CHURCH OF SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT 242-20 88TH AVENUE, BELLEROSE, NY 11426

Week of June 25, 2017

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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.

38th GREGORIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL

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RIDES - GAMES - FOOD - FUN

FESTIVAL CLOSING MASS

SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH

6:00PM

Going into the Future with Confidence

2017

Parish Staff:

Msgr. Edward A. Ryan, Pastor

Rev. Johnson Nedungadan, 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

Mass Schedule: 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: 9:00AM,

Saturday Morning: 9:00AM

Holydays: Vigil Mass: 7:30PM

7:00AM; 9:00AM; 12:00Noon

Eucharistic Devotion: Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament will take place every Tuesday from the

conclusion of the 9:00AM Mass until 10:30AM..

Contact Information:

Parish Office:

242-20 88th Ave.

Phone 718-347-3707

Fax 718-347-0583

Parish Website: saintgregorythegreat.com

Parish Email: stgregoffice@aol.com

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 - 7:30PM

Saturdays 9:00AM - 1:30PM

Sundays 9:00AM - 12:30PM

Office of Faith Formation 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 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.

NEW CATHOLIC TELEVISION PROGRAM - Be

inspired by a new Catholic television program for every

day living that will motivate you to achieve your hopes

and dreams as you live a life of power, impact, freedom

and purpose. It provides practical ways of living life to the

fullest and helping you make faith a part of your daily life.

“Bruce Downes The Catholic Guy” television program is

seen by millions of people whose lives have been changed

by his down to earth approach. For more information, go

to BruceDownesTheCatholicGuy.com where you can

watch the program daily.

The program can be found everyday at 8:30AM on:

DIRECTV CH. 371, DISH CH. 258, AT&T U-VERSE

CH. 565, VERIZON FIOS CH. 288

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY - Prayer shawls are for

those who are in need of comfort, to pro-

vide hope and healing to those who are

most in need of a reminder of God’s love

for them. Prayer shawls and lap robes are

available at no cost. The next meeting

will take place this Monday, June 26th,

1:00-3:00PM in the Office Basement. We

will then take a break for July and August. For more in-

formation on the Ministry or for a shawl or lap robe,

please call Maria Altamuro at 516-782-6278.

THE SANCTUARY LAMP AND ALTAR

CANDLES burning throughout the

week of Sunday, June 25, 2017, have

been donated in loving memory of An-

thony Pete Cosentino, requested by

Barbara Ann Cosentino.

FAITH FORMATION

Religion classes for children in Grades 1 through 8 at-

tending public school are held on Sunday mornings fol-

lowing the 9:15AM Family Mass.

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 appoint-

ment to speak with Sr. Patricia Anglin at the Office of

Faith Formation 718-347-0525.

RCIA - If you are an adult, 18 years or older and inter-

ested in completing your Sacraments of Initiation

(Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion) now is

the time to register. Please contact Sr. Patricia Anglin at

718-347-0525 to make an appointment.

ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE

SAT. JUNE 24TH

5PM Alexis & Aaron Torres, Darla Polanco

SUN. JUNE 25TH

8:00AM Calvin & Edwin Abraham,

Nicholas Bustamante, Cristian Donado

9:15AM Robert Tobin, Ariana Soria,

Diana Gilday, Sergio Lopez

11:00AM Ashley Benitez, Timi & Gbemisola

Faba, Katherine deGuzman

12:30PM Marron Ugalde, Anthony Sosa,

Mateo Caamal

5:15PM Kirra & Alana James, Camille Perez,

Felix & Fenu Roy

SAT. JULY 1ST

5PM Caelin & Amelia DeJoie,

Ryan McMenamin

SUN. JULY 2ND

8:00AM Kastrin Paul Thevasahayam

9:15AM Jessica Maderik

11:00AM Liam, Declan & Eamon Cullinan

12:30PM Xavier Milano, Sergio Lopez

5:15PM Francisque Jean Jr., Chloe Porter

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Week of June 25, 2017

SUNDAY FESTIVAL CLOSING MASS 6:00PM Festival Grounds FESTIVAL 7:00-11:00PM School Yard ALCOHOLICS ANON. OPEN 8:00PM Convent Basement

MONDAY PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY 1:00-3:00PM Office Basement EMOTIONS ANON. 7:30PM Convent Basement

TUESDAY ADORATION 9:30AM Church GOLDEN AGE LEISURE 1:00-4:00PM Oak Room

WEDNESDAY DIVINE MERCY 3:00PM Chapel

THURSDAY GOLDEN AGE GHT CLUB 12:00-4:00PM Oak Room QIGONG 6:30PM Oak Room THEATRE GROUP 7:30PM Oak Room

FRIDAY ALCOHOLICS ANON. STEP 7:00PM Convent Basement ALCOHOLICS ANON. CLOSED 8:30PM Convent Basement

SATURDAY

PENANCE 1:00PM Church

Relax and be refreshed

in the LORD…..

Enjoy the Summer!

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Week of June 25, 2017

SUN. JUNE 25TH

8:00AM Father’s Day Novena

9:15 Members of the Purgatorial Society

11:00 Ruth & James Kane, Anthony Pete

Cosentino (Birth. Rem.), Liberata &

Pierino Biordi (Birth. Rem.)

12:30PM Leonard Viviani

5:15PM All People of the Parish

MON. JUNE 26TH

9AM Living Members of the Dayao Family

TUES. JUNE 27TH

9AM Antonio, Zoila & Constancio Magale

WED. JUNE 28TH

9AM In Memory of Carlos May

THURS. JUNE 29TH

9AM Fr. William Dulaney

FRI. JUNE 30TH

9AM Father’s Day Novena

SAT. JULY 1ST

9AM Father’s Day Novena, Thanksgiving

Mass for Rita Buttermilch & Ronnie

Biolsi, Marie Moriarty

5PM Annie & Charles McMenamin

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:

FOR THE SICK

Jeanne Delaney, Marguerite Murphy,

Rosemarie Russo, Evelyn Lang, Jane

Vassil, Jocelyn Waga, Patricia Gallagher,

Robert Luckner, Damaris Ali, Mary

Billingham, Clare Trummer, Denise Best,

Fernanda Agro, Felicia Cardillo, Grace &

Kenny Leuze

FOR THE DECEASED

Debra Cornell

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

WEEKDAY MASS AT 7AM will resume as of

Wednesday, July 5th.

COLLECTIONS - The collection for the week of

June 18th amounted to $8,441 for the parish.

Thank you for your generosity.

COLLECTION FOR MEN’S UNDERWEAR &

SOCKS - Renaissance Group is taking up a collection

of NEW underwear and socks for men (preferably

white and all sizes). The items donated will be given

to Sr. Diane Capuano, who ministers to the needy.

There is a collection box in the Gathering Space for

donations.

SUMMER SENIORS will meet again this summer

on Tuesdays, starting July 11th, 1:00-4:00PM in the

newly renovated Rectory Basement. Please enter

through the church doors and use the elevator or stairs.

When you get downstairs go to the left through the

Green Room into the Rectory Basement. For more

information, please call Carolyn Horne at 718-343-

7360 or Rich Lawlor at 917-301-4946. Please bring

your own beverages and snacks.

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION for Fall sports is now open. Please visit our website -

stgregorythegreatsports.com. Fall sports include soc-

cer, basketball, and swimming.

BLOOD DRIVE at St. Anne’s Council #2429 in

memory of Julien Collot and Stephen

Botten, on Wednesday, June 28th, 3:00-

9:00PM. Our community hospitals need

your help. Thank you for caring. The

Council is located at 263-15 Union

Tpk., Glen Oaks.

RUN - A - WAYS - ON THE ROAD AGAIN! 15th

Year to Woodloch Pines - March 12th-16th, 2018.

A $50 non-refundable deposit is due by July 1st for

those interested in the trip. Please make check payable

to St. Gregory’s Run-A-Ways and mail to Annette

Kalin at 86-07 248th St., Bellerose, NY 11426. If you

have any questions, please call Annette at 718-343-

4033 or Elaine at 516-328-7298. All are welcome.

38th ANNUAL GREGORIAN FESTIVAL

SCHEDULE OF NIGHTLY

THEMES & ENTERTAINMENT

Sun., 6/25 Italian Night Mike Taylor –

Full Throttle

Classic Rock

FESTIVAL CLOSING MASS will take place TODAY,

on the Festival grounds at 6:00PM. Everyone is invited to

attend. The Festival will open after the Mass.

FESTIVAL WEBSITE - For information before, during

and after the Festival visit www.SGTGFestival.com.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL at Holy Trinity Lu-

theran Church, July 17th - 21st, from 9:00AM-

12:00Noon. Open to children ages 3-12 years of age.

The day will consist of Bible stories, crafts, music,

snacks and games. Cost is $40 per child. Join us as

we follow Jesus the Light of the World. For registra-

tion call 718-347-0278 or visit the website

www.holytrinitybellerose.org. Registration closes

July 9th.

BOOK CLUB - the next meeting will take place on

Monday, July 31st, at 7:00PM in the Rec-

tory Basement. The selection for the dis-

cussion is 1984 by George Orwell. The

book is available at the Bellerose Library.

THEATRE GROUP will present Disney’s The

Little Mermaid, August 3rd –

August 13th, in the air conditioned

Oak Room. Tickets are $18 for

adults, $15 for seniors & students

and $9 for children under 12.

For tickets email tickets@sgtg.org

or call 718-989-2451 to reserve your seats. Tick-

ets will also be available to purchase after Sunday

morning Masses beginning in July. In addition,

there will also be a bake sale on Sunday, July

23rd, with proceeds going to support the summer

musical.

SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2017

FEAST OF ST. ALPHONSA - Our Lady of the Snows

will have a Mass and Procession in honor of the Feast of

St. Alphonsa on Sunday, July 16th, at 4:00PM. The cele-

brant of the Mass will be Bishop James Massa and the

Homilist will be Rev. Ciya Thomas. For more informa-

tion, please contact the Our Lady of the Snows Parish Of-

fice at 718-347-6070 or email church@olsnows.org.

WE ARE ALL GOD’S DELIGHT is the monthly LGBT

Persons & Family & Friends support group that will meet

at 7:00PM on the second Tuesday of each month in the St.

Gabriel Room at Bishop Molloy Retreat House. The fol-

lowing are dates the group will meet: July 11th, August

8th, September 12th, October 10th, November 14th and

December 12th.

ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY SUMMER STEM &

THEATER CAMPS - Molloy H.S. is pleased to an-

nounce the inaugural STEM and Theater Summer Camps

for 6th - 8th graders and incoming 9th graders. Directed

by our experienced faculty, campers will have the opportu-

nity to learn and practice a variety of skills in both disci-

plines. They will also work collaboratively to create their

own work and performance. Both camps run from

9:00AM-3:00PM and lunch will be provided. Theater

Camp is July 17th-21st & STEM Camp has two sessions,

July 10th-14th & July 17th-21st. Price of either camp is

$375. For more information or to register, please visit

www.molloyhs.org.

TACHS PREP PROGRAM - Tto help prepare 7th & 8th

grade students to excel on the TACHS exam, which is used

for admission into Catholic high schools, the following

schools will offer the program:

Archbishop Molloy HS will offer a prep course for six

Saturday morning sessions, September through October.

Price is $325. For more information or to register, please

visit www.molloyhs.org.

Msgr. McClancy Memorial HS is accepting application

for its seven sessions prep course, held on Saturdays be-

ginning September 9th. For more information, please call

718-898-3800, ext. 3.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CAR PROGRAM - For every

car, truck or van, running or not, St. Vincent DePaul will

give back to our church $75/$200 per vehicle. Maybe you

don’t have a vehicle, but a family member, friend or

neighbor may have an old or neglected vehicle in their

driveway that they would like to dispose of. Please call

718-491-2525 if you would like to donate or have ques-

tions.

TRIPS

GOLDEN AGE LEISURE CLUB presents:

OVERNIGHT AT RESORTS HOTEL CASINO -

January 9th - 10th, 2018. Trip includes bus transporta-

tion with movies and light refreshments, lunch at The Crab

Trap Restaurant, short stop at historic Smithville on way

to hotel, $15 free slot play with six hours at Resorts Hotel

Casino. Cost is $150 pp/dbl, $148 pp/triple, $188 single.

Deposit of $50 due now, second deposit due October 10th,

final payment due by November 10, 2017.

OVERNIGHT IN AMISH COUNTRY - September

18th-19th, 2018 - Trip includes bus transportation with

movies & light refreshments on bus, full American buffet

breakfast and family style dinner, the presentation of

“Jesus” at the Sight & Sound Theatre, overnight stay at

Hershey Farm Inn, free slot play at the Sands Casino and

food coupon. Cost is $250 pp/dbl., $319 single & $231

pp/triple. Deposit of $50 due now, second deposit of $75

due by May 22, 2018, final payment due by July 18, 2018.

Make check payable to Golden Age Leisure Club and

mail to Finbar O’Sullivan, 88-09 238th Street, Bellerose,

NY 11426-1229. For additional information, please con-

tact Finbar at 718-343-0676.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA &

LOURDES with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to celebrate

the 100th Anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions. The trip

will take place August 30th - September 8th. For a bro-

chure call The Catholic Tour 855-564-1006.

PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY - Fr. Bob Whelan, Pastor of

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Bayside, will host a

pilgrimage to Venice, Padua, Florence, Assisi and Rome,

October 9th-19th. Cost is $3,429 per person. For more

information and to receive a color brochure call 718-229-

5929, ext 110.

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