SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE PARISH 150-75 Goethals Ave. Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 969-3226 - Office (718) 380-0345 - Fax www.stnicholas-queens.org

WEEKEND SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISAS Pentecost Sunday Saturday Eve: 5:00 P.M. May 31, 2020 Sunday Masses: 7:30 A.M. 9:15 A.M. (ESPAÑOL) 10:45 A.M. 12:15 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Daily Mass - Monday to Saturday 7:45 A.M. & 12:05 P.M.

BAPTISMS Parents must first make an appointment in the rectory 2 months before the date and present the original birth certificate. English: Usually the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday of each month at a 2:00 pm ceremony and at Sunday Mass by arrange- ment. Instruction class is on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. Spanish: Usually the 3rd Sunday of each month at a 2:00 pm ceremony. Instruction class is on the Friday before at 7:00 pm.

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Monday through Saturday: 11:45 am- 12:00 Noon - Chapel Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm - Church. And by appointment.

MARRIAGE According to Diocesan regulations, arrangements must be made at least six months in advance in the rectory.

CARE OF THE SICK Communion is regularly brought to the sick by the Priests and Ministers of Communion. Please let us know if someone is confined at home because of illness or age.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 12 Noon & 1:00 - 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CATHOLIC ACADEMY (Pre-K to 8) 80-22 Parsons Blvd. Phone: 718-380-1900 www.sntschoolny.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER S 150-85 Goethals Ave. Phone: 718-591-6536

OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET Phone: 718-591-1815 Email: [email protected]

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Most Sundays from 1:30-4:45 pm and First Fridays.

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Masses for the Week ACTIVITIES FOR The week Saturday, May 30 Ma. Anna Gay Tamondong ALL ACTIVITIES ARE Dennis Icawalo & Nicomedes Katipunan SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER Sunday, May 31 People of the Parish NOTICE Thanksgiving to Virgin Mary & nereida Ruiz ------Lucia & Jerome Menezes TODAS LAS ACTIVIDADES Angie B. Cascasan (L) ESTAN SUSPENDIDAS HASTA Monday, June 01 Souls in Purgatory NUEVO AVISO

Tuesday, June 02 Nicole, Juan & Jose Rodriguez (L)(B-Day) Bridget’s B-day (L) All Mass Offerings May be

Wednesday, June 03 dropped off in the PARISH Samuel Rodriguez Lida Mikulskis DROP BOX or be made ONLINE Bejamin N. Nicasio (Death Anniv)

Thursday, June 04 on the PARISH WEBSITE by Christian & Amadina Torre (L) scrolling to the bottom and Friday, June 05 Robert Read clicking “WAYS TO GIVE.”

Saturday, June 06 Aurelia & Angel Jr. Muniz Anthony Vincent Cosico-Fries (5th yr Death Anniv.) Please visit St. Nick’s website at: Sunday, June 07 Ligaya Elizondo (L)(B-Day) www.stnicholas-queens.org Lourdes Pattugalan Mary & Tony Polce RECTORY Lucia & Jerome Menezes People of the Parish Rev. John Francis Pastor Next Weekend’s Readings Rev. Luçon Rigaud Parochial Vicar Exodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 God is revealed as the personification Rev. Thomas P. Joseph, CMI Parochial Vicar of mercy and fidelity. Rev. Benjamin Madu In Residence Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55 Even in times of distress, God is wor- Rev. Peter A. Mahoney Weekend Assistant thy of praise. Deacon Thomas Jorge Permanent Deacon

2 Corinthians 13:11-13 The community of faith must mirror STAFF the love and peace of God. Mrs. Gloria Scarola Bookkeeper John 3:16-18 The gift of Jesus is the measure of God’s love Mr. Steven Acosta Maintenance Manager for the world. Mr. José L. Villanueva Music Director Sr. Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J. Family Minister Ms. Christina Rosado Youth Minister “There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.” Is the Lord inviting you to share your gifts as a ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CATHOLIC ACADEMY priest, deacon, sister or brother? Contact the Vo- Mr. Robert Lowenberg Principal cation Office at 718-827-2454 or email: voca- Ms. Julissa Gonzalez Secretary [email protected] Mrs. Lorraine White Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Sonya Vidal Tuition Manager The Bread and Wine this Weekend is for the Birthday of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER George Bunger (L) Sr. Alice Michael, S.U.S.C. Director of Faith Formation

may 31,2020 3 From the Pastor’s Desk… Lord, send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth (Ps. 104:30).

Today, Pentecost Sunday, marks the culmination of the Easter season. Today we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the Church, the Body of Christ on earth. At the first Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, filled them with His power and His gifts, and transformed them from timid, fearful followers to assured, bold preachers of the Gospel. As we reflect on the Scripture read- ings today, let us open our hearts to welcome the Holy Spirit so that He will equip us similarly with the love and wisdom to carry out our vocation to continue Christ’s work on earth.

In the Old Testament, God frequently reveals his presence in fire (e.g. the pillar of fire that led the Isra- elites in the desert when they escaped from Egypt), and in wind (e.g. the strong east wind that divided the waters of the Red Sea and turned it into dry land, thus enabling the Israelites to cross it.) The He- brew word for spirit, ruah, and the Greek word, pneuma, also refer to the movement of air, not only as wind, but also of life-giving breath (as in God's creation of man in Genesis 2 and the revivification of the dry bones in Ezekiel 37).

In the first reading, St. Luke uses the images of wind and fire in his account of the Pentecost. Through his life-giving “breath”, the Lord begins the era of the new Israel on Pentecost. In Jesus' “breathing” upon them the new life of the Spirit, the community of the Resurrection, the Church, takes flight. That same Spirit continues to “blow” in today’s Church to give life and direction to our mission and ministry to preach the Gospel to every nation, to proclaim forgiveness and reconciliation in God's name, and to baptize all humanity into the life of Jesus' Resurrection.

In the second reading, St. Paul makes a very important statement: “No one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ ex- cept by the Holy Spirit.” (1 Cor 12:3) This means God Himself enables us through the Holy Spirit to recognize and acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

The Bible reminds us that the Spirit we have received is not the spirit of fear and timidity. According to our Catechism, it is the Spirit that empowers us and makes us strong Christians and soldiers of Christ (CCC 1302). We must no longer be timid Christians, but Christians who are bold enough to call God our Father. St. Paul exhorts us to “Live by the Spirit,” and thus experience the fruits of the Holy Spirit: “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” in our daily lives.

On Pentecost, we rejoice in the Spirit’s abiding presence and gifts. We ask for a renewed outpouring of the Spirit for the sake of the kingdom and the Church. Going forth from the Easter season, let us pray for an increased awareness of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst and more importantly, His indwelling in us, and a deeper appreciation of His manifold roles as we proclaim, “Lord, send forth your Spirit and renew the face of the earth!”

Happy Pentecost! Fr. John Francis

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may 31,2020 8 SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2020 GOSPEL JOHN 20:19-23 A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disci- ples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

pentecost Sunday 9 DOMINGO, MAYO 31, 2020 EVANGELIO JUAN 20:19-23

Lectura del santo Evangelio según san Juan

Al anochecer del día de la resurrección, es- tando cerradas las puertas de la casa donde se hallaban los discípulos, por miedo a los judíos, se presentó Jesús en medio de ellos y les dijo: "La paz esté con ustedes". Dicho esto, les mostró las manos y el costado.

Cuando los discípulos vieron al Señor, se lle- naron de alegría. De nuevo les dijo Jesús: "La paz esté con ustedes. Como el Padre me ha en- viado, así también los envío yo".

Después de decir esto, sopló sobre ellos y les dijo: "Reciban el Espíritu Santo. A los que les perdonen los pecados, les quedarán perdona- dos; y a los que no se los perdonen, les quedarán sin perdonar".