St. Mary Gate of Heaven103-12 101 AVE., OZONE PARK, NEW YORK 11416

MONTFORT MISSIONARIESRev. Gerald Fitzsimmons, S.M.M., PastorRev. Peter D’Abele, S.M.M., Associate PastorRev. Mohan Vincent, S.M.M, Associate PastorBro. Paul Llorens, S.M.M., Pastoral Assistant

Deacon Richard GilliganDeacon Ramon CruzDeacon Timothy McBride

Mr. Raffaele Corso, Parish School PrincipalMrs. Ann Farrell, Director of Religious Education

Office HoursMonday - Friday: 9 AM to 1 PM & 2 PM to 8 PMSaturday: 9 AM to 2 PMSunday: 9 AM to 2 PM

Website: smghparish.org

WE WORSHIP

Weekdays: Monday - Saturday 8:45 AM Mass in Chapel 101-25 104 St.Weekend: Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM 12:30 PM in SpanishBi-Weekly 1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:00 PM Prayer and Benediction in Church

Reconciliation (In Church)Saturday: 12:30 - 1:30 PM or by appointment with a priest

Misas:Lunes a Sabado 8:45 AM - en la capilla (Inglés) 101-25 104 St.Fin de Semana:Sábado: 5:00 PMDomingo: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM y 11:00 AM 12:30 PM en español

Los Viernes Primeros en Iglesia 6:00 PM - Bendición y Confesión 7:00 PM Rosario y Misa - español

Reconciliación (Iglesia)Sábados de las 12:30 PM hasta las 1:30 PM.

RECTORY: SCHOOL: CCD: SENIOR CENTER: CHILDREN’S HOUR 718-847-5957 718-846-0689 718-849-9329 718-847-2100 718-846-3773 718-847-6260

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2016

5:00 PM Daniel Marmo & Daniel DiGiorgi

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2016

8:00 AM Anna Cerretani

9:30 AM Cesar Silva, Luis Camilo Anjolie Sanchez, Mafalda Martori, Angie Vicquery, Matthew Ferraro, Marie Annick Denier, Thomas Munnelly, Gabrielle Munnelly, Andrew & Bertha Mueller, Steve Reinemann, Chiarolanza Giuseppe, Salvatore Pignatelli

11:00 AM Florence & Herbert Cumming

12:30 PM Maria del Carmen Leon

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016

8:45 AM The Sagevich Famil

TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016

8:45 AM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016

8:45 AM The Becker Family

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016 8:45 AM The Khanna Family

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016 8:45 AM

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2016

8:45 AM Jenifer Christoffers 5:00 PM Frances Bavaro

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 8:00 AM Laura Cerretani 9:30 AM Ioana Cazan

11:00 AM Rose & Frank LoPinto, Fay Servidio, Anne Bavaro, NidiaGarcia, Rafael A. Rosado, Luigi Trinchese, Andrew & Bertha Mueller

12:30 PM Rafael Rodriguez

Please Pray For / Favor Orar Por The Sick / Los Enfermos

Isabel Ryan, James Winwood, James Fava, Anna Pancotti, Ve-ronica and Hugh Johnston, Victoria Godkin, Sarah, Baby Anthony Mau-ceri Sibilla, Edward Saar, Velma Rivera, Naomi McGee, Lawrence Reade, Rosemary Menechella, Peter Jacobs, Timothy Liello, Anthony Pangiarella, Clare Ma-ran, Angelo Natti, Stanley Butkus, Nicky Lucas, Michael vonHeyden, Luis Munoz, Al Keim, Gary Carosella, Andrew Monte Leone, Damattie Ramnarine, Melinda Brown, Lydia Diaz, Abigail Perez, Elda Zollo, Cheryl & Rosemarie Ferrara, Harry Johnson, Shalem Delva, Stefanie Seminatore, Tina Alves, Angela McGrath, Marge & Gabe D’Auria, Thomas Landano, Jennie Delissio, Thomas Paladino, ClementinaAmorim.

The Faithful Departed / Los Fieles Difuntos

Malcolm Miller

Rosemary Fredericks

It is with gratitude that we acknowledgeA Generous Gift to the

St. Mary Gate of Heaven Food Pantrywas donated by SMGH School Class 2-1

The next time the Food Pantry will be opened will be on Thursday, January 21st from 11 am to 1 pm.

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The current Parish Pastoral Council was appointed in November 2012 to a three year term. Diocesan guidelines suggest that after three years council members discern through prayer and reflection if they will continue to serve on the Council and pursue it’s mission of consulting and advising our Pastor on the implementation of our parish pastoral plan and all issues that reflect on the life of the parish.

Three council members; Katharine Joseph, Yolanda Ward and Carl Moore, will not be continuing on the council. We thank them for their service. Six new parishioners will be appointed to the Council by the Pastor and installed at the 9:30 AM Mass this Sunday, January 10, 2016: Mariana Lozito, Rhea Lange, Rebecca Torres, Eric Verstehdt, Rudy Kandial and Fernando Silva.

These persons were nominated by current council members and after prayer, discernment and orientation ac-cepted the call. Council membership continues to reflect the diversity of our parish. Please pray for the new and current council members that their deliberations during 2016 reflect the grace and wisdom of the Holy Spirit and St. Louis de Montfort.

El actual Consejo Pastoral Parroquial fue nombrado en noviembre de 2012 para un término de tres años. Las directrices diocesanas sugieren que después de tres años los miembros del consejo pastoral deben discernir mediante la oración y la reflexión, si van a seguir formando parte del Consejo Pastoral para llevar a cabo su misión de consultoría y asesoramiento de nuestro Pastor en la implementación de nuestro plan pastoral par-roquial y todas los asuntos relacionados con la vida de nuestra parroquia.

Tres miembros del consejo; Katharine Joseph, Yolanda Ward y Carl Moore, no continuaran. Les damos las gracias por su servicio. Seis nuevos feligreses serán nombrados al Consejo por el Pastor y se instalan en la Misa de 9:30 AM el Domingo, 10 de enero 2016: Mariana Lozito, Rhea Lange, Rebecca Torres, Eric Verste-hdt, Rudy Kandial y Fernando Silva.

Estas personas fueron nominadas por los miembros actuales del consejo y después de la oración, el dis-cernimiento y la orientación aceptaron la llamada. Los Miembros del Consejo siguen reflejando la diversidad de nuestra parroquia. Por favor oren por los nuevos y actuales miembros del consejo para que sus delibera-ciones durante 2016 reflejen la gracia y la sabiduría del Espíritu Santo y San Luis de Montfort.

“Responding to the Call” AssemblyA Gathering of our St. Mary Gate of Heaven Retreat Family

Saturday, January 23, 20169 AM - 1 PM

School AuditoriumLight Refreshments

For all who attended our in-parish retreats over the last two years.

More Information to Follow in Next Week’s Bulletin

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SMGH has begun the YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY in the parish on Sunday the 27th of December. The first meeting was held to invite the interested youth to volunteer in the church and to celebrate Christmas with them.

In the photo you will find from left to right: Back row: Fr. Mohan, Melvin Batres, Giovanney Mendoza, Mr. Tyron Sewn-auth (Mentor), Felicina Lisena (mentor), Luis Rodriguez, Daniel Carrizo, Katia Roma, and Jacqueline Mullen. Front row: Samantha Khargie (Mentor), Janet Guzman (Mentor), Janibel Suero, Argenis Cruz, Natalie Cruz, Edelsa D’Souza, Summer D’Souza, Fr. Fitzsimmons and Helen Borowik (who volunteered to greet the new youth group).

The youth in the parish who are between the ages of 18 to 29 are welcome to join the group anytime. Registration is open throughout the year.

“Ministry is about joining God where God can be found.”

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Long Island/Metro RetrouvailleA Lifeline for Married Couples

You Can Help Heal Your Marriage

Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped thousands of couples worldwide experiencing ALL TYPES of marital difficul-ties. For confidential information about the Retrouvaille program, or to register for the upcoming weekend that begins on Friday, January 22nd, 2016 at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington. Please call 1-800-470-2230 and you will be connected directly and confi-dentially to a couple from Long Island/Metro Retrouvaille who can help.

Jubilee Year of MercyFeast of the Baptism of the Lord

Fittingly, this Jubilee Year of Mercy is also the Lection-ary’s Year of Luke, for Luke’s Gospel highlights God’s mercy in finding the lost, healing the sick, restoring the broken, comforting the sorrowful, forgiving the sinner through Jesus’ ministry. But before doing, Luke’s Jesus is always praying. As practical moderns programmed to measure worth by productivity, we instinctively appreci-ate the Jubilee’s call to embrace the practical challenges of our baptism. But today Luke focuses not on Jesus be-ing baptized, but on Jesus praying after baptism. So must we pray to become the disciples we are called to be, that the Spirit empower us to do what disciples are called to do. Imitating Jesus’ openness to the Spirit will enable us to cooperate with the grace that transforms us into “be-loved sons [and daughters] . . . in whom the Father is well pleased,” living out, in this Jubilee Year of Mercy, the extraordinary potential of our baptism.—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Año Jubilar de la MisericordiaFiesta del Bautismo del Señor

Que providencial que este Año Jubilar de la Misericordia coincida con el año C del Leccionario, que es cuando toca leer los domingos el Evangelio de Lucas el cual subraya la misericordia de Dios, encontrando lo perdido, sanando a los enfermos, restableciendo lo separado, consolando a los tristes, perdonando al pecador por medio del ministerio de Jesús. ¡Pero antes de que esto suceda, Lucas presenta a Jesús orando! Como prácticas modernas programadas para medir el costo por medio de la productividad, nosotros in-tuitivamente apreciamos el llamado del Jubileo incluyendo los desafíos prácticos de nuestro Bautismo. Pero hoy Lu-cas se concentra no en que Jesús se bautiza, sino en Jesús orando después de su bautizo. Así que debemos orar para convertirnos en los discípulos a los que estamos llamados a ser, que el Espíritu pueda empoderarnos hacer lo que los discípulos estamos llamados a ser. Imitando la apertura de Jesús al Espíritu nos permitirá cooperar con la gracia que nos transforma en “amados hijos e hijas” “en quien el Pa-dre se complace”, viviendo en este Año Jubilar de la Mi-sericordia, el extraordinario potencial de nuestro Bautismo.—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

The children from our Special Education Sunday class have been attending the 11 AM Mass on Sundays. PLEASE, we ask you to be patient and welcoming with our special children.

Roman Catholic Diocese of BrooklynPRO VITA MASS

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

Join Bishop Octavio Cisneros and the Knights of Columbus of Kings and Queens Counties as we celebrate the gift of life and pray for a respect for life at all stages.

Saturday, January 23, 2016, 5:00 PM MassSt. James Cathedral-Basilica, Brooklyn

St. Mary Gate of Heaven School is raising funds by sell-ing World’s Finest Chocolate Bars. Each candy bar costs $1.00, a box costs $60. Please support our school and stop by the front office of the school to purchase your candy.