St. Gregory the Great Church

CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT
242-20 88TH AVENUE, BELLEROSE, NY 11426
Week of September 11, 2016
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE
St. Gregory’s and Our Lady of the Snows
will join together for a
Eucharistic Holy Hour of
Remembrance and Reflection
TODAY
at
3:00PM
in
St. Gregory’s Church
Parish Mission Statement:
St. Gregory the Great Parish, established in 1936, is a welcoming
Catholic community serving the people of Bellerose, Floral Park,
and environs. Pursuing holiness through the Eucharist, we strive
to live out Jesus Christ's mandate of service, evangelization, and
establishment of justice for all. Embracing the diversity and talents
of our members, we seek the participation of everyone on the
journey.
Parish Staff:
Contact Information:
Msgr. Edward A. Ryan, Pastor
Rev. William Dulaney, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Johnson Nedungadan, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Arthur Cutter
Deacon Robert Zeuner
Sr. Patricia Anglin, O.P., Pastoral Associate for
Faith Formation
Ms. Lynn Alaimo, School Principal
Mr. Bart Haggerty, Director of Music Ministry
Msgr. Eugene A. Feldhaus, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Joseph Cunningham, Pastor Emeritus
Mr. John Reh, Civil Trustee
Mrs. Patricia Brandt, Civil Trustee
Parish Office:
Mass Schedule:
Office of Faith Formation
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM; 9:15AM; 11:00AM; 12:30PM;
5:15PM
Sunday in Gregorian Hall: 9:15AM (when Religious
Ed Classes are in session)
Weekdays Monday - Friday: 7:00AM; 9:00AM,
Saturday Morning: 9:00AM
Holydays: Vigil Mass: 7:30PM
7:00AM; 9:00AM; 12:00Noon
242-20 88th Ave.
Phone 718-347-3707
Fax 718-347-0583
Parish Website: saintgregorythegreat.com
Parish Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Lois Brady, Parish Receptionist
Miss Jennifer Kalin, Parish Receptionist
Mrs. Patricia McMenamin, Parish Secretary
Mr. Peter Varol, Parish Bookkeeper
Office Hours:
Weekdays 9:00AM - 7:30PM
Saturdays 9:00AM - 1:30PM
Sundays 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Gregorian Hall
Phone 718-347-0525
Sr. Patricia Anglin, O.P., Pastoral Associate
for Faith Formation
Ms. Kathy LaVache, Secretary
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Wednesday 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Thursday 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Sunday
10:15AM - 11:30AM
St. Gregory the Great School
Eucharistic Devotion: Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament will take place every Tuesday from the
conclusion of the 9:00AM Mass until 10:30AM..
Address 244-44 87th Ave.
Phone 718-343-5053
School Website: sgtgschool.org
Ms. Lynn Alaimo, Principal
Mrs. Camille Gunning, Secretary
Baptism: Baptism is celebrated on the Second Sunday of each month at 2:00PM and on the Fourth Saturday of
each month at 12:00Noon. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment to meet with Deacon Zeuner.
Sacrament of Penance: The Sacrament of Penance is offered each Saturday at 1:00PM. and at other times by
appointment with one of our priests.
Marriage: A couple planning marriage must make an appointment with one of our priests or deacons at least 6
months in advance of the marriage.
VOCATIONS
“This brother of yours was dead and has come to life.”
Do you want to bring others to life in Christ as a priest,
deacon, religious sister or brother? Please contact the
Vocation Office at 718-827-2454 or email [email protected]
LAY MINISTRY PROGRAM sponsored by the Pastorial Institute, School of Evangelization, Diocese of
Brooklyn, will be offering courses starting in September
for those who want to be more involved in parish life. To
receive additional information about the Lay Ministry
Program, contact Lizbeth Ugarte at 718-281-9559 or
email [email protected].
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Prayer shawls are for those who are in
need of comfort, to provide hope and healing to those who are most in need of a reminder of God’s love for them. Prayer
shawls and lap robes are available at no
cost. The next scheduled meeting will take
place on Monday, September 26th,
1:00PM in the Office Basement. For more information
on the Ministry or for a shawl or lap robe, please call
Maria Altamuro at 516-782-6278.
MARRIAGES
MICHAEL MILLE
And
JENNIFER MCKENDRY
Friday, September 16, 2016 - 3:00 PM
FRANK LIARIKOS
And
PRINCESS ANDERSON
Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 3:00 PM
FAITH FORMATION
If your son/daughter are six years or older, please register
them with our Faith Formation Program (located in the
school).
If you are a new registrant, please bring your child’s birth
certificate and baptismal certificate, and/or any other certificates.
If your child is already a member of our Faith Formation
Program, please make sure you have re-registered if you
haven’t done so already.
PLEASE DON’T FORGET!!
Faith Formation begins on September 18th.
Our first Mass of the year will be at 9:15AM
in St. Gregory the Great Church.
Afterwards, all families are to go to the Oak Room
(lower level of the Church) for refreshments and attendance will be taken. Some school supplies will be distributed to your children.
RCIA - If you are an adult, 18 years or older and interested
in completing your Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion), please contact Sr. Pat
Anglin at 718-347-0525 to make an appointment.
ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE
SAT. SEPT. 10TH
5PM
Michael Aguilar, Matthew Aguilar,
Nicholas Bustamante
SUN. SEPT. 11TH
8:00 AM
Mateo Caamal, Katherine Anne DeGuzman
9:15 AM
Deborah Lagula, Kastrin Paul
Thevasahayam
11:00 AM
Alexis Sarabia, Jared Sarabia
12:30 PM
Caelin DeJoie, Francisque Jean, Tarik
Lajoie
5:15 PM
Thomas Wirta, Daniel Lewis, Alexis Wirta
SAT. SEPT. 17TH
5PM
Kaycee Dominguez, Ashley Pichardo,
Lindsey Dominguez
SUN. SEPT. 18TH
8:00AM
Gbemisola Faba, Caitlyn Gousse,
Timileyin Faba
9:15AM
Courtney McMahon, Samantha Roy,
Angelina Valentino
11:00AM
Justin Brown, Robert Brandt,
Darla Polanco
12:30PM
Fiona Clabby, Chloe Porter,
Dyana Robertson
5:15PM
Jonathan Mulligan, Christopher Tuffy
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Week of September 11, 2016
SUNDAY
BAPTISM 2:00PM Church
ALCOHOLICS ANON. OPEN 8:00PM Convent
Basement
9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE 3:00PM Church
MONDAY
EMOTIONS ANON. 7:30PM Convent Basement
HOLY NAME SOCIETY 7:30PM Oak Room
TUESDAY
CRAFT GROUP 9:30AM Convent Basement
ADORATION 9:30AM Church
GOLDEN AGE LEISURE CLUB 1:00-4:00PM Oak
Room
WEDNESDAY
STROKE LIFE SUPPORT GROUP 1:30-3:00PM
Green Room
FOLK GROUP 7:00 PM Church
THURSDAY
GOLDEN AGE GHT 12:00-4:00PM Oak Room
ST. GREGORY’S SCHOOL MEETING 7:00PM
Gregorian Hall
QIGONG 7:00PM Oak Room
FRIDAY
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Week of September 11, 2016
SUN. SEPT. 11TH
8:00AM
Angelo Tabone
9:15
Members of the Purgatorial Society
11:00
Natalie Moody (Birth. Rem.),
Ferrell Favors, Santiago Martinez
12:30PM
William O’Driscoll
5:15PM
All People of the Parish
MON. SEPT. 12TH
7AM
Anna Vivirito (Anniv. Rem.)
9AM
Lois Kuhlman (Birth. Rem.)
TUES. SEPT. 13TH
7AM
Deceased Members of the Toner Family
9AM
William Brand (Anniv. Rem.)
WED. SEPT. 14TH
7AM
Molly Murphy (Birth. Rem.)
9AM
Magale & De la Torre Family
THURS. SEPT. 15TH
7AM
Camille Hutchings
9AM
Angie & Vinnie E. Toner
FRI. SEPT. 16TH
7AM
Patrick Ferguson (L)
9AM
Helen Madara
SAT. SEPT. 17TH
9AM
Marge Reuter (90th Birth.) (L)
5PM
Ernest Ramirez (Birth. Rem.)
ALCOHOLICS ANON. STEP 7:00PM Convent
Basement
ALCOHOLICS ANON. CLOSED 8:30PM Convent
Basement
SATURDAY
PENANCE 1:00PM Church
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
FOR THE SICK:
Theresa Hilbert, Lucille Roeder,
Grace & Kenny Leuze, Joan Barry,
Kathleen Hefferon, Anthony Rosario,
Ramona Soobramani, Mary Fallon,
Nicholas Corona
FOR THE DECEASED:
Irene Santora, Fouad Ghobrial
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Cont.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
“She’s always dancing. I wonder if she
hears music in her head.”
- Terry Cardwell
The dancing girl to whom family friend, Terry
Cardwell, refers is 2-year-old Nehal Farid from Afghanistan. Despite her love of rhythmic movement,
Nehal had never heard a sound before last week.
Thanks to a charitable initiative, Nehal was brought all
the way to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mt.
Sinai Hospital, where Dr. Peter Cooper installed a cochlear implant in her right ear. At first she was frightened by the first sounds that she heard, and she nestled
more snuggly into her mother’s arms.
Then Nehal heard her mother’s voice for the first
time, and her face lit up into a big grin of surprise and
delight. Now she can dance her heart out to music she
hears like the rest of us.
Nahal’s look is a living prophecy of how our own
faces will light up with a joy beyond description when
we hear Jesus’ voice for the first time saying, “Come
you blessed. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you before the foundation of the world.” As the Psalmist predicted, the just will dance for joy at the presence of
God.
On a more somber note, no one of us who was Nahal’s age or older at the time, will ever forget exactly
where we were and what we were doing when we
heard the first reports of an aircraft striking the Twin
Towers fifteen years ago today. We winced as each
further detail of the still-in-progress attacks came over
the airwaves.
Even at the distance of a decade and a half, we still
need to hear a consoling word as well as speak words
of remembrance. Please join us in church this afternoon at 3:00 as we reflect reverently, listen for God’s
comfort in the words and music of the Holy Hour, and
sit silently in the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. “ Speak, Lord, your servants are listening.”
FR. JOHNSON would like to
invite all parishioners to his
Mass of Thanksgiving celebrating the Silver Jubilee of his
Ordination to the Priesthood
on Sunday, September 25th, at
the 5:15PM Mass in the
Church. After Mass all parishioners are invited for light refreshments in the Gathering
Space. Please join Fr. Johnson for this special
celebration.
COLLECTIONS - The collection for the week of
September 4th amounted to $11,189 for the parish.
Thank you for your generosity.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE
th
th
Today, September 11 , will mark the 15
Anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New
York and Washington, D.C. St. Gregory
will join with Our Lady of Snows Parish in
a Eucharistic Holy Hour of Remembrance
and Reflection beginning at 3:00PM, in our Church. Msgr.
Ryan will lead the reflections on the theme, “Seven Last
Words from the Twin Towers.” The choirs of Our Lady of
the Snows and St. Gregory will be performing. Light refreshments will be available after the concert. Free will offering. .
Please join us.
QIGONG (Chinese Yoga) - New members are welcome!
Classes are held on Thursdays, in the Oak Room
starting at 7:00PM and ending at 8:00PM. Class
consists of gentle movements, which increase
joint and spine flexibility, improve circulation and
digestion. We practice proper posture, deep breathing, moving meditation and self massage, techniques which enable us
to become quiet, manage pain and strengthen the body.
Wear comfortable clothes and bring water. No floor work.
Classes are free.
GOLDEN AGE LEISURE - New members needed to join
the Tuesday senior club. The next meeting will take place
on Tuesday, September 13th, starting at 1:00PM in the Oak
Room. If interested or have any questions, please call
Buddy Poje at 718-831-1037.
GOLDEN AGE GHT CLUB - New members are welcomed! GHT Club meets on Thursdays, 12:00-4:00PM in
the Oak Room.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION:
Softball Tournament - Teams are now forming for this
year’s softball tournament. The tournament will
start in mid-September. Contact Mike for more
information at 917-567-8909 or [email protected].
Cheerleading starts Friday, September 16, 2016, at
4:00PM. Details to follow.
BOOK CLUB - The next scheduled meeting will take
place on Monday, September 26th. The selection is Circling the Sun by Paula McLain. The
book is available at the Bellerose Library.
ST. GREGORY’S SCHOOL - CLASS OF 1976 40TH
REUNION will take place on Saturday, October 15,
2016. For information, please friend request Facebook
page “Greg’s Reunion” or e-mail Kelly Henson-Evertz at
[email protected].
TACHS PREPARATION PROGRAM will be offered at
Holy Cross High School beginning Saturday, September
24th. For further information, please call 914-771-8577.
TRIPS
BUS TRIP to Philadelphia on Saturday, October
22nd, to visit the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, a tour
and stop at the gift shop then lunch at The Reading Terminal Marketplace; the National Shrine of St. John
Neumann with Mass celebrated by Fr. Patrick at
2:30PM, followed by a tour and stop in the gift shop.
Cost is $50 per person. Deposit of $25 due by August
27th. Bus will depart from Our Lady of Lourdes
Church at 7:30AM. For more information, please call
Rosemary at 718-776-1616 or email [email protected].
GOLDEN AGE LEISURE CLUB presents:
Overnight at Resorts Hotel Casino and Lunch at
The Crab Trap Restaurant, January 10-11, 2017.
Depart from St. Gregory’s old parking lot at 8:30AM
sharp. First day of trip includes lunch at The Crab
Trap, a short stop at the Lennox Outlet, overnight at
Resorts. $15 free slot play plus one food coupon, $30
Breadsticks Café or $20 for other restaurants. Second
day includes Harrah’s Casino with six hours playing
time and a 5:30PM departure for home. The usual bonus will apply. Cost per person is $179 single, $146
double or $139 triple. For further information, please
contact Finbar at 718-343-0676.
Virginia Beach - May 21-25, 2017 - This trip includes
Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestown, Yorktown
and the Norfolk Naval Base; 4 night accommodations at
the Sandcastle Ocean Front Hotel, 4 full buffet breakfasts, 3 dinners, guided tours of the Naval Base and
much more. Cost is $681 single, $499 per person double or $455 triple. A $50 deposit is due now. Any
questions or to reserve a spot call Finbar at 718-3430676.
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME