Church of St. Theresa

Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ SUNDAY MASSES Saturday at 5:00pm, Sunday at 7:30am, 9:00am(Italian), 10:30am(Family Mass) 12:15pm, 1:30PM(Spanish) & 5:00pm WEEKDAY MASSES Monday thru Saturday 8:00am & 9:00am DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal & St. Theresa Novenas after Monday morning Masses St. Anthony Novena after Tuesday morning Masses. Thursday 12 Noon Mass & Eucharistic Adoration Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday 7:30pm to 8:30pm followed by silent adoration until 9:00pm. 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York CONFESSION Saturdays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm and by appointment BAPTISMS Baptisms take place most Sundays after the 1:30pm Mass. We ask parents to attend the Baptism preparation meeting. Register at the Rectory for the meeting. The date of the Baptism will be discussed at the Baptism meeting. MARRIAGES Call the Rectory at least six months in advance of the wedding date to make an appointment with parish clergy. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Derivan, Pastor Rev. Joseph Ligory, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Msgr. Neil Graham, Retired, Spanish Mass Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Deacon Anthony P. Cassaneto Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education RECTORY: 7188921900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresachurchbronx.org SCHOOL: 7187923688 FAX: 7188921146 EMAIL: rectorystc@aol.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 7187928434

C S. T, B FROM THE DESK OF FATHER DERIVAN: Fifteen years ago today, the date September 11 became a day of tragedy. We probably all remember exactly where we were on that terrible day when we heard the news of two planes crashing into the World Trade Center. September 11 became a date forever imprinted in our minds, one that we pray that we and our children will never see again. We must never forget that day. Our children thankfully, did not witness it. But we adults did and that memory will always be there. But something else must remain in our memories, something more powerful than tragedy. What we must never forget is the goodness of that daythe goodness of ordinary people just going to work, as they always did, not realizing that tragedy would come; the goodness of people helping one another when tragedy struck, emergency rescue personnel, of course, but also ordinary citizens, just helping one another to get through to safety; the goodness of families being strong, even though they lost fathers or mothers, sons or daughters; the goodness of Americans coming together as one in prayer and in mutual support. That was the goodness of September 11, 2001, a goodness that came out of tragedy, a goodness that tragedy could not overcome. It was a goodness that came from faith, from trust in God, and from a love that showed itself in action. We must continue to live in that goodness. We must not let the goodness of September 11 fade away with the passage of time. Our best honor to those who lost their lives on that day is simply to live good lives, to do as they did and would have continued to do, if they had the chance. Our best honor to them is to keep bringing goodness into our own lives and into the lives of others and not to wait for tragedy to happen to help our neighbor. The best way for us to conquer the evil that brought about September 11 is to make sure that we bring forth more goodness into our daily living, into our families, into our places of work, into our apartment buildings and neighborhood blocks. Love your children and grandchildren with a deeper love. Be a stronger friend, a more concerned fellowworker, a true neighbor. Then we are truly honoring the victims of that fateful day. May we overcome evil with goodness, not only on the 15th anniversary of September 11, 2001, but on every day that we live. Father Thomas B. Derivan IN MEMORY OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER VICTIMS THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN At the rising of the Sun and at its going down, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN At the blowing of the wind and the chill of the Winter, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of Spring, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of Summer, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of Autumn, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN At the beginning of the year and when it ends, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN When we are weary and in need of strength, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN When we are lost and sick of heart, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN When we have joy we crave to share, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN When we have decisions that are difficult to make, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN When we have achievements that are based on theirs, THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN As long as we live, they too will live for they are now a part of us. THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. By Franciscan Friars

TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The following prayer was offered by our Retired Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI when he visited Ground Zero during his Apostolic Journey to New York on April 20, 2008: PRAYER OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI at Ground Zero April 20, 2008 O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather to remember a scene of incredible violence and pain. We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died there the heroic firstresponders: our fire fighters, police officers, and emergency service workers, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them there on September 11, 2001. We ask you, in your compassion to bring healing to those who, because of their presence there that day, suffer from injuries and illness. Heal, too, the pain of stillgrieving families and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to continue their lives with courage and hope. God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth. Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred. God of understanding, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this tragedy, we seek your light and guidance as we confront such terrible events. Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost on that day may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all. Amen WORLD MISSION SUNDAYSECOND COLLECTION Today is World Mission Sunday. Our second collection today will be taken up to support the missionary efforts of the Church throughout the world. As our Holy Father said in his Message for this Sunday, World Mission Sunday affords us the opportunity to reach out to the least of Christ s brethren through missionaries in every part of the world. There are two patron saints of the missions. One is St. Francis Xavier, a great missionary, who brought the gospel to the people of the Far East. But the other patron of the missions is a saint who never went to the missions, but who united her prayers and sacrifices for the missions and for missionaries, the great St. Theresa of the Child Jesus. On this Mission Sunday, we recall that we are to be like St. Theresa. We may never actually go to the missions as St. Francis Xavier did. But nonetheless we canand mustbe mission people as St. Theresa was. Your prayers at Mass, your sacrifices, your material support both in this collection which is for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and also in other missionary causes that you assistall of these things show your love for the missions. We thank you for your generosity today. Those who have come into contact with Christ cannot keep Him for themselves. They must proclaim Him, Pope Benedict XVI has said. Thank you for proclaiming Jesus to those who are waiting to come to His love. BIBLE STUDY SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 7:30PM Every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM in the Rectory Dining Room a group gathers seeking to grow closer to Christ by meditating on the Holy Scripture. Please come and be nourished by the Word of God. Everyone is invited to attend.

SEPTEMBER 16 ST. CORNELIUS & ST. CYPRIAN In the middle of the third century, the Church was still being persecuted. The fierce persecution of Emperor Decius claimed the life of Pope St. Fabian. The Church was without a pope for nearly a year. A holy priest of Rome, Cornelius, was elected in 251. He accepted because he loved Christ. He would serve the Church as pope even if his ministry would cost him his life. That is why Pope Cornelius was so greatly admired throughout the world. The bishops of Africa were especially outspoken in their love and loyalty to the pope. Bishop Cyprian of Carthage sent him letters of encouragement and support. Cyprian had been a convert at the age of twentyfive. He had astonished the Christians of Carthage by pledging a vow of perpetual chastity right before his baptism. He had eventually became a priest and in 249 a bishop. Bishop Cyprian greatly encouraged Pope Cornelius by reminding him that during the present persecution in Rome not a single Christian had given up the faith. St. Cyprian s writings explain the love that Christians should have for the whole Church. This love should be for the pope as well as for the local diocese and parish. Cyprian wrote a scholarly work on the unity of the Church. This remains an important topic for all times, including our own. Pope St. Cornelius died in exile at the port of Rome in September, of 253. Because he suffered so much as pope, he is considered a martyr. St. Cyprian died five years later during the persecution of Valerian. He was beheaded at Carthage on September 14, 258. Together they share a feast day to remind us of the unity that the Church should always enjoy. This unity is a mark of the presence of Jesus who is the Center. Let us pray for unity among people of different cultures, races, nations, and religions. BLESSED FRANCESCO BONIFACIO Priest and Martyr (19121946) SEPTEMBER 11 Having aspired to the priesthood from his childhood, Francesco Bonifacio, of Piran, Slovenia, was ordained a priest at the age of twentyfour. In 1939, he was appointed pastor of a church in Villa Gardossi (near Buje, Croatia). Over the years that followed Father Bonifacio supported and defended his people who were suffering at the hands of both the Nazi invaders and the Communist Liberation Front of the Yugoslav regime. He strengthened and upheld their faith in the face of a concerted campaign of atheistic propaganda from the Communists. Father Bonifacio encouraged many young people to participate in the lay apostolate known as Catholic Action. He became a target of the Communists hatred, who despised him for his priesthood. Father Bonifacio was returning home after hearing confessions on September 11, 1946, when he was arrested by a band of Liberation Front soldiers and policemen. They took the thirtyfouryear old priest into the woods, where they tortured him and slew him, dumping his body in a ravine. CONFESSIONS: Are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM to 5:00PM or by appointment in the Rectory. SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 SEPTEMBER 14 TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS We celebrate our gratitude and love for Jesus through our respect for the cross. The cross was once the greatest symbol of shame. Criminals who died by the sword were spared the branding of crucifixion. Jesus chose to do the most for us to obtain our salvation. He took on the suffering of the cross. With that suffering came the shame. The cross has become the most sacred Christian symbol. When the cross has the image of the suffering Christ on it, that cross is called a crucifix. The crucifix on our bedroom wall and the crucifix or cross around our neck are important. They remind us that Jesus paid a price for us. For centuries relics of the true cross have been cherished by devout Christians. It is believed that Emperor Heraclius recovered pieces of wood from the cross of Jesus in 629. He and his group of pilgrims honored the relics and invited all the people in the area to join them. Even before that time, Christians honored and loved the symbol of the cross. The word cross can also mean the sufferings that come our way. When we accept them lovingly and with patience as Jesus did his cross, we become crossbearers like Jesus. We consider what the symbol of the cross means to us Christians. We might like to say the following short prayer today: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world! UPCOMING EVENTS: As we prepare the celebrate the Feast of our holy patroness St. Theresa, we want you to plan for several events surrounding her feast day, October 1st: * Triduum of Masses each evening, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 28, 29 and 30th at 7:00PM in preparation for the Feast Day. * Saturday, October 1stDinner/Dance at 6:30PM at Villa Barone Manor (special mailing being sent to you about this event). * Sunday, October 2nd at 10:30AM Massspecial Mass observing the opening of the 90th Anniversary of the establishment of St. Theresa Parish. Our former parishioners and alumni will be invited to this special celebration. May our dear St. Theresa continue to guide us and help us to love Our Lord Jesus as much as she did. St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus, pray for us. ALTAR SOCIETY The Altar Society will be meeting on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30PM in the large Rectory meeting room. They are always looking for new members if you are interested please feel free to come to the meeting.

ST.THERESA S 25TH ANNUAL DINNERDANCE Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Theresa Parish: Our Twentyfifth Annual Parish Dinner/Dance will held this year on Saturday, October 1, 2016 the Feast day of our patroness St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus, at 6:30PM at the Villa Barone Manor. The Dinner/Dance has become a special feature of our church and school. The Dinner/Dance recognizes the proud achievements of our parish over the course of eightynine years and of our school (one of the largest in The Bronx!) for the past sixtytwo years. It is our opportunity both to enjoy a happy evening with fellow parishioners and friends and also to honor several individuals who will be our special honorees on this occasion. Those who will be honored have shown their love and devotion to our parish and school. They are: Rafael BaezParishioner/School Parent/Feast & Sports volunteer/st. Vincent de Paul Society Mary & Sarah GrecoParishioners/CCD Catechists Adele PaturzoParishioner/School Parent/Coach, Girls Basketball Celeste RussoParishioner/former School Parent/Director, PreTeen Club Michele TorrioniPresident, Pelham Bay Taxpayers Assn./Feast Committee We congratulate all of our honorees for their devotion to our church, our school and our community. Tickets for the Dinner/Dance on October 1st will include a full cocktail hour beginning at 6:30PM, then a splendid dinner, open bar, coffee and cake and dancing. All this for the price of $85.00 per person. Tickets are available at the Rectory. If you wish to place an ad for the Journal, you may do so also at the Rectory. The Dinner/Dance this year takes on special significance since it is part of our celebration of the opening of the 90th anniversary of our Parish. I look forward to seeing you at the Dinner/Dance on October 1. Thank you for your continued help to our beloved parish. Sincerely in Our Lord, Father Thomas B. Derivan ST. THERESA S CHEERLEADERS Girls in Kindergarten and 1st Grade are invited to join our cheer team. Parent and girl may attend the meeting for new cheerleaders on Monday, September 12th at 7:00PM in the school cafeteria. This will be followed by a Parent Meeting for all cheerleaders at 7:30PM in the cafeteria. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process through which adults can learn about becoming Catholic and living the faith. NonCatholic adults who desire to learn more about the Catholic faith are invited to join our RCIA program. If you re already a Catholic adult but have not been Confirmed nor received your First Holy Communion the RCIA program is also for you. Weekly classes meet on Tuesday evenings in the rectory beginning in September. Classes continue to meet weekly through the fall, winter and spring culminating with the reception of the sacraments at the Easter Vigil which is on April 15, 2017. If you are interested in participating in the RCIA program please leave you name, address and telephone number with Msgr. Derivan, Fr. Joseph or Marie McCarrick and we will be in touch with you. The Rectory telephone number is 7188921900. THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELENA HAUK LOVE, FRAN RICCO THIS WEEK S ALTAR BREAD IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF ELENA HAUK LOVE, FRAN RICCO PELHAM BAY TAXPAYERS The Pelham Bay Taxpayers will be having a meeting on Tuesday September 20, 2016. Refreshments will be at 7:00PM and the meeting will follow at 7:30PM. Please try to attend this meeting and voice any concerns or problems you may have about our neighborhood and community. The meeting will be held in the school cafeteria. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteer for MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care at Kings Harbor! MJHS Hospice provides a specialized program of care and services for endoflife patients and their families. Volunteers provide companionship and participate in leisure activities (reading, listening to music, playing games, etc.) Volunteers agree to 34 hours/week for one year and can choose services for patients in homes or MJHS facilities throughout the Bronx including the nearby Kings Harbor Multicare Center. For more information about volunteering and upcoming orientations, please call Tiara Moultrie, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, at 3479884043 or email tmoultri@mjhs.org. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2016 5:00PM Eddie Torres & Gerald Kaye SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 7:30AM Parishioners of St. Theresa Church 9:00AM Rosina Gentile 10:30AM Alfio DiLeo 12:15PM Don Spampinato & Giuliano & Giolito Families 1:30PM Parishioners of St. Theresa Church 5:00PM Louisa Falciano MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 8:00AM Vincenzo Fernicola 9:00AM Nicholas Ferrante TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 8:00AM Gaetano Cusumano 9:00AM Norma Fiallo WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 8:00AM Marion Hegarty 9:00AM Anna Loparino THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 8:00AM John Orsi 9:00AM Benedetta LoCicero 12:00PM Antoinette Delmonico FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 8:00AM Christopher Morello 9:00AM Francesco Salvati SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 8:00AM Luigi, Rosetta, Angelina, Rafaele, Francesco, Rosina & Gina Porco & Anna Loicussi 9:00AM Salvatore DiFranco 5:00PM Luigi, Rosina & Louis Porco SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 7:30AM Parishioners of St. Theresa 9:00AM Ida Bertorelli 10:30AM Deceased Members of Zottola & Marino Families 12:15PM Bob DeGennaro 1:30PM Parishioners of St. Theresa 5:00PM Francisco Marzan Jr. PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Phyllis Amitrano, Nancy Cardone, Joseph Cina, Phyllis Caruso, Peter Corbo, Marie DiPolo, Daley Gribbon, Sean Howell, William Keenan, Sal Lanza, Frank Maiorana, Maryann Maiorana, Diane Martino, Joe Martino, Theresa Martino, Tina Maskara, Jeannete Montalbano, Isabelle O Brien, Joan Ricci, Marie Russillo, William Scanno, Mario Simeone, Toni Spahr, Bina Trerotola, Florence Valentine, Nicholas Vasti, Irene Vesely. REMINDER If you have a Sunday Mass offered for a loved one and are present at the Mass and would like to bring up the Offertory Gifts to the Altar, please let one of the ushers know before the Mass begins.

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