Bulletin 09-20-15

St. Anthony - St. Alphonsus R.C. Parish
September 20, 2015
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pastor: Rev. Kavungal Davy, CMI (Ext. 16)
Email: davykavu@yahoo.com
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jilson George, CMI (Ext. 18)
Email: jilsoncmi@gmail.com
Office Manager/Parish Secretary: Miss Christine Bianculli (Ext. 10)
Receptionist: Miss Eugenia Calderon (Ext. 11)
Music Director: Mr. Edward F. LaPlant, III
RECTORY: 718-383-3339
Fax: 718-383-6958
E-Mail: Ant862@aol.com
Website: www.stanthony-brooklyn.org
862 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11222
Rectory Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
SCHOOL OF FAITH FORMATION: 718-383-6935
School of Faith Formation Coordinator: Miss Eugenia Calderon
Adult Faith Formation (RCIA) please call 718-383-3339
REGIONAL SCHOOL/718-383-1970: St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy
12 Newel Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
862 Manhattan Avenue
Mass Schedule
Friday: Spanish Mass: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: 8:15 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (Spanish)
and 12:30 p.m.
Weekdays: 8:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Holy Days: 8:15 a.m.; 12: 15 p.m.; and
7:30 p.m. (Spanish)
Previous evening 7:30 p.m. (English)
DEVOTIONS
After 8:15 a.m. Mass
Monday: Miraculous Medal;
Tuesday: St. Anthony
Eucharistic Adoration - First Friday of the month
after the 8:15 a.m. Mass
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
Priests are available anytime. Ministers of the Eucharist
can be invited to bring Communion to the home of the
sick.
CONFESSIONS
Thursdays after 8:15 a.m. Mass; Saturdays, 4:00 - 5:00
p.m. Confessions heard in the lower church. All other
times please call the Rectory.
Confessions in Spanish: Friday 7:00 p.m. and after the
7:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
SCHOOL OF FAITH FORMATION
Grades 1, 2 - Pre-Communion and Communion:
Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
BAPTISMS
Baptisms are celebrated in English on the last Sunday of
the month and Spanish baptisms are celebrated on the first
Saturday of every month. Arrangements must be made at
the rectory in advance. The birth certificate must be
presented. Instructions are required for parents and
godparents before Baptism.
Grades 6, 7 - Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation:
Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
MARRIAGES
Arrangements should be made six months in advance.
Pre-Cana Conferences are part of preparation. The website address is http://www.pre-cana.org/
Grades 3, 4, 5 and RCIC (Baptism) classes:
Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP
Please register at the Rectory. Any letters for
Sponsorship, Baptism/Confirmation, as well as a letter
for Immigration, you must be a registered member
of the Parish.
CHOIR: Meets each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Church
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, September 20:
9:30 + Kathleen, Martin, Sr. and Martin, Jr.
O’Boyle by Family
11:00 + (Spanish) Isaias Hernandez by
Daughter
12:30 + Joseph Ochs by Ochs Family
Monday, September 21:
8:15 + Colleen Carney by Sarah Breen
12:15 + In Thanksgiving to St. Anthony by Ann
Tuesday, September 22:
8:15 + Anne P. Moran by Teresa Cain
12:15 + Helen Savage Prunka by Rose Prunka
Wednesday, September 23:
8:15 + Colleen Carney by Nancy and Charles
Mullan
12:15 + John Batka by Granddaughter, Alexia
Thursday, September 24:
8:15 + Rosemary and Larry D’Angelo and
Rev. John McNeill by Richard and Pat
(D’Angelo) Young
12:15 + Margaret Jankay by Family
Friday, September 25:
8:15 + Carmen Mercado by Elizabeth
Mercardo
12:15 + In Thanksgiving to St. Anthony
by Christine Bianculli
7:30 + (Spanish) Jose and Estefita Villafuerte
(50th Wedding Anniv.) by Family
Saturday, September 26:
8:15 + Albert Riordan (Happy Birthday) by
Wife, Pat
5:30 + Yanina and Mieczyslaw Gasiorowski
by Ada Kaftan
Sunday, September 27:
9:30 + John, Lucy, Dominick and Carla Maffia
by Barbara Maffia
11:00 + (Spanish) Marisol Palma by Mercedes
and Guillermo Ortiz
12:30 PURGATORIAL SOCIETY
+ Vincent Fabucci by Daughter,
Melissa Fabucci
Please remember those on our sick list in your
prayers: Joan Dobkin, Laurie Rueckheim, Roman
Rurak, Doris McGuire, Bob Hock, Keith Sidorowicz,
Judith Ballester, Nini Gonzalez Mejia, Steve Belus,
Carolyn Lattanzio, Janice L. Whelan, James Cunniff, Joseph Buenos, Millie Wolf, Patty Behan, Donald Buddenhagen, Bridie Martin, Margaret
Sweeney, Matthew Colasanti, Roza D’Souza, Ann
Kalter, Julia Bis, John O’Grady, Bob Quagan, Elizabeth Kies, Joseph Anthony D’Avino, Stanislawa
Sobczynska, Laura Borruso, Amy Pisarki, John
Slattery, Joseph Lauron, Patricia Riordan, Dolores
Miller, Sister Mary Gladys Murphy, S.S.N.D., Carmelo Reyes, Marylou Ryan, Patricia Taranovich,
Eugene Stonebreaker, Zofia Orlowska, Mary Sanz,
Thomas Bruce, Richard Schlopp, Enrique Landines,
Robert Keenan, Ryan Marshall, Anne Marie Stampf,
Edward Pertell, Genowefa Biernaca, Elizabeth
Malenik, Theresa Kujawa, Kataryna Gierczynska,
Caitlyn Geer, James Buddenhagen, Gracielo Mero,
Bill Wisniewski, Gary Normandia, Lucy D’Avino, Eleanor Heiberger, Brian Francis Campion, Gemma
Ferrara, Joseph Micatonick, Mary Sikora, Hank
Wisniewski, Vincent Cuomo, Frank Sarlie, Peggy
Mae, Edwin Soto, Irene Cahill, Lawrence O’Donnell,
Christine Mascia, Dolores Ray, Marie Mascia, Julia
Silva, Anthony Kimkowski, Theresa Good, Mary
Knapp, George Koslab, Evelyn Sondey, Robert
Trotta, Juano Cano, Danny Culmone, Michael Anobile, Michael Aiello, Yolanda Aiello, Diane Arzon
Rodriguez, Martha Banfield, Gustavo Guerra, Michael Conboy, Jaylin Figueroa and Della Buckner
BREAD AND WINE
The bread and wine at all the masses from
September 20th to September 26th, will be offered in memory of Kathleen, Martin, Sr. and
Martin, Jr. O’Boyle by their family.
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
The following items are needed for our food
pantry: coffee, cereal, canned meats, and
rice. Thank you for your continued support and
generosity.
Bible Study
Bible Study will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the rectory. All are welcome.
Pope Francis: A Messenger of Mercy
AsCardinalWalterKaspersays,thekeywordofPopeFrancis’pontificateisthe
topicofmercy.ForPopeFrancis,themessageofmercystandsinthecenterof
thegospel.HesaysrepeatedlythatGod’smercyisinfinite;Godwillnevertire
of being merciful toward everyone if only we do not tire of asking for his
mercy.Godforsakesnopersonandletsnonefall.Alittlemercyamonghuman
beings can change the world. With this theme he has touched the hearts of
peopleinsideaswellasoutsideofthechurch.
.
PopeFrancissays,“WeneedChristianswhomakeGod’smercyandtenderness
foreverycreaturevisibletothemenofourday.Weallknowthatthecrisisof
modernmanisnotsuperficialbutprofound.ThatiswhytheNewEvangeliza‐
tion,whileitcallsustohavecouragetoswimagainstthetideandtobecon‐
vertedfromidolstothetrueGod,cannotbutusealanguageofmercy,whichis
expressedingesturesandattitudesevenbeforewords.”
Inhisfirstapostolicexhortation,“TheJoyoftheGospel”,PopeFrancisreiter‐
atedthispoint:“TheChurchmustbeaplaceofmercyfreelygiven,whereeve‐
ryonecanfeelwelcomed,loved,forgivenandencouragedtolivethegoodlife
oftheGospel”.ForPopeFrancis,thenewevangelizationentailsrenewedfocus
uponJesusastheembodimentofGod’sloveandtheexemplarofdivinemercy.
Jesus provides the example all Christians are to follow: “To get diverted by
manysecondaryorsuperfluousthingsdoesnothelp;whathelpsistofocuson
the fundamental reality, which is the encounter with Christ, with his mercy
andhislove,andtoloveourbrothersandsistersashehaslovedus.”
As we eagerly await the visit of Pope Francis, let us listen to his message of
mercy! Heinvites usto show more mercy inour daily lives. When we admit
our own sinfulness and ask God for forgiveness, we become better able to
showmercytoothers.
Fr. Jilson George
WEEKLY OFFERING
Weekend of September 12 - 13, 2015
JOIN US TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS
Attendance - 589
Collection - $ 3,795.00
Catholic University Collection - $ 786.00
Mission Appeal Collection - $ 971.00
Votive Candles - $ 555.00
If you want to contribute a little time and/or talent to help the local needy, please join your fellow parishioners at our annual St. Vincent de
Paul meeting on Sunday, September 27th at
11:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall (715 Leonard
Street).
Last year’s attendance - 601
Last year’s collection - $ 2,397.00
Last year’s Catholic University Collection $1,160.00
Last year’s Mission Appeal Collection $ 1,561.00
Last year’s Votive Candles - $ 669.00
Our St. Vincent de Paul group sponsors the
Parish’s year round food pantry, our Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter food baskets and we
also support local efforts to find resources for
people needing housing, counseling, or entitlement benefits.
2015 Annual Catholic Appeal
Parish Summary Report - 9/14/15
Goal: $26,845.00
Donors: 122
Pledged: $ 26,181.00
Paid to Date: $ 23,631.00
Church Bells
A total of $2,900.00 has been donated for the
new bells. The cost of the new bells is $10,000.
Donor plaques will be placed in the church vestibule with the names of those who make a donation to help offset the cost of the bells. Donation:
$100 (gold name plate) and $50 (silver name
plate).
Altar Flowers
All are welcome to offer flowers for the weekend
on the altar in honor of the living or in memory of
the deceased. The suggested donation is $100.
Youth Meeting
Our parish is planning to have a youth group.
The first meeting will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at 4:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall Gym.
Young adults between the age of 12 - 25 are
welcome.
If you can’t make the meeting on September
27th, just email neilsheehan@opiny.org and
you will be contacted.
Lectors/Extraordinary Ministers of
Holy Eucharist
Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Eucharist training is on Saturday, October 10.
Those who are interested please call the parish
office this week to register their names.
Walk With Francis in Williamsburg
A Walk With Francis event in Williamsburg will kick
off the WalkwithFrancis Campaign this Sunday,
September 20th, starting at 4:00 p.m. at the San
Damiano Mission at 21 Nassau Avenue (& N. 15th
Street) Brooklyn, NY.
The 1 1/2 mile walk will feature prayers and reflections on Pope Francis’ message on Ecology, the
Dignity of the Poor and Elderly, and the Marginalized.
The event will conclude with Mass at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel Shrine Church at 275 N. 8th Street (&
Havemeyer Street) at 6:00 p.m.
Just Married
Silviano and Maria Luisa Santos
September 12, 2015
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lect. 134: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20 / Psalm 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 / James 3:16 - 4:3 / Mark 9:30-37
Reflecting on God’s Word
The disciples may have been a bit slow to understand how Jesus was re-defining the
Messiah he was going to be, but they were not stupid on all accounts. They picked up
on the reaction Peter got when he rebuked Jesus for talking about suffering rejection
and death. So, when Jesus brought up the subject for a second time in today’s Gospel, they just listened politely, then dropped back out of earshot and changed the subject to a more pleasant one—themselves, and who was the greatest.
Things must have gotten quite animated because when they got home, Jesus asked
about it. Their silence surely disappointed him, since he could surmise what had engaged them. But like a good teacher, he tries another way to make his point. There
must have been a child nearby, because he calls her over and places his arms protectively around her, and says to them, “If you want to be first, then be last. If you want to
be in charge, then serve. When you take in the least, you take in not only me but my
Father.” Class dismissed.
It has proved a hard lesson to learn. Or maybe few of us really want to learn it. When
you look out at the world, most seem to want to be first, the greatest, the one with the
most and best toys, a wielder of power and influence and authority. Choosing to serve
the least doesn’t make the top ten on most people’s “to do” list.
—James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R.
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718-383-3339
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