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  • Loaves & Fishes July 16, 2021 - + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on so many books, so little time. + This weekend is Share Weekend for our Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. We have an ongoing need for instant oatmeal, peanut butter and jelly, canned pasta, canned tuna, canned chicken, canned spaghetti sauce, boxed pasta, and macaroni & cheese. Please, no glass containers. Items may be placed on the shelves in the social hall. Your continued support is very much appreciated! Please Note: We do not accept out-of-date, opened, partially used or damaged food packages. Thank you!
  • basketraffle 250 July 15, 2021 - + The next Parish Picnic Volunteers Planning & Prepping Meeting will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Social Hall. Light refreshments and sweets will be provided. + Baskets are needed for the STVBS Parish Picnic raffle. Creative, exciting baskets of all kinds are welcome. Need a theme for your basket? Maybe these will help generate some ideas: Taste of the Tier: Gift certificates to locally owned restaurants. This could be themed by type (Italian, Asian, etc.) or product (bakeries, coffee shops, pizza parlors). Date Night: Sparkling wine, assorted chocolates, romantic movie DVD, Michael Bublé CD, string of tiny...
  • July 14, 2021 - + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post about St. Kateri Tekakwitha, whose feast is today. + The next Parish Picnic Volunteers Planning & Prepping Meeting will be held tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the Social Hall. Light refreshments and sweets will be provided. + Calling all teens: Join us for The Breakfast Club this morning. Meet up at the Daily Mass at 9 a.m., then join us in the Social Hall for refreshments and fun activities. Next week we will attend a service, share teen prayers and Destiny Mall fun activities with the St. Mary’s of Baldwinsville Youth Group. For more...
  • July 13, 2021 - + Help others, help our youth: If you are planning to clean out those closets and drawers over the summer, please consider donating to our St. Pauly clothing shed located in the upper parking lot of the church. Items accepted include: clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, drapes, linens, pillowcases and stuffed animals. Our youth ministry receives a monetary stipend for each pound of goods donated which helps fund various trips and youth events. Donated items are distributed to those in need here in our country and around the world. Please place your items in securely tied plastic bags....
  • Parish Picnic logo July 12, 2021 - + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on finding shelter from life’s storms in Scripture. + Picnic updates: Here is the latest news about our Parish Picnic on Sunday, August 8: Join us for Mass on the Grass by the grotto at 11:15 a.m. Bring your own blanket or chairs. Sign up for the picnic by filling out the website form, calling the Parish Office, or adding your name to the list in the church vestibule on the Parish Picnic table. The meal that day is our famous barbecued half chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans, a roll, and homemade dessert—all free....
  • Bishop's Vocation Picnic July 11, 2021 - + LIVE: Sunday Mass, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. + The Tenth Hour:  Bishop’s Annual Vocation Picnic – Please save the date for the Bishop’s Vocations Picnic that will take place at Christ the King Retreat House in Syracuse on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 4-8 p.m. The Tenth Hour is an evening of dinner, conversation, prayer, and discernment with our bishops, priests, seminarians, and religious sisters from the Diocese of Syracuse. Jeremy Bobak will be leading us in Praise & Worship! Preregistration is required by Monday, Aug. 2.  Here is the preregistration link for youth:  CLICK HEREHere is the preregistration link for...
  • July 9, 2021 - + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on how Jesus sent the twelve apostles forth. + Attention Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers: Regular scheduling will resume the weekend of July 31/August 1, meaning that Tina Fleury (Lectors) and Carol Ann Giorgio (Eucharistic Ministers) will no longer make individual phone calls but rather schedule as per our pre-pandemic process. Schedules for the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturdays and the 10 a.m. on Sundays will be sent via email along with copies that can be found in our designated folder located in the vestibule. Therefore, please email Tina at tina.j.fleury@gmail.com or call 724-8538; or...
  • Picnic volunteers needed July 8, 2021 - + Want to volunteer for this summer’s Parish Picnic? Join us tonight for our first meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the social hall. We need you to make this the best picnic ever! + Are you planning to come to this year’s picnic at noon on Sunday, August 8? Please fill out this form or call the Parish Office at 722-3988 so we have a head count for ordering food.
  • The Breakfast Club The Breakfast Club - + Breakfast Club 2021 has started! We’re headed to make sandwiches and sort clothing at St. Patrick’s after we eat our homemade pancake breakfast! Join us on Wednesdays this summer following the 9 a.m. Mass.
  • July 7, 2021 - + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on Michelangelo’s definition of genius. + Are you planning to volunteer at this year’s Parish Picnic? Join us for our first meeting, tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the social hall. We need you to make this our best picnic ever! + Hike with Bishop on July 17 at Labrador Hollow in Tully. Young adults in their 20s and 30s from across the Diocese are invited to join Bishop Lucia on a summer hike! We will spend the day hiking Labrador Hollow, and Bishop Lucia will offer Mass at the summit. The day will end...
  • July 6, 2021 - + Teens: Our first Breakfast Club is tomorrow! Join us at the 9 a.m. Mass and fun activities afterward. We’ll be diving into church and community service, our faith, having fun, hanging out, and eating (of course!). + Have you signed up for the STVBS Parish Picnic on Sunday, Aug. 8 yet? We just need a head count to know how much food to order. Fill out the form on the bottom of our Parish Picnic webpage. + Bishop Lucia has written a letter to the diocese urging Catholics to sign a petition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...
  • July 5, 2021 - + The Parish Office is closed today for the July Fourth holiday. + Don’t forget to order your tickets to STVBS Night at the Rumble Ponies for this Friday, July 9 at 7:05 p.m. at Mirabito Stadium. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies will play the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Family and friends are welcome for a discounted price of $5 a ticket or $15 per family. Register today by sending an email to treynolds@syrdio.org.
  • God bless America July 4, 2021 ~ Independence Day - + LIVE at 10 a.m.: Sunday Mass, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on the symbolism of the bald eagle. + Reminder: The parish office is closed tomorrow for the July Fourth holiday.
  • Paintball 250 July 2, 2021 - + The Parish Office will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of the July Fourth holiday. + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on St. Thomas encountering the risen Christ. + Paintball fun for STVBS Teens & Parents: Join us July 17 from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for paintball at R&M in Owego. The cost is $20 per person and includes lunch. Limited spaces are available. To learn more about this event, contact Tori Reynolds via email, treynolds@syrdio.org.
  • July 1, 2021 - + This weekend we welcome Father Jose Baptista to our St. Vincent de Paul Blessed Sacrament Parish Family. Fr. Jose is here to speak on behalf of the Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier in conjunction with the Missionary Cooperative Program in the Diocese of Syracuse. Fr. Jose will be speaking at all Masses this weekend about his missionary work. Please be generous in supporting our second collection for his order this weekend. + Job Opportunity: Our Lady of Sorrows, Vestal is looking for a parttime custodian, 25 hours per week (including weekends & some holidays) with a...
  • The Breakfast Club June 30, 2021 - + Read Dc. Tom’s Blog post on how reflection helps us to see what we’ve missed. + The Breakfast Club begins one week from today. Teens are invited to join us from 9 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays beginning July 7 for morning Mass and funtivities! We’ll be diving into church and community service, our faith, having fun, hanging out, and eating (of course!). + Attention Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers: Regular scheduling will resume the weekend of July 31/August 1, meaning that Tina Fleury (Lectors) and Carol Ann Giorgio (Eucharistic Ministers) will no longer make individual phone calls but rather...
  • June 29, 2021 - + Get your tickets for STVBS night with the Rumble Ponies: Join us on Friday, July 9 at 7:05 p.m. at Mirabito Stadium for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ game against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Family and friends are welcome for a discounted price of $5 a ticket or $15 per family. Register today by sending an email to treynolds@syrdio.org.
  • Parish Picnic logo June 28, 2021 - + Would you like to volunteer for the Parish Picnic on August 8? Join us at our first picnic meeting, scheduled for Thursday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the church hall. + Parish Picnic raffle baskets needed: We are looking for creative and exciting baskets. If you’d like to donate, please pick up a basket info sheet in our vestibule (or just attach your name and description of the items in the basket to it). This will tell us exactly what’s in your basket. Please drop baskets off to our parish hall by July 23. If you’d rather just...
  • June 27, 2021 - + LIVE: Sunday Mass, the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. + This Wednesday is Greg Hrostowski‘s last day as a trustee for our parish. He has served this parish faithfully in this position over ten one-year terms. Thank you, Greg! On Thursday, Carman Garufi—who has been appointed our new trustee by Bishop Lucia—will begin his term with our other currently serving trustee, Mary Haust. Thank you, Carman for accepting this appointment.
  • Parish Picnic logo June 25, 2021 - + Our Parish Picnic plans have been announced! We’ve added a Parish Picnic page to the website—read all the information here about entertainment for the fun-filled day on Aug. 8, starting at noon. We need a head count for the day, so we’re asking people to sign up by using the form on that page, signing the sheet in the vestibule, or by calling the parish office at 722-3988. Admission is free, but we ask that you bring either a homemade dessert to share or a donation for the Loaves & Fishes Pantry. We need volunteers to help with the...