St. Kevin Roman Catholic Church Most Reverend Raymond F. Chappetto, Pastor, D.D., V.G, V.E. Reverend John J. Costello, Administrator Reverend Paul Y. Kim, Parochial Vicar 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 Susan Kozar-Oliver, 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 July 3, 2016 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. Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Page 3 www.stkevinflushing.org July 3, 2016 Today, Sunday, July 3rd, is the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today s Mass begin at #969 in the Hymnal. MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, July 2nd 5:00 Michael Stroligo Sunday, July 3rd 8:00 James Wrynn 10:00 Michael Stroligo 12:00 Those enrolled in the Parish Purgatorial Society Monday, July 4th 9:00 James Wrynn Tuesday, July 5th 9:00 Living members of the Dos & Buis Family Wednesday, July 6th 9:00 Rose & Julian Xuereb Thursday, July 7th 9:00 Vincenza Giordano-Gerbino Friday, July 8th 9:00 Edward P. Gruppo Saturday, July 9th 9:00 Domenica Floresta Concetta Auriemma Egidio Venturino Saturday, July 9th 5:00 Christopher Geney Sunday, July 10th 8:00 Aurelio Pinilla & Cecilia Pinilla 10:00 The Fortunato & Guelleme Family 12:00 Benito Guglietta Sunday, July 10th 3:30 P.M. Wedding Ceremony Daniel Woods and Deanna Andrisani Thank You! A sincere Thank You to everyone who donated so generously to the Food Pantry collection for St. Gerard Majella Church! The wonderful support and the quantity of food that was donated was remarkable and so greatly appreciated! The next food collection will be on the weekend of July 30th & 31st. Jubilee Year of Mercy At St. Kevin, there is an additional hour of confessions on Sunday after the 8:00 AM Mass. Also, on the First Sunday of the month, during Eucharistic Adoration, a priest is available for confessions from 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Experience the love and mercy of God! 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal Update Thank you to those parishioners who have already sent in their pledges to the 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal! Diocesan Assigned Goal:....$96,000.00 Pledged as of 6/27:........$72,170.00 $ in Hand as of 6/27:.......$60,691.00 # of Pledges as of 6/27:.......244 If you have not yet made your pledge to the 2016 ACA, pledge forms are available at the doors of the Church. You can either mail them directly into the diocese or place them in the collection baskets. Thank you for your support of St. Kevin Church! Senior Club News We have scheduled a trip to Rocking Horse Resort in upstate New York for September 12th through 16th. The cost is $609 per person/double occupancy and includes round-trip transportation, three full meals a day, a cocktail hour, all activities and gratuities. For information and/or reservations please call Joan at 718-463-4018. Have a wonderful summer! See you in September! Memorial Gifts The St. Kevin Shrine Lamp will burn this week for the Intentions of the Donor. Weekly Offerings June 26, 2016.....$7,483.00
July 3, 2016 Proper Summer Attire Summer is here and with it, hot weather. This usually means a different form of dress. Casual and light is the order of the day. However, we ask everyone to consider what exactly is appropriate for Sunday Mass. Sunday Mass is a sacred event. We gather in a special place (air conditioned), in the presence of God and one another, to do the most sacred thing we can do offer the Sacrifice of Christ to the Father. Certainly, such an event calls for the greatest degree of reverence and our attitude, shown in our dress, should be one of profound respect. How would you go to a family member s July wedding? Sunday Mass is far more significant. Shorts, cut-off jeans, tank tops, athletic shirts/ shorts and the like are not appropriate. Please, before setting out to church, ask yourself: does what I am wearing show respect for where I am going and tell everyone how I feel about this sacred action? Save the Date: Youth Ministry Fall 2016 Opening Night is Friday, September 16th, 7 to 9 PM, in the St. Kevin Room St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 4 Nicaragua Mission The Team s next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 5th, at 7 P.M. in the St. Kevin Room in the rectory. All team members are urged to attend and anyone interested in helping in any capacity is welcome to join us. The Mission trip to benefit the abandoned and disabled children of the Mustard Seed Communities in Nicaragua will be August 20-27th. There will be an opportunity to donate to the Mission at the weekend Masses on July 16th and 17th. Cash is wonderful; checks may be made out to Mustard Seed. Team members will be at the doors to collect your donations.and thank you! For additional information, please call Tony or Margaret at 718-461-7128 or email mmbrower1@yahoo.com. In observance of Independence Day, Monday, July 4th, the Rectory Office will be closed. The office will reopen on Tuesday, July 5th, at 9:30 A.M. We invite our parishioners and friends to join us on Monday, July 4th, at the 9:00 A.M. Mass to remember the brave men and women who have served, and are currently serving, in our Armed Forces defending our country so that we can enjoy all of the freedoms that we have today. HAPPY 4th of JULY! those who are ill: Isabella Ieraci, Patrick Raso, Frank Kozar, Gustavo Hermosilla, Bridget Kunz, Sean O Leary, and those who have died: Richard Bonnen & Loretta Iannucci. FAITH FORMATION Agnes Rus, AO, Director of Faith Formation 45-50 195th Street 718-357-8110, ext. 3 Rosaria Surace, Secretary ABLAZE YOUTH MINISTRY Meg Fraino, Youth Minister Grades 9 through 12, For information, 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 Laura Fernandez, Secretary 45-50 195th Street 718-357-8110, ext. 4 Academy Website: www.stkevinca.org 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. R.C.I.A.: 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.precana.org for complete information about required marriage preparation in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Page 5 www.stkevinflushing.org July 3, 2016 A Diocesan Pilgrimage With Bishop DiMarzio The Holy Doors of Rome, Assisi and the Holy Land In the Jubilee Year of Mercy --------------------- Italy Por on September 15 23, 2016 Op onal Holy Land Extension September 23 29, 2016 ----------------- For a Brochure call Susan 1-800-842-4842 Treasures from our Tradition It s high summer now, school is out, the pace of work slows and some people drift away. There are visitors in the churches every summer and familiar faces are among the missing. Some find the summer s call more appealing than the summons of the church bells. Many, however, would not dream of missing a Sunday and so they make their way to Mass in unfamiliar places, watching the locals for clues as to when to sit or stand and where the Communion stations are. In answering the call, they keep the sabbatical rhythm of the Christian life: every seventh day, the Body of Christ assembles for worship. For centuries, there was no obligation to Sunday Mass in the sense of a written law, but Christians have always yearned to be together on Sunday. In the city of Abitina, during a persecution by the Emperor Diocletian, a group of Christians were urged to stop worshiping together on Sundays. They responded, Then take our lives, for without the Sunday we cannot live. By a curious coincidence, the appointed readings today center us on thoughts of peace. On our Independence Day, the experience of worship situates us in community and evokes a commitment from us to be advocates of peace in all aspects of our society s life. Vocation Thought The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Are you being called by the Lord of the harvest to proclaim His kingdom as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? If you are discerning a religious vocation, you are invited to call the rectory (718-357-8888) to speak with one of the parish priests or call the Vocation Office at 718-827-2454 or email: vocations@diobrook.org. The Lord appointed seventy-two whom He sent in pairs to every town. Luke 10 Luke s Gospel describes the calling and the mission of seventy-two others who are commissioned to bring in the harvest. The number is symbolic, since according to Jewish tradition the number of nations in the world is seventy-two. This then is a universal mission, a catholic mission to all the world. Stewardship Thought In today s Gospel, we hear Jesus inviting His disciples to be evangelizers. The harvest is abundant, Jesus says. But those who are willing to invite others to a deeper relationship with the Lord are few. Good stewards who are willing to witness their Catholic faith to others know they are like lambs among wolves. They are encouraged to be gentle, patient and loving, knowing they may face rejection and even fierce opposition. The Year of Mercy invites us to be better stewards of our faith, to give positive, courageous, joyful witness to others who have turned away from their relationship with Jesus. Is there someone we should be reaching out to this week? What is more delightful than the voice of the Lord calling to us? St. Benedict
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