...AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Vincent Scuderi
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Also by appointment
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
The Church provides certain times and preparation for weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months in advance to begin the process.
REGISTRATION
Every family and person within the parish is encouraged to register with the Parish.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m. A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents meets on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Godparents are welcome. Please register in advance for the class and Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites: Godparents must be practicing Catholics in good standing, 16 years of age or older, Baptized and Confirmed Catholic.
ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC
Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are invited to contact Fr. Valentine at the Rectory at 621- 2222.
CARE OF THE SICK
Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide spiritual care.
THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, October 24: THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Marcella Sullivan
by Hector & Aimee Gonzalez 11:00 a.m. John B. DellaRatta
by Niece, Kathy & Angelo Grande
Edith Monteserrato by her family Dolores O’Hara
by Richard O’Hara Francis & Edna Reilly
by Reilly & Kirkpatrick Families Clifford Sharkey
by The Sharkey Family Rose Simonetti by her family 12:30 p.m. Nancy Genossi
by Joan Grau Monday October 25: Weekday
9:00 a.m. Edith Monteserrato - 1st Anniversary by Her Family
Tuesday October 26: Weekday 9:00 a.m. Mary Ann Wolski
by Jonna DeBlasio Wednesday October 27: Weekday
9:00 a.m. Elaine Agnelli
by Dolores & Richard O’Hara Thursday October 28: Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles 9:00 a.m. Tina Famiglietti
by Thomas & James DiNapoli Friday October 29: Weekday
9:00 a.m. Andrew Concilio
by Phyllis & Andrew Saturday October 30: Weekday
5:00 p.m. Lorraine Lundgren
by Phyllis Concilio
Sunday October 31:THIRTY- FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Nicki Dimino
by Jo Dimino 11:00 a.m. Louis Digrugilliers
by Randi Gilbert Dolores O’Hara
by Richard O’Hara 12:30 p.m. Timothy Mulligan
Dolores & Richard O’Hara Michele Brown
Kathleen Capuano Pat Cempa Mary Ann Cifarelli
Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Virginia Connors
Emma Cook Kevin Cronin
Paul Cronin John Damiano Linda De Stio John Paul DiNonno
James Dougherty Eric DuBois Elizabeth Fenamore
Natalie Finamore Noel Glen Stephen Grabher
Ida Kelly
Christine Kenney Maria Kim Douglas Knehr Anne Krukowski Frank Krukowski Richard Malon Jonathan Mannina
Stuey Manzione Freida Navarro
Victoria Oxer Justin Paradine Marion Prendergast Gregory Racaniello
Roy Rodrigues Charles Strecker Clotida Vecchione
Jacqueline Verde Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie
Anthony
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
2021 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES APPEAL
St. Mary’s Parish Assessed Goal 65,200.00
Amount Raised to Date 32,535.00
Numbers of Gifts and/or Pledges 92
Percentage of Goal 49.90%
READINGS FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2021 THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Jeremiah 31: 7-9
Second Reading: Hebrews 5: 1-6 Gospel: Mark 10: 46-52
FOCUS: Jesus invites us to follow him and make God’s way our own.
As we respond in faith to God’s call, our way becomes less our own and more of one united to his love. Jesus invites us to follow him, and when our spiritual blindness interferes with our ability to do so, Jesus heals and redeems us through his compassionate love. Jesus guides his disciples and they support one another.
LITURGY OF THE WORD:
In the first reading, Jeremiah foretells the return of the remnant of Israel from exile, carefully gathered and guided back by the Lord. In the second reading, Christ is described as a high priest called by God to make an offering for our sins. In the Gospel, Jesus heals the blind beggar Bartimaeus, who then follows Jesus on the way.
Readings for next week, October 31, Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time:
Deuteronomy 6: 2-6 Hebrews 7: 23-28 Mark 12: 28b-34
From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI
FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE
Celebrants for the Weekend of October 30/31
* Subject to last minute changes.
PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING Parish Sacrificial Giving - Pillar of Hospitality:
This week, reach out to someone who may be feeling lonely, separated or homesick. Let them feel Christ’s love through your actions.
Sunday Offering ~ October 16/17, 2021 $5,069.00 Same Week Last Year $5,787.00
Mass Attendance for October 16/17, 2021 426
Same Week Last Year 291 **
*Does not include Faith Direct
** Mass Attendance at 50% capacity under Covid guidelines
Celebrants* Lector
Sat
5:00 pm Fr. Valentine P. Kalenka
Sun
7:30 am Fr. Valentine M. Doran
9:00 am Fr. Lauder R. Bolensten
11:00 am Fr. Valentine L. Lofaro
12:30 pm Fr. Valentine Volunteer Needed
Mass of Remembrance
The annual Mass of Remembrance for all those who were buried from St. Mary’s this past year will be celebrated in the Church on
Tuesday November 2nd at 9:00 am
Please come and support those families who
mourn the recent loss of loved ones. All
parishioners are welcome to attend.
THE PASTOR’S PAGE
Dear Friends:
After nearly two years of “caution to the point of exhaustion,” people are finally taking their first, tentative steps toward re-establishing the bonds of friendship. Even then, one feels a twinge of…
something. Is it the danger of acquiring—or worse, passing on—an illness? Or is it guilt at having fun when so many are ill, or locked in, or under the crush of financial/work-related burdens? Or perhaps embarrassment at the idea of frivolity, when there are so many more “important” (that is, practical) things vying for our attention? Within the past two weeks, I’ve had the blessing of sev- eral long-delayed visits with dear, close friends that at any other time would have been routine.
One was with a priest friend who lives at a home run by religious sisters, whose care and compe- tence are so keen that a virus wouldn’t have the guts to cross the threshold! Another was with col- lege friends who gathered on a brisk evening for an outdoor Oktoberfest; we rejoiced over the new- est additions to our crew: two little guys (grandchildren, that is) born since last we saw each other.
One new grandfather drew gentle laughter from the group, while our hostess pointed to the way the tiny flecks of ash danced through the night air like stars in the heavens.
Sad to say, our culture has been conditioned, more or less reasonably, to avoid such events. But we need Irish humor (and German, and Italian) to fortify the soul, just as vaccines protect the body.
Here at St. Mary’s, countless family and friends gathered to thank God for faithful parishioners who have returned to him after lives of loving service and holy example: Dolores O’Hara, Tommy McCormack, and Russell Liotta. Waves of love swept through the Church as the parish family commended these beautiful souls to the Lord.
Our only mistake, I believe, would be to dismiss any of these gatherings as “trivial” compared to the “real” world of toil and labor. Indeed, the opposite is true. There is a long tradition in Catholic spirituality to suggest that what makes God’s activity so awesome is that, strictly speaking, none of it is “necessary.” Meaningful? Yes. Supernatural? Yes. But essentially, God does not punch a time clock or make something to order. Rather, God creates and sustains the world as a free act of joy and love. As for the Christian, says Hugo Rahner:
(Through) a certain neatness and graceful nimbleness of mind and movement…man participates in the divine, and recovers…the original unity he once had with the One and the Good. The Church, grace, and liturgical action become for him no more than a prelude to that final carefree gaiety of the heart which he will experience one day in the ev- erlasting game of the Beatific Vision.
Today’s artwork is Andrea del Sarto’s 1528 painting of the Holy Family with St.
John the Baptist. As the adults look on, the older boy passes to his divine playmate what seems like a ball: actually, an orb (the globe). Think of it: Jesus plays with us.
When we play, we attest to the loving protection of God. So rejoice!
Faithfully, Fr. Valentine
OPENING OF ST. MARY’S 2022 MASS BOOK
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The 2022 Mass Book will be available for reserving Masses on Wednesday Nov. 3rd after the 9:00 am Mass. Please write down all your Mass intention requests on paper to leave at the Rectory Office in case we can- not accommodate you immediately.
Since Masses are booked on a first come, first serve basis, and because some people are at work or have other responsibilities and commitments, we will schedule a maxi- mum of 5 weekday Masses and 5 Sunday Masses at each sitting.
Guild of St. Francis Hospital
The Guild of St. Francis Hospital sin- cerely appreciates the generosity of St.
Mary’s parishioners who purchased Raffle tickets the weekend of October 2nd/3rd, which totaled
$1066.00. We are grateful to Fr. Valentine, to Laura, Rose Emanuele, Nora Toal, Nancy Diaz, Rita Botenstein, John and Anne Dussel, Kay Lynch, and Nancy Russo-Rumore for their assistance in the process. Thank you so much for all your help and patience
with this project.
Novena of Masses for All Souls
All Souls’ Day, the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is Tuesday November 2nd, 2021
If you wish to have loved ones remembered in the Novena of Masses for All Souls, please re- turn the envelope you received in the mail or use one that is available at the doors of the Church and Hall. Envelopes may be placed in the collection basket or sent to the Rectory.
The Novena of Masses will be celebrated at the following Masses:
Tuesday November 2nd 9:00 am
Wednesday November 3rd 9:00 am
Thursday November 4th 9:00 am
Friday November 5th 9:00 am
Saturday November 6th 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Sunday November 7th 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 12:30 pm
Molloy College
Fall Open House Sunday Nov. 7, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Register at
www.molloy.edu/admissions/open-house
ST. MARY’S CHURCH CHOIR REGISTRATION FORM (Please fill out and return to the Rectory)
Name: ________________________________
Telephone:_____________________________
Email:_________________________________
Voice (check): Soprano ____ Alto ____ Tenor ____ Bass____
PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST
I/we would like to register in the parish of St.
Mary’s. Please send me a Parish Census to com- plete so I can become a parishioner of St. Mary’s.
Please send my Census to:
NAME:__________________________________
ADDRESS:_______________________________
________________________________________
Fr. Lauder’s Catholic Novel Fr. Lauder’s Series of 50 lectures
on the Catholic Novel, each 15 minutes long, are available on YouTube
REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVE
LCpl Caitlin Lyons LT Dennis Mackin Cpl Tommy Mozer SGT Julio Ortiz II LCpl Jonathan Peres GSGT Jonathan Porto LT James Raphael PVT Michael Starczewski SGT Luke Whitting RCT Jordan J. Williams CAPT Brendan Echausse
COL Daniel Friend SGT Joseph M. Friend LCdr Christian R. Foschi LT. Daniel Grabher PFC Steven Hyyti CAPT David Jacobs SK1 John D. Klick PFC Michael P. Lanciki MAJOR Eric W. Lipp
Lord, hold these men and women in your loving hands and protect them as they protect us and bless them for their self- forgetting acts. We pray for peace in our world and an end to war. Amen.
