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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
I’ll Say Yes, Lord
I’ll say yes, Lord. I’ll say yes.
To your will Lord, I’ll say yes.
Where you lead me I will go.
I’ll say yes, Lord. I’ll say yes.
Take Up Your Cross
Take up your cross, follow Jesus.
Take up your cross, every day.
Don’t be ashamed to say that you love Him.
Praise His name, every day, follow Him.
Family Mass 11:00 AM
every Sunday during Lent
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Please Pray For / Favor Orar Por
The Sick / Los Enfermos
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
5:00 PM
Joseph & Margaret Sagevich
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015
,
8:00 AM
Anna Cerretani
9:30 AM
Daniel Marmo, Josephine Marmo,
Anna Waterman, Andrew & Bertha
Mueller, Hector & Irma Melendez, Jose & Lydia Melendez, Ramon & Rosa Colon, Peter & Ana Colon,
Divine Mercy - Special Favor, For All Souls, Bienvenido & Paulina Montilla, Josefina Delira, Warlita
Roldan, Gabriel DeSilva
11:00 AM
Florence & Herbert Cumming
12:30 PM
Francisco Scioscia
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, Nestaly
Perez, Arlene Edelstein, Bart
Musial, Liam David Cochrane,
Ronald Pastore, Marilou Salvatierra, Loretta Caravello, Rachel Radison, Michelle Diaz, Collette
Sexton, Elizabeth Stapp, Jeremy Milhouse, Alan
Guidice, Fr. Fred Scragg, S.M.M., Cheryl Ferrara
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015
8:45 AM
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015
8:45 AM
Gerry Burzesi
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015
8:45 AM
John Considine
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015
8:45 AM
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015
8:45 AM
SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
8:45 AM
5:00 PM
Vincenza Bacarella
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
8:00 AM
Laura Cerretani
9:30 AM
Peter Mulligan
11:00 AM
Grace Nania, Amelia & Carmen
Barcia, Ann & John Moore, Juan
Ortiz, Sr., Andrew & Bertha Mueller, Carol A.
McNamara,Camilo Abreu, Zoraida Concepcion,
Anna Martori
12:30 PM
Candida R. Santos
The Faithful Departed / Los Fieles Difuntos
Joann Forni
Frank Primeggia
Emilia Sabatini
Anna Mullen
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THE PATH TO FREEDOM
CAMINO A LA LIBERTAD
Most of us, if we were asked “Does the phrase ‘the
Ten Commandments’ appear in the Bible?” would
likely get it wrong, because the answer is “no.” “The
Ten Commandments” is a post biblical phrase that
developed along with an image of God as police officer that is not found in today’s passage from Exodus. The first phrase is the key: God is the one who
brings us out of slavery; following God’s law or commands is our path to freedom. The moneychangers
whom Jesus drove from the temple were not explicitly breaking any of the commandments, but neither
were they helping people to find God’s path to freedom as they came to worship at the temple. This is an
important Lenten lesson for us. We need to stop asking ourselves whether or not we are breaking specific
rules or regulations and instead examine our lives to
see if we are truly following a path to God’s freedom
through Christ.
La mayoría de nosotros, si nos preguntaran “¿Aparece
la frase ‘los Diez Mandamientos’ en la Biblia?” daríamos la respuesta errónea, pues la respuesta es “no”.
“Los diez mandamientos” es una frase post bíblica,
que se desarrolló junto con una imagen de Dios como
‘policía’ la cual no se encuentra en el pasaje de hoy
del libro del Éxodo. La primera frase es clave: Dios
es el que nos sacó de la esclavitud; cumplir las leyes
o mandamientos de Dios es nuestro camino a la libertad. Los cambistas a quienes Jesús echó del templo no
estaban violando ninguno de los mandamientos, pero
tampoco estaban ayudando a la gente a encontrar el
camino hacia la libertad de Dios cuando llegaban al
Templo a rezar. Esta es una lección de la Cuaresma
importante para nosotros. Tenemos que dejar de preguntarnos si estamos o no violando alguna regla o
reglamento específico, y en cambio examinar nuestra
vida para ver si verdaderamente estamos siguiendo un
camino hacia la libertad de Dios por medio de Cristo.
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Coming in April
International Cultural Day
Saturday, April 15, 2014
5:00 PM Mass
6:00 PM Gathering in the Gym for
Food and Festivities
Easter Flower Tribute
envelopes for names to
be remembered are on the
Church radiators. Your offering will be used for the
flowers that will be placed in the sanctuary during the Easter Season.
Los sobres para recordatorios de las Flores Pascuales
están disponibles sobre los radiadores de la Iglesia.
Se ocupa la ofrenda para la compra de las flores que
se colocan en el santuario durante la temporada de
Pascua.
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This Week’s Remembrance
The Bread and Wine &
The Sanctuary Candle
In Celebration of
Eric Vehstedt’s 21st Birthday
Donated By Debbie Vehstedt
The Food Pantry will be open on Thursday,
March 19 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM.
Below is a list of food that we collect. We cannot accept any cans that are dented or foods that have past
expiration date or no expiration dates. Plastic bins
will be located in the back of the church.
Please place your donations in the bins.We would be
thankful for any help you can give us.
Hot and Cold Cereal
Canned or bottled juices
Canned peaches, pears or fruit cocktail
Peanut Butter, Jelly
Chicken Noodle Soup
Rice (boxed or bagged)
Potatoes (boxed)
Vegetables: (not fresh) Corn, Carrots, Green
Beans, Spinach, Peas, Mixed Vegetables
Canned Meat: Stew, Chili with Beans,Vienna Sausage, Corned Beef Hash, Tuna Fish, Sardines,
Sloppy Joes
Italian Sauce
Macaroni & Cheese
Canned Pasta (Beef or Cheese Ravioli, Spagahetti
& Meatballs, Macaroni & Beef)
Canned Black Beans, Kidney Beans, Baked Beans
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when
did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give
you drink?
Our school will be hosting its first Student/Teacher
Fashion Show on Thursday, March 26th, at 7 PM in
the school auditorium. The cost will be $35 per person which includes a complete buffet dinner, wine,
soda, dessert and coffee. Fashions are from Annie
Sez and will be modeled by our students and teachers. There will be door prizes, raffles and a 50/50.
Please hold the date and come support our school
and enjoy a night out. Ticket Information will follow
soon! Get your family and friends together and make
a table if you can. Hope to see you there!
Se les agradecen a todos los parroquianos que hayan
donado alimentos y dinero en el transcurso del año.
Estas donaciones han proveido alimentos a muchas
familias.
Véase la lista de comida solicitada:
SOLO COMIDA NO PERECEDERA
Cereales, avena, trigo, leche (condensada, Parmalat, nofat), jugos, frutas enlatadas, salsa de manzana, mantequilla
de maní, jalea, sopas, arroz o frijoles and bolsas, papas instantáneas, verduras enlatas (maiz, zanahorias, frijol tierno, espinaca), guiso, chili, salchicha, carne, pollo, pavo o
jamón enlatados, pasta con queso, pasta, salsa.
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“Pray to your Father.”
The Lenten season calls us to pray. But prayer, Jesus teaches, is much more than saying words. “Go into your room,
and close the door, and pray to your Father in secret.”
Congratulations to the following eighth grade students
who have received partial or full scholarships to the following Catholic High Schools:
Alyssa Boccia - Christ the King Regional H.S.
Jonathan Caceres - Cathedral Prep H.S.
Alisha Grover - Archbishop Molloy H.S.
Adarsh Jaikarran - Christ the King Regional H.S.
Bishop Loughlin H.S.
Jon Paolo Marasigan - Cathedral Prep H.S.
Sarah Pagan - St. Agnes H.S.
Cathedral Prep H.S.
Ashmanie Persaud - Archbishop Molloy H.S.
Samson Puar - St. John’s Prep H.S.
Lianna Rodas - Bishop Loughlin H.S.
Bibi Singh - Bishop Loughlin H.S.
Samuel Singh - St. John’s Prep H.S.
Zachary Singh - Bishop Loughlin H.S.
Our Lady of Snows R.C. Church, located at 258th St.
between 80th Ave. and Union Tpk in Floral Park will
hold its annual Lenten Mission starting on Monday,
March 9th and ending on Wednesday, March 11th.
This year’s theme will be “Discovering the Risen Christ
in Our Own Emptiness”. The Mission will be hosted by
Fr. Larry Lewis, MM.
There will be 2 opportunities to attend - 9:30 AM or
7:30 PM.
For further information, call the parish office at (718)
347-6070 or visit the parish website at:
www.olsnows.org
Before you pray, enter the inner room of your heart. Shut
the door to the noise, the trivialities, the countless cares
grabbing for attention. Put them aside. In the quiet place
of your heart, with faith as your guide, speak to your God.
A gracious Father listens, and he knows what you need.
God helps us pray in this season. For those who have
stopped praying, or pray with little fervor, God gives graces for praying again. Usually the graces come as we turn
to prayers and practices already there: reflective reading
of the Bible or other spiritual books, the Eucharist and the
other sacraments, simple grace-filled prayers, like the Our
Father or the psalms.
“What a Christian should be doing at all times should be
done now with greater care and devotion,” Pope St. Leo
told Christians of the 6th century beginning their Lenten observance. What can we do this season to pray with
greater care and devotion?
O Lord Jesus,
in this hour
let me hear again your call,
“Follow me.”
My steps are prone to wander.
Come therefore, I pray,
and make your way clear before me.
Amen.