1395 East 56st Street · Brooklyn · NY · 11234 PARISH STAFF MASS SCHEDULE RECTORY REV. THOMAS F. LEACH SUNDAYS (718) 763-2330 (Telephone) MRS. MARY-CASSANDRA Pastor (718) 763-6592 (Fax) Saturday: 5:00 pm ODENAT REV. MSGR. JOHN A. BURNS Parish Secretary Sunday: 8:00 am Website: www.mqhchurch.net Pastor Emeritus Email: [email protected] MS. KATHLEEN LAURIA 10:00 am DCN. JEAN BAPTISTE Facebook: “Mary Queen of Ministry of Consolation 12:00 Noon BOURSIQUOT Heaven Church” Haitian Ministry MS. CAROL POLANISH WEEKDAYS OFFICE HOURS MRS. MARY CASATELLI St. Vincent DePaul Society Monday - Friday: 8:00 am Monday—Friday: Respect Life Committee School of Religion Principal Saturday: 9:00 am 9:00 am -12 Noon, (718) 763-2590 MS. CAROL ANN SALAMONE 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm HOLYDAYS Ministry to the Homebound Vigil: 7:30 pm Saturday: MS. HELEN JAMES Day: 8:00 am 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Immigration Resource Ministry 10:00 am Sunday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 4:00 pm MS. MARY BELLONE, Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Academy Principal, (718) 763-2360, www.mqhschool.net Love Lives Here A Touch of Heaven in Brooklyn - Serving God’s People for 88 Years: 1927-2015 Our Mission: We, the parish community of Mary Queen of Heaven, are called to live and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all with whom we come into contact. We are committed to being a vibrant and welcoming community of faith by worshiping God through prayer and sacrament, teaching and sharing our faith, and serving others as Jesus did. We seek to become a faith community that invites people of all races and cultures to become part of our parish family. THE SHEPHERD’S VOICE SPECIAL EVENTS AT A GLANCE April 2, *Rosary Society Mass & Meeting – This Lent our Sunday readings are tak- Sunday 12:00 pm Mass followed by meeting, en from cycle A, and everyone gets to hear Church/Parish Hall. the Johannine gospels that are proclaimed to New Members are Always Welcomed! the adults who are preparing for sacraments in *La Legion De Marie – 1:00 pm, Church the Easter season. That means that all of us April 9, PALM SUNDAY will witness how Jesus leads three people (a Sunday Samaritan woman, a blind man, and a be- April 15 HOLY SATURDAY reaved sister) deeper and deeper into faith by Saturday his patient attention. RECURRING EVENTS/MEETINGS AT A GLANCE The disciples were surprised to find Baptisms Last Sunday of the month, 1 pm. An appointment that the Master was even speaking with such a must be made with one of the priests or the woman, but Jesus saw a soul that could be deacon. won for God, and he won it. He led her very Bereavement Call the Rectory Office (718-763-2330) carefully from what she knew: water, her mar- Support Group for referral. riages, Samaritan worship, to what was deeply Charismatic Every Friday of each month 7:00 pm in the Parish spiritual; living water that wells up inside a Prayer Group Center. Cub Scouts Every Friday, 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm, believer, worship in Spirit and truth, and his Parish Hall identity as the Messiah. By the end of the en- Girl Scouts Most Sundays, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Parish Center counter, Jesus has made her not only a believ- Teen Room. Kindergarten-Grade 12. For more er, but an evangelizer! info.: Jeanne Cirone 917-601-3460, So Jesus works with each one of us. [email protected] He lavishes his attention on us, guiding us Haitian Choir Rehearsal, Every Saturday, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, deeper and deeper into the mysteries of his Church person and his mission, drawing us to his Fa- Holy Name Monday after the 2nd Sunday, 8:00 pm, ther and, ultimately, to eternal life. Let us use Society Parish Center this Lent well, and clear more space in our La Legion First and Third Sunday of each month, de Marie 1:00 pm in the Parish Center. Second lives for prayer, especially scripture-based Saturday of each month, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm prayer, so that we can hear what Jesus is Committee Members in the Parish Center. speaking to our hearts in these grace-filled Line Dancing Wednesdays, Parish Hall, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm, days. $8 per person In the Good Shepherd, Prayer Group Thursdays, 7:30 pm, Parish Center Father Tom Leach Cenacle Rosary First Sunday of each month, All new and returning families are Society 1:00 pm—3:00pm, Parish Hall welcomed to Mary Queen of Seniors Every Wednesday, 1:15 pm - 4:00 pm, Parish Hall. Heaven Parish and are All seniors are invited. encouraged to become actively involved in parish societies Youth Group First & Third Thursday of each month, 7:00 pm – and activities. 9:00 pm, Parish Center Youth Room Please register at the Rectory Office. during office DEVOTIONS AT A GLANCE hours or via our website www.mqhchurch.net. Exposition & First Fridays, 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon in the Benediction Parish Center Chapel THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH. Miraculous Mondays, Novena & Benediction following the Medal Novena 8:00 am Mass Morning Monday to Friday, 7:45 am, Prayer Saturdays 8:45 am Rosary Monday to Friday after the 8:00 am Mass, Saturday after the 9:00 am Mass PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN OFF ALL MOBILE DEVICES WHILE IN CHURCH. THIS WEEKEND—Saturday & Sunday SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH, SPOUSE MARCH 19TH & MARCH 20TH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY GIRL SCOUTS This year March 19th is the Third Sunday Girl Scouts will be meeting on Sunday at of Lent; therefore, the Solemnity of St. 11:30 am in the Parish Center Teen Room. Joseph will be celebrated on Monday, th LA LEGION DE MARIE March 20 . The Legion of Mary Diocesan Curia will be held on Sun- day in the Parish Hall from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Lenten regulations REMINDER MEETINGS—REMINDER FOR THIS WEEK ABSTINENCE: All the faithful who have reached 14 years of age are required to abstain totally from MONDAY, MARCH 20TH meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent. ARISE GROUP: 7:30 pm, Rectory Basement FASTING: All the faithful between the ages of 18 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND and 59 inclusive, are bound to fast on Ash ARISE GROUP: 7:30 pm, Rectory Basement Wednesday and Good Friday. This practice THURSDAY, MARCH 23RD involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and PRAYER GROUP CENACLE: 7:30 pm, Parish Center avoiding food between meals. Light sustenance may FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH also be taken on two other occasions during the day. ARISE GROUP: 9:15 am, Parish Center Lounge Room EASTER DUTY: After initiated into the Most CUB SCOUTS : 6:45 pm, Parish Center Holy Eucharist, all the faithful are bound by the obli- CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: 7:00 pm, Parish gation of receiving Holy Communion at least once Center Chapel TH each year. This precept must be fulfilled during the SATURDAY, MARCH 25 Easter season, unless for a good reason it is fulfilled ARISE GROUP: 10:00 am, Parish Center Lounge at another time of the year. By special indult, in the Room U.S., the time period for fulfilling this precept has been extended to include the period beginning First JOIN IN OUR READING AND DISCUSSIONS Sunday of Lent (March 5th, 2017) to the celebration The Book Club is currently reading of the Most Holy Trinity (June 11th, 2017). “The Summer Before The War” RECONCILIATION MONDAY: This year our by Helen Simonson for discussion on th diocese will once again celebrate Reconciliation Wednesday, April 19 at th 7:30 pm in the Parish Center Lounge Room Monday on April 10 , which is the Monday of Holy ——— Week. Reading for May 17th discussion: “Have a Little Faith” MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN CATHOLIC by Mitch Albom ACADEM Y NEWS Registration for 2017-18 is now open at ST. COLUMBA CHURCH LADIES Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Academy AROUND GUILD SPRING FEST RAFFLE To learn about the benefits of a Catholic education, TOWN NIGHT (Annual Card Party): st please contact Principal Mary Bellone at 718-763- Friday, April 21 , Msgr. Jolley Hall, 2245 2360. Don’t miss out on valuable scholarship op- Kimball Street between Avenue U & V. Doors open at 6:30 portunities! Families who received scholarships pm. Donation: $25.00 per person. Includes Chips, Pretzels, st Cookies, Soda, Coffee, Tea. No one under the age of 18 ad- last year should apply again by March 31 . The mitted. For reservations, call Rose 718-627-4247. deadline for first-time scholarship applicants is st 11 DAY PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA & LOURDES April 21 . Email: www.futuresineducation.org th We’re saving a seat for you! WITH SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: November 7 — November 17th, 2017. Hosted by Dcn. Jean Baptiste Ms. Mary Bellone, Principal Boursiquot. Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the appari- tions at Fatima. Visting Fatima, Coimbra,Santiago de Compo- stela. Salamanca, Avila, Madrid, Lourdes. Cost: $2,699.00 per 50/50 RAFFLE REMINDER person from New York. (Air/Land tour price is $2,049.00 plus Envelopes for the March 50/50 Raffle are available in $650.00 govt. taxes/airline surcharges). Including : Roundtrip church and can be returned in the collection basket or at Air from New York, First Class/Select Hotels, Most Meals, the Rectory Office. The drawing will be held in church Services of a Professional Tour Director, Comprehensive on Sunday, April 2nd.