August 10th - Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School

August 10th - Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School

19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A, August 10, 2014/
19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario Ano A; Agosto 10, 2014
Church of the Nativity of Our Blessed Lady
1518 East 233rd Street Bronx, New York 10466
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday: English 9:30 am & 12:30 pm
Spanish
11:00 am
Weekdays: 7:00 am
Saturday: 9:00 am (followed by the Rosary)
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)
Saturdays:
After the 9:00am Mass
Call the rectory outside the scheduled time.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Please notify the rectory when a family member is sick to set up
regular communion visits.
Office Hours: Monday-Saturday,8am-5pm
Pastoral Staff
Ralph Carbonaro, School Principal
Edna Augusta, Religious Education Coordinator
Charlie Harris, English Choir Director
Aida Rodríguez-Alejandro, Spanish Choir Director
Sacrament of Matrimony
A minimum of 6 months is required to begin the process
of the Sacrament of Matrimony. Please call the rectory
to set up a meeting with the priest to discuss the process.
Dates are not reserved by phone contact.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Wednesdays: 7:00 – 9:00 pm (Spanish)
Thursdays: 7:00 – 9:00 pm (English)
Nativity of Our Blessed Lady Rectory
1531 East 233rd St. Bronx, N.Y. 10466
Office: (718) 324-3531
Fax: (718) 798-0628
Parish Clergy
Rev. Cyprian Onyeihe, Administrator
Rev. James Sheehan, Sunday Mass Associate
Sacrament of Baptism (for Infants):
Parents must be active members of our Parish and are
required to attend one session of baptismal instruction
held on Tuesdays from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Please call
the rectory to make the necessary arrangements.
Nativity of Our Blessed Lady Convent
1534 East 233rd St Bronx, N.Y. 10472
Parish Website:
www.nativityofourblessedlady.org
Parish Email Address:
[email protected]
Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School
3893 Dyre Ave, Bx., N.Y. 10466
Office: (718) 324-2188
School Website and Email Address
www.nativityofourblessedlady.org
[email protected]
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Weekly Mass Intentions
Sunday, August 10, 2014
9:30AM- Louis Dominik Costabile (deceased)
Req: Richard Martinelli
11:00AM- Jesus Orozco, Jr. (difunto)
Req: Familia Medina
12: 30PM- Elaine Salako (deceased)
Req: Anthony Salako
Monday, August 11, 2014
St. Clare, virgin
Readings: (Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28; Matthew 17:22-27)
7:00AMTuesday, August 12, 2014
St. Jane Frances de Chantal, religious
Readings: (Ezekiel 2:8-3:4; Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14)
7:00 AMWednesday, August 13, 2014
Sts. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, priest, martyrs
Readings: (Ezekiel 9:1-7, 10:18-22; Matthew 18:15-20)
7:00AMThursday, August 14, 2014
St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest and martyr
Readings: (Ezekiel 12:1-12; Matthew 18:21-19:1)
7:00AMFriday, August 15, 2014
Votive Mass of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Fridays
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: (Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6; 10; 1 Corinthians
15:20-27; Luke 1:39-56)
7:00AM12:00PM
7:00PMSaturday, August 16, 2014
Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturdays
St. Stephen of Hungary
Readings: (Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 3--32; Matthew 19:13-15)
9:00AMNOTE: Please send your completed mass request envelope with
the stipend to the rectory office or place it in the collection basket.
You may call the rectory for availability of dates. Remember, it is
one intention per mass.
NOTA: Por favor mande su sobre de “Intenciones de Misa” con su
contribución a la rectoría. Puede llamar a la rectoría para la
disponibilidad de fechas. Recuerde que se permite solo una
intención por Misa.
Parishioners:
We warmly welcome all new members into our parish
family. It is our hope you find our parish community a
place where your faith will continue to grow daily through
spiritual nourishment. Please register to become a member
of the parish, during office hours, early enough to avoid
delays with participation in Baptism, Marriage and Religion
Classes. Please endeavor to let the parish know when there
is change of address or relocation. You are also invited to
participate in parish affairs through the Parish Council,
Youth Ministry, and assist at Liturgical functions as lector,
altar servers, choir member or ushers. All of these activities
are important to our Parish life.
Parroquianos:
Damos la bienvenida a los nuevos miembros de nuestra
familia parroquial. Esperamos que encuentre en la
comunidad un lugar en donde su fe continuará creciendo
diariamente con alimento espiritual. Por favor regístrese en
la rectoría lo antes posible para evitar demores en la
participación del Bautismo, Casamiento, y otros
sacramentos. Por favor contacte la rectoría cuando haya un
cambio de domicilio. Usted también está invitado a tomar
parte en asuntos de la parroquia en el Consejo Parroquial, el
Ministerio de Juventud, y para participar en funciones
Litúrgicas como lector, servidores de altar, miembro del
coro o acomodadores.
Mission Statement of the Church of the Nativity of Our
Blessed Lady
We are ALL called by the Father, sent by the Son, and
empowered by the Holy Spirit, we pledge ourselves to
work for the glory of God and the good of God’s people.
We commit ourselves also to honoring the diversity
among us and strengthening and deepening the unity.
Declaración de Misión de la
Iglesia de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora
TODOS estamos llamados por el Padre, enviados por el
Hijo, y fortalecidos por el poder del Espíritu Santo, nos
comprometemos a trabajar por la gloria de Dios y el bien del
pueblo de Dios. Nos comprometemos también a honrar la
diversidad entre nosotros fortaleciendo y profundizando la
unidad.
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Parishioners’ Weekly Contributions
Please Pray for the sick:
Mary Aarndell
Aracelis Alejandro
Ana Amador
Matthew Bell
Thomas Casey
Jariel (“Jerry”) Felicies
Jorge Gonzalez
Charles Harris, Sr.
Ghislaine Jacobs
Edica Jean
Leticia Mena
Juana Moreira
Joy Simms
Marina Vazquez
Iris Velasquez
Wendy White
Collection
7/27/14
Collection
8/3//14
9:30am (English)
$918.89
$864.49
11:00am (Spanish)
$699.00
$637.16
12:30pm (English)
$469.39
$594.00
Sunday Mass Total
$2,087.28
Healing Mass
(7/30/14)
$50.00
Mass Times
$2,095.65
Please call the rectory to submit the name of an ill
family member or friend.
The Sanctuary Lamp
was donated
in memory of
Gregory M. Ilaw
for the Intentions of
Mary, Wendy, and Keneth White
2014 Cardinal’s Appeal
The Pillars of the Church Committee
Pillars Monthly Goal: $3,000.00
December 2013: $1,220.00
January 2014: $1,870.00
February 2014: $1,930.00
March 2014: $2,240.00
April 2014: $1,795.00
May 2014: $1,700.00
June 2014: $2,160.00
July 2014:$1,540.00
August 2014 (to date): $45.00
A special “thank you” to the members of this
committee for their unique efforts for our parish!
2014 Goal/ Meta: $14,000.00
Pledged/ Promesa: $21,915.00
Collected/ Colectada: $18,935.00
Outstanding/Pendiente: $2,980.00
Number of Pledges/
Numero de Promesas: 105
What is a “Pillar”?
A “Pillar” is a parishioner who is committed to giving
beyond their normal weekly offering to uphold the
financial stability of the parish.
Would you like to be a “Pillar”?
Please speak to any of the following parishioners:
9:30am Mass- Gilbert Lane/ Fay Nelson
11:00am Misa- Cristina and Starsky Dominguez
12:30pm Mass- Ruben Augusta
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Noticias Parroquial/Parish News
• Religious Education Program Registration
Now Open! Student and Catechist applications
can be found in the entrance of the church and on
the parish website.
La matrícula para el programa de educación
religiosa está disponible. Aplicaciones para
estudiantes y catequistas se encuentran en la
entrada de la iglesia y en nuestra página
electrónica.
Save the Date/ Recuerda La Fecha
Nativity of Our Blessed Lady
Parish Feast and Harvest Event
Celebration to take place
Sunday, September 7th
11:00 Bilingual Mass (only 1 Mass)
Followed by reception in the School
auditorium.
Please see bulletin board if you would like to
donate beverages.
Actividades Actuales
-Acompáñenos para rezar el Santo Rosario los sábados,
inmediatamente después de la Misa de las 9:00 am, en
honor a la Santísima Virgen María.
-La Sociedad del Rosario del Altar da la bienvenida a
nuevos miembros. Para todas las damas interesadas por
favor venga al rezo del santo rosario los sábados después
de la Misa de 9:00am.
-La Sociedad del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús se reúne
cada primer domingo del mes después de la Misa del las
11:00am.
-El programa de instrucción religiosa (catequesis) se
lleva a cabo los sábados de 10:00am a 11:30am en el
auditorio de la escuela. Para más información por favor
hable con Edna Augusta, coordinadora del programa,
917-346-5378.
-Todos están invitados a asistir a las reuniones de El
Grupo de Oración los miércoles de 7:00 a 9:00pm en la
Iglesia. Para más información por favor hable con la Sra.
Aida Alejandro (718-994-3428).
-Adoración semanal u Hora Santa (en inglés) a las
7:00pm en la iglesia.
On–Going Activity Reminders
-Join us to pray the Holy Rosary on Saturdays,
immediately after the 9:00am Mass, in honor of our
Blessed Mother Mary.
- The Altar Rosary Society welcomes new members.
Any ladies interested in joining this group, please come
to Saturday prayer of the Rosary after the 9am Mass.
La Natividad de Nuestra Señora
Día de Fiesta Parroquial
Y
Día de Cosecha
Celebración se llavera a cabo
Domingo, 7 de septiembre
11:00 Misa Bilingüe (solamente una Misa)
Recepción después de la Misa en el
auditorio de la escuela.
Por favor, consulte el tablón de anuncios si usted
desea donar bebidas.
-The Sacred Heart of Jesus Society meets the 1st
Sunday of every month following the 11:00am Mass.
-The Religious Education Program takes place on
Saturdays (September –May) from 10:00am to 11:30am
in the Nativity School Auditorium. For more
information, please speak to Edna Augusta, program
coordinator, 917-346-5378.
-Spanish Charismatic Prayer Group and Adoration
on Wednesdays, 7:00PM-9:00PM. (For more
information please contact, Mrs. Aida Alejandro,
(718-994-3428)
-Weekly Adoration or Holy Hour (in English)
Thursdays from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in the church.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe/ San Maximiliano Kolbe
St. Clare of Assisi/
Santa Clara de Asis
Feast Day/Dia de Fiesta: August/ Agosto 14
August / Agosto 11
Saint of the Week/Santos de la Semana
Raymond Kolbe was born in Poland. When he was just a teenager,
he joined the Franciscan order and took the name Maximilian.
Maximilian loved his work and enjoyed studying to become a
priest, and he especially loved the Blessed Mother.
Before he became a priest, he started the Militia of Mary
Immaculate or the Immaculata Movement
devoted to Our Lady.
Then when he took his vows to become a
priest he added "Mary" to his name.
Father Maximilian Mary knew that the
world which was so full of sin, needed
their Heavenly Mother to guide and
protect them.
(English)
http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saint
s/0811_clare.asp
http://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/C/stcl
areofassisi.asp
(Espanol)
http://www.ewtn.com/padrepio/sp/franciscan/Sta_clara.htm
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary/
La Asuncion de la Santa Virgin Maria
August 15/ Agosto 15
He started a magazine called "The Knight
of the Immaculata" so that more people
would know about Mother Mary. He and
his Franciscan priests published two
monthly newsletters that were sent to
people around the world.
The Mother of God blessed Father Maximilian's work. He built a
large center in Poland. This center was called "City of the
Immaculate."
In about fifteen years, a large community of eight hundred
Franciscans lived there and worked hard to make the love of Mary
known. Father Kolbe also started another City of the Immaculate in
Nagasaki, Japan and yet another one in India.
(English)
http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/0815_assumption.as
p
http://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/assumptionoftheblessedvi
rginmary.asp
In 1938, the Nazis invaded the Polish City of the Immaculate. They
stopped the wonderful work going on there. In 1941, the Nazis
arrested Father Kolbe. They sentenced him to hard manual labor at
Auschwitz.
(Espanol)
http://www.ewtn.com/spanish/Saints/Asunci%C3%B3n.htm
Three months after he arrived at Auschwitz a prisoner managed to
escape. The Nazis became very angry and decided to punish the rest
of the prisoners.
St. Stephen of Hungary/
San Esteban de Hungaria
They decided to choose ten prisoners and put them in a bunker
without food or water so that they would starve to death. All the
prisoners stood straight, while ten men were pulled out of line.
One prisoner they chose was a married man with a family. He
begged and pleaded to be spared for the sake of his children. Father
Kolbe, who was listening, felt deeply moved and decided to help
that suffering prisoner. He stepped forward and asked the
commander if he could take the man's place. The commander
agreed.
Father Kolbe and the other prisoners were sent into the bunker and
they remained alive without food or water for many days. One by
one, as they died, Father Kolbe helped and comforted them. He was
the last to die on August 14, 1941.
Source:
http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/0814_kolbe.asp
August/ Agosto 16
(English)
http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/kids
/saints/0816_stephen.asp
http://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/
S/ststephenofhungary.asp
(Espanol)
http://www.ewtn.com/spanish/Saints/Est
eban_de_Hungria.htm
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Parishioner’s Testimony Corner
“Modern Day Persecution”:
Looking at Christianity in Iraq and US
If you frequent Facebook like I do or are online a lot you
have probably seen this symbol posted on many of your
friends pages. In many ways it is very similar to another
symbol you may have
seen from the 1930s and
40s in Europe. A few
weeks ago the internet
world became aware of
the plight of the
Christian community in
Mosul, Iraq (the 2nd
largest city in Northern
Iraq)…..a city that has
fallen to the power of the
ISIS or al-Shalam
extremist Islamic group. Unlike some other cities and
countries where Muslims and Christians are able to live
together in peace, in Mosul the ISIS movement is
forcing Christians to either (1) convert to Islam, (2) pay
exorbitant religious taxes to remain in the city, (3) meet
certain death. The decision
deadline was set for July 19th
and as a result, many Christians
have opted to flee the city
leaving behind all of their
possession and with no clear
place of refuge in sight. The last
report I heard was of the 30,000
Christians that once populated this region, 0 remain (this
same region once boasted 1.2 million Christians).
Whether these numbers are true or exaggerated or
whether the details are
accurate or not, the attention
of the world (especially the
Christian world) is now
focused on this area in the
Middle East that is the center
of violence, not for oil,
political power or historical
property claims, but for
essential beliefs.
Reading about these
instances of modern day
Christian persecution, one cannot help but think of the
early Christian church and their struggles to live and
spread the faith. Our early martyrs, the apostles and
many other
faithful and
nameless
Christians
suffered intense
persecution and
death to simply
pray to Our God
and live the way
that Our Lord
taught us. Our own country was founded by many
groups (including-the state of Maryland- for Catholics
who were looking for a place to worship freely) by
Christians escaping persecution and seeking religious
freedom. We hear stories of Islamic controlled parts of
African and communist-controlled China, where
Christians must celebrate Mass and receive the
sacraments in secret for fear of their lives. For them the
opportunity to go to Mass out in the open is presently a
dream. The Bibles must be smuggled in, rosaries must
be hidden, and international missionaries must be careful
not to be caught by Fundamentalist groups or
government officials or they too would meet certain
imprisonment or death. This sounds more like the world
of Peter and Paul and not the 21st century.
The reason I brought this topic up today is because of
the timely nature of it, as our US church faces a period
of uncertainty and self doubt. Dioceses are closing
churches; priest and religious are leaving the clergy and
religious life, or violating their vows; attendance is low
and the #2 largest religious group in the country are nonpracticing Catholics. The topic of abortion and samesex marriage is a divisive topic among Christians (not
mention the government). And a feeling of passivity
seems to have gripped the American Catholic Church.
We are certainly not the model proud Catholic or
Christian populations.
Those of you who watch
EWTN have probably seen
the commercials encouraging
Catholics to be proud of their
faith. There’s one where 2
business men are having
lunch on a Friday and one
orders a hamburger while the
other orders a seafood dish.
Upon seeing his friend
ordering his seafood he is
reminded of Church practices and decides to pass on the
burger. Another one is of a family out to dinner who
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makes it a point to say grace before eating. How many
times are we as Christians encountered with instances
when we shy away from outwardly expressing our belief
for fear of ridicule? Maybe at work or school? Maybe
around friends or family?
Something to ponder: How am I living for my Faith?
The current persecutions around the world also caused
me to think about what we are doing with the blessings
we have been given to essentially practice our faith
culturally and out in the open, without fear of harm or
death? Do we realize it is a blessing and privilege to be
able to gather openly in a church and pray and receive
communion. That we can wear a crucifix or rosary and
not be singled out for harm?
You are welcome to join us every Thursday at 7pm for
weekly Adoration which includes prayer of the Rosary,
Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, singing,
parishioner presentations and lively reflections and
discussions!
There was a satirical Catholic film a few years ago
called “Dogma” that had a very poignant scene where it
show a Mass scene where there were only a handful of
attendees that were reciting the “Creed” but with twisted
phrases and jokes in between but the people reciting it
seemed so bored and dead in the Mass that they almost
didn’t care what they were saying (they could have been
reciting the alphabet for all it mattered). They were just
going through the motions. The scene was exaggerated
but it wasn’t so far off from what happens in many of
our Catholic Masses. The creed – the essence of the
faith-the reason so many people are being persecuting to
this day and losing their lives- is something we mutter
and race through every Sunday without probably a
second thought. We don’t do it with our national
anthem or the Pledge of Allegiance. As a nation with
still give it the respect that it deserves because we know
and appreciate the sacrifices that were paid and continue
to be made for the freedoms we enjoy. If we feel this
deeply for our anthem, then why not with our Creed and
more generally, our Mass?
There may be nothing we can do to directly alleviate the
sufferings of Christians all around the world but pray for
them, as Pope Francis has recently encouraged. But if
there is something we can do and if there is a lesson out
of all of this, it is to be proud of our Catholic Christian
Faith, not shy away with it and take inspiration from not
only those that once suffered and died for it—namely
Our Lord Jesus Christ and His disciples, but for those
who currently suffer and are being killed for the
Professing this Faith and this Church. Many in the
world are standing up to die for this faith, but in our
country, in our society we are being called to “Live for
this Faith”.
-by Edna Augusta
(Presented at Thursday Adoration on July 25, 2014)
Todos están invitados a participar cada miércoles a las 7pm
en nuestro Grupo de Oración que incluye el rezo del
Rosario, adoración de la Sagrada Eucaristía, canciones, y
presentaciones especiales.
A Special Thanks…….
for all those who helped make last week’s Parish
BBQ a complete success:
Many of you generously donated food, beverages,
and paper goods to offer to the parish.
We would also like to thanks those parishioners who
volunteered their time and energy to helping
organize and manage the day:
Fay and Danny Nelson
Ruben Augusta
Beatrice Brown
Myrtis Moorehead-Rollins
Al Figueroa
Christina Llambelis
Trinity Arzu
Ana Gonzalez
Neisha Hamilton
The day would not have been the success it was
without your collective cooperation.
May God Bless you and your families.