St. John the Baptist R. C. Church

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1 St. John the Baptist R. C. Church 895 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York Rev. Tom Kunnel, C.O. Administrator Deacon John Cunningham Deacon Robert Pang Kathleen Dunn Religious Education Director May Pang Parish Admin: MASSES Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM 1:00 PM (Spanish) Weekdays: 8:00 AM Saturday: 9:00 AM Holy Days: As Announced Rectory Mon Fri 10:15 AM 4:00 PM Sat 10 AM 12 AM (Spanish) November Sponsor: Dcn Rob & May Pang Happy Birthday in Heaven: Lizzie Reyes DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APP ST JOHN PIERMONT

2 Sat 11/24 5:00 PM Christine Caleca By Mike & Maryann Beckerich Sun 8:00 AM Katherine Oslica By Mildred Oslica 11/25 10:30 PM Patrick Nihill By Armstrong Family Mon 11/26 8:00 AM Edward Fabry By Tom Fabry Tue 11/27 8:00 AM Robert & William O'Rourke By Mary Clifford Wed 11/28 8:00 AM Anne Withus By Mildred Oslica Thu 11/29 8:00 AM Elizabeth Reyes By Dcn Rob & May Pang Fri 11/30 8:00 AM Sr. Catherine Howard By Pat & Rosemarie Miele Sat 12/1 Sun 12/2 9:00 AM Fred Withus By Mildred Oslica 5PM Elizabeth Reyes By Dcn Rob & May Pang 8:00 AM Mamerta Soriano By Silva Brothers & Sisters 10:30 AM Gennaro Miraglia By Jake & Silvia Miraglia THE SANCTUARY LAMP Is Being Offered this week Anne Bazala Requested by Patricia Haugh Please remember in your prayers the Sick and/ or Homebound of our Parish Family. Thomas Mooney, Molly Robinson Cameron Robinson, Ron Rebers, Helen Koza, Madlen Moson, Marge Culletto, Bill Loftus, Carolyn, Joe Dennerlein, Tommy Armstrong, Caroline Kelly, Thomas Kilgannon, Eugene Flood, father of Kelly Kohlbrenner As a Parish Family, let us remember in our prayers all our beloved departed members of our Parish Community Mark Pietro, Charles Smith, brother of Kathryn Smith, Sue Ann Esposito, Eileen Carley, Marie Berardi, Louis Berardi, John Luckie, Evelyn Wenke-Daly, sister of Carol Gibbs, Harry Gibbs, Barbara Murphy, Louisa Palermo, Casey Smith, Margaret O Brien, Rose Von Sternstein, Bridget Boyle, Christine Caleca, Michael Galella, uncle of Ted Simone, James Enright brother of Marilyn Timberger, Mamerta Soriano, mother of Romeo Soriano, Anne Bazala,,PLEASE ADVISE THE RECTORY ( ) WHENEVER A PARISH- IONER BECOMES HOMEBOUND, ILL, OR HOSPITALIZED SO AR- RANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE FOR A PRIEST, DEACON OR EUCHARIS- TIC MINISTER TO VISIT AND BRING COMMUNION TO THEM. Dear Parish Family, On this last Sunday in the Liturgical Year we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. It is a good time to reflect on this most unusual king and his kingdom. The proclamation of the coming of the Kingdom dominated the preaching and teaching of Jesus. He taught his disciples to pray, Thy Kingdom come. (Matt. 6: 10) He told them to Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all of these things will be given to you besides. (Matt. 6: 33) He handed on this purpose to the apostles, Jesus said to his apostles: As you go make this proclamation: The Kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matt. 10:7) What is this Kingdom of God? We hear and read this expression many times and seldom stop to think what it really means. The Kingdom of God is described for us in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis. It is a kingdom of holiness, justice and peace. Man is the Lord and Steward of this creation. Made in the image of God, man has an intellect and free will and is at peace with God, with himself and with all of creation. But this peace-filled creation scene is short-lived. Man is not satisfied he wants to be like God and so exercises this absolute independence and is banished from the Kingdom. God does not give up on humankind, rather brings good out it in a costly way. So in the fullness of time God sends his only Son, Jesus Christ to restore and usher in a new the Kingdom of God, a kingdom which is not of this world. The kingdom begins in this world but finds it completion in the next world. Since this Kingdom of God is not of this world Jesus describes it in worldly images understandable by human experience, in parables. Since we know spiritual things indirectly through our knowledge of material things, the parable goes from the known to the unknown, from the material to the spiritual. The parable is a story describing some ordinary occurrence. But it is a story that is told to convey to the hearer a higher, spiritual truth. In other words it is an earthly story with a heavenly ending. It is this heavenly ending which is the real meaning the teacher intends. Here are some parables of the Kingdom: The sower and the seed (Matt.13:3-23) the mustard seed (Matt. 13:31-32) the growing seed (Mark 4:26-29) the wheat and the weeds (Matt. 13:24-30) the pearl of great price (Matt. 13:45-46) the unforgiving servant (Matt. 18:23-35) the workers in the vineyard (Matt. 20:1-16) the wedding feast (Matt. 22:2-14) the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21) the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-30) Jesus is the King of this Kingdom. But He is a most unusual King; he is a crucified King. And from his royal throne on the cross he extends his royal invitation to his subjects. If anyone will come after me he must pick up his cross daily and follow me. In Baptism we have accepted this invitation. There are no states in this Kingdom that are more perfect than any other. Everyone is called to reach the potential that he has been given. It is a most unusual kingdom. The greatest in the Kingdom are the childlike. The weak conquer the strong, the foolish confound the wise and a camel gets through the eye of a needle, we add by subtracting and multiply by dividing because nothing is impossible with God and there is only one law: Love God and love others as Jesus loved. W hat a wonderful W ORLD! Fr. Tom Kunnel. C.O.

3 9AM Religious Ed Sun 25-Nov 11:30AM Legion of Mary AA Meeting Mon 26-Nov 6:30PM Religious Ed 10AM Scripture Class Tues 27-Nov Altar Server Prep Baptism Prep 1:30PM Piermont Sr Meeting Wed 28-Nov Amigos de Jesus Choir Practice RCIA Thu 29-Nov Mesajeros de Jesus Choir Practice Fri 30-Nov 10AM Friday Renew Group Spanish Prayer Meeting Sat 1-Dec 6PM Christmas Sing Out WOW! ADVENT DAY is just two weeks from today. We can't wait for all the exciting activities including games, crafts, movies, displays, food and prizes!!! The event runs from 9 am - 12 noon allowing plenty of time for fun and going to mass. This counts as a class for all the youngsters. Think of it as a "super class." Remember, we want you parents to come with your kids. CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES PLEASE RE- MEMBER to sign-in so we know if you are fulfilling your promise to go to mass every week. YOU are the ROLE MODELS for OUR CHILDREN! Readings No. 953 Christ the King Sunday On Smart TV or Computer go to the Link on or On ROKU Select SUNDAY STREAMS Select the Channel STJOHNPIERMONT On Smart Phone Down load the Free App st john piermont and link is under Faith Live Stream today, Sunday Nov. 25th at AM Liturgy Schedule Dec 1/2 Time Lector Eucharistic Minister Altar Servers Saturday 5:00 PM Carol Conklin-Spillane Brian Spillane 12/1 Sunday 12/2 8:00 AM Catherine O Brien Lynne Dennerlein Charles Caruana 10:30 AM Jonathan Fanning Janet Zahn Oliver Young Owen Young Matthew Yates 1 PM San ago Nova Epifania Felipe Pedro Aguilar Erasmo Maldonado Emmanuel Nova Armando Guzman Jake Mazariego Marvin Vivar

4 TODAY'S READINGS CHRIST IS KING On the final Sunday of the liturgical year we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. It's easy to understand today's scriptures as events that happened long ago and far away, or predictions that will come true somewhere, some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus' words to Pilate in the Gospel remind us that his kingdom transcends time and place. And the prophecies from Daniel and Revelation give us reason to be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now. By concluding the year with this feast we are proclaiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one and only King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of creation. No matter what nation we belong to or what language we speak, he "has made us into a kingdom" (Revelation 1:6)--one people united in love and peace for all eternity. READINGS FOR THE WEEK First Reading -- One like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship (Daniel 7:13-14). Psalm -- The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty (Psalm 93). Second Reading -- Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead (Revelation 1:5-8). Gospel -- For this I came into the world, to testify to the truth (John 18:33b-37). 11/18 Will be Reported Next Week Will be reported next time Volunteers Wanted for the Greatest Story Ever Pageant: Sunday, December 16. All children are invited to help us tell this beautiful story of the Nativity, Mary, Joseph, Angels, Shepherds, Innkeepers, Town People, Kings, drummer boys and most important we need narrators. We will have one rehearsal so parents please encourage your Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 children to sign Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 up for this fun Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20 and one of the -28 best events of Friday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 the year. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3: :2; Lk 21:25-28, It s a pot luck evening, so bring something to eat so we can eat before we make merry. Bring something simple finger food /desserts/wine. Then let s fill the hall with the sound of Christmas!!

5 We believe the kingdom is already here. Not just in heaven, or in the future, but here and now. Christ s kingdom has come and is coming. There s a phrase in Catholic theology and spirituality: already and not yet. Pope John Paul II, among others, used that phrase. Christ s kingdom is already; Christ s kingdom is not yet. Christ reigns on earth already; Christ reigns on earth not yet. The not yet part is easy to see. Where does the already come in? There s a famous remark from a Modernist priest named Alfred Loisy: Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom, and what arrived was the Church. Maybe his remark was a little like those T-shirts that say I went to XYZ and all I got was this lousy T-shirt. Loisy may have been disappointed. But look at Jesus parables explaining what the kingdom is like: It s like a mustard seed growing in a field, the smallest of seeds, but it grows larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree for all the birds of the air to nest in. It s like leaven, like yeast, that a woman mixed with three measures of flour until the whole was leavened. The kingdom is a work in progress, but Christ has begun to reign on earth in the Catholic Church. Vatican II calls the Church the kingdom of Christ now present in mystery. And of course there s good and bad in the Church. Jesus kingdom parables talk about that too. The kingdom is like a man who sowed good wheat in his field, but while men were sleeping an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, so that the wheat and the weeds grew up together. And the man s servants said, shall we root out the weeds? And the man said, no, you might tear up the wheat along with it. Let them both grow together till the harvest, and the reapers will sort them out. Again, the kingdom is like a net thrown into the sea that catches up fish of every kind, bad fish as well as good fish, which the men take ashore and sort out, keeping the good but throwing away the bad. There are good fish and bad fish, or as we might say good apples and bad apples, in the Church. The Church is the kingdom already and not yet! Christ the King reigns on earth in the Church already and not yet, because Christ is still suffering in his Church wherever his Church is persecuted, as it is today in so many places around the world, especially in the Muslim world, but also in other places including India and China. Here in the Western world, including the United States, we ve seen some eroding of religious liberty, though nothing to compare to the persecution of Christians around the world. And of course Christ s kingdom is not yet because we are sinners. Whenever we lie, or hold a grudge instead of forgiving, or indulge in envy or resentment over what others have instead of being grateful for what God has given us, or look at someone lustfully, whether in real life or on a screen, or give in to needless worry and anxiety instead of trusting God, Christ s kingdom is not yet. We re living as if Caesar is Lord and not Jesus. Whenever we form or take part in cliques or factions or tribes of any kind and close our hearts or our minds to people outside our group, whether we look down on them, scorn them, hate them, or simply don t care about them, Christ s kingdom is not yet. The mustard seed grows into a tree for all the birds of the air to nest in not just the ones who look like us or talk like us or think like us. The Church, the kingdom of Christ now present in mystery, exists as God s means of calling all of humanity to union with himself and of gathering together the human race into one, of breaking down all the tribal walls that divide us into separate camps: Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female; black, white, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, African, Middle Eastern; rich, poor, blue collar, white collar, uptown, downtown; Latin Mass, English Mass the list goes on and on. There s nothing necessarily wrong with all of these tribes only with the walls we put up against each other. Walls between tribes are part of the kingdom of Caesar, not the kingdom of Christ. In the kingdom of Caesar, people who are different are treated differently and there s injustice and it s important to understand that and resist it. But in the kingdom of Christ, none of those boundaries is supposed to matter; we re all brothers and sisters, no matter what other tribes we belong to. That s why the Church is called Catholic, which means universal. That doesn t mean no differences matter. It certainly matters whether you re in the kingdom, in the Church, or outside it. Those inside the Church are our brothers and sisters. Those outside the Church are our neighbors, and we re called to love and serve them, to see them as potential brothers and sisters. And even in the Church there are good fish and bad fish, wheat and weeds. That s another difference that matters. But it s not up to us to separate them out. Christ will do that. May God give us the grace to live more and more as subjects of Christ the king and not Caesar, to live more and more in the already and less and less in the not yet. Thy kingdom come. Amen.

6 LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -- Cuando uno, como el Hijo del Hombre se dirigió hacia el anciano y fue llevado a su presencia, recibió el dominio eterno (Daniel 7:13-14). Salmo -- El Señor reina, vestido de majestad (Salmo 92). Segunda lectura -- La gloria y el poder sean dados a Jesucristo, el Señor de toda la tierra (Apocalipsis 1:5-8). Evangelio -- Jesús como Rey, vino a ser testigo de la verdad. (Juan 18:33b-37). LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ap 14:1-3, 4b-5; Sal 23:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lc 21:1-4 Martes: Ap 14:14-19; Sal 95:10-13; Lc 21:5-11 Miércoles: Ap 15:1-4; Sal 97:1-3ab, 7-9; Lc 21:12-19 Jueves: Ap 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Sal 99:1b-5; Lc 21:20-28 Viernes: Rom 10:9-18; Sal 18:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Sábado: Ap 22:1-7; Sal 94:1-7ab; Lc 21:34-36 Domingo: Jer 33:14-16; Sal 24:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Tes 3:12 4:2; Lc 21:25-28, TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En 1917 México recibió una nueva Constitución en la cual se estableció una política de intolerancia religiosa, especialmente en contra de la Iglesia católica romana. Con el pasar de los años las normas anticlericales fueron puestas en vigor hasta el punto que algunos mexicanos piadosos y cristianos decidieron defender su religión. En marzo de 1925, estos mexicanos católicos fundaron la Liga Nacional para la Defensa de la Libertad Religiosa, en el mismo mes en que el papa Pío XI proclamó la Fiesta de Cristo Rey, celebrada el último domingo del año litúrgico. Inspirados por el grito de " Viva Cristo Rey!", los fieles se convirtieron en Cristeros, muchos de los cuales dieron su vida por Cristo, demostrando así que Jesús es verdaderamente el Rey de sus vidas. La Cristiada duró sólo tres años en México y muchos sacerdotes, religiosas, religiosos, laicas y laicos dieron su vida para la gloria de Cristo Rey en México. Con el tiempo muchos cristianos y cristianas han debido repetir el martirio de los Cristeros en pases de Centro y Sudamérica. El siglo XX derramó mucha sangre cristiana en Latinoamérica. " Viva Cristo Rey!" CRISTO ES REY El último domingo del año litúrgico celebramos la fiesta de Cristo Rey. Puede que entendamos las lecturas de hoy como acontecimientos que sucedieron hace mucho, mucho tiempo o predicciones que se harán realidad algún día en algún lugar. Pero en realidad nos invitan a aclamar a Cristo como nuestro Rey aquí y ahora. Las palabras de Jesús a Pilatos en el Evangelio nos recuerdan que su Reino trasciende el tiempo y el espacio. Y las profecías de Daniel y del Apocalipsis nos dan motivos para ser fieles a Cristo, nuestro Rey, aquí y ahora. Al terminar el año con esta fiesta proclamamos nuestra fe en que Jesucristo es el único Rey de todos los tiempos, pueblos y de toda la Creación. Sin importar cuál sea nuestra nacionalidad ni qué idioma hablemos: Cristo "y ha hecho de nosotros un reino" (Apocalipsis 1:6), en un pueblo unido en el amor y la paz por toda la eternidad. Para los cursos pre-bautismales llamar a:.alex Aguilar y Natalia Lemus Los cursos se dan previa cita los martes 7pm y domingo 11am.

7 P A R I S H M I N I S T R I E S & C H A I R Buildings & Grounds Pat Miele, Alex Aguilar Eucharistic Adoration Dcn Robert Pang Health Mary Loftus Hispanic Community Mario Zamora, Marili Mendoza Palma Ministerios Marianos Luis y Aida Cachichabla Hospitality Robin Miller Men s Club Bill Loftus. Ralph Olsen Ushers Jake Miraglia Music Elise Espinosa, Chris & Carolyn Yates, Ted Simone & Eileen Petersen Spanish Choir Carlos Cerna, William Martinez Outreach Maria Nest Parish Council Ralph Olsen Parish Worship Dcn John Cunningham Religious Education Kathleen Dunn RCIA Dcn Robert Pang, Jose Bolaños Catholic Daughters Marge Olsen Right to Life Scott Giblin Social May Pang Spiritual Life Johanna Krumm St. Vincent De Paul Fr. Tom Kunnel PARISH COUNCIL Alex Aguilar, Kathleen Dunn, Jonathan/Dominika Fanning, Lucia/Sal Caruana, Alex Flores, Andrew Lee, Maria Nest, Ralph Olsen, Marge Olsen, May Pang, Ray/Beverly Sambrotto T R U S T E E S Phil McCartin James Pontone Our Sacramental Life Baptism: Please call the Rectory well in advance of the expected day of Baptism to arrange an appointment for an interview. Pre-baptismal meeting for parents is required. Godparents must be confirmed, practicing Catholics. Generally Baptisms are celebrated the third Sunday of each month at 12:00 pm. Reconciliation: Confessions are heard from 4:30-5:00 pm on Saturday. You may also make an appointment with Fr. Tom. Spanish confessions is available from 12:30 1:00 PM on Sundays. Marriage: Marriages should be arranged at least six months in advance. Participation in Pre-Cana is essential. Please call the Rectory to schedule an appointment with Fr. Tom. Anointing of the Sick: Before you enter the hospital for elective surgery or other serious treatment, and for those who have need of spiritual healing. In an emergency, please call Fr. Tom s mobile Holy Orders: Any gentleman interested in exploring the question of vocation to the priesthood or the permanent diaconate should contact Fr. Tom Kunnel. We would also be happy to direct anyone interested in living their lives as Religious Sisters or Brothers. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: For instruction for Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist for adults and to learn about Catholic Faith. If interested please contact Dcn Robert Pang. For more details and forms Parish Registration: All adults (over age 21) should register in the parish themselves and should use envelopes or parishpay.com. Tithing is 5% of income. This registration is our only means of certifying anyone as a member of the parish, especially for Baptism and Confirmation sponsorship letters and for scheduling Baptisms and Weddings. Your generous gifts at Thanksgiving helped many families. St. John has a BIG HEART Our Outreach Team did a phenomenal job! Thank You!