Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ Mass Schedule 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. Gilberto Angel-Neri, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Deacon Anthony P. Cassaneto Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education Dr. Liya Petrides, Music Director 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York RECTORY: 718-892-1900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresaschoolbronx.org SCHOOL: 718-792-3688 FAX: 718-892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny@gmail.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 718-792-8434
CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX OCTOBER 27, 2013 THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The New Testament tells a story of how Jesus performed a miracle to feed five thousand hungry people in the desert. He performed this miracle only after reminding His disciples, and of course each of us as well, of our obligation to feed the poor. Jesus had just heard the sad news of His cousin, John the Baptist s murder. His heart was full of sorrow and He went out into the desert to be alone for a while. But the people would not leave Him alone. Suddenly there is a large crowd gathered around Him. As usual He begins to teach, to heal and to console them. The day wore on and the night was approaching. The disciples wanted the crowd to disperse presumably to have their own meal on time and take their rest. But the Lord would have none of it. His message as always is clear: there is no need for them to leave; give them something to eat yourselves. The Disciples solution to the problem if it was a solution at all was to pass the buck and deny responsibility or pass it on to someone else. I suppose the disciples were the forerunners of some among us today who see the hungry faces of men and women and children flashing on TV screens and change stations. Or see them on our streets or near our homes or near our church and just walk right by. We often do not want to know that some reasons for their poverty are beyond their control like prolonged drought and soil-erosion, or homelessness or illness or financial loss. The question for us today should be to try to understand the Lords attitude, the Christian attitude, toward poverty and hunger. In the desert that day Jesus didn t ask them questions about their income or their work or their lack of it. He just fed them. Because He was compassionate; because Jesus heart was moved with concern for them. Indeed Jesus gave them more than they expected. He not only fed them with bread, but healed their infirmities not only feeding the hunger of their bodies but the hunger of their minds and hearts. Jesus is making a powerful statement of what love is all about. Alter all is there not in our day and in our family and in our community a huge famine of faith and hope and a very big drought of real love and caring for one another? What we can do or should do is to look at the faces of our unfortunate brothers and sisters those who are hungry, the jobless and the homeless. What we ought to do more is to examine our conscience in the light of Christ s example of selflessness and begin to share more of our time, our talent and our wealth with those who are in need. As pastor I am personally very proud of so many of our people here at St. Theresa. Your many kindnesses to those who are in need have continued to bring the Lord s love out to others. You have learned well from Jesus that people are more important than gold or silver. Thank You! And never allow others to change this priority. November 1, 2013 is a Holy Day of Obligation. We will have a vigil Mass on Thursday, October 31 at 7:30PM and on Friday, November 1 the Mass schedule will be 8:00, 9:00 and 10:30AM. ALL SOULS DAY NOVEMBER 2, 2013 Please be sure to submit your All Souls Day envelope with your intentions so we may pray for your deceased loved ones. If you are in need of an envelope they will be in back of the church. HOLY NAME SOCIETY The Holy Name Society is having a Harvest-Moon Basket Raffle. The raffle will run until Sunday, November 24 th. The drawing will be held after the 12:15 Mass on the 24 th. Tickets will be $1.00 for one and 6 for $5.00. The Basket is from Borgatti s Ravioli on 187 th Street. Tickets can be purchased before and after all the Masses and at the Rectory. Thank you for your generosity. Our Eucharistic Adoration is on Wednesdays at 1:15 2:15PM and then again at 7:00-8:00PM. The new times will allow more parishioners to participate in the Holy Hour. We will be praying for our own intentions and for our children and grandchildren. FIRST FRIDAY This Friday November 1 st is First Friday we will have our Holy Hour from 7:30-8:30PM and the church will remain open until 10:00PM for private adoration. A PRAYER FOR ALL SAINTS DAY God of all, on this day we recall those who have gone before us, leaving this world and joining you forever. Help us to remember that we are never alone. For even when we feel lost in our walk with you, we have a cloud of believers surrounding us, cheering us on. May your saints guide us with their words, inspire us with their example, and bring us to holiness with their prayers. Most of all, give us the desire to be saints ourselves, to know, love and serve you in this life, and enjoy you forever in the next, fulfilling the purpose for which you created us. Amen.
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DONATIONS FOR SANCTUARY LAMP The holidays are fast approaching and it is the perfect time to give thanks for our many blessings. One way to do this is by sharing with others. We are asking for items for our food pantry now and for Thanksgiving. Some of the items needed are canned vegetables and yams, soups, stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, pasta, tomato sauce, cake mixes, frostings, tea, coffee, and non-dairy creamer, boxed juices and any other nonperishable items. The food will go to needy families in our community. We would like to thank you once again for your generosity. May God bless you and your families. JEANNE JUGAN RESIDENCE 2999 Schurz Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 The Annual Christmas Sale Saturday, November 16 th 10:00AM 4:00PM Sunday, November 17 th - 11:30AM 2:00PM Home Baked Goods Raffles Handmade Gift Items Variety of Gift Ideas And So Much More! All Are Welcome! Please Join US. All proceeds benefit the works of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the Residence. Help Us Raise Money with Little or no Effort: We are collecting Box Tops for Education. If you cut the box tops off your items and bring them to church on Sunday just leave them in the sacristy and we will make sure we get them. For each box top collected we receive 10 cents. Do you shop at Target, Shoprite, Stop and Shop, Pathmark or Food Town sign up on their website or call the school office for help. Every time you shop they donate a percentage to the school at no cost to you! PELHAM BAY LITTLE LEAGUE The Pelham Bay Little League will be holding registration on Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27 from 10:00AM until 2:00PM. Registration is open to Boys and Girls ages 4-16 years old. Come to the Pelham Bay Little League field located on 2680 Westchester Avenue. HOMEBOUND If any member of your family or if any of your neighbors are Homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion at home, please call the Rectory so that a Priest or Eucharistic Minister might visit them. Over the past few years many people have asked how they can memorialize their loved ones. Of course we have the Tree of Life which is a permanent memorial, but then there are those of us who want to do something on a weekly basis. Over the past few years we began taking donations for Altar Bread in memory of our loved ones, and each week their name and the name of the donor is posted in the bulletin. We are also taking donations for the burning of the Sanctuary Lamp. If you are interested in memorializing your loved one in any way, please call the Rectory and reserve a week. We hope this will help those who want to remember their loved ones in any of these ways. FALL FEST AT THE GREEK AMERICAN INSTITUTE The Greek American Institute, at 3573 Bruckner Blvd, will be holding a Fall Fest on Saturday, November 2 nd from 12:00-6:00PM and Sunday, November 3 rd from 1:00-5:00PM. Greek foods & desserts, clown, bouncies, crafts, face painting, raffles, fall treats, vendors and so much more! Come spend the day with us for great food and lots of fun the whole family! Vendors wanted. For additional information call 718-823-2393. St. Theresa Youth Group meetings take place every Sunday after the 10:30AM Mass in the rectory meeting room. All teenagers are most welcome. Try it, you will indeed like it. Please join the Youth Group after the 10:30AM Mass for a Hospitality Gathering in the Rectory meeting room. Come and enjoy Coffee, Juice and some light snacks with other Parish Families. A NOVENA FOR VOCATIONS Our Father who art in Heaven, So that your Name may be hallowed, Lord send us Holy Priests. So that your Kingdom comes and we may learn your will on earth as it is in Heaven, Lord send us Holy Priests. So that each day we may be given our Daily Bread in the Eucharist, Lord send us Holy Priests. So that you may forgive our trespasses through Confession, Lord send us Holy Priests. So that we may be helped in our battle against temptations, Lord send us Holy Priests. So that at the hour of our death we may be delivered from evil, Lord send us Holy Priests according to your Sacred Heart. Amen Mary, Mother of the Church, Pray for us. VOCATION AWARENESS Thinking of the priesthood? If you are a young man interested in the priesthood, please contact Fr. Enrique Salvo at the Vocation Office of the Archdiocese of New York at 914-968- 1340.
OCTOBER 27, 2013 3 RD TIME: Anthony Mancuso & Melissa Regno 2 ND TIME: Robert Carlucci & Michelle Narciso 1 ST TIME: Joseph DellaCarpini & Jenna Russo "But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, 'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.' I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted." - Lk 18:13-14 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH AND THEIR FAMILIES ROBERT EGAN, MAE FIGLIOLA & PASQUALE LOCONSOLE JEANNE JUGAN RESIDENCE 2999 Schurz Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465 The Annual Christmas Sale Saturday, November 16 th 10:00AM 4:00PM Sunday, November 17 th - 11:30AM 2:00PM Home Baked Goods Raffles Handmade Gift Items Variety of Gift Ideas And So Much More! All Are Welcome! Please Join US. All proceeds benefit the works of the Little Sisters of the Poor at the Residence. CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM- 5:00PM or by appointment in the Rectory. 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 RETURN TO THE RECTORY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 2013 5:00PM Josephine Calvachio 6: 30PM Concepcion Denamarquez SUNDAY OCTOBER 27, 2013 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM Sebastiano LaVerghetta 10:30AM Michael & Rosina Martuccio 12:15PM George & Mary Miele MONDAY OCTOBER 28, 2013 8:00AM Luigi Osso 9:00AM Margherita & Sebastiano Cavacchioli TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2013 8:00AM Vincent James Mancione 9:00AM Janet Somuk WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2013 8:00AM Helen Donatone 9:00AM Margaret Golebiowski THURSDAY OCTOBER 31, 2013 8:00AM Joseph Louis Poidomani 9:00AM Jon & Ana Sinishtaj 7:30PM Kathleen McDonnell FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2013 8:00AM Pietro Cipollone 9:00AM Evelyn DiStefano 10:30AM Filadelfio & Benedetta Marino SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2013 8:00AM All Souls Intentions 9:00AM Cioffi & DiCristofaro Families 5:00PM Poidomani, Catalano & Grimaldi Families 6:30PM Deacesed Members of the Angel-Neri Families SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2013 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM Vincenzo & Francesco Fernicola 10:30AM Carlo & Pietro Porco 12:15PM Benita Zingaro PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Joseph & Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Maryann Cali- Bannan, Judy Berardione, Richard J. Colesanti, Anthony Cardone, Phyllis Caruso, Madeline Cicale, Peter Corbo, AnaEdith Castillo, Mana & Eric Dallacqua, Dennis Deandrea, Rosemary Davis, Rose & Carlo Dente, Thomas DeSimone, MaryAnn DiBattista, Massimiliano D Onofrio, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Jeanine Iovino, Christine Kerbe, Patricia Kiernan, Stella Kim, Joseph Klucinec, Lena Kocovic, Salvatore Lanza, Angie Lox, James Magrino, Vita Marino, Maryann Maiorana, Frank Maiorana, Angelo Megaro, Jessie Megaro, Raymond & John Matta, Vincent Mastrogiovanni, Dolores Miriglia, Michael Montalto, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Negli, Isabelle O Brien, Francis Olivio, Marisol Pagan, Lucille Perito, Flora Pisano, Irene Piscitelli, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni, Louis Quattrucci, Diana Raffa, Marie Russillo, Nilda Samday, Guy Scanno Jr., Carmen Torrellas, Florence Valentine, Irene Vesely, Madeline Volpe, Theresa Wagner.
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