Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM Mass in Malayalam Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin

Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Second Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM and each Sunday at 5:30 PM

Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday.

Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 1PM and on request.

Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 P.M. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is required by the parents of the child to be baptized.

Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of the marriage date to make an appointment with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information, please visit: www.pre-cana.org.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) 347-6070 for arrangements.

Catholic Cemeteries: For information and available options please call (718) 894-4888.

Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna

Deacons: Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck,

John Warren, Kevin Hughes

Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno

Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque

Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz

Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly

Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Melissa Spengler

Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi

Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM &

Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Parish Office is

closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

For emergencies call (718) 347-6070

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy

(718) 343-1346

Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry

School Website: www.olscafp.org

Faith Formation Office

(718) 347-3511

Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto

Human Concerns Center

(718) 347-6229

Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera

Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community who reach out to one another and to all people by teaching and giving witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to invite all to hear, share, and live the Word of God. We try to inspire an awareness of our faith and to encourage others to renew and energize that faith in Jesus and His Church. We want to welcome the entire community to enjoy the warmth and love of our parish by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018

Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, August 26, 2018 8:00AM People of the Parish 9:30AM The Bonanno Family 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Robert E. Tallarico, John McMahon, John Brignoni, Aleykutty Thomas, Rose Farruggia, Elberto Bayanay,

Marie Fe Cardenas, Michael Roche, Jovito Encarnation, In Thanksgiving

12:30PM Deceased Members of the Thuruthel Family 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Xavier Marindran & Family - Living

Monday, August 27, 2018 9:00AM Mary & Thomas Nedumkallel 12Noon James John - Health

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9:00AM Luisa Franchi 12Noon Mallika & Raphael Anchuthykal

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:00AM Jacob Daniel 12Noon Deceased Members of the Kuziamplavil & Nettikadan Families

Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:00AM Joseph Giorgianni - 6th Anniversary 12Noon John Kuruvilla 12:30PM Adoration until 4 PM

Friday, August 31, 2018 9:00AM William McAllister 12Noon Arthur Cannella

Saturday September 1, 2018 9:00AM Mary McClean 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass

Sunday, September 2, 2018 8:00AM Treasa Vallanat 9:30AM People of the Parish 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Frank Bruccoleri, Margaret Losardo, Ann Reyes, Aleykutty Thomas,

Michael Cino, Michael Davidson, Raymond King, Nicholas Pennetti,

Louis Franco, John Mulligan 12:30PM Al Bernstein 5:30PM Bennans & Mary

THE SANCTUARY LAMP For the week was donated in

Loving Memory of THE GRECO FAMILY

requested by Ann Greco

THE ALTAR WINES

For the week were donated in Loving Memory of

JOHN CAREY 10th ANNIVERSARY

requested by The Family of John Carey

THE ALTAR BREADS

For the week were donated in Loving Memory of

JOHN CAREY 10th ANNIVERSARY

requested by The Family of John Carey

THE ALTAR FLOWERS

For the week were donated in Loving Memory of

JOHN CAREY 10th ANNIVERSARY

requested by The Family of John Carey

THIS WEEK AT OLS

Tuesday, August 28 7:00PM .......... Academy Board ............................................. School

OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, August 19th……………………..$11,725.00

We have been called by God! Thanks for the special way you live out your

Baptismal call by sharing with others!

SUMMER TRAVELERS. Free

ministry to traveling Catholics. For

nationwide Mass times and

locations please call Mass Times

1-858-207-6277 or go on the web

at www.Masstimes.org.

Dear Parishioners,

The Diocese of Brooklyn request the following letter be printed this

weekend. May Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us.

“Ever Ancient…………Ever New” Our Lady of the Snows R. C. Church

DINNER DANCE for American

Martyrs graduates on Sept. 29th at

Immaculate Conception Center,

Douglaston. Contact

maureens@jwhampton.com for

more information.

COMMUNITY NEWS

BRIDGE TO LIFE seeks an Administrative Asst.

experienced with office and social platforms,

Microsoft Office, bilingual in Spanish, etc., Send

resume to cblack@bridgetolife.org.

2nd ANNUAL SCHOOL

SUPPLIES DONATIONS.

Once again throughout the

summer the Parish Pastoral

Council (PPC) is accepting

donations of school supplies

(e.g. notebooks, memo pads,

binders, pencils and pens,

crayons and markers, school

bags, etc.) to help needy

boys and girls begin the new

school year well-equipped and happy. Please place

your donation in the yellow school bus in the

Gathering Space of the church by this Wednesday,

August 29th and thank you for your generosity.

IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR

The sick, homebound and hospitalized . . .

Elsa Barbagallo, Vivian Barbagallo, Joseph Chiofolo, Ralph DeVito, Lorraine Dimitri, Rosalie DiSunno, Diana Dunn, Joseph Finlay,

Adeline Giovannantonio, Felicia Goehringer, Louis Gunderson, Stephen Hlatky, Barbara Lazaro, James Leung, Francis Mallaurappu, Henry

Manohar, Anne McGinnis, Casey Neikens, Susan Neikens, Paul Nevins, Ashley Oellinger, Joseph Pellino, Ignatious Raj, Prabhaker

Rajappa, A. Nina Rocha, Marybeth Marini Ruff, Joe Rupp, Jack Schaedel, Neil Scahill, Louis Troiano, John Varrone, Laura Velez,

William Vicente, Muriel Vimala, Jesse Wagner, Joan Wagner

All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . . .

Peggy Nori

OZANAM HALL, Bayside

seeks part-time activity leaders,

Mon. to Fri. Good verbal/

writing interpersonal skills to

work with seniors. Call

Marilyn at (718) 971-2708.

FREE ADULT LITERACY and ESL classes at St.

John’s University beginning on Sept. 4th. For more

information please call (718) 990-5829.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next trip to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be this Monday, August 27, 2018. Cost $30. The bus will leave promptly at 9:00AM from Our Lady of the Snows. For more info or to reserve a seat call Sophia at (718) 347-0512.

MASS IN MALAYALAM is celebrated

in the church on Sunday evenings at 5:30PM.

Those interested in attending the Malayalam

Mass are encouraged to be present.

GOLDEN AGE FRIENDSHIP CLUB’S

first meeting of the new year will be on

September 12, 2018 in Bishop Chappetto

Hall. New members are welcome.

SHALOM WORLD is a new high-definition

Catholic family television network available for free

on different cable networks. Original programming

includes conferences, movies, concerts and much

more. There is a variety of educational and

instructional programs to help

grow in relationship with Jesus

and His Church. Please visit

www.ShalomWorld TV.org

for more information and

channel finder.

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS. Throughout August

the Parish Office will close on Monday, Tuesday and

Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM.

There will be no office hours on

Thursday and Friday nights. The

weekend hours remain the same

from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturdays and on

Sundays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

MASS BOOK. The opportunity to

pray in a special way for the repose

of the soul of a loved one or other

prayerful intention is made available

each day with announced Mass

offerings. You may choose to

commemorate a death anniversary, wedding

anniversary or birthday remembrance. The 2019

Mass Book is now open and each offering is $15.00.

Please come to the Parish Office to make special

Mass offerings for your loved ones.

AIR CONDITIONING COLLECTION is taking

place at this time. The parish is fortunate to have a

cool and comfortable church

to worship in Sunday after

Sunday and during the week.

However, as you can guess,

the expense for such air

conditioning in a large church

is very high. YELLOW air

conditioning offering

envelopes are available in

the church. Thank you for your contribution.

EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEE

will meet on Tuesday, September 4th at

7:30 PM in the Parish Meeting Room.

All members are asked to attend.

CYO SPORTS PROGRAM.

Registration for CYO at OLS is

taking place for the 2018-2019

Season and includes soccer,

track, basketball, volleyball,

swimming, cheerleading and

lacrosse! Parents are encouraged

to register their children for the various sports

programs on the website at www.snowscyo.com

C. Y. O.

THE WORD AMONG US

THE WORD AMONG US is a periodical that offers daily reflections on the Scriptures proclaimed at Mass. The September issue entitled, “From Glory to Glory: God Will Complete What He Has Begun in You” is available in the Gathering Space today. What a unique way to explore and pray the Scriptures by reading the daily reflection and/or with the family. The listed price is $5.95 but at Our Lady of the Snows they are available for only $2.00. Please use the white envelope and return your payment in the collection or at the Parish Office.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY takes place each

morning in the church before the 9AM Mass.

All are invited to pray the Mysteries of The

Rosary each day before Mass.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION. Do you know a family

member or friend who is interested in becoming a

Catholic? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) is a wonderful process in our parish available

to those who feel called to the Catholic Faith. The

RCIA is also available for those Catholics who have

not yet received First

Communion or

Confirmation. Please

call the Faith

Formation Office

(718-347-3511) for

more information.

R. C. I. A.

FAITH FORMATION OFFICE. Give your child

the gift of faith! (It’s the most important gift you will

ever give!) We invite all Catholic children attending

public schools to register for religious instruction for

the 2018/2019 year at our parish. Grades Pre-K

through 8 meet on Sunday mornings from 10:30AM

to 12Noon. High School students meet approximately

13 times over the course of the year on Wednesday

evenings. Classes begin: Sunday, September 16, 2018

for K-8, Sunday, September 23, 2018 for Pre-K, and

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 for High School.

Registration fees are as follows:

One child $90.00 Two children $130.00

Three or more $160.00 HS Program $50.00

per student

Registration Forms can be

found in the Church gathering

space or on-line at

www.olsnows.org (click on

Ministries, then Faith Formation, then click on Faith

Formation registration). If you are registering your

child for the first time please include a copy of the

child’s baptismal certificate. Mail your registration

form to Our Lady of the Snows Faith Formation

Office, 258-15 80th Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11004.

We look forward to hearing from you.

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION

FIRST COMMUNION VIDEOS.

Parents are reminded to stop at the

Parish Office and take home their

children’s First Communion video.

BISHOP FRANCIS X. FORD prayer cards are on

the tables in the Gathering Space and all are invited to

pray for the beatification and canonization of this

Servant of God who was born in Brooklyn. Consider

becoming a member of the Bishop Francis X. Ford

Guild to help keep alive the inspiring memory of

Bishop Ford and offer prayer, support and financial

assistance to the cause for his beatification and

canonization. Membership forms are in the Gathering

Space.

BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSING

BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSING. As parents and

children prepare to return to school with uniforms,

school supplies, lunch

boxes, etc. we would like

to begin the new school

year by offering a

blessing for all students,

teachers, classroom aides,

instructors, etc. On

Sunday, September 16th

at the 9:30 AM Mass

school children are

invited to bring to church their school backpacks

filled with their school supplies and a special blessing

will be given to them and others so that the school

year will be successful and the young minds of our

school children will continue to expand in learning

new things.

SUMMER MISSION APPEAL sponsored by the

Propagation of the Faith Office will take place this

weekend, August 25th/26th. Father Rob Carbonneau, a

Passionist priest represents the U.S. China-Catholic

Association (USCCA) and served as executive director

from 2015 to 2018. Father Rob will speak at all the

Masses about the USCCA which promotes mutual

understanding, friendship and

exchange between Catholics in the

United States and China. Presently in

China there are approximately 12

million Catholics and USCCA

programs include graduate and

sabbatical studies for Chinese priests and sisters in

America, support for Catholic-run charitable services,

translation of religious and devotional literature,

preparing informational materials regarding Catholicism

in China for Americans traveling there and much more.

Learn more at www.USCatholicChina.org. Thank you

in advance for your support of the valuable missionary

work of USCCA.

God and Father of all gifts, we praise you

the source of all we are.

Teach us to acknowledge always

with generous gratitude

the many good things your infinite love

has given to us, as we support the work

of our Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens.

Open our hearts that we

may answer your call to follow

the message of the Gospel as disciples

in love and service,

so that all may come to know you.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,

your Son, who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen

2018 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Thank you

to all who already have made a pledge to this year’s

diocesan Appeal with the mailing received at home.

Everyone is encouraged to take part in this year’s

Appeal by making a generous donation so that we

can reach our assigned goal of $105,079.00. Feel free

to view this Year’s Appeal video at

www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org

and offer daily the Appeal prayer

printed in today’s bulletin.

Together let us “Answer the

Call” to assist the Diocese and

our parish.

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEALAL

Here is the latest report as of August 21, 2018:

Amount of Goal: $105,179.00

Amount Pledged: $102,279.00

Amount Received: $85,529.00

Number of Donors: 397

ARISE: TOGETHER IN CHRIST. Following two

successful years of ARISE this worthwhile

evangelization effort throughout the diocese and in

our parish will resume one last time in October. The

fifth session consists of six weekly gatherings with the

theme, “We Are the Good News.” Once again ARISE

is guaranteed to be a total parish experience to

spiritually renew everyone and provide opportunities

for all of us to grow in faith and community. In

preparation for ARISE this Fall please offer the

ARISE prayer below and prayerfully consider your

involvement as a facilitator or participant on Sign-Up

weekend this Fall.

Gracious God and Father,

we enter into your presence

realizing you know us better than we know ourselves.

You know the cares and sufferings

we carry in our hearts.

You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead us

together

on our journey to be a renewed Church,

for with you all things are possible.

Create us anew in Jesus Christ your Son.

Liberate us from all that keeps us from you.

Heal us from every form of sin and violence.

Transform us to live your Word more profoundly.

Awaken us to the sacred; rebuild trust among us.

Enliven our parishes; reunite our families.

May your Holy Spirit empower us to live

as a community of love,

freed to share in your work of recreating

our world and restoring justice.

We believe you are doing something new,

calling us to arise together in Christ

to celebrate the fullness of life. Amen. © 2007 RENEW International

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC

ACADEMY is a school of excellence which offers a

quality Catholic education to its students. Recent

New York State testing results showed our parish

school far exceeding state, city and diocesan scores in

Language Arts and Math for Grades 4, 6 and 8. Our

Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy follows the

NYS and diocesan curriculum. The school has a

morning and after school program for working

parents, SMART Boards in the classrooms, Spanish

and Art, full time nurse, Aquinas Honors Program,

physical education, sacramental preparation and

much more! Please feel free to contact the School

Office at (718) 343-1346 or check out the attractive

school website, www.olscafp.org which contains

many other details about our school of excellence.

Parents who are interested in enrolling their children

into Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy are

welcomed to call for an appointment. See the colorful

flyers on the tables in the Gathering Space today and

feel free to distribute them to family members and

friends.

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC

ACADEMY will open on Wednesday, September 5th.

Students in Grades 1 to 8 are to be in school at 8:15

AM. Parents whose children attend Nursery,

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten are to follow the

directions received in the August letter sent to the

home. Also, all parents are asked to refer to the

school website (www.olscafp.org) for more

information about school supply lists, students’

Summer assignments, tuition payments and much

more. The Academy Office will be open this week

from Monday, August 27th to Thursday, August 30th

from 9 AM to 12 Noon for any inquires. We ask

everyone’s prayers for a successful school year!

ACADEMY SUMMER HOURS ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN OLSCA EIGHTH GRADER?

By Brother Michael Renna, OFS—Chairperson

Recently, OLS held a blood drive to which many parishioners generously donated. When giving blood, you may also be told what type you are. Many people already know their blood type (A, B, O or AB) but how many are aware of how blood type is inherited? This problem will test that knowledge.

A young couple believes that their newborn infant may have accidentally been switched at the hospital. They think this because the mother is blood type A and the father is blood type B but the baby is blood type O. Is this situation possible or has the wrong baby been sent home with the couple? Explain your answer.

(Answer will be provided next week)

Blood type in humans is determined by two genes, one inherited from each parent. There are in fact three different genes called alleles which govern blood type. They are designated as follows:

IA which determines blood type A IB which determines blood type B and i which determines blood type O

The first two genes (A and B) are dominant over O and co-dominant to each other. The gene for type O is recessive—it is not expressed when either dominant gene is present. This means that if a person inherits an A gene from each parent, that person is type A OR if the person inherits an A gene from one parent and an O gene from the other, the person is still type A because A is dominant over O. The same exact thing applies to blood type B. If a person however, inherits an A gene from one parent and a B gene from the other, the person is type AB (codominance). So how does one inherit type O? Simple, you must inherit an O gene from each parent. In other words, to show the recessive trait (O), you must inherit BOTH recessive genes. So in this particular case, it is perfectly possible for a couple with types A and B to have a child with type O blood. Each parent has the dominant gene for their type as well as the recessive O gene which is NOT expressed. The child simply by random chance inherited both O genes from its parents. Just for the record, the probability of this occurring is 25%. The mother in this situation has the following genes: IAi and the father has the following genes: IBi. The baby has this gene makeup (genotype): ii. A little more biological jargon is in order. When the two genes for a trait are the same, that genotype is called homozygous. When the two genes for a trait are NOT the same, that genotype is called heterozygous. Here the mother and father are both heterozygous for blood type, but the baby is homozygous. Of course, nowadays, with all the medical technology available and the proper supervision, it is virtually impossible to go home with the wrong baby!!! (We would hope).

WARM WELCOME. If you are new to our parish

please feel free to introduce yourself to one of the

priests or deacons after Mass today. We kindly invite

you to come to the Parish Office and register as a

member of Our Lady of the Snows. Registration is

important for all parishioners because then we are able

to issue sponsor letters for

Baptism, Confirmation and Matrimony. We can also

give end of the year statements of your contributions

to the church through regular use of the envelopes.

We can also help you with letters of recommendation

for employment, school, etc. Your registration will

also help us with our parish census in knowing the

number of Catholics in Floral Park and surrounding

areas. Thank you and welcome!

THE TABLET. Any parishioner wishing to receive a

copy of our diocesan newspaper each

week is invited to contact the Parish

Office. Just leave your name and

address and you will be added to the

mailing list.

WELCOME!

CHURCH ETIQUETTE. A

reminder to everyone to please turn

off cell phones before entering the

church. We ask that before and after

Mass greetings to each other should

be extended in the Gathering Space as

some parishioners may be praying privately in the

church. Lastly, please be mindful of wheel chair

seating in the church for the disabled and their

caregivers. Thank you for your consideration.

TD BANK PARISH FUNDRAISER. If you are

currently banking with TD Bank (checking, savings,

money market, etc.) TD Bank will make an annual

contribution to Our Lady of the Snows. This is how

it works: During your next visit to TD Bank, mention

to a representative the “Affinity Membership

Program” and our parish’s affinity code number

AG498. Any existing accounts at any TD Bank

branch and newly open accounts will earn credit

whereby TD Bank will base its annual contribution to

Our Lady of the Snows Parish. The more who bank

with TD Bank the more money TD Bank will

contribute to the parish annually. There are no costs

involved and everyone’s privacy is guaranteed.

Thank you for your participation in this parish

fundraiser!

SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS. As part of the

Church’s call to evangelization we invite you to take

an extra bulletin to a friend or neighbor in the

community who may inquire about Our Lady of the

Snows Parish. Also, check in on our elderly and

those affected by the weather by making a phone call

or visit.

DIOCESAN MARIAN PILGRIMAGE to the

Basilica of the National Shrine

of the Immaculate Conception in

Washington, DC takes place on

Saturday, October 29th. All are

welcomed to join in a diocesan

Mass celebrated by Bishop

Nicholas DiMarzio at the shrine

with many of the faithful. For

more information about depar-

ture sites, transportation costs, etc. please call the

Pilgrimage Office at (718) 965-7313.

Greet one another with the kiss of love.

Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

1 Peter 5:14

CLOTHING DRIVE. The St. Vincent de Paul truck

will be at Our Lady of the Snows on Saturday,

September 15th from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Now is

the time to search the drawers and closets for clothing

items, clean and in good shape,

to help those less fortunate.

We kindly ask you to bring the

clothing on that day only and

the St. Vincent de Paul Society

in the parish thanks you for

your donations.

CLOTHING DRIVE