St. Mary Star of the Sea
City Island, N.Y. 10464
And Served By:
Pastor: Rev. John Knapp
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Augustus Onwubiko
Music Director: Kenneth A. Farnum Jr.
(Home) 718-885-2480 (cell) 917-805-4699
Parish Cantor: George Leslie Wyman
(Home) 914-923-8525 • (Cell) 914-434-2902
Parish Secretary: Rose Dietz
Maintenance Technician: Francisco Torres
St. Mary’s Music Page:
www.NYMetro-EMS.com/church_music.html
Masses:
Anticipated: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession):
Saturdays: 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Holydays: Feast: 7:00 a.m. and 12 Noon
Weekdays: Monday thru Friday: 7:00 a.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Saturdays: After 8:00 a.m. Mass.
New Parishioners:
Please register by visiting one of the
priests or call the Rectory.
Rectory
595 Minnieford Avenue • City Island, NY 10464
Phone: 718-885-1440 • Fax: 718-885-9498
Email: stmssci@gmail.com
stmarystaroftheseacityisland.com
Baptisms:
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. BY APPOINTMENT.
Call the Rectory to arrange with a priest.
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick:
Call Rectory ANYTIME, Day or Night.
Communion of the Sick or Homebound:
Call Rectory and arrange with priest.
Weddings:
Please make an appointment to see one
of the priests at least 6 months in advance.
Religious Education Program
Coordinator: Diana Liccese
Administrator: Teri Kurtz
Phone: 718-885-1440 • Fax: 718-885-9498
The Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, September 25, 2016
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
God’s Plan for Giving - Tithing
Saturday, September 24th
Last week’s collection: $ 2,718.00
5:15- Jimmy & Nancy Conte
Sunday, September 25th
Thank You for your generous contributions.
9:00– The Parishioners of Our Lady of the Assumption/St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish
God Bless You ! Fr. Knapp
11:00-Mary & Daniel Sullivan
Monday, September 26th
7:00 –Gertrude (Gerty) Calbo
First Reading: Amos 6:1a, 4- 7
Tuesday, September 27th
7:00 - Urchie Lashley
Amos denounces the selfish attitude of those who surround themselves with luxuries with no concern for others. He goes on to warn that because these people lacked
interest in the state of their society, they would be the
first to be exiled.
Thursday, September 29th
Second Reading: 1 Timothy 6:11-16
7:00 –Alfred & Philomena DiMaio
Wednesday, September 28th
7:00 - Antonio Nardis (3rd Anniversary)
Paul tells Timothy to seek integrity, faith and love. Paul
urges him to attain everlasting life by maintaining strong
faith in Jesus and in God until Jesus returns.
Friday, September 30th
7:00 Michael & Eileen Fitzmaurice
Saturday, October 1st
Gospel: Luke 16:19- 31
8:00-- David L. Carman Jr.
Jesus tells of a rich man who feasted daily, while a beggar named Lazarus went hungry outside his gates. When
both men died, Lazarus was taken to Abraham, but the
rich man was in torment. When he begged for mercy,
Abraham reminded him that Lazarus had lived in torment, while the rich man lived in selfish luxury. The
man then asked if Lazarus could be sent to his brothers
to warn them. But Abraham said if they had not heeded
Moses or the prophets, they would ignore even the
warning of one risen from the dead.
5:15 – The Parishioners of Our Lady of the Assumption/St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish
Sunday, October 2nd
9:00– Kenneth Kurtz
11:00–Antonio Nardis (3rd Anniversary)
October 1/2
Mass
Lector
Extraordinary Ministers
Altar Servers
5:15 pm
T. Tomsen
9:00 am
A. Mueller
Sr. Catherine, Teri Kurtz
S. Rodriguez, M. Leni
11:00 am
J. Doyle
V. Gallagher, R. Woods
J. Doyle, A. Glynn
C. Tomsen, J. Tomsen
Upcoming Marriage
We are happy to announce the
Richard Lovett
Dawn Lo Presti
Teresa Maria Teto
Sunjay Sabastian
Salvatore Renda
Nolan Quinn
Stella Narducci
Maria Lanzollo
Madeline Pellettier
Jan Kurtenback
Angela Gannucci
Jennifer Gatcheo
Rhoda Levine
Rose Marie Gatcheo
Annamarie DeFalco
Charles Zanor
Gene McKenna
Jacqueline Nohavicka
Jimmy Lutz
Benedette Avitabile
Betty Hogen
Karen Valentino
Anthony Valentino
Robert Ulmer
on Friday, October 7, 2016 at
Sandra Mooney
Ethel Thomas
3:00 p.m. at
Gordon C. Gladden
Julia Persaud
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
Aidan Morgan
Rudy Comerico
City Island, N.Y. 10464
Michael T. Kelly
Evelyn Morgan
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Janice DeNave
James Leung
John Bosch
Joan Attanasio
Theresa Wagner
Sean Grealey
Paula Attanasio
Bill Larkin
Theodore Battista
Christine Sortino
Gerald Giocco
Joseph Goldman
Keiko DiBella
Joan Kemble
Marie Pryor
Mary Ellen Grogan
Mary Norah Philbin
Bonnie Ramos
John Ulmer
Vincent Volpe
Margie Campanelli
Carmella DiStatsio
Christopher McGowan
Manuel Mas
Henry Kvetan
Louise Mangione
Dean Pecoraro
John Iscaro
Marie Stabile
Robert Zerillo
Joan Buto
Michael Mazzariello
Joey Zayas
Nora Cebollero
upcoming marriage of
Cait Hennessy
& Richard O’Dwyer
A Special Thank You!
Last Saturday we held our annual Outdoor Mass. It was a beautiful and prayerful experience. Many thanks to Deacon Bill
Mueller, Diana Liccese, Teri Kurtz, DJ Ray, The Choir members
of Our Lady of the Assumption/St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish,
Frankie and any one who helped out in any way. To all our parishioners who attended our Annual Outdoor Mass, Thank You
for helping to make this a wonderful experience.
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Eucharistic Holy Hour
Revising the monthly Eucharistic Holy Hour with parishioners
input will be postponed until next month. More information will
follow in October.
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We Welcome our Newly Baptized
into our Christian Family
Jaime Washington Altimairano
Maureen Angilello
Janiyah Negron
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Pray for the men and women who are
deployed in dangerous areas.
Parish Information
Our Lady of the Assumption/St. Mary Star of the Sea
Religious Education Program
Welcome back to all of our students and families in the
OLA/SMSS Religious Education Program! We are so
glad you are with us and we look forward to an exciting
year!
The outdoor Mass and Catechist Commissioning held
last Saturday evening at St. Mary, Star of the Sea
Church was beautiful! Thank you to all of those who
attended to help make it a success.
•
St. Mary’s Thrift Shop
The thrift shop will reopen this Thursday, September 29th, and Saturday, October 1st, thanks to volunteers Marlene, Helen, Evelyn and Teri. Come
take a look around. Lots of Fall selections.
•
Sober on the Sea
AA Group Sober on the Sea (SOS) meets every
Tuesday evening at 8:00 PM in the basement of St.
Mary’s Rectory.
•
Narcotics Anonymous
The group meets on Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday afternoons at 1:00 p. m. in the baseThank you, too, to Julia Macrino and Anthony Piri, who ment of St. Mary’s Rectory.
were not on our catechist list last week. We thank you
• Prayer Requests
and all of our catechists for your hard work and dedicaTo add or remove a name from the sick list, please
tion to the children in our program.
call the rectory.
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• Mass Requests
Social Catholic Widows/Widowers Group
St. Pius X Church, Scarsdale, N.Y.
The Catholic Social Widows and Widowers group
meets monthly, usually on the fourth Monday of the
month, at the Church of St. Pius X, 91 Secor Road,
Scarsdale, N.Y. to honor their deceased spouses with a
Mass at 7:00 p.m. in the small chapel off the main
Church, followed by a meeting social with refreshments. The next meeting is Monday, September 26.
All widows and widowers are welcome. For more information, please call 914-715-5817 or email:
cww10583@gmail.com.
To request a Mass, please come to the rectory.
•
New Parishioners
Please register by visiting or calling the rectory.
Families who are moving out of the parish are
asked to notify the rectory. Thank you.
REMINDER: -- If you have a Sunday Mass offered for a loved one and are present at the Mass
and would like to bring up the Offertory Gifts to
the Altar, please let one of the ushers know before the Mass begins. Thank you.
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CWWB Support Group
CWWB support group for Catholic Widows and
_____________________________________________ Widowers meets the third Monday of each month at
Our Lady of Assumption Church Hall at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, please call 718-829-8142.
Going to Mass
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“Going to Mass will prosper the whole day. All your
duties will be performed the better for it, and your soul
will be stronger to bear its daily cross. The Mass is the
most holy act of religion; you can do nothing that can
give greater glory to God or be more profitable for your
soul.”
God doesn’t call the qualified,
He qualifies the called.
God Welcomes All Who Come to Him.
St. Peter Julian Eymard
436
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth all kinds of
living creatures”
(Genesis, 1:1)
The Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, which is celebrated in October, is usually associated with the blessing of animals.
The animals of God’s creation inhabit the earth and the sea. They share in the ways of human beings and have a part in
their lives. Saint Francis of Assisi recognized this and in remembering the love he had for all of God’s creatures, we
will celebrate his feast day by invoking God’s blessings on the animals that share our lives. This 15 minute service will
take place next Sunday, October 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. in the schoolyard of Saint Mary Star of the Sea or the school gymnasium if it rains.
All those interested in participating should bring their pets to the schoolyard at this time. Certificates will be issued to
all pets.
All pets are welcome.
Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light,
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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