May 29, 2016 - the catholic community of st. peter-assumption

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF
ST. PETER-ASSUMPTION-ST. PAUL
MAY 29, 2016
Feast of the Body and Blood
Of Christ
Church of St. Peter
53 St. Mark’s Place
Staten Island NY 10301
718 727-2672
Catechetical Center
15 Webster Avenue
Staten Island NY 10301
718 447-1290
Church of the Assumption
15 Webster Avenue
Staten Island NY 10301
718 447-6362
Served by:
Rev. Glendino Ragsag, Parochial Vicar
Janet A. Kelly, Parish Manager
Margaret Moschetto, Pastoral Associate
Magdalena Centeno, Religious Education Coordinator and Pastoral Associate for Hispanic Ministry
Mr. John Fodera, Principal, St. Peter’s Boys High School 718 447-1676
Mrs. Jennifer Olivera, Principal, St. Peter-St. Paul Elementary School 718 447-1796
St Peter’s Cemetery 718 442-2363
Religious Education Office 718 447-1290
Rev. Michael W. Cichon, Pastor
SCHEDULE OF MASSES
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION
CHURCH OF ST. PETER
Monday through Friday 7 a.m.
Saturday 5 p.m.
Saturday 6 p.m. La Misa en Espanol
Sunday 12 Noon
CHURCH OF ST. PETER
Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m.
Sunday 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.
CONFESSIONS
Monday through Friday 9 a.m.
Saturday 4 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.
Sunday 5:30 p.m. La Misa en Espanol
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION
Saturday 3:15 to 3:45 p.m.
Sunday 9:15 to 9:45
Holy Day Schedule
To be announced prior to each holy day
PARISH OFFICE
53 St. Mark’s Place
Staten Island, New York 10301
Voice: 718 727-2672
Voice: 718 447-6362
Fax: 718 720-9269
Email: office@assumptionstpaulsi.com
Website: stpetersi.com or assumptionstpaulsi.com
Saturday, May 28, 2016
4 p.m. Assumption Rev. Victor J . Buebendor f
5 p.m. St. Peter J ohn Hayes
6 p.m. St. Peter People of our Par ish
Sunday, May 29, 2016
10 a.m. Assumption Vincent Donato
12 Noon St. Peter Matthew Hanr ahan
5:30 p.m. Assumption (Spanish) People of our Parish
Monday, May 30, 2016
7 a.m. St. Peter All Veter ans of our Countr y
9 a.m. Assumption All Veter ans of our Countr y
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
7 a.m. St. Peter Ivan Sindicic
9 a.m. Assumption Rev. Rober t McCar thy
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
7 a.m. St. Peter All Inter red in St. Peter ’s
Cemetery
9 a.m. Assumption Irene & Fred Matthies
Thursday, June 2, 2016
7 a.m. St. Peter Faculty & Students of St.
Peter’s Boys High School
9 a.m. Assumption People of our Par ish
Friday, June 3, 2016
7 a.m. St. Peter Rev. Daniel Cor ker y
9 a.m. Assumption Msgr . Donald Hendr icks
Saturday, June 4, 2016
4 p.m. Assumption Msgr . Thomas Dar by
5 p.m. St. Peter Patr ick Gillespie
6 p.m. St. Peter (Spanish) People of our Par ish
Sunday, June 5, 2016
10 a.m. Assumption Victor ia & Louis Rossi
(Living) 65th Wedding Anniversary
12 Noon St. Peter Matthew Hanr ahan
5:30 p.m. Assumption (Spanish) People of our Parish
Congratulations to 18 of our young brothers
and sisters who received Confirmation for the
first time this weekend. Please keep them and
their families in your prayers.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE OF OUR FAITH
COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, ESPECIALLY:
Janette Aguilar, James Lawlor, Juanita Santiago, Margaret Barry, Margaret Ennis, Shirley Brockmeyer, Dolores
DeLuca, Judy & Sal Trancucci, Joseph Albano, John
Santore, Francine Rispoli, Frank Marrano, Jake Beurkle,
Owen Harrison, Deacon James Stahlnecker, Zack Zayachek, Joyce Young, Beatrice Perera, Kenneth Courtney, Dianne Kinsella, Carla Buonviaggio, Edward Costoso, Elba Espinosa, Baby Joey Espinosa, John Perry,
Jackie Guglieelimini, Bob Kozlowski, John Ruggiero,
Donna Young, Carol Maria, Michelle Wehner, Yvette
Harrison, Marie Mastrangelo, Helen Pulaski, Darren Lederman, Linda Bilotti, Lewis Provenzano, Jose Larios,
Josephine Wilcox.
Food Pantries
There is a mobile food pantry outside St.
Peter Church on Tuesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. You
need proof of residence to take advantage of the
pantry.
If you are in need of food, the parish food
pantry is open on Tuesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. Go to
the back of 145 Clinton Avenue and someone will
assist you.
Project Hospitality offer s a meal ever y
Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Assumption Church
in Assumption Hall. All are welcome.
Separated & Divorced Support Group
This Support Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of
each month. The next meeting will be on Friday, June
10th at 7:30 p.m. at 15 Webster Avenue. (Please note
new location.) Please call 718 447-6362 should you
wish to join the group. The facilitator will return your
call.
FED BY THE LORD
Jesus' words "This is my body" and "This cup is
the new covenant in my blood" were only part of
his table blessing. Jesus twice said: "Do this in
remembrance of me" (1 Corinthians 11:24, 25).
This is the good news of today's solemnity. Like
the five thousand hungry souls, we are fed by our
Lord. This is not food that satisfies for only a
short time, until the next meal. It is food that lasts
and changes us. It is food for sharing in much the
same way as Melchizedek did when he brought
bread and wine to the returning Abraham.
As children of God's reign, we are blessed to be
able to receive and share God's gift. And we do so
in the way most appropriate to our state in life--as
parents, children, husbands, wives, or religious.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
Do You Know?
Corpus Christi means the “Body of Christ.” We
could all consider this our feast day, as together
we comprise the Body of Christ, and are nourished by the Body of Christ, the Eucharist, the
Source and Summit of our faith!
Apparition Hill
Last week our parish hosted a viewing of the movie “Apparition Hill” at the UA Theater. Over 300
people from Staten Island and New Jersey attended the screening. It was the story of seven people
with different degrees of faith or no faith and their
response to the experience of Our Lady appearing
to visionaries at Medjugorje. The film documented the very moving experiences of these pilgrims.
It was also a very moving experience for those
watching the film.
The sympathy of the parish is extended to the family
of Msgr. Donald Hendricks.
Volunteers Needed
For many cancer patients, getting to and from
treatment is one of their toughest challenges. The
American Cancer Society needs volunteer drivers
to help provide free rides for people in our community. Call 1 800 227-2345 or visit cancer.org/
volunteer to lear n mor e about how you can
help save lives and “create more birthdays”.
St. Peter’s Cemetery
St. Peter’s Cemetery offers the purchase of future
use graves. These future use graves will be limited
to the graves available in Section R only (at the
intersection of Tyler Avenue & Clove Road. Other
sections of the cemetery will still be available for
the purchase of immediate need of burial space.
For individuals who prefer cremation, St. Peter’s
Cemetery also offers cremation niches that can
hold two standard sized urns. The niches are available in St. Peter’s Columbaria Garden for pre-need
or immediate need. For more information, please
call the cemetery office at 718 442-2363, Monday
through Friday. Office hours are 8 a.m. to Noon,
and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Second Collection
There will be a second collection next weekend,
mandated by the Archdiocese of New York, for
Catholic Missions to Black and Indian People.
Thank you in advance for your continued generosity.
The Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship Appeal
If you have not yet done so, there is still time to make
your gift to the 2016 Cardinal’s Annual Stewardship
Appeal. You may mail your gift directly to the Archdiocese or bring it to the rectory, and it will be forwarded.
Readings for the week of May 29, 2014
Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2, 14-16; Mk 12:1-2
Tuesday: Zep 3:14-18 or Rom 12:9-16;
Ps 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56
Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2;
Mk 12:18-27
Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14;
Mk 12:28b-34
Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5b-11;
Lk 15:3-7
Saturday: 2 Tm 4:1-8; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk
2:41-51
Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13;
Gal 1:11-19; Lk 7:11-17
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Once the early Christians realized that Christ's
coming in glory was delayed, there was a need to
provide for the governance and everyday needs of
the church. The various "orders" within the church
carried forward the apostles' ministry, but also allowed for a measure of creativity. The sacrament
we call "holy orders" evolved somewhat slowly. At
first, it made sense for Christians to use the forms
they knew, adapting them to new situations. Synagogues, for example, were administered by a board
of "elders," translated into Greek as presbyteros.
We know from the Acts of the Apostles that a system of presbyters was a normal feature of church
life from earliest days. They stood in relationship
to another order, that of "overseers," translated into
Greek as episkopos, giving us the English
"bishops." The bishop was the shepherd, the faithful tender of the flock, one who offered the Eucharist, forgave sins, and maintained the bond of charity. Just as the deacons were the chief advisers for
the charitable life of the church, so were the presbyters meant to advise the bishop on the spiritual
life of the faithful. They were trusted advisers at
first, not pastors or priests as we understand those
terms
today.
--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
Prayer of Pope Francis for the
Jubilee Year of Mercy
Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful
like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees
you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved. Your
loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking
happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his
betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief. Let us
hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you
spoke to the Samaritan woman: “If you knew the gift of
God!”
You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the
God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and
mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its
Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers
would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel
compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone
who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by
God.
Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with
its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of
grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to
captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother
of Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
Oracion del Papa Francisco para el
Jubileo del Año de la Misericordia
Señor Jesucristo, tú nos has enseñado a ser misericordiosos como el Padre del cielo, y nos has dicho que quien te
ve, lo ve también a Él. Muéstranos tu rostro y obtendremos la
salvación. Tu mirada llena de amor liberó a Zaqueo y a
Mateo de la esclavitud del dinero; a la adúltera y a la Magdalena del buscar la felicidad solamente en una creatura; hizo
llorar a Pedro luego de la traición, y aseguró el Paraíso al
ladrón arrepentido. Haz que cada uno de nosotros escuche
como propia la palabra que dijiste a la samaritana:
¡Si conocieras el don de Dios!
Tú eres el rostro visible del Padre invisible, del Dios
que manifiesta su omnipotencia sobre todo con el perdón y la
misericordia: haz que, en el mundo, la Iglesia sea el rostro
visible de Ti, su Señor, resucitado y glorioso. Tú has querido
que también tus ministros fueran revestidos de debilidad para
que sientan sincera compasión por los que se encuentran en la
ignorancia o en el error: haz que quien se acerque a uno de
ellos se sienta esperado, amado y perdonado por Dios.
Manda tu Espíritu y conságranos a todos con su unción para que el Jubileo de la Misericordia sea un año de gracia del Señor y tu Iglesia pueda, con renovado entusiasmo,
llevar la Buena Nueva a los pobres proclamar la libertad a los
prisioneros y oprimidos y restituir la vista a los ciegos. Te lo
pedimos por intercesión de María, Madre de la Misericordia,
a ti que vives y reinas con el Padre y el Espíritu Santo por los
siglos de los siglos. Amén.
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