard Rumianek
+Izabela Tomaszewska
+Anna Walentynowicz
+Janusz Zakrzeński
+Jarosław Florczak
+Artur Francuz
+Paweł Janeczek
+Paweł Krajewski
+Piotr Nosek
+Jacek Surówka
+Marek Uleryk
+Dariusz Michałowski
+kpt. Arkadiusz Protasiuk,
+mjr Robert Grzywna
+Artur Ziętek
+Andrzej Michalak
+Barbara Maciejczyk
+Natalia Januszko
+Justyna Moniuszko.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and may the perpetual light shine upon them.
May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

Wieczne odpoczynek racz im dać Panie, a światłość wiekuista niechaj im świeci.
Niech odpoczywajÄ… w pokoju, Amen.

Bible Study for the Second Week of Easter
  • 4/11 – Acts 11:19-30 and Acts12:1-25 – Seasons of life: When I am involved with something of value that is on the wane, how do I react? Prayer starter: Eternal One, I want to respect and live with the rhythm of life and death. When I hit rough spots, be with me.
  • 4/12 – Acts 13:1-52 – When I am really immersed in something, do I “step away” to see the whole picture? Prayer starter: Lord, let me take my stand in you, so that can get a true perspective on everything in this world.
  • 4/13 – Acts 14:1-28 – Is there such vain activity in my life? Do I invest time, etc., in modern idols like celebrities? Prayer starter: Risen Lord, help me to fill my days and myself with what is real and life-giving. Help me to resist junk in all its guises.
  • 4/14 – Acts 15:1-35 – Am I ready to accommodate the serious needs of others, needs which I do not share? Prayer starter: Holy One, give me the grace to know when to accommodate and when to resist. Sometimes there is only a fine line between the two.
  • 4/15 – Acts 15:15-36 and Acts 16:1-40 – What painful ruptures have I experienced? Have I learned from them? How have I grown through them? Prayer starter: Lord, be with me in the hour of conflict with a friend. Enable me to listen well and hear what is said before leaping into action.
  • 4/16 – Acts 17:1-34 – How hard do I try to “walk in the shoes of” others before I make judgements about their conduct? Prayer starter: Holy Mystery, how wonderful your understanding is. Give me the courage to love as you do.
  • 4/17 – Acts 18:1-28 and Acts 19:1-7 – Soul nourishment: Am I interested in knowing how people who lived long ago saw life? the world? Prayer starter: Spirit of solidarity, thank you for this fleeting contact across time, with two leaders in the human family so long ago. Thank you for this reminder that everything in the universe can give rise to prayer.