The Church of St. Christopher

130 Midland Avenue

Staten Island, New York 10306

Parish Office: (718) 351-2452

Fax: (718) 351-1174

Office Hours: Monday - Friday,

9:30am - 4:00pm

Web: www.stcstmmsi.org

”Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept

the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”

- Mark 10: 16

The Parish of

St. Christopher -

St. Margaret Mary

OCTOBER 4th

, 2015

27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Church of St. Margaret Mary

560 Lincoln Avenue

Staten Island, New York 10306

Church Office: (718) 351-2612

Fax: (718) 987-0446

Office Hours: Monday - Friday,

9:30am - 2:30pm

Web: www.stcstmmsi.org

Facebook: St. Margaret Mary

Staten Island NY

Rev. Joseph M. McLafferty, Pastor

Rev. Tomy Joseph, Parochial Vicar

Rev. John P. DeLora, SIUH Chaplain, in residence

Rev. John A. Boehning, Weekend Celebrant

Rev. Thomas J. Mullin, Weekend Celebrant

Deacon Patrick Graham

MASSES Monday - Friday: St. Christopher ……. 7:00am and 9:00am

St. Margaret Mary … 9:00am

Monday: Island Shores ……… 10:30am, Residents Mass

Saturday: St. Christopher …..… 9:00am and 4:30pm (Vigil)

St. Margaret Mary .… 9:00am and 5:00pm (Vigil)

Sunday: St. Christopher ….…. 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:15am,

11:30am and 7:30pm

St. Margaret Mary … 8:00am, 10:00am and

12:00pm

Holy Days of Obligation ………...…. As announced.

CONFESSION

Saturday: St. Christopher ……. 1:30pm - 2:30pm

St. Margaret Mary … 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Otherwise by appointment; (718) 351-2452

BAPTISMS

By appointment. Interviews of parents seeking baptism for their

children are arranged by calling the Parish Office; (718) 351-2452.

MARRIAGES

By appointment with one of the priests at least six months in

advance of the wedding date. Please contact the Parish Office

for further information; (718) 351-2452.

SICK CALLS

Please call the Parish Office; (718) 351-2452.

NEW PARISHIONERS

All new parishioners are invited to register at the Parish Office

and to participate in our parish life.

ST. CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL

15 Lisbon Place, 10306 (718) 351-0902

Mrs. Catherine Falabella, Principal

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION and RCIA

560 Lincoln Avenue, 10306 (718) 351-2119

Mrs. Barbara Regan, Coordinator

St. Christopher

Saturday, October 3rd

9:00am Frank & Giovanni D’Amato

4:30pm Domenica Filardi

Sunday, October 4th

7:30am For the Parishioners

9:00am John & Ella Ferraro

10:15am Dorothy Felella

11:30am Anthony L. Rossi

7:30pm Irene & Frank Giangarra (Rossi)

Monday, October 5th

7:00am Trudy Jensen

9:00am Bonfiglio & Angela Rossi

Tuesday, October 6th

7:00am Dr. William Dunn, Sr.

9:00am Rosemarie Scinto

Wednesday, October 7th

7:00am Anthony Barresi

9:00am Margaret & Patrick Gildea

Thursday, October 8th

7:00am Margaret Ellen Drake & the Drake Family

9:00am Gary Charles & Bengina Kerins

Friday, October 9th

7:00am Ellen O’Donovan

9:00am Greco & DiMare Deceased Family Members

Saturday, October 10th

9:00am Salvatore Culotta

4:30pm Deceased Members of the Vito Family

Sunday, October 11th

7:30am For the Parishioners

9:00am John & Ella Ferraro

10:15am Dorothy Felella

11:30am Anthony L. Rossi

7:30pm Irene & Frank Giangarra (Rossi)

St. Margaret Mary

Saturday, October 3rd

9:00am For the Parishioners

5:00pm For the Parishioners

Sunday, October 4th

8:00am Henry Krahn

10:00am Michael Pawelczak

12:00pm Nicholas DiBenedetto

Monday, October 5th

9:00am Peter Certo

Tuesday, October 6th

9:00am Jim Regan

Wednesday, October 7th

9:00am Cathy Chiodo

Thursday, October 8th

9:00am Rose & Louis Abbruzze

Friday, October 9th

9:00am Mario James Marsillo

Saturday, October 10rh

9:00am For the Parishioners

5:00pm Lt. Philip Petti, FDNY & Tony Petti

Sunday, October 11th

8:00am For the Parishioners

10:00am James Woods

12:00pm William Vadola, Sr.

BREAD AND WINE For the week of October 4th, the Bread and Wine at

St. Christopher is in memory of Domenica Filardi.

SANCTUARY LAMP For the week of October 4th, the Sanctuary Lamp at

St. Christopher is in memory of Domenica Filardi.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

St. Margaret Mary

Ann Basso Margaret Harris

Dominick Berardi Debbie Mosley

Martha Bifalco August Muniz

Francis Burns Robert Sabantino, Sr.

Maryalice Dachille Jorge Santi

Mary Graham Delmar John Tiplady

Janet Dennis Carlos Velez

Edwina Dunne Janet Viso

Anita Ferrari Helen Volpe

Concetta Fisher James Woods

Kathleen Gaynor

St. Christopher

Isabella Acierno Gabriella Hagis

Baby Jake Bozzo Anthony LaCava

Anthony Braccia Howard Levi

Helene Callari Baby Nicholas Lombardi

Lucrezia Cetta Diego Lopez

Paul Cigliano Joseph Madory

Raymond Cooney Richard Malanga

Phil D’Angelo Baby Dominick Natale

Joseph DeCorato Rae Paterek & Family

Mary Ferrante Otto Pampellonne

Anissa Fiore Ann Pizzuto

Richard Gentile Jill Rautenstrauch

Barbara Hagan Nancy Sapienza

MASS INTENTIONS

YOUR ENVELOPE COUNTS 9/27/2015 9/28/2014

St. Christopher $6,877 1 $5,454

St. Margaret Mary $2,455 $2,600

Thank you for your continuing generosity. 1 The 2nd Collection is included in these amounts.

Every worshiping community is called to pray for the very ill or elderly among them. This Prayer List is our way of reaching out to our

parishioners who have received a critical diagnosis and are unable to go about the routine of life. Each person will be kept on this list for

up to 3 months. Please call the Office if you know of someone to be added - please provide name of person to Pray for, is this person a

parishioner, your contact # and if Holy Communion is desired to be brought. Thank you, Sr. Madeleine, CSJB

ON THE CALENDAR

Bereavement Group - Tuesday, October 6th

7:00pm-8:30pm in the St. Christopher Rectory.

St. Christopher School Ring Day Mass - Friday, October

9th 10:00am Mass in St. Christopher Church.

Teen Club Meeting - Saturday, October 10th

7:00pm-10:00pm in the St. Christopher School Gym.

OLG Bake Sale - Saturday, 10th & Sunday, October 11th

after all the Masses at St. Christopher Church.

Scripture Study - Returns from its summer recess on

Tuesday, October 13th after the St. Margaret Mary

9:00am Mass in the St. Margaret Mary Rectory.

SPECIAL OCTOBER EVENTS

What a weekend!

Teen Club Car Wash Saturday, October 17th - 10am to 1:00pm in the

St. Christopher Church Parking Lot.

Cars $5 / SUVs and Vans are $8.

Holy Name Society Chef Mario’s Macaroni

Dinner Saturday, October 17th - 12:00pm to 7:00pm in

St. Christopher School; $10 adults/$5 children under 12.

Celebration of the Feast of St. Margaret Mary Sunday, October 18th - 10:00am Mass St. Margaret Mary

Church followed with a Procession to the OAC.

Faith Formation Parish Breakfast Sunday, October 18th - 11:00am in the Olympia Activity

Center. All parishioners are invited. Free. Please go to our web site for complete details: ww.stcstmmsi.org.

Dear Parents With Young Children in Church “You are doing something really, really important. I know it's not

easy. I see you with your arms overflowing, and I know you came

to church already tired. Parenting is tiring. Really tiring.”

“I hear the exasperation in your voice as you beg your child to

just sit, to be quiet as you feel everyone's eyes on you. Not every-

one is looking, but I know it feels that way.”

“I know you're wondering, is this worth it? ... I know you often

leave church more exhausted than fulfilled. But what you are

doing is so important.” - For the complete article, please visit:

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-bruesehoff/parents-kids-

church_b_3909085.html

“WHOEVER BELIEVES AND IS

BAPTIZED WILL BE SAVED" Mark 16:16

St. Christopher-St. Margaret Mary welcomes:

+ Madison Riley Guevara + Francesco Scotto DiCarlo

+ Jonathan Gabriel Gradell + Jason Brian Serra

who were baptized in our Parish in the month of September.

God bless them.

“… A TIME TO MOURN …” [Ecclesiastes 3:4] Pray for the souls of :

+ Michele Felline + Nicoletta Melici

+ Grace Hewitt + William Vadola

+ Margaret Meekins

and their families.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK LIST UPDATE Effective Sunday, November 1

st our “Pray For Our Sick” list

with be updated. Each person will be kept on this list for up to 3

months. Anyone who has been on the list prior to August 1st will

be removed unless the Parish Office is contacted to have a person

remain on the list.

In reflecting this biblical understanding of marriage, the church

expects that a sacramental marriage between a man and a woman

is permanent, a sign of the union between Christ and his people.

At the same time, for a variety of reasons, the church recognizes

that not every marriage may be a full and complete sacramental

union. Sometimes the love that was professed on the wedding day

was not a full and freely given consent to be joined together as

one. That is why after a divorce, one or the other party may seek

an annulment through the church, recognizing that the first union

was not the full and complete sign of unity that is an example of

Christ's complete love for us. If you, or someone you know, are

divorced, please be a part of Sunday worship with the community

of faith. If you've not yet spoken with a priest about your situation

call the parish office to make a confidential appointment. As the

Gospel suggests, Christ wants to embrace all his children. © Liturgical Publications Inc.

About one-third of marriages end in divorce in the United States.

The reasons for such an outcome are as varied as the individuals

involved. Few of those who do divorce experience the high-

profile questioning and scrutiny that public figures like celebrities

or politicians do when they go through a divorce. Recent events in

the past few months show that the private lives of public figures

are never really private.

The Gospel this weekend tackles the closest of human relation-

ships: the marriage of a man and a woman. In Mark's story, Jesus

quotes the Book of Genesis, pushing together verses from the first

and second chapters. In the first chapter of Genesis, humankind is

created male and female in the divine image. In the second story

of creation in chapter 2, the creation of woman is described as

coming out of man, which is why the man now clings to his wife

and the two become one.

REFLECTION

2016 MASS INTENTIONS BOOK

- - - Reminder - - - The 2016 Mass Intentions Book for both Churches will be open

to reserve Mass intentions for the coming year this week on:

- Wednesday, October 7th, 9:30am-2:00pm

- Thursday, October 8th, 9:30am-2:00pm

- Friday, October 9th, 9:30am-1:00pm

in the Community Center (136 Midland Ave.). No Mass

intentions can be taken over the telephone, text, email or office

walk-in during these three days.

Our new 2016 schedule is as follows:

Sunday Obligations: Weekdays:

4:30pm Sat. St. Christopher 8:00am, Mon.-Fri.

8:00am St. Margaret Mary St. Margaret Mary

9:15am St. Christopher 9:00am, Mon.-Sat.

10:30am St. Margaret Mary St. Christopher

12:00Noon St. Christopher

7:00pm St. Christopher

You may reserve a Mass for either church regardless of which

Church you usually attend. Because of a smaller Mass schedule

a person may only reserve 8 Masses. The stipend for each

Mass is $15 and must be paid at the time the Mass is reserved.

REBUILDING TOGETHER NYC We are happy to announce that Rebuilding Together NYC, a

nonprofit housing organization that rehabilitates homes and

revitalizes communities, will be hosting its Fall Rebuilding Day

in commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of Hurricane Sandy at

St. Margaret Mary on Saturday, October 24th .

Their St. Margaret Mary “To Do List” includes:

clear weeds on rectory plot where bungalow was wiped out by

Hurricane Sandy, rake/landscape/mulch plot, garden plot,

build flower beds, provide a concrete pad where food pantry

drops off, trim tree, provide hoses/sprinklers, pressure wash and

paint back deck (base) and stain wood.

If you happen to walk by on the 24th, give them a big Thank You.

ARE YOU BLESSED? (Part VIII) “Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness’ sake”.

Are we faithful to God despite our difficulties in life? In spite of

being persecuted do we continue to spread the Good News of the

Gospel through our words and actions?

The last eight weeks we presented these “Are You Blessed?”

These have been the “Be Attitudes”. How we are to “Be Have” to

those around us and show them the Love of God through our

deeds.

If you missed any of the “Are You Blessed” series look them up

on our website at www.stcstmmsi.org. You’ll be glad you did!

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE A large, well built man visited the vicarage and asked to see the

vicar's wife, who was well known for her charity. As he spoke to

her he said in a voice breaking with emotion, 'I'd like to draw

your attention to the terrible plight of a poor family in this

district. The father is dead, the mother is too ill to work, and the

nine children are starving. They are about to be turned out into the

cold streets unless someone pays their $800 rent arrears.'

'How frightful!' exclaimed the vicar's wife. 'May I ask who you

are?'

The enormous visitor wiped his eyes with his handkerchief and

wailed, 'I'm their landlord.'

WEEKLY READINGS The daily Readings & Saints for the week of October 4th:

Sunday, October 4th …............ Genesis 2: 18-24

St. Francis of Assisi Hebrews 2: 9-11

Mark 10: 2-16

Monday, October 5th ..……..... Jonah 1: 1-2: 2, 11

St. Faustina Kowalska Luke 10: 25-37

Tuesday, October 6th………... Jonah 3: 1-10

St. Bruno Luke 10: 38-42

Wednesday, October 7th…….. Jonah 4: 1-11

Our Lady of the Rosary Luke 11: 1-4

Thursday, October 8th ………. Malachi 3: 13-20b

St. Pelagia Luke 11: 5-13

Friday, October 9th….............. Joel 1: 13-15; 2: 1-2

Sts. Denis, Rusticus & Luke 11: 15-26

Eleutherius

Saturday, October 10th .......... Joel 4: 12-21

St. Francis Borgia Luke 11: 27-28

Sunday, October 11th …......... Wisdom 7: 7-11

St. Damien of Molokai Hebrews 4: 12-13

Mark 10: 17-30 [Source for Readings: Today’s Missal; Volume 82, Number 4

Saints: www.catholic.org/saints]

A BIG “THANK YOU” The family of Jim Regan would like to thank the members of

“Our Parish Family” who were instrumental in bestowing the

honor of naming the Food Pantry after him. You knew him either

by serving alongside of him in the pantry, or as part of the Faith

Formation Committee, or as a Eucharist Minister or as an usher.

Your great outpouring of love has not gone unnoticed. The mass

was a moving tribute to him. We are sure that as he watched from

heaven he could see how much he meant to each one of you and

would flash one of his smiles with his smiling Irish Eyes back at

you.

Barbara Regan

MASS ATTENDANCE Here’s the weekend Mass attendance for the month of September,

2015 at St. Margaret Mary Church:

Notes:

Sept 20th, 10:00am Mass Celebration of Catechetical Sunday

Sept 20th, 12:00pm Mass Celebration of Newly Baptized

Sept 27th, 10:00am Mass Jim Regan Food Pantry Dedication

The 324 average weekend Mass attendance for the month of

September represents an increase of 82 from the month of

August. That’s 328 more people attended Mass at

St. Margaret Mary in the month of September.

WELCOME BACK!

KID’S CORNER

Masses

Sept

5-6

Sept

12-13

Sept

19-20

Sept

26-27 Total Ave. %

5:00pm 50 55 47 44 196 49 15%

8:00am 61 68 50 66 245 61 19%

10:00am 77 89 193 235 594 149 46%

12:00pm 57 60 76 67 260 65 20%

Total 245 272 366 412 1,295 324 100%