Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 Epiphany Church is Handicapped Accessible

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1 Church Hours: Monday through Friday hours: 7:30 am - 9:00 am and 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Saturday hours: 7:30 am - 9:00 am and 2:45 pm - 5:30 pm Sunday hours: 7:30 am - 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Celebration of the Eucharist: Monday through Friday: 8:00 am and 12:10 pm Saturday: 8:00 am; Vigil Mass at 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am (Family Mass), 12:00 pm (Adult Choir) 7:30 pm (Contemporary Choir) Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are celebrated on the First and Third Sunday of the month at 1:15 pm. Baptism class is required for all new parents. We ask parents to contact the Parish Office to make the necessary arrangements. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions are heard in the church on Saturdays from 3:00 3:45 pm and during the week at the Parish House or by appointment with a priest Sacrament of Marriage: We ask couples planning to get married to contact the Parish Office at least one year prior to their wedding date to begin their marriage preparation. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: Parishioners, especially those who are entering the hospital, who wish to receive the Anointing of the Sick are asked to contact the Parish Office. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Saturday from 3:00 3:45 pm Novenas: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal: Monday after the 8:00 am and 12:10 pm Masses. Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesday after the 12:10 pm Mass Parish House (Rectory): 239 East 21st Street, New York, NY (between Second and Third Avenues) Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm The Parish Office is closed on Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays Telephone: Fax: Website: epiphanychurch239@gmail.com The Epiphany School: 234 East 22nd Street; New York, NY East 28th Street; New York, NY Telephone: Fax: Website: Rev. Austin Titus Pastor Rev. James Mayzik, S.J. Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Modugno In Residence Mrs. Kate McHugh Principal, The Epiphany School Mrs. Kathleen Crimmins Director of Religious Education Dr. Justin Bischof Director of Music Ministries and Organist Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 Epiphany Church is Handicapped Accessible

2 Epiphany Parish Mission Statement A Place of Mercy and Hope, where Everyone is Welcomed, Loved, and Forgiven Announced Mass Intentions Saturday, May 5 8:00 am James W. O Neill 4:00 pm Frank J. Callahan Sunday, May 6 8:00 am Helen Howe 10:00 am Luz & Ramón Montes 12:00 pm intentions of Alan E. Bernaldez 7:30 pm Our Parishioners Monday, May 7 8:00 am William Smart 12:10 pm Jane & Emmanuel Saliba Tuesday, May 8 8:00 am Martina Carroll 12:10 pm Alice Egan Wednesday, May 9 8:00 am Sandra Acerno 12:10 pm Catherine & Don Powers Thursday, May 10 Feast of the Ascension of the Lord HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION 8:00 am Our Parishioners 12:10 pm Gertrude M.S. Walsh 5:30 pm Lucia Cristina Friday, May 11 8:00 am Alice Feather 12:10 pm Mary & Edward Mallon Saturday, May 12 8:00 am in honor of the Blessed Mother 4:00 pm Adolfo Bertolotti Sunday, May 13 8:00 am Our Parishioners 10:00 am Dorothy Chupa 12:00 pm Antonia Astorina 7:30 pm Mother s Day Intentions May the Souls of the Faithful Departed, Through the Mercy of God, Rest in peace. Amen Thursday, May 10 Holy Day of Obligation DON T FORGET YOUR MOTHER! Throughout the month of May, every Mass will include a special plea for those living or deceased mothers listed on our Mother s Day envelopes, which can be found in the Narthex. Complete the envelope and place it in the collection basket or give to a minister or priest. We need mothers, and our mothers need us and our prayers. Mass Apr capacity 4:00 PM % 8:00 AM % 10:00 AM % 12:00 PM % 7:30 PM % total 965 MASS ATTENDANCE (church capacity: 700) Sunday Basket Collection Apr 28-29: $6,407 REMEMBRANCE & SPECIAL INTENTIONS A wonderful way to remember our loved ones who have passed on and to pray for special intentions, while giving back to God Announced Mass ($15) Altar Bread & Wine ($50 / week) Sanctuary Lamp ($20 / week) Please make these arrangements at the rectory. May 6 - June 23 our Sanctuary Lamp will burn for the health & wellness of Norma Caponong May 6 - May 19 our Bread & Wine will be offered in memory of John Buonasera BECOME A PARISHIONER AT EPIPHANY! Visit our website, epiphanychurch.nyc. Complete the New Parishioner Registration Form in the DOCUMENTS module on the home page. Return it to the rectory by hand, , snail mail or simply drop it in the basket at Sunday Mass and you ll be part of the Epiphany community. Don t forget to enroll in WeShare online giving. We need the support of all our parishioners. Registration is important! It is extremely helpful to the parish. We ask that you not be anonymous. Please help by donating regularly through our registration system. Registration means that your regular donations are registered either through the online giving system or the envelope system. After 12 months without donations, non-donors are deleted from the system to avoid the expense involved in mailing, database maintenance, etc. Contemplative Prayer UPCOMING MEETINGS: May 8 at 6:00 PM May 22 at 6:15 PM in the rectory meeting room (239 E 21 St) Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him. Psalm 37:7 Tentative Celebrant Schedule May 5-6 May PM AT 4 PM JM 8 AM TM 8 AM TM 10 AM AT 10 AM JM 12 PM AT 12 PM JM 7:30 PM - JM 7:30 PM - AT AT = Fr. Titus TM = Msgr Modugno JM = Fr. Jim

3 This Week at Epiphany - May 5 - May 14 Saturday - First Holy Communion - 11 am (CH) (May 5) Pray the Rosary for World Peace - 3 pm (CH) Sunday - Dean Donald Baker - 10 am Mass (CH) (May 6) Presentation: Nutrition & Superfoods - 1 pm (PH) Concert: Mozart Requiem - 4 pm (CH) Monday - Daisy Troop :30 pm (PH) (May 7) Confirmation rehearsal - 7 pm (PH & CH) Tuesday - 22 Club - 12:00 (PH) (May 8) Confirmation rehearsal (CH) - 3:30 pm & measurement (PH) CCD Confirmation Class - 4 pm (Library) Contemplative Prayer - 6:00 pm (rectory) Discipleship in the Spirit - 7:00 pm (CH) Wednesday - OLPH Novena - after 12:10 Mass (CH) (May 9) Children from School for the Deaf - 1:15pm (PH) CCD (grades 1-6) - 3 pm (PH) Youth Choir Music Club - 3:00 pm (CH) Legion of Mary - 5 pm (rectory) Cub Scouts - 5 pm (PH) Adult Choir rehearsal - 7 pm (CH) Thursday - Ascension Thursday School Mass - 9:00 am (CH) (May 10) Boy Scouts - 6:30 pm (PH) Friday - Kumon Graduation & Award Ceremony - 5:30 pm (PH) (May 11) Saturday - DeMello Conference - 8 am (PH) (May 12) Baptisms - 1:15 pm (CH) Corona self-help group - 3:30 pm (NX) Sunday - Corona Self-Help Group - after Masses (NX) (May 13) Monday - Daisy Troop :30 pm (PH) (May 14) Pax Men s Dinner - 5:30 pm (PH) The 2018 Cardinal s Appeal Your gift to the Cardinal s Annual Stewardship Appeal. enriches our Catholic faith in so many ways. WEEK 12 # of gifts GOAL PLEDGED $126, , $135,000 76,015 We are grateful to everyone who has pledged already, though we are struggling this year to bring our totals up to the level in the same week in the 2017 Appeal, especially since the campaign got a late kick-off this year. Well begun is half done. ~ Aristotle & Mary Poppins We humbly ask our parishioners to give prayerful consideration to making a pledge to the Appeal. BABY BOTTLE DRIVE Mother s Day weekend - May Expectant Mother Care Pregnancy Center will hold a baby bottle drive for the benefit of babies & mothers. When you leave the church, please take home a bottle to fill with donations during the month between Mother s Day & Father s Day. Checks are recommended, but EMC is grateful for whatever you are able to give. EMC supports girls & women in the NYC area to help them choose motherhood and honor the sanctity of human life. Golden Wedding Jubilee Annual Mass at St. Patrick s Cathedral Sunday, June 3 at 2:15 PM Couples celebrating 50 years of marriage during 2018 are invited to attend a Mass celebrated by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. Pre-registration is required. (All couples must register in their home parish.) Please call the Epiphany rectory to make arrangements. Closing date for registration is Monday, May 14 Expand your Knowledge! NUTRITION & SUPER FOODS Sunday, May 6 ~ 1-2 pm in Epiphany Parish Hall A presentation by Dr. George Kurian Nutrition and Health: How to stay Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, avoiding doctors & hospitals as much as possible Enjoy the sacred experience again View the online video of our 150th Anniversary Mass at DEMELLO-STROUD SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE Saturday, May 12-8:00 AM - 3:45 PM Epiphany Parish Hall (2nd Av - 21/22 Sts Manhattan) WAKING UP TO SEE THE DANCING JESUS inspired by the reflections of Anthony DeMello, S.J. The Messiah s still around. When did you see him last? I did not know that the sun, the moon, the evening star were the words with which he spoke to me. 8:00 Join us for fresh bagels & coffee 9:00 WAKE UP to the sunshine of AWARENESS & the possibility of SEEING the dancer (bring a snack, lunch, or have another bagel) 1:00 discover your HAPPINESS & LOVE in solitude 4:00 enjoy the opportunity of Holy Mass at Epiphany Presented by Desmond Towey & Karen Starr Venturini Trustees of the DeMello-Stroud Spirituality Center REGISTER AT or demellostroud@aol.com FREE OF CHARGE Modest gratitude donations will enable the center to continue its work. ON THE MONEY ConEd Steam Mar 1-30 Feb 1-28 Jan 1-31 $9, $9, $14,327.28

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