Dear Holy Rosary Parishioners -- May the Lord give you His peace! We are grateful for your continued generous support of our “Pater Noster” food pantry for the poor. As we prepare for Easter, we are hoping to provide our neighbors with enough food for a special meal. We are happy to receive any contribution of non-perishable food; however, we wanted to share our specific need for: cans of pineapple, boxes of mashed potatoes, gravy (cans or packets), rice, beans, canned peas or corn, cans of tuna or chicken, pasta, and Easter desserts. Please no glass jars. The collection of food will be the weekend of April 13th/14th. We pray that God will reward your generosity abundantly.Gratefully in Jesus - The Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Can you help set-up, clean-up, take down; sell raffle tickets; help with parking; solicit merchants for gifts to our raffle baskets; solicit businesses to buy an advertising banner; be a runner to bring snacks to our stationary workers? Please contact us at holyrosarybazaar@gmail.com.
April 4th from 11:00am - 2:00pm. Come be a part of the best kept secret in Mount Pleasant for residents 55+. Be our guest at the Mount Pleasant Community Center for crafts, poker, canasta, bridge, mah-jong, bingo, board games, health & fitness, and much more. For more info, contact Jim Martorano, 914-742-2380.
For Lent this year, please consider sacrificing your time and talents by becoming involved with Holy Rosary’s Midnight Run Committee. Upcoming runs include a Breakfast Run on Sunday, March 24th and a Midnight Run on Saturday, May 11th. Each year we are able to help feed and clothe hundreds of New York City’s most vulnerable men and women. Besides needing people to go on the actual runs, we are also looking for volunteers to sort clothes, make food and coordinate cleanup following our trips to the city. If you think that you might have a few hours to contribute to this worthy cause, please contact Heather Rubeo at hrubeo@aol.com. Come help us make a difference.
Westlake Middle School is collecting toys until today, March 10th, as a community leadership program for the children of Blythedale Hospital. Some of the toys we are hoping to collect are: simple books, pens, markers, crayons, bubbles, playdoh, simple puzzles, and crafts. Please DO NOT send any stuffed animals, violentgames or anything containing latex. All donations may be left in the church vestibule in thecontainer marked Blythedale Hospital. We hope you will donate. Sami Oswald and Allie Castellone
Our January / February Winners: Anna DeBellis of Hawthorne, Ticket # 65 // Marie Vitale of Hawthorne, Ticket # 17 // Ed & Peggy Reardon of Hawthorne, Ticket # 125 // Antonio Pinho of Thornwood, Ticket # 98 // Congratulations to our Winners! Thank you to our Members !
8th, 9th & 10th graders if you are interested in becoming a leader in training please come to our special informational meeting on Sunday, March 10th @ 7 pm in the cafeteria. Check the website for details or email us at the address below. For more Youth info go to Holy Rosary's website: http://www.holyrosaryhawthorne.org/youth-ministries or email @ holyrosaryyouth116@gmail.com
Marianist Family Retreat Center, Cape May Point, NJ. This retreat is intended for those interested in a contemplative prayer experience. Time will be filled with prayer experiences, quiet personal time, special liturgies and daily Eucharist. Cost: $140 per person. Contact: Anthony Fucci, Center Director, 609-884-3829.
40 Days for Life is a life-saving prayer campaign that will be take place beginning Ash Wednesday, March 6th, thru Palm Sunday, April 14th. Besides individual prayer and fasting, a peaceful vigil at the abortion facility in White Plains will be conducted. Contact Gerald Yeung (914) 837-7008; broger8@gmail.com to attend.
Wednesdays @ 10:15am For moms and dads, grandparents and caregivers with children ages 0-5 years. Come and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. Meet others, play, learn something new. Toys and snacks provided. Need not be a member of the parish to attend. We meet every week throughout the school year (except for school closings). First time? Go to the front entrance of school and ring bell. All are welcome. Questions? Cristine DelPizzo, delpizzocristine@gmai.com or call the Rectory office, 769-0030.
Westlake Middle School is collecting toys until March 10th as a community leadership program for the children of Blythedale Hospital. Some of the toys we are hoping to collect are: simple books, pens, markers, crayons, bubbles, playdoh, simple puzzles, and crafts. Please DO NOT send any stuffed animals, violent games or anything containing latex. All donations may be left in the church vestibule in the container marked Blythedale Hospital. We hope you will donate.
The Lions Club honored five (5) students of the month in Westlake High School all of whom are parishioners of Holy Rosary. We are proud of: Cynthia Briggs, Richard Petrillo, Amanda Rubeo, Faith Summers, and Bryan Mesquita.
To register/further info for the course, email fdst306@gmail.com. // Westchester County Towns and Villages Firefighter // Entrance Civil Service Exam // Exam Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 // Exam Filing Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2019
INTERESTING CHURCH STATISTICS FOR THE U.S. (SOURCE—O.S.U.) Parishes 17,337 - Priestless Parishes 3,533 (20%), 4 in the NY Archdiocese / Deacon led Parishes 431. Number of Priests in 1975 - 58,909, in 2015 - 37,578 (a drop of 36%). 27% of adult Catholics were born outside of the U.S.. Rhode Island has highest percentage of Catholics (42%), Mississippi has lowest percentage (4%). By Region in 1980, 36% of Catholics were in the Northeast, 16% of Catholics in the West….. in 2015, each of the four regions has a equal Catholic population of 25% 74.2 million Catholics. 22% go to Mass every Sunday, 21% go once a month, 57% go a few times a year.
Holy Rosary Playgroup & Pancake Breakfast will be featured for February, please go to our website: https://holyrosaryhawthorne.org/ministries-of-the-month to read about them
Next Youth Group Meeting is Saturday 2/9! All 6th to 8th graders welcome!! We will be in the COMMUNITY ROOM for Game Night, feel free to bring your favorite board game! Join us for snacks, pizza and games from 6 to 8:30 pm and bring a friend! For more Youth info go to Holy Rosary's website: http://www.holyrosaryhawthorne.org/youth-ministries
The Council is working on establishing a new Constitution. Hopefully, it will be ratified at the January meeting. One of the important features of the Constitution is “who are the persons that constitute the Council?” There are four categories of representation: (1) Ex-Officio (2) Representatives from our major parish organizations (3) Elected members from the congregation (4) Appointed members. It is the role of the officers of the council to be sure that these categories remain vibrant.
Lightly used or new Men’s AND Women’s winter clothing are most needed. Backpacks are always needed. You can drop off your donations in the back of the Church through 2/10 or email mricciar286@gmail to make arrangements for pick up. Last Sunday Holy Rosary hosted fifteen homeless people for Midnight Run’s Quarterly Board Meeting. We have been hosting this meeting for many years and our homeless friends always look forward to this event due to the delicious food with plenty of to go bags), warm clothing, toiletries (including homemade cards of encouragement from ur youth group), musical entertainment we provide and most importantly, the fellowship and love rom our twenty plus volunteers.
There may be a need for us to re-examine which days of the week work best for families and the parish to hold our sessions. Right now our sessions are on Wednesday and Thursday after-school hours. We are now looking at a Sunday morning session. This idea is gaining traction because (1) it offers another option (2) and many parents like the idea of Sunday Mass as a built in component of the Program. Surveys are being conducted among catechists and Religious Education families. If this becomes popular it will necessitate a slight change in the time of our present 9:30am Mass. Comments welcome.
HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL GYM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS GRADES 2nd-6th. DIRECTOR TOM MURRAY Monday, February 18 – Friday, February 22, 2019 For more information www.chasethegame.com, please call (914) 320 5297