St. Kevin Roman Catholic Church St. Kevin Parish Mission Statement We are a Catholic Christian community striving to live as disciples of Jesus Christ. Nourished by the Eucharist and enlightened by the Word of God, our Pastor, Parish Staff and Parishioners welcome all. With faith in His Gospel, we are called to love as Jesus loves and, therefore, serve our community through the sharing of time, talents and treasure to support programs of evangelization and social justice. Our commitment encompasses serving the youth through education, sports and formation. We seek to develop services for the elderly and homebound. Finally we wish to challenge and sustain all parishioners through spiritual and education activities. 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 September 10, 2017 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. Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 10, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 2 Dear Bishop Ray: Q. You seem to be pushing hard for enrollment in the St. Kevin Catholic Academy and also in the Faith Formation Program. How many children are currently enrolled? What can we do to help? A. As the bulletin goes to press, we have 324 children enrolled in the Academy and 132 children enrolled in the Faith Formation Program. I truly believe there are many more children who are not participating in either program. You can help by continuing to be a witness to your faith and also by encouraging family, friends and neighbors to register their children for these programs which help our young parishioners to know and understand their faith. Welcome Back to our students, teachers and administration! Let us pray for a fruitful, safe and prayerful academic year! Attention St. Kevin Senior Club Members Our first meeting of our senior club will be on Tuesday, September 12th, from 1:30 to 4:30 P.M. in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center. We are having a trip to Empire City Casino on Wednesday, September 27th. Your cost is $25 and you will receive the package of the day. For reservations, please call Sam at 718-762-3256. The Girl Scouts will sponsor a Defensive Driving class to be held on two Tuesday evenings, September 26th and October 3rd, from 7 to 10 P.M. in the Parish Center Kitchen. You must attend both classes. Upon completion, you will receive a Green Cross Certificate, good for a 10% discount off your insurance for 3 years and point reductions. Please reserve your seat by calling Rosanne at 718-279-4581 or text 718-406-3006. The cost is $45. 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, Academy Website: www.stkevinca.org 50/50 Raffle Congratulations to William McLoughlin who won $465.00 in the August 50/50 Raffle drawing! Please place your September 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 for your support of St. Kevin Church! AARP Chapter #3334 Our first meeting of the new season will take place on Monday, September 18th, at 1 P.M. in the Msgr. D. Joseph Finnerty Parish Center. We will have a guest speaker. There is a parking lot on 195th Street and the Parish Center in elevator accessible. New members are always welcome! 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.pre-cana.org for complete information about required marriage preparation in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Page 3 www.stkevinflushing.org September 10, 2017 Today, September 10, 2017 is the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today s Mass begin at #994 in the Hymnal. MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, September 9th 5:00 Mary Cecilia Tactay (1st Anniversary) Joseph Esposito Frank Aguggia Mary Loretta Weg Cynthia Fiore Rupp Sunday, September 10th 8:00 Marie Citarella 10:00 Fernando Arias (10th Anniversary) 12:00 Pauline, Nicholas & Joseph Angelucci Monday, September 11th 9:00 Warren Scullen, Vincent Halloran and Joseph Giaccone - Victims of 9/11 Tuesday, September 12th 9:00 Gaetano Verrilli Wednesday, September 13th 9:00 Frank Lenzo Thursday, September 14th 9:00 Nicholas Rappold Friday, September 15th 9:00 Susan Wilmer Saturday, September 16th 9:00 Monsignor George V. Fogarty Saturday, September 16th 5:00 Michael Pignatello Alice Halloran Maria Vickovic Merry Taormina Christopherson Cortes (1st Anniversary) and his surviving Families Sunday, September 17th 8:00 Rose Vellozzi (1st Anniversary) 10:00 Joseph Montano (3rd Anniversary) 12:00 Lito Dinglas (2nd Anniversary) Prayer for Vocations Lord of the Harvest, we petition you as you have instructed us to ask for more laborers to serve in the vineyard of Your Church. You have told us that the harvest is rich and laborers are few and we experience this great need in the face of the challenge of the New Evangelization. We ask the Holy Spirit to inspire young men and women to seriously consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Help all of us to be effective instruments to encourage and support those whom you are calling to serve and lead the Church of Brooklyn and Queens in the future. Lord, you told the Apostles to put out into the deep. We ask for the grace and courage to accept your call as we pray and work for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious live. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, the Great High Priest.Amen Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio Vocation Thought Where two or three are gathered in My name. The community who gathers in Christ needs leadership. Might He be inviting you to consider a vocation to the consecrated life or priesthood? If the Lord is truly calling you, what is needed is trust. If the Spirit is prompting you to know Christ as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, you are invited to speak with one of the parish priests (718-357-8888) or you can call the Vocation Office at 718-827-2454. If today you hear His voice, Harden not your hearts Psalm 95 Memorial Gifts The gifts of Bread and Wine are given this week in loving memory of Joan Clinton, Frances Ricca and Anita Bongiorni. The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Nicholas Rappold.
September 10, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 4 The Auburndale Improvement Association will have their first meeting of the new season on Tuesday, September 19th, at 7:30 P.M. in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center (195th Street & 45th Ave.). The parking lot and elevator make the Center easily accessible. Our guest speakers will be the new District Managers of Community board 7 and 11. Please join us. Refreshments will be available. 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal Update Thank you to the parishioners who have already sent in their pledges for the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal! Diocesan Assigned Goal:.....$96,166.00 Pledged as of 8/31...... $74,375.00 $ in Hand as of 8/31......$65,906.50 # of Pledges as of 8/31...... 217 If you have not yet made your pledge to the 2017 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 very much for your support of St. Kevin Church! Please Pray for those who are ill: Diane Halbran, Jenny Rodriguez, Luisa Gosman, Gloria Diminich, Grace Sedita, Carol Antonucci, Michael Antonucci, Dominick Hu, Theresa Cavallo, Kristin Carey, Isabella Ieraci, Bridget Kunz, Lucy Petretti, Jennifer Goldschmitt Marlene Digrugilliers and Marlene Mossazebi, and and for those who have died: Fonda Miller. Remembering When Jesus broke the bread on the night before he died, he told his disciples, do this in memory of me (Luke 22:19). Christians have been faithful to that solemn command. Our Eucharistic remembering is not nostalgia, nor is it merely historical, recalling events and facts of long ago. In the liturgy, remembering is action. Do this, Jesus said. In the Eucharist, we remember by doing. And as we remember, the sacrifice of Jesus is renewed, truly made present, no longer then, but now. After the consecration, each of the Eucharistic Prayers includes a section called the anamnesis, a Greek word that means remembering. In this part of the prayer, the Church, fulfilling the command that she received from Christ the Lord through the Apostles, keeps the memorial of Christ, recalling especially his blessed Passion, glorious Resurrection, and Ascension into heaven (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 79e). We pause and call to mind the whole paschal mystery, Christ s dying and rising. We celebrate the memory of his death and resurrection (Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II). Obeying Christ s command, we remember. A Virtus Training Workshop will be offered at St. Kevin in the Finnerty Parish Center on Saturday, October 14th, from 9AM to 12 Noon. This workshop is mandatory for anyone who works with children i.e., coaches, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, lectors, teachers, catechists, ushers, etc. To register for the workshop go to www.virtustraining.org. You must register online before attending the workshop. Weekly Collection September 3, 2017.....$9,729.00 Hurricane Harvey $5,199.00 Events at St. Kevin Meeting of Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Tuesday, September 12th at 7:30 P.M. in the Church. Catechetical Sunday, Sunday, September 17th at the 10 A.M. Mass. All Academy Students and Religious Students are invited to attend. Anointing of the Sick Mass, Saturday, September 23rd at 11:30 A.M. with Luncheon to follow. St. Kevin Alumni Reunion, Saturday, September 30th, Mass at 5:00 P.M. followed by tour of Academy and Reunion. Fall Food Festival, Sunday, November 5th, 2:30 P.M. in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center.
Page 5 www.stkevinflushing.org September 10, 2017 Anointing of the Sick Mass On Saturday, September 23rd, at 11:30 A.M. we will celebrate a Mass for the Anointing of the Sick. Who can receive the Sacrament of Anointing? 1) Those who will undergo surgery; 2) the elderly; 3) those suffering from long-term illness; 4) children who are chronically ill. All are encouraged to come and encounter the healing power of God through the prayers and support of the gathered community. Please complete the form below if you would like to attend the Mass for the Anointing of the Sick and place it in the collection basked or drop it off at the Rectory by Tuesday, September 19th. A light lunch will follow the Mass in the Parish Center *************************************************************************************************************** Anointing of the Sick Mass - Saturday, September 23, 2017 Name: Home Phone #: Cell Phone #: # of people attending: Will you stay for lunch? Yes: No
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