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CHURCH OF ST. ADALBERT 550 Lansing Street Schenectady, New York 518-346-4204 [email protected] Sunday Mass - 11:00 AM Rev. Matthew H. Frisoni, Pastor Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Albany 
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Dear family,
Easter blessings to you. I hope you enjoyed celebrating our Lord's Resurrection with your family and friends yesterday on Easter Sunday. Today is Easter Monday. We awoke to the sad news that our Holy Father, Pope Francis, fell asleep in the Lord this morning, April 21, 2025. Let us pray together that he may now rest in the eternal peace of our Lord. O God, faithful rewarder of souls, grant that your departed servant Pope Francis, whom you made successor of Peter and shepherd of your Church, may happily enjoy forever in your presence in heaven the mysteries of your grace and compassion, which he faithfully ministered on earth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen. God's peace to you, Fr. Frisoni
HAPPY EASTER! Happy Easter to you! Easter is a day of great joy. The resurrection of our Lord from the dead gives us new life and a new spirit. Death has no power over us because of the gift of God the Son. We experience the joy of Easter as a community of faith. Our parishes are blessed by new family whom we welcome into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil. Rebecca, Anna, Jessica, and Luis Lundena die to themselves in the waters of baptism. They rise anew as Christ's faithful. Erica Basile, Evan Austro, John Dohring, and Ronald Notar, already baptized, are confirmed in the Holy Spirit and are in full communion with the Catholic Church. During the Easter Season, several infants will be baptized into Christ Jesus. Some family members will be receiving our Lord in holy communion for the first time. All these milestones of welcome into Jesus give me great hope. How about for you? Welcome home at Easter. God's peace, Fr. Frisoni |
