Church of the Our Lady Queen of Apostles

109 West Street, Ilion, NY 13357 414 Frankfort Street, Frankfort, NY 13340 (315) 894-3766 (315) 894-2360 [email protected] [email protected] www.annunciationilion.org www.olqoa.info

BOTH PARISHES

Pastor: Rev. Fr. Paul Catena Deacon: Rev. Mr. Michael Carbone Religious Education Coordinator: Maryel Wallace St. Joseph House of Prayer Coordinator: Lydia Sexton (894-9501) Pastoral Ministry Coordinator: Cindy Reles

ANNUNCIATION QUEEN OF APOSTLES Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 12:30pm Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 12:30pm Secretary: Lori Cook Secretary: Patricia Viti Music Director: John Schuyler Music Director: Carole Jean Crimmins Assistant to CRE: Vicki Angell Assistant to CRE: Teresa Riscica Trustees: Carol Lennon & Mark Cushman Trustees: Debbie Wainwright & Vince Bono

Mass Schedule Schedule Saturday Vigil: 4pm (Nov.-April) Saturday Vigil: 4pm (May-Oct.) Sunday: 11am Sunday: 9am Tuesday & Thursday: 9am Monday & Wednesday: 9am

Confession Confession Saturday: 3pm-3:45pm (Nov.-April) Saturday: 3pm-3:45pm (May-Oct.) and by appointment and by appointment

Rosary Saturday: 3:30pm (Nov.-April) Saturday: 3:30pm (May-Oct.) Sunday: 10:30am Sunday: 8:30 am Monday & Wednesday: 8:30am Tuesday & Thursday: 8:30am

Baptism, Marriage, and Anointing of the Sick: Please call the parish office. Saturday, June 5th Monday, June 7th - Weekday 4pm +No Mass Today - Father will offer Mass privately +Frances Reina by The Hosney Family Tuesday, June 8th - Weekday +Anniv. parents Jane & Bennie Zito by children, grandchildren & +Mark Bonilla (Birth. Rem.) by Jim Palumbo great grandchildren +Celia Averson by Jackie Valente +Frank A. Frank & family by Dominick J. Frank +Charlotte Laura by Rosemary Foglia +Philip Tangorra by Mary DiChristina +Nancy Diliberto (Healing) +Dolores Vivacqua by The Addolorata Society +Special Intention +Joseph Tamburro by Jim & Judy Conover +Dolores Vivacqua by Joseph Kinney +Ted Koronis (CA) by The Bellino Cousins +In Petition to Almighty God by a parishioner Wed., June 9th - St. Ephrem, deacon & doctor of the Church +Rosaria Galante by Barbara Smithson & Sallie Murphy +Father Daniel Lanza by Mary Joan Korce +Pat Clements by Margot Green & family +Bob & Karin Boepple by Fr. Paul Catena +Catherine Norod by goddaughter Rosemary +Demetrius Skortou +1st Anniv. Anthony LaValla - love & miss you with all our Thurs., June 10th - Weekday hearts by Carol Ann & girls +My parents Florence (30th Anniv.) & Ralph Valente by their +Charlotte Laura by Garry & Karen Rumrill & family daughter Jackie +In thanksgiving to Almighty God & St. Lucy for favors received +Anniv. Rose (Grates) Torchia by Snell & Henrickson Families by Karen & Jillian Rumrill +Mary Foglia by Rosemary +Dorothy Suits by Young at Heart Seniors +Anthony Thomas by family +Duane Aney, Jr. by Melissa & Anthony Tripolone +Anniv. Josephine Sgori Lore by grandson Bobby DeLuke +Fred & Felicia Block (Wed. Anniv. Rem.) by The Hadsell/ +Members of the Ordination Class of 1949 on their 72nd Anniv. Drapalski Families of their ordination of the Most Holy Priesthood +60th Wed. Anniv. for Paul & Mayme Palumbo by their children Most Holy Body and - Corpus Christi & grandchildren Sunday, June 6th +Anniv. Mary Z. DiMartin by Joseph & Janet DiMartin 9am Friday, June 11th - Most of +Pro Populo +1st Anniv. Frances Reina by family ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** +Bell Pizzo (Birth. Rem.) by son Paul & Marie LaVine Saturday, June 12th +Louisa Girolamo & Joseph Russo by Ross & Ida Oliveri 4pm +Rosalie Nicolette, Mario Parisi, Joseph Stolark by friend +8th Anniv. JoAnn Maneen by cousin Jackie & Rodger Carole Jean Crimmins +Sarah & Sam Sgroi & family by Carm Sgroi +Most abandoned souls in Purgatory +Cora & Samuel Lore by sister Gracie +Rose & Charles Cushman (Birth. Rems.) by loving family +Anniv. John Licari by children Jerome & Vivian & families +Tony Laura by The Seaman Family +Grandparents Frank & Jennie DeJohn & Salvatore & Concetta +Ron Rehm by Martha Cobb & Mary Beth Hilley Zito by Tony & Gloria Partenza & Vinny & Marilyn Maneen +Grandma Julia Hughes (Birth. Rem.) by Michele, Gary & sons +For all the deceased members of the Entwistle Family by Erin +Carol A. Girantino (Birth. Rem.) by her family Dygert Cartmell & family +Brian J. McCoy by grandmother Catherine Latella +Frank Rossi by The James Caiola Family +Grandparents James & Eleanor Thurston & Guy & Josephine +Ron Gatto by Mary & Tony Grasso Antonucci by granddaughter Angela Thurston +Don Roberts by Bill & Kathy Evans +Dolores Vivacqua by Beth, Irv & Christian Bunce +Marlene Christie by Chuck & Lucille Hand +Joseph Tamburro by Ida DeLukie (TN) +Dolores Vivacqua by Frank Diliberto +Rosaria Galante by Freddy Caccano & family +Alfred Amendolare, Sr. by Prudy Laura +Charlotte Laura by Young at Heart Seniors +Joseph Tamburro by Lee & Mary Caruso +Delores Restante by Linda, Gordy & Ryan MacCammon +Rosaria Galante by Augie & Judy Aiello +Jim Accattato by Phyllis & Jim Caruso +Uncle Sam Convertino by Vinnie & Sharon Ciccone +Anniv. Joseph DiMaggio by wife Violet, daughters Diana & +Michael Rutigliano (Birth. Rem.) by beloved wife Nancy & Claire & families daughter Christie +Healing for Carole Jean Crimmins by The Amen Choir 11am +Michael Fitzer by family +Tim & Mary O’Connor by family +Anthony & Doris Dunadee by Ron & Barb Dunadee +Wanda Rozinski by nephew 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, June 13th 9am +Carol Girantino (Birth. Rem.) by good friend Prudy Laura +Souls closest to heaven +Tony Laura by Ida DeLuke (TN) +Ron Rehm by The James Caiola Family +Frances Reina by Suzanne Ortello +Ron Gatto, Sr. by Phyllis Rocco +Frank Rossi by Mr. & Mrs. Frank LaPuma +Marlene Christie by Mr. & Mrs. Victor Costanza & sons +Dolores Vivacqua by Donnie, Andrea, Charlie, Cristina & Michael +Cousin Don Roberts by Sidney & Lena DeRollo +Lew Licari by Tom & Mary Bentley +Alfred Amendolare, Sr. by Nancy Diliberto +Joseph Tamburro by Alan & Mayme Ann Kennell +James Accattato by Bill & Kathy Evans +Jim & Caroline Romeo (Wed. Anniv. Rem.) by Sue & Rocky Perretta +Giuseppe LoRe (Birth. Rem.) by wife Pietrina LoRe & family +Rosaria Galante by Nancy Reina +In thanksgiving to Almighty God on the occasion of our 40th Wed. Anniv. by Sharon & Vinnie Ciccone 11am +Eleanora & Mary O’Connor by the family +Father Anthony LaFache by Dr. Beverly & Mr. William Gregory First Communion First Communion will be celebrated on Sunday, June 20th at both 9am & 11am Masses.

Safe Environment’s Sexual Harassment Certification In August 2020 the diocese began using CMG Safe Environment training from the diocese insurance provider. This program is com- pletely virtual and replaces the Virtus Program. ALL parish em- ployees and volunteers MUST complete this program regardless of when you last did Virtus. Please complete both programs as soon as possible and send copy of certificates to parish offices. To access the programs go to: http://albany.cmgconnect.org

40 Hours Devotion in Auriesville Come and experience a journey of FAITH at the of Our La- dy of the Martyrs Auriesville, Fultonville, NY on June 11-13!! Join a 40 Hours Devotion in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Im- Most Sacred Heart of Jesus maculate Heart of Mary in this Year of St. Joseph. Will include The Feast of the Sacred Heart (properly music, speakers, prayers, processions, overnight Adoration, daily the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus), Lat- mass, Enthronement of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts and more. Please bring your own bagged lunch/snacks. Free Will in: Sollemnitas Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu) is a solemnity in Offering. Local camping & hotels are available. Register on the liturgical calendar of the Church. It falls www.Johnleaps.com & include the number of people in your party. 19 days after , on a Friday. The earliest possible date is 29 May, as in 1818 and 2285. St. Joseph, Meet Your Spiritual Father The devotion to the Sacred Heart (also known as On Father’s Day weekend we will be starting a Spiritual the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sacratissimum Cor Iesu in reading group covering such topics as: theology, spirituality Latin) is one of the most widely practiced and well- and the lives of Saints. Because he is the Patron Saint of known Roman Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ′ the Universal Church we will start with the book, entitled, St. Joseph, Meet Your Spiritual Father by Mark Miravalle. s physical heart as the representation of his divine love for After 4-6 weeks we will meet with other readers to discuss humanity. the book. If interested, please contact Cindy at 315-368- This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catho- 4150 by the end of May so that books may be ordered. lic Church and in a modified way among some high- Price should be under $20. church Anglicans, Lutherans and Eastern Catholics. The devotion is especially concerned with what the Church Happy Anniversary deems to be the long suffering love and compassion of the Happy 65th Anniversary to Jim & Mary Fran Palumbo!! heart of Christ towards humanity. The popularization of this

Why Do We Offer Masses for the Dead? devotion in its modern form is derived from a Roman Catho- The offering of Masses for the repose of the soul of the faithful lic nun from France, Saint , who departed is linked with our belief in Purgatory. We believe that if a said she learned the devotion from Jesus during a series person has died fundamentally believing in God but with venial sins of apparitions to her between 1673 and 1675, and later, in and the hurt caused by sin, then God in His divine love and mercy the 19th century, from the mystical revelations of another will first purify the soul. After this purification has been completed, Roman Catholic nun in Portugal, Blessed Mary of the Divine the soul will have the holiness and purity needed to share in the in heaven. Heart, a religious of the Good Shepherd, who requested in While each individual stands in judgment before the Lord upon the name of Christ that Leo XIII consecrate the entire death and must render an account of his life, the communion of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Predecessors to the Church shared on this earth continues, except for those souls con- modern devotion arose unmistakably in the in demned to hell. The Vatican Council II affirmed, “This sacred various facets of Catholic mysticism, particularly with council accepts loyally the venerable faith of our ancestors in the Saint Gertrude the Great. living communion which exists between us and our brothers who In the , the month of June is dedicated to are in the glory of heaven or who are yet being purified after their the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This great feast in the Church is death. . .”(Dogmatic Constitution on the Church #51). Therefore, always celebrated on the octave day of Corpus Christi, the just as we now pray for each other, share each other’s burdens, and help each other on the path of salvation, the faithful on earth feast which celebrates the Body and Blood of Christ. Cor- can offer prayers and sacrifices to help the departed souls under- pus Christi falls on the Sunday after Sunday (which going purification, and no better prayer could be offered than that itself falls on the Sunday after Pentecost), which means the of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. feast of the Sacred Heart falls nineteen days after Pente- One may wonder, “What if the person’s soul has already been cost Sunday. The following day is the feast of purified and gone to heaven?” We on earth know neither the the , so these two devotions to judgement of God nor the divine time frame; so, there is always the hearts of Jesus and Mary are side-by-side on the liturgi- goodness in remembering our departed and commending them to cal calendar. God through prayer and sacrifice. However, if indeed the departed Devotion to Jesus’ Sacred Heart is perhaps the most pop- soul has been purified and now rests in God’s presence in heaven, then those prayers and sacrifices benefit the other souls in purga- ular in the Church today, and it had its beginning in 17th tory through the love and mercy of God. century France. In 1672, Christ appeared to a French Visit- Therefore, we find not only the origins of this practice dating to ation nun, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Over a series of the early Church but we also clearly recognize its importance. visits, Our Lord revealed to St. Margaret Mary the im- When we face the death of someone, even a person who is not portance of devotion to His Sacred Heart. He asked that His Catholic, to have a Mass offered for the repose of his soul and to heart, wounded on the cross and continually wounded by offer our prayers are more beneficial and comforting than any other ingratitude of men for his sacrifice for them, be venerated sympathy card or bouquet of flowers. Most importantly, we should and adored as an embodiment of His and always remember our own dearly departed loved ones in the Holy love. Mass and through our own prayers and sacrifices help them in their gaining . -catholicstraightanswers.com -Saints Feast Family Memorial Fund In loving memory of Charlotte Laura by Mr. & Mrs. John R. Brant

Altar Host In loving memory of mom Ann Recchio (Birthday Remembrance) Love, Fran & Fran

Altar Wine In loving memory of beloved aunt Charlotte Laura by her niece Joanne (Rumrill) & Kenneth Morse

Sanctuary Candle In loving memory of our mother Jane Zito (Birthday Remem- brance) by her children

Altar Floral Bouquet in Frankfort 1 Urn: In loving memory of Donald Roberts by mom, sister & brother

Monthly June Missal Sponsor in Frankfort +In loving memory of Frances Reina by the family

ANNUNCIATION CHURCH May 23, 2021 Weekly Offertory $2,853.00 Loose 351.85 Eastern Churches 235.00 Back Env. Evangelist, Monthly, etc. 242.00 $3,681.85 After consideration of other sources of parish income, we need $3,836.00 from our weekly collections to meet parish expenses. Our Diocesan Appeal Goal is $30,200.00. So far we have 105 gifts/ pledges for a total of $21,908.00

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”—Matthew 19: 14.

QUEEN OF APOSTLES CHURCH May 23, 2021 Weekly Offertory $2,069.00 Loose 472.00

Eastern Churches 542.00 Back Env.: Ascension, Evangelist, etc. 209.00 $3,292.00 After consideration of other sources of parish income, we need $3,642.00 from our weekly collections to meet parish expenses Our Diocesan Appeal Goal is $35,350.00 So far we have 160 gifts/ pledges for a total of $28,726.00. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION June 6th Annunciation Grades 1-& 2- 9:45-10:45am - Class Today Grades 9 & 10 - 5:30-7pm - Class Today

Our Lady Queen of Apostles Grades 1 & 2 - 10:15-11:15am - Class Today Grades 9 & 10 - 5:30-7pm - Class Today

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

St. Joseph House of Prayer in Frankfort Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00am-4:00pm

Annunciation Church Wednesday 9:30am thru Thursday 8:00am

ROSARY Before each Mass, we pray the Rosary together (see the bulletin cover for times and places). Our Church and our world are in great need of prayer and so the intention for our Rosary each day will be for the transformation of our hearts and the salvation of souls.

Please Pray for the Sick After one month, names will be removed unless we are notified otherwise at 894-2360: Kimberly Baye, Evelyn Balder, Melissa Bowen, Gordon Bowie, Michael Brooks, Bertha Brown, Sandra Button, Judy Butts, Peter J. Caiola, Gail Campo, Rodney Congdon, Carol Conte, Sam Costanza, Jeanette Davis, Saman- tha Dennis, Linda DiFlippo, Carolyn Dunadee, George Dygert, Michael Dygert, Bernadette Enjem, Eden Entwistle, Alexandria Fisher, Camille Fisher, Kevin Friend, Charlene Gaffney, Michael Gaffney, Kevin Hilley, Eileen Hoverer, Charles Hand, Gianna Henrickson, Lisa Hughes, Lynn Hunter, Ray Johnson, Bernadette Scalise Jones, Alison Kinney, Patricia Kodz, Daniel Kohlmann, Kay Kruger, Rebecca LaMartinere, Gerry LaPorte, Mary Lyons, Cindy Maneen, Elizabeth Maneen, Joseph J. Maneen, Michael Mathews, Gordon MacCammon, Ryan MacCammon, David & Roxanne Martyniuk, Marisel McCloud, Jo McGraw, Karen Ma, Donna Merhib, Mark Miller, Barb Minosh, Deb Nichols, Florida Norman, Helen Nudo, Sean O’Brien, Joseph Palmieri, Sandra Palumbo, Rosemary Parody, Robert Paul, Benjamin & Dennis Pierce, Joe Plano, Marie Posey, Christopher Max Redmond, Ju- dy & Lauran Rotunno, Jillian Rumrill, Marcus Sardina, Jimmy Seaman, Paul Stone, Angela Traglia, Christopher Urtz, Gerry Vallese, Mark Weber & Ted Zawalski.

PRAYER GROUPS Our Lady Queen of Apostles Monday - 2pm - Marian Movement of Priests - Church Tuesday 6pm - Church Friday: 9am - Prayers for Priests- Church First Fridays: 9am - Devotions - Church Every Second Friday of the month we will have a spiritual bouquet day for our Blessed Mother Mary. This is a special time when we can draw our hearts close to Mary and, through her intercession, to the heart of her Son, Jesus. In this way, every prayer of ours may be an encounter with God. Every hour the Rosary will be led by persons participating for that hour. If you would like a designated hour, please contact Karen Slocum: 315-360-4829 or Roseann Cai- vana: 315-796-3305. Help us lift up a large bouquet of roses/ to our Blessed Mother Mary in prayer. SPOHN’S DISPOSAL Ilion Housing Authority As an independent broker we Ilion Knights of Columbus 100 West Main Street shop many companies for YOU! Council #518 SERVICES, INC. Ilion, NY 13357 556 State Rt. 5S (315) 894-2159 It is the mission of the Ilion Housing Mohawk, NY 13407 Authority to provide affordable housing & services to families, elderly, near elderly & Dayreadinc.com Become a Member Call 895-7611 for Details 866-8820 disabled persons 5 local offices to serve you Information also available at Annunciation Church entrance Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, Inc. BigDog Motors, Inc. Independently Owned Since 1893 Leonard R. Hendrix • Scott C. Hendrix Licensed Funeral Directors Used NYS Inspections (7 days/week) • Save your insurance deductible 100 Otsego Street, Ilion, NY www.whiter-hendrix.com Cars www.bigdogmotorsinc.com FRANKFORT 315-894-3781

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