Parish Staff Reverend Robert H.C. Mema, Administrator Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, JCL, In Residence Reverend Salvatore J. Amato, In Residence Reverend Monsignor D. Joseph Finnerty, In Residence Deacon Julio C. Barreneche, Parish Deacon Mrs. Megan Rodriguez, Youth Minister Ms. Agnes Rus, AO, Director of Faith Formation Mr. Thomas Sexton, Director of Music

Administrative Staff Ms. Patricia Freeman, Secretary Mr. Anthony Porchetta, Maintenance Supervisor Ms. Lisa Miller, Bookkeeper

St. Kevin Catholic Academy Mrs. Allison Murphy, Principal Dr. Hugh McGowan, Chairman - Board of Directors Rev. Robert Mema, Rev. Edward Kachurka and Rev. Frank Schwarz—Board of Members

Saint Kevin Roman Catholic Church 45-21 194th Street Flushing, New York 11358

Rectory Office 718.357.8888

stkevin194@gmail.com

Rectory Fax 718.357.3671

Website Stkevinflushing.org

Academy Phone 718.357.8110 ext. 4

Religious Education Office 718.357.8110 ext. 3

Rectory Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Friday 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Devotions Miraculous Medal (Tuesdays at 9:30 AM) Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (First Sunday of the Month in Church, 1:00- 2:30 PM) (Mondays in the Convent Chapel 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM)

Catholic Cemeteries For Information and available options, please call 718.894.4888.

Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil - 5:00 PM Sunday - 8:00 AM; 10:00 AM; 12:00 PM Weekday - 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Baptism Second Sunday of the Month at 1:30 PM (except during the Season of Lent), or when otherwise noted. Please call the rectory for an appointment at least one month in advance.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM or by appointment.

Sacrament of Matrimony Marriage arrangements must be made at least six (6) months prior to the proposed wedding date. Please call the rectory to make an appointment. Also, log onto www.pre-cana.org for complete information about required marriage preparation in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Parish Mission Statement

We are a Catholic Christian community striving to live as disciples of Jesus Christ. Nourished by the Eucharist and enlightened by the Word of God, our Pastor, Parish Staff and Parishioners welcome all. With faith in His Gospel, we are called to love as Jesus

loves and, therefore, serve our community through the sharing of time, talents and treasure to support programs of evangelization and social justice. Our commitment encompasses serving the youth through education, sports and formation.

We seek to develop services for the elderly and homebound. Finally, we wish to challenge and sustain all parishioners through spiritual and educational activities.

If you would like to receive a 2019 Church Contribution Statement for tax purposes,

please complete the form below and return it to the Rectory Office.

2019 Church Contribution Statement Request

Name: ________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________

Telephone # : ________________________ Church Envelope #: _________________

E-mail: ________________________________________________________________________

Would you like us to email or mail you a copy of your statement? (Ck One) ___Email ___Mail

Dear Parishioners,

Are your Christmas decorations still adorning your home? Are you still sitting on your couch with the glimmering lights of your Christmas tree in the background lighting up the corner of your sacred space? Are you still reflecting on how “Christmas went for you last year”? This is all normal. While the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the close of the Christmas Season, which was celebrated on Sunday, January 12, 2020, tradition has it that Christmas decorations can remain until this

weekend…The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. If you are thinking, yes, mine are still up!

How do we get this tradition? As noted, our liturgical season of Christmas concludes on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which is also the first Sunday of Ordinary Time. However, after the Roman Missal was revised in 1962, the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, formally known as the “Tridentine Mass/Latin Mass”, the end of the Christmas Season was fixed to January 13th. But, prior to this, the tradition was to close the Christmas Season with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, February 2, which is also known as “Candlemass”, when a representation of candles that are used in the church are blessed (we continue the blessing of the candles on this day). This tradition was held because the time between Christmas Day and February 2nd was 40 days, which is emphasized in Sacred Scripture.

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a beautiful celebration of Christ being presented to Simeon in the Temple. What is beautiful is God’s promise coming to fruition, that Simeon will see the Christ child before he dies. The conclusion of this weekend’s Gospel is beautiful; Simeons’ proclamation to God:

“Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.”

Simeon is giving testimony of God’s fulfillment but also the splendor of the Light that he has witnessed, not only the light that fills the corner of the room. NO, the light that fills every inch of the room… especially every inch of our being! It is this Light that awakens us, guides us and goes before us. It is the light that reveals all things.

Speaking about the light that reveals all things, I have vowed to be transparent in my ministry. Therefore, please find on page 4 a copy of the 2018-2019 Year-End Fiscal Financial Report/Budget. You will see we have ended the year in the BLACK! That's because of YOU! Your generosity truly overwhelms me and I am beyond grateful.

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I plan to do everything in my power to continue being a good steward. Here are some insights as to the financial reserves of the parish and some decisions that I have made thus far, in collaboration with my staff and finance committee (thank you to my staff and Finance Council who assist me in saving for our future):

1) When I assumed the responsibility of Administrator on June 30, 2019, the parish was left with $213,000.00 in reserves for the Church and $5,600.00 in reserves for the Academy, (Bishop Ray did his best considering we renovated the Church and School). The diocese recommends that a parish have 6 months’ worth of monies in reserves. For us that should be at least $550,000.00, in our Church reserves and we should have at least $250,000.00 in our Academy reserves;

2) Given we had $213,000.00 in reserves, our two biggest bills arrived in September for (1) insurance for $85,000.00 and (2) our Diocesan Assessment for $70,000.00. We had the option to either pay these amounts in one lump sum or in 2 payments or 8. In order to save as much money, I had withdrawn $155,000.00 in October from our reserves to pay these bills, leaving us with $58,000.00. I am pleased to inform you that we have replenished our reserves and we currently have a balance of $208,000.00. Once again, because of your generosity, being awarded two grants that I have applied for, and the monies over goal for the Generations of Faith and the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal, we have been able to deposit $150,000.00! We were able to accomplish this in just three months…WOW;

3) In addition, we have been able to deposit $6,400.00 into our reserves for the Academy bringing our total reserves for the Academy to $12,000.00;

4) We currently have NO outstanding bills whether that be to vendors, ordinary expenses, medical and pension for our employees…We are up-to-date;

5) I have and continue to find ways to cut back where necessary.

So what are my goals:

1) If I am appointed as your Pastor, my first term would be for 6 years. I hope that by the conclusion of my first term, to have at least $600,000.00. This is a big undertaking, but I know we can do it;

2) If I am not appointed as your pastor, for some unknown reason, sometime this year we should be informed, I hope to have in reserves at least $325,000.00 by time I am replaced;

3) If I am your pastor and renewed for a second term, I hope to have $1,000,000.00 in reserves…a bigger undertaking, but once again, I know we can do it!

The future of St. Kevin Parish is looking bright! Thank you so much for all you do!

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding the financial statement or any questions you may have for our parish!

In the Good Shepherd,

Fr. Robert Mema

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Memorial Gifts Week of January 26th, 2020

The Bread and Wine are given this week in Loving Memory of Esther & Joseph Balistreri.

Please Pray For the Sick of our Parish:

Elizabeth Sheridan, Chrissie Beacco, James Lana Sr., David Furst, Dorothy Carroll,

Eddie Mickus, Eileen, Grace Plank, Rosanna Prettitore, Lucy Petretti, Gloria Diminich, Katrina McGrath,

Joseph Thorsen and Michael Antonucci.

Please Pray For the Faithful Departed:

Scott Wachter and Edward Maffia.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

Saturday, February 1st 5:00 People of St. Kevin Parish Patrick Casey Marilyn Lofaso Walter Carroll Dann Curtin Sunday, February 2nd 8:00 Parish Purgatorial Society 10:00 Juan Carida 12:00 Rosemary Fevola Monday, February 3rd—St. Blaise 9:00 Timothy Wysocki Tuesday, February 4th 9:00 Roman & Marija Rus Wednesday, February 5th 9:00 Deceased members of the Amodio Family Thursday, February 6th 9:00 Rose Xuereb Friday, February 7th 9:00 Gesualdi & Nogueira Family, living and deceased Saturday, February 8th 9:00 Thomas A. Hoey Saturday, February 8th 5:00 People of St. Kevin Parish Margaret Nalback Hermann Joseph Wagenhofer, Jr. Sunday, February 9th 8:00 Ernesto & Emma Fortuna 10:00 Vivian Ollari 12:00 Frank Ollari

ANNOUNCED MASS INTENTIONS

There are weekly offerings available of :

Bread and Wine ($25),

Sanctuary and Altar Candles ($25) or

The St. Kevin Shrine Lamp ($25)

Two Baskets of Flowers ($150).

Rachel's Helpers is a Post Abortive Ministry for Women

Forgiven & Set Free is an 8 week program for women who have had

an abortion and are seeking spiritual healing, sponsored by the Diocese

of Brooklyn. For additional information please call 347-702-2352.

All calls are confidential and there is no fee.

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50/50 Raffle

Please place your February 50/50 raffle envelope, along with your $5 donation, in the

collection basket today.

Thank you for your support

of St. Kevin Church!

Annual Catholic Appeal Update

Goal: $92,322.00 Pledged: $115,048.50

Rec’d: $114,083.50 Balance: $965.00

Number of Donors: 221

All monies over goal come

directly back to the Parish!

We far exceeded our goal by $22,726.00!!!

AMAZING!!!

Thank you SO MUCH!

Financial Section

Generations of Faith Update

Goal: $995,000.00 Pledged: $1,232,818.00

Rec’d: $1,072,086.00 Balance: $160,732.00

Thank you SO MUCH!

Parish/Civic Organizations—Upcoming Events

St. Kevin Senior Club will meet on Tuesday, February 4th, from 1:30 to 4:30 P.M., in the Msgr. Finnerty Parish Center, doors open at 12:30 p.m. We are running a trip to the Empire City Casino on Wednesday, February 19th. Your cost is $25.00 and you will receive the package of the day. For reservations and information, please call Mike at (718) 886-1404.

January 26, 2020………………...….…....$8,546.00 Envelope Amount………………….…….$7,415.00 Loose Cash Amount………………......…..$255.00 Loose Check Amount……………...….…..$876.00 Number of People……………………................875 Number of Envelopes………………….……….314

Thank you!

Fuel Collection

This weekend, February 1st and 2nd, there is a special 2nd collection the “Fuel “collection.

This collection will assist us in ensuring that our beautiful Church stays nice and warm during the cold winter months.

Thank you for your generosity! We thank you, in advance, for your help and support!

The Flushing First Friday Club will meet on Friday, February 7th, at Verdi’s Restaurant in Whitestone. Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 Noon by Father Joseph Gibino, Pastor of Holy Family Church. The luncheon will immediately follow Mass. For additional information, please call Catherine at 718-461-7049 or William at 718-461-6647. The cost is $30.

The Queens Catholic Widow & Widowers Club will meet on Monday, February 10th at 7:00 P.M. in the

Cafeteria of St. Kevin Catholic Academy (45-50 195th Street). Please join us for an evening of fun, games,

chatter, coffee, tea and cake. Find our about the newest trips we are planning and make some new friends.

For additional information, please call Noreen t 718-357-8408.

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Please Join Us!

Have you been waiting to be fully

initiated into the Catholic Church?

This is the time to act and be fully part of the great work of Jesus Christ.

If you answer ‘Yes’ to the following questions,

you are a candidate for our preparation program for adults and can receive the

Sacrament of Confirmation this Pentecost on May 30, 2020 at the 5:00PM Mass.

You are a Baptized Catholic;

You have received First Holy Communion;

You are at least 18 years old;

You want to be Confirmed.

Classes begin on February 18, 2020

in the Rectory. Classes meet once a week for 14 weeks.

Please contact Ms. Agnes Rus (Director of Faith Formation) at 718.357.8110 ext. 3 for

more information and to enroll.

The Associated Vincentian Charities of Brooklyn

Gives Back

For each car, truck or van (running or not) the Associated Vincentian Charities will give back to our parish $75 to $200 for each vehicle. If you, a family member or friend have an old or neglected vehicle that is not being used, please call the St. Vincent de Paul Society at 718-491-2525 or you can also email them at: svdpauto-brooklynqueens.org. Just remember to tell them that you are from St. Kevin Parish. There is an IRS tax deduction and also free towing no matter the condition of the car.

Thank you for your support of this program

and St. Kevin Parish!

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If you are new to the Parish, or not so new, we ask that you please register with the Parish. Please fill out the form below and drop it in the collection basket. ******************************************************

Name: __________________________________ Phone #: ________________________________

Email: __________________________________ Address:_________________________________

________________________________________

****************************************************

______ I worship here and would like to

register.

______ I am interested in completing my Sacraments of Initiation. ______ I am interested in enrolling my child in

St. Kevin Catholic Academy.

______ I am interested in enrolling my child in

the Faith Formation Program.

______ I am interested in joining parish

Ministries.

______ I am moving from the Parish

Tree of Life There are opportunities to have a loved one honored or memorialized on the St. Kevin Tree of Life. Memorials are available in

varying price ranges for you to consider: $5,000 - Donor $4,500 - Dove $4,000 - Cloud $3,500 - Acorn $2,500 - Gold Rock $1,000 - Gold Leaf $500 - Silver Leaf

Please contact the Rectory (718-357-8888) if you would like to receive a brochure that will provide additional information on the Tree of Life.

Vocation Thought “She gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all.” We are all called to bear witness to Christ in our lives. Could you be called to do this as a priest, deacon or a consecrated religious? If God is calling you, what is truly needed is trust.

If you are discerning a religious vocation, please call the rectory (718-357-8888) and speak with one of the parish priests or call the Vocation Office at (718) 827-2454 or you can email the Vocation Office at vocations@diobrook.org.

Feast Day of St. Blaise

“Through the intercession of

St. Blaise, bishop and martyr,

may God deliver you from every

disease of the throat and

from every other illness,

in the name of the Father,

and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.”

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Lent is 3 1/2 weeks away.

Lent begins on Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Distribution of Ashes:

9:00AM Mass;

3:00PM Prayer Service;

7:30PM Mass

Stations of the Cross are prayed each Friday,

during Lent, at 7:00PM in the Church.

Stations of the Cross on GOOD FRIDAY is at

7:30PM (possibly outdoors, weather permitting).

Parish Lenten Mission

Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24

at 7:30PM only.

Presenters: Doctors Raymond and Carolyn Yeager

(Catholic Psychologists)

Theme: Our Faith Contributes to our Wellbeing

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