ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Brian P. McCarthy, Pastor AND ST. GABRIEL PARISH Rev. Julius M. Eyyazo, Parochial Vicar stmargaretofcortona-stgabriel.com Rev Sandro Leyton, Parochial Vicar e-mail: [email protected] Rev George Lodi, Parochial Vicar ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA Rev. Msgr. Dermot Brennan, Weekend Associate 6000 RIVERDALE AVENUE Deacon Joaquim Pierera Deacon George Pitula BRONX, NEW YORK 10471 718-549-8053 Deacon Donald M. Quigley
ST. GABRIEL PARISH MEMBERSHIP: To be considered 3250 ARLINGTON AVENUE active members of St. Margaret of Cortona and St. BRONX, NEW YORK 10463 Gabriel Parish, each family and single adult must be properly registered and regularly use the weekly 718-548-4470 donation envelopes for our parish. This is the only way the parish can issue documents attesting to parish LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS membership and Catholic practice (e.g. A St. Margaret of Cortona LETTER TO BE A GODPARENT OR SPONSOR. SUNDAY MASSES: (Vigil) 5:15 PM Saturday Newly registered parishioners must be registered & use envelopes Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon and 5:15 PM for at least 6 months before a Sponsor Letter can be issued.). New LATIN RITE MASS: 1st Sunday of the month at 3:00PM parishioners are requested to visit the parish office. WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:30 AM and 12 Noon SATURDAYS: 8:30 AM ENVELOPE SYSTEM: To assist us in keeping LEGAL HOLIDAYS: 12:00 PM accurate records of your contributions, we request that 1st SATURDAY: Rosary in Honor of Our Lady 9:00 AM you use the weekly envelope system. This enables us to MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: verify your donations should it be necessary for tax Monday preceding 8:30 AM Mass purposes. Please notify the Rectory if you change your CONFESSIONS: are available on Saturdays at 4:00 PM address. until 5:00 PM and upon request. HOLY HOUR/ADORATION:
Thursday 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM— (suspended for summer) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES EXPOSITION AND ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Friday after Noon ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA SCHOOL: Mass. Concludes with Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Ben- Grade Pre-K through Grade 8. For information, call the ediction at 3:00 PM principal, Mr. Hugh Keenan, at 718-549-8580 or visit St. Gabriel the school website at: www.smcsriverdale.org.
SUNDAY MASSES: (Vigil) 5:00 PM Saturday ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL: Grade Pre-K through Sunday: 9:30 & 11:30 AM Grade 8. For information, call the principal, Mr. WEEKDAY MASS: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM Anthony Naccari, at 718- 548-0444 or visit the school MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: website at: www.saintgabrielschoolbronx.org. Monday following the 9:00 AM Mass CONFESSIONS: are available on Saturdays at 4:15 PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: For until 4:45 PM and upon request. children in public and private schools, Grade 1 through ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grade 8. For information, email the School of Religion: SACRAMENTS Mrs. Georgina Nieves, St. Gabriel at BAPTISM: Arrangements may be made by speaking [email protected] or with one of the priests. Mrs. Kerry Bader, St. Margaret of Cortona: at MARRIAGE: Before the date is confirmed, couples [email protected].
should meet with one of the priests. This should be done at least one year ahead. Pre-Cana is required. HOMEBOUND: For those confined at home, SICK CALLS: For the ill, the Sacrament of the Sick is Extraordinary Ministers bring Holy Communion. If available. Please call the Rectory at any time. anyone is not on the regular list, please call the Rectory. ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA AND ST. GABRIEL PARISH, BRONX, NY
The Epiphany of the Lord THE COLLECTION REPORTS “Where is that thing?” mumbled Bob as he searched We are grateful for your continued frantically on his dimly lit desk for the current electric support of our parish. We will report bill. “I know I put it right on top of these papers this the collection amounts for the past morning!” Growing in frustration and bordering on anger, he flies stuff around, moves books and opines several weeks in a future bulletin. why simple tasks need to be so hard. Enter his wife, who calmly says, “Maybe it would help if you put the light on, dear.” The desk light goes on and lo and behold, there is the electric bill right where Bob left it earlier. Saint Elizabeth Ann All it took was a little light! Seton
We stubbornly refuse to turn on the lights! Either we are Saint, Foundress and distracted, determined, disinterested, preoccupied, Educator stubborn, apprehensive, or all of the above. Or perhaps, we fail to do the obvious. We would rather live our lives with the dimmest of lights or even in total darkness. Born: Elizabeth Ann Bayley Why are we afraid to do something so that we can August 28, 1774 actually see? It might help us to find quicker and better New York City answers to problems, the meaning of life, relationships, Died: January 4, 1821 (age 46) happiness, and what is ultimate truth. Yet, we stumble Emmitsburg, Maryland along, moving things from one side to the other, getting Beatified: March 17, 1963 by angry, feeling cheated, being unsettled, resigning Pope John XXIII ourselves to the agony of defeat once again. Canonized: September 14, 1975 by Pope Paul VI “And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising Major shrines: National Shrine, preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place Emmitsburg, MD where the Child was.” The light has come into the and 9 State St., NYC world in the Person of Jesus Christ! We no longer have Feast: January 4th to fumble in the darkness. We have been gifted with the Patronage: Catholic Schools, illumination we need to see our way through things and seafarers, find what we really are looking for. All these years Shreveport, Louisiana later, however, so many are still reluctant to accept The State of Maryland Him. Perhaps they are unconvinced, disinterested, preoccupied, stubborn, apprehensive, or all of the above. Everyone has their own reason for not wanting CHILDREN’S CORNER: to turn on the switch. READ THE GOSPEL & COLOR THE PICTURE
But there are so many answers to so many of our problems in this humble Child of Nazareth. A simple birth teaches us about God’s tender wedded relationship with humanity. It speaks to the expanse of God’s salvation across the globe, and the Incarnate Divine wonders and blessings that are a part of our life moment to moment. It calls us to understand the design of world order God intended as found in the Beatitudes, the sacredness of every human life and all of creation and the meaning of things we struggle with most, like suffering and death. We have a lot of Good News to share, not just with a privileged few but with all the world. All races and creeds can receive God’s healing word. God continues to manifest Himself even now! Use the light to find what you are really looking for! EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
LIVE THE LITURGY PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Inspiration for the week Courtney Amsinger Irene Anzalone Georgina Ayra Lorraine Beck Even the slightest flicker of a light helps to Rita Ballantine John Beckley properly orient us when we find ourselves Timothy Breen Betty Betz in total darkness. Being in darkness can be Joshua Brennan Iva Boatin unsettling and even a bit unnerving. We Ellen Brown Betsy Boruchoff loose our focus and struggle to find our Joy Chambers Tom Brody bearings and achieve balance. On life's Theresa Colgan Frank Caliendo Michele Cipriano journey we may think we are walking in Margaret Commins Sr. Margaret Coomey the light but are really lingering in Brian Crawford Thomas Cronin Karen Cunniffe darkness. We do not see the full picture, Steven DeRavaneusich Michael Dannucci either because we are distracted, Michael DiRusso Daniel Doran disinterested or even apprehensive. Michael Dunne Patricia & John Doran Sometimes, we even choose to close our Jane Elliott Julia Farrell eyes when the light is readily available to Robby Ernau Sr. Anne Finn illuminate our path. Do we really desire to Lydia Gonzalez Mary Ellen Gibbs know the truth of who we are? In Jesus Bridie A. Gaffney Michael Griffin Christ, a light has been given to those who Barbara Gray Michael J. Healy dwell in darkness. God’s revelation gives Frances Hage Donna Hearla us the light to see where we come from, Michele Sanchez Henley Alina Hernandez who we are and where we are going. It Mary Kelleher Nora Keegan also tells us that this Good News is not Elizabeth Landau Brian Kolterman meant foe just a privileged few but is Olivia Leroy Jack Marchindo intended to go out to all the world, is this Frances Loughlin Mrs. Marciliano something we want to see now? Ray Madden Bridie Monaghan Louis Marino Irene Morgan Rita McArdle Lorraine Moriarty Thomas McGrath Diane Morvillo Mary McGuire Bozena Mul Darlene McMeekin Arlene O’Callahan Jeanne Myers Caitlin O’Callahan Jean O’Malley Bridie O’Sullivan
NEW Rectory Office Hours Sr. Eileen O’Sullivan Carmen Perez Frank Paccione Angie & Estrella Rivera beginning Monday, January 4th Brian Phillips Michael Savcaneso St. Margaret’s Rectory: Grace Rose Katie Searson Monday thru Friday: Henry Snyder Adelynn Smith 9:00 AM—3:00 PM Marilyn Spawn Harlie Smith St. Gabriel’s Rectory: Mary Sullivan Jennifer Tagliaferro Monday, Wednesday & Friday: Terri Treanor Catherine Tobin 9:00 AM—1:00 PM Elido Vega Arlene Viola If you need to contact the rectory at other Marie Zangaglai Connie White times (for records, information, or Mass cards), please email: AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: [email protected]. If you need a Richard Bellom Joseph Cornyn priest in an emergency, please call St. Christopher Keane Charles Khoury Margaret’s Rectory (718-549-8053) at any John C. Toussaint, Julie Whalen time Joseph Woods January 3, 2021 General Guidelines for attending Mass MASS INTENTIONS January 4—10, 2021 St. Margaret of Cortona 1. The obligation to attend Mass is suspended until further notice. MONDAY: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 2. Those who are at higher risk for COVID-19 8:30 Patrick, Mary Calleary (i.e. those who are older than 65 or have 12:00 Mary, Michael Morrissey underlying health conditions) are urged not to TUESDAY: St. John Nuemann, Bishop come to Church for Mass. Those who cannot 8:30 Milley Feeney 12:00 John F. Donaghue attend Mass are encouraged to spend time daily reading the Scriptures, praying with their WEDNESDAY: St. Andre Bessette, Religous families, watching a broadcast or live- 8:30 Kay Conran, Bridie, Gerry Flood 12:00 Elizabeth O’Connell streamed Mass and making an act of spiritual communion. THURSDAY St. Raymond of Penafort, Priest 8:30 Concepcion Lugay 3. Those who feel in any way sick (e.g. oral 12:00 John Kennedy temperature higher than 99.5 degrees, cough, chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat or FRIDAY: 8:30 Franklin Del Toro– loss of taste or smell) or who are worried 12:00 Mary C., Edward L. ,James J. Smith about attendance, should not enter the Church. SATURDAY 8:30 No Announced Intentions
4. In accord with current state policy, the faithful (over 2 years old) must wear cloth SUNDAY: The Baptism of the Lord 5:15 PM (Vigil) John, Kathleen O’Dear face coverings when in public, including when 8:00 Theresa Cremin, Kevin M. Smith they come to Church. 10:00 Shirley De Leon 5. Attendees should sanitize their hands at the 12:00 Elizabeth, Malcolm McPhee & Family entrance of the Church via sanitizer stations. 5:15 Claudia Uranga
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