Church of St. Theresa

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1 Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ Mass Schedule SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday at 5:00 pm Saturday at 6:30 pm (Spanish) Sunday at 7:30, 9:00 (Italian), 10:30 (Family Mass) & 12:15 PM WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday thru Friday: 8:00 & 9:00 am Saturday: 8:00 & 9:00 am Devotions Miraculous Medal & St. Theresa after Monday morning Masses. St. Anthony after Tuesday morning Masses. Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM, as well as every First Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 PM with silent adoration until 10:00 PM. Recitation of the Rosary every Saturday at 4:30 (before the 5:00 PM Mass) Confessions Saturdays from 4:00 to 5:00 and by appointment Baptisms Baptisms are held on the second Sunday of every month at 1:30 PM. Please call the Rectory at least one month before to make arrangements. Baptismal instructions for parents and Godparents are required. Marriages Call the Rectory at least six months in advance of the wedding date to make an appointment with a deacon or priest. Rev. Gilberto Angel-Neri, Parochial Vicar Rev. Emmanuel Udoh, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Rev. Edmundo Gomez, Weekend Associate Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor Deacon Anthony P. Cassaneto Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education Dr. Liya Petrides, Music Director Spanish Mass 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York RECTORY: /1901 WEBSITE: SCHOOL: FAX: contact@sttheresaparishny@gmail.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

2 CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX AUGUST 5, 2012 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The accounts that we have of Jesus life make it abundantly clear that Jesus was a man of prayer. The first thing He did after His baptism was pray. The last thing He did before His death was pray. And in between, there are so many references to His personal prayer life. For example, the gospel tells us that rising early in the morning, Jesus went off into a lonely place in the desert; there He was absorbed in prayer. The context in which that statement is made clearly indicates that Jesus did not use prayer as a substitute for work. He was a hard worker. Never once did Jesus ask God to do anything that He should have done Himself. Neither did Jesus use prayer as a substitute for reflection. Wisdom wasn t poured into His head like water into a glass. He thought about life, and struggled with it until it made sense. Clear thought and hard work can produce some marvelous results. But Jesus added one other ingredient. That was prayer. Why did He do that? What did it mean to Him? And what does His prayer life mean to us? The most obvious answer is that Jesus prayed because He felt the need for it. In all great matters, a sense of need precedes the discovery of the experience. Jesus prayed because He felt the need to pray. And here we touch the mystery of the incarnation. He was God and man. He was God incarnate, God in human flesh. But we ought not to forget that He was also man. And somehow in this mystery of incarnation He needed the help, the power, and the strength that prayer can provide. Why else would He arise long before daylight and find a solitary place to pray? So it is with you and me. Life confronts us with questions we cannot answer, problems that defy solutions, and challenges that exceed our capabilities. When that happens, what are we to do? Some would say, we must try harder. When things get tough, the tough get going? But brave slogans notwithstanding, we all know those times when trying hard is not enough. These are the times when prayer becomes something more than religious ritual. It is inwardly establishing contact with a resource of power and allowing that resource to replenish our own power. So prayer reminds us that when we are alone, we are not truly alone. This is one of the most profound and mysterious facts of human life-the consciousness that we are never alone. Jesus went to a solitary place to pray, but there, alone, He was not alone. In the experience of solitude is the potential of inner strength, if we understand that we are not alone. Then prayer becomes something more than self-hypnosis. It is being alone with God and communicating with Him. This does not imply or suggest a withdrawal from life. It is rather a preparation for meeting the challenges of life. For the truth is we cannot do much for anyone else, unless periodically we do something for ourselves. The longer an orchestra plays the more it needs to be tuned up. The further an airplane flies, the more it requires ground service. Whenever a personality is out of tune, it cannot do much for others until it has first done something for itself. This was what prayer meant to Jesus. He prayed because He had needs that only prayer could meet. If that was true of Him, can it be any less true of you and me? CATHOLICISM FILM SERIES Join us on Tuesday night at 7:30PM on August 7 th in the rectory meeting room for the 8 th part (out of 10) of the screening of Fr. Robert Barron s Catholicism movie series. In this amazing series, Fr. Barron presents the Catholic faith in a most engaging and challenging way. The 8 th episode is entitled: A VAST COMPANY OF WITNESSES: THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. You do not need to have seen the previous episodes to come see the last four since each stands alone. Coffee and dessert will be served. There are Spanish subtitles. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Takes place every Wednesday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30PM in the Church. Please come and taste how good the Lord is! Please visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS FOR JULY & AUGUST Office Closed from now until the week of August 17 You may contact Mrs. Fanelli, the Principal, by leaving a phone message or fan@sttheresaschoolbronx.org School office reopens August 20 th Office Hours Monday-Thursday 8AM-12 Noon Office closed Monday, September 3 rd Regulars School Office Hours Resume Tuesday, September 4, Hours 7:30AM-3:30PM Applications for new students are available in the Rectory during closed school office hours. We have a few seats available in Grades 3,4,5,6,7. Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 are waiting list only.

3 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 2012 ST. THERESA FEAST Our 16 th Annual Feast is over and another great year leaves us with fond memories and a closer connection to our parish and our community. A little rain here and there did not stop our parishioners and neighbors who were present in such great numbers from enjoying good food, rides, games, religious observances and great entertainment. The Feast Committee would like to thank everyone who helped make the feast the success that it was. Once again our community came together to make the feast a great success. All of this would not have been possible if it were not for our many wonderful volunteers who worked non-stop during the five days of the feast. A very big Thank You goes out to Lou Aurrichio who, if not for his hard work and dedication, our feast would not be the wonderful and successful parish and community event that it is. We ask all of our parishioners to join us and say thank you to those individuals who own homes or live within the immediate area of our feast. We realize that at times during the week of our feast those local residents are inconvenienced by the noise or because of the lack of parking. We thank them for their understanding and patience. Many of them have told us that these inconveniences are greatly outweighed by the good that our feast does for our parish and community. We would like to thank the following companies for their donations as Corporate Sponsors to our Feast. We ask you, our parishioners, to also thank them when you frequent their establishments or use their services. Once again we thank them for their generosity. BONAVITA KEY FOOD COLONIAL HOME IMPROVEMENTS LUCCA RESTAURANT RAO S SPECIALTY FOODS LOUIS ANNUNZIATA DMD PEPE LUXURY CARS ELECTRIC PARADISE N.Y. WESTCHESTER SQ. MEDICAL CENTER COUNTY CHAIR MARK A. VARRICHIO ASSOCIATES CENTURY 21 MARCIANO REAL ESTATE DAVID J. STEVENS DDS BARINO S MARKET PELHAM BAY REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING L&L HOME APPLIANCE SERVICE DR. RALPH CAPALBO GINA MARTUCCI VITO S MENS SHOP PILGRIM PHARMACY LEHIGH WINES & LIQUORS PRUZZO S SUPERMARKET RALPH GIORDANO FUNERAL HOME METRO OPTICS VILLA BARONE MANOR CITIBANK We would like to send our Congratulations out to the St. Theresa Feast Grand Raffle Winners: 1 ST PRIZE: THE PIRRAGLIA, CIPOLLONE, BRUNO & ROGALEWSKI FAMILIES 2 ND PRIZE: MSGR. ANTHONY MARCHITELLI 3 RD PRIZE: TANYA WALDEN

4 AUGUST 5, RD TIME: Max Guido & Rose Ann Cipollone 3 RD TIME: Stephen Lopez & Jazmin Velez Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst." - Jn 6:35 THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF RONNIE CACCIOTTOLI THIS WEEK S ALTAR BREAD IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF RONNIE CACCIOTTOLI SAVE THE DATE ST. THERESA SCHOOL ALL YEARS REUNION SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2013 MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW SATURDAY AUGUST 4, :00PM Dominic Pirraglia 6: 30PM Clotilda Sarmiento SUNDAY AUGUST 5, :30AM Mary O Neill 9:00AM Robert Dipaula 10:30AM Jackie Berrios 12:15PM Feast of St. Donato MONDAY AUGUST 6, :00AM Gloria, Geraldine & Joseph Cardone 9:00AM Donato & Beatrice DiCristofaro TUESDAY AUGUST 7, :00AM Benedetta Ricciardi 9:00AM Rita Marcasciano WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8, :00AM Assunta & Joseph Segreti 9:00AM Benedetto Grimaleti THURSDAY AUGUST 9, :00AM Antoinette Granitto 9:00AM Michael Fragola FRIDAY AUGUST 10, :00AM Antonia, Francesco & Pietro Cipollone 9:00AM Philip Corrado SATURDAY AUGUST 11, :00AM Charles D. Edwards 9:00AM George Hendriks 5:00PM Balzano & Feola Families 6:30PM Pro-Populo SUNDAY AUGUST 12, :30AM Carmelo Benza 9:00AM John Pagnotta & Michael Agovino 10:30AM Michael & Rosina Martucio 12:15PM Trinidad & Julia Santiago CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM to 5:00PM or by appointment in the rectory. ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER All new or unregistered parishioners are asked to please register by phone or in person at the Rectory or fill out the information below. Many items of importance will be mailed home in the course of the year. NAME ADDRESS PHONE # CELL # Return to rectory THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Joseph & Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Maryann Cali- Bannan, Judy Berardione, Marguerite Bianco, Richard J. Colesanti, Nicholas Cappa, Anthony Cardone, Sara Corrado, Peter Corbo, Louis Curcio, AnaEdith Castillo, Dennis Deandrea, Rosemary Davis, Rose & Carlo Dente, Thomas DeSimone, MaryAnn DiBattista, Massimiliano D Onofrio, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Jeanine Iovino, Angie Joy, Jacquelyn Joy, Patricia Kiernan, Stella Kim, Joseph Klucinec, Salvatore Lanza, Angie Lox, James Magrino, Vita Marino, Maryann Maiorana, Frank Maiorana, Theresa Marcellino, Angelo Megaro, Raymond & John Matta, Vincent Mastrogiovanni, Dolores Miriglia, Michael Montalto, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Negli, Francis Olivio, Marylou Ortiz, Marisol Pagan, Lucille Perito, Irene Piscitelli, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni, Louis Quattrucci, Diana Raffa, Phyllis Iannuzzi-Ramziel, Nilda Samday, Rose Tanzi, Carmen Torrellas, Irene Vesely, Madeline Volpe, Theresa Wagner.

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