HRINE CHURCH OF SAINT GERARD MAJELLA 188-16 91st Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: 718-468-6565 Fax: 718-468-3136

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PASTORAL TEAM: REV. JOSEPHJUDE C. GANNON PASTOR – Ext. 25 REV. JOSEPH THARACKAL In Residence – Ext. 13 MR. GUILLERMO D. GOMEZ Permanent Deacon – Ext. 35 MR. LAURENCE O. MCMASTER Permanent Deacon – Ext. 15 MRS. CARMEN MACCHIO Director of Religious Education – Ext. 22 MRS. ANNE SMITH-THOMPSON Director of Music Ministry – Ext. 28 MR. GILBERT RODRIGUEZ Youth Ministry Coordinator—Ext 26 MRS. LUCY GUZMAN Administrative Assistant— Ext. 27 MRS. GRACE M.M. BRUNKEN Business Office — Ext. 10

BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: Monday 9 am to 6 pm Tuesday 9 am to 6 pm Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm Thursday 9 am to 6 pm Friday 9 am to 2 pm & 4:30pm to 8pm Saturday 9 am to 12 pm No office hours on Sunday!

Please call the office in advance to arrange appointments to speak with a priest or deacon or to make sure the office is open.

MONTHLY FOOD PANTRY: for needy Parishioners. HOURS: Tuesday 1 to 4 pm only! To register: bring photo ID & proof you live in 11423 zip code if you are not a registered parishioner.

MASSES: Monday thru Saturday: 9:00 am Saturday: 5:00 pm – Fulfills Sunday Obligation Sunday: 8:15 am & 11:30 am in English 9:45 am in Spanish Holy Day Masses: As Announced

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 pm And by Appointment at other times by calling ext 25

DEVOTIONS all are welcome:

Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:20 am St. Gerard Majella Novena: Wednesday 9:20 am

Adoration: Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 am First Fridays 9:30 am to 8 pm September to June

Last Sunday of the month at 7 pm in Spanish

MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Urgent calls at any time of day or night. We ask that arrangements for the reception of Holy Communion for Shut-Ins be made by calling the office during business hours. HOSPITAL: Please inform us of any parishioner who has been admitted to a Hospital or Nursing Home. NEW MEMBERS: Please register by filling out the form found on the back inside cover of this bulletin or by calling the Office. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes for our children Sundays at 10:00 am, from the end of September to end of May. They must attend the 11:30 am Mass with their parents and family. To register your child, please contact Mrs. Macchio at Ext 22. R.C.I.A.: Rite of Christian Initiation – Adults interested in becoming Catholic or who need to receive the sacraments of First Communion and /or Confirmation please contact Deacon Laurence Mc Master at Ext. 15. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements can be made by calling the office during office hours and leaving a message for one of the deacons. In English: Instructions are given on the SECOND & THIRD Sunday of the month beginning with the 11:30 am Mass followed by instructions at 12:30 pm. Please register at least 8 weeks before the Baptism by setting up an interview appointment with Deacon Laurence McMaster E 15 by calling the office. Baptism is generally on the fourth Sunday of the month. En español: Cada dos meses el tercer domingo. Se requiere que los padres que desean bautizar a sus hijos vengan a la misa y asistan a clases previas de preparación. Para más información deben hablar con el Diácono Guillermo D. Gómez a Ext. 35. MARRIAGES: Church Wedding arrangements should be made before Reception plans are finalized so that the date will be available at the Church. Please make arrangements at least six months to a year before the proposed date.

February 7, 2016 5th Sunday in

Ordinary Time Lent begins February 18, Ash Wednesday: a day of Fast and Abstinence; and Almsgiving!

Please pray for the sick of the parish Please remember our deceased family & friends. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:

SATURDAY, February 6: 9:00 AM – † All the souls in our Purgatorial Society 5:00 PM – † Genie Rudmann SUNDAY, February 7: 8:15 AM – † 9:45 AM – † Miguel Suriel; † Oscar V. Low; People of the Parish 11:30 AM – Intentions of Escolastica Montsanto MONDAY, February 8: 9:00 AM – † Eugenia D. Rudmann TUESDAY, February 9: 9:00 AM – Thanksgiving to God WEDNESDAY, February 10: 9:00 AM – THURSDAY, February 11: 9:00 AM – OUR LADY OF LOURDES FRIDAY, February 12: Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes: World Day of the Sick; National Shut-in Visitation Day: 9:00 AM – Our Lady of Lourdes SATURDAY, February 13: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM – † Agnes Killane Brunken and the deceased members of her family SUNDAY, February 14: 8:15 AM – † 9:45 AM – † Adolfo, Mariana & Elvis Tejada; † Maria & Victor Bustos; People of the Parish 11:30 AM – Intentions of Christelle Charles

PURGATORIAL SOCIETY ENROLLMENTS FOR 2016 SEE

INCOME & EXPENSES FOR THE WEEK ENDING Jan 31 First Collection $2,382 Second Collection $ 992 Total Collection $3,374 Average Cost per week (8,425) Income (Deficit) for the week (5,051) Churches in Need $

Parish Meetings at St. Gerard Majella Parish

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: 2nd & 4thTues. – 8pm ST. JOSEPH CONF. RM. RECTORY— February 9 & 23 CHOIR REHEARSALS: CHURCH - SPEAK TO ANN for practice schedule and to JOIN THE CHOIR!!! FAMILY OF CHRIST PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm BVM CONF. RM. RECTORY All are Welcome! Contact Ofelia or Margie for schedule and to join. JESUS ESTA VIVO PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm in CHURCH JESUS & MARY PRAYER GROUP Wednesdays after 9 am Mass YOUTH NIGHT 8 to 12 grade - every Friday 7:30 pm in Rectory St. Joseph’s conference room. PLEASE JOIN US! SPANISH LEGION OF MARY — contact Hilda Cortes for details. FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION: please bring NON PERISHABLE FOOD to church or office during the week!!!

Saint Gerard Majella Parish seeks to provide a festive gathering for all people, of every race and color. A Table at which the lonely find company, the hungry savor rich food and fine wine and strangers enjoy warm family ties. Our prayer is that we may draw our new neighbors from other lands into a loving community and that our Eucharistic table may prefigure our oneness with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. St. Gerard Majella is the patron saint of expectant mothers and couples trying to conceive, as well as the protector of mothers and children, born and unborn and the wrongly accused.

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The 9 am Mass on the First Saturday of the month is for those enrolled in the PURGATORIAL SOCIETY. To enroll a loved one for a year, fill out the form below & enclose $10 donation.

Please use the parking lot on 91 Ave. at all times on the weekends and especially on the Holidays. Thank you!

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — In a vision Isaiah is called to be a messenger for the LORD of hosts. Isaiah responds, “Send me!” (Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8) Psalm — In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord (Psalm 138). Second Reading — Paul reminds us of the gospel he preached through which we are saved, if we believe it (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]). Gospel — Jesus directs Simon to take his boat into deep water for a miraculous catch of fish. Simon and his part-ners leave all to follow Jesus (Luke 5:1-11).

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Mondays from 9:30 am until 11:30am Wednesdays from 9:30 am until 11:30 am sponsored by the Haitian Jesus and Mary Prayer Group. All are welcome! All the Fridays of Lent except Good Friday from 9:30 am until 7:30 pm with Night Prayers and Benediction. Please sign up to spend an hour with

the Lord -- sheet on the 188 St. side table. Last Sunday of the month at 7 pm in Spanish. All are welcome!

Religious Education classes 10 am Sundays NO CLASS: February 21 - Classes resume on Feb 28.

Generations of Faith: Pledged $611,000 Payments made so far $119,000 Please continue to pay your pledges in a timely manner. Please make your check or money order out to: Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens and stamp and mail directly with the statement from the diocese in their return envelope. Do not send cash in the mail.

YOUTH NIGHT - GRADES 8 TO 12 MEETS EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 TO 9 PM

IN THE RECTORY: ST. JOSEPH CONF. RM. 4 INFO CALL: GILBERT RODRIGUEZ AT EXT 26

Please Donate to Our Food Pantry Collection on February 20, 21, 26 &27 - please donate non perishable items. We need: canned Fruit, Cookies, Jelly Beans or Easter Candy to set up our Easter Grocery baskets. Monetary donations are always appreciated during the year to help us provide extra groceries. Thanks!

FEBRUARY Sanctuary Lamps, Altar Breads and Wine donated by Jose Ruiz

In memory of Jose Ruiz, Sr. and the deceased members of his family

A Message from our Pastor

“Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” In today’s Gospel we hear St. Peter’s response when he encounters Jesus and realizes that he is

the Messiah, the Son of God. This personal encounter leads him to acknowledge his own sinfulness and that he is in need of mercy. Jesus then raises him up and commissions him to become a “Fisher of Men.” Have you ever had a real encounter with Jesus, I pray you have! Those encounters with Jesus are gifts from God that allow us to realize we are sinners in need of God’s love and mercy and that we cannot save ourselves. Jesus saves us and gives us a mission, a vocation, a purpose for living our life. On Wednesday we start Lent with Ash Wednesday as we celebrate this “Year of Mercy” in Lent let us take the witness of St. Peter and acknowledge our sinfulness and ask God for a real encounter of his merciful love. That encounter will change us, as it changed St. Peter. Let us pray for that grace today and every day. God bless Fr Gannon

Special Things to be aware of in Lent Ash Wednesday Schedule: Ashes are distributed during the 9 am and 8 pm Mass and at 12pm, Noon Service of the Word; and our Church is open all day for prayer. On the Fridays of Lent we will have bi-Lingual Stations of the Cross at 7:30 pm with the opportunity for individual confessions during the stations. As we are a Jubilee “Year of Mercy” Church please try to invite everyone to church to walk through the Holy Door and go to mass with us. And, if anyone wants to go to confessions you can make your confession during the Stations of the Cross on Fridays, or on Saturdays at 4:15 pm, or on Reconciliation Monday in Holy Week from 3 to 9 pm, or call me in the office for a appointment. Blessings

Please pick up your 2016 donation envelopes from the office. Numbers have changed & everyone needs to complete &

return the orange registration card for the new bar codes to register your donations. Do not use old envelopes from 2015 in 2016.

Youth Ministry Cake Sale February 7

Couples Retreat February 13

Ashes will be distributed during the 9 am and 8 pm Masses and at the 12 noon Service of the Word.

Monday & Wednesday ADORATION: after the 9 am mass, confession & then benediction at 11:30 am Every Friday in February to March 18 in Lent ALL DAY ADORATION: of the Blessed Sacrament after the 9 am mass until 7:30pm Benediction, followed by STATIONS OF THE CROSS: at 7:45 pm. During Stations of the Cross opportunity for confession.

HOLY WEEK: Saturday, March 19: 5 pm VIGIL OF PALM SUNDAY

PALM SUNDAY March 20: 8:15 & 11:30 am mass in English; 9:45 am mass in Spanish

RECONCILIATION MONDAY, March 21: 9 am Mass followed by confession, 3 pm to 9 pm opportunity for Confession

HOLY THURSDAY, March 24: 9 am Morning Prayers, 8 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper in church, followed by ADORATION UNTIL MIDNIGHT in the hall.

GOOD FRIDAY, March 25: 9 am Morning Prayers, followed by Divine Mercy Novena 3 pm English Veneration of Cross & Communion 4:30 pm outdoor bilingual Stations of the Cross 6 pm Spanish Veneration of Cross & Communion

HOLY SATURDAY, March 26: 9 am Morning Prayers, followed by Divine Mercy Novena, and decorating the church.

VIGIL MASS OF EASTER AT 8 PM

EASTER SUNDAY MASSES - March 27: 6:30 am Sunrise mass followed by with light breakfast 8:15 am and 11:30 am in English; 9:45 am in Spanish, Divine Mercy Novena after 11:30 mass.

Divine Mercy Novena continues 7:45 pm week nights March 28 - April 1. On Saturday, April 2 it is after the 5 pm mass. DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, April 3 – after the 11:30 am mass - ADORATION of the Blessed Sacrament & confessions until 3 pm Benediction.

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! “Holy, holy, holy!” Ancient languages, like the Hebrew used in the scriptures, did not always have a way to express superlatives in one word. Isaiah could

not say God was “holiest,” so he used the threefold repetition of the same word. This bit of scriptural minutiae about these “three little words” that we sing at every Mass serves as a reminder that answering God’s call has to be grounded in awareness of God’s holiness. In Isaiah and in the Gospel passage today, we hear accounts of the revelation of God’s power and might: the seraphim in the temple and the miraculous catch of fish. These are not wondrous revelations for their own sakes. They lead to a response in mission, Isaiah’s “Here I am, send me!” and the disciples’ leaving everything to follow Jesus. And so must our own “Holy, Holy, Holy!” lead us to Christ in the Eucharist every Sunday, and to a life following him day by day. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Fasting may be a priority in your Lenten spring cleaning regimen. Almost every religious tradition recognizes that fasting is a key to heightened spiritual awareness. You know this from your own experience. When you are engaged in a hobby, painting a room, keeping vigil near a delivery room, or standing watch at a sickbed, you may simply forget to eat. What you are doing so fills you that the intensity of the action is itself nourishing. In fasting from food, or drink, or habitual behaviors, you make room for what is truly important. Even though Lenten Sundays stand apart from the Lenten fast, you will notice traces of fasting in our liturgy. We fast from singing the Gloria and Alleluia, we fast from flowers bedecking the altar, and there may be a noticeable drop in the number of infant baptisms as parents elect to wait until Easter. This hints that fasting is a prelude to feasting, and the vigor of our Easter alleluias is rich fare after a long silence. In the same way, even a small fast—no cream in the coffee, no pepper in the soup, no radio in the car—can not only point to deeper hungers, but help us rejoice more fully in the feast when we break our fast together. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

WHERE GOD IS: We cannot go where God is not. And where God is, all is well. —Anonymous TESTED LIKE GOLD: God wishes to test you like gold in the furnace. The dross is consumed by the fire, but the pure gold remains and its value increases. —St. Jerome Emiliani

FASTING: All healthy persons from the ages of 14 to 59 should decrease their food intake to 2 very light intakes and 1 light meal from Ash Wednesday to Easter.

ABSTINENCE: On Ash Wednesday and All the Fridays of lent people should not eat meat.

MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO

“Apártate de mí, Señor, que soy un pecador”. En el evangelio de hoy escuchamos la respuesta de

San Pedro cuando se encuentra con Jesús y se da cuenta que él es el Mesías, el hijo de Dios. Este encuentro personal lo guía a reconocer su propio pecado y que necesita misericordia. Jesús entonces lo levanta y lo comisiona a ser un “Pescador de Hombres.”¿Ha tenido Ud. un encuentro real con Jesús? Espero que haya sido así. Esos encuentros con Jesús son regalos de Dios que nos ayudan a reconocer que somos pecadores, con necesidad del amor y la misericordia de Dios y a darnos cuenta que no podemos salvarnos a nosotros mismos. Jesús nos salva y nos da una misión, una vocación, un propósito para nuestra vida. Este miércoles empezamos la Cuaresma con el Miércoles de Ceniza. Esta cuaresma, al celebrar este año el “Año de la Misericordia” sigamos el ejemplo de San Pedro reconociendo nuestros pecados y pidiendo un verdadero encuentro con el amor misericordioso de Dios. Ese encuentro nos cambiará como cambió a San Pedro. Oremos hoy y cada día por esa gracia. Cosas especiales que debemos tener en cuenta durante la Cuaresma: El horario del Miércoles de Ceniza: La ceniza se distribuirá en la misa de las 9 am y las 8 pm y a las 12:00 del mediodía y que nuestra iglesia va a estar abierta todo el día para la oración. Los viernes de cuaresma tendremos viacrucis bilingüe con oportunidad para la confesión individual. Como somos una Iglesia del Jubileo del “Año de la Misericordia” por favor trate de invitar a la gente a la iglesia, a entrar por la Puerta Santa y a participar en la misa con nosotros; y si alguien desea confesarse, lo puede hacer los viernes durante el viacrucis, los sábados a las 4:15 pm, o el Lunes de Reconciliación durante la Semana Santa, o me llama para hacer una cita.

Padre Gannon

Lecturas para el 14 de febrero de 2016 Primera lectura — Deuteronomio 26:4-10 Salmo — Salmo 91 [90] Segunda lectura — Romanos 10:8-13 Evangelio — Lucas 4:1-13

COMUNIDAD HISPANA

7 de febrero de 2016 Quinto Domingo

del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes Y Miércoles ADORACIÓN EUCARISTICA: 9:30 am a 11:30 y se termina con la bendición. VIERNES ADORACIÓN EUCARISTICA: 9:30am a 7:30pm de 5 febrero a 18 de marzo. ESTACIONES DEL VIACRUCIS: Todos los viernes a las 7:45pm. Mientras se hace el Viacrucis las personas que quieran confesarse lo pueden hacer.

SEMANA SANTA: SÁBADO 19 de marzo: Misa a las 5 pm, víspera del Domingo

DOMINGO DE RAMOS, 20 de marzo: Misas en inglés: 8:15 am y 11:30 am; 9:45 am misa en español.

LUNES DE RECONCILIACIÓN, 21 de marzo: misa a las 9 a.m. inmediatamente después hay oportunidad para acercarse a la confesión. Nuevamente de 3 a 9 pm se ofrece el sacramento de la confesión.

JUEVES SANTO, 24 de marzo: oración de la mañana las 9 a.m. A las 8 pm la Misa de la Última Cena del Señor, seguida de adoración nocturna hasta la media noche.

VIERNES SANTO, 25 de marzo: 9 am oración de la mañana, inmediatamente novena de la Divina Misericordia. 3 pm: Veneración de la Santa Cruz y Comunión (inglés) 4:30 pm: Viacrucis bilingüe por las calles de la parroquia. 6 pm: Veneración de la Santa Cruz y Comunión (español)

SÁBADO SANTO, 26 de marzo: 9 am oración de la mañana seguida de la novena de la

Divina Misericordia y decoración de la iglesia.

8 pm Misa de la VIGILIA PASCUAL

DOMINGO DE RESURRECCIÓN: 27 de marzo 6:30 am Misa de la aurora, luego desayuno. 8:15 am and 11:30 am misas en inglés, 9:45 am misa en español 11:30 am misa en inglés, luego la novena de Divina de la Misericordia. Novena de la Divina Misericordia continúa a las 7:45 pm durante la semana (28 de marzo a 1 de abril), el 2 de abril será después de la misa de las 5 pm. DOMINGO DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA, 3 de abril, la novena después de la misa de las 11:30 am. ADORACIÓN del Santísimo Sacramento y confesiones hasta las 3 pm se termina con la bendición.

SI DESEA BAUTIZAR UN NIÑO, Ud. debe hacer lo siguiente: traer el certificado de nacimiento del niño, y hablar con el diácono Guillermo Gómez para la entrevista inicial.

Tenga en cuenta que los bautismos se celebran el domin-go, día del Señor, ya sea en la misa de las 9:45 am o las 2 pm. Padres y padrinos deben asistir a tres reuniones.

COLECTA PARA LOS NECESITADOS 20, 21, 26, y 27 de febrero

Traiga su contribución de alimentos que no necesiten refrigeración y cuya fecha de expiración. Necesitamos frutas enlatadas, galletas, habas de jalea, dulces y confites de Pascua. Que el Señor le colme de bendiciones por su generosidad.

ADORACIÓN EUCARISTICA Pidámosle al Señor que nos ayude a acercarnos más a través de la oración frente a Jesús sacramentado. LUNES: 9:30 am a 11:30 y se termina con la bendición.

MIÉRCOLES: 9:30 am a 11:30 auspiciada por el grupo haitiano Jesús y María Grupo de Oración. VIERNES: 9:30 am a 7:30 de 5 febrero a 18 de marzo. ÚLTIMO DOMINGO DE MES: 7:00 pm en español. Todos son bienvenidos.

G e n e r a c i o n e s d e F e : Promesas $ 6 1 1 , 0 0 0 Pagos recibidos 1 1 9 , 0 0 0 Por favor continúe haciendo sus pagos a tiempo. Por favor haga el cheque o Money Order a Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens y envíelo directamente a la diócesis, juntamente con el estado de cuenta, en el sobre que le llega y con la debida estampilla de correo. No envíe efectivo por correo.

No hay clases de Educación Religiosa: DOMINGO, 21 DE FEBRERO

Las clases comienzan el 28 de Febrero

Tome por favor sus sobres 2016 para la donación de la rectoría. Los números han

cambiado y usted necesita completar y devolver la tarjeta anaranjada del registro para que las nuevas claves de barras para registrar sus donaciones. Por favor, no utilice los sobres del 2015 para el 2016.

10 de febrero: la ceniza se distribuirá en las misas de las 9am y 8pm, también en un servicio de la Palabra a las 12 del mediodía.

¡SANTO, SANTO, SANTO! “¡Santo, Santo, Santo!”. Los idiomas antiguos, como el hebreo empleado en la Sagrada Escritura, no siempre tenían la manera de expresar superlativos en una sola palabra. Isaías no tenía una palabra

similar a “santísimo”, así que usó la triple repetición de la misma palabra. Este detalle de minucia bíblica sobre estas “tres pequeñas palabras” que cantamos en Misa cada domingo sirve para recordarnos que responder al llamado de Dios tiene que basarse en estar consciente de la santidad de Dios. En Isaías y el pasaje del Evangelio de hoy, escuchamos relatos que revelan el poder y la fuerza de Dios: los serafines en el templo y la pesca milagrosa. Estas no son revelaciones maravillosas sin razón. Dan lugar a una respuesta misionera, la de “Aquí estoy, ¡envíame!” de Isaías y la de los discípulos que lo dejan todo para seguir a Jesús. De igual manera nuestro “¡Santo, Santo, Santo!” nos lleva a Cristo en la Eucaristía de cada domingo, y a una vida de seguirlo día tras día. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Cuando era niño mi padre me llevaba al rancho de mi abuelito en México. En una de esas visitas mi abuelo y mis tíos estaban quemando la tierra en su rancho. Mientras el fuego ardía, papa Manuel nos explicaba que era necesario reducir todo en cenizas para que la tierra recobrara sus fuerzas y quedará más fértil. Sin saberlo, mi abuelo me dio la imagen que hasta hoy sostiene mi concepto del Miércoles de Cenizas y de la cuaresma. El Miércoles de Cenizas es la fiesta cristiana que por lo menos doce siglos ha señalado el comienzo de la Cuaresma. No cabe duda que para los latinos este día es de particular atracción. Es uno de los pocos días del año litúrgico en cual llegamos al templo en masa por tal de recibir las cenizas en la frente. Nosotros somos un pueblo enraizado en la tierra y sabemos que la tierra necesita quemarse de vez en cuando para seguir produciendo. Nosotros como la tierra necesitamos dominarnos y cultivarnos para producir frutos y flores para el Señor y los demás. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

DONDE ESTÁ DIOS No hay lugar donde vayamos donde Dios no esté. Y donde está Dios, todo está bien. —Anónimo

SER PROBADOS COMO EL ORO Dios quiere probarte como al oro en el crisol. El fue-go va consumiendo la escoria, pero el oro bueno perma-nece y aumenta su valor. —San Jerónimo Emiliani

Jueves 11 de febrero: Nuestra Señora de Lourdes; Jornada Mundial de los Enfermos; Día Nacional de Visitar a los Confinados

In this Year of Mercy En este Año de la Misericordia

The Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella 188-16 91 Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423 718-468-6565

stgerardm@verizon.net Website: stgerardshrine.org

Cordially invites you to celebrate Valentine’s Day Les invita cordialmente a celebrar el día de San Valentín

By participating on a COUPLES PRAYER AND REFLECTION Participando en una Oración y reflexión para parejas

FEBRUARY 13, 2016 5:00 pm Mass and Couples blessings

Misa y bendición de las parejas 6:30 pm bilingual talk / Charla bilingüe

7:30 pm sharing and refreshments Compartimiento y reflexión

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