St. Kevin Roman Catholic Church Most Reverend Raymond F. Chappetto, Pastor, D.D., V.G, V.E. Reverend Robert H.C. Mema, Parochial Vicar Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, JCL, In Residence Reverend Monsignor D. Joseph Finnerty, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Julio C. Barreneche Rectory Office 45-21 194th Street Flushing, NY 11358-3533 718-357-8888 (Telephone) 718-357-3671 (Fax) Patricia Freeman, Parish Secretary Melissa Vollaro, Bookkeeper Parish Website: www.stkevinflushing.org Parish e-mail address: pfreeman@stkevinflushing.org Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30 AM to 12:00 Noon 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Fridays: Office closes at 4:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Sunday: Office Closed January 28, 2018 Masses Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon Daily Mass: Monday to Saturday: 9:00 AM Sacrament of Penance Saturdays at 4:00-4:30PM or by appointment Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Church: 1st Sunday of the month, 1:00-2:30 PM Convent: Every Monday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Devotion Miraculous Medal: Tuesdays at 9:30 AM Catholic Cemeteries For information and available options please call 718-894-4888. Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 28, 2018 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 2 Q. I recently heard the news that the Bayside Campus of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy and St. Pancras School in Glendale are closing. Why? A. It was unfortunate and very sad news for all of us as we learned the fate of both schools. In the case of Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, Bayside Campus, formerly known as St. Robert Bellarmine School, the reasons were due to declining enrollment and changing demographics. Technically, Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy is consolidating its Bayside and Douglaston campuses later this year. In terms of St. Pancras School, this school year only 105 students were enrolled in the K-8 facility, creating a budget deficit of more than $250,000. Please pray for a smooth transition for all students, families, teachers and staff who will be required to begin a new journey in the upcoming school year. In a continued effort to preserve Catholic Education, if there is anything St. Kevin Church/St. Kevin Catholic Academy can do to assist any of our neighbors or friends during this transitional time, please do not hesitate to reach out to me personally. If you are an adult and are interested in comple ng your Sacraments of Ini a on through the recep on of the Sacrament of Confirma on, classes will begin on Monday evening, February 5th, in the Rectory. Please call the Faith Forma on Office at 718-357-5317 ext. 3, for informa on on how to register for the classes. Faith Formation News Kindergarten Religion Classes We will continue our Kindergarten religion class on: Date: Sunday, February 4th Topic: The Church, the family of God Time: 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Place: Room #209 in the Academy Even if you have not joined us before, you are most welcome to come and see what we are doing in the faith formation lives of our youngest children. If you have any questions, please call the Faith Formation Office at 718-357-8110 ext. #3 or email stkevinfaithformation@gmail.com. FAITH FORMATION Agnes Rus, AO, Director of Faith Formation 45-50 195th Street 718-357-5317 Rosaria Surace, Secretary ABLAZE YOUTH MINISTRY Mrs. Megan Rodriguez, Youth Minister For upcoming meeting dates, please contact Meg at stkevin.ablaze@gmail.com or 845-290-2366. MUSIC MINISTRY Mr. Thomas Sexton, Director & Organist ST. KEVIN CATHOLIC ACADEMY Dr. Thomas Piro, Principal Dr. Hugh McGowan, Chairman Board of Directors Linda Scherer, Secretary 45-50 195th Street 718-357-8110, ext. 4, BAPTISM (Infants): Second Sunday of the month at 1:30 P.M. (except during Lent). Please call the rectory for an appointment at least a month in advance. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): For adults seeking the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist). Please call the Faith Formation Office for information. MARRIAGE: Marriage arrangements must be made at least six (6) months prior to the proposed wedding date. Please call the rectory to make an appointment. Also, log onto www.pre-cana.org for complete information about required marriage preparation in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Page 3 www.stkevinflushing.org January 28, 2018 Today, Sunday, January 28th, is the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for the Mass begin on page #938 in the Hymnal. Please Pray for those who are ill: Thomas Karosos, James Leung, Michael Antonucci, Frank Kozar, Betty Sheridan, Christine Porcaro, Kristin Carey, Isabella Ieraci, Bridget Kunz, Lucy Petretti and Jennifer Goldschmitt and for those who have died: Umberto Camisa, Angelo Beacco, Ann Miller, Manoog Tashjin, Mary Bush, Raffaela Moccica and Ted Fitzgerald. Mass Intentions Saturday, January 27th 5:00 Peggie Sugrue Teresa Ciresi Richard Grand (Living) Sunday, January 28th 8:00 Jane O Keefe 10:00 Cheryl Gardiner 12:00 All Educators and Students Monday, January 29th 9:00 Virginia & Lou Picardi Tuesday, January 30th 9:00 Gene Cartaino Wednesday, January 31st 9:00 Esther Balistreri Thursday, February 1st 9:00 Thomas Dinucci Friday, February 2nd 9:00 The Nogueira & Gesualdi families, living and deceased members Saturday, February 3rd 9:00 Umberto Camisa Saturday, February 3rd 5:00 Cheryl Gardiner Sunday, February 4th 8:00 Those enrolled in the Parish Purgatorial Society 10:00 Deceased members of the Amodio Family 12:00 Romeo & Frank Salamon St. Kevin Senior Club will meet on Tuesday, January 30th, from 1:30 to 4:30 PM in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center. Our next trip to Empire City Casino will be on Wednesday, January 31st. Your cost is $25 and you will receive the package of the day. For reservations and information please call Sam at 718-762-3256. Line Dancing will take place on the following Friday evenings in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center: February 2nd, 16th and 23rd beginning at 8:00 P.M. and on February 9th, beginning at 7:00 P.M. For information, call Emilie at 347-400-4358. 50/50 Raffle - Please place your January 50/50 envelope (that you received in your monthly envelope package), with your $5 donation, in the collection basket today. Extra envelopes are located at the doors of the church (please write the month on the envelope). Thank you very much for your support of St. Kevin Church! The Flushing First Friday Club will meet on Friday, February 2nd at 12:00 Noon at Verdi s Restaurant in Whitestone. The guest speaker will be Father Paul Kim, from St. Luke Church. For information, please call Catherine at 718-461-7049. Weekly Collection January 21, 2018.......$10,483.00 Memorial Gifts The St. Kevin Shrine Lamp will burn this week for the Intentions of the Donor.
January 28, 2018 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 4 I would like to invite you to join me on a 10 Day Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain and France that will take place August 7th - 16th, 2018. Upon arrival in Lisbon, Mass will be celebrated at the Church of St. Anthony, patron saint of Portugal, and then travel onto Fatima, the site of one of the most famous apparitions of the Blessed Mother, where we will spend two nights. We then travel through Spain, along part of The Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across Europe and coming together at the tomb of St. James in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Along the way, visit Avila, Zaragoza and Loyola, birthplace of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. From Spain, cross the Pyrenees Mountains to Lourdes, known today as the most famous healing Marian shrine of our times. For information and to request a brochure on the Pilgrimage, please contact Peter s Way Tours at 800-225-7662 or email:peter@petersway.com and refer to tour code: 9386. The tour package includes round trip airfare from JFK, all airport fees, eight (8) nights accommodations in twin rooms with private facilities at first class hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, entrance fees to all sights, coordination of all liturgies. I hope you will join me on our custom designed pilgrimage route. This pilgrimage promises to be a rewarding and memorable journey for all. Monsignor Steven Aguggia, JCL Friday, February 2nd at 7:00 P.M. Theme: Voca ons to the Priesthood Homilist: Monsignor D. Joseph Finnerty The Sacrament of Reconcilia on will be available.
Page 5 www.stkevinflushing.org January 28, 2018 First Sunday Eucharis c Adora on Join us in prayer on Sunday, February 4, 2018 from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Join us each Friday during Lent for the praying of the Stations of the Cross at 7:00PM in the Church. Ash Wednesday Mass and Prayer Service Schedule Masses with Distribution of Ashes 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes 3:00 PM Repent, and believe in the Gospel Stewardship Thought In today s Gospel we hear proclaimed the beginning of Jesus public ministry. He teaches. He heals. And all are amazed. By their baptism, Christian stewards realize they are called to do the same in their lives. They are called to be the light of Christ each day. As we bring closure to the beginning of this new year, now is a good time to ask the Lord to fill our hearts with courage and faith, so that we too may publicly minister in his name; that we may be liberated from our insecurities and fear so that we can share the Gospel authoritatively and work to heal at least one wounded relationship in the coming months ahead.
January 28, 2018 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 6 Vocation Awareness My Simple Walk to Consecration I was the oldest in what I would say was a good Catholic family, not overly religious, but definitely faithful to Jesus. My mother was a good Catholic, and my brother, two sisters and I would go to Mass with her every Sunday. We would also pray the rosary every night, even if we didn t feel like it or were just too tired. My mother had a great devotion to our Blessed Mother and we would attend the Marian service every evening during the month of May. My father was killed during WW II when a bomb fell in the valley where he and his cousin were walking home. His cousin did not even get a scratch I was five years old and this was my first experience with the quick and unexpected changes of life. This left my mother, at the age of 24, with four children to raise on her own. I grew up in a difficult time, because the war caused us to move from one place to another. I remember at the age of 12 or 13 my friends and I decided to do First Friday devotions. We would get up at 6 AM, run to church where the priest would open the door and let us in so we could receive Holy Communion, then run home to catch the 7 AM bus to school. At 16, I was interested in the idea of dating, loved to dance and go out with my friends. Even then, though, one day when I was on a very long bus ride something was calling me, but I just pushed it away. That was the beginning. My friend and I taught religious education, but in Italy religious education was called Catholic Action. She invited me to a service at a Bethany House. I remember that day well - I dropped my brother and two sisters off at the Don Bosco Recreation Center and the first step toward my journey began. A Bethany is the house of fraternal living for the Apostolic Oblates. An Oblate is a consecrated lay person. They wear regular clothes because the founder, Bishop Giaquinta, believed Oblates should be like the leaven in bread. You don t see it but without it, the bread will not rise. Bishop Giaquinta felt that a Secular Institute should be made up of lay people in the world, but not of the world. Their presence may help others to be aware of and respond to their Call to Holiness. Just as other lay people, they have to work in society while living out their vocation. This is the Charism of the Apostolic Oblates. After I met the founder of the Apostolic Oblates and the Pro Sanctity Movement, I started spending more time with the Oblates. I also researched other congregations: the Salesian Sisters and the Sisters of St. Paul, but I kept hearing that call back to the Oblates. I really liked the idea of being part of the world but not of the world. My mother had a strict rule; no one moves out of the house until they are 21. So everyone in my family stayed until they were 21 years of age. I was the first to leave, though mother really did not approve of my choice to become an Oblate. She tried to discourage me by not letting me go to many of the activities that were being offered at the Bethany but, in the end, she said, you are 21, and gave her approval. So, after spending one year participating in the various activities and helping the Oblates, I applied to the Secular Institute and was accepted for formation. After three years of formation, I took my Private Vows (obedience, poverty, chastity and the promise of apostolate) in church surrounded by my immediate family and fellow Oblates. After 10 years, I took my Final Vows in California in the presence of the founder, Bishop Giaquinta. My missionary work called me to leave Italy and come to the United States: Brooklyn, California, and New York, where I have worked in schools, the Immigration Office, as Pastoral Associate, and currently at Brookdale Hospital as a Catholic Chaplain, all by living the charism and my call to serve the Lord as an Apostolic Oblate. Angela Di Paola
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January 28, 2018 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 10 The Impact of Catholic Educa on Reflections from a St. Kevin School Alumni Stephanie Bonanno Catholic education has made a huge impact on my life and has shaped me into the person I am today. My journey began at St. Kevin School, where I attended from preschool through eighth grade. Catholic school has taught me the importance of education with an emphasis of honoring God and putting Him in the center of my life. The values of Jesus and the importance of community and serving others was always encouraged. Knowing that I continuously had God by my side motivated me to become a high achiever. I furthered my Catholic education at Archbishop Molloy High School. While in high school I became involved in campus ministry and weekend retreats. Additionally, I was a lector, rectory assistant, and vacation bible school volunteer at St. Kevin Church. I continued my Catholic education at St. John s University. While in college, I volunteered as a second grade catechist at St. Kevin s Church. I received my bachelor s degree from St. John s and I decided to continue there for my graduate studies to obtain a Master s of Speech- Language Pathology. As a graduate student, I work for the missions at St. John s Vincentian Institute for Social Action, where we follow in the footsteps of St. Vincent DePaul, working to serve the poor. No matter where my life takes me, it will always lead me back to St. Kevin, and I am eternally grateful to God! A Good Education Can Change Anyone; A Good Teacher Can Change Everything! Mrs. Barbara Graham, or Ms. Barbara Ehrhardt as so many of her former students know her, is celebrating her 30 th year teaching at St. Kevin. Knowing this, Christine, a former student, in the photo below with Mrs. Graham, who always felt encouraged as well as inspired daily by her then teacher, Ms. Ehrhardt, so long ago, wanted to do something extra special to mark this anniversary for her. She knew many friends from elementary school shared her same feelings then and still do to this day about the teacher who not only taught them in class but was the person at St. Kevin who made them feel like they were somebody, somebody that mattered, somebody that could achieve anything as long as they set their minds to it! There s a quote that reads, If we are lucky, we will have maybe five people who will always remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who will remember them for the rest of their lives. Even with the miracle of social media, Christine wasn t able to track down thousands (although she knew they existed), she was able to track down about 50 former students who replied with beautiful heartfelt notes and comments back about Mrs. Graham. Christine was then able to put her plan in motion to create a beautiful tribute book complete with a bow to surprise Barbara this past December, at the St. Kevin Faculty Christmas gathering, with the thoughtful gesture that brought her elementary teacher to loving tears. Today, Christine, is a member of the school s faculty and is honored to have known Barbara since she was 12 years old and will say without question how truly lucky it was to have had her as a teacher but is now honored and truly lucky to call her a friend and colleague! God Bless you Barbara! We Love You! Congratulations on your 30 th Anniversary of teaching and impacting so many lives!
Page 11 www.stkevinflushing.org A Religion Teacher s Prayer (www.thereligionteacher.com.) January 28, 2018 Almighty Father, You sent forth your Son as a beacon of hope for all people. As Teacher, he has given us the prime example of the importance of education. As disciples, we look to him for inspiration and strength. Thank you for the many sisters, brothers, priests, and laypeople who have dedicated their lives in service to our Catholic schools. Thank you for the teachers and administrators who sustain our schools today. Thank you for the parents who have given support and witness to the importance of Catholic education in their daily lives. Thank you for the students who work hard to further their education. Bless St. Kevin Catholic Academy and the many people who advance our mission. May our building be a home for those who seek to grow in faith, knowledge, and service of others. May our community always support one another and exhibit hospitality to newcomers. Fill our minds with knowledge and wisdom. May our understanding of the world help us to grow in appreciation for it. Fill our hearts with gladness. May we always turn to you in times of need. Fill our hands with the tools we need to serve others. May we show them your unceasing love through our actions. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us.
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