St. Mary Magdalene R. C. Church 136-20 219 Street Springfield Gardens, NY 11413

Rectory/Parish office: 218-12 136th Avenue

Phone: 718-949-4311 - Fax 718-528-7208 - Website: www.stmarymagdalene-queens.org

Masses

Sundays 8:45 AM & 11 AM Weekday 8:30 AM Saturday 9:00 AM

Parish Clergy

Rev. Fr. Gordon P. Kusi – Administrator

Rev. Fr. Cosmas C. Nzeabalu –Parochial Vicar

Rev. Fr. Mark Cregan – Sunday Assistant

Deacon Lee Williams Deacon Ernie Hart

Parish Staff

Mary Harris – Pastoral Associate

Aminta Maynard – Administrative Assistant

Liturgical Ministries & Coordinators Altar Servers: Miriam Bettis

Baptism Preparation: Doris & Price Olivier

Choir Director: Nnecka Boyd

Consolation Ministry: Mikki Maynard Drummer: Tiara Ravix

Evangelization: Betty Williams

G.I.F.T.

(High School Program): Samantha Antoine, Lillian Douglas, Najimah McKenzie, Bjorn Olivier,

Katrina Sweeney

Last Judgment (Social Justice):

Liturgical Environment: Meave Davidson,

Rosaline Isiodinsio,

Marie Claude Jolly

Liturgical Dance: Stephanie Simeon

Musician: Gary Fisher

Men’s Ministry: Ken Harrison

Pastoral Care/

Homebound Ministry: Fr. Cosmas

Photography: Sarge Boyd

Prayer: Velma Samuels

R.C.I.A: Marva Chevalier

Sacristan:

Social Media: Taryn Bettis

Women’s Ministry: Stanlee Richards

MISSION STATEMENT: St. Mary Magdalene Parish is a welcoming Faith Community of followers of Jesus Christ bonded by the Eucharist. We go forth from this table into the larger community sharing our gifts and talents in order to bring about God’s reign through works of justice and responsible stewardship.

The 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal

supports the daily work of our Church throughout

Brooklyn and Queens in ways no one parish can ac-

complish alone by supporting the following minis-

tries: Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative, Catholic

Charities; Hospital, College and Prison Chaplains;

Diocesan Vocations Office; Catholic Migration

Services; Office of Faith Formation; Bishop Mugavero

esidence for infirmed clergy; Futures in Education

Scholarship Foundation.

All donations made to the ACA above our parish

goal are returned directly back to our parish for oper-

ations and improvements.

The ACA is independently audited each year for full

transparency.

Pope Francis Prayer to Mary during coronavirus O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken up-on himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the

cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

THE RECTORY OFFICES ARE CLOSED

If you have an urgent need, please call the rectory, leave

a message and someone will get back to you.

Masses in the Church are Cancelled until further notice.

Appeal Prayer

God and Father of all gifts, we praise you, the

source of all who we are. Teach us to

acknowledge always with generous gratitude

the many good things your infinite love has

given us, as together we support the work of

the Church in Brooklyn and Queens.

Open our hearts that we may answer your call

to follow the message of the Gospel as disci-

ples in love and service, so that all may come

to know You by the example of our faith and

good works.

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

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen.

Janet Brown, Barbara Weisenfeld, Ida Theodore, Clive Snagg, Alma Sheafe, Rosetta Hitchen, Tom De Rosa, Louise Aguilera, Catherine Gordon, Georgina Smith, Teneshia MaxDixon, Errol Osborne, Martha Benjamin, Janet Lunsden, Harold Williams, Pelham Jolly, Winnifred Smith, Francis Wilson, Ellington Jeffrey, Arnold W. Sweeney, Inga Watson, Sara Burnett, Cecile Augustin, Luisa Giscombe, Roberto Giscombe, John Anderson, Lennox Hypolite, Bernadette Ezissi and for all suffering from the Corona Virus.

PRAY FOR THE DECEASED OF THE PARISH, ESPECIALLY:

John Barrett

SACRAMENTS & FAITH FORMATION

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A):

Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation for Adults

We welcome Adult members into full communion through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. We welcome all who worship with us who are not baptized or were baptized in a different Christian tradition to join us as full members of the Catholic Christian Com-munity through the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirma-tion and Eucharist. Please speak with Marva Chevalier for more information. We also welcome baptized PRAY FOR ….THE SICK, WHO ARE ILL IN BODY, MIND OR SPIRIT, ESPECIALLY:

Fourth Sunday of Easter A

May 3, 2020

Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday: Acts 12:24-13/Jn :44-50

Thursday: Acts 13:13-25 /Jn 13:16-20

Friday: Acts 13:26-33 /Jn 14:1-6

Saturday: Acts 13:44-52 /Jn 14:7-14

Sacrament of Baptism for Infants: (Infants—3

years old)

Baptisms are held on the first Sunday of the month

(Exception: There are no Baptisms in December or

March). Please register your child at least one month in

advance by coming to the rectory. You must complete

the registration form and submit the child’s birth certifi-

cate. In addition, parents and Godparents MUST attend

MY PARISH OFFERINGS

Pastoral Care of the Sick: Please call the parish

office to arrange for the Sacrament or reconcilia-

tion, communion, and anointing at home.

Funerals: Please call the parish office when planning

the Wake. All funeral arrangements are made through

the funeral Director who notifies the church.

Sacrament of Marriage: Requires a time of six

months before the proposed date of the wedding for

the Marriage Preparation Program. Registered partici-

pating Parish members should contact the parish office

Religious Education -

(Faith Formation for young people)

Our classes have begun! Classes begin at 10:00 AM.

This will allow our young people and Catechist to fully

participate in our 8:45 AM or 11:00 AM Mass Celebration.

For registration and/or further information, please call the

rectory or see Mrs. Harris after Mass.

Diocesan guideline:

A two year sacramental preparation is required to

Although there is no public celebration of the Mass, your priests are celebrating the Mass each day privately. Your intentions are being remembered at Mass and we are praying for everyone’s health and well-being.

Please remember your parish. Donations can be mailed to the rectory or you can use on-line

giving at: www.givecentral.org/dob.

FOR UPDATED INFORMATION

Please check our parish website (www.stmarymagdalene-queens.org) and our FaceBook page often for updates and spiritual help and guidance.

Additional information is available at the Brooklyn diocese website; https://dioceseofbrooklyn.org/

If you have an urgent need, please call the rectory, leave a message and someone will get back to you.

Sunday offerings are critical to the ongoing vitality and sustainability of our parishes to carry out the Mission of Jesus Christ.

We are always thankful for the continuing generos-ity of our parishioners, and during this difficult time we ask that you please continue to support your parish to the extent that you are able.

Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. But whoever enters through the gate is the shep-herd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as the shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has driven out all his own, he walks

ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.” Although Jesus used this fig-ure of speech, the Pharisees did not realize what he was trying to tell them. So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not lis-ten to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pas-ture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.”

Reading I: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Reading II: 1 Peter 2:20b-45 Gospel: John 10:1-10

Whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens it for him,

and the sheep hear his voice. (Gospel)