Pentecost Sunday
Dear Parishioners,
This Sunday the Easter season draws to a close with the celebration of Pentecost!
On Ascension, Jesus promised to send a helper and a guide. After nine days of waiting and prayer, the Holy Spirit descended upon those gathered in the upper room. This nine days of waiting and prayer (origin of the novena) prepared them for the coming of the Spirit.
Today we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and the “birthday" of the church.
We pray that each of us and, indeed, all people may be open to God's powerful active presence in the world.
As the first Christians were enlightened and empowered to proclaim faith in Jesus, the Holy Spirit is still active in our world. Our broken and often violent world desperately needs people of vision and faith to proclaim and witness to God’s life-giving Spirit!
There are approximately 2.38 billion Christians in our world. Imagine if all Christians actively embraced and proclaimed the movement of the Holy Spirit!
As a church, we have been blessed with the movement of the Holy Spirit in the selection of Pope Leo IVX.
We pray that we may be open to and cooperate with God's life-giving Spirit. God sometimes calls us in unexpected and uncomfortable ways.
We pray for the grace to respond with open hands and heart.
Can you discern at least one concrete action God is calling you to this Pentecost?
Let us continue to pray for each other, our communities, our nation and our world!
Come, Holy Spirit, Come!
Barbara Kane
WELCOME
REV. PETER T. AMAYA - AKPALA, OP
Dear Parishioners,
I’m pleased to announce that beginning in July we will have a priest assigned to the Catholic Communities of Eastern Broome on a part-time basis.
We will be welcoming Rev. Peter T. Amaya-Akpala, OP, currently serving with the Dominican Friars, Province of St. Joseph the Worker in Nigeria and Ghana to the Catholic Communities of Eastern Broome.
While serving our parishes on a day-to-day basis including weekend liturgies, Fr. Peter will also serve as a chaplain at UHS hospitals. At times, we will still have other priests with us for weekend liturgies.
I know that you will welcome Fr. Peter and warmly embrace him as a member of our parish communities. I’m sure that we will be greatly blessed by his priestly ministry and look forward to working with him in meeting the pastoral needs of our parishioners.
His ministry will ensure our continuity as Eucharistic Communities and we will be greatly blessed by his presence. We pray for his safe travel, arrival and openhearted welcome in our midst.
Let us continue to pray for each other, our communities, our nation and our world.
Blessings,
Barbara Kane
Parish Life Director
ATTENTION ALL SUNDAY MASS VOLUNTEERS AND FAITH FORMATION PARENTS
Necessity of Safe Environment Training
Participants can register for the following session online at safeenvironment@syrdio.org

· Monday, June 16, 2025: 6:00 pm at St. Anthony of Padua, Endicott
THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES OF EASTERN BROOME
Caregiver respite
Attention Caregivers—Your role is an important one!
Respite care is here to help. Sometimes you may need a break to give you time to run errands, catch up on things or just relax.
We invite you to bring your loved one to a respite program with kind welcoming people who would like to help.
3rd Saturday of the month
Next Session
June 21, 2025—11:00 am – 2:00 pm
St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Kirkwood
Participants will have the opportunity to meet new friendly people. Activities include: sharing memories and life experiences, snack, music, arts and crafts, light chair exercises.
There is no cost. All are welcome! Registration is required.
If you would like more information, or to register, contact Barbara Kane at 607-775-0086 or bkanepld@gmail.com.
The Catholic Communities of Eastern Broome
In 2009, the Catholic Communities of Eastern Broome County were linked together as a Parish Cluster. Consisting of the four parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes in Windsor, St. Joseph's in Deposit, St. Joseph's in Sanitaria Springs and St. Mary's in Kirkwood. The parishes operate under the leadership of a Parish Life Director with sacramental needs provided by retired priests.
For more information please call the parish office at 607-775-0086.
Faith Formation News/Schedule
As our Faith Formation programs come to an end for this year, we would like to thank our families, catechists and parents who worked together to provide the learning for our children.
Their love of the faith and care for our children is inspirational to us all.
We look forward to next year and hope that you all have a wonderful spring and summer.
As always, feel free to contact our parish office if you have any questions.
Please be on the look out beginning in mid-August for Faith Formation news for the 2025-2026 school year.
If you have any questions, please call the parish office at 607-775-0086.
A NOTE ABOUT MASS INTENTIONS
Our church has the beautiful practice of accepting mass intentions. An individual may request a mass to be offered for a certain intention: or example, in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person (such as a birthday or anniversary), or, as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has died. One must never forget the great spiritual benefit andinfinite graces that flow from the Sacrifice of the Mass. It is a wonderful spiritual gift.
If you would like to request an intention for a mass, simply call the parish office and we will help you schedule a date and time good for you.
The donation is $15.00, but if need be, we can discuss that when you call the office at 775-0086.
Please join us in praying for the sick of our parish communities
Barbara Hagan, Julie Steele, Diane Yonchuk, The Grogan Family, Carolyn Depaolo, Mary Ann Cline, George Whiting, Alana Neer, Tom Williams, Janet Brunswick, Beverly Akulis, Joan Puccio, Robert Acquisto, Wanda Chisarick, Jane Daley, Bev Gorman, Lori Decker, Jessica Griffiths, Caesar Siedlecke, Ray Vitiello, Karen Krasowsky, Bill Bennett, Giovanni Depolfi, Jean Aswad, Mary Kramer, Joe Hauptfleisch, Shirley Dennison, Tony Russell, JoAnne Meyer, Joan Covert, Corky Mott, Sarah Henry, Leo & Jan Grippen, Stephanie Davis, Kendra Decker, Jeannie Hurlburt, John & Arlene Dubay, Juliana Widmer,
Celia Santalucia, Ralph Blodgett, Connie Cotter,
Mary Joan Bayer, Anna Drankowski
Mass Times
St. Joseph Church Sanitaria Springs:
Sunday: 8:30 AM
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Windsor:
Sunday: 9:00 AM
St. Mary's Church Kirkwood:
Saturday: 4:00 PM | Sunday: 10:15 AM
St Joseph Church Deposit:
Sunday: 11:00 AM
