ST. RAPHAEL’S PARISH 35-20 Greenpoint Avenue, L.I.C., NY 11101 Telephone: 718-729-8957 Fax: 729-5238 E-Mail: [email protected]Website: www.straphael-queens.org MISSION STATEMENT: St. Raphael’s is a parish rooted in tradition yet responding to an evolving community by evangeliza- tion in action. We seek to inspire the larger Catholic community to a more committed faith life and to heed Christ’s call of sharing time, talent and treasure for the needs of others. DECLARACION DE MISION: San Rafael es una parroquia enraizada en la tradición y a la vez responde a una comunidad que evoluciona con una acción evangelizadora. Buscamos inspirar a la comunidad católica global a que vivan una fe más comprometida y a prestar atención a la llamada de Cristo a compartir tiempo, talento y bienes con los necesitados. EUCHARIST SCHEDULE Saturday/Sábado 5:00pm - English Sunday/Domingo 8:00am - English 9:45am - Korean 11:00 am—English 12:30 pm—Spanish/Español WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Monday - Friday 9:00am Lunes - Viernes 9:00am OFFICE HOURS/HORARIO Monday - Friday/Lunes - Viernes 9:00-1:00pm & 2:00-4:00pm Saturday/Sábado By appointment / Mediante cita BAPTISM/BAUTISMO Please contact the rectory to make arrangements. You will need the child’s birth certificate. favor de llamar la rectoria. Necesitará el certificado de nacimiento del niño. MARRIAGE/MATRIMONIO Any couple wishing to marry should contact the rectory at least six (6) months before the wedding. Una pareja que está pensando en el matrimonio debe de llamar la rectoría seis (6) meses antes de la boda. RECONCILIATION/RECONCILIACION Saturday/Sábado 4:00-4:45pm and by appointment/y por cita. MINISTRY TO THE SICK/ CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS Please call the rectory at 729-8957 to make arrange- ments for the sick person to receive Holy Communion or the Anointing of the sick at home. favor de llamar la rectoría al 729-8957 para que la persona enferma reciba la Comunión o Unción de los Enfermos en la casa.
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ST. RAPHAEL’S PARISH
35-20 Greenpoint Avenue, L.I.C., NY 11101 Telephone: 718-729-8957 Fax: 729-5238
MISSION STATEMENT: St. Raphael’s is a parish rooted in tradition yet responding to an evolving community by evangeliza-tion in action. We seek to inspire the larger Catholic community to a more committed faith life and to heed Christ’s call of sharing time, talent and treasure for the needs of others. DECLARACION DE MISION: San Rafael es una parroquia enraizada en la tradición y a la vez responde a una comunidad que evoluciona con una acción evangelizadora. Buscamos inspirar a la comunidad católica global a que vivan una fe más comprometida y a prestar atención a la llamada de Cristo a compartir tiempo, talento y bienes con los necesitados.
Please contact the rectory to make arrangements. You will need the child’s birth certificate. favor de llamar la rectoria. Necesitará el certificado de nacimiento del niño.
MARRIAGE/MATRIMONIO
Any couple wishing to marry should contact the rectory
at least six (6) months before the wedding. Una pareja que está pensando en el matrimonio debe de llamar la rectoría seis (6) meses antes de la boda.
CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS Please call the rectory at 729-8957 to make arrange-
ments for the sick person to receive Holy Communion or
the Anointing of the sick at home. favor de llamar la rectoría al 729-8957 para que la persona enferma reciba la Comunión o Unción de los Enfermos en la casa.
PARISH STAFF/EQUIPO PARROQUIAL
Rev. Jerry Jecewiz, Pastor Rev. Kuno Kim, Parochial Vicar
Sister Christine Scherer, D.W., Religious Educ. Mr. Jan Wnek, Music Minister
PARISH STEWARDSHIP
$ 4,894
$6,185
August 5th: Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Last week’s offering Average weekly expenses
FROM THE PASTOR…
Dear Parishioners, I am not sure if all of you have heard that Elizabeth Ciro, the director of our Food Pan-try, had to permanently move upstate rather suddenly. A few months back, her husband Nestor went into rapid cognitive decline and wan-dered off from home a few times. He was then placed in custodial care in the Bronx. Elizabeth’s son and his wife (a nurse) invited and urged Elizabeth to move in with them upstate in Schenectady. Nestor will be placed in a facility a few minutes away, and Eliza-beth’s daughter-in-law has promised to settle her in a new parish—and a new Food Pantry—near her new abode. Elizabeth and Nestor have lived in our neighborhood for about forty years, and she has always had multiple involvements at St. Raphael’s: not only the Food Pantry (which she has coordinated for more than a dozen years), but also the Religious Education program, prayer groups, Bible Study, Communion ministry, etc. She was formally trained in Pastoral Ministry at the diocesan level. We will miss her talents and presence, and regret the way her life (and ours!) has been upended so unexpectedly, but we wish her well in her new home. Last Saturday, the Pantry volunteers scrambled to give her a farewell luncheon. You can see a photo or two of the event elsewhere in this bulletin. Next weekend we will have our Annual Summer Mission Appeal. Updated info about the beneficiary community is in this bulletin. I say ―updated‖, because the priest originally set to visit us had a personal tragedy (the death of his mother) that necessitated his return to the Philippines. Instead, Father Gregorio Domilies will take his place. Father Gregorio was born in the Philippines and ordained a priest in 1992. He has been a missionary in Camaroon (Africa), the Philippines, and Papua (New Guinea). He is currently ministering in the parish of San Marcos Evangelista in El Petén in Guatemala. The second collection next weekend (Aug. 11th/12th) is for the summer missionary. I know our people will, as in the past, be generous towards these missionary priests who jour-ney with migrants in multicultural settings, build inclusive communities of faith, and promote the values of Jesus and his Gospel. -Father Jerry Jecewiz
SECOND COLLECTION next weekend: August 11th & 12th
Sunday, August 5th: 8:00am— Wladyslaw Mirecki (Birthday Remembrance) (The Family) 9:45am—KOREAN MASS 11:00am— Arthur Fourcand and Yvonne Clara Samedi Fourcand (Yanick Fourcand) AND Rose De March (Dina Luisa and Marc Filingeri) 12:30pm— Marcela Magro Martyes (Martin y Karina AND Pedro y Carola Restrepo (Familia Restrepo) AND Carmen López (90th Birthday) (Family) Monday, August 6th: 9:00am—Louise Trgo (Trgo Family) Tuesday August 7th: 9:00am—Boyle Family (Family) Wednesday, August 8th: 9:00am—Juanita Leon (Estate) Thursday, August 9th: 9:00am—Parish Purgatorial Society Friday, August 10th: 9:00am—Souls In Purgatory (Lesley Mahon) Saturday, August 11th: 5:00pm— Kola and Dila Saljanin (Saljanin Family) AND Stephanie Sosa (18th Birthday) (Los Papás) Sunday, August 12th: 8:00am— For those serving in the Armed Forces 9:45am—KOREAN MASS 11:00am— Parishioners of St. Raphael Church 12:30pm— Las almas en purgatorio
Mass Intentions for the Week August 5th
(Fumio Tanai photo)
UPCOMING BAPTISM DATES:
In English: Sat., Sept. 29, 2:00 pm. Prep class is Sat., Sept. 22, 11:00 am. In Spanish: Sat., Aug. 25, 2:00 pm. Prep class is Mon., Aug. 20, 7:00 pm.
FOOD PANTRY… is usually open Thursdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, and Saturdays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm. Volunteers and dona-tions are welcome. No clothing, furniture or appli-ances accepted.
WEEK’S EVENTS
Sun., Aug. 5: 18
th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mon., Aug. 6: Feast of the Transfiguration Tues., Aug. 7: Feast of St. Sixtus II & Companions, & St. Cajetan Wed., Aug. 8: Feast of St. Dominic 7 pm – Spanish Rosary + Praise Thurs., Aug. 9: Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Altar Server outing Food Pantry CLOSED today Fri., Aug. 10: Feast of St. Lawrence 7 pm –Folkloric Dance Group 7 pm – Spanish Family Catechesis Sat., Aug. 11: Feast of St. Clare Food Pantry CLOSED today
Here are the dates for the season—all Sundays from 9 am to 3 pm:
……….August 5………. September 2……….October 7
If you have any usable stuff to donate to the parish fundraising table (no clothes, furniture, appliances), items can be dropped off at the rectory during office hours.
SUMMER MISSION APPEAL AT ST RAPHAEL’S
NEXT WEEKEND—AUGUST 11th AND 12th
TO BENEFIT THE ‘MISSIONARIES OF JESUS”
The Missionaries of Jesus (MD) is an international and multicultural religious missionary community. It was founded in the Philippines on June 12, 2002 by a group of 41 men called and inspired by the mission and humanity of Jesus, who calls us to ―make disciples of all nations‖ (Mt 28:19). They call themselves ―friends and disciples‖. It is their desire to gather more friends and co-disciples. Their objective is the promotion of the universality of the Christian message through presence (witness and dialogue alike), proclamation and prayer. Their missionis to unveil the real face of Jesus hidden in our brothers and sis-ters in the mountains, in the plains, in the forest, in the city where we live and work. They minister in the Philippines (Antipolo, Modesta, Cubao, Baguio, Davao, Digos, Lanao, Lubang Islands); in Papua, New Guinea (lae); in Guatemala (Tierra Blanca); and in the USA (Los Angeles and Washington, DC). One of their priorities is to work and live with indigenous people for the pur-poses of relief and health care, for education (literacy programs), and for pastoral work (catechetical formation). The appeal will be made here by Father Gregorio Domilies, who was born in the Philippines and ordained a priest in 1992. He has served as a missionary in Camaroon (Africa), the Philippines, and Papua (New Guinea). He now works in a parish in El Petén, Guatemala.
The second collection on the weekend of August 11th and 12
th is for the Mis-
sionaries of Jesus. Be aware there is no specific envelope in the parish support en-
velopes for this. For exchange purposes, checks should be made out to ST. RAPH-
AEL CHURCH, with the notation ―Summer Mission Appeal‖. Your support is appre-
Un programa espiri-tual (en español) para los niños y las niñas empezando con la edad de 4 años. Viernes de las 7 pm a las 8 pm en el sótano de la rectoría. Todos están invita-dos a participar. Con la colaboración del Apostolado Vino Nuevo.
PEREGRINACIÓN A LA TIERRA SANTA
Mons. Jonás Achacoso organiza
una peregrinación a la Tierra Santa del 31 de octubre al 9 de
noviembre de 2018. El viaje cuesta $ 2,999 que incluye: pasaje
aéreo de ida y vuelta desde JFK, hoteles de primera clase, servicios las mejores guías que habla inglés-
español, desayuno y cena todos los días. Informes: 718-392-0011
EL PROXIMO DOMINGO: APELACION MISIONERA
DEL VERANO
Los Misoneros de Jesús es una comunidad religiosa in-ternacional y multicultural. Ellos trabajan con los mi-grantes para edificar una comunidad inclusiva y pro-mover los valores del evangelio de Cristo. El celebrante de la misa será el Padre Gregorio Domilies, que nació en las Filipinas y fue ordenado sacerdote en 1992. Sirvió como misionero en Cameroon (Africa), las Filippinas, Papua (Nueva Guinea) y ahora en la iglesia de San Marcos Evangelista en El Petén en Guatemala. El próximo domingo la segunda colecta es para los Misioneros de Jesús. Sean generosos por favor.
LEFT: Our July 28th Spanish retreat, organ-ized by our Pastoral Ministers and Vino Nuevo Apostolate, drew a packed house, such that the 50 or so children present had to be relo-cated to the rectory basement. Despite the heat of the day, all were refreshed and re-newed. Thanks to the Apostolate, who do-nated $1200 to the parish, and about the same community of the visiting priest who did the presentation.
LEFT: Elizabeth Ciro, our ―relocating upstate‖ Food Pantry Director, with the cake at her farewell gathering last Saturday. It reads, Vaya Con Dios / Go with God. RIGHT: Some Pantry volun-teers sharing the event with Elizabeth.
RIGHT: The shrine table of statues for our lovely an-nual celebration of the Lord of Pardon last Sunday. BELOW LEFT: Some of the participants at the Lord of Pardon reception following the Mass.. BELOW RIGHT: Main celebrant Msgr. Jonas Achacoso with Father Jerry and some members of the family of DEila & Joe Dela Cruz, the Lord of Par-don organizers.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
Msgr. Jonas Achacoso is hosting a pilgrimage to the Holy Land on October 31 to November 9, 2018. The trip costs $2,999 which in-
cludes: round trip airfare from JFK, first class hotels, services of fin-est English-Spanish speaking guides, breakfast and dinner daily.
Msgr. Achacosa can be contacted at Queen of Angels Rec-tory: telephone 718-392-0011.
PANTRY BREAK: Our Food Pantry is on a summer recess until August 23rd, to give our dedicated volunteers a well-deserved summer break. Donations can still be accepted for future use. Thanks.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2018 St. Raphael Church As of July 30, 2018:
Assigned Goal: $39,991 Amount Pledged: $46,792.00
Amount Paid: 40,257.50 Balance: $6,534.50
THIS ‘N THAT 1. Our Altar Servers will be treated to an out-
ing this Thursday: movie, meal, ice cream and an unusual live theatrical presentation from France. Pick up the permission slip from Father Jerry today and return it in time— only 20 tickets available. First come, first served.
2. Congratulations to our parishioner Maryann Mc Mahon, now a published author of a colorful children’s book, Vinnie and Vickie—The Vibrant Viruses. Maryann had a recent book signing at Donovan’s in Woodside, and about a hundred copies were purchased. Available on Amazon—and Maryann is donating a per-book portion of her profits to St. Raphael’s. So kind!
3. Thank you’s (for donations) from our Food Pantry to: Queen of Angels ($400), Sunny-side Kiwanis Foundation ($160) and the Green Valley Marketplace ($100). Much obliged!
