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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.
Rectory .........................................
718-442-5412
School ...........................................
718-448-9650
CCD Office ................................... 718-981-2632
Fax ..................................................
718-442-9041
Website ....................... www.saintteresasi.org
Email...................... [email protected]
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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 3. Include a bequest to St. Teresa in you
will “I leave (amount) for the good workes of St. Teresa
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SATURDAY, February 1 SUNDAY, February 2
St. Nicholas Chapel
8:30 AM In Honor of the Little Flower St.Teresa
MONDAY, February 3 TUESDAY, February 4 WEDNESDAY, February 5
THURSDAY, February 6 FRIDAY, February 7 SATURDAY, February 8
SUNDAY, continued
Do Whatever He Tells You! – (John 2:5)
Thank you for your faithful
support of our parish!
Last Sunday’s collection was
$9,017.
8:30 AM In Honor of Sacred Heart of Jesus 12 Noon Giuseppe
Salerno
8:30 AM Mollie MacDermot (L)
4:00PM For the People of our Parish 9:00 AM Clyde Imagna
Your prayers are requested for all who are sick in our parish
and community, especially:
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, Augustine
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 Martin, Judy C. Mc., Raymond and
Maureen McLaughlin, Bill McMillen, Susan Morris, Helen Nadeau,
Josephine Nastasi, Ryan Pizzaro, Joanny Pizzuti, Sal Prestigiacomo,
Edwin Rodriguez, Jerry Scattaglia, Cheryl Spinelli, Joseph Tirone,
Alex Valenti, David Valle, Margaret White, William Wisnieski.
Members of our Legion of Mary are willing to visit the sick at
home. For additional information please contact Patricia Signorelli
at 718-981-9353.
Pray for Our Parishioners in the Military Private Daniel A.
Hughes, U.S. Army, Ft. Jackson, S.C.
Corporal Connor M. O’Brien, U.S. Marine Corp., Naval Submarine
Base Kings Bay, GA.
SRA Michael Mazzarella, U.S. Air Force, Middle East
MASSES FOR NEXT SUNDAY
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Chapel Staten Island, NY
8:30 AM Fr. John Dwyer 12 Noon Vito and Carmela LaFerlita
8:30 AM Paula Nicklous (Living) 12 Noon Henry Wisniewski
7:30 AM D and M 63 10:30 AM Michael Donohue 12:30 PM Paul Summer
5:00 PM Chris Doran
February 9 Priest
Saturday 4:00 PM Msgr. Belford
Sunday 7:30 AM Msgr. Belford
Chapel 9:00 AM Fr. Kallattil
10:30 AM Fr. Kallattil
12:30 PM Msgr. Belford
5:00 PM Fr. Challman
8:30 AM In Honor of The Holy Family 12 Noon Antoinette
Ameruso
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February 2, 2020
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Teresa Church,
Today is not just Super Bowl Sunday. Today is 40 days since
Christmas - and so we read at Mass about the Presentation of the
Child Jesus in the Temple. This is from Saint Luke’s Gospel, chap.
2, verses 22 to 40. As was customary for new parents, Joseph and
Mary go to Jerusalem to consecrate their child to God and make a
thanksgiving offering in the temple. While there, they meet two
devout and admirable souls - Simeon and Anna. Perhaps you can
identify with the amazement and joy of these “senior citizens” who
recognize in the baby Jesus the answer to their prayers. Read it at
home with your night prayers.
Given the proximity of February 3 - the feast of Saint Blaise -
we will offer the Blessing of Throats at our Sunday Masses today.
This will be done with a general blessing as the final prayer of
the General In-tercessions: Through the intercession of Saint
Blaise, Bishop and Martyr, may God deliver you from every disease
of the throat, and from every other illness: in the name of the
Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (We can all
use some help to keep colds and flu away!) If you want a blessing
with holy candles touching your throat: ask a priest after he
greets the people at the end of Sunday Masses. And/or, come to Mass
on Monday at 8:30am for the Mass of Saint Blaise.
We probably did not notice, but December 17th was Pope Francis’
83rd birthday. Four days before - December 13, 2019 - was his
Golden Jubilee. That was the 50th anniversary of his ordination as
a priest. Being the Successor of St. Peter and the Vicar of Christ
on earth, much more could have been made of those milestones
throughout the Church, but that was not Francis’ way.
Yet, anyone's anniversary is a time to reflect and wonder how
you came to be who you are now. So you might be interested in an
account in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano of a radio
interview in which Pope Francis talked about the day he became
convinced of his priestly vocation:
"It was September 21 - I always remember this. I went out for a
walk with some friends and I passed the Iglesia de Flores. I went
inside the church. I felt I had to enter. There are things that you
feel inside and you do not really know what they are. It was dark,
perhaps 9am, and I saw a priest coming. I didn't know him; he
wasn't from that church. He sat down in the confessional, facing
the altar. Then I do not know what happened to me. I felt like
somebody had grabbed me from inside and was taking me to the
confessional. Of course I told him about things regarding me. I
confessed, but I don't know what happened...but there I felt that I
had to become a priest. I was certain of it."
Next Sunday, February 9, our second collection will be the
annual Peter's Pence collection for the good works and charities of
our Holy Father. Please be generous, as you always are. Being Pope
has not been easy for Pope Francis. Even fictional accounts of the
conclave that elected him show him as a man who did not seek or
want this responsibility. He had his return ticket to Argentina,
and expected to use it.
On this subject: people ask me what I think of the movie, THE
TWO POPES. I am neither a movie critic nor Vatican insider, but I
can tell you two things. First, l enjoyed watching it. Second, it
is “Baloney, Brilliantly Acted.” That was the succinct headline in
the Brooklyn Tablet by columnist George Weigel several weeks ago.
Weigel has written a comprehensive biography of Pope John Paul II,
and he met the future Pope Benedict and Pope Francis in the 1980’s.
Here are some of his judgments about the movie: * “It is baloney on
steroids. It is brilliantly acted, sometimes amusing, but not
historically accurate.” * There are grave misrepresentations of the
dynamics at the conclave of 2005. Cardinal Ratzinger re-sisted the
efforts of admirers to push him to be Pope, and accepted only when
it was clearly God’s will. * ”There was no consensus among the
electors in 2013 that the church needed a decisive shift from the
previous Popes to ‘catch up with the world.’ That is rubbish.
Proponents of Cardinal Bergoglio saw him as a tough-minded reformer
who would clean house and focus the church on the New
Evangelization that is really what is needed in every part of the
church today.” To which I say, Amen! (And: THE END.)
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Chapel Staten Island, NY
REBOOT - A SPECIAL PROGRAM AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
Holy Family Parish, at 336 Watchogue Road, is
sponsoring a presentation on Thursday night Febru-ary 13, from
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A PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK
For those who serve in our nation’s military, and for police
officers, firefighters and rescuers who rush to protect and defend
us, let us pray to the Lord...
REQUEST AND THANKS FROM CARDINAL DOLAN
As we embark on this new decade, together in faith, I invite us
to remember the mission to which we are all called. It is the task
of every generation to take the faith that we have received and
share it with others. This is what the Lord calls us to do: to
teach, to serve, and to sanctify the world, by proclaiming the
truth and making disciples of all nations.
This work is most effectively accomplished through the ministry
of the Church – in our parishes, our schools, our religious orders,
our seminaries, and the many charitable services that are designed
to respond to the evolving needs of our communities. This is the
work that the Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Ap-peal makes possible
through your generous donations. The Cardinal’s Appeal is our faith
at work in the world, attesting to who we are and the values we
repre-sent. I am grateful to you because I know that your gift not
only changes lives. It opens hearts to the person of Jesus Christ,
as only acts of service performed in His holy name can do.
Therefore I ask for and thank you for your support of our 2020
Cardinal’s Annual Stew-ardship Appeal that is now getting
underway.
The winner of our December 50/50 Drawing was Ms. Delores
Johnson. The prize was $243. 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 January.
SEE OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR
YOURSELF ON TOURING TUESDAYS!
Parents and potential students are always welcome to come and
see St. Teresa School
in action, but especially on TOURING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11
Meet other parents and students and
see what we can do for your child.
Call our school - 718 448 9650 - so that we can prepare for you,
or just come in. You can also
tour on other days. Take a look, and say a prayer for the Holy
Spirit to guide you.
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Our Parish Bereavement Group is a big help for people who are
grieving, especially at this time of the year. Next meeting dates
are Saturdays Feb 8 and 22 at 10:30 to 11:45, in our Parish House
at 115 Windsor Road. Newly bereaved people are especially welcome.
Contact Deacon Novella Lawrence at 347-581-1082 for encouragement
to come and/or for details. A call before is requested to make
first-time visitors comfortable.
Today is the first Sunday of the month.
Sister Margaret Mary’s Food Pantry will be accepting donations
of food or money at all of the Masses as usual. Please continue as
you do so well to remember the plight of people
who are hungry and less fortunate.
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Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas
Chapel Staten Island, NY
Kobe Bryant, 41, a lifelong Catholic who is widely considered
one of the greatest basket-ball players of all time, died on Sunday
January 26 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Eight
others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, also died in the
crash. Earlier in the morning they had prayed in their parish
church. Bryant is survived by his wife, Vanessa, and three
daughters. Kobe Bryant was raised Catholic. He had become more
involved in his faith in recent years. According to an article by
Greg Richter on Newsmax, the Bryants were said to regularly attend
an Orange County parish. Years ago, Bryant credited a Catholic
priest with providing the guidance he needed in the wake of a 2003
incident in which he was charged with sexual assault. Bryant said
the circumstances were consensual. Although the charges were
eventually dropped, Bryant realized he needed to make changes in
his life. Bryant said it was a priest who helped him to make some
important personal realizations during the ordeal, according to a
2015 interview in GQ Magazine. He told the publication he had fear
of being sent to prison. “The one thing that really helped me
during that process—I’m Catholic, I grew up Catholic, my kids are
Catholic—was talking to a priest,” Bryant said in the interview.
“It was actually kind of funny. He looks at me and says, ’Did you
do it?’ And I say, ’Of course not.’ Then he asks, ’Do you have a
good lawyer?’ And I’m like, ’Uh, yeah, he’s phenomenal.’ So then he
just said, ’Let it go. Move on. God’s not going to give you
anything you can’t handle, and it’s in his hands now. This is
something you can’t control. So let it go.’ And that was the
turning point,” Bryant said.
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Join us at a NEW LOCATION and on a NEW DAY! Do you have
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FOR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Saturday, February 15, 7:30 p.m.
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Spend an hour with Jesus! Young adults in their 20s and 30s are
invited to a night of prayer in
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with a social with wine, snacks, and
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email [email protected].
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS FOR 2019
We are very grateful to everyone who contributes to the support
of our parish, and gladly provide a statement of your donations to
St. Teresa Church for your tax purposes. On Wednesday we mailed a
contribution statement to everyone who asked for a statement last
year. Anyone who wants a contribution statement now can send an
email to [email protected], write, or call 718 442 5412
during the week. Parish Manager Lisa Naughton will be happy to
assist you.
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