Miraculous Medal & St. Theresa after Mondaymorning Masses.St. Anthony after Tuesday morning Masses.Exposition & Benediction of the BlessedSacrament every Wednesday from 4:30 to5:30 PM, as well as every First Friday from 7:30 to8:30 PM with silent adoration until 10:00 PM.Recitation of the Rosary every Saturday at4:30 (before the 5:00 PM Mass)

2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New YorkRECTORY: 892-1900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresaschoolbronx.org SCHOOL: 792-3688

FAX: 892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny@gmail.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 792-8434

Rev. Gilberto Angel-Neri, Parochial VicarRev. Emmanuel Udoh, Parochial VicarRev. Thomas D’Angelo, In ResidenceRev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend AssociateRev. Edmundo Gomez, Weekend Associate

Spanish Mass

Deacon Anthony P. CassanetoMrs. Josephine Fanelli, PrincipalMrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious EducationDr. Liya Petrides, Music Director

Marriages

Call the Rectory at least six months inadvance of the wedding date to makean appointment with a deacon or priest.

Baptisms

Baptisms are held on the second Sunday ofevery month at 1:30 PM. Please call theRectory at least one month before to makearrangements. Baptismal instructions forparents and Godparents are required.

Confessions

Mass Schedule

Devotions

SUNDAY MASSES:

Saturday at 5:00 pmSaturday at 6:30 pm (Spanish)Sunday at 7:30, 9:00 (Italian), 10:30 (Family Mass)& 12:15 PM

WEEKDAY MASSES:

Monday thru Friday: 8:00 & 9:00 am

Saturday: 8:00 & 9:00 am

Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor

Church of St. TheresaA Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ

Saturdays from 4:00 to 5:00and by appointment

CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX

AUGUST 19, 2012 – TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The rearing of children calls for many strong and resilient traits of character, but probably none is as necessary as the patience of

love. If you don’t believe it, then speak to the parents of a confused or defiant teenager. Many of them could tell you a story that would

simultaneously boil your blood and break your heart. The story has many variations but the plot is essentially the same. A child is born,

and in one of those beautiful mysteries of life, a father and mother fall instantaneously and forever in love with that baby. Joyfully, they

take up the task of caring for that child. They feed him when he is hungry. They laugh with him when he is happy. And so on and they

watch him grow. He learns to walk and talk, to feed and bathe and dress himself. He starts to go to school, and the parents observe his

progress with great pride. He seems to be on a normal course of development.

Then one day something bad begins to happen. The parents are not sure just where or when it all started, but a breech develops

between them and their child. He has become more and more independent and that’s a good thing. But more and more his independence

takes the form of hostility and belligerence. He becomes increasingly rude and rebellious. Their home is constantly filled with the tension

of harsh words and unspoken anger. The parents aren’t sure what to do. They try everything from persuasion to coercion, but nothing

seems to work, and the breech grows wider and wider between them.

All they want is to love and be loved, and see their son grow into happy and useful manhood. But he has rejected their values,

resented their participation and closed them out of his life. They can’t stop loving him; so what else can they do but hurt and hope and

pray and wait. Sometimes love waits because it has to; no other acceptable option is available.

Then there are other times when love waits because it chooses to. Think back to your own childhood. There were times when you

went to your parents with urgent requests that were not immediately fulfilled. Your father said “No not now. You’re not ready for that

yet.” At the time you were terribly disappointed. You felt mistreated, misunderstood, possibly even unloved. But now you are older and

perhaps wiser, and you can see it differently. Your father and mother were not opposed to your happiness, but they were much more

interested in your long range well-being then they were your momentary pleasure. The thing that you wanted wasn’t bad; it was just

untimely. You were wanting too much too soon; so because your parents loved you they waited and they made you do the same.

Part of the fulfillment of life, indeed, part of the happiness of life, is wanting some things that we don’t get. And almost without

exception the things that we enjoy the most are those for which we wait the longest and work the hardest. So we ought not to get impatient

with life. We should not be discouraged by the delays in life. Keep on hoping and praying. Love is a waiting game, and God will bless us

at the right time.

MANY THANKS

We are most grateful to all our wonderful parishioners who have

sacrificed so generously by increasing their weekly Sunday

contributions. Please know that your weekly increase is for the

betterment of St. Theresa Parish, for the building up and

improvement of our parish. We are most grateful to all of you

who have helped to make a difference in our community. Please

continue to help us in order to keep St. Theresa Parish the vital,

growing parish that it is. We are the only parish in our

immediate area with the lowest Sunday collection. We need to

keep up with our neighbors. Your help is vital. Thanks for all

you do!

AN INVITATION

Now that the good weather is here, please reach out to family,

friends and neighbors and invite them to join you at Mass every

Sunday. Many Catholics in our area are waiting for an invitation

from you to return to the Lord, to the Sacraments, to Church.

Would you help them, please!

CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM until

5:00PM or by appointment with one of the priests in the

Rectory.

AL-ANON HELPLINE – 1-914 – 287- 4700

TREE OF LIFE

Perhaps you may consider our “Tree of Life” located by the

statue of the Sacred Heart in the Church. It is a way in which

our parishioners can memorialize their loved ones.

Please call the Rectory for more information.

HOMEBOUND – If any member of your family or if any of

your neighbors is “Homebound” and would like to receive Holy

Communion at home, please call the Rectory so that a Priest or

Eucharistic Minister might visit them.

REMEMBER – Please remember St. Theresa Church when you

are making or updating your will. Our needs will be great in the

years to come. God Bless You!

AUGUST 19, 2012

Fr. Grippo and the Parish of St. Theresa’s are happy to announce That Sandro Alexander Leyton-Rodriguez will be Ordained to the Order of Diaconate which will be conferred on September 1, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, NY.

CATHOLICISM FILM SERIES

Join us on Tuesday night at 7:30PM on August 21st in the

rectory meeting room for the 10th and last part (out of 10) of the screening of Fr. Robert Barron’s “Catholicism” movie series. In this amazing series, Fr. Barron presents the Catholic faith in a most engaging and challenging way. The 10th episode is entitled “World Without End: The Last

Things”. You do not need to have seen the previous episodes to come see the last four since each stands alone. Coffee and dessert will be served. There are Spanish subtitles.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

What is the RCIA? It is a process for adults

• who are interested in becoming Catholic

• or who are already baptized and desire to complete their

sacramental initiation through the reception of

Eucharist and/or Confirmation

If you seek to become part of our community of faith or wish to

complete your sacramental initiation, please call the rectory at

718-892-1900 to leave your name and telephone number.

Someone on our RCIA team will return your call and set a time

to speak with you about this important decision.

The RCIA is a vital source of renewal for our own parish

community, not only because new members join the parish, but

also because our personal witness, our worship service, and our

teaching will offer the support necessary for the men and women

who seek to become part of the Catholic Church. If you are

thinking about entering more fully into the Catholic Church,

pray about it, call the parish, and let the Lord do the rest.

SISTERS SERVANTS OF MARY AUXILIARY is holding their Annual Yard Sale on Saturday, August 18th from 10:00Am-5:00 PM. All proceeds are given to the Sisters Servants of Mary so that they may continue their ministry in the community. The Address is 3305 Country Club Road, Bronx, NY 10465.

St. Theresa’s School reopens on Monday, August 20th The office hours are Monday-Thursday 8AM-12 Noon. The office will be closed on Monday, September 3

rd. Regular School Office Hours Resume Tuesday, September 4th, The hours are 7:30AM-3:30PM. Applications for new students are available in the Rectory during closed school office hours.

We have a few seats available in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Grade 1 are waiting list only.

PETITION BOOK

There is a petition book in the vestibule of the Church in which you can write your intentions that you would like our parish to join you in prayer. Every Saturday before the 5:00PM Mass, the petitions entered in the book for that week are placed upon the altar of the Blessed Mother where they remain for all the Sunday Masses. As a parish community we pray to the Lord through the help of the Blessed Mother that those petitions will be answered.

REMINDER TO ALTAR SERVERS

Please be sure to check your schedules each week for the Mass you are assigned to serve. If you cannot serve the Mass you have been assigned please make sure you find a replacement. When you are at Mass on Saturday or Sunday please check in the sacristy to see if we need your help serving Mass.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION

Our Religious Education Program Registration

&

Re-Registration is still underway.

Please stop by the Church Rectory for an application.

For information regarding the program call Mrs. McCarrick at 718-792-8434. A copy of your child’s baptismal certificate and other sacrament certificates (if your child is in Gr.3 and up) are needed at the time of registration along with the annual fee of $90 (1 child), $130 (2 children), $170 (3 children) or $185 (4 children).

Lord help me to remember that nothing is going to happen to

me today that you and I together can’t handle.

AUGUST 19, 2012

1ST

TIME: Carmine Mazzuoccolo & Stefania Agostino

Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat

the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not

have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my

blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For

my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink." - Jn 6:53-55

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR BREAD IS IN LOVING MEMORY

OF

ANELLA GIULIANO

WE MISS YOU

LOVE, CIRO, ANNEMARIE, GARY,

STEFANIE & BRANDON

THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE

TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN MEMORY

OF

IRMA ORRICO

LOVE, FRANK & FAMILY

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ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER – All new or

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or in person at the Rectory or fill out the information below.

Many items of importance will be mailed home in the course of

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