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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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Daily Readings
Monday of the Third Week of Easter
04/15/24 8:30 am
Third Sunday of Easter
04/14/24 8:30 am
Saturday of the Second Week of Easter
04/13/24 8:30 am
Publications
"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
Why 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 MoreFaith and Finance: 4 Patron Saints for Money Matters
04/12/24 1:00 am
We all have our favorite saints, and I’m no different. I have a few I turn to frequently whose stories have spoken to my heart.…
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Read More3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season
04/10/24 1:00 am
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I began to suffer a deep depression, unlike anything I had known previously. I’m a professor, and during…
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Statewide 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 MoreDignity for All Students Act
04/12/24 11:37 am
Memorandum of Opposition Re: S3180 Hoylman-Sigal / A1829 Jean-Pierre Includes private, independent and religious schools under the provisions of the “Dignity for All Students Act” The above referenced legislation would force the state’s religious and independent schools to comply with the provisions of Chapter 482 of the Laws of 2009, despite the clear and explicit […]
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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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