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MAY 31, 2020 W E L C O M E PENTECOST SUNDAY
The Mission of our parish is to serve our neighbors with Jesus, to pray in faith with Jesus, and to teach as His Church with Jesus, so “that all may have more abundant life.” (John 10:10). The Word of God, the Sacraments, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church are the instruments and standards of this work of evangelization and faith formation.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 23–25 Newtown Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
718.278.1834 • Fax 718.278.0998 [email protected]
All Masses and Meetings are Suspended Until Further Notice
Parish Office Hours/ Horario de la Oficina None until further notice.
CHAPEL OF ST. MARGARET MARY 9-18 27th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102
718.721.9020 Fax: 718.721.3729 [email protected]
Food Pantry will be closed until June 1, 2020
CATHOLIC SCHOOL Saint Joseph Catholic Academy 28-46 44th St Astoria, NY 11103
718.728.0724—www.stjosephsch.org Financial Assistance/ Ayuda Financiera:
www.mountcarmelastoria.org
Pastoral Team
Pastor Msgr. Sean G. Ogle, V.F. Ext. 122 [email protected]
Follow me on twitter @theogleoffice
Parochial Vicars Father Peter Nguyen Ext. 120
Father Michael McHugh Ext. 119
Pastor Emeritus-SMM Father Ed Brady Ext. 118
In Residence Msgr. John Harrington K.H.S., Ext. 128
Father Joseph Pham Ext. 115
Deacon Ruben Mendez
Pastoral Worker Chin Nguyen Ext. 123
Pastoral Year Seminarian Brendon J. Harfmann
Coordinator of Religious Education Nelly Gutierrez Ext. 114
Parish Outreach Coordinator Denise Dollard 718.721.9020
Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Celeste Stewart Ext. 112
Bulletin/ Calendar/ Records Secretary Luis Sanchez Ext. 110
Director of Music Lucille Mascia
Parish Athletic Director Steve Leoutsakos
Cluster Hospital Chaplain Father Jean Laguerre
•Confessions/Confesiones: By appointment only.
•Weddings/ Bodas: Wedding arrangements should be made 6 months in advance
Arreglos para bodas deben hacerse 6 meses en avance.
•Sweet Sixteen/ Quinceaños: Must have made the sacrament of Confirmation
Debe haber recibido el sacramento de Confirmacion
•Legal Holidays : There will only be one Mass at 9:00am.
•Recitation of the Rosary: After weekday masses.
•Novena: To Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Jude every Wednesday after the 12:00 Noon Mass
Always check our weekly bulletin for any changes and please view our Informational Pamphlet.
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SATURDAY, MAY 30 5:00pm Intentions Available SUNDAY, MAY 31 8:00am Malika Silien– For Healing 9:00am Vincenzo e Ida Augusto 10:00am Mario Blanda Death Anniversary 11:15am Anthony Sbordoni 12:30pm Intenciones Disponible 7:00pm Our Parish Family MONDAY, JUNE 1 8:00am Deceased Members of the Min & Suh Families 12:00pm Michael McCullagh TUESDAY, JUNE 2 8:00am Harry Fiumaro 12:00pm Salvatore & Roselia Arcabascio WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 8:00am Malika Silien– For Healing 12:00pm Raffaello & Adele Iocco THURSDAY, JUNE 4 8:30am Deceased Members of the Castroverde Families 12:00pm Delphine Bertolotti FRIDAY, JUNE 5 8:00am Purgatorial Society 12:00pm Bruce Cosgrove– 1st Anniversary 7:30pm Intencion Disponible SATURDAY, JUNE 6 8:00am Intention Available 5:00pm Intentions Available SUNDAY, JUNE 7 8:00am Madonna Immordino Faraci 9:00am Leonard Burton 10:00am Living & Deceased Members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Rosary Society 11:15am Gina Odalys Mejia 12:30pm Intenciones Disponnibles 7:00pm Our Parish Family
PRAY FOR THE SICK If you have a family member you wish to be prayed for, please let us know immediately and we will be happy to pray for them. The names will remain on the sick list for three weeks and thereafter repeated as requested. James Leung Isabel Mercado Victor Vasquez Jim Click Marina Cepeda Marie Sedlackova Sierra Rodriguez Iris Narvaez Jeannie Ortiz Denise Persichetti Miguelina Acevedo Rosa Tavano Feliciano Verdejo Jimmy Colon Mary Doran Maria Toribio Miguelina Acevedo Bob Koch Rose Tavano Braulio Martinez Jose Villagran
PRAY FOR OUR RECENTLY DECEASED Rose Ceravolo Baby River Nicola Ceravolo Tom Gilligan Solita Penaverde Rose Tavano Bruce Kelderhouse Claire Kennedy
MAY 31ST, 2020— PENTECOST SUNDAY
PURGATORIAL SOCIETY We pray for the souls in Purgatory every first Friday of the month. You may enroll names in the Purgatorial Society to be prayed for one year for a donation of $10.00.
Annual Catholic Appeal 2020 We have begun the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal. We thank all who have participated with a gift to the 2019 Appeal and ask that everyone prayerfully consider making a gift to the 2020 appeal. The works and services made possible through your donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal help people in Brooklyn & Queens in ways that no one parish can do alone. Please remain assured that your gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal cannot be used in the settlement of abuse claims or for anything other than their intended purpose. As of May 18, 2020 we have 100 pledges totaling $36,900 towards our parish goal of 64,586. So far we have received more than $21,000. Thank you for your support.
Electronic Giving
Enroll at faithdirect.net– code NY370
WEEKLY OFFERINGS: In the absence of Mass attendance, we will be grateful if you can remember your weekly offerings to the church, either through the mail or dropping them through the rectory mail slot; whether weekly, monthly, or when the emergency is over and Masses resume. This might be a good opportunity to start doing your church offerings electronically. Just visit FaithDirect.com, and register entering our parish code: NY370. We thank you for your loyal support. EL DIEZMO SEMANAL: En ausencia de asistencia a la Santa Misa, estaremos agradecidos si puede recordar sus ofrendas semanales a la parroquia, ya sea a través del correo o dejarlas a través de la ranura de correo de la rectoría; ya sea semanal, mensualmente o cuando la emergencia haya terminado y las Misas se reanuden. Esta podría ser una buena oportunidad para comenzar a hacer sus ofrendas de la parroquia electrónicamente. Simple-mente visite FaithDirect.com, y regístrese ingresando nuestro código parroquial: NY370. Le agradecemos su leal apoyo.
ST. MARGARET MARY
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
Sunday, May 31, 2020 (Pentecost Sunday) 10:15 am
P a r i s h B u l l e t i n B o a r d
At every Sunday Mass, Catholics confess that Jesus came down from heaven “for us men and for our salvation.” But what does “salvation” mean? In this remarkable 10-part video series, Scripture scholar and theologian Michael Patrick Barber provides a thorough, deeply Catholic, and deeply biblical, answer. Based on the best-selling book Salvation: What Every Catholic Should Know this video series is inspiring, engaging, and accessible. To register for FORMED, please visit www.mountcarmelastoria.formed.org. It’s free! We encourage everyone to use FORMED as a platform for learning and spiritual renewal, especially during these difficult times. For your children, FORMED also has video for all ages as well! Deseamos que todos usen la plataforma de FORMED para seguir aprendiendo y llenandonos espiritualmente. Para sus niños tambien hay contenido para todas las edades! Vaya a www.mountcarmelastoria.formed.org y entre su correo electronico para registrarse!
F O R M E D
The Carmel Diamond Seniors have decided to cancel their Bingo meetings on Thursdays until further notice. If you have any questions please call the parish office or keep updated by following our social media and parish website.
Carmel Diamond Seniors
We urge you to sign up for Faith Direct in view of the Coronavirus pandemic. Please go online to faithdirect.net and use our parish code NY370 to continue supporting your parish. Online giving is easy, convenient and safe. Another way to give securely to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is by texting a dollar amount to 929.254-3850. You will be asked to complete a one-time registration page with your billing and contact information. After this registration, you can give any time by texting a dollar amount to that phone number.
POSTPONEMENT OF FATHER JOE PHAM’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY MASS AND PARTY
After consultation with the committee and staff, Fr. Joe has decided to postpone his May 8 party and May 9 Mass indefinitely, due to the uncertainty about when public gatherings of any kind will be permitted.
APLAZAMIENTO DE LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL ANIVERSARIO 50 DE PADRE JOE PHAM: Después de consultar con el comité y el personal, el P. Joe ha decidido posponer su partido del 8 de mayo y la Misa del 9 de mayo indefinidamente, debido a la incertidumbre sobre cuándo serán permitidas cualquier reunion pública.
Fr. Joe’s Anniversary Mass & Party Postponed
Rosary Society Luncheon Postponement
The Rosary Society Luncheon that was originally planned for Sunday, May 3, 2020 has been postponed until further notice.
Faith Direct and Text-to-Give
Dear Friends, As a result of Bishop DiMarzio’s directive of May 21, our parish (and others in Queens and Brooklyn)
has opened its lower church for private prayer and devotion only. That means: no Mass, no distribution of
Holy Communion, no prayers out loud or with a group, and limited to ten people at a time for four hours a
day. Each visit is limited to thirty minutes and visitors must wear a mask and sit six feet apart from each other
in the designated spots. We strongly urge people who are elderly or have health problems to avoid returning
at this time. Beginning also at this time, we may celebrate weddings, baptisms and funerals, but with the
same restrictions: only ten people at a time, all wearing masks and distancing, and no Holy Communion.
Confessions also will resume this Saturday, May 30, at 3:30 PM in the lower church, but outside the
confessionals, with no more than ten people in line, with masks and social distance. Although these
restrictions are burdensome, we should follow them as acts of charity that are for the common good in this
extraordinary situation. We are particularly grateful to the volunteers who have offered to act as door
monitors and cleaners during the period of visitation.
If all goes smoothly and there is no apparent spread of infection, the next phase is to open up for
daily Mass, but we can’t say when yet. The final phase will be to open up for Sunday Mass, but again, we
don’t know when. Even then, we will be subject to the restrictions of NYS and safety precautions as outlined
in last week’s letter. And we will make the livestreaming of Mass a regular feature of our pastoral service.
The deprivation of our regular access to Holy Mass during these past months is a terrible spiritual
burden. It is unavoidable at this time, and I suggest we regard it as an act of charity in order to protect oth-
ers from illness. It may be helpful to consider the spiritual burden carried by others of previous generations
and places. People living in Communist countries were deprived of any spiritual consolations for over seventy
years, and in some places still are. Catholics living in remote mission territories lived and continue to live with
very infrequent access to the sacraments. Regular reception of Holy Communion was itself a rarity until the
reforms of Pope St. Pius X in 1910, who promoted frequent communion and lowered the age of First
Communion from 12 to 7 years. Our situation is spiritually burdensome, but at least we know it is temporary.
This too shall pass.
I am extremely impressed with the parishioners who have utilized digital means to practice
discipleship: our Spanish prayer groups who share daily rosaries and chaplets, the Legion of Mary
conducting their weekly prayers and meeting throughout the pandemic, the weekly hymns posted by
Catherine our organist and Lucille’s weekly letter to the English choir, the gathering of the Mothers Prayers
Group online as well, and more. Some Scripture groups have met on line. The Parish Food Pantry at St
Margaret Mary has resumed operation one day a week after a month of hiatus, and have distributed to over
400 households, representing several thousand individuals, outside and with safety precautions in place. I
have even been able to conduct some virtual meetings of parish committees during this time. I think all these
experiences may show the rest of us a way to be Church in the near future when either law or caution may
continue to restrict our opportunities for gathering. Let us pray for a blessing to emerge from this time of
trial.
Msgr. Sean G. Ogle
Queridos Feligreses: Como resultado de la directiva del obispo DiMarzio del 21 de mayo, nuestra parroquia (y otras en Queens y Brooklyn) ha abierto su iglesia de abajo solo para oración privada y devoción. Eso significa: sin Santa Misa, sin distribución de la Sagrada Comunión, sin oraciones en voz alta o con un grupo, y limitado a diez personas a la vez durante cuatro horas al día (9 AM -1 PM; Domingo 12 PM-4PM). Cada visita está limitada a treinta minutos y los visitantes deben usar una máscara y sentarse a seis pies de distancia entre sí en los lugares de-signados. Recomendamos encarecidamente a las personas mayores o que tienen problemas de salud que eviten regresar en este momento. Comenzando también en este momento, podemos celebrar bodas, bauti-zos y funerales, pero con las mismas restricciones: solo diez personas a la vez, todas con máscaras y distan-ciamiento, y sin comunión. Las confesiones también se reanudarán este sábado 30 de mayo a las 3:30 PM en la iglesia de abajo, pero fuera de los confesionarios, con no más de diez personas en línea, con máscaras y distancia social. Aunque estas restricciones son onerosas, debemos seguirlas como actos de caridad que son para el bien común en esta situación extraordinaria. Estamos particularmente agradecidos con los volunta-rios que se han ofrecido para actuar como monitores de puertas y limpiadores durante el período de visita.
Si todo transcurre sin problemas y no hay una propagación aparente de la infección, la siguiente fase es abrirse para la misa diaria, pero aún no podemos decir cuándo. La fase final será abrir para la misa dominical, pero nuevamente, no sabemos cuándo. Incluso entonces, estaremos sujetos a las restricciones del estado de Nueva York y las precauciones de seguridad como se describe en mi carta de la semana pasada. Y haremos que la transmisión en vivo de la Santa Misa sea una característica regular de nuestro servicio pastoral.
La privación de nuestro acceso regular a la Santa Misa durante estos últimos meses es una terrible carga espiritual. Es inevitable en este momento, y sugiero que lo consideremos como un acto de caridad para pro-teger a otros de la enfermedad. Puede ser útil considerar la carga espiritual llevada por otros de generacio-nes y lugares anteriores. Las personas que viven en países comunistas fueron privadas de cualquier consuelo espiritual durante más de setenta años, y en algunos lugares todavía lo son. Los católicos que viven en terri-torios de misiones remotas vivieron y continúan viviendo con un acceso muy poco frecuente a los sacramen-tos. La recepción regular de la Sagrada Comunión fue en sí misma una rareza hasta las reformas del Papa San Pío X en 1910, quien promovió la comunión frecuente y redujo la edad de la Primera Comunión de 12 a 7 años. Nuestra situación es espiritualmente onerosa, pero al menos sabemos que es temporal. Esto también pasará.
Estoy extremadamente impresionado con los feligreses que han utilizado medios digitales para practicar el discipulado: nuestros grupos de oración en español que comparten rosarios y coronillas diarias, la Legión de María dirigiendo sus oraciones semanales y reuniéndose durante la pandemia, los himnos semanales pu-blicados por Catherine, nuestra organista y la carta semanal de Lucille al coro inglés, la reunión del Grupo de Oraciones de Madres en línea también, y más. Algunos grupos de las Escrituras se han reunido en línea. La despensa de alimentos de la parroquia en St. Margaret Mary ha reanudado sus operaciones un día a la se-mana después de un mes de pausa, y se ha distribuido a más de 400 hogares, que representan a varios miles de personas, en el exterior y con precauciones de seguridad. Incluso he podido realizar algunas reuniones virtuales de los comités parroquiales durante este tiempo. Creo que todas estas experiencias pueden mos-trarnos al resto de nosotros una manera de ser Iglesia en el futuro cercano cuando la ley o la precaución pue-dan continuar restringiendo nuestras oportunidades de reunión. Oremos para que surja una bendición de este tiempo de prueba.
Mons. Sean G. Ogle
