All are welcome to pray with us! Our Mission: The Rectory Office

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1 St. Mary Star of The Sea R.C. Church 467 Court Street, Brooklyn, New York Tel Fax Serving the faithful of South Brooklyn Since 1851 All are welcome to pray with us! Our Mission: We, the faithful of St. Mary Star of the Sea, joyfully continue the mission begun in We share in Christ s ministry by proclaiming the Gospel in our thoughts, words, and deeds seeking to spread the Good News of salvation under the loving care of our Blessed Mother. Since we live in challenging times of new possibilities, we as stewards pledge to strive to provide for the spiritual and temporal needs of our people. As the stars guide the ships at sea, we seek to be a welcoming beacon of prayer and community to all who come that they find a home for their hearts and comfort for their souls. Parish Staff Father Chris Cashman - Pastor Mrs. Debra Russo - Rectory Office Manager Ms. Deirdre Donovan - Organist/Cantor Mrs. Sylvia ScottoDiClemente - Rectory Assistant Mr. Philip Randazzo - Maintenance/Sacristan Mass * Tuesday - Thursday: 9:30 AM Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM * Monday Mass resumes Sept. 10th Baptism Parents should call the Rectory for an appointment and to learn the date of the next Baptism. A copy of the birth certificate and attendance at Baptism Preparation class are required. Baptism is celebrated several Sundays a the year at 11:00 AM. Reconciliation/Confession Saturdays after 4:00 pm Mass, by request after weekday Mass, and other times that are mutually convenient for you and Fr. Chris. Marriage Couples wishing to marry must contact Fr. Chris at least six months prior to the date they desire. Log on to for info. Anointing of the Sick Anyone seriously ill may ask for this Sacrament of Healing. You may also request prayers and visits to homebound/ill parishioners. The Rectory Office Hours are: Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ** ** 4:00 PM closing resumes Sept. 4th Fridays Evenings & Saturdays Sundays & Holidays All who regularly worship here should be properly registered. We ask everyone to use our weekly envelope system. We depend upon your communal, spiritual, and financial support. Thank you! 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM By Appointment Only Office Is Closed Please always call for an appointment during Rectory Office Hours. Thank you!

2 ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA BROOKLYN Next weekend I begin my vacation. I am looking forward to it I have been here every day, except for two days for the required Diocesan Convocation, since last August 24th. While I love being here with you, I also love the opportunity every August to go to my home to rest, relax & have some enjoyment with my friends. I leave you in the very capable hands of several brother priests and my Rectory Office Manager, Mrs. Debra Russo. Debbie will have staff members Sylvia ScottoDiClemente and Philip Randazzo helping her. Assisting Debbie on the weekends Genine Malpasso & Carmen Medina will open up and take care of Church on Saturdays. On Sundays, Rich Conte & Doris Palenque will take care of things. I am very grateful to all four of these parishioner volunteers for once again accepting this responsibility please help and support them! I ask that you give our visiting priests your usual warm welcome. Next weekend, Fr. Francis Gargani, CSsR. will celebrate the Masses. The following weekend, on Saturday, August 11th, Fr. Kamil Bober of St. Bernadette s Parish will be with you. On Sunday the 12th, Fr. Matthew Allman, CSsR will celebrate our 10am Mass. The weekend of August 18th & 19th we will welcome someone very well known and loved in the neighborhood - Fr. Dominick Dellaporte! I am sure that all of you will welcome our visiting priests and help Debbie & our great crew whenever possible! Please do not wait until the last minute, do not wait until early September, to sign your child up for Religion classes! Registration forms for our Religious Education Program (Grades 1-5) are available in Church, at the Rectory, and on line download the form from our website. Kindly complete the ENTIRE form, leave no questions blank. We cannot accept registration forms that are not filled out completely! A copy of the child s Baptism certificate must also be submitted. The cost per child is $100 to cover books and materials. Registration for two children in the same family is $180. Classes are set to begin on Sunday, September 16th. The five grades will have class in our Parish Hall and Chapel. 6th grade will be added next year. Please do not delay in registering your child for class as size will be limited! Thank you! Please remember to give in your envelopes either before or after your vacation. Our collections are dangerously low in the summer and we need your help! THANK YOU!

3 I am so very grateful to the 62 families/parishioners who pledged and donated in this year s Appeal! As we always do, the names of all donors will be put in the bulletin and on our message board in back of Church in August. From the Pilgrimage Office our Diocese: Join us on a Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage To The Holy Land with Bishop Neil Tiedemann and Msgr. Kieran Harrington March 7-15, 2019 For a Brochure Contact Prestige World Tours samantha@pwwtours.com Please do NOT open or close our stained glass windows; they are very delicate. Also, please do not turn our fans up or off! If it s too breezy or hot where you are sitting, please change your pew/ seat! Thank you! SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WEEKLY MIRACLE This week marks the beginning of a kind of liturgical detour. We have been listening to Saint Mark s Gospel during this liturgical year (Year B). Today we begin to hear a long section from John s Gospel, starting with the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. This miracle story is a prelude to the Lord s statements that we will begin hearing in a few weeks, in which Jesus refers to himself as the bread of life. Each week we witness a miracle at Mass. We do not see a multiplication of loaves before us. What our eyes of faith allow us to see is the miracle of the transformation of common elements bread and wine into the Lord s Body and Blood. Once we have received the Lord, the multiplication begins, for in the Eucharist we are strengthened to multiply our efforts to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, and bring comfort to the despairing. Joanne Bianco Dorothy Cali Kathy Cassidy Alice Leone Liz Mortensen Nancy Quis Nancy Scotto Barbara Viders On the 2nd & 4th weekend of every month, we list our parishioners who are ill and in need of your prayers. Thank you for remembering them in your prayers! The Collection for July 21st/22nd could not be reported here because of our need to send this bulletin in on Tuesday, July 17th. Please help us average at least $2,300 a week so we can remain close to our budget and continue making essential repairs! Bring in your back envelopes. PLEASE! Thank you!

4 JULY 29, 2018 Non-Catholics are invited to join us in prayer. We kindly remind them not to come forward to receive Holy Communion. Catholics who are new to our Parish are asked to please introduce themselves to Fr. Chris after Mass. Registration may be done at the rectory during office hours or by dropping the parish membership form in the collection basket. Active parishioners are those who are registered, join us regularly for the celebration of the Mass and use the weekly donation envelopes. Only in this way can we issue documents attesting to Parish Membership and Catholic practice. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Name Address Zip Phone No. Check One: New Registration/Envelopes Change of Address/ Name correction Altar Candles, Bread & Wine and Sanctuary Lamp Memorial Gifts are available to be purchased throughout the year. Each intention will be memorialized for the entire week and announced in the bulletin for friends and family to pray for. A wonderful way to honor your loved ones!

5 JULY 29, 2018 Saturday, July 28th 4:00PM Annabelle Malpasso - The Family After Mass Reconciliation/Confession Sunday, July 29th, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10:00AM Thomas Mennella - Cousins Marie Hagenberg - Frances Velluzzi Ralph Alliegro - Jennie Bianco Rose Castelvetre - Lucille Ferrari Tuesday, July 31st., St. Ignatus of Loyola 9:30AM Ralph Alliegro - Josephine Monico Wednesday, August 1st, St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Doctor of the Church 9:30AM Juan Fonseca - Mike Bannon, Jr. Thursday, August 2nd 9:30AM John Burke - Josephine Monico The Bread and Wine is offered this week at mass in memory of Mae Jaccarino requested by Josephine Monico. The sanctuary lamp burns this week with prayers for father Michael Arpudham and the people of his Missionary Diocese of Dindigul, India. The Altar candles burn this week at mass in memory of all the souls in Purgatory who need our prayers to reach Heaven.