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St. Mary Gate of Heaven
103-12 101 AVE., OZONE PARK, NEW YORK 11416
MONTFORT MISSIONARIES
Rev. Gerald Fitzsimmons, S.M.M., Pastor
Rev. Peter D’Abele, S.M.M., Associate Pastor
Rev. Mohan Vincent, S.M.M, Associate Pastor
Bro. Paul Llorens, S.M.M., Pastoral Assistant
Deacon Richard Gilligan
Deacon Ramon Cruz
Deacon Timothy McBride
Mr. Raffaele Corso, Parish School Principal
Mrs. Ann Farrell, Director of Religious Education
Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 AM to 1 PM & 2 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Sunday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Website: smghparish.org
RECTORY:
SCHOOL:
CCD:
718-847-5957
718-846-0689
718-849-9329
718-847-6260
WE WORSHIP
Weekdays:
Weekend:
Bi-Weekly
Monday - Saturday 8:45 AM
Mass in Chapel 101-25 104 St.
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM
12:30 PM in Spanish
1st & 3rd Wednesday 7:00 PM Prayer
and Benediction in Church
Reconciliation (In Church)
Saturday: 12:30 - 1:30 PM or by appointment with a priest
Misas:
Lunes a Sabado
8:45 AM - en la capilla (Inglés)
101-25 104 St.
Fin de Semana:
Sábado:5:00 PM
Domingo:
8:00 AM, 9:30 AM y 11:00 AM
12:30 PM en español
Los Viernes Primeros en Iglesia 6:00 PM - Bendición y
Confesión 7:00 PM Rosario y Misa - español
Reconciliación (Iglesia)
Sábados de las 12:30 PM hasta las 1:30 PM.
SENIOR CENTER:
718-847-2100
CHILDREN’S HOUR
718-846-3773
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RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
Adults interested in becoming baptized or in becoming members of the Catholic Church are invited
to participate in the RCIA program at the parish.
Please contact Deacon Tim at the rectory for more
information.
SACRAMENTS FOR ADULT CATHOLICS
Adult Catholics who have not yet received the sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and Eucharist
are invited to participate in our Adult Sacrament
Formation program. Please contact Deacon Tim at
the rectory for more information.
BAPTISM
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2015
5:00 PM
Lena Urso
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2015
,
8:00 AM
William Schaefer
9:30 AM
Blessed Mother Sodality
11:00 AM
Andrew & Bertha Mueller, Emilia
Sabatini, Kerri-Ann Rome, Charles
J. Rome, Sr., Pasqualina Cotugnio, Vincenzo
Arganese, Francesca Matera, Giuseppina
Maddaloni, Teresa Arganese, Mr. Carter, Sr.,
Bernadette Rose Mallon, Elena Chavez, Mary
Mcmanus, Maria & Donato DellaRatta
Baptism of children is celebrated one Sunday of each
month, (except during Lent and Advent) after the
completion of a preparation program by the parents.
Contact the rectory at least six weeks prior to the
date of the ceremony to register for the program.
12:30 PM
Luznery Molina de Velasco
4:00 PM
Filipino Mass
MARRIAGE
8:45 AM
Coronata Macchia
8:45 AM
Angelo Charles Macchia, Joseph
and Margaret Sagevich
Six months preparation must be completed prior to
marriage. Call the rectory to set up an appointment
with our priests and deacons to make arrangements.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Many people going into the hospital know for some
time in advance when the surgery will be scheduled. We invite anyone entering the hospital with a
serious illness to receive the Sacrament of the Sick
after Mass on Sunday. Please call the rectory at any
time. A communal celebration of the Sacrament is
normally scheduled during Advent and Lent.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY
Members of our Eucharistic Ministry regularly bring
Holy Communion to the infirm and homebound.
Please inform the rectory if there is such a need.
NEW PARISHIONERS
We invite families who have newly arrived in our
parish community to register by completing a parish
information sheet at the rectory.
MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015
8:45 AM
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015
8:45 AM John Yanotta
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015
8:45 AM
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2015
8:45 AM
Daniel McBride
5:00 PM
John Considine
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2015
8:00 AM
Anna Cerretani
9:30 AM
Andrew & Bertha Mueller, Gabiel
Hans Hubert Weiler, Thomas
Crawford, Joan Crawford, Mary Crawford, Saverio
Polvere
11:00 AM
Florence & Herbert Cumming
12:30 PM
Orlando Rendon
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FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
Mark’s Gospel account today is built on a double astonishment or amazement: the neighbors and family
of Jesus are astonished that he taught in the synagogue with wisdom and worked powerful signs. Jesus, in turn, is amazed that they have no faith in him
because they know his origins, not because of any
fault with his teaching or ministry. As with many of
Mark’s passages, we get a rather intimate glimpse
here of the human part of Jesus’ two-fold nature. To
reinforce his point, Mark tells of Jesus’ return to his
native place, and further points out that he is in the
midst of his own family members there. From the
very people he expected the most, Jesus received the
least. In the day of the Gospel’s writing, Mark was
attempting to illustrate a lesson to the house of Israel: the God of the covenant expected the greatest
faith from the house of Israel, but often received the
least. This is a good source for reflection on our part,
we who are Jesus’ followers today. For the wisdom
of Christ to continue and for our lives to be seen as
signs of his power, he must expect and be able to find
great faith among us. Will he? Can he? Does he? Or
is he, once again, amazed by its absence?
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Please Pray For / Favor Orar Por
The Sick / Los Enfermos
Isabel Ryan, Sid Bolisay, James
Winwood, James Fava, Anna
Pancotti, Barbara Kaiser, Veronica and Hugh Johnston, Jose
Cabreja, Victoria Godkin, Sarah,
Baby Anthony Mauceri Sibilla,
Edward Saar, Joan Crane, Angel
M. Ortiz, Marilou Salvatierra, Fr.
Fred Scragg, S.M.M., Cheryl Ferrara, Carol & Gary Carosella, Rosa
Acencio, Jeffrey Arbelaes, Francis Delgado, José Pineda,
Velma Rivera, Naomi McGee, Lawrence Reade, Donna
Kelly, Fred Verderber, Ralph Seda, Joyce Kaminsky,
Rosemary Menechella, Lola Valero de Vargas, Fr. Ted
Murphy, S.M.M., Peter Jacobs, Timothy Liello, Anthony
Pangiarella
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FE EN JESUCRISTO
El incidente que nos cuenta san Marcos en el Evangelio de hoy se basa en un doble asombro: primero,
los vecinos y parientes de Jesús se asombran de verlo
enseñar en la sinagoga con tanta sabiduría, y de ver su
poder para hacer milagros. Y Jesús, a su vez, se extraña de la incredulidad de aquella gente, que no pone su
fe en él, no porque hallen alguna falta en su enseñanza
o en su ministerio, sino porque conocen sus orígenes y
su familia. Aquí, como en muchos otros incidentes de
su Evangelio, Marcos nos deja ver un aspecto bastante
íntimo de la parte humana de la doble naturaleza de
Jesús. Para reforzar lo que quiere que veamos, Marcos nos cuenta cómo Jesús vuelve a su pueblo, y nos
hace notar que está allí entre sus familiares. Y de la
gente de quienes más esperaba es que menos recibe.
En la época en que estaba escribiendo su Evangelio,
san Marcos trataba de enseñar una lección muy importante para la casa de Israel, el Dios de la Alianza esperaba encontrar la fe más intensa en la casa de Israel,
pero muchas veces allí fue donde menos la encontró.
Y es bueno que reflexionemos sobre esto, nosotros que
hoy día somos el Pueblo de Dios. Para que la Sabiduría de Cristo continúe en este mundo, y para que
nuestras vidas sean signos de su poder, Jesús espera
hallar, y tiene que hallar, una gran fe en nosotros. ¿La
hallará? ¿O quedará, una vez más, pasmado de nuestra
poca fe?
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The Bread and Wine
In Memory of
Kerri-Ann Rome &
Charles J. Rome, Sr.
Donated by The Rome Family
Filipino Mass
Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 4:00 PM
St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church
followed by “Pot Luck” Dinner
Church Basement
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St. Mary Gate of Heaven
Congratulations to the following couples who will be married at our Church next weekend:
Felicidades a las siguientes parejas que se casarán en
nuestra parroquia el próximo fin de semana:
Michael Orlando and Angela D’Amato
Friday, July 10, 2015 at 3:30 PM
The Faithful Departed / Los Fieles Difuntos
Saverio Polvere
Jose Ramon Rubiera
Thank You!!
A special thank you goes out to The National Honor
Society and Student Government Organization of
the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture on 104th St. They held a food
and coat drive and donated over 300 cans of food to
our Food Pantry. God bless you all!
Just as the motto
“To Jesus Through
Mary” found ideal
expressions in the
spirit which animated St. Louis de
Montfort and today
inspires his followers, so the profoundly Catholic concept
of Mary as “Gate of
Heaven” finds here
its ideal expression
in masonry and art.
It was a happy inspiration that selected for our parish one of the noblest titles accorded to the Mother
of Christ in the Litany of Loretto and in the ancient
hymn which hails her as felix coeli porta, or “happy portal of Heaven.” That tribute runs like a living
theme throughout the edifice over which her spirit
hovers here in Ozone Park.
Looking down the long nave to the main altar, the
worshippers find their gaze lifted to the chaste figure of the Immaculate, in pure white marble, standing with arms extended and beckoning the faithful to
her embrace. Immediately behind her rises the arched
golden doorway over which she stands sentinel in
her role at the Gate of Grace by which the Divine
Redeemer came to man and thus the identical Gate
which we must pass if we are to be united to her Son.
St. Mary Gate of Heaven, pray for us!
Al-Anon meets on Mondays
at 1:00 PM at the Provincial House
Taken from the St. Mary Gate of Heaven 1954
located at 101-18 104 St. Family
members, friends or anyone affected Golden Jubilee Book.
by alcoholism are welcome to attend.
Memorial Candle/Gifts
Te basta mi gracia, porque
mi poder se manifiesta en la debilidad.
— 2 Corintios 12:9
Memorial Donations are accepted for the sanctuary
lamp that burns before the Blessed Sacrament and
the Bread and Wine used in our Eucharistic celebrations. Please contact the rectory office.
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Music at the Gate News
The MAG concert series has announced the first three events of the 2015-16 season.
The Philippino American Choral Project, a 20 voice mixed chorus will present a varied program of sacred and
secular choral music on Saturday, September 26 at 7pm under the direction of Manila- born Enrico Lagasca.
The Artesian Guitar Quartet performs on Sunday, October 25 at 5pm. They will perform music written for or
arranged for guitar quartet from different times and places expressed through the intimate voice of the guitar.
Their members have performed throughout the US and Canada.
Check both groups out on Facebook.
Finally to put us in the Advent and early Christmas mood, the Scola Sine Nomine chorus with orchestra will
perform on Saturday, November 28 at 7pm.
There is no admission charge to any of concerts but a donation of $10 is requested to support the performers and
the continuation of the series.
Mark you calendars and save the dates.
Summertime Prayer
Lord God,
We put ourselves into Your
hands and pray You will bless
us and our families during the
wonderful months of summer.
May we always make our
home a place of relaxation,
joy, love, peace and safety.
May we be generous and considerate, not thinking
only about ourselves, but helping others enjoy the
blessings of summertime.
Summer Vacations
During the summer months, many of our parishioners go away on vacation. This is a good
thing as it helps us to relax, rest and come to see
God’s presence in creation and in our family and
friends. For those of you who will have a vacation this year, please remember to attend Sunday Mass wherever you may be. For Mass times
and locations nationwide, go to masstimes.org
on the internet. During the summer months when
people are away our collections get much lower,
so please continue to give your weekly offering
during the summer. We appreciate your generosity.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Visit our Website at: smghparish.org
or
facebook.com/smghparish
The Food Pantry will be open on Thursday, July 16
from 11 am to 1 pm.