The history room at St. Bartholomew’s parish center will be open on Sunday, April 21st after the 9am Mass. This is during the Knights of Columbus open house.

Religious Education classes continue today, Sunday, April 28th for K-9 classes at Holy Family School from 9:45—10:45 am. May 5th, 12th and 19th are the final classes for this school year.

Confirmation classes also continue today, Sunday, April 28th from 9:45—10:45 am at St. Paul’s Church in the basement. May 5th and May 12th are the final classes for this school year

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL is sponsoring a Pansy Bowl Sale! Tickets are $20 each for a 10-inch Pansy Bowl. Tickets can be picked up in the school office or sent home by email- ing Mrs. Ballin at rballin@syrdiocese.org or Mrs. Mullin at cmullin@syrdiocese.org. Tickets redeemed at Pires from April 1st through May 15th. Thank you for supporting our school community!

HELP WANTED: St. Paul’s Cemetery/Church is looking for a maintenance person. Candidate must hold a valid driver’s license. Position includes landscaping, mowing, trimming and janitorial duties. Applications can be found on line at our website www.stpaulsnorwich.com or can be picked up at the church office. Send application and re- sume to St. Paul’s Church, 30 Pleasant St., Norwich, NY 13815. Call 607-337-2216 for more information.



We are still accepting Christmas, gently used kitchen and household items for our Spring Bazaar to be held on Saturday, April 27th from 9 am to 3 pm. Dona- tions may be brought to the parish center during office hours. Craft and antique vendor applications are also being accepted! Call the office at 607-337-2215 for more information.



SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW 2024 applications for the Rev. Msgr. Guy A. Festa Memorial Scholarship are available for REGISTERED and ACTIVE members of St. Bartholomew Church. The award will be made on character, service, scholarship and financial consideration. Applications need to be completed and returned to Father Ralph for his signature as soon as possible. Call the office at 337-2215 for more information.

HOPE APPEAL UPDATE: The Church of St. Bartholo- mew has received $15,040 toward our Hope Appeal goal of $16,771 thanks to the generosity of 59 families! Thank you for your continued generosity!

St Bartholomew’s Facebook Be sure to like and follow St. Bartholomew’s Face- book Page: https://www.facebook.com/stbartholomewsnorwich/

The 4 th Degree Knights of Columbus, Assembly #737, is sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for graduating seniors who plan to attend college. Students who attend the Norwich City School District can obtain and submit the scholarship application form through the school offices. Students who do not attend NCSD should contact the church office for an application form and mail the form to the address noted on the application. Please act soon because the application forms must be received by March 22.

The Norwich Community Kitchen is open every Tuesday. We are located at St. Bartholomew Parish Center, 81 East Main St., Norwich. Doors open at 4pm. We will start serving dinners at 5:15pm. If anyone would like to volunteer, please call St. Bartholomew's Office at 607-337-2215. Thank you!


As you are putting items away all those wonderful Christ- mas decorations, please consider donating and dropping off any gently used, no longer needed Christmas items to the Parish Center to be included in a future fundraiser.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or RCIA, is the process through which adults explore and, if they choose, eventually become Catholic, whether through Baptism or being received into full communion with the Church. Through RCIA you will have an opportunity to ask questions in a non-pressured environment along side others who are on the same journey, learning the fundamental beliefs and practices of the Catholic faith and what it means to live as a Catholic. If you are interested in learning more about this pro- gram, call Fr. Ralph at 607-337-2204 to find out more.

Please update your email address with the office if you haven’t done so. We want to be sure to have current contact information on file. Thank you!

HOPE APPEAL UPDATE: The Church of St. Bartholo- mew has received $15,040 toward our Hope Appeal goal of $16,771 thanks to the generosity of 59 families! Thank you for your continued generosity!

 

Immaculate Conception in Greene live streams Sunday Mass at 10 AM on the ICC YouTube Channel: Immaculate Conception Greene for Sunday Mass Livestream

 

REMINDER: If you are visiting from (or attending) another parish for Mass and would like your donation to go to your own parish, please use your own Church envelope (or any envelope) and label it for the parish you want it to go to. Your envelope will be sent to the parish written on your envelope.

Contact the office if your mailing address, telephone number or email address has changed. You can also put a note in the collection basket. We want to keep this information up to date in our records. Thank you!

Regular Offerings to the Church of St. Bartholomew: Thank you to everyone who is continuing their Church offerings to help our Church meet everyday expenses. If you choose to do so, please mail to St. Bartholomew Church, 30 Pleasant St., Norwich, NY 13815. Father receives all mail and distributes it to the Churches. If you would like to consider an automatic bank payment plan for the regular support to our Church (either through your checking or savings account), please contact the office by phone or email (stbartsnorwichny@frontier.com) to get more information. Your may select deductions from your account on a weekly, biweekly, monthly or quarterly basis. An authorization form needs to be completed and can be changed any time. This option saves time and is a convenient way to give regularly.

 

Dispensation from Sunday Mass is discontinued. The Catholic faithful are asked to resume their full and active participation in the Eucharistic Liturgy through physical attendance at the Saturday Vigil Mass or Sunday Mass. Anyone who is frail or at risk due to advanced age or medical conditions is ALWAYS excused from this obligation. Caregivers, too, may have to use prudential judgment about attendance at Mass, carefully considering the risk factors involved.