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4747 Amboy Road, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312 www.holychildsi.com 718-356-5890

HOLY CHILD CHURCH

February 9, 2020

PASTOR & VICARS Rev. Travers Rev. Edwin H. Cipot Rev. Wenceslaus Rodrigues DEACON James V. Gallagher Weekend Associate Rev. Percy Joseph ORGANIST/MUSIC DEPT. HEAD Sandra Pace 347-560-1793 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR Marie Ferro 718-356-5277 Office Hours: M-Th. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

PARISH MANAGER Mary Kelly

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Joseph Longo

SPORTS COUNCIL Loren Gutzler

Pamela Molloy 718-356-5890

www.holychildsports.com

SOCCER Arnold Gottlieb

www.holychildsoccer.org

PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR JoAnn C. Gaal

718-356-5159 Office Hours: M-Th. 9 a.m.-3p.m.

Email: holychildprek@gmail.com

Saturday p.m. 5:00 7:00

Sunday a.m. 6:30 8:00 Mon -Sat

Morning Prayer

8:30 a.m.

Mon - Fri

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:30 11:00 Mon-Sat Mass 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday p.m. 12:30 5:30

Mary-Pat Schaefer Parish Council President Robert Finelli Saturday Men’s Group

John Vincent Scalia Archdiocese Vicariate Representative Paul Brophy Padre Pio Prayer Group

Sal Lavanco Adoration Phyllis Ballarino Prayerful Mantle

Esther Pla Charismatic Prayer Group Angela DiBenedetto Pro-Life

Linda Malone Cheerleading Sally Robusto Rosary Makers

Robert Morganstern Cub Scouts Rosaria Incantalupo Rosary Ministry

Michael Dontis-Rita Martin Boy Scouts James Amberger-Peg Corney St. Vincent de Paul

Linda Di Marco

Louise Morano

Angela DiBenedetto

Lectors-Communion Ministers

Junior Lectors

Legion of Mary

John & Josephine Schirripa

Nick Nocerino-Ray Doyle

Kelly Carbonaro-Rich Passante

Scripture/Faith Sharing

Usher Ministry

Youth Group

Sacraments Devotions

Baptisms 2:00 p.m. on Sundays Arrange in advance through the parish office. Pre-Baptismal clas-ses 8:00 p.m. on certain Saturday evenings. Call for schedule.

Marriages Please contact priests of the parish at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.

Legion of Mary Church Monday 7:15 p.m. Rectory Conference Room Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

Miraculous Medal Novena Church Mon. after 9:00 a.m. Mass and at 7:00 p.m.

WEEKEND MASSES WEEKDAY WORSHIP PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Padre Pio Prayer Group Church & Fellowship Room 2nd Thursday of month

Charismatic Prayer Group Rectory Conference Room Wednesday 7:45 p.m.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Divine Mercy Chapel 24/7

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HOLY CHILD CHURCH

SATURDAY VIGIL, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 5:00 PM Frank & Joseph Maranzino 7:00 PM Salvatore Mulia SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2020 6:30 AM People of Holy Child 8:00 AM John Thompson 9:30 AM Tobio & Teresa Milo & Family 11:00 AM Joseph Buro 12:30 PM Joey & Marilyn Losacco 5:30 PM Tomislav Bubanj MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020

9:00 AM Julia Arma TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020

9:00 AM Louis Gagliotto WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 9:00 AM Patrick & Susan Beggan THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 9:00 AM John Petrucci FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 9:00 AM Frank Pallazo

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 9:00 AM Michael Morse & Fred Morse SATURDAY VIGIL, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 5:00 PM James & Margaret Duffy 7:00 PM Lillie & Anthony Tozzi

ORDINARY TIME - PSALTER I

MORNING PRAYER MON-SAT 8:30 a.m.

AUDIO ON THE WEB

1. Podbean.com 2. (search): Liturgy of the Hours 3. Click: Divine Office

Widows’ Conversation Group

meets on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room. For more information

please call the Rectory or Maryann at 718-317-7901.

Scripture/Faith Sharing Sessions

Mondays in the FORUM after the 9 a.m. Mass

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The Ave Maria Gift Shop

HOURS

Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

1st Sunday of the month: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

new card selection, Baptism gifts, many new items available.

Ann L. DePompo Arthur John Gale

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Regarding memorials:

Holy Child Church has the good fortune of being in no need of vestments or chalices.

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STATEN ISLAND, NY

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WEEK’S DONATIONS

THE NAMES ON THIS LIST WILL BE ON UNTIL APRIL 5 AND

THEN WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE HEAR FROM THE

FAMILY TO CONTINUE.

Adoration Chapel Candles

In Loving Memory of the living and deceased members of the Celenza and Rosselli Families

Offered by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Celenza

HOLY CHILD ROSARY MAKERS

Makers meet every Thursday in the Rectory after the 9 a.m. Mass. All are welcome. We make rosaries for The Missions and make friends too!

Meetings will resume in March

ARRANGEMENTS FOR BAPTISM

To preserve a more devout and reverent celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism, only four families will be accommodated each week. Please make arrangements with the Church at least a month beforehand.

Sanctuary Lamp

In Loving Memory of Dina Bolzano Offered by Josephine Galluzzo

Bread & Wine

In Loving Memory of Fred Assenza Offered by Lisa & Tom Castaldo

Padre Pio Prayer Group

The Padre Pio Prayer Group meets on the 2nd

Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Church. All are welcome. The next meeting is February 13

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PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

“Come and spend some time with me”

Is God calling you to spend some time to love and adore Jesus, Truly present in the Blessed Sacrament? Please consider committing to one of these URGENT hours:

We welcome everyone to be an Adorer; your presence before the Blessed Sacrament makes you just that!

If you are able to commit to an hour, please contact Joan Rochford at (718) 541-9532.

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Thursday Saturday

3:00 AM 4:00 AM

URGENT URGENT

Kathy Amadeo

Caitlyn Buthorn

Jillian Cannon

Howard Capek

Michael Capolongo

Richard Castagna

Charles Chiarello

Michael Cipriani

Anthony Del Re

Anthony Dimesa

Jenna Esposito

Mary Lou Fiore

Carol Flannery

Baby Guiliana Geller

Dominick Gentile

Doris Gillis

Erik Lipke

Natalie Lupia

Theresa Major

Vicki Mazzella

Nick Mazzella

Nancy McGrath

Mary Theresa Morrell

Lauretta Paradiso

Gayle Pickhart

Myra Rao

Sebastian Rao

Joan Roitzsch

Lisa Romano

Ann Ronan

Camille Scarpelli

Billy Sherwood

William Sherwood, Sr.

Barbara Sherwood

Samantha Snyder

Kati Sullivan

Stephanie Traicoff

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HOLY CHILD YOUTH GROUP MEETING

There will be a Youth Group meeting this Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room. All youth ages 5

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grade - 12th grade are welcome! Come join us for

fun, community service and to meet new friends! For inquiries please call the rectory at (718) 356-5890 and leave a message for Rich or Kelly. Next Saturday, February 15, 2019 there will be a Movie Night in the upper level of the School Building at 8:15 p.m. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.

Holy Child Preschool offers programs for 2, 3 and 4 year old children from September through June. Registration for the September 2020 classes will take place in the school building from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. In order to apply you must bring your child’s birth certificate and immunization record (home copy is sufficient). There is a $100.00 registration fee. For more details on the classes and programs offered please visit our website:

www.holychildsi.com and click on the “Preschool” tab

You can also email us at: holychildprek@gmail.com

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FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

MEALS ON WHEELS OF STATEN ISLAND, INC.

304 PORT RICHMOND AVENUE STATEN ISLAND, NY 10302

www.mealsonwheelsofsi.org

The mission of Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide two nutritious meals each day to the homebound elderly, delivered through the use of volunteers, who are unable to shop for or prepare their own meals. We are currently feeding over 1300 seniors every day, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP! As the demand for meals continues to increase, so does our need for volunteers. If you are available two hours, one morning a week, you can volunteer to deliver meals to your neighbors.

Please call the Meals on Wheels of S.I. office at (718) 727– 4435 for further information.

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Michael’s Cause*

Helping all the boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

9th Annual Dinner Dance

Saturday 21 March 2020 - 7 p.m.

Cocktail Hour – Dinner – Dancing

Hilton Garden Inn SINY

$175 per person

Entertainment by Partners In Sound

Raffles – Silent Auction – Box Boards 50/50 – Photo Booth

*Robert & Theresa Capolongo,

parents of Michael,

are Holy Child parishioners.

www.michaelscause.org

Join Holy Child Preschool at

Our Annual Ladies Night Raffle

Red, White, Blue & Wine Too

Thursday, March 26, 2020 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ~ Doors open @ 6:30 p.m.

Grand Oaks Country Club 200 Huguenot Avenue,

Staten Island, NY 10312

Tickets $75.00 per person

Includes: One sheet of tickets (25) for First Tier of prizes Full Dinner, Dessert, Wine, Soda

Raffles ~ 50/50’s ~ Occasion Boards Individuals paying in full by February 27

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a special drawing taking place that evening

Checks made payable to Holy Child Preschool. All reservations due no later than Thursday, March 19th

For reservations and more information please contact the Preschool at (718) 356-5159 or holychildprek@gmail.com

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Holy Child Preschool Ladies Night at The Grand Oaks Country Club

Please return to the Preschool or Rectory (in envelope marked “Preschool”) Check, Cash or Credit/Debit Card

(you must come to the Preschool Office to pay by credit cards)

Name:_______________________________________________

# of People_____@$75 each Total $______

Please list (PRINT) the names of all people at your table below; include your name.

We MUST have FULL NAMES PRINTED of all attendees (ticket labels are made for all attendees)

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Questions? Contact the Preschool at holychildprek@gmail.com or call 718-356-5159

SAVE THE DATE

40 Days For Life

All are invited to our Kick-off celebration beginning with Mass at St. Charles Church at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, February 23

rd with Bishop John O’Hara followed by a

gathering from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the school auditorium for an orientation to 40 Days for Life Staten Island.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“Introibo ad altare Dei.” ………………………………………………………... …..Prayers at the foot of the altar

This year one priest * will be ordained for the Archdiocese of New York.

Years ago, St. Joseph’s Seminary Dunwoodie produced ordination classes of 30, 40 or better.

My own class of 1983 numbered 17 but that was then. This is now. Of my classmates three left, three have died, one is stricken by a stroke, one is in assisted retirement and one has been placed on leave. The rest of us are ageing.

Career end in the priesthood by retirement, suspension, death or departure is nothing new. What is new is that priests leaving the field are not being replaced by a commensurate number of priests coming out of the seminary.

Over the years, parishes have come to rely on International Priests (guests from other dioceses) to keep services going. This limited number receives provisional assignments as Parochial Vicars. However, there are not as many to go around as the curates, assistants or associates of yesteryear.

There also has been a reliance on priests who visit on Sundays from other assignments – such as teaching , administration, chaplaincy – or who, though retired, like to keep their hat in the ring by saying mass publicly.

Their parochial assistance is secondary to their own professional and personal needs. While we are happy to have them, they are under no obligation to us. Their situation can change and they can stop coming at any time.

What we have been hearing about in other parts of the country for years is now happening here. Because we cannot put solid reliance on visiting priests, foreign or domestic, and because we cannot expect many newly ordained priests any time soon, and because illness or death may strike a permanently assigned priest at any time, we must examine parochial situations with pru-dence and foresight.

The bottom line is that inconvenience is no longer a distant phenomenon experienced by others in far away places but a present reality that impinges upon us.

The words of our Lord are truer now more than ever: “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” – MT 9:37

“I * will go unto the altar of God.” …………………………………………………………………………...Psalm 43:4

Father Travers

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Church: Holy Child Church City: Staten Island Account: 03-00612