HRINE CHURCH OF SAINT GERARD MAJELLA

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1 HRINE CHURCH OF SAINT GERARD MAJELLA st Avenue, Hollis, NY Phone: PASTORAL TEAM: REV. JOSEPHJUDE C. GANNON PASTOR Ext. 25 REV. JOSEPH THARACKAL In Residence Ext. 13 REV. DAWIT TERFA MORODA In Residence Ext. 20 MR. GUILLERMO D. GOMEZ Permanent Deacon Ext. 35 MR. LAURENCE O. MCMASTER Permanent Deacon Ext. 15 MRS. CARMEN MACCHIO Director of Religious Educa on Ext. 22 MRS. ANNE SMITH THOMPSON Director of Music Ministry Ext. 28 MR. GILBERT RODRIGUEZ Youth Ministry Coordinator Ext. 26 MRS. DENISE DAS Adult Faith Ministry Coordinator Ext 17 MRS. LUCY GUZMAN Admin. Assistant to the Pastor Ext. 27 BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: Business Office Ext. 10 Monday 9 am to 4 pm Tuesday 9 am to 4 pm Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm Thursday 9 am to 4 pm Friday 9 am to 2 pm & 5 pm to 8 pm Saturday 9 am to 12 pm No office hours on Sunday. Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella or #SGMHOLLIS on Facebook and see Youtube Please call the office to make an appointment to speak with a priest or deacon. MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY for registered members living in area code: Tuesday 1 to 4 pm only. MASSES: Monday thru Saturday: 9:00 am Saturday: 5:00 pm Fulfills Sunday Obliga on Sunday: 8:15 am & 11:30 am in English 9:45 am in Spanish Holy Day Masses: As Announced SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 pm And by Appointment at other mes by calling ext 25 DEVOTIONS all are welcome: Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:20 am St. Gerard Majella Novena: Wednesday 9:20 am Web: stgerardshrine.org August 20, th Sunday in Ordinary Time "Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle." ~ St. Josemaria Escriva MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Urgent calls at any me of day or night. We ask that arrangements for the recep on of Holy Communion for the Homebound be made by calling the office during business hours. HOSPITAL: Please inform us of any parishioner who has been admi ed to a Hospital or Nursing Home. NEW MEMBERS: Please register by filling out the form found on the back inside cover of this bulle n or by calling the Office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes for our children Sundays at 10:00 am, from the end of September to end of May. They must a end the 11:30 am Mass with their parents and family. To register your child, please contact Mrs. Macchio at Ext 22. R.C.I.A.: Rite of Chris an Ini a on Adults interested in becoming Catholic or who need to receive the sacraments of First Communion and /or Confirma on please contact Deacon Laurence Mc Master at Ext. 15. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements can be made by calling the office during office hours and leaving a message for one of the deacons. In English: Instruc ons are given on the SECOND & THIRD Sunday of the month beginning with the 11:30 am Mass followed by instruc ons at 12:30 pm. Please register at least 8 weeks before the Bap sm by se ng up an interview appointment with Deacon Laurence McMaster E 15 by calling the office. Bap sm is generally on the fourth Sunday of the month. En español: Cada dos meses el tercer domingo. Se requiere que los padres que desean bau zar a sus hijos vengan a la misa y asistan a clases previas de preparación. Para más información deben hablar con el Diácono Guillermo D. Gómez a Ext. 35. MARRIAGES: Church Wedding arrangements should be made before Recep on plans are finalized so that the date will be available at the Church. Please make arrangements at least six months to a year before the proposed date.

2 Parish Meetings at St. Gerard Majella KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: 2nd & 4th Tues. 8pm ST. JOSEPH CONF. RM. RECTORY CHOIR REHEARSALS: CHURCH SPEAK TO ANN for prac ce schedule and to JOIN THE CHOIR!!! FAMILY OF CHRIST PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm BVM CONF. RM. RECTORY All are Welcome! Contact Ofelia or Margie for schedule and to join. JESUS ESTA VIVO PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm in CHURCH JESUS & MARY PRAYER GROUP Wednesdays a er 9 am Mass YOUTH NIGHT 8 to 12 grade - every Friday 7:30 pm in Rectory St. Joseph s conference room. PLEASE JOIN US! S L M contact Hilda Cortes for details. FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION: please bring NON PERISHABLE FOOD to church or office during the week. The 9 am Mass on the First Saturday of the month is for those enrolled in the PURGATORIAL SOCIETY. To enroll a loved one for a year, fill out the form below & enclose $10 dona on. Saint Gerard Majella Parish seeks to provide a fes ve gathering for all people, of every race and color. A Table at which the lonely find company, the hungry savor rich food and fine wine and strangers enjoy warm family es. Our prayer is that we may draw our new neighbors from other lands into a loving community and that our Eucharis c table may prefigure our oneness with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. St. Gerard Majella is the patron saint of expectant mothers and couples trying to conceive, as well as the protector of mothers and children, born and unborn and the wrongly accused. Please complete the lower part of this form and drop it in the collec on basket or return it to the office. PRINT! DATE: NAME: ADDRESS: Apt # CITY & ZIP PHONE(S): ( ) ( ) E mail New Registra on Want 2017 dona on envelopes Request St. Gerard Novena prayers for: Enroll in Purgatorial Society: Enclosed please find $10 per person enrolled / send card to me FOR: I know some one in the parish that is physically, mentally, visually or hearing impaired. Please have the Disability Advocate Ms. Celes ne contact me at the phone number listed above. MASSES OF THE WEEK SATURDAY, August 19: 9:00 AM Inten ons of Grace Brunken (Birthday) 5:00 PM Delfin R. Ricafrente & Aurora Ricafrente Narag SUNDAY, August 20: 8:15 AM Inten ons of Iris & Steve Burrows and Family 9:45 AM In Memoria de Argelia Torres de la Familia San Gerardo; People of the Parish 11:30 AM Eileen Keller MONDAY, August 21: 9:00 AM Maura Jose TUESDAY, August 22: 9:00 AM Joseph G. Rudmann WEDNESDAY, August 23: 9:00 AM Theodora Samuel THURSDAY, August 24: 9:00 AM Yolanda & Gabriel Gimarino FRIDAY, August 25: 9:00 AM Inten ons of Luciana D Cruze (Inves tude Ceremony for Novice) SATURDAY, August 26: 9:00 AM Inten ons of Danielle Bonvento 5:00 PM Inten ons of Virginia Santualla (70th Birthday) SUNDAY, August 27: 8:15 AM Inten ons of Rose Ann Lucas (In Thanksgiving) 9:45 AM Brandon Rossi & Mar n Lan gua; Victoria D. & Sergio Jacala Sr. Jr. III; People of the Parish 11:30 AM In Thanksgiving to God Almighty Healer 2017 Purgatorial Society Virgilio Mignardi Bernarda Tejada Lucrece Pierre Louis Angelita Sanchez-Torres Arturo Olarte Sanchez Adan Sanchez Jenny Olarte Leonar del Valle Bertha Cortes de Lopez John Henry Castro Miguel Hidalgo Vincent Pereira Judith Ricot Payan Desir Saintfort Jean Briere Lombard Marie Montreuil Gerard Montreuil Frank Leto Lillian Pinder Linda Velasco Hoessler Victoria Reyes Ferdinand Duverglas Lucienne Ulysse Octavie Percy Margareth St. Fort Andrea Jean Bastien Breva Bastien Hermance Orvil Belavoir Vilsaint Paulette Ulysse Smith Louis Hector Rodriguez Gloria Gonzales Rafael Antonio Gomez Jerry Sperling Winston A. Lapaz Benjamin Pineda Elvina & Ernest Thevenin Beata de Guzman Eileen & Brian Keller Helen & Thomas Ghaney Gumercindo Castro Catherine Ching Macuha Jose Valentin Batista Edita M. Batista Amado Rojas Tomasina Rosario Cresensia Rojas

3 A Message from our Pastor Have you registered your child for Religious Educa on Class yet? Every child from K-8 needs to be in either one of the Catholic Academies or in our Local Religious Educa on Program. That is the meaning of the promises every parent makes at their child s Bap sm. Every child needs to get to know Jesus as his/her personal Lord and Savior and needs to know why we believe what we believe in God. Please fill out the forms at the back of the church today. Also every family should be registered in our Parish, especially Religious Educa on Families. You should be in our Connect Now program as a family, with every child s name, date of bap sm, current address, current , phone number, and we are going to take a picture of every child in Religious Ed and the family member who is responsible to pick them up (for safety reasons). So please help the process along and fill out the paperwork today! God bless, Fr Gannon GOOD NEWS from our Religious Educa on Office This year our Sunday Religious Educa on classes will include KINDERGARTEN. Children must be 5 years old. Please register soon. Classes begin Sunday September 24th. Lector & Eucharistic Minister Schedule for the Weekend of 8/26 8/27 Lectors Saturday, 5 PM: L. Greenstein, D. Das Sunday, 8:15 AM: O. DeJesus, V. Reyes 11:30 AM: S. Jayson, J. Espinal Eucharistic Ministers Saturday, 5 PM: A. Das, J. James Sunday, 8:15 AM: M. Gonzalez, J. Mathurin 11:30 AM: A. Das, TR. Joy AUGUST Lamps, Altar Breads & Wine Donated by Jules & Gislaine Ulysses For the Inten ons of RICHARD ULYSSES Please pray for those who need healing: Ronnie Parsolano Maria & Lola Pabon Perla Ionavaski Gislaine Ulysses Pedro Sanchez Randy Singh Mario & Ursula Lainfiesta Hailey Wright Joel Rivera Rosie Rol Rob Hall Hilda Schwenzer Tommy Russo Laura Moreno TODAY S READINGS First Reading Thus says the L : Stand firm in jus ce; do what is right (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7). Psalm O God, let all the na ons praise you! (Psalm 67). Second Reading The gi s and the calling of God are unable to be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32). Gospel Jesus told the Canaanite woman of great faith, It shall be done as you wish (Ma hew 15:21-28) CATHOLIC DAY AT CITIFIELD ON SEPT. 9th MORNING MASS AT CITIFIELD FROM 9:45AM 11:15AM. FOLLOWED BY FOOD, FUN & GAMES IN MARINA EAST PARKING LOT. PLEASE CONTACT THE RECTORY FOR A TICKET TO TAKE PART IN DAILY FESTIVITIES NO LATER THAN AUGUST 29TH. CATHOLIC CHARITIES Is looking for volunteers age 18+ for their Friendly Visiting Program. This is a support service for isolated seniors in our community. Please contact Mary Browne, LMSW (718) Ext.7169 for more info.

4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Once the way was cleared for addi onal Eucharis c Prayers, those who were appointed to compose them had to look deep within the tradi on for sources. One of the prescrip ons for new prayers was that they be unencumbered by useless repi on. From the start, therefore, the writers knew that the old Roman Canon, which had the priest bowing and crossing himself many mes in a long, complex prayer, was not a model of simplicity. Aside from the prayers treasured by Eastern Chris ans, there is an obvious model from ancient Rome. For about a hundred years now, the historical text Apostolic Tradi on has shed some light for us on the shadowy shape of worship in the early church. In it, its author, Hippolytus, took care to record the actual texts of worship used at the me. He himself has a shadow side, since he was so ardently conserva ve in his tastes that he broke es with the Bishop of Rome and became first in the line of history s an -popes. At the eleventh hour, however, he reconciled with his enemies and actually died a martyr. In fact, he was shipped off to the Sardinian mines as a slave with the true pope as his companion in chains. Because his tussle with the pope was over theological innova ons and not liturgical texts, we are sure that his account of the style of Eucharis c Prayer in the third century is accurate. It forms the core of today s Eucharis c Prayer II. PILGRIMAGE TO DUBLIN, IRELAND & A endance at the 9th World Mee ng of Families Join Bishop Massa and the School of Evangeliza on on this 9 day pilgrimage August 19-27, 2018 Contact Peter s Way Tours 500 North Broadway, Suite 221, Jericho, NY (800) or (516) Enrollment & deposit due by November 30, 2017 In Concert John Michael Talbot, Grammy Dove Award Winning Contemporary Christian Music Pioneer. Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 7PM Holy Trinity Catholic Church Street, Whitestone, NY Call (917) for tickets This special fundraiser for Futures in Education is presented by the Queens County Conference Knights Columbus. INCOME & EXPENSES for August 13th First Collec on $ 1, Second Collec on Total Collec on $ 2, Average Cost per week (8,425.00) (Deficit) for the week (5,761.00) We are joyful to announce that our former parishioner Luciana D Cruze has successfully completed her two year postulancy with the St. Lucy Filippini Sisters and will now become a novice. Her investitude ceremony will be held on August 25th. Please continue to keep her in your prayers! Registered ACA Members 1,064 Families who have Pledged 105 Goal $21,801 Total pledged $20,915 Please con nue to make your pledge payments! Los miembros registrados ACA 1,064 Total de familias con promesa 105 Gol $21,801 Total de promesas $20,915 Por favor con núe a hacer sus pagos de la promesa!

5 o el ía l. 2 COMUNIDAD HISPANA 20 de agosto de 2017 Vigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO Ha inscrito a su hijo para la Clase de Educación Religiosa? Cada niño de K-8 necesita estar en cualquiera de las Academias Católicas o en nuestro Programa de Educación Religiosa Local. Ese es el significado de las promesas que cada padre hace en el Bau smo de sus hijos. Cada niño necesita conocer a Jesús como su Señor y Salvador personal y necesita saber por qué creemos en lo que creemos en Dios. Por favor llene los formularios en la mesa atrás de la iglesia hoy. También cada familia debe ser registrada en nuestra parroquia, especialmente familias de la educación religiosa. Usted debe estar en nuestro programa "Conectar Ahora" como una familia, con el nombre de cada niño, fecha del bau smo, dirección actual, correo electrónico actual, número de teléfono, y vamos a tomar una foto de cada niño en Ed. religioso y el miembro de la familia quien es responsable de recogerlos (por razones de seguridad). Ayude por favor el proceso adelante y llene el papel hoy! Dios los bendiga, Padre Gannon LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura Mi salvación se viene acercando; mi jus cia está a punto de aparecer (Isaías 56:1, 6-7). Salmo Que te alaben, Señor, todos los pueblos de la erra (Salmo 67 [66]). Segunda lectura Los dones y la llamada de Dios son irrevocables (Romanos 11:13-15, 29-32). Evangelio Mujer, qué grande es tu fe! LLAMADOS A ACTUAR EN EL NOMBRE DE DIOS Que todos los pueblos te alaben! (Salmo 67:4) exclama la respuesta del salmo de hoy. En el salterio y en otras escrituras hebreas, este po de invocación es en realidad una invitación a Dios para que actúe e intervenga en las vidas humanas de tal manera que haga que todos no sólo el Pueblo Elegido exprese alabanzas. Dicho algo más fuerte, es como desafiar a Dios para que aguante o se calle, el po de palabras duras que los salmistas de Israel, confiando en su ín ma relación de amor con Dios, no temían expresar. El Evangelio ene su propia exclamación que anuncia la aparición de la mujer cananea con un Entonces (Mateo 15:22). Entonces o he aquí es una señal en la Biblia que nos indica que observemos con mucha atención, que Dios está por actuar o anunciar algo por medio de un individuo o una situación. En el caso de Jesús, Dios iba a obrar a través de esta mujer, a quien ninguno de los seguidores de Jesús hubiera creído pudiera ser una agente de la voluntad divina. Como los salmistas, puede que informemos en forma pasiva a Dios o quizás hasta ac vamente le desafiemos para que haga algo para que todos lleguen a creer, mas Dios siempre nos volteará las posiciones. Se convierte en nuestro llamado, nuestro deber (como lo fue para Jesús) observar atentamente las situaciones y a las personas en nuestra vida diaria para que Dios pueda actuar a través de nosotros, para que el Reino sea anunciado en nuestro diario vivir. El Grupo Jesus Esta Vivo te invita a una misa de oracion por los enfermos Celebrante: Padre Johnathan Funes Viernes, Sep embre 8 del 2017 Hora: 7:30 p.m 10:00 p.m. En la Iglesia de San Gerardo Majella st Ave. Hollis, NY Para mas Informacion llamar a: Maria Fernandez al (646) Heriberto Pena al (347) Nereyda Caba al (929) No Te Pierdas la Bendicion, Te Esperamos