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At the request of a number of parishioners, our parish sponsored today at Sacred Heart Church a Holy Hour with Solemn Eucharistic Exposition, Adoration, and Benediction and the Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel beseeching the Holy Spirit's guidance of all the participants and support staff of the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome. After the 11:30 a.m. Mass with 20 persons present, more than a dozen stayed for this prayerful intervention by our parish for the universal Church. (Photo by Fr. A.F. Rojas)

You are most welcome to being someone of good will with you to our regularly scheduled monthly Holy Hour at Sacred Heart Church, 1055 Broadway, Esopus this Saturday from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Jesus loves it when you spend quiet time with Him! Deacon Timothy Dean will preside over the Holy Hour.

At the Installation Mass of Fr. Arthur Rojas on Sept. 16 as pastor of Presentation-Sacred Heart Parish, His Excellency, Bishop Gerardo Colaccico, received commitments from several women to pray for his vocation by name and regularly as set forth by the Seven Sisters Apostolate (www.sevensistersapostolate.org) for a Seven Sisters unit for a bishop. This is the first Seven Sisters unit organized for a bishop in the Archdiocese of New York. The anchoress of the unit is Mrs. Stacie Butler. Photo by James O'Connell.

Most Rev. Gerardo Colacicco, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, installed Fr. Arthur Rojas as the 2nd pastor of our combined parish at a Mass of Installation offered at the Natl. Shrine of Our Lady of the Hudson on the grounds of Presentation Church, Port Ewen. More than 160 persons attended, incl. several priests and deacons, Knights of Columbus, Seven Sisters Apostolate, and many parishioners. A festive dinner followed at the hall of Sacred Heart Church, Esopus. Photo thanks to James O'Connell.

Thanks to the response of our parishioner Tom Kristan, parishioners who would like to attend part of the historic N.Y.S. Eucharistic Congress scheduled for Oct. 20-22 at the North American Martyrs shrine at Auriesville, New York may have a ride to and from the event. To learn about and to register beforehand for the N.Y.S. Eucharistic Congress, please visit www.nyseucharisticcongress.org To save your seat in Tom's car pool, please contact Tom at 845/901-0463 or via email at [email protected] Thanks, Tom!

All parish councilors are asked to attend. Trustees are invited to attend. Parishioners are welcome to observe the proceedings.

On Sat., Sept. 16 at 4:30 p.m., history will be made as Rev. Fr. Arthur F. Rojas, our administrator for two years and now our pastor since July 1st, will be installed by His Excellency, Most Rev. Gerardo J. Colacicco, D.D., J.C.L., auxiliary bishop of New York. With good weather (let us pray), the Mass of Installation will be offered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Hudson on the grounds of Presentation Church. In case of rain, we will go to Presentation Church for the Mass. Everyone of good will is welcome to the Mass.