SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2016

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND, 2016 9:00 ROS-Florence McCabe req. by husband Tom and daughter Kathleen 5:00 ROS-Thomas Martin req. by wife, children and grandchildren

SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2016 9:00 ROS-Veronica Catenaro req. by Marilyne Jean - - ROS-Esperidion Biazon req. by Ed and Edith Biazon and Adia and Ray Alivio 11:00 ROS-Jimmy Allen req. by Jean Family - - ROS-Florence McCabe req. by husband Tom and daughter Kathleen 1:00 Thanksgiving Mass for the Jean-Baptiste family req. by Yvertha Jean-Baptiste - - Action de Grace and Birthday Blessings for Webbs and Jean-Claude Denis req. by Jean-Claude - - Birthday Blessings for Donald Defay - - Action de Grace req. by Vania Nelson

Thanksgiving, Birthday Blessings and Happy 35th Wedding Anniversary to Gabriel and Mary Osias

- - ROS-Gary Louis req. by mother, Therese Colas 3:00 People of the Parish

MONDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Papa Lawrence Okafor, Engr Andrew Chukwunweike, Dr. John Ogugwua Oduh req. by daughter/sister Ms. Uche Abolo and Oduch Family

TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Raymonde Kenol req. by Yvertha Jean- Baptiste - - In Honor of St. Patrick req. by Rose Charles

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Arnold Kenol req. by Yvertha Jean- Baptiste - - Good Health for Jeanne Campion req. by Yolande Hyppolite - - Guidance from the Holy Spirit for Annick Williams req. by Yolande Hyppolite

THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Darriette Joseph req. by Yvertha Jean- Baptiste - - Birthday Blessings for Kaina Jean-Baptiste by mother, Yvertha

FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Birthday in Heaven for Victor Juste req. by wife Marie Juste - - ROS-Nirva Moise req. by Yvertha Jean- Baptiste

SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Rolna Moise req. by Yvertha Jean- Baptiste 5:00 Good Health for Joan Molzon req. by Carol Martin ROS-Stephen Moise req. by Yvertha Jean- Baptiste

COME PRAY THE ROSARY at 8:30 A.M. Mondays through Saturdays. Devotion to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus every Monday night from 7 to 8 P.M. in the church. ADORATION AND EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday after the 9 A.M. Mass until noon. Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Chaplet of Divine Mercy

are every Thursday after the 9:00 A.M. Mass.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HEALING PRAYERS

Emile R. Staco, Christophe Djassoa, Markinson Jean, Geralda Mitton, Gertrude Desire, Ruth and Keith Jackson, Ariel Lalanne, Emilie Vilson, Tara Singh, Martha Ramirez, Guillaine Fabien, Jean Dimanche, Betty Frydkowski, Adeline Deus, Jabel Pierre, Ismael Panasuk, Dennis Pepitone, Leonara Legister, Maurice George Dyer, Marie Therese Juste, Reeva Cara Paul, Kyde Saticone, Mark Robinson, Ruby Robinson, Patrick Prevost, Marie Malcangi, Rev. Msgr. Patrick Uchendu, Msgr. George Graham, Peter Corsi, Anthony Rondolfi, Ruth and Keith Jackson, The Homebound of the Par-ish

Please notify us of changes in our Heal-ing Prayers list. Names will be removed after a month.

PLEASE PRAY For all The Deceased Mem-bers of the Parish Family.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR PARISHION-ERS WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE. Please call the rectory to update our list. Paul St. Hill, Christopher Aching, Jr., Yvonne St. Hill, Vanes Alabre, Keith St. Hill, Derby Ronelus, Johnson Joseph, Mary Ann R. Varias, Emmanuel Jeanty, Emeka Oparah, Hayden Brandon Baker, Shanan Cesar, Janelle Alexander

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

We the people of St. Pius X Parish are formed by the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Baptism to be-come part of the Mystical Body of Christ. We strive through the power of Christ in the Holy Sacrifice to the Mass to show forth God’s transforming love to teach Gospel values; to share time, talent and treasure in good Stewardship, to invite all to share our joy and share Jesus’ message of His Father’s love with all around us and to restore all things in Christ.

FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM: CCD Our Faith Formation program is open to all children from Kindergarten age to grade 8. All children must have a required two years of instructions prior to the reception of the sacraments. If you are registering your child for the first time, please bring his baptismal certificate with you. Classes are on Sundays at 9:45 A.M. sharp. If your child is over the age of 8 and is not yet baptized, we offer the Rite of Christian Initiation adapted for children. Please call Mrs. Jean for more details. SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARENTS: Children should re-ceive the sacraments in their own parish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults The RCIA is the process by which people can question, search and inquire into the Catholic faith. It is for any un-baptized individual over the age of 8. The RCIA is also for any adult who was baptized in another Christian tradition and for baptized Catholic adults seeking to receive the Sac-rament of Confirmation. Please contact Fr. Miguel at 718-525-9099. BECOME AN ALTAR SERVER AT SAINT PIUS! Boys and girls who have received their First Commun-ion are invited to become altar servers. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about this special pastoral ministry for the young people in the church. Please call the rectory for info. THE LITURGICAL MINISTRY welcomes youths between the ages of 7 to 25. Rehearsals are held on Fridays in the Church from 7 to 8:30 P.M. Contact info: Barnica Laveau at 347-233-0090. No Dance experience need-ed. Join us in expressing our praise through dance. TEENS GROUP will meet on Saturday, April 9th from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the rectory. New members ages 12-18 welcome.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

ST. PIUS X SPANISH PRAYER GROUP meets on Friday nights in the church. Any Span-ish speaking parishioners are welcome to come together for intercessory prayer and praise to God in Spanish. MYRIAM PRAYER GROUP meet every Satur-day evenings beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the church.

The ENGLISH CHOIR meets every Tues-days at 7:30 P.M. The SPANISH CHOIR meets every Satur-days at 3:00 P.M. The HAITIAN CHOIR meets every Fridays at 7:00 P.M. in the rectory except for Lent.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND Anyone unable to attend Mass because of illness may receive Holy Communion at home on a regular basis. Please call the rectory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL MASSES: You can now request special Masses for Memorial, Birthday, Sweet 16, and Wed-ding Anniversary. Please call the rectory and speak to Fr. Miguel. Mass Book for 2016 is open and Mass Offering is $20. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS! Birthday Blessings April Babies! If you would like the parish to pray for you, call the rectory at the begin-ning of the month and leave your name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family in the parish should be registered. We cannot vouch for you if you need a letter to be a sponsor or godparent. Registra-tion forms are available at the rectory or in back of the church. If you are new in the parish, please see one of the volunteers.

If you are pregnant or will be having a child bap-tized, you will need to attend a baptism preparation workshop. St. Pius X offers the workshop the First Wednesday of every month at 7:30 P.M. by appoint-ment only. Please call the rectory to reserve at least two (2) days in advance. Next session will be April 6 in the rectory at 7:30 P.M. 6 WEEKS WITH THE BIBLE - Please join us in considering what the book of Acts means for our lives here and now. We meet every Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the rectory, for more information please call the rectory 718-525-9099

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EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS MEETING on Wednesday, April 6th at 7 P.M. in the rectory. *******************************************************

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - KOC meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Next meeting will be Wednesday, April 13 at 8 P.M. in the rectory. All men are welcome. *******************************************************

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS will meet on Monday, April 4 at 7:30 P.M. in the rectory.

COLLECTION last week was $12,219.00 which includes collection for the Holy Week, the Easter Flowers and Easter Gifts donation. We appreciate your generosity toward your church. May God bless you tenfold. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL collection was $121. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RELIGIOUS ARTICLES are now on sale in back of the church the first and third weekend of the month after all the Masses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are in need of food for you and your family,

please come to the rectory.

******************************************************* ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL NEWS! We

have not met our goals for the 2015 appeal. We now owe the Diocese $3,675.00. We ask that you please help us pay the amount. If you are able to contribute, please write out a check made out to St. Pius X church and write a notation Catholic Appeal dona-tion. If you are giving cash, please put it in an envelope marked Catholic Ap-

peal donation. You can drop it in the donation bas-ket, mail it or bring it to the rectory. So far we have collected $3,615.00. Thank you for your generous support. ******************************************************* According to Canon Law, we have to offer a Mass Intention at least one time a year. Examples are birthday blessings, good health, in honor of a saint, deceased person, etc.

If you would like to have a letter with your weekly contributions for 2015 for your tax purposes, Please call the rectory at 718-525-9099 and have your en-velope number ready. Please allow one (1) week from the time of your request for this to be com-pleted. Thank you.

To all who helped make the church so beautiful for the Easter celebration. We take this opportunity to thank all the ministries who participated. God Bless!

Margareth Jourdan Christopher Jean

Kaina Jean-Baptiste Michelet Sauveur

Donald Defay Fiano Jackman

Ivy St. Hill Marjorie Gaudin

Catholic Life and Faith March 2016

Mercy Never Fails! by Leisa Anslinger Think about the most powerful experience you have had of the love of God. Perhaps it was at Mass or the celebration of a sacrament, such as Confirmation or Baptism, your own of that of another. Maybe it was a particularly intimate moment with a spouse or good friend. Perhaps you were in a crisis, or you reached out to another in a time of need. Whatever the experi-ence, at the heart of it all, was God’s mercy. Let us reflect on this for a few moments: During the Mass, we tell the story of and celebrate God’s mercy in many ways, from the readings we hear, to the prayers we pray, to the act of receiving Christ’s Body and Blood in Holy Communion. Our sacraments draw us nearer to God in specific ways, through God’s merci-ful action working through simple, earthly material such as water, oil, and human touch, not leaving us to our own devices, but declaring God’s love for us, often in spite of our human weakness and failing. When we know the love of others, or when we reach out to those in need, we know and share God’s mercy — the extent to which our human relationships mir-ror the love and mercy of God has direct bearing on the depth of love we experience with family, friends, in our parish communities, and in our service to oth-ers. In this Easter season, we are reminded of a powerful aspect of our faith in Jesus Christ: God’s love and mercy never fail! Whatever kind of death we experi-ence — physical death, spiritual or emotional tur-moil, grief over the death of a loved one, the loss of job or meaningful work, the breakup of a relationship — death does not have the last word. This is cause for us to say “Alleluia!” Mercy is a sign of God’s enduring love. Take time in the next month to notice and reflect upon the power of God’s mercy, received and given. Catholic Life and Faith February, 2016 © Catholic Life and Faith www.CatholicLifeandFaith.net

ANNUAL YOUTH LOCK-IN - Stay-Awake-Athon Come in for a night of Friendship, Faith, Food and Fun. Spend a night with Youth from all over the Diocese ~ Friday, April 8-9, 2016 ~ 6 P.M. to 9 A.M. ~ Donation $25 at St. Thomas Aquinas, Msgr. King Hall, 1550 Hendrickson St. Brooklyn, NY 11234. Space is Limited first come, first serve: You must register by Friday, April 1. There will be a but leaving from St. Joseph Parish, 108-43 158th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434. 718-774-3806 Join Bishop DiMarzio for a one day Pilgrimage to THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE DIVINE MERCY, Stockbridge, MA on June 18, 2016. Bus-es will be leaving from 4 different locations includ-ing one at the Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella in Hollis. Space is limited. Contact Alison at ali-sontaylorhart@gmail.com or at 718-965-7313 REBOOT! LIVE! - Rediscover God and the life that you were meant to share with international ac-claimed speaker and author Chris Stefanick - Fami-lies (kids 12+) - Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 at 7 P.M. at Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 201 North Central Avenue, Valley Stream, NY. Admis-sion $19 - Sold at the rectory. St. Clare Catholic Academy - St. Clare Catholic Academy is affiliated with our parish. Tuition dis-counts and scholarships are available for students who are catholic and are active in their parish. Free UPK. The Academy is located at 137-25 Brookville Blvd., Rosedale. Please call 718-528-7174 for more information or visit our website: http://stclarecatholicacademy.org.

SAVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2016 - CHINESE AUC-TION. If you would like to donate items for the auction, please drop them in the rectory or the church. More in-formation in later bulletins. Volunteers needed. Please call Yolanda in the rec-tory as soon as possible. Thank you.

CATECHISTS USHERS

ALTAR SERVERS LECTORS

VOLUNTEERS for Chinese Auction

December 8, 2015 - November 20, 2016

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