HOLY NAME OF JESUS CHURCH

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1 HOLY NAME OF JESUS CHURCH WINDSOR TERRACE Fr. Lawrence D. Ryan, Pastor Deacon Abel Torres Mr. Michael Saez, Deacon Candidate Most Rev. James Massa, In Residence Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Nagle, In Residence Rev. Austin Emeh, In Residence REV. Msgr. Michael J. Curran, Weekend Assistant Mrs. Louise O Connor, Office Manager BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Mrs. Ann Dolan, Parish Trustee Mr. Philip Lehpamer, Parish Trustee Mrs. Kathryn Sisto, Religious Education Coordinator Ms. Ivonne Rojas, Director of Music St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy Mr. Robert DiNardo, Principal Ms. Jennifer Gallina, Assistant Principal Mrs. Louise Witthohn, Academy Secretary SUNDAY EUCHARIST - MISA DOMINICALES Saturday: 5:30pm. Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 (Spanish), 10:30am &12:00 Noon WEEKDAY EUCHARIST - MISAS DE LA SEMANA Monday thru Friday: 9:00am. Saturday: 9:00am. Holidays: as announced in this bulletin. BAPTISM OF INFANTS Is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm. Spanish baptisms are celebrated on the second Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm. Please call the Rectory to make an appointment to meet with one of the clergy and bring the child s birth certificate to the appointment. CHRISTIAN INITIATION For school age children, teens or adults follows the RCIA process, also called the Catechumenate, for those thinking and joining the Roman Catholic Church by celebrating Baptism, Confirmation and/or first Eucharist: inquiries may be made by calling the Religious Education Office. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Call the Rectory to arrange for a minister to bring the Eucharist to someone homebound or in the hospital. In cases with those of the faithful whose health is seriously impaired by sickness or old age, please contact one of the priests to celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE Engaged couples call the Rectory for an appointment with one of the priests or deacons at least six months in advance of the sacramental celebration. CATHOLIC CEMETERIES For information, call CHURCH ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN BY: FRANKLYN PELAÉZ Website: We are also on Facebook and Twitter THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION - PENITENCIA Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 pm. HORAS DE OFICINA DEL DIACONO FELIPE ALMENDAREZ EN ESPANOL DE 6:30PM 8PM. (MIERCOLES) DEVOTIONS - DEVOCIONES Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after the 9:00am mass. Sacred Heart: Fridays after the 9:00am mass. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:Thursdays 9:30am to 11:45 am followed by Benediction. LOS BAUTISMOS DE INFANTES. Seran celebrados en Espanol el Segundo Domingo del mes a la 1:30 pm y en ingles, el primer Domingo del mes a la 1:30 pm. Por favor de, llamar a la rectoría para hacer una cita con un miembro del clero y, de traer el certificado de nacimiento del niño a la cita. INICIACION EN LA VIDA CRISTIANA Niños de edad escolar, jovenes y adultos que esten interesados en sequir el proceso de RICA, aquellos que quieren pensar en envolverse en la iglesia Catholica Romana, en clases sobre celebracion del bautismo, confirmacion, primera comunion y continuar activos en nuestra parroquia, llame a las Oficinas de Educacion Religiosa. CIUDADO PASTORAL A LOS ENFERMOS Llame a la Casa Parroquial para los arreglos, que unos de los ministros de eucaristia brindara la Comunion a quien la necesite en el hogar o en el hospital. En casos particulares de ancianos o enfermedad de condicion seria, por favor pongase en contacto con los sacerdotes para los sacramentos de uncion. MATRIMONIOS Los preparativos de matrimonios deben hacerse con seis meses de anticpacion. Deben llamar con anticipacion para hacer una cita con los sacerdotes. HOLY NAME RECTORY 245 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn New York (718) Fax (718) SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC ACADEMY 241 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, New York (718) School Website: School Fax: (718) CCD OFFICE HOURS IN SCHOOL: Sunday 8 12Noon Monday 10-2PM Tuesday 10-2PM Wednesday 10-2PM Thursday 1:30-5:30PM Friday No Office Hours

2 September 11, Sunday in Ordinary Time th THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION TODAY FOR THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMITMENT MADE BY THE BISHOPS AT ITS FOUNDATION IN PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS YOUR MEANS ALLOWS. September 11th SUNDAY 8:00AM 1:00 PM Hospitality Sunday, Rec. Base. MONDAY 7:00PM September 12th. Irish Parade, St. Joseph Conf. Rm. TUESDAY September 13th 7:00PM 1:00PM Spanish Baptism Class, Boardman Rm. Rosary Society, Shepard s Hall WEDNESDAY, September 14th 9:30AM 6:00PM 6:30PM 7:00PM 8:30PM Bible Study, Rectory Base. Parent Orientation, Shepard s Hall Al-Anon, Rectory Base. RCIA, Boardman Rm. AA Open Mtg., Rectory Base. THURSDAY 1:00PM September 15th Cancer Guild, Rectory Base. Girl Scouts, Rectory Base. FRIDAY, September 16th 4:30PM 7:00PM Irish Dance, Shepard s Hall Spanish Prayer Group. St. Joseph s Conf. SATURDAY, September 17th 2:00PM 6:00PM 6:30PM Quilters Club, Shepard s Hall Food Pantry, Rectory Base. AA Closed Mtg. Rectory Base. The Crew, Sch. Mtg Rm. & Rectory Base. SUNDAY, September 18th 12 NOON HOSPITALITY SUNDAY The Hospitality Ministry is serving light refreshments in the Rectory Basement after all Masses. Please come down and enjoy a cup of Coffee with a slice Coffee Cake or Irish Soda Bread and spend a little time with your fellow parishioners! COLLECTION RESULTS Sunday, 4, 2016 TOTAL TO PARISH: $5, (Includes: $3, Regular First Collection and $ Faith Direct); Renovation and Repair Second Collection $1,148.00, Faith Direct $46.62 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) The RCIA program will begin meeting in the Rectory on October 5th at 7PM. This is the program for people who would like to be baptized in the Catholic Church. This is also for members of the Church who never were able to receive the fullness of the sacraments (Communion and/or Confirmation). If you are interested please contact the Rectory at PARTNERS IN CARE An affiliate of the Visiting Nurses of NY is looking for caring professionals who would like to join their team. This is a union position with 1199 benefits. There will be an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 4th from 10am-2pm at Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Center, Jamaica Ave. 2nd Floor. Call Michael at ext for more information. Music Ministry of Holy Name Do you love to sing? Then Sing to The Lord! Join the Adult, Spanish or Children s Choir Music Ministry of Holy Name of Jesus. Serve and connect with your community as you proclaim God's Word and share your love of the Lord through Song. Feel energized and refreshed! For more information, see Ivonne Rojas, Director of Music, immediately after the 12 pm Mass or call rectory X126. Our Childrens Choir practices on Thursdays 3 to 4 pm in the School Meeting Room. Children from grades 4 to 8 are welcomed. For more information, contact Ivonne or Mr. DiNardo. "Those who sing, pray twice"...st. Augustine FOOD PANTRY WANT TO BECOME A CITIZEN? Free classes are being offered. Register at Catholic Charities, 191 Joralemon Street, 2nd Floor on Monday from 11am to 4pm. Call or 6149 and ask for Ms. Cortez for more information. Space is limited and you must register. In today's gospel Jesus tells us that the shepherd rejoices at finding one lost sheep. We understand that no one is insignificant to God. The Food Pantry will distribute food on Sept. 17 and Oct. 1, 15, & 29 from the rectory basement between 2 and 3 pm. At this time tuna, pasta and cereal are needed. Thank you for 29+ years of support.

3 A Note from Fr. Larry I have five items to report on this week: 1 - We were blessed with not one but two weddings in our beautifully restored Holy Name Church on the Sunday and Monday of Labor Day weekend. I m sure concern about the progress of Tropical Storm Hermine made everyone involved keep an ear to the radio and an eye on the clock as the weddings drew closer; but both couples were blessed with sunny, cool weather. Our congratulations again to Rebecca Rice and Vincent Chiusano and to Melinda Algarin and Jiancarlos Noboa as they begin their married lives. 2 - Concerning the weddings, a special word of thanks to the volunteers (who prefer to remain nameless) who did such a great job (on Labor Day weekend!) of cleaning and preparing the church for each of the weddings. Theirs is a very important ministry and they can always use some extra help. They gather in the Church after the 9 AM Mass each Saturday morning, and are very flexible as to the amount of time any helper can give. 3 - I m writing this note on Wednesday, September 7th, the first day of school for our closely-aligned St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy (SJWCA). I was able to visit briefly with several of the returning classes this morning to help prepare for this Friday s 9 AM Mass for the opening of the school year. We pray for the graces of the Holy Spirit and the protective intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph the Worker so that SJWCA s students, faculty and staff may have a year that is safe and enriching both academically and spiritually. 4 - This will be our first sign-up weekend for the ARISE Together in Christ program that we will be conducting in HNJ parish during October and November. Our ARISE Leadership Team has worked very hard throughout the spring and summer to bring the program to this point. Participation is not burdensome, and can greatly benefit your and the parish s spiritual life. Please sign-up if you can. 5 - This Sunday, September 11th, will be the 15th Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11/2001. Members of the New York City Fire Department will be present at our scheduled 12 Noon Mass this Sunday which will include some special remembrances of that sad day fifteen years ago. More will be said about this on Sunday but I wanted to close this note with the words (and especially the words of hope in the last two phrases) of the first verse of the hymn Christ in the Rubble by Benedictine Sister Genevieve Close (copyrighted in 2001 by the Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of St Walburga): O Christ, beneath the fallen stones, nailed fast to twisted bars of steel, And slain in flesh and blood and bones, pierced by the fear all mortals feel: Arise from ash and dust and death, And breath into crushed hearts new breath. 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Today, on the anniversary of the 9/11 tragedies in our city and nation, we find readings about God s mercy. These are not easy to listen to, after such hurt and loss, but we are still on the journey of learning God s ways. In the First Reading, the Israelites have melted metal into a statue of a calf, declaring that this is an image of a god who brought them out of Egypt. Consequently, God is perceived to be angry at the people, since they are not true to their relationship with Him. God says to Moses, They re hopeless,, I ought to destroy them! He wants Moses to see how shameful their actions are. Moses entreats the Lord to be forgiving by reminding God of the pleasing history of the Israelites. The Responsorial Psalm asks God In the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. As in the Gospel which follows, we hear the determined refrain, I will rise and go to my father. How resolved are we to turn to our loving Father and to learn about forgiveness? God desires that no one be lost. With difficult people in our family and community, with people who have hurt us, this is not easy. But, if God is so compassionate and loving with us, then as faithful disciples of Jesus we too must risk being so with others. In the Second Reading,. Paul explains that he once was a persecutor of God s people, not glossing over his own evil. Paul says that he obtained mercy because God could see the man Paul could become. When we look at someone s sinful conduct, we do not always see the whole person. There is what he was in the past, the small boy his mother loved, for example, or what he could become. Like the Lord in these Readings, we need to have mercy on him. We may not be as dramatic as Paul, going from foremost sinner to famous preacher, but we all have times when we need forgiveness from others, from ourselves and from God. Even after being abrupt with others, selfish, or judgmental, we can practice God s ways better. How can we help others, our church, our community, our nation to forgive and to move closer to God? At times, many of us feel like lost souls. This Sunday s Gospel tells the story of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. Like, the shepherd who found his missing sheep, the woman who found her lost coin and the father who saw his son walking across the field coming back to him, God bursts with joy when someone who has been lost is found. There are many people who see no value to their lives and have given up on themselves. We may be tempted to agree with them. They may have hurt us and the people we love. The prodigal son in the Gospel is a great example of the kind of false worship which we saw in the First Reading. Leaving the shackles of home life, he chooses a life of dissipation, which he sees as freedom. Maybe we have an equivalent in our houses, cars, I-Phones, or earthly possessions which we cling to! But, it doesn t work. The defeated son crawls back home. We would have expected his father to say, Oh sure, now you turn up, thinking everything will be just like it used to be. But instead the father actually runs to meet his son, embracing him and preparing a jubilant feast. Did the young man get what he deserved? No. He got what his father offered him: forgiveness. God does not want to keep us from the things we are attracted to. He wants us to value them in due proportion. We all fail in this, like the prodigal and like the ancient Israelites. So Jesus pleads for us, even as Moses did for them, forever saying, Welcome. With Jesus, there are no lost souls.

4 In his book, The Church of Mercy, Pope Francis discusses the parable of the Prodigal Son. What can you do as part of the church of mercy, to show all people that they are the closest thing to God s heart? Maybe someone among us here is thinking, My sin is so great, I am as far from God as the younger son in the parable; my unbelief is like that of Thomas...But God is indeed waiting for you; he asks of you only the courage to go to him. How many times in my pastoral ministry have I heard it said, Father, I have many sins? And I have always pleaded, Don't be afraid, go to him, he is waiting for you, he will take care of everything. We hear many offers from the world around us; but let us take up God's offer instead: his is a caress of love. For God, we are not numbers, we are important; indeed we are the most important thing to him. Even if we are sinners, we are what is closest to his heart. ATLANTIC CITY TRIP Monday, October 3, 2016 RESORTS CASINO $40 per person; $25 cash back ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH. PAYMENTS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT THE RECTORY. We need 35 people to sign up for this trip to happen. So spread the word. PICK UP TIMES AND LOCATIONS: HOLY NAME 8:45AM ST. SAVIORS ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 9:15AM FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT PETE IULO, EVENTS MANAGER OF METRO SPORTS TOURS, AT OR pete@metrosportstours.com FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: We pray for the sick in our church and community. May God give them renewed health and strength. We pray especially for Edmund O Shea, Donna Baker, Virginia Regis, Peggy Casey, Don Kent, Walter Kent, Jack & Louise Miller, Kathy Nolan, Yvonne Hajar, Marilyn Bloom, Victoria Godkin, Jimmy Cunningham, Joan O Malley, Antoinette Sisto, Florence Horan and Carmen Rodriguez. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT NAMES WILL STAY ON THE SICK LIST FOR A FOUR-WEEK PERIOD AND THEN BE REMOVED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE NAME PLACED BACK ON THE SICK LIST, YOU MUST CALL THE RECTORY. For our departed loved ones We extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to the families and friends of our parish who have lost a loved one, especially Bob Glynn, William Lang. Please remember those enrolled in our Purgatorial Society on Sundays at 7:30am. LET US PRAY For these Mass intentions during the Week of September 11, 2016: Sunday, September 11th 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM 10:30AM 12 Noon Purgatorial Society & Lillian Boolbol Mass for the People Joseph T. Harte MaryAnn & Bill Purdy Monday, September 12th Edward W. Kent Tuesday, September 13TH Memorials Week of September 11, 2016 Patrick, Jane & Thomas Regan Wednesday, September 14th Ann Duffy Thursday, September 15th The Hosts are being donated in memory of The September 11th Victims and Survivors by Louise O Connor. The Wine is being donated in memory of The September 11th Victims and Survivors by Louise O Connor. Bishop Kearney's Sports Event Friday, September 30th at 4:00 pm in the Kearney Gym 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are invited to meet our coaches, current athletes, and Kearney students. Gloria & Rick Porzio Friday, September 16th Michael Hynes Saturday, September 17th 5:30PM Gilda Gallitelli Edward Gelling (Birthday) Peter E. Heaney (Birthday) Violet Navarro (Thanksgiving) Marty Boland Sunday, September 18th 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM 10:30AM 12 Noon Purgatorial Society Mass for the People Thomas, Anna & Marie Cooke Cornelius Buckley

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