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HRINE CHURCH OF SAINT GERARD MAJELLA
188-16 91st Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: 718-468-6565 Fax: 718-468-3136
[email protected] Website: stgerardshrine.org
Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella or #SGMHOLLIS on Facebook and see Youtube
PASTORAL TEAM: REV. JOSEPHJUDE C. GANNON PASTOR – Ext. 25
REV. JOSEPH THARACKAL
In Residence – Ext. 13
REV. DAWIT TERFA MORODA
In Residence – Ext. 20
MR. GUILLERMO D. GOMEZ
Permanent Deacon – Ext. 35
MR. LAURENCE O. MCMASTER
Permanent Deacon – Ext. 15
MRS. CARMEN MACCHIO
Director of Religious Education – Ext. 22
MRS. ANNE SMITH-THOMPSON Director of Music Ministry – Ext. 28
MR. GILBERT RODRIGUEZ
Youth Ministry Coordinator—Ext. 26
MRS. DENISE DAS
Adult Faith Ministry Coordinator –Ext 17
MRS. LUCY GUZMAN
Administrative Assistant— Ext. 27
MRS. GRACE M.M. BRUNKEN
Business Office — Ext. 10
June 26, 2016
13th Sunday Ordinary Time
BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 9 am to 6 pm
Tuesday 9 am to 6 pm
Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm
Thursday 9 am to 6 pm
Friday 9 am to 2 pm & 4:30pm to 8pm
Saturday 9 am to 12 pm
No office hours on Sunday!
Please call the office in advance to arrange appointments to speak with a
priest or deacon or to make sure the office is open.
MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY: for needy Parishioners.
HOURS: Tuesday 1 to 4 pm only! To register: bring photo ID & proof you
live in 11423 zip code if you are not a registered parishioner.
MASSES:
Monday thru Saturday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
9:00 am
5:00 pm – Fulfills Sunday Obligation
8:15 am & 11:30 am in English
9:45 am in Spanish
Holy Day Masses: As Announced
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE:
Saturday:
4:00 to 4:45 pm
And by Appointment at other times by calling ext 25
DEVOTIONS all are welcome:
Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:20 am
St. Gerard Majella Novena: Wednesday 9:20 am
Adoration: Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 am
First Fridays 9:30 am to 8 pm September to June only!
Please pray for the sick of the parish
Please remember our deceased family & friends.
May the souls of the faithful departed through
the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Urgent calls at any time of day or night. We ask that arrangements for the reception of Holy Communion
for Shut-Ins be made by calling the office during business hours.
HOSPITAL: Please inform us of any parishioner who has been admitted to a Hospital or Nursing Home.
NEW MEMBERS: Please register by filling out the form found on the back inside cover of this bulletin or by calling the Office.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes for our children Sundays at 10:00 am, from the end of September to end of May. They must
attend the 11:30 am Mass with their parents and family. To register your child, please contact Mrs. Macchio at Ext 22.
R.C.I.A.: Rite of Christian Initiation – Adults interested in becoming Catholic or who need to receive the sacraments of First
Communion and /or Confirmation please contact Deacon Laurence Mc Master at Ext. 15.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements can be made by calling the office during office hours and leaving a message for one of
the deacons. In English: Instructions are given on the SECOND & THIRD Sunday of the month beginning with the 11:30 am Mass
followed by instructions at 12:30 pm. Please register at least 8 weeks before the Baptism by setting up an interview appointment
with Deacon Laurence McMaster E 15 by calling the office. Baptism is generally on the fourth Sunday of the month.
En español: Cada dos meses el tercer domingo. Se requiere que los padres que desean bautizar a sus hijos vengan a la misa y
asistan a clases previas de preparación. Para más información deben hablar con el Diácono Guillermo D. Gómez a Ext. 35.
MARRIAGES: Church Wedding arrangements should be made before Reception plans are finalized so that the date will be available
at the Church. Please make arrangements at least six months to a year before the proposed date.
Parish Meetings at
St. Gerard Majella Parish
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: 2nd & 4thTues. – 8pm ST. JOSEPH
CONF. RM. RECTORY— June 28
CHOIR REHEARSALS: CHURCH - SPEAK TO ANN for practice
schedule and to JOIN THE CHOIR!!!
FAMILY OF CHRIST PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm BVM
CONF. RM. RECTORY All are Welcome! Contact Ofelia or
Margie for schedule and to join.
JESUS ESTA VIVO PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm in CHURCH
JESUS & MARY PRAYER GROUP Wednesdays after 9 am Mass
YOUTH NIGHT 8 to 12 grade - every Friday 7:30 pm in Rectory
St. Joseph’s conference room. PLEASE JOIN US!
SPANISH LEGION OF MARY — contact Hilda Cortes for details.
FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION: please bring NON PERISHABLE
FOOD to church or office during the week!!!
The 9 am Mass on the First Saturday of the month is for those
enrolled in the PURGATORIAL SOCIETY. To enroll a loved one
for a year, fill out the form below & enclose $10 donation.
Saint Gerard Majella Parish seeks to provide a festive gathering for
all people, of every race and color. A Table at which the lonely find
company, the hungry savor rich food and fine wine and strangers
enjoy warm family ties. Our prayer is that we may draw our new
neighbors from other lands into a loving community and that our
Eucharistic table may prefigure our oneness with the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.
St. Gerard Majella is the patron saint of expectant mothers
and couples trying to conceive, as well as the protector of mothers
and children, born and unborn and the wrongly accused.
Please complete the lower part of this form and drop it in the
collection basket or return it to the office.
PRINT CLEARLY!
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SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:
SATURDAY, June 25:
9:00 AM – Sacred Heart of Jesus
5:00 PM – Intentions of Anamarie Anastacio (22nd BD)
SUNDAY, June 26:
8:15 AM – Intentions of Ailyssa & Ann Reign Marcos and
Peter, William & Cora Burrows
9:45 AM – † Jose La Paz Polanco & † Andres Fernandez;
† Juan Carlos Muentes; † Efran Cruz; People of the Parish
11:30 AM – Intentions of Karen Persaud (BD)
MONDAY, June 27:
9:00 AM – Our Lady of Perpetual Help
TUESDAY, June 28:
9:00 AM – Intentions of Bernice Sealy (80th Birthday) &
Intentions of Janine Hampton (high school graduation)
WEDNESDAY, June 29:
9:00 AM – Intentions of Raed Ahmed
THURSDAY, June 30:
9:00 AM – † Christian Thomas
FRIDAY, July 1:
9:00 AM – Anthony & Elda Boutin, Verna, Jeanne &
Dr. Luc La Pommeray & Icelia Guarand
SATURDAY, July 2:
9:00 AM – All the souls in the PURGATORIAL SOCIETY
5:00 PM – Intentions of Michele Pierre and Family
SUNDAY, July 3:
8:15 AM – Mary Estrada & Mary Pinlac
9:45 AM – † Miguel Suriel; † Juan Baustista Ulloa;
People of the Parish
11:30 AM – † Francisca Vergara
PURGATORIAL SOCIETY ENROLLMENTS FOR 2016 SEE
FORM ON BOTTOM OF PREVIOUS COLUMN, THANKS
Please use the parking lot on 91 Ave. at
all times on the weekends and especially
on the Holidays. Thank you!
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Monday:
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Tuesday:
St. Irenaeus
Wednesday: Ss. Peter and Paul
Thursday:
The First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
Friday:
Blessed Junípero Serra
visually or hearing impaired. Please have the Disability Advocate
INCOME & EXPENSES FOR THE WEEKS ENDING
June 19
First Collection
1,679
Second Collection
0,729
Total Collection
2,408
Average Cost per week
(8,425)
Income (Deficit) for the week (6,017)
Ms. Celestine contact me at the phone number listed above.
Peter’ Pence/Vatican collection on June 26
_____ Moving out of Parish _____ Want 2015 donation envelopes
_____ Request St. Gerard Novena prayers for: ________________
_____ Enroll in Purgatorial Society: _________________________
_____ Enclosed please find $10 per person enrolled / send card to
___ me FOR:______________________________________
_____ I know some one in the parish that is physically, mentally,
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The LORD tells
Elijah to anoint Elisha as
prophet to succeed him
(1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21).
Psalm — You are my
i nhe r i t a n c e ,
O
L or d
(Psalm 16).
Second Reading — Use your freedom in Christ to
serve
one
another
through
love
(Galatians 5:1, 13-18).
Gospel — While journeying to Jerusalem, Jesus
speaks
of
the
costs
of
discipleship
(Luke 9:51-62).
A Message from our Pastor
In this last week of June the Church gives
us a moment to reflect on how we
choose to follow Jesus. All the readings of the day
point us to that important Question. Elisha wanted
to serve but was tempted to look back and not look
forward, St. Paul talks about the Freedom that Jesus
has given us to serve and follow him, “Christ set us
free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the
yoke of slavery” and in the Gospel Jesus meets
“Someone” who tells him, “I will follow you
wherever you go.”
When we accept the call of Jesus, in his mercy, he
challenges us to not look back on weaknesses, on
our fear, on our past sins and decisions, but to walk
and look ahead and trust in him completely.
In just a few weeks I will be leaving with 27 of our
pilgrims to World Youth Day. We, along with over
400 from the Diocese and millions from all over the
world, will take this Gospel to heart and trust in
Jesus as we travel. I invite you to pray for all of us,
and to be part of that journey, but writing intentions
into the WYD Prayer book by the Altar in the church
which we will bring with us. I also invite you to be
part of us by coming together, while we prepare and
while we are away, to pray and to watch the events
in Poland on NET TV. (More info will soon follow on
a flyer about how to do that). God bless Fr Gannon
WE HAVE COPIES OF THE DIVINE MERCY IN MY
SOUL DIARY OF ST MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA ON
SALE IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE FOR $8.
JULY Sanctuary Lamps,
Altar Breads and Wine
donated by Jules Ulysses
Intentions of Andy Ulysses
Food Pantry Collection July 16 & 17.
Please donate non perishable items. We
need: small packages of rice, peanut
butter, canned fish or meats, canned fruit
and tomato sauce. Monetary donations
are always appreciated to help us provide extra
groceries. Thanks!
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Mondays from 9:30 am until 11:30am
Wednesdays from 9:30 am until 11:30 am
sponsored by the Haitian Jesus and Mary
Prayer Group. All are welcome!
No Adoration on First Friday of July and
August
AT A LOSS
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost;
when health is lost, something is lost; when
character is lost, all is lost.
—German proverb
PARENTS OF ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL
CHILDREN: Don’t Wait Please pre
register & re register your child
from pre K to 8th grade in our fall
Religious Education Program by using the forms
on the tables in church and return them to the
office.
If you can help our children learn about their faith,
please become a catechist. We need 3 new
catechists for this fall. Please contact Carmen
Macchio if you wish to help!
FOCUS ON THE MISSION
“There are so many things to do.” “We have so little
time.” How many variations of these statements have
you heard or even said yourself?
Actually neither statement is completely true. There
are many things to do in this life, but really few things
that are vitally important. Working, searching, conniving,
and worrying our way to “gratify[ing] the desires of the
flesh,” as Paul relates in today’s second reading, are
really non-productive. So little time? When we take on
the freedom that Christ offers us, we have all the time
we need in this world, and even more in the next.
Elisha, the prophet Elijah’s chosen servant, was
slightly befuddled about what he should do. When Elijah
called, he returned to bid farewell to his parents and
provide food for his people. Only then did he follow.
Jesus demands something different, something more
of his disciples. He calls us to a single-minded
determination to drop everything and follow him. Now,
not later. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
An old and still vital treasure in our tradition is a
document called the “Apostolic Traditions,” giving us a
snapshot of church life in third-century Rome. Its author,
Hippolytus, describes the liturgical life of the church and
records the actual texts of the prayers. The way he
explained the various “orders” of the church was the
basis for a major reform of the rites of ordination by
Pope Pius XII in 1947, and later for the Second Vatican
Council. Hippolytus tells us that a bishop had to be
elected by the entire people, and that ordination had to
take place on a Sunday in the presence of the people, the
presbyters, and neighboring bishops. The bishopcandidate is ordained by the other bishops, who impose
their hands on his head while everyone else keeps a
profound silence, awaiting the outpouring of the Spirit.
There is a prayer of blessing said by one of them, on
behalf of all, asking for the Spirit and describing his
ministry.
Later centuries layered new features on top of this
liturgy, including the requirement for three bishop
consecrators. Today, whenever a new bishop is
announced (election by the people is no more), a kind of
genealogy is provided, tracing his pedigree through the
consecrating bishops down through the centuries to
Peter and the first body of believers. Every bishop today
can trace his office through his consecrators back to the
beginning in a tradition called “apostolic succession.”
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Summer Movie Series
Serie de Películas de Verno
Co-sponsored by the Jamaica Council 337,
Knights of Columbus
Join us for a night of Family Fun!
¡Únase a nosotros para una noche de
diversión en Familia!
Games start at 7:30 pm
Juegos comienzan a las 7:30 pm
Movie starts at 8 pm
Película comienza a las 8 pm
$5 per person / $5 por persona
Includes popcorn, drinks & a raffle
incluye palomitas de maíz, bebidas y una
oportunidad rifa
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket!
¡Traiga un asiento o cobija!
Saturdays Los Sabados
July 02
02 de julio Independence Day
July 09
09 de julio Frozen
July 16
16 de julio The Peanuts Movie
Julio 23
23 de julio Muppets Most Wanted
All are welcome! Todos bienvenidos!
COMUNIDAD
HISPANA
26 de junio de 2016
Decimotercer Domingo
del Tiempo Ordinario
Lecturas para el 3 de julio 2016
Primera lectura — Regocíjense y alégrense porque
extenderé la prosperidad sobre Jerusalén
como un río (Isaías 66:10-14c).
Salmos — Las obras del Señor son
admirables (Salmo 66 [65]).
Segunda lectura — Que nunca me gloríe excepto en la
cruz de nuestro Señor Jesucristo (Gálatas 6:14-18).
Evangelio — Jesús envía sus discípulos de dos en dos a
llevar su paz a la gente (Lucas 10:1-12, 17-20) [1-9].
PROBADO POR FUEGO
Puesto que el oro y la plata, que tan sólo
son metales corruptibles, son purificados y
probados por el fuego; es razonable creer que
nuestra fe, que sobrepasa todas las riquezas del mundo,
sea probada. —San Pedro Claver
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
El último sábado de junio o el primero de julio en un
ayuntamiento de Valcidacos, España, se pone en escena
el Miserere escrito por Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (18361870). Esta obra relata como un músico llega de noche a
la Abadía de Fetero pidiendo posada. Los hermanos del
monasterio lo invitaron a pasar la noche. Allí él les contó
su vida pecaminosa y su deseo de encontrar un Miserere
(Salmo 51) digno de expiar sus pecados ante Dios. Le
contaron del Miserere del Monte que cantaban durante
la noche los monjes difuntos de un Monasterio que había
sido destruido siglos atrás. El músico afanado por
encontrar su Miserere, corrió a la montaña donde
escuchó aquel lamentoso y bello canto. Al regresar a la
Abadía intentó escribir la música de aquel Miserere, pero
lo único que logro fue volverse loco.
Aquel pobre hombre murió sin reconocer que cada
quien debe entonar a su manera su propio y pobre
Miserere mei (piedad de mi). Dios no nos perdona por la
belleza o la fuerza de nuestra confesión, sino por su
amor y su misericordia. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch
ADORACIÓN EUCARISTICA
Pidámosle al Señor que nos ayude a acercarnos
más a través de la oración frente a Jesús
sacramentado.
LUNES: 9:30am a 11:30am y se termina con la
bendición.
MIÉRCOLES: 9:30am a 11:30am auspiciada por el grupo
haitiano Jesús y María Grupo de Oración.
CONCÉNTRATE EN LA MISIÓN
“Hay tantas cosas que hacer”. “Tenemos tan
poco tiempo”. ¿Cuántas variantes de estas afirmaciones
has oído o incluso dicho tú mismo?
En realidad, ninguna de las dos es completamente
verdadera. Hay muchas cosas que hacer en esta vida, pero
realmente pocas cosas que son de vital importancia.
Esforzarse, buscar, actuar en convivencia y preocuparse en
pos del “desorden egoísta del hombre”, como nos dice san
Pablo en la segunda lectura de hoy, no es en absoluto
productivo. ¿Tan poco tiempo? Cuando tomamos la
libertad que Cristo nos ofrece, tenemos todo el tiempo
que necesitamos en este mundo y aún más en el que
sigue.
Eliseo, el sirviente elegido del profeta Elías,
estaba un tanto aturdido sin saber qué debía hacer.
Cuando Elías lo llamó, regresó a despedirse de sus padres
y a darle comida a su gente. Sólo después lo siguió.
Jesús nos pide algo diferente, algo digno de sus
discípulos. Nos pide una determinación absoluta para
dejar todo y seguirlo. Ahora, no después. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO
En esta última semana de junio la Iglesia
nos presenta una oportunidad para
reflexionar en la forma como escogemos seguir a
Jesús. Todas las lecturas de hoy nos llevan a esa
pregunta importante. Elías quería servir pero estaba
tentado a mirar a atrás y no adelante. San Pablo habla
de la libertad que Jesús nos ha dado para servirle y
seguirle. “Cristo nos liberó, de modo que permanezcan
firmes y no vuelvan a caer en el yugo de la esclavitud”.
Y en el evangelio Jesús encuentra a alguien que le dice
“te seguiré dondequiera que vayas”. Cando aceptamos
la llamada de Jesús, en su misericordia, él nos desafía
a no fijarnos en nuestra debilidad, nuestro temor, en
nuestras decisiones y pecados pasados, sino a caminar
mirando hacia adelante y confiando en él
completamente.
En unas pocas semanas estaré saliendo con 27 de
nuestros peregrinos para la Jornada Mundial de la
Juventud. Junto con otros 400 peregrinos de nuestra
diócesis y muchos miles más de todo el mundo,
llevaremos el Evangelio y la confianza en Jesús en el
corazón en nuestro viaje. Les invito a orar por
nosotros y a ser parte de esa jornada escribiendo
intenciones en el libro de oración de la Jornada
Mundial de la Juventud, que está cerca del altar, libro
que llevaremos con nosotros. También les invito a
unirse a nosotros mientras nos preparamos, a orar por
nosotros mientras estemos lejos y a mirar los eventos
en Polonia a través de NET TV (daremos poniendo más
información en un volante sobre cómo hacerlo. Que
Dios les bendiga. Padre Gannon
Julio 16 y 17 COLECTA DE ALIMENTOS
PARA LOS NECESITADOS — NO OLVIDE
NUESTRA DISPENSA “Hoy por ti, mañana por
mí” Traiga su contribución de alimentos que no
necesiten refrigeración y cuya fecha de expiración no esté
vencida. Puede traer bolsas pequeñas de arroz, salsa de
tomate, todo tipo de comida enlatada. Que el Señor le
colme de bendiciones por su generosidad.
SI DESEA BAUTIZAR UN NIÑO, Ud. debe
hacer lo siguiente: traer el certificado de
nacimiento del niño, y hablar con el
diácono Guillermo Gómez para la
entrevista inicial. Tenga en cuenta que los
bautismos se celebran el domingo, día del Señor, ya
sea en la misa de las 9:45 am o las 2 pm. Padres y
padrinos deben asistir a tres reuniones.