SAINTS SIMON & JUDE ROMAN

Established 1897 185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn, New York 11223 Telephone: (718) 375-9600 Fax: (718) 375-6642 E-mail: [email protected] / www.stssimonjude-brooklyn.org Rev. John Maduri, Administrator Rev. Sijo George, CMI-Parochial Vicar & Rev. Gesson Agenis Andrew Mastrangelo, Pastoral Minister/Business Manager Ms. Sara Nespoli, Director of Faith Formation SUNDAY MASSES : DEVOTIONS: Saturday evening at 5:00pm Chaplet of The Divine Mercy: Monday after the 9 am Sunday morning at 8:30am(Italian/English), 10:15am & 12:00pm Circulo de Oracion Carismatico en Espanol- Todos los Lunes de las Misa en Espanol-1:30pm 7pm a las 9pm en la parte baja de la iglesia. Para mas informacion, favor de llamar a la Sra. Teodora Aquino 347-355-5715. WEEKDAY MASSES: Miraculous Medal Novena: Tuesday after the 9 am Mass Monday – Saturday at 9:00am Rosario in Italiano ogni Mercoledi alle 7:30pm (Settembre– Giugno).

HOLYDAY MASSES: 7:30am, 9:00am, 7:30pm St. Jude Novena: Friday after the 9 am Mass / Benediction: 8:00am-9:00am every Saturday (Except Christmas and New Year’s Day) RECONCILIATION (Confession): Saturday: 4:00pm-4:30pm WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE/ PARKING LOT Other times by appointment.

OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION: RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: To register for religion classes grades K through 8, children’s First , or Monday to Friday: 9:30 am -4:30 pm (CLOSED for lunch from 12pm-1pm) Confirmation, call 718-372-0733 in the rectory lower level. Sunday: 9:30am to 1:30 pm Secretaries: Nina Varone and Nelly Yepez (para hablar en Espanol). RECTORY/CHURCH STAFF: Bookkeeper / Bulletin Coordinator: Nicole Compagnone ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Parish Secretary: Antoinette Capobianco Teens over 14 and Adults who are interested in becoming a Catholic or who have Maintenance and Custodians: Nelson Bobe and Eraldi Leka been baptized Catholic but never received Holy Communion or Confirmation Cook and Housekeeper: Angelica Compagnone should be part of our RCIA program. Leave your name and phone number at the Sacristan: Lilian Acevedo Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli. Catholic Adults who have received Sunday Receptionist: Marie Gatto Holy Communion and desire to receive Confirmation should also leave their name Youth Minister: Diego Araujo and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli. PARISH REGISTRATION: MARRIAGE: We are happy to welcome all newcomers to our parish! Join our parish Plan to make your wedding both a JOYFUL and a HOLY event! Couples call family by registering at the rectory during office hours. for an appointment at least 6 months prior to the planned wedding date and partici- Current parishioners who change address, phone number or are moving pate in the parish and diocesan marriage preparation program. away are asked to contact the rectory, so we can keep our files up to date. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: BAPTISM: We celebrate this sacrament of healing grace at the 9:00am Mass on the first Congratulations on the birth of your child! Parish Baptisms are on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Please join us at that Mass if you are ill. You may also Saturday of each month at 12:00pm. Please call for an appointment to regis- call and arrange with a priest to receive this sacrament at other times. ter and make arrangements for your child’s Baptism. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please contact the rectory if you are home- bound, and would like to receive the Holy on a regular basis. MASS INTENTIONS MEMORIALS FOR THE WEEK OF SATURDAY, MAY 18 MAY 19 - MAY 25, 2019 5:00 EDWARD & GLADYS SPINETTA THE GIFTS OF THE BREAD AND WINE SUNDAY, MAY 19 ARE DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY 8:30 PHILOMENA & ALFONSO CIOTOLA ANNE LEONETTI 10:15 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH, LEONARDO REQUESTED BY: KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY RUGGIERI & ISABELLA RANIERI, GIOVANNI COLLEGE CATANZARO, CATERINA MESSINA, ROSE IUDICI, TERESA, PHILIP LIMERI, ANTONINO THE TABERNACLE CANDLE ZULLO THE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE IS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF CIVITELLO FAMILY JOSEPH CARRIERI - FIRST ANNIVERSARY 12:00 GIUSEPPE, TINA, SAL & JOSEPH REQUESTED BY: LOVING WIFE & FAMILY MARCHISELLO & FAMILY 1:30 SPANISH MASS THE CANDLES ARE DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF MONDAY, MAY 20 ANTOINETTE 9:00 ANGELO & ANGLEA MARIA LAMATTINA & REQUESTED BY: MR. & MRS. ANTONIO PARRELLA

DOMENICO & ROSA MORRONE THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CANDLE TUESDAY, MAY 21 IS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY 9:00 NICKY DE FRONZO CARMELA BURTONE

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 REQUESTED BY: LOVING DAUGHTER ROSETTA & GRANDDAUGHTER ADELE 9:00 IN HONOR OF ST. RITA STS. SIMON & JUDE PURGATORIAL SOCIETY THURSDAY, MAY 23 The Purgatorial Society of Sts. Simon & Jude parish for the month of 9:00 ENRICO & RAIMONDA FALDELLI & FAMILY May includes the following members who were enrolled last month: FRIDAY, MAY 24 Cesar Muscatella, Rose Zembovictz, Vincenza Scibilia, Janine Liegi & Salvatore Moscola 9:00 CODISPOTI FAMILY

SATURDAY, MAY 25 MISA EN ESPAÑOL 9:00 ANNE LEONETTI 5:00 FRANCESCO & GIUSEPPA SINAGRA Hermanos y Hermanas les hacemos la cordial invitaciõn, a la Misa en Español que se celebrará cada SUNDAY, MAY 26 Domingo a la 1:30pm. Todos son bienvenidos! 8:30 UMBERTO, SUSIE & FRANCO BARTOLOMEO

10:15 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH, ORAZIO ______CAMPANELLA, FRANCESCA & ROSARIA RINI, MARIA DE LOS ANGELES CERVANTES SANCHEZ, FRAN MATTERA, ANTONINO DINIERI, ADELINE MINORE, STEVEN MARKOULIS 12:00 YOLANDA GRIMALDI 1:30 SPANISH MASS

IN OUR PRAYERS May the Holy Spirit bring healing comfort to all of our sick, especially: Jeanine Ardizzone, Camille & Anthony Chiusano, Annette Puglisi, William Tirelli, John Belezio, Denise Pizzullo, John Geraci, Antoinette Marino, Jean- ina Caceres, Millie Piccarelli, John DzHon Vong, Gina Morselli, Mary Ann Barry, Susan Fischetti, Dominic Nunziato, Linda Viscardi, Maria Sciarrino, Mary Antico, Maria Selca Maher, Angelo D’Attoma, Joseph DiBella, Ella Spina, Carmela Maccia, Rose Colombo, Theresa Pagani, Roza Camaj-Ivezaj, Richard Bubello, Joseph Nucifora, Grayce Prestipino, Howard Passman, Frank Apsel, Isabella DiNiso, Jeanne Turzilli, Larry Lembo, Gesterkent Jaro, Antonino Curatolo, Robert Cusimano, Michael Fiore, Karen Giachetta, ANNUAL CUSIMANO & RUSSO Mary Jencsik, T. Guida, Richard & Gary Prestipino, Carol Marcinsky, MEMORIAL MASS Pietro Grippo, John Paul Harris, Reid Moritz, Julia Bruzzese, Stephen On behalf of Cusimano & Russo Funeral Home, we invite you, DiBella, Maria Piccarelli, Dorothy Vallone Iaconis, Jacinta Duenas-Ladd, Sal your family and friends to join us for a special Memorial Mass D’Aquino, Josephine Gioia, Giada Cravelli, Frances Bowen, Evan Zitchic, Rose Galia, Isabella Grace Colucci, Diane DiMonda, Sabrina Giangrande, in remembrance of all our loved ones who were buried from Leonard Currea, Eddie Stack, Mandy Crupi, Marie Filosa, Tara Horowitz, Cusimano & Russo Funeral Home this past year. This annual Rosalie O’Hara, Monica Morales, Frank Gramegna, Joe Mastrianni, Mass will take place at Sts. Simon & Jude Church on Saturday, Frances Mancuso, Carmela Guarnieri, Marie Gatto, Sal Lombardo, June 1st at 9:00am. Please join us after Mass for some refresh- Maria Marucci, Joe Kammer, Jeanette Gemma,Alicia Vicino & Ninfa DeRossi ments in the lower church.

May God bring safely home all of our deceased family and friends: Nello Colella

BIG BAND PARTY AT SSJ Save the date for a Big Band Party at Sts. Simon & Jude on Sun- day, June 2nd from 2:00pm-5:00pm in the lower Church hall. Please note that doors will open at 1:00pm. We will enjoy the sounds of “MAS Swing” a 15 piece big band performing music and songs from the Great American Songbook. Music will in- clude renditions of Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman & Tommy Dorsey. Tickets are $40 per person and includes a deli- cious hot buffet. Tickets will be available after all weekend Masses and at the Golden Age Club on Wednesday from 12pm- 3pm. For more information call the rectory at 718-375-9600. GLENN MOHR CHORALE AT SSJ

“After the death of Jesus, the grieving apostles are confused when they are told at the empty tomb, “He is not here, Go to Galilee”. As this Easter production unfolds we observe the per- sonalities and disagreements between the disciples on how to continue their mission now that their beloved leader is gone. Each apostle must realize they will face danger and perhaps their own cross if they accept His call to “go and teach all nations”. Songs from this presentation can also be found on the recording ROSARY FOR LIFE DAY OF RETREAT “City on the Hill”. Rosary for Life Inc. is sponsoring a Day of Retreat on Saturday, All are invited to a special production “Go To Galilee” performed June 15th at Resurrection Church. Rev. Monsignor Andrew Vac- by the Glenn Mohr Chorale on this Sunday, May 19th at 4:00pm cari will lead us in the day as the Retreat Presenter. The day will in Sts. Simon & Jude Church. Enjoy a depiction of the early min- begin at 8:30am with Mass and Morning Prayer followed by Reg- istry of the Apostles. A celebration told through drama, scripture istration and a light breakfast in the Auditorium. Part I of the re- and song! All are welcome. treat will begin at 10am, the rosary will be prayed at 11:30 and then a break for lunch at 12noon. Part II will be at 1pm, Holy Hour at 2:30pm and then concluding with Confessions at 4pm. The cost for the day is $30 with lunch included. Parking is avail- able and the Church/Auditorium is Wheel chair accessible. For reservations please contact Wyn at 718-377-6920 by June 12th. A registration form must be filled out for each attendee. Please mail payment with registration to Rosary for Life Inc. at 3309 Ave. P, SPANISH BIBLE STUDY Brooklyn, NY 11234. No registrations will be accepted after June El padre Gesson va a ofrecer una clase biblica in Spanish 12th. Cost is $30 per person and lunch is included. todos los Martes. La clase está abierta a cualquier feligrés de la parroquia de San Simón y Judas

Dia: Martes

Primera clase: Martes 14 de Mayo del 2019

Hora: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Lugar: 185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223 en la iglesia baja

Nota Bene/ Las fechas estan sujetas a cambio

(BIBLE CLASS CANCELED ON MAY 21, 2019) OUR LADY OF FATIMA ROSARY RALLY A special thank you to Sr. Rita and Sr. Angela, daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy, for organizing the beautiful Rosary Rally in honor of Our Lady of Fatima. The Rosary Rally CALENDAR REQUESTS will continue every month until the feast day celebration on Dear Parishioners and Ministry Leaders, in preparation of the October 13th. merger between Sts. Simon & Jude and Most Precious Blood All are invited to a special Rosary Recitation at Sts. Simon Parishes, we in the office, are trying to prepare in advance our parish calendar. For those of you who would like to sponsor an & Jude Church in honor of the Apparitions of Our Lady of event or meeting and would like to use our lower Church or Fatima. “Lets’ continue to pray for peace in the world and meeting room from September 2019-August 2020 are asked to the purification of the Catholic Church” 20 decades of the please drop off your calendar requests to the rectory office as Rosary will be recited. All are called, all are welcome! soon as you can so we can get started on our calendar planning. JUNE 13 at 3:00pm Thank you.

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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE It is amazing how love is at the root of so many stories. Today we hear Jesus tells his disci- ples, during the , to “love one another as I have loved you.” The Israelites though of God as a distant figure who would punish for any wrongdoing. While their God was gracious in giving blessings and worthy of praise, he was also demanding. Jesus gives us a different picture. God is a Father, who is merciful, forgiving and loving. Jesus’ example to us is loving compassion, we all need to adopt his ways in order to live as God wants us to live.

DO YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE RIGHT? Today’s responsorial psalm gives us something to think about. “I will praise your name forever.” To praise someone is to give him loving approval and admiration. Do we praise God? Do we recognize that everything we have comes from him? Do we stop to thank him for even the little things during the day? Lots of people talk about having an attitude of gratitude; don’t you think gratitude begins with God? This week try to make an effort to thank and praise God; it will change your whole outlook.

ST CRISTOBAL MAGALLANES On May 21 we celebrate the feast day of St. Cristobal Magallanes and companions. Born in the Archdiocese of Guadalajara into a family of shepherds; but instead of sheep Cristobal felt he was drawn to shepherd people. He studied to become a priest and then returned to his home time and eventually opened up a seminary. In Mexico during that time, the government banned the practice of the Catholic faith for its people; seminaries were closed and priests and laymen were arrested and assassinated for their Catholic beliefs. This persecution, known as the Cristero War lasted from 1924-1928. In total it is believed that 90,000 Catholics were killed, 35 people have been canon- ized and 15 have been beatified.

FROM THE OFFICE Today is the last day of our Faith Formation Program. As you may have heard by now, this is the last year I will be the director here at Ss. Simon and Jude. I wanted to take the time to thank you for all the support you gave to my program and children over the past 12 years. I have been blessed to meet so many wonderful people and to work with the beautiful children of our parish. God bless you all.

After 11 years, my time at Ss Simon & Jude is coming to an end. I wanted to say how grateful I am for having the opportunity to meet so many families. I love teaching the children and watching them grow. I will miss them all. Thank you to everyone, parents, students, ex- tended family, for always supporting Sara and myself. May God continue to watch over you and bless you.

Sincerely, Ms. Sara Nespoli & Mrs. Nina Varone

PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen GOD’S DWELLING IS WITH may be due to a crisis of fatherhood in our culture THE HUMAN RACE or a misunderstanding of love when it gets reduced to feelings and the sensual. For many people God is simply unknown. They may believe in God but do not believe He is acces- The God who dwells with us is the love that is total sible. More than a few of us have heard God re- self gift, total self donation. When we can under- ferred to as “the man upstairs”. The basic premise stand love in those terms, then acknowledging God for this is that God is somewhere apart from human who loves us so much that He dwells with us be- life and the human experience. For others God is comes not only easy to grasp but also becomes the mystery that cannot be penetrated, known, let alone very heart of our being. This is the gift that has loved. Still others see God as a concept or idea. For been revealed, this is the gift that is ours for the those who deem themselves spiritual but not reli- asking, this is the gift that wise men and women gious God is some sort of an impersonal force that have sought, and by the grace of God have found, we possess inside. For some at the extreme God is that their joy may be complete. May we seek and one who is sought after for raw power. He may be find the same truth and the same joy. omnipotent and almighty but he is not father.

The revelation of God to the Jewish people in the Fr. John Maduri, Old Testament era was of a God who is intimately engaged in every single individual’s personal walk Pastor/Administrator through this life. He is revealed as one who is in covenant relationship with his people. God presents

Himself as one who wants to give love and also who invites us to love Him and one another in turn.

Our Lord Jesus Christ continues to unfold this reve- lation by calling God His and our Father. Even mo- reso in the incarnation He resides deeply and inti- mately in the human experience, as Sacred Scrip- ture tells us “in every way but sin.” It is noteworthy that God does not reveal Himself as unknown, as inaccessible, as total mystery, as power, or omnipotent and almighty. To be sure there is truth in each and everyone of these. God cannot be fully known in this world, there is cer- tainly an element of mystery in the reality of God. Without doubt God is powerful, omnipotent and almighty. Yet He chooses to reveal himself as a companion on life’s journey and as a father. In other words, as Saint John tells us, God reveals himself as love. It is interesting and somewhat ironic that more than vast numbers of people view God in impersonal terms. Interesting because that is not how God re- veals Himself and ironic that in a time when there is so much talk about charity and justice and love, there are so many who find God as a loving, and ever present, father difficult to understand. This OUR FATHER: PART 7 as “super-substantial”. Taken this way, it is a direct nod to the Eucharist, which is our bread which has been made into GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD the highest substance possible, Jesus’s true body. Throughout history, bread has been a symbol of what is needed to survive. This simply petition which we pray in the Lord’s prayer is It is no wonder then, that Jesus chose bread to be the food to actually one of the most beautiful prayers we pray to God our be transformed into his body. Wine has traditionally been a Father. When we pray this way, asking the Lord for our most symbol of prosperity and abundance. At every Mass, basic necessities, we are putting our complete trust in God. We bread and wine, symbols of that which we need to survive and are saying, “Lord, please give us everything we need to sur- abundant life, are transformed into the Body and Blood of vive. We are completely dependent on you.” It reminds us that Christ. The “daily” bread which we prayer for in the Our Fa- every good thing that exists comes from God, and without ther, the “super-substantial” bread, is not only those things we him, we are nothing. need to get through the day. It is also the Eucharistic bread When we approach God in this way, asking him for our most which we share at Mass. It is a reminder that although we are fundamental human needs, it helps us to become a more grate- obligated to go to Mass each Sunday, we can also go any day ful people. It helps us to grow in trust. There is something im- of the week. Indeed, every time we go to Mass and receive the mensely powerful about going through a struggle and making Eucharist we become just a little bit more like Christ. that prayer, “Lord, please give me what I need to make it “Lord, give us this day our daily bread. Give us through this”. This is the kind of faith Jesus spoke about when what we need not just to survive, but to thrive. he told us to have faith “like a child”. When we say “give us” Help us to receive you more faithfully when we we are recalling the fact that we are in a covenant with God. go to Communion, and open our hearts more He is not some distant being; rather, he is so close to all of us. and more to your love. Amen.” He wants to take care of our human wants and needs. We can approach him in prayer and make these prayers of petition. One thing that is worth noting is the fact that when we pray the Our Father, we are praying for God to give us this day our daily bread. God wants to give us what we need in this present Supplementing CCC 2828-2837 moment. We are asking him only what we need for the day, no more. It is an exercise in trust. Just as the Israelites wandering Jonah Soucy the desert were only given enough manna in the morning to last them the day, so too are we called to trust God in the mo- ment and “not be anxious about tomorrow” letting tomorrow” take care of itself. When the sun sets and rises once more we turn to the Father again with this prayer, asking him for the strength and grace for another day. This trains us to be com- pletely dependent on him. It also helps s to realize that every day is an opportunity for God to do something completely dif- ferent in our lives, for “his mercies are new for us every morn- ing” (Lamentations 3). God wants to do something new this day in your life. And tomorrow he will do something new again. We approach the Lord and ask him for what we need for today, knowing that when we go and approach him tomorrow he will give us what we need then. Even when it feels like eve- rything is falling apart, God will pull us through one day at a time as we continue to trust in his love and mercy.

Finally, we must reflect on the daily bread which we are ask- ing for. In English, the word ‘daily’ has been given to us as our translation, which once more calls to mind what we spoke of in the previous paragraph. But it really goes much deeper than that. The Greek word used in Scripture is epiousios, and there really isn’t an English word that can capture the full meaning of it (daily was as close as we could come). There is a sort of double meaning we have with the word. The first mean- ing would be something like “that which is necessary for life each day”, which again calls to mind our call to trust God each day, and that he has new mercies for us every day. But there is also a second meaning which could be translated as “super- WEEKLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY, MAY 20 9:00am:Mass (CHU) 9:30am: Chaplet of the Divine Mercy (CHU) 7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion (UC)

TUESDAY, MAY 21 9:00am Mass (CHU) 9:30am: Miraculous Medal Novena (CHU) 7:00pm:Spanish Bible class CANCELED

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 9:00am: Mass (CHU) 12:00pm-3:00pm: Golden Age Club (LC) 6:30pm: Al E MO Square Dance (LC) 7:00pm: Spanish Rehearsal (CHU)

THURSDAY, MAY 23 9:00am: Mass (CHU) 9:30am: Legion of Mary (LC) 4:00pm: Italian Rosary (CHAP) 7:00pm: Youth Group (LC) 7:30pm: AA Meeting (OFF) 8:00pm: Folk Group Rehearsal (CHU)

FRIDAY, MAY 24 9:00am: Mass (CHU) 9:30am: St. Jude Novena (CHU) 7:00pm: Reunion de Servidores (LC)

SATURDAY, MAY 25 8:00am: Holy Hour (CHU) 9:00am: Mass (CHU) 4:00pm: Confession (CHU) 5:00pm: Mass (CHU) 8:00pm: AA Meeting (OFF)

SUNDAY, MAY 26 8:00am: Rosario Italiano 8:30am/10:15am/12:00pm: Mass (CHU) 1:30pm: Spanish Mass (CHU)