Church of Our Lady of Angels Rev. Kenneth J. Calder, Retired; in Residence Rev. Jason N. Espinal, Parochial Vicar Rev. Richard M. Lewkiewicz, Parochial Vicar Rev. Msgr. Kevin B. Noone, VF, Pastor

Deacon Edward S. Gaine Deacon Charles R. Hurley Arnold Fusco, Executive Assistant Tele: 718-836-7200 Ann O’Brien, 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 Mrs. Rosemarie McGoldrick, School Principal

Tele: 718-238-5045

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 21, 2017

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

PEOPLE OF HOPE Throughout this Easter season the readings have drawn us into the experience of the early church. We have tasted the excitement and zeal of the first Christians. Now, with them, we listen to the words of Saint Peter, who reminds us that when people notice that we are people of hope, we should be ready to explain why. This challenges us. Do others even notice that we are people of hope? In a world often marked by cynicism and hopelessness, do we stand out as people who offer hope and reassurance to others? In today’s Gospel Jesus promises that when he leaves the earth he will not leave us or-phaned. Today he promises to send his Advocate, the Spirit of truth who will be with us always. Let us acknowledge the presence of the Holy Spirit and ask the Spirit to make us people of hope.  

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WEEKDAY MASSES:

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm & Spanish Mass: 6:30pm Sunday: 7:15, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon & 5:00 pm

WEEKDAY MASSES:

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

SACRAMENTS:

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 11:00am - 12 Noon & 3:30pm - 4:45pm Thursdays before First Friday: 4:15pm - 4:45pm

Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated at 12:30pm – on the Second Saturday of the month. And at 1:30pm - on the Fourth Sunday of the month.

Baptismal Preparation Please contact one of the priests or the deacon to schedule an appointment.

(Please bring child’s birth certificate to interview.) Anointing of the Sick Following the 8:30 AM Mass on First Saturday of each month.

PARISH SERVICES Al-A-Non - Meets in the Pine Room on Thursday nights at 8:00 PM. Please join us.

Our Lady of Angels Human Resources Center & Food Pantry Located at 336 - 73rd Street. Telephone number is 718-680-6344. Hours of operation are Mondays, Wednesdays, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

O.L.A’s Caregiver Support Group Provides support and resources and meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM in the St. Joseph Center. Entrance at 336 - 73rd Street Lower Level. For more information call 718-680-6344.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners meet every Wednesday from 6:45 to 7:45 PM in the Pine Room. Regular meeting follows at 8 PM.

Our Lady of Angels Leisure Club The Club meets Thursdays at 12:00 PM in the gym and is open to all Men & Women 55 and over. All are Welcome.

DEVOTIONS Recitation of the Holy Rosary Weekdays after the 8:30 AM and 11:45 AM Masses

Miraculous Medal Novena Wednesday after 8:30 AM and 11:45 AM Masses

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Thursday following the 11:45 AM Mass Benediction at 4:00 PM in Christ the King Chapel

Eucharistic Devotion - First Fridays Following 11:45 AM Mass — Benediction at 1:10 pm

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Sixth Sunday of Easter

SATURDAY, May 20th 8:30am Mother’s Day Novena 5:00pm In Loving Memory of Mary & Michael Barone (Fr. Espinal) 6:30pm In Memory of Trinidad Perez H. (Msgr. Noone)

SUNDAY, May 21st 7:15am Mother’s Day Novena (Fr. Espinal) 9:00am First Communion (Msgr. Noone) 10:30am O.L.A Parishioners (Fr. Lewk) 12:00pm First Communion (Msgr. Noone) 5:00pm George & Alice McNeil (Fr. Lewk)

MONDAY, May 22nd

6:45am Purgatorial Society 8:30am George Roth 11:45am Mother’s Day Novena

TUESDAY, May 23rd 6:45am Catherine M. Buckley 8:30am Michael J. Ferraro 11:45am Margaret & Angelo Gagliardi

WEDNESDAY, May 24th 6:45am Jeremiah P. Buckley 8:30am Evelyn Shashaty 11:45am Pasquelina Marotta

THURSDAY, May 25th 6:45am James & Brendan Boshell 8:30am Anastasia Anzalone 11:45am The Landri Family

FRIDAY, May 26th 6:45am Anthony Zazzali 8:30am Richard Casey 11:45am Julia Costanza

SATURDAY, May 27th 8:30am Peter O’Brien 5:00pm Marty Fox, James P. Cleary & Family (Fr. Lewk) 6:30pm O.L.A. Parishioners (Fr. Espinal)

SUNDAY, May 28th 7:15am In Memory Of Inocencia Molina (Fr. Espinal) 9:00am Maureen Crosby-Tavis (Birthday) (Fr. Lewk) 10:30am Michele McNulty (Fr. Espinal) 12:00pm Michael Owen Doody (Birthday) (Msrgr. Noone) 5:00pm In Memory Of Helen M. Reilly (Msgr. Noone)

Dear Parishioners,

I was just notified that Bishop Thomas V. Daily the Sixth Bishop of Brooklyn has died. You will undoubtedly have seen the information in the media and perhaps have seen the funeral mass on the NET- Channel 97. He was our bishop from 1990 to 2003 and was a very pastoral person who served as a missionary in Peru for five years as a younger priest. He was originally from the Archdiocese of Boston and became the founding Bishop of Palm Beach before coming to us. He was very kind to us priests and became a Brooklynite with a Boston accent. I will always be grateful to him because he gave us diocesan priests permission to have a chapel with the Blessed Sacrament in our in our rectories. This was normally the privilege of religious order priests, sisters and brothers. May he rest in peace. The entire parish congratulates the families of the youngsters who received their First Holy Communion last Saturday evening and who will receive it today at the 9:00am and 12:00pm masses. I am grateful to Ann O’Brien our Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Rosemarie McGoldrick, the Catechists, and parents for their roles in the preparation of the children. Over eighty children have been prepared and it is my hope and prayer that the Eucharist will be the focal point of the week for us all. Thursday of this week May 25th, will be the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord. There will be a vigil mass in English on Wednesday at 7:00pm and on Thursday the masses will be at 6:45am, 8:30am, 11:45am and 7:00pm (Spanish) Thursday is a Holy Day of Obligation and every effort should be made to assist at mass either here or at a Church near your employment. I am excited about the 125th Anniversary Picnic on Saturday, June 10th in our schoolyard. You will see the information in the bulletin. As you heard on Sunday, the two Saturday masses will be combined on that day to have a bilingual mass at 5:00pm in the schoolyard with dessert to follow. There is a nominal fee for the afternoon, but dessert after mass is the gift of a parishioner. Last but not least: Our parish has been chosen to have a seminarian of our diocese stay with us until mid July. He arrived on Monday of this past week and his name is Vincent Vu. He will be introducing himself at mass and we welcome him and feel privileged to play a part in his formation for the priesthood.

Let’s pray for each other, Msgr. Kevin B. Noone

P.S. Thank you for keeping the Annual Catholic Appeal in your prayers

May 13th & 14th, 2017 - $10,288 Attendance: 1377 May 14th & 15th, 2016 - $10,787 Attendance: 1042

BIBLE DISCUSSION MEETINGS

for adults are held every Monday from 1:00 to 2:30 pm and from 7:30 to 8:45 pm in the Msgr. Cavanagh Room (enter the school from the Memorial Yard).

In the afternoon we will discuss Mark 4:35ff.: starting with the Calming of a Storm at Sea

In the evening we will discuss Matthew 9:9ff.: starting

with the Call of Matthew the Tax Collector.

(Please note that there will be no meetings on Memorial Day, May 29.)

All are Welcome!

***************************** Yoga!

All are invited to join Kathleen Walker and the members of Yoga

on T h u r s d a y s

just before the Leisure Club at

10:30am to 11:30am in the Gymnasium of the School.

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BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP St. Joseph Center, 336 73rd Street

Friday, May 26th 7:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday, June 10th 9:30am to 10:30am

For any inquiries call Judy (718) 748-1164

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Women’s Book Club

The next meeting will be: Monday, May 22nd, at 1:00pm

in the Religious Education Office

The Book is: Lucia Lucia

by Adriana Trigiani

Men’s Book Club

The next meeting will be: Monday, May 22nd, at 7:30pm

in the Msgr. Cavanagh Room

The Book is: With the Old Breed at Peleliu &

Okinawa by E. B. Sledge

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Purgatorial Society

D a n i D e M a l j a J o s e p h i n e N . P e r s i c o

M i c h a e l T o b i n M a r i a N a r d u l l i E i l e e n K e e g a n J o h n D o n l o n

John Lacey

May they Rest in Peace. Amen

Annual Catholic Appeal Progress

Parish: Our Lady of Angels Goal: $104,825.00 Pledge: $63,888.00 No. of Participants Thus Far: 205 Monies Received: $51, 805.00

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Our Lady of Angels Church

125th Annive r sary Gala Sunday, September 17, 2017 2:00pm - 7:00pm

$ 1 2 5 . 0 0 u p u n t i l J u n e 1 s t $ 1 7 5 . 0 0 a f t e r J u n e 1 s t

The Evening will consist of: Cocktail Hour

Salad Pasta

Main Course: Choice of 1 Full Open Bar

Dessert Coffee

Please call the Rectory Office (Ext.: 123) to make your Reservations

** Buses will be available if needed from O.L.A. to Gargiulo’s and return to O.L.A at No Charge **

SAVE THE DATE

Our Lady of Angels Par i sh Fami ly P icn ic

Saturday, June 10, 2017 12:00pm to 4:30pm

5:00pm Bilingual Mass followed by Dessert & Coffee

all in the Parking Lot

You may purchase your tickets after each Mass or by calling the Rectory at

(718) 836-7200

The parish of Our Lady of Angels complies with all Safe Environment mandates set forth by the Diocese of Brooklyn and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. All employees and volunteers who have contact with children must attend a Virtus session, sign a code of conduct and submit to a background search. If you need to register for a Virtus session please do so at www.virtus.org The Diocese of Brooklyn wishes to do everything possible to see that all people, particu-larly children, are safe in all pastoral settings. Ex-cuses and rationalizations for such criminal actions will not be accepted. To report sexual abuse involv-ing diocesan personnel - priests, deacons, teachers, employees, or volunteers at schools or parishes please call The Diocese of Brooklyn toll-free, con-fidential reporting number 1-888-634-4499

Catholic Church Catholic Charities of Brooklyn & Queens and the Parish Advocates for People with Disabili-ties of Brooklyn West (Deaneries 3,4,8,9) will

sponsor a Mass of Inclusion for seniors, People with Disabilities, and the Deaf at the

Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (5th Ave. Between 59th & 60th Streets)

in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on June 4, 2017 at 10:15AM.

The Mass will be followed by a Community Resource Fair, in which representative from

many organizations that serve senior and people with disabilities will distribute

materials and give information about their services.

Organizations include among others, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn & Queens, Xavier

Society for the Blind, Mayor’s Office for the Disabled, Department of Mental Health/ Hy-

giene, Mercy Home, Long term care Ombuds-man- Center for Independence of the Disabled

and many more. The Lower Church and the reception site are accessible , as the toilets.

Refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

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St. Ephrem Spirituality Center 935 Bay Ridge Parkway

718-921-9518

12 Keys to Spiritual Vitality: Powerful Lessons in Living Agelessly DVD Program

Dates: Tuesdays - May 16th, 23rd Time: 10:00am in the morning Presenter: Sister Ann Offering: $5.00 per session or Free Will

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.

******************************* Religious Education for Children

All students in Grades 1-9 should be enrolled in our Religious Education classes every year to learn about our faith. Applications for classes in Septem-ber are available in the rear of the Church or online at ourladyofangelsparish.org under Faith Formation. You can also contact the office or email olafaith49@gmail.com.

Summer Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 10am- 3pm

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SHOE DRIVE

Donate Your Soles… a difference you can feel in your soul!

Donations of gently worn/new shoes are being accepted. Your shoes will be given a second chance and redistributed to microenterprise and used in developing nations for impoverished people to start their own business. Drop-off boxes are located in the foyer of the Church & lobby of the School. In the words of Pope Francis, “We all have the duty to do good.” Please spread the word with you family & friends and help us do a little much-needed good in the world.

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.

For more information, visit the website at:

www.dioceseo rooklyn.org/jeremiah-project/

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. For more information, visit

the website at:

www.dioceseo rooklyn.org/fraternitas

Pastoral Institute

for the Diocese of Brooklyn

Are you open to the call to serve in parish ministry?

Consider joining the hundreds of other commis-

sioned lay pastoral leaders who have responded to

the call of by training through the

Lay Ministry Program.

Speak with your pastor to see how you can use your

particular gifts in service to your parish community.

Applications for Lay Ministry Program for

2017-2020 will begin soon.

An Information Session for classes starting in

September 2017 will be held on March 20, 2017

at Bishop Molloy Retreat House

86-45 Edgerton Blvd.

Jamaica, NY 11432

starting at 7:15pm

Contact the parish office for a Registration Form or

the Pastoral Institute

at (718)281-9556

or email:

PastoralInstitute@diobrook.org

******************************* Journey Towards Healing

Support Group for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Committed by Members of the Clergy

Thursday Evenings in Brooklyn

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 718-623-5236 or

Vacministry@diobrook.org

ATENCION COMUNIDAD HISPANA

PARROQUIA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOS ANGELES OFRECE LA SANTA MISA EN ESPAÑOL TODOS LOS SABADOS A LAS

6:30 P.M BIENVENIDOS A NUESTRA COMUNIDAD

BAUTISMOS EN ESPAÑOL

Charla Bautismal:

Sabado, 03 de Junio, 2017. Hora: 1:00 P.M.

Día de bautizo: Sabado, 10 de Junio, 2017.

Hora: 1:45 P.M. y

Sabado 24 de Junio , 2017 Hora: 6:30pm

Requisito: Certificado de Nacimiento del niño. Para mayor información llamar a la Rectoría. Tel: 718 836 7200 Ext. 102

“Dejen que los niños vengan a mí, y no se lo impidan, porque el Reino de Dios es de quienes son como ellos”

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Conozcamos a Cristo: Estudio de Biblia y oración, todos los Jueves a las 7:00P.M en el Cavanagh Room.

“En el principio ya existía la Palabra; y aquel que es la palabra estaba con Dios, por medio de él, Dios hizo todas

las cosas; nada de lo que existe fue hecho sin el. .

******************** Exposición del Santísimo

Todos los Jueves, después de la Misa de 11:45am el Santísimo esta expuesto en la

capilla Cristo Rey (cerca de la calle 73).

Bendición con el Santísimo a las 4:00pm

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Mayo: Mes de la Virgen María

Estaremos rezando el Santo Rosario, en honor a nuestra Madre del Cielo,

seguido de la Santa Misa

“Rezar el Santo Rosario es elevar flores al cielo a nuestra Madre”

AVISOS PARROQUIALES  

Primer Sábado de Cada Mes: Bendición para los feligreses que cumplen años, recibirán una bendición especial seguida de la Santa Misa.  

******************** Devoción a la Virgen de Guadalupe

La familia que desee llevar el cuadro de la imagen de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe pueden comunicarse con la señora Magdalena Valerio al número telefónico: 347 455 7804. Y las familias que deseen donar flores pueden comunicarse con la señora Antonia Valerio al número telefónico: 347 569 3736.

******************** Visitas a los enfermos:

Si tienes algún familiar o amigo enfermo, que desee confesarse y recibir el Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos y la Santa Comunión. Llama a la Rectoría.

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Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos

¿Qué es? Escuchar el anuncio del misterio de Cristo, para formar parte-consciente y libremente-

de la Iglesia Católica.

Invitación para adultos no bautizados a convertirse en miembros de la Iglesia Católica.

Adultos en la fe Católica que no han completado

su iniciación cristiana y desean casarse por la Igle-sia.

Iniciamos: Sábado 16 de Septiembre 2017

Para mayor información favor de llamar a Soraida Puente en la Rectoría 718-836-7200

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Misa para el Jueves de la Ascensión del Señor al Cielo

Jueves, 25 de Mayo 2017

a las 7:15pm

Es un día de Obligación favor de tratar lo mas posible para asistir una misa aquí en la parroquia o en una cerca de su trabajo.