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CHURCH OF ST. CHARLES
644 CLAWSON STREET, OAKWOOD HEIGHTS, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306
MAY 10, 2020 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Louis R. Jerome Parochial Vicar Fr. Stefan Chanas Fr. Ruwandana Mendis In Residence Bishop John J. O’Hara Weekend Associate Bishop Edmund J. Whalen Permanent Deacons Deacon Stephen Tobon Deacon Lawrence Droge Pastoral Associate Sr. Jeanine Conlon, O.P. School Principal Mr. J. C. Kiernan Religious Education Coordinator Ms. Kerry Quinn Director of Music Mr. Paul Light Sacristan Mr. Frank Castelao
Contact Information
Rectory School
644 Clawson Street 200 Penn Avenue
(718) 987-2670 (718) 987-0200
Fax: (718) 987-7950 Fax: (718) 987-8158
Email Address Tuition Office
[email protected] (718) 987-5780
Website:
www.stcharlessi.org
Religious Education
200 Penn Avenue www.saintcharlesccd.org
(718) 979-6800 [email protected]
Parish Office Hours
Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Sacramental Life
Mass Schedule
Parish Registration New parishioners need to register at the rectory. Please inform us if you move into or out of the parish.
Confessions Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 5:00 - 5:30 PM, and after Mass on the Eve of a Holy Day.
Baptisms Second Sunday of the month at 2:30 PM Instruction for parents of the children to be baptized to be ar-ranged at the rectory. SPONSOR CERTIFICATES REQUIRED for Godparents and also a copy of the child’s birth certificate.
Marriages To arrange a marriage at St. Charles, consult with a priest or deacon at least six months prior to the pro-posed date and before social arrangements. Attend-ance at Pre-Cana and Natural Family Planning Clas-ses is required.
Anointing and
Communion of the Sick Regular administration of the Sacraments should be arranged for shut-ins by calling the rectory. Emer-gency sick calls anytime.
Religious Education Program Instruction for all grade levels beginning with first grade. For information call the Religious Education Office.
Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:00 & 5:30 PM Sunday 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 AM 12:00, 1:15
Weekday Masses Monday - Friday 8:30 & 12 Noon Saturday 8:30 AM
Holy Days Masses Eve of the Holy Day 7:30 PM
8:30, 12:00 and 7:30 PM
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LITURGY CORNER MONDAY – MAY 11 8:30 - Mother’s Day Novena 12:00 - John Tobin—Mem. TUESDAY - MAY 12 8:30 - Mother’s Day Novena
12:00—Phil & Philomena DeVito—Mem. WEDNESDAY - MAY 13 8:30—Mother’s Day Novena 12:00—Columbo & Nuara Families—Mem. THURSDAY—MAY 14 8:30—Vincent Morana—Mem. 12:00—Caterina & Raffale Milano & Emma & Vitalano Petrucci—Mem FRIDAY—MAY 15 8:30—Michael J. Sheridan—Ann. 12:00—Carolyn Rendinaro & Faye Lawson—Mem. SATURDAY - MAY 16 8:30—Barbara Lukan—Mem. 4:00—Bridget & Timothy O’Leary & Julia & Patrick McGuiness—Mem. 5:30—Victor Zambrano—Ann. SUNDAY - MAY 17 8:15—Mae & Joe Gunther—Mem. 9:30—Parishioners of St. Charles 10:45—Luigi & Filomena DiRe—Mem. 12:00—Margaret Tisi—Mem. 1:15—Edith Balzano—Mem.
So many of you have signed up for online giving through Weshare or have mailed your church envelopes to the rectory. Thank you so much for your continued support of St. Charles Church. You have always been so committed to St. Charles parish and continue to do so during this difficult time and we thank you. The link to Weshare is on our website (www.stcharlessi.org).
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday - Friday at 12:00-5:00 PM in the Chapel
First Mondays at 7:30 PM in the Church (cancelled in August)
First Fridays at 7:00 PM in the Church (cancelled in August)
Call Jeannette Burrell (718-979-0034) or Lois Galvin (718-948-8193) for information
Rosary and Novenas The Rosary is recited each weekday at 8:10 and 11:30
AM and on Saturday at 8:10 AM. The Miraculous Medal novena prayers are said after
the 8:30 & 12:00 PM Masses on Mondays.
Flowers, Wine & Hosts and Oil
If you would like to make arrangements to have the flowers for the main altar, the wine & hosts, or oils used for Mass Candles in memory of a loved one or a special occasion, please, call the rectory.
PLEASE NOTE
If a Mass is being said for a member of your family on Saturday evening or Sunday, it would be most fitting if someone from the family would bring up the gifts at the Offertory. Please let one of the ushers know before Mass.
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Weekly Offerings
PARISH MINISTRIES Adult Faith Formation Wednesday - 1:30; rectory Baptism Classes First Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM; rectory Bereavement Group Will resume in the Spring Book Club Third Thursday each month at 4:00 PM; rectory Caregivers Support Group Thursday - 9:30 - 11:30 AM; rectory Choir (Adult) Thursday at 7:30 PM; church Divine Mercy Devotion Friday at 3:00 PM; chapel Eucharistic Ministers First Fridays at 7:00 PM; church Legion of Mary Wednesday at 4:00 PM; rectory chapel Prayer Group & Holy Hour First Monday of the month at 7:30 PM; church Prayer Shawl/Blanket Ministry Last Friday of the month at 10:00 AM; rectory Religious Education Classes Monday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 6 & 7 Wednesday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 1-5 Special Needs: Monday 5:30 - 6:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting - Second Tuesday of month at 1:30 PM; rectory Food Pantry open 2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month 11:30 AM -1:30 PM; rectory Teen Club Sunday at 7:00 PM; auditorium
Women’s Wednesday Worship - April 15 at 7:30 PM; rectory
WEEKLY COFFEE HOUR Cancelled until further notice
Coffee and donuts will be served following the 9:30 Mass. All are welcome.
St. Charles School 2020-2021
Application and Registration Process for NEW students is NOW OPEN!
Application and Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now open for families interested in Pre-Kindergarten (3 year olds) and grades
Kindergarten through 8th.
Families can now begin applying to St. Charles School by accessing the school website at
www.SaintCharlesSchool SI.org
**Financial Assistance is available**
After completing the application, the school will contact the applicant and discuss the next steps. Upon registration, all students will re-quire birth certificate, baptismal certificate (if applicable), immunization and physical docu-mentation, and past year report cards and NYS
standardized test results (if applicable).
The FREE Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) registration process for children born in the year 2016 will not begin until February 2020.
You can stay up to date on the UPK registration process by going to www.nyc.gov/prek.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a school tour with our principal,
Mr. Kiernan, please contact Mrs. Browne in the main office at 718-987-0200 or 718-987-5780.
We hope to welcome you to the
St. Charles School family real soon!
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PARISH NEWS
PLEASE UTILIZE FLOCKNOTES TO STAY INFORMED OF
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS BELOW ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS
TO SIGN UP IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY DONE SO!
There are two easy ways to connect. 1. Visit our parish at: www.flocknote.com/
SCBstatenisland and sign up. 2. Text stcharlesb to 84576 from your cell
phone to subscribe to Flocknote. This is a great opportunity for you to get plugged into things going on in our parish.
PLEASE CONSIDER USING OUR ONLINE GIVING PROGRAM TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ST. CHARLES CHURCH DURING
THESE DIFFICULT TIMES
WESHARE
For your convenience, we offer the oppor-tunity to make your envelope payments elec-tronically through WeShare. For more infor-mation, go to www.churchgiving.com or a d i r e c t l i n k o n o u r w e b s i t e (www.stcharlessi.org).
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PARISH OFFICE The parish office is answering the phones but the office is closed. If you have an emer-gency and need a priest, please call the office at 718-987-2670.
Today’s Gospel—John 14: 1-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwell-ing places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father ex-cept through me. If you know me, then you will al-so know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Who-ever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works them-selves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
WE PRAY...WE CELEBRATE...WE REMEMBER
THE GET WELL LIST
WE REMEMBER
Eternal rest grant unto their souls, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen. May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed
rest in peace. Amen
Keith Alaimo Paul Alaimo Sr. Robert Aviles Debbie Bernfeld Hanah Black Madeline Buonpane Jodi Butt Mary Campitelli Lee Canning Marietta Canning Marty Casey Nick Castagna Grace Castelao Nicholas Christy John Comito Joseph Coscia Elaine Cupak Teresa Deegan Frank Deegan Andrew DiPadova Mary Lou Fiore James Gallagher Isabella Gallo Nina Giblin Lou Gioia Cathy Harris
Emily Harris Jim Hlavac Cheryl Houss Jeannette Castelao Keane Rosaria Ladaro Thomas Willam Larson Anthony Locicero Jr. Nicole Lucchini Ursula Marco Lauren Marie Virginia McBride Mary McKeever Alfred Merendino Mary Messias Loraine Minutillo MaryAnn Mongiello Steven Morvillo Eileen Raineri Ella Reilly Dolores & Tony Sclafani Anthony Scocco Marie Starita Abigail Taylor Jude Riley Taylor Vincent Truscelli Christopher Wandy
The work looks dark. We aren’t able to come together for Mass and the sacraments, and many of us are asking, “What does it look like to live out our faith right now?” We’re wondering how we can live in solidarity as a community while we are isolated, and how we can be a church when we can’t come to St. Charles to cel-ebrate Mass. In this season, we reflect on the history of the church, and take solace from the examples of those who first believed. The Apos-tles gathered in the upper room to pray, and throughout history, Catholics sustained their communities in their homes during countless seasons of persecution or hardship. Now, more than ever, we must remember what our parish truly is—a community. We are, and always have been, connected beyond the four walls of our spaces, and we must remember that the four walls of our spaces are not the Church—we are the Church. St. Charles Parish is alive and strong in you.
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Luke 12: 25—28 Can any of you by worrying add a moment to your life-span? If even the smallest things are beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest? Notice how the flowers grow. They do not toil or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splen-dor was dressed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass in the field that grows to-day and is thrown in the oven tomorrow, will He not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
PARISH NEWS
LIVESTREAM MASSES Fr. Jerome will be doing a live stream daily Mass at 9:30 AM (Mondays at 12:30) and on Sundays at 12 noon on Fa-cebook—St. Charles Staten Island page. You can also get to it by going to our website at www.stcharlessi.org. In addition, below are various websites and TV channels that offer live streams of Masses as well as links to assist you in your prayer life during this difficult time. We hope that this will help to give you peace. Mass will be celebrated on Catholic Faith Net-work—Channel 296 Fios and Channel 162/471 Spectrum—at 12 Noon from St. Agnes Cathe-dral and 6:30 PM from St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Mass is also celebrated on EWTN—Channel 285 Fios and Channel 460 Spectrum at 12 noon daily.
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SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacra-mentally,
Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there
And unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.
PRAY THE ROSARY May is such a beautiful month. The whole month is dedicated to our Blessed Lady, Mother of
God. The pious practice of honoring the Blessed
Virgin Mary during the entire month of May has been especially recommended by many Popes. Mary is our loving mother. Her maternal heart is full of love and mercy for her beloved children. She is always waiting for us to turn to her for her motherly guidance. She constantly presents all our prayers to her dear son, Jesus. Mary is known as the “Gate of Heaven“. We need to pray the Rosary every single day during the month of May. If you cannot pray the entire ro-s a r y w i t h d e d i c a t i o n , p r a y a t least one decade with all your heart, and if a dec-ade is not possible, recite at least one Hail
Mary with complete devotion. When we pray the Hail Mary, we ask our heav-enly mother to intercede for us now and at the hour of our death. Yes, we need her power-ful intercession during that fearful time. Our merciful mother will help us, we only need to pray to her without ceasing.
Canticle of Mary My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. He has come to the help of his servant Israel for he has remembered his promise of mercy, the promise he made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children for ever. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir-it, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
DON’T LOSE BUT GAIN…. Since the covid-19 crisis like everyone else, I have had a little more time on my hands! Hopefully, within a few weeks, things will come back to some semblance of normality. However, a priest that I know thinks that maybe the “new normal” that we are now experiencing might be beneficial with families spend-ing more time together and not frenetically rushing around to various games and events. Maybe he has somewhat of a point—that “slowing down” and “stopping to smell the roses” is a good thing. But as New Yorkers, we’re just not used to it! However, with more time on my hands, I have been able to take some longer runs through the neigh-borhood. Physical exercise is good for the mind and the body. During one of my recent runs down Clawson Street, I saw a car with an interesting bumper sticker on the back. The bumper sticker read: “Of all the things that I have lost, I miss my mind the most!” Well, the bumper sticker made me think about our current pandemic situation. Let’s hope that we do not lose our minds but keep sane. The ancients had a saying, “mens sana in corpore sano” which literally means, “a healthy mind in a sound body.” Physical exercise such as walking, biking and jogging should help us in achieving a sound body. A healthy mind is a different story. I have heard that in recent days with all the quarantining we’ve had to do, there has been an uptick in anxiety related stress. As a man in the park told me the other day “it’s too much being with my wife and kids all the time!” In any event, one way to relieve anxiety is to exercise our spirits by prayer. Prayer can relieve stress believe it or not. As a sign in front of a church read: “for long standing problems—try kneeling!” The month of May that we have now entered upon is a time that we traditionally honor Mary, the Blessed Mother. May is known as “Mary’s Month.” One of the most powerful prayers that we have as Catholics is the rosary. A good stress reliever would be to find our rosary beads and begin to pray them? As anxious hands finger the beads and lips utter the prayers, our minds will soar above our problems in medita-tion on the joyful, luminous, sorrowful and glorious mysteries. All these wonderful mysteries are events in the life of Jesus Christ and His Mother Mary. The rosary is not really a decorative “good luck charm.” At one former parish, the members of the Legion of Mary would make rosaries with plastic beads and hand them out to a good number of people. One lady who was a member of the group said that she was chagrined one day to be riding a bus and saw a teen-ager wearing one of her rosaries around his neck! She politely told him that the rosary was not a piece of jewelry. In any event, at least he had it on his person! During this time when we have lost so much, we still possess the greatest power of all and that is the power of prayer. The rosary is like a “pocket chapel” where one can strongly connect to God who is the source of all peace. Recently, Pope Francis who is devoted to the rosary said, “When we contemplate the face of Christ with the heart of Mary our Mother, it will make us even more united as a spiritual family and will help us overcome this time of trial. Rediscover the beauty of praying the rosary at home in the month of May, whether individually or as a group.”
Sincerely in Christ, Fr. Jerome PS: Happy Mother’s Day to all our moms!
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