1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

Church of St. Teresa
October 19, 2014
50 - 20 45th Street, Woodside NY 11377-7398 Tel. 718 784-2123 Fax 706-6797 - www.saintteresachurch.org
THE PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari, Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Perfecto Vazquez, In Residence
Mr. Roberto S. Abundo, Deacon
Mr. Martin Soraire, Deacon
Mr. Norberto Saldaña, Pastoral Minister/Religious Education
Coordinator - 718-937-4819
Mr. Ennio Gatti, Director of Music
Mrs. Divina Lopez, Parish Secretary
Mr. Michael Koerber, Director of Parish Plant
MISSION STATEMENT
Gathered with Christ to give thanks and praise, we share God’s word and work. As the diverse Roman Catholic Community of
Saint Teresa, we are the living Body of Christ. Empowered by the Holy Spirit we proclaim the faith and reach out to those in
need.
Unidos con Cristo para dar gracias y alabar a Dios, compartimos su palabra y su trabajo. Es por ello que en la diversidad de la
comunidad Católica Romana de la parroquia Santa Teresa, somos el cuerpo viviente de Cristo y por el poder del Espíritu Santo
proclamamos la fe y ayudamos a aquellos en necesidad.
St. Teresa is part of a Deanery of Parishes of the Diocese of Brooklyn that includes St. Raphael, St. Sebastian,
Queen of Angels, Corpus Christi and Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians.
MASS SCHEDULE /HORARIO DE MISAS
Saturday / Sábado 5:00 p.m.
Sunday / Domingo
9:00 a.m. & 12:00 pm English
10:30 a.m. en español
Weekdays / Diás de semana 8:00 a.m.
Los miércoles a las 7:30 p.m. en español
RECONCILIATION (Confessions)
RECONCILIACION (Confesiones)
Saturday / Sábado at 4:00 pm
BAPTISM / BAUTISMO
Please meet with a priest or deacon before making plans
for baptisms.
Entrevistas bautismales los domingos después de la misa de
las 10:30 a.m. en la rectoría.
MARRIAGE / MATRIMONIO
Please make an appointment with one of the priests or
deacons at least six months before the wedding date.
Haga una cita con el sacerdote o el diácono de la parroquia
por lo menos unos seis meses antes de la fecha de la boda.
DEVOTIONS/DEVOCIONES:
Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays at 8:30 am
MINISTRY TO THE SICK /
CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS
Contact the rectory to arrange for a sick, homebound or
hospitalized person to receive Holy Communion or
Anointing of the Sick
Comuníquese con la rectoría para que una persona enferma
u hospitalizada pueda recibir la comunión o unción de los
enfermos.
NEW PARISHIONERS
NUEVOS FELIGRESES
HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE INVALIDOS
WELCOME! Help us to know you and to be of service to
you. Please introduce yourself to any member of the Parish
Staff.
PLEASE BECOME A FULL MEMBER OF ST. TERESA BY
REGISTERING AT THE RECTORY.
¡BIENVENIDOS! Ayúdenos a conocerlos y servirles mejor.
Comuníquese con uno de los sacerdotes de la parroquia.
HÁGASE MIEMBRO DE LA PARROQUIA DE STA. TERESA.
INSCRÍBASE EN LA RECTORIA.
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday 9:00am-12:30pm & 1:30pm - 8:00pm
(CLOSED FOR LUNCH FROM 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm)
Saturday: 9:00am - 3:00 pm— Sunday: Closed
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
As of Oct. 14, 2014
Our parish goal: $41,195.
Number of donors: 184
Amount paid: $40,698.50
Thanks to all who continue to fulfill their pledges. All
money collected above the goal returns directly to St.
Teresa. “We’re almost there!”
ENGLISH BIBLE STUDY
A weekly Bible Study in English continues on
Wednesday, October 22nd at 8:40 am (after the 8:00
am Mass) in the Parish Center (rectory basement). No
fee, no firm commitment - come when you can. Msgr.
Ferrari welcomes all who wish to learn more about the
“Greatest Book Ever Written.”
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Today is World Mission Sunday! We are invited today
to reach out and help build the Church in Mongolia, the
world’s youngest Catholic Church, as well as local
churches throughout the Missions, in the most remote
areas across our world. Your prayers and generous gift
to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in the
collection today help the work of priest, religious and
lay leaders in Mongolia and throughout the Missions
who offer the poor practical help and the experience of
God’s love and mercy, His hope and peace. Please
keep the Missions in your daily prayers. Please be as
generous as you can to today’s collection For more
information, please visit www.IAmAMissionary.org.
MASS BOOK 2015
The Mass book for 2015 is now open. Each person
can request up to 12 masses. The Stipend for each is
as follows:
Masses - $15
Bread & Wine - $25
Sanctuary Lamps - $25
Altar Flowers - $25 to $100
CHURCH BULLETIN BOARD
“In the dark? Follow the Son.”
OCTOBER VOCATION MONTH IN
ST. TERESA’S
During the Month of October, we join our Diocese in
its effort to foster vocations to the priesthood and the
consecrated life. The Angelus is prayed before our
daily masses here in St. Teresa’s for the whole month.
If you cannot make it to Church for the week-day 8 am
mass, we ask that you join us in prayer wherever you
are.
PARISH MISSION BEGINS TODAY
Franciscan Father Johnpaul Cafiero OFM and Dominican Father Brian Walker, OP will preach a parish mission “To Praise, To Bless, To Preach”
Sunday, October 19th thru Tuesday, October 21st
here at St. Teresa’s, from 7 to 8:30 pm each evening. The mission promises to be an uplifting and
spiritually rewarding experience for all our parishioners. Invite your friends and neighbors to join us!
ALL SOULS
We will celebrate a Novena (9) Masses for all our faithful departed loved ones, beginning Sunday, November
2nd, “All Souls Day.” Special “All Souls Day”
envelopes are available in church.
CELEBRATING THE RITE OF THE BLESSING
OF THE CHILD IN THE WOMB
October 16th is the Feast of St. Gerard Majella, Patron
Saint of Expectant Parents. Join us in celebrating and
praying for mothers, fathers, and families, and for children in the womb. Today Sunday, October 19, all
Masses will include a special blessing for unborn children and their expectant parents. We will also pray for
couples who are hoping for the gift of a child and for
couples who have suffered the loss of a child.
DECEASED IN OUR PARISH
Please pray for our brothers and sisters who have recently died, especially Joe McMiled, Jose Sanchez and
Marco Zumba that they may rejoice with the Risen
Lord.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let your perpetual light shine upon them: and may the souls of all
the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
DOMINGO MUNDIAL DE LAS MISIONES
¡Hoy es el Domingo Mundial de las Misiones! Se nos
invita a extender nuestras manos y ayudar a construir la
Iglesia en Mongolia, la iglesia católica mas joven del
mundo, así como a iglesias locales en las zonas mas
remotas de nuestro planeta. Sus oraciones y generosas
donaciones en la colecta del día de hoy para la Sociedad para la Propagación de la Fe, ayudaran a la labor
de los sacerdotes, religiosos y lideres laicos en Mongolia y en todas las misiones, quienes ofrecen a los pobres
ayuda practica y la experiencia del amor y la misericordia de Dios, su esperanza y su paz. Por favor, rece diariamente por las misiones y tenga un corazón generoso para la colecta. Para obtener mas información, visite www.IAmAMissionary.org
MISIÓN PARROQUIAL EMPIEZA HOY
El Padre Franciscano Johnpaul Cafiero OFM y el
padre de la orden Dominican Brian Walker, OP predicara una misión de la parroquia “Para Alabar,
Bendecir, Predicar” del domingo, 19 de octubre
hasta el martes, 21 de octubre aquí en Santa Teresa,
de 7 pm a 8:30 pm cada noche. La misión promete
ser una experiencia edificante y espiritualmente
reconfortante para todos los feligreses. ¡Invite a sus
amigos y vecinos a unirse a nosotros!
BIENVENIDO, PADRE. JAMES RODIGUEZ
Próximo domingo 26 de octubre, damos la bienvenida
a padre James Rodríguez, Director de vocaciones de la
diócesis de Brooklyn, para predicar en todas las tres
misas. Padre Rodríguez es originalmente de la parroquia Santísimo Sacramento, Jackson Heights, Queens y
fue bautizado hace más de 30 años por nuestro propio
pastor, Monseñor Ferrari! El p. James compartirá con
nosotros la importancia de rezar por y promover,
vocaciones.
COLECTA DE COMIDA
La Sociedad de San Vicente de Paul de Santa Teresa,
auspicia la recolección de alimentos enlatados para la
dispensa y ayudar a los mas necesitados de nuestra parroquia. Por favor traiga cada ultimo fin de semana de
cada mes cualquiera de los siguientes alimentos: cereales, arroz, aceite, pastas, azúcar, salsa de tomate, jugos,
frijoles, atún, sopa, vegetales enlatados y mantequilla
de maní. Próximo Domingo, 26 de Octubre.
DANCING WITH THE COMMUNITY STARS
Saturday, November 15th at 7 pm - 11:30 pm
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens
21-12 30th Road, Long Island City, NY
$65 Per Ticket
Visit fundraise.vbgcq.org
Click DWTCS14 TO PURCHASE
OR CALL 718-728-0946
Ticket Includes: Dinner & Drinks
Lucha Alforque, our parishioner, will be raising
funds for the Toddler Group of
St. Teresa Parish
ESTUDIO BIBLICO LOS SABADOS
A los padres que traen a sus hijos al catecismo ya no
tienen que regresar a sus hogares y volver a recogerlos
sino le brindamos una oportunidad de acrecentar su Fe
aprendiendo mas acerca de la palabra de Dios
compartiendo una experiencia única en el Señor Jesús y
aprendiendo con la Biblia, con el Diacono Martin.
Todos los sábados, en el centro parroquial desde las
11:30 am hasta la 1:00 pm.
4to ANIVERSARIO DE LOS CURSILLOS DE
CRISTIANDAD EN SANTA TERESA
La Ultreya de Santa Teresa invita a la comunidad a
celebrar su 4to Aniversario el día Domingo 26, de
Octubre, 2014 después de la misa de las 10:30 am.
Tendremos café, y otros refrigerios. Todos son
bienvenidos! De Colores!
INSCRIPCIÓN PARROQUIAL
Por favor, registrarse como miembro
de nuestra parroquia, si aquí es donde
usted asiste regularmente a la iglesia.
Los formularios de inscripción están
disponibles en la rectoría. Sobres para
las ofrendas vienen con el registro, y su uso permite
que le demos un informe de sus contribuciones para
fines fiscales. Tener su nombre en nuestros registros
es la única manera que tenemos de certificar que
usted es un católico practicante cuando se les pide
que sean padrinos de Bautizo o Confirmación.
ATHEISTS IN THE AMAZON
“What in God’s name am I doing here?!” I questioned
myself as I trudged through the 90 degree, 95% humidity of the Ecuadorian Amazon. I was walking on the
leaf-strewn, muddy, almost imperceptible trail of the
rain forest. I was accompanied by two card-carrying,
self-professed atheists, an agnostic (at best), and our
intrepid native guide, a Christian with a deep interest
in, and knowledge of, Chinese metaphysics! Soaked to
the skin, we were searching for the elusive cinnamonrumped foliage-gleaner, a bird of the tropics. We had
already been to the 13,000+ feet Andean highlands
where we observed the tufted tit-tyrant and the
plumbeous sierra-finch.
I spent the last two weeks of September on a birding
expedition in northern Ecuador. My first visit to this
beautiful South American country offered me the opportunity to see many of its natural wonders, and hundreds of its remarkable birds, including one of the
world’s largest, the Andean Condor. We saw, or heard,
some 500+ of the country’s more than 1,600 different
species.
Yet being in the company of committed non-believers
nearly 24 hours a day (we were up each morning at
4:30 am - “the early bird catches the worm”, after all)
presented real challenges to me as a priest.
The two atheists, my fellow birders, respected my faith,
but at times would roll their eyes or glance at me with
incredulity when I said, whether in English or in Spanish, “God bless you”, “God willing”, or “Thank God”,
or the like. Yet I noticed that it didn’t stop them from
exclaiming “Oh, my God!” when a particularly amazingly beautiful bird species appeared before our binoculared eyes.
How could one deny the existence of a God when presented with such exquisite beauty as a flame-faced
tanager or orange-bellied euphonia? Who else created
the starry skies of a clear Andean night when you could
almost touch the brightness of the Milky Way? Did the
sword-billed hummingbird just decide to evolve that
way all by itself?
Together we visited some outstanding colonial
churches in Quito, the country’s capitol. I explained to
my companions the meaning of the symbols and the
stories of the saints represented in statues in this very
Catholic country. My friends are good people, yet
what is life without faith, I wondered, without a Higher
Power, a God, by any name? I can only hope, and
pray, that they saw in my personal expressions of faith
some connection to a greater reality, a Being of Love,
Light and Creation.
Rev. Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari
WELCOME, FR. JAMES RODIGUEZ
Next Sunday, October 26th, we welcome Father James
Rodriguez, Vocation Director of the Brooklyn Diocese,
to preach at all three Masses. Father Rodriguez is a
native of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Jackson Heights,
Queens, and was baptized more than 30 years ago by
our very own pastor, Msgr. Ferrari! Fr. James will
share with us the importance of praying for, and encouraging, vocations.
FOOD DRIVE
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul here in St. Teresa
church is sponsoring a Food Drive to fill our Food Pantry and help those in need from our parish. On the last
Sunday of each month, please bring to the church any
of the following items: cereal, rice, oil, pastas, sugar,
tomato sauce, juices, beans, tuna, soup, canned vegetables and peanut butter. Next Sunday, October 26th.
Thank you for your generosity.
LIBRO DE MISAS 2015
El libro de Misas para el año 2015 abrió el jueves, 16
de octubre. Cada persona puede pedir no mas de doce
(12) Misas.
Misas - $15
Vino y Pan - $25
Lámparas de Santuario - $25
Flores del Altar - $25 a $100
CELEBRACION DEL RITO DE LA BENDICION
DEL NINO EN EL VIENTRE
El 16 de octubre es la fiesta de San Gerardo Majella,
patrón de los padres expectantes. Únase a nosotros
para celebrar y rezar por las madres, padres y familias,
así como por los niños en el vientre materno. Hoy domingo, 19 octubre, todas las misas incluirá una bendición especial para los niños no nacidos y sus padres
expectantes. También vamos a rezar por las parejas
que están esperando el regalo de un hijo y para las parejas que han sufrido la perdida de uno.
RICA
No tienes Religión y esta buscando el camino de Dios?
La Iglesia de Santa Teresa te ofrece ese camino de Dios a
una conversión y a un crecimiento en la Fe.
El Señor Jesús te ama y por eso te invita a su casa. Te
esperamos.
Esta Ud. Interesado en recibir los Sacramentos?
Las clases tienen lugar los domingos, después de la Santa
Misa de las 10:30 de la mañana en el Centro Parroquial.
Tiene alguna pregunta: puede hablar con el Diacono Martin.
TODAS LAS ALMAS
Vamos a celebrar una Novena (9) misas para todos
nuestros fieles difuntos queridos, comenzando el
domingo, 2 de noviembre, "Día de los difuntos". Sobres "Día de los difuntos" especiales están disponibles
en la Iglesia.
INTENTIONS
EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Saturday - October 18th
5:00 p.m.
People of the Parish
Sunday
Cursillo - Auditorium K 11:30 am
Sunday – October 19th
9:00 a.m.
Brother Francis Bowers & Joseph
Murphy
10:30 a.m.
Jose Inga & Jose Ignacio & Elvira
Dutan
12:00 p.m.
James & Donnoch O’Brien
Monday
Toddlers - Auditorium 10 am
Taller de Oracion y Vida - Parish Center 7 pm
Monday – October 20th
8:00 a.m.
Rafael DeLeon
Tuesday – October 21st
8:00 a.m.
Peggy Daly
Wednesday – October 22nd
8:00 a.m.
John Flynn
7:30 p.m.
Danny Calle
Maria del Carmen Zambrano &
Miguel Mosquero
Agradecimiento a Todos Santos y
Archangelos
Thursday – October 23rd
8:00 a.m
Louis Lisi
Tuesday
SVDP - Parish Center 6 pm
Deacon Martin Soraire - Auditorium K. 7-9 pm
Wednesday
English Bible Study - Parish Center 8:40 am
Pastoral Institute - Parish Center 7-9 pm
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- Aud. K. Span. 7-9 pm
Thursday
Toddlers - Auditorium 10 am
Grupo Carismatico - Auditorium - 7:30 pm
Friday
Cub Scouts - Auditorium 6 pm
Boy Scouts - Auditorium 7 pm
Youth Group - Auditorium - 7pm
Saturday
Religious Education Classes - Aud. 9:30 am
Friday – October 24th
8:00 a.m.
Francis Naon & Eugene Riley
Saturday – October 25th
5:00 p.m.
Louis Lisi
Sunday – October 26th
9:00 a.m.
People of the Parish
10:30 a.m.
Miraida Ildefonso Eduardo Gonzalez
12:00 p.m.
Angelina Isabella
SANCTUARY LAMPS
The Sanctuary Lamps are lighted for Mr. Viswanath for
the week of October 19th.
SICK OF THE PARISH
Let us pray for the sick of our community. Please
remember the parishioners and friends of St. Teresa
Church in your prayers. May they be touched by the
healing hand of the Lord and restored soon to the full and
active life of our community and their families.
Carmen Morales, Guillermina Ubilla, Richard Rodriguez,
John Marino, Anna D'Andrea, Humberto Jimenez, Carlos
Jimenez, Giovanní Mirchí, Mary McEvoy, Guillermina
Voilla, Leonor Resavala, Rodolth Davey, Richard Lirio,
Carmen Aguilar, Mario Aponte, Mike Varley, Esther
Suarez, Ryan Joseph Chauca, Carmen Abreu, Carol
Koerber, Dina Artega, Jasper Ingles, Marie Hampl, Lucie
Walker, Nelly Antonia Echavarria, Ramon Abreu, Carlos
Merida, Frederick Turner, Loretta Landers, George
Salloum, Juan Carlos Muyudumbay.
Weekly Parish Support
October 12, 2014 - October 13, 2013
$4,862.00
$4,039.00
Envelopes Distributed: 400
Returned: 182
Some Major Bills Paid Last Week
Con Edison - $2,109.52
The Tablet - $1,228.40
Employees Pension Plan - $3,357.03
Ice & Snow Melt - $497.00
Church Cleaners - $1,273.00
Group Medical Insurance - $5,954.31
Lay Ministry Program - $800.00
Thank you for your generosity to St. Teresa
WHO KNEW?
Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian
any more than standing in a garage makes you
a car.