Second Sunday of Lent
SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES
129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
Belle Harbor, NY 11694
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Msgr. John J. Bracken, Administrator
Rev. John S. Wtulich, Associate
Rev. Patrick Longalong, Associate
Deacon Vincent LaGamba
Deacon Armand D’Accordo
Mrs. Dorothy Brenna, Parish Secretary
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mr. Robert Ruggiero
PARISH TRUSTEES
Mr. William Lavin
Mr. Desmond McGowan
PARISH FINANCE
Mr. Martin Keating
Mr. William Lavin
Mr. Terence Quinlan
Mr. Desmond McGowan
MUSIC MINISTRY
Mr. Jonathan D’Amico – Music Director
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES ACADEMY
Mr. Christopher Scharbach—Principal
Mrs. Rori Martello – Assistant Principal
Ms. Phyllis Lograno, School Secretary
PASTORAL COMMITTEE
Mr. Jamie Agoglia
Mr. Gregory Bender
Mrs. Dorothy Brenna
Mrs. Patricia Collins
Mrs. Yvette Conroy
Mrs. Kristin Franchock
Mrs. Patricia Gibson
Mrs. Danielle Kelly
Mr. Martin McManus
Mrs. Joanna Ostrander
Mrs. Christine Strehle
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CONVENT
Sister Patricia Chelius, CSJ
Sister Paul Marita, CSJ
Sister Patricia Walsh, CSJ
MISSION STATEMENT
St. Francis de Sales, a parish steeped in tradition, rich in natural beauty and bountifully blessed with a community
devoted in love to serve God and our neighbor. We seek to live actively the Word of God through the example of our
patron saint, a life devoted to energetic, generous and constant fidelity to the will of God. Empowered by the Holy
Spirit we will grow in our faith through continuous education, formation, communication, and out-reach, while passing
these values on to our future generations. We endeavor to be a most vibrant community of faith which will effectively
utilize the talents, resources, and treasures of our parish for the good of all God’s people.
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Monday to Friday: 6:30am and 9:00am
Saturday: 9:00am and 5:30pm (Vigil)
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
7:30am; 9:00am; 10:30am, Noon, 5:30pm
and 7:00pm (Polish)
HOLY DAY SCHEDULE
Vigil of Holy Day at 7:30pm
Holy Day at 6:30am; 9:00am and Noon
CONFESSION/SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturdays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm - Seasonal
Penance Services during Advent and Lent
CARE OF THE SICK
If there is an elderly, sick or infirm parishioner who
wishes to receive Holy Communion or the Anointing of
the Sick, please call the Parish Office.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Communal Celebrations of the Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick will take place in the Fall and in the
Spring.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Evening— by appointment
Saturday—by appointment
Sunday—No Office hours
BAPTISM
Parents are asked to contact the Parish Office to
schedule an appointment with a priest or deacon to
complete the Baptismal Registration Form. Parents are
required to attend a Baptismal Instruction at 7:00pm on
the First Thursday of the month. Baptisms are
celebrated on the Second Sunday of the month at 2:00
pm.
MARRIAGE
Preparations for the Sacrament of Marriage are
very important and take time. Couples planning to
be married at Saint Francis De Sales are asked to
contact the Parish Office no less than eight
months prior to the wedding date. Please do not
schedule the catering hall prior to making
arrangements at the parish. Couples are required
to attend the Pre-Cana Program of the Parish at
least six months prior to the wedding.
PARISH WEBSITE:
Stfrancisdesalesparish.org
PARISH TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Parish Office/Rectory
718-634-6464
Parish Office/Rectory Fax
718-634-0716
Parish Email
[email protected]
Parish Religious Education Office
718-634-6464
Saint Francis De Sales School
718-634-2775
Saint Francis De Sales School Fax
718-634-6673
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH
Second Sunday of Lent
March 1, 2015
Masses for the week of March 1 – 8, 2015
Second Sunday of Lent
7:30 AM Daniel T. Murphy
9:00 AM Grace Ann Blum
10:30 AM John Sullivan (46A)
12:00 PM Alexander Flanagan
Monday
6:30 AM George Grunig
9:00 AM Mary Tomassetti
Tuesday
6:30 AM The Smythe and Comerford
Families
9:00 AM Mary S. Walsh
Wednesday
6:30 AM Carol Gavan
9:00 AM Terence Flynn
Thursday
6:30 AM Robert Chapey
9:00 AM Philip Prianti
Friday
6:30 AM Fred Boyce
9:00 AM The Deceased Members of the
Onorato Family
Saturday
9:00 AM St. Patrick's Day Mass
5:30 PM Margaret and Joe Conway
Sunday
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
Salvatore Russo
Mary and Ben Lenihan
Tim Lynch (2A)
Jane and James Scanlon
Winners for the week are:
500 Club Weekly: Congratulations!
Winners are:
$100 #126 Peter Glancy
50 #069 Christopher Walter
25 #121 Michael Moerler
BREAD AND WINE: to be offered at the
Masses for this week is donated in memory of
Deceased Members of the AOH Division 21.
CONGRATULATIONS: St. Francis de Sales
welcomes our new parishioners who were
baptized on Sunday, February 15th …
Welcome, Madeline Grace Jamin and
Jacqueline Ann Tubridy.
REST IN PEACE
In our charity, please remember the parishioners
who have died recently. May their souls and
the souls of all the faithful departed through the
mercy of Christ rest in peace. Amen
Michael (Mush) Gerard Reidy, Thomas Carroll,
Lucy McDonough Sr., Mary Rooney and
Miles Vincent Cornyn.
SICK AND HOMEBOUND
Kindly remember in your prayers the members
of our Parish Family who are ill.
Michael Glynn, Thomas McLeod,
Michael Weinstein, Jeanne Briody,
Nancy Hanson, Theresa Kalman, Sheila
Cassidy, John Kimball, John Carlucci, Kathryn
and Declan Darcy and Bobby Wallace.
PARISH STEWARDSHIP:
WEEKLY OFFERING
Week of February 15th was $7,771.00
Week of February 22nd was $7,723.00
Ash Wednesday – St. John’s Bread and
Life was $2,257.00
Black and Indian Missions was $1,519.00
Thank you for your support to the Parish.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH
Second Sunday of Lent
March 1, 2015
AVE ET VALE – HAIL AND FAREWELL
Father John has served our parish for over nine
years. He has led and accompanied us on our
pilgrimage journey in good times and bad. He
has faithfully celebrated the Eucharist, preached
the Word of God, administered the Sacraments
and visited the sick and homebound. For this we
are eternally grateful.
Father will be retiring from full time active
parish ministry and joining the ranks of the
Senior Priests. He will continue his priestly
ministry at a less demanding pace.
We will miss his presence among us and offer
him our prayers and best wishes as he enters his
retirement years.
Please join us for the 12 Noon Mass on Sunday,
March 15th as we thank Father John for his years
of service. A reception in his honor will follow in
the small hall.
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
God our Father, we thank you for calling men
and women to serve on your Son’s Kingdom as
priests, deacons and consecrated persons. Send
your Holy Spirit to help others respond
generously and courageously to your call. May
our community of St. Francis de Sales support
vocations of sacrifical love in the youth and
young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA – Every
Monday morning after the 9:00 AM Mass.
ARMED FORCES
Please keep in your prayers the members of our
parish, who are serving in the Armed Forces.
Lt. Cmdr. Gerard Casey
MASS IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK
The 40th Annual Rockaway St. Patrick’s
Parade will be held on Saturday, March 7th, the
parade will step off at 1:00 PM.
A Mass in Honor of St. Patrick will be
celebrated at 9:00 AM. Our guest celebrant and
homilist will be the Rev. Brian Dowd, the pastor of
Queen of Angels Parish in Sunnyside. Father
Dowd is the Director of the Irish Apostolate of the
Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens.
We invite you to join us on this day in
celebration of the Irish Heritage and Culture.
SEA BREEZE GOLDEN AGE CLUB –will have
their St. Patrick’s Day Party on Wednesday,
March 4th at the Knights of Columbus located at
33 Beach 90th St. from 12 to 4:00 PM. All seats
are reserved so if you did not arrange for this,
please act quickly. There will be NO meeting on
March 4th t the school. For further information
call 718-474-1280.
SEA BREEZE GOLDEN AGE TRIPS - Monday
to Friday, May 11-15 to the Outer Banks in North
Carolina – 4 nights – 4 breakfasts - 3 dinners, various
sightseeing trips in a deluxe bus. Trip Cost $815 –
Insurance $65 Dep. & Ins. due Feb 4th and balance
due March 18th. June 18th – West Side Story at
Westchester Broadway Theatre lunch and show –
Price $85 – Dep. $20 with reservation balance due
April 15th. For information call: Mary Ellen at 718634-6307 and Kate Hanratty 718-634-1941.
WEEKLY REFLECTION
ALMIGHTY GOD, GRANT THAT
THROUGH THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF
THE LENTEN DISCIPLINE
WE MAY ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST AND THEREBY
BE MOLDED TO HOLINESS OF LIFE.
THOUGHT:
THE MORE WE DIE TO OURSELVES
DURING LENT THE CLOSER OUR LIVES
WILL COME TO BE MORE LIKE THE LIFE
JESUS LIVED.
ACTION:
JUST AS JESUS SPENT TIME IN
SOLITUDE SPEND 10 MINUTES ALONE
WITH HIM THIS WEEK.
St. Francis de Sales, pray for us.
Please mark your calendars: We have a Mass at 7:30 PM every Wednesday during Lent
and these are the guest celebrants:
Wednesday – March 4th
Wednesday – March 11th
Wednesday – March 18th
Wednesday – March 25th
The
Return to
Msgr. John Brown
Father Vincent Gallo
Msgr. Joseph Nagel
Father Peter Rayder
Forty Days
the Lord
of Lent
Your God…
LENTEN SERVICES: Stations of the Cross and Benediction every Friday evening at 7:30
PM during Lent.
LENTEN REGULATIONS
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday: Days of Fast (eat less) and abstinence (no meat) Limit one full
meal on these days for Catholics between ages 18 and 59 inclusive.
All Fridays in Lent: Days of abstinence (no meat): Days of Abstinence. For all Catholics who have
reached their 14th year.
Weekdays of Lent: There is no obligation to fast. However, voluntary acts of self-denial are
recommended.
Easter Duty Obligation: After they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, Catholics are
bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at least once a year. This precept should be fulfilled
during the Easter Season, Catholics are also bound to confess serious (mortal) sins at least once a year,
but this is not limited to the Lenten/Easter Season.
WISDOM OF POPE FRANCIS
“The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who
accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness.
with Christ joy is constantly born anew.”
2015 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
Dear Parishioners:
We all have received countless blessings in our lives because of the generosity of God.
Through these gifts, we are called to assist our bothers and sisters in need, which is perhaps
our most tangible demonstration of faith, love and living the words of Jesus.
As we enter the season of Lent I ask that every family consider a sacrificial gift to 2015
Annual Catholic Appeal. Your gift will touch the lives of countless numbers of our sisters and
brothers in Christ.
Thank you for your consideration of this request St. Francis de Sales, pray for us.
Msgr. John J. Bracken
School of Evangelization - Faith Formation
INFORMATION
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Confirmation will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 25th at 1:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. by
Most Reverend Octavio Cisneros, D.D.
Note: arrival time to the Academy Gym for Candidates and Sponsors is 1 hour prior to the Ceremony.
Please note change of date for Rehearsal: Rehearsal for Confirmation Candidates & Sponsors for the
1:00 P.M. Ceremony is Monday, March 16th 7:00 P.M. There is no rehearsal on Wednesday, March
18th.
Note: arrival time to the Church is half hour to rehearsal.
Rehearsal for Confirmation Candidates & Sponsors for the 4:00 P.M. Ceremony is
Thursday, March 19th 7:00 P.M.
Note: arrival time to the Church is half hour to rehearsal.
Reminder: Application and Sponsorship Forms for the Sacrament of Confirmation are now due! All
forms must be submitted otherwise a candidate will not be eligible for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Adult Faith Formation
If you are a baptized Catholic and have not completed the Sacraments of Initiation, such as: Holy
Eucharist and Confirmation, please contact Robert Ruggiero at 718-634-6464.
If you or someone you know is interested in joining the Catholic Church and has not been baptized,
please contact Robert Ruggiero at 718-634-6464.
“Go and Teach All Nations”
Our baptism calls us to share in Jesus’ ministry...”Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit...” (Matthew 28:19). As a
catechist or aide in our Parish Religious Education Program...You’ll be handing on a 2,000-year-old
Tradition that changes lives!
If you like to learn more or are interested in becoming a catechist or an aide in our Parish
Religious Education Program, please contact Robert Ruggiero at 718-634-6464.
“I TELL YOU SOLEMNLY, IN SO FAR AS YOU DID THIS TO ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE
BROTHERS OF MINE, YOU DID IT TO ME” MT 25:40
FEED THE HUNGRY
There will be FEED THE HUNGRY bins in the vestibules on the 129th and 130th entrances of the
Church. This will be an ongoing, non-perishable food collection to provide local food pantries with much
needed supplies. Items of particular need include dry milk, tuna, hot and cold cereal, pasta, tomato sauce,
rice, beans, PB&J, soups, canned fruits and vegetables. Please no glass donations. Thank you in advance
for your support.
POOR BOXES
Sincere thanks for the thoughtful generosity of so many to the poor boxes at the doors of the
church.
Your kindness gives hope to so many.
May this awareness continue.
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL – St. Francis de Sales should share in the profits. For each car,
truck or van, running or not, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will give back to our church $50/100 per
vehicle. Maybe you don’t have a vehicle, but a family member, friend or neighbor has an old or
neglected vehicle in their driveway that they would like to dispose of. Call the Society at 718-491-2525.
Thank you for your participation.