August 10th - Nativity of Our Blessed Lady School
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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] 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time/19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2014 (Year A/ Ano A) 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. 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time/19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2014 (Year A/ Ano A) 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 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time/19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2014 (Year A/ Ano A) 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. 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time/19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2014 (Year A/ Ano A) 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 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time/19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2014 (Year A/ Ano A) 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 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time/19 Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario 2014 (Year A/ Ano A) 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.