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Page 1 December 27, 2015
PASTOR: Rev. Msgr. James F. Pereda, J.C.D.
Sunday Assistance by the Marianist Fathers of the Meribah Province
PARISH OFFICE Office: (516)935-1880 Monday: 1:00-4:00PM Tuesday-Thursday: 9:00AM to 12:00PM & 1:00 to 4:00 PM Friday, Saturday, Sunday by appointment only Mrs. Barbara Genna, Administrative Assistant
OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & FAMILY FAITH FORMATION Red Barn: (516)938-4530 Msgr. Mario C. Costa (Lower) Hall: (516)935-1902 Br. Joseph Bellizzi, S.M., DRE Mrs. Louise Shannon, Faith Formation Administrator
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE PRESCHOOL Office: (516)935-4127 Mrs. Gayle Crimarco, Director Mrs. Debbie Oliva, Administrative Assistant
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS Office: (516)433-3575 Mr. Bart Piscitello
DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL MUSIC Mr. Gary Ducoing (516)935-1880
COORDINATOR OF PARISH MINISTRIES Linda Curro (516)935-1880
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM
Weekday: Monday thru Friday: 8:00 AM
First Saturday : 9:00AM
Holy Day: As Announced
PRAYER NOVENAS AFTER 8:00AM MASS MONDAY MIRACULOUS MEDAL TUESDAY MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP WEDNESDAY ST. JOSEPH THURSDAY SAINTS : Ann, Jude, Anthony & Peregrine FRIDAY SACRED HEART FIRST SATURDAY after 9:00AM Mass
ROSARY IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA ROSARY: Daily after 8:00AM Mass
ADORATION: 1st Friday 12:00-8:00PM
SACRAMENTS CONFESSION: Saturday 4:00 - 4:45 PM
BAPTISM: 1st & 3rd Sunday 1:00PM / 2nd & 4th Saturday 12 Noon
MARRIAGE: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance by calling the Parish Office for an appointment with the Pastor. At least one of the two people being married must be a parishioner of St. Paul’s. Weddings are celebrated on Friday afternoons/evenings and on Saturday between the hours of 11:00AM and 3:00PM and on Sundays between 2:00PM and 4:00PM. Nuptial Masses are not celebrated on Sundays.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: First Saturday of every month 9:00AM in chapel Prior arrangements must be made with the Pastor.
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
2534 Cedar Swamp Road, Brookville, N.Y. 11545
TEL: (516)935-1880 • FAX: (516)938-3683
www.stpaulsbrookville.org
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
DECEMBER 27, 2015
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PASTORAL COUNCIL Fred Tamburino, Chairperson
Peter Boyle
Jay Coronel
Linda Curro
Paula Dawson
Ann Kissell
Anne Maione
Toni Romas
Ted Urban
FINANCE COUNCIL Joseph Palumbo, Chairperson
Joseph Curro Roxann Romano
Thomas Fitzsimmons Stephen Roti
James Galante Ronald Schneider
Michael Maturo Joseph Spinnato
Joseph Rinklin
TRUSTEES James Black Antony Kozhipatt
TO CONTACT THE PASTOR IN AN EMERGENCY
WHEN A PRIEST IS NEEDED FOR THE SERIOUSLY
SICK OR DYING, CALL (516) 935-1880.
MINISTRIES and ORGANIZATIONS
ALTAR GUILD contact: Ursula Coughlin (516)433-2450 ALTAR SERVERS contact: Ileana Perez-Castillo (516)822-4501 or email: [email protected] CENTERSTAGE contact: Toni Romas (516)551-4711 or email: [email protected] or Jim Black (516)384-9706 or email: [email protected] CHOIR meets Tuesdays at 7:30PM in Church - contact: Gary Ducoing (516)935-1880 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS meets 3rd Thursday of each month 7:30PM contact: Jim Galante, Grand Knight, (917)613-4971 or email: [email protected] SQUIRES meet 4th Fr iday of each month 7PM contact: Peter Boyle (516)937-6516 or email: [email protected] MARIAN GUILD meets 3rd Wednesday of each month 7PM - contact: Gina Cinelli (516)333-5611 MINISTRY OF CONSOLATION contact: Gina Cinelli (516)333-5611 MINISTRY OF HOPE meets third Thursday of month Room 2 Msgr . Costa Hall contact: Gerard Wendelken (516)364-0640 OUTREACH contact: Rectory (516)935-1880 PRAYER GROUP meets Thursday 11:00AM in Chapel - contact: Elise LeVaillant (516) 433-3503 PRE CANA contact: Linda Curro (516)681- 4479 or email: [email protected] RCIA contact: Jesmel & Sachi B. (516)396-4505 SENIORS meet 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month at 1PM - contact: Madeline Wilson (516)349-1017 SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL / FOOD PANTRY - contact: Joe Curro through rectory (516)935-1880 TROOPS OF ST. GEORGE contact: Michael Musella (516)315-7204 YOUTH GROUP contact: Michaela Lynch (516)462-3130 USHERS: contact Peter Boyle (516)937-6516 or email: [email protected]
ADVISORY COUNCILS TO THE PASTOR
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS Andrew Coughlin, Chairperson
Jesse Cromer
Douglas Dawson
John DeMeo
Tom Fitzsimmons
Michael Lynch
Joe Palumbo
Ron Schneider
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From the Pastor December 27, 2015 The First Sunday After Christmas – the Feast of the Holy Family
A BLESSSED AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
Dear Parishioners of our Beloved St. Paul:
Praised be Jesus Christ and Mary His Most Holy Mother! It has been our grace and privilege to celebrate
once more the wondrous and grace-filled Feast of Christmas. At Christmas there are no teachers, we are all
students once again learning the lessons of firm faith, sure hope and ardent charity. No wonder why the great
Doctor of the Church and mystic St. John of the Cross, normally so serious and somewhat severe, on
Christmas would take the Holy Infant from the manger and dance for joy! Christ is born for us, Come let us
adore Him.
May I once again convey my own sincere best wishes to you and your families on this Feast of Our Lord’s
Nativity. And may I also express my sincere gratitude to you for all your generosity to both St. Paul’s and to
me not only at Christmas but all throughout the year. May God bless and reward you! I am truly a most
blessed priest to be the pastor of this wonderful parish.
Since this is the last Sunday of the Calendar Year 2015 I would like to wish each of you a very Blessed and
Happy New Year and assure you of my prayers each day and daily remembrance at the altar of God. For our
meditation today I would like us all to turn to this New Year of Mercy 2016.
The ancient Romans had a special god among their many gods. This god was the god of the gates and
doorways. He had a face which looked forward and one which looked backward because, as we know, gates
and doors both open and close. The ancient Romans called this god Janus. Our English word January comes
from the name of this god, because January both closes one year and opens another. Our English word janitor
is also derived from the name of this god, because a janitor opens and closes the gates and usually wears many
keys to remind us of this function.
Our Blessed Mother is called Janua Caeli, the Gate of Heaven. She closes the Old Testament and opens the
New Testament. She is the last of the daughters of Israel and the Mother of the Church. (Some of you may
know the beautiful Church on 101st Avenue in Ozone Park which is called St. Mary Gate of Heaven; as a 13
year old acolyte my father, who died 23 years ago, served the Mass of Dedication of the then-new Church of
Gate of Heaven in 1926. It was dedicated and blessed by Archbishop Molloy. My father often told me that he
had the whole day off from school, so solemn and long was the dedication of the Church.) And so we go to our
Blessed Mother at the beginning of this New Year of Mercy 2016. I can say with full assurance that this year
will be for us all the best of years. I write this not because I can see the future, but because I am certain of one
thing: that everything that happens to us this year, whether it be good as the world judges or ill as the world
judges, will be God’s will for us. And as the poet Dante reminds us, In His Will is our peace! Our own father
and patron St. Paul reminds us that for those who love God all things work unto the good.
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This is the time when we usually will make New Year’s resolutions. May I suggest a few:
1. Attend Mass on every Sunday and Holyday of Obligation
2. Confess our sins once each month
3. Pray the Holy Rosary daily
4. Invoke the assistance of St. Joseph each day
5. Pray daily to Our Guardian Angel to guide and protect us
6. Practice one act of self-denial each day
7. Practice one act of mercy each day
8. Begin and end each day by signing ourselves with the sign of the Cross
May I once again wish each of you all the blessings of God in this New Year and assure you of my gratitude
and prayers. Please pray for me.
In Jesus and Mary,
Monsignor James F. Pereda
Just a Reminder…
Parish Office closed Monday, December 28 and will reopen on Tuesday, December 29th at 1PM.
Congratulations to the students from…
St. Dominic High School
First Honors: Chloe Quartararo
Second Honors: Terrence Smith
Our Lady of Mercy Academy
Principal’s List: Courtney Kellerman
First Honors: Erin O’Hara Second Honors: Marla Palumbo Nicole Sperenza
JANUARY 1, 2016 FEAST OF THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY THE MOTHER OF GOD
Holy Day of Obligation
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31
5:00PM
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 10:00AM
GIFTS OF BREAD & WINE
If you would like to present the gifts at the Offertory of Holy Mass (bring up the gifts), please let one of the ushers know. This is very appropriate when one has arranged for the day’s Holy Mass or if one is keeping a special day.
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Our Weekly Masses
Monday, December 28 8:00 AM Ruth Lawn (requested by Mr. & Mrs. A. Lawn )
Tuesday, December 29 8:00 AM Rosaria DeFalco & Susan Ahr (requested by M. Sinn)
Wednesday, December 30 8:00 AM Vincent Giovanniello (requested by A. Scurti)
Thursday, December 31 5:00PM Dolores Trupiano (requested by Marybeth Raffa) Friday, January 1 SOLEMNITY OF MARY 10:00 AM Par ishioners of St. Pauls
Saturday, January 2 5:00 PM Agnes Funk
Sunday, January 3 8:00 AM Anna & John Klein (requested by J. Klein)
9:30 AM Parishioners of St. Pauls 11:00 AM Anthony Zolla (requested by J. Meade)
Barbara Romano (requested by J. Meade)
Joseph Granatella (requested by Parish)
Maria Luisa Cerrone (requested by Parish) Josephine Denare (requested by Parish)
Memorials
ALTAR BREAD, WINE & CANDLES In Memory of Susan Ahr
Donated by Sinn Family
ALTAR FLOWERS In Memory of Buffolino & Iannucci Families
Donated by Francesco & Sue Iannucci
SANCTUARY LIGHT In Memory of the Unborn
DEVOTIONAL CANDLES Blessed Virgin Mary & St. Joseph For the Intentions of Our Pastor, Msgr. Pereda
PAPAL & AMERICAN FLAGS September 1, 2015– February 29, 2016
In Memory of Gina Tarantini Donated by Aldo Tarantini
The 2016/2017 Mass books are available if you would like to request a Mass intention for a deceased or living loved one. Please stop in at the parish office during regular business
hours. The Mass offering is $20. Sorry, we cannot take telephone requests or credit card payments.
Weekend of : December 19-20, 2015 Unavailable at print time Thank you for your continued support to the parish.
THERE WILL NOT BE FIRST FRIDAY / FIRST SATURDAY
DEVOTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. JANUARY 1ST IS
THE FEAST OF THE SOLEMNITY OF MARY THE MOTHER OF GOD AND IT IS A HOLY DAY
OF OBLIGATION. (see schedule pg. 4 for times)
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES
Michael G. Albano December 13, 2015
CELEBRANT OF HOLY MASS Saturday, January 2 5:00 PM Msgr. Pereda
Sunday, January 3 8:00 AM Msgr. Pereda 9:30 AM Msgr. Pereda 11:00 AM Msgr. Pereda
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
For information concerning religious education classes, please call 938-4530 ext. 110. Do not call the parish office.
CALENDAR OF SCHOOL DAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
FOR 2016
January 1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Holy Day of Obligation 3 Feast of the Epiphany Family Mass 9:30am 11 Gr. 8 Parent/Student Mtg. 7:30pm in Church Gr. 7 Class as usual 24 Family Mass 9:30am February 7 Family Mass 9:30am/Gr. 8 Letter of Intent 8/9 Pageant Sign Up 10 Ash Wednesday 22 Pageant Practice 5:30pm Msgr. Costa Hall Gr. 8 Confession 7:30pm 23 Gr. 8 Confirmation Retreat 8:30am-3:00pm 28 Family Mass 9:30am 29 Pageant Practice 5:30pm Msgr. Costa Hall (Stations of the Cross every Friday in Lent 7:30pm) March 6 Family Mass 9:30am 7 Pageant Practice 5:30pm Msgr. Costa Hall Gr. 7 Reconciliation Service 7:30pm Church 14 Pageant Practice 5:30pm Msgr. Costa Hall Gr. 8 Robe Fitting 7:30pm 20 Palm Sunday 21 Gr. 7 & 8 Make-up classes Easter Pageant 4:30pm Msgr. Costa Hall 22 Easter Pageant 4:30pm Msgr. Costa Hall 24 Holy Thursday Mass 7:30PM 25 Good Friday Service 3PM / Stations of the
Cross 7:30PM 26 Holy Saturday 9:30AM Blessing of the Food Easter Vigil 7:30PM 27 Easter Sunday
PRESCHOOL
For information concerning the Preschool, please call Gayle Crimarco at 935-4127 ext. 106. CALENDAR
December 23– January 3 Christmas Recess January 4 Little Angels Visiting Day 11 Priority Registration for 2016-17 school
year begins 18 Dr. Martin Luther King Day/ School Closed
Capuchin Youth Leadership Training, January 15-17, 2016
CYFM has been providing leadership training for over 37 years. Even teens that don’t consider themselves leaders benefit from the authenticity and skill-training that we offer. The Leadership modules include the practical: effective communication, understanding group dynamics and facilitating groups, developing and delivering effective presentations, enhancing self-esteem, and time management; as well as how to combine all those skills for utilization in Evangelization as authentic Christian leaders. Through the skills they acquire and perfect during the training teens convert themselves, their parishes, their schools, and their families. They are prepared and transformed into the people that God is calling them to be! WHEN: 7pm January 15 through 4:00pm, January 17, 2016, cost: $115.00 per person includes lodging, meals, and materials. Application and non-refundable $60.00 deposit due by 1/12/16. GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS AND FOR ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS! Find more info on web: cyfm.org. Capuchin Youth & Family Ministries, 781 Route 9D, PO Box 192, Garrison, NY 10524. (845) 424-3609. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flocknote: CYFMGarrison.
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TREE OF LIFE
Help to support the ongoing capital projects of our parish facilities
Memorials…..Dedications…..Thanksgivings…..
Organization and Group Remembrances
Donation:
Stones (6) $ 5,000
Cloud (1) $ 2,500
Leaves $ 350
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PRAYERS FOR OUR ARMED SERVICE
Please pray for our parishioners in the military:
David J. Munafo, 1st Lt. US Army John P. Orr, Lt.jg, US Navy CEC Steven Paniccia, Pfc. US Army
Brandon Rieber, Lance Corporal US Marines Robert Simon Jr., MS US Army
Michael F. Wendelken, Major USAF
BAPTISMS
Congratulations to the family of the newly baptized: Dominic Gaspare Ruggeri If you are planning to have your baby baptized, please contact the religious education office at 516 938-4530 x110. Please do this before making any arrangements with catering venues to be sure date is available. Please note that godparents must be, confirmed Catholics, at least 16 years old and in good standing with the Church. They must obtain a sponsor certificate from the Parish where they are presently living.
PRAY FOR THE SICK Please pray for those whose names are on the parish
sick list. If you would like a family member placed on
the sick list, please call the bulletin editor at the parish
office. Only family members (or the individual
themselves) may place names on the sick list.
Geraldine Jesberger, Linda DiBenetto, Bobby Sullivan,
Matthew DiLascio, Joyce Comich, Dawn Comisa,
Noella Rao, Christopher Louie, Anthony Grasso,
Sr. Eva Ernandes O.P., Marie Pereda, Anthony
Ambrosio, Michael DiBari, Sr. Regina Kraft O.P.,
Kelly Ann Crovello, Teresa Bencardino, Mary
Grace Spotter, Natella Astuto, Pasqualina D’Onofrio, Nellie
Ambrosio, Robert Simone, Vincent Meade, Michael Kovac,
Rita King, Constance Ballantyne, Hank Brakeman, Jamie
Dunn, Joseph Herbst, Linda Malone, Guido Penafiel,
Francesco Vizzari, Jeremiah McCarthy, Santiago Alvarez,
Rosa Marrone, Gabriella Fiorillo, Lorraine and Matthew
Masiello, Maria Perez. Please let us know when you loved one can be
taken off the list. Thank You.
RCIA
Are you interested in finding out about the Catholic Faith? Do you have questions? Have you been thinking of becoming a Catholic? Were you
Baptized but never received Communion or Confirmation? (If someone has asked you to be a sponsor for either Baptism or Confirmation, you must have received these sacraments.) Call the parish office at 935-1880.
PRAYER MINISTRY
Group meets Thursday mornings at 11:00AM in the chapel to lift up in prayer the requests mentioned in the intentions books. These books are located in the narthex of the church and chapel.
If you are in need of prayer, please make use of these books.
For information, call Elise LeVaillant 516 643-3029 or email [email protected]
REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONE Mass Intention $ 20
Bread Wine & Candles for the week $ 50
Altar Flowers $ 125
Sanctuary Light for the week $ 25
Devotional Candles before Our Lady & St. Joseph $ 50
For anyone who wishes to write to Sr. Regina Kraft, OP her address is:
Queen of the Rosary Mother House 555 Albany Avenue Amityville, NY 11701
(631) 608-9534