PARISH OF ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN 333 E. 206th Street, Bronx, N.Y. 10467-4003 Phone: (718) 547-6655, FAX: (718) 547-6579 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. BRENDAN CLERGY PERSONNEL Fr. Raul G. Miguez, Pastor Fr. Sancho Garrote, In Residence Deacon Paul Hveem RECTORY HOURS Monday thru Friday: to 6:00 PM Closed for Lunch from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED REGIONAL SCHOOL Pre-K thru Grade 8 PRINCIPAL: MS. Michele Pasquale Phone: (718) 653-2292 FAX: (718) 653-3234 WEBSITE: stbrendanschoolbronx.org ST. ANN REGIONAL SCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: (718) 654-6424 Ms. Judith Cordero PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Ajeia Beebe Phone: (718) 655-3449 FAX: (718) 547-4020 MASS SCHEDULE MONDAY through SATURDAY MASS: SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: SUNDAY MASS: 9:00AM 5: 00 ENGLISH, 6:30PM (ESPAÑOL) 8:30AM, 10:00AM, 11:30 AM (ESPAÑOL), 1:00PM CONFESSIONS: EVERY SATURDAY 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM & EVERY MONDAY AFTER MASS THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY OF ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN: MEETS ON THE 2ND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE 8:30 AM MASS WEEKLY WEDNESDAY EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Benediction and Eucharistic Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will follow the 9:00AM MASS until 6:30 PM As Jesus said at Gethsemane, Will You Not Spend An Hour With Me? REGISTERED PARISHIONERS attending and supporting this Parish are entitled to a statement of good standing. They should be active members of this parish for a minimum of ONE YEAR, attend Sunday Mass regularly and give a good example in word and deed. MARRIAGES: Preliminary arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS prior to the proposed date of marriage. Couples must speak to a Parish Priest to enroll in MARRIAGE PREPARATORY COURSES and to schedule use of the Church. BAPTISMS: Instruction is required for Parents and Godparents. Please call the Rectory THREE MONTHS in advance to make arrangements.
LITURGICAL LIFE MASS INTENTIONS SUNDAY, 8:30 AM Carmen Bonet 10:00 AM All the Parishioners 11:30 AM Isidro Rodriguez-Gomez David Rodriguez Fernando Etayo 1:00 PM Timothy Sullivan MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY THE RECTORY IS CLOSED PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: John Keane Tina Kimmel Delva Williams Rosemarie Sullivan PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DECEASED: Stephen G. Joyce Bridget Fee Anne Doorish Guadalupe Fernandez Joyce Jackson Virginia Kowalchuk Patrick & Anne Maher HOST & WINE TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 SAINT ANTHONY Mariotti and Armanini Families T HE HOST & WINE IS OFFERED T HIS WEEK FOR THE I NTENTIONS OF : GJOK DEDA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017 Marino De Los Reyes REQUESTED BY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 Hamlet Gomez FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 SAINT FABIAN SAINT SEBASTIAN Luisa Melo HANA NIKAJ SANCTUARY CANDLE THE SANCTUARY CANDLE IS OFFERED T HIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 SAINT AGNES Bonnie Heitman 5:00 PM Stephen G. Joyce 6:30 PM En Honor a Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia L OVING M EMORY THE I NTENTIONS OF: WEEK IN FOR AND ALL PARISHIONERS, DECEASED AND LIVING, OF S T. B RENDAN & S T. A NN
FILM SERIES Presented by The Holy Name Society of ST. BRENDAN & ST. ANN Sundays, 2:30pm MSGR. BOYLE MEDIA CENTER (In the School Building, Enter using the Ramp) 207th Street January 15th: 1 Hour 31 minutes BELLA After Nina (Tammy Blanchard) is fired from her waitressing job for being late, she leans on the restaurant's chef, Jose (Eduardo Verastegui), for support. Though they don't know each other very well, Nina confides in Jose that she is pregnant and considering an abortion. Understanding that Nina is going through a tough time, Jose invites her to his home. They spend the day together and tell each other their most painful secrets, and what Nina learns about Jose changes her life forever. ****************************** January 22nd: 1 Hour, 42 Minutes BABETTE S FEAST (1987) In a remote 19th-century Danish village, two sisters lead a rigid life centered around their father, the local minister, and their church. Both had opportunities to leave the village: one could have married a young army officer and the other, a French opera singer. Their father objected in each case, and they spent their lives caring for him. Many years later - their father is now deceased - they take in French refugee, Babette Hersant, who agrees to work as their servant. After winning the lottery, Babette wants to repay the sisters for their kindness and offers to cook a French meal for them and their friends on the 100th anniversary of their father's birth. It proves to be an eye-opening experience for everyone.
ANNOUNCEMENTS! NOVENA TO THE VIRGIN OF ALTAGRACIA PRAY THE ROSARY AND THE NOVENA EVERYDAY AT 7:00PM ENDING FRIDAY, JAN. 20TH NOVENA A LA VIRGEN de LA ALtAGRAcIA ORA EL ROSARIO Y LA NOVENA TODOS LOS DIAS A LAS 7:00PM TERMINANDO VIERNES, 20 DE ENERO THE ALTAGRACIA COMMITTEE - WALKING WITH THE VIRGIN HAS THE HONOR TO INVITE ALL PARISHIONERS TO A SOLEMN MASS FOR THE VIRGIN OF ALTAGRACIA. DATE: SATURDAY, JAN. 21, 2017 TIME: 6:30 PM AFTER THE MASS, JOIN US FOR A SMALL RECEPTION IN THE CONVENT. EL COMITE ALTAGRACIANO - CAMINANDO CON LA VIRGEN TIENE EL HONOR DE INVITAR A TODOS LOS FELIGRECES A SU MISA SOLEMNE A LA VIRGEN DE LA ALTAGRACIA. DIA: SABADO, 21 ENERO 2017 HORA: 6:30 PM DESPUES DE LA MISA TENDREMOS UN BRINDIS EN EL CONVENTO. SUNDAY COLLECTIONS JANUARY 8, 2017 REGULAR: $4,484.00 COMMUNICATIONS & CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY: $985.00 GRAND TOTAL: $5,469.00
WEEKDAY READINGS MONDAY JANUARY 16, 2017 HEBREWS 5:1-10 MARK 2:18-22 TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2017 ST. ANTHONY, ABBOT HEBREWS 6:10-20 MARK 2:23-28 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 2017 HEBREWS 7:1-3, 15-17 MARK 3:1-6 THURSDAY JANUARY 19, 2017 HEBREWS 7:25 8:6 MARK 3:7-12 FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2017 ST. FABIAN, POPE ST. SEBASTIAN, MARTYR HEBREWS 8:6-13 MARK 3:13-19 SATURDAY JANUARY 21, 2017 ST. AGNES, VIRGIN & MARTYR HEBREWS 9:2-3, 11-14 MARK 3:20-21 SCRIPTURE INSIGHTS At the beginning of the new year, many of us make resolutions, committing ourselves to changes that will make us a better person. Our spiritual life might also benefit from changes. The first two Sundays of Ordinary Time focus on the call of the Lord, an ideal starting point for a recommitment to discipleship. Who is the servant in the First Reading? Is it Isaiah himself, or the whole of the people? In any case, the servant is the one or ones who will make God known to the ends of the earth. Chosen by God, the servant s mission is to be a light to the nations. The psalm refrain could serve as our first words in prayer every day. If we take seriously our identity as the servant of the Lord, what better posture of readiness could we adopt? Paul begins his First Letter to the Corinthians by announcing that he is an Apostle of the Lord. We know from Paul s writings that he did not meet Jesus, yet he says that his ministry is in Jesus name. Like the servant in Isaiah, who was formed from the womb, Paul believes that his mission predates his life. It was God s plan that he be a servant of the Lord. Unlike the synoptic Gospel accounts, John does not describe the baptism of Jesus, but recounts what John the Baptist reports about it. The key insight is that John sees his ministry as connected to that of Jesus. John s baptism anticipates the baptism Jesus will confer, and John s instruction was clearly from the same source that brings Jesus to ministry. Like John, we are connected by the same Spirit to Jesus; thus we are commissioned to do the same work. Where do you see the call of the Lord in each of the readings? When have you felt the call of the Lord? What do you understand by the words of the psalmist: Your law is within my heart?