June 3, 2018 — The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ — Corpus Christi June 3, 2018 Page 3 Serving Your Sacramental Needs Mass Intentions for the Week The Sacrament of Baptism Sunday, June 3 (Corpus Christi) The Sacrament is celebrated on Sundays at 1:30 PM and on 7:00 Nancy Padilla (The Yannone Family) the first Saturday of each month. Parents, please call the 9:00 Antonio Vitalino (Josephine & Jack McGarry) parish office to arrange a meeting with a priest. 10:30 James Cronin (Gerard & Laura Pray), Ricardo Cruz The Sacrament of Eucharist (The Roxas Family), Al Hornberger (Lou & Mary Scotti), Robert Troiano Jr. (The Gilde Family), Salvatore Foti See front cover for mass times. If you are sick for an (Loving Wife & Children), Antonio Vitalino (The extended period of time or are homebound, contact the Kedjierski Family) parish office to have someone bring Communion to you. 12:00 Godofredo Alcantara (Loving Wife, Son & Grandson) The Sacrament of Confirmation 5:00 Donna Richard (Anthony & Yvonne Punzone) School aged children can prepare for this Sacrament by Monday, June 4 contacting our Faith Formation Office. Adults who have 7:00 In Loving Memory of Teresa Stursberg (Nancy & Joette) yet to be Confirmed should contact the Parish Office 9:00 Dr. Frank C. Favazza (Loving Favazza Family) The Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday, June 5 As listed on front cover or call the office to see a priest. 7:00 Janet DeCecilia (The DiNero Family) 8:45 Rosemary D’Alessandro (The DiNero Family) The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Wednesday, June 6 This Sacrament is for the living. We celebrate this 7:00 Rita Pucci (Stella & Richard Gambardella) Sacrament each Spring and Fall for those who are 9:00 Robbie Gryzlo (Loving Aunt & Uncle) chronically ill, advanced in age, or who are about to Thursday, June 7 undergo surgery or hospitalization. We can arrange the 7:00 Paula Pasquarella (Loving Husband) Sacrament at other times by calling the Parish Office. 9:00 Rose Kalish & Connie Covert (Loving Son Norman, Jean Emergencies: Call the office to speak to a priest. & Family) Nighttime emergencies (631) 538-7219 Friday, June 8 The Sacrament of Matrimony 7:00 For the People of the Parish 9:00 Joseph Colletti (Norm, Jean, Kathy & Dan) Bride or Groom please call the office at least six months Saturday, June 9 before your desired wedding date to begin preparations for 8:00 For the People of the Parish marriage. Please make contact with the parish before 5:00 Lucy & Paul Shadlich (Jannine & Richard Hubbard), Philip making other wedding day plans! D’Antoni (Tony & Sue Sylvester), Janet DeCecilia The Sacrament of Holy Orders (Mary Ellen Bergin), Betty Ann Jaros (Stephen R. & If you feel called to serve in the church as a priest deacon Nicole Viccari), William Henry Grady (The Zilinskas or in consecrated religious life, call the office to speak to Family), MaryAnn Olivieri & Police Officer Joseph one of the priests or deacons for guidance. Olivieri Jr. (Joseph Olivieri Sr.) Interested in possibly becoming Catholic? Sunday, June 10 (Corpus Christi) Contact the rectory to arrange a meeting to discuss your 7:00 Edward Minogue (Margaret Poy) questions. We have classes to help people learn about our 9:00 Jose Vilmenay (Michelle Fernandez), Michael McHugh (Linda & The Savage Family), Arthur Peaslee (Lou & Clare faith and decide if becoming Catholic is best for you. This Antonucci), Jack Leslie (Sarah Sesar & Family/Just 4 Paws), whole process of inquiry and potential conversion is called For The People of the Parish RCIA—The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. 10:30 Kathleen Dodge (Mr. & Mrs. Otterstedt) We will respect your personal journey with God! 12:00 Mass of Thanksgiving (Keith Maczkiewicz) 5:00 Ann Rosato (The Scotti Family) 6:30 Spanish Mass 2019 Mass Book is now open Altar Bread & Wine OUR LITURGY In Memory of In our reading from Exodus, Moses and the people commit Carol A. Walsh to the Lord and his covenant. In Hebrews, the author uses Requested by the image of a mediator in describing Jesus’ role in the Greg new covenant we have with the Father. The Gospel recalls the first Eucharistic meal. June 3, 2018 Page 4 Respect Life Our Prayer and Action In An Important, But Unnoticed Development Building the City of God Friday, May 25th, was an extremely sad day for both the Catholic Our Prayer for Financial Well Being is $23,700 in our Sunday Church, and for the Right to Life cause. The citizens of the Re- Offerings (which will be a $5,000 increase over our 2017 Weekly public of Ireland voted approximately 67% to 33% to repeal the Average): 8th amendment of their constitution. This amendment granted the Sunday May 27, 2018 Collections: same rights to pre-born citizens as are enjoyed by post-born citi- zens. This amendment inherently made abortion illegal. Ironical- Same Week from Last Year: ly, this amendment was passed in 1983 by the same margin, 67% 2018 Weekly Average ((to-date) to 33%, as was experienced on Friday in repealing it. Forty-five Our 2017 Weekly Average Was: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ years ago, two thirds of the Irish people knew that abortion was Our Prayer for Evangelization is an increase of 500 new people wrong, and now that number has reversed itself, and two thirds think it is a woman’s right. All of the same faulty language and at Sunday Mass (which will be 2,043 people at Sunday Mass): logic was used in convincing folks that this was absolutely neces- Mass Attendance on Sun. May 27th sary. Entertainment elites like Bono, and the rest of U2, and Liam 2018 Average Mass Attendance: Neeson recorded public service announcements decrying the an- 2017 Average Mass Attendance: cient, outdated perspective that human life starts at conception. ________________________________________________ There is an interesting correlation to this reversal, and that is the Our Prayer for our St Joseph School Enrollment apparent death of the Catholic Church in Ireland. The Republic of Is 245 Students (which is an increase of 50 Students): Ireland is 84% Catholic. In 1984, approximately 90% of the Cath- olics in Ireland were practicing Catholics. During the last forty- 2017/18 Enrollment is currently: 196 five years or so, while the attitudes towards abortion were chang- 2018/19 Enrollment: 140 ing, the attitudes towards the Church, and towards faith in general, were changing, with the result being a drop in practicing Catholics down to 18%. The evil of the Church scandals in Ireland created a Our Prayer for Parish Vocations is 5 new vocations void were faith used to be. As we have discussed before, voids are from within St. Joseph Parish always filled, and in this case the void has been filled with None as yet, but this is always in process Modernism, Secularism, and an extremely alarming loss of faith. When Roe vs. Wade was decided in 1972, the United States Bish- Repair & Maintenance of Our Parish Building: ops immediately realized that the Catholic Church had a responsi- May Repair & Maintenance Collection bility to protect life, that there was an enormous potential for fur- ther erosion for this respect of life, and that practicing Catholics Balance toward $17,000 Goal would be the bulwark against that erosion, and so they immediate- Balance of Over-Spending yet to be repaid = ly started the National Right to Life Committee. This group has __________________________________________________________ been a leader in our fight since the beginning. This has been lost Catholic Ministries Appeal in Ireland, and that loss will result in the loss of many, many lives. 2018 Goal: $75,000 As time moves on, and our technical advances and social advances Pledged - to - Date 58,230 make life easier, it is easy for humans to become arrogant, and to Percentage of Goal 78% forget two things. They need God, and that God, not man, made all of these advances possible. There is a saying that has been around for years. It is a seemingly simple saying; Know Jesus, MAY 27TH FIGURES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN NEXT Know Peace, No Jesus, No Peace. If we contemplate the meaning WEEK’S BULLETIN of the saying, its simplicity starts to fade, and all the ramifications start to come into focus, and we find that it is remarkably true! Please consider coming to the next Respect Life Ministry meeting. We need your help! The Respect Life Committee wishes you a safe and blessed week! “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you…” Jeremiah 1:5 Liam Maxwell Feehan —REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE DIED— our deceased soldiers and all of our deceased relatives and friends. Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen Repair And Maintenance Update Catholic Ministries Appeal I hope you all noticed last week that we reached our goal Thank you to everyone who has already made a pledge to of $17,000 to repair the lower level of the sanctuary. We eh Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA). The CMA are now arranging time for the work to be done. supports works of the church that are too large to be done We were told it should take one full week (Monday to on a parish level - things like Catholic Charities, Catholic Friday) but since unexpected challenges are always a Hospitals, and formation for priests and deacons. possibility, we need to arrange this when there are no The CMA also helps us back in the parish. IF we reach weddings scheduled for the weekend.