CHURCH OF OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY · PDF fileCHURCH OF OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 8, 2017 RECTORY 7396 AMBOY ROAD,

CHURCH OF OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 8, 2017

RECTORY

7396 AMBOY ROAD, SI, NY 10307

Rectory Office 718-317-9772 Fax No. 718-317-0038

WEBSITE : WWW.OLHCPARISH.ORG

ADMINISTRATOR: FR. D. FRANCIS DIAS

PAROCHIAL VICAR: FR. SYLVESTER RANASINGHE

DEACONS: DEACON R. SALHANY

DEACON J. SINGLER

SECRETARIES: MRS. MARIA BYRNES

MRS. NINFA CHIARELLO

SCHOOL 23 SUMMIT STREET, SI, NY 10307

SCHOOL OFFICE 718-984-1360 FAX NO. 718-966-9356

WEBSITE: WWW.OLHCSCHOOLSI.ORG

PRINCIPAL: MR. NICHOLAS FARGIONE

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE

23 SUMMIT STREET, SI, NY 10307

OFFICE 718-227-2441 FAX NO. 718-966-9356

WEBSITE: WWW.OLHCRELIGIOUSEDUCATION.WEEBLY.COM

C.R.E. MRS. JOAN BAGGS

MASS SCHEDULE

Weekdays 9:00 AM

Saturday Evening 4:30 PM

Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM Family Mass,

12:00 PM, 4:00 PM Spanish Mass and 6:30 PM

Jesus said, "....the kingdom of God will be taken away from you

and given to a people that will produce its fruit."

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WEEKLY SACRIFICIAL OFFERING:

OCT. 1, 2017 : $ 7,501. WHICH INCLUDES PARISH PAY # OF ENVELOPES : 281

SECOND COLLECTION: $1,068.

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MONTH-AT-A-GLANCE

CROSS ROAD FOUNDATION

COLLECTION

4th Sunday after all Masses

_FIRST FRIDAY

Mass-9:00 AM

Adoration/Benediction-9:30 AM

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY

Daily after the 9:00 AM Mass

All are invited to pray for the world

ST. EDWARD FOOD PANTRY

COLLECTION

1st weekend after all Masses

THIRD ORDER OF MARY

3rd Sun. after 12:00 PM Mass-Gym

YOUTH GROUP (GRADES 6-12)

2nd & 4th Sunday after 6:30 PM Mass

IN HONOR OF THE 100TH

ANNIVERSARY OF

THE LADY OF FATIMA

every 13th of the month: Benediction

and the praying of the Rosary.

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50/50 Club $5.00 Donation

You Can’t win it! If you are not in it!!

MINISTRY SCHEDULE OCT. 14, 2017 AND OCT. 15, 2017

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTORS ALTAR SERVERS USHERS

4:30 PM R. Argenziano A. Nusser

S. Rams

M. Castellane

R. Bessis

C. Marabello

A. Maddalena

D. Carollo F. Candelaria

L. Nusser

8:00 AM J. Frustaci R. Perricone

F. Diglio A. Hutton

V. Buonviaggio

A. Hutton

S. Attarian L. Silano

S. SIlvio

P. Voss S. Pantaleone

T. D’Esposito

10:00 AM G. Hauck J. Pistilli

J. Baggs J. Ross

J. Walsh

J. Pistilli

F. Abruzzo J. Finnegan

James Finnegan

S. Lombardo A. Alberga

B. Ross C. Creagh

12:00 PM

M. Petito M. Esposito

G. Moran

D. Yanchunas

G. Yanchunas

C. Zglejc A. Desio

J. Matthews

M. Illuzzi N. Questel

M. Vuolo

6:30 PM F. Lagana C. Carvano

L. Carvano

J. Eskenazi

M. Leide

V. Petagaro C. Gomez

D. Adesso

D. Kinkopf

DAY DATE TIME INTENTION REQUESTED BY

Sat. 10/07 9:00 am 9:30 am

William S. Gallagher Blessing of the Animals

His Sister, Ann Lynch

4:30 pm Joseph Ennis The Ennis Family

Sun. 10/08 8:00 am Paul Furtaw Rosemarie Bosek

10:00 am Joseph Fareri The Gallo Family

12:00 pm Ashley Bajour (6 month Anniversary)

The Byrnes’, Mione and Pizzillo Families

4:00 pm The Spanish Mass

6:30 pm Robert Lamberti The Lamberti Family

Mon. 10/09 9:00 am Dorothy Johnston Joyce Velten

Tues. 10/10 9:00 am Giuseppa Geloso Giuseppe Geloso

Wed. 10/11 9:00 am The People of our Parish

Thur. 10/12 9:00 am The People of our Parish

Fri. 10/13 9:00 am 7:00 pm

The People of our Parish Our Lady of Fatima

Mass and Healing Service

Sat. 10/14 9:00 am

The People of our Parish

4:30 pm Frank & Margaret Campsi Phil & Roseann Richerme

Sun. 10/15 8:00 am Michael Maffeo (2nd Anniversary)

Your Loving Wife & Family

10:00 am Frank J. Seddo, Sr. His Daughter

12:00 pm Shanna King & Tom Sindle Carolyn & Nancy

4:00 pm The Spanish Mass

6:30 pm Paul Furtaw Kathleen Kalbacher


Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The month of October is the month of the Rosary: a month specially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. I am

so pleased to share with you that we are a parish that gives Mary, the Mother of God, due honor and veneration. We

have been celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Lucy, Jacintha and Fran-

cisco at Fatima. We all know the Holy Cross Priest, Father Patrick Peyton, the "Rosary Priest" of the 20th Century who

propagated the devotion to the Rosary as a Family Prayer. Do you remember his motto, “a family that prays together

stays together”?

Let me give you a short summary of the history. Rosary comes from the Latin word ROSARIUM, meaning

"crown of roses" or "garland of roses" which is a form of prayer used especially in the Catholic Church named for the

string of knots or beads used to count the ten Hail Marys for each decade. The Rosary is prayed while meditating the

mysteries or events in the life of Mary and Jesus. Hence, we call it Marian and Christocentric. The late St. John Paul II

of our time said, “Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as by the hands of the Mother of the Re-

deemer”. In the 16th Century, Pope Pius V established the grouping of the mysteries in three sets: the Joyful, Sorrowful

and Glorious. In 2002, Pope John Paul II added the new set of mysteries called the Luminous.

I wish to invite you to the special day of prayer to commemorate the centennial celebration of Our Lady of

Fatima, on Friday, 13th of October beginning at 7PM with Mass and a Healing Service to follow. Also, in conjunction

with the whole country, there will be a public rosary rally on Saturday, October 14th at 12PM in front of the Amboy

Road Parking lot. Please join us.

During the month of October, our students both in the Catholic school and the Religious Education Program will

pray a decade of the Rosary before they begin classes. May I recommend that all families make it a habit to say at least

a decade of the Rosary at home at some time during the day or night.

This past Monday, October 2, the Parish Pastoral Council had its first meeting of the year. It was well attended.

All the appointed members were reappointed by letter prior to it. In keeping with the bylaws, the office bearers

(chairperson and secretary) were elected for another term of three years. We had one new volunteer member and two

representing the sports groups. I regret that two of the sport leaders were absent.

On a congratulatory note, I wish to state that the principal of the school, Mr. Nick Fargione shared with us the

test results of the Catholic Schools of New York State. Our schools scored the highest and we are proud of their per-

formance. May they continue to grow and be a blessing to all of us. I wish to thank all the members for your enthusias-

tic and lively participation in all that concern the betterment of the parish. To listen to the speech of the Superintendent

of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York, Dr. Timothy McNiff, go to: Timothy McNiff (@DrTimothyMcNiff) /

Twitter.

On Saturday, November 11, we hope to celebrate Veterans Day with some solemnity. We kindly request the

veterans in the parish to look for more details regarding this celebration in the coming weeks. One of the PPC members

will contact you in due course of time.

We are preparing to forward the funds we collected for hurricanes and earthquakes to our brothers and sisters in

Puerto Rico and Mexico to the archdiocese. I wish to thank you for your generosity and support.

We are getting ready to launch the “Renew and Rebuild” campaign. I shall give more details as time goes on.

Please accept my heartfelt thanks for the contributions to the Cardinal’s Appeal Campaign 2017 which is coming to a

close. Our total in pledges is $ 59,548.

If you haven’t already, please join FORMED. It is a wonderful Catholic website with many Catholic Resources.

It is being used in our Religious Education Program, and it has helped the students learn more about our Catholic Faith.

These resources can also be enjoyed in your home. Please go to FORMED.org and use our Parish Code, which is

6JH9M3 to sign up .

May God Bless you, Fr. Frank


PLEASE PRAY

FOR THE

PEOPLE OF OUR

PARISH PLEASE LET THE

RECTORY KNOW IF

YOU WOULD LIKE TO

REMOVE ANYONE

FROM THIS SICK LIST.

THANK YOU

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Aubrey

Ellen Astarita

Chris Bessi

Joseph Burzo

Theresa Cardinale

Dennis Carollo

Dennis Castelli

Denise Chiarello

Stacey Cohen

Sylvia Cohen

Joseph D’Angelo

Neal DeLuzio

Elvira DeLuzio

Ellen Derowki

Evelyn

Timothy Dicks

John Dilgen

Ramona Fogelstrom

Nancy Flynn

Michael French

Laura Grzeskowiak

Kian Griffiths

Larry Hartnett

Jeremy

Vivian Jerrick

Kenneth Kilgannon

Helen Kosinski

Robert Kilsby

Gianna Kovacs

Rafael Laskowski

Maria LaSorsa

Mei Foo Liao

Mary Lurker

Ralph Lucchese

Joseph Liotine

Anthony Lodareo

Richard Magnussen

Scuoto Maisco

Ed Malley

Jean Marshal

Ken Mc Call

Joseph Mariconda

Peter Marsh

Vincent Merola Georgianna O’Connor

Joan Orena

Barry Paduani

SPC Sean Pesce

John Placente

Raymond Perry, Jr.

Robin Rodolfo

Barbara Rotunno

Frances Rotunno

Hayley Rusciano

Philip Russo

Edward Svennigsen

Jordan S.

Patricia Savino

Matthew

Sr. Mary Michael

French

Stephanie

Shelia Sullivan

Stacey Strongarone

Justin Too

Aiden Truscelli

Kenneth Whitehurst

Joseph Yasso

Let us pray for all the Deceased especially, Antoinette Arsenault

and Gary Caiozzo

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE

Andrew S. Aswad SC Mason Morgante NC

David Baggs NY Ronald McNair Afghanistan

Thomas Brown Afghanistan Cody Robinson CA

Raquel Caramanno CA Shawn Robinson WA

Brian P. Fleming Germany Nicholas Singler NC

Mark Philip Martino US Army Greg Tegano Italy

Our Lady Help of Christians Welcomes all newly baptized to our Parish especially Charles Joseph Sbrigato and Vito Carmello Andreana

MEMORIAL OFFERINGS

BREAD AND WINE

SAL, MILLIE, & FRANK LONGO REQ. BY THE FAMILY

SANCTUARY LAMP

THE PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH

ALTAR CANDLES


ALTAR FLOWERS


SACRAMENTS

Baptisms Every Sunday at 2:00 PM. Baptism classes,

for first-time parents and parents not married in the

Catholic Church, are held on the first Saturday of the

month, in the lower church, at 11:00 AM.

Reconciliation Saturdays at 9:30 AM and 25 minutes

before every weekday and weekend Masses.

Communion to the Homebound Please call the

Rectory to make arrangements for those homebound or

hospitalized.

Marriage Couples should call the Rectory to arrange a

meeting with a priest or deacon at least six months in

advance of their wedding.

Anointing of the Sick Call the Rectory at any time.

RCIA A series of classes presenting a deeper explora-

tion of the Catholic faith for adults which prepares them

to make a conscious choice to receive the SACRAMENT

OF BAPTISM, FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND CON-

FIRMATION. Please call the Rectory.

SICK LIST Please update us monthly.

PRIVATE PRAYER The Church is open weekdays until

7:00 PM in the evening, for personal prayer and medita-

tion.

SPONSOR CERTIFICATES Individuals must come in per-

son to see priest on duty.


SCHOOL NEWS

The Scores Are In! We are so excited to have received the NY

State Test Scores for the Catholic Schools on Staten Island.

Overall, the Staten Island Catholic Schools scored the highest in

the 5 Boroughs., exceeding traditional public education scores in

many areas. Please help me in congratulating our faculty, staff

and students! Fun Run Over 30 OLHC Students and Par-

ents participated in the Staten Island Fun Run. It was a chance for

Catholic Schools and their students to come together to promote

themselves and have a fun day for the children. Thank you to all

the CYO Teams and OLHC students who came out and showed

their school spirit! Afterschool Programs Are Growing!

We are happy to announce that we will have Afterschool Gym,

Art, and now a Cooking Class! Ms. Dalto will be back to direct

and choreograph our students in our theater program. All after-

school clubs and activities will be starting the week of October

9th. Please inquire with the Main Office for any questions.

Italian Program - Molto Bene! Our Italian Program received a

donation of $1,000 from the Committee on Social Justice to pro-

vide supplies and materials, especially for the Italian Regents

Proficiency Exam. OLHC 8th Graders are now able to take both

the Italian Regents Proficiency Exam in addition to the Algebra I

Regents Exam. We are awaiting word on a matching donation

from the Sons of Italy - Fr. Capodanno Chapter. Fingers crossed!

Back to School Raffle As announced at Back to School night,

we are happy to announce that we are selling raffles for a Nin-

tendo Switch and 2 Tickets to see Frozen on Broadway. The

Show is at the St. James Theatre on Sunday, March 11, 2018 @

3PM and the seats are in SECTION BALCR ROW B. The draw-

ing for this raffle will be at the next parent meeting, which will

be held on Tuesday, October 17th. Save the Dates! Parent

Meeting :Tuesday, October 17th at 6:30PM /Our next School

Mass is on Wednesday, 10/12/17 at 9AM (joining the Parish).

Night at the Races is our next school fundraiser. It will be Fri-

day, October 20th at 7PM. “Sea” Us Succeed! OLHC is

very proud to announce a new partnership with St. Joseph by-the-

Sea as we have developed a Teaching Internship Program with

them for this school year. Each week, we have 12 Seniors join-

ing our classes K-8 to act as Teacher’s Assts. for our Staff, help-

ing us roll out Blended Learning Initiatives and support overall

student growth! As you already know, we are part of St. Joseph

by-the-Sea’s SOLE iPad Program. However, we are very excited

to announce that we are also joining Sea’s Science Outreach Pro-

gram. We will be working in partnership with the College of

Staten Island, Field Study Visits and Traveling Visits from the

Staten Island Zoo, and working with Sea in their state-of-the-art

Science Lab! May God Bless you, Nicholas Fargione, Principal

Kids… … Mark your calendars for the fun…

October 22nd at the 10:00 am Mass:

Sneaker, Cheerleading and Coach Blessing: Wear funny sneakers

October 29th at the 10:00 am Mass: All Saints Day Contest

Come dressed as your favorite Saint.

November 12th : Visit to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral

Contact Mr. Fargione, Principal for details. 718-984-1360

November 19th after the 10:00 am Mass: Prepare the Candy

for Thanksgiving Service.

November 23rd after the 9:00AM Mass: CYO North Shore

Thanksgiving service on Anderson Avenue

Parish, School & Religious Education Collaboration……..

WORKING TOGETHER !!!!!!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Office hours: Sunday: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Registration for the 2017-2018 School Year has concluded.

Children with Special Needs are always welcome in our Pro-

gram.

Academy students registering for Sacraments must be registered

at OLHC Parish and bring a Baptismal Certificate when register-

ing.

Our Religious Education Program has begun for the 2017- 2018

School Year! Thank You to all our Teachers and assistants who

give so generously of their time. All information regarding Reli-

gious Education will be sent by email, Remind, and will be

posted on our website throughout the year.

Thank You to our 2nd and 7th Grade Parents for coming to our

Parent Meetings this past week! These Sacramental years are

very important and I was inspired to see the parents take such an

interest in their child's Faith Formation.

Our general Parent Meeting is being held on Tuesday, October

10th at 7:00 PM in the school auditorium. I am looking forward

to seeing everyone that night. Please make every effort to be

there. Our 7th Grade Morality Classes in preparation for Con-

firmation are starting on Wednesday, October 25th. They are

being given by Deacon John Singler, who has been so faithful in

helping our students prepare for Confirmation for so many years.

There are no Religious Education sessions today, Sunday, Octo-

ber 8th and tomorrow, Monday, October 9th due to the Columbus

Day Holiday. May God Bless you and your children,

Mrs. Joan Baggs, CRE

YOUTH GROUP Our next meeting date is Sunday, Oct. 8th

in the Gym from 7:30-9PM.

Bake Sale: Oct. 21st and 22nd to benefit the Youth Group

FRIGHT Night: Oct. 21st at St. Andrews Church in

Richmondtown


Our Lady of Fatima 100th Anniversary

Friday, October 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Mass at OLHC with

Father William Gaffney,

CSsR, Redemptorist Missionary

Healing Service to follow

*We encourage families to come with their children.

*Religious Ed. Children with the highest percentage of

attendance in their class will be given a class party!

*OLHC Children who attend will be a given a “dress down”.

THE MESSAGE OF FATIMA IS IMPORTANT FOR PEACE

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Special Mass for all Health Care Workers

DUE TO UNFORSEEN CONFLICT THE DATE AND DETAILS

OF THE WHITE MASS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. PLEASE

WATCH THE NEXT BULLETIN FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION.

Coming soon…...

The Catholic Mental Health Professionals of Staten Island are spon-

soring a Mass for Healthcare Professionals. The "White

Mass" (named for the white coats worn by medical professionals) to

be held at Blessed Sacrament Parish; 30 Manor Rd. Staten Island,

NY 10310 Please join Monsignor Peter Finn and Deacon Richard

Salhany in celebrating the contributions of all health care workers.

A special Blessing of the Healing Hands will be bestowed during the

Mass. A reception will follow. If you have any questions, please call

Laura at 917 818 5719. God Bless

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WORLD MISSION SUNDAY CELEBRATION

Oct. 22nd.

A celebration of the work of the Society for the

Propogation of the Faith in spreading the message of

Christ to every land.

Jesus came to redeem us from sinfulness and mortality and to offer

forgiveness and eternal life. It is up to each of us to say “yes” to Him.

As Catholics we can communicate our belief in His boundless Mercy as

well as praying for and contributing to the work of today’s missionar-

ies through the Society for the Propogation of the Faith.

RESPECT LIFE NEWS

The Cross Road Foundation will be holding it’s Annual

Fashion Show on Thursday, Oct. 12th at 7pm at the Hilton

Garden Inn. The theme for the evening will be “Some En-

chanted Evening”. Tickets for the event are $65. per person.

This includes dinner, music, a fashion show and raffles of

beautiful gift baskets.

Please call 718-556-3474 to reserve a seat for this joy-filled

event. You can also enroll on-line at :

http:// crossroadfoundation.org/Click Donate Now, then

select Events.

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PTAF YOUTH GROUP

We are hosting a S.I. County PTAF (Pallottine Teen

Age Federation) meeting on Mon. Oct. 9th from 7:00 -

9PM. Representatives from Sacred Heart, Holy Child,

St.Christopher, St. Joseph (Rosebank) and Our Lady of

Pity will be in attendance.

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OLHC SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

Friday, Oct. 20th 7:00 pm - Gym

ALL ARE WELCOME

Advanced tickets are $10. per person.

After October 6th, tickets are $15. per person.

No food will be available. We will be serving soda, water and

coffee. Feel free to bring your favorite food and drink for

your table.

FUN FILLED NIGHT INCLUDING 50/50 AND

RAFFLE BASKETS.

There is limited seating so purchase your tickets early.

For more information contact the school at 718-984-1360

Fliers are in the church lobbies.

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VETERAN’S DAY MASS

Calling all Veteran’s and their families. We

will be recognizing your Veterans on Veteran’s

Day during the Sat. 4:30 Mass on

November 11, 2017.

If there are any lodges that wish to process in with the

American Flag during the Mass please contact the Rectory.

If you would like your name or the name of a Veteran of

ANY war, to be mentioned, please contact the Rectory.

We thank our Veterans for their sacrifice to our Country.

May God Bless them.

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