•Legal Holidays : There will only be one Mass at 9:00am. •Recitaon of the Rosary: Monday thru Saturday aſter 8:00am Mass •Confessions/Confesiones: Saturday (Lower Church) 3:30pm-4:30pm or by appointment. •Novena: To Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Jude every Wednesday aſter the 12:00 Noon Mass Always check our weekly bullen for any changes. February 11, 2018 W E L C O M E Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Mission of our parish is to serve our neighbors with Jesus, to pray in faith with Jesus, and to teach as His Church with Jesus, so “that all may have more abundant life.” (John 10:10). The Word of God, the Sacraments, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church are the instru- ments and standards of this work of evangelizaon and faith formaon. Our Lady of Mount Carmel 23–25 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102 718.278.1834 • Fax 718.278.0998 [email protected]Saturday (Upper Church) 5:00pm (Vigil Mass) Sunday (Upper Church) English Masses: 8:00am, 10:00am, 11:15am, 5:00pm* (7:00pm during the Summer months from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, inclusive) Misa en Español: 12:30pm Sunday (Lower Church) 9:00am (Italian) 10:30am (Czech–Slovak) 3:00pm (Vietnamese) Monday–Friday (Lower Church) 8:00am and 12:00pm Saturday: 8:00am Parish Office Hours/ Horario de la Oficina Weekdays: 9:30am-12:00 Noon and 1:00pm-8:30pm Saturday: 9:00am-12:00 Noon CHAPEL OF ST. MARGARET MARY 9-18 27th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102 718.721.9020 Fax: 718.721.3729 [email protected]Sunday Mass 10:15am (Español) CATHOLIC SCHOOL Saint Joseph Catholic Academy 28-46 44th St Astoria, NY 11103 718.728.0724—www.stjosephsch.org www.mountcarmelastoria.org Pastoral Team Pastor Msgr. Sean G. Ogle, V.F. Ext. 22 [email protected]Follow me on twier @theogleoffice Parochial Vicars Father Peter Nguyen Ext. 20 Father Wlad Kubrak Ext. 19 Pastor Emeritus Father Ed Brady Ext. 18 In Residence Father John Harrington K.H.S., Ext. 28 Father Joseph Pham Ext. 15 Deacon Ruben Mendez Pastoral Worker Chin Nguyen Ext. 23 Coordinator of Religious Educaon Nelly Guerrez Ext. 14 [email protected]Parish Outreach Coordinator Denise Dollard 718.721.9020 Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Celeste Stewart Ext. 12 [email protected]Director of Music Lucille Mascia Parish Athlec Director Steve Leoutsakos Cluster Hospital Chaplain Father Jean Laguerre
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•Legal Holidays : There will only be one Mass at 9:00am.
•Recitation of the Rosary: Monday thru Saturday after 8:00am Mass
•Confessions/Confesiones: Saturday (Lower Church) 3:30pm-4:30pm or by appointment.
•Novena: To Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Jude every Wednesday after the 12:00 Noon Mass
Always check our weekly bulletin for any changes.
February 11, 2018 W E L C O M E Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Mission of our parish is to serve our neighbors with Jesus, to pray in faith with Jesus, and to teach as His Church with Jesus, so “that all may
have more abundant life.” (John 10:10). The Word of God, the Sacraments, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church are the instru-
ments and standards of this work of evangelization and faith formation.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 23–25 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
SECOND COLLECTIONS/ SEGUNDA COLECTA February 18, 2018– There will be a second collection after communion for “Black and Indian”. Your donations, as always, are very much appreciated. 18 de Febrero 2018– Habra una segunda colecta despues de la comunion para misiones domesticas. Sus donaciones, como siempre, son muy apreci-adas. February 25, 2018– There will be a second collection after communion for our parish maintenance. Your donations, as always, are very much appre-ciated. 25 de Febrero 2018– Habra una segunda colecta despues de la comunion para nuestro mantenimineto parroquial. Sus donaciones, como siempre, son muy apreciados.
DEDICATED OFFERINGS
The Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Mary Collins
This was requested by Jill & Jerry Goodman and Family
Altar Bread & Wine has been offered for Our Parish Family
Altar Candles are being offered In thanksgiving to St. Jude
Altar Flowers are offered for Our Parish Family
OLMC MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 (St. Scholastica) 5:00pm Veronica MacKenzie SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 (Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time) 8:00am Mercedes & Antonio Hernandez, Ariel Moyano, Aurelio Moreno y Reynaldo Diaz 9:00am Vito D’Arrigo 10:00am Peter Tran 11:15am Anna Intravaia 12:30pm Ricardo Alejandro Camacho Chiri & Roberto Miguel Camacho 5:00pm Parish Family MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 (Weekday) 8:00am Theodora Koutroubas 12:00pm Domenico Cinquemani TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 (Weekday) 8:00am Ivan Garcia 12:00pm Mrs. Leticia Del Rosario WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (Ash Wednesday) 8:00am Parish Family 12:00pm Los Bienaventurados 7:30pm Marshall Rodriguez THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15 (Thursday after Ash Wednesday) 8:00am Giuseppa & Bernarda DiLorenzo 12:00pm Rosa Arcabascio FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (Friday after Ash Wednesday) 8:00am Deceased Members of the Min & Suh Families 12:00pm Mercedes Beck SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (Saturday after Ash Wednesday) 8:00am Accion de Gracias a la Virgen de Altagracia 5:00pm Deceased Friends SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 (First Sunday of Lent) 8:00am William Ward 9:00am Rosa Arcabascio 10:00am Giulio Moretti 11:15am Maria D’Angelo 12:30pm Los Bienaventurados 5:00pm Parish Family
PRAY FOR THE SICK If you have a family member you wish to be prayed for, please let us know immediately and we will be happy to pray for them. The names will remain on the sick list for three weeks and thereafter repeated as requested.
Week 1:
Week 2: Robert Salerni Kevin Wooley Robert Lohman Robert Dempsey Pedro Acevedo Victor Mayo James Leung Sally O’Connell Filippo Gambino Alcibiades Castrillon Lupe Sanchez Clare Devitt Hernando Castro Carmen Lopez Joshua LaSanta Pastor Rodriguez Guadalupe Cardenas Imelda Marquez Hernando Castro Joseph Polacek Romilda Raso
Week 3: Aurea Palomino Rufuela Lugo Alexandra Restagno Nicola Restagno Ismael Rosario Rose Cinquemani Chris Priola Wanda Sklodowski Maria Julia Narvaez Maria Caridi Louisa DiCicco
FEBRUARY 11TH, 2018— SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
PURGATORIAL SOCIETY We pray for the souls in Purgatory every first Friday of the month. You may enroll names in the Purgatorial Society to be prayed for one year for a dona-tion of $10.00. The following have been enrolled for the month of February:
Barbara Stenger Catalina Macaltao Schmit, Paula Desperito Andrea DiSanto
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED Deceased Faculty– Sister Mary Gloria Garcia (1967– 1970)
Jennie Galli Laudati
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Leviticus 13:1-2. 44-46 Laws are imposed on Israel regarding leprosy. We can understand the fear in a community when a skin complain which looks like decomposi-tion is found in the camp: dire measures are enforced. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 Paul insists that whatever is done should be done in the name of the Lord, and that nothing offensive should be done to anyone. Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 Jesus does the unthinkable. He not only cures a leper, he touches him, therby incurring the life of a leper: exclusion and isolation from people.
We try to keep the schedule that is printed in the bulletin as accurate as possible. For the most up- to- date calendar please visit our website at mountcarmelastoria.org. Times shown may reflect set up and clean up time; please look in the bulletin for more information for events. Thank you. Sunday, February 11 8:00am– 11:00am Italian Community Lourdes A/B 9:30am– 12:00pm Spanish RCIA Fatima+ Upper Room 10:30am– 12:30pm Cursillo Guadalupe A/B 11:30am– 12:30pm Czech Community Lourdes A/B 3:00pm– 4:30pm Levantate B&M Guadalupe A/B 3:00pm– 4:30pm Levantate L&R Lourdes A/B 4:00pm– 5:30pm Sunday Scripture– St. Peter Fatima
Monday February 12 7:00am– 4:00pm TYLWS Gym 11:00am– 12:30pm Sunday Scripture– St. Andrew Fatima 4:00pm– 5:30pm TYWLS Basketball Gym 5:30pm– 9:00pm CYO Gym 6:30pm– 8:00pm Introduccion a la Biblia Guadalupe A/B 6:30pm– 8:00pm School of Mariachi Upper & Assumption 6:30pm– 8:00pm School of Mariachi Lourdes A+B 7:00pm– 9:00pm Grupo de Apoyo Fatima 7:30pm– 9:00pm Levantate- N Nazareth
Tuesday February 13 7:00am– 4:00pm TYWLS Gym 10:00am– 11:30am Levantate J Lourdes A 1:00pm– 3:00pm Sunday Scripture– St. James Fatima 4:00pm– 5:30pm TYWLS Basketball Gym 5:30pm– 9:00pm CYO Gym 7:00pm– 9:00pm Marriage Encounter Guadalupe A/B+ Fatima 7:00pm– 9:00pm Matt Talbot Lourdes B 7:00pm– 9:00pm Sunday Scripture– St. John Lourdes A
Wednesday February 14 7:00am– 2:45pm TYWLS Gym 2:45pm– 4:00pm TYLWLS Champs, Basketball Gym 4:30pm– 7:15pm Religious Education All Rooms+ Gym 7:00pm– 9:00pm CYO Gym 7:30pm– 9:00pm Levantate J Lourdes A/B
Thursday February 15 7:00am– 2:45pm TYWLS Gym 10:30am– 12:00pm Legion of Mary Fatima 1:00pm– 4:00pm Carmel Diamond Seniors Guadalupe B 2:45pm– 4:00pm TYWLS Champs+ Basketball Gym 6:00pm– 7:30pm Religious Education All Rooms+ Gym 7:00pm– 8:30pm Levantate Rectory 7:30pm– 9:00pm Levantate E&J Guadalupe A 7:30pm– 9:00pm CYO Gym 7:30pm– 9:00pm Sunday Scripture- St. Bartholomew Lourdes B 7:30pm– 9:00pm Sunday Scripture– St. Phillip Lourdes A
Saturday February 17 9:00am– 12:00pm AA Meeting Guadalupe A/B+ Fatima 10:00am– 1:00pm Sunday Scripture– St. Matthew Lourdes A/B 3:30pm– 7:00pm Adult Sewing Group Lourdes A/B 6:00pm– 8:00pm OLMC Balet Folklorico Guadalupe A/B 6:30pm– 7:30pm Levantate L&S Lourdes A/B
Note: The Gymnasium will not be available for any purpose February 19-27 for seasonal maintenance. El Gimnasio no estara disponible el 19 de febrero hasta el 27 de Febrero para mantenimiento.
BAPTISMS / BAUTISOS BAPTISM SCHEDULE—ENGLISH
WEDNESDAY SUNDAY Conference 8:00pm- Institute Ceremony 2:00 pm February 21, 2018 February 25, 2018
NO ENGLISH BATISMS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH April 18, 2018 April 22, 2018 May 23, 2018 May 27, 2018 June 20, 2018 June 24, 2018
HORARIO DE BAUTISOS—ESPAÑOL MIERCOLES DOMINGO Charla 8:00pm— Instituto Ceremonia 2:00pm 7 de Marzo 2018 11 de Marzo 2018 4 de Abril 2018 8 de Abril 2018 9 de Mayo 2018 13 de Mayo 2018 6 de Junio 2018 10 de Junio 2018
Entrance Antiphon Venite, adoremus Deum, et procidamus ante Dominum, [ploremus ante eum,] qui fecit nos; quia ipse est Dominus Deus noster. O come, let us worship God, and bow low before the God [let us weep before him] who made us; for he is the Lord our God.
Offertory Antiphon Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, ut non moveantus vestigial mea: inclina aurem tuam, et exaudi verba mea: mirifica misericodias tuas, qui salvos facis sperantes in te, Domine. Render secure my footsteps in your paths so that my feet do not slip; incline your ear and hear my words; display your wonderful mercies, O Lord, Savior of those who place their hope in you.
Communion Antiphon Multitudo languentium, et qui vexabandtur a spiribus immundis, veniebant ad eum: quia virtus de illo exiebat, et sanabat omnes. A multitude of the sick, and those disturbed by unclean spirits, came to him. For power went forth from him and healed them all.
SUNDAY 8AM MASS ANTIPHONS THIS WEEK AT OLMC PARISH INSTITUTE
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cor-nerstone.” Listen with your spouse for God’s message of love by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are September 14-16, 2018 in Huntington, NY. For more information, call Richard & Pinky Arteca at 877-697-9963.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT— FIRST FRIDAYS
Spiritual writers speak of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as “the Mass held in contemplation”. As a way of encouraging devotion to the Eucharist, we invite everyone to spend some time before the Blessed Sacrament each First Friday of the
month. Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place after the 8:00am Mass until the 12 Noon Mass. Come join us in prayer.
ST. MARGARET MARY
THIS WEEK AT ST. MARGARET MARY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11th
• 10:00 am– AA Meeting (English)- Rectory
• 11:30 a.m. Spanish Faith Sharing Group – (Hall)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRAURY 14TH:
• 7:00 p.m. Spanish Prayer Group – (Hall + Chapel)
• 7:30 pm– AA Meeting (English)- Rectory
HORA SANTA, ADORACION Y BENEDICION DEL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO
Cada primer Sabado del mes en Santa Margarita María de 7:00pm a 9:00pm. Todos estan Invitados.
RUMMAGE SALE/ VENTA There will be a rummage sale on February 13, 14 & 15, 2018. Doors open at 9:00am. Habra una venta el 13, 14 y 15 de febrero 2018. Las puertas se abren a las 9:00am.
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 (Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 10:15 am Cristina Martinez
INCOME TAX PREPARATION St. Margaret Mary
9-18 27 Ave. Astoria, NY 11102
Federal and NY State Forms You may be eligible for earned
income tax credit OBTAIN TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS
Call Denise for more info: (718) 721-9020
IMPUESTOS (INCOME TAX) SE PREPARAN AQUÍ: Santa Margarita María
9-18 27 Ave. Astoria, NY 11102
Formulario Federal y Estatal de NY Usted hasta pueda calificar para el crédito de los impuestos de salario
Obtenga su número de identificación de impuestos
Llame a Denise para más información al: (718) 721-9020
ST. MARGARET MARY FOOD PANTRY NEWS In the month of December 2017 a total of 2,676 people were served. This included 1155 children, 1034 adults and 527 seniors.
DEVOCION A LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA El grupo devocional a la Divina Misericordia se reune cada segundo Sabado del mez a las 3pm en la capilla de Santa Margarita Maria.
PARISH BULLETIN BOARD
NEW HYMN BOOKS ON THE WAY We are happy to announce that this spring, our parish will be getting new hymn books. We are currently using the well-loved and well-worn first edition of “Journeysongs”, the “blue hymnal” which has served us well for almost thirty years. These will be replaced by the “Journeysongs, Third Edition”, bound in an attractive green hardcover to keep in the pews. You can take part in this liturgical enrichment by memorializing a hymnal in memory of a deceased loved one, or honoring a living person with the gift of a hymnbook donated in their name. All the books will remain in the church for the congregation's use, and a commemorative plate will be inscribed with the honoree's name inside the book. The cost of dedicating a hymnbook will be $30.
Please cut and return this form to the parish office or drop in the collection baskets during the masses in a closed envelope along with a check or cash amount of $30.00 for each memorialized book you’d like. We ask that you do not add more than two names, if possible, so that the text will fit. Any questions, please call the parish office at 718.278.1834.
HYMNAL BOOK
MEMORALIZATION FORM
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY AS IT WILL APPEAR IN THE HYMNAL For LIVING person: In Honor of:
_________________________________________
—or—
For Deceased person: In Memory of:
_________________________________________
Donated by:
_________________________________________
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Your address: ________________________________________________ Your phone number: ________________________________________________
FROM THE OGLE OFFICE Dear friends,
My bulletin letter last week reported you about the 5-year Diocesan/Parochial Capital campaign called “Generations of Faith”. We are three years into the redemption phase and again I urge you to consider fulfilling pledges made. But GOF is only one form of parish stewardship for us to take note of.
Last week’s Tablet carried a centerfold insert about the success of the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal for the support of essential diocesan services. There you may have seen the happy news that our parish exceeded its goal of $59,118, collecting 298 pledges that totaled $66,315. That means our 2017 ACA gifts supported Catholic Charities, Catholic Migration, the seminary, our retired priests and lay formation throughout the Diocese. But we also collected nearly $7,200 for needs here in our own parish. No doubt about it-- the ACA is consistently our largest single fundraising event for the parish. The over-goal monies this year went toward the cost of purchasing, equipping and installing a “smart TV” in each of our religious ed meetings rooms, and to installing protective surveillance throughout the public areas of the Institute. This expenditure will both improve the quality of catechism instruction of our children and provide greater security for our people and parish facilities. I thank all of you who supported the 2017 ACA. Your loyalty, generosity and sense of stewardship are really what makes our parish so special. I pray we can ever-widen that circle of engaged and committed parishioners who take on the ministry of stewardship of God’s gifts so we may continue to build His kingdom in our midst. In a few weeks you will receive notice about the start of the 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal. Please consider your participation when you receive the notice.
Another element of stewardship is the way we meet the concrete material needs of the needy by our parish’s good works. For over 25 years our parish at St Margaret Mary has run what I believe is now the largest parish food pantry in north Queens, feeding over 2,000 people a month.
Also: Our tenth annual ”Giving Tree” Christmas campaign collected from our parishioners hundreds of toys for poorer children of our parish, and 10 twenty-gallon bagsful of infant materials for “Bridge to Life”, now housed at St Margaret Mary.
Most recently, our Young Working Adult Committee has collected over 90 blankets for the homeless which will be distributed through the Diocesan Young Adult Ministry via Trinity Outreach Mission to the Homeless. Thank you for your won-derful support of all these campaigns of material assistance.
God love you Msgr. Ogle
DE LA OFICINA DEL PASTOR Queridos amigos,
Mi carta del boletín la semana pasada se les informó acerca de la campaña Diocesana / Capital Parroquial de 5 años llama-da "Generaciones de Fe" (GOF). Estamos a tres años de entrar en la fase de redención y nuevamente se les pido que considere la posibilidad de cumplir las promesas hechas. Pero el GOF es solamente una forma de mayordomía parroquial para tomar nota.
El periódico diocesano Tablet de la semana pasada anuncio el éxito de la Campaña Católica Anual 2017 (ACA) para el apo-yo de los servicios diocesanos esenciales. La meta de nuestra parroquia fue de $ 59.118. Recudimos 298 promesas que sumaron $ 66.315. Eso significa que nuestras promesas para el ACA 2017 apoyaron Caridades Católicas, Migración Católica, el seminario, nuestros sacerdotes jubilados y la formación de laicos en toda la Diócesis. Pero también recudimos casi $ 7,200 para nuestra parro-quia. Sin dudas, la ACA es consistentemente nuestro mayor evento de recaudación de fondos para la parroquia. El dinero sobre-meta este año fueron hacia el costo de la compra, instalación y equipamiento de una "Smart TV" en cada una de nuestras salas de reuniones religiosas y, y para la instalación de vigilancia de protección a lo largo de las zonas comunes del Instituto. Esto mejorará la calidad del catecismo y proporcionará una mayor seguridad para nuestra gente y las instalaciones de la parroquia. Les agradezco a todos ustedes que apoyaron la ACA 2017. Su lealtad, generosidad y sentido de mayordomía son realmente lo que hace que nues-tra parroquia sea tan especial. Rezo para que podamos ampliar ese reino mío y comprometer a los feligreses que asumen el minis-terio de la mayordomía. En unas pocas semanas recibirá un aviso sobre el inicio de la Campaña Católica Anual 2018. Por favor, consideren su participación cuando reciba el aviso.
Esperamos ver las necesidades materiales concretas de nuestra parroquia. Por más de 25 años nuestra parroquia en la comida parroquial más grande en el norte de Queens, alimentando a más de 2,000 personas por mes.
También: Nuestro décima campaña anual de Navidad "Árbol de Regalos" de recogida de nuestros feligreses cientos de juguetes para los niños más pobres de nuestra parroquia, y diez bolsas de veinte galones de materiales infantiles para "Puente a la Vida", que ahora se localizó en Santa Margarita María.
Nuestro reciente grupo de Jóvenes Adultos ha recolectado más de 90 mantas para personas sin hogar, que serán distribui-das a través del Ministerio Diocesano de Jóvenes Adultos a través de la Misión de Ayuda a las Personas sin Hogar de Trinity. Gracias por su maravilloso apoyo a estas campañas de asistencia material.
Dios les cuide, Monseñor Ogle
PRAYER OF THE WEEK “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” – Genesis 3:19 Father of my soul, Mother of my heart, I’m not always eager to do your will. I’d often much rather do my own will. Please be with me on this Lenten journey and help me to remember that your own spirit can guide me in the right direction. I want to “fix” my weaknesses but the task seems overwhelming. But I know that with your help, anything can be done. With a grateful heart, I acknowledge your love and know that without you, I can do nothing. Touch me and make me feel whole again. Help me to see your love in the passion, death and resurrection of your son. Submitted by Elaine Rodriguez Share your favorite prayers: [email protected]
ROSARY SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING The Rosary Society will have their monthly meeting on Sunday, March 4th in the Parish Institute -- Lourdes Room following the 10:00am mass. We welcome you to join us and members are encouraged to bring a friend. Refreshments will be served.
ASH WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE February 14, 2018
8:00am– Mass 12:00pm– Mass 5:00pm– Service 7:30pm– Mass (Bi-Lingual) 9:00pm– Vietnamese Mass (Lower Church)
LENTEN RETREAT Our Lenten retreat in English will be on Saturday March 3rd from 9:00am to 3:30pm in the lower church. The presenter will be Father Thomas Berg, professor of moral theology at St Joseph Seminary in Yonkers. The topic will be "Love and the Family".
CHOIR The choir has resumed rehearsals on Monday evening in the lower church. New members are welcomed. Rehearsals begin at 7:30pm– 9:00pm.
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS If anyone is in need of a contribution statement for tax purpos-es, please contact the parish office with your envelope number ready.
LENTEN REGULATIONS—2018 ABSTINENCE: The Church requires all the faithful who have reached their 14th year of age to abstain totally from meat on all Fridays during Lent. FASTING: All the faithful between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive are also bound to observe the fasting regulation on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This practice involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food between meals. Light sustenance may also be taken on two other occasions in the course of the day. The Church also requests that pastors and parents see to it that young persons who are not bound to follow the above requirements, are educated in a authentic sense of penance. EASTER DUTY: After they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, all the faithful are bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at least once a year. The precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season, unless for a good reason it is fulfilled at another time during the year. Easter time begins at the Vigil on Holy Saturday and concludes with the celebration of Pentecost. By special indult, for the Dioceses in the United States, this period is extended to include the period from Ash Wednesday to Trinity Sunday. The following should also be noted: By divine law, all the faithful are required to do penance. In view of this, the obligation to observe, as a whole or “substantially” the penitential days specified by the Church, is a serious one. uIn addition, all other Fridays of the year remain as days of penance in prayerful remembrance of the Passion of Jesus Christ. While abstinence, in a true spirit of penance, is commended, the Bishops of the United States have indicated that each individual may substitute for that tradition some other practice of voluntary self-denial or personal penance. This may involve acts of mortification, temperance, prayer or charity.
ORGAN RECITAL Save the date - On Sunday, March 4th, at 3:00 PM, Michael Ka-minski will present a program on our newly restored organ. It will feature works by Bach, Liszt, Vierne, and fantasies on favor-ite hymn tunes. All are invited. Dr. Kaminski is Director of Music Ministries at Saint Francis Xavier Church in Brooklyn, as well as lecturer at Saint Francis College and Adjunct Professor of Organ at Brooklyn College. He holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Julliard School and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Catholic University of America. We will have a video screen as we did at the last concert. Admission is free.
February 2018 February 17— FRATERNITAS @Cathedral Prep H.S 1PM-5PM February 26 – Evening of Fraternity @HOD 5PM-7PM March 2018 March 2– Vocations Confirmation Retreat @ Douglaston 9am- 2pm March 2- 4 – Bishop DiMarzio’s Vocation Retreat @Douglaston March 9- Holy Hour for Vocations @St. Athanasius, Brooklyn March 17– FRATERNITAS @Cathedral Prep H.S 1:30PM- 5PM March 27– CHRISM MASS @Co- Cathedral of St. Joseph March 29- 31 – Holy Week Retreat @Dunwoodie/Douglaston April 2018 April 6– 7 – Jeremiah Project Weekend @Douglaston April 14 - Parish Vocation Committee Convocation @Douglaston April 21 – FRATERNITAS & Brooklyn Catholic Youth day @St. John’s University April 23rd – Evening of Fraternity @ HOD 5PM-7PM May 2018 May 4-5 – Jeremiah Project Weekend @Douglaston May 12 – Project Myriam @HOD Queens 5pm-8pm May 19- FRATERNITAS @Cathedral Prep H.S. 1:30PM- 5PM May 21 – Evening of Fraternity @ HOD 5PM-7PM June 2018 Priestly Ordinations @ Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph’s For information on locations, please contact the parish office.
VOCATION PRAYER GROUP Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has declared that in Brooklyn and Queens we will celebrate a “Year of Vocations,” starting Friday, August 4, 2017. We have a “Vocations Prayer Group” which meets every Sunday at 9AM in the UPPER CHURCH until August 2018.
VOCATION STATION
UPCOMING PILGRIMAGES • Lenten Pilgrimage, March 2-8, 2018. Guadalupe Mexico.— Regina Tours 1-800-Catholi (C) ext 208
• Ireland, August 19 – 27, 2018. Tour of Ireland and attendance at the final events of the World Meeting of Families and the closing mass with Pope Francis. Peters Way Travels
• Washington, DC. October 27, 2018. - Biannual Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine
• World Youth Day, January 2019 with Pope Francis. Peters Way Travel. WYD Information Night: October 26, 2017-7PM - St. Sebastian's Parish Center
VOCATIONS FAIR “CALLED TO LIVE A LIFE IN CHRIST”
• Panel Discussion
• Representatives of various religious callings will be available
• Activities for children
Sunday, Feb. 11 – 12:30pm-3:00pm Our Lady of Mount Carmel Institute – Gym
