Join Fr. Marc Oliver is mining the inexhaustible riches of Sacred Scripture on Saturday, October 12th from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Fr. Oliver will lead the session at the Fr. Grohe Hall (basement) of Sacred Heart Church, 1055 Broadway, Esopus. No prior reservations are required. Families as well as individuals of good will are welcome. Admission is free of charge.

In support of the initiative by two nationwide pro-life organizations to observe prayerfully the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children on the second Saturday of September (per https://nationaldayofremembrance.org), Presentation-Sacred Heart Parish hosted a Holy Hour of solemn exposition and benediction with the Blessed Sacrament on September 14th at Sacred Heart Church, Esopus. Heartfelt thanks to the adorers for supporting our event. We were pleased to join parishes in Ulster County at Plattekill and Ellenville with diverse commemorations of this day.

Our Day of Recollection will be led by Rev. Fr. Justin Cinnante, a Carmelite retreat master and the chaplain of Iona Preparatory School (New Rochelle). Starting with Mass at 9 a.m. at Presentation Church, the day will be filled with Carmelite spirituality in the conferences, blessing and imposition of the brown scapular, and veneration of relics of various Carmelite saints. A tasty lunch is included and weather permitting, an outdoor Holy Hour at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Hudson. PLEASE REGISTER FOR OUR WAITING LIST by email at [email protected] with your name, tel. no., email address, and if others are coming with you, how many. Although admission is free of charge, your donations will be most appreciated. SPACE IS LIMITED.

It was good to see board games being played at our Fellowship Hour. Thanks to the Fellowship Ladies for a hot lunch after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on August 25th. If you wish to help our Fellowship Ladies keep our Fellowship Hour from month to month (except during Lent, of course), then please contact Catherine Parrinello at (845) 706-5002 or [email protected]

May we acclaim the fact that Our Lady, the sinless Mother of God, was spared mysteriously by God by having her assumed into Heaven in body and soul at the end of the course of her life on Earth. This mystery of faith is celebrated as a holy day of obligation on Thursday, August 15th at Holy Mass as follows at our parish: 8 a.m. at Presentation (Ordinary Form), 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart (Extraordinary Form), and 6:30 p.m. at Presentation (Ordinary Form). Confessions at Sacred Heart from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.

Our pro-life prayer group would welcome anyone of pro-life good will at its next prayer session for the pro-life cause on Monday, July 22 at 10 a.m. at Presentation Church, 209 Hoyt Street, Port Ewen, N.Y. For more information, kindly call Mrs. Barbara McCabe at 845/338-9306. Mark 9:29.

Allow Fr. Oliver to help you to mine the riches of Sacred Scripture prayerfully and thoughtfully on Saturday, July 20th at Father Grohe Hall (basement) of Sacred Heart Church, 1055 Broadway (Route 9W), Esopus. Free of charge and no reservation is required. Children old enough to understand are welcome if accompanied by a parent or a responsible adult. Please spread the word!