TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME

OCTOBER 8, 2006

(M - Memorial, A - Anniversary)

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

DENIS and companions, martyrs

JOHN LEONARDI, priest

COLUMBUS DAY

                       9:00           KATHY JO TAMAGNA RIENDEAU--M                                                                                            req. by Joseph & Katherine Tamagna

                                 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

                 6:45 SPECIAL INTENTION

                        req. by the Becker & McKnight Families

                 9:00 CHARLES RUSSO, JR.--M

                        req. by Ralph Santoliquido

 

   WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11

                 6:45 CHRIS CHRISTIE--M

                        req. by the Clergy & the People of Sts. John & Paul parish

                 9:00 THE SAPORITO and LOIACONI FAMILIES

                        reg. by Rose Saporito

                       

      THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12

                 6:45            HARVEY CHRISTIE--M

                                                   req. by Maris & Don Vidler

                 9:00      GREGORY J. GORUP--A

                                                        req. by the Gorup Family

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

                 6:45 AGNES DORAN--M

                 9:00      BERTHE and LOUIS BREUIL--M

                                                        req. by the Shields Family

                                             

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14

CALLISTUS, pope, martyr

             9:00 ROBERTA SABATINI--M

                        req. by Mr. & Mrs. Martin Ronan

             5:30 HOWARD FITZ GERALD—M

                    req. by the FitzGerald Family

                   

SUNDAY, October 15

                 7:30 PAUL L. JUAN—M

                                                     req. by Dr. & Mrs. James Nealon

                 9:00 FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

              10:30             EUGENE STAUDT--M

                                                     req. by Pat & Dermod Sullivan

               12:00       EDWARD J. CATERA--M

                                                     req. by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Catera

    5:00 MARIE KING--M

           req. by the Family

          

         

PRAYERFUL REMEMBRANCES

Your prayers are requested for the sick at home, and in the hospitals, especially: Lenny Cavalieri, Jenna Mussolini, Teresa Cervera, Frank Maiola, Aileen O’Brien, Carlo Ventimiglia, Sister Margaret Coakley, Pat Bonner, Ed Lenard, Pam Hissey, Tricia Eigo, Steve Schulz, Dana Infelice,  Francis “Charlie” Abrahamsen, Lisa Scholl, Frank Diaz-Balart, Alice Nasta, Mildred Traub, Catherine Ann Brennan, Mary & Tony Fraioli, Hank Lawlor, 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 faithful departed,  AUGUSTUS B. HOLT, JR. and CARMINE PORRETTO,  have  no one to pray for them; and for the honored dead of the Armed Services.

 

 

BANNS of MARRIAGE

II – David Law – Joanna Mastro

 

COLUMBUS DAY – OCTOBER 9^th

Monday, October 8^th, is Columbus Day. There will be NO 6:45 AM Mass. The Parish Office, the Religious Education Office and the school will be closed. Enjoy the holiday.

 

 

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:  Nov. 4^th and Dec. 2^nd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:30 AM MASS MUSIC NOTES

 

FOOD BANK NEEDS!!!

Most of you know but new parishioners may not be aware that Sts. John and Paul Food Bank has been in existence for twenty-five years. We help parishioners in need and also the local community through the CAP Center in Mamaroneck.

Next week’s needs are canned beans and rice. Also, watch for sign-up sheets for Thanksgiving baskets.

 

 

FAMILY MASS

The theme for October 15^th is VIPs (Very Important Priorities)

 

 

 

CAR RAFFLE TICKETS

We are selling raffle tickets for the Lexus or $30,000 after all the Sunday masses. Stop by the back of Church and take one or two or even more tickets. Maybe yours will be the winning one!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CABARET NIGHT at the FESTIVAL

As was announced last weekend at all the Masses, the Cabaret featuring John Treacy Egan has been sold out. Right now we are keeping a Waiting List so that if we receive any cancellations, we will be able to accommodate all those who wish to attend.

 

 

SILENT AUCTIONS DONATIONS for the FESTIVAL

As part of our Halloweekend Family Festival, there will once again be a silent auction during the Cabaret Night. The Auction Committee is seeking donations from our parish families. We are accepting all kinds of donations – large and small. Sporting event tickets, gift certificates, electronic equipment, Broadway show tickets and home goods are just a few suggestions. Donations can be dropped off at the Rectory (Please mark “Silent Auction” and put your name and phone number on the item) or contact Patty Fink at 834-3948.

 

 

 

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

The old saying”Many hands make light work” is something we need to remember for the upcoming Halloweekend Family Festival. There will be a sign-up bulletin board between the school and the church indicating how you can help during the weekend. Please stop by and take a look and sign up for one or several activities that are taking place. We need as many volunteers as possible to make this a successful undertaking. Don’t be shy; any help you can give will be most appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEREAVEMENT MASS – NOVEMBER 4^th

On Saturday, November 4^th, at 9:00 AM, we will have our annual Bereavement Mass. During the past year, we prayed for the following deceased individuals:  Irene Toffey, Gilda O’Moore, John Weldon, Joseph Fenty, Lily Papis, Laurette D’Addessa, Angelo Manuzzi, Maria Colella, Tony Villamena, Michael Izzo, Rose Gigante, Richard Donohue, Celia Bruno, Elizabeth Carragher, Richard D’Alba, Joseph Amuso, Lois Granata, James J. Jamison, Gloria Cagnina and Patricia Knowles. Unfortunately, these names are not familiar to us. If any one of them is a loved one of yours or if a loved of yours died during the past year and you would like he/she remembered at this special Liturgy, please call the Rectory, ask for Charlotte, and give her the information regarding the deceased person. Thank you for your help in this matter.

 

 

WOMAN OF SPIRIT AWARD LUNCHEON

The St. Augustine’s Ladies Auxiliary and the Sts. John & Paul Women’s Guild announce the 16^th Annual Sylvia Muldoon Woman of Spirit Luncheon to honor Sister Beth Dowd, O.S.U. The Luncheon will be held on Thursday, October 12th, at the Bonnie Briar Country Club at 11:30 am.

For reservations, please call Suzanne Carpenter at 834-3109 (29 Hazel Lane, Larchmont NY10538). The cost of a ticket is $35.00 per person and check should be made out to “The Woman of Spirit Award Luncheon”.

 

 

 

TACHS

To qualify for entrance to almost all of our Catholic High Schools, eighth grader pupils must take the TACHS – Test for Admission in to Catholic High School. The Examination will be held on Thursday, November 9^th. Applications for the Examination must be made by October 26^th. Catholic school pupils will receive applications in their own school. Public school pupils may obtain applications from Catholic High Schools participating in the program or from the parish religious education office. Students may register 7 days a week online via www.tachsinfo.com or via telephone from 8AM to &PM at 1-866-61-2247. Further details may be obtained by calling the TACHS Admission Office at (866) 618-2247.

 

 

BEREAVEMENT GROUP

Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home in Mamaroneck is pleased to announce that the first meeting of the Fall Bereavement Group will be held on Saturday, October 14^TH, at 1:30 pm in the stained glass chapel at te funeral home. The group will be led by Terri Agliardo. There is no cost to attend and light refreshments will be served. To learn more about the program or to reserve a space, please contact Jennifer Graziano at 698-5968.

 

SJP CYO BASKETBALL FIRST PRACTICE

 

GIRLS

GRADES

5 – Thursday, October 12^th @4:00 PM

8 – Friday, October 13^th @ 4:00 PM

 

 

 

BLANKET DRIVE

The Women’s Guild is sponsoring a drive for the collection of unneeded blankets for the needy in New York City. The Drive begins when you read this. The containers for the blankets are in the vestibule between the school and the church. The Knights of Columbus will deliver all the blankets.

Thank you for your caring response.

 

 

 

ANNUAL PARISH BLOOD DRIVE

Just a reminder that next Sunday, the parish is holding its annual Fall Blood Drive. The Sound Shore Medical Center will be here in the gym beginning after the 7:30 AM Mass to welcome all who wish to donate “the gift of life”.

 

 

 

 

 

THE PASTOR’S COLUMN

 

   As the Church celebrates this weekend feast of the Holy Rosary, I find myself in Fatima. On this site, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three young children urging them to pray for peace and the conversion of Russia. At that time, war was threatening the very fabric of Western civilization and the poison of Communion was seeping into the bloodstream of many nations. It is to be acknowledged that our times are no less perilous. Our mother’s message to these Portuguese youngsters must be heeded by us. (Before advancing in our discussion of this private devotion, some attention should be paid to the nature of this Marian apparition in the context of theology and history. Throughout the Christian era, in times of crisis, the People of God have been comforted by appearances of the holy ones, especially Mary. The heavenly counsel given is never in conflict with the public revelation of Scripture and Sacred Tradition. In fact, this is the most important criteria for those charged with the responsibility of authenticating an event as divine in character. It is to be noted that in most cases the visionaries are among the members of society who are politically without power and socially vulnerable. The religious, the poor, and the young are frequently the focus of attention because of their lack of material concern and their acceptance of divine guidance.)

   When Pope John Paul II became a target for an assassin’s bullet on May 13, 1981, it generated renewed interest in the experiences of Lucia, Jacinta, and Francesco. Morbid curiosity in the “third secret” abounded. When the Pope visited the shrine in thanksgiving for his miraculous recovery, he re-ordered societal thinking and sought to engender proper sentiments of veneration of the Mother of the Christ. His most profound Marian gift to us upon which we can reflect is his introduction of the Luminous Mysteries. They create for us a light of understanding how the life and ministry of Jesus intersects with our own.

   The first decade focuses our attention on the beginning of the Lord’s public ministry. After having lived quietly in the Nazarene community, he approaches the Jordan River and seeks baptism from John. The hesitant precursor pours water as theophany takes place. From that moment to His ascension, his earthly ministry will be filled with words and actions which will draw mankind back to its divine origin. The separation caused by selfishness will dissolve by selflessness.  We must recognize that our entry into the sacramental life of the church must cause us to act on behalf of the Kingdom of God. We cannot be oriented towards our own welfare at the expense of concern for the spiritual and material progress of our generation. We must demonstrate continually our evangelical purpose by prayers and charitable work. We must be joined together in fulfilling the Christian mission of reconciliation. “We are ambassadors of Christ.” There is no venue of human activity that cannot be enhanced by gospel values. The Church reminds us that we have the right and responsibility to act upon the mandate of the sacraments of initiation to preach, teach, and sanctify our world.

   The second mystery helps us to realize the importance Christ and His Church places on marriage and family life. The Cana miracle, the first in John’s Gospel, is not merely an act of causing a physical change of water into wine but is symbolic of the fact that the Savior stands ready to respond to all our pleas for assistance. Beyond a mediocre acceptance of His Mother’s statement, the author of the Scripture passage pictures the wine steward protesting that “You have saved the best wine til the last.” Jesus values each of us in our petition for His providential care. As we affirm our belief in Him; He acknowledges us before the Father. As Mary cared about the young couple just wed, so she watches over us and realizes our needs even before we do ourselves. Both Jesus and Mary seek to enhance the lives of each family member as we seek to enrich each other as brothers and sisters.

   The Proclamation of the Kingdom inaugurated by Christ must be continued by His Church. It is not one which is “pie in the sky.” We must comfort those who mourn today with the joy of eternal bliss. We must bind up those wounded by the injustice of violence and give them the promise of inheriting the Kingdom. We must walk with those beset by persecution that we all might be able to “enter through the narrow gate.”

   In celebrating the mystery of the Transfiguration, we witness to the fact that in Christ we see the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. Everything God promised His people comes to pass in the Incarnation of the Son. Our transformation individually and corporately is not instantaneous. It is not without struggle. Nor is it without Divine grace and direction.  Daily we must act in a way compatible with God’s dictates. Not in a minimalistic sense, but following the Christ, we must constantly challenge ourselves to embody the summary of the Law: “Love as I have loved you.” With the same prophetic spirit, we must seek to protect the vulnerable and create harmony in society between humankind and our God.

   The experience of living out an existence which often apposes the materialistic values of a secularistic society is very difficult. It would be impossible were it not for the Eucharist presence commemorated in the final decades of these mysteries. Though His Body would be soon wracked with pain, and death would result from the torture of the cross; though He would be raised and His Body glorified; though He would be seen briefly and ascend to the Father, Our Lord gave us His continued presence in the “Bread of Life and the cup of Eternal Salvation.” Though there might be darkness around us, the light of Jesus will lead us. Though the nourishment of the world’s goods never satiates, the Eucharist will also give us “the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”

   As I journey to the Eternal City, know that you are in my prayers as I hope I am in yours.

 

Jesus vivat,

Fr. Brian