MASS TIMES

Saturday Vigil - 4:00 PM

Sunday - 8:00AM | 10:00AM

Daily Mass: Tuesday - Friday - 8:30 AM

No 8:30 am Mass

Tuesday June 17, 2025

Adoration on First Friday of the month after the 8:30 mass (9:00 am - 11:00 am)

If Averill Park Schools are closed or delayed due to inclement weather daily Mass will be cancelled

Sacrament of Reconciliation by appointment

BULLETIN

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OUR MISSION

St. Henry's is a welcoming community fed by Christ's compassion and called to bring God's word to life in loving service to all..

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WITH THANKS AND PRAYERS

Linda Banker, our Pastoral Care Associate

for the last 25 years, is resigning her position upon the end of June.

She has been an integral part of so many ministries even beyond her

faithful care of the sick, the aging, the needy, and the grieving. While

discerning what to do next in service of the greater community, Linda

remains a member of her St. Henry’s Parish Family. Please help us

express our thanks for the gift of her pastoral presence, and

recognition of her loving leadership and dedication, at an open

reception in the Community Room: Friday, June 20th. Drop by anytime from

6:00pm–7:30pm.

All funds raised Appeal are applied immediately to underwrite the current Diocesan programs, parishes as well as vocations, not for the settlement of legal cases.

June 30th is when this year ’s campaign officially ends –

just around the corner – but there is still time for you to make a

pledge or gift. Help our parish reach our goal of $89,280 by prayerfully

considering supporting the appeal. You can take a donation envelope

from church, visit: thediocesanappeal.org

or scan the QR Code. Please make sure to designate St. Henry’s Parish

as your parish. No amount is too small; all donations are helpful and

greatly appreciated!

We thank the families who have helped us move closer to reaching our goal by responding with their generous donations.

Bishop's Letter

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ALBANY SHARES DETAILS OF THE “REMADE FOR MISSION” PROCESS

June 9, 2025

In a letter to parishioners, dated April 7, 2025 linked here, Bishop Edward Scharfenberger announced he was launching a process to implement a newly envisioned future for long term growth and the formation of mission-focused disciples.

As promised in that letter, he shared details of the process this past weekend, Pentecost Sunday. It’s a time when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, marking the beginning of the Catholic Church. This “Remade for Mission” process is a call to action to turn our hearts, resources, and efforts beyond our church walls, truly serving the Gospel.

In a letter to parishioners this past weekend, Bishop Scharfenberger announced that beginning in the Fall 2025, each parish network, or neighboring parishes, will enter a journey of discernment asking: What do we have? What do we need? What must we let go of? What are we being called to become?

This process will stir emotions, challenge attachments, but more importantly inspire new dreams. It’s not about forgetting our past. It’s about honoring it by shaping a sustainable, faithful future. Jesus reminds us: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21). Our treasure must be Christ’s mission - to make disciples, transform lives, and serve the world.

His full message to the people of the Diocese is linked here along with an outline of the Remade for Mission process.

Habemus Papam! We have a Pope!

Pope Leo XIV has also chosen a motto that reflects this Augustinian tradition: In Illo uno unum, which means “In the One, we are one.” The phrase is taken from Saint Augustine’s Exposition on Psalm 127, where he explains that “although we Christians are many, in the one Christ we are one.”

To learn more about our new Pope, click here:

Jubilee 2025

Pope Francis has declared a Jubilee Year of Hope in 2025

EXCERPT FROM THE LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION, FOR THE JUBILEE 2025

"We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us, and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. The forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire; that is why I have chosen as the motto of the Jubilee, Pilgrims of Hope. This will indeed be the case if we are capable of recovering a sense of universal fraternity and refuse to turn a blind eye to the tragedy of rampant poverty that prevents millions of men, women, young people and children from living in a manner worthy of our human dignity. Here I think in particular of the many refugees forced to abandon their native lands. May the voices of the poor be heard throughout this time of preparation for the Jubilee, which is meant to restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone. As the Bible teaches, “The sabbath of the land shall provide food for you, for yourself and for your male and female slaves and for your hired servant and the sojourner who lives with you; for your cattle also, and for the beasts that are in your land, all its yield shall be for food” (Lev 25:6-7).".

Click here for TOOLS FOR THE JOURNEY

“The Power of One Hour” is a five-part video series, produced by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and Sheehan Productions.

It’s aimed at enriching the understanding of the Celebration of the Eucharist and was created as a teaching tool for all who share the faith or who want to learn more about the Catholic Mass.