Readings: June 22, 2014. Third Sunday of Apostles

First Reading. Isaiah 1:1-9. Second Reading. 1 Corinthians 7. 1-7 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37.

June 22, 2014 SEASON OF APOSTLES Vol. 11 No: 25

St. Thomas, our Father in Faith

Pray for us

Parish Schedule

Liturgical Celebrations:

FRIDAY:

7:00 PM Holy Mass

SATURDAY:

8:30 AM Holy Mass and Novena to

St. Alphonsa

SUNDAY:

3:30 PM English Mass

5:00 PM Religious Education. Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

On the day of Liturgical Service at the

church: 4:30– 5:00 PM

Sacrament of the Sick:

Contact Rev. Fr. Vicar if anyone is

seriously ill.-516-505-7940

Events Calendar

June 28. Feast of St. Thomas: Brooklyn

July 4. First Friday. July 6. Feast of St. Thomas. July 13. Parish Council. July 19. Picnic. July 18. Novena .St. Alphonsa. July 27. Feast of St. Alphonsa.

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June Volunteers. Flora Park

July Volunteers. Queens.

My Dear Children, Sisters and Brothers,

Fr. Ligory Johnson Philips.

St. Mary’s SYRO-MALABAR CATHOLIC CHURCH

856 Hempstead Ave, West Hempstead, NY 11552

Mailing address

24 Westminster Road,

West Hempstead, NY 11552

Contact Information

Vicar & Pastor: Rev. Ligory Johnson Philips

Email: kattiakaran@yahoo.com Phone: 516-505-7940

Cell: (281) 935 7275 Website: www.stmaryssyromalabar.org

After completing the festivities, the Holy Mother Church guides us how to live our daily lives as

true followers of Christ. The Gospel reading for today underlines very important elements of Chris-

tian discipleship, namely, the Love of God and the Love of Neighbor. Jesus in His farewell dis-

course said to the disciples “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved

you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you

have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35). St. John the Evangelist in his letter says “If anyone

says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he

has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” (1 John 4:20). St. Luke in today’s Gospel pre-

sents a scholar of the law who asked Jesus what to do to inherit the eternal life. The legal expert

wanted to know God but his heart was filled with questions and sought for absolute theological

answers. Jesus simply reminded him about the precepts of God recommended him to follow it. But

the lawyer who maintained an intellectual answer asked Jesus “Who is my neighbor?” He wanted to

justify himself and brought up much debated question, for, some Israelite considered aliens as

neighbors (Leviticus 19:33-34), while lot others considered their friends and relatives as the

neighbors. And so Jesus said a parable – a man on his way to Jerusalem was assaulted by robbers

and was left half dead. A priest, then a Levite passed by, but did not stop; but a Samaritan who came

that way saw this injured man, stopped, treated his wounds and arranged the inn keeper to take care

of him. While the so called ‘neighbors’ (priest and the Levite) ignored the wounded man, the out-

cast one became the rescuer. For Jesus everyone who stops besides the suffering person is the Good

Samaritan. “And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your

strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself’ is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacri-

fices.” (Mark 12:33) Jesus’ parable illustrates the universal dimension of God’s plan of salvation

that is extended to the whole world. Jesus in this parable redefines the concept of a ‘neighbor’. He

shatters the barriers that separate people as neighbors and non-neighbors; that distinguishes from

one religion to other and from one nationality to another. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said “The

parable of the Good Samaritan offers two particularly important clarifications. Until that time, the

concept of “neighbor” was understood as referring essentially to one’s countrymen and to foreigners

who had settled in the land of Israel; in other words, to the closely-knit community of a single coun-

try or people. This limit is now abolished. Anyone who needs me, and whom I can help, is my

neighbor. The concept of “neighbor” is now universalized, yet it remains concrete. Despite being

extended to all mankind, it is not reduced to a generic, abstract and undemanding expression of

love, but calls for my own practical commitment here and now.” (Deus Caritas Est, n.15)

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ALTAR SERVERS

6/22/2014 6/29/2014

Joel Kanatt Merin Koithara

Jino Tomichen Elizabeth Karuvelithara

Noel John Jessica Mathew

Noel Karikulam Ashley Antony

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

Contact: Mr. Alex Manchery (516) 775-1335

6/22/2014 6/29/2014

Thomas Varghese Jose Kanattu

Jose Thottukadavil Alex Mancherry

Kathreen Pattet Jeriks Tom

Thomas Cherian Tomy Madathikunnel

.

KAIKARANS

Mr. James Thomas—718 343 3948

Mr. Jose Madathikunnel—718 470 0980

Email: trustees@stmaryssyromalabar.org

WARD SECRETARIES

Mr. George Cheripuram (Queens) 516 775 7993

Mr. Jose Joseph (Floral Park) 718 831 1018

Mr. Thomas Karimpil (Brooklyn) 718 373 0249

Mr. Sebastian Joseph (Nassau & Suffolk) 516 763 5264

Mr. Mathachan Mancheril (N.H Park) 516 603 7043

Vincent De Paul Society

Mr. Johnson Mavelil-President - 718 343 4694

Women’s Forum– President– Veronica Thanicatt.

കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ചത്തെ സ്തോത്തക്കോഴ്ച ആയിരത്തി അഞ്ഞൂറ്റി മുപ്പത്തി അഞ്ചു

.

OUR MISSION

We the faith-filled descendents of St. Thomas the Apostle, and the mem-

bers of the Syro-Malabar hierarchy nourished by the rich traits of one of

the ancient cultures, thrive to impart our faith and culture to the whole

world and especially to our descendents. Through worship, motivation,

support and education we foster spiritual growth, Syro-Malabar tradi-

tions and values. With open hearts and helping hands we respond to the

needs of our community and the world.

MASS INTENTIONS .6/22/14. Thankamma Madathikunnel.

6/28/14. Lissy Varghese.

7/5/14. Jessy Job.

7/6/14. Feast of St. Thomas

7/11/14. James Cherian

7/12/14. Mathai Joseph

7/13/14. Johnson Mavelil.

8/2/14. Jis Jacob.

YOUTH FORUM

PRAYER MEETINGS:

Please contact your Ward Secretary.

July 5, 2014. 7:00 PM

Moben Mathew, 1051 N 7th Street

New Hyde Park, NY 11040. 516 358 4676.

Adoration and Holy Mass every Friday at the Church at

7:00 PM.

Contact: Mr. George Nampiaparampil, (718) 479 6769

The Core Group. Angela Mukalel, Divya Johnson, Julie Chandy

Leslie John, Linda Mancherry. If you have any questions or would like to be added to our email list please email smsmccyouth@gmail.com Email your cell phone no. If you want to receive text messaging. Or contact:Angela Mukalel, Divya Johnson, Julie Chandy, Leslie John or Linda Mancherry.

St. John Bosco Pray for Our Youth

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Syro-Malabar Northeast Conference for Youth

(SYNC) from July 31-August 3rd. It will be held in

Kearny, NJ for high school and college youth. (There will

be a separate track for each group).

Look forward to a weekend of meeting hundreds of Syro-

Malabar youth from the region, listening to vibrant speak-

ers, Adoration with the Lord, dodge ball tournaments,

and a praise night! These conferences don't come often,

so DON'T MISS OUT!

Seats are limited and we want all our youth to attend so REGIS-

TER ASAP! Website http://sync.stthomasdya.org

Register http://sync.stthomasdya.org/index.php/registration

FB Event https://www.facebook.com/events/815873755089317/

Follow SYNC'14 on Twitter @SYNC2014 and don't forget to #

syroselfie!!

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SACRAMENTS

Please contact our Pastor & Vicar Rev. Fr. Ligory Johnson Philips

for the Sacraments of Marriage and Baptism. 516-505-7940.

Active membership of six months required.

TOGETHER IN FAITH.

Sundays. 3: 00 PM - 4: 00 PM Prayer Group meetings. 4: 15 PM - 4: 45 PM Rosary by Women’s Group. 3rd Sunday of the month 2:00 PM– Youth Prayer Group. ******************************************************

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IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Mrs. Rachel John, 72-65 Littleneck Pkwy, Glen Oaks, NY-11004,Mrs. Mariamma Varkey 1 Brisbane Street, New Hyde Park, NY-11040 . Fr. Mathew Kottaram. —————————————————————————- —————————————————————————————————-

Season of Apostles This season comprises 7 weeks from the day of the feast of Pentecost. In this season we give importance to the working of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost is a feast intimately connected with the history of salvation. In the Old Testament, we read that the Israelites celebrated Pentecost in connection with harvest. The term ‘Pentecost’ means ‘fifty’ - the feast on the fiftieth day. It was a feast of first fruit connected with the har-vest. Later this feast turned out to be the commemoration of the covenant by which the Israelites became the people of God. In the New Testament, this feast is given a new meaning. It was on the fiftieth day after Easter that the Holy Spirit de-scended on the apostles. It is the birthday of the new people of God. On that day, God our Father sealed the new cove-nant in the Holy Spirit, the personification of love. This covenant is written not on stone tables but in human hearts. It is only after Pentecost that the spirit-filled apostles went around the world with the message of the New Covenant and laid the foundation of the communities of faith. The term ‘apostle’ means ‘one who is sent’. This season reminds us that all those who have received baptism and anointing are ‘being sent’. The main themes of this period are the work of the Holy Spirit, deep relationship between the apostles and the Church ie, the people of God, the spirit and unity of the primitive Church and the mission and missionary nature of the Church. Let us join the apostles who moved around the world with the message of their master and formed new communities of the faithful.

CCD

VBS: July 1-3. Bible Quiz Winners Elementary level --- 3rd grade and 5th grade Middle school --- 8th grade High school --- 9th grade

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“Be courageous in suffering and remember that after the Lord will come; after

joy will come, after the dark comes the sun” the Pope encouraged in his May 30

daily Mass. “May the Lord give us all this joy in hope.” Basing his homily on the

first reading, taken from the Acts of the Apostles in which the Lord tells St Paul

not to be afraid of preaching to the people of Corinth, the pontiff explained to

those in the Vatican’s Saint Martha guesthouse that the apostle “was very

brave, because he had strength in the Lord.”But despite this confidence even

Paul was afraid at times and needed reassurance from God, the Pope ob-

served, stating that “It happens to all of us in life, to have some ‘fear.’”

However, Paul didn’t let the fact that “neither the Jews nor the Gentiles” liked

what he was saying stop him from proclaiming the Gospel, he continued, adding

that even Jesus in Gethsemane was afraid.“We must tell the truth: Christian life

not just one big party. Not at all! We cry, we cry so many times,” the Roman

Pontiff continued, “When we are sick; when we have a problem with our son, in

the family, with our daughter or wife, or husband.”

Pope Francis.

READINGS June 29, 2014. First Reading: Isaiah1:10-20

Second Reading. 1 Corinthians 9:19-27.

Gospel. Luke 6:27-36.

June 28, 2014. First Reading. Ephesians 1:2-8.

Gospel. Luke 2:41-51.

Did you know that........?

that Pope John Paul II was the

third -longest reigning Pope in his-

tory, behind St. Peter (about 35

years) and Pope Pius IX (31.6

years)? His death on April 2,

2005 , ended his twenty-six-year

papacy. The massive outpouring of

affection for him at the time of his death waas un-

precedented in history. He is called " John Paul

the Great". Only three other Popes in history ,

Pope Gregory I, Pope Leo I, and Pope Nocholas I

were the other Popes in history who had this hon-

orific title.

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Mission Prayer

Lord our God, we praise and adore You for sending Your beloved Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to this world for the redemption of mankind. Bless us to

continue the proclamation of the gospel of the king-dom Jesus preached. Strengthen O Lord, our frail nature that we may celebrate worthily these

sacred mysteries given for the renewal and salvation

of mankind. Lord of All, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, for ever.

St. Alphonsa Pray for Us

Religious education into the senior high school years. I think that although religious education isn’t necessary in my senior high school years, it is extremely helpful. It is in

high school that kids face some of the hardest obstacles in their life. Kids want to fit in and be cool and are willing to

compromise their ethics and morals to be that “cool kid”. But with religious education during these years, it is easier for

the kids to not waver in their faith. When kids are younger they aren’t really exposed to all the temptations. But teens

are exposed to alcohol and drugs and even the idea of relationships. It is hard to always follow the teachings of the

Church, but with religion class, it is easier for teens to know and understand the teachings of the Church. Also it is ex-

tremely helpful to have religion class, especially in a world that is filled with hatred for the Church and its teachings. The

youth needs guidance to defend the Church and its teachings. The youth is often ignorant of the Church’s teachings and

when other sects quote the bible, they tend to believe that those are the true teachings when it is not. Catholic youth

needs these religion classes in order to understand Christianity better so that their faith doesn’t waver.

AshnyShilby, 11th Grade

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THE INCLUSION OF THE POOR IN SOCIETY:

Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to

the poor and the outcast, is the basis of our concern for the in-

tegral development of society’s most neglected members. (From the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis.)

No to spiritual worldliness

93. Spiritual worldliness, which hides behind the appearance of piety and even love for

the Church, consists in seeking not the Lord’s glory but human glory and personal well-being. It is what the Lord reprimanded the Pharisees for: “How can you believe, who

receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only

God?” (Jn 5:44). It is a subtle way of seeking one’s “own interests, not those of Jesus Christ” (Phil 2:21). It takes on many forms, depending on the kinds of persons and

groups into which it seeps. Since it is based on carefully cultivated appearances, it is not always linked to outward sin; from without, everything appears as it should be. But if it

were to seep into the Church, “it would be infinitely more disastrous than any other

worldliness which is simply moral”.[71]

94. This worldliness can be fuelled in two deeply interrelated ways. One is the attraction

of gnosticism, a purely subjective faith whose only interest is a certain experience or a set of ideas and bits of information which are meant to console and enlighten, but which

ultimately keep one imprisoned in his or her own thoughts and feelings. The other is the self-absorbed promethean neopelagianism of those who ultimately trust only in their

own powers and feel superior to others because they observe certain rules or remain

intransigently faithful to a particular Catholic style from the past. A supposed soundness of doctrine or discipline leads instead to a narcissistic and authoritarian elitism, whereby

instead of evangelizing, one analyzes and classifies others, and instead of opening the door to grace, one exhausts his or her energies in inspecting and verifying. In neither

case is one really concerned about Jesus Christ or others. These are manifestations of an anthropocentric immanentism. It is impossible to think that a genuine evangelizing

thrust could emerge from these adulterated forms of Christianity.

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Update your address, telephone number & email address.

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR ACH. CONTACT KAIKKARANS: JOY MYLADOOR.

PICNIC

Parish Picnic will be on

July 19, 2014.

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FEAST OF ST. THOMAS

Guardian Angel Church

2978 ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11235.

June 27, 2014 Friday, 6:00 PM

Hoisting of the Flag

Latheenju, Novena, Dinner

June 28, 2014, Saturday, 2:00 PM

Holy Mass, Procession.

4:30 PM: Carnival

Variety Entertainments.

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Capital Campaign Updates. 6/15/14.

Active membership: 449 Families Pledged: 309

Targeted Pledge: 5,000,000. Amount Pledged: 2,456,232.

Cash Received: 1,342,595 Pledge balance to Collect: 1,113,637.

Capital Campaign Team James Karukasseril Anthony Puthenpura Mishu Joseph Biju Puthussery Chacko Thyparampil James Kattuputhusseril Jacob Mathew

Ward Guardian Angel New Hyde Park Floral Park Nassau & Suffolk Queens Chairman Vice Chairman

Phone number 347 587 4757 516 270 2035 718 663 8860 516 312 1169 718 468 0771 516 872 4818 516 414 5305

“I will go before you and level the mountains;

Bronze doors I will shatter, and iron bars I will

snap. I will give you treasures out of the dark-

ness, and riches that have been hidden away,

That you may know that I am the LORD, the

God of Israel, who calls you by your name.”

Isaiah 45:2-3.

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“Honor the LORD with your possessions, And

with the first fruits of all your increase.” Proverbs

3:9