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MASSES

Sunday Morning:

8:45 AM and 11 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES:

8:30 AM In Rectory

(Monday-Friday)

9:00 AM In Rectory

(Saturday)

For Baptisms & Marriages

Please call the Parish

Office

Reconciliation:

Father is available before

or after daily or Sunday

Mass

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Jeffry T. Dillon

Administrator

Sr. Maryellen Kane, CSJ

Parish Life Coordinator

Fr.Cosmas C. Nzeabalu

Parochial Vicar

Lee Williams Deacon

(Retired)

Ernie Hart

Deacon

Aminta Maynard

Parish Admin. Assistant

MINISTRY COORDINATORS

Musician: Gary Fisher

Choir Director Bryce Aguilera

Dance Ministry: Stephanie Simeon

Liturgical Ministries: Aminta Maynard

Altar Servers: Lorna McKenzie

Children’s Faith Formation (K-8): Sandra Jean

G.I.F.T. Program (High School): Cara Bloncourt-Elie, Najimah McKenzie,

Aisha Demosthenes, Samantha Antoine, Justin Gonzales

Communications: Taryn Bettis

La Sallian Youth: Br. Phil Rofrano

R.C.I.A.: Marva Chevalier

Baptism Preparation: Doris & Price Olivier

Evangelization Committee: Betty Williams

Men’s Ministry: Ken Harrison

Consolation Ministry: Aminta Maynard

Prayer Group: Barbara Weisenfeld

Women’s Group: Stanlee Richards

Men’s Group: Jim Sweeney

Social Justice: Last Judgment Ministry: Maxine Wilson

Parish Planning Council: Taryn Bettis, Cara Bloncourt-Elie, Br.Phil Rofrano,

Marva Chevalier, Michael Dockett,

Delano Gordon, Ernest Hart, Ken Harrison, Price

Olivier,Nikki Osuji, Ronald Snagg, Maxine Wilson

Betty Williams, Christina Monteau, S. Maryellen

Kane

Finance Committees: Marva Chevalier, Ernest Hart, Price Olivier, Michael

Dockett

Gym Setup & Takedown: Sarge Boyd

Sacristan: Bjorn Olivier

Sound System Gym: Alexander Theodule

Liturgical Environment: Maeve Davidson, Helen Gonzales

Pastoral Care/ Homebound Ministry; Fr.Cosmas C. Nzeabalu

Post Cana Ministry: Cheri Carnavon

MISSION STATEMENT: St. Mary Magdalene Parish is a welcoming Faith community of followers of Jesus Christ bonded by the Eucharist. We go forth from this table

into the larger community sharing our gifts and talents in order to bring about God’s reign through works of justice and responsible stewardship.

Parish Office: 218-12 136th Avenue

Phone: 718-949-4311-Fax: 718-528-7208 Website: stmarymagdalene-queens.org

The Perspective of Justice -28th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 9, 2016

Reading I: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Responsorial Psalm: 98:1, 2-3, 3-4

Reading II: 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

The wonderful deeds of the Lord should elicit several reactions from us.

The first is gratitude to God, like the cured Samaritan who was the only one to return and give thanks to God.

The second is worship, like Naaman, who vows: “I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the Lord.”

The third is action on behalf of others, as we pray in the opening prayer: “May our love for you express itself in our eagerness to do good for others.”

God has blessed us with a wonderful earth and filled it with a beautiful family of brothers and sisters. As Christians, we are called to have thankful worship of God, expressed in care for the lepers and blind people of our day—the poor, hungry, and homeless, the victims of war and oppression, the suffering and dying.

We are to “sing to the Lord a new song” in a new world where lepers and the blind are welcomed back into society.

The central meaning of Jesus’ ministry is bound up with the fact that he sought the company of people who, for one reason or another, were forced to live on the fringe of society.

These he made the special object of his attention, declaring that the last would be first and that the humble would be exalted in his Father’s kingdom. The church finds its true identity when it fully integrates itself with these ‘marginal’ people including those who suffer from physical and psychological disabilities.

US Bishops, Pastoral Statement on Handicapped People

“The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.” That is the essence of our faith, and it is the focus of today’s liturgy. Naaman in the first reading and the Samaritan in the Gospel both ex-perience the saving power of God.

Gerald Darring

“Marginal” People

Last Judgment Ministry Social Justice

Last Judgment Ministry encourages eve-

ryone to pray the Prayer for Elections daily.

A Food Drive for the Food pantry will be held on Sunday, October 16th and 23rd.

Please bring canned and boxed non per-ishable food to the gathering space before or after Mass.

St. Mary Magdalene RC Church 136-20 219th St,

Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

1913-2013 100th Anniversary

Celebrating Our Past...Building Our Future

PRAY FOR ….THE SICK, WHO ARE ILL IN BODY, MIND OR

SPIRIT, ESPECIALLY:

Mavis Mills, Janet Brown, Joseph Davis, Jacqueline Mills,

Edith Bennett, Alice Gaillard, Barbara Weisenfeld, Ida

Theodore, Clive Snagg, Alma Sheafe, Rosetta Hitchen,

Tom De Rosa, Michael McEwen, Marie Collins, Louise

Aguilera, Claude Bloncourt, Raphael Nzeabalu, Sheila

Burnett, Reuben Harris, Ava Betancourt, Catherine Gor-

don, Sophia Bolz, Susan Anderson, Georgina Smith,

Teneshia Max-Dixon, Errol Osborne, Bobbie Todd,

Yvonne Ward, Martha Benjamin, Anita Dickerson, Paul

Dickerson, Shirley Gregory, Yvessa Joseph, Aleem

UPCOMING EVENTS

Next Sunday Readings: October 16, 2016

29th Sunday In Ordinary Time

EXODUS 17:8-13

2 TIMOTHY 3:-14—4:2

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Regular Collection: $ 6,074.00

GIFT: (GROWING IN FAITH TOGETHER)

Our next GIFT meeting for High school

aged Teens will take place on Friday, October 14th at 6:30 PM in the Rectory Basement.

If you are volunteering for the New York

Cares Day on Saturday, October 22nd please bring your signed permission slip to the meet-

ing.

If you need a slip please see Cara or Aisha.

Parents Faith Formation K-8

Beginning Sunday October 16th, Classes

will be held in the new Church Hall.

Children should enter at the far left door and take the stairs downstairs. Remember clas-

ses start at 9:30 AM. Please arrive early. Chil-dren who attend the 8:45 Mass will meet at the back of the Church and be brought downstairs

Arise Together in Christ.

Small groups will begin meeting the

week of October 10th. You will be contacted

with the time and place of your group meeting.

Groups will meet for 6 weeks to share

scripture and prayer. It is not too late to sign

SAVE THE DATE

Our Advent Family Breakfast will take

place on Saturday, December 17th. More infor-

mation will follow.

SECOND COLLECTION:

TODAY: Italian Earthquake Victims

Next Sunday is Mission Sunday. The 2nd collection will be taken up for Missions

Dance Ministry

Meets Thursday evening at 6:30 PM in

the Church. New dancers age 7 and up are in-

vited to attend.

Male and Female dancers are needed,

no experience necessary.

Music Ministry

The acoustics in our new Church are

great. New singers and musicians are invited to

join us in praising God through music.

If interested speak to Bryce or Gary.

Foundation for Ministry Program

A ten week, 20 hour Course in Theology

and Spirituality with a different topic each week

will be offered here in St. Mary Magdalene by

the Pastoral Institute.

The ten sessions will be offered on Tues-

day evening from 7:15Pm-9:15PM beginning on

January 24 and ending on May 2nd. Classes will

be held in the Church Hall. This is a wonderful

opportunity to enrich and update yourself.

Flyers will be available in the coming

weeks. Registration will be completed by Janu-

ary 21, 2017.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2016

8:45 A.M. Gina Gilot (+)

Req. by: Family

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday,

October 10th in observance of Columbus Day.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Last Sunday was a wonderful celebra-

tion thanks to the efforts, talents and generosi-

ty of so many people. We are grateful to all

who worked behind the scenes, setting up the

Church and the Parish Hall. Our dedication

booklet and Holy Cards were beautiful. The

food was wonderful. Thanks to all who pre-

pared it, served it and cleared up afterwards.

Special “Thanks” to the Women’s Group whose

generous donation went to the cost of the

food. Thanks also to the Men’s group who pro-

vided the drinks.

Although the Church was very crowded

with we estimate over 600 people in attend-

ance, our hospitality ministers (Ushers) kept

good order and allowed everyone to feel wel-

come. Our music ministry was outstanding.

Their long hours of practice really paid off. Our

dance ministry added to the joy of the day.

The liturgy was beautiful. Thanks to all who

had a special role in it. Congratulations to all

the members of the parish whose contribution

of time, treasure and talent over the past six