Church of Saint Ritastritachurch.net/uploads/3/4/0/6/3406442/march-15-2015.pdf · 3/15/2015  · Council: James Fareri, Denise Gargano and Joann Malick. Our Pastoral Council is an

Church of Saint Rita 281 Bradley Avenue - Staten Island, NY 10314

SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015 ~ 4th Sunday of Lent

The Jesuit Collaborative and Manresa Companions Present

MEETING CHRIST IN EVERY DAY LIFE A Lenten Program in the Spirit of St. Ignatius Loyola

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 AT 7:30PM

Being with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane- Prayer and Suffering Leading to Resurrection and Joy

Join us for prayer, music, and reflection on Gospel passages, faith sharing and an introduction to Ignatian spirituality. The program will be presented by Bob Giugliano, Ph.D., a psychologist and spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition and Rick D’Aversa who has given days of recollection and talks on Ignatian spirituality and the spirituality of the 12 steps.

A series of free lectures and performances presented each Friday of Lent at 7:30pm in St. Rita’s Church

Refreshments will be served in the Church Hall after each presentation, offering an opportunity to meet the presenters.

A LENTEN CHORAL MEDITATION FRIDAY, MARCH 27 AT 7:30PM

The Choir of Communion and Liberation, directed by Christopher Vath, is composed of high school and university students and adults. Their repertoire extends from Gregorian chant to the 20th century. The choir performs throughout the New York area and was chosen to sing for Pope Benedict XVI at St. Joseph’s Seminary. They sing each year for the Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge on Good Friday.

The Way of the Cross Over the Brooklyn Bridge Flyer can be found on Page 3.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, MARCH 14 4:00 Mimose & Matthieu Pierre SUNDAY, MARCH 15 8:00 James & Mary Mullane 9:30 Ron Liss 11:00 Tommaso Vitale 12:30 Alice Pospischil & Malone Family 6:00 For the People of the Parish MONDAY, MARCH 16 7:00 Tomas & Josefina Espeleta & Marcos Uy 9:00 Bernice & Stephen Push TUESDAY, MARCH 17 ~ St. Patrick 7:00 Reynaldo Cacaos 9:00 Donna Marie Agoncillo (Living) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 7:00 Amalia Foglio 9:00 Clotilda Yanone THURSDAY, MARCH 19 ~ St. Joseph 7:00 Rita & Filippo Alabiso (Living) 9:00 Bruzzese, Vivo & Sinatra Families FRIDAY, MARCH 20 7:00 Nicole DaDonna & Anthony Rollo 9:00 Richard LaTora SATURDAY, MARCH 21 9:00 Eustacchio Varrassi 4:00 Felice & Salvatore Innamorato SUNDAY, MARCH 22 8:00 Anna Pham & Paul Vu 9:30 John & Betty Gault 11:00 Ruth Rose 12:30 Francesco Picco 6:00 For the People of the Parish

Tree of Life—Call the Parish Office

SERVED BY Rev. Eugene J. Carrella, Administrator

Rev. Anthony Gonzales, Parochial Vicar Rev. Stephen Challman, In Residence

PARISH OFFICES 61 Wellbrook Avenue ~ Phone: 718-698-3746

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Ms. Mary Grace Liss, Parish Manager

ST. RITA SCHOOL—S. I. REGION 30 Wellbrook Avenue ~ Phone: 718-761-2504

Mrs. Nicole C. Fresca, Principal

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: 718-982-6948

Mrs. Mary Gillespie, Coordinator

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, and 6:00pm Monday to Friday: 7:00am and 9:00am Saturday: 9:00am Holy Days: Please refer to the bulletin or website

CONFESSIONS

Saturday from 3:00pm to 3:45pm, First Sunday of the month after the morning Masses and by appointment.

BAPTISMS Second & Fourth Sundays after the 12:30pm Mass. Baptism class for the parents is held on the Second Saturday of the month at 5:00pm by appt.

SICK CALLS Please call the Parish Office to arrange Communion Calls and Hospital Visits.

MARRIAGES Must be arranged six months in advance. Couples must see a priest to secure a date.

OUR LADY OF GOOD HEALTH NOVENA First Saturday of the month after the 4:00pm Mass, reception following in Church Hall.

SAINT RITA NOVENA Tuesdays after the 7:00am and 9:00am Masses

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Thursdays after the 7:00am and 9:00am Masses

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mondays 7:00pm in the Parish Center.

ADULT CHOIR Adults sing every Sunday at the 11:00am Mass. Rehearsal Wednesdays at 7:30pm in Church Hall.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR Children sing every Sunday at the 9:30am Mass. Rehearsal Wednesdays at 5:15pm in Church Hall.

LORD’S FLOCK First Friday Mass at 8:00pm in the Chapel. Third Friday Prayer Meeting at 8:00pm in Chapel.

ST. RITA’S LADIES GUILD First Tuesday of the month at the 9:00am Mass, meeting following in the Parish Center.

ST. RITA’S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First Monday at 7:30pm in the School Café.

[email protected] ST. RITA’S BOY SCOUTS/ CUB SCOUTS

Fridays at 7:30pm in the Parish Center. ST. RITA’S GOLDEN AGE CLUB

Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the Church Hall.

Welcome to St. Rita’s Parish Community Please introduce yourself and register at the parish office. We welcome new parishioners to participate in the spiritual and social life of our church. Church Website: www.stritachurch.net School Website: www.saintritas.net

STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be prayed every Friday following the 9:00am Mass. CONFESSIONS will be heard on

Saturday from 3-3:45pm and after the Sun-day morning Masses.

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 Once again, we invite you to participate in Communion and Liberation’s Annual Way of the Cross on Good Friday, April 3rd. The opening service begins at 10:00AM in St. James Cathedral in Brooklyn. The procession will follow the cross to a second station on the Brooklyn Bridge, to a third station at City Hall Park in Manhattan, and a fourth station near Ground Zero. The final station will be at St. Peter’s Church on Barclay Street, concluding at 1:45pm. At each station, there will be readings from the Passion, a meditation, a reflection by Fr. Richard Veras, and music led by the choir of Communion and Liberation. The 2,000-3,000 participants proceed in silence from station to station. The entire walk is two and one-half miles long. We reserved a coach bus for our parish that will leave promptly from St. Rita’s at 8:30am at the Westwood Avenue parking lot. Please be there by 8:15am. The bus will meet us after the service at 1:45pm at St. Peter’s Church. The bus should return to St. Rita’s by 3:00pm for our Good Friday liturgy. The offering to help defray the bus cost is $20.00 per adult and $5.00 per child under 12 years of age. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please reserve your seat early as the bus was filled last year. For more information, visit www.wocbrooklynbridge.com. ******************************************************************************* *********

WAY OF THE CROSS OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Name (s): ___________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________ Cell phone #: _______________________ # of adults: ____ X $20.00 = ______ # of children: ____ X $5.00 = ______

Please complete the reservation form, make check payable to the Church of St. Rita, and mail to 61 Wellbrook Avenue, SI, NY 10314– Attn: Mary Grace Liss.

New Student Registration for 2015-2016 will take place on Wednesdays April 15, 22 and 29th, 2015 from 6:30pm until 7:30pm in the school lobby, 30 Wellbrook Avenue. A copy of the Baptismal Certificate is required along with proof of any other sacraments received. Families must be registered parishioners who attend Mass every Saturday evening or Sunday, and Holy Days of Obligation. Any questions please call Mrs. Mary Gillespie at the CCD Office at 718-982-6948. Private school students, who are parishioners at St. Rita’s and wish to receive Communion or Confirmation in 2016, are asked to contact Mrs. Gillespie as soon as possible.

We ask our parishioners to please pray for those who will be receiving Sacraments at the Easter Vigil on April 4th:

Melissa Barvels Gloria Carrasco Lauren Harbeck

Stephanie Ferrara Yelayca Monte Kelum Wick.

Find out more about electronic giving! 866-PARISH1 (727-4741)

ParishPay.com

3) Louis Magrone & Francine Cavallo

ST. RITA’S GOLDEN AGE CLUB St. Rita’s Golden Age Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey

on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Please contact Marie Iraci at 718-761-4077 for information.

Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary during 2015 are invited to attend the

Annual Golden Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Saturday June 20th or Sunday, June 21st at 2:00pm. Pre-registration is required. Please call Mary Grace Liss at the parish office for registration as soon as possible. Due to limited seating during the Cathedral’s restoration project, tickets are limited for each Mass. When the total registrations for one Mass reaches the maximum, you will only be able to register for the other date. A copy of your sacramental marriage certificate is needed to register.

Welcome to three new members to our Pastoral Council: James Fareri, Denise Gargano and Joann Malick. Our Pastoral Council is an advi-sory board to our Administrator. Thank you to our members for all you do for our parish throughout the year.

RECONCILIATION MONDAY MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015

CONFESSIONS WILL BE HEARD FROM 4:00PM UNTIL 8:00PM

Cardinal Dolan designated this day as Recon-ciliation Monday. All parishes in the Archdio-cese of New York and Diocese of Brooklyn are expected to provide the Sacrament of Reconcil-iation for all the faithful.

Please join us and bring a friend.

IT IS A FUN DAY THAT INCLUDES

BRUNCH, GAMES, PRIZES, CONTESTS & RAFFLES

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL11, 2015 TIME: 9:00AM MASS, MEETING & BRUNCH TO FOLLOW PLACE: ST. RITA’S AUDITORIUM 281 BRADLEY AVENUE

THE COST WILL BE $20

PAY AT DOOR ONLY

TO PLACE A RESERVATION PLEASE R.S.V.P. BY APRIL 1, 2015

TO PAT BRADY 718-698-6947

Call today to place your ad

1.800.524.0263 ext. 209or email: [email protected]

Are you looking for inexpensive advertising that developsloyal customers and good community relationships?

Look no more! Your church bulletin is the officialchurch parishioner’s shopping guide.

F R E EBorder or Reverse print to the first

5 customers that purchase an ad

PLUS 5% DISCOUNT ON ANY PREPAID PURCHASERemember, a s t rong v ibrant par ish i s good for our communit y

and a thr iv ing business communit y i s good for our par ish .We thank all of our current advertisers, your support makes the bulletin possible.

If you are a current advertiser call us to have your ad recreated FREE of charge!

PROTECTING SENIORSNATIONWIDE

PUSH TALK 24/7 HELP

$19.95*/Mo. +

1 FREE MONTH

➢➢ No Long-Term Contracts➢➢ Price Guarantee➢➢ American Made

TOLL FREE:1-877-801-8608

*First Three Months

................... ...................

Paluch Partners - a simple way for you to partnerwith service providers who support your parish

through their sponsorship of the parish bulletin.

Easily access your parish’s latest bulletinand all the sponsors who advertise.

Their contribution allows parish bulletincommunication to be free of charge

for your parish. Support them by takingadvantage of the services they provide.

www.PALUCHPARTNERS.com

800-566-6150 • www.wlpmusic.com

Saint Margaret Sunday Missal

Readings • Reflections • PrayersIn Stock & Ready to Order Today.

CALL OR ORDER ONLINE. $39.95

Designed to be

through 2030Your Per

sonal

Prayer Com

panion

825775 St Rita Church (B) www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-524-0263

LIGRECI FAMILY718-448-6000 • F: 718-876-9733

www.thestaaten.com697 Forest Ave., Staten Island, NY

Caterers

Following Jesus Every Day:Following Jesus Every Day:GOSPEL MEDITATIONS FOR DAILY LIVING

Ninety days’ worth of Gospel verses and reflections including

a meditation, a prayer, a simple activity for the day and

a related verse from the Old Testament. Ideal for Lent

and Eastertime, or for any time of year!

800-566-6150 • www.wlp.jspaluch.com/13182.htm

?QUESTION : Does Bulletin Advertising

Really Work?

ANSWER : It Must!You’re Reading This Ad.

Why not fill this space with your Ad insteadof ours? Call or write us for information.

El Mundo Necesita HéroesNYPriest.com

Has pensado en el Sacerdocio?Llama

Padre Luke SweeneyPadre Luis Saldaña

[email protected]

Journey For Homeby Deanna Light and Paul TateSpoken and musical reflections to

accompany your faith journey. Ideal fortimes of grief, struggle or longing.

CD with mini journal $$1144..9955..800-566-6150World Library Publicationsthe music and liturgy division of J.S. Paluch Co., Inc.www.wlpmusic.com

GREGG GAALHEATING • AIR-CONDITIONINGVENTILATIONOIL • GASRESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL24-HOUR SERVICE(718) 761-2300

Thank you for advertising inour church bulletin.

I am patronizing your businessbecause of it!

Please Cut Out This “Thank You Ad”and Present It The Next Time YouPatronize One of Our Advertisers

✂

WHY IS IT

A man wakes up after sleeping

under an ADVERTISED blanket

on an ADVERTISED mattress

and pulls off ADVERTISED pajamas

bathes in an ADVERTISED shower

shaves with an ADVERTISED razor

brushes his teeth

with ADVERTISED toothpaste

washes with ADVERTISED soap

puts on ADVERTISED clothes

drinks a cup

of ADVERTISED coffee

drives to work

in an ADVERTISED car

and then . . . .

refuses to ADVERTISE

believing it doesn’t pay.

Later if business is poor

he ADVERTISES it for sale.

WHY IS IT?

Come Sail Away on a 7-night Catholic Exotic Cruisestarting as low as $1045 per couple. Daily Mass and

Rosary offered. Deposit of only $100 per personwill reserve your cabin.

Space is limited. Thanks and God Bless,Brian or Sally, coordinators 860.399.1785

an OfficialTravel Agencyof AOS-USA

ConsiderRememberingYour Parish in

Your Will.For further information,

please call the Parish Office.

The Sponsors Who Appear On This Bulletin.It Is Through Their Support That This Bulletin Is Made Possible.

Business Owners Interested In Advertising Please Call

J.S. Paluch at 1-800-524-0263

825775 St Rita Church (A) www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-524-0263

SansburyMedical

Home MedicalEquipment &

SuppliesWE CARE FOR NEW YORK

Since 1991

718.448.74011686 Forest Avenue

Yourad

couldbe inthis

space!

Serving All FaithsCall our pre-arrangement counselors • Family Owned & Operated

Robert M. Cherubini • John Keenan Jr.Kenneth A. Decker • Amanda Vaphides

1289 Forest Ave., S.I., NY 10302www.meislohnsilviefh.com • Tel (718) 442-9047

Toll Free (877) 503-5950 • Fax (718) 795-1991

A & C Superette884 Manor Rd., Staten Island, NY 10314

(718) 761-0900 • Fax: (718) 761-2710Fine Meats Cut To Order • Boar’s Head Cold CutsHot & Cold Catering • Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

www.acsuperette.com“From our kitchen to your home for over 30 Years” Anthony Fazzino

Call Elizabeth Dignam

800.524.0263

www.jspaluch.com

Grow Your Business, Advertise Here.Support Your Church & Bulletin.

Free professional ad design & my help!

email: [email protected]

JesusA to Z

Michael O’Neill McGrath, OSFS

A colorful Catholic ABC

book for kids and families! Includes a

glossary of questions to help adults pass on

their Catholic faith.

007199 9 x 12 Hardcover

$16.99 each • Special Offer — 2 for $25.00!

800-566-6150 www.wlpmusic.com

/ColorImageDict > /JPEG2000ColorACSImageDict > /JPEG2000ColorImageDict > /AntiAliasGrayImages false /CropGrayImages true /GrayImageMinResolution 150 /GrayImageMinResolutionPolicy /OK /DownsampleGrayImages false /GrayImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /GrayImageResolution 300 /GrayImageDepth -1 /GrayImageMinDownsampleDepth 2 /GrayImageDownsampleThreshold 1.50000 /EncodeGrayImages true /GrayImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterGrayImages false /GrayImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /GrayACSImageDict > /GrayImageDict > /JPEG2000GrayACSImageDict > /JPEG2000GrayImageDict > /AntiAliasMonoImages false /CropMonoImages true /MonoImageMinResolution 1200 /MonoImageMinResolutionPolicy /OK /DownsampleMonoImages true /MonoImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /MonoImageResolution 600 /MonoImageDepth -1 /MonoImageDownsampleThreshold 2.00000 /EncodeMonoImages true /MonoImageFilter /CCITTFaxEncode /MonoImageDict > /AllowPSXObjects true /CheckCompliance [ /None ] /PDFX1aCheck false /PDFX3Check false /PDFXCompliantPDFOnly false /PDFXNoTrimBoxError true /PDFXTrimBoxToMediaBoxOffset [ 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ] /PDFXSetBleedBoxToMediaBox true /PDFXBleedBoxToTrimBoxOffset [ 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 ] /PDFXOutputIntentProfile () /PDFXOutputConditionIdentifier () /PDFXOutputCondition () /PDFXRegistryName () /PDFXTrapped /False

/CreateJDFFile false /Description >>> setdistillerparams> setpagedevice