Saint John the Evangelist-Saint Rocco Roman Catholic Parish
Rev. Kenneth J. Grande, Pastor
Saturday Vigil Mass: English 5:30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist
Sunday Masses: English 8:45 a.m. St. John the Evangelist Spanish 10:00 a.m. St. John the Evangelist English 11:45 a.m. St. Rocco
Mon.-Fri. Masses: English 8:30 a.m. St. John the Evangelist
Friday Mass: Spanish 7:30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist
250 - 21st Street 216 - 27th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215 Brooklyn, NY 11232
Parish Office at 250—21st Street
Phone: 718-768-3751 Fax: 718-768-4689
Website: www.stjohnstrocco-brooklyn.org Mon. 9:30am-12pm & 1pm-6:30pm
Tues. - Thurs. 9:30am-12pm & 1pm-7:30pm
Friday 9:00am-3:00pm
Sat. 9am-12pm
No matter who you are, or where you are on
life’s journey, you are welcome here.
No importa quién eres,
o donde está usted en el viaje de la vida,
usted es bienvenido aquí.
The 2016 Mass Book is Opened: We ask that you come to the rectory to reserve Masses for the year 2016 on Tuesday through Thursday only from 1:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. This will give us a better opportunity to serve your needs. Libro De Misa Del 2016: Ya está abierto el libro de las Misas para el año 2016. Los que quieren mandar celebrar
una misa en el año 2016 pueden venir a la rectoria en las horas de oficina para reservar fecha y pagarla.
Religious Education Classes Registration:
Registration for our parish Religious Education Faith Formation Classes is now taking place in the parish office. Registration fee is $40.00 for the first child and $30.00 for each additional child of the same family. Please bring a copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate and a copy of the Birth Certificate.
Registración para las clases de Educación Religiosa: La inscripción para nuestras clases de Educación Religiosa, para la Formación de Fe, es4 teniendo lugar ahora en la oficina de nuestra parroquia. El costo de inscripción para un niño es de $ 40.00, y $30.00 por cada niño adicional de la misma familia. Por favor traiga una copia del Certificado de Bautismo del niño y una copia del acta de nacimiento.
Confessions/Confesiónes:
Saturdays 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Sábado a las 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Baptisms/Bautismos Please call the parish office
for more information.
Por favor, llame la oficina de la Parroquia
por más información
Take Care Of Yourself Dr. Vincent Adamo, a member of our parish fam-ily, would like to help us live and remain healthy. He is a very caring and friendly holistic doctor and puts his faith into action by helping anyone who is suffering or in pain. He is helping many people in our diocese to live a better life. His office is lo-cated at 446 Bay Ridge Parkway in Brooklyn and is phone number is 718-921-5483. You can find more info at www.liveholistic.net or www.youtube.com/vincentadamo. Call him today to schedule your appointment.
Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy 241 Prospect West, Brooklyn, NY 11215 Phone: 718-
768-7629 Website:www.sjwca.org
Mass Intentions Saturday May 14
5:30pm Ana Muñiz Requested by Son John
Cristina Anello Requested by Daughter & Family
Sunday May 15
8:45am All Members of Our Parish Family
10:00am Todos Los Miembros de la Parroquia 11:45am Giuseppe Gambella Requested by Filomena Zappoli & Family
Monday May 16
8:30am All Members of Our Parish Family
Tuesday May 17
8:30am Joseph & Millie Longo Requested by Nettie & Sue Pinto
Wednesday May 18
8:30am The Sick of Our Parish Family
Thursday May 19 8:30m Anna Yazzo Requested by James Yazzo
Friday May 20 8:30am Increase in Vocations to the Priesthood 7:30pm Rosa Burgos Vda. de Espinoza De parte de Italo Espinoza
Saturday May 21
5:30pm Colosimo, Briglio & Miranda Family Requested by Sossio Raucci & Family
Giuseppe Martucci Requested by Wife
Please pray for the homebound, the elderly, those who are alone, the sick and especially for the sick of our parish: Liza & Lisette Ferreiro, Amanda Lara, Teresa Zapata, Ramon Gonzalez, Victoria Dubitsky, Alfredo Rivas, Jack Reitz, Manuel Polanco, Dana Ru-tyna, Faustino Tapia & Hugo Diaz Candia Altar Wine and Hosts are offered this week in Mem-ory of Fred & Dorothy Reitz, requested by Children. Altar Candles are offered this week in Memory of Helen Berry, requested by her family. Sanctuary Lamp is offered this week in Memory of Helen Berry, requested by her family.
Change In Summer Mass Schedule
From Sunday, July 3rd to Sunday, September 4th, there will be no 11:45am at our
parish church, Saint Rocco. The 11:45am Mass will start again on Sunday, Septem-
ber 11th. During the Summer, the Mass schedule will be Saturday evening, at
5:30pm, and Sunday at 8:45am and 10:00am in Spanish at our parish church,
Saint John the Evangelist.
Pentecost Sunday
"And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always." Pentecost fulfilled this prom-ise. The Holy Spirit came upon the apostles and nothing was ever the same again. This event is often referred to as the "birthday" of the church. It took Pentecost--and the power of the Spirit--to embolden the apostles to begin their ministry of preaching and baptizing. Conversions began to happen and the early church began to grow. And all of this took place without Jesus' earthly presence among them. This is one of the most encouraging elements of the practice of our Christian faith. We believe that through the Holy Spirit, God dwells within us and empowers us. We believe that even though we never walked with Jesus and the apostles, we are nonetheless accompanied by the same Spirit who is always available to us! We only need to stir up this Spirit within our souls by praying sincerely, "Come, Holy Spirit!" The special hymn of today's feast, called the sequence, does just this. It also expresses well the package of "benefits" that come from the presence of the Advocate among us: "You, of comforters the best; You, the soul's most welcome guest; Sweet refreshment here below; In our labor, rest most sweet; Grateful coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe." And not only do we receive these personal blessings, but the Church herself also receives a tremen-dous gift. As Jesus said, "The Advocate, the Holy Spirit... will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you." It is only through this divine guidance from on high that the Church has the power and privilege to teach and guide us who are still here below.
Domingo de Pentecostés
Hoy la Iglesia proclama y alaba a una voz. ¡Ven, espíritu Santo, y enciéndenos en el fuego de tu amor! Deja en nosotros tus siete sagrados dones. Don de "sabiduría", para que encontremos sabor a las cosas de Dios. Don de "entendimiento", para entender mejor lo que es verdadero y lo que es falso. Don de "ciencia", para que veamos lo bueno del mundo. Don de "consejo", para que sepamos siempre actuar acorde a tu voluntad. Don de "piedad", para saber amar Dios como Padre y a Jesús como Hijo. Don de "temor de Dios", para saber alejarnos de las cosas que lo ofenden. Don de "fortaleza", para ser verdaderos discípulos misioneros de Jesucristo y sus testigos dando testimonio de su resurrección. ¿Qué don pides al Espíritu Santo? Imaginas que estás en el cenáculo reunido con todos. ¿Que ves, que escuchas, que respondes? El comienzo de la predicación de Jesús en la sinagoga fue sellado por el don del Espíritu. "El Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí" (Lc 4, 18). Ahora, al comienzo de la Iglesia con los apóstoles y la Virgen Maria, todos reunidos en un mismo lugar, da comienzo la predicación y testimonio de ellos sellados con la efusión del Espíritu. Viento, fuego y don de lenguas son símbolos que nos ayudan a identificar al Espíritu Santo. Agradecemos y alabamos a Dios en esta Eucaristía por este tiempo de Pascua y por enviarnos su Espíritu, que sus siete sagrados dones sean dados a muchas personas en sus comunidades para que podamos cada día vivir mejor como hijos e hijas de Dios, siendo fieles seguidores del Señor resucitado.
2016 Annual Catholic Appeal - Share The Joy Of The Gospel Through the Annual Catholic Appeal we support many programs, ministries and services and most im-portantly, people. Please prayerfully consider the sacrificial pledge you would like to make to our Di-ocesan Annual Catholic Appeal for this year 2016. Whatever the amount of your gift, it will be accepted with gratitude and deeply appreciated. Thank you, Fr. Kenneth J. Grande
La Campaña Católica Anual del 2016 - Compartir la Alegría del Evangelio Ayudamos a través del apoyo a los diferentes programas, ministerios, servicios; y mas importante a las personas. Por medio de la oración considere la promesa de sacrificio que le gustaría hacer a nuestra Compana Catolica Anual Diocesana para este año 2016. Cualquiera que sea la cantidad de su donación, será aceptada con gratitud y profundamente apreciado. Gracias, Padre Kenneth J. Grande
Sharing the Gospel God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to take the place of Jesus on earth. When you are at home,
in school, or in church, the Holy Spirit helps you learn new words and new skills. He helps you in
your studying and praying. The Spirit helps you remember things from last week and last year.
The Spirit helps you use this knowledge to lead you to heaven. The disciples must have missed
spending time with Jesus after he went back to heaven. But they knew that the Holy Spirit would
always be with them, helping them remember what Jesus taught them. The disciples kept learning
about God and kept growing closer to him. The Holy Spirit will help you remember Jesus, too.
Prayer
Father, I am thankful for the Holy Spirit who helps me learn new things.
Something to Draw
Draw the Holy Spirit on your shoulder helping you.
Mission for the Week
Pray to the Holy Spirit. Ask him to help you learn more about Jesus.
First Holy Communion Mass Saturday - May 14, 2016
Misa de Primera Comunión Sábado - Mayo 14, 2016
Lesly Guadalupe Aguilar-Garcia Sebastian Alvarez
Melanie Rachel Bermeo-Naula Marilyn Michelle Bermeo-Naula Melida Jhanet Bermeo-Naula
Carlos Campos Christopher Campos
Bryan Canete Jennifer Canete
Dilan Josue Chuquiguanga-Abad Ronaldo B. Collado Carlos M. Delgado
Reina Delgado Guadalupe Espinoza-Ramirez
David Garzon Jordy Garzon
Alexis R. Gonzaga-Veliz Yuliza E. Gonzaga-Veliz
Ivon Guzman Evelin Saray Hidalgo
Arly Nicole Inca-Restrepo Joao Esteban Inca-Restrepo
Ashley Brianna Martinez-Campos Juan David Martinez-Campos
Laisha Martinez Henry Morales-Flores
Angelo Negrette Lopez Enrike Paez Lizbet Paez
Gabriella Kimberly Palaguachi Paula M. Pastrina-Campos Arturo I. Reñuela-Lopez
Steve Alexander Quito-Coello Edgar Rios
Sasha Yacgueline Rios Joshua D. Rios
Valerie Samantha Rivas-Toledo Angel E. Sanchez
Isabela Sanchez-Cabral Pascual Sosa
Rey Sosa Alonso Tapia Miriedy Taza
Henry Texis-Juarez Jerry Torres
Angel Jesus Velasco Melinda Veliz
Chris Yauri Jesus Anibal Zumba