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Your continued generosity is important to help our parish maintain financial stability and services. Please consider signing up for online donations at https://stjohnalden.weshareonline.org If you are having difficulty with this link, or you would prefer to set up your donation directly, please email Tom Liebler business.manager@stjohnsalden.org.
Donations (checks only, please do not send cash through regular mail) may also be mailed or dropped off to the office at 2021 Sandridge Rd, Alden, NY 14004.
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04/19/24 8:30 am
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"Let us ask God to help us set out on a path of true conversion. Let us leave behind our selfishness and self-absorption, and turn to Jesus’ Pasch. Let us stand beside our brothers and sisters in need, sharing our spiritual and material goods with them. In this way, by concretely welcoming Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives, we will also radiate its transforming power to all of creation." Pope Francis, October 4, 2018
Busted Halo
Who Decides Who Can Be a Confirmation Sponsor?
04/19/24 12:32 am
Q: Who makes the decision as to who can be the sponsors for a child making his confirmation? The rules are 1) church-goer in good…
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Read MoreHow I’m Learning to Stop Comparing Myself to Others, With the Help of Humility
04/17/24 1:00 am
This past New Year’s Eve, I decided it would be helpful to compose a year-in-review post for my personal blog detailing my accomplishments as a…
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Read MoreWhy Are There No Old Testament Readings During the Easter Season?
04/15/24 5:30 am
The Old Testament has (almost) never been read at the Eucharist during the Easter season. St. Augustine of Hippo in the fourth century started this based…
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Read MoreNYS Catholic Conference
Surrogacy Programs and Agreements
04/16/24 11:52 am
Memorandum of Opposition Re: A4921-C Paulin / S5107-C Hoylman-Sigal Relates to surrogacy programs and agreements The above referenced bill makes technical “corrections” to the dangerous and misguided law which legalized paid surrogacy in 2020. Nothing can correct such an inherently horrible public policy as commercial surrogacy. The New York State Catholic Conference opposes this legislation. Legal […]
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Read MoreStatewide Visitation Initiative
04/15/24 2:41 pm
Memorandum of Support Re: S8661 Hoylman-Sigal Relates to the establishment of a statewide supervised visitation initiative The above-referenced legislation would direct the office of children and family services, in consultation with the office for the prevention of domestic violence, to establish a statewide supervised visitation initiative. The initiative would include culturally sensitive services and require […]
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Read MoreExpansion of Hate Crime Criteria
04/09/24 10:45 am
Memorandum of Support Re: A6929 McGowan / S7040 Weber Expands the criteria for a hate crime The above referenced bill expands the criteria for a hate crime to include trespass committed at a house of worship. The New York State Catholic Conference strongly supports this legislation. Current geopolitical events, culture wars and societal divisions have […]
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