Saint Pancras Parish Community Building Our Future Together Since 1904 April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord OUR MISSION STATEMENT St. Pancras Parish, established in 1904, is a Roman Catholic Parish of the Diocese of Brooklyn. We are a people of diverse cultures, needs, and gifts who come together as part of the Body of Christ to live and share the gospel message of Jesus. We value family life and our participation together in worship, education and spiritual growth, service to human needs and social life. We seek to: • Become a more welcoming and caring com- munity, communicating new ideas integrated with traditional values. • Promote harmony, reconciliation and healing among our members. • Form a more enthusiastic faith-filled commu- nity. • Establish responsible stewardship of our time, talents and resources. • Embrace the Kingdom of God while on our mutual spiritual journey to eternal life with Jesus. In the security of God’s unconditional love and empowered by the Resurrection, we will achieve these goals through the wisdom of the gospel and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Parish Staff: Pastor ~ Rev. Francis J. Hughes Parochial Vicar ~ Rev. Daniel Rajski Director of Music ~ Mr. Thomas Fierro Planning ~ Mr. Vincent Arcuri Secretary ~ Miss Rose Marie Fitzsimons School of Religion: Director ~ Mr. Juan C. Perez Parish School: Principal ~ Mrs. Diana Soto Secretaries ~ Mrs. Sharon Fisher ~ Mrs. Lorraine Ursol Rectory: 72-22 68th Street Glendale, New York 11385 Phone: 718- 821-2323 Fax: 718-417-8021 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 – 12:30 & 2:00 – 8:00 Parish School: 68-20 Myrtle Avenue Glendale, New York 11385 Phone: 718-821-6721 Parish School of Religion: 718-497-0590 Monday & Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday & Wednesday: 12 pm - 8:30 pm Visit us on the Web: www.saintpancras.org
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Saint Pancras Parish Community Building Our Future Together Since 1904
April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
St. Pancras Parish, established in 1904, is a Roman Catholic Parish of the Diocese of Brooklyn. We are a people of diverse cultures, needs, and gifts who come together as part of the Body of Christ to live and share the gospel message of Jesus. We value family life and our participation together in worship, education and spiritual growth, service to human needs and social life. We seek to: • Become a more welcoming and caring com-
munity, communicating new ideas integrated with traditional values.
• Promote harmony, reconciliation and healing among our members.
• Form a more enthusiastic faith-filled commu-nity.
• Establish responsible stewardship of our time, talents and resources. • Embrace the Kingdom of God while on our mutual spiritual journey to eternal life with Jesus.
In the security of God’s unconditional love and empowered by the Resurrection, we will achieve these goals through the wisdom of the gospel and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Parish Staff: Pastor ~ Rev. Francis J. Hughes Parochial Vicar ~ Rev. Daniel Rajski Director of Music ~ Mr. Thomas Fierro Planning ~ Mr. Vincent Arcuri Secretary ~ Miss Rose Marie Fitzsimons School of Religion: Director ~ Mr. Juan C. Perez Parish School: Principal ~ Mrs. Diana Soto Secretaries ~ Mrs. Sharon Fisher ~ Mrs. Lorraine Ursol
Rectory:
72-22 68th Street Glendale, New York 11385 Phone: 718- 821-2323 Fax: 718-417-8021 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 – 12:30 & 2:00 – 8:00 Parish School: 68-20 Myrtle Avenue Glendale, New York 11385 Phone: 718-821-6721 Parish School of Religion: 718-497-0590 Monday & Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm Tuesday & Wednesday: 12 pm - 8:30 pm
Visit us on the Web: www.saintpancras.org
We Celebrate… Sunday Mass 4:30 pm - Saturday Vigil 8:00 am, 9:30 am (Polish), 11:00 am
Weekday Mass 8:30 am - Monday - Saturday
Holy Day Mass As announced in bulletin and at Sunday Mass
The Sacrament of Baptism Baptism will take place on the 4th Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm. Parents must register at the parish office. An Instructional Class for parents is held on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Church. Parents must be registered members of the parish and present the child’s birth certificate to register for Baptism. Chrzest w jezyku polskim w kazda pierwsza niedziele miesiaca o godzinie 13:00. Przypo-minamy iz rodzice Proszacy o chrzest swojego dziecka powinni byc zarejestrowany-mi parafianami sw. Pankracego.
The Sacrament of Penance 3:30 to 4:15 pm - Saturday or by appointment
The Sacrament of Marriage Couples must make arrangements with one of the Priests at least six months prior to making any other arrangements. Please log on to www.pre-cana.org for complete information about marriage preparation in our Diocese. The Sacrament of Anointing the Sick Is administered upon request following the 8:30 am Mass on Saturday. Please call no later than 3:00 pm Friday afternoon to make arrangements.
Prayer Opportunities The Rosary: Reflects on the important events in the life of Jesus and His Mother, Mary. Please pray the rosary privately or with the parishioners each morning following 8:30 am Mass. Miraculous Medal Novena: The Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is prayed Monday morning at 8:15 am before 8:30 am Mass. Holy Hour with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction: This will take place on the Monday following the First Friday of each month after morning Mass at 9:00 am.
PRIESTS’ MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday/Sobota, April/Kwiecien 7, 2018
4:30 pm Fr. Jim Devine
Sunday/Niedziela, April/Kwiecien 8, 2018
8:00 am Fr. Francis Hughes 9:30 am Fr. Daniel Rajski 11:00 am Fr. Daniel Rajski
Mass Intentions For The Week
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Saturday March 31, 2018 8:00 pm* The Paschal Vigil Sunday April 1, 2018 6:00 am* (P) Easter Remembrances 7:45 am* Easter Remembrances 9:30 am (P) All the People of the Parish 11:30 am* Easter Remembrances & Jeffrey Myers Monday April 2, 2018 8:30 am †Toma Gecevic & the Souls in Purgatory (Grazia) Tuesday April 3, 2018 8:30 am Saint John Paul II Wednesday April 4, 2018 8:30 am †Carmela Nardella Werner (Estate of C.N. Werner) Thursday April 5, 2018 8:30 am †Louis Fellin (Family) Friday April 6, 2018 8:30 am Guild of Perpetual Prayer 7:00 pm (P) Czeslaw Jarocki & Adam Gabriel Saturday April 7, 2018 8:30 am Living & Deceased Members of the Sts. Joseph & Pio Societies 4:30 pm †Mary Elizabeth & Vincent James Arcuri (Vinnie) Sunday of Divine Mercy Sunday April 8, 2018 8:00 am All the People of the Parish & John T. Lisa (D. Oestreicher) 9:30 am (P) †Deceased Members of the Nardella & Werner Families (Estate of C.N. Werner) 11:00 am Lawrence J. Fitzsimons, Jr. 70th Birthday (Rose Marie)
*These times are only for the Easter Masses
CONFESSOR’S SCHEDULE GRAFIK SPOWIEDNIKOW
Saturday/Sobota, April/Kwiecien 7, 2018
Fr. Jim Devine
DEAR PADRE
I’ve just returned from a visit to the Holy Land. When we visited the tomb of Jesus, we saw a simple marble slab in a small chapel. Is our faith based on an empty tomb?
I am happy to answer your question on this highest truth of our faith - the resurrection of Jesus. Our faith in the resurrection is not based on an empty tomb or a little marble slab. There are many explanations for an empty tomb, most which would not contribute to the belief in Jesus’ resurrection. Our faith in the resurrection rests not only on the physical reality of the empty tomb but, more importantly, on the eyewitness accounts of those who saw Jesus, talked to him, and walked with him after his resurrection. There are many reports in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles that chronicle the appearance of Jesus after the resurrection. Details vary, but one constant is found in all the accounts: Those who saw the risen Lord had such a powerful experience that they couldn’t keep it to themselves. They had to run and tell somebody. Think of this as a Christian “big bang theory.” Jesus’ followers had such a tremendous initial experience of the risen Lord that they could not hold it in. They told their friends, neighbors—anyone who would listen. Excitement spread to neighboring villages and hamlets, then to surrounding countries and cultures. Eventual-ly, Christianity expanded, sometimes under great persecution, throughout the world. Could such endurance and dynamism result from only an empty tomb? No. Only an experience of the risen Jesus could bring this about. [email protected]
Domenico Cresti’s painting, The Resurrection, was placed by Fr. Lorenzo Ricci, SJ, in the chapel on the spot outside Rome where Ignatius had a vision confirming his desire to ask the pope to found the Jesuit order. It’s significant because Fr. Lorenzo enthroned this painting as a symbol just before the order was suppressed throughout the Portuguese and Spanish Empires. It was one of their darkest hours. We all have dark moments in our histories. It seems death will swallow us; that God has abandoned us, and there is no solution. The darkness in the painting suggests just that - the world of darkness and despair without the light of Christ. The soldiers sleep, the cold world waits below, and a once - strong trunk is dry and sapped of vigor. Above, the beautiful Christ figure is surrounded in light, while he hoists the victory standard: the blood-red cross of martyrdom set upon the pure white of resurrection. He, like a new Moses, is leading them into the promised land of eternal life. These contrasts of darkness and light are the message of the painting and of the resurrection itself. Peter, John, and Mary Magdalene had locked themselves at home, engulfed in darkness, fear, and sadness. The next morning, they arrive at the tomb only to find it open and the body of their beloved Savior gone. Victory was being won even as they slept. Entrust your ways to the Lord and he will act. God is at work winning your salvation! Do not let hope be vanquished! Hold on. Trust in him. Victory is right around the corner!
We Pray For… Our Sick: Joseph Scarfo, Bella Brunetti, Sharon, Barney & Michael Magro, Pat Gallagher, Frances & Michael Baio, Eleanor Eveline, Kathleen Peterson, Barbara Frankel, Anissa Johnson, Dean Larotonda, Donna Caligiuri, Kathleen Eveline, Glenn Merto, Dawn & Kristen Komorowski, Monica Giglietto, Nellie, Ben & Doris Bonilla, Ruth Estrada, George & Patricia Nolde, Wendy Daley, Carol Galan, Christine Fico, Ryder Chevalley, Bernice Muller, Calvin Humenik, Carmela & Ralph Kruse, Debbie Webb, Catherine Evalong, David Friedman, Patricia & Steven Matheis, Loretta Heuser, Jasaline Estra-da, Anita Sfraga, Sal & Rose Iacolino, Joan La Rocca, Russell Cerro, Anny Trabi, and Doris Townsend
Our Deceased: Carmen Rodriguez, Filomena Venezia
Perpetual Prayer Guild:
Our Military: Please let us lift up our prayers for our brave men and women who fight for our freedom.
We Prepare For…Next Sunday: Divine Mercy Sunday
First Reading: Acts 4: 32 - 35 Second Reading: 1John 5: 1 – 6 Gospel Reading: John 20: 19 – 31
The Sanctuary Lamps are donated
this week as a Birthday
Remembrance for Eugene Dolphin at the
Request of Michael.
The Altar Bread, Wine and Candles
are donated this week in Memory of
Toma Gecevic & Burgio Family
at the Request of
Maria.
MINISTERS OF PRAISE
Please join your prayers with our Ministers of Praise, our home - bound
parishioners, as they pray the month of April for all those who have
suffered a loss due to natural disasters including hurricanes, forest fires,
floods and mudslides. May they receive the help necessary to
repair their lives physically and spiritually.
The Paschal Candle is donated this year in
Memory of Jeanette La Rosa
at the Request of Husband,
Leonard La Rosa.
Dear Parishioners, During the past year, we have continued to grow as a community of love and faith in God. We have witnessed our faith being expressed not only in our Sunday Eucharist, but also in the very spirit and tone of
the parish: a warm love that reaches out to each other. My prayer and wish for the parish is that this Easter will bring us all a deeper awareness of our faith in God and our need to love one another. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your cooperation in our parish work and extend to you and your loved ones my prayerful best wishes for a Holy and Blessed Easter Day. Sincerely in Christ, Rev. Francis J. Hughes
THE RETURN OF EASTER The return of Easter should be to the Christian life the call of a trumpet. It is the news of a great victory. It is the solution of a great perplexity. It is the assurance of a great triumph. Frederick Temple
SAINT PANCRAS SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SAINT PANCRAS SCHOOL A PLACE TO GROW IN HEART, MIND AND SOUL
St. Pancras School of Religious Education wishes parents, students and parishioners a
Blessed and Happy Easter.
Classes will resume Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11.
May you always feel His love shining brightly
in your life. Saint Pancras School wishes parents, students and parishioners a
Blessed Easter.
Classes resume Monday, April 9.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The Paschal Mystery is the key to our Christian faith: the dying and rising of Jesus that is the pattern of our life. In their first steps on the road of faith, the catechumens feel the cross of glory traced over their eyes, on their lips, across their shoulders, on their ears, over their heart, and on their feet. The mystery is that even death gives way to life for those who are held in the embrace of Jesus. Today, many new Christians arise from the waters of the font. Yet the font is not the destination of their journey. The goal is Pentecost, fifty days from now, and a lifetime of praise to the Father, in Christ, in the embrace of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the world. Neophyte,” our ancient word for newly-baptized people, means “newly-planted” in Greek. If someone in your parish has just been
PROCLAIM THE RISEN CHRIST On Easter morning everything—the spring weather, the flowers, birds and butterflies, the people around us in their finery, the beautiful liturgy and music—everything seems to bear witness that Jesus Christ is risen today! Like the eyewitness accounts in today’s scriptures, the glorious and joyful life all around us helps us to believe the good news of the Resurrection and sing “Alleluia!” In the scriptures today we hear from Peter and Paul and John. All three speak with conviction about witnessing the resurrected Christ. John’s Gospel account includes Mary of Magdala, who also was privileged to witness the Resurrection and tell others the good news. On this glorious Easter Sunday
The St. Joseph & St. Pio Prayer Group meeting is Saturday, April 7, 2018.
Members are invited to participate at the 8:30 am Mass. Immediately following Mass, the Rosary
will be recited. Immediately following, our meeting will be held in Pfeifer Hall. After our
meeting, a continental breakfast will be served.
Please be prepared to pay your annual dues at this meeting. The annual dues are $20 per member.
The Prayer Group is open to all our parishioners and those from neighboring parishes. We invite
Catholics from all cultural backgrounds. Please feel free to join us on Saturday and become a member.
We look forward to seeing you at Mass.
FOOD PANTRY
St. Pancras wishes to thank all our parishioners who made a donation this month to Sacred Heart’s Food Pantry.
Your support of their mission helps families in our neighborhood.
Your generosity is appreciated.
MASS INTENTIONS AND MEMORIALS The Mass Book for January - March, 2019
is open for your Mass Intentions (English & Polish). Remember that we now have collective Masses for weekend Masses
designated “People of the Parish.” There are Memorial Intentions
available for May - December, 2018. At this time, memorials for 2019 are not available.
The Sunday Mass Schedule is: 8, 9:30 (Polish), and11:00 am. Weekday Mass is 8:30 am Monday
through Saturday. The Mass Offering is $15. Altar Bread, Wine & Candles; Ringing of the Bells; and St. Anne Candle donation is $25; Sanctuary Lamps are
$40; and Altar Flowers are $50. Each of the Memorials is for a week from
Sunday to Saturday. Please come to the Rectory to fulfill your requests.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR The Children’s Choir will resume rehearsal
Thursday, April 12 from 3 to 3:50 pm in the Church.
The Children’s Choir will sing Sunday, April 15 at the 11 am Mass.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ST. PANCRAS SCHOOL FUNDRAISING PRESENTS
A FREE STYLE CONCERT FEATURING CORO ** THE COVER GIRLS ** ROCKELL & JOE ZANGIE
Join us Friday, May 4, 2018 at St. Pancras Auditorium at 7:30 pm.
Tickets are $50. Beverages available for purchase.
No one under 21. Please call 718-821-6721 for tickets and information.
Saint Pancras wishes to acknowledge the generous donation of $400 from the St. Joseph & St. Pio Prayer Group.
MARIAN PILGRIMAGE
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Ridgewood is sponsoring a Pilgrimage July 15 - 23, 2018 to Fatima, Avila, Lourdes and Paris. The cost is $2,999 double
and $3, 799 single occupancy. The cost includes: air fare, accommodations, all meals, transfers &
sightseeing, all entrance fees per itinerary. Please contact Fr. Sansone at O.L.M.M Rectory at
718-366-3360 for reservations and details.
St. BALDRICK’S FOUNDATION
Help the “Sherman Shaver’s” Rock the Bald at their 3rd St. Baldrick’s Event Friday, April 6 at 5:00 pm at
