June 26, 2016 - Parish of St. John the Evangelist and Our Lady of

13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JUNE 26, 2016
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Mass Schedule
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Saturday Vigil:
5:30 pm OLMC
7:00 pm (Spanish) SJE
Welcome to the Parish of
Saint John the Evangelist
& Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Office Hours at SJE Rectory: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SJE: 148 Hamilton Avenue  White Plains, NY 10601
OLMC: 92 South Lexington Avenue  White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 949-0439
www.sjeolmc.org
(914) 948-5909
Parish Email: [email protected]
Father Thomas Kallumady, Pastor
Father Rubenus Cammayo, Parochial Vicar
Father Chellan Joseph, Chaplain - White Plains Hospital
~ Visiting Priests ~
Father Bart Daly, Father Patrick McCahill, Father Bob O’Neil,
Father Edward O’Neil, Father Romane St. Vil, M.M., Father John Tino
~ Staff ~
Andrea Caridi, Cesar Ceballos, JoAnn Douglass - Office Staff
David Graf - Music Director
~ Parish Cemetery ~
Mount Calvary Cemetery - (914) 949-0671 - Mr. Daniel Murray, Director
575 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, NY 10603
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Saint John the Evangelist
Manuel Mendoza
Phone: 914-437-5144
Classes Sunday 9:15-10:45 am
followed by Family Mass at 11:00 am
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Andrew Morzello
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 914-948-6834, option 2
Classes Sunday 10:00-11:30 am
Family Mass at 9:00 am
CONFESSIONS
Saturdays
4:30 to 5:15 pm OLMC
6:00 to 6:45 pm SJE
Mondays
11:30 to 12:00 pm OLMC
Anytime by appointment at SJE rectory
MARRIAGES
At least six months notice
BAPTISMS
3rd Sunday of the month
- after 9:00 am Mass OLMC
4th Sunday of the month
- 10:15 am (English) SJE, Mass to follow
- after 12:30 pm Mass (Spanish) SJE
Baptism instruction
(2nd Tuesday of the month)
is required for parents and godparents.
Parents should register in
advance to make arrangements.
NEW TO THE PARISH?
We invite you to register with the
parish by filling out the envelopes
found in the church, or by coming to
the rectory office M-F, 9am-5pm.
Sunday:
8:00 am SJE
9:00 am OLMC
11:00 am SJE
12:30 pm (Spanish) SJE
5:00 pm OLMC
6:30 pm (Haitian) OLMC
Weekday Masses:
Monday-Friday: 7:30 am SJE
12:10 pm OLMC
First Friday: 12:10 pm SJE
Saturday: 12:10 pm SJE
Holyday Vigil:
5:30 pm OLMC
7:00 pm Spanish SJE
Holyday:
7:30 am SJE, 12:10 pm OLMC,
5:30 pm SJE, 7:00 pm Spanish SJE
Mass for the Hearing Impaired:
4th Sunday of each month
at 2:00 pm OLMC
(not in July & Aug.)
Italian Mass:
Palm Sunday, Easter Sunday
& Christmas Day
at 10:30 am OLMC
DEVOTIONS
Miraculous Medal Monday after 12:10 pm Mass OLMC
St. Anthony Mary Claret
& St. Anthony Padua Tuesday after 12:10 pm Mass OLMC
Five Wounds of Our Lord
& St. Gaspar Bertoni Friday after 12:10 pm Mass OLMC
First Friday - Mass 12:10 pm SJE
Adoration after Mass until 5:30 pm SJE
Mass 12:10 pm OLMC
Followed by Holy Hour OLMC
Our Lady of Fatima First Saturday after 12:10 pm Mass SJE
Pro-Life Rosary Saturday at 5:00 pm OLMC
~ Pastor’s Column ~
The readings of the Thirteenth Sunday are
about God’s call and man’s commitment in
answer to that call. They ask for total
commitment in total freedom with the spirit of
patient love, saying an unconditional “Yes” to
Jesus and to the Christian life as a true
disciples of Christ.
The first reading describes how Elisha
committed himself whole-heartedly to answer
God’s call to be a prophet, in spite of his initial
hesitation when God called him through the
prophet Elijah.
The Responsorial Psalm, (Psalm 16),
offers us the refrain, “You are my inheritance,
O Lord". This Psalm has traditionally been
used to exemplify commitment to the ordained
ministry or to religious profession. But it
more accurately reflects the commitment
made by all Christians in their Baptism.
The second reading, taken from Paul's
letter to the Galatians, reinforces the
commitment message of the first reading and
the Responsorial Psalm; Paul warns that true
freedom is not meant to be a license for
self-indulgence, but as a way to show God and
human beings our commitment to God and to
His service.
The first part of the Gospel is Jesus’
teaching on Christian tolerance, given after
he had observed the angry response of two
of his apostles. James and John were angry
and asked Jesus to destroy the Samaritans
by bringing down fire from Heaven when they
refused to receive Jesus as a prophet and
give him hospitality as he travelled through
Samaria to Jerusalem.
In the second part of the Gospel, Luke
introduces three potential disciples who
offered lame reasons that made Jesus’ call to
ministry “impossible” for them to accept, after
Jesus had told them plainly what the
commitment required and the cost involved.
They were found unfit and unprepared to
follow Jesus as his disciples. We too, are
asked to follow Jesus, totally and immediately,
without any reservation both by giving priority
to him and to his cause and by surrendering
our lives to God in humble and dedicated
service to others.
As Christians, we should have the courage
of our convictions to honor our commitments:
marriage commitment and the priestly and
religious commitment and the Christian
commitment.
Church Support
Thank you very much for your continued
love & support for the parish. We are
especially grateful to those who “make up”
for their Sundays away from the parish.
Offering Collection 4-19-16
SJE $ 6,308
OLMC $ 2,976
Next weekend we will have a
2nd collection for the Church in Africa.
Please be Generous!
Festa Raffle Tickets - will be available after all
Masses at both churches this weekend. Please
support our parish!
BINGO - is held Monday nights at 7:20 pm in the
Church hall at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
All are welcome!
50/50 SJE Monthly Raffle Winner Congratulations to Carmen Pineda. She is the
winner of this month’s 50/50 Club raffle. She won
$122! A sincere thank you to all our buyers, and to
all our volunteer sellers.
Monthly Food Collection - will be held next
weekend July 2nd & July 3rd at both churches.
Please leave non-perishable food items in the
designated boxes.
Purgatory Society - The 11:00 am Mass at SJE
this Sunday is offered for all our deceased who
are enrolled in our Purgatorial Society. Once a
month on the last Sunday of the month, the Mass
is offered for them.
Learn to Make Rosary -The Decades Group will
be having its monthly meeting Thursday, July 7th
at 7:00pm at St. John's School Bldg. 1st floor.
We make Rosaries in honor of the Blessed Virgin
Mary's request to pray the Rosaries. Please join
us in making Rosaries. All are welcome. For more
information please call Romana 318-6122.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (1st Friday of every month).
Friday July, 1st - Mass 12:10 pm SJE,
adoration after Mass until 5:30 pm SJE
and Mass 12:10 pm OLMC followed by Holy Hour.
Come and join us in prayer.
SJE 50/50 Raffle Club - Tickets on sale this
weekend $ 1.00 for one ticket or $ 5.00 for six
tickets. Don’t miss your chance to win half the pot.
Parish Fundraiser
Peruvian Food Festival Sunday July 10 11-3 pm in
the Auditorium of Saint John
the Evangelist Church.
Tables will be available to sit
down and have a homemade
meal. This Fundraiser will
benefit our parish. Please
come and bring a friend!
2016 FESTA ITALIANA
July 7, 8, 9 & 10 from 6 pm to midnight
Spread the word and mark your calendars! Invite
your family and friends to come and enjoy an evening
of fun featuring live music, games and lots of good
food. Entertainment for the children is scheduled
nightly from 7-8 pm. There will be a stage & dance floor
with nightly live entertainment.
Sponsors Needed! If you or anyone you know is
interested in sponsoring a booth at the Festa, please
call Andrea in the rectory at 948-5909 by June 24th.
All contributions are appreciated to help defray some
of the cost of the booths.
Volunteers Needed! We are a family that works
together and celebrates together. Please volunteer to
work at the Festa! Call Andrea in the rectory if you can
help! Remember that without each and everyone’s help
we cannot make our Parish Festa the success that it is.
Outdoor Procession of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sunday July 10th at 4 pm OLMC. Mass to follow.
2016 Festa “Rain Insurance” Raffle
1st Prize - $10,000
2nd Prize - $1,000
TICKET COST $100.00 - (Maximum 350 Tickets)
Tickets are available now, and may be reserved by returning
the reservation form below with your payment to the rectory.
Yes, I wish to purchase ______________________ ticket(s).
If available, I prefer ticket number(s): __________________
Name: __________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
City: ____________________________________________
State: ______________ Zip: _________________________
Phone Number: ___________________________________
We appreciate your support on this annual fundraiser.
Thank-you.
The people of Africa are joyous and faith-filled,
but they also often face challenges due to
poverty, the high incidence of disease, food
shortages, and migration. The Church in Africa
journeys with people gifted with a vibrant
spirituality and is a source of hope and faith. The
Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa supports
pastoral projects that foster lasting peace and
reconciliation in a continent often marked by
division and tension. Pope Francis challenges
us: “Touched by Christ’s infinite mercy, may all
the faithful be signs of the reconciliation, justice
and peace that God wills for . . . all of Africa”
(April 16, 2015). Despite the vast number of
valuable natural resources, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the
world’s poorest countries. Many do not have
access to clean drinking water and proper
sanitation, or to basic social services, such
as education or health care. The illiteracy rate
in the country is high and especially affects
women. In addition, many migrants and war
refugees immigrate to the DRC, straining
already sparse resources. Through a grant
from the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa
(SFCA), the Naomi Center in Kisantu can
provide more vocational training and faith
formation for young migrants and illiterate
mothers. Kisantu has a high population of
migrants and war refugees from bordering
countries, and so the center works to create
opportunities for young mothers as well as
vulnerable migrants to increase literacy and
develop human values that offer hope for a
dignified life. With the additional funding from
SFCA, the Naomi Center will offer courses in
literacy, sewing, and life skills to bolster
self-esteem and job expertise for 140 women.
With your help, the Church in Africa can
continue to play an active role in the pastoral
care of migrants and refugees. Organizations
like the Naomi Center care for the needs of the
African people. Please give generously to the
Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa.
13er. Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario
“Elías partió luego y encontró a Eliseo”
Las lecturas de hoy nos hablan de escogencia
y de seguimiento a Dios, y de la respuesta que
El espera de nosotros.
La primera lectura nos habla de la escogencia
y consagración del Profeta Eliseo por parte del
Profeta Elías. Eliseo dejó sus posesiones. Sólo
pidió despedirse de sus padres e inmediatamente
siguió a Elías. Notemos que los afectos familiares
están presentes, pero Dios tiene derecho de
pedir a cualquiera de nosotros que dejemos todo
para seguir su llamado.
En la segunda lectura San Pablo nos habla de
la libertad. “Cristo nos ha liberado, para que
seamos libres”. Sí. Cristo nos liberó del secuestro
en que nos tenía el demonio. Después de la redención de Cristo somos libres del pecado y de
la muerte en que nos tenía Satanás. Por eso San
Pablo nos advierte de que no volvamos a caer en
lo mismo. “No se sometan de nuevo”. Nuestra
vocación, nos dice el apóstol, “es la libertad”.
En el evangelio vemos a Jesús “tomando la firme
determinación de emprender viaje a Jerusalén,
cuando ya se acercaba el tiempo en que tenía
que salir de este mundo”. Sabía que allí sería
juzgado injustamente, para luego morir crucificado. Y, con "firme determinación”, siguió el camino
hacia su inmolación en la cruz.
En la ruta se presenta un inconveniente con los
samaritanos, quienes no quisieron recibirlo. Para
ir a Jerusalén tenía que pasar por Samaria, pero
samaritanos y judíos se despreciaban mutuamente. Santiago y Juan quieren hacer un mal uso
del poder de Dios. “¿Quieres que hagamos bajar
fuego del cielo para que acabe con ellos”? Jesús,
por supuesto, los reprende. Y decide hospedarse
en otra aldea.
La próxima semana, nuestra parroquia realizará
una colecta para el Fondo de Solidaridad para la
Iglesia en África. Aunque la Iglesia en África
está creciendo, muchos aun no tienen acceso
a recursos básicos ni a un cuidado pastoral.
Muchos sufren debido a la alta tasa de pobreza
y desempleo, al analfabetismo y a una educación
deficiente. El Fondo de Solidaridad para la
Iglesia en África apoya proyectos pastorales
que promueven la paz duradera y la reconciliación
en un continente que, a menudo, está marcado
por divisiones y tensiones.
T anto Amó Dios al
Mundo que envió a
su unigénito Hijo
para que todo el
que crea en él no se
pierda, sino que
tenga Vida eterna.
(Juan 3-16)
El grupo de oración Jesús esta Vivo les
invitan a la Misa de Sanación que se llevara
a cabo el Sábado 2 Julio, a las 7:00 pm.
Tendremos como invitado especial al Padre
Antonio Astudillo.
La Parroquia San
Juan Evangelista/
Nuestra Señora del
Monte Carmelo
invitan a toda la
comunidad parroquial
a la venta de comida
Peruana que se
llevara a cabo el
Domingo 10 de Julio
de 11 a 3 de la tarde
en el auditorio.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 25 – JULY 3
~ Saint John the Evangelist & Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church ~
Saturday, 6/25
12:10 pm
SJE
5:30 pm Vigil OLMC
7:00 pm Vigil SJE
Kingston & Cancellare Families
Nick Deramo
In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday, 6/26 - 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am
SJE
For the People of the Parish
9:00 am
OLMC
Frank Carpenito
11:00 am
SJE
Purgatorial Society
12:30 pm
SJE
Jesus Portilla (Living)
5:00 pm
OLMC
Emilia Fernandez Saiz
6:30 pm
OLMC
No Intention
Monday, 6/27 - St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
7:30 am
SJE
Liya George
12:10 pm
OLMC
John & Antonette Pellicci
Tuesday, 6/28 - St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr
7:30 am
SJE
Joseph Trentacoste
12:10 pm
OLMC
Vincenso Maffucci
Wednesday, 6/29 - Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
7:30 am
SJE
Joseph Trentacoste
12:10 pm
OLMC
Margarita Fonfrias
Thursday, 6/30 - The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
7:30 am
SJE
Mildred McLaughlin
12:10 pm
OLMC
Lucietta Maffucci
Friday, 7/1 - St. Junipero Serra, Priest (First Friday)
7:30 am
SJE
Josephine Mirabito
12:10 pm
SJE
M. Vuktilaj
12:10 pm
OLMC
Mariantonia Maffucci
Saturday, 7/2 (Fist Saturday)
12:10 pm
SJE
Our Lady of Fatima
5:30 pm Vigil OLMC
John Baxter
7:00 pm Vigil SJE
Guillermo Restrepo & Henry Maryn
Sunday, 7/3 - 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am
SJE
John & Patricia Douglass (60th Wedding Anniv)
9:00 am
OLMC
For the People of the Parish
11:00 am
SJE
No Intentions
12:30 pm
SJE
For the Intentions of the Brotherhood of the Lord of the Miracles
5:00 pm
OLMC
Rose Mincieli
6:30 pm
OLMC
No Intentions
OLMC Sanctuary Lamp - Tina & David Bilesky
SJE Sanctuary Lamp - Caroline & Joseph Cardinale
Rest in Peace - Please pray for the soul of Edith Ahumada who has died this past week.
Congratulations to Michael Schmidt & Gaby Sonnenberg who were married on June 25th at SJE.
Congratulations to Michael Lepetit & Teresa Bologna who are getting married on July 2nd at OLMC.