Confessions: Saturdays: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm or by appointment. Please call the rectory. Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration on the First Friday of the month, beginning with the 8:30 am Mass and concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 pm. Novena Services: Miraculous Medal Novena and the Saint Teresa Novena, with veneration of the relic of Saint Teresa, every Monday following the 8:30 am Mass. Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm following the 12:30 pm Mass. Parents are asked to contact the rectory and schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests to make arrangements for the celebration of the Sacrament. Marriages: Please contact the rectory well in advance of the wedding to schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests. Participation in the Marriage Preparation Program offered by the Archdiocese of New York is required. To register for Marriage Preparation sessions, contact the Family Life / Respect Life website at www.flrl.org. Parish Membership: New parishioners are warmly welcomed. Stop by the parish office or call for a membership form. It is important that all parishioners are registered. Please register with us so that we know you are here. Served by Msgr. William J. Belford .................................. Pastor Father John Kallattil, VC ................. Parochial Vicar Father Steven Challman ............ Sunday Associate Mrs. Rita Azzopardi ........................ School Principal Mrs. Lisa Rametta........ Religious Ed. Coordinator Mrs. Lisa Naughton ........................ Parish Manager Mr. Edward Morand ................... Director of Music Mass Schedule Saturday .................. 4:00 pm, Vigil Mass Sunday St. Teresa............... 7:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm 5:00 pm St. Nicholas ........... 9:00 am Eve of Holydays .... 4:00 pm Holy Days .............As announced in bulletin. Daily Masses ........8:30 am Mon. to Sat. 12 Noon Tues. to Fri. Rectory ......................................... 718-442-5412 School ........................................... 718-448-9650 CCD Office ................................... 718-981-2632 Fax .................................................. 718-442-9041 Website ....................... www.saintteresasi.org Email ...................... [email protected]September 13, 2020 Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Ways To Support Our Parish 1. Use Sunday Envelopes 2. Donate Online. Go to saintteresasi.churchgiving.com 3. Include a bequest to St. Teresa in you will “I leave (amount) for the good works of St. Teresa Church.” Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel St. Nicholas Chapel La Bau Avenue and Northern Boulevard St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus 1634 Victory Boulevard Castleton Corners Staten Island, NY 10314
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Confessions: Saturdays: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm or by appointment. Please call the rectory.
Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration on the First Friday of the month, beginning with the 8:30 am Mass and concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 pm.
Novena Services: Miraculous Medal Novena and the Saint Teresa Novena, with veneration of the relic of Saint Teresa, every Monday following the 8:30 am Mass.
Baptisms: Most Sundays at 1:30 pm following the 12:30 pm Mass. Parents are asked to contact the rectory and schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests to make arrangements for the celebration of the Sacrament.
Marriages: Please contact the rectory well in advance of the wedding to schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests. Participation in the Marriage Preparation Program offered by the Archdiocese of New York is required. To register for Marriage Preparation sessions, contact the Family Life / Respect Life website at www.flrl.org.
Parish Membership: New parishioners are warmly welcomed. Stop by the parish office or call for a membership form. It is important that all parishioners are registered. Please register with us so that we know you are here.
Served by
Msgr. William J. Belford ..................................Pastor
Father John Kallattil, VC .................Parochial Vicar
Father Steven Challman ............Sunday Associate
Mrs. Rita Azzopardi........................ School Principal
Mrs. Lisa Rametta........ Religious Ed. Coordinator
Mrs. Lisa Naughton ........................Parish Manager
Mr. Edward Morand ................... Director of Music
Mass Schedule
Saturday .................. 4:00 pm, Vigil Mass
Sunday St. Teresa............... 7:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm 5:00 pm
St. Nicholas ........... 9:00 am
Eve of Holydays .... 4:00 pm
Holy Days .............As announced in bulletin.
Daily Masses ........8:30 am Mon. to Sat. 12 Noon Tues. to Fri.
MONDAY, September 14 TUESDAY, September 15 WEDNESDAY, September 16
THURSDAY, September 17 FRIDAY, September 18 SATURDAY, September 19
NEXT SUNDAY, September 20 Do Whatever He Tells You! – (John 2:5)
Thank you for your
Sunday donations! WeShare
online amount was $4,695.
Parishioners brought
envelopes with contributions
of $8,785.
8:30 AM Jus n Reyes (Living) 12 Noon Candace C. Jacobsen
8:30 AM Ulahannan Mekkallil
4:00 PM Mona and Anthony Ferraro 7:30 AM Barbara, Vincent and Baby Shawn Hicks 9:00 AM Thomas J. Burke 10:30 AM Jane McCarthy 12:30 PM For the People of Our Parish 5:00 PM Ted Harris
4:00 PM William Tallman 7:30 AM Edward and John Lewis 9:00 AM Norma Edwards 10:30 AM Joseph Carrasca 12:30 PM For the People of Our Parish 5:00 PM Michael Guglieimini
Grace Agalo-os, Karen Bertuzzi, Michael Borik, Vincent Borzumato, Nicholas Crispiano, Nicho-las Ciricirillo, Carina DeGulio, Ed Diaz, Rachel
Diaz, Kevin Dunne, Patricia Dunne, Joanie Edwards, Augus ne Ferrer, Mark & Arlene Fileccia, Michael G., Josephine Greco, Elaine Guarlino, David Hall, Vincent Hicks, Barbara Hicks, Buddy Jarrel, Pat Jarrell, Jennifer Johnson, Donnalyn Lawton, Catherine Leone, Edward Lewis, Genevieve Lewis, Linda Mahoney, Paul Mahoney, Emma Jane Mannix, Mikia James Mar n, Judy C. Mc., Raymond and Maureen McLaughlin, Bill McMillen, Susan Morris, Helen Nadeau, Josephine Nastasi, Ryan Pizzaro, Joanny Pizzu , Sal Pres giacomo, Edwin Rodriguez, Jerry Sca aglia, Cheryl Spi-nelli, Joseph Tirone, Alex Valen , David Valle, Margaret White, William Wisnieski.
Members of our Legion of Mary are willing to visit the sick at home. For addi onal informa on please contact Patricia Signorelli at 718-981-9353.
MASSES FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY
8:30 AM Gary Amatrudo 12 Noon Anne MacDougall
8:30 AM Donna Wisnieski 12 Noon Bernard Nugent
September 20 Priest
Saturday 4:00 PM Fr. Kalla l
Sunday 7:30 AM Msgr. Belford
9:00 AM Fr. Kalla l
10:30 AM Msgr. Belford
12:30 PM Fr. Kalla l
5:00 PM Fr. Challman
8:30 AM Alejandro Arce 12 Noon Jeanne McNally
Pray for Our Parishioners in the Military Private Michael R. Mazzuki, Jr. U.S. Army, Ft. Jackson, S.C.
Private Daniel A. Hughes, U.S. Army, Ft. Jackson, S.C. Corporal Connor M. O’Brien, U.S. Marine Corp., Marine Corps
Base Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, CA. SRA Michael Mazzarella, U.S. Air Force, Middle East
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September 13, 2020
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Teresa Church,
Welcome to church today for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass! It is a blessing to be alive and healthy enough to gather with other believers for the Word of God and for the Sacrament of Holy Communion. But we do miss and think of and include in our prayers our many parishioners and relatives who are too elderly or sick to come out at this time, or who are at serious risk of catching a dangerous virus. They of course should stay at home for now and make the Lord's Day holy by their personal prayers, and by watching a Mass if they can. Therefore I am happy to announce that we will soon have a way to include homebound people in our Sunday worship at our parish — a new way for parishioners at home to watch Mass as it is celebrated in our church. This has been a strong desire for us and a lengthy process, with planning, waiting for cameras and other equipment to come, bringing more WiFi service into the church and solving technical problems. But in two weeks, on Saturday September 26, we will begin livestreaming our 4pm Saturday evening Mass to phones, com-puters, tablets and televisions. Perhaps with some technical help from family or friends, people at home or away will be able to watch Mass being celebrated in our parish church, live or lateron. After our 4pm Mass on Saturday is over, Mass will be posted online for viewing that evening, or on Sunday morning, or at any time in the future. (We will also be able to livestream our 10:30 and 1:30 First Holy Communion Masses on Saturday October 3rd. This will enable the relatives and friends unable to be in church because of limitations of numbers and safe distancing to watch and pray for their young relatives receiving Jesus in Holy Communion for the first time.) Though I knew it would be a challenge to present a Sunday Mass in a professional way that was clear and easy to hear, I was surprised by the complexity of organizing the task. I was very impressed and grateful for the dedication and professional skill of our parishioner Rich Nellis. Rich is known to many of us for his years of work with our basketball and soccer programs. Professionally, he is an executive with the National Basketball Association. He knows good quality from bad. During his hours in the choirloft with the cameras and computers, I met and thanked some of his NBA friends whom he roped in to help solve technical questions for our church. Now our committee, which includes religious education coordinator Lisa Rametta and finance council mem-ber John Lauria, is looking for a few good people with computer and technical skills to operate these cameras. We will need one reliable tech-savvy person each Saturday to enable people at home to watch the Mass as it hap-pens. (If you think you could be one of these important volunteers, please let me know.) Mass can be live-streamed to computers, tablets, phones or TV. The camera operator will also save it for viewing later on. We will explain this often in more detail. Please note: you do not have to be on Facebook to watch the Mass. You can go to the link on our parish website - which is, saintteresasi.org. On another subject: today's second collection is for the benefit of preserving the churches and shrines in the Holy Land, and helping the small remaining Christian population there to be able to stay. Their numbers are small and their economic situation is bad. The Pope asks for a collection every year on Good Friday to sustain these shrines and communities to maintain a living Catholic presence in the places where Jesus himself lived and died. In fact, one of the motivations for pilgrims to make a pilgrimage to Israel—and to see for ourselves Bethlehem, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Cana, the Sea of Galilee—is to increase our awareness of these real places where great events took place, and provide our encouragement and economic support for Christian people there. I am very pleased that people of our parish have been interested in making a pilgrimage to Israel. God willing, we will be going there in November 2021. We had planned a pilgrimage for November 2020. Every seat on the bus was spoken for. But with the pandemic, we decided to postpone the trip for one year. We know that Novem-ber 2021 will not work for some of the original travelers, but others are already asking to take their places. Wishing you perseverance, new energy and confidence, good health and spiritual strength, Msgr. William Belford
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Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY
A PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
For first responders, construction workers, emergency repair teams, and all who do hard work in hot weather, let us pray to the Lord...
FAMILY DAY: MAKING EVERY DAY SPECIAL® is a National Center on Addiction Substance Abuses initi-ative to promote simple, everyday things parents can do to build a strong, healthy relationship with their kids that prevents future drug use. Family Day will be celebrated nationwide on Monday, September 28, 2020. To learn more or to join parents all across America in taking the
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COLUMBUS DAY MASS will be celebrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday, October 12 at 9:30 AM and reflects the millions of men, women and children who came to America in pursuit of
freedom and opportunity, and the faith that helped them endure hardship and adversity. Seating ca-
pacity will be limited due to the restrictions of the pandemic. Tickets are required to enter the cathe-dral until 9:15, at which point it becomes general
admission. As we await details of NYC reopening, the Columbus Citizens Foundation is proceeding with planning and will have final word shortly.
READ THIS BULLETIN ONLINE AND KEEP UP WITH PARISH NEWS
BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE: WWW.SAINTTERESASI.ORG.
MAY THE GOD OF HOPE FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING, SO THAT YOU
MAY ABOUND IN HOPE BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
(ST. PAUL TO THE ROMANS 15:13)
St. Teresa’s Bereavement Group St. Teresa’s Bereavement Group will be meeting every Saturday morning at 10:45 via the Conference Call Sys-tem until they can resume scheduled meetings in the Parish House. This is the phone # for participants to call in at 10:45am on Saturday mornings - 978-990-5027. The access code is 455962# as some may want to refer to it in the weeks to come. Contact Deacon Novella Lawrence at 347-581-1082 if you have any questions. A call before is requested to make first-time visitors comfortable.
The winners of our July 50/50 Drawing were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Iafe. The prize was $137. If you would like to participate in this monthly activity that benefits our parish and makes people happy,
look for the 50/50 envelopes in the vestibule. The next drawing will be at the end of August.
BANNS OF MATRIMONY
Victor Kvetkoff-Jessica Occhipinti
John Pisani-Patrice Liquori
Christopher Barletta-Kathryn Hansen
WELCOME TO NEWCOMERS If you have moved to our area, we welcome
you to the Parish of St. Teresa and hope that you will find a happy home here with us. Please call us at 718 442 5412, or talk to
Msgr. Belford or Fr. Kallattil, or send a note or email us at [email protected].
INVITING ADULTS TO RECEIVE SACRAMENTS Do you or someone you know want to receive BAPTISM, or HOLY COMMUNION, or CONFIR-MATION? These Sacraments are so important. Let us help you. Talk to Monsignor or call him—718 442 5412— for news about our wonderful Sun-day morning program that starts again soon.
Our Religious Education Program welcomes new students for virtual classes! Contact Reli-gious Education Coordinator Mrs. Lisa Ramet-
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