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1 OF JESUS CHURCH HOLY NAME WINDSOR TERRACE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 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 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 Website: We are also on Facebook and Twitter SUNDAY EUCHARIST - MISA DOMINICALES Saturday: 5:30pm. Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 (Spanish), 10:30am &12:00 Noon THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION - PENITENCIA Saturday: 4:00 to 5:00 pm. 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 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 January 17, nd Sunday in Ordinary Time SUNDAY, January 17th 10:00-11:30AM 10:00-11:00AM Spanish RCIA, Boardman Rm. Spanish Group, Rectory Base. MONDAY, January 18th Martin Luther King s Birthday Rectory Closed 7PM Bible Study, Rectory Base. TUESDAY, January 19th 7PM Adult Faith Form. Boardman Rm WEDNESDAY, January 20th 9:30AM 1-4PM 7PM 6-7:30 PM 6:30PM 8:30PM Bible Study, Rectory Base. Seniors, Shep.Hall Baptism Class Rectory Girl Scouts Jr., Old Kinder Rm. Al-Anon, Rectory Base. AA Open Mtg., Rectory Base. THURSDAY, January 21st 9;30AM 1PM-4 5:30-8:30PM 6:7:30PM Math Bee Shep. Hall Cancer Guild Girl Scouts, Rectory Base. Girl Scouts/Seniors, School Mtg. Rm. FRIDAY, January 22nd 5:00-9PM 7-8:30PM 7PM Irish Step Dancing, Shep. Hall Cub Scouts, School Base. Spanish Prayer Group, Rectory Base. SATURDAY, January 23rd 6:00PM 7:00-9:00PM AA Closed Mtg. Rectory Base. Crew, Sch. Mtg. Rm & Sch. Base. Texas Holdem Shep Hall SUNDAY, January 24th :30AM 6-8:00PM Comm. Prox Prep Shep Hall RCIA Spanish, Boardman Room SAT, Rectory Basement FOOD PANTRY The wedding at Cana - God gives us a sign of love so that we may respond in faith and trust. The food pantry will distribute food 2-3 pm on Jan. 23 and Feb. 6 & 20. At this time, tuna, cans of pasta sauce, and cereal are needed. Thank you for your many years of support. COLLECTION RESULTS Sunday, Janurary 10, 2016 TOTAL TO PARISH: $5, (Includes $4, Regular First Collection; $ Faith Direct; $ 2nd Collection Parish Building Repair; $156.00; Faith Direct $32.00) TOTAL TO DIOCESE $1, DIOCESAN MISSION COLLECTION (Includes $1, Regular 2nd Collection; $ Faith Direct) Holy Name Parish Observes Roe v. Wade This week is the 43rd Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court s pro-abortion decision in the case of Roe v. Wade. In Holy Name of Jesus parish we will observe that sad anniversary by using the prayers for the Mass For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life at our regularly scheduled 9am Mass on Saturday, January 23, Immediately after Mass we will have a Holy Hour for Life in the church. Please join us for this Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Litany for Life, a few moments of silent prayer for protection of all human life from conception to natural death, and Benediction. Holy Name Book Club will meet on Tuesday, January 26th in the Boardman room in the Rectory. This month's selection is Rumer Godden's, "In This House of Brede." It is stocked and available at Terrace Books across the street and you will receive a discount if you mention the Holy Name Book Club. Everyone is welcome and if you'd like to be on the Book Club chain, please brolsmacindy@yahoo.com. Women s Retreat There will be a Women's Retreat over Palm Sunday Weekend at the San Alfonso Retreat House in Brick, NJ. Join the women of Holy Name of Jesus and St. Thomas for a lovely weekend of prayer and meditation. Please call Cindy Brolsma at or brolsmacindy@yahoo.com. Adult altar servers are needed to assist at funeral Masses. No experience necessary, we will train you. Call the rectory if you are free at 10 am on weekdays. Volunteering is easy and you are likely to serve just once each month.

3 A Note from Fr. Larry: This note will be short but it contains some important information about the Sacrament of Matrimony. Our Gospel this week is St. John s account of the miracle of Jesus changing water into wine at the Wedding Feast of Cana, an event in Scripture that emphasizes the importance Christ placed on marriage not merely as a social institution but as a sacrament. Valid Catholic marriages are tremendous sources of grace to help carry couples through the challenges that all marriages face. Valid Catholic marriages are powerful examples that parents can offer their children to encourage their children to enter into valid Catholic marriages of their own. The Church offers two important processes to help couples enter into valid Catholic marriages. The first is called convalidation. This is the process that enables couples who have been married civilly, but not in a valid Catholic wedding, to have their marriage convalidated (i.e., recognized as valid) by the Church. The second process is the annulment process. There are many aspects of the annulment process that are beyond the scope of this brief note. The aspect that I want to focus on is that, if a Catholic who was previously married to some other person in a Catholic marriage that ended in a civil divorce, and the Catholic now wishes to enter into a Catholic marriage with another person, the annulment process offers the possibility of the Church examining the first Catholic marriage to determine if it can be annulled (i.e., determined to not have been valid), and thereby no longer be a bar to a valid Catholic marriage. At the direction of Pope Francis during this Year of Mercy, the Church has streamlined and eliminated fees for the annulment process. Especially during this Year of Mercy the Church wants to offer assistance to all Catholics in resolving marriage problems or issues. These frequently are complex matters, but there may well be solutions that are neither difficult nor costly. As I said above, this is not the place for a detailed discussion. However, if anyone you know is interested in addressing marriage issues further, please encourage them to contact their own parish priests or me. If we cannot help them at the parish level, we can refer them to experts within the Church for more in-depth assistance. 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The First Reading from Isaiah uses intimate imagery to describe the relationship between God and His people. Imagine going from desolate and forsaken to my delight and espoused? How much God loves us! The Psalm invites us to sing about the wonderful things that God does for us and to proclaim what the Lord can do. In the Second Reading, we are reminded that the Lord makes himself known in each one of us, through gifts of the Spirit. We are not all the same, but we have the same Lord. Some people are like Van Gogh or Bach, some like Melinda Gates or Mother Teresa. Some have the gift of making us laugh while others lead us to more profound thoughts. Some people heal others by their kindness or wisdom. Some have extreme patience while some of us are quick-witted and act on the spot. Do we use the talents which the Lord has given us? Do we encourage diversity of expression or are we more comfortable with people just like ourselves? Can we tell someone today how much we appreciate their gifts and uniqueness? Though we have started Year C which focuses on Luke s Gospel, we take a short detour here to look at the first of only 7 miracles in John s Gospel, the wedding at Cana. This sets the stage for Jesus beginning his public life. Mary has great concern for the newlyweds wine shortage problem. These weddings lasted a week! Surprisingly, when his own mother said, They have no wine, Jesus replied, How does your concern affect me? Was this a rude answer? Why did he say it? In spite of his response, Mary trusted that he would solve the problem. How would we rate our trust when we go to God with our concerns? Are we ready for new beginnings? According to Pope Francis, Mary teaches us when she tells the servers to Do whatever he tells you. Mary approaches Jesus with confidence. She prays. She does not go to the steward, she immediately tells her Son of the newlyweds problem. The response she receives seems disheartening: What does it have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come (v. 4). But she nonetheless places the problem in God s hands. Her concern to meet the needs of others hastens Jesus hour. (Evangelii Gaudium, 286). She teaches us to put our families in God s hands, to pray, to kindle the hope which shows us that our concerns are also God s concerns. Our readings today are filled with hope. Our land is indeed desolate: toxins are in the air, water and soil. The land is forsaken because of the tensions and the tragedies of sin, and many of the people who live on the land are forsaken. To put it in terms of today s Gospel, the wine has run out and the party seems to be over. But, it does not have to be that way. The people can be called My Delight, and your land Espoused. There is still choice wine left to be experienced: the party does not have to end. Let us be positive and hopeful. We can sing to the Lord a new song. If we Do whatever He tells you, we will help to make our world a better place.

4 Memorials Faced with the overwhelming impact of Roe v.wade, many of us maybe even most flee from the facts. We deny that the living human embryo is truly or fully human life; or we proclaim uncertainty about the facts of human biology; or we proclaim moral agnosticism about the propriety of imposing our views on others; or we throw up our hands and give up because moral opposition to an entrenched pervasive social practice is not worth the effort, discomfort, and social costs. The one position not on the table- the one possibility too hard to look at is that abortion is a grave moral wrong on a par with the greatest moral atrocities of all time and that we passively, almost willingly, accept it as such. (Law professor Michael Stokes Paulsen in NRL News 1/16/14) An Altar Cloth, handmade by Nick Sisto, Sr. before he passed away, has been donated this week in his memory by his wife, Antoinette.. The Hosts are being donated this week in memory of Joan Hardy by her loving family. The Wine is being donated this week in memory of Joan Hardy by her loving family. LET US PRAY For these Mass intentions during Remembering those who are ill. We pray for the sick in our church and community especially, Marilyn Bloom, Joan O Malley, William Diagastino, William Rogers, Maryann Fitzgerald, Margaret Horn, Baby Eleanor Cox, Arnold Paul, Emma Brennan, Mary E. Blacie, Carmella Agnese, Margaret Kreutzberg, Sylvester Dicindio, Jeannie, Margaret Horn, Jack & Louise Miller, Wendylee Julian, Regina Hall, Richard Jordan, Stephanie Merenda, Don Kent, Victoria Godkin, Karry Fantasia, Motayam Shatik, Allan Sheinbrot, Frinett Simon, Edmund O Shea, Yvonne Hajjar, Anne Brown, Yvonne & Carolyn Smolin, Patricia Walsh, Norma Gonzalez, Michael Purdy, Patrick Cregg, Kathleen Neville, Jean Thomas, Eugene DeFranco, Clara Rodriguez, Eleanor Davenport, Kathleen Nolan, Vivian Blum, Phyllis Rago, Maria Martin, Patricia Molloy, Jack Hickey, Juanita F., Ann Mc Cabe, Liam Budgell, Dennis Healey, Michael Turelli, John Marsillo, Juan Muniz, Francis and Richie Day. May God give them renewed health and strength. 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, Ellen Cacaci. the Week of January 17, 2016: Sunday, January 17th Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM 10:30AM 12:00AM James & Kenneth Dolan Virgen de Allegraera Altagracia Howley Mary Ann & Bill Purdy Monday, January 18th In Dedication to St. Jude Tuesday, January 19th Mary Murray Wednesday, January 20th John & Mary Regan Fopeano Thursday, January 21st Saint Agnes Virgin & Martyr Lucy Coletto ( 90th Bday) Friday, January 22nd End to Abortion Saturday, January 23rd In honor of St Anthony, St. Joseph and the Blessed 5:30PM Mother Carmela & Joseph Marsillo Nicola A. Sisto John McHugh In Thanksgiving of Gertrude Gilligan Sunday, January 24th Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Please remember those enrolled in our Purgatorial Society on Sundays at 7:30am and especially for M. Auyang, Ellen Cacaci and Karen Bevacqua. 7:30 AM 10:30AM 12 Noon Mass for the People Matilde Belio Carmela,Vincent,Joseph & Carlo Masella Carmela & Antonio Cascella

5 PLEASE JOIN US FOR MASS AND HOLY HOUR FOR LIFE WHEN: 9am Mass on January 23, 2016 Immediately followed by Holy Hour FOR: WHERE: In Observance Of The 43 rd Anniversary Of The Supreme Court s Pro- Abortion Decision In The Case Of Roe V. Wade Holy Name of Jesus Church After Mass there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Litany for Life, a few moments of silent prayer for protection of all human life from conception to natural death, and Benediction.

6 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK JANUARY 31 TO FEBRUARY 5, 2016 St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy will begin Catholic Schools Week at the 10:30 am Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church on January 31st, An Open House will follow from 11:30 am until 2 pm. Tours of the school will be given by parents and students, teachers will be available to answer your questions, and registration information will be provided. St. Joseph the Worker offers full and half-day programs of Pre-Kindergarten for 3 and 4 year olds, and a full day program for students in Kindergarten through grade 8. Call for more information (718) or visit their website at sjwca.org

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