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To encourage our 11 a.m. Mass-goers to STAY for the Prayer Life Chain at Sacred Heart Church scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 2nd, the monthly Fellowship Hour that was anticipated for THIS Sunday, Sept. 25th will be postponed until Sun., Oct. 2nd. Filled not only spiritually with the grace of Holy Mass but also physically and socially with good food and good company, we will have a good showing from the 11 a.m. Mass for our PRAYER LIFE CHAINS at Esopus (and Port Ewen) on Respect Life Sunday!

All of pro-life good will are welcome to the Annual Respect Life Mass on Fri., Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church, 242 Wall St., Kingston. No pre-registration is required. The annual Respect Life Dinner will follow at the Venue Restaurant of the Best Western Inn at Kingston. Tickets are $45 each. Reserve them IN ADVANCE via Barbara McCabe at 845/338-9306 or secyportewen@presentationsacredheart.org To reserve your ad in the dinner journal, please visit www.ulsterdeaneryrespectlife.org for details.

Ulster Deanery Respect Life Committee Mtg. Tues., Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at School building at Immaculate Conception Church, 467 Delaware Ave., Kingston. PRAYER CHAINS FOR LIFE, Sun., Oct. 2, 2-3 p.m., One chain on the block of Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union on Broadway (Port Ewen) and the other in front of Sacred Heart Church, 1055 Broadway (Esopus). PEACEFUL, PRAYERFUL PRO-LIFE WITNESS. Families are welcome! For more info, Dcn. Timothy Dean 845-658-2004/Barb McCabe 845-338-9306.

It is axiomatic that the foundation of our pro-life cause must be serious and sustained prayer before moving outwards with witness, advocacy, charity, and education. At our parish, the Prayer Warriors for Life provide a most prayerful example once a month on or around the 22nd. Come join our Prayer Warriors on Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. at Presentation Church, 209 Hoyt Street, Port Ewen. For more information, call Barbara McCabe at 845/338-9306.

More than 50 persons, including some youths, enjoyed the Day of Recollection, "Christ: the Divine Physician", given by Fr. Thomas DeSimone (St. Mary-St. Andrew, Ellenville) at Presentation. The event concluded with a Holy Hour atop the outdoor altar of Our Lady of the Hudson amidst the beauty of the Hudson Valley. Kudos to the Women's Society (Presentation) for the refreshments, our volunteer sound team, and everyone who helped with the beautiful, JESUS-filled day in body and soul.

Lift High the Cross! We will offer an Extraordinary Form Mass on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Wed., Sept. 14) at 11 a.m. St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle! The feast of St. Michael the Archangel (Thurs., Sept. 29) also will have an Extraordinary Form Mass at 11 a.m. BOTH MASSES AT SACRED HEART CHURCH with Confessions starting at 10:15 a.m. As for the monthly FELLOWSHIP HOUR after the 11 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart, save the date of Sunday, September 25th. See you then!

As of September 1st, we are grateful for the presence of Mr. JOHN WALKER and Ms. NANCY LANCER to serve for one year as Trustees of our parish. Our Trustees serve our parish regarding certain corporate aspects of Presentation-Sacred Heart Parish in light of the Religious Corporation Law of New York state. Trustees meet at least once a year on certain matters with the priest in charge of a parish, in our case, Fr. ARTHUR ROJAS, our administrator. Prayerful thanks to Mrs. BARBARA McCABE for her previous service to our parish as Trustee.

As the leaves turn golden-hued this fall, bask in the glow of the Eucharistic Jesus at the monthly HOLY HOUR at each church of our parish. The Holy Hour at Presentation Church will follow the 8 a.m. Mass there on Sept. 3rd. At Sacred Heart on Sept. 24th, Confessions will follow the Holy Hour at 4:30 p.m. Either way, JESUS LOVES IT WHEN YOU VISIT. For more information, call Dcn. Timothy Dean at 845/384-6828.

Congratulations to the Santiago family for the baptism of their youngest son today (July 24) at Presentation Church!

PRAYER WARRIORS FOR LIFE will come together to pray for the pro-life cause. As Our Lord teaches in Mark 9:29, there are demons that come out only through prayer. Come and join us before the Lord as we pray for the triumph of the Gospel of Life over the Culture of Death.

You need not go outside to catch a S-O-N- tan later this month! Also, for our devotees of the Extraordinary Form, come and celebrate St. Ann's day with the Ancient Use of the Mass.

Lovely Holy Hour was followed by a cozy Fellowship Hour with parishioners of Sacred Heart and Presentation Churches

As did the U.S. Supreme Court with Brown v. Board of Education to correct the awful error of Plessy v. Ferguson regarding racial discrimination, so today the High Court corrected its lethal errors regarding abortion of the holdings of Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood of S.W. Pa. Our parish invites you to join us in THANKSGIVING ("Eucaristia" in Biblical Greek) to GOD at Holy Mass.

Where the Sacred Heart of Jesus is, the Immaculate Heart of Mary is sure to be right there. Our parish is proud to be the home of JESUS and MARY on the Ulster shore of the Hudson River! Come, join us!

Unfurling our splendid joint parish banner, parishioners young and old march along Broadway joyfully on a beautiful Memorial Day

Some parishioners accompany our Administrator in bringing the goodness of Christ, the Gospel, and our parish to car lovers and people enjoying a local festival on a warm May day

Appropriate intentions may be announced in the bulletin or be mentioned in the announcements before the respective Sunday Mass. For more information, click to read the article or contact Fr. Rojas.

Three children at the Port Ewen church of our parish received the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ at Holy Communion for the first time on May 15th. May they become WHOM they received!

Be not afraid to ask the Lord what your mission is here on Earth. With God's help, you will fulfill your mission well, become holy in this life, and then go to Heaven forever! May our parents encourage our children to discern God's will, support His will for them, and to achieve their purpose in life.

Come and enjoy Spirit-filled holiness with us!!!