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Mission Statement

We, the worshipping community of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, rooted in the Gospel

and the celebration of the Eucharist, seek to make known God’s love in the world through serving one another, sharing our faith and welcoming all.

Established 1848

125 Eagle Street Albany, New York 12202-1718 Most Reverend Edward B. Scharfenberger, D.D.

Bishop of Albany

Very Reverend David R. LeFort, S.T.L., V.G. Rector Reverend John Tallman, Parochial Vicar

Reverend Paul Mijas, Parochial Vicar Mr. Timothy J. Kosto, II, Deacon Schedule of Liturgical Celebrations The Holy Eucharist (Mass)

The Lord’s Day:

Sunday 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Weekdays:

Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:15 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Holy Days:

Please check the bulletin and website. The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Monday-Wednesday-Friday 11:30 a.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m.

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Knowing something of the Holocaust, we are troubled by the way Peter accuses the Jews of crucifying Jesus: “ Jesus, whom you handed over”. Are these and similar words in Acts 2:23,36,4:10-11,5:30;7:52 not un-just and implicitly anti-Jewish? The im-portant search for the sense intended by Luke should take into account these things: 1. Peter carefully restricts his accusation to those Jews who were actually involved in the Lord’s death. Later Christian preach-ers in Acts do not accuse Jews of other times and places.

2. Significantly, Peter implicitly groups him-self with those he accuses. He says the Jews had “handed over” and “rejected” Jesus. These are exactly the same Greek words that Luke's account uses not only to describe Judas’s betrayal but also Pe-ter’s own denial. Peter for this reason considers himself no different than the people he is accusing.

3. Peter immediately attaches an offer of forgiveness. Undeniably, the crucifixion was a malicious act, but God has re-versed that evil in the Resurrection and so shows the cross to be the very means of salvation.

4. Peter readily offers pardon because “I know that you acted in ignorance”. Is this why the Lord forgave him? It certain-ly evokes Jesus’ prayer of forgiveness for his crucifiers, “for they know not what they do”. The deep irony of Christian anti -Judaism through the centuries is that Christ explicitly forbade it even as he suffered on the cross.

Far from stirring up Christian hatred for Jews, Peter maps a path to mercy. Jesus forgave both Peter and his crucifiers. Against this backdrop, the assurance of 1 John 2:1 is dramatic and solid: “If anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Fa-ther, Jesus Christ the righteous one.”

Newly-Assigned Parochial Vicar

We are overjoyed to announce that Bishop Scharfenberger has assigned

Fa-ther Juanito Asprec as Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, ef-fective in May. Joining Father David LeFort and Father Paul Mijas, Father Juanito will be assisting with the sacramental needs of the Cathedral primarily during the week, while providing for the diocesan Hispanic Apostolate generally on weekends in our re-gion. Fr. Juanito, who hails from the Philip-pines, was ordained on June 21, 1993 for the Diocese of Tarlac. Coming to the Diocese of Albany in 2017, Fr. Juanito has served in several parishes and will now call our Cathe-dral his home. Please join us in extending a joyful and prayerful welcome to

Fa-ther Juanito Asprec. Third Sunday of Easter

Third Sunday of Easter

RICE BOWL

There are baskets at the two entrances to the church where you can drop off your Rice Bowl donation. They will be in place this Sunday (4/18).

The next First Friday Devotions will be Fri-day, May 2nd,2021.

This Weekends Second Collection:

RESTORATION

We are pleased to announce that the Twenty Third Annual Cathedral Classic Golf

Out-ing has been scheduled for Monday, June 21, 2021. Once again it will be held at the

Wolferst Roost Country Club.

This fund-raising event is conducted by the Cathedral parish in support of the historic preservation of the Albany Diocese’s Cathe-dral of the Immaculate Conception.

We would greatly appreciate your participa-tion and look forward to seeing you at the event for a great day of golf, fun, and prizes to benefit this most worthy project.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Pilar at the Cathedral Rectory (518) 463-4447 or e-mail at [email protected].

Please pray for our sick; Dave Worden, Mary

Caluori, Seamus Gallagher, John Travis, James Frueh, Jack Krieger, Jean Rounds,Fr. William Pape, Fr. Frank O’Connor, Jeffrey Abra-ham, Robert Buell, Lucy Apisa, Stephen Beattie, Carol Bruce, Grace Isabelle Caruso, Mary Faith Colvin, Patricia Contti, Theresa Cooney, Marc Daniels, John Dare, Jr., Denise Degasparis, Mi-chael Dolan, Ann Doherty, JoAnn DeLucia, Di-ane FontDi-anelli, JDi-anette Fusco, Bernice Girma, Carol Greenshields, Jean Gutbrodt, Bryan Han-ley, Jacqueline Heisler, Kelly Hemming, Ken-neth Hockeson; Douglas Hoffeler, Alfred Iwanie, Dorothy Jordan, Reny Jose, Bill Keane, Amy Keegan, James Laung,, Gayle Leonard, Re-becca Leno, Therese Lenz, , Ted Murawski, Ma-rie-Ann Melenfant, John McGrath, Mary Grace Meneses , Stephanie Merenda, Diane Mueller, James Murphy, Mary Murphy, Shane O’Don-nell, Josephine Pitcherale, Marcia Pedone, Catherine Rappazzo, Mark Roman, Megan Ruthman, Elaine Spoor, Adam Ventura, Sebas-tian Vicencio, Richard Warner, Raphael Warner, Rosa Maria Santos, Mary Redmond

Pyramid Life Center is offering many exciting programs this season:

1. Camp Breakaway will be held June 27-July 1. Breakaway is for current 5th _{graders and above. We have separate}

programs for both Middle and High School. Space is limited.

2. Mom’s Camp. Calling all moms and daughters (8-12 years old) for this in-credible weekend opportunity to bond and play. Mom and daughters will par-ticipate in camp like activities, spend quality time together and deepen their faith with others.

3. Dad’s Camp. Dads and daughters/ Sons ( 8-12 years old)

4. Catholic Volunteer Corps—Join other youth ( middle and high school) as we learn about Catholic Social teaching, and participate in service projects with various organizations.

All information regarding these camps can be found at www.pyramidlife.org

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April 18, 2021

Cathedral Liturgical Celebrations, Meet-ings and Mass Intentions for the week of April 17, 2021 – April 25, 2021 Saturday, April 17, Sunday, April 18, 11:00AM Mass

Intention: Beverly Dittmer Intention: John Pendergast Intention: John Reith 5:00PM Mass

Monday, April 19, 12:15PM Mass Intention: Richard LaRose Tuesday, April 20, 7:15 AM Mass Wednesday, April 21, 12:15 PM Mass

Intention: Cesar Osorio Thursday, April 22, 7:15AM Mass

Intention: D'Acchille Family Intention: Vince Egan

Friday April 23, 12:15PM Mass Saturday, April 24, 2:30PM Wedding Sunday, April 25, 11:00AM Mass

Intention: Beverly Dittmer Intention: Thomas Pendergast 2:00PM Confirmation 5:00 PM Mass

April 18,2021

The annual Crop Hunger Walk is on May 2, 2021 and it is a virtual event again this year! The Hunger Walk benefits the Cathedral Food Pantry and 25 other Food Pantries in the Capi-tal Region. Please consider supporting this great event on the 40th Anniversary of the Crop Hunger Walk. Donations of any amount have a great positive impact on alleviating food insecu-rity in our community.

Easy Instructions to access the Crop Hunger Walk Website: go to www.crophungerwalk.org/ albanyny

Click on the "donate" button along the top ban-ner.

Write "Cathedral Social Services...." in the box labeled "Find a participant or team to support" Click on "make a donation". Choose an amount shown or enter the amount you wish to give, provide the information asked for, then make the donation via a credit card or PayPal.

If anyone wants to write a check, it should be made out to CWS/CROP and sent to: C/O Ca-thedral Food Pantry, 125 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12202.

Thank you for your generosity and support for this great event as we celebrate the 40th Anni-versary of the Crop Hunger Walk in the Albany, NY Capital Region!!!

In gratitude,

Mark Ciavardoni, Director Cathedral Social Services