MASS SCHEDULE Daily: 9am ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE (9am Thursdays: Communion Service) Saturday Vigil: 5pm (Except June, July and August)
Sunday: 9am, 11am and 12:30pm A community that is centered in Jesus, Holy Days: 9am
gathers in worship, witnesses the Gospel, and MORNING PRAYER ministers to the spiritual and material needs 8:45am of the people. SACRAMENTS
Baptisms In English: Fourth Saturday each month at 2pm (except during Lent and August). To register, call for an appointment at the Parish House to arrange for Baptism. Birth Certificate is required.
Marriage Couples should speak with a priest or deacon at least six months before the desired wedding date.
Confessions At Parish House anytime. Make an appointment by calling 718-680-1010 during office hours. Also before or after any Mass.
Eucharist for the Homebound Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring communion to the homebound. Call the Parish House to make arrangements.
For emergencies and to make arrangements for sick calls, LIVE STREAM @ ST ANDREW wakes or funerals, call the Parish House at any time. We will be streaming Mass on Sundays (9am, 11am and SACRAMENTOS 12:30pm) and weekdays at 9am. Go to our website www.standrewbrooklyn.com or our Facebook page St. Bautismos En español: El tercer sábado de cada mes a las Andrew the Apostle. If you have any questions, please call 2pm (excepto durante la Cuaresma y agosto). Para our office 718-680-1010 Ex 10 registrarse, llame para una cita a la Casa Parroquial y organizar el bautismo. Se requiere un certificado de nacimiento. Served by: Matrimonio Las parejas deben hablar con un sacerdote o Rev. Gregory A. Stankus, Pastor diácono al menos seis meses antes de la fecha de la boda Gregory Dixon, Deacon deseada. Ann Smyth, Director of Religious Education Rosa Nava Leon, Asst. for Religious Education (Latino’s) Confesiones En la Casa Parroquial en cualquier momento. Susan Georgini, Coordinator of Parish Ministries Haga una cita llamando al 718-680-1010 durante el horario Patricia Corbett, Parish Secretary de oficina. También antes o después de cualquier misa.
Nina Varone, Parish Secretary Eucaristía en el Hogar Ministros de la Eucaristía están Sergio Sandí, Music Director disponibles para llevar la comunión a los inválidos. Llame a la Casa Parroquial para hacer arreglos.
En caso de emergencia y para hacer los arreglos para visitas a los enfermos, velatorios o funerales, llame a la Casa FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Parroquial en cualquier momento.
APRIL 25, 2021 PARISH HOUSE OFFICE HOURS Monday to Thursday: 9:30am to 4:00pm Friday: 9:30am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday: Closed ALL ARE WELCOME! ¡TODOS SON BIENVENIDOS! Parish House Office: 6713 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York 11220, 718-680-1010, Fax: 718-680-3160 Parish House e-mail: [email protected] Join our Facebook page: St Andrew the Apostle Parish website: www.standrewbrooklyn.com Wifi Access in church: theapostle-guest Password:standrew2020 St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Brooklyn, NY REFLECTION REFLEXIÓN
Today’s Gospel is filled with many reassuring words from Jesus: El Evangelio de hoy está lleno de muchas palabras He is the Good Shepherd who will go so far as to lay down his tranquilizadoras de Jesús: Él es el Buen Pastor que irá tan lejos life for his sheep. He does this willingly and for free. And he is como el dar su vida por sus ovejas. Él lo hace de buena gana y shepherd of more than one fold whose sheep he also leads. The gratis. Y él es pastor de más de un rebaño del cual también es la abundance of Jesus’s love and care are boundless. Knowing that, cabeza. La abundancia del amor y cuidado de Jesús no tiene we must also extend our love and care across “folds” to those límites. Sabiendo eso, también debemos extender nuestro amor y who may be different from us in race, nationality, faith, or other cuidado a través de "abrazar" a aquellos que pueden ser distinctions. diferentes de nosotros en cuanto a raza, nacionalidad, fe u otras distinciones. What unites us is Jesus’s acceptance of all. We may follow using different words, but the same heart, and that is what matters most. Lo que nos une es la aceptación de Jesús de todo. Podemos seguir usando palabras diferentes, pero el mismo corazón, y eso es lo que más importa.
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READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY LECTURAS PARA EL PROXIMA DOMINGO Fifth Sunday of Easter: Acts 9:26-31; Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32; Quinto Domingo de Pascua: Hechos 9:26-31; Salmo 22:26-28, 1 John 3:18-24; and John 15:1-8. 30-32; 1 Juan 3:18-24 y Juan 15:1-8.
ON THE CALENDAR ANOINTING OF THE SICK MASS Monday, April 26 Saturday, May 1, at 9am 7pm Jornada Group Meeting (KH) The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is celebrated at the
Tuesday, April 27 9am Mass on the first Saturday each month for those with a 7:30pm Book Club (ZOOM) serious illness, anticipating surgery or experiencing the frailty of old age. The sacrament is offered after the homily Wednesday, April 28 when the celebrant invites forward anyone seeking this 9:30am Miraculous Medal Novena (CHU) special grace. He anoints the forehead and hands with holy 9:30am Communion & Liberation (ONLINE) 6pm Communion & Liberation (ONLINE) oil and bestows a blessing upon the supplicant. Come and receive this gift of grace from our Lord. Thursday, April 29 9:30am Rosary (CHU) 3:45pm Religious Ed Classes (ONLINE) ST. VINCENT DE PAUL GROUP FOOD PANTRY Your donations to the pantry of non-perishable food is truly Friday, April 30 appreciated. Please place your donations in the baskets located 7pm Religious Ed Classes (ONLINE) in the Gathering Spaces. We still need mayonnaise, rice, cans of soup, tuna and tomato sauce, cold cereal, mac & cheese, coffee, Saturday, May 1 ketchup, mustard. The next monthly distribution is on 9am Anointing of the Sick at Mass Wednesday, May 19, from 9:45am to 10:45am, 9:30am Rosary (CHU) in Kiernan Hall. 10am Religious Ed Classes (ONLINE) La próxima distribución de comida será el miércoles, 4:30pm Confessions (CHU) 19 de mayo, de las 9:45am a 10:45am. 5pm Mass with First Holy Communions La documentación no es necesaria.
Sunday, May 2 Masses at 9am, 11am and 12:30pm (bilingual) At All Masses: First Holy Communion THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK 10:15am Rosary (CHU) Winners are not people who never fail but people who never quit. CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS Second Collection—Today
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ST PEREGRINE LAZIOSI (AD 1345) FEAST DAY MAY 1 The only son of well-to-do parents, St Peregrine Laziosi was born in 1206 at Forli, in the Romagna. As a young man he took an SAVE THE DATES active part in the politics of his native city, which belonged to the Dear Parishioners and Friends, anti-papal party. On the occasion of a popular rising, St Philip Just to give you a “head’s up” and “save the dates”. Beginning Benizi, who had been sent by the pope to act as a mediator, was September 2021 thru June 2022, we will be celebrating the 50th severely mishandled by the popular leaders, and Peregrine Anniversary of our beloved parish. Please plan to join us in the himself struck him on the face with his fist. The holy Servite’s upcoming events. More information will be available soon. only reply was to offer the other cheek—an action which brought • Sunday, September 26, 2021 opening bilingual mass at his assailant to immediate repentance, and from that time 11:45am (combining the 11am and 12:30pm) Bishop Frank Peregrine was a reformed character. Turning away from his Caggiano has agreed to celebrate this Mass. It will be worldly companions, he spent hours upon his knees in the chapel followed by a FREE light lunch. of our Lady in the cathedral. One day the blessed Virgin herself appeared to him in that place, and addressed him, saying, “Go to • Saturday, October 16, 2021 12pm to 4:30pm, Children’s Day Siena: there you will find the devout men who call themselves with activities and snacks. my servants: attach yourself to them”. Peregrine instantly obeyed. • Saturday, November 20, 2021 6pm: International Pot Luck Having received the Servite habit, he set about following with dinner for our Feast day zeal the path of perfection. It became his guiding principle that • Sunday, December 19, 2021 Musical Concert 2pm-4pm Free one must never rest in the way of virtue, but must press on to the Will Donation appointed goal. It is said that for thirty years he never sat down, • Saturday, February 12, 2022 5pm mass: marriage vow and as far as he could he observed silence and solitude. renewal for all married couples and all who were married at After he had spent some years in Siena, his superiors sent him to St Andrew’s followed by light refreshments. Forli to found a new house for the order. By this time he had • Sunday, March 27, 2022 Recognition of all who were been ordained and had proved himself to be an ideal priest- baptized at St Andrew’s at 11am Mass, followed by light fervent in the celebration of the holy mysteries, eloquent in refreshments preaching, untiring in reconciling sinners. A great affliction now • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, April 4,5,6, 2022 befell him in the form of cancer of the foot, which, besides being 7:30pm, Parish Lenten Mission in English and Spanish excruciatingly painful, made him an object of repulsion to his • Sunday, May 22, 2022-11:45am bilingual Mass (combining neighbors. He bore this trial without a murmur. At last the surgeons decided that the only thing to do was to cut off the foot. the 11am and 12:30pm Mass) celebrated by diocesan bishop St Peregrine spent the night before the operation in trustful followed by luncheon gala dance from 2pm to 7pm at Gargiulo’s. Cost of $125 per person, $60 per child under 10 prayer; he then sank into a light slumber, from which he awoke completely cured—to the amazement of the doctors, who years old. Buses will be provided, if needed. testified that they could no longer detect any trace of the disease. • Sunday, June 5, 2022 after each Mass, Recognition of our This miracle greatly enhanced the reputation which the holy man parish ministers, past and present, after each morning Mass, had already acquired by his exemplary life. He lived to the age of followed by breakfast in Kiernan Hall. 80, and was canonized in 1726. He is the patron of cancer patients. Also there will be a: • Commemorative Journal to be given out at the May 22, 2022 PRAYER TO ST PEREGRINE gala luncheon. Extras will be in the Gathering Space. O God, who gave to Saint Peregrine • Grand Raffle which will run all year and be drawn at the gala an Angel for his companion, the on May 22, 2022. Cost: $100 per ticket-it can be shared with Mother of God for his teacher, and 9 other people. ONLY 350 tickets will be sold. Jesus as the Physician of his malady, 1st PRIZE: $10,000 grant we beseech You through his 2nd PRIZE: $5,000 merits that we may on earth 3rd PRIZE: $1000 intensely love our Holy Angel, the Consolation Prizes: HDTV blessed Virgin Mary, and our Savior, and in him bless them forever. Grant that we may receive PLEASE HELP the favor for which we now petition. For all the upcoming 50th Anniversary events we can use help We ask this through the same Christ our Lord. for planning, set up, clean up etc. Please leave us a message Amen. including your name, phone and email if you are interested in helping with any of the planned 50th Anniversary events. Let us (Pray 7 Our Fathers, 7 Hail Marys and 7 Glorias with the know which event you are willing to help at. We will get back to invocation ”Saint Peregrine, pray for us.”) you. To make this all go easily we can use as much help as possible. Please consider being a part of our work teams. “A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who...raise their Thank you, Fr Greg mind with humble confidence to God.”
Members of the Parish Council / Miembros del Consejo Parroquial — Victor Cabanas, Maryann Coluccio, Maryellen Connolly, Maricela Eumana, Christine Kemp, John Kemp, Pierre Lehu, Annemarie Leyden, Senen Martinez, Maria Guadalupe Morales, Eleanor Petty, Yolanda Perez, Maria Saenz, Lois Seelandt, and Alex Rosado. To contact any a Parish Council member, please leave a message at the Parish House office or send an email to [email protected]. Para contactar a un miembro del Consejo Parroquial, deje un mensaje en la oficina de Oficina Parroquial, o envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected]. April 25, 2021
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IN OUR PRAYERS MASS INTENTIONS Remember the sick of our parish in your prayers. Sunday, April 25 Rev. James Cascione CSsR, Kathy Gelormino, Jane Kelly, Linda Sinapi 9am Herminia B. Ombid 11am Timothy Conley Pray for all those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith, especially 12:30pm For the Soul of Gabriella Sosa Salvatore Randazzo
Monday, April 26 Michael Pannone
9am Philomena DeGroote Remember our service men and women serving around the world and the wounded. Tuesday, April 27 9am Walsh, Bisch and Kitson Families OFFERINGS FOR WEEK OF
Wednesday, April 28 APRIL 25, 2021—MAY 1, 2021
9am Alberto and Maria Grazia Parisi BREAD AND WINE In Loving Memory of Angel Aweekly and Gloria Follio Thursday, April 29 from Beatrice Carman
9am Communion Service TABERNACLE CANDLE In Loving Memory of Friday, April 30 Angel Aweekly and Gloria Follio 9am Kathleen and Frank O’Neil from Beatrice Carman
ALTAR CANDLES Saturday, May 1 In Loving Memory of 9am Edna Badyna Angel Aweekly and Gloria Follio 5pm Elina Mazzei Siebel from Beatrice Carman
AVAILABLE OFFERINGS OF BREAD AND WINE, Sunday, May 2 TABERNACLE CANDLE AND ALTAR CANDLES 9am Genara, Fabian And Danilo Sanez May 9-May 15 Altar Candles 11am Antoinette and Daniel Volpe May 23-May 29 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles 12:30pm Soul of Jaime Olivares May 30-June 5 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles June 20-June 26 Bread & Wine, Altar Candles June 27-July 3 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles July 4-July 10 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles July 11-July 17 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles Aug 1-Aug 7 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles GLUTEN FREE HOSTS Aug 8-Aug 14 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles Gluten-free hosts are available. Please let us know prior to the Aug 22-Aug 28 Bread & Wine, Tabernacle and Altar Candles beginning of Mass.
PLEASE LET US KNOW
Please call the Parish House to let us know if there is someone who is sick and who you would like to be mentioned and prayed for at the Prayer of the Faithful at the Sunday Masses.
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ATTENTION ALL GROUPS AND COORDINATORS: Information for the bulletin must be submitted two weeks prior to the date you want the information in the bulletin. Pulpit announcements must be submitted by Wednesday for the coming Sunday. Send by e-mail to [email protected] or call the Parish House Office.