Church of Our Lady of Angels

Rev. Msgr. Kevin B. Noone, VF, Pastor Rev. Jason N. Espinal, Parochial Vicar Rev. Arputham Arulsamy, Parochial Vicar Rev. Kenneth J. Calder, Retired; in Residence Deacon Edward S. Gaine Deacon Charles R. Hurley

Dcn. Rachid Murad, Director of Religious Education Tele: 718-748-6553

Margaret Jones, Pastoral Care Minister Tele: 718-836-7200 ext. 112

Soraida Puente, Spanish Ministry Tele: 718-836-7200 ext. 102 Holy Angels Catholic Academy 337 74th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Mr. Russell Berry, School Principal Tele: 718-238-5045

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 19, 2020

Rectory: 7320 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209 Telephone: (718) 836-7200 / Fax: 718-238-2466 / Website: www.ourladyofangelsparish.org

GETREAL!Those of us who latter ourselves that we have a“realistic”viewof theworldmay listen to the irstreading todayand say, “Get real!”whenwehearLuke’saccount of the early, Elysian days of the Christianmovement.Allseemstoberosy, lots of wonders areperformed,everyonesharessel lessly, theyeat togetherin “exultation,” and the Lord added to their numbers?Well, who wouldn’t be attracted to a group like this?From the wind that swept through the upper room atPentecostas theSpiritofGodblewover the faceof thewaters inGenesis, and the ire thatappearedovereachdisciple as the light appeared at the dawn of creation,Luke’sintentinActsistoshowanewcreation,arestoration of creation’s original goodness through theworkingoftheHolySpirit.ItistheSpiritwhocontinuestomakeusintotheBodyofChrist.Wemayoccasionally,like Thomas in the Gospel, say, “Get real!” but ourultimate reality in the Spirit is to work continually tomake our Christian community a new creation, one inwhichotherswill indGod’sjoyandbeauty. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

WEEKEND MASSES: (Pr ivate)

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday: 9:00am, 10:30am (Spanish) & 12:00pm

WEEKDAY MASSES: (Pr ivate)

Monday-Friday: 6:45am, 8:30am & 11:45am Saturday: 8:30am

SACRAMENTS:

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 11:00am - 12 Noon & 3:30pm - 4:45pm In the Church Parking Lot. **********************************

PARISH SERVICES

Our Lady of Angels Human Resources Center & Food Pantry Located at 336 - 73rd Street. Telephone number is 718-680-6344. Hours of operation are Wednesdays, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. ************************************ SpiritualCommunionPrayerMyJesus,IbelievethatyouarepresentIntheMostHolySacrament.IloveyouaboveallthingsandIdesiretoReceiveyouinmysoul.SinceIcannotatthismomentreceiveYousacramentally,Comeatleastspirituallyintomyheart.IembraceyouasifyouwerealreadythereAndunitemyselfwhollytoyou.Neverpermitmetobeseparatedfromyou.Amen.

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Second Sunday of Easter

SATURDAY, April 18th

8:30am Easter Novena 5:00pm Alfonso & Adelina Pulice

SUNDAY, April 19th DIVINE MERCY

9:00am Easter Novena 10:30am Guillermo Arana 12:00pm Maria & Raffaele Urrico MONDAY, April 20th

6:45am Easter Novena 8:30am Liv. & Dec. Mems. of the Celi Family 11:45am Sarah Marilyn Maguire TUESDAY, April 21st

6:45am Purgatorial Society 8:30am Edward A. Ball 11:45am Thomas F. Reilly 7:15pm Spanish Mass WEDNESDAY, April 22nd

6:45am Rose & Peter Reilly & John Duane 8:30am Radame Rodriguez 11:45am John Vittoria THURSDAY, April 23rd

6:45am O.L.A. Parishioners 8:30am Perrotta & Ferraro Families 11:45am Kathleen & Larry McGeeney FRIDAY, April 24th

6:45am Frank D’Onofrio 8:30am Loretta Rodriguez (Birthday-Living) 11:45am Helen J. Sammon (Birthday) SATURDAY, April 25th

8:30am O.L.A. Parishioners 5:00pm Maureen Crosby-Tavis (11th Anniv. In Heaven) SUNDAY, April 26th

9:00am James Fitzpatrick 10:30am O.L.A. Parishioners 12:00pm Raymond Quartuci Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Dear Parishioners,

Happy Easter to all of you! Today, the Second Sunday of Easter is also known as Divine Mercy Sunday,

on which we celebrate the depths of Christ’s mercy for all of us sinners. We can’t imagine, with our finite

minds, how much and how profound is Christ’s love for repentant sinners.

I am very grateful to my brother priests for their support during this health crisis. While being

housebound, like yourselves, the experience has been very positive for us as a community of diocesan priests.

Many of you have been following the daily liturgies, and certainly those of Holy Week, due to the

technical skills of Fathers Espinal and Samy with the assistance of Nelson Caraballo, our sacristan. The

numbers of those who clicked on has been staggering and I know I speak for you as well as myself when I

congratulate them for providing these prayerful interludes during the pandemic.

I am also very grateful to those of you who have faithfully mailed your envelopes and Easter gifts or

placed them in the rectory vestibule mailbox. Others, also, have used the form of online giving. I can’t tell you

how your fidelity to the parish, as well as your generosity, has been such a source of encouragement and how it

has provided a sense of closeness even though we are temporarily separated.

I close this letter with the assurance that all of you are uppermost in our prayers at mass and when we

pray the Divine Office. We priests know that you pray for us, also, and we joyfully anticipate the day when our

church doors will be open and we can pray together and receive holy communion.

Let’s pray for each other

Msgr. Kevin B. Noone

P.S. We will continue being available for the sacrament of reconciliation in the schoolyard/parking lot on

Saturdays from 11:00am to12:00pm and from 3:30pm to 4:45pm as long as the church must remain closed.

Enter from the 73rd Street side and you’ll find us as we maintain social distancing.

Goal:$110,066.00Pledged:$15,825.00Paid:$11,168.00Donors:30

CORONAVIRUSUPDATEFORPASTORS-March2020BishopDiMarziohasrequestedthatthefollowingbeprovidedtoallPastorsandAdministratorsforyourinformationandforthebene itandsafetyofyourparishioners.Pleasereaditcarefullyandknowthatwearemonitoringthesituationcloselyandwillpresentupdatesandclari icationsasneeded.TheCentersforDiseaseControlhasgiventherecommendationtoavoidallsocialgatherings.Forthisreason,andtopromotethehealthandsafetyofall,includingclergywhomustcontinuetoattendtothespiritualneedsofGod’speople,weareimplementingthefollowinguntilfurthernotice.CHURCHESANDLITURGIESAllpublicMassesaresuspended.Thisrulingisineffectuntilfurthernotice.Theparish’sMassintentionsmustbesatis ied.Massmustbecelebratedprivately.WhentherearemoreMassesthantherearepriests,theintentionsmaybecombined(collectivemassintentions).Thesuspensionincludesdevotionsorotherserviceswhichhavethepotentialofdrawingtogethercrowdsofpeople.Churchesandrectorieswillremaincloseduntilfurthernotice.ThereshouldbenoCommunionServicesorothertypesofgatheringssuchascommunalrecitationoftheRosary.PriestsshouldnotdistributeHolyCommunion.TheSacramentofPenancemaybecelebrated(notcommunally)andprecautionssuchassocialdistancingpracticesshouldbeobserved.Perhapsaspacelargerthanthenormalreconciliationroomcouldbeused.ReconciliationMondayiscancelled.However,thefaithfulshouldbeawarethatpriestsareavailableforconfessionsonSaturdaysattheusualscheduledtimesinthechurchparkinglot,throughouttheLentenSeasonandthroughthiscrisis.TheSacramentofAnointingoftheSickmaybeadministeredtoindividualsasneeded,exercisingprudenceandcommonsensewheninteractingwithpeople.PriestswhovisitthesickwhomayhavetheCOVID-19virusorwhoareinisolationorquarantinemusttakenecessaryandextraprecautions.WhenadministeringtheAnointingoftheSick,“aninstrument”maybeusedinsteadofthethumb.Thiscouldbedonewearingagloveandusingsomecotton.(Stepstoavoidcontaminatingtheoilstockshouldbetaken:applyingoiltothecottonballbeforeenteringtheroom,leavingtheoilstockoutsideandretrievingitlater.Thecottonshouldbeisolatedandcontainedtobedisposedofreverently,forexample,byburningorburying).OTHERCONSIDERATIONSAllparishmeetingsarecancelled.Foodpantriesmayremainopentoservepeople,perhapslimitingthenumbersofpeopleenteringthepremises,afewatatime.Parishesholdingblooddrivesshouldconsultwiththeorganizationsponsoringthedrivetodeterminethebestpractices.

HOLYWEEKTherewillbenomassescelebratedpubliclyonPalmSunday.TheChrismMasswillNOTbecelebratedpublicly.TheBishopwillcelebratetheMassfromtheCathedralandtheoilswillbeavailablefordistributionatdesignatedsitesaroundthediocese.Furtherinformationaboutthatwillbeforthcoming.HolyWeekServicesandLiturgieswillnotbecelebratedpubliclyintheparishes.ThereareNOTtobeanypubliccelebrations,evenoutside.EastersacramentsforRCIAcandidatesandcatechumensaretobepostponed.TheMassoftheLord’sSupper,theLiturgyoftheLord’sPassion,andtheEasterVigilwillbecelebratedbytheBishopintheCathedralwithoutacongregationandwillbebroadcastforthebene itofthefaithfulintheirhomes.CONCLUDINGPOINTSMoreinformationwillbeforthcominginthenearfutureregarding inancialconsiderationsforparishes.Pleaseknowthatweareawareofyourmanyconcernsduringthisunprecedentedtime.Letuscontinuetoprayforhealing,strengthandcourageaswecontinuetoserveGod’speopleinBrooklynandQueensduringthiscrisis.MayOurLadyintercedeforus.

Pope Francis’ Coronavirus Prayer

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey

as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the Cross were near to the pain of Jesus,

keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People,

know what we need, and trust that you will provide for those needs so that, as at Cana of Galilee,

joy and celebration may return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love,

to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us,

He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and took up our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross,

to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection,

O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test –

and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

April11th&April12th,2020ChurchClosed-NoCollectionApril13th&April14th,2019-$9,703Attendance:1,398 PurgatorialSociety MayTheyRestinPeace

ALTAR SERVER: A JOB SO BIG ONLY A KID CAN DO IT

If you have been baptized, made your 1st Holy Communion and want to serve the Lord, children in the 4th grade and

higher are welcome to become an altar server.

If you would like to join, please call the rectory at 718-836-7200 or

email: olaaltarserver@gmail.com

Afternoon Book Club

Next meeting will be on To Be Determined

in the Monsignor Cavanagh Room

All are welcome! Come and enjoy a wonderful time.

The book is

A Woman is No Man By Etaf Rum

Men’s Book Club

Next meeting will be on Monday, May 4, 2020

at 7:30pm in the Monsignor Cavanagh Room

The book is

The Boys of Summer By Roger Kahn

Our Lady of Angels Youth Ministry

For more information, like us on Facebook:

Our Lady of Angels Youth Ministry

CATECHISTS NEEDED

WE ARE IN NEED OF CATECHISTS. PLEASE CONSIDER

VOLUNTEERING ON SUNDAY MORNINGS TO TEACH OUR CATHOLIC FAITH TO OUR PARISH

CHILDREN. PLEASE CONTACT

RACHID MURAD AT 718-748-6553.

******************************* Vocation Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn

The Vocation Office is pleased to announce two new programs geared for young men in Junior High and High School:

THE JEREMIAH PROJECT

This program is for high school boys who show some interest in vocation to the priesthood and/or college seminary. This program invites students to participate in a monthly overnight experience and share in the fraternity of our college seminarians. The next overnight experiences are as follows: (Dates to be determined.) Time: 5:30pm Friday and ends 1:00pm on Saturday. For more information: vocations@diobrook.org or call (718) 827-2454

FRATERNITAS This program is for middle school students (6-8th grade) dedicated to instilling Christian values in young men with the goal of fostering true Catholic Gentlemen. Our monthly encounters allow us to accomplish this mission through: Prayer, Catechesis, Sports, and Sacraments.

Where: Cathedral Preparatory School & Seminary 56-25 92nd Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373

When: Saturdays from 1:00 to 5:00pm (Dates to be determined) For more information: cbetge@cathedralprep.org or call (718) 827-2454

The Diocese of Brooklyn’s own NET TV is a cable network featuring news and information with a Catholic point of view. The network is available on Verizon FiOS Channel 48 in the New York metropolitan area and beyond, including Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties, all of Long Island, and southern Connecticut including Greenwich. It is also available on Time Warner Cable / Spectrum Channel 97 and Optimum Channel 30 within New York City. Viewers can also watch the programming live on NET TV’s website at www.netny.tv/watchnow.

Journey Towards Healing Support Group for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Committed by Members of the Clergy

(Suspended until further notice)

This group will be facilitated by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The group will provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for survivors to share in similar experiences as they

journey towards healing and wholeness.

Weekly Topics Discussed will be: Coping Skills /Self Care

Healthy Releases of Anger Goal Setting

Preparing Testimonials How Faith Impacts One’s Journey

Men’s Issues Impact on Relationships

If you are interested, please contact Jasmine Salazar,

L.M.S.W., Victim Assistance Coordinator at 718-623- 6523 or Vacministry@diobrook.org

BasketofIntentionsSuspendeduntilfuthernoticeAllparishionersandvisitorswhoattendmassatOurLadyofAngelsareinvitedandencouragedtoplaceanintentionorpetitionintheBasketofIntentionsacrossfromthecredencetable.ThisbasketwillbebroughtupwiththegiftsandplacedonthealtarbeforetheOffertory.(PencilsandpaperareavailablenexttotheBasketofIntentions.)

SERVICIOS A LA COMUNIDAD

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AVISOS PARROQUIALES

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