ST. RAPHAEL’S
PARISH
35-20 Greenpoint Avenue, L.I.C., NY 11101 Telephone: 718-729-8957 Fax: 729-5238
E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.straphael-queens.org
MISSION STATEMENT: St. Raphael’s is a parish rooted in tradition yet responding to an evolving community by evangeliza-tion in acevangeliza-tion. We seek to inspire the larger Catholic community to a more committed faith life and to heed Christ’s call of sharing time, talent and treasure for the needs of others.
DECLARACION DE MISION: San Rafael es una parroquia enraizada en la tradición y a la vez responde a una comunidad que evoluciona con una acción evangelizadora. Buscamos inspirar a la comunidad católica global a que vivan una fe más comprometida y a prestar atención a la llamada de Cristo a compartir tiempo, talento y bienes con los necesitados.
EUCHARIST SCHEDULE
Saturday/Sábado 5:00pm - English Sunday/Domingo 8:00am - English 9:45am - Korean 11:00 am—English
12:30 pm—Spanish/Español
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Monday - Friday 9:00am Lunes - Viernes 9:00am OFFICE HOURS/HORARIO Monday - Friday/Lunes - Viernes
9:00-1:00pm & 2:00-4:00pm Saturday/Sábado By appointment / Mediante cita
BAPTISM/BAUTISMO
Please contact the rectory to make arrangements. You will need the child’s birth certificate. favor de llamar la rectoria. Necesitará el certificado de nacimiento del niño.
MARRIAGE/MATRIMONIO
Any couple wishing to marry should contact the rectory at least six (6) months before the wedding.
Una pareja que está pensando en el matrimonio debe de llamar la rectoría seis (6) meses antes de la boda.
RECONCILIATION/RECONCILIACION Saturday/Sábado 4:00-4:45pm
and by appointment/y por cita.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK/
CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS
Please call the rectory at 729-8957 to make arrange-ments for the sick person to receive Holy Communion or the Anointing of the sick at home. favor de llamar la rectoría al 729-8957 para que la persona enferma reciba la Comunión o Unción de los Enfermos en la casa.
PARISH STAFF/EQUIPO PARROQUIAL
Rev. Jerry Jecewiz, Pastor Rev. Luke Kim, Korean Ministry
Sister Christine Scherer, D.W., Religious Educ. Mr. Jan Wnek, Music Minister
PARISH STEWARDSHIP
$4,990.00
$6,185.00
May 3rd—Fifth Sunday of Easter
FROM THE PASTOR...
Dear Parishioners,
In 2014, with the decreasing number of Catholic Schools, Bishop DiMarzio aligned every par-ish in the diocese with a nearby Catholic elementary school or academy, so that all pastors of all parishes would be members of those academic corporations (that is, involved in governance) and would also provide a pastoral presence for the enrolled students.
St. Raphael’s was aligned with St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy in Greenpoint. It may seem strange that a Queens parish would be aligned with a Brooklyn academy, but St. Stan’s is actually the Catholic school physically closest to St. Raphael’s — it is about one mile away.
As part of my own involvement, I teach third-grade religion class there each week. I have also met with the other members of the corporation, as well as with the lay Board of Members. I must say that is an exceptionally well-run school, which draws students from various parts of Brooklyn and Queens (with a recent infusion of students from the L.I.C. waterfront development). The Princi-pal is outstanding, and the spirit of the academy upbeat and clearly Catholic.
If you visit our parish website (and I hope you do: www.straphael-queens.org), you will find a link to St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy. Please check it out. There is also information about St. Stan’s in this bulletin and on our vestibule bulletin boards. In June, we also plan to have a presenta-tion here (at least at the Spanish Mass) by the Assistant Principal.
If you know of someone interested in pursuing enrollment in a fine Catholic School, I can per-sonally assure you that St. Stan’s fills the bill. Interested persons can phone the school (718-383-1970) to arrange a visit and a tour. Let us adjust to the reality of changing times and do our part to preserve the vision of Catholic education in this new way.
— Father Jerry Jecewiz
P.S. On a different note, please check out this week’s Tablet for information about a new initiative,
Generations of Faith. Also, on NET-TV, watch “In the Arena” this Sunday night at 8 pm
(Cablevision 30 or Time Warner Cable 97 or Verizon FiOS on Demand).
Last week’s church offering
Average weekly expenses
FAMILY MASS IN MAY:
This Sunday, May 3rd, 11 am, in English
Next Sunday, May 10th, Mother’s Day, 12:30 pm, in Spanish.
For the camaraderie downstairs afterwards, you are invited to donate
some refreshments. Bring them to the hall before the Mass you attend.
May 3rd—Fifth Sunday Of Easter
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS
Sunday, May 3rd:
8:00—Stephanie Dickenberg & Antonia Bilcik (Louise & John Trgo) 9:45—KOREAN MASS
11:00—Neil Hickey (Monet and Hickey Family) 12:30—Odila Ramirez (Enith Parra)
AND
Victor Martinez (Angelina y Familia)
Monday, May 4th:
9:00— Sheila Fowler (Kathleen and John O’Brien)
Tuesday, May 5th:
9:00—Mae Martin (5th Anniv. Remb.) (Martin Family)
Wednesday, May 6th:
9:00— Anthony Jackowski (Joan Mary & Bill Jackowski)
Thursday, May 7th:
9:00— Erick F. Gonzalez (42yrs B-day Remb.) (Mom, Dad, Kevin Gonzalez, and Family)
Friday, May 8th:
9:00— John and Bridie Brady (Anniv.) (Thomas and Lauren Brady)
Saturday, May 9th:
5:00—Madeline B. Boehler (Alex and Robert Boehler)
AND
Louise Trgo (John Trgo)
Sunday, May 10th:
8:00—Mothers Day Novena 9:45—KOREAN MASS
11:00—Lina and Estrella Castaneda (Carlos and Susy Castaneda and Family)
AND
Kathleen and John O’Brien 12:30— Emiliano Muñoz (Hijos)
Mass Intentions for the Week of May 3rd:
Sun., May 3:
5th Sunday of Easter
9:30 am—Rel. Ed. (CCD) classes 11 am—Family Mass (English)
Mon., May 4:
7:30 pm—Spanish Baptism Prep
Tues., May 5:
7:30 pm—Spanish Bible Study
Wed., May 6:
12 noon—Golden Age Bingo Group 7 pm—Spanish Rosary + Praise
Thurs., May 7:
10:30 am to 12 noon—Food Pantry 7:30 pm—Choir practice
Fri., May 8:
7 pm—Spanish Faith Formation for Chil dren
Sat., May 9:
1:30 to 3 pm—Food Pantry 2 pm—Spanish Baptism
(Fumio Tanai photo)
UPCOMING BAPTISM DATES: In English:
Sat., June 20, 2:00 pm. Prep class is Sat., June 13, 11:00 am.
Sat., Aug. 1,, 2:00 pm. Prep class is Sat., July 25, 11:00 am.
In Spanish:
Sat., May 9, 2:00 pm. Prep class is Mon., May 4, 7:30 pm.
Sat., June 13, 2:00 pm. Prep class is Mon., June 8, 7:30 pm.
FOOD PANTRY
is usually open Thursdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, and Saturdays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm.
New volunteers are always welcome, as are donations of canned, packaged foods (non-perishable).
We do not accept clothing, books or furniture.
The Bread and Wine this week are offered for the victims and survivors of the earthquake in Nepal.
OUR NEW PARISH WEBSITE
LAUNCHED RECENTLY:
www.straphael-queens.org Until our on-line presence is optimized, it might be best not to use a search engine, but to type the above directly into the address bar.
PARISH INFO UPDATE
At parish Masses re-cently, we began updating the information in our parish regis-ters, especially adding email addresses, so that we can reach our parishioners in a timely way, as needed.
If you did not yet fill out the yellow update card (both sides), it is still available in the rear of the church., or use the duplicate printed below. You can return it to rectory or drop it in a collection.
The information will only be used in the parish, and not made public. Thanks for your cooperation.
EL RINCON HISPANO
CADA MIERCOLES A LAS 7:00 PM EN
EL SOTANO DE LA RECTORIA:
Rosario en español y periódo de
alabanza
CADA VIERNES A LAS 7:00 PM
EN EL SOTANO DE LA
RECTORIA:
Formación en la fe para los niños
REGISTRACION PARROQUIAL
Estamos actualizando nuestro registro
parroquial. Favor de llenar la tarjeta
ama-rilla (ambos lados) que está en la parte de
atrás de la iglesia, para que la
informa-ción que tenemos sobre nuestros
feligre-ses esté corriente. Su información solo se
usará para el registro de nuestra
parro-quia. No se hará pública. Gracias.
CORONACION DE LA
VIRGEN
SABADO 30 DE MAYO
DIA DE LAS MADRES
Domingo 10 de mayo
Misa Familiar a las12:30 pm.
Bendición de las madres y
pre-sentación de una flor durante la
misa.
Para la camaradería despues
de la misa, traiga un plato de
comida suficiente para su
fa-milia y un poquito mas para
compartir con los demas. Traiga
la comida al salon de abajo
an-tes de la misa.
Un novenario de misas estará
ofre-cido por sus intenciones
particu-lares. Escriba el nombre en el
so-brecito especial disponible en la
parte de atrás de la iglesia.
NEXT SUNDAY IS MOTHERS DAY , MAY 10TH:
A novena of parish Masses will be offered for your
special intentions.
List the names on the Remembrance Envelope in your
parish pack (extras available at the rear of the church), and
re-turn it to us for placement at the altar throughout May.
A special blessing of mothers and the presentation of
a
flower will take place at all parish Masses next weekend.
St. Raphael’s Church
To reserve a spot, please call the Rectory at 718)729-8957 Mon-Fri between 9:30am to 3:30pm.
Checks are payable to St. Raphael Church.
NO REFUNDS
For potential rain outs, please call the rectory the day BEFORE, from 6pm on. If it rains, the Flea Market will take place the FOLLOWING Sunday. Set-up from 8 am on.
All proceeds from cost of the spots will go to St. Raphael Church
Vendors Wanted!
Price is $35 per 10-foot spot ($45 if
you need to borrow an 8-ft. table from
May 3 — June 7—July 12—
Aug. 2—Sept. 6—Oct. 4
TODAY!
THIS ‘N THAT
1. Congratulations of Mary and Jacob Helleis who marked their 60th wedding anniversary this past week.
2. Our Hispanic Community will host a May Crowning of the Virgin Mary on Saturday, May 30th. De-tails forthcoming.
3. Additions/correction to the Easter Flowers listing:
- For Modern Day Christian Martyrs (from Catherine McGee) - Jennie Falco (from Sarah Arico)
4. Thanks to Queen of Angels Church in Sunnyside for recent contribution of foodstuffs and a collection ($495) to benefit our Food Pantry. Much appreciated, as always!
5. Events upcoming: May 10th: Mothers Day (blessing and flower presentation) May 17th: First Communion
