SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 W E L C O M E Twenty-Fifth 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 instruments and standards of this work of evangelization and faith formation.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel 23–25 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102

718.278.1834 • Fax 718.278.0998 church@mountcarmelastoria.org

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 Wednesdays: 9:30am-2:00pm

CHAPEL OF ST. MARGARET MARY 9-18 27th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102

718.721.9020 Fax: 718.721.3729 Stmargmarylic1@aol.com

No Rosary in Spanish Daily at this time Sunday Mass

10:15am (Español)

CATHOLIC SCHOOL Saint Joseph Catholic Academy

28-46 44thAstoria, NY 11103 718.728.0724—www.stjosephsch.org

Financial Assistance/ Ayuda Financiera: school@mountcarmelastoria.org

www.mountcarmelastoria.org

Pastoral Team

Pastor Msgr. Sean G. Ogle, V.F. Ext. 122 pastor@mountcarmelastoria.org

Follow me on twitter @theogleoffice

Parochial Vicars Father Peter Nguyen Ext. 120

Father Michael McHugh Ext. 119

Pastor Emeritus-SMM Father Ed Brady Ext. 118

In Residence Msgr. John Harrington K.H.S., Ext. 128

Father Joseph Pham Ext. 115

Deacon Ruben Mendez

Pastoral Worker Chin Nguyen Ext. 123

Coordinator of Religious Education Nelly Gutierrez Ext. 114

reled@mountcarmelastoria.org

Parish Outreach Coordinator Denise Dollard 718.721.9020

Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Celeste Stewart Ext. 112

church@mountcarmelastoria.org

Bulletin/ Calendar/ Records Secretary Luis Sanchez Ext. 110

reception@mountcarmelastoria.org

Director of Music Lucille Mascia

Parish Athletic Director Steve Leoutsakos

Cluster Hospital Chaplain Father Jean Laguerre

•Confessions/Confesiones: Saturdays 3:30– 4:30pm

•Weddings/ Bodas: Wedding arrangements should be made 6 months in advance

Arreglos para bodas deben hacerse 6 meses en avance.

•Sweet Sixteen/ Quinceaños: Must have made the sacrament of Confirmation

Debe haber recibido el sacramento de Confirmacion

•Legal Holidays : There will only be one Mass at 9:00am.

•Recitation of the Rosary: After 8am weekday masses only.

Meetings and group gatherings are still suspended until further notice.

Always check our weekly bulletin for any changes and please view our Informational Pamphlet.

Parish of Queens Deanery #1, Brooklyn Diocese

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 5:00pm Rebecca Rafael; Malika Silien– For Healing SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 8:00am Filipino Figueroa 9:00am Vincenzo & Ida Agusto 10:00am Vincent Mazzurco 11:15am Luis Molina– (Living- Birthday) 12:30pm Zoraida E. Camacho; Julio Puma; Rosalba Torres (Living– Birthday); Vito Antonio & Nicola Riccardi; Arturo Ramirez (1r mes de fallecido) 7:00pm Our Parish Family MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 9:00am Maria Mina Castroverde 8:00am Maria Mina Castroverde TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 8:00am Jennifer Rodriguez Halbach 12:00pm Maria Mina Castroverde WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 8:00am Leonardo & Giuseppina Grippi 12:00pm Gilberto Martinez THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 8:30am Mercedes Beck– Saint Day 12:00pm Roselia Leto FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 8:00am Malika Silien– For Healing 12:00pm Jin Ju Kang– Death Anniversary SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 8:00am Madonna Immordino Faraci 5:00pm Jack Bertorelli; Aurelio Medina; Malika Silien– For Healing; Phillip Albert Montouri SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 8:00am Intention Available 9:00am Santo Padre Pio 10:00am Giulio Moretti 11:15am Dorothy Nacinovich– Birthday Memorial 12:30pm Christian Ponce; Chixeli Nieseu & Anna Vesia Gregorio & Rosita Puma & Martina Lema; Reyes Astudillo Baez 7:00pm Our 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.

Winnie Burke Bruce Kelderhouse Claire Kennedy Mary Kate Reilly Saoirse McCaffrey Kristina Dawes Doug Rowen Carl Nicolosi

PRAY FOR OUR RECENTLY DECEASED William J. Porzelt

SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2020— TWENTY-FIFTH 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 donation of $10.00. Currently Enrolled: Robert Russo Jr., Francisco Quintera, Miguelina Acevedo, Mickey Bourk, John McDonagh, Stephen Thornton, Michael O’Malley, Thomas Gilligan.

Annual Catholic Appeal 2020 We have begun the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal. We ask that everyone prayerfully consider making a gift to the 2020 appeal. The works and services made possible through your donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal help people in Brooklyn & Queens in ways that no one parish can do alone. Please remain assured that your gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal cannot be used in the settlement of abuse claims or for anything other than their intended purpose. As of September 14, 2020 we have 147 pledges totaling $49,000 towards our parish goal of 64,586. So far we have received more than $41,000. Thank you for your support.

WEEKLY OFFERINGS: In the absence of Mass attendance, we will be grateful if you can remember your weekly offerings to the church, either through the mail or dropping them through the rectory mail slot; whether weekly, monthly, or when the emergency is over and Masses resume. This might be a good opportunity to start doing your church offerings electronically. Just visit FaithDirect.net, and register entering our parish code: NY370. We thank you for your loyal support. EL DIEZMO SEMANAL: En ausencia de asistencia a la Santa Misa, estaremos agradecidos si puede recordar sus ofrendas semanales a la parroquia, ya sea a través del correo o dejarlas a través de la ranura de correo de la rectoría; ya sea semanal, mensualmente o cuando la emergencia haya terminado y las Misas se reanuden. Esta podría ser una buena oportunidad para comenzar a hacer sus ofrendas de la parroquia electrónicamente. Simple-mente visite FaithDirect.net, y regístrese ingresando nuestro código parroquial: NY370. Le agradecemos su leal apoyo.

September 12 & 13, 2020- There will be a second collection after communion for Catholic Universities. Your donations, as always, are very much appreciated. 12 & 13 de septiembre 2020– Habra una segunda colecta despues de la comunion para Universidades Catolicas. Sus donaciones, como siempre, son muy apreciadas.

September 19 & 20, 2020– There will be a second collection after communion for Catholic Education/ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Your donations, as always, are very much appreciated. 19 & 20 de Septiembre 2020– Habra una segunda colecta despues de la comunion para la Educacion Catolica. Sus donaciones, como siem-pre, son muy apreciados.

MASS REGISTRATION RECORD ( High average attendance = 1500)

Date 7-5-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 up & down Viet 7 PM SMM TOTAL/percent

Registered 12 19 13 25 No Mass

22 90+33 --- 4 45 450/30%

Actual 43 38 18 40 50 110+26=136 60 22 43

Date 7-12-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 523 / 34.8%

Registered 74 27 9 24 No Mass

47 91+59 --- 3 61

Actual 64 62 20 40 53 86+52=138 70 15 61

Date 7-19-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 456 / 30.4%

Registered 18 7 2 17 No Mass

36 90+60+6 --- 3 71

Actual 50 63 18 40 46 94+41+15=150 70 18 49

Date 7-26-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 488 / 32.5%

Registered 11 15 2 9 --- 19 91+42 --- 3 53

Actual 33 38 17 37 8 47 108+44=152 68 33 56

Date 8-2-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 506 / 33.7%

Registered 9 14 1 22 --- 23 91+35 --- 3 56

Actual 42 30 23 58 6 49 105+46=151 65 25 57

Date 8-09-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 574 / 38%

Registered 12 13 0 8 0 58 91+60 0 2 72

Actual 39 64 18 42 8 77 100+60 65 27 74

Date 8-16-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 526/ 35%

Registered 21 14 --- 4 --- 21 91+23 --- 1 63

Actual 51 44 35 37 9 47 148 61 25 69

Date 8-23-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 504 /33.6%

Registered 14 13 --- 8 --- 25 91+23 --- 3 65

Actual 37 41 30 51 10 43 126 65 32 69

Date 8-30-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 539/35.9%

Registered 11 5 --- 13 --- 8 90+23 --- 2 140

Actual 41 41 21 64 9 48 111+16=127 61 31 96

Date 9-6-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 7 PM SMM 523/ 34.8%

Registered 8 13 --- 10 --- 7 90 --- 3 45

Actual 45 36 24 66 5 49 102+38= 140 58 29 71

Date 9-13-20 Sat 5 Sun 8 Ital 10 Czech 11:15 12:30 Viet 5 PM SMM 546/ 36.4%

Registered 11 9 --- 11 --- 12 92+10 --- 11 48

Actual 45 35 31 62 12 68 122+25 65 20 61

FROM THE OGLE OFFICE Dear Friends and Parishioners:

As we struggle and straggle through this annus horribilis of 2020, we do catch glimpses of hope and consolation from time to time, both individually and parochially. Individually most of us are becoming accustomed to the new normal of masks, social distancing and sanitizing everything in sight. Parochially, we begin to experience some steps of recovery in parish life, as permitted by the Diocese, including:

•Monday, June 29: public daily Mass resumed

•Sunday, July 5: public Sunday Mass resumed

•Saturday July 11: First Penance for youth

•Saturday, July 18: First Holy Communion for youth

•Friday, July 24: RCIA sacraments

•Friday, July 31: Adult Confirmation with Pastor

• Saturday, August 8: Youth Confirmation with Bishop Cisneros As for Sunday Mass, your cooperation with our safety measures has been outstanding in terms of masks, sanitizing and

distancing. I am especially grateful to the volunteers who help clean benches after Mass. St Martha is proud of you! We could do better with pre-registration at the English Masses. Right now we’re not really near the 90-seat limit in the upper

church, but when we do exceed it, we’d like to facilitate everyone’s safety by knowing in advance who would need to go downstairs to see the televised Mass from upstairs (and of course receive Holy Communion).

As for attendance, if we consider our high average attendance is approximately 1500 people, then our attendance figures look like the graph on the previous page.

I hope we can grow closer to our usual attendance, using the lower church as well, as time goes by. Please let your neighbors and friends know that daily mass has resumed and that all safety measures are being taken.

In addition, the week of October 5 we will resume parish meetings with largely the same restrictions (masks, 25% capacity of the meeting room, sanitizing, no food, no children). Religious education classes resume September 30 completely online until at least January, except for Confirmation classes which will resume in person with safety measures as of October 1. Let us strive to restore our parish bonds of communion and friendship in person (with safety) as well as remotely.

Msgr. Sean G. Ogle

DE LA OFICINA DEL MONS. OGLE Queridos Amigos y Feligreses:

Mientras luchamos y atravesamos este ano horrible de 2020, de vez en cuando vislumbramos destellos de esperanza y consuelo, tanto individual como localmente. Individualmente, la mayoría de nosotros nos estamos acostumbrando a la nueva nor-malidad de las máscaras, al distanciamiento social y a desinfectar todo lo que tenemos a la vista. Parroquialmente, comenzamos a experimentar algunos pasos de recuperación en la vida parroquial, según lo permitido por la Diócesis, que incluyen:

• Lunes 29 de junio: se reanuda la Misa pública diaria • Domingo 5 de julio: se reanuda la Misa pública dominical • Sábado 11 de julio: Primera Penitencia para los jóvenes • Sábado 18 de julio: Primera Comunión para los jóvenes • Viernes 24 de julio: sacramentos de RICA • Viernes 31 de julio: Confirmación de un adulto con el pastor • Sábado 8 de agosto: Confirmación de los jóvenes con el obispo Cisneros En cuanto a la Misa dominical, su colaboración con nuestras medidas de seguridad ha sido sobresaliente en cuanto a más-

caras, higienización y distanciamiento. Gracias por registrando para la Misa cada semana. Estoy igualmente agradecido con los vo-luntarios que ayudan a limpiar los bancos después de la Misa. ¡Santa Marta está orgullosa de ustedes!

En cuanto a la asistencia, Las misas diarias están casi al nivel normal de asistencia. Por la Misa dominical, si consideramos que nuestro alto promedio de asistencia es de aproximadamente 1500 personas, entonces nuestras cifras de asistencia se ven así: (Que ven en el grafico en la pagina anterior.)

Espero que podamos acercarnos más a nuestra asistencia habitual, utilizando también la iglesia de abajo, a medida que pasa el tiempo. Informe a sus vecinos y amigos que se ha reanudado la Misa diaria y que se están tomando todas las medidas de seguridad.

Además, la semana del 5 de octubre reanudaremos las reuniones parroquiales con prácticamente las mismas restricciones (máscaras, 25% de la capacidad de la sala de reuniones, desinfección, sin comida, sin niños). Las clases de catecismo se reanudan el 30 de septiembre completamente en línea hasta al menos enero, excepto las clases de Confirmación que se reanudarán en perso-na con medidas de seguridad a partir del 1 de octubre. Esforcémonos por restaurar nuestros lazos parroquiales de comunión y amistad en persona (con seguridad) también tan remotamente.

Mons. Sean G. Ogle

ST. MARGARET MARY

MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

Sunday, September 20, 2020 (Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 10:15 am

P a r i s h B u l l e t i n B o a r d

At every Sunday Mass, Catholics confess that Jesus came down from heaven “for us men and for our salvation.” But what does “salvation” mean? In this remarkable 10-part video series, Scripture scholar and theologian Michael Patrick Barber provides a thorough, deeply Catholic, and deeply biblical, answer. Based on the best-selling book Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know this video series is inspiring, engaging, and accessible. To register for FORMED, please visit www.mountcarmelastoria.formed.org. It’s free! We encourage everyone to use FORMED as a platform for learning and spiritual renewal, especially during these difficult times. For your children, FORMED also has video for all ages as well! Deseamos que todos usen la plataforma de FORMED para seguir aprendiendo y llenandonos espiritualmente. Para sus niños tambien hay contenido para todas las edades! Vaya a www.mountcarmelastoria.formed.org y entre su correo electronico para registrarse!

F O R M E D

Electronic Giving

Enroll at faithdirect.net– code NY370

We urge you to sign up for Faith Direct in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. Please go online to faithdirect.net and use our parish code NY370 to continue supporting your parish. Online giving is easy, convenient and safe. Another way to give securely to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is by texting a dollar amount to 929.254-3850. You will be asked to complete a one-time registration page with your billing and contact information. After this registration, you can give any time by texting a dollar amount to that phone number.

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