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2016
Views of St. Mary’s
Father’s Day: Carnations and Blessings at the 6/18/16 Vigil Mass
2015 Christmas – Celebrating The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Confirmation, December 10, 2015
Fall 2015 Socials
Introducing our Faith Formation Religious Education Staff for 2015-16

Mrs. Colette Tangel will be guiding our First Year Confirmation Classes as they begin their three-year journey.
9/20/15 Baptism of Jesse William Torruella
September 13, 2015 – Mass & Picnic at Glimmerglass State Park
September 11 – St. Mary’s 2015 Remembrance
August 9, 2015 – Lemonade on the Lawn
June 14, 2015 – Ordination Anniversary Mass & Picnic

Last but not least, Father John proudly displaying the chausble in which he was ordained 40 years ago that very day!

Marge's cake speaks eloquently for itself. If you didn't get to taste it, you really missed a treat!

The consecrated host is raised and soon the congregation will process to the altar to receive the Most Holy Eucharistic Feast

Mark Perrella, a friend and parishoner from a former assignment of Fr. Rosson's in Schnectady, proclaims the first reading.

Father Roos enjoys God's sunshine with parishioner Julie Auriemma as final preparations are made inside.

Parishioner Marge Landers (baker and artist extraordinaire) and Fr. Andrew, attempt to get the priests together for the cake cutting.

Father John, after Mass, under the open-air tent, presented anniversary/commemorative bats to each Priest.

An animated and annointed homily is proclaimed ... and to think ... Fr. John has probably given over 2,000 Sunday homilies!

Sharon Oberriter, our ever-competent event chairnan, with the help of incognito Fr. John, entrust Mary with the engraved bats to be presented to the priests at the picnic..
June 7, 2015 – The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Blessing of Extraordinary Minister of the Holy Eucharist
May 10, 2015 – Mother’s Day & May Crowning of Mary
May 9, 2015 – First Holy Communion
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015

We are greeted by Father John P. Rosson and Parish Council Member Robert Bohm at the Solemn 11 AM Mass of Easter, to receive the Body and Blood of our RISEN Lord Jesus Christ.
Easter Vigil, Saturday evening, April 4, 2015 – Sacred Triduum

The shimmer of candle-lit parishoners hear The Word proclaimed before the Church Bells ring out and all lights rise.

The altar glows in anticipation and Mary's window is resplendent overhead ... maybe more so than usual!

Indoors, as darkness begins to surround us, the parishioners gather to celebrate the final chapter of The Sacred Triduum

As we warm ourselves by the New Fire, even our "Winter Easter", so aptly named by Father John, is well represented on our front steps.

And now we step outside to kindle the New Fire to light the Easter Candle as darkness begins to fall.
Good Friday, April 3, 2015 – The Sacred Triduum

We gaze through a crown of thorns ... upon a hill ... as Jesus takes his final breaths and commends his soul to His Father to save ours.

A "lily of hope" was brought to the altar by Isabell Qua, a First Communicant of 2015, and placed atop the empty tabernacle by James Havener as Father John thanks and blesses Isabella.
Maundy Thursday, April 2, 2015 – The Sacred Triduum
2015 Maryellen Wrubleski Annual Lenten Food Drive
Lenten Fish Dinner and Stations, March 20, 2015

Rev. Betsy Jay tells of Simon of Cyrene helping Jesus carry his cross and the Markusen family bring forth the news of Jesus' death in Station #12

Father John tells us about the Stations version that the families will be reading from this evening.
Day of Ashes leads us into the early days of Lent, 2015

One inviting corner of the chapel seems to realize that we celebrate Christmas all year long as Christians, as the purple Lenten candles lovingly surround the poinsettias.

On the first VERY chilly Lenten Monday, Mass was VERY warmly celebrated in our beautiful grotto chapel on the lower level of the Rectory.

Father John also celebrated a Mass with Ashes at Otsego Focus. Carole LaChance was lector and cantor.