JUNE 10TH, 2012
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF
CHRIST
EX 24:3-8, HEB 9:11-15, MK 14:12-16, 22-26 (168)
PLEASE REMEMBER OUR PARISH IN YOUR WILL
No matter what the size of your estate, if you want to provide for
relatives, friends and our Parish you will need a WILL. If you die
without one, you lose control of the disposition of your assets. The
state law in which you reside will tell your family where your money
and property goes.
Naming our Parish as a charitable beneficiary in your Will is simple.
Through careful review of this alternative you may save further income
and estate taxes. For further information, you and/or your attorney
may contact:
“He sent two of his disciples with these instructions:
‘Go into the city and you will come upon a man
carrying a water jar. Follow him. Whatever house he
enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks, where
is my guestroom where I may eat the Passover with
my disciples?’ ...During the meal he took bread,
blessed and gave thanks and passed it to them.
‘Take this’, he said ‘this is my body…’”
We live in an age where we are concerned about identity
theft. Shredders, credit card scams, fraudulent
documents are a part of our culture. We become afraid
concerning our security and identity.
As Catholics, we celebrate that which gives us our
identity, the Eucharist. We look to our roots, discover our
heritage and celebrate that the Lord Jesus gave us the
gift of His Body and Blood, to make us one with Him and
each other. The Passover celebration recalled the
saving work of the God of the first testament. Our
celebration today carries out the command of the Lord
Himself to ‘do this in memory of me.’
We celebrate this day in order to give praise to our God
and express our communion with each other. We are
asked to step aside for a moment and try to comprehend
the awesome Presence of our loving God in this
Sacrament which He gave to us, for the forgiveness of
Sin. We are asked to pause as we approach the altar to
consider this great gift of the Eucharist. We are
reminded to pause, receive the Sacrament with
reverence, and then express our deep felt thanks as
Jesus makes us who we are, a Eucharistic people.
O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine.
HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly
The collection for June 3rd was $5379.
Thank you.
We encourage you to enroll via the ParishPay
website https://www.parishpay.com/ and click on
the St Joseph West Village link. Use the paperless
way to help our ministry.
Director, Planned Gifts
The Archdiocese of New York
1011 First Avenue, SI400
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: 212-371-1000, E3317
PARISH PAY ENABLES PARISHIONERS
TO MAKE THEIR REGULAR DONATIONS TO THE PARISH
ELECTRONICALLY VIA AUTOMATIC DEDUCTIONS TO
CHECKING OR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, OR VIA CREDIT CARD.
SOME OPT TO GIVE MONTHLY WHILE OTHERS ALSO TAKE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE PARISH PAY FOR SPECIAL
OCCASIONS LIKE CHRISTMAS AND EASTER. IN WHATEVER
MANNER THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO USE PARISHPAY THEY
HAVE FOUND THE SYSTEM TO BE VERY FACILITATING.
We encourage you to enroll the ParishPay website
https://www.parishpay.com/ under St Joseph West Village link. The
St. Joseph Soup Kitchen has also adopted ParishPay, we encourage you
to think of the service the soup provides when giving.
ParishPay provides a steady stream of revenue for the parish, and
enables funds to be collected, recorded, and deposited efficiently and
effectively. Also, this revenue becomes a steady source of income, not
subject to the fluctuations that our regular Sunday collections exhibit,
and helps us plan and manage parish finances and activities more
efficiently. It will also let the donor make and annual Parish gift and
pay this gift over the entire year. It eliminates the need for writing a
weekly check or making a cash gift through the offering plate each
week. Parishioners may increase or decrease these gifts as their
circumstances allow.
WE KNOW THAT MANY PARISHIONERS WISH TO GIVE
GENEROUSLY AND REGULARLY. PARISHPAY PROVIDES
THE VEHICLE FOR THIS FAITHFUL GENEROSITY
Please call the Rectory and inform us if you know of
anyone who is homebound, feeling the effects of old
age or is ill and not able to attend mass. We will be
happy to visit them on a regular basis and provide them
with the sacraments at home. Call 212 741-1274
Please note that we have a new listing Parish Activities. Please
visit our website washingtonsquarecatholic.org for the latest
news on the NYU Catholic Center, St. Joseph’s Parish, and links
to other Catholic organizations and interests.
Please send your announcements and events to be included in
the bulletin and web:
communications@washingtonsquarecatholic.org
The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ is a feast of the
Eucharist, Jesus’ gift to us at the Last Supper. It is a
celebration of one of the most intimate and substantive gifts
anyone could give another, one’s very being. And it is a gift
that nourishes so that we can fulfill our mission. What is that
mission? The U.S. Bishops wrote in The Eucharist and the
Hungers of the Human Family (1975) 12, it is: “participation in
the struggle for freedom and justice,” which “is a duty for each
one of us, as it is a central element of the Church’s mission of
redemption and liberation. In the Eucharist we find the source
of our deepest commitment to the loving service of our
brothers and sisters.” Let us go forth then in service to our
sacred mission.
~~Pax Christi Metro New York
Pastoral Council Election Results
Congratulations to our newly elected Pastoral
Council members: Paul Antunes, Debbie-Ann
Chambers, and Michelle Fitzgerald. They begin their
three-year terms this coming fall. Read more online:
washingtonsquarecatholic.org/elections
Fr. John McGuire, O.P., has asked the remaining
candidates, Michael Benoit and Robert Gucwa, to
serve one year as non-voting, appointed members to
the council in recognition of their willingness to
serve the community in this capacity. Thank you to
all candidates for running, and to our parishioners
who participated by voting in this year’s election.
FEAST DAYS, SCRIPTURES CITATIONS & SPECIAL INTENTIONS
Saturday, June 9 Saint Ephrem
2 Tm 4:1-8 Mk 12:38-44 (358)
12:10 PM Rita Cea
5:30 PM Vincent Mascola-living
Sunday, June 10 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Ex 24:3-8 Heb 9:11-15 Mk14:12-16 (168)
9:00 AM Ji-Yeon Lee
11:30 AM Virginia Marckesse
. 6:00 PM Jose Arias-living
Monday, June 11 Saint Barnabas
Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 (580) Mt 5:1-12 (359)
12:10 PM John Biggins- living
5:30 PM John Gregoretti,Sr.
Tuesday, June 12
1 Kgs 17:7-16 Mt 5:13-16 (360)
12:10 PM Joseph & Elmo Perazzo
5:30 PM Joan Zarucha
Wednesday, June 13 St. Anthony of Padua
1 Kgs 18:20-39 Mt 5:17-19 (361)
12:10 PM Rose Arias
5:30 PM Kathleen C. Mulry-8th Anniv.
Thursday, June 14
1 Kgs 18:41-46 Mt 5:20-26 (362)
12:10 PM Dorothea Arlotta
5:30 PM Novena to St. Joseph
Friday, June 15 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Hos 11:1,3-4, 8c-9 Eph 3:8-12, 14-19 Jn19:31-37 (171)
12:10 PM Visitation Nuns, Tyringham, MA
5:30 PM Novena to St. Joseph
Saturday, June 16 The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
1 Kgs 19:19-21 (364) Lk 2:41-51 (573)
12:10 PM St. Catherine Sherry
5:30 PM Novena to St. Joseph
MONTHLY PARISH ACTIVITIES
Sunday
Children’s Religious
10:00 AM
Casserly
Studies
10:00 AM
Scripture Discussion
Library
2:30 PM
Roman Forum
Lectures
Casserly
Grad Law
Casserly/
Rectory
PLEASE WELCOME FR. AUSTIN LITKE TO ST. JOSEPH’S
7:00 PM
Monday
Centering Prayer
YACHT Club for
Young Adults
Tuesday
Aquinas Circle of
Undergraduates
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Church
Casserly/
Library
Casserly/
Library
Wednesday
6:30 PM
Korean Catholic
Students
Lenten Confirmation
Class
7:30 PM
Fr. Austin Dominic Litke, OP, is a native of Henderson,
Kentucky. After high school, he entered seminary for
his home diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky. He
graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St.
Paul, Minnesota, in 2004 and competed one year of
major seminary at St. Meinrad in southern Indiana
before entering the Order of Preachers in 2005. He was
ordained a priest on May 27, 2011, and completed his
Licentiate
in
Sacred
Theology
this
May.
6:30 PM 1st /mo
7:00 PM
7:00PM
Thursday
Pax Christi Bd Mtg
Newman Club
Scripture Study
st
6:00 PM 1 /mo
Friday
Novena/ Sacred
Heart
Casserly/
Library
1st Floor
Back
Parlor
PCMNY
Casserly/
Library
1st FloorBack
Parlor
Church
Saturday
10:00-3:00 PM
12:30 PM 1st/mo
6:00 PM
Soup Kitchen
Blessing of the Sick
Alcoholics
Anonymous
Casserly
Church
Casserly