April 5, 2015 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
627 East 187th Street, Bronx, New York 10458 | T: (718) 295-3770/ 3771 | F: (718) 367-2240
www.ourladymtcarmelbx.org | Parish E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, April 5th, 2015| Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord - Year B
PARISH STAFF
ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. Fr. Jonathan Morris
PAROCHIAL VICARS
Rev. Fr. Urbano Rodrigues
PASTOR EMERITUS
Rev. Msgr. John A. Ruvo
PARISH CENTER
2380 Belmont Avenue
Monday-Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am to 2:00pm
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
COORDINATOR
Sister Edna Loquias, S.M.C.
PARISH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL
Mr. John T. Riley
Schedule of Masses & Services
Saturday: 8:30am | 12:00pm | 5:00pm (English)
Sunday: 8:30am (English) | 9:30am (Spanish)
11:00am (Italian) | 12:15pm (English)
1:30pm (Spanish)
Weekday: 8:30am / 12:00pm / 6:30pm(English)
Confessions: Satur days fr om 4:00pm to 5:00pm
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION/HOLY HOURS
Every Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Every Saturday from 12:30pm to 1:30pm
First Friday of every month from 12:30pm-6:30pm
Novena Devotions: After each Mass
Monday: Miraculous Medal
Wednesday: Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Thursday: Saint Joseph
Friday: Divine Mercy Chaplet
BAPTISMS:
2nd Sunday of every month in Spanish at 1:30pm
3rd Sunday of every other month in English at 12:15pm
Please stop by the Parish Center to fill out an
application or call for more information.
MARRIAGES:
We will be happy to help any couples who are
preparing for marriage. Please make an
appointment with a Priest at the Parish Center.
PASTORAL VISITS TO THE SICK:
If you or someone know are in the hospital or
homebound and would be served by a pastoral
visit by a Priest, Religious Sister or a lay
Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, please
contact the Parish Center.
PARISH MEMBERSHIP:
We invite new parishioners to register at the
Parish Center as soon as possible after moving
into the parish.
MOUNT CARMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
The parish school is located at 2465-67 Bathgate
Ave. For information please call (718) 295-6080.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
For information and to register your child for
Religious Ed. Classes, please call the
Catechetical Office at (718) 295-3770.
April 5, 2015
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
ANNOUNCED MASSES
Sunday,April5th|EasterSunday
8:30am
9:30am
11:00am
12:15pm
Madre Pasqua Condò
Pro Populo
Marie De Dominicis e Famiglia
Pasquale and Gemma Apuzzo,
Fortunato and Eugenia Cicciu
1:30pm Sue Culver
Monday.April6th|MondayintheOctaveofEaster
8:30am
12:00pm
6:30pm
Mario and Erma Borgatti
In Honor of Saint Anthony & O. L. of Guadalupe
Vito and Laura Signorile
Tues.April7th|TuesdayintheOctaveofEaster
8:30am
12:00pm
6:30pm
Michael Verini
Mariantonia, Vincenzo & Gennaro Del Vecchio
Isaia Barone
Wed.April8th|WednesdayintheOctaveofEaster
8:30am
12:00pm
6:30pm
Salvatore and Giuseppina Florio
Maria Di Lizia
The Living and Deceased Members of the
Glaviano Family
Thurs.April9th|ThursdayintheOctaveofEster
8:30am Sylvester Lamarrugine
12:00pm Restina Lucarelli Brown, Gaetano & Rose Moretti
6:30pm Deceased Members of the Spano and
Mercurio Family and Leonard Getzin
Friday,April10th|FridayintheOctaveofEaster
8:30am Richard Pizzonia
12:00pm Daniel Michilli
6:30pm Alphonse Manna
Sat.April11th| SaturdayintheOctaveofEaster
8:30am Lucy and Pasquale Fina
12:00pm Vito Marolda
5:30pm Gaetana Giugliano
Sunday,April12th|DivineMercySunday
8:30am
9:30am
11:00am
12:15pm
1:30pm
Rev. Fr. Nicholas F. Basile
Pro Populo
Vincenza e Francesco Bordenga
Giovanni Santaniello and Family
Leonard Getzin
WEEKEND’S MASS COLLECTION - 3/22/2015
Collection ........................................................$3,017.46
Children’s Collection ..................... .................. $136.00
Last year’s Collection …..................................$3,031.50
Thank you all for your generosity!!
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“From the Desk of Father Jonathan”
Many critics of the Catholic Church through the ages
have said that we should sell all of our churches and art
and give the money to the poor.
Last week Pope Francis showed us another way--in my
opinion, a better way--to serve the poor. He invited the
homeless men and women from the city of Rime to
visit the Vatican Museums and the Vatican Gardens.
Rather than sell these treasures of humanity to private
collectors where most people would never be able to
see them, Pope Francis is showing us that the best way
to help the poor is to allow them the
OPPORTUNITIES to grow as people, in this case,
by encountering the beauty of art.
What a marvelous example for our parish!! As we seek
new ways to help our parishioners and community at
large, especially the most needy, let's have as a goal the
creation of opportunities for everyone to reach their
potential....spiritually, mentally, materially.
I hope you are able to read the letter I have written to
the parish for Easter about our mission and goals for
the rest of 2015. You can find a copy at the back of the
church and on our website. I would love to hear your
reaction and other ideas. Feel free to write me a note
and drop it off at the Parish Center, call and leave me a
voice mail, or send me an email at
[email protected]
Happy Easter!
Fr. Jonathan
MEMORIALS OFFERED THIS WEEK
Altar Bread
In Memory of Isaia Barone
Requested by Palma, Alessandra and Joe
Sanctuary Lamp
In Memory of Connie & Anthony Montemorra
“Always in Our Hearts”
Requested by Children, Grandchildren
And Great-Grand Children
Mass Candles
In Memory of Isaia Barone
Requested by Palma, Alessandra and Joe
WEEKEND’S ATTENDANCE - 3/22/2015
Adults: ……………………………………………………..659
Children:…………………………………………………...228
Total……………………887
April 5, 2015
CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
RIFLESSIONI SULLA PAROLA DI DIO
Vangelo della Domenica: Giovanni 20: 1-9
REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD
Sunday Gospel: John 20: 1-9
Place 1 cup of pecans in a zippered plastic bag and let
children break them into pieces with a wooden spoon.
Explain that Jesus was arrested and was beaten by
Roman soldiers. Let each child smell the vinegar and
pour 1 teaspoon into a mixing bowl. Explain that Jesus
was thirsty on the cross and was given vinegar to drink.
Add 3 egg whites, representing life, to the vinegar.
Explain that Jesus gave his life to give us life. Sprinkle
salt into each child’s hand. Let them taste it and put a
pinch into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty
tears shed by Jesus’ disciples, and the bitterness of our
own sins. Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest
part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us.
He wants us to know this and how to belong to him.
Beat with a mixer on high speed until stiff peaks are
formed. Explain that the color white represents our
purity when God forgives our sins. Fold in the nuts.
Drop by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet covered in waxed
paper. Explain that each mound represents the rocky
tomb where Jesus’ body was laid. Put the cookie sheet in
a 300° F oven, close the door and turn the oven off! Give
each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.
Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Go to bed! Explain
that they may feel sad leaving the cookies in the oven
overnight, just as Jesus’ disciples were miserable when
the tomb was sealed.
On Easter day, open the oven and give everyone a
cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The
cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus’ followers
were amazed to find the tomb open and empty!
Jesus is alive!
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cos’è che fa correre l’apostolo Giovanni al
sepolcro? Egli ha vissuto per intero il dramma della
Pasqua, essendo molto vicino al suo maestro. Ci sembra
perciò inammissibile un’affermazione del genere: “Non
avevano infatti ancora compreso la Scrittura”. Eppure
era proprio così: non meravigliamoci allora di constatare
l’ignoranza attuale, per molti versi simile. Il mondo di
Dio, i progetti di Dio sono così diversi che ancor oggi
succede che anche chi è più vicino a Dio non capisca e si
stupisca degli avvenimenti.
“Vide e credette”. Bastava un sepolcro vuoto perché
tutto si risolvesse? Credo che non fu così facile. Anche
nel momento delle sofferenze più dure, Giovanni rimane
vicino al suo maestro. La ragione non comprende, ma
l’amore aiuta il cuore ad aprirsi e a vedere. È l’intuizione
dell’amore che permette a Giovanni di vedere e di
credere prima di tutti gli altri. La gioia di Pasqua matura
solo sul terreno di un amore fedele. Un’amicizia che
niente e nessuno potrebbe spezzare. È possibile? Io
credo che la vita ci abbia insegnato che soltanto Dio può
procurarci ciò.
È la testimonianza che ci danno tutti i gulag dell’Europa
dell’Est e che riecheggia nella gioia pasquale alla fine
del nostro millennio.
HAPPY EASTER!!
WEDDING BANNS...
III. Silbestre Castelan and Raisa Corayma Bravo
III. Aaron Josue Pajares and Karina Hernández
I. Carlos Jesus Diaz and Marina Magda Colon
SAINT ANTHONY’S BREAD
April 7th
Jean Neglio
In loving Memory of Rose, Paul and Rocco Neglio
REST IN PEACE
Please pray for the deceased members of our parish,
especially our family and friends, Elvira Napolitano &
Anne Randazzo.
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Christ is risen!
REFLEXIONEMOS LA PALABRA DE DIOS
Evangelio del Domingo: Juan 20: 1-9
En una bolsa plástica y cerrada, echa una taza de nueces
y deja que los niños las partan en pedacitos pequeños
golpeando la bolsita con una cuchara de madera.
Explícales que Jesús fue arrestado y golpeado por los
soldados romanos. Deja que cada niño huela el vinagre y
pon una cucharadita en un recipiente hondo. Explícales
que Jesús tenía sed en la cruz y le dieron vinagre para
tomar. Añade al vinagre 3 claras de huevo,
representando la vida. Explícales que Jesús dio su vida
para darnos la vida. Espolvorea un poco de sal en la
mano de cada niño. Déjalos que la prueben y que
después pongan una pizca en el recipiente. Explícales
que esto representa la sal en las lágrimas que los
discípulos de Jesús derramaron y lo amargo de sus
pecados. Añadan 1 taza de azúcar. Explícales que la
parte más dulce de la historia es que Jesús murió porque
nos ama. Él desea que nosotros sepamos eso y también
que le pertenecemos. Bate la mezcla con una batidora a
la máxima velocidad hasta que se formen picos con el
merengue. Explícales que el color blanco representa
nuestra pureza cuando Dios nos perdona nuestros
pecados. Incorpora las nueces. Pon la mezcla por
cucharaditas en una bandeja de hornear cubierta
previamente con papel encerado. Explícales que cada
montoncito representa la tumba rocosa en donde
sepultaron el cuerpo de Jesús. Pon la bandeja en el horno
a 300°F, cierra la puerta del horno y ¡apágalo! Dale a
cada niño un pedazo de cinta adhesiva para que sellen la
puerta del horno. Explícales que la tumba de Jesús quedó
sellada. ¡Váyanse a dormir! Explícales que
probablemente ellos se sientan tristes de dejar las
galletitas en el horno toda la noche, así como los
discípulos se sintieron miserables cuando sellaron la
tumba.
El día de Pascua abre el horno y dale a cada uno una
galletita. Fíjense en la superficie agrietada y pruébenla.
¡La galletita está vacía! ¡El primer día de Pascua los
discípulos de Jesús se quedaron asombrados de encontrar
la tumba abierta y vacía! ¡Jesús está vivo!
UJIERES—MES DE ABRIL
9:30am Cesar Diaz, Mari Carmen Garcia,
Martha Lucero, Michelle Puma y
Patricio Jimbo
1:30pm
Christian Fernandez, Francisco Vargas,
Sofia Fernandez, Alejandra Bacci y
Yohan Garcia
Si quieres unirte al Ministerio de los Ujieres
para las misas en Español, por favor
comuníquese con Christian Fernandez al (347)
861-8637 o al Centro Parroquial. ¡Gracias!
From Mt. Carmel School
Saturday Night Fever Card Party
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Caffuzzi Hall: 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Price:
$25 per person in advance
$30 at the door
$15 Senior Discount (62+)
Children under 10 years old - $10
(movie, chicken nuggets, & snack included)
RECEIVE THREE 50/50
TICKETS WITH PURCHASE
Tickets on sale at the School and Rectory!
Join us for a night of music, fun prizes,
and a hot buffet (included in ticket price)
Cardinal’s Appeal 2015
To date you Parish has received $26,074 in pledges/
gifts towards the 2015 Cardinal’s Appeal from 165
families. Please be as generous as you can.
Thank you for your kind support.
Campaña del Cardenal 2015
Hasta la fecha, nuestra Parroquia ha recibido en
promesas/donaciones en 165 Familias, $26,074 para
la Campaña del Cardenal 2015. Seguimos pidiendo
su generosidad y gracias por su cooperación.
Campagna del Cardinale 2015
Ad oggi la nostra parrocchia ha ricevuto $26,074 di
promesse/donazioni verso il 2014 Appello del
Cardinale da 165 famiglie. Vi preghiamo di essere i
più generosi possibili. Grazie per il vostro gentil
sostegno.
DIVINE MERCY HOLY HOUR
Next Sunday, April 12th our Parish will observe Divine
Mercy Sunday with a Holy Hour and veneration of the
relic from 3:00 pm-4:00pm at Fatima Hall.
All are invited to attend.