Welcome to the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist & Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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1 2nd SUNDAY OF EASTER - APRIL 3, 2016 Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm 7:00 pm (Spanish) Welcome to the Parish of Saint John the Evangelist & Our Lady of Mount Carmel Office Hours at Rectory: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm : 148 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY : 92 South Lexington Avenue White Plains, NY (914) Parish info@sjeolmc.org Father Thomas Kallumady, Pastor Father Rubenus Cammayo, Parochial Vicar Father Chellan Joseph, Chaplain - White Plains Hospital ~ Visiting Priests ~ Father Bart Daly, Father Patrick McCahill, Father Bob O Neil, Father Edward O Neil, Father Romane St. Vil, M.M., Father John Tino ~ Staff ~ Andrea Caridi, Cesar Ceballos, JoAnn Douglass - Office Staff David Graf - Music Director ~ Parish Cemetery ~ Mount Calvary Cemetery - (914) Mr. Daniel Murray, Director RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Saint John the Evangelist Manuel Mendoza Phone: Classes Sunday 9:15-10:45 am followed by Family Mass at 11:00 am Our Lady of Mount Carmel Andrew Morzello re.olmcwp@yahoo.com Phone: , option 2 Classes Sunday 10:00-11:30 am Family Mass at 9:00 am CONFESSIONS Saturdays 4:30 to 5:15 pm 6:00 to 6:45 pm Mondays 11:30 to 12:00 pm Anytime by appointment at rectory MARRIAGES At least six months notice BAPTISMS 3rd Sunday of the month - after 9:00 am Mass 4th Sunday of the month - 10:15 am (English), Mass to follow - after 12:30 pm Mass (Spanish) Baptism instruction (2nd Tuesday of the month) is required for parents and godparents. Parents should register in advance to make arrangements. NEW TO THE PARISH? We invite you to register with the parish by filling out the envelopes found in the church, or by calling the rectory office at Sunday: 8:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm (Spanish) 5:00 pm 6:30 pm (Haitian) Weekday Masses: Monday-Friday: First Friday: Saturday: Holyday Vigil: 5:30 pm 7:00 pm Spanish Holyday:, 6:30 pm, 5:30 pm Mass for the Hearing Impaired: 4th Sunday of each month at 2:00 pm (not in July & Aug.) Italian Mass: Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday & Christmas Day at 10:30 am DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal Monday after Mass St. Anthony Mary Claret & St. Anthony Padua Tuesday after Mass Five Wounds of Our Lord & St. Gaspar Bertoni Friday after Mass First Friday - Mass Adoration after Mass until 5:30 pm Mass Followed by Holy Hour Our Lady of Fatima First Saturday after Mass Pro-Life Rosary Saturday at 5:00 pm

2 ~ Pastor s Column ~ The readings for this Sunday are about God s mercy, the necessity for trusting faith and the need for the forgiveness of sins. The opening prayer addresses the Father as "God of everlasting Mercy." In the Responsorial Psalm we repeat several times, His mercy endures forever! (Ps 118). God revealed His mercy, first and foremost, by sending His only-begotten Son to become our Savior and Lord through His suffering, death and Resurrection. Divine Mercy is given to us also in each celebration of the Sacraments. The first reading explains how the Risen Lord continued to show his Divine Mercy to the sick through the healing and preaching ministry of his apostles in the early Church. The apostles Faith enabled them to minister to the people, giving them the Lord s healing love in signs and wonders. The second reading, taken from the Book of Revelation, written to comfort and bolster the Faith of the persecuted Christians, assures them of the presence of the merciful Lord in their lives. The passage from Revelations encourages Christians to fight fear with Faith, and trepidation about the future with trust and Hope. The Gospel vividly reminds us of how Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Reconciliation, a Sacrament of Divine Mercy. Let us accept God's invitation to celebrate and practice mercy: One way the Church celebrates God s mercy throughout the year is through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Finding time for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is another good way to receive and give thanks for Divine Mercy. It is mainly through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy that we practice mercy in our daily lives and are enabled to receive God s merciful judgment. Sincerely, Father Thomas Kallumady Church Support Thank you very much for your continued love & support for the parish. We are especially grateful to those who make up for their Sundays away from the parish. Offering Collection $ 9,722 $ 6,441 Easter Gift Collection $ 13,607 $ 3,346 Holy Land Collection $ 3,729 $ 569 Next weekend we will have a second collection for the Archdiocese of the Military. Please be generous! BINGO - is held Monday nights at 7:20 pm in the Church hall at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. All are welcome! Thank you Children's Choir members - for your participation in the Easter Vigil Mass, we appreciated your beautiful talent: Mariana Leon, Saul Leon, Diego Medel, Juan Medel, Yaretzi Melendez, Grace Plaza and Diego Romero. 50/50 Monthly Raffle Winner Congratulations to Elvira Restrepo. She is the winner of this month s 50/50 Club raffle. She won $90! A sincere thank you to all our buyers, and to all our volunteer sellers. Youth Group: The next Meeting of the Youth Group is on Sunday, April 17th at 6:00 pm in the Rectory Hall at. Fun energetic group: trips, games, volunteer service and spiritual fun! For ages (8th-12th graders only). Come join us! Learn to Make Rosary - The Decades Group will be having its monthly meeting on Thursday April 7 at St. John's School Bldg. 1st floor, 7:00 pm. We make Rosaries in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary's request to pray the Rosaries. Please join us in making Rosaries. All are welcome. For more info please call Romana The 50th Reunion for the St. John's Elementary School Class of will be held on June 4, For further information, please contact Norah McAvoy,

3 Felicidades! During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we are called to help one another and be merciful, as Jesus is for all of us. As we celebrate the risen Lord, let us continue to think of the sacrifice that He made for us. Your sacrifice can continue to help your brothers and sisters across the Archdiocese of New York. Our parish goal is $117,000. To date our parish has received $46,397 in pledges/gifts toward the 2016 Cardinal s Appeal, from 117 families. For this Appeal to be truly successful, we must have support from all of our families. The Appeal is a vital source of funding for the programs and ministries that sustain the parishes across our Archdiocese. It is not too late to make your gift. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you for the continued sacrifice. Please be sure to note Parish #563 on all donations. To make an online gift, visit: Kindly also register and benefit by our Flocknote. Lets stay in touch. Father Thomas Kallumady A Todos Los Que Hicieron Los Sacramentos En la Vigilia Pascual los siguientes candidatos fueron bienvenidos a la Iglesia: Mario R. Monroy Consuelo Rodríguez Antonia Galicia Geovanny Flores Cástulo Palma José Manuel Gutiérrez Miguel Tehuitzil Jonathan Gutiérrez Margelia Torres Blanca Zepeda Sánchez José Ángel Mejía Roman Delgado Edward Delgado Amy Abrego Yaismín Dominguez Congratulations! Confirmation was held Saturday April 2 at. We welcomed Most Reverend Bishop Gerald T. Walsh as he confirmed the faith of our 8th Graders on the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation. Jesse Joseph Ahearn Marcello Giovanni Cappello Azucena Maria Ceja Arturo Jose Chavez Ashlen Adolf Chevalier Britney Sofia Cuevas Giovanni Michael DeLia Camila Julia DeSouza Louis Gandolf Fazio Francisco Francis Gomez Steven Pedro Leon Paola Cecilia Magana Tanya Teresa Magana Anthony Joseph Mazzaro Brendan Nicholas McChain Briana Mary Nunez John Paul Pasqualini Joseph Nicola Portanova Jyro Michael Resurreccion Fernando Antonio Salgado Georgia Maria Sgouros Giuseppe Rocco Tassone Mariantonia Ida Vernillo

4 Msgr. Edward Weber, main celebrant & Fr. John Pichappilly, homilist

5 MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 2 APRIL 10 ~ Saint John the Evangelist Church & Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church ~ Saturday, 4/2 - Saturday within the Octave of Easter Our Lady of Fatima 5:30 pm Vigil Rosama Kalathara 7:00 pm Vigil Emma Peña Correa Divine Mercy Sunday - April 3 Sunday, 4/3 - Divine Mercy Sunday 3pm Holy Hour with the chaplet of 8:00 am Frank Sinistore Divine Mercy and Benediction. 9:00 am Thomas A. Morzello 11:00 am For the People of the Parish 12:30 pm Brotherhood of the Lord of the Miracles 5:00 pm Anthony Cucciare 6:30 pm Amelida Etienne Monday, 4/4 - Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Souls in Purgatory Margaret Attalienti Tuesday, 4/5 - Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest Cleliz Lamela Madeline Cohen Wednesday, 4/6 For the Intentions of Alex & Ashley Mundackal Giulia Cacciaglia ( 5th Anniversary) Thursday, 4/7 - Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest Scaria Vembenil Eduardo & Lucrecia De Lia Friday, 4/8 12:00 pm Saturday, 4/9 5:30 pm Vigil 7:00 pm Vigil Milagros Villaseñor No Intentions Thankamma Mundackal Joan & Jacqueline Tumber Rafael Nunez Sunday, 4/10 - Third Sunday of Easter 8:00 am Carina Gallego & Ana Osorio 9:00 am Philomena, Cyril & Peter Hickey 11:00 am La Velle Frawley 12:30 pm In Honor of Saint Anthony 5:00 pm Carmela Scavone 6:30 pm For the People of the Parish Altar Bread & Wine - In Memory of William P. Downey. Rest in Peace - Please pray for the soul of Lucy Carpenito who died this past week.