ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Brian P. McCarthy, Pastor AND ST. PARISH Rev. Julius M. Eyyazo, Parochial Vicar stmargaretofcortona-stgabriel.com Rev. Willem Klaver, M.H.M, Parochial Vicar Rev George Lodi, Parochial Vicar e-mail: [email protected] Rev. Msgr. Dermot Brennan, Weekend Associate ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA Deacon Eugene Burke 6000 RIVERDALE AVENUE Deacon Joaquim Pereira BRONX, NEW YORK 10471 Deacon George Pitula 718-549-8053 Deacon Donald M. Quigley

Sr. Mary Amadeus McKenna, O.P.., Pastoral Associate ST. GABRIEL

3250 ARLINGTON AVENUE PARISH MEMBERSHIP: To be considered BRONX, NEW YORK 10463 active members of St. Margaret of Cortona and St. Gabriel 718-548-4470 Parish, each family and single adult must be properly registered and regularly use the weekly donation envelopes for our parish. This is the only way the parish LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS can issue documents attesting to parish membership St. Margaret of Cortona and Catholic practice (e.g. A LETTER TO BE A SUNDAY MASSES: (Vigil) 5:15 PM Saturday GODPARENT OR SPONSOR. Newly registered Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon and 5:15 PM parishioners must be registered & use envelopes for at least 6 LATIN RITE MASS: 1st Sunday of the month at 3:00PM months before a Sponsor Letter can be issued.). New WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:30 AM and 12 Noon parishioners are requested to visit the parish office. SATURDAYS: 8:30 AM LEGAL HOLIDAYS: 12:00 PM ENVELOPE SYSTEM: To assist us in keeping 1st SATURDAY: Rosary in Honor of Our Lady 9:00 AM accurate records of your contributions, we request that MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: you use the weekly envelope system. This enables us to Monday preceding 8:30 AM Mass verify your donations should it be necessary for tax CONFESSIONS: are available on Saturdays at 4:00 PM purposes. Please notify the Rectory if you change your until 5:00 PM and upon request. address. HOLY HOUR/ADORATION:

Thursday 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EXPOSITION AND ADORATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES 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.stgabrielsinthebronx.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

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION THE COLLECTION REPORTS SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Thank you for your generosity to our parish

When you think of being Catholic, what and all who ask for your assistance. We are so do you think of? Perhaps you grew up with grateful. your only associations being fasting, nuns January 13th : (1st collection) $16,232.66 with rulers, and "Catholic guilt." Our faith can (Catholic Communications & sometimes have the connotation of Catholic University) $3,380.50 restriction and absence, not abundance. Who is God in your life? Is He the divine law-giver, the judge punishing the rule-breakers? These CATHOLIC SUMMER CAMPS are certainly attributes of God. But the laws Camp Fatima for boys and Camp don't exist for themselves alone. They exist Bernadette for girls is now accepting to help us love one another as God loves us. registration for the 2018 summer season. The And this loving God is the author of camps, located in the Lake Region of New Hampshire, offer 2-week overnight sessions abundance and joy. for children 6—15. For more information, or to Did you hear today's Gospel? "There request a brochure, contact Brendan was a wedding at Cana in Galilee." Here at Stackhouse at 603-364-5851 or register online this wedding, Jesus would perform "the at www.bfcamp.com. beginning of His signs...and so reveal His glory." This first sign isn't a miraculous healing. He didn't raise someone from the THANK YOU to St. Gabriel’s dead. He kept a party going! "There were six “decorating committee” for stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial the beautiful floral washings, each holding twenty to thirty arrangements, etc. at gallons...the water...had become wine." The Christmas. Thank You to: wine has run out. Jesus creates somewhere Brian Carty, Aurora Tussy & Jimmy Husk for all your guidance. between 120 and 180 gallons to help His +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ friend save face. We may not have such THE PARISH COUNCIL will meet on momentous miracles in our lives, but God is Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:30 in Walsh watching out for us. The string of green Hall. lights when you're running late. The sale on +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ the replacement appliance you need. The friend who calls at just the right time. These ST. GABRIEL’S LEISURE are the little moments of God's abundance. CLUB continues to meet every We just need to look for them! Tuesday at 12:30 PM in Not only does Jesus surprise, but the Walsh Hall. Come and have a guests point out to their host: "You have few good laughs, win a bingo game or just kept the good wine until now." The divine simply have fun. wine is better than the earthly variety. God's goodness is better than what we can grasp WE HAVE A NEW PARISH WEBSITE! If you want to see what is happening in our at for ourselves. Isn't that how it always parish, please visit our new website: goes? www.stmargaretofcortona-stgabriel.com Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

THE 50th ANNUAL MEN’S T H E R E C T O R Y BEEFSTEAK will take place OFFICES will be closed on Friday, February 1st on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, at 7:30 PM in the Msgr. Jr. Day. The Rectory Daniel A. Peake Memorial Hall in St. Offices will reopen on Margaret’s School. Once again, all the Tuesday at 9:00 AM. proceeds from the fundraiser cover the Masses on Monday will be celebrated: St. Margaret’s: 12 Noon expenses for operating St. Margaret’s St. Gabriel’s: 9:00 AM basketball teams. It also offsets additional expenses for the intramural basketball program and awards presentation. Children’s Corner: The Night on the Town Raffle is a Sharing the Gospel: Mary had great way in which everyone can participate in faith in God. She also knew that God could the Beefsteak and support the athletic do anything. So when the wedding servers program for the youth of St. Margaret’s. ran out of wine, she knew Jesus could The Grand Prize is a Manhattan Hotel help. She said, “Do whatever Jesus tells you to do.” That’s the smartest thing any Reservation, Dinner for two at a Smith of us can do! and Wollensky Restaurant, and two Prayer: Dear God, help me to do tickets to a Broadway Show. Donation for everything You say. I know You can do the Raffle tickets is still only $1 each or a anything. book of six for $5. Members of the Beefsteak Committee and their supporters will have raffle books for sale after Masses this weekend. You may purchase tickets there or take them home, fill them out and return them the following week. The Beefsteak Committee is grateful for the great support they receive for this event.

Tickets to the Beefsteak are on sale in St. Margaret’s Rectory. TICKETS GO VERY QUICKLY! Cost remains: $50 per ticket or $25 for seniors over 65. .

CELEBRATE LIFE The Archdiocese of New York is sponsoring “PRAYER FOR LIFE” at St. Patrick’s Cathedral this Tuesday, January 22nd, beginning with Adoration at 6:30 PM with music by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal followed by Mass at 7:30 PM. All are welcome! January 20, 2019 PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: MASS INTENTIONS 1/21—1/27 Courtney Amsinger Dimitrios Anastasiou Georgina Ayra Irene Anzalone St. Margaret of Cortona

Louis Ballarin Patricia Barker MONDAY: St. Agnes, & Martyr Timothy Breen John Beckley 12:00 Frank Mule & Moscato Ellen Brown Iva Boatin

Edward Cleary Betsy Boruchoff TUESDAY: Day of Prayer for the legal Brian Crawford Tom Brody protection of the unborn Mary L. Cronin Frank Caliendo 8:30 Kathleen & Patrick Walsh Thomas & Mary Cronin Michele Cipriano 12:00 Margaret, James & Frank Kelly Patrick Donaghy Norma Connolly Mary Dowd Sr. Margaret Coomey WEDNESDAY: St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr Dunne Karen Cunniffe 8:00 Ellen & Patrick Doolan & Mary Nolan Jane Elliott 12:00 Patrick J. Dunne Michael Dannucci Joseph Farsetta Patricia & John Doran THURSDAY St. , Bishop Janet Fulcher Aurelia Rodriguez- Flores 8:30 Thomas, Mary Ellen & Con Hanrahan Bridie A. Gaffney Mary Ellen Gibbs 12:00 Mary & James Durkin Elsa Guerra – Hoyt Family Thomas Glover Frances Hage Michael Griffin FRIDAY: The Conversion of St. Paul Michele Sanchez Henley Michael J. Healy 8:30 John Kucmierowski (living) Mary Kelleher 12:00 Catherine Osburn Donna Hearla Catherine Klaver Alina Hernandez SATURDAY Sts. Timothy & Titus, Bishops Elizabeth Landau Sarah Hughes 8:30 Alice Egan Olivia Leroy Maura Hurless Terry Loftus Nora Keegan SUNDAY: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Louis Marino Brian Kolterman 5:15 PM (Vigil) Paul J. Cummings Ann Marie Mauro Maureen Lee 8:00 Catherine V. Dunne Avon Marshall Jose Lizardi 10:00 Mary O’Brien Thomas McGrath Gloria Lotierzo 12:00 Elsji Welch Darlene McMeekin Bridie Monaghan 5:15 Patricia Benya

Susan Mercurio Irene Morgan St. Gabriel Kathryn Merton Diane Morvillo Kevin Mullen Eileen Moynihan MONDAY: St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr Bill Murphy Marash Mrncaj 9:00 William Reidy Jeanne Myers Bozena Mul Arlene O’Callahan Kathleen Murray TUESDAY: Day of Prayer for the legal George Orphanides Caitlin O’Callahan protection of the unborn Sr. Eileen O’Sullivan Jean O’Malley 9:00 Lucy Rodriguez

Thomas O’Sullivan Bridie O’Sullivan WEDNESDAY: St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr Brian Phillips Margaret O’Shaughnessy 9:00 Elizabeth Lacovara Grace & John Rose Carmen Perez Henry Snyder Rodolfo Pinzon THURSDAY: St. Francis de Sales, Bishop Onelia Soto Angie & Estrella Rivera 9:00 Nick Di Capone Marilyn Spawn Katherine & Mary Searson Leon Staskevicius Joseph Sheridan FRIDAY: The Conversion of St. Paul Mary Sullivan 9:00 Special Intention Lorraine Shearn Catherine Tobin Harlie Smith SUNDAY: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Elido Vega 5 00 PM (Vigil) Margaret Burke 9:30 John McAuliffe AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Connie Imbesi Jane Kiernan 11:30 Parishioners of St. Margaret of Cortona Richard Swain & St. Gabriel