“Queen of Peace is a parish of many cultures, living one Catholic faith, united to glorify God, and striving to provide a spiritual home for the members of our diverse community.”
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Hardiman, Pastor SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Novenas & Rosary follow Rev. Michael Ugbor Parochial Vicar Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM the 8:30Mass Deacon Gregory Bizzoco Jr. Sunday: 8:30AM & 11:00AM Deacon Jose M. Fernandez Mon. Miraculous Medal Rev. James L. Tighe Pastor Emeritus WEEKDAY MASS Tues. St. Anthony ______ SCHEDULE Wed. St. Jude 8:30 AM Monday Saturday Thurs. St. Ann Emergency Sick Calls Anytime Mass in Spanish every Friday Fri. Sacred Heart ______ RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Sat. Queen of Peace RECTORY Monday to Friday: OUR LADY OF 14136 77th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM PERPETUAL HELP 718 3805031 Fax 718 9692025 1:00PM TO 4:00PM NOVENA: Web Site In development Office closed Saturday & Email Wednesdays at Noon Sunday [email protected] LEGION OF MARY Mrs. Arleni Guerrero, Tuesday 10:30AM Administrative Assistant Parish Center Plant Manager: Miguel Guaman Religious Education Deacon Gregory J. Bizzoco Jr., EVENING HOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY 718 3803966 Thomas Tirino, Director of Music BAPTISMS In English at 2pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Bap- ______ tisms in Spanish on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00pm. Please call the Rectory to register. Catholic Cemeteries 718 8944888 ______ PENANCE Confessions are heard each Saturday 4:00 4:45. Confessions anytime by appointment. National suicide prevention hotline 24/7 18002738255 MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least (9) months in Samaritans NYC 24/7 advance. Please call the Rectory for an appointment with a Priest/ 2126733000 Deacon ______ In addition to our Parish Office, the rectory is also home CARE OF THE SICK Communion is regularly brought to the sick by to the Priests of the parish. Please respect their home by our Eucharistic Ministers, Deacons and Priests. Please let us know calling in advance to make an when a parishioner is unable to come to church due to serious illness or appointment with a priest or deacon age. Anointing of the sick is celebrated on the first Saturday of each ______ month during the 8:30 Mass. Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Pray for us Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday 9AMNoon First Queen of Peace bells peal each day at 3:00 pm The Friday 9AM Noon concludes with Midday Prayer & Great Hour of Divine Mercy. Recite“ Jesus, I trust in Novena You” every day during the pealing of the bells. 3rd Sunday of Lent March 15, 2020
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A Message from the Pastor th In 13 century Portugal a woman was in the midst of great despair. St. Anthony of Padua, long dead, ap- peared to her and gave her this prayer: Behold, the Cross of the Lord!Be gone, all evil powers!The Lion of the tribe of Judah,The Root of David has SUNDAY March 15th Glorious Mysteries conquered!Alleluia, Alleluia!Ever since it has 8:30 A.M. Eugenie Odile been considered a brief prayer of exorcism to guard 11:00 A.M. Clara Fernandes us against the temptations of the Devil. Many arti- MONDAY March 17th Joyful Mysteries cles have recently been written about how Lent is a Collective Intention special time for temptations from the Devil. Pope 8:30 A.M. People of Parish Francis speaks of the Devil often; unfortunately, Brother Matthew Maistre some 21st Century Catholic Christians have dis- Father James L. Tighe missed the notion of the Devil as they have other Open things supposedly “of childhood.” The Church teach- Open es that the Devil is real; we ought not to let our sup- TUESDAY March 17th Sorrowful Mysteries posed sophistication allow him to have such free- 8:30 A.M. William Conroy dom over us. WEDNESDAY March 18th Glorious Mysteries th 8:30A.M. Hernando Diaz Can it actually be the 15 of March already? THURSDAY March 19th Luminous Mysteries Can we be but three Sundays away from Palm Sun- 8:30A.M. Anne Uhl day? Impossible! True, nonetheless! Next Sunday FRIDAY March 20th Sorrowful Mysteries is Laetare (Rejoice) Sunday and the priest will wear 8:30A.M. Open rose colored vestments to signify the nearness of 7:30P.M Spanish Mass Easter. SATURDAY March 21st Glorious Mysteries 8:30 A.M. Alazo Kosovic 5:00P.M. Clara Fernandes This week we have a real powerhouse of saints to SUNDAY March 22nd Glorious Mysteries celebrate! St Patrick of Ireland on Tuesday, March 8:30A.M. Olga Ortiz 17 and St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin 11:00 A.M. Kasper Family Mary and Legal Father of Jesus on Thursday March 19th. Two powerful intercessors for us before the Throne of Almighty God. Because his feast falls in Lent, St. Patrick’s feast is low key, but St. Joseph is always a Solemnity as we honor the legal father of Jesus and the husband of Mary. We will have music on both mornings at the 8.30am Mass and a special treat as well! Have any of you noticed that some of the priests have been using one or another of the special Eu- charistic Prayers for Reconciliation? They are espe- cially beautiful during this Lenten Season. Please be sure and join us at 3pm today for IT IS FINISHED an original play with music by the Glenn Readings for the week of March 15, 2020 Mohr Chorale! Sunday: Ex 17:37/Ps 95:12, 67, 89 Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, Pray for us! Monday:2 Kgs 5:115b Lk 4:2430 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, Mt 18:2135 MJH Wednesday: Dt 4:1 Mt 5:1719 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:45a Lk 2:4151a The bells of Queen of Peace peal each day at 3:00 pm Friday:Hos 14:2 Mk 12:2834 The Great Hour of Divine Mercy. Recite“Jesus, I trust Saturday: Hos 6:16 Lk 18:914 in You” every day during the pealing of the bells. Next Sunday:1 Sm 16:1b, 67
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Marian Anthem For the Lenten Season Is God calling you or someone you Ave Regina Caelorum Hail Queen of Heaven know to proclaim the coming of the
Hail, queen of heaven,Hail lady of the angels. kingdom as a priest, deacon, religious Hail, root, hail gate, From which the light of the sister or brother? email: voca- world was born. Rejoice, glorious Virgin, Fairest [email protected]. above all. Fare thee well, most beautiful one, And plead for us to Christ. ______ ______
St. John’s University Speech and Hearing Center HEARING AID HELP through May IT IS FINISHED” 4th, 2020 . This FREE service is available for anyone who has a hearing aid and is experi- A Passion Play for the Lenten encing difficulty caring for it or using it. Please call 718.990.6480 to schedule an ap- Season pointment. The Center is located at 15211 Union Turnpike, really just down the block. Live the final hours of From us. ALSO The Center is offering FREE speech Our Lord’s Passion , and hearing screenings through May 4th. Please call for an appointment ______ as seen through the eyes of Pontius Pilate, Annual Catholic Appeal 2020 Dismas the Good Thief, Thank you for your prayerful consider- ation of a pledge and your participa- Judas, and Veronica. tion in the 2020 Appeal. Our goal is $20,748 so please be as generous as Today March 15 at 3pm you can! I’ve already made my pledge! The Prayer Corner The Glenn Mohr Chorale will be here at Queen of Peace for a presenta- Dear Lord, in the struggle that goes on tion of an original theatre piece for through life we ask for a field that is fair, a singers and actorsN A Passion Play chance that is equal with all the strife, the presented through drama and song. courage to strive and to dare; and if we should win, let it be by the code, with our ______ faith, and our honor held high; and if we should loose let us stand by the road and Queen of Peace bells peal each day at 3:00 cheer as the winners go by. pm The Great Hour of Divine Mercy. Re- Knute Rockne cite“ Jesus, I trust in You” every day during University of Notre Dame (d.1931) the pealing of the bells.
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Lent at Queen of Peace Prayers for the Sick and those in the US Military Bilingual (EnglishSpanish) Stations We would be happy to include those family of the Cross every Friday at 6.30pm. and friends who are ill or who are currently serving on active duty in the US Armed Stations of the Cross Sundays follow- Forces here in the Parish Bulletin. Please ing the 11am Mass and Weekdays fol- call the rectory with the names of the sick lowing the 8.30 Mass on Wednesdays and the name, service branch, and rank of and Fridays. those you wish to have remembered in the prayers of the parishioners. The sick will re- Confessions will be heard following main on the list for three weeks and can be the 8.30am Mass on Thursdays until renewed. 10am and from 3pm to 4.45pm on Sat- urday ______ Census Day is April 1, 2020 Monsignor Hardiman will be offering a series of presentations on The Catholic Charities, Brooklyn and Queens has been select- Psalms on Saturday mornings at ed to work on the New York City Census 2020. They will assist in getting all our residents to be counted and to en- 10am in the Parish Center (Convent sure that our communities are accurately represented in Basement) and repeated on Sunday Congress and the allotment of federal government funds mornings at 9:45am in the MARY for needed services such as, education, housing, social CHAPEL. services, and aid for seniors, etc. ______ ______ Safe Environment Compliance Statement Sneaky Lent Queen of Peace Parish in Kew Gardens Today is the Third Sunday of Lent; how are Hills complies with all Safe Environment those Lenten resolutions doing? What is mandates set forth by the Diocese of the prayer part of Lent for me? The fasting? Brooklyn and the US Conference of Almsgiving? Catholic Bishops. All employees and vol- unteers who have contact with children Did I “fall off the wagon” and say to myself must attend a VIRTUS session, sign a “what’s the use” I failed in those things I Code of Conduct and submit to a back- said would make Lent special this year. ground search. The Diocese of Brooklyn
wishes to do everything possible to see that all people, particularly children, are “Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and start safe in all pastoral settings. Excuses and all over again!” rationalizations for such criminal actions will not be accepted. To report sexual abuse involving diocesan personnel N priests, deacons, teachers, catechists, Queen of Peace bells peal each day at 3:00 employees, or volunteers N the Dio- pm The Great Hour of Divine Mercy. Recite“ Jesus, I trust in You” every day during the cese has a toll free confidential hot line 1 pealing of the bells. 8886344499.
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Lenten Calendar: EASTER COUNTDOWN FOR THE POOR Starting today each day add an item, or a substitute, to a box at home preparing a food package for Easter for a family in need. Please bring the box to Queen of Peace Church on Sunday April 5. What a great way to remember the poor at Easter and as we prepare for the celebration of The Risen One who invites to “Feed the Hungry.” March 15 Macaroni and cheese March 16 Can of Fruit March 17 Canned Tomatoes March 18 Can of Tuna Fish March 19 Jar of Applesauce March 20 Canned Yams March 21 Can of Soup March 22 Package of Oatmeal March 23 Can of Carrots March 24 Can of Green Beans March 25 Can of Mixed Vegetables March 26 Canned Corn March 27 Can of Peas March 28 Boxes of Pasta March 29 Package of Rice March 30 Chicken Noodle Soup March 31 Can of Beans April 1 Pudding Mix April 2 Parmalat April 3 Can of Beans April 4 JellO Food boxes will be given to the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Food Pantry for use at Easter and during the spring.
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