Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
25-02 80th Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Telephone (718) 899-2801 Fax (718) 429-6404
Parish Web Site: www.olfatimaparish.org
E-mail Address: OLFatima11370@msn.com
Rectory Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30 am-12Noon, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Evenings: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sat. 9:00 am - 6:00 pm / Sun. 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Rev. Msgr. John E. Mahoney, Pastor
Rev. Michael Udoh, In Residence and Part Time Parochial Vicar
Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Breen, P.E.
Rev. Edwin Hernan Lozada, In Residence
Rev. Patrick J. Frawley, In Residence
Rev. James Fedigan S.J., In Residence
Deacon Marco Lopez, Permanent Deacon
Ms. Leslie De Paz, Financial Secretary
Mrs. Anna Maria Mejia, Parish Secretary
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Liturgy
Saturday 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am
9:15 am - Family Liturgy (Sept. - May)
12:00 pm
5:30 pm
Weekdays:
Monday thru Friday
7:00 am & 8:30 am
Saturday - 8:30 am
First Fridays and Holy Days - As announced in the Bulletin
INFANT BAPTISMS
For children under 8 years of age, the sacrament is celebrated the
FIRST Sunday of the month at 2:00 pm. The parents must register in
the parish office at least 3 weeks prior to the baptism. Both parents
and godparents are expected to attend one catechetical session in
advance, on the Tuesday before the baptism, at 7:00 pm.
SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
Before being fully initiated into the sacramental life of the Church,
children over the age of 8 will need catechetical preparation through
the RCIC process. Teenagers and adults will participate in separate
RCIA processes.
CONFIRMATION and COMMUNION
For those already baptized, preparation for these Sacraments will take
place according to the person’s age and knowledge of the Catholic
Faith. For further information contact the Office of Faith Formation
Program.
MARRIAGES
Couples should contact the parish office at least six months in
advance to make the proper arrangements for the Sacrament of
Matrimony.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please contact the parish office.
Mrs. Cassie Zelic, School Principal
25-38 80th Street 429-7031
Sister Patricia Reills PBVM, Pastoral Associate &
Director of Faith Formation
25-02 80th Street 457-3457
Mrs. Josephine Sanges, Director of Music
Mr. Stephen Smith, Principal Organist
Mr. José Aquino, Trustee
Mr. John Blaney, Trustee
HORARIO DE MISAS en español
Domingo
10:30am
Jueves
7:00pm
Dias Festivos: Se publica en el boletín.
EL BAUTISMO DE NIÑOS
Solamente para los niños menores de los 8 años de edad, se celebra
el sacramento el SEGUNDO y el CUARTO domingo del mes a las
2:00pm. Es preciso que los padres se inscriban en la parroquia por
lo menos tres semanas antes del bautismo. Ambos padres y padrinos
deberán asistir a una instrucción catequética, la noche del Martes
anterior al bautizo a las 7:00 pm.
SACRAMENTOS DE LA INICIACION CRISTIANA
Con el propósito de participar plenamente en la vida sacramental de
la Iglesia, los niños mayores de los 8 años de edad, necesitarán
prepararse en el proceso de Iniciación Cristiana Para Niños. Los
jóvenes y los adultos se preparán separadamente en el proceso del
RICA.
CONFIRMACION Y COMUNION
La preparación para estos Sacramentos se cumple según la edad de
la persona y su conocimiento de la Fe Católica. Para más información comunicarse con la Oficina de Formación de la Fe.
MATRIMONIOS
La pareja deberá hacer su solicitud en el despacho pastoral por los
menos seis meses antes de la fecha de la boda, para entrevistarse
con el sacerdote e iniciar la preparación matrimonial.
UNCION DE LOS ENFERMOS
Comunicarse con el despacho pastoral.
RECONCILIATION
A priest is available for Confessions on Saturday afternoon from
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. You can also make an individual appointment.
RECONCILIACION
El Sacramento se celebra semanalmente los sábados de las 3:30 a las
4:30 pm. También se puede fijar una cita para la Confesión otro día
de la semana con un sacerdote.
PARISH DEVOTIONS
Our Lady of Fatima Novena and Rosary
Monday 7:30 pm
DEVOCION EN HONOR AL DIVINO NIÑO
Ultimo Viernes de cada mes.
6:00 pm - Confesiones - Rosario - Novena
7:00 pm - Misa
First Friday: Exposition 10:00 am / Holy Hour 6:30pm, followed
by Benediction & Mass at 7:30 pm.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
8:30 am - Rosa & Salvatore Dilluvio
5:00 pm - Mario Kranjac
SUNDAY, APRIL 6
8:00 am - For the People of the Parish
9:15 am - Exequiel & Katherine Garcia
(Anniversary)
10:30 am - Raul Olmedo Hernandez
12:00 pm - Giovanni Fama
5:30 pm - Angelina Camusci
MONDAY, APRIL 7
7:00 am - Frank & Betty Stocks
8:30 am - Joseph Fichera (Birthday)
TUESDAY, APRIL 8
7:00 am - Luigi & Olga Cichi
8:30 am - Nicholas Di Giovanni
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
7:00 am - Souls of Purgatory
8:30 am - Lorraine McGraw
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
7:00 am - Angelina Fiammi
8:30 am - William & Rose Raymond
7:00 pm - Misa Comunitaria
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — Thus says the Lord GOD: I will open
your graves, have you rise from them, and settle you on
your land. Then you shall know I am the LORD, O my people! (Ezekiel 37:12-14).
Psalm — With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption (Psalm 130).
Second Reading — If Christ is in you, the spirit is alive
even if the body is dead because of sin (Romans 8:8-11).
Gospel — Lazarus, dead for four days, came out of his
tomb when Jesus called his name
(John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62];
Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:1-11
Tuesday:
Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30
Wednesday:
Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56;Jn 8:31
Thursday:
Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59
Friday:
Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42
Saturday:
Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56
Sunday:
Mt 21:1-11 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps22:8
17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 27:66
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Monday:
St. John Baptist de la Salle
Friday:
St. Stanislaus; Abstinence
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
7:00 am - Italo, Raffaella, Donatella Cichi
8:30 am - Edward Malloy
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
8:30 am - John & Catherine Baer
5:00 pm - Speranza & Messina Families
7:00 pm - Luis Vasquez
PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 13
7:30 am - For the People of the Parish
9:00 am - Mary Fabrizi
10:30 am - Walter Sanchez
12:30 pm - Yolanda Pinos
5:30 pm - Catherine Inserra
Please pray for the sick: Olivia Murillo,
Jennifer Garcia Yepes, Mary Belokostolsky,
Anthony Porro, Rosemary Terio, Angelica &
Rafael Añasco, Gladys Carbono, Margaret
Grabowski, Grace Garcia, Karina Orosco, Luz Amparo
Vasquez, Wayne Warren, Alex Murillo
Please pray for the deceased: Jesus Pesantez, Peter
Berend, Karla Arevalo, Benigno Velez, OlgA Inez
Vasquez, Walter Strakowski, Aida & Elena
Molina, Yolanda Montejo, Thomas Cahill,
Aman Sandino, Fernando Rosales
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura — Abriré sus tumbas; pondré mi espíritu
en ustedes para que tengan vida
(Ezequiel 37:12-14).
Salmo — Con el Señor hay misericordia y redención
completa (Salmo 130 [129]).
Segunda lectura — El Espíritu de vida mora en nosotros
LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
The final session of our Parish Lenten Bible Series
on St. Paul will be held on Tuesday, April 8th,
from 7:30-9:00 P.M. in the Fatima Room.
All are welcome. Please bring a Bible.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
April 6, 2014
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice!
Desde el abismo de mis pecados clamo a ti; Señor, escucha mi clamor.
— Psalm 130:1
NORTH QUEENS HOMEOWNERS CIVIC ASSOCIATION OF
Jackson Heights, Inc.
There is a meeting on Thursday. April 10th at 7:30 PM. Guest Speaker is Karen Ellis from the Dep/Water Department
COLLECTIONS
March 30, 2014 - $6,047.00
Poor Box - $149.00
March 25, 2013 - $9,215.00
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
This is IN-PEW COMMITMENT WEEKEND for the Annual Appeal here at Our Lady of Fatima.
There will be a special presentation at all the Masses and Appeal Material will be available for
those families who did not receive it in the mail. As you know, the Annual Catholic Appeal
assists our parish and the Diocese in strengthening and sustaining our essential Pastoral
Services. This year our parish goal for the Annual Appeal is $53,901. WE URGE ALL FAMILIES
TO MAKE A SERIOUS EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE APPEAL WITH A PLEDGE OR A ONE-TIME GIFT!
Please remember that all monies received over the goal are returned to the parish to assist us with our
many expenses. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
May God bless each one of us for responding to this call with so much enthusiasm and generosity!
WAY OF THE CROSS OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
On Good Friday, April 18, 2014, Communion and Liberation will sponsor the Way of the
Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge. Participants will congregate for the first station at St. James
Cathedral-Basilica, 250 Cathedral Place (corner of Jay & Tillary Sts), Brooklyn. Beginning at
10:00 am, the procession will stop at the Brooklyn Bridge, City Hall and Ground Zero.
The final station will be at St. Peter’s Church, 22 Barclay Street, Lower Manhattan. This
event will conclude at 1:30 pm.
At each station, there will be readings from the Passion, a meditation, an reflection
and hymns. All are invited.
For more information, please call Communion and Liberation at (212) 337-3580 or visit its website
www.wocbrooklynbridge.com
PALM SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Next weekend, April 12-13, we celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week.
Palm will be distributed and blessed at all the Masses:
Saturday, 4/12: 5:00 P.M. & 7:00 P.M. (Spanish)
Sunday, 4/13: 7:30 A.M., 9:00 A.M., 10:30 A.M. (Spanish), 12:30 P.M. & 5:30 P.M.
PRO-LIFE CORNER –
“Nothing we do to defend the human person, no matter how small, is ever
unfruitful or forgotten. Our actions touch other lives and move other hearts in ways we can never fully
understand in this world. Don’t ever underestimate the beauty and power of the witness you give in
your pro-life work.” Archbishop Charles Chaput
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
Dear Parishioners,
I was recently informed that Bishop DiMarzio has assigned a new priest to assist us in the parish.
His name is FATHER EDWIN LOZADA. He comes from Colombia and was ordained a priest in
November of 2013. Father Lozada belongs to the religious community of the Misioneros Contemplativos
Ad-Gentes, which sends priests to work in different parts of the world. I know that all of you join me, all
the priests of the parish and the parish staff in welcoming Father Lozada to Our Lady of Fatima. We pray
that his priestly ministry here will be joyful and fruitful!
Msgr. Mahoney
Queridos Feligreses:
Recientemente me informaron que el obispo DiMarzio ha asignado un nuevo sacerdote para que
nos ayude en la parroquia. Su nombre es PADRE EDWIN LOZADA. Él es Colombiano y fue ordenado
sacerdote en noviembre de 2013. Padre Lozada pertenece a la comunidad religiosa de los Misioneros
Contemplativos Ad-Gentes, la cual envía sacerdotes para trabajar en diferentes partes del mundo. Sé
que todos ustedes se unen conmigo, a todos los sacerdotes y el personal de la parroquia para darle la
bienvenida al Padre Lozada en Nuestra Señora de Fátima. Oremos para que su ministerio sacerdotal
aquí sea alegre y fructuoso!
Mons. Mahoney
Church Regulations Regarding Fast and Abstinence
Abstinence from meat (beast or fowl) is to be observed by all Catholics fourteen (14) years old and
older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent. This obligation prohibits the eating of meat,
but not eggs, milk products, or condiments of any kind, even though made from animal fat.
Fasting means limiting oneself to one full meal on a given fast day.
Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday
and Good Friday.
La abstinencia de carne (animal o ave) debe ser observada por todos los católicos
14 años de edad y mayores el dia Miércoles de Ceniza y todos los viernes de Cuaresma.
Esta obligación prohíbe el consumo de carne, pero no los huevos, los productos lácteos, condimentos
o de cualquier tipo, a pesar de que contienen grasa de animal.
Ayunar significa limitándose a solo una comida completa en un día. Católicos entre las edades 18 y
59 años están obligados a ayunar el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS—Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 and Sunday, May 4th, 2014
Bishop R. A. Kearney Council of the Knights of Columbus is holding a membership drive on Saturday,
May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th. All Catholic men are welcome.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BULLETIN ADVERTISERS!
Please join us at the Annual
Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, April 26, 2014
11:AM
St. James Cathedral
250 Cathedral Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
All couples married in 1989 or before are invited to
attend with their families. Couples celebrating their Anniversary
25th, 30th, 40th, 50th and above.
To register, please call the rectory 718-899-2801
EASTER GIFT TO THE CHURCH
Next weekend the Second Collection will be for THE EASTER GIFT TO THE CHURCH. As you
know, our church and rectory buildings are over 50 years old and there are always projects that
need attention such as roofing work, carpeting replacement and furniture repair. Unfortunately,
our regular Sunday collections do not come close to covering these and many other maintenance
expenses. We are asking, therefore, that ALL PARISH FAMILIES TRY TO EXERCISE GOOD
STEWARDSHIP AND GIVE A TRULY SACRIFICIAL OFFERING IN THIS YEAR’S EASTER
GIFT COLLECTION. IF POSSIBLE, WE ASK EACH FAMILY TO GIVE A MINIMUM OF $50$100 IN THE EASTER GIFT COLLECTION. THIS IS YOUR CHURCH AND WE NEED YOUR
GENEROUS SUPPORT. THANK YOU!
REGALO DE PASCUA PARA LA IGLESIA
El próximo fin de semana la segunda colecta será para el REGALO DE PASCUA
PARA LA IGLESIA. Como ustedes saben, los edificios de la iglesia y de la rectoría
tienen más de 50 años de edad y siempre hay proyectos que requieren atención,
como trabajos del techado, reemplazo de alfombras y reparación de muebles.
Desafortunadamente, nuestras colectas regulares del Domingo no alcanzan para
cubrir estos y muchos otros gastos de mantenimiento. Estamos pidiendo, por lo
tanto, que todas las familias PARROQUIALES tratan de ejercer una buena administración y dar una ofrenda verdaderamente de SACRIFICIO EN LA COLECTA DE
REGALO DE PASCUA DE ESTE AÑO. Si es posible, que cada FAMILIA PUDIERA
DAR UN MÍNIMO DE $50 - $100 EN LA COLECTA DE REGALO DE PASCUA.
ESTA ES SU IGLESIA Y NECESITAMOS DE SU APOYO GENEROSO. GRACIAS!
PARISH CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
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LENTEN BIBLE STUDY
Tuesdays, April 8th
Introduction to the Life and Writings of St. Paul
ANNUAL MOTHER’S DAY DANCE
Saturday, May 3rd
HORARIO DE SEMANA SANTA
Palm Sunday - Easter Sunday Liturgies
Domingo de Ramos - Domingo de Pascua Liturgias
Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th Palm Sunday Masses
Misas Sabado, 12 de abril y Domingo, 13 de abril Domingo de Ramos
(Saturday) 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm - Misa en Español
(Sunday) 7:30 am - 9:00 am, 12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
10:30 am - Misa en Español
Monday, April 14th - Reconciliation Monday
Lunes, 14 de abril - Lunes de Reconciliación
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Confessions - Confesiones
6:30 pm - 9:00pm - Confessions - Confesiones
7:00 pm - Penance Service - Servicio de Penitencia
Wednesday, April 16th of Holy Week
Miercoles, 16 de abril de Semana Santa
1:30 pm - School Holy Week Celebration - Celebracion de la escuela
Thursday, April 17th - Holy Thursday
Jueves, 17 de abril - Jueves Santo
9:00 am - English
7:30 pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual)
Misa de la Ultima Cena (Bilingüe)
Church will remain open until 11 pm for Adoration
La Iglesia estará abierta hasta las 11 pm para Adoración
Friday, April 18th - Good Friday - Viernes, 18 de abril - Viernes Santo
12:00 Noon - Stations of the Cross Bilingual
3:00pm - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (English)
7:30 pm - Liturgia de la Pasión del Señor (Español)
Saturday, April 19th - Holy Saturday Sabado, 19 de abril - Sábado Santo
11:00 am –12 Noon - Confessions
7:30 pm - Solemn Easter Vigil (Bilingual) - Vigilia Pascual (Bilingüe)
Easter Sunday Masses April 20th
Domingo de Pascua, 20 de abril
7:30 am (English) - 9:00 am (Bilingual) - 10:30 am (Español)
12:00 Noon (English) - No Evening Mass