TWELFTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME

JUNE 25, 2006

(M - Memorial, A - Anniversary)

 

MONDAY, JUNE 26

                        6:45           FATHER’S DAY NOVENA

                     9:00   MARY PURCELL--M

                                                                req. by Jane & Paul Kuhn

                

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

CYRIL of ALEXANDRIA, bishop, doctor

                        6:45 JOHN CAMACHO--M

                                req. by Nancy & Bill Winnis

                        9:00 BEATRICE CILWICK--M

                                req. by Linda & Brian Harrington

 

      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28

IRENAEUS, bishop, martyr

                        6:45 LEO RUZZI--M

                                req. by Martin & Roberta Ronan

                        9:00 LOUISE QUINN--M

                                reg. by Ed & Rita Clarke

                               

         THURSDAY, JUNE 29

PETER and PAUL, apostle

                        6:45                    ALICE VANDERNOOT--M

                                                                      req. by Mary & Don Vidler

                        9:00             EDWARD COSGROVE--M

                                                                       req. by Grace Cosgrove

                             

FRIDAY, JUNE 30

FIRST MARTYRS of the ROMAN CHURCH

                        6:45 AGNES DORAN--M

                        9:00          TIMOTHY J. MARA--M

                                                                   req. by Maura & Richard

                                                                         Concannon

                                                             

SATURDAY, JULY 1

BL. JUNIPERO SERRA, priest

                   9:00 DANIEL BARRETT CARMODY--M

                                req. by Helen Propersi

                  5:30 RICHARD RITZ--A

                          req. by Anne Ritz & Family

 

SUNDAY, JULY 2

                        7:30      FREDERIC B. POWERS, JR.--M

                                                                  req. by Valerie & Nicholas

                                                                        Masyronardi

                        9:00  GUIDO GULLA--M

                                                                  req. by the Gulla Family

                     10:30              EDWARD GARBA--M

                                                                      req. by Martha Garba

    12:00 FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

       5:00 SALVATORE FERRARO--M

               req. by Rosa Ferraro & children

            

PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCES

Your prayers are requested for the sick at home, and in the hospitals, especially: Fr Brian, 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,   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 --18 -- 06):           $10,002

 

Attendance:                                                       968

 

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.

 

 

TWELFTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME

JUNE 25, 2006

In today’s Gospel, it reminds us that only by staying close to Jesus can we make it through the storms of life. It takes tremendous faith to answer the call of Jesus. If you think God is calling you to a Church vocation, 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

II – Ryan Webler – Jessica Walling

 

 

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.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The entire parish community of Sts. John and Paul would like to extend its congratulations and best wishes to all the members of our parish who graduated this year from grade school through graduated school. May God continue to bless them as they move on the next phase of their lives!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CALENDAR of EVENTS for the WEEK of JUNE 25th:

TUESDAY, JUNE 27th:

8:00 PM GYM: Basketball

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28th:

11:00 AM SARAH NEUMANN: Mass

THURSDAY, JUNE 29th:

7:30 PM RMR: K of C Social Night

SATURDAY, JULY 1st:

10:00 AM RMR: Baptismal Preparaion class

 

 

 

CAN YOU HELP?

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR, is very much in need of volunteers to help send out the Friars semi-annual appeal and newsletter. The work will be done at Trinity Retreat House in Larchmont. We will start at 9:30 am and hope to finish by 12:30. If you are able to come on Monday, June 26th, please call Cathy Hickey, 834-6907, and leave word on her answering machine. Thanks and prayers from Fr. Benedict.

 

 

 

The Catholic Widows and Widowers

Cordially invite all

Widows and Widowers

To attend the

Monthly Mass at 7:00 PM for Deceased Spouses

Followed by the monthly Meeting

Monday, June 26, 2006

St. Pius Parish

Scarsdale

For more information, please call 921-2168 or 793-4868

 

 

CAR RAFFLE TICKETS

Next weekend, we will begin to sell the raffle tickets for the Lexus or $30,000 after all the Sunday masses. We’ll need your help both in selling and purchasing the raffles. If you can help sell after the Mass you attend on Sunday, please call Charlotte at the Rectory (834-5458) and let her know at which  Mass you would be available to sell the tickets. Thank you and with everyone’s assistance, we’ll be very successful!

 

SAINTS JOHN and PAUL SCHOOL GRADUATION

The graduates of the class of 2006 from Sts. John and Paul School: V Victoria Ann Cagaliero, Ryan Patrick Fink, Kristen Audrey Michell, Ashley Korin Dunn, Andrew Connor Lang, Salvatore Joseph Caiola, John Warner Walsh, Elizabeth Courtney Henry, Spencer Andres Granelli and Daniel Brendan McCarthy.

 

AWARDS:

 

GEBERAL EXCELLENCE: Spencer Granelli

 

GRADUATION  with HONORS: Victoria Cagliero, Ashley Dunn, Ryan Fink, Spencer Granelli, Elizabeth Henry, Andrew Lang, Daniel McCarthy Kristen Micheli and John Walsh

 

RELIGION: Ryan Fink

 

LANGUAGE ARTS: Daniel McCarthy

 

COMPOSITION: Andrew Lang

 

SCIENCE: John Walsh

 

LITERATURE: John Walsh

 

SOCIAL STUDIES; Elizabeth Henry

 

MATHEMATICS; Spencer Granelli

 

THE PRINCIPAL’S AWARD: Kristen Micheli

 

THE ANNE MARIE REILLY AWARD: Elizabeth Henry

 

THE JOHN MC WEENEYAWARD: Salvatore Caiola

 

THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER AWARD: Kristen Micheli

 

THE NEW YORK ASSEMBLY AWARD: Victoria Cagliero, Salvatore Caiola, and Ashley Dunn

 

ALTAR SERVERS: Ryan Fink and Daniel McCarthy

 

THE MICHAEL PATRICK COODS/PSPA SCHOLARSHIP for the continuance of CATHOLIC EDUCATION: Kristen Michele and John Walsh

 

MSGR. STANLEY MATHEWS COUNCIL

KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS SCHOLARSHIP: Ashley Dunn and  Spencer Granelli

 

THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD for ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE:

Victoria Cagliero, Ashley Dunn, Ryan Fink, Spencer Granelli, Elizabeth Henry, Andrew Lang, Daniel McCarthy, Kristen Micheli and John Walsh

 

THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD for OUTSTANDING EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT: Salvatore Caiola

 

MSGR. KENNETH O’CONNELL MEMORIAL SERVICE AWARD; Ryan Fink

 

SCHOLARSHIPS and HONORS

Ryan Fink:    Fordham: Greek Honors, English Honors, Global Studies Honors & Biology Honors; Iona: $4,000 Scholarship

 

Spencer Granelli: Fordham: Greek Honors, English Honors, Global Studies Honors, Biology Honors & Math Honors; Iona: STEP Program and  $4,000 Scholarship & Stepinac: Honors

 

Elizabeth Henry: Ursuline: Honors Program; Maria Regina: Honors Program

 

Andrew Lang: Iona: STEP Program & full Scholarship

 

Daniel McCarthy: Iona: $2,500 & Honors Program

 

Kristen Micheli: Maria Regina: Honor Program

 

John Walsh: Fordham: English Honors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A FEW THOUGHTS from FATHER JOSEPH

      Praised be Jesus Christ now and forever. We always thank God for the gifts He provides us with. This past Sunday, we celebrated Father’s Day, as we also celebrated the greatest gift and Sacrament of God, our Heavenly Father, has provided us with, the Holy Eucharist. We also pray to God for help in our times of need. Unfortunately, this past week has been trying for many of us, as the spiritual father of Sts. John and Paul, our Pastor, Fr. Brian E. McWeeney has been hampered by illness. Father was diagnosed with diabetes. Conversely, I implore every one of the Sts. John and Paul family to pray for Father in his time of physical and spiritual trial. Father wants to assure every one of his love and prayers. He is in good spirits and feeling better already but he will hospitalized for an undetermined period of time, for healing and further examination.

   I also ask you to pray for me during this time. As you well know, I am still wet behind the ears and getting adjusted to life outside the seminary walls. I will need all of your support and prayers during this time, especially, since I am a novice at parish administration. You are in my daily prayers and will continue to be. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank everybody for their hospitality and kindness. Since the first day I walked into the parish, everyone has gone out of their way to make sure I am comfortable and well acclimated. Along the way, I know I will make mistakes (and I apologize now for them) simply because of inexperience. However, I can promise you that my intentions are in the right place.

   I look forward to getting to know each of you. I also pray that God uses me as he intends to here at Sts. John and Paul. I beg the Lord to keep us together directed towards Him, no matter what, and that His will is done. The Church Fathers remind us that a good priest is like a sheet of glass in front of Jesus Christ. By prayer and hard work, may I keep that sheet of glass as clean as possible, so that we all may be able to clearly see what is behind it.

   Please feel free to call upon me any time, as I am here to serve you. Again, please keep Fr. Brian in your prayers. May God bless you all.

Your servant in Christ,

Fr. Joseph

 

MARY

O Mary,

Bright dawn of the new world,

Mother of the living,

to you do we entrust the cause of life:

Look down, O Mother,

Upon the vast numbers

Of babies not allowed to be born,

Of the poor whose lives are made difficult,

Of men and women

Who are victims of brutal violence,

Of the elderly and the sick killed

By indifference of our misguided mercy.

Grant that all who believe in your Son

May proclaim the Gospel of Life

With honesty and love

To the people of our time.

Obtain for them the grace

To accept that Gospel

As a gift ever new,

The joy of celebrating it with gratitude

Throughout their lives

And the courage to bear witness to it

Resolutely, in order to build,

together with all people of good will,

the civilization of truth and love,

to the praise and glory of God,

the Creator and lover of life.

 

Prepared by:

Catholic Alliance