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A Roman Catholic Praying Community

854 Targee Street, Concord Staten Island, New York 10304

718 -727-4639 ~ Fax: 718 -273-2950

website: http://StSylvesterSI.org e-mail: stsylvesterschurch@yahoo.com

Pastor: Rev. Jacob Thumma

C.C.D. Coordinator:

Neale Steiniger (718-816-0093)

Parish Business Manager:

Janet Samuel

Counselor for Funerals: Carmela Rogan

May 12, 2019

Eucharist..…………our life as a praying community Saturday evening vigil Mass—4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses—7:30, 10:00 a.m. (Choir), 12 noon Holy Day Masses—7:00 p.m. Vigil, 9:00 a.m., 12 noon, 7:00 p.m. Weekdays—Rosary Chapel: Mon. through Fri. at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.

Devotions Monday through Saturday—Rosary following 8:30 a.m. Mass Mondays—Miraculous Medal following 8:30 a.m. Mass Tuesdays-St. Anthony of Padua following 8:30 a.m. Mass Wednesdays—Eucharistic Holy Hour: 7 - 8 p.m. Fridays of Lent-Stations of the Cross: 12 noon & 7:00 p.m.

Parish Activities Men’s Holy Name Society, Women’s Guild, Golden Age, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Funeral Ministry, Ushers/

Greeters, Teen Youth Activities Group, A.C.A., B.S.A. Cub Den and Troop 85, Manresa Christian Life Community, Altar Servers, Hospitality Sunday - 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month, Sept. thru June…Continental Breakfast and good conversation in

the Parish Hall following the 10 o’clock Mass.

Parish Registration Our Parish family invites all of its members to

participate fully in our spiritual and social life. Every family moving into the Parish is requested to register at the

Rectory. You may fill out the adjacent form and drop it in the collection basket next weekend, or stop into the Parish Office.

Baptism… . . . . our life as a Christian begins! We rejoice with families on the occasion of the birth of a new child. Please call 718-727-4639 and speak to a member of the parish staff to arrange for an interview and registration for the required baptismal preparation class.

Reconciliation...the loving power of the Father’s forgiveness Confessions on Saturdays—3:00 pm to 3:45 p.m.

Matrimony Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance and prior to making any plans for the reception. Please call the Parish Office for an ap-pointment with a priest. All couples are expected to attend a Diocesan Marriage Preparation Program.

Liturgies and Intentions for the Week

Par ish of St . Sy lvester

Lord, hold our troops safe in your loving hands--

Staff Sgt. Victor L. Andrea, Jr. - U. S. Air Force Seaman Daniel Brennan - U. S. Navy SR Francis S. Cummings - U. S. Navy SR Michael J. Cummings - U. S. Navy Col. Jeffrey N. Davila, MD - U. S. Air Force Lucia Di Simone-Biggins - U. S. M.C. Ryan Foley - U.S. M.C. Alvin S. Joseph II - U. S. Navy Lt. Col. Jay Le Pore - U. S. Air Force in Japan Prescod Montgomery - U. S. Army in Iraq Ens. II Steven Pasignajen-Trimble - U.S. Navy/Persian Gulf Samuel Rios - U. S. Air Force Joseph Somma - U. S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Volpe - U. S. Army-South Korea

Has someone here been promoted, transferred, demobilized, discharged, retired? Please let us know.

. . . for those anticipating a hospital stay, recuperating, and the home-bound in our parish and in our fami-

lies. Keep this list near the place where you pray each day so that you remember them throughout the week.

Daniela Agucia, Robert Ballard, Sr., Joseph Bertolini, Nancy J. Bushman, Antonia Carlino, Lucille Chatznoff,

Frances Cirincione, Conley family, Stephen Cucci, Maria Erlinger, Joseph Falleti, Judy Forlenza,

Robert Forlenza, Thomas Galvin, Robert Golden, Debra S. Iammatteo, Bridget Kehley,

Nicholas Kinahan, Frank Labano, Dr. Nicolas C. Lansigan, Jr., Louis Matos, Travis Mayhew, George Moresca, Delia Murguia, William Murphy, Amy O’Donnell,

Lee Poyntz, Sharon Poyntz, William "Harry" Rettino, Carmela Rogan, Eulah Ryan, Alice Santamays,

John Savarese, Annette Scardigno, Louise Stanley, Tom Varisi, John Vincenzo, Joan Walter, Robert Williams

Please let us know if anyone for whom we are praying has recovered from illness/surgery so that we may rejoice with you and then make room for others in need of prayer.

Thank you.

The Bread and Wine offered this week are presented in memory of

Jonathan and Josephine Semabia

requested by Melanie Semabia

Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 12, 2019

". . .I have made you a light to the Gentiles,

that you may be an inst ment of salvation to the ends of the ear h."

Acts13:47b

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns before the Tabernacle in memory of

Mary Rapp

requested by his daughter, Joy

Saturday, May 11 - VIGIL MASS FOR 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

4:00 p.m. = for our Mother's Day intentions

Sunday, May 12 – 4TH SUNDAY OF EASTER WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS 7:30 a.m. = for our Mother's Day intentions 10:00 a.m. = for our Mother's Day intentions 12:00 noon = for our Mother's Day intentions

Monday, May 13 – Easter Weekday; [Our Lady of Fatima] 8:30 a.m. = Elvira Girardi

Tuesday, May 14 - Saint Matthias, Apostle 8:30 a. m. = Robert Romano

Wednesday, May 15 - Easter Weekday; [Saint Isidore the Farmer] 8:30 a. m. = for good health & wellbeing of Sean Xavier Lee 7:00 p.m. = HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION, PRAYER & MUSIC

Thursday, May 16 - Easter Weekday 8:30 a. m. = __________

Friday, May 17- Lucy Ferrari

Saturday, May 18 - Easter weekday; [Saint John I, Pope and Martyr] 9:00 a.m. = Mary and Thomas Gilmartin

Saturday, May 18 - VIGIL MASS FOR 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER

4:00 p.m. = Augusta and Franmarie Campanale

Sunday, May 19 – 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 7:30 a.m. = for our Mother's Day intentions 10:00 a.m. = deceased members of Dalessio Post 12:00 noon = for our Mother's Day intentions

Our Parish Family’s Support:

Third Sunday of Easter - $3,635.00 Reserve Fund - $ 992.00

Last Year: Third Sunday of Easter - $3,615.00 Reserve Fund - $ 715.00

The American Legion-Dalessio Post #1310 will be honoring deceased veterans of our community on Sunday, May 19 at the 10 o'clock Mass. Following will be a memorial service at the monument—

corner of Targee St. & Clove Rd. All are welcome.

Easter Flower Offerings Requested By

Nicole Amitrano-Wiseman Mrs. Lawrence Andrea Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Arzu Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ballard, Sr. Mr. George Balletto Miss Joanne Barracca Mr. and Mrs. James Barrett The Bauer family Eduardo Bernales Vivian Bertoldo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bertolini Mrs. Richard Brennan Mrs. Cookie Caputo Frantzy Charlemagne Ms. Roseann Cilente Mr. and Mrs. William Cintula Angela Conte Maria Cos Ms. Lorraine Cotogno Ms. Mary Cundari Mr. and Mrs. Rogelio B. Cusi Mr. and Mrs. John Davila Miss Rose De Luccio Patricia Mulligan De Respino Dr. Guido Di Benedetto Mr. & Mrs. Giuseppe Di Benedetto Mrs. Theresa Dicks Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Di Maria Mrs. Bambino Di Placido Mr. and Mrs. Charles Di Simone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dito Mr. and Mrs. James Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Miguel Escobedo Mr. and Mrs. Hector Felbarg Mary Beth Ferguson Mrs. Richard Fernandes Mr. and Mrs. Roy Garlisi Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gervais Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Giardina Mr. and Mrs. David Gillies Lynn Giordano Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Golden Mr. and Mrs. José Gotiangco Shirley Granada Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Handley Miss Anna Henle Gemma Hernandez Ms. Eleanor Horai Mrs. Viola Huston Mrs. Vincent Iacona Ms. Anna Ippolito Mr. and Mrs. Mark Januszka Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jennings

In Memory Of

Mark and Diane Statile The Ballard and Buttermark families Stitchie Barracca Walter Maloe Bauer and Thornton families poor souls in Purgatory Freeo and Bertolini family Richard Brennan and Bob Paul Mr. and Mrs. Victor Robert & Joseph Cordova Eileen and James Gill Wilma Cintula Bill Conte Mario Peralta, Ramon Cos, Heroina G. Cos Rose, Charles Marchese Peter J. Cundari, Sr. Ruth and Arthur Fox De Luccio family Salvatore P. De Respino, F. Barry Mulligan Maria Mariscalco Dicks and Gilmartin family Ruscitti and Di Placido family Elizabeth Young Daniel Lee and Repice family deceased of the Huczko/Ferguson family Richard L. Fernandes Sandy Califano Andrea Murphy (1st Easter in heaven) Gertrude Moore, Robert H. Moore, Audrey C. Golden, Charles J. Golden deceased of Cantos and Gotiangco family William McGowan, Daniel & Frances Handley Agapita Suizo Mr. and Mrs. Julius Horai Frederick Huston Iacona, Vitolo, Puglusi & Noone families, Lisa Leeds & husband Bernard Jennings

Requested By

Mrs. Kay Joseph Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kavanagh Ms. Jaqueline Kelleher Mrs. Judy Kempf Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krause Mr. and Mrs. Ryszard Kudej Mr. and Mrs. Edward La Grua Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lamantia Mrs. Teena Lettiere Mr. Stephen Leung Mr. and Mrs. G. Lombardozzi Miriam N. Lumbreras Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lypen Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Machado Mr. and Mrs. James Magalong Mr. Kenneth Maneggia Mr. and Mrs. Theodor Maniatis Ms. Rosalie Martortano Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Masullo Mr. and Mrs. Luis Matos Ms. Nora Anna McCoy Mr. Brian Middendorf Mr. and Mrs. John Miles Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Milza Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Minter Mr. and Mrs. William Moore Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Morabito Mr. and Mrs. William G. Murphy Mrs. Judith Obidimalor Ms. C. Ocampo Mrs. Judith O'Donnell Ms. Margaret O'Donnell Mrs. Anne Orton Sonia Pascual Misses Tita and Pong Payomo Dr. B. Pelina Mr. and Mrs. Domenic Pepe Mr. and Mrs. Marius Perera Mr. and Mrs. John Peres Mrs. Richard Perez Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Perlongo Mr. and Mrs. Ming Phan Mr. and Mrs. John Piscopo Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Przybyla Mr. and Mrs. Rosanora Quiros Ms. M. Doreen Ranamuka Mr. and Mrs. James Reilly, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rios Dulcemaria Rivera Ms. Maria Rolon Ms. Lorraine Romano Miss Margaret Rowan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rubertone Mr. and Mrs. Moses Ruperto Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Salomson Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Santos Ms. Melanie Semabia Mr. and Mrs. R. Sheppard

In Memory Of

Mrs. Josephine Stanley the Kavanagh and McCahill families Annie Child & Jack Confredo Frank & Connie Krause, Jim & Lottie Chorman Colella - La Grua Lettiere and Catone families Aracelis Leung Lauro & Concepcion Lumbreras Selma & Jerome V. Giovinazzo Meliton & Romana Arellano, Roberto Arellano Marion and Angelo Martorano Luz Maria Baez deceased of McCoy family, and Mary Bhatia Anna Middendorf, Jyoti Manosinghani Lt. Col. John R. Miles, Ret. Chris Morabito deceased of Murphy & Curcio family deceased of O'Donnell & Coughlin family the O'Donnell family Orton family, Izykowski family Ben & Virginia Dayag, Alex Pascual Alejandra & Marcelo Payomo deceased of the Pelina & Miclat family Marie Pepe & Catherine Grogan Mr. and Mrs. James Perlongo Phan Yuan Alice Heidler & Mr. and Mrs. Piscopo Mary Rapp Severiana Román & Silvestre Padilla Victor Robert Romano Raymond Michael Rowan Rizzo and Rubertone families Juanito, Vicenta, Sotero, Sr., Cariesa Galieamo Nev, S. Santos, J. Santos, Joselito Nev Jonathan and Josephine Semabia Carmela and Anthony Terruse

My Dear Parishioners,

As Ben Brescia, our Blood Donation Drive Coordinator told me, "April 29th was a day filled with old friends and new friends who came to donate blood and celebrate our ten years of success... A night filled with balloons brought to salute this, our tenth

year of blood drives." Ben spoke at all the Masses a few weeks ago, sending out the word for donors, and our parish family responded. 62 donors gave 59 units of life saving blood. As an added blessing 7 of these 62 'heroes' were able to donate a double red cell unit via a special process using an ALYX machine. Many of our donors brought along others to donate. It was inspiring to see whole families come to the Drive to donate. Nine of the 62 donors were present at our first blood drive on May 10th, 2010. Ben tells me Ms. Jennifer McCorry, the NYBC coordinator for Staten Island declared, "Wow! You did it again, It is an honor to work with St. Sylvester's". Throughout the day our volunteers provided invaluable support. Pat Bertolini organized the Hospitality Sunday Women's Group into shifts to cover each hour of the Blood Drive, ensuring that all the donors were properly cared for and comfortable. Over these ten years many in our parish family have done such good work. For example, Barbara DaQuila who donated blood and volunteered at our first blood drive in 2010 has been donating and volunteering her service for the past ten years, donating almost 2 gallons of blood at our drives. Ann Orton, soon to be 93 years young, continues to work as a volunteer at the drive each year. We are blessed with wonderful people performing wonderful deeds and no single person can take credit for this success—it is truly always a team effort through which so much can be done. Many thanks to Richie Salinardi, Joanne Certo, Anthony Santiago and our other friends in Lifestyles who setup the tables and chairs, and provided nutritious sandwiches and cookies for our donors. Jennifer McCorry and Cathy Nolan of the NYBC coordinated the technical support throughout the day. Thanks to Janet and Jacob Samuel for bringing us enough cakes and cookies to fill a bakery. As in past drives there was a stead-fast core of volunteers which included Terry Dicks, Judy O'Donnell, Teresa Strianese, Adele Fernandes, Rose DeLuccio, Margaret Donahue, Marie Stewart, and Peter Tesoriero. And now we look to the future. The need for blood will always be with us. So, as in past years we have com-mitted our Parish to a Drive in the fall—our annual 9-11 Memorial Blood Drive on Monday, September 9th. Please mark your calendars for the event. Keep smiling, Fr. Jacob

Mr. and Mrs. John Slawenski Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Frank Somma Mrs. Ann Spinelli Ms. Teresa Strianese Mrs. Frank Swirrski Tearose Tavio Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tesoriero Mr. James F. Tierney Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Torres Ms. Tokbok Tydall Mr. and Mrs. R. Valentin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vinci Mrs. Rosalie Viola Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wagner, Jr. The Woolford Family

Victory & Joseph Somma, Mike & Marie Brown Maria - Alberto Strianese family, and Joseph Frank Swirski Anna Cavano Doris M. Tierney, Jim Tierney, Ed Hendrickson Baudilia Torres, Celestino Perez, Pascaul Torres Ralph Zingone, Maria Zingone Mrs. Jennie Torre Great Grandparents

Easter Flower Offerings, cont'd.