Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community who reach out to one another and to all people by teaching and giving witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to invite all to hear, share, and live the Word of God. We try to inspire an awareness of our faith and to encourage others to renew and energize that faith in Jesus and His Church. We want to welcome the entire community to enjoy the warmth and love of our parish by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church. Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM Mass in Malayalam Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna Second Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM and each Sunday at 5:30 PM Deacons: Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck, John Warren, Kevin Hughes Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday. Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque Eucharistic Adoration: Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, Administrative Assistant: Ms. Melissa Vollaro every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church. Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi Sacrament of Reconciliation: Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM & Saturdays at 1PM and on request. Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Parish Office is Baptism: closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 P.M. Please call Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism For emergencies call (718) 347-6070 preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy required by the parents of the child to be baptized. (718) 343-1346 Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in School Website: www.olscafp.org advance of the marriage date to make an appointment Faith Formation Office with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information, please visit: www.pre-cana.org. (718) 347-3511 Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) 347-6070 for arrangements. Human Concerns Center (718) 347-6229 Catholic Cemeteries: Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera For information and available options please call (718) 894-4888. THIS WEEK AT OLS MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, June 4 SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018 12:30PM ........ Rosary Society ................................................. BCH 7:00PM .......... Parish Pastoral Council .................................... PMR The Most Holy Tuesday, June 5 Body & Blood of Christ 7:45AM .......... Children’s Choir ............................................ Church 9:30AM .......... Bereavement .................................................... PMR Sunday, June 3, 2018 7:30PM .......... Evangelization Committee ................................ PMR 8:00AM People of the Parish Wednesday, June 6 9:30AM Oscar A. Ortiz & Alonso Garcia 10:00AM ........ Golden Age Friendship Club ............................ BCH 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for: 3:15PM .......... Girl Scout Troops 4040/4760............................ BCH Dot & Bill Carey, Rosemarie Ruckel, John DeLeon, Thursday, June 7 7:30PM .......... Adult Choir .................................................... Church Africo Magday, Raymond E. DeStefano, 7:30PM .......... Leadership Committee ..................................... PMR Jerry Koilparambil-Living, John Argenzio, Friday, June 8 Jose Vijayan Vallanat-80th Birthday Celebration, 5:00PM .......... 8th Grade Luncheon Set-Up............................... WR Dr. Lessley Sebastian Vallanat-Health, Saturday, June 9 Annette Sebastian Vallanat-Living, 10:00AM ........ 8th Grade Luncheon Set-Up............................... WR 12:30PM Miguel Caban & Raphael Morales 2:00PM .......... Himig At Alay Choir .......................................... BCH 5:30PM Alice Joseph 5:00PM .......... Indian Latin Apostolate Set-Up ......................... BCH 7:30PM .......... Indian Latin Apostolate ..................................... BCH Monday, June 4, 2018 9:00AM Joseph Cortina 11:30AM Rosary Society 12Noon Miguel Caban Tuesday, June 5, 2018 THE SANCTUARY LAMP 9:00AM Italo Cutruzzola For the week was donated in 12Noon Mae & Peter Sr. & Jr. McCue Loving Memory of LT. MICHAEL R. DAVIDSON Wednesday, June 6, 2018 requested by 9:00AM Eleanor Myers - 1st Anniversary Our Lady of the Snows 12Noon Eric Urn Catholic Academy Thursday, June 7, 2018 9:00AM Raul Iglesias THE ALTAR BREADS 12Noon Domenic Monaco For the week were donated in Anniversary Remembrance Loving Memory of 12:30PM Adoration until 4 PM CAROLINE & SEAN MCMAHON requested by Friday, June 8, 2018 Michael McMahon 9:00AM Maripat Frary Testa 12Noon Shirley Gunderson THE ALTAR FLOWERS 90th Birthday Remembrance For the week were donated in Saturday, June 9, 2018 Loving Memory of 9:00AM Margaret M. & Margaret J. McLaughlin LENA BORRELLI 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass 100th BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE 6:30PM Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam requested by Joseph & Robert Borrelli Sunday, June 10, 2018 8:00AM Agnes Ribeiro 9:30AM People of the Parish Holy Name Society 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for: Alfredo Ruiz Berrio, Pothen Thomas, John Rolleri, John & Vera Cunnane, Stephen DeSimone, OLS Sunday Collection Report Nazario Vargas, Salvatore Patrissi, George Warren, Sunday, May 27th………………………..$10,594.00 I.K. Joseph & Mariamma Joseph Illiparambil, Maintenance & Repair……………………$1,442.00 Thomas Tallarico, Sr. 12:30PM Raul Iglesias Everything we have is a gift from God. 1:30PM Respect Life/Rosary And you share your giftedness with others. 5:30PM Aloysius & Family - Living Thank you! Dear Parishioners, Three of my siblings attended Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn in the late seventies and early eighties. The high school was located adjacent to the Prospect Expressway in Windsor Terrace and was recognizable with the image of a pagoda “Ever Ancient…………Ever New” and a cross looming on the roof of the school entrance. Our Lady of the Snows R. C. Church Without a doubt all the students learned about Bishop Francis X. Ford and were inspired by his missionary zeal in China. Bishop Ford was born in Brooklyn and attended Cathedral College in Manhattan. He was the first seminarian for the Maryknoll Fathers in Ossining NY and was ordained in 1917. A year later he traveled with other American priests to China and began missionary work in helping to bring the Catholic Faith to China. Father Raymond Finch, the Superior General of Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, spoke of Ford as “an innovator. He helped the Catholic Church enter into the Chinese culture. The churches he built were in Chinese styles, not Western, which was unusual for the time. He was trying to help the Church be as Chinese as possible.” On September 21, 1935 Father Ford was consecrated a bishop and for the next twenty years Bishop Ford increased the number of faithful from 9,000 to 20,000 in his diocese of Kaying and built many schools, hostels and churches. Eventually Bishop Ford was brought up on false charges of espionage and placed in a Communist Chinese prison camp where he was tortured and died on February 21, 1952. Bishop Ford became the first American Roman Catholic bishop and fourth American civilian to die in a Communist Chinese prison camp. He is considered a martyr and in observance of his 100th Anniversary as a priest, a cause for canonization opened this past year in December 2017. The Diocese of Brooklyn has introduced the canonization process and our own Bishop Raymond Chappetto in the Vicar General’s Office is spearheading the effort. On the tables in the Gathering Space are prayer cards for the Canonization of Servant of God, Bishop Francis Xavier Ford. Please take home the prayer card and pray for his canonization. Also, membership into the Bishop Francis Xavier Ford Guild is possible to help keep alive the inspiring memory of Bishop Ford and offer prayer, support and financial assistance to the cause for beatification and canonization. Membership forms are in the Gathering Space. May our prayers and support lead to the elevation of this Maryknoll missionary and Church martyr, originally from Brooklyn, Bishop Francis Xavier Ford, as saint of God. PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR HELP is prayed on the first Wednesday The sick, homebound and hospitalized . of each month following the 12 Noon Brenda Carmel, Joseph Chiofolo, Ralph DeVito, Lorraine Dimitri, Mass. All are invited to pray this special Rosalie DiSunno, Diana Dunn, Joseph Finlay, Felicia Goehringer, devotion in honor of Our Lady of Louis Gunderson, Stephen Hlatky, Barbara Lazaro, James Leung, Perpetual Help this Wednesday, June 6th. Francis Mallaurappu, Henry Manohar, Jorge Luis Marrero, Casey Neikens, Susan Neikens, Paul Nevins, Ashley Oellinger, Deacon Matthew Oellinger, Ignatious Raj, Prabhaker Rajappa, THE TABLET. Any parishioner wishing to receive a A. Nina Rocha, Marybeth Marini Ruff, Joe Rupp, Neil Scahill, copy of our diocesan newspaper each John Varrone, Laura Velez, William Vicente, Muriel Vimala week is invited to contact the Parish All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . Office. Just leave your name and Vincent J. Livreri, William F. Ireland, Philip Baghai address and you will be added to the mailing list. SAVE THE DATES SUNDAY, JULY 15th 4:00 PM MASS & PROCESSION IN HONOR OF SAINT ALPHONSA SUNDAY, AUGUST 12th 3:00 PM MASS & PROCESSION IN HONOR OF SAINT ROCCO God and Father of all gifts, we praise you the source of all we are.