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Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM Mass in Malayalam Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin
Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Second Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM and each Sunday at 5:30 PM
Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday.
Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 1PM and on request.
Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 P.M. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is required by the parents of the child to be baptized.
Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of the marriage date to make an appointment with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information, please visit: www.pre-cana.org.
Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) 347-6070 for arrangements.
Catholic Cemeteries: For information and available options please call (718) 894-4888.
Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna
Deacons: Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck,
John Warren, Kevin Hughes
Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno
Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque
Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz
Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly
Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Melissa Spengler
Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM &
Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Parish Office is
closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
For emergencies call (718) 347-6070
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy
(718) 343-1346
Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry
School Website: www.olscafp.org
Faith Formation Office
(718) 347-3511
Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto
Human Concerns Center
(718) 347-6229
Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera
Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community who reach out to one another and to all people by teaching and giving witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to invite all to hear, share, and live the Word of God. We try to inspire an awareness of our faith and to encourage others to renew and energize that faith in Jesus and His Church. We want to welcome the entire community to enjoy the warmth and love of our parish by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church.
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, August 26, 2018 8:00AM People of the Parish 9:30AM The Bonanno Family 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:
Robert E. Tallarico, John McMahon, John Brignoni, Aleykutty Thomas, Rose Farruggia, Elberto Bayanay,
Marie Fe Cardenas, Michael Roche, Jovito Encarnation, In Thanksgiving
12:30PM Deceased Members of the Thuruthel Family 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Xavier Marindran & Family - Living
Monday, August 27, 2018 9:00AM Mary & Thomas Nedumkallel 12Noon James John - Health
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 9:00AM Luisa Franchi 12Noon Mallika & Raphael Anchuthykal
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 9:00AM Jacob Daniel 12Noon Deceased Members of the Kuziamplavil & Nettikadan Families
Thursday, August 30, 2018 9:00AM Joseph Giorgianni - 6th Anniversary 12Noon John Kuruvilla 12:30PM Adoration until 4 PM
Friday, August 31, 2018 9:00AM William McAllister 12Noon Arthur Cannella
Saturday September 1, 2018 9:00AM Mary McClean 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass
Sunday, September 2, 2018 8:00AM Treasa Vallanat 9:30AM People of the Parish 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:
Frank Bruccoleri, Margaret Losardo, Ann Reyes, Aleykutty Thomas,
Michael Cino, Michael Davidson, Raymond King, Nicholas Pennetti,
Louis Franco, John Mulligan 12:30PM Al Bernstein 5:30PM Bennans & Mary
THE SANCTUARY LAMP For the week was donated in
Loving Memory of THE GRECO FAMILY
requested by Ann Greco
THE ALTAR WINES
For the week were donated in Loving Memory of
JOHN CAREY 10th ANNIVERSARY
requested by The Family of John Carey
THE ALTAR BREADS
For the week were donated in Loving Memory of
JOHN CAREY 10th ANNIVERSARY
requested by The Family of John Carey
THE ALTAR FLOWERS
For the week were donated in Loving Memory of
JOHN CAREY 10th ANNIVERSARY
requested by The Family of John Carey
THIS WEEK AT OLS
Tuesday, August 28 7:00PM .......... Academy Board ............................................. School
OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, August 19th……………………..$11,725.00
We have been called by God! Thanks for the special way you live out your
Baptismal call by sharing with others!
SUMMER TRAVELERS. Free
ministry to traveling Catholics. For
nationwide Mass times and
locations please call Mass Times
1-858-207-6277 or go on the web
at www.Masstimes.org.
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Dear Parishioners,
The Diocese of Brooklyn request the following letter be printed this
weekend. May Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us.
“Ever Ancient…………Ever New” Our Lady of the Snows R. C. Church
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DINNER DANCE for American
Martyrs graduates on Sept. 29th at
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston. Contact
more information.
COMMUNITY NEWS
BRIDGE TO LIFE seeks an Administrative Asst.
experienced with office and social platforms,
Microsoft Office, bilingual in Spanish, etc., Send
resume to [email protected].
2nd ANNUAL SCHOOL
SUPPLIES DONATIONS.
Once again throughout the
summer the Parish Pastoral
Council (PPC) is accepting
donations of school supplies
(e.g. notebooks, memo pads,
binders, pencils and pens,
crayons and markers, school
bags, etc.) to help needy
boys and girls begin the new
school year well-equipped and happy. Please place
your donation in the yellow school bus in the
Gathering Space of the church by this Wednesday,
August 29th and thank you for your generosity.
IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR
The sick, homebound and hospitalized . . .
Elsa Barbagallo, Vivian Barbagallo, Joseph Chiofolo, Ralph DeVito, Lorraine Dimitri, Rosalie DiSunno, Diana Dunn, Joseph Finlay,
Adeline Giovannantonio, Felicia Goehringer, Louis Gunderson, Stephen Hlatky, Barbara Lazaro, James Leung, Francis Mallaurappu, Henry
Manohar, Anne McGinnis, Casey Neikens, Susan Neikens, Paul Nevins, Ashley Oellinger, Joseph Pellino, Ignatious Raj, Prabhaker
Rajappa, A. Nina Rocha, Marybeth Marini Ruff, Joe Rupp, Jack Schaedel, Neil Scahill, Louis Troiano, John Varrone, Laura Velez,
William Vicente, Muriel Vimala, Jesse Wagner, Joan Wagner
All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . . .
Peggy Nori
OZANAM HALL, Bayside
seeks part-time activity leaders,
Mon. to Fri. Good verbal/
writing interpersonal skills to
work with seniors. Call
Marilyn at (718) 971-2708.
FREE ADULT LITERACY and ESL classes at St.
John’s University beginning on Sept. 4th. For more
information please call (718) 990-5829.
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
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HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next trip to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be this Monday, August 27, 2018. Cost $30. The bus will leave promptly at 9:00AM from Our Lady of the Snows. For more info or to reserve a seat call Sophia at (718) 347-0512.
MASS IN MALAYALAM is celebrated
in the church on Sunday evenings at 5:30PM.
Those interested in attending the Malayalam
Mass are encouraged to be present.
GOLDEN AGE FRIENDSHIP CLUB’S
first meeting of the new year will be on
September 12, 2018 in Bishop Chappetto
Hall. New members are welcome.
SHALOM WORLD is a new high-definition
Catholic family television network available for free
on different cable networks. Original programming
includes conferences, movies, concerts and much
more. There is a variety of educational and
instructional programs to help
grow in relationship with Jesus
and His Church. Please visit
www.ShalomWorld TV.org
for more information and
channel finder.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS. Throughout August
the Parish Office will close on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM.
There will be no office hours on
Thursday and Friday nights. The
weekend hours remain the same
from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturdays and on
Sundays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
MASS BOOK. The opportunity to
pray in a special way for the repose
of the soul of a loved one or other
prayerful intention is made available
each day with announced Mass
offerings. You may choose to
commemorate a death anniversary, wedding
anniversary or birthday remembrance. The 2019
Mass Book is now open and each offering is $15.00.
Please come to the Parish Office to make special
Mass offerings for your loved ones.
AIR CONDITIONING COLLECTION is taking
place at this time. The parish is fortunate to have a
cool and comfortable church
to worship in Sunday after
Sunday and during the week.
However, as you can guess,
the expense for such air
conditioning in a large church
is very high. YELLOW air
conditioning offering
envelopes are available in
the church. Thank you for your contribution.
EVANGELIZATION COMMITTEE
will meet on Tuesday, September 4th at
7:30 PM in the Parish Meeting Room.
All members are asked to attend.
CYO SPORTS PROGRAM.
Registration for CYO at OLS is
taking place for the 2018-2019
Season and includes soccer,
track, basketball, volleyball,
swimming, cheerleading and
lacrosse! Parents are encouraged
to register their children for the various sports
programs on the website at www.snowscyo.com
C. Y. O.
THE WORD AMONG US
THE WORD AMONG US is a periodical that offers daily reflections on the Scriptures proclaimed at Mass. The September issue entitled, “From Glory to Glory: God Will Complete What He Has Begun in You” is available in the Gathering Space today. What a unique way to explore and pray the Scriptures by reading the daily reflection and/or with the family. The listed price is $5.95 but at Our Lady of the Snows they are available for only $2.00. Please use the white envelope and return your payment in the collection or at the Parish Office.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
RECITATION OF THE ROSARY takes place each
morning in the church before the 9AM Mass.
All are invited to pray the Mysteries of The
Rosary each day before Mass.
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CHRISTIAN INITIATION. Do you know a family
member or friend who is interested in becoming a
Catholic? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) is a wonderful process in our parish available
to those who feel called to the Catholic Faith. The
RCIA is also available for those Catholics who have
not yet received First
Communion or
Confirmation. Please
call the Faith
Formation Office
(718-347-3511) for
more information.
R. C. I. A.
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE. Give your child
the gift of faith! (It’s the most important gift you will
ever give!) We invite all Catholic children attending
public schools to register for religious instruction for
the 2018/2019 year at our parish. Grades Pre-K
through 8 meet on Sunday mornings from 10:30AM
to 12Noon. High School students meet approximately
13 times over the course of the year on Wednesday
evenings. Classes begin: Sunday, September 16, 2018
for K-8, Sunday, September 23, 2018 for Pre-K, and
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 for High School.
Registration fees are as follows:
One child $90.00 Two children $130.00
Three or more $160.00 HS Program $50.00
per student
Registration Forms can be
found in the Church gathering
space or on-line at
www.olsnows.org (click on
Ministries, then Faith Formation, then click on Faith
Formation registration). If you are registering your
child for the first time please include a copy of the
child’s baptismal certificate. Mail your registration
form to Our Lady of the Snows Faith Formation
Office, 258-15 80th Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11004.
We look forward to hearing from you.
FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION
FIRST COMMUNION VIDEOS.
Parents are reminded to stop at the
Parish Office and take home their
children’s First Communion video.
BISHOP FRANCIS X. FORD prayer cards are on
the tables in the Gathering Space and all are invited to
pray for the beatification and canonization of this
Servant of God who was born in Brooklyn. Consider
becoming a member of the Bishop Francis X. Ford
Guild to help keep alive the inspiring memory of
Bishop Ford and offer prayer, support and financial
assistance to the cause for his beatification and
canonization. Membership forms are in the Gathering
Space.
BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSING
BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSING. As parents and
children prepare to return to school with uniforms,
school supplies, lunch
boxes, etc. we would like
to begin the new school
year by offering a
blessing for all students,
teachers, classroom aides,
instructors, etc. On
Sunday, September 16th
at the 9:30 AM Mass
school children are
invited to bring to church their school backpacks
filled with their school supplies and a special blessing
will be given to them and others so that the school
year will be successful and the young minds of our
school children will continue to expand in learning
new things.
SUMMER MISSION APPEAL sponsored by the
Propagation of the Faith Office will take place this
weekend, August 25th/26th. Father Rob Carbonneau, a
Passionist priest represents the U.S. China-Catholic
Association (USCCA) and served as executive director
from 2015 to 2018. Father Rob will speak at all the
Masses about the USCCA which promotes mutual
understanding, friendship and
exchange between Catholics in the
United States and China. Presently in
China there are approximately 12
million Catholics and USCCA
programs include graduate and
sabbatical studies for Chinese priests and sisters in
America, support for Catholic-run charitable services,
translation of religious and devotional literature,
preparing informational materials regarding Catholicism
in China for Americans traveling there and much more.
Learn more at www.USCatholicChina.org. Thank you
in advance for your support of the valuable missionary
work of USCCA.
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God and Father of all gifts, we praise you
the source of all we are.
Teach us to acknowledge always
with generous gratitude
the many good things your infinite love
has given to us, as we support the work
of our Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens.
Open our hearts that we
may answer your call to follow
the message of the Gospel as disciples
in love and service,
so that all may come to know you.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
2018 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Thank you
to all who already have made a pledge to this year’s
diocesan Appeal with the mailing received at home.
Everyone is encouraged to take part in this year’s
Appeal by making a generous donation so that we
can reach our assigned goal of $105,079.00. Feel free
to view this Year’s Appeal video at
www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org
and offer daily the Appeal prayer
printed in today’s bulletin.
Together let us “Answer the
Call” to assist the Diocese and
our parish.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEALAL
Here is the latest report as of August 21, 2018:
Amount of Goal: $105,179.00
Amount Pledged: $102,279.00
Amount Received: $85,529.00
Number of Donors: 397
ARISE: TOGETHER IN CHRIST. Following two
successful years of ARISE this worthwhile
evangelization effort throughout the diocese and in
our parish will resume one last time in October. The
fifth session consists of six weekly gatherings with the
theme, “We Are the Good News.” Once again ARISE
is guaranteed to be a total parish experience to
spiritually renew everyone and provide opportunities
for all of us to grow in faith and community. In
preparation for ARISE this Fall please offer the
ARISE prayer below and prayerfully consider your
involvement as a facilitator or participant on Sign-Up
weekend this Fall.
Gracious God and Father,
we enter into your presence
realizing you know us better than we know ourselves.
You know the cares and sufferings
we carry in our hearts.
You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead us
together
on our journey to be a renewed Church,
for with you all things are possible.
Create us anew in Jesus Christ your Son.
Liberate us from all that keeps us from you.
Heal us from every form of sin and violence.
Transform us to live your Word more profoundly.
Awaken us to the sacred; rebuild trust among us.
Enliven our parishes; reunite our families.
May your Holy Spirit empower us to live
as a community of love,
freed to share in your work of recreating
our world and restoring justice.
We believe you are doing something new,
calling us to arise together in Christ
to celebrate the fullness of life. Amen. © 2007 RENEW International
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OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC
ACADEMY is a school of excellence which offers a
quality Catholic education to its students. Recent
New York State testing results showed our parish
school far exceeding state, city and diocesan scores in
Language Arts and Math for Grades 4, 6 and 8. Our
Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy follows the
NYS and diocesan curriculum. The school has a
morning and after school program for working
parents, SMART Boards in the classrooms, Spanish
and Art, full time nurse, Aquinas Honors Program,
physical education, sacramental preparation and
much more! Please feel free to contact the School
Office at (718) 343-1346 or check out the attractive
school website, www.olscafp.org which contains
many other details about our school of excellence.
Parents who are interested in enrolling their children
into Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy are
welcomed to call for an appointment. See the colorful
flyers on the tables in the Gathering Space today and
feel free to distribute them to family members and
friends.
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC
ACADEMY will open on Wednesday, September 5th.
Students in Grades 1 to 8 are to be in school at 8:15
AM. Parents whose children attend Nursery,
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten are to follow the
directions received in the August letter sent to the
home. Also, all parents are asked to refer to the
school website (www.olscafp.org) for more
information about school supply lists, students’
Summer assignments, tuition payments and much
more. The Academy Office will be open this week
from Monday, August 27th to Thursday, August 30th
from 9 AM to 12 Noon for any inquires. We ask
everyone’s prayers for a successful school year!
ACADEMY SUMMER HOURS ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN OLSCA EIGHTH GRADER?
By Brother Michael Renna, OFS—Chairperson
Recently, OLS held a blood drive to which many parishioners generously donated. When giving blood, you may also be told what type you are. Many people already know their blood type (A, B, O or AB) but how many are aware of how blood type is inherited? This problem will test that knowledge.
A young couple believes that their newborn infant may have accidentally been switched at the hospital. They think this because the mother is blood type A and the father is blood type B but the baby is blood type O. Is this situation possible or has the wrong baby been sent home with the couple? Explain your answer.
(Answer will be provided next week)
Blood type in humans is determined by two genes, one inherited from each parent. There are in fact three different genes called alleles which govern blood type. They are designated as follows:
IA which determines blood type A IB which determines blood type B and i which determines blood type O
The first two genes (A and B) are dominant over O and co-dominant to each other. The gene for type O is recessive—it is not expressed when either dominant gene is present. This means that if a person inherits an A gene from each parent, that person is type A OR if the person inherits an A gene from one parent and an O gene from the other, the person is still type A because A is dominant over O. The same exact thing applies to blood type B. If a person however, inherits an A gene from one parent and a B gene from the other, the person is type AB (codominance). So how does one inherit type O? Simple, you must inherit an O gene from each parent. In other words, to show the recessive trait (O), you must inherit BOTH recessive genes. So in this particular case, it is perfectly possible for a couple with types A and B to have a child with type O blood. Each parent has the dominant gene for their type as well as the recessive O gene which is NOT expressed. The child simply by random chance inherited both O genes from its parents. Just for the record, the probability of this occurring is 25%. The mother in this situation has the following genes: IAi and the father has the following genes: IBi. The baby has this gene makeup (genotype): ii. A little more biological jargon is in order. When the two genes for a trait are the same, that genotype is called homozygous. When the two genes for a trait are NOT the same, that genotype is called heterozygous. Here the mother and father are both heterozygous for blood type, but the baby is homozygous. Of course, nowadays, with all the medical technology available and the proper supervision, it is virtually impossible to go home with the wrong baby!!! (We would hope).
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WARM WELCOME. If you are new to our parish
please feel free to introduce yourself to one of the
priests or deacons after Mass today. We kindly invite
you to come to the Parish Office and register as a
member of Our Lady of the Snows. Registration is
important for all parishioners because then we are able
to issue sponsor letters for
Baptism, Confirmation and Matrimony. We can also
give end of the year statements of your contributions
to the church through regular use of the envelopes.
We can also help you with letters of recommendation
for employment, school, etc. Your registration will
also help us with our parish census in knowing the
number of Catholics in Floral Park and surrounding
areas. Thank you and welcome!
THE TABLET. Any parishioner wishing to receive a
copy of our diocesan newspaper each
week is invited to contact the Parish
Office. Just leave your name and
address and you will be added to the
mailing list.
WELCOME!
CHURCH ETIQUETTE. A
reminder to everyone to please turn
off cell phones before entering the
church. We ask that before and after
Mass greetings to each other should
be extended in the Gathering Space as
some parishioners may be praying privately in the
church. Lastly, please be mindful of wheel chair
seating in the church for the disabled and their
caregivers. Thank you for your consideration.
TD BANK PARISH FUNDRAISER. If you are
currently banking with TD Bank (checking, savings,
money market, etc.) TD Bank will make an annual
contribution to Our Lady of the Snows. This is how
it works: During your next visit to TD Bank, mention
to a representative the “Affinity Membership
Program” and our parish’s affinity code number
AG498. Any existing accounts at any TD Bank
branch and newly open accounts will earn credit
whereby TD Bank will base its annual contribution to
Our Lady of the Snows Parish. The more who bank
with TD Bank the more money TD Bank will
contribute to the parish annually. There are no costs
involved and everyone’s privacy is guaranteed.
Thank you for your participation in this parish
fundraiser!
SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS. As part of the
Church’s call to evangelization we invite you to take
an extra bulletin to a friend or neighbor in the
community who may inquire about Our Lady of the
Snows Parish. Also, check in on our elderly and
those affected by the weather by making a phone call
or visit.
DIOCESAN MARIAN PILGRIMAGE to the
Basilica of the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception in
Washington, DC takes place on
Saturday, October 29th. All are
welcomed to join in a diocesan
Mass celebrated by Bishop
Nicholas DiMarzio at the shrine
with many of the faithful. For
more information about depar-
ture sites, transportation costs, etc. please call the
Pilgrimage Office at (718) 965-7313.
Greet one another with the kiss of love.
Peace to all of you who are in Christ.
1 Peter 5:14
CLOTHING DRIVE. The St. Vincent de Paul truck
will be at Our Lady of the Snows on Saturday,
September 15th from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Now is
the time to search the drawers and closets for clothing
items, clean and in good shape,
to help those less fortunate.
We kindly ask you to bring the
clothing on that day only and
the St. Vincent de Paul Society
in the parish thanks you for
your donations.
CLOTHING DRIVE