Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel

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1 Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Served by Msgr. William J. Belford...Pastor Father Jean-Marie Vianney Uzabakiriho Parochial Vicar Father John Kallattil, VC...Parochial Vicar Deacon Phillip Maroon... Permanent Deacon Mrs. Anna Simione...School Principal Mrs. Lisa Rametta...Religious Ed. Coordinator Mrs. Lisa Naughton...Parish Manager Sister Margaret Mary... Pastoral Care Mr. Edward Morand...Director of Music Mr. Lal (Anthony) Anton...Custodian St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus 1634 Victory Boulevard Castleton Corners Staten Island, NY September 24, 2017 St. Nicholas Chapel La Bau Avenue and Northern Boulevard Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Confessions: Saturdays: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm or by appointment. Please call the rectory. Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration on the First Friday of the month, beginning with the 8:30 am Mass and concluding with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 pm. Novena Services: Miraculous Medal Novena and the Saint Teresa Novena, with veneration of the relic of Saint Teresa, every Monday following the 8:30 am Mass. Baptisms: Every Sunday of the month 1:30 pm following the 12:30 pm Mass. Parents are asked to contact the rectory and schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests to make arrangements for the celebration of the Sacrament and to register for the Baptism preparation class. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least one year in advance of the wedding to schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests. Participation in the Marriage Preparation Program offered by the Archdiocese of New York, along with Natural Family Planning classes, is required. To register for Marriage Preparation sessions, contact the Family Life / Respect Life website at Parish Membership: New parishioners are warmly welcomed. Those already enrolled in the school, CCD Program, sports or other parish activities are not automatically registered in our parish. Please stop by the parish office or call for a membership form. It is important that all parishioners are registered. Rectory School CCD Office Fax Website rectory@saintteresasi.org Mass Schedule Saturday... 4:00 pm, Vigil Mass Sunday St. Teresa... 7:30 am 10:00 am 12:30 pm 5:00 pm St. Nicholas... 9:30 am & 10:30 am Eve of Holydays... 4:00 pm Holy Days... As announced in bulletin. Daily Masses... 8:30 & 12 Noon Saturday, 8:30 am only First Friday Masses 8:30 am and 12 Noon, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Exposition continues throughout the morning and early afternoon hours, concluding at 3:00 pm with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

2 Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY Do Whatever He Tells You! (John 2:5) SATURDAY, September 23 SUNDAY, September 24 4:00PM Elizabeth Pepe 7:30 AM Peter and Josephine Yuskevich 10:00 AM Christine Vona 12:30 PM Robert Lyons Maresca 5:00 PM For the People of Our Parish SUNDAY, continued St. Nicholas Chapel 9:30 AM Louis Tushag 10:30 AM Charles Folino MONDAY, September 25 TUESDAY, September 26 WEDNESDAY, September 27 8:30 AM Marjan and Liza 12 Noon Margaret and John Driscoll 8:30 AM Reese Payne (Living) 12 Noon Phillip Yoo 8:30 AM Louis Tushag 12 Noon In Honor of Saint Cono THURSDAY, September 28 FRIDAY, September 29 SATURDAY, September 30 8:30 AM Margaret Fontaino 12 Noon Rose Mesina 8:30 AM Louise Faragallah (Living) 12 Noon Deirdre Martuccio (Living) 8:30 AM Edward Elmendorf Your prayers are requested for all who are sick in our parish and community, especially: Grace Agalo-os, Karen Bertuzzi, Vincent Borzumato, Nicholas Crispiano, Nicholas Ciricirillo, Kevin Dunne, Patricia Dunne, Joanie Edwards, Augustine Ferrer, Mark & Arlene Fileccia, Josephine Greco, Elaine Guarlino, David Hall, Vincent Hicks, Barbara Hicks, Jennifer Johnson, Caitlin Kaht, Donnalyn Lawton, Catherine Leone, Edward Lewis, Genevieve Lewis, Linda Mahoney, Paul Mahoney, Emma Jane Mannix, Bill McMillen, Susan Morris, Helen Nadeau, Josephine Nastasi, Ryan Pizzaro, Sal Prestigiacomo, Edwin Rodriguez, Jerry Scattaglia, Joseph Tirone, Alex Valenti, David Valle, Margaret White. Members of our Legion of Mary are willing to visit the sick at home. For additional information please contact Marie Razza at With regret, due to the small attendance of worshippers and the retirement of Deacon Maroon, Monday night Novena and Benediction is being discontinued. The Miraculous Novena continues after the 8:30am Mass. Pray for Our Parishioners in the Military Private Daniel A. Hughes, U.S. Army, Ft. Jackson, S.C. MASSES FOR NEXT SUNDAY October 1 Priest Saturday 4:00 PM Msgr. Belford Sunday 7:30 AM Msgr. Belford 10:00 AM Fr. Jean-Marie 12:30 PM Fr. Jean-Marie 5:00PM Fr. Challman St. Nicholas 9:30 AM Fr. Kallattil 10:30AM Fr. Kallattil Thank you for your faithful support of our parish. Last week s collection was $10,397.

3 September 24, Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Teresa Church, I am very happy to announce that on Thursday, October 5, our Saint Teresa School community is being honored with a visit from our Archbishop, His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan. Each Fall, our Cardinal chooses one school to visit. By his presence he spotlights the gift of Catholic education, and reminds us that Catholic schools are a worthy, life-changing ministry for every parish and parishioner to support. His Eminence will begin with a Mass in church at 10am for our students and faculty. You, our generous and loyal parishioners - probably like me, mindful and grateful for your own years of Catholic education - are cordially invited to attend. His Eminence will preach, and after Mass he will visit classrooms and talk with students. I know that the Cardinal will enjoy that a lot - and he will be encouraged by what he sees. Our school has been excelling in test scores, innovative education styles, and good practices to enhance our Catholic identity. St. Teresa s creative and welcoming Principal is Mrs. Anna Simione. Parents, grandparents and guardians are always welcome to visit our school and see if this is the best place for their children. This September we have more than 250 students in eleven levels: PK-3, Pre-K, Kindergarten, grades 1 to 8. Our school building is clean and bright, and thanks to everyone who has or will make a pledge or gift to our RENEW+REBUILD Capital Campaign, we will be able to bring the advantage and comfort of air-conditioning into our classrooms and gymnasium/auditorium by this time next year. Coincidentally, our RENEW+REBUILD capital campaign enters a new stage this week as we strive to serve our people by improving our buildings. Today in the vestibule of our church you can see a full-size drawing of the beautiful permanent memorial we have designed. It features a wood carving of our patron Saint Teresa, above and surrounded by hundreds of recognition name plates that will honor and thank our parish supporters. Inside our bulletin today you can see this image and a renewed invitation to be part of this historic memorial. Parishioners who have already contributed will be receiving their name recognition request form in the mail. Proof that our generosity is not limited to our own needs or benefit is the large contribution that you gave last Sunday in our second collection for people in the Houston area who were badly affected by Hurricane Harvey. The second collection amounted to $3,725. As promised, that has been sent to Cardinal Dolan's office for him to forward to people in the affected states. Responding to the misfortune of people hit by Hurricane Irma, we will share our resources this Sunday too, by sending the second collection from today's Masses to help suffering people in Florida. In the near future we will also try to help the people in Mexico and Puerto Rico who have lost so much this week. Please welcome today a young man from Saint Joseph Seminary: Mr. Joseph Hadzovic. Joe has just begun his four years of theological studies and formation for priesthood at our seminary in Yonkers, usually referred to as Dunwoodie. He will have a few moments to talk with us at Mass about the seminary and the annual collection for its support, which is scheduled for next Sunday. Please keep him and all our future priests and deacons in your prayers. Please also pray for our neighbor and friend, Father Ambrose Madu, who will be installed next Sunday as the Pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Victory Boulevard near Silver Lake Park, at a 3pm Mass. We truly need an increase of vocations to the priesthood, so that there will always be priests to offer Mass and provide sacraments for the people of God in the parishes of the Archdiocese of New York. Here is a prayer for priests and for vocations, drawn from words in the Roman Missal that we use at the altar. Perhaps you will pray it this week: O God, who wills to provide shepherds for your people, pour out in your Church a spirit of piety and fortitude. Raise up worthy ministers to serve at your altars. Help your priests to be effective in action, gentle in ministry, and constant in prayer. May the ordained stewards of your mysteries grow in number and always persevere in your love. And strengthened with the Bread of the heavenly table, may the seeds that you sow with great abundance come to maturity in the hearts of your faithful, so that many young people may make it their choice in life to serve you by serving their brothers and sisters. We ask for all this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Faithfully yours in Jesus Christ, who is our Great High Priest, Msgr. William Belford

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6 Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY SAINT PETER'S BOYS 100TH ANNIVERSARY! Hundreds of supporters and alumni of Saint Peter s Boys HS will join Timothy Cardinal Dolan for a Centennial Mass in Saint Peter's Church at 3pm on Sunday October 22. That will be followed by a Gala Dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn. Alumni, friends and supporters should go online now at to reserve seats, to take an ad in the commemorative book that is being created, and to see other ways that you can be part of this historic commemoration for a school that is a strong vibrant blessing for the Staten Island of the present and future. CROSS ROAD FOUNDATION S FALL FASHION FUNDRAISER The Cross Road Foundation for mothers and babies will hold it s 24th Annual Fall Fashion Show on Thursday, October 12 at 7p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. The theme for the evening: Some Enchanted Evening. Tickets for the event are $65 per person. This includes dinner, musical entertainment, a fashion show and a raffle of beautifully prepared gift baskets. ANNUAL WHITE MASS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THURSDAY OCT. 26 BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH, 7PM ALL STATEN ISLAND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, FAMILIES AND STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO THIS AMMUAL WHITE MASS PRAYER FOR THE WEEK For the courage and wisdom to come to Jesus with our weariness and troubles, to learn from him how to carry our crosses and to live in peace, let us pray to the Lord... ATTENDING CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES HELPS FAMILIES MAKE GOOD DECISIONS Moore Catholic High School Sunday October 1, pm-4pm Monsignor Farrell Sunday October 15, :00am-3pm St. Joseph by-the-sea Sunday October 15, pm-4pm (for Girls) Sunday October 22, pm-4pm (for Boys) Notre Dame Academy Sunday October 22, pm-4pm St. John Villa Saturday October 21, am-3pm St. Joseph Hill Academy Sunday October 29, :00am-2:00pm St. Peter s Boys Sunday October 29, pm-4pm Thursday October 26 at 7pm Blessed Sacrament Church on Forest Avenue at Manor Rd. Honoring the contributions of all health care workers, this Mass will include The Blessing of Healing Hands. A reception will follow in the school hall. BE A WINNER ON COLUMBUS DAY Our Golden Age Society invites you to come with them on a very convenient, very comfortable bus trip from St. Teresa School parking lot to Parx Casino and Racetrack in Bensalem, PA. There are a limited number of seats still available. The round trip fare is only $25! Mark MONDAY OCTOBER 9 on your calendar, and make a reservation for yourself and your friends. Everyone over the age of 21 is welcome to come with us and have a pleasurable day. We leave at 11:00 am and will be back by about 7:30 pm. Call Golden Age President Lorraine Sellers at to reserve your seat on the bus. Expand your horizon and be a winner this Columbus Day. Golden Age Club News Our Golden Age Club meets in Conran Hall each Monday, 12 to 2:30, when school is in session. All are welcome. Any questions or concerns, please contact Lorraine at 718 BANNS OF MATRIMONY FOR OCTOBER Your prayers will be appreciated for these couples who will receive the Sacrament of Matrimony in our church during October. Because family life is so important, please pray for all people who desire or have accepted the vocation of married life: Daniel Cahill-Diana Quattrocchi Carl Petrigno-Janine Kipp David Walsh-Siobhan Burns Francis O Hare-Jennifer DiPalma STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR PARISH; READ OUR BULLETIN ONLINE You can read our parish bulletins even if you are ill or are traveling by going to this website address: saintteresasi.org. - 6 The winner of our August 50/50 Drawing was: Mr. and Mrs. John Rothman. Their prize was $255. If you would like to participate in this monthly activity that benefits our parish and makes people happy, look for the 50/50 envelopes in the vestibule. The next drawing will be at the end of September.

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