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CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT
242-20 88TH AVENUE, BELLEROSE, NY 11426
Week of February 8, 2015
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
7TH ANNUAL VALENTINE’S DAY
COMMUNION BREAKFAST
Saturday, February 14th
Oak Room
Following the 9:00AM Mass
Parish Mission Statement:
St. Gregory the Great Parish, established in 1936, is a welcoming
Catholic community serving the people of Bellerose, Floral Park,
and environs. Pursuing holiness through the Eucharist, we strive
to live out Jesus Christ's mandate of service, evangelization, and
establishment of justice for all. Embracing the diversity and talents
of our members, we seek the participation of everyone on the
journey.
Parish Staff:
Contact Information:
Msgr. Edward A. Ryan, Pastor
Rev. William Dulaney, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Johnson Nedungadan C. M., Parochial Vicar
Deacon Arthur Cutter
Deacon Robert Zeuner
Sr. Patricia Anglin, O.P., Pastoral Associate for
Faith Formation
Ms. Lynn Alaimo, School Principal
Mr. Bart Haggerty, Director of Music Ministry
Msgr. Eugene A. Feldhaus, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Joseph Cunningham, Pastor Emeritus
Mr. John Reh, Civil Trustee
Mrs. Patricia Brandt, Civil Trustee
Parish Office:
Mass Schedule:
Office of Faith Formation
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00PM
Sunday: 8:00AM; 9:15AM; 11:00AM; 12:30PM;
5:15PM
Sunday in Gregorian Hall: 9:15AM (when Religious
Ed Classes are in session)
Weekdays Monday - Friday: 7:00AM; 9:00AM,
Saturday Morning: 9:00AM
Holydays: Vigil Mass: 7:30PM
7:00AM; 9:00AM; 12:00Noon
242-20 88th Ave.
Phone 718-347-3707
Fax 718-347-0583
Parish Website: saintgregorythegreat.com
Parish Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Lois Brady, Parish Receptionist
Miss Jennifer Kalin, Parish Receptionist
Mrs. Patricia McMenamin, Parish Secretary
Mr. Peter Varol, Parish Bookkeeper
Office Hours:
Weekdays 9:00AM - 8:00PM
Saturdays 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Sundays 9:00AM - 12:30PM
Gregorian Hall
Phone 718-347-0525
Sr. Patricia Anglin, O.P., Pastoral Associate
for Faith Formation
Ms. Kathy LaVache, Secretary
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Wednesday 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Thursday 10:30AM - 3:30PM
Sunday
10:15AM - 11:30AM
St. Gregory the Great School
Eucharistic Devotion: Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament takes place every Tuesday from the
conclusion of the 9:00AM Mass until 10:30AM.
Address 244-44 87th Ave.
Phone 718-343-5053
School Website: sgtgschool.org
Ms. Lynn Alaimo, Principal
Mrs. Camille Gunning, Secretary
Baptism: Baptism is celebrated on the Second Sunday of each month at 2:00PM and on the Fourth Saturday of
each month at 12:00Noon. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment to meet with Deacon Zeuner.
Sacrament of Penance: The Sacrament of Penance is offered each Saturday at 1:00PM. and at other times by
appointment with one of our priests.
Marriage: A couple planning marriage must make an appointment with one of our priests or deacons at least 6
months in advance of the marriage.
FAITH FORMATION
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
"He approached, grasped her hand,
and helped her up."
Jesus has come to preach the good news of God's love
and to make it effective in the lives of ordinary people.
His disciples must do the same.
For adult reflection: Do I freely put myself at the service
of the people who need me?
For children: Am I prepared to tell others about how
much Jesus has done for me?
Looking Ahead
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
I Corinthians 10:31-11:1
Mark 1:40-45
Religion classes for children in Grades 1 through 8 attending public school are held on Sunday mornings following the 9:15AM Family Mass in Gregorian Hall.
Diocesan Guidelines require two years of preparation
for First Holy Communion. Children 6 years of age or
older who have not been baptized must receive two years
of instruction before receiving the sacrament of Baptism.
In all cases parents/guardians must make an appointment to speak with Sr. Patricia Anglin at the Office of
Faith Formation 718-347-0525.
ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASS - If you are an
adult who has not yet made Confirmation, call the Parish Office for information on how to register. Classes
will be held on Tuesdays, 7:30-9:00PM, at Our Lady of
Lourdes Bethsaida Spirituality Center in Queens Village.
Dates and Topics are:
Tuesday, February 24th - Catholic Morality
Tuesday, March 3rd - Jesus and the Church
Tuesday, March 10th - The Seven Sacraments
Tuesday, March 17th - The Eucharist
Tuesday, March 24th - Confirmation & Christian
Witness
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Jesus' pity for the leper serves as a model for us as we
prepare to begin another Lent.
For adult reflection: How do I go about imitating Jesus?
For children: Am I prepared to tell others about how
much Jesus has done for me?
If you are interested in being part of Living the
Eucharist Program during Lent, please return
this form preferably before Sunday, Feb. 15th,
to the Parish Office or drop in the basket at Mass.
NAME: ______________________________
Holy Spirit fill our hearts
with your love.
PHONE: _____________________________
What Day? Mon What time?
Wed - Fri
Morning - Afternoon - Evening
Participant or Facilitator?
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Week of February 8, 2015
SUNDAY
RCIA 11:00AM Office Basement
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 1:00-9:00PM Gregorian Hall
BAPTISM 2:00PM Church
ALCOHOLICS ANON. OPEN 8:00PM Convent
Basement
MONDAY
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 11:00AM-9:00PM Gregorian
Hall
BOOK CLUB 6:30PM Office Basement
EMOTIONS ANON. 7:30PM Convent Basement
HOLY NAME SOCIETY MEETING 7:30PM Oak
Room
TUESDAY
CRAFT GROUP 9:00-11:00AM Convent Basement
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 9:30AM-10:30AM
Church
GOLDEN AGE LEISURE 1:00-4:00PM Oak Room
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 4:00-9:00PM Gregorian Hall
ADULT CHOIR 7:30PM Church
CHAMBER SINGERS 9:30PM Church
WEDNESDAY
DIVINE MERCY 3:00PM Church
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 4:00-6:00PM Gregorian Hall
TEEN GROUP 7:30PM Gregorian Hall
THURSDAY
GOLDEN AGE GHT 12:00-4:00PM Oak Room
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 4:00-9:00PM Gregorian Hall
QIGONG 7:00PM Office Basement
FRIDAY
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 4:00-9:00PM Gregorian Hall
CHEERLEADING 5:00-6:00PM Oak Room
ALCOHOLICS ANON. STEP 7:00PM Convent
Basement
ALCOHOLICS ANON. CLOSED 8:30PM Convent
Basement
SATURDAY
ATHLETIC ASSOC. 8:00AM-8:00PM Gregorian Hall
VALENTINE’S DAY COMMUNION BREAKFAST
Following the 9:00AM Mass - Oak Room
PENANCE 1:00PM Church
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
February 8, 2015
SUN. FEB. 8TH
8:00AM
Vincent Bisci
9:15
Members of the Purgatorial Society
9:15(Hall)
Daniel McCarthy
11:00
Christian Doran
12:30PM
Michael Peter Walsh
5:15
All People of the Parish
MON. FEB. 9TH
7AM
9AM
Kenneth Brovetto
TUES. FEB. 10TH
7AM
Michael Peter Walsh
9AM
Michael Hayes
WED. FEB. 11TH
7AM
Margaret Haslop
9AM
Michael Ablaza & Family (L)
THURS. FEB. 12TH
7AM
Serry & Bob Feltham
9AM
Michelle Bandy & Family (L)
FRI. FEB. 13TH
7AM
Denise Rettmer (22nd Anniv. Rem.)
9AM
Cunningham & Ford Family
SAT. FEB. 14TH
9AM
Daniel Moriarty (Birth. Rem.),
Mary K. Carroll
5PM
James Toner
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
FOR ALL THE SICK: Doris Durr,
Nick Rippo, William Hollowell, Sean
Kinahan, Robert Schreiner, Jimmie Boddie,
Cheyenne Pekarski, Mary Sullivan,
Ellen Jarrett, Tony Garone
FOR ALL THE DECEASED: Eugene
Kobel
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Cont.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
2/8/15
Fire at a Brooklyn Warehouse Puts
Private Lives on Display.
- New York Times Headline
When I stepped outside the church last Sunday morning
I immediately noticed the acrid smell of something burning. It didn't smell like wood smoke, so I doubted that it
was coming from a neighbor's fireplace. I could still smell
it when I arrived over at Gregorian Hall for Mass. And
then it dawned on me that the odor was coming from the
burning warehouse in Williamsburg.
Strewn all about were decades’ worth of charred medical
records, court transcripts, lawyers’ letters, sonograms,
bank checks and more.
Somewhere in heaven there is a storage room with billions and trillions of boxes of our personal information:
the record of our sins and failures. As we look forward to
Ash Wednesday in another week or so, I would like to
think that those ashes represent what happens to our heavenly rap sheets. Every last one is burned to a char by God's
love, with not a trace remaining.
And the record of our virtues, our acts of kindness and
compassion, our moments of heroism? Not to worry.
They are all carefully maintained in HeavenlyCitiStorage a facility that is 100% fireproof.
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The fire that began on Saturday morning went to seven
alarms before it was brought under control the next day.
Even after the blaze seems to have been extinguished, fire
personnel remain on the scene to prevent a fresh outbreak
of flames.
What made this fire so difficult to put out is the fact that
it occurred in a building run by CitiStorage that housed
four million boxes of records. There were so many sheets
of paper that they clogged the water-intake system of the
fireboat out in the East River.
WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE is celebrated today, Sunday, February 8th. We recognize and
give thanks for those who have consecrated their lives to
God and the Church through vows of poverty, chastity
and obedience. May the light of Christ shine brightly
through men and women who choose the consecrated life
to live out their baptismal commitment.
COLLECTIONS last week amounted to $12,000.
Thank you for your generosity.
“They’re like treasure maps, but with people’s personal information all over them,” Spencer Bergen, 24, said of the
half-charred scraps that he said he had seen strewn around
the Williamsburg neighborhood as far inland as Berry
Street.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2015
BOOK CLUB - The January meeting has been rescheduled
for Monday, February 9th at 6:30PM, in the Office Basement. The book selection being discussed is Goldfinch.
The selection for the meeting on Monday, February 26th, at
7:30PM is The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd.
7TH ANNUAL VALENTINE’S DAY
COMMUNION BREAKFAST
Saturday, February 14th,Oak Room
following the 9:00AM Mass
Cost is $12 per person, which includes a full hot breakfast,
pastries, coffee and juice. For reservations, please call
Cathy at 516-352-4202 or Susan at 516-650-3231. No reservations will be taken after February 12th. Join us to share
in faith, food and friendship with parish friends.
LET’S GO ICE SKATING! Come to the annual Family
Life Ice Skating Night at Iceland, on Hillside
Avenue. We have the rink to ourselves on Monday evening, February 16th, from 5:45-7:45PM.
The Iceland cafeteria will be open. All tickets
will be sold at the door. Ticket prices are $6 and $4 for
skate rental. So come join the fun for the whole family.
ROSARY SOCIETY
DINNER & CHINESE AUCTION
Come and join the fun! All ladies of the parish
are invited to join us on Saturday, February
28th, 7:00-11:00PM in the Oak Room. Tickets are $28,
which includes dinner and one sheet of auction tickets. For
tickets or additional information, please call Susan at 516650-3231.
S.G.A.A. Registration is ongoing for Spring CYO Baseball
Softball and Clinics. Visit the Athletic Association website
stgregorythegreatsports.com for more information and to
register.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to join our new
service project….St. Gregory the Great’s
Prayer Shawl Ministry. Our ministry will
consist of volunteers who gather in community and prayer to knit or crochet shawls and
lap robes for those who are in need of comfort, to provide hope and healing to those who
are most in need of a reminder of God’s love for them.
We will meet on the last Monday of each month to pray
and craft shawls for people in need of special prayers. A
member has the option to work from home if unable to attend meetings. Please join us! The first meeting will be on
Monday, February 23rd, 1:00-3:00PM in the Oak Room.
Refreshments will be served. Please call Maria Altamuro
for more information at 516-782-6278.
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT SCHOOL
sgtgschool.org
REGISTRATION for grades N-8 for new families is ongoing. For a tour of the school and additional information,
please call the School Office at 718-343-5053.
Tuition incentives for referring new students. For information call the School Office.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION - Drop them off at the
School Office or in the collection container in the Gathering
Space of the Church. The next collection date is February
20th.
Artist of the Week - Nicholas Bustamante - 7th Grade
“The Doctor”
SGTG THEATER GROUP - Ready for something new
from the Theater Group? On Saturday,
February 21st, at 8:00PM, the Theater
Group will host its first Karaoke Fundraiser
“A Night of Music and Laughs” in the Oak
Room. All (aged 16 and over) are invited to
perform or just watch! There will be your favorite SGTG
alumni as featured performers but then all guests are invited to perform, act as judges for the Karaoke contest or
just watch if that is your pleasure. There is something for
everyone. Thousands of songs to choose from, prizes,
50/50 and raffles. Admission is $10, which includes participation, a vote for your favorite performer and unlimited
fun!! Refreshments will be available. The Theater Group
would love to have the support of its parish for this fun
night of fundraising! Please call 718-989-2451 or email
[email protected] for information and to reserve a spot! ….AND….on that same date, Saturday, February 21st, we will host a Karaoke Pizza Party in the Oak
Room, 1:00-3:00PM, for children aged 10-15 and their
guests. Admissions is $10 and includes a slice of pizza, a
drink, participation in Karaoke and 2 votes for your favorite performer PLUS unlimited fun! You don’t have to
perform to come to the party.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY DANCE - SATURDAY,
MARCH 7TH, 8:00PM-Midnight, in Gregorian Hall. Music provided by The Tommy
Mulvihill Band and County Tyrone Bagpipers.
Cost is $40 per person, which includes a full
sitdown dinner, prepared on site, featuring
corned beef, potatoes, vegetables, Irish soda bread, beer,
wine and soda. Hosted by Holy Name Society, AOH and
St. Anne’s Council #2429. For tickets please call Mike
917-567-8909, John 347-426-7726 or Tim 718-347-5020.
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF AMITYVILLE will kick
off their fundraising event season with Irish Night 2015. It
is their oldest and I dare say, dearest event. For nearly 40
years, Sister volunteers have worked tirelessly to raise the
funds needed to care for our believed Sisters living in
Carlin Hall, our infirmary at the Motherhouse in Amityville. These dedicated women have spent their entire lives
serving the people of God, now it is our turn to care for
them. Irish Night 2015 will take place on Saturday, March
7th, at St. Brigid’s School in Westbury. Can we count on
you to purchase chances on our raffles provided by generous benefactors such as you? Sisters will be present to sell
the chances after Masses in the back of the Church the
weekend of February 21st/22nd.
Gratefully, Sr. Alex Wolochuk, OP.
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IRISH CULTURAL DAY will be held at St. Mel’s
Church, Whitestone, on Sunday, March 1st, 1:00-5:30PM.
Continuous live Irish music, song and dance, stepdancing,
pipers, exhibits and more. Free refreshments. Donation is
$7, children under 12 free. Sponsored by the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. For additional information,
please call 718-746-3837.
FLEA MARKET at St. Josaphat’s Parish Hall, in Bayside, on Sunday, March 15th, from 9:00AM-4:00PM.
There will also be available to purchase baked goods and
Polish meats. Plenty of free parking. For additional information call 718-224-3052.
FREE SPEECH & HEARING SCREENING and
HEARING AID HELP will be offered at St. John’s University Speech and Hearing Center from February 2nd
through May 11th. Please call the Center at 718990-6480 to schedule an appointment. The Center is located at 152-11 Union Turnpike, Flushing.
ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE
SAT. FEB. 7TH
5PM
Nicholas Bustamante, Kaycee Dominguez,
Ashley Pichardo
SUN FEB. 8TH
8:00AM
Destiny Krause, Joseph Aguas
9:15AM
Ryan Bowe, Thomas Nugent
11:00AM
Declan Cullinan, William Reid,
Liam Cullinan
12:30PM
Grace O’Connor, Allyson Quintillan,
Fiona Clabby, Frances Pedersen
5:15PM
John Hughes, Thomas Wirta,
Francisque Jean
SAT. FEB. 14TH
5PM
Evan Noblesala, Joseph Aguas
SUN. FEB. 15TH
8:00AM
Alexis Sarabia, Jared Sarabia
9:15AM
Brian Machado, Roniel Urmasa
11:00AM
Deborah Lagula, Darla Polanco
12:30PM
Courtney McMahon, Samantha Roy,
Angelina Valentino
5:15PM
Russell Sleeby, Destiny Krause
VOCATIONS
BISHOP DIMARZIO’S ANNUAL VOCATION RETREAT - Attention young men, ages 17-35 - Have you
every considered the possibility that God may be calling
you to be a priest? If so, please consider attending the Vocation Retreat to be held from Friday, March 6th, through
Sunday, March 8th. For more information or to register,
contact the Vocation Office at 718-827-2454 or
[email protected].
TRIPS
Virginia Beach - Colonial Williamsburg, Historic
Jamestown & Yorktown - May 17th-21st - Trip includes
four night stay at Sandcastle Ocean Front Hotel, four
breakfasts and three dinners, a visit to Douglas MacArthur
Memorial, guided tours of Norfolk Naval Base, Historic
Williamsburg, Yorktown Victory Center/Jamestown Settlement, $499 pp/dbl or $453 pp/triple.
A deposit of $50 is due now. Make check payable to
Golden Age Leisure Club. For additional information, call
Finbar at 718-343-0676.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK will be
held at Sacred Heart Church, in Bayside, on Wednesday,
February 11th, at 2:00PM and 7:00PM. This day of prayer
reminds us all to pray intensely and sincerely for those
who are sick, to reflect on and respond to human suffering
and to recognize and honor all who work in health care and
serve as caregivers.