St. Kevin Roman Catholic Church The Raising of Lazarus I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? Most Reverend Raymond F. Chappetto, Pastor, D.D., V.G, V.E. Reverend Paul Y. Kim, 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 April 2, 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. Fifth Sunday of Lent
April 2, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 2 Dear Bishop Ray: Q. At the St. Kevin Catholic Academy Christmas concert you were presented with a check for $46,000 from the Academy (thanks to the hard work of parents & others through school fund raisers). I am interested in knowing if this money will be used for repairs to the school and not to the Church. A. One of the purposes of this column is to correct misinformation. Certainly, this is a clear case of not knowing the facts and, so, I am happy to clarify this matter for you. At the St. Kevin Academy Christmas concert a check was presented to Dr. Thomas Piro, the Principal of the Academy, representing the hard work of parents and others through fund raising. The check was NOT presented to me, as Pastor of St. Kevin Church. The money that was raised is for Academy operating expenses (a certain amount is budgeted from fund raising). The money will NOT be used for repairs to the Academy and certainly NOT to the Church. The repairs to the Academy and to the Church will be taken care of in a different way, soon to be announced. I hope this information is helpful. Easter Gift to St. Kevin Church The Easter Gift to the church takes place next weekend, April 8th and 9th. The Easter season, when we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, provides us with a wonderful opportunity to make a special offering to our parish, the hub of our lives as Catholics. A special Easter Gift to the parish helps in many ways. There are physical needs; operating costs continue to rise; and as you all are well aware, parish programs need continual funding. Please consider an Easter Gift to St. Kevin Church of whatever your means will allow. FAITH FORMATION Agnes Rus, AO, Director of Faith Formation 45-50 195th Street 718-357-8110, ext. 3 Rosaria Surace, Secretary ABLAZE YOUTH MINISTRY Meg Fraino, Youth Minister Grades 9 through 12, meets every Friday night at 7 P.M. in the St. Kevin Room of the rectory. 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 Oppose Assisted Suicide Legislation has been introduced in the New York State Legislature that would allow doctors to legally prescribe a lethal dose of pills at the request of a terminally ill patient. While proponents call these bills death with dignity and patient self-determination, in reality they are unnecessary, flawed and dangerous. Legalizing assisted suicide would endanger elderly, disabled and vulnerable people. It will send the message to others that suicide is acceptable and lead to an increase in suicides. It will leave people with depression and other mental illnesses untreated. And it will turn doctors and other health professionals fro healers into killers. Please inform yourself about the dangers in this bill by visiting NewYorkersForLife.org. 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.precana.org for complete information about required marriage preparation in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Page 3 www.stkevinflushing.org April 2, 2017 Today, Sunday, April 2nd is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. The readings for today s Mass begin at # 895 in the Hymnal. ******************************************************** MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, April 1st 5:00 Frances Pavlovic Patrick Moran (4th Anniversary) Michael LaRusso Jack Salerno Bridget Pryce Sunday, April 2nd 8:00 Those enrolled in the Parish Purgatorial Society 10:00 Deceased members of St. Kevin Rosary Society 12:00 Deceased members and spouses of the Catholic Widows & Widowers Club of Queens Monday, April 3rd 9:00 Living and deceased members of the Ash and Keohane Families Tuesday, April 4th 9:00 The Gesualdi & Nogueira Family and Friends Wednesday, April 5th 9:00 Theresa Wallace (2nd Anniversary) Thursday, April 6th 9:00 Deceased members of the Alexander & Sweeney Families Friday, April 7th 9:00 Joanna Kim Saturday, April 8th 9:00 Rosemarie Franklin Saturday, April 8th 5:00 Irma Rupcic, Jane O Keefe, Antoinette Verrilli, Edward & Rose Higging, Aurolio Pinilla, Cecilia de Pinilla and Nick Kazdaglis Sunday, April 9th 8:00 Michael M. Dee 10:00 Frank Lenzo 12:00 John Riordan Memorial Gifts The gifts of Bread and Wine are given this week in loving memory of Lino Nicolich. The St. Kevin Lamp will burn this week for the Intentions of the Donor. St. Kevin Rosary Society News We will have a meeting on Tuesday, April 4th beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Parish Center. All ladies of the parish are invited to join us! See you then! St. Kevin Nicaragua Mission News There will be a meeting for all Team members, those going to Nicaragua and those supporting the team at home, this Tuesday, April 4th at 7:00 P.M. at 45-47 171st Street. We are pleased to announce that the following will be representing the Parish to the abandoned, developmentally disabled children of Mustard Seed Hogar Belen: Ann Berliant, Maria Brady, Margaret Brower, Andy and Nilda Colon, Joanna Daly, Anthony Ercolano, Katy and Terry Kundmueller and Susan O Gara (from Florida). Please continue to support the Team with your prayers and material resources. There is still time to join the Team. New members are always welcome. You can call Margaret or Tony at 718-461-7128 for more information. 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal Update Thank you to the 98 parishioners who have already sent in their pledges for the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal! Diocesan Assigned Goal:....$96,166.00 Pledged as of 3/27:...$37,800.00 $ in Hand a of 3/27:......$19,355.00 # of Pledges as of 3/27:......98 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 for your support of St. Kevin Church! Weekly Collection March 26, 2017....$9,099.00
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April 2, 2017 St. Kevin R.C. Church Page 6 St. Kevin Senior Club Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 4th, from 1:30 to 4:30 P.M. in the Parish Center. Our next trip to Empire City Casino will be on Wednesday, April 19th. We have rolled back the cost to $25 and you will receive the package of the day. For information and reservations, please call Sam at 718-762-3256. New members are welcomed to join! Line Dancing will take place on Friday April 7th & 28th from 7 to 11 P.M. in the Parish Center. The cost is $5 per person and includes light refreshments. For additional information, please call Julie at 347-265-4396. The Flushing First Friday Club will meet on Friday, April 7th with Mass being celebrated at 12:00 Noon at Verdi s Restaurant in Whitestone. The guest speaker will be Father Peter Penton, parochial Vicar from St. Luke s Church in Whitestone. The cost is $27. For information and/ or reservations, please call 718-461-7049. The Catholic Widows/Widowers of Queens will meet on Monday, April 10th, at 7 P.M. in St. Kevin Catholic Academy Cafeteria. Parking is available in the Church lot on 195th Street and the door entrance to the cafeteria is mid-block on 195th Street between 45th & 46th Avenues. For information, please call Augustine at 718-296-4642 or Christine at 718-819-8129. Stewardship Thought Jesus called to his friend from the dead, Lazarus, come out! It is the same call our Lord makes to us unceasingly: come out! Jesus calls us from our tomb of doubt and unbelief, from the darkness of our fear ad anxieties; from the depths of our weaknesses and lack of hope. Christian stewards pray for an open heart, so that they may hear the voice of the Lord, heed the continuous call to come away from their former way of living and reprioritize their lives in the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Do we believe Christ has the power to transform our lives? Do we take time to listed to His call? With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption. Lenten Schedule 1) Stations of the Cross will be prayed in the Church on Friday evening April 7th, at 7P.M. 2) The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated on Saturday, April 8th at 4:00 P.M. in the Church. (no confessions on Saturday, April 15th). 3) Reconciliation Monday, April 10th Confessions 3PM to 9PM. 50/50 Raffle Please place your April 50/50 envelope (that you received in your monthly envelope package), with your $5 donation, in the collection basket or drop it off at the Rectory. Extra envelopes are located at the doors of the church (please write the month on the envelope). Envelopes must be received by 12:00 Noon on the last day of the month. Thank you for your support of St. Kevin Church! Give Glory to God On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, just before we begin to enter Holy Week, we are summoned to Bethany. If we had been friends of Mary, Lazarus, and Martha, and found out that Lazarus was gravely ill, we probably would have dropped everything to be with them. This was what was so surprising about the behavior of Jesus. Although he was their close friend, he chose to stay away, that God s glory would be manifested. This is a persistent theme in John s Gospel. Right to the very end, Jesus works were meant to give glory to the Father. As our Lenten journey reaches a crescendo, let us be mindful that, as people who have put on Christ in baptism, we are also called, by our attitudes and actions, to give glory to God. Please Pray For: those who are ill: John Miller, Kristin Carey, Lucy Petretti, Barbara Weinbaum, Michael Antonucci, Tyler Benton, Alice Weber, Isabella Ieraci and Bridget Kunz and for those who have died: Richard Palmeri, Carmelo Catinella. Attention.All Organizations Early Bulletin Deadline 1) The deadline for all notices for the Easter Sunday bulletin is Wednesday, April 5th.
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