CHURCH OF ST. CHARLES

644 CLAWSON STREET, OAKWOOD HEIGHTS, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306

JULY 28, 2019 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Louis R. Jerome

Parochial Vicar Fr. Stefan Chanas Fr. Ruwandana Mendis

In Residence Bishop John J. O’Hara

Weekend Associate Rev. Msgr. Edmund J. Whalen

Permanent Deacons Deacon Stephen Tobon Deacon Lawrence Droge

Pastoral Associate Sr. Jeanine Conlon, O.P.

School Principal Mr. J. C. Kiernan

Religious Education Coordinator Ms. Kerry Quinn

Director of Music Mr. Paul Light

Contact Information Rectory School 644 Clawson Street 200 Penn Avenue (718) 987-2670 (718) 987-0200 Fax: (718) 987-7950 Fax: (718) 987-8158 Email Address Tuition Office secretary@stcharlessi.org (718) 987-5780 Website: www.stcharlessi.org Religious Education 200 Penn Avenue www.saintcharlesccd.org (718) 979-6800 stcharlesccd10306@gmail.com

Parish Office Hours Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Sacramental Life Mass Schedule

Parish Registration New parishioners need to register at the rectory. Please inform us if you move into or out of the parish.

Confessions

Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 5:00 - 5:30 PM, and after Mass on the Eve of a Holy Day.

Baptisms Second Sunday of the month at 2:30 PM Instruction for parents of the children to be baptized to be ar-ranged at the rectory. SPONSOR CERTIFICATES REQUIRED for Godparents and also a copy of the child’s birth certificate.

Marriages To arrange a marriage at St. Charles, consult with a priest or deacon at least six months prior to the pro-posed date and before social arrangements. Attend-ance at Pre-Cana and Natural Family Planning Clas-ses is required.

Anointing and

Communion of the Sick Regular administration of the Sacraments should be arranged for shut-ins by calling the rectory. Emer-gency sick calls anytime.

Religious Education Program

Instruction for all grade levels beginning with first grade. For information call the Religious Education Office.

Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:00 & 5:30 PM Sunday 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 AM 12:00, 1:15

Weekday Masses Monday - Friday 8:30 & 12 Noon Saturday 8:30 AM

Holy Days Masses Eve of the Holy Day 7:30 PM 6:45, 8:30, 12:00 and 7:30 PM

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LITURGY CORNER MONDAY – JULY 29 8:30 - Mary Romanelli - Mem. 12:00 - Xing Chen - Living Intention TUESDAY - JULY 30 8:30 - Salvatore Bonanno - Mem. 12:00 - Donald Young - Mem. WEDNESDAY - JULY 31 8:30 - Louise Bove - Ann. 12:00 - Evelyn Ali - Living Intention THURSDAY - AUGUST 1 8:30 - Laura Klus - Mem. 12:00 - Dominick Tenuto - Mem. FRIDAY - AUGUST 2 8:30 - Mary Haggerty - Mem. 12:00 - Mary Giampapa - Ann. SATURDAY - AUGUST 3 8:30 - Christina Sorrentino - Living Intention 4:00 - Laura Klus - Mem. 5:30 - John Anderson - Mem. SUNDAY - AUGUST 4 8:15 - Susan Sexton - Mem. 9:30 - Parishioners of St. Charles 10:45 - Giuseppe Lazzara - Ann. 12:00 - Cecelia Riccio - Mem. 1:15 - Carmine DiGrande - Mem.

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday - Friday at 12:00-5:00 PM in the Chapel

First Mondays at 7:30 PM in the Church (cancelled in August)

First Fridays at 7:00 PM in the Church (cancelled in August)

Call Jeannette Burrell (718-979-0034) or Lois Galvin (718-948-8193) for information

Rosary and Novenas

The Rosary is recited each weekday at 8:10 and 11:30 AM and on Saturday at 8:10 AM. The Miraculous Medal novena prayers are said after the 8:30 & 12:00 PM Masses on Mondays.

Flowers, Wine & Hosts and Oil

If you would like to make arrangements to have the flowers for the main altar, the wine & hosts, or oils used for Mass candles in memory of a loved one or a special occasion, please, call the rectory.

August 3 / August 4 Mass Schedule 4:00 PM - Fr. Lawrence 10:45 - Fr. Mendis 5:30 PM - Fr. Mendis 12:00 - Fr. Stefan 8:15 AM - Fr. Stefan 1:15 - Fr. Lawrence 9:30 AM - Fr. Lawrence

PLEASE NOTE

If a Mass is being said for a member of your family on Saturday evening or Sunday, it would be most fitting if someone from the family would bring up the gifts at the Offertory. Please let one of the ushers know before Mass. 3

Weekly Offerings

PARISH MINISTRIES Adult Faith Formation Wednesday - 1:30; rectory Baptism Classes First Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM; rectory Bereavement Group Will resume in the Fall Book Club Third Thursday each month at 4:00 PM; rectory Caregivers Support Group Thursday - 9:30 - 11:30 AM; rectory Choir (Adult) Thursday at 7:30 PM; church Divine Mercy Devotion Friday at 3:00 PM; chapel Eucharistic Ministers First Fridays at 7:00 PM; church Legion of Mary Wednesday at 4:00 PM; rectory chapel Prayer Group & Holy Hour First Monday of the month at 7:30 PM; church Religious Education Classes Monday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 6 & 7 Wednesday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 1-5 Special Needs: Wednesday 5:10 - 5:45 PM St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting - Second Tuesday of month at 1:30 PM; rectory Food Pantry open 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month 11:30 AM -1:30 PM; rectory Teen Club Sunday at 7:00 PM; auditorium Women’s Worship Wednesdays

WEDDING MUSIC f you are planning a wedding in the near future and would like to arrange for music, please, call the rectory two months prior to the wedding, and leave a message for Paul Light, our Music Director at (718) 987-2670.

WESHARE For your conven-ience, we offer the

opportunity to make your envelope payments electronically through WeShare. For more in-formation, go to www.churchgiving.com or a direct link on our website (www.stcharlessi.org).

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Educated by Tara Westover - Tara Westover wasn’t your garden variety college student.

When the Holocaust was mentioned in a history class, she didn’t know what it was (no, really). That’s because she didn’t see the inside of a classroom until the age of seventeen. Public ed-ucation was one of the many things her religious fanatic father was dubious of, believing it a means for the government to brainwash its gul-lible citizens, and her mother wasn’t diligent on the homeschooling front. If it wasn’t for a broth-er who managed to extricate himself from their isolated - and often dangerous - world, Westov-er might still be in rural Idaho, trying to survive her survivalist upbringing. It’s a miraculous story she tells in her memoir Educated. For those of us who took our educations for granted, who occasionally fell asleep in large lecture halls, it’s hard to grasp the level of grit - not to mention intellect - required to pull off what Westover did. But eventually earning a PhD from Cambridge University may have been the easy part, at least compared to what she had to sacrifice to attain it. The courage it took to make that sacrifice was the truest indicator of how far she’d come, and how much she’d learned. Edu-cated is an inspiring reminder that knowledge is, indeed, power. We will discuss this at our Fall meeting; Thursday, September 19 at 4 PM

PARISH NEWS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 29, - August 4, 2019

Monday - July 29 Spiritual Direction - 7:30 PM; rectory Tuesday - July 30 Bingo at 7:30 PM; doors open at 6:00 PM; early bird 7:15 PM Wednesday - July 31 Legion of Mary - 4:00 PM; rectory chapel Thursday - August 1 Caregivers - 9:30 AM; rectory Friday - August 2 Saturday - August 3 Sunday - August 4

WEEKLY COFFEE HOUR

Just a reminder that you are invited every week after the 9:30 Mass for coffee and donuts in the auditorium.

MSGR. FARRELL 50TH REUNION-CLASS OF 1969

The Msgr. Farrell Class of 1969 is planning their 50th

Reunion this October here on Staten Island. Contact Vic Cenci at 908-693-0924 for more information. Friday, October 18, 2019 at the Liberty Tavern Grill at 382 Forest Avenue is a guys night out with food, drink and great conversation for $50 per person. Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Staaten Restaurant, 697 Forest Avenue a buffet dinner, open bar, music and a chance to see some teachers, your friends and their spouses. A fun even-ing for $100 per person.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM

Our Religious Education Program is now registering students for the 2019-2020 aca-demic year. Students entering 1st grade should be registered by June. Classes are available for PreK and Kindergarten. After school and evening appointments can only be scheduled by email request at stcharlesccd10306@gmail.com or by calling the Religious Education Office (718-979-6800).

LEGION OF MARY The Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Praesidium of St. Charles’ Legion of Mary has a Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima for home visitation. This statue may be on loan to the parishion-ers of St. Charles, to remain

in their home for one week. There is also a pil-grim statue prayer book that has the prayers to be said while the statue is in the home. If any-one is interested in this grace filled home visit-ation program, please contact Arlene Rhenos at 718-979-2243.

WE PRAY...WE CELEBRATE...WE REMEMBER

THE GET WELL LIST

WE REMEMBER Eternal rest grant unto their souls, O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

Frank Caminiti Armando Barone

Peter Sladack

Keith Alaimo Paul Alaimo Sr. Judith Astuto Joseph Bisking Joan Boragi The Briuante & Vlahos Family & Mary P. Madeline Buonpane Caroline Caffiero Jim Campitelli Mary Campitelli Lee Canning Marietta Canning Ronald Carrubba Jerry Casey Judy Casey Marty Casey Nick Castagna Grace Castelao Lawrence Ciminieri Elaine Cupak Teresa Deegan Frank Deegan Coney DeSilva Judy DeSilva Andrew DiPadova Joseph Elia Dorothy Fleming Danielle Flores James Gallagher Cathy Harris Emily Harris Paula Herbst Cheryl Houss Savannah Huffman Tony Imperatrice Helen Rinato Istico Daniel Jacobs Ellen James Colleen Kaplan

Gary & Harriette Kaye Jeannette Castelao Keane Rosaria Lardaro Kathleen Leonard Elizabeth Linton Anthony Locicero Jr. Carol Ann Lopez Ariana Lore Lauren Marie Virginia McBride Dolores McGann Alfred Merendino Barbara Miller Benita Mitchell Kelly Ann Morici Peter Morici Judy Naples Kerri Naples Virginia Novaro Eileen O’Neill Christian Pepo Eileen Raineri Paul Reale Ella Reilly Lee Rhatigan Deborah Rossetti Dorothy Sabatell Vincent Santore Dolores & Tony Sclafani Anthony Scocco Jerry Scotti Weslee Sernitsky Maureen Shaughnessy Marie Starita Alex Trebek Theresa Verry Fred Volk Maria Volpe Christopher Wandy Ella Weaver

WELCOME PACKET If you know someone new to your neighbor-hood, please contact the rectory to obtain a “Welcome to the Neighborhood” packet which includes a welcome letter from Fr. Jerome, a bul-letin and a bottle of holy water. In the spirit of hospitality, your new neighbor does not have to be Catholic, we just want to welcome them to the neighborhood. We ask that all of you, our parishioners, be the “welcomers”, but if you do not feel comfortable visiting a new neigh-bor, let us know and we will take care of it.

MARRIAGE BANNS We Celebrate

We ask the family of St. Charles to pray for the following couples who will re-ceive the Sacrament of Marriage

Bingo is held every Tuesday evening in the auditorium starting at 7:30 PM. Early bird is at 7:15 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. 6

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Eucharistic Ministers are needed to bring Holy Communion to the elderly at Carmel Richmond Nursing Home on Wednesdays and on week-ends. If you are interested, please contact Sr. Suzanne at 718-668-8555. Thank you.

PARISH NEWS

RETROUVAILLE Stress in your marriage! Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting? Or do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or divorce? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille is a life-line to help couples heal and renew their marriag-es. The program consists of a weekend experience for married couples (no group discussions) with six follow-up sessions. Upcoming weekend: Au-gust 23 - 24, 2019. For information and to register call Rich Colusuonno at 732-236-0671 or Annette Colasuonno at 732-672-0748 or email 3024@retrouvaille.org

St. Charles School Alumni Information

Thank you for your interest in being part of the St. Charles School alumni family. We look forward to being able to share with you all the wonderful things going on at the school and to keeping you updated on school and parish events. First Name of Alumnus/Alumna: _____________________________________ Maiden Name of Alumna (if applicable): ______________________________________ Last Name of Alumnus/Alumna: ______________________________________ Current Home Address: ______________________________________ Current E-mail Address: ______________________________________ Year of Graduation from St. Charles: ______________________________________ Clubs, Sports, Events involved with while a St. Charles School student: _______________________________________ Please return this by placing it in the box in the church vestibule. You can register online by going to www.SaintCharlesSchoolSI.org and clicking on the “Support Us” tab, fol-lowed by the “Alumni” dropdown.

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“The Field Afar - The Life of Fr. Vincent Capodanno”

The Monmouth Film Festival will be featuring “The Field Afar - The Life of Fr. Vincent Capo-danno” on August 11th at 7:00 PM at the Two Riv-er Theater in Redbank, NJ. For tickets go to www.monmouthfilmfestival.org/field-afar. Fr. Vincent Capodanno was a chaplain during the Vi-etnam War. It was during his second tour on Sep-tember 4, 1967, with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines that Father Vincent Capodanno made the ultimate sacrifice. After hours of heavy fighting from a North Vietnamese ambush, Father Capodanno, himself seriously injured, sighted a wounded corpsman pinned down by an enemy machine gunner. He ran to the Marine and administered medical and spiritual attention. Despite being un-armed, the enemy opened fire and Father Capo-danno, the victim of 27 bullet wounds, died faith-fully performing his final act as a good and faithful servant of God. The cause for his canonization was opened in 2013 and is ongoing.

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THE HOUR THAT MADE A BISHOP’S DAY Many Catholics of a certain age will remember fondly Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. He was really America’s first “Televangelist” in the 1950’s and millions of people watched his TV program “Life is Worth Living.” Sheen died back in December, 1979 but his name has been in the news lately. Recently, Pope Francis accepted a miracle in favor of the bishop’s cause for canonization. In 2010 in Washington, Illinois, a baby, James Fulton Engstrom was still born-there was absolutely no heartbeat. The parents prayed fervently to Bishop Sheen and after an hour, the baby revived and the heart started beating. Predictions that the baby would be an invalid were proved false and he is a very healthy child today. The family credits the prayers of Bishop Fulton Sheen for his truly miraculous recovery. A few weeks ago, as you might have heard, Sheen’s body was removed from Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Peoria where he was ordained many years ago. Apparently this removal of the body is something that is essential to the canonization process, although I really can’t see why. Over the years in my visits to the Cathedral crypt, I have always said a prayer at the tomb of Bishop Sheen for his guidance in my own priestly life. I will miss that. One thing that was left at Saint Patrick’s was Bishop Sheen’s kneeler, obviously well used! Yes, Bishop Sheen was a man of great prayer. A priest I know, Msgr. Hilary Franco, told a story about his devotion to the eucharist and prayer. As a young priest, Msgr. Franco went to work for the bishop as his secretary. The first morning he wanted to make a good impression by getting to the chapel ahead of the good Bishop. As he came down the stairs though about 6:30 AM, he noticed the light was shining under the door. Sheen was there already! Msgr. Franco learned then that Sheen made a daily “holy hour” before the Blessed Sacrament. The bishop often insisted on this practice for priests saying that it was the eucharist that really gave him the power to do so much good for God and the Church. It’s true to say that we’re not saints and most probably nobody will ever introduce a cause for our can-onization. Yet, we might take a cue from Bishop Sheen and consider doing a holy hour before the tabernacle. It’s a wonderful practice that truly will enrich our lives. Here at Saint Charles we’re lucky to have the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the chapel each weekday for five hours, from noon till five. Many people do “take an hour” to pray and meditate in the presence of Christ. Now, it might not be possible to do an hour every day, but we might just think about it all the time that we waste on a daily basis in all kinds of frivolous activities especially on the internet. Why not give some of that time to the Lord? Time given to the Lord is never wasted. Bishop Sheen wrote in his autobiography: “The purpose of holy hour is to encourage a deep personal encounter with Jesus Christ. The holy and glorious God is constantly inviting us to come to Him, to hold con-versation with Him, to ask for things that we need and to experience the blessing of fellowship with Him.” During these summer months where we might have more time, let us make time to be with Jesus, the hour that made Bishop Sheen’s day! Sincerely in Christ Father Jerome 10