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Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sally Capoziello, Shang Cheng, Marge D’Auria, Mary Ann D’Angelo, Baby Christopher Brian Demmerle, Domenica DeVi-to, Virginia DiGangi, Richard H. Dimler, Mary Divers, Jean Fo-chetta, John Joseph Gleeson, John Pierce Gleeson, Christine Healy, Thomas Healy, Maria Hernandez, Elizabeth Isolano, Christine Iwanicki, Keri & Baby Tristan, James Leung, Thomas

& Patricia Lipari, William J. Litt, Cindy Maione, Angela Ottomanelli-Hubbs, Michael Palermo, Sebastian Panasci, Santo Pantina, Joseph Questore, Mary Romano, Bill Sangirardi, John Secreti, Patrick Smith, Remington Staf-ford, Michael Tamburo, Chrissie Tremblay, Paul Tremblay, Paul John Trem-blay, Sr. Mariet Varban, Sr. Joanne Walters.

Deceased: Frank Frigenti, James A. Tuzzolo

T h i s We e k ' s M a s s I n t e n t i o n s

Sunday, November 19, 2017 8:00AM Amato & Sannino Families (Rachele Sannino) 9:30AM Anthony Romano (Angelo Romano) 11:00AM David Olsen (Loving Family) 12:30PM Rosaria Sarina Davis (Marion & Joe Costa) 5:00PM For The Parishioners

Monday, November 20, 2017 9:00AM Antonio A. Paa (Loving Family)

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Presentation of the B.V.M. 9:00AM Carmelo Paratore (Maria Paratore)

Wednesday, November 22, 2017 St. Cecilia 9:00AM Annabelle & William Corrigan (Mary Corrigan)

Thursday, November 23, 2017—Thanksgiving

9:00AM Donald J. Rourke, Sr. (Helen Rourke)

Friday, November 24, 2017 St. Andrew Dung-Lac 9:00AM Purgatorial Society Mass

Saturday, November 25, 2017 St. Catherine of Alexandria 9:00AM Rosalie Branchina (Loving Family) Salvatore & Rosa Gambino (Loving Family) Encarnacion Garcia (Nena Garcia) 5:00PM Rosalie Maniscalco, Martha Martin, Vincent Taravella, Helen Verelli, Carl Vigliarolo

Sunday, November 26, 2017 8:00AM Ann Marie Doria (Vincent Godino) 9:30AM Jean Bacotti (Pacchioli & Cennamo Families) 11:00AM Peter J. Pulomena (Loving Family) 12:30PM Jean Bacotti (Grace & Pete Belmonte) 5:00PM For The Parishioners

St. Helen’s Purgatorial Society Mass

All parishioners have the opportunity to enroll the names of loved ones in the Purgatorial Society. The Purgatorial Society Mass will be held on the last Fri-day of each month. The offering to be enrolled in the Purgatorial Society is $120 per name (a total of 12 Masses for one year will be said for your loved one). Aside from listing one name, a husband and wife to-gether, or a family name is also acceptable. Having a Purgatorial Society is wonderful way of living out the Scriptures and will be a relief for those who desire to have their loved ones remembered with prayers all year long at God’s Altar. Please stop in at the Rectory if you are interested in having a loved one enrolled in the Purgatorial Society. The next Purgatorial Socie-ty Mass will be held Friday, November 24, 2017.

New Families: All are welcome to St. Helen Parish, and are asked to please register at the Rectory dur-ing office hours.

Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the Rectory to register for the baptism of your child. Baptisms will be held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month (no Bap-tisms during Lent).

Sacrament of Confession: Saturdays 12:30PM to 1:30PM. Weekdays: 15 minutes prior to the 9:00AM Mass.

Sacrament of Marriage: Couples should contact the Rectory at least one year in advance of the desired date. Please call for an appointment for the initial interview.

Communion Calls: Please call the Rectory to arrange for one of the priests to bring Holy Communion to a sick person who is confined to home due to a serious illness.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick: Anyone who expects to be hospitalized (or in an emergency) and wishes the Anointing of the Sick, should call the Recto-ry.

Rosary for Peace…New Place, New Time

The Rosary for Peace, sponsored by the Saint Helen Secular Franciscan Fraternity, takes place in the Church at 6:30PM every Wednesday. The group prays for our Blessed Mother’s intercession to end violence (both domestic and civil) and the persecution of Chris-tians throughout the world. All parishioners are invited to join us. We welcome anyone willing to lead a dec-ade of the Rosary in a language other than English.

The Order of Franciscans Secular meet on the 3rd Saturday of every month in St. Helen’s Rectory after the 9AM Mass. Come and learn more about the Franciscan way of life.

Are you new to St. Helen Parish? If so, please remember to stop in the Recto-ry to register your family!

The Altar Candles for this week are donated in memory of Rosaria Sarina Da-vis, requested by her loving family.

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For the next few weeks, there will be a short biography in the Bulletin of the Saints who grace our Wall of Lights in the Shrine areas. Hopefully, this will serve to inform

parishioners about the history of these Saints, and why so many are devoted to them.

St. Clare, Virgin By Father Lukasz Kubiak

Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, also had the honor of giving birth to St. Clare, his spir-itual daughter. She was born in 1193. From her childhood, she desired to consecrate herself to Jesus Christ. Having heard of St. Francis and his sanctity, she contrived to be taken to him by a pious matron. The conversation of St. Francis made her resolve to abandon the world. On March 18,1212, together with another young woman, she went to the Portiuncula, where St. Francis prayed, and received the penitential habit. At first, St. Francis placed St. Clare in a Benedictine convent of nuns. She persevered in her resolution, in spite of the opposition of her friends and relatives. Later, her sister Agnes joined her. St. Francis then placed them in a separate house. Soon after, her mother and several other ladies, some of high nobility, united themselves to her. The foundation of Poor Clares, or the Second Order of St. Francis, was thus laid. Within a few years, St. Clare founded a number of other monasteries and her Order spread to Germany and Bohemia. The austerities these religious women practiced had scarcely ever been known among their sex. Together with other mortifications, their fast was perpetual. Such was the spirit of poverty of St. Clare that when, after her profession, she fell heiress to the large fortune of her father, she gave all of it to the poor. She would accept no revenues for her monastery. When the army of Frederick II was devastating the valley of Spoleto, some of the soldiers placed a ladder against the convent wall. St. Clare caused herself to be carried to a window, and, holding the monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament in sight of the enemies, she prostrated herself before the Eucharistic God. Her prayer was heard, and the enemies, struck with a sud-den panic, fled in terror. St. Clare's life came to an end, on August 11, 1253. She was canonized in 1255 by Pope Alexander IV. St. Clare was designated as the patron saint of television in 1958 by Pope Pius XII, because when St. Clare was very ill, she could not attend mass and was reportedly able to see and hear it on the wall in her room. She is also the patroness of eye disease, goldsmiths, and laundry.

PRAYER

God, in Your mercy You led St. Clare to embrace poverty. Through her intercession help us to follow Christ in the spirit of poverty

and come to see Your face in the heavenly Kingdom. Amen.

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St. Helen Parish Purgatorial Society Mass Intentions For Friday, November 24, 2017

All Souls in Purgatory (Kathleen Cocchiola)

Antonino Allo (Loving Friends)

Amato & Sannino Family (Rachele Sannino)

Miriam Americo (St. Helen Support Group)

Geraldine Azuwike-Nwachukwu (Annette & Marty Gould)

Mario & Angelina Barrella (Loving Family)

Adriano & Lorenza Bello (Bello Family)

Gina Bender (Loving Aunt & Uncle)

Josie & Pat Bernardo (Jean Bernardo)

Frank W. Bitetto (Barbara Bitetto)

Paul Anthony Bono (Bono Family)

Gerald Braganza (Braganza Family)

Mary & Jim Cabral (Cabral Family)

Nancy & Emanuel Camelliri (Constance & Joseph Camelliri)

Camelo & Basin Family (Zena Basin)

Antoinette & Silvio Casazza (Maria Russo)

C. Joseph & Laura Chiarello (Lois Chiarello)

Catherine Cleary (Anne M. Vigliarolo)

William Cleary (Anne M. Vigliarolo)

Jerry Codispoti (Mrs. Frances Codispoti)

Claire Louise Colamaria (Fr. Colamaria)

William & Mary Corrigan (Loving Family)

Vincent J. D'Amato (D'Amato Family)

Concetta & Pasquale DeSantis (Linda DeSantis)

Margarita & Gervasio Espada (Luisa & Jeff Karoly)

Louise & Vincent Festa (Annette & Martin Gould)

William & Rose Fioto (Amelia Pepe)

Frank Fogliano (Loving Family)

Gidaro Family (Catherine Gidaro-Izzo)

Anna Gonzalez (Will Espada)

Gorycki Family (Helen Repstad)

Gwardjak-Kosinski Family (Mystkowski Family)

Brendan Hawk (Frank & Monica Ottomanelli)

Carole Hinchcliffe (Paul Hinchcliffe)

Eddie Juba (Barbara Dorme)

Michael & Mary Leccese (Jo-Ann & Phyllis Leccese)

Dominick & Angelina Librizzi (Rosalie Librizzi)

Catherine & Joseph Lumetta (Pauline Mantineo)

Macaluso Family (Loving Family)

Justine Nigra Maguire (Deidre McVey)

Jennie Maniscalco (Daughter Rosalie & Family)

Rocco & Phyllis Miranti (Loving Family)

Lillian & Charles Monastero (Vita Monastero)

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mullalley (Jane Orban)

Maggie O’Dee (Loving Friend)

Richard Orban (Jane Orban)

Richard Pargansky (Constance Chwalek)

Dominick Pepe (Amelia Pepe)

Joseph Pepe (Amelia Pepe)

Pepe-Bitetto Family (Barbara Bitetto)

Christine Piotrowski (Loving Family)

Markey Pullen (Anne M. Vigliarolo)

Joseph Quagliariello (Quagliariello Family)

Questore Family (Joseph Questore)

Kathleen Rammelkamp (Charles Rammelkamp)

Anthony Rango (St. Helen Support Group)

Joanne Rebecchi (Cynthia Ottomanelli)

Maria & Luciano Sannino (Rachele Sannino)

Benito & Leonila Santiago (Loving Family)

Linda & James Scagnelli (Heedles Family)

Kay & Walter Schretzman (John Schretzman)

Frank T. Serpico (Serpico Family)

Sica Family (Irene DeStefano)

Antoinette Tomasello (Linda Tomasello)

Maryann E. Tomitz (Patricia)

Turrigiano Family (Antoinette Turrigiano)

Walter & Elizabeth Ujazdowski (Quagliariello Family)

Albert F. Valenzuela (Loving Family)

Ruben & Ana Vega (Gloria Martinez)

Vendittelli Family (Loving Family)

Carl Vigliarolo (Anne M. Vigliarolo)

Frank J. Vigliarolo (Anne M. Vigliarolo)

Mary Zurick (Sophia Gadinis)

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St. Helen Christmas Giving Tree

For Needy Children and Adults

We are asking for your help in answering the requests of the needy in our own parish, other parishes in Queens, a home for special adults, a shelter for women and babies,

and other charities.

THE WEEKEND OF: DECEMBER 2/3: FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Please take a gift tag from the Giving Tree in

the lobby.

THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, DECEMBER 9/10: SECOND SUNDAY OF AD-VENT:

During this weekend, please leave your un-

wrapped gift with tag attached, near the tree.

Place monetary donations or gift cards in the

black box in the lobby.

God bless you for your great generosity!

St. Helen Parish

Sponsored by the St. Vincent de Paul Group

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Policies Regarding Infant Baptism at St. Helen Parish

Parents seeking Baptism for their children who live within the territory of St. Helen Parish are asked to register as members of the parish before requesting an initial interview for Baptism. Registration is easily done at the parish office anytime during business hours. Parents seeking Baptism for their children who live outside the territory of St. Helen Parish are asked

to obtain a letter from the parish in which they live authorizing the Baptism to take place at St. Helen.

Initial meetings with parents seeking Baptism for their children will normally take place on the second Wednesday of each month from 7:00–9:00PM and on the fourth Saturday of each month from 10:30AM–12:30PM.

NOVEMBER—DECEMBER, 2017

Mornings of Preparation Required Before a Baptism: (All begin at the 11:00AM Mass and continue in the Msgr. McGinness Room)

November 26 — December 10

Schedule for Baptisms: (All begin at 2:00PM) November 26 — December 10

Please call 718-738-1616 for more information and/or to schedule an appointment.

HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM

Do you have a family member that is 60+ years old and needs a hot meal each day? The Southwest Queens Home Delivered Meals Program can assist you!

Eligibility Requirements for Home Delivered Meals: Must be 60 years of age or older Is unable to attend a senior center for a meal Is unable to prepare meals Does not have anyone else to rely on to prepare meals Can live safely at home if services are provided

The Southwest Queens Home Delivered Meals Program is located at 103-02 101st Avenue, Ozone Park, NY.

For further information call 718-847-2168.

The Knights of Columbus Council #197, located at 94-04 Linden Blvd., Ozone Park, will hold a Blood Drive on Saturday, November 25th from 8:45AM-2:45PM. Our community hospitals need your help. Please share this lifesaving gift. Your donation will help to save up to THREE lives!

May the blessings of this

Thanksgiving fill your hearts

and homes!

Happy Thanksgiving!