Eucharistic Adoration takes place in the Chapel from 7am-12 midnight every Friday. Thank you for your prayers and participation in this ministry.

Readings for the Week of November 16, 2008

Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt

25:14-30

or 25:14-15, 19-21

Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43

Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22/Lk 19:1-10

Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11/Lk 19:11-28

Thursday: Rv 5:1-10/Lk 19:41-44

Friday: Rv 10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48

Saturday: Rv 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40

Next Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26,28/

Mt 25:31-46

We Are A Tithing Parish - Following

“God’s Plan For Giving”

Sunday Stewardship

November 9, 2008 $16,340.08

November 11, 2007 $18,487.09

“Thank you for being so generous!”

Thank you to all who are responding so generously to our financial need. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Also, thank you to those who signed-up for electronic withdrawal. If you decide to sign-up for this option in the future, forms are available at the entrances to the church, or just call the Parish Office. Many Thanks.

Thanksgiving Food Baskets will be distributed to families in need. Please consider donating the following to help the pantry volunteers provide a Thanksgiving Dinner and one or two meals for “the least of my brothers”.

Items needed are: turkeys, 5lb. bags of potatoes, stuffing, cranberries, vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, spaghetti sauce, juice, etc.

Items may be left in box in back of church except for turkeys. Please donate turkeys no later than Friday, November 21. Thank you

Nurses notes…

Mrs. Nancy Acemoglu, RN

Once again we would like to take this opportunity to thank the Albany County Health Department-Eva Graziano Head of Immunizations and staff Pat Newell, Eloise Castro, Pat Preston and Jodi Coyne for their professionalism and prompt delivery of the Flu and Pneumonia Vaccine to such a large number of the Community.

We thank our Maintenance Staff for helping set up the rooms as well as Nurses Marge Jones, Mary Jo Lenney and Betty Mahoney who assisted.

Having the Health Department come to our Parish is a service not many places have, not only is it convenient, it is a privilege and we sincerely thank them.

St. Ambrose School

347 Old Loudon Rd. • Latham, NY 12110

(518-785-6453 • Fax (518) 785-8370

www.rcdaschools.org/stambrose

Dear St. Ambrose Parishioners,

On behalf of the faculty, parents and staff of St. Ambrose School, I say “Thank You” for who you are and always being there for us. We appreciate the spiritual and financial support you have given us throughout the years.

St. Ambrose School has presented Christ to others for 51 years. I ask you to say a prayer of Thanksgiving for all the Priests, Religious and Teachers who have supported us all these years. They have been God’s instruments to proclaim His word.

Please stop in to see our school and see all the reasons we are thanking God this Thanksgiving.

God bless you and your family throughout this season.

Sister James Marie

Principal

Although this seems early, in order to plan for our Christmas Giving Tree Community-Outreach Project, much preparation and planning is needed before hand. If you are aware of a person-family or agency that is in need of assistance with gifts for Christmas, please do the following things:

1. Contact me as soon as possible at 785-1351 Ext. 304

2. Please have the contact information such as name, address, phone number and wish list, including sizes.

The Angel-Giving Tree will go up in the Chapel on November 28^th and all gifts must be returned by December 6^th.

Santa’s helpers are needed for all aspects of the project such as sorting, delivering and collating. If you have any time to give to this project, please call me. The commitment is entirely up to you. Please know any help is so appreciated.

Mrs. Nancy Acemoglu, RN

We pray, Thee O Almighty and Eternal God! Who through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Thy mercy, that Thy Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue with unchanging faith in the confession of Thy Name. We pray Thee, who alone art good and holy, to endow with heavenly knowledge, sincere zeal, and sanctity of life, our chief bishop, Pope Benedict, the Vicar of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in the government of his Church; our own Bishop, N., all other bishops, prelates, and pastors of the Church; and especially those who are appointed to exercise amongst us the functions of the holy ministry, and conduct Thy people into the ways of salvation.

We pray Thee O God of might, wisdom, and justice! Through whom authority is rightly administered, laws are enacted, and judgment decreed, assist with Thy Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude the President of the United States, that his administration may be conducted in righteousness, and be eminently useful to Thy people over whom he presides; by encouraging due respect for virtue and religion; by a faithful execution of the laws in justice and mercy; and by restraining vice and immorality. Let the light of Thy divine wisdom direct the deliberations of Congress, and shine forth in all the proceedings and laws framed for our rule and government, so that they may tend to the preservation of peace, the promotion of national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety, and useful knowledge; and may perpetuate to us the blessing of equal liberty.

We pray for his Excellency, the governor of this state, for the members of the assembly, for all judges, magistrates, and other officers who are appointed to guard our political welfare, that they may be enabled, by Thy powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their respective stations with honesty and ability.

We recommend likewise, to Thy unbounded mercy, all our brethren and fellow citizens throughout the United States, that they may be blessed in the knowledge and sanctified in the observance of Thy most holy law; that they may be preserved in union, and in that peace which the world cannot give; and after enjoying the blessings of this life, be admitted to those which are eternal.

Finally, we pray to Thee, O Lord of mercy, to remember the souls of Thy servants departed who are gone before us with the sign of faith and repose in the sleep of peace; the souls of our parents, relatives, and friends; of those who, when living, were members of this congregation, and particularly of such as are lately deceased; of all benefactors who, by their donations or legacies to this Church, witnessed their zeal for the decency of divine worship and proved their claim to our grateful and charitable remembrance.

To these, O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, a place of refreshment, light, and everlasting peace, through the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen.

--Prayer for the Nation and the Civil Authorities
John Carroll of Baltimore, First Bishop of the United States
10 November 1791

Sunday – November 16

After 9AM Mass RCIA – Chapel

10:15-11:15AM CTL

7:00PM Life Teen Meeting-McCormick Ctr

Monday – November 17

7:00PM Catechist Mass/Core Meeting-Chapel

Tuesday – November 18

1-4:30PM Extra Helpings Delivery-McCormick Ctr

3:30PM Liturgy Meeting

7:00PM Grief/Loss-Pastoral Lobby

7:00PM Jr. High Meeting-McCormick Ctr

7:00-9:00PM Healing Prayer-Meeting Rm 3

Wednesday – November 19

6:30-8:00PM Parents Reconciliation Workshop-

McCormick Center

6:30-8:00PM Childcare For Workshop-Meeting Rms

6:00PM Finance Meeting-Meeting Rm 3

7:00PM Charismatic Mass-Church

7:00PM E5-Lounge

Thursday – November 20

7:30-8:30PM AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN – Resource

Rm/Meeting Rooms

Friday – November 21

7AM–12AM Eucharistic Adoration – Chapel

7:00-9:00PM Prayer Group – Church

6-9PM School Movie Night-McCormick Ctr

Saturday – November 22

1:00PM Thanksgiving Dinner-McCormick Ctr

Sunday – November 23

After 9AM Mass RCIA Advent Reflection – Chapel

10:15-11:15AM CTL

7:00PM Life Teen Meeting-McCormick Ctr

7-9PM XLT-Church

December 6^th New York City Bus Trip

December 15^th “750 Club” Drawing

Counseling is available at St. Ambrose

In the Evenings

David Dobkowski, MA

Call 859-4015 for Appointment

$25 Donation is Suggested

Monday – November 17 – St. Elizabeth of Hungary

6:30 AM Marc D. Morse by MaryAnn

9:00 AM Liturgy at Our Lady of the Assumption

Tuesday – November 18 – Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter & St.

Paul in Rome, St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

6:30 AM Liturgy at Our Lady of the Assumption

9:00 AM Edward Skawinski by Wife & Family

Joseph S. Mahan, Sr. by The Muir Family

Wednesday – November 19 – Weekday

6:30 AM Richard Family by Madeleine

9:00 AM Liturgy at Our Lady of the Assumption

Thursday – November 20 – Weekday

9:00 AM Helen Falasco by Mark Tortorici

Friday – November 21 – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6:30 AM Ruth & Roy Saplin by Family

9:00 AM Liturgy at Our Lady of the Assumption

Saturday – November 22 – St. Cecilia

9:00 AM Sanctity of Life by Respect Life Committee

4:30 PM Joseph Coffey by Beverly

Margaret Shufelt by Walsh & Doty Families

Sunday – November 23 – Our Lord Jesus Christ the King

7:30 AM Edward Guerin, Sr. by Barbara & Donald Lebentritt

9:00 AM Leah Honsinger by Helen Corina

11:30 AM Frank J. Ambrosio III by Robert & Claire Dewey

5:30 PM Life Teen – People of St. Ambrose

WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 22 & 23

4:30 PM L-#1-M.S. Ray, #2-D. Spenard; EM-Volunteers; AS-M. Commerford, K. McKeown, R. Catelli, C. Keefe

7:30 AM L-#1-L. Hansen, #2-E. Mahoney; EM-Volunteers; AS-N. Smith, J. Caruso, Volunteer

9:00 AM L-#1-M. Salway, #2-D. Murphy; EM-Volunteers; AS-D. Sheehan, R. Nuss, C. Caswell, C. McElroy

11:30 AM L-#1-D. Piusienski, #2-T. Potter; EM-Volunteers; AS-L. Sposito, A. Kurian, C. Domicolo

5:30 PM L-#1-J. Pettigrass, #2-V. Kisselback; EM-Volunteers; AS-L. Sposito, C. Muir, R. Kisselback

WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 23

Team #2 Richard Laliberte, Bob Rys, Armand Guerin

WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER 22 & 23

4:30 PM P. Falasco, D. Mason, J. Couch, M. Craven

7:30 AM P. Szwedo, P. Wilkes, V. Deschamps, M. Deschamps

9:00 AM J. Estep, B. Johnson, J. Meal, K. Fuchs

11:30 AM D. Fuda, T. Girvin, T. Ryan, B. Selkis