Mass Schedule Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ 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. Niranjan Rodrigo, 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: 892-1900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresaparishny.com SCHOOL: 792-3688 FAX: 892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 792-8434
CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX NOVEMBER 6, 2011 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME I dare say some of us know, or have known, what it is to wear used clothes, to buy used books, and to drive used cars. And the truth of the matter is that it s really not a bad way to live. If it s handled right there s a touch of class to it. Perhaps you have noticed that people, who grow up in large families, wearing hand-me-down clothes, almost always end up bragging about it. Secondhand living isn t all bad, in fact, it can be quite good. But there are some things in life that ought not to be secondhand; they ought to be strictly, personally our own. One of those things is our faith in God. None of us has ever seen Jesus with our own eyes, heard Him with our own ears, or touched Him with our own hands. Everything we know about Him, in a biographical sense, was shared with us by eyewitnesses, all of whom died centuries before we were ever born. Except for the testimony in writing of men like Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, we would have no knowledge of the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. In this sense, we all must content ourselves with a secondhand faith. Our belief in Jesus is initially based upon the word, the story and witness of someone else; but to concede that in no way casts doubt on the validity of our Christian faith. Secondhand knowledge is not necessarily second-rate knowledge. The plain truth is we have very little firsthand knowledge about anything. Virtually everything we know, with any degree of certainty, involves the word and witness of other people. This is true in the realm lf geography, astronomy, mathematics, or almost any field of knowledge you might mention. So we Catholics offer no apology for the fact that our belief in Jesus begins with and is based upon the testimony of other people. All Christian faith necessarily starts out secondhand. It comes to us through the testimony of scripture, through the testimony of the church, through the testimony of other believers. But for it to ever mean anything, it must be changed from hearsay to experience. It must cease to be secondhand and become personally our own. It is one thing to believe in great books. It is another thing to read them, to get acquainted with them, to know them for yourself. It is one thing to believe in great music. It is another thing to listen to it. No great thing is ever fully realized except through personal experience. And so it is with Jesus. You have known about Him all of your life. You have read stories about Him. You have heard sermons about Him. You have listened to testimonies about Him. But has He ever become a living reality in your own life? That is the kind of experience we need. You must allow your secondhand faith to become firsthand, to truly open your own heart and life to Jesus. You can meet Him in the Eucharist. You can talk with Him in prayer. You can walk with Him in avenues of service. You can experience Him in forgiveness. You can take His principles with you and practice them in your daily life. Jesus can and must become a living reality in you. How wonderful it would be if the day should come, when you could say: No longer does my faith depend on someone else s story. I have heard for myself, and I know that this really is the Savior of the world. That is a firsthand faith; and over the long haul it s the only kind that s really worth having. St. Theresa s Home School Association and our school would like to thank Bonavita Key Food for their wonderful donation of pumpkins for our Halloween Party. The Bonavita family and staff are always very generous and supportive to our parish and school. God Bless You for all you do. CONFIRMATION On Wednesday November 9, 2011 there will be a Confirmation Retreat Night at 7:00PM to 9:00PM in the school auditorium. All candidates and parents are required to attend. Our guest speaker will be Tony Bellizzi. HOLY NAME SOCIETY The Holy Name Society will be meeting on Thursday, November 10 at 8:00PM in the large Rectory meeting room. CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM to 5:00PM or by appointment in the rectory. ALTAR SOCIETY There will be a meeting of the Altar Society on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 7:30PM in the large Rectory meeting room. We would like to thank all who brought in gifts and gave donations to our Baby Shower. All of the items and donations will help the moms and their newborns who are struggling to make ends meet. 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.
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YOUTH GROUP St. Theresa s Youth Group invites everyone to join them for coffee, juice & cake Every Sunday after the 10:30 Family Mass in the large Rectory meeting room. A CALL FOR VOICES! St. Theresa s Adult Choir invites new members to please join our wonderful and dedicated choir. At this moment we are looking for extra choir members for two important dates: Festival of Lessons and Carols Wednesday December 21, 2011 at 7:00PM Christmas Midnight Mass Friday December 24, 2011 at 11:15PM The final rehearsals for these services will be on Wednesdays in December (you are most welcome to start coming as soon as October 26) in the lower rectory meeting room at 7:30PM to 9:00PM. Please give this your most prayerful consideration in the spirit of making Christmas 2011 at St. Theresa s a great celebration! Please call the rectory if you are interested 718-892-1900. Thank You. BIBLE STUDY GROUP Join us every Monday night at 7:15 PM in our new location the School Library as we seek to grow closer to Christ by meditating on Holy Scripture. Over the next few months, this new Scripture group will focus on theme of evangelization. Please come and be nourished by the Word of God. Everyone is invited to attend. OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION Our Lady of the Assumption in Pelham Bay will be hosting An Afternoon of Peace and Hope with Dan Schutte, on November 13, 2011 at 2:30PM in the Church. Dan is the renowned composer of many pieces of music that we have come to love: Here I am Lord, City of Gold, Sing a New Song and many more. Tickets are $10.00 each and $5.00 for seniors and children. Tickets are now on sale at the OLA Rectory. For more information call 718-824-5454. ST. FRANCES DE CHANTAL CHURCH The Adult choirs of St. Frances de Chantal (Bronx) and Holy Family (New Rochelle) along with the Artemis Chamber Ensemble will be presenting a Antonio Vilvaldi s Gloria November 13 th at 3:00PM. This concert is FREE ADMISSION. All are welcome! St. Frances De Chantal Church is located at 190 Hollywood Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Phone #718 792-5500 HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BINGO St. Theresa s Home School Association will be having Bingo on Friday, November 18 th from 7:00PM to 9:00PM in the school cafeteria. This Bingo night is for Adults only. Please bring a few friends and have some fun. FOOD PANTRY We are in need of food items for our Food Pantry for distribution during the Holiday season. Here is a list of the items we need: canned goods such as tomato sauce, tuna fish, vegetables, coffee, soups, cranberry sauce, canned or box juices, stuffing mix, cake mixes, frostings, beef gravy, pasta and any other non-perishable items. We have many needy families here in our community. God Bless you for all of your kindness. REMINDER TO ALTAR SERVERS Please be sure to check your schedules each week for the Mass you are assigned to serve. If you cannot serve the Mass you have been assigned please make sure you find a replacement. When you are at Mass on Saturday or Sunday please check in the sacristy to see if we need your help serving Mass. THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR Invite you to the 6 th Annual Christmas Sale Bake Sale, 50/50 Raffle, Gift Baskets, Vintage Doll Sale November 12 th & 13 th 2011 At Jeanne Jugan Residence 2999 Schurz Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 347-329-1800 Beautiful handmade crafts, holiday gifts, gifts baskets, vintage items, home-baked goods & so much more! There will also be a raffle for a Kindle, which is an electronic book. CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPONSORS To act as a sponsor for Baptism and Confirmation you must obtain a sponsor certificate which means you are a registered church going parishioner. The certificate will only be given if you are registered for at least 3 months and longer. Please no exceptions. Thank you.
NOVEMBER 6, 2011 3 RD TIME: Chris Colon &Carina Vasquez THIS WEEK S ALTAR BREAD IS IN MEMORY OF BUD BRISCOE FROM, MARYANN & JOE MAIORANA "Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'" -Mt 25:7-9 NOVEMBER 11, 2011 A PRAYER FOR VETERANS DAY Dear Lord Jesus Christ, those whom we honor today are examples of your words: Greater love than this no one has that He lay down his life for his friends. They gave up their loves in the defense of freedom for their loved ones and their country. Teach me to appreciate the virtue of patriotism a true and Christian love of country. Let me love my country not to follow it blindly but to make it the land of goodness that it should be. Let patriotism be such that it will not exclude the other nations of the world but include them in a powerful love of country that has room for all others too. PETITION BOOK Have you noticed our Petition Book in the vestibule of the Church? Every Saturday, before the 5pm Mass, the petitions entered in the book for that week are brought up to the altar of the Blessed Mother, where they remain for all the weekend Masses. Please pray for these intentions. 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 # E-MAIL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2011 5:00PM Iuliano & DeFrancesca Grandparents 6: 30PM Victoria Perez SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2011 7:30AM Josephine Pignatelli 9:00AM Francesco & Vincenzo Fernicola 10:30AM Mario Antolino 12:15PM Irma Orrico MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2011 8:00AM Arnoldo & Lucia Rianldi 9:00AM Valdemiro & Amelia DeCristofaro TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2011 8:00AM Giovanni Porco 9:00AM Salvatore & Serafina Caccavale WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2011 8:00AM Pasquale Conte & Mario Rinaldi 9:00AM Dominic & Rose Paolone THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2011 8:00AM Sebastian Meraglia 9:00AM Mario & Alphonso Orrico FRIDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2011 8:00AM Maria Kasim 9:00AM Martin Kilcawley SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2011 8:00AM Sebastian Kalapos 9:00AM Roy Seixas 5:00PM Giuseppe Faleri 6:30PM Maria & Koval Kasim SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2011 7:30AM Luigi Osso 9:00AM Santangelo Family 10:30AM DeJohn, Ferrara & Remeny Families 12:15PM Irma Orrico THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Joseph & Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Debbie Beers, Judy Berardione, Marguerite Bianco, Philip Carone, Richard J. Colesanti, Peter Corbo, Frank Cunzio, Dennis Deandrea, Rosemary Davis, Rose & Carlo Dente, Thomas DeSimone, MaryAnn DiBattista, Robert Dipaula, Massimiliano D Onofrio, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Jeanine Iovino, Angie Joy, Jacquelyn Joy, Patricia Kiernan Stella Kim, Joseph Klucinec, Theresa Lando, Salvatore Lanza, Annie Leicht, Angie Lox, James Magrino, Vita Marino, Maryann Maiorana, Theresa Marcellino, Angelo Megaro Raymond & John Matta, Vincent Mastrogiovanni, Michael Montalto, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Negli, Francis Olivio, Marylou Ortiz, Marisol Pagan, Lucille Perito, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni, Louis Quattrucci, Nilda Samday, Rose Tanzi, Irene Vesely, Madeline Volpe, Theresa Wagner. Return to rectory -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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