HRINE CHURCH OF SAINT GERARD MAJELLA 188-16 91st Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: 718-468-6565 Fax: 718-468-3136 stgerardm@verizon.net

Website: stgerardshrine.org Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella on Facebook and on Youtube

PASTORAL TEAM: REV. JOSEPHJUDE C. GANNON PASTOR – Ext. 25 REV. JOSEPH THARACKAL In Residence – Ext. 13 REV. CONSTANTIN KONYI KALAMBA In Residence – Ext. 16 MR. GUILLERMO D. GOMEZ Permanent Deacon – Ext. 35 MR. LAURENCE O. MCMASTER Permanent Deacon – Ext. 15 MRS. CARMEN MACCHIO Director of Religious Education – Ext. 22 MRS. ANNE SMITH-THOMPSON Director of Music Ministry – Ext. 28 MRS. LUCY GUZMAN Administrative Assistant— Ext. 27 MRS. GRACE M.M. BRUNKEN Business Office — Ext. 10

BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: Monday 9 am to 6 pm Tuesday 9 am to 6 pm Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm Thursday 9 am to 6 pm Friday 9 am to 2 pm & 4:30pm to 8pm Saturday 9 am to 12 pm No office hours on Sunday! Please call the office in advance to arrange appointments to speak with a priest or deacon or to make sure the office is open.

MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY: for needy Parishioners. HOURS: Tuesday 1 to 4 pm only! To register: bring photo ID & proof you live in 11423 zip code if you are not a registered parishioner. MASSES: Monday thru Saturday: 9:00 am Saturday: 5:00 pm – Fulfills Sunday Obligation Sunday: 8:15 am & 11:30 am in English 9:45 am in Spanish Holy Day Masses: As Announced

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 pm And by Appointment at other times by calling ext 25

DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:20 am St. Gerard Majella Novena: Wednesday 9:20 am

Adoration: Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 am Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 am

sponsored by the Jesus & Mary Haitian Prayer Group — all are welcome! First Fridays 9:30 am to 8 pm September to June

Last Sunday of the month at 7 pm in Spanish

MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Urgent calls at any time of day or night. We ask that arrangements for the reception of Holy Communion for Shut-Ins be made by calling the office during business hours. HOSPITAL: Please inform us of any parishioner who has been admitted to a Hospital or Nursing Home. NEW MEMBERS: Please register by filling out the form found on the back inside cover of this bulletin or by calling the Office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes for our children Sundays at 10:00 am, from the end of September to end of May. They must attend the 11:30 am Mass with their parents and family. To register your child, please contact Mrs. Macchio at Ext 22. R.C.I.A.: Rite of Christian Initiation – Adults interested in becoming Catholic or who need to receive the sacraments of First Communion and /or Confirmation please contact Deacon Laurence Mc Master at Ext. 15. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements can be made by calling the office during office hours and leaving a message for one of the deacons. In English: Instructions are given on the SECOND & THIRD Sunday of the month beginning with the 11:30 am Mass followed by instructions at 12:30 pm. Please register at least 8 weeks before the Baptism by setting up an interview appointment with Deacon Laurence McMaster E 15 by calling the office. Baptism is generally on the fourth Sunday of the month. En español: Cada dos meses el tercer domingo. Se requiere que los padres que desean bautizar a sus hijos vengan a la misa y asistan a clases previas de preparación. Para más información deben hablar con el Diácono Guillermo D. Gómez a Ext. 35. MARRIAGES: Church Wedding arrangements should be made before Reception plans are finalized so that the date will be available at the Church. Please make arrangements at least six months to a year before the proposed date.

May 24, 2015 Pentecost Sunday

Please pray for the sick of the parish Please remember our deceased family & friends. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:

SATURDAY—May 23: 9:00 AM— † Maria del Carmen Muentes 5:00 PM— Intentions of the Confirmation Students SUNDAY, May 24—Pentecost: 8:15 AM—† Pedro Loria 9:45 AM— † Maria Dolores Fernandez & Maria Concepcion Moreno; People of the Parish 11:30 AM— Intentions of Richard Dalencour in Thanksgiving MONDAY, May 25: 9:00 AM – All veterans & armed forces service personnel TUESDAY, May 26: 9:00 AM – Intentions of Luciana D’Cruze WEDNESDAY, May 27: 9:00 AM – Intentions of John Carey THURSDAY, May 28: 9:00 AM – Intentions of Laurence McMaster (4th anniversary of his deaconate ordination) FRIDAY, May 29: 9:00 AM – Intentions of Rachel J. Kristie Lande (birthday) SATURDAY, May 30: 9:00 AM – † Vivian Gibney 5:00 PM – † Virginia Blackman SUNDAY, May 31: 8:15 AM – Intentions of Father Gannon & family (12th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood) 9:45 AM – † Manuel Sedon; People of the Parish 11:30 AM – Intentions of Gabriel Barahona (birthday on the 6th)

PURGATORIAL SOCIETY ENROLLMENTS FOR 2015 SEE FORM ON BOTTOM OF PREVIOUS COLUMN, THANKS

SHRINE CHURCH OF ST. GERARD MAJELLA INCOME & EXPENSES FOR THE WEEK ENDING May 17:

First Collection $2,309 Second Collection $0,117 Total Collection $2,426 Average Cost per week (8,425) Income (Deficit) for the week (5,999) Catholic Communications $730

Parish Meetings at St. Gerard Majella Parish

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: 2nd & 4thTues. – 8pm ST. JOSEPH CONF. RM. RECTORY May 26 CHOIR REHEARSALS: Saturdays—6 pm Spanish CHURCH Mon-days—7 pm English CHURCH FAMILY OF CHRIST PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm BVM CONF. RM. RECTORY All are Welcome! Contact Ofelia or Margie for schedule. JESUS ESTA VIVO PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm in CHURCH JESUS & MARY PRAYER GROUP Wednesdays after 9 am Mass OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE YOUTH GROUP Saturdays 6:30 pm —CHURCH SPANISH LEGION OF MARY — contact Hilda Cortes for details. FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION: please bring NON PERISHABLE FOOD to church or office during the week!!!

Saint Gerard Majella Parish seeks to provide a festive gathering for all people, of every race and color. A Table at which the lonely find company, the hungry savor rich food and fine wine and strangers enjoy warm family ties. Our prayer is that we may draw our new neighbors from other lands into a loving community and that our Eucharistic table may prefigure our oneness with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. St. Gerard Majella is the patron saint of expectant mothers and couples trying to conceive, as well as the protector of mothers and children, born and unborn and the wrongly accused.

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visually or hearing impaired. Please have the Disability Advocate

Ms. Celestine contact me at the phone number listed above.

The 9 am Mass on the First Saturday of the month is for those enrolled in the PURGATORIAL SOCIETY. To enroll a loved one for a year, fill out the form below & enclose $10 donation.

Please use the parking lot on 91 Ave. at all times on the weekends and especially on the Holidays. Thanks you

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in different tongues (Acts 2:1-11). Psalm — Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104).

Second Reading — There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13) or Galatians 5:16-25. Gospel — As the Father has sent me, so I send you: Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23)

A Message from our Pastor Happy Holiday Weekend! Today we welcome back at the 11:30 Mass Deacon Joe Dass. We welcome him “Home.” As you know the Bishop transferred him to our neighbor parish,

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in March. We welcome him back (although he has been back to celebrate some Baptisms already). He comes today to celebrate a Wedding Anniversary of one of our parishioners, and we are taking the moment to pray for him and for his continued deaconate ministry in our Diocese. He recently celebrated his Anniversary as Deacon just the other day. We will have a small reception of cookies and coffee after the 11:30am mass. I also want to invite all of us to pray for some of our seminarians who are becoming Transitional Deacons on Saturday, May 30th at St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn. These men go to a Seminary in the mid west and the Bishop wants to ordain them deacons now so they can serve in the Diocese over the Summer before returning to their Seminary out of state to finish their studies. Everyone is welcome to go to their Ordination on Saturday since they are not expected to have that big of a crowd in attendance because they are not well known in our diocese and in fact were not born in the USA. If you cannot go to Brooklyn please pray for them and you can watch the ordination on Net TV. God bless, Fr Gannon

Month of May Remembrance for your mothers: please use your donation box envelopes or ones on the tables in our church!

Confirmation Day is on Friday, June 12 at 5 pm at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church on Parsons Blvd and Hillside Avenue, Jamaica. Please pray for our

candidates: Alleyah Ally, Christine Anastacio, Johan Bermeo, Alberto Caba, Jessica Doyle, Kimberly Exil, Thania Myyudumbay and Melody Rigaud.

REMINDER: CONFIRMATION PRACTICE WITH CANDIDATE AND SPONSOR ON MONDAY, JUNE 8 AT 7:30 PM AT PRESENTATION OF BVM CHURCH.

Please pray the Rosary to end abortion and to respect life during the month of May

Please Donate to Our Monthly Food Pantry Collection — June 20 & 21 We are in need of non perishable items, such as canned Tuna, canned Fruit, small bags of Rice, Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, and Cereals. Bless you & Thank you!

MAY Sanctuary Lamps, Altar Breads and Wine

were donated by Rebecca Jose For Intentions of Jose & Jacala families

St. Gerard Majella Raises More than $611,135! Percent of Goal: 266% Number of Pledges: 175 Total to come back to the Parish: $481,000 Numbers are current as of April 30, 2015

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mondays from 9:30 am until 11:30am Wednesdays from 9:30 am until 11:30 am sponsored by the Haitian Jesus and Mary Prayer Group. All are welcome! First Fridays from 9:30 am until 7:30 pm with Night Prayers and Benediction. Please sign up to spend an

hour with the Lord — see sheet on the 188 St. side table. Last Sunday of the month at 7 pm in Spanish

BUSINESS OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY MAY 25. PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL DECEASED VETERANS AND FOR ALL

WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

A SIGNIFICANT DAY “And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were” (Acts 2:2). The Holy Spirit’s arrival on that first Pentecost was signaled by a rush of wind. We all know what it’s like when our windows are open just as a summer

storm rises up. Curtains fly, papers become airborne, house plants shudder, dust is scattered. A rush of wind disrupts the orderliness of our home. The coming of the Holy Spirit, as celebrated each year at Pentecost, can also disrupt ways that have become comfortable and orderly. The Church always needs Pentecost. We need the breath of God’s Spirit to blow away any complacency or malaise that has settled into our faith. Jesus breathes on his disciples and they receive the Holy Spirit. With that reception comes the power to share the Good News of salvation. Today, this is no less true for us. Copyright © J. S. Paluch

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Marriage is ideally a parish event today, but in the first three centuries of the church’s history, it was a household celebration guided by civil law and pagan customs. Changes happened quickly after

the Peace of Constantine in 312, and the fresh air after long persecution brought some creativity. The speech that the father of the groom’s family gave before dinner or the veiling or crowning of the bride (or even the spouse’s arrival at the honeymoon suite) attracted a prayer of blessing. With amazing rapidity, worship was propelled out of the intimate setting of house churches to large public gathering spaces, and some parts of the marriage ceremony began to migrate with the growing community to the new spaces. In Rome, the veiling of the bride with the customary daily headgear of a married woman became the central liturgical act, accompanied by a biblical prayer for her integrity and fruitfulness. There were no vows as such (just as there are no vows to this day in the Orthodox marriage rite). In the liturgy, after hearing John’s Gospel account of the wedding at Cana, the bride was veiled and blessed, and the priest gave the kiss of peace to the husband, who then gave it to his bride. The liturgy of Rome traveled far, and everywhere it went, marriage became a church celebration. —Rev. James

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COMUNIDAD HISPANA

Domingo de Pentecostés 24 de mayo de 2015

Lecturas para el 31 de mayo de 2015 Primera lectura — Deuteronomio 4:32-34, 39-40. Salmo — Salmo 33 [32]. Segunda lectura — Romanos 8:14-17. Evangelio — Mateo 28:16-20.

UN DÍA SIGNIFICATIVO “De repente se oyó un gran ruido que venía del cielo, como cuando sopla un viento fuerte, que resonó por toda la casa donde se encontraban” (Hechos 2:2). La llegada del Espíritu Santo en ese primer Pentecostés fue marcada por un viento fuerte. Todos sabemos lo que se siente cuando abrimos las ventanas

en el momento en que se levanta una tormenta de verano. Las cortinas vuelan, los papeles se elevan, las plantas tiemblan y el polvo se revuelve. Un ventarrón que perturba el orden de nuestro hogar. La venida del Espíritu Santo, que celebramos cada año durante Pentecostés, también puede perturbar hábitos que se han vuelto cómodos y organizados. La Iglesia siempre necesita de Pentecostés. Necesitamos el soplo del Espíritu de Dios para que disperse nuestras autocomplacencias o cualquier malestar que ha penetrado nuestra fe. Jesús sopla en sus discípulos y reciben el Espíritu Santo. Con esa recepción viene el poder de compartir la Buena Nueva de la salvación. Hoy esa realidad no es diferente a lo que se espera de nosotros. Copy-right © J. S. Paluch

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El tiempo de Pascua termina con el Domingo de Pentecostés y la venida del Espíritu Santo. Pero, ¿qué o quién es el Espíritu Santo? En 1897, el papa León XIII escribió la primera

encíclica papal acerca del Espíritu Santo. Llamada Divinum illud munus (Aquel Divino Encargo). En esa encíclica, León XIII explica quién es el Espíritu de Dios y cuál es su función. El Espíritu Santo es la bondad, el amor y la caridad del Padre y del Hijo. Un amor tan fuerte e inmenso que se hace persona y se derrama sobre nosotros. El Papa insiste que si Cristo es la cabeza de la Iglesia, el Espíritu Santo es su alma. El Espíritu de Dios se manifiesta en la Iglesia, perdonando pecados, repartiendo gracia y habitando en el corazón de los fieles. Jesús declara a sus discípulos: “Les conviene que yo me vaya; porque si no me voy, no vendrá a ustedes el Paráclito; pero si me voy, se los enviaré (Juan 16:7). Por eso conviene que pidamos el don del Espíritu Santo, fuente inexhausta de luz, de consuelo y de gracia. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S.

A PRAYER TO THE SPIRIT Holy Spirit, who sent Christ Jesus to carry the Good news to the poor, we pray to you: Help us to continue your work by serving the poor, our brothers and sisters. —From Come,

Lord Jesus by Lucien Deiss, CSSP, copyright © 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss. Published by World Library Publications. p.181

MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO

¡Feliz Fin de Semana a todos! Hoy le damos la bienvenida al Diácono Joe Dass en la misa de las 11:30, le damos la bienvenida a casa.” Como

saben el Obispo lo transfirió a la parroquia de la Presentación de la Santísima Virgen María en marzo. Le daremos la bienvenida oficial (aunque ha venido para celebrar algunos bautismos). Él viene hoy para celebrar un aniversario de bodas de uno de nuestros feligreses y aprovecharemos la oportunidad para orar por él y su ministerio diaconal en nuestra diócesis. Recientemente él celebró su aniversario como diácono. Tendremos una pequeña recepción (café y galletas) después de la misa de las 11:30 am. También deseo invitar a todos a orar por algunos de nuestros seminaristas que serán ordenados como diáconos transicionales el 30 de mayo en la Catedral de San James en Brooklyn. Estos seminaristas van al seminario y el Obispo quiere ordenarlos diáconos ahora para que puedan servir en la diócesis durante el verano antes de que regresen al seminario fuera del estado para continuar sus estudios. Todos están invitados a la ordenación el sábado ya que no se espera que haya una gran asistencia ya que ellos no son muy conocidos en nuestra diócesis, y de hecho no nacieron en los Estados Unidos. Si Ud. no puede ir a Brooklyn, por favor oren por ellos, Ud. puede mirar la ordenación en NET TV. ¡Que el Señor les bendiga!

Nuestra parroquia de San Gerardo ha recogido más de $611,135

Porcentaje de la meta: 266% Número de promesas: 175 Total de dinero que regresará: $481,000 Los números reflejan este total desde 30 de abril.

SI DESEA BAUTIZAR UN NIÑO, Ud. debe hacer lo siguiente: traer el certificado de nacimiento del niño, y hablar con el diácono Guillermo Gómez para la entrevista inicial.

Tenga en cuenta que los bautismos se celebran el domingo, día del Señor, ya sea en la misa de las 9:45 am o las 2 pm. Padres y padrinos deben asistir a tres reuniones.

NO OLVIDE NUESTRA DISPENSA “Hoy por ti, mañana por mí” Traiga su contribución de alimentos que no necesiten refrigeración y cuya fecha de expiración no esté vencida. Puede traer arroz, salsa de tomate, todo

tipo de comida enlatada. Que el Señor le colme de bendiciones por su generosidad.

ADORACIÓN EUCARISTICA Pidámosle al Señor que nos ayude a acercarnos más a través de la oración frente a Jesús sacra-mentado. LUNES: 9:30 am a 11:30 y se termina con la bendición. MIÉRCOLES: 9:30 am a 11:30 auspiciada por el grupo haitiano Jesús y María Grupo de Oración. PRIMER VIERNES: 9:30 am a 8:30 de septiembre a junio.

ÚLTIMO DOMINGO DE MES: 7:00 pm en español. Todos son bienvenidos.

¿Se ha mudado recientemente a nuestro vecindario? Le damos la bienvenida a nuestra parroquia. Para inscribirse, por favor llene la forma que encontrará en el boletín y entréguesela al diacono o colóquela en la ofrenda. Estamos contentos que forme parte de nuestra familia parroquial.

Recordatorio: A no ser que usted o un miembro de su familia sea incapacitado, debe dejar su carro en el estacionamiento que queda en la calle 188 y la 91 avenida.

UNA ORACIÓN AL ESPÍRITU Espíritu Santo, que enviaste a Cristo Jesús a traer la Buena Nueva a los pobres, Te pedimos: Ayúdanos a continuar tu obra sirviendo al pobre, nuestro hermano y hermana. —De Come, Lord Jesus por Lucien Deiss, CSSP, copyright © 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss. Published by World Library Publications. p.181

PROFUNDIDAD BÍBLICA No te preocupes por lo que no entiendas de la Biblia. Preocúpate por aquello que entiendes y no aplicas en tu vida. —Corrie ten Boom

La oficina de negocio está cerrado el lunes 25 de mayo para celebrar el Día de los Caídos