Roman Catholic Church of Saint Eugene Ubi Petrus, Ibi Ecclesia

Tuckahoe Road and Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York

Served by Rev. Matthew Fernan, Pastor

Ms. Gina Mastrangelo, Adminstrator

Rev. Leo Perera, Parochial Vicar

Deacon John Duffy

Ms. Lauren Lewis, Interim Principal

Mill Hill Missionaries, Weekend Associates

Mass Schedule Saturday: 9:00 AM

Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM

Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 10:45 Traditional Latin Mass,

12:15 & 6:00 PM

Weekdays: 6:45, 9:00 AM

Holy Days Vigil Mass (day before the Holy Day)

5:00 PM

6:45, 9:00 AM, & 12:00 noon, 7:30 PM

First Friday: Evening Mass each month at 7:30 PM.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00-4:45 and 7:30-8:30 PM

Sacrament of Baptism Sundays at 1:45 PM. Please call the Rectory to arrange for the Sacrament and parental instruction. Baptisms are the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Parental instructions are the 1st Thurs. of each month. Adoration Chapel Mon.to Fri. Open from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Sacrament of Matrimony Please call the Rectory at least 6 months in advance. A marriage preparation program is required.

Sacraments for the Sick Please contact the Rectory for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and Communion for the homebound.

Choir Rehearsals Thurs.7:30PM. New members welcome.

Parish Membership Our parish invites all of its members to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. Every new parishioner is requested to register at the Parish Office. If you move to another parish, or change your address, please notify the Parish Office.

Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Parish Office 31 Massitoa Rd., Yonkers, NY 10710 914-961-2590

Rectory 32 Massitoa Rd., Yonkers, NY 10710

School 707 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers, NY 10710 914-779-2956

Religious Education 707 Tuckahoe Rd., Yonkers, NY 10710 914-337-9868 New Email: churchofsainteugene@gmail.com Internet Address: www.churchofsainteugene.org Check our web page for updated information

Twenty—third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015

SATURDAY 9/5 5:00 John Peter Chema SUNDAY 9/6 8:00 Bernard Madden 9:30 Grace Petty 10:45 Deceased of 9/11 12:15 Mass for the Parish 6:00 Umberto Recce MONDAY 9/7 Labor Day 6:45 Pierre-Abdon Casthely & Joseph Casthely 9:00 Mass for Labor Day TUESDAY 9/8 The Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary 6:45 Angelo & Mary Napoli 9:00 Kevin McGovern & Margaret 7:30 Legion of Mary WEDNESDAY 9/9 St. Peter Claver 6:45 Susan Mustich 9:00 Anthony & Rachael Magnotta THURSDAY 9/10 6:45 James Walsh 9:00 Julia & Argovino Toriello 7:30 Deceased of 9/11 FRIDAY 9/11 6:45 Deceased of 9/11 9:00 Michael Mangione (4th Anniversary) SATURDAY 9/12 The Most Holy Name of Mary

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015

Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom?

—James 2:5

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY Jannelle Amador, Jose Luis Petrovich, Matthew

Valentinetti, Brian Mulhern & John Kollinger If you have family members or friends you would like to put on our Military Prayer list please notify the Parish Office 961-2590.

FUND RAISER CLUB Winner of the Fund Raiser Club are Maureen & John Farrell

Congratulations, your check is in the mail.

SOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES Adoration Chapel –Natalie Philpin 793-4757/Patricia Finan 961-0146 Altar Guild - Jennie Sepe - 776-9847 Bereavement Group—Carolyn Walsh—961-8689 Boy Scouts - Donna Ragusa - 472-7567 C.C.D. - Marisela DeVictoria - 793-7822H/337-9868W C.Y.O. - Rob Pechin (646)208-6385 Catholic Daughters–Rita DiPippo 793-3065 /Catherine Blanco 793-1539 Cheerleaders - Lori Fox 325-0333 Children’s Choir & Cantor - John Sacco - 654-9110 Couples for Christ—Cesar Tipwan 343-0914 Girl Scouts - Jerilin Carota 968-5526 H. S. A. - Caroline Bagan 224-5995 / Nancy Arzola 274-0016 Holy Name - Frank Giacoio—793-5392 Legion of Mary - Josephine Bitetti 337-1372 Living Rosary– Natalie Philpin—793-4757 Organist & Adult Choir—Lakambini Ramos - 202-8590 Parish Activities Committee—Parish Office- 961-2590 Parish Council - Fr. Matthew Fernan 961-2590 parishcouncil@live.com Respect Life Society - Jackie Barton - 793-9322 Serra Club of Bronx and West.—George Alessi—779-8719 Senior Club—Jennie Sepe—776-9847 St. Vincent DePaul - Walter Whitmore 779-182

ST. EUGENE SCHOOL NEWS St. Eugene Catholic School is currently accepting ap-plications for Grades PK4—8. Please contact the school at 914-779-2956 to arrange for a tour, STU-DENTS APPLYING FOR PRE-K Must be 4 Yrs. of age by 12/31/15. STUDENTS APPLYING FOR KINDER-GARTEN Must be 5 yrs. of age by 12/31/15

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH…

Especially, , John Ahearn III, Curtis Arditi, Terry Arlotta, Julie Barbato, Dolores Beaver, Dolores Betances, Tara Burke, Elisa Burslem, Christo-pher Capano, Catherine Cabin, Cesar Casiano, Marie Castry, Lawrence Christian Jr., James Patrick Conneely, Nancy Cornell, Aurora Crevani, Frances Cuevo, Dominic D’Angelo, Ann DiCarmine, Silvio DiSalvatore, Nicole Pisani-Frame, G. DeNike, Stephen Forlenza, Jessica Galloza, Nicholas Gardini, Bill Gelpi, John Gibson, James Gibson, Peter Gioella, Nanci Hennes, Ana Herrera, (Little); Kathy Joyce, Margaret Kielkucki, Lanyi Family, James LaRosa, Alexandra Laurent, Jack Lenehan, Lana Leonelli, Peter Lombardo, Dave McCarthy, William McDonald, Clara Magno, , Angelo Manginelli, Fred and Sasa Meindl, John Mescall, Earl Micheline, Betsy Miranda, Angelo Morra, Teresa Multari, James O’Connor, Joseph O’Reilly, Theresa Patanella, Louis Petrulo, Maria Pian, Ruth, Tomasz Przywarczak Marjorie Putorti, Michele Ragusa, Giovanni Ramos, Antoinette Reynolds, Lorraine Rhine., Teofilo Rodri-guez, Kristin Sadlon, Vincent Sangalli, Tony and Terry Scatola, Ter-rence J. Semler, Helen Sheedy Peter Sheridan Jr., D. Mario A. Sindona,

AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Amen

MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE (The Sanctuary Lamp on the Main Altar), the (Blessed

Mother’s Lamp on our Lady’s Altar) and the (Altar Bread and Wine) can be memorialized for a loved one for the week. The donation for these items are $25.00 for the week and the name/names of your loved ones will be noted in the bulletin along with which item . Also they have opened the Mass book for weekend Masses. (The donation for a weekend Mass will be $25.00@)

IMPORTANT NOTE: St. Eugene Catholic School has started a program for 3 year old children. If you would be interested in a full day PreK3 program for your child, contact the school office at 914-779-2956.

THE ST. VINCENT DEPAULSOCIETY

We are always looking for volunteers to cook chicken. If you are interested in helping, you can do so in many forms, by cooking, by making phone calls, by organizing, by using your computer skill etc. It only takes an hour or two of you time, once every two months. Also, We NEED MORE Packaged & Can foods to be put in our baskets. Please bring these foods with you to Mass and put them in the basket in the school corridor (boxes of pastas, cereals, rice, cans soups, assorted vegetables, etc. SENIOR TRIPS ACE IN THE HOLE: September 25th –cost is $75.00. Show features Mary Mancini, Mario Tacca, Rinaldo Toglia & Uncle Floyd. Lunch served family style, dancing to a live Band, dessert coffee, door prizes, 50/50 drawing and free drinks. WESTCHESTER BROADWAY THEATRE: :”SHOW BOAT” - on Friday October 9th, cost is $55.00 includes show and lunch. Don’t have many seats, if interested so call quickly for reserva-

tion. Jennie Sepe 776-9847. ****Our first meeting for the fall is Wednesday, September 9th at 1:00 PM held in the OLD Kin-dergarten Classroom on the bottom floor of the Parish Office. BEREAVEMENT GROUP St. Eugene’s Bereavement Group on every third Thursday of the month at 1:00PM in the Parish

Office. Through caring support, we hope to lessen the pain and confusion brought on by the death of a loved one. We will not meet over the summer.

ADORATION CHAPEL St. Eugene Parish has daily adoration of the Blessed Sac-rament for vocations each weekday from 7 AM to 4PM, in our Adoration Chapel located off of the vestibule church. More info. call G. Alessi 779-8719

LEGION OF MARY Will say the rosary outside by the Blessed Mother in the

Parking Lot thru the summer until October. 7:00PM Wednesday nights.

Please come and join us.

WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION AND A PRAYERFUL FAREWELL

On August 25th, 2015, I received the following email from St. Eugene’s longtime organist, Mrs. Lakambini Z. Ramos…. To Father Fernan, I would like to inform you that I have decided to resign as organist and music director of St. Eugene’s for reasons of health restoration, effective September 1, 2015. I will be 78 years old in December, and I have been forgoing some medical examinations needed, that my doctor wants me to take care of which I cannot do because of my job. I also wish to take a respite from my job of 40 years, which I find is already taking a toll on my health. I am sure that you can find a competent music director and organist who can fill my post. Thank you for your kind consideration. Lakambini Z. Ramos We are most thankful to Mrs. Ramos for all the years she gave in service to God using the gift of music He gave her. Please keep her in your daily prayers for peace of heart and her continued good health. God love you…. Father Fernan

OBSERVE PATRIOT DAY 9/11

On the direction of the President, the flag of the United States of America should be displayed on the homes of Americans, the White House and all United States government buildings in the whole world. The flag should be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect to those who died on September 11, 2001. Many people observe a moment of silence at 8:46 AM (Eastern Daylight Time). This marks the time that the first plane flew into the World Trade Center. Some communities, particularly in the areas directly affected by the attacks, hold special church services or prayer meetings. People who personally experienced the events in 2001 or lost loved ones in them, may lay flowers or visit memorials. RESPECT LIFE SOCIETY Monthly Meeting: 2nd Thurs. of the month, 7:30 pm in the Parish Center. New members welcome. Next Meeting: No Summer Meetings Cenacle of Life: The purpose of this simple prayer group is to petition Our Lord through His Blessed Mother for the end of the Culture of Death by meeting once a week to pray. Cenacle Meeting: Sat. after the 9:00 AM Mass

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Beloved of God,

Meditations on the “Our Father”… Part Four For the sake of uniformity the form of the Our Father to be used during these meditations will be the one prayed during Holy Mass… “Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.”

A little one approached me after Holy Mass wanting to tell me something. I was so pleased that Mom felt comfortable enough to bring her children to the sacristy so both her children could tell me what was on their minds. The Holy Mass had just been offered for their grandfather so of course their minds were on where Papi was and how he was doing. In the beautiful innocence of a child, Papi was up in heaven… what a wonderful thought to have and isn’t Mom doing a great job teaching them the faith. The little girl went on to tell me that Jesus had left us, that He was no longer here on earth with us. Without going into the grand feast of the Church where we celebrate the return of Our Blessed Lord to Heaven after His resurrection called the Ascension, I agreed with this little soul but also told her that Jesus is still with us in a very special way, in the Holy Communion that her mommy receives every time she attends Mass. She was not so clear on that but she was both pleased to hear that Jesus was still with us and also wondered how He could be in heaven with her Papi and here on earth… in Holy Communion?

In our ever deepening understanding of the Our Father, again looking at the “Our”, we are drawn back once more to the words of Saint Paul, “As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. Now the body is not a single part, but many.” (1Corinthains 12:12-14) This interconnectedness of the Mystical Body of Christ, not only unites us to our local community and the in effect all humanity on earth, but it also joins to all creation and all created beings. As “the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they do not stop exclaiming: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come,” (Revelation 4:8) so too do we as we offer the “Our Father.” The reality of us being joined with those in heaven is referred to as the Communion of Saints. The whole Church celebrates this grand feast on November 1st of each year, All Saints Day. We, however, when we pray the “Our Father” can call to mind with the simplicity of a child’s faith that all those who have gone before us are still with us in a most unique way especially as we offer the one prayer given to us by the Son of God. The Almighty is truly Our Father, “of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” (Philippians 2:10) God love you… Father Fernan

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CHURCH NAME: Church of St. Eugene 707 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers, New York 10710 Phone Number 914) 961-2590 Bulletin number 911216.906 Software Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional Windows XP Professional Printer HP Laserjet 5700 Date of publication SEPTEMBER 6,2015 Number of pages transmitted: (5) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS; Please contact Anna @ 914-961-2590.