MAY 3, 2015
MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
5:00 p.m.
(Sunday Vigil Mass)
SUNDAY
7:30, 9:00, 10:15, 11:30 a.m.
12:45 and 5:00 p.m.
HOLY DAY
8:00 p.m.
(Evening before the Holy Day)
6:45, 9:00 and 10:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m. on the Feast Day
WEEKDAY
Church of the Annunciation
Crestwood, N.Y.
Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor
Rev. Ivan Lovric, Associate
Rev. Salvatore Riccardi, C.P., Associate
Rev. Joseph P. Tierney, Weekend Associate
Rev. Joseph Lienhard, S.J., Weekend Associate
Deacon Guy Pellegrini, Deacon Ralph Longo
Sr. Catherine Burns, O.P., Pastoral Associate
6:45 and 9:00 a.m.
(Saturday Morning
8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.)
NOCTURNAL ADORATION
1st Friday: 7:00 p.m.
Exposition of Blessed Sacrament
until 10:00 p.m.
MIRACULOUS
MEDAL NOVENA
Tuesdays after the 9:00 a.m. Mass
SACRAMENTS
RECTORY
SCHOOL
470 Westchester Avenue • 779-7345
Office Manager • Jeanne Doran
Bookkeeper • Mary Fuschetto
Parish Secretary • Anna Caruso
465 Westchester Avenue • 337-8760
Mrs. Maureen Noonan, Principal
Secretary: Adele Sinnott
Saturday, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
or any time upon request.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BAPTISM
MUSIC
Organist & Director of Choir
Taffy Williams • 793-9186
PARISH COUNCIL
Meetings are held five times per year.
Chairperson • Laura Sinatra • 725-0639
Education • Mrs. Maureen Noonan
337-8760
BULLETIN
All articles for Sunday Bulletin must be
received at the Rectory no later than
9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, for the following
Sunday’s Bulletin.
Mr. Tony MacDonnell
Ms. Patricia Kavanagh
779-2374
All classes are held in
School on Wednesdays
Grades 1-7 • 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Special Ed. • Arranged
PARISH MEMBERSHIP
Register in Rectory, Monday through
Friday 9:00-4:00 p.m. or speak to one
of the priests any time. The parents of a
child seeking entrance into our school
must be officially registered in
Annunciation Parish.
www.annunciationcrestwood.com
CONFESSION
Baptisms are held on Sunday
afternoon. All parents must attend
a Jordan Conference prior to the
Baptism. Please arrange for Baptism
and Jordan Conference by calling the
Rectory as soon as possible.
MARRIAGE
Arrangements should be made ASAP
and at least six months before the
wedding.
VISITATION OF THE SICK
Please call Sr. Cathy Burns, O.P.
(779-7345) to arrange for
Communion in your home.
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May 3, 2015
Wedding Banns
Sunday, May 3
7:30 Michael Kirk
9:00 Dorothy Catone
10:15 Margaret Ryan
11:30 Mary St. John
12:45 Theresa Keane
5:00 Edward Tobin
Monday, May 4
6:45
Daniel Prendergast
9:00
Nella Barletta
Tuesday, May 5
6:45 Special Intention
9:00 Msgr. Thomas James Neary
Wednesday, May 6
6:45 Alice O’Rourke
9:00 Mary and Carol Lometti
Thursday, May 7
6:45 Sr. Alice Cronican
9:00 Nella Barletta
Friday, May 8
6:45 Francesco, Paola and Margherita Pierri
9:00 Joe and Nick Paduano and the Luongo Family
Saturday, May 9
8:00 Carol Arcieri
9:00 Carol and Paul J. Scolaro
5:00 Catherine Allen
Sunday, May 10 (Mother’s Day)
7:30 Josephine Tarantini
9:00 Dorothy and Donald Nyland
10:15 Margaret Ryan
11:30 Tina Manning
12:45 Frank Sinatra III
5:00 Beatrice O’Toole and Rachel Kelly
The Annunciation Parish Celebration for the
25th, 50th and 60th Wedding Anniversary Couples
will be held Saturday, May 16th, at the 5:00PM Mass.
There will be a reception following Mass. Please call the
Rectory at 779-7345 no later than May 5th to make a
reservation and # of family members attending.
3rd Time:
Dina DiSalvo and Joel Fernandez
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Especially Pina Lopopolo, and Eugenia Filipowski,
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE
WHO HAVE DIED
Especially Enrico Vezza, William Donald Nyland,
Serafina Scaringi, John P. Murphy,
and for all our deceased Service Men and Women.
Last week’s collection was $9,780.00.
981 adults attended Mass.
Next week’s 2nd Collection is for our
Parish Education Programs.
Thank you for your support.
On Saturday, May 23, 2015 Cardinal Dolan will ordain
Stephen Michael Ries
to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of New York.
Fr. Stephen Ries will offer his first priestly Mass of
Thanksgiving here at Annunciation on
Sunday, May 24th at 2:00PM.
All parishioners are welcome.
Light refreshments and first priestly blessings will
follow in the Annunciation School Auditorium.
BAPTISMS
We joyfully welcome this newly Baptized
Baby into our Annunciation Family:
Kenneth Maurice Arnell
Kendra Mia Arnell
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 10th
Mother’s Day Coffee
The Annunciation Men’s Club will
be hosting a Mother’s Day Coffee
outside of Church after the 10:15AM Mass next Sunday.
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5th Sunday of Easter
Heartbreak always presuppose love. Others can stir our resentment, kindle our wrath, cause inconvenience, bring
disappointment; but the only person who can break our heart is the person we love. All of which says that love is indeed a risky
business. It makes us vulnerable. And God has chosen to take that kind of a gamble with you and me.
To be estranged from, lonely for, out of fellowship with the one you love, that is a basic element of sorrow. You don’t go far
in sacred scripture until you run into that – the loneliness of God. The book of Genesis paints an unforgettable picture – God walking
in the garden in the cool of the day, searching and calling, “Where are you, Adam?” It is the kind of loneliness that all parents must
feel in some measure. They watch their children go away from home, set their affections and find their satisfaction in other places and
other people.
Even in the normal development of life – the dictates of the calendar, the calling of the college campus – it is hard enough to
lose your boy or girl. When there is the added element of willful estrangement, few sorrows can compare with this. To bring a child
to life, to dream for him or her the best and then see him or her choose the worst, to crave his or her companionship and get
indifference, to long for his or her affection and get ingratitude – that has to hurt.
That is the grief in the heart of God – that His children so often find their interests and lay their plans outside His love and
will. You can read about it throughout the scriptures, Isaiah, the prophet, heard God say, “the children I raised and cared for so long
and tenderly have turned against me. Even the animals – the donkey and the ox – know their owner and appreciate his provisions, but
not my people, Israel. No matter what I do for them, they still don’t care.” Hosea, the prophet, echoes the sentiment, “When Israel
was a child I loved him. I taught him to walk. I held him in my arms, but he doesn’t know or even care that it was I who raised him.”
That hurts!
This is the grief of God – that we humans seek life’s satisfactions, center our affections, look for our fulfillment outside His
loving will, and have no fellowship with Him who is our God and our Father.
So then how do you think God feels as He views the tangled humans situation today? How does He feel when He hears the
thunder of guns as human beings hurt and kill each other? How does He feel as He sees His beautiful world defaced by strife and war
and terrorism and grief and lust? He feels what any good parent would feel who sees his or her children using each other and abusing
their birthright – He feels grief.
Sometimes we wonder why God doesn’t do something about it all. Why doesn’t He stop wars and terrorism? Why doesn’t
He break in and crush the schemes of wicked men? Why doesn’t He come in power and do something about human tragedy?
Well, the great heart of the gospels is that God has not made us robots. He has made us persons, free to choose the good and
therefore, free to choose the bad. But God does not stand apart or aloof from it all. In the person of His Son, Jesus, He had involved
Himself in all our human experiences.
Jesus tells us, “There is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents.” This simply means that all of us human beings have it in
our power today to turn the grief of God into gladness. It is done by turning our lives over to Him. What a difference it will make in
our lives!
So let us announce to all those around us: “Return to God today!!”
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Please help support our youth of the parish and
donate your used and outgrown sports equipment!
CARDINALS APPEAL DONATION FORM
Name:_______________________________________
Our community is lucky enough to have a wide variety of
sports teams available to kids. No matter what the sport is,
some form of equipment is required. Kids grow but their
equipment doesn’t grow with them, so the
Youth Group of Annunciation-Our Lady of Fatima Church is
asking for used and outgrown sports
equipment donations. There will be a designated box located in
the back of the church this weekend for the collection. The
donations will go towards a Used Equipment Sale Fundraiser to
be held in late Spring. (Date to be determined) The monies
raised will go toward faith formation youth events and trips.
The teenagers of the youth group believe this is an awesome
opportunity to get sports equipment at bargain prices! Your
support is greatly appreciated!!! Questions? Contact:
Jeannie Sweeney at [email protected]
Address:_____________________________________
City, State, Zip:_______________________________
e-mail:_______________________________________
Choose your payment method:
___Personal Check (payable to the 2014 Cardinal’s
Appeal)
Or Charge: ___AmEx
___VISA ___MasterCard
Card#______________________Exp. Date:_________
Amount:______________ Please charge: ___one
time or $______each month for ______month
May 3, 2015
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Sunday, May 3
12:00PM -3:00PM – Mock Trial – Parish Room
5:00PM – Mass, Mingle and Merge - Church and Gym
6:00PM – 8:00PM – Youth Group – Parish Room
Monday, May 4
NO SCHOOL – Religion Conference Day
8:00AM - 1:00PM - Special - Parish Room
2:45PM – 4:00PM – After School Activities – Gym
2:45PM – 4:00PM – Scouting – CR 1 and 2
4:00PM – 9:00PM – Cub Scout Mtg. – Convent Room
7:30PM - 9:00PM - AA - Parish Room
Tuesday, May 5
9:30AM – Ladies of Charity – Parish Room
2:45PM – 4:00PM – After School Activities – Gym
2:45PM – 4:00PM – Scouting – CR 1 and 2
4:00PM – 9:00PM – Cub Scout Mtg. – Convent Room
6:00PM – 8:00PM – Mock Trial – Parish Room
Wednesday, May 6
1:00PM – 4:00PM – Bridge – Parish Room
2:45PM – 4:00PM – After School Activities – Gym
2:45PM – 4:00PM – Scouting – CR 1 and 2
4:00PM – 9:00PM – Cub Scout Mtg. – Convent Room
7:30PM – Religious Education Mtg. - Gym
Thursday, May 7
9:30AM – 11:00AM - Park Bench - Parish Room
1:00PM - 4:00PM – 60+ Plus Club - Parish Room
2:45PM – 4:00PM – After School Activities – Gym
2:45PM – 4:00PM – Scouting – CR 1 and 2
4:00PM – 9:00PM – Cub Scout Mtg. – Convent Room
Friday, May 8
9:30AM – 11:00AM - Park Bench - Parish Room
2:45PM – 4:00PM – After School Activities – Gym
2:45PM – 4:00PM – Scouting – CR 1 and 2
7:30PM – Cub Scouts - Gym
Saturday, May 9
10AM, 11:30AM, 1:00PM – 1st Communions – Church
11:30AM - 12:30PM - AA - Convent Room
2:00PM – 3:30PM – Mock Trial – Parish Room
4:00PM - 5:00PM – Confessions
Mother’s Day Spiritual Bouquet Cards
Our Mother’s Day cards are now available at all the
entrances to the Church. It is a wonderful way to
remember Mom on this special day.
Pray The Rosary
Monday through Friday during the month
of May, at 7PM daily, the Rosary will be said
in the Upper Church. Please join us.
FAREWELL TO FR. IVAN~SUNDAY, JUNE 7th
Fr. Ivan will receive his Ph.D from Fordham
this May. He will be leaving Annunciation
this summer to return to his Archdiocese of
Sarajevo. On Sunday, June 7th, Fr. Ivan will celebrate
a Mass of Thanksgiving at the 11:30AM Mass.
Please join him at the Mass and for refreshments in
the Gym afterwards to thank him for his service at
Annunciation and to wish him well in the future.
LADIES OF CHARITY
The Ladies of Charity will meet on Tuesday, May 5th at
9:30AM in the Parish Room. We are planning a luncheon
at X2O Xaviers on the Hudson on June 5th. The cost will
be $30, checks made out to The Ladies of Charity and
mailed to: Miss Patricia Finan, 682 Tuckahoe Road #3B,
Yonkers,10710. All of the ladies of the parish are invited.
Congratulations to our
Annunciation Parish 2nd Graders
who will be receiving First
Communion next Saturday, May 9th
at 10:00AM, 11:30AM & 1:00PM.
Wednesday, May 20th
Please join us for a Town Hall Meeting on
Wed, May 20th at 7:30PM at Our Lady of Fatima to
update all parishioners on our anticipated merger
between Annunciation and Our Lady of Fatima and to
answer any questions and concerns people may have.
ANNUNCIATION MEN’S CLUB presents...
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Mon, JUNE 1st at Leewood Golf Club
The cost for the day will be $300 per Golfer
Dinner Only option for $125. Includes open bar.
On Course Beverage Stations
Extravagant Cocktail Hour
Gourmet Dinner with Carving Stations and Pasta Stations
18 Holes of Golf with Cart and Caddie –
Contests, Prizes, & Awards
Register now for the event, please contact:
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