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SAINTS SIMON & JUDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Established 1897 185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn, New York 11223 Telephone: (718) 375-9600 Fax: (718) 375-6642 E-mail: [email protected] /www.stssimonjude-brooklyn.org Rev. John Maduri, Administrator Rev. Sijo George, CMI-Parochial Vicar Deacon Andrew Mastrangelo, Pastoral Minister/Business Manager Ms. Sara Nespoli, Director of Faith Formation SUNDAY MASSES : Saturday evening at 5:00pm Sunday morning at 8:30am(Italian/English), 10:15am & 12:00pm Misa en Espanol-Cada tercer Domingo del mes a las 5:00pm WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday Saturday at 9:00am HOLYDAY MASSES: 7:30am, 9:00am, 7:30pm (Except Christmas and New Year’s Day) DEVOTIONS: Chaplet of The Divine Mercy: Monday after the 9 am Mass Circulo de Oracion Carismatico en Espanol- Todos los Lunes de las 7pm a las 9pm en la parte baja de la iglesia. Para mas informacion, favor de llamar a la Sra. Teodora Aquino 347-355-5715. Miraculous Medal Novena: Tuesday after the 9 am Mass Rosario in Italiano ogni Mercoledi alle 7:30pm (SettembreGiugno). St. Jude Novena: Friday after the 9 am Mass Holy Hour / Benediction: 8:00am-9:00am every Saturday RECONCILIATION (Confession): Saturday: 4:00pm-4:45pm Other times by appointment. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9:30 am -4:30 pm (CLOSED for lunch from 12pm-1pm) Sunday: 9:30am to 1:30 pm RECTORY/CHURCH STAFF: Bookkeeper / Bulletin Coordinator: Nicole Compagnone Parish Secretary: Antoinette Capobianco Maintenance and Custodians: Nelson Bobe and Eraldi Leka Cook and Housekeeper: Angelica Compagnone Sacristan: Lilian Acevedo Sunday Receptionist: Marie Gatto PARISH REGISTRATION: We are happy to welcome all newcomers to our parish! Join our parish family by registering at the rectory during office hours. Current parishioners who change address, phone number or are moving away are asked to contact the rectory, so we can keep our files up to date. BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child! Parish Baptisms are on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00pm (except during Lent) Please call for an appointment to register and make arrangements for your child’s Baptism. OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION: To register for religion classes grades K through 8, children’s First Communion, or Confirmation, call 718-372-0733 in the rectory lower level. Secretaries: Nina Varone and Nelly Yepez (para hablar en Espanol). ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Teens over 14 and Adults who are interested in becoming a Catholic or who have been baptized Catholic but never received Holy Communion or Confirmation should be part of our RCIA program. Leave your name and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli. Catholic Adults who have received Holy Communion and desire to receive Confirmation should also leave their name and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli. MARRIAGE: Plan to make your wedding both a JOYFUL and a HOLY event! Couples must call for an appointment at least 6 months prior to the planned wedding date and partici- pate in the parish and diocesan marriage preparation program. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: We celebrate this sacrament of healing grace at the 9:00am Mass on the first Saturday of each month. Please join us at that Mass if you are ill. You may also call and arrange with a priest to receive this sacrament at other times. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please contact the rectory if you are home- bound, and would like to receive the Holy Eucharist on a regular basis.

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SAINTS SIMON & JUDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Established 1897

185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn, New York 11223 Telephone: (718) 375-9600 Fax: (718) 375-6642

E-mail: [email protected] /www.stssimonjude-brooklyn.org

Rev. John Maduri, Administrator Rev. Sijo George, CMI-Parochial Vicar

Deacon Andrew Mastrangelo, Pastoral Minister/Business Manager

Ms. Sara Nespoli, Director of Faith Formation

SUNDAY MASSES : Saturday evening at 5:00pm

Sunday morning at 8:30am(Italian/English), 10:15am & 12:00pm

Misa en Espanol-Cada tercer Domingo del mes a las 5:00pm

WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday – Saturday at 9:00am

HOLYDAY MASSES: 7:30am, 9:00am, 7:30pm (Except Christmas and New Year’s Day)

DEVOTIONS: Chaplet of The Divine Mercy: Monday after the 9 am Mass

Circulo de Oracion Carismatico en Espanol- Todos los Lunes de las

7pm a las 9pm en la parte baja de la iglesia. Para mas informacion,

favor de llamar a la Sra. Teodora Aquino 347-355-5715. Miraculous Medal Novena: Tuesday after the 9 am Mass

Rosario in Italiano ogni Mercoledi alle 7:30pm (Settembre– Giugno).

St. Jude Novena: Friday after the 9 am Mass

Holy Hour / Benediction: 8:00am-9:00am every Saturday

RECONCILIATION (Confession): Saturday: 4:00pm-4:45pm

Other times by appointment.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9:30 am -4:30 pm (CLOSED for lunch from 12pm-1pm) Sunday: 9:30am to 1:30 pm RECTORY/CHURCH STAFF: Bookkeeper / Bulletin Coordinator: Nicole Compagnone Parish Secretary: Antoinette Capobianco Maintenance and Custodians: Nelson Bobe and Eraldi Leka Cook and Housekeeper: Angelica Compagnone Sacristan: Lilian Acevedo Sunday Receptionist: Marie Gatto

PARISH REGISTRATION: We are happy to welcome all newcomers to our parish! Join our parish family by registering at the rectory during office hours. Current parishioners who change address, phone number or are moving away are asked to contact the rectory, so we can keep our files up to date.

BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child! Parish Baptisms are on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00pm (except during Lent) Please call for an appointment to register and make arrangements for your child’s Baptism.

OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION: To register for religion classes grades K through 8, children’s First Communion, or Confirmation, call 718-372-0733 in the rectory lower level.

Secretaries: Nina Varone and Nelly Yepez (para hablar en Espanol).

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

Teens over 14 and Adults who are interested in becoming a Catholic or who have been baptized Catholic but never received Holy Communion or Confirmation should be part of our RCIA program. Leave your name and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli. Catholic Adults who have received Holy Communion and desire to receive Confirmation should also leave their name and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli.

MARRIAGE: Plan to make your wedding both a JOYFUL and a HOLY event! Couples must call for an appointment at least 6 months prior to the planned wedding date and partici-pate in the parish and diocesan marriage preparation program.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: We celebrate this sacrament of healing grace at the 9:00am Mass on the first Saturday of each month. Please join us at that Mass if you are ill. You may also call and arrange with a priest to receive this sacrament at other times.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please contact the rectory if you are home-bound, and would like to receive the Holy Eucharist on a regular basis.

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MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

5:00 SEBASTIANO & JOE ALTILIO

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

8:30 ANNA BADALAMENTI

10:15 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH, MARIE

CRAPANZANO, JOHN & GRACE

MARTORELLO & FAMILY, FRIENDS & RELA

TIVES, JOHN & THERESA DEFRANCESCO,

ANTONINO ZULLO, ANDREW DELORMIER ,

JOSEPH CARRIERI, MARIA FINAZZO & IN

THANKSGIVING TO ST. RITA & ST. JUDE

12:00 CECILIA PASTORELLI & ROBERT KENEVAN, SR.

MONDAY, JUNE 25

9:00 FILIPPO & JOSEPHINE DINA &

DECEASED DINA FAMILY

TUESDAY, JUNE 26

9:00 DANIEL BREEN

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

9:00 EUGENIO CAMACHO

THURSDAY, JUNE 28

9:00 ANNA DAGOSTINO

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

9:00 VINCENT, ANTOINETTE & ALLEN

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

9:00 ANTOINETTE & DONALD DAVIS &

JOSEPHINE & DANIEL MARTORANO

5:00 MARIO GAUDIOSO

SUNDAY, JULY 1

8:30 ALFONSO CIOTOLA

11:00 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH, DECEASED

MEMBERS OF OUR ROSARY SOCIETY &

MARIE CRAPANZANO

IN OUR PRAYERS May the Holy Spirit bring healing comfort to all of our sick, especially:

Jeanine Ardizzone, Camille & Anthony Chiusano, Annette Puglisi, William

Tirelli, John Belezio, Denise Pizzullo, Martha Monti, John Geraci, Antoin-

ette Marino, Anna Iacopelli, Jeanina Caceres, Millie Piccarelli, John DzHon

Vong, Gina Morselli, Mary Ann Barry, Susan Fischetti, Dominic Nunziato,

Linda Viscardi, Ludovica Sementa, Maria Sciarrino, Mary Antico, Maria

Selca Maher, Angelo D’Attoma, Joseph DiBella, Fran Mattera, Ella Spina,

Carmela Maccia, Rose Colombo, Theresa Pagani, Roza Camaj-Ivezaj, Rich-

ard Bubello, Joseph Nucifora, Grayce Prestipino, Howard Passman, Frank

Apsel, Isabella DiNiso, Jeanne Turzilli, Larry Lembo, Nicola Lupo, Gesterk-

ent Jaro, Antonino Curatolo, Robert Cusimano, Michael Fiore, Karen Gia-

chetta, Mary Jencsik, T. Guida, Richard & Gary Prestipino, Carol Marcin-

sky, Pietro Grippo, John Paul Harris, Reid Moritz, Julia Bruzzese, Angela

Nucifora, Stephen DiBella, Maria Piccarelli, Russ Pennington, Dorothy

Vallone Iaconis, Jacinta Duenas-Ladd, Sal D’Aquino, Josephine Gioia, Giada

Cravelli, Frances Bowen, Evan Zitchic, Rose Galia, John Edmonds, Isabella

Grace Colucci, Diane DiMonda, Pauline Taddonio, Sabrina Giangrande, Neil

Scahill, Leonard Currea, Eddie Stack, Mandy Crupi, Stella Botti,

Tara Horowitz & Steven Markoulis

May God bring safely home all of our deceased family and friends:

Pasquale Lopopolo, Jeanette Setaro, Joseph Lino

MEMORIALS FOR THE WEEK OF

JUNE 24 - JUNE 30, 2018

THE GIFTS OF THE BREAD AND WINE ARE DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY

SPECIAL INTENTION REQUESTED BY:

THE TABERNACLE CANDLE IS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF

SPECIAL INTENTION REQUESTED BY:

THE ALTAR CANDLES

ARE DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF

JOSEPH CARRIERI

REQUESTED BY: TERESA ALTILIO

THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CANDLE IS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY

HENRY FERRAIOLI

REQUESTED BY: LOVING FAMILY

STS. SIMON & JUDE PURGATORIAL SOCIETY The Purgatorial Society of Sts. Simon & Jude parish for the month of

June includes the following members who were enrolled last month:

Cesare Muscatella

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

OUR LADY OF GRACE

CATHOLIC ACADEMY REGISTRATION FOR 2018-2019 IS NOW OPE AT:

OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Don’t miss out on scholarship opportunities!

Received a scholarship last year? Re-apply by March 30, 2018

First time scholarship applicant? Apply by April 30, 2018.

www.futuresineducation.org

To learn about the benefits of a Catholic education, please con-

tact Principal Kelly Wolf at 718-375-2081

WE’RE SAVING A SEAT FOR YOU!

385 Avenue W-Brooklyn, N.Y 11223

Olgbk.org

TODDLER TIME AT OUR LADY OF GRACE Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is hosting a Toddler Time

Program! Children ages 8 months to 3 years old are invited to

come with a parent or guardian. For more information please

call the school office at 718-375-2081.

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2018 MASS BOOK OPENING The second half of the 2018 Mass Book, (July-December) is now open! If you are interested in Masses, please come

to the rectory during office hours.

STS. SIMON & JUDE ANNUAL BOXES OF

OFFERING ENVELOPES Your Annual boxes of weekly offering envelopes are now available in the back of the church, to be picked up. Please note that the boxes are displayed in ALPHABETICAL

ORDER for your convenience. NOTE: You only have a box if you used envelopes over this past year. If you do not have a box and would like one please go to the rectory dur-ing office hours to register and receive one. Thank you.

STS. SIMON & JUDE CHURCH

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE Please note that beginning on Sunday, July 1st, Sts. Simon & Jude’s Mass schedule will change to a “Summer Schedule”. The

Summer Mass schedule will be: Saturday at 5:00pm and Sun-

day at 8:30am and 11:00am. The 10:15am & 12 noon Masses will be combined to form the 11:00am Mass for the months of July & August only. The 11:00am Mass will also become the multi-intention Mass for July & August as well. Please note that the regular Mass schedule will resume on Saturday, Septem-

ber 8th & Sunday, September 9th, the weekend after Labor

Day.

THANK YOU A very special Thank You to Kings Highway Bakery and an anonymous parishioner who donated rolls of bread to Sts. Simon & Jude Church in honor of St. Anthony, on his feast day for Mass. We would also like to thank Sts. Simon & Jude's Italian Rosary Society for donating special bread and flowers for our Annual St. Anthony Mass. We are so grateful for the generous donations and to have such faithful and devoted parishioners. May God continue to bless you and guide you in all that you do!

LECTORS NEEDED Lectors proclaim the Good News at Sunday and Holy Day Masses. If you would like to serve God and the people of this parish by becoming a lector, please leave your name and number at the rectory. Training is provided. 718-375-9600.

THANK YOU TO OUR ROSARY SOCIETY A very special thank you to our Rosary Society who so graciously make a donation to our parish as well as the Annual Catholic Ap-peal. We are happy to announce that our Rosary Society donated $2000. to our parish and $1000. to the Annual Catholic Appeal on behalf of Sts. Simon & Jude Church. We are truly grateful for their generosity and most of all their dedication and service. God bless you all!

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

JOAN MAURER (May 6, 1936-June 8, 2018)

It is with great sadness, we announce that one of our long time parishioners, and former staff member, Joan Maurer has passed away. Joan was an amazing woman and an extremely devoted parishioner and staff member of Sts. Simon & Jude Church for many years. Joan was a loyal, independent, strong and intelligent lady who was raised in our parish and served as our parish book-keeper for 15 years. Even after retiring as bookkeeper, just a few years ago, she would come every single week to volunteer and help the staff. Joan loved our parish and served faithfully with all of her heart. We are truly grateful for her presence, her work and all that she has done for our parish and our community. She will be greatly missed. Our prayers and condolences to her entire fam-ily. She will be forever in our hearts +

.

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June 24, 2018

The Mustard Seed Contact us @ 718-372-0733

Or email us at [email protected]

PROPHET OF THE MOST HIGH Today the readings are about John the Baptist, as we celebrate his birth. John was born with a pur-

pose, he was to prepare the way for Jesus. Before his birth, an angel of the Lord appeared to Zecha-

riah to tell him he was to have a son. Though doubtful at first, Zechariah believed as the angel had

spoken: his son was to be a prophet. As John grew, he began to speak of the coming of Jesus. He

told them they must repent from their sinfulness, and be baptized with water. Though he had fol-

lowers and people were in awe of him; John never assumed to be anything more than a servant for

the Lord.

DO YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE RIGHT?

Zechariah doubted God. He knew he and his wife were old. It was not possible that they could have a child. Zechariah forgot that with

God anything is possible. His trust in God could not go past what he knew to be true. Our faith teaches that we should trust in God even

when things seem impossible. How much do you trust God? Are you willing to go outside your comfort zone? Are you ready to accept

things that seem to be impossible? Each of us needs to trust in God even when our heads say no.

FIRST HOLY MARTYRS On June 30 we celebrate the feast of the First Holy Martyrs. These are the first followers of Jesus that were martyred by Emperor of

Rome; they are also known as proto-martyrs. In 64 AD Rome burned. Nero who was the emperor at the time blamed the fire on the

Christians and put many of them to death. Some were fed to the lions, some crucified and other were burned; no matter what horrors of

the early Church endured, our faith is still alive 2000 years later.

JOHN, ELIZABETH AND ZECHARIAH As we celebrate the feast day of St John the Baptist it is only right that we also remember the faithful family he was born into. Zechariah

and Elizabeth were very faithful Jews who were on in years and childless. An angel appeared to Zechariah to tell him his wife was going

to bear a son and his name was to be John. Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary, recognized that she was carrying the Son of God as soon as she

greeted Mary. Because of the faith of his parents John remained faithful and spent his life leading people to repentance and Jesus.

REGISTRATION It’s never too early to plan ahead. Registration for the 2018/19 school year will be on-going throughout the summer. We will be complet-

ing registration on Wednesdays from 3-8 PM. Please contact the office for information.

ONE LIFE YOUTH MINISTRY Come meet new friends, grow in your faith and have fun! Contact Mr. Louis Nunez, Youth Minister

[email protected]

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SOWING SEEDS IN THE WILDERNESS

It is not uncommon to hear people in ministry, be they or-

dained, consecrated, or lay faithful, to at times wonder

whether all their work in the Lord’s vineyard is having any

effect. For those involved in youth ministry it can seem like a

constant uphill battle when after years of hard work most find

their teens embracing the secular values of a hedonistic cul-

ture. For clergy who preside at Sacraments the same can also

be experienced: first Reconciliation and Communion are

largely last Reconciliation and Communion unless they are

forced to go by their parochial schools or religious education

directors. We have heard it said many times that Confirma-

tion has become essentially graduation from the faith. In-

structions before Baptism, pre-Cana courses, parent meetings,

and so on, yield little long term fruit.

As we celebrate this Sunday the feast day of the birth of St.

John the Baptist, we are reminded that John also experienced

the same in his own lifetime. Like most of those serving in

the Lord’s vineyard, John did have people embrace his call to

“prepare the way for the Lord.” At the same time vast num-

bers did not. His reward for his proclamation of the truth was

his beheading at the behest of a hedonistic individual who did

not want to hear the truth about adultery and immorality.

John would wonder aloud, and express himself to Jesus

through his disciples, as to whether or not his work was for

nothing or for the purpose for which he was sent.

John’s society was a mirror image of our own in those days of

Roman paganism: the legal killing of the newborn through

exposure to the heat of the sun; sexual perversions of every

kind; corruption in government; contempt for people of faith

in the One God; ridicule and persecution of those who would

not toe the line of the new secular elites who ran the empire

like gods, the overall corruption of conscience and the darken-

ing of the mind where pleasure became to only thing that mat-

tered; the loss of any sense of human dignity. It must have

been a daunting task to be in John’s shoes. Everything

seemed to be against him except one thing – the truth.

That last part is essential. There can be two temptations if we

do not keep this in mind. One is to give up as some unfortu-

nately do. This happens particularly for those who understand

ministry from a business perspective and want success. Those

with this model and mentality will almost always fail in min-

istry and leave. The other temptation is to water down the

truth. We see that debate running through the Church in the

present period. People with good intentions think that com-

promising what we know to be true will bring back the

masses.

If we look at John’s era we can see the empire running along

smoothly on the surface with the emperors firmly in control

and most everything visible to the eye giving an air of power

and invincibility. For faithful Jews, and for those early Chris-

tians, it must have seemed at times like a lost cause. Many

Roman citizens were contented with their hedonistic lifestyles

so who was even listening?

Yet under that veneer of power and invincibility was rot that

was tearing at the heart of the empire and many whose con-

sciences had been dulled but not fully annihilated, began to

become wary and even disgusted with their way of life. Into

this fray comes the Christian Gospel with a radical way of

life. Without compromise those early Christians had and nur-

tured the gift of children; husband and wife remained faithful;

the human body was respected as the temple of the Spirit;

human dignity found in being children of God was a source of

grace; the laws of God triumphed over all else; life was re-

spected as a gift; and persecution was embraced with courage

and conviction of a new and better life to come. It took much

time, but those early Christians – like John the Baptist right

before them – planted the seeds that would bring about the

renewal that weary people were opening their eyes to, seek-

ing, and embracing.

Like John we are in a similar period. This is not a time for

workers in the vineyard to be seeking great success that often-

times is prompted by ego. It is a time of planting but not nec-

essarily of reaping. It is not a time for consolation in the vine-

yard but a time for labor. It is not a time for anything other

than fidelity.

It was not easy for the Baptist and it will not be easy for us.

Two things are necessary to remember. Those seeds, seem-

ingly falling on dry ground, eventually began to sprout and

convert an empire; and those like John who planted those

seeds, though they did not oftentimes reap, are now the ones

who wear the crown of everlasting glory.

Fr. John Maduri

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THE CALL TO HOLINESS

Every one of us is called to be holy. It is not a unique call,

such as the call to be a priest or religious brother and sister, but

rather it is one that is universal. Unfortunately, there are many

of us who have never heard of this “universal call” to holiness

and believe it something only for the “career” religious who

devote their entire lives to the service of God. Among those of

us who have heard of this universal call to holiness, a large

portion misunderstand what this call entails by simply translat-

ing it as “be a good person” (a step in the right direction but

not the full understanding of the term ‘holy’). And of those of

us who do understand the proper meaning of this call, almost

all of us struggle with living it out due to our fallen nature.

“Be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.” Tall orders,

but they come from a God who knows us better than we know

ourselves and “through whom all things are possible”. So,

where do we begin?

The first step is being able to admit that we are called. You are

called to be holy. I am called to be holy. This is especially true

by nature of our Baptism and being adopted sons and daugh-

ters of God. We must “imitate our Heavenly Father”. The sec-

ond is to have a proper understanding of holiness. Too often

we think of religion and going to Church as a means to an end.

We come each week because “it helps us to better people.”

Though this is true and an ok starting point for our faith jour-

ney, at some point we need to open our eyes to the bigger pic-

ture. We don’t need to come to Mass each week to be a good

person. There are atheists who have never set foot in a church

who are great, upright and moral people. Rather, we come to

Mass to 1) glorify God and worship him in the way that he has

asked us too by uniting ourselves to Christ so that 2) we might

become holy. Holiness is different than goodness. Goodness is

a part, and something we should strive for, but holiness goes

deeper.

What is holiness? Put simply, I believe we can call it intimacy

with God. In polls across the country, we find that far too

many Catholics don’t actually believe we can have a personal

relationship with God. Many of us believe in the existence and

goodness of God, but we struggle to enter into that deep per-

sonal relationship with him. Yet, that is exactly the thing that

we are called to.

This is perhaps why many of us struggle with certain teachings

of the Church. We hear some of her teachings on marriage,

contraception, or some of her teachings on sexual morality and

we think to ourselves that we can still be good people and not

do what the Church says. What we fail to recognize is that we,

the sons and daughters of God, are called to more than being

good people. The Church nurtures us, but also sometimes

pushes us out of our comfort zone. We need to ask the tough

questions. Why does se teach what she does? Will this really

make me holy?

CCC 2015 tells us that “the way of perfection passes through

the way of the Cross”. It is not an easy journey. We have to

“deny ourselves, pick up our crosses, and follow” our Lord,

Jesus Christ.

“Do not ask for easy lives, rather ask to be great men and

women.” Ask for holiness. We don’t have to figure it all out at

once. God helps move us at the pace that is best for us. The

greatest thing we can do is open our hearts and mind and ask

for greater trust.

Supplementing CCC 2012 - 2029

Jonah Soucy

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JUNE 25

9:30am: Chaplet of the Divine Mercy (CHU)

7:00pm: RCIA (OFF)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion (LC)

TUESDAY, JUNE 26

9:30am: Miraculous Medal Novena (CHU)

6:30pm: Pre-Cana (OFF)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion Folklore Dance Rehearsal (LC)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27

12:00pm-3:00pm: Golden Age Club (LC)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion Chorus rehearsal (CHU)

THURSDAY, JUNE 28

9:30am: Legion of Mary (LC)

4:00pm: Italian Rosary (CHAP)

6:30pm: Youth Ministry (LC)

7:30pm: AA Meeting (OFF)

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

9:00am: St. Jude Novena (CHU)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion Servidores Meeting (CHU or LC)

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

4:00pm: Confession

5:00pm: Mass

8:00pm: AA Meeting (OFF)

SUNDAY, JULY 1

8:00am: Rosario Italiano

8:30am: Mass (CHU)

11:00am: Mass (CHU)

STS. SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL REUNION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018

7:00pm-11:00pm

IN THE LOWER CHURCH This Reunion is open to ALL graduating classes. There will

be food, music and great company! If you are interested in

coming to the reunion please contact

Mark Corrao at 347-728-7850

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Family Owned and Operated since 1907 Pre-Paid Funeral Service Available

323 Avenue “U”, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11223

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