BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH Staten Island, New York Reverend Monsignor Peter G. Finn, Pastor Reverend Francisco Lanzaderas Reverend Albin Roby Reverend Monsignor Francis V. Boyle, Pastor Emeritus MASSES: Saturday in the Church: 5:00 PM (Vigil), Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM. Weekdays in the Church: 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Saturday in the Church: 9:00 AM. Holy Days in the Church: 7:00 PM (Vigil), 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday: 12:00 to 1:00 PM; 4:15 to 5:00 PM. Anytime upon reasonable request. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Sunday at 2:00 PM. (Except during July & August, then only on the First and Third Sunday and other specified days) Arrangements should be made at least one month in advance with the priest of the Parish. Parents of a first child and parents who are new to Blessed Sacrament must attend a Baptism Instruction Class which is held the second Wednesday evening of every month (except July and August) at 7:30 P.M. in the Parish House Meeting Room. Godparents should be Practicing Catholics, and must obtain a Sponsor Certificate from their Parish. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrangements should be made about six months in advance, with a priest of the Parish. Couples must attend PreCana Conferences. SICK CALLS - At any time. MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA - Every Monday after the 9:00 AM Mass. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - First Friday from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 P.M. NEW PARISHIONERS - Welcome to our Parish. We invite all parishioners to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. If you are new in the parish, please introduce yourself after Mass and register at the Parish House Office weekdays 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Kindly notify us if you change your address. PARISH HOUSE 30 Manor Road 442-1581 http://www.blessedsacramentchurchsi.com SCHOOL Mr. Joseph Cocozello Principal 830 Delafield Avenue 442-3090 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sister Anne Dolores Van Wagenen, C.S.JB. - D.R.E. 830 Delafield Avenue 448-0378 PAGE TWO NOVEMBER 9, 2014 NIGHTFEVER NYC is coming back to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on November 21, 2014. During the month of All Souls, Saint Patrick’s Cathedral (50th Street & 5th Avenue) will be hosting this Nightfever so that we will have the opportunity to pray before the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament as well as light candles to honor Our Lord. The evening of music and prayer will be from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. Confessions will be heard throughout the night. Come and be a part of this night, where the Cathedral will leave its doors open to all New Yorkers so they can come and pray and love the Lord. For more information, email [email protected]. National Parish Religious Education Week was held from November 2-8. Our focus was on efforts to form people of all ages in the Catholic faith and way of life. As the center of lifelong faith formation, the parish - both the people and the place - weaves together essential strands within the fabric of effective Catholic education. We are looking for volunteers to share their faith by teaching in our parish-based Religious Education Program. If you are interested please call Sr. Anne Dolores at 718-448-0378 to discuss the preparation, need and opportunities here at Blessed Sacrament. TOURING TUESDAYS – If you are considering a Catholic Elementary School for your child and you are interested in learning more about Catholic schools serving children in Grade Pre-K through Grade 8 please register to visit a Catholic School on TOURING TUESDAY, November 18th from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. or by appointment. Pre-registration is required. To register please call 718667-5350, ext. 1007 or email [email protected]. PRAY FOR THE SICK The sick are comforted just knowing that you pray for them In your charity please remember: Margaret Pittman-Boyle, Douglas Pfleging, Jr., Phyllis Ribaudo, Ann Socci, James Burghardt, Concetta Chicolo, Kelly Ward, Catherine Crane, Amelia DiMauro, Mary Kenny, David Averack, Kathryn Haring, Jean Carter, Stephanie Barry, Jane Redmond, Carolyn DeStefano, Robert Tursi, Deirdre Westergren, Nicholas Toto, Marykate Rose, Peggy Travers, Mary Anne Blaine, Jean Cunningham, Jean Elmadary, Alan March, Sebastian Lattuga, Grayce Novaro, Angela Siuzdak, Helen Ramsey, Katherine Barbera, Phyllis Scharfenberg, Phyllis Giambruno, Margaret Romani, Phyllis March, Br. William Herbst, Barbara Brown, Michael Caruso, Patricia Connelly, Eugene Esposito, Hugh Kiernan, Mary Belli, Mark Volpe, Elaine Lydersen, Jane Margaret Tackett, Linda Hansen, Dean Robert Ziegler, Susannah Yates, Carol Stoltzfus, Grace Leddy, Margaret King, Joseph D’Amico, Michelle Harding, Garry Smith and Timothy Paar SYMPATHY Remember the souls of Msgr. Alfred Ott, KCHS, Ernest “Johnny” Fry and the souls for whom Mass will be offered during the week, especially: MONDAY 7:00 John E. Durr (Living Intention) 9:00 Mary, Joe, Ruth & Frank Cuddihy TUESDAY 7:00 Maria Lilla Stanzione 9:00 Ansel Martin WEDNESDAY SUNDAY COLLECTION COLLECTION SUNDAY 2014 2010 2009 2013 $6944.00 (Weekly) $8168.00 (Weekly) $5495.00 (Weekly) $6144.00 (Weekly) $2694.00 <Monthly > $3181.00 $1961.00 (AirCondition) $2136.00 (AirCondition) ATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE 2014 2010 816 (Adults) 776 (Adults) 171(Children) (Children) 179 987 955 2013 2009 (Adults) 755798 (Adults) 134(Children) (Children) 198 932 953 PLEASE NOTE: The Parish House Office will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th in observance of the Veteran’s Day Holiday. 7:00 Rose Marie Sparandera 9:00 Albert Charles Tarasovis THURSDAY 7:00 Marion C.Papacosta 9:00 Alba Marie Andreano FRIDAY 7:00 Alice Mariocca 9:00 Alice & Cornelius Fitzpatrick SATURDAY 9:00 Agnes Cannon 5:00 John Yates (1st Anniv) SUNDAY 8:00 Josephine Sclafani 9:30 Mary & Stephen Coyne 12:30 Joanne Doby PAGE THREE THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2014 5:00 PM Vigil 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 11:00 AM 12:30 PM ALTAR SERVERS Team 4 Team 5 Team 1 Team 2 Team 3 LECTORS J. Hansen R. Formica R. Salaycik M.Boyd C. Wodzinski CONGRATULATIONS to our 50/50 Raffle Winners for October, Mr. & Mrs. Don Alaka who won $940.00. Take a chance – you could be the next winner!! RICHMOND COUNTY RED MASS Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:00 P.M. Blessed Sacrament Church The celebrant will be Bishop John O’Hara. The Red Mass symbolically marks the beginning of the Court Year. All Judiciary, Legal Professionals and Colleagues, Office Staffs and all who work in the Court system are invited to attend the Mass and the repast that follows in the Parish GYM. PROJECT HOSPITALITY POOR PEOPLE’S DINNER Monday, November 24, 2014 6:30 P.M. Hilton Garden Inn Keynote Speaker – Bishop John J. O’Hara Donation - $75/person; $50/senior; $35/Student For further information and reservations please call Anita Yuen at 718-448-1544, ext. 163 or email [email protected] PARISH NURSE PROGRAM The Parish Nurse’s office hours are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. If you wish to make an appointment with the Parish Nurse, Peggy Smith, please call her at 718-447-9657. CHRISTMAS AT ST. PETER’S St. Peter’s H.S. Seton Chorale/Glee Club Alumni present the 5th Annual Alumni Christmas Concert at St. Peter’s Church (53 St. Marks Place) on Sunday, December 7th at 4:00 P.M. Enjoy the much beloved I Believe/Ave Maria and many more. For ticket information please call Wayne ’83 at 718-971-3267. For program ads call Theresa ’72 at 718-981-8047. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS A. Aponte & M. McKeever S. Coscia & E. Hodgens B. Collorec & P. Thomann M. Morgan & C. Rooney M. Conigatti & K. Byrne FROM THE PASTOR Once again, on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 we pause to remember, pray and never forget the men and women who gave their lives to protect the freedom and democracy that we all enjoy. It is Veterans Day! On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, November 1918, “The War to End All Wars” was over. Millions of victims, the prime youth of Europe died in the conflict and Europe never recovered that loss. On both sides of the conflict the hope of the future was dimmed if not lost forever. And no, “The War to End All Wars” was a cliché, not a fact to be realized. It was a romantic hope and desire unfulfilled to this day. The Twentieth Century holds the distinction of being the “bloodiest” in all of human history. And the drum plays on! A little over 20 years would pass with much rancor and beating of war drums and barbarism. Once again, 1941 would see men and women, like those under General Pershing in 1917 cross the Atlantic and Pacific to engage and defeat those who would usurp the freedom of God’s children. However humanly imperfect were they and the governments they represented, they were stalwart in dedication to free the world of despots and felons and strive to make man free. And they achieved it by men like the following “D-DAY Hero Who Put His Trust In God” as related by Jerry Costello for The Christophers. He didn’t like the “hero” label, and he thought “the greatest generation” phrase is tossed around a little too much. But Joseph Vaghi Jr. qualified as a genuine D-Day hero when he served as the Navy’s youngest beachmaster in France and “the greatest generation” tag fit him like a glove. PAGE FOUR Vaghi, of Bethesda, Md. died at 92, and the obituary by Mark Zimmermann in the Catholic Standard of Washington paid attention to the role he played on D-Day—which took place on June 6, 1944, 70 years ago. As a self-described “traffic cop,” Zimmermann wrote, Vaghi, the first one off his landing craft, “held a map and guided troops ashore, through mine fields, mortar blasts and machine gun fire.” But the obituary told much, much more. It described the family in which Vaghi was raised, one of 10 children, and the way in which his Catholic faith was central to his life. (In an earlier interview, Vaghi had recalled how all 10 youngsters would line up and then march off to attend Mass.) In a eulogy, Dr. Vincent Vaghi, one of his four sons, described the way his father’s faith played such an integral part in his D-Day heroics: “My father had everyone kneel down in their landing craft and say the Our Father just prior to disembarking.” Vaghi himself had no qualms about his chances. In that earlier interview, chuckling over a shipmate’s description of him charging onto the beach like a football player, he said, “When I went into Normandy, I had absolutely no fear, because I knew God would look after me. If he wanted me, that would be it.” Another son, Msgr. Peter Vaghi, pastor the Church of the Little Flower in Bethesda, celebrated the funeral Mass. He said his father’s Italian immigrant parents had infused the Catholic faith into their son by example, and that he trusted in God’s will “every day of his life.” An architect, Joseph Vaghi was a familiar presence to Catholics in the Washington area. He and his late wife, the former Agnes Crivella, were active members of the John Carroll Society, had chaired Washington’s annual Cardinal’s Appeal, and received numerous awards for their years of service to the Church. But the rites kept harking back to his deeds of heroism all those years ago—on the D-Day that would stand as the key to the Allies’ victory over Germany in World War II—down to the playing of the Navy Hymn at the final commendation. That service was led by Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the Archbishop for the U.S. Military Services. Vaghi still kept and treasured the map he had held on Omaha Beach in 1944, and often thought of and prayed for the 23 men from his unit who gave their lives there. His own heroics had earned him the Bronze Star, and just last year he received France’s Legion of Honor Chevalier. And even though he didn’t think too much of that label—“The Greatest Generation”—he thought that all men and women who had donned the uniform and fought for their country, in the past and still today, deserve our respect. “We just went in,” he said, “and did what we had to do.” In this year 2014 reflecting on the termination of World War II, 69 years after the end of that second horror of the 20th Century, and cognizant of Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, Afghanistan, Isis, et.al. we continue to fail to bring peace to all God’s people. Joseph Vaghi and countless others before and after him “The Greatest Generation” knew the power of prayer, belief in God, love of family and freedom and always “did what we had to do”. May we, their progeny do likewise most especially on our knees, in our churches, temples, mosques, et. al. and storm Heaven as brothers and sisters made in the image and likeness of God for peace! No more War! Peace for all humankind. OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE, PRAY FOR US! God Bless You, Msgr. Finn