THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
JUNE 11, 2006
(M - Memorial, A - Anniversary)
6:45 MARIE COLELLA--M
req. by the Clergy & the People of Sts. John & Paul Parish
9:00 LOUISE QUINN--M
req. by Grace Cosgrove
TUESDAY,
JUNE 13
ANTHONY
of PADUA, priest, doctor
6:45 ANTHONY and ANGELINA RUSSO--M
req. by Ralph Santoliquido
9:00 BERTHE and LOUIS BREUIL--M
req. by the Shields Family
6:45 OLIVIA TUCKER--M
req. by the Clemens Family
9:00 THE SAPORITO and LOIACONI FAMILIES
reg. by Rose Saporito
THURSDAY,
JUNE 15
6:45 MICHAEL J. HARRINGTON--M
req. by THE Harrington Family
9:00 MADELYN FAY--M
req. by Maureen Morris
6:45 BERNARD BROOKS--M
req.
by the Family
9:00 JAMES LYNCH--M
req. by the Kellachan Fmaily
9:00 DR. WILLIAM SABATINI--A
req. by Mr. & Mrs. Martin Ronan
5:30 JOSEPH DI SILVESTRI--M
req. by Betty Harvey
7:30 FOR THE PEOPLE
OF THE PARISH
9:00 CHRISTOPHER MURRAY—M
req.
by Jane & Ken Padgett &
Family
10:30 FATHER’S DAY NOVENA
12:00 ANGELO PIVA--M
req. by the Family
5:00 REGINALD HALL--M
req. by Sally Chervenak
PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCES
Your prayers are requested for the sick at home,
and in the hospitals, especially: Dana Infelice, Winifred Mullin, Patrice
McAuliffe, Francis “Charlie” Abrahamsen, Dorothy Blaney, Jimmy Bairaktaris,
Lisa Scholl, Frank Diaz-Balart, Alice Nasta, Mildred Traub, Catherine Ann
Brennan, Mary & Tony Fraioli, Hank Lawlor, William Matthews, Sarah Butler,
Mimi Cosgrove, Kristen Long, Patrick Lamont, Elizabeth Kim, Eloise Selby,
Thomas M. Lamb, for our service men and women at home and abroad; for the for
the faithful departed, GILDA O’MOORE, and those who have no one to pray for
them; and for the honored dead of the Armed Services.
SUNDAY
COLLECTION
Last week’s collection (06 --04 -- 06): $13,171
Maintenance: $ 3,424
Attendance: 1,284
The parish of Sts. John and Paul thanks you for your support. We are grateful to our parishioners who use our envelope system. If you wish to receive Church support envelopes, please call the Rectory at 834-5458.
THE
MOST HOLY TRINITY
JUNE
11, 2006
God, the Father, Creator. God the Son, Redeemer. God the Holy Spirit, Sanctifier. When we “go out to make disciples of all nation”, we have a lot to tell! God is present everywhere. Would you be willing to proclaim the truth of God’s love and presence in your life as a priest or religious? If so, please call Fr. Charles Szivos at 968-1340 (priesthood), Sr. Deanna Sabetta at 212-371-1000 ext. 2803 (religious), and Deacon Anthony Cassaneto at 968-6200 ext. 8269 (deaconate).
BANNS
of MARRIAGE
III – Patrick Lonieski – Sheila Kelly
BAPTISM PREPARATION for PARENTS of INFANTS
To arrange for a Baptism, please call the rectory and you will be given an appointment with one of the parish priests.
Water in the Word
Baptismal Preparation Session Schedule
All sessions are offered on the following Saturday mornings from 10 AM – 11:30 AM. Please call the rectory to attend. We will begin new sessions in 2006. The dates for the class are as follows: July 1st, Aug. 5th, Sept. 2nd, Oct 7th, Nov. 4th and Dec. 2nd.
10:30 AM MASS MUSIC NOTES
Today, we celebrate Most Holy Trinity Sunday with a beautifully noble piece by J. S. Bach, “Honor and Glory”.
YOUTH
GROUP BAR-BE-QUE
All high school students plus graduating 8th graders are invited to the annual youth Group Bar-Be-Que to be held this Sunday, June 11th, at 6:00 PM behind the Rectory.
CALENDAR of EVENTS for the WEEK of JUNE 11th:
SUNDAY, JUNE 11th:
12 Noon: Mass of Commissioning for E.M.Es.
TUESDAY, JUNE 13th:
7:00 PM AUD: Eastern Festival Symphony
8:00 PM GYM: Basketball
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14th:
11:00 AM SARAH NEUMANN:
Mass
12:45 PM RMR: 5TH
grade Girls Scouts
7:00 PM: 8th
grade graduation dinner
THURSDAY, JUNE 15th:
7:00 PM AUD: Eastern
Festival Symphony
SATURDAY, JUNE 17th:
12 Noon: 8th
grade graduation and Mass
BICENTENNIAL
CAMPAIGN at STS. JOHN and PAUL
We are off to a great start with the campaign at Sts. John and Paul! There has been amazing response thus far and we have some great news to announce. To date we have raised $580,000 or 43% of our $1,348,506 goal! Every parish family has received a letter with information about this campaign.
In order to reach this goal, we will need the help of every family. We ask that you prayerfully consider your pledge.
PASTOR’S
DINNER
A big “thank you” to all the men of the parish who attended this year’s Pastor’s Dinner as well as those who were unable to attend but made a donation. The opportunity to meet and greet three former pastors as well as past and current associates, and Father Brian rewarded those present. They also heard Bishop Sullivan do a memorable “Danny Boy” and Father Pomposello and Vincent Graziano do the old Abbot and Costello “Who’s on first?” routine. It was great. This event is a wonderful fixture of our Parish and we look forward to next year.
EARLY
BIRD CAR RAFFLE SPECIAL
Raffle tickets went on pre-sale Monday, May 1st, for the ticket holder’s choice of a Brand New 2007 automobile or $30,000 CA$H that will be won at this year’s Halloweekend Family Festival. Do you have a favorite number or numbers that you like? How about your birthday, your anniversary, or the month and day your child was born? If so, send a $100.00 check made out to Sts. John & Paul, with your lucky numbers that you want on your raffle ticket(s) on the memo line of your check and return it to the rectory. Don’t wait too long or your numbers may be gone. Number requests will not be honored after June 23, 2006. Only numbers from 0001-1000 please.
Please send these requests ATTN: Car Raffle. Thank you.
UPCOMING
FAMILY MASSES
The final Family Mass of the year will be on Sunday, June 18th, and the theme will be “Son’s day Mass”. The 12 Noon Mass that day which is the feast of Corpus Christi will conclude with a procession.
FATHER’S DAY
CARDS
There are Father’s day Cards in the rear of the church. If you take one, please fill out the outer envelope and return it to the Rectory by Friday, June 16th so that your loved one may remembered in the novena of Masses for Father’s Day.
SPECIAL
SPEAKER
THE WEEKEND
of JUNE 17th & 18th
The Rev. Richard M. Nahman, O.S.A., will speak at all the Masses the weekend of June 17th and 18th about a ministry that provides direct relief to the poor throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Please be as generous as possible.
COMMITMENT
WEEKEND
This is Commitment Weekend in our parish. Each family will have an opportunity to make a pledge to the Bicentennial Campaign. We are pleased to announce that we are over hlf way to our goal. Your support in this campaign is very much appreciated!
LARCHMONT-MAMARONECK
INTERFAITH MEETING
The Interfaith group will meet on Thursday, June15th, at 10:30 am at the home of Susan Spenser, 340 Orienta Avenue, Mamaroneck (not far from Post Road). Her phone number is 698-5068.
Meeting will be followed by a potluck lunch at 12 noon. This is the final meeting of the year. We will discuss plans for the coming year and other important issues. Please call to let our hostess know what you will bring – salad, dessert or main dish (for 6).
All local clergy have been invited.
CELEBRATIONS
FOR THE FEAST of SAINTS JOHN and PAUL
On Saturday, June 24th, our parish will celebrate the patronal feast day of Saints John and Paul. There will be a Parish Picnic at Flint Park from 12:30 to 4:30 PM. We’ll have hamburgers and hot dogs, chicken, salads, and corn. Plan on bringing your entire family -- and a dessert! The cost is $25 per family or $30, the day of the picnic. The cost for a single will be $15. The celebration will continue at the 5:30 PM Mass and then a Family Movies will be held in the auditorium at 6:30 PM (Courtesy of the Knights of Columbus) RSVP by Monday, June 19th. Please use the tear off below and return it in an envelope marked Parish Picnic to the Rectory or drop it in the basket marked “Picnic” in the rear of the Church.
NAME:____________________________________________
#in family______________ Phone______________________
Dessert:___________________________________________
Please make check out to Sts. John and Paul.
PASTOR’S
COLUMN
Next Saturday, our school will graduate its eighth grade. Many of us have attended this year such ceremonies for our young people who are moving on to another level of education or completing their classroom experience and entering a new phase of their lives. Over the years, like many others, I have been asked to give commencement addresses. One wishes on these occasions to encourage the celebrants with words of wisdom which they might serve as a vade cum mecum in their future endeavors. The speaker’s success is somewhat limited by the very moment which causes him or her to engage in this rhetorical enterprise. Listeners who are parents are physically present but their minds are drifting: back to that first day of school, back to that first time when there was a conflict of wills, or back to that recent quiet moment when their child said: “Thanks for everything. I love you.” Listeners who have reached another milestone are not in the “now” of these academic exercises. They are mindful more of the future: goals and the means to achieve them. Depending on their status, they are projecting themselves into a time when they will be called upon to stand out and make a contribution to society, in general, and family, in particular. The challenges to be faced might make even some long for the security of the womb.
With the above realities in mind, I thought that it might be profitable to share some personal reflections on the beginnings and endings of this time of year. Of its nature, “change” is a two-edge sword. It can invigorate and it can threaten. Transition pushes us out of our comfort zone. (Recent days here at Saints John and Paul are a case in point.) Many times it forces us to reach down and utilize aspects of our personalities which might have been dormant. As we move from one level to another, we recall that first major change in our existence. For five years of our life we had the security of our home and the presence of a loving family. All our needs were met. Then our parents deliver the fateful utterance: “It’s time for you to go to school.” Oh, the fear and trepidation! It was difficult for us to leave an environment where one only had to deal with siblings to one where one encountered fifty classmates (in our time) and mysterious people called teachers. We became more at ease when we realized that all of us were in a similar situation. As the years advanced, we developed friendships and discovered talents and interests. Still walking the same streets our mothers pushed us in our strollers, we thought that our lives were complete. The day arrived too soon when our education demanded we leave the neighborhood, our life-long acquaintances; take public transportation, and meet people with whom we had very little in common save our common age (And let’s not forget: the opposite sex was no longer “ich” but “wow!”). High school years were times of bringing to maturity our ideas as to possible careers. With our families, we explored the possibilities of career and educational prospects. Despite the occasion spats, we realized the importance of family. We could not imagine not having them near. And yet, we anticipate going away to college and the freedom it offers. Surrounded by thousands of strangers, we feel alone. It is frightening. The professors are challenging at best, and threatening, at worst. We want to reach out to others and we do. However, at times, we are disappointed and sometimes, heartbroken. But we survive. We always do. Our faith in God, the teachings of the church, the example of our parents, and the support of relatives and friends guide, strengthen and console us. Soon the confines of the educational institution will be no more and the worlds of politics, academia, and business will confront us. All the answers to life’s questions become fewer and it seems we are firmly planted on quick sand. The one certainty we have is that transition is our destiny until He brings us into the place where there are no more tears and suffering but an eternity which He has granted us in His mercy: a joy that no one can take away.
How do we deal with this reality? It is unfortunate that some people become resentful in the face of change. Their occupation demands that they take up residence in another state. Sometimes a new boss is appointed over them and because of a perceived slight at not receiving the position and a different style of leadership being exhibited, they harbor ill feelings and withdraw physically and emotionally. Some parents give a hard time to their sons and daughters about whom they might be dating or even becoming engaged. Are they truly concerned about the quality of their children’s potential partner or are they simply unable to cope with an ever-developing matrix of relationship? So much time and energy is invested in the parent-child relationship that it is difficult to cut the tie that bind.
Transition should have a positive meaning for all, but especially for people of faith. If we truly believe that the Almighty watches over us, that the Christ came to save us, and the Advocate was sent to accompany us, then we must “not be afraid” and “cross the threshold of hope.” Why do events happen when they do? Why do certain people enter our lives? Why do we think and decide issues in a certain way? Coincidence? No, God is announcing His presence while maintaining His anonymity. We must make this a tenet that we might see in the unexpected an opportunity. Once I failed Italian and I had to go to summer school. Because I could not get a job I volunteered time at Maryknoll House in New York City. I met there real heroes: priests who had spent more of their lives in foreign lands than at home. Some of them had been imprisoned in the People’s Republic of China for proclaiming Christ as the true liberator of mankind. Failure is sometimes the better teacher than success.
As our young people look to their future and its promise let us pray for them. But let us also recognize that we have “many miles to go before we sleep.” There is much ahead of us. No matter what our age, we can change the world. We are called to transform it into the Kingdom of God which has already broken through in the Paschal Mystery.
Jesu vivat,
Fr. Brian