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JUNE 14, 2020 W E L C O M E THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
The Mission of our parish is to serve our neighbors with Jesus, to pray in faith with Jesus, and to teach as His Church with Jesus, so “that all may have more abundant life.” (John 10:10). The Word of God, the Sacraments, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church are the instruments and standards of this work of evangelization and faith formation.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 23–25 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
718.278.1834 • Fax 718.278.0998 [email protected]
All Masses and Meetings are Suspended Until Further Notice
Parish Office Hours/ Horario de la Oficina None until further notice.
CHAPEL OF ST. MARGARET MARY 9-18 27th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
718.721.9020 Fax: 718.721.3729 [email protected]
Food Pantry will be closed until June 1, 2020
CATHOLIC SCHOOL Saint Joseph Catholic Academy 28-46 44th St Astoria, NY 11103
718.728.0724—www.stjosephsch.org Financial Assistance/ Ayuda Financiera:
www.mountcarmelastoria.org
Pastoral Team
Pastor Msgr. Sean G. Ogle, V.F. Ext. 122 [email protected]
Follow me on twitter @theogleoffice
Parochial Vicars Father Peter Nguyen Ext. 120
Father Michael McHugh Ext. 119
Pastor Emeritus-SMM Father Ed Brady Ext. 118
In Residence Msgr. John Harrington K.H.S., Ext. 128
Father Joseph Pham Ext. 115
Deacon Ruben Mendez
Pastoral Worker Chin Nguyen Ext. 123
Pastoral Year Seminarian Brendon J. Harfmann
Coordinator of Religious Education Nelly Gutierrez Ext. 114
Parish Outreach Coordinator Denise Dollard 718.721.9020
Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Celeste Stewart Ext. 112
Bulletin/ Calendar/ Records Secretary Luis Sanchez Ext. 110
Director of Music Lucille Mascia
Parish Athletic Director Steve Leoutsakos
Cluster Hospital Chaplain Father Jean Laguerre
•Confessions/Confesiones: By appointment only.
•Weddings/ Bodas: Wedding arrangements should be made 6 months in advance
Arreglos para bodas deben hacerse 6 meses en avance.
•Sweet Sixteen/ Quinceaños: Must have made the sacrament of Confirmation
Debe haber recibido el sacramento de Confirmacion
•Legal Holidays : There will only be one Mass at 9:00am.
•Recitation of the Rosary: After weekday masses.
•Novena: To Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Jude every Wednesday after the 12:00 Noon Mass
Always check our weekly bulletin for any changes and please view our Informational Pamphlet.
Parish of Queens Deanery #1, Brooklyn Diocese
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SATURDAY, JUNE 13 5:00pm Intentions Available SUNDAY, JUNE 14 8:00am Mario R. Nacinovich– Birthday 9:00am Silveri & Delplato Family 10:00am William, George, Rose & George Hasselberg, Sr. and Gloria Rodoslovich 11:15am Gerlando Graci 12:30pm Zoraida Elvira Camacho; Juan Chavez (9th Anniversary) 7:00pm Our Parish Family MONDAY, JUNE 15 8:00am Giuseppe & Bernarda DiLorenzo 12:00pm Mercedes Beck TUESDAY, JUNE 16 8:00am Ida Albanese 12:00pm Emily Esteban de Francesconi WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 8:00am Intention Available 12:00pm Fred Magistrado, Sr. THURSDAY, JUNE 18 8:30am Malika Silien– For Healing 12:00pm Mosler Family FRIDAY, JUNE 19 8:00am Grescila Castroverde 12:00pm Romana B. Guevara SATURDAY, JUNE 20 8:00am Luigi & Calogera Carlino 5:00pm Connie Pascucci; Malika Silien– For Healing SUNDAY, JUNE 21 8:00am All Masses 9:00am are for 10:00am the 11:15am Fathers 12:30pm in 7:00pm Our Parish Family
PRAY FOR THE SICK If you have a family member you wish to be prayed for, please let us know immediately and we will be happy to pray for them. The names will remain on the sick list for three weeks and thereafter repeated as requested.
Winnie Burke Bruce Kelderhouse Claire Kennedy Carol Ubertini
PRAY FOR OUR RECENTLY DECEASED Isaias Toribio Idelfonso Paz George La Terza Braulio Martinez Marina Cepeda Victor Vasquez Rose Tavano Maria toribio George LaTerza
JUNE 7TH, 2020— THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
PURGATORIAL SOCIETY We pray for the souls in Purgatory every first Friday of the month. You may enroll names in the Purgatorial Society to be prayed for one year for a donation of $10.00.
Annual Catholic Appeal 2020 We have begun the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal. We thank all who have participated with a gift to the 2019 Appeal and ask that everyone prayerfully consider making a gift to the 2020 appeal. The works and services made possible through your donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal help people in Brooklyn & Queens in ways that no one parish can do alone. Please remain assured that your gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal cannot be used in the settlement of abuse claims or for anything other than their intended purpose. As of June 8, 2020 we have 113 pledges totaling $38,000 towards our parish goal of 64,586. So far we have received more than $26,000. Thank you for your support.
Electronic Giving
Enroll at faithdirect.net– code NY370
WEEKLY OFFERINGS: In the absence of Mass attendance, we will be grateful if you can remember your weekly offerings to the church, either through the mail or dropping them through the rectory mail slot; whether weekly, monthly, or when the emergency is over and Masses resume. This might be a good opportunity to start doing your church offerings electronically. Just visit FaithDirect.com, and register entering our parish code: NY370. We thank you for your loyal support. EL DIEZMO SEMANAL: En ausencia de asistencia a la Santa Misa, estaremos agradecidos si puede recordar sus ofrendas semanales a la parroquia, ya sea a través del correo o dejarlas a través de la ranura de correo de la rectoría; ya sea semanal, mensualmente o cuando la emergencia haya terminado y las Misas se reanuden. Esta podría ser una buena oportunidad para comenzar a hacer sus ofrendas de la parroquia electrónicamente. Simple-mente visite FaithDirect.com, y regístrese ingresando nuestro código parroquial: NY370. Le agradecemos su leal apoyo.
ST. MARGARET MARY
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Sunday, June 14, 2020 (THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST) 10:15 am
P a r i s h B u l l e t i n B o a r d
At every Sunday Mass, Catholics confess that Jesus came down from heaven “for us men and for our salvation.” But what does “salvation” mean? In this remarkable 10-part video series, Scripture scholar and theologian Michael Patrick Barber provides a thorough, deeply Catholic, and deeply biblical, answer. Based on the best-selling book Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know this video series is inspiring, engaging, and accessible. To register for FORMED, please visit www.mountcarmelastoria.formed.org. It’s free! We encourage everyone to use FORMED as a platform for learning and spiritual renewal, especially during these difficult times. For your children, FORMED also has video for all ages as well! Deseamos que todos usen la plataforma de FORMED para seguir aprendiendo y llenandonos espiritualmente. Para sus niños tambien hay contenido para todas las edades! Vaya a www.mountcarmelastoria.formed.org y entre su correo electronico para registrarse!
F O R M E D
The Carmel Diamond Seniors have decided to cancel their Bingo meetings on Thursdays until further notice. If you have any questions please call the parish office or keep updated by following our social media and parish website.
Carmel Diamond Seniors
We urge you to sign up for Faith Direct in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. Please go online to faithdirect.net and use our parish code NY370 to continue supporting your parish. Online giving is easy, convenient and safe. Another way to give securely to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is by texting a dollar amount to 929.254-3850. You will be asked to complete a one-time registration page with your billing and contact information. After this registration, you can give any time by texting a dollar amount to that phone number.
POSTPONEMENT OF FATHER JOE PHAM’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY MASS AND PARTY
After consultation with the committee and staff, Fr. Joe has decided to postpone his May 8 party and May 9 Mass indefinitely, due to the uncertainty about when public gatherings of any kind will be permitted.
APLAZAMIENTO DE LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL ANIVERSARIO 50 DE PADRE JOE PHAM: Después de consultar con el comité y el personal, el P. Joe ha decidido posponer su partido del 8 de mayo y la Misa del 9 de mayo indefinidamente, debido a la incertidumbre sobre cuándo serán permitidas cualquier reunion pública.
Fr. Joe’s Anniversary Mass & Party Postponed
Rosary Society Luncheon Postponement
The Rosary Society Luncheon that was originally planned for Sunday, May 3, 2020 has been postponed until further notice.
Faith Direct and Text-to-Give
Preliminary note: Some parishioners received a text message on Tuesday, June 9, claiming to be from me, asking them to purchase gift cards needed to give to Covid victims. This message is a fraud. Any works of charity in our parish will be organized, announced and prepared by parish groups, with due notice, and never on the basis of text messages or emails. Please disregard such requests. It appears scammers get people’s names and phone numbers from public signs or bulletin notices. We will examine our policy on publishing private numbers in the future. Meanwhile, contributions for food during the pandemic can be made, as always, to our parish food pantry at St Margaret Mary which distributes food to over 200 families every Friday morning. In this time of national sorrow and turmoil ignited by the killing of George Floyd, allow me to share with you our Bishop’s column in this week’s edition of the diocesan Newspaper, the Tablet. My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
As we have seemingly come to a slowdown of the coronavirus pandemic, in the last ten days, we have experienced a more terrible type of virus in that of racism that seems to have made itself visible among us. The horrible death of George Floyd at the hands of one policeman with others standing by has opened a wound in our society, pointing to deeper inequalities that people of color and other minorities must bear.
The protests, unfortunately, have been marred by some who have purposely attempted to create anarchy in our society. Nothing is to be gained by this type of purposeful violence, and everything can be lost. The understanding of what the issues truly are can disappear amid fear and recriminations. We must understand that societal change on the evil of racism must happen, and perhaps more rapidly than we realized in the past
Preaching at the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, in Rome, on Divine Mercy Sunday, Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, per-haps spoke prophetically when he talked about the recovery period for the pandemic when he said, “Now, while we are thinking of a slow and tiring recovery from the pandemic, this danger insinuates itself: to forget who is left behind.
The risk is that we are struck by an even worse virus, that of indifferent selfishness. It is transmitted starting from the idea that life improves if it is better for me, that everything will be fine if it is good for me. We start from here and we get to select peo-ple, to discard the poor, to sacrifice those who are behind on the altar of progress. What is happening is shaking us up: it is time to remove inequalities, to heal injustice which undermines the health of all humanity!”
These truly are prophetic words from our Holy Father, understanding the evil of radical inequality that seems to haunt us. Two years ago, in response to the situation in Charlottesville, which was another incident that reminds us of the societal problem of racism, I established the Commission on Racism and Social Justice in our own diocese here in Brooklyn and Queens to study the problem of racism within the Church. I named Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, as chair of the commis-sion, and Father Alonzo Cox to serve as secretary of the commission.
The commission worked for almost one year and came up with some good results, which we now will implement. We can-not solve the problems with society in this regard if we do not recognize the effect that racism has within our own Church. After many meetings held throughout Brooklyn and Queens, the report gives us a list of felt grievances that we will address in a system-atic way.
To make people of color feel that they are welcome in the Church and to feel that they have equality with others is the task before us. I think especially of how we must educate our youth. Racism is a learned behavior. People are not born as racists. Racism is learned in different ways. Even if it is not taught specifically, it is picked up by attitudes, feelings, and words. We need to work, especially in our Catholic schools, where we have some influence, to make sure that our young people do not pick up on the racist attitudes of the past.
The demonstrations we see today truly are not just attended by people of color, but also by many others. Perhaps the tide has already turned, and our young people do not see things the way that they were seen in the past. At the November 2018 Gen-eral Meeting, the Bishops of the United States issued a pastoral letter on racism entitled, “Open Wide Our Hearts, the enduring call to love …a pastoral letter against racism.” http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/upload/open-wide-our-hearts.pdf
In it, we hear that “Racism is a false world view that contradicts our Christian belief and the universality of God’s love and the concern for the dignity of every human person. It is a denial of our bonds as brothers and sisters with the one human family called to share the life of God.” How important it is that we see the issue before us as one that has deep moral and religious roots. We cannot solve the problem of racism unless we understand our common fraternity and our common bonds which come to us from the Creator. It is never easy to recognize evil. And yet, we must identify it and work against evil where it exists.
Recently, we have seen some signs of solidarity, even with our police who joined those who are protesting peacefully. Some have bent on one knee to show their solidarity. Perhaps it is important that we bend two knees and pray that we do find a way from this quandary in which we find ourselves. Only with God’s grace will we be able to find the courage we need to change our attitudes and our hearts, and to teach those around us what God’s word truly means.
We truly put out into the deep recesses of our human nature as we combat prejudices that seem to be part and parcel of our American society, as great as it is. We still cannot seem to shake the prejudices that keep others from making progress as they should. Join with me in prayer on two knees, and, surely, we will all make a difference against the evil of racism.
Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn & Queens
Nota preliminar: algunos feligreses recibieron un mensaje de texto el martes 9 de junio, alegando que era mío, pidiéndoles que compra-ran las tarjetas de regalo necesarias para dar a las víctimas de Covid. Este mensaje es un fraude. Cualquier obra de caridad en nuestra parroquia será organizada, anunciada y preparada por grupos parroquiales, con el debido aviso y nunca en base a mensajes de texto o correos electrónicos. Por favor ignore tales solicitudes. Parece que los estafadores obtienen los nombres y números de teléfono de las personas de carteles públicos o avisos de boletines. Examinaremos nuestra política sobre la publicación de números privados en el futuro. Mientras tanto, se pueden hacer contribuciones para alimentos durante la pandemia, como siempre, a nuestra despensa parroquial en Sta Margaret Mary, que distribuye alimentos a más de 200 familias todos los viernes por la mañana. En este tiempo de dolor y agitación nacional encendido por el asesinato de George Floyd, permítanme compartir con ustedes la charla de nuestro obispo en la edición de esta semana del periódico diocesano, el Tablet. Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas en el Señor,
Como aparentemente hemos llegado a una desaceleración de la pandemia de coronavirus, en los últimos diez días, hemos ex-perimentado un tipo de virus más terrible en el racismo que parece haberse hecho visible entre nosotros. La horrible muerte de George Floyd a manos de un policía con otros que esperaban ha abierto una herida en nuestra sociedad, señalando desigualdades más profun-das que las personas de color y otras minorías deben soportar.
Desafortunadamente, las protestas se han visto empañadas por algunos que han intentado crear anarquía a propósito en nues-tra sociedad. Este tipo de violencia intencional no puede ganar nada, y todo se puede perder. La comprensión de cuáles son realmente los problemas puede desaparecer en medio del miedo y las recriminaciones. Debemos entender que el cambio social sobre el mal del racismo debe suceder, y tal vez más rápido de lo que nos dimos cuenta en el pasado
Predicando en la iglesia de Santo Spirito en Sassia, en Roma, el Domingo de la Divina Misericordia, Nuestro Santo Padre, el Papa Francisco, quizás habló proféticamente cuando habló sobre el período de recuperación de la pandemia cuando dijo: "Ahora, mientras estamos pensando en Una recuperación lenta y agotadora de la pandemia, este peligro se insinúa: olvidar quién queda atrás.
El riesgo es que nos encontremos con un virus aún peor, el del egoísmo indiferente. Se transmite a partir de la idea de que la vida mejora si es mejor para mí, que todo estará bien si es bueno para mí. Comenzamos desde aquí y podemos seleccionar personas, descartar a los pobres, sacrificar a los que están atrás en el altar del progreso. Lo que está sucediendo nos está sacudiendo: ¡es hora de eliminar las desigualdades, sanar la injusticia que socava la salud de toda la humanidad!
Estas son verdaderamente palabras proféticas de nuestro Santo Padre, entendiendo el mal de la desigualdad radical que parece perseguirnos. Hace dos años, en respuesta a la situación en Charlottesville, que fue otro incidente que nos recuerda el problema social del racismo, establecí la Comisión de Racismo y Justicia Social en nuestra propia diócesis aquí en Brooklyn y Queens para estudiar el problema del racismo. dentro de la iglesia. Nombré al obispo Neil Tiedemann, C.P., obispo auxiliar de Brooklyn, como presidente de la comisión, y al padre Alonzo Cox para servir como secretario de la comisión.
La comisión trabajó durante casi un año y obtuvo algunos buenos resultados, que ahora implementaremos. No podemos resol-ver los problemas con la sociedad a este respecto si no reconocemos el efecto que el racismo tiene dentro de nuestra propia Iglesia. Después de muchas reuniones celebradas en Brooklyn y Queens, el informe nos brinda una lista de quejas sentidas que abordaremos de manera sistemática.
Hacer que las personas de color sientan que son bienvenidas en la Iglesia y sentir que tienen igualdad con los demás es la tarea que tenemos ante nosotros. Pienso especialmente en cómo debemos educar a nuestra juventud. El racismo es un comportamiento aprendido. Las personas no nacen como racistas. El racismo se aprende de diferentes maneras. Incluso si no se enseña específicamente, es recogido por actitudes, sentimientos y palabras. Necesitamos trabajar, especialmente en nuestras escuelas católicas, donde tenemos cierta influencia, para asegurarnos de que nuestros jóvenes no capten las actitudes racistas del pasado.
A las manifestaciones que vemos hoy realmente no solo asisten personas de color, sino también muchos otros. Tal vez la situa-ción ya ha cambiado, y nuestros jóvenes no ven las cosas de la forma en que fueron vistas en el pasado. En la reunión general de no-viembre de 2018, los obispos de los Estados Unidos emitieron una carta pastoral sobre el racismo titulada: "Abran nuestros corazones, el llamado permanente al amor ... una carta pastoral contra el racismo". http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/upload/open-wide-our-hearts.pdf
En él, escuchamos que "el racismo es una visión del mundo falsa que contradice nuestra creencia cristiana y la universalidad del amor de Dios y la preocupación por la dignidad de toda persona humana". Es una negación de nuestros lazos como hermanos y herma-nas con la única familia humana llamada a compartir la vida de Dios ". Qué importante es que veamos el problema ante nosotros como uno que tiene profundas raíces morales y religiosas. No podemos resolver el problema del racismo a menos que comprendamos nuestra fraternidad común y nuestros lazos comunes que nos llegan del Creador. Nunca es fácil reconocer el mal. Y, sin embargo, debemos iden-tificarlo y trabajar contra el mal donde existe.
Recientemente, hemos visto algunos signos de solidaridad, incluso con nuestra policía que se unió a quienes protestan pacífica-mente. Algunos se han doblado sobre una rodilla para mostrar su solidaridad. Quizás sea importante que doblemos las rodillas y rece-mos para que podamos encontrar una manera de salir de este dilema en el que nos encontramos. Solo con la gracia de Dios podremos encontrar el coraje que necesitamos para cambiar nuestras actitudes y nuestros corazones, y enseñar a los que nos rodean lo que real-mente significa la palabra de Dios.
Realmente nos sumergimos en los profundos recovecos de nuestra naturaleza humana al combatir los prejuicios que parecen ser parte integrante de nuestra sociedad estadounidense, por grandiosa que sea. Parece que todavía no podemos sacudir los prejuicios que impiden que otros avancen como deberían. Únase a mí en oración sobre las rodillas y, seguramente, todos haremos una diferencia contra el mal del racismo.
Nicholas DiMarzio, Obispo de Brooklyn y Queens
