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 3, 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-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 3, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 2 Dear Bishop Ray: Q. I can see the progress we are making on the Academy Restoration. I m just wondering about the Church restoration? When do we start the project? A. Our sincere hope is to begin the work on the Church in the next week. Permits are being sought as I write you this response to your question. The two projects (Church and Academy) will be going on at the same time. Our desire is to have all the work completed before next summer. Thank you to our neighbors for their patience and understanding. Thank you to all who are making this work possible. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! 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 information and reservations, please call Sam at 718-762-3256. In observance of Labor Day, the Rectory Office will be closed on Monday, September 4th. The office will reopen on Tuesday, September 5th. Have a happy & safe Labor Day weekend! 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 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. Cost is $45. 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. 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 3, 2017 Today, September 3, 2017 is the Twenty- Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings for today s Mass begin at #991 in the Hymnal. In Memoriam Reverend Charles B. Kehoe former Parochial Vicar of St. Kevin Parish Born: October 1, 1931 Ordained: May 26, 1973 Entered Eternal Life: August 24, 2017 INTENTIONS Saturday, September 2nd 5:00 Salvatore D Arigo Scott Howie Sunday, September 3rd 8:00 Those enrolled in the Parish Purgatorial Society 10:00 Gesualdi & Nogueira Family & Friends 12:00 Eamonn Higgins Monday, September 4th 9:00 Alex Fazzi (25th Anniversary) Tuesday, September 5th 9:00 Lou & Virginia Picardi Wednesday, September 6th 9:00 Domenico, Nina & Lena Lamonaca Thursday, September 7th 9:00 George Monsen Friday, September 8th 9:00 John T. Schiavone (43rd Anniversary) Saturday, September 9th 9:00 Marion Karacostantis Saturday, September 9th 5:00 Mary Cecilia Tactay (1st Anniversary) Joseph Esposito Frank Aguggia Mary Loretta Weg Elba Jimenez Sunday, September 10th 8:00 Marie Citarella 10:00 Fernando Arias (10th Anniversary) 12:00 Pauline, Nicholas & Joseph Angelucci May he rest in peace! Sacred Heart Church Bereavement Group Sacred Heart Church in Bayside will have a meeting of their Bereavement Group on Tuesday, September 5th at 7:30 P.M. in their church hall. For additional information, please call Sister Kathleen Masterson at 718-224-5695. Memorial Gifts The gifts of Bread and Wine are given this week in loving memory of John Crummy. The Altar Candles will burn this week in loving memory of William Uihlein.
September 3, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 4 New from the Faith Formation Office The Faith Formation Program at St. Kevin will begin on Sunday, September 10th. Please re-register your child as soon as possible, so we can enroll them in the appropriate classes. If you are new to the parish, please know that our program is open to children in Kindergarten (K) (once a month) and grades 1 through 8 (once a week). There are two years of preparation for both First Communion and for Confirmation. Normally children receive First Communion in second grade (after attending grade 1 and grade 2) and Confirmation in grade 8 (after attending grades 3 to 8). 1) There will be an important meeting for parents on Wednesday, September 6th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center; 2) Classes for Kindergarten and grades 1 through 4 will begin on Sunday, September 10th, after the 10 a.m. Mass, and are held in St. Kevin Catholic Academy; 3) Classes for grades 5 through 8 will begin on Wednesday, September 13th, at 7 p.m. in St. Kevin Catholic Academy. Sunday, September 17th is Catechetical Sunday. All Catechists and Teachers from St. Kevin Academy will be commissioned to teach religion in our parish during the 10 a.m. Mass. Please join us. For additional information, please call the Faith Formation Office 718-357-5317 ext. 3 Vocation Thought What profit would a man show if he were to gain the whole world and ruin himself in the process? Are you being called to be a priest, deacon brother or sister? 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. The 38th Annual Italian Festival will take place in North Hempstead Beach Park (Port Washington) Wednesday, September 6th through Sunday, September 10th. Live entertainment Thursday through Sunday evenings with Fireworks on Saturday night. For information please call Debbie at 516-767-3123. 50/50 Raffle 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! Weekly Collection Sacrificial Offering August 27, 2017.......$8,055.00 The Cross of Jesus The perception of a cross changed dramatically after Jesus crucifixion. Before that event, death on a cross was not only horrible, it was degrading. It was a penalty reserved only for the most wretched of criminals. The word glory would not have found its way into the same sentence containing the word cross. But that all changed with Jesus. Over time, believers began to venerate and honor the cross. They painted, sculpted, and carved images of it. Many lost their own lives for their association with it. Today our reverence for and relationship with the cross recalls little of the contempt originally associated with it. As it has been through the ages, it is our perception of the cross that determines how we follow Jesus. The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists it works great things But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist. St. Gregory the Great Please Pray for those who are ill: Jenny Rodriguez, Luisa Gosman, Gloria Diminich, Grace Sedita, Carol Antonucci, Michael Antonucci, Dominick Hu, Theresa Cavallo, Marlene Digrugilliers, Kristin Carey, Marlene Mossazebi, Jennifer Goldschmitt, Lucy Petretti, Isabella Ieraci and Bridget Kunz and for those who have died: Reverend Charles B. Kehoe and Marie Leonick.
Page 5 www.stkevinflushing.org September 3, 2017 Events at St. Kevin Eucharistic Adoration immediately following the 12 P.M. Mass with Benediction at 2:30 P.M., Sunday, September 3rd. Catholic Day at Citifield, Saturday, September 9th. Blessing of Students Backpacks, Sunday, September 10th, at the 10 A.M. Mass. 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.
September 3, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 6 Stewardship Thought In today s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. At the end of the reading Jesus suggests there is great hope in the cross. Today s followers of Christ recognize they are stewards of His entire legacy, including His cross and that through their mutual sacrifices God s glory is revealed. They don t live their lives in Christ only when it is convenient for them. They make a decision to take up their cross and carry it, no matter what the cost is to themselves. Reflect this week on the cross you bear in order to reveal God s glory. How do you embrace that cross? How, at times, do you shirk that cross when it is not convenient? A Prayer for Vocations from Bishop DiMarzio 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 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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