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Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

This Week’s Mass Intentions

Sunday, October 4, 2020 8:00AM George & Ann Papandrea

9:30AM Rocco DeVito (Loving Wife, Domenica & Family)

11:00AM Gloria LaFauci (Loving Family)

12:30PM Juana Arauz (Sheryl Calascibetta)

Arthur M. Bonetti (Loving Wife & Family)

Loretta Canzoneri (Andrew & Linda Mastrangelo)

Vincent DeRuvo (Josephine Porcaro)

Joseph Gallo (M/M Pat Antonelli)

Rosario Maniaci (Ava & Family)

Francis Vincent Rand (Loving Mother, Carmela Maio)

5:00PM For The Parishioners

Monday, October 5, 2020 Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos

9:00AM Anthony Catalanotto (Michele, Linda & Santa)

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 St. Bruno 9:00AM Romualdo Cabrera (Ramon Cabrera)

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 O.L. of the Rosary

9:00AM Decd. Mem. of Jocson Family (Aida Jocson)

Thursday, October 8, 2020 9:00AM Anthony Cucchiara (Loving Family)

Friday, October 9, 2020 Sts. Denis & John Leonardi

9:00AM Ronald Sendek (Michele Carollo)

Saturday, October 10, 2020

9:00AM Christine Ann Salegna (Loving Mom & Dad)

11:00AM First Communion Frank LeFavi (C. Camelliri)

5:00PM Charles Ciccione (Josephine Porcaro)

Joseph D. Digristina (Rudy Marotta)

Kenny Reisig (Graceann Reisig)

Sunday, October 11, 2020 8:00AM James McCosker (Rachele Sannino)

9:30AM Mary & Vito Rabito (Arline Rabito & Diane Sama)

11:00AM Vita Manfredi (LaMarca & Ambrosio Families)

12:30PM Frank Casano (Loving Family)

Theresa Laudicina (St. Helen Lectors)

Rosario Maniaci (Caterina Bullaro)

Gloria Secchi (Richard Secchi)

Ronald Sendek (Andrew & Linda Mastrangelo)

Caterina Zerbo (Catherine Mazzella)

Giuseppe Zerbo (Catherine Mazzella)

5:00PM For The Parishioners

Arsenio DaRita

Amado Araneta, Joe Barrreca, Anthony Barresi, Stel-la Barresi, Mary Battista, Barbara Bitetto, Daniel Campion, Sally Capoziello, Shang Cheng, Zena Cipolla, Marge D’Auria, Patrick Delaney, Domenica DeVito, Virginia DiGangi, Richard H. Dimler, Mary Divers, Colin F., Jennie Federici, Jean Fochetta, Clementine Gagliardi, Dennis Giammalvo, Tony

Giampietro, John Joseph Gleeson, John Pierce Gleeson, Rosemarie & Joseph Guagenti, Gertrude Gwardjak, Christine Healy, Maria Her-nandez, Marilyn Krajcik, Keri & Baby Tristan, Elaine Lazzeri, Susan Leone, James Leung, Patricia Lipari, William J. Litt, Tom Mercatante, Barbara Miller, Angela Ottomanelli-Hubbs, Michael Palermo, Frank Palmenteri, Sebastian Panasci, Santo Pantina, Vivian Doris Pecchil-lo, Phillip Pecchillo, Nino Pedone, Amelia Pepe, Josephine Profera, Joseph Questore, Frances Russo, John Secreti, Remington Stafford, Rubie Lynn Torres, Chrissie Tremblay, Paul Tremblay, Paul John Tremblay, Sr., Sr. Joanne Walters.

PLEASE NOTE: The Intentions for the next monthly Purgatorial Society Mass will be offered on Friday, October 30th.

New Families: All are welcome to St. Helen Parish, and are asked to please register through our website at www.sthelen.org, or at the Rectory during office hours.

Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the Rectory to register for the baptism of your child. Baptisms will be held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

Sacrament of Confession: Saturdays 12:30PM to 1:30PM. Weekdays: 15 minutes prior to the 9:00AM Mass.

Sacrament of Marriage: Couples should contact the Rec-tory at least one year in advance of the desired date. Please call for an appointment for the initial interview.

Communion Calls: Please call the Rectory to arrange for one of the priests to bring Holy Communion to a sick person who is confined to home due to a serious illness.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick: Anyone who expects to be hospitalized (or in an emergency) and wishes the Anointing of the Sick, should call the Rectory.

The Altar Bread & Wine for this week are donated in Thanksgiving to Jesus & Mary, requested by Patricia & Charles Bonanno.

The Altar Candles for this week are do-nated in Memory of Joseph Cesare, request-ed by the Taranto Family.

Blessing of the Animals this Sunday, Oct. 4th at 6:15PM (in front of St. Helen Church).

Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Rally, next Satur-day, Oct. 10th at 11:30AM (157th Ave., in front of St. Helen Catholic Academy). Bring a chair if needed.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Reading 1 Is 5:1-7

Let me now sing of my friend, my friend's song concerning his vineyard. My friend had a vineyard on a fertile hillside; he spaded it, cleared it of stones, and planted the choicest vines; within it he built a watchtower, and hewed out a wine press. Then he looked for the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild grapes. Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge be-tween me and my vineyard: What more was there to do for my vineyard that I had not done? Why, when I looked for the crop of grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? Now, I will let you know what I mean to do with my vineyard: take away its hedge, give it to grazing, break through its wall, let it be tram-pled! Yes, I will make it a ruin: it shall not be pruned or hoed, but over-grown with thorns and briers; I will command the clouds not to send rain up-on it. The vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the peo-ple of Judah are his cherished plant; he looked for judgment, but see, blood-shed! for justice, but hark, the outcry!

Responsorial Psalm

R. The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel. A vine from Egypt you transplanted; you drove away the nations and planted it. It put forth its foliage to the Sea, its shoots as far as the River. R. Why have you broken down its walls, so that every passer-by plucks its fruit, The boar from the forest lays it waste, and the beasts of the field feed upon it? R. Once again, O LORD of hosts, look down from heaven, and see; take care of this vine, and protect what your right hand has planted the son of man whom you yourself made strong. R. Then we will no more withdraw from you; give us new life, and we will call upon your name. O LORD, God of hosts, restore us; if your face shine upon us, then we shall be saved. R.

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Readings for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Reading 2 Phil 4:6-9

Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanks-giving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that sur-passes all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Je-sus.Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you. Alleluia R. Alleluia, alleluia.

I have chosen you from the world, says the Lord, to go and bear fruit that will remain. R.

Gospel Mt 21:33-43

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: ""Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other serv-ants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?"" They answered him, ""He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other ten-ants who will give him the produce at the proper times."" Jesus said to them, ""Did you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonder-ful in our eyes? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.""

Readings for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time