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SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
Church of
THE HOLY FAMILY
366 Watchogue Road, Staten Island, NY 10314
MASSES
Saturday
8:30 AM; 5 and 7 PM
Sunday
7:45, 9:15, 10:30 & 11:45 AM
1 PM (Children’s Mass) & 5 PM
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Austin Titus, Pastor
Rev. Anthony Enyinful, Par ochial Vicar
Rev. Jim Mayzik, S.J., Sunday Associate
Susan Ganschow, Religious Educator
Tom Siklos, Or ganist
Sally Kaelber, Music Coor dinator
Sandra Gargaloni, Music Coor dinator
WEEKDAYS
7 & 9 AM
CONFESSIONS
Anytime by Appointment
Saturday 4-5 PM
SECRETARY HOURS:
Mon.-Fri. 8AM-4PM
EUCHARIST ADORATION
Fridays in Chapel
9:30 - 3:30
TELEPHONE:
(718) 761-6663
SICK CALLS
Anytime
CALENDAR:
http://si.mhsoftware.com
ROSARY ALTAR
1st Wednesday of each month
after the 12:00 PM Mass
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.holyfamilystatenisland.com
HOLY NAME
2nd Sunday of Month at
9:15 AM Mass
EMAIL: [email protected] r .com
DAUGHTERS IMMACULATE
HEART OF MARY
Fridays 3:30 - 5 PM
SCHOOL OF RELIGION:
(718) 761-6671
LEGION OF MARY
Mondays 7:30 PM - 9 PM
3rd Sunday of month @1030am Mass
SPORTS PROGRAM:
(718) 807-9019
THE GORETTI GROUP
1st Friday of each month 7:30 PM
LAMB OF GOD PRAYER GROUP
Wednesdays 7:30 PM
ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC SINGLES
4th Thursday Sept.—May 7:15pm
HEALING SERVICES
Every 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 PM Mass
Except July and August
PRAYER SHAWL GROUP
Wednesdays 10:30am-12:30pm
NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to our Parish. Please
contact the Rectory Office to register. Help yourself and
us by registering online at
www.holyfamilystatenisland.com
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrangements should be made at
least 12 months prior to wedding date. Couples must attend
designated Marriage Preparation Conferences. Couples must meet
with the parish priest before a wedding date can be scheduled. First
step: pickup and read the Marriage Package.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM F irst and Third Sundays
of each month. Arrangements must be made by contacting
the Rectory. Godparent is required to be a practicing,
Mass attending Catholic. Parents must be registered
parishioners and must meet with priest for instructions.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We have well developed courses for our
children. Families are required to participate at Mass weekly. Please
contact our Religious Education Office for information.
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
WELCOME!
If you are new, or a visitor to Holy Family, we
want you to know how welcome you
are. Thanks in part to the generosity
of visitors we are able to celebrate
the Church’s liturgy here in a fitting
and beautiful way.
CHANGES TO OUR SICK LIST
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK
EACH DAY. Our recurring sick list
is located at Our Lady’s Shrine adjacent to the Statue room.
ADDITIONS:
DEATHS: Ellen Fiskaa
Still Loving There are many ways to
remember your loved ones and to give
something back to God at the same time.
Many people do so through donations for
1. Mass intentions, or 2. the bread and
wine for Mass, or 3. The sanctuary candles
that burn to indicate Christ’s presence in the
tabernacle, or 4. the Tree of Life . The tr ee is a
beautiful way to memorialize a loved one or loved
ones, living or deceased. For information, please
call the rectory at
718-761-6663.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Why not donate the bread and wine
used for the Masses during the
week for a special intention of
someone living, or in memory of
someone who has passed on? Call
the rectory to reserve a week—718-761-6663.
This week’s intention is on page 2.
Next week is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church, and so we pray:
O God, thank you for the Holy Spirit and
for his presence in my life, bringing to me
the love and kindness and patience I need
to live each day, In Jesus’ name. Amen
Mass Intentions
Saturday, May 16
8:30 AM † Agata Alma DeVincenzi
5:00 PM † Richard Young
7:00 PM † Dec. Mem of Konopka Family
Sunday, May 17
7:45 AM † Gabriel & Madeline Mazzella
9:15 AM † Anna Pham & Paul Vu
10:30 AM † Mark, Lisa, Anthony and
Concetta Esposito
11:45 AM † Josephine Svenningsen
1:00 PM † Frank Malandro
5:00 PM † Anthony Spera
Monday, May 18
7:00 AM † Ed Orazem
9:00 AM † Joseph Celardo
Tuesday, May 19
7:00 AM † Ralph Pica
9:00 AM † Gloria & Joseph Johnston
Wednesday, May 20
7:00 AM † Alida Pizzurro
9:00 AM † Anna Barone
Thursday, May 21
7:00 AM Special Intention Ann Jose (Living)
9:00 AM † Patrick Parker
Friday, May 22
7:00 AM † Jennie Olonko
9:00 AM † Michael Mouton and Michael
Casertano
Saturday, May 23
8:30 AM † Josephine Mucci
5:00 PM † Mario Mezzacappa
7:00 PM † Bob & Jean Robitzski
Sunday, May 24
7:45 AM † Henry & Laura Emanelsen
9:15 AM † John McDermott
10:30 AM † Paul & Jean Guglielmo
11:45 AM † Angelina Licursi
1:00 PM † Patrick Parker
5:00 PM † Dec. Mem of Gargaloni Family
Tentative Presider Schedule for :
Next Saturday
Next Sunday
Fr. Austin…………5…………..7:45 & 9:15
Fr. Enyinful……….7……………...10:30 & 5
Fr. Jim………………………………..11:45**
**In addition to the Mass for Children at 1pm
IN LOVING MEMORY
The bread and wine for all the
Masses this week is in loving
memory of Vito and Evelyn
Cuccinello, requested by Dawn.
PLEASE SAVE A LIFE
Register as a Bone Marrow Donor
Representatives will be here this weekend
during the Masses—Saturday, from 4pm to
8pm and Sunday, from 7:30am to 2:30pm.
Holy Family and “Delete Blood Cancer”
are giving you the chance to save the life of
a blood cancer patient searching for a bone
marrow transplant. It only takes the swab
of a cheek to see if you could be a lifesaving match for a patient in need. For additional information, please contact Julie
Wood at 718-815-2560 or
[email protected].
CANDLE INTENTIONS
CHURCH: Daniel O’Connor
CHAPEL: All Mother s
THE CARNIVAL IS IN TOWN!
Come join us on Saturday, May 30 from
11am to 4pm for Holy Family Picnic and
Carnival honoring Fr. Austin. The cost is
IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
$20 for adults and $5 for children under 12.
The next session will be held here on Saturday, There will be unlimited barbequed food,
June 13 after the 8:30am Mass (optional) at 9:15 rides, music and much more. Get your tickin the meeting room under the Church,. We
ets after the Masses. NO TICKETS will be
look forward to this time with you.
sold after Sunday, May 24.
WE HAVE A WINNER
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Congratulations to Ms. Anna Rutigliano, the
DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS
winner of our 50/50 drawing for April, which
The Holy Name Society is hosting a Discount Deraised a total of $1,675. Take an extra ticket this fensive Driving Class next Saturday, May 23rd,
from 9am to 3:30pm here.
month and double your chances of winning.
HEALING MASS
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PLACE: Chur ch of St. Roch
DATE: May 19, Tuesday
TIME: 7:30 PM—Praise and Worship
MASS: 8pm
CELEBRANT: Fr . J ohn Campoli
MUSIC: Lamb of God Music Ministr y
This lively and fun DMV approved course
entitles New York drivers to a 10% auto insurance
discount for three years, and as much as 4 violation
points reduced from your NY driving record!
The cost is only $39 for those who register
by Thursday, May 21st: after May 21st, $44.
Seats are limited. Catered lunch and refreshments
are included free. To register, send your name,
phone number and payment to Defensive Driving,
174 Woolley Ave., S.I., NY 10314. Please make
check payable to Holy Name Society. Any questions, call 718-637-3934.
CALL ON MARY
Her name means Star of the Sea, the North Star,
which guides the ships of our souls during the
voyage of this life, and she will guide you to the Next week-end is Memorial Day. WE remember all those who gave their lives so
harbor of eternal salvation.
that we might live in freedom.
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015
.CANCEL ALL OTHER APPOINTMENTS
for Monday, June 1 @ 7pm the annual calendar meeting .
All organizations must send a representative with your desired meeting dates and
times in writing. If you want space any
time in the next 12 months, you must be
there. Absolutely no exceptions.
THE PIES ARE COMING
Next week-end, the Dominican Sisters will
be at our parish for a bake sale. They have
bread, brownies and pies. Their baked
goods are delicious and the proceeds from
the sale will be used to buy medical supplies
for their missions who support the lepers.
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
Join us on Sunday, September 27, for the
FIRST EVER Staten Island Walk to End
Alzheimer’s at South Beach Boardwalk.
Registration begins at 9am, with the ceremony beginning at 10am. The Walk will follow at 10:30 Please email [email protected] for more
information, or visit alznyc.org/walk to register to walk. Walk as an individual or join a
team!
JIMMY MAX IS PROUD TO SPONSOR
WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
Please join us on Wednesday, May
20 for our dine-in night at Jimmy Max to
support the FIRST EVER Staten Island
Walk to end Alzheimer’s. This applies to
DINE-IN-ONLY at the at the Westerleigh location. You must mention to your server
that you are dining to support Alzheimer’s.
Valid ONLY for lunch and dinner. 50% of
the food portion of your dine-in-check will be
donated to our FIRST EVER walk on Sunday, September 27.
All donations will be allocated towards our expanding programs on Staten
Island through the Walk. This walk is provided by the Alzheimer’s Association, New
York Chapter. 24-hour helpline: 1-800-2723900.
ROSARY ALTAR NEWS
There is Mass on Wednesday, June 6 with a covered dish
luncheon to follow in the Msgr. Center. For information
call Terry Wolff 718-494-9085.
A PRIEST’S PRAYER ON THE
EVE OF ORDINATION
Tomorrow, by God, I shall hear the words: “You are a
priest forever”. So Your Church wills it. You in Your Church.
I have not chosen You. You have chosen me. Blessed choice,
since it is Your choice, the choice of Your unfathomable ways
which are love and compassion.
Terrifying choice, made by You Who choose in the perfect freedom and serenity of Your sovereign governance, Who
choose weak men to make them superhuman, those that are the
least to make them the greatest, so that none may boast, so that
God’s power may be perfect only in our weakness O make me
understand Your word “my yoke is sweet and my burden light”,
so that the burden of the cross of Your priesthood may become
for me God’s blessed burden, weighing me down with every
grace. And then shall I hear the bishop ask: “Are you worthy?”
Who is worthy of You, my God? Who is worthy before you?
Nothingness before Your sovereign being, sinfulness before
Your all consuming sanctity. Lo, I must pray as Isaiah did when
he was called to be a prophet and heard the Sanctus of the adoring angel: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean
lips.”
But You make me worthy because Your call, Your grace
and strength, are my worthiness, I may boldly and confidently
say “Here am I! Send me.”
The bishop will lay his hands on me as in the Old Covenant, hands were laid on a condemned man and on a sacrifice for
expiating sin. For I am to follow Him whom You made sin for
us, so that we might receive God’s righteousness through Him.
I am to follow the Lamb of God who took the world’s sin upon
Himself upon whom you laid the guilt of us all.
Whatever happens in my life now can only be my answer to my living of this, your final call, only a carrying out of
this one final command that will rule my life always. Grant,
therefore, that I may be found faithful. You have called me and
You wll see to it, for You do not repent of Your gifts. On the
day of my ordination, let the morning prayer of my priestly life
be these words from the spirit of Ignatius, the holy warrior:
Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God
Teach me true generosity
Teach me to serve You as You deserve.
To give without counting the cost,
To fight heedless of wounds,
To labor without seeking rest,
To sacrifice myself without thought of any reward
Save the knowledge that I have done Your will.
Amen.
Congratulations to Adolfus on his ordination next Saturday!!!