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Bishop:
Most Reverend Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio
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Rector:
Rev. Msgr. Kieran E. Harrington, V.E.
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Parish Staff :
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We are glad that you are here and we encourage you to be part of our parish
family; call the rectory during office hours to register.
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday; 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Sacraments:
Religious Education for Children: We offer religious education classes to
children between the ages of 3 – 16. Classes are from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Location: Undercroft. Children must attend noon mass. Please contact Jessica
Figueroa for more information at 917-676-5101
Baptism: If you are interested in baptizing a child, please contact the rectory
to make an appointment with a priest. The child’s birth certificate is needed.
RCIA - Sacraments for Adults:
Legion of Mary
4 p.m. Every Friday in the Rectory
Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation: Rites of Christian Initiation for
Adults (RCIA) is an ongoing process throughout the year. If you know of
someone who is interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact Deacon
Manuel Quintana at 917-250-1921.
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Marriage: couple wishing to receive the Sacrament of marriage should contact the rectory to speak with a priest 6 months prior to the wedding date.
Youth Group
Every Second and last Sunday of the
month at 1:15 p.m. TBD
Reconciliation/Confession: Saturdays 3–4 p.m.
Charismatic Group
Fridays 8 – 9 p.m. in the chapel
Anointing of the Sick: Please notify the rectory of any ill or deceased parishioners.
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Parish News & Activities
Parish Stats
for the week of January 10, 2016
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Thank you to everyone who donated to the collection. Last week's total was $
Readings for the Week
Monday: 1Sm15:16-23;Ps 50:8-9,16bc-17,21,23;Mk 2
Tuesday: 1Sm16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22,27-28;Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: 1Sm17:32-33,37,40-51; Ps144:1b,2, 9-10
Thursday: 1Sm18:6-9;19:1-7; Ps56:2-3,9-13;Mk 3-12
Friday: 1Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4,6,11; Mk 3:13-19
THE GIRL SCOUTS:
The Girl Scout Troop at St. Joseph. Girls from Pre-K to 12th
Grade should register. The next meeting will take place on
Friday, January 29th, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mezzanine
Room at the church. Please call Betty Ann Hassan for more
information at 917-664-6086.
YOUTH GROUP:
Meeting with Sister Tatiana. Every Friday at 6:00 p.m. in the
Undercroft. For more information, please call the office at
718-638-1071.
FAMILY PRAYERS:
Family Group Prayers every Friday at 7:00 p.m. until 8:00
p.m. with Father Jose Heriberto. For more information, please
call the office at 718-638-1071
CCD CLASS:
Classes will resume in January 24th, we will learn about Bible
stories and Saints.
Saturday: 2Sm 1:1-4,11-12,19, 23-27;Ps 80:2-3,5-7
Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15
Saints & Observations
Sunday: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday: Martin Luther King,Jr. Day: Week of prayer for
Christian Unity begins
Wednesday: St. Fabian; St. Sebastian
Thursday: St. Agnes
Friday: Day of prayer for the Legal Protection of
Unborn children
YOUR BEST
Give to the world the best you have and the best will come
back to you.
THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
No one who understands the reality that God is can think
that God does not exist.
-St. Amselmo of Canterbury
Mass Intentions
9:00 am: FOR THE PEOPLE OF SAINT JOSEPH
10:30 am: Celia and Luis Barrera Alquedan +
& Alicia Jimenez +
12:00 pm: Vincenzo Soranno +
Calendar of
events
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FOR THE
ONTH OF ANUARY
Sunday, January 24, 2016: CCD Class resumes at 10:30 am
2016
Parish Announcements
MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY SCHEDULE FOR
JANUARY 24th, 2016
9:00 a.m. Mass:
Aldith Lucien, Jacques Pardovany, Salange Lewis
& Karl Arthur
Lectors: Christina Cuffee, 1st Reading
& Stephanie Hyacinth, 2nd Reading
10:30 a.m. Mass:
Lida Wickham, Hilda Tallez, Gabriela Zarate; Caritina
& Ignacio Lopez, Jose Luis & Marielena Palacios
Lectors:Angela Reyes, 1st Reading;
& Carolina Zafra, 2nd Reading
12:00 p.m. Mass:
Emi Ángel, Yvonne Laborde, Denise Pickett,
& Joyce Pickett
Lectors: Gustavo Bermudez, 1st Reading;
& Eric Ver, 2nd Reading
SURPRISES
Life is full of surprises, some pleasant, some not. The
scriptures are filled with stories of God’s surprises cropping
up when they are least expected: younger children obtaining
the inheritance; the lowliest being seated highest up; an
itinerant preacher, killed like a criminal, exalted to eternal,
heavenly glory. Anybody who has planned a wedding or
similar event knows that they are filled with opportunities for
surprises. For the bridegroom in today’s Gospel story, who has
no direct contact with Jesus, the pleasant surprise came
because somebody else paid attention and had faith in
Jesus.We may think that the point of today’s familiar story of
the wedding at Cana is that when we have faith in Jesus, our
lives will be pleasantly changed. A Christian, however, needs
to have a broader perspective and realize that to have faith in
Christ means that somebody’s life—not necessarily our
own—will be surprised for the better.Copyright © J. S.
Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Although our tradition carries a long memory of marriage as a
TODAY’S READINGS
sacrament, it may surprise you to learn that for nearly eleven
First Reading — As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so God centuries, there was no single wedding ceremony approved for
rejoices in the chosen Zion and Jerusalem
use in the Church. While we have evidence of priest blessing
(Isaiah 62:1-5).
marriages as early as second century, in the early period church
leaders relied on civil authorities to manage marriage for
Psalm — Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations
everyone in society. In most cases, society yielded its authority
(Psalm 96).
to sanction marriage to the male heads of households. From
ancient times, marriage had been a family affair, managed by
Second Reading — All the varied gifts and talents found in
the father of the family, who acted as priest and guardian of
the Christian community are products of the same Spirit (1
family tradition. Each head wanted to keep the family gods
Corinthians 12:4-11).
alive, and so he would arrange for brides for his sons, paying a
"bride price" as compensation for the loss of a skilled
Gospel — At a wedding festival in Cana, Jesus changes water household worker. As creepy as that sounds, it was a step up
into wine at his mother’s request ( John 2:1-11).
from the kidnapping practice of early years. Even after the
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the
raids roads stopped, the customs remained. every seeing
Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International
contained the ritualized kiddnapping of the bride, the
Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights husband abducting his bride from the festivities, carrying her
reserved.
over the threshold to prevent her father's gods from fallowing
her into her new religion. There, he fed her a piece of "sacred
cake", initiating her into a new way of life. It's fascinating to see
how customs endure, long after we have completely rejected
the values and attitudes they originally expressed!
Friday, January 29, 2016: The girl Scout meeting in the
Calendar of Mezzanine Room at 6:00 p.m.