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When it comes to protecting human life from the womb to the tomb, New York's policymakers behave more like a "Vampire State" than to serve the Empire State. That is where you and I come into the picture. Let's remind our state legislators that our elderly, frail, and disabled deserve more than DEATH as a prescription to their disabilities and problems. Kindly visit www.nyscatholic.org/action-center to send your objections to our legislators because New York is the Empire State, not the Vampire State!

On this feast day, also known as Candlemas and to many Catholics of traditional spirituality or Hispanic background as the end of the Christmas season, Holy Mass in the Ordinary Form will be offered at 8 a.m. at Presentation Church and at in the Extraordinary Form at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. At each Mass, our priest-celebrants would be only too happy to bless candles and reverent images of the Baby Jesus for Mass-goers. All people of good will are most welcome at our Masses and blessings.

In concert with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, our parish kept the National Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Mon., Jan. 23 since this year the anniversary of "Roe v. Wade" (Jan. 22) fell on a Sunday. Holy Mass in the Ancient Use was offered at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Flags at both churches were flown at half-mast in mourning and protest over abortion on demand and its millions of victims. Our parish continues to work with the Ulster Deanery Respect Life Committee.