August 17, 2014 - St. Gregory the Great Harrison.com

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT
215 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 835-0677 - Fax (914) 835-5152
Web Site: www.stgregorythegreatharrison.com
E-Mail: [email protected]
August 17, 2014
Mass Schedule
Masses for Sunday
Saturday: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
& 5:00 p.m.
Weekdays
Monday to Friday: 6:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.
Holy Days
7:30 p.m. (eve), 6:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon,
7:30 p.m.
Devotions to Our Lady
Novena
Monday at 9:30 a.m.
Baptism
Celebrated every Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Please call the
Parish House to make an appointment for Pre-Baptismal
instructions.
Penance
Saturday: 4:00 - 4:55 p.m.
Day Before a Holy Day: 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
All Other Times: On Request
Rev. Richard M. Guarnieri
Pastor
Rev. James Teague
Rev. John Edison
Rev. Soosairaj Michael
Parochial Vicars
Mrs. Rita Verrino
Parish Manager
Mr. Stephen M. Black
Organist
Professor Pierluigi Sampietro
Organist Emeritus
Ms. Maria Gaudelli
Director of Early Childhood Program
Mrs. Iris Perez
Coordinator of Religious Education
Ms. Katherine Castillo, Youth Minister
St. Gregory the Great Parish House
189 Fremont St.
835-0677 - Fax 835-4291
Early Childhood Enrichment Program
94 Broadway
835-1278 - Fax 835-2070
Religious Education Office
94 Broadway
835-1278 - Fax 835-2070
Matrimony
The engaged couple is to inform the Parish priest usually
one year prior to the celebration. A marriage preparation
program is required.
Religious Education Program
Grades 3 & 4
Monday
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Grades 5 & 6
Tuesday
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Grades 7 &8
Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Grades 1 & 2
Thursday
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Meetings
Parish Council: Third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
in the Lower Church Hall.
Finance Committee: Meets periodically.
Rosary Altar Society: First Monday of the month at 7:00
p.m. for the Rosary, and 7:30 p.m. meeting.
Legion of Mary: Meets every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.
Folk Group: 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - 8:00 - 9:30 p.m.
St. Gregory’s Choir: Sundays, after the 11:30 a.m. Mass
RCIA: Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
Youth Ministry: Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
Respect Life: Second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 17, 2014
Mass Intentions
SAT.
8/16
5:00
p.m.
WILLIAM GRABLEY
SUN.
8/17
7:00
8:30
10:00
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
11:30
a.m.
SALVATORE LOMBARDI
ALDO GORI
SALVATORE
MASTROGIACOMO
ANNE REICH
5:00
p.m.
PEOPLE OF ST. GREGORY
6:45
a.m.
JOHN BIELE, JR. &
FICARRA FAMILY
MON.
8/18
TUES.
8/19
WED.
8/20
THU.
8/21
FRI.
8/22
SAT.
8/23
SUN.
8/24
9:00
a.m.
JOHN KEAVENY
6:45
a.m.
GLENN TUTHILL
9:00
a.m.
CHARLES ALESSANDRO
6:45
a.m.
RICHARD HICKS
9:00
a.m.
SALVATORE
MASTROGIACOMO
6:45
a.m.
JOSEPH FLYNN
9:00
a.m.
FRANK O’BRIEN
6:45
a.m.
CHRISTINE DE FONCE
9:00
a.m.
THERESA GASPARRINI
9:00
a.m.
DOMENICO CONTI & FAMILY
5:00
p.m.
MICHAEL ROSSI
7:00
8:30
10:00
11:30
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
a.m.
PEOPLE OF ST. GREGORY
FRANCO MIRRA
THE VALLONE FAMILY
SALVATORE & MILLIE
COVIELLO
5:00
p.m.
FRANK DI GIACOMO &
BUTCH & JOSEPH
PIZZARELLO
ADORATION
OF
THE
BLESSED
SACRAMENT: is offered each Wednesday at
7:00 p.m. in the Church. Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament is not offered during
July and August. Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament will resume in September.
DEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY: The Rosary is
prayed in the Church from Tuesday to Saturday
after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Each Monday morning
after the 9:00 a.m. Mass, a novena is held in
honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The
Rosary is prayed following the novena.
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT DIVINE MERCY
PILGRIMAGE
St. Gregory the Great Parish
Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Divine
Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., will be on
Thursday, August 21. Bus leaves at 8:00 a.m.
from St. Gregory the Great Church and returns
about 6:00 p.m. Box lunch included. Please sign
up by August 15th. Please call Rita or Lucille at
914-835-0677 to make a reservation.
WELCOME FR. CARLOS The Legion of Mary
invites you to a luncheon and to pray the rosary
to welcome Fr. Carlos Villacorta from El
Salvador on Thursday, August 28, 2014: 11:30
a.m. - Get Together; 12:00 p.m. - Luncheon and
1:00 p.m. - Rosary, at the Knights of Columbus,
Corner of West St. and Halstead Avenue,
Harrison. Please let Anne Rudy know if you are
planning to attend and you can bring a friend.
Please call her at 914-835-1446.
Wine & Hosts, Candles & Flowers
PADRE PIO PILGRIMAGE
Please join St.
Anthony of Padua’s Holy Rosary Society on a
trip to Padre Pio Day on August 23rd at the Blue
Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in
Washington, New Jersey. The bus leaves from
St. Anthony’s Church in West Harrison at 8:30
a.m. For further information, please call Bruna
at 428-0532.
The Wine and Hosts this week have been
donated in memory of Charles Pascale and
have been requested by the Rosary Altar
Society.
COLUMBIETTES “50TH” ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
The Harrison Columbiettes
are celebrating their 50th
Anniversary on
September 21, 2014 at Beckwith Pointe in New
Rochelle at a cost of $65.00 per person.
Deadline for reservations and payments
must be sent by August 29th. For any
Information, please contact Gloria Fava at 8352165.
The Altar Flowers this week have been donated
in memory of the Marone Family and have been
requested by Gloria Marone.
FINANCIAL CORNER: Our Sunday collection
for Sunday, August 10th was $6,974.00. Thank
you and may God bless you for your generosity.
The Altar Candles this week have been donated
in memory of Carmela and Frank Vanadia and
have been requested by their daughter, Barbara
Sauro.
The Flowers at the Shrine of Saint Anthony this
week have been donated in memory of Glenn
Tuthill and have been requested by Rita
Verrino.
In Memory
The parish community of St. Gregory
the Great extends its deepest sympathy to the loved ones on
their loss
Eleanor Fiore
Observe what is right, do what is just;
for my salvation is about to come,
my justice, about to be revealed.
— Isaiah 56:1
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Joan Anixt, Mary Ellen Beyer, Frances
Bodycott, Sue Burger, James Castaldi, Silvio
Catalano, Matthew Coulter, Gabrielle Di Carlo,
Donna DiMaggio, Susan Di Silvestro, Barrett
Dorn, Brendan Dowd, Camdon Joseph, Sabrina
Marciante, Joanne Mayne, Stephanie Merenda,
Elaine Noll, Nick Rinaldi, Ralph Sirani, Sr., Lee
Ann Thomas, Marie Thomson, Monica Toro,
Margaret Valeri, Peter Valeri, Concetta Vasile,
Elizabeth Welsh, Gregory Westfall, Maggie
Wunderlick—and for all who have requested a
remembrance in our prayers.
We
welcome into the St. Gregory the Great Family through the
waters of Baptism
Gavin Flynn Drucker
Child of Meg and Michael Drucker
Antonio Santo Favata
Child of Marlena and Salvatore Favata
II Caitlin Santoro and Michael McGarity
II Daniela Stiso and Michael Gilhuly
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Thus says the LORD: “Stand firm in
justice; do what is right” (Isaiah 56:1, 6-7).
Psalm — O God, let all the nations praise you!
(Psalm 67).
Second Reading — The gifts and the calling of God are
unable to be revoked (Romans 11:13-15, 29-32).
Gospel — Recognizing the Canaanite woman’s great
faith, Jesus told her, “It shall be done as you
wish” (Matthew 15:21-28).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22
Tuesday:
Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab;
Mt 19:23-30
Wednesday:
Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16
Thursday:
Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19;
Mt 22:1-14
Friday: Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40
Saturday:
Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12
Sunday:
Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8;
Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCE
Sunday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. John Eudes
St. Bernard
St. Pius X
Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Rose of Lima; Blessed Virgin Mary
What can I do about neglecƞul
godparents?
The people I chose to be my child’s godparents are
making no attempt to build a special relationship
with her. I’ve talked to them about it, but it didn’t
help. Is it possible to replace them?
When my niece Hayley was five, she asked
me to be her “step”-godfather because she didn’t
know who her godfather was. The family friend my
sister invited to be Haley’s godfather has moved out
of state and seems to have forgotten that Haley is his
godchild.
Godparents have responsibilities beyond
baptism day. The Code of Canon Law says a
godparent also “helps the baptized person to lead a
Christian life in keeping with baptism and to fulfill
faithfully the obligations inherent in it” (872). A
godparent should be present for the child’s first
Communion and encourage the child to live a
Christian life as he or she grows older.
Unfortunately, parents can’t “fire” neglectful
godparents and replace them, but neither are parents
limited to asking only two godparents to help their
child grow in the faith. Parents can - and should - ask
others to help support their child’s faith development
as he or she grows up: a teacher, a grandparent, or a
friend in the town where your child has gone away to
college. After all, children are baptized into a
community of believers, and we all have the
responsibility to help children - and one another lead Christian lives.
Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSsR
[email protected]