HRINE CHURCH OF SAINT GERARD MAJELLA 188-16 91st Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423 Phone: 718-468-6565 Fax: 718-468-3136 stgerardm@verizon.net

Website: stgerardshrine.org Shrine Church of St. Gerard Majella on Facebook and on Youtube

PASTORAL TEAM: REV. JOSEPHJUDE C. GANNON PASTOR– Ext. 25 REV. JAMES ANDREW KUROLY Weekend Assistant REV. JOSEPH THARACKAL In Residence – Ext. 13 REV. CONSTANTIN KONYI KALAMBA In Residence – Ext. 16 MR. GUILLERMO D. GOMEZ Permanent Deacon – Ext. 35 MR. JOSEPH H. DASS Permanent Deacon – Ext. 26 MR. LAURENCE O. MCMASTER Permanent Deacon – Ext. 15 MRS. CARMEN MACCHIO Director of Religious Education – Ext. 22 MRS. ANNE SMITH-THOMPSON Director of Music Ministry – Ext. 28 MRS. LUCY GUZMAN Administrative Assistant— Ext. 27 MRS. GRACE M.M. BRUNKEN Business Office — Ext. 10

BUSINESS OFFICE HOURS: Monday 9 am to 4 pm Tuesday 9 am to 7 pm Wednesday 9 am to 4 pm Thursday 9 am to 4 pm Friday 5 pm to 8 pm Saturday 9 am to 1 pm No office hours on Sunday! Please call the office in advance to arrange appointments to speak with a priest or deacon or to make sure office is open.

FOOD PANTRY: for needy Parishioners: Tuesday 1 to 4 pm only!

MASSES: Monday thru Saturday: 9:00 am Saturday: 5:00 pm – Fulfills Sunday Obligation Sunday: 8:15 am & 11:30 am in English 9:45 am in Spanish Holy Day Masses: As Announced

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturday: 4:00 to 4:45 pm And by Appointment at other times by calling ext 25

DEVOTIONS: Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday 9:20 am St. Gerard Majella Novena: Wednesday 9:20 am

Adoration: Mondays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and First Fridays 9:30 am to 8 pm

Last Sunday of the month at 7 pm in Spanish

MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Urgent calls at any time of day or night. We ask that arrangements for the reception of Holy Communion for Shut-Ins be made by calling the office during business hours.

HOSPITAL: Please inform us of any parishioner who has been admitted to a Hospital or Nursing Home. NEW MEMBERS: Please register by filling out the form found on the back inside cover of this bulletin or by calling the Office.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes for our children Sundays at 10:00 am, end of September to end of May, which includes required attendance at the 11:30 am Mass with their parents and family. To register your child, please contact Mrs. Macchio at Ext 22. R.C.I.A.: Rite of Christian Initiation – Adults interested in becoming Catholic or who need to receive the sacraments of First Communion and /or Confirmation please contact Deacon Joe or Anne Marie Dass at Ext. 26. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements can be made by calling the office during office hours. In English: Instructions are given on the SECOND & THIRD Sunday of the month beginning with the 11:30 am Mass followed by instructions at 12:30 pm. Please register at least 8 weeks before the Baptism by setting up an interview appointment with Deacon Joseph H. Dass E 26 or Laurence McMaster E 15 by calling the office. Baptism is generally on the fourth Sunday of the month. En español: Cada dos meses el tercer domingo. Se requiere que los padres que desean bautizar a sus hijos vengan a la misa y asistan a clases previas de preparación. Para más información deben hablar con el Diácono Guillermo D. Gómez a Ext. 35. MARRIAGES: Church Wedding arrangements should be made before Reception plans are finalized so that the date will be available at the Church. Please make arrangements at least six months to a year before the proposed date.

June 8, 2014 Pentecost Sunday

Please pray for the sick of the parish Please remember our deceased family & friends. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:

SATURDAY, June 7: 9:00 AM— All the Souls in the Purgatorial Society 5:00 PM— + Patrick Murad SUNDAY, June 8: 8:15 AM— Intentions of Elvira Loria 9:45 AM— + Margot Reyes & Hugo Suarez; + Adolfo, Mariana & Elvis Tejada; + Mariade Seris; + Rebeca Leon Intentions of the People of the Parish 11:30 AM— + Emmanuel Barnett MONDAY, June 9: 9:00 AM— Intentions of Rose Josette Thomas (birthday) TUESDAY, June 10: 9:00 AM— Intentions of Lucienne WEDNESDAY, June 11: 9:00 AM— + Monique Jacques THURSDAY, June 12: 9:00 AM— Doctor Luc Lapommeray FRIDAY, June 13– Feast of St. Anthony: 9:00 AM— St. Anthony of Padua SATURDAY, June 14: 9:00 AM— Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sagrado Corazon) 5:00 PM— + Lillian & Edwin Beazer SUNDAY, June 15: 8:15 AM— + Oscar V. Low 9:45 AM— + Maria Acosta; + Angela Sanchez; + Florinda Abreu and Emilio & Emiliano Vargas; Intentions of the People of the Parish 11:30 AM— Intentions of all the Fathers of the parish

PURGATORIAL SOCIETY ENROLLEMENTS FOR 2014 SEE FORM ON BOTTOM OF PREVIOUS COLUMN, THANKS

We have weekday masses available for your intentions or to remember a loved one who has died.

MEETINGS:

WEST INDIAN GROUP: 1pm Sun., June 29—check with Laur-ence—note room change: ST. JOSEPH CONF. RM. RECTORY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays – 8pm note room change: ST. JOSEPH CONF. RM. RECTORY Meetings: June 10 & 24 COLUMBIETTES: Wed. 8 pm note room change: BVM CONF. RM. RECTORY June 18—NOTE DATE CHANGE! CHOIR REHEARSALS: Saturdays—6 pm Spanish CHURCH Wednesdays—7 pm English CHURCH FAMILY OF CHRIST PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm Media room. All are Welcome! JESUS ESTA VIVO PRAYER GROUP Fridays at 8 pm Hall JESUS & MARY PRAYER GROUP Mondays after 9 am Mass OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE YOUTH GROUP Saturdays after 5 pm Mass FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION: please bring NON PERISHABLE FOOD to church or office during the week!!! Spanish Legion of Mary — contact Hilda Cortes for details.

Saint Gerard Majella Parish seeks to provide a festive gathering for all people, of every race and color. A Table at which the lonely find company, the hungry savor rich food and fine wine and strangers enjoy warm family ties. Our prayer is that we may draw our new neighbors from other lands into a loving community and that our Eucharistic table may prefigure our oneness with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. St. Gerard Majella is the patron saint of expectant mothers and couples trying to conceive, as well as the protector of mothers and children, born and unborn and the wrongly accused.

Please complete the lower part of this form and drop it in the collection basket or return it to the office.

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_____ I know some one in the parish that is physically, mentally,

visually or hearing impaired. Please have the Disability Advocate

Ms. Celestine contact me at the phone number listed above.

The 9 am Mass on the First Saturday of the month is for those enrolled in the PURGATORIAL SOCIETY. To enroll a loved one for a year, fill out the form below & enclose $10 donation.

WEEKLY INCOME week of May 25 June 1, 2014 First 2,060 4,308 Second Catholic Relief 1,042 432 Total Collection 3,102 4,740 Aver. Cost/week (8,425) (8,425) Deficit) / week (5,323) (3,865) Religious retirement Fund $656 Thanks

Please use the parking lot on 91 Ave. at all times on the weekends and especially on the Holidays. Thanks you

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament [check for altar announcements for any changes] Mondays from 9:30 am until 11:30am & First Fridays: on July 4 from 9:30 am until 7:30 pm Night Prayers and Benediction. Please sign up to spend an hour with the Lord on First Fridays

— see sheet on the 188 St. side table.

JUNE Sanctuary Lamps, Altar Breads and Wine

were donated by Virginia Reyes Intentions of Nemencio & Virginia Reyes & Family

Today’s Gospel: John 20:19-23

Jesus gives the blessing of peace, and bestows his authority on the disciples as he confers on them the Holy Spirit.

Thank you Communion Breakfast will be on Saturday June 21. All ministries and volunteers please join us at the 9

am Mass followed by our Rosary procession and 10 am Communion Breakfast in the Hall. Please call the office to confirm your attendance before June 9th All are welcome!

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Our parish goal is $21,801. We pray you will demonstrate your commitment to Catholic

Education, Vocations, Migration Services, Catholic Charities & our parish by supporting the critical work of the ministries that serve the people of our Diocese. If you have not picked up a pledge envelope please do so from the tables and return it with a pledge. So far 63 out of over 410 parish families have pledged $24,355. We need every family to pledge. Please join in supporting our Bishop and our parish. Thank you, Fr. Gannon

Blessings and joy to : Kalunda Anthony, Joshua Belecina, Priyana Jayson, Ana Kay, Daniele Kay, Camilla Lalanne, Raymond Leveille, Allyssa Marcos, John Bryan Nicdao, and Veronica Villa who received the Holy Spirit!

A Message from our Pastor Happy Birthday to the Church, Happy Pentecost, Happy Feast of the Holy Spirit! This Feast we remember that God always fulfills his promises, Jesus promised the coming of the Advocate, the Holy Spirit of God, and so he came. But he does not come just once. We are called to constantly invite the Holy Spirit into our lives, our family, and our culture. We receive the Spirit at every Sacrament, We receive the Spirit when we pray as a parish family, We receive the Spirit when we, like Mother Mary, are purely open to the Spirits dwelling in us as we say yes to our Vocation. So let us celebrate this weekend and let us ask the Holy Spirit to descend upon us today. God bless, Father Gannon

St. Anthony of Padua Relics will be on display in New York. from June 11 to 16:

Wednesday June 11 Holy Family Church

175-20 74th Ave Flushing NY 11366 10 am Veneration

12 pm Mass with Veneration

Monday June 16 St Anthony & St Alphonsus Church

862 Manhattan Ave Greenpoint, NY 11222

4:30 pm Veneration 6:30 pm Mass & Veneration

THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Knowledge,

Fortitude, Piety, Fear of the Lord.

PENTECOST Unless the eye catch fire, God will not be seen. Unless the ear catch fire, God will not be heard. Unless the tongue catch fire, God will not be named. Unless the heart catch fire, God will not be loved. Unless the mind catch fire, God will not be known.—William Blake

QUEEN OF ANGELS CHURCH SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS Will be holding its second annual Picnic on Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 12 noon - 5:00 PM in the Queen of Angels School yard (43rd Street off of Skillman Avenue ). Food and beverages will be sold. There will be carnival games, bouncy castle and face painting. 2014 Grand Raffle tickets will be sold and the winning ticket will be drawn at the event. First prize is $3,500, second prize $1,000 and third prize is $500. Bring the whole family for a fun filled day! For more information, please call Beth (718) 937-3244.

Farewell Reception for Father James Kuroly will be held in the hall after the 9:45 am Mass on Sunday June 29. Please stop by for light refreshments and let Father know he will be missed.

Lecturas para el 15 de junio del 2014 Festividad: Santísima Trinidad\

P. Lectura: Éxodo 34: 4-9 Salmo: Daniel 3: 52-56 S. Lectura: 2Corintios 13: 11-13 Evangelio: Juan 3 : 16-18

Reflexión para hoy San Luca, redactor de Hechos de los apóstoles toma los elementos simbólicos de resonancia cósmica para manifestar que es una intervención de Dios. Quiere significar la irrupción del Espíritu Santo en la historia humana. Es el comienzo de la etapa definitiva en la historia de la salvación. Es el comienzo de la predicación del evangelio por parte de la Iglesia apostólica. Estos elementos también recuerdan el anuncio profético del «Día del Señor». Este pasaje entrelaza elementos históricos y escatológicos. El Espíritu empuja a la Iglesia más allá de las fronteras geográficas y culturales. Por eso todos entienden el mensaje en su propia lengua. Allí se han dado cita todos los pueblos hasta entonces conocidos indicando la universalidad del mensaje evangélico. Otro elemento importante es el aspecto comunitario: los discípulos están reunidos en comunidad y el anuncio inaugura una nueva comunidad. En la primera de Corintios Pablo enfatiza la acción del Espíritu en la vida de los creyentes y en la construcción de la Comunidad eclesial. Consciente de las divisiones que se vivían al interior de esta comunidad insiste en que los dones, los carismas, los ministerios y los servicios proceden de un mismo Espíritu. Por lo tanto todos los carismas, dones y ministerios están en función del crecimiento de la Iglesia. La acción del Espíritu cualifica la misión de la Iglesia en el mundo y no sólo para la santificación individual. El Espíritu articula interiormente la misión de Jesús y la misión de la Iglesia

COMUNIDAD HISPANA 8 de junio de 2014

Domingo de Pentecostés

RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT At last! The power hinted at and the Spirit promised are unleashed on this holy day. We call it the birthday of the church. Try to listen to today’s scripture passages with some sense of how electrifying these events must have been to those who lived through them. Up until now, they have been waiting in the upper room. In today’s first reading, that room is filled with wind and fire and bold proclamations in foreign tongues. In the second reading, Paul describes the Pentecost event, too. His description includes all of us. The Spirit lives on in the church in each of us who are members of the Body of Christ, given different gifts from the same Spirit. Only after Pentecost could the apostles look back and understand what Jesus meant when he said, as reported in today’s Gospel reading, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Before there was water, there was fire. Once in a while, a volcano hints at the sizzling magma upon which the whole human enterprise floats. Over eons, the surface cooled off a bit, and rain sizzled down for thousands of centuries, filling the oceans and sculpting the earth. We Christians can catch God’s glory in a shimmering pool of water, but we can also capture God’s burning desire to fan the tiny flames of our baptismal candles into something that will make a difference. In Sicily to this day, there is a custom of scattering rose petals down from the ceiling of church on the heads of the faithful, an effective reminder of the “tongues of flame” descending on the apostles, and a sign that the Holy Spirit still is poured out on the baptized. It is not merely a quaint custom, but a fairly potent sign of what baptism does. An interesting sidebar: if you have traced the Epiphany blessing on your doorway in chalk, Pentecost is the day to erase it. From now on, no need to rely on the “wise men”—you are alive in the Spirit! —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Filled with the Holy Spirit, the apostles begin to speak in tongues (Acts 2:1-11). Psalm — Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face

of the earth (Psalm 104). Second Reading — In one Spirit we are baptized into one body and given to drink of one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13). Gospel — Jesus Christ appears to the disciples and sends them on their mission with the power to forgive or retain sins through the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

MUCHAS GRACIAS A… todas las personas que trabajaron arduamente para hacer que el sábado, 31 de mayo, en que tuvimos la consagración a la Virgen María,

fuera un día de hermandad y entrega a María. A todos los que formaron parte de estos treinta y tres días de reflexión y discernimiento para llegar al corazón de Jesús a través del corazón de María, muchas bendiciones.

ADORACIÓN EUCARISTICA DURANTE LA SEMANA

Pidámosle al Señor que nos ayude a acercarnos más a través de la oración frente a Jesús sacramentado. LUNES: 9:30 am a 11:30 de la mañana. PRIMER VIERNES DE CADA MES: 9:30 am a 7:30 de la noche.

MENSAJE DE NUESTRO PÁRROCO ¡Feliz Cumpleaños a nuestra Iglesia! Feliz Día de Pentecostés. Feliz Fiesta del

Espíritu Santo. Esta festividad nos recuerda que Dios siempre cumple sus promesas, Jesús prometió la venida del Espíritu Santo y hoy lo celebramos. El Espíritu Santo no vino solo una vez. Estamos llamados a constantemente invitar al Espíritu Santo a formar parte de nuestras vidas, de nuestra familia y nuestra cultura. Recibimos el Espíritu Santo en cada sacramento, cuando oramos como familia, como cuando como nuestra madre María estamos abiertos al Espíritu y decimos sí a nuestra vocación. Celebremos este fin de semana y pidámosle al Espíritu Santo que descienda sobre nosotros hoy. ¡Que Dios les bendiga! Padre Gannon!

¿Desea bautizar a su hijo/a? Para bautizar a un niño es necesario traer el certificado de nacimiento y hablar con el diácono Guillermo Gómez antes de fijar la fecha de la recepción del bautismo. Recuerde

que padres y padrinos deben tomar clases pre-bautismales. Al escoger a los padrinos los padres deben tener en cuenta que los mismos sean siempre ejemplos vivientes de fe para sus hijos.

Campaña Diocesana: a través de esta campaña nuestra iglesia ayuda

para que se manifiesta el amor de Jesús a personas en necesidad. La meta de nuestra parroquia es de $21,801. De 410 familias que se comprometieron a ayudar, 63 han respondido a esta gran necesidad y se han colectado $24,355. Si usted todavía no lo ha hecho recoja su sobre y devuélvalo con su promesa. Gracias y que Dios le bendiga. Padre Gannon.

BODAS: El casarse por la iglesia es realmente un regalo maravilloso que la pareja se da mutuamente. Las parejas que toman esta decisión deben recibir

una preparación adecuada para poderse casarse. La preparación les ayudaría a contestar las siguientes preguntas: ¿Qué significa para nosotros el casarnos por la iglesia? ¿Sabemos los dos qué significa el sacramento del matrimonio? ¿Qué implica recibir este sacramento? ¿Cómo está mi fe, nuestra fe y cómo estamos conectados con la vida litúrgica de la iglesia? ¿Tenemos una buena relación de pareja? Para saber más hable con el diácono Guillermo D. Gómez.

EL PADRE KUROLY YA NO ESTARÁ MÁS CON NOSOTROS… El Obispo DiMarzio ha asignado al padre Kuroly para dos posiciones más. Asistir a al padre Tony Hernández en la parroquia de San Pedro y San Pablo, como también ser el capellán de la oficina “Young Adult Ministry” de la diócesis. El padre continuará trabajando tiempo completo en la escuela secundaria Cathedral Prep y siendo el director del grupo de la Jornada de la diócesis. Esto implica que ya no estará con nosotros para celebrar la misa a partir del 30 de junio. Por lo tanto, todos están invitados al auditorio el domingo 29 para despedirlo y desearle éxito en sus nuevas asignaciones. Habrá café y galletas para compar-tir. Le he pedido al Obispo asignar un sacerdote que nos ayude los fines de semana. Como saben tenemos cuatro misas el fin de semana, más bodas, bautismos y otros eventos. Es posible que tome algún tiempo encontrar otro sacerdote que nos ayude. Por favor ore por el padre Kuroly, sé que él será una bendición para el equipo pastoral de San Pedro y San Pablo. En las próximas semanas, déjele saber al padre que está y estará orando por él.

RECORDATORIO: El estacionamiento en la avenida 91 ya no está disponible los domingos por las tardes. Se cerrará después de la misa de las 11:30 am a no ser que haya actividades de la parroquia. Por favor saque su carro antes de las 3 pm.

La recepción de despedida para el padre James Kuroly tendrá lugar en el auditorio el domingo 29 de junio, inmediatamente

después de la misa de las 9:45 am. Por favor baje para tomar un refrigerio y despedir al padre Kuroly, dejándole saber que se le va a extrañar.

¿Se ha mudado hace poco a nuestra parroquia? Bienvenido, lo invitamos a que se inscriba como nuevo miembro de nuestra familia parroquia. Para ello busque en el boletín.