Welcome to Saint Brendan Parish Family 1907 Together is Better + Juntos es Mejor 2017

THE EUCHARIST IS THE HEART OF OUR LIFE IN CHRIST.

Join us as we celebrate Holy Mass: Saturday Evening: 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm Español

Sunday Morning: 9:00 am & 11:00 am

Ukrainian Rite Divine Liturgy Sunday: 1:00 pm

Monday to Saturday: 8:30 am

Holy Day: Eve 7:00 pm, Day 8:30 am, 11:30 am & 7:00 pm Español

Pastoral Staff:

Rev. Peter D. Gillen KCHS, Pastor

Rev. Vasile Godenciuc, Pastor of Ukrainian Rite Mission

Rev. Msgr. Rocco D. Villani, Parochial Vicar

Bonina Campanella, Office Manager

Frank Castaneda, Parish Plant Manager

Carmina De La Rosa, Coordinator of Evangelization, Pastoral Minister

James Edgell, Weekend Sacristan/Custodian

Sarah Jane Starcher Germani, Director of Music Ministry

Betsy Horacio, Business Manager

Vincent Mangual, Sacristan/Custodian, Pastoral Minister

Rectory: 1525 East 12th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230

718-339-2828 Fax #: 718-339-5951

E-Mail: stbrendanbklyn@aol.com pastorstbrendan@aol.com

Website: stbrendan-brooklyn.org Follow us on Facebook: St Brendan Catholic Church

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 8 pm Saturdays 9 am - 2 pm

WEEKLY DEVOTIONS

Join us as we pray the Rosary after the 8:30 am Mass each morning.

We pray the Miraculous Medal Novena on Mondays immediately

after Mass.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: We celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation each Saturday afternoon at 4:00 pm. You can celebrate the sacrament at the Rectory during office hours.

UKRAINIAN RITE MISSION + NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford

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Saturday, April 15 - Holy Saturday: 9:00 AM Morning Prayer 1:00 PM Blessing of Easter Baskets 2:00 PM Blessing of Easter Baskets 3:00 PM Blessing of Easter Baskets 8:00 PM Easter Vigil (Bi-lingual) Sunday, April 16-Easter Sunday: 6:00 AM Resurrection Matins 7:00 AM Ukrainian Rite Divine Liturgy 9:00 AM Easter Mass Intentions 11:00 AM Easter Mass Intentions 1:00 PM Ukrainian Rite Divine Liturgy—Blessing of Easter

Baskets after Liturgy

Monday, April 17: 8:30 AM For God’s mercy and pity for all and in petition -

Patty Ann Lanni 6:00 PM Ukrainian Rite Divine Liturgy

Tuesday, April 18: 8:30 AM In deep thanks to God for all his blessings—Patty

Ann Lanni 6:00 PM Ukrainian Rite Divine Liturgy

Wednesday, April 19: 8:30 AM For all my loved ones - Patty Ann Lanni

Thursday, April 20: 8:30 AM In gratitude to God for all his blessings - Patty

Ann Lanni Friday, April 21: 8:30 AM People of the Parish

Saturday, April 22: 8:30 AM 5:00 PM Theodora Moeser - Steve, Nancy, Olga, Laura,

Hugo & Artelis Pharmacy Staff 7:00 PM Fidel Gonzalez - Wife and Daughters

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection

of the Lord April 16, 2017

Dear friends of Jesus and Brendan,

ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! JESUS IS RISEN! HE IS TRULY RISEN! On behalf of Monsignor Villani and myself I would like to welcome you and thank you for joining us for Mass this Easter and offer you our prayers for a great celebration of the Resurrection! This year we celebrate Easter together with our brothers and sisters in the Eastern Rite Churches ( includ-ing the members of the Nativity of Mary Ukrainian Rite Mission here at St. Brendan) and the Ortho-dox Christian communities. Together Is Better! As the earth renews itself each spring, we are renewed and healed by the power of the Resurrection. There is a danger that we celebrate without truly believing, and risk missing the great graces of this holy season, and so we pray for the renewal and deepening of our faith this Easter! He promises to be with us until the end of time... let's take Him at his Word and welcome Him in our hearts! We welcome all those who have entered the Church through Baptism at the VIGIL. Your baptism is the beginning of a Great Adventure of Faith and life in the Church. We are happy to make this journey with you and invite you to become active members of the parish and joyful missionary disciples of Jesus Christ! I am so grateful to all the members of our parish family and the many visitors who have joined us on our journey from Ashes to Easter and for our prayer filled celebrations of Holy Week. I hope you will pray with us every Sunday and join in the many ministries and activities of our parish family. A great thank you to all the members of our wonderful pastoral staff: Betsy, Bonina, Carmina, Frank, James, Sarah Jane, Vinny, Bonnie, Mary, Ariel, Ashley, and Luis, along with all of our minis-ters and volunteers for all they do for all of us throughout the year and for all they have done to make Holy Week and Easter so prayerful and beautiful. I am so privileged to work with you and to know you! Let's recommit ourselves to being a warm and welcoming presence for all who come to Saint Brendan... Thanks for your generosity in all the special col-lections during these Holy Days. I hope you will join us next week, on Divine Mercy Sunday, to sing the Chaplet of Divine Mer-cy at 3:00p.m.

Have a Blessed Easter and a beautiful week!

Peace and Easter blessings,

Father Peter

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THIS WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

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One candle burning at the Main Altar: For all God’s precious ani-mals that suffer, are abused, abandoned, unloved and unwant-ed requested by Patty Ann Lanni.

One candle burning at the Main Altar: For all Priests and Sisters especially the ones here at St. Brendan and the ones who have ever been here requested by Patty Ann Lanni.

One candle burning at the Main Altar: In deep gratitude to God for all His Blessings and in petition requested by Patty Ann Lanni.

One candle burning at the Tabernacle: Special Intentions of Joseph, Patricia Ann, and Dawn Marie Lanni requested by Patty Ann Lanni.

One candle burning at the Tabernacle: Happy Easter to Olivia Pipersburgh requested by her sister Hortense Swift.

One candle burning at the Tabernacle: Happy Easter to Karl Swift S.J. wishing him all God’s Blessings requested by his sister Hortense Swift.

TODAY’S READINGSTODAY’S READINGSTODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is risen (Acts 10:34a, 37-43). Psalm — This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad (Psalm 118). (1) Second Reading — All who are baptized, set your hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4) or (2) Second Reading — Christ our Passover is sacri-ficed; therefore let us celebrate (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8). Gospel — Three witnesses, Mary, Peter, and John; each responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9) or Matthew 28:1-10 (or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35).

VOCATIONS “The Lord is risen, it is true!” Through our

baptism He calls us to proclaim new life to the world. Pray for those who herald the Good News as priests, brothers and sisters. If you think God may be inviting you to such a vocation, contact

the Vocation Office at (718) 827-2454, or email: vocations@diobrook.org.

Irene Sabol

PRAY FOR OUR SHEPHERDS Every day the priests of the Diocese pray for one of their brother priests. We would like to invite you to join us in praying for all the priests of the diocese every day as well as the particular priests scheduled for the day. Apr 16 Anacleto S. Asebias, Jr. Apr 17 Jean-Miguel Auguste Apr 18 Yvon H. Aurelien Apr 19 Leonard F. Badia Apr 20 Robert F. Barclay Apr 21 Ralph Barile Apr 22 Italo Barozzi

This week’s Rose of Life:

May all enjoy a blessed Easter season and in petition.

requested Patty Ann Lanni

PARISH SICK LIST Please call the rectory office to add a name. The name will remain on the list for a period of 4 weeks after which it will be removed. You must call again to have the name re-added to the list.

Catherine Adrian Nancy DeRiso Elba DiSapio

Steve Kravitsky John LaVerdi Roisin Tansey

ST. BRENDAN CARD PARTY MAY 19, 2017

CARD PARTY GIFTS NEEDED We are in need of gifts for our annual Card

Party. If you would like to donate a gift please call the Rectory and let us know. We are also in need of some nice wicker baskets and any unopened liquor bottles for our Basket of Cheer. The suc-

cess of our Card Party depends on the generosity of our parishioners and friends. If you are able to assist us please contact the Rectory office at 718-

339-2828 or you may drop off your donation during office hours. THANK YOU!!

St. Brendan Card Party Tickets are now available in the Rectory Office.

Join us for our annual fundraising event for games of chance & the opportunity to win all different kinds of

prizes! Friday, May 19, 2017 in the Parish Hall located at the corner of Avenue O & East 12th Street Doors open at 6:30 pm $25.00 pp Adults 21+

$30.00 if paid at the door Soda, sandwiches, salads, chips, coffee, tea, & dessert

VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE!

www.stbrendan-brooklyn.org

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Men’s Prayer Group Tuesday, April 18th

@ 7 pm in the Villani Center

Make a Holy Hour.

Go to Confession.

Over the past few weeks a great deal of work has been done in and around the parish build-ings... The replacement of the lintels above the top floor windows on the parking lot side of the school has been completed along with needed pointing around the windows and between floors at a cost of $23,000. This project was paid from a recent small estate we received.

The replacement of the parking lot fence had to be moved up due to the danger of certain sections falling. This project which cost just over $22,000 was paid from your gifts in the Generations of Faith Campaign. The church bathroom renovation will take place in the fall after more money is available from Genera-tions of Faith. We are still working with Con Edison on our energy conservation project. All the lights have been replaced in the rectory and in the gym. The work in the auditorium and the parish hall will be completed soon. Some work has been accomplished in the church, but there are some problems with the fixtures in the ceiling. The money for this project is also from the above mentioned estate.

Please try to stay current in paying your Gener-ations of Faith Pledge and in helping us reach our Annual Catholic Appeal Goal. We can accomplish so much TOGETHER!

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

We are still in need of more volunteers to cover each hour as well as for many people to stop in and visit with Jesus during Adoration time. We encourage you to come a few minutes early to sign the Adoration book inside the Chapel entrance.

SAINT COLUMBA CHURCH - LADIES’ GUILD Spring Fest Raffle Night (Annual Card Party) Friday, April 21 Doors open at 6:30 pm

Monsignor Jolley Hall 2245 Kimball St between Ave U & V

Donation $25 per person Includes Chips, Pretzels, Cookies, Soda, Coffee, Tea

NO ONE UNDER 18 ADMITTED For reservations call Rose 718-627-4247

The second collection this weekend will be for the support of the Retired Priests of the Diocese.

Please note this Monday evening, we WILL NOT be showing Bishop Barron’s video on Catholicism. Join us again next week on Monday, April 24th for the next

episode in the series….. EPISODE 7-THE MYSTERY OF THE LITURGY AND THE EUCHARIST

St. Bernard Church Card Party Sunday, April 30 from 1—5 pm

$35 per person Tea Party Theme Tea sandwiches, salads, cheese platters,

dessert trays, and more. Lots of great prizes!

Contact the Rectory for Tickets 718-763-5533

Thank you to our Easter Music Sponsor. You helped make the music for Easter beautiful!

Dianna Chastain

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WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to parishioner Petra Cuapio on winning the March 50/50. We are now col-lecting envelopes for the April 50/50. Re-member, the donation for each chance is just

$5. You can take as many chances as you would like, just remember to put $5 in each gold 50/50 envelope you use. Good Luck!

Our Call to Christian Stewardship “As each has received a gift, employ it for one another as good stewards of God’s grace.” (1 Peter 4:10) Weekend of April 1-2, 2017 Our weekly expenses: $17,080 Our collections for the week: Offertory collection $ 2,618 2nd Collection (Flowers) 552

Net Loss ($13,910)

Attendance at Mass 670 $17,080 weekly expenses

$2,618 weekly collection

A FAIR SHARE How much should you give?

Only you can determine what the amount of contribution will be. It is a matter for your

conscience according to your means.

We appeal to your fair judgment and generous cooperation.

Perhaps the guide listed below will aid you in determining the level of your sacrifice

A GUIDE TO GIVING

WEEKLY INCOME WEEKLY OFFERING

$280.00 $7.00

$320.00 $8.00

$360.00 $9.00

$400.00 $10.00

$440.00 $11.00

$480.00 $12.00

$520.00 $13.00

$600.00 $15.00

$720.00 $18.00

$800.00 $20.00

$1,000.00 $25.00

Mini Brunch Retreat May 1

Card Party May 19

Pentecost Family Picnic June 4

COMING SOON

We would like to congratulate all those who celebrated the Easter sacraments at the vigil on Saturday, April 15, 2017.

Elect for Full Initiation

Maribel Cardoso John (Kai-Tsun) Chan

Baptisms

Justin Denik Anderson Kevin Cuahutencos Roy Cuahutencos

Dayana Duran Joselyn Michelle Mizhquiri

John Michael Mizhquiri Uruchima

Celebration of Reception

Marilyn Cuahutencos

First Holy Communion

Rosenda Ramirez

RISEN CHRIST FLYER Inserted in this week’s parish bulletin is an orange flyer with an image of the risen Christ. We invite ALL the members of our parish family to take one home and put it in the front window or storm door of their home for the duration of the Easter season, witnessing to who we are and what we believe as Catholics: “We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” If you want more than one, simply stop by the Rectory and we will be more than happy to give you as many as you want/need.

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LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Pedro es un testigo: el Señor ha resucitado (Hch 10:34a, 37-43). Salmo — Este es el día que hizo el Señor; regocijé-monos y alegrémonos (Salmo 118 [117]). (1) Segunda lectura — Todos los bautizados, eleven su corazón al cielo (Colosenses 3:1-4) o (2) Segunda lectura — Cristo nuestra Pascua fue sacri-ficado; por tanto celebremos (1 Corintios 5:6b-8). Evangelio — Tres testigos, María, Pedro y Juan; cada uno responde a la tumba vacía (Juan 20:1-9) o Mateo 28:1-10 (o en la Misa de la tarde o de la noche, Lc 24:13-35).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Hch 2:14, 22-33; Sal 16 (15):1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Martes: Hch 2:36-41; Sal 33 (32):4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Miércoles: Hch 3:1-10; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 6-9; Lc 24:13-35 Jueves: Hch 3:11-26; Sal 8:2, 5-9; Lc 24:35-48 Viernes: Hch 4:1-12; Sal 118 (117):1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Sábado: Hch 4:13-21; Sal 118 (117):1, 14-21; Mc 16:9-15 Domingo: Hch 2:42-47; Sal 118 (117):2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pe 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

REGOCIJÉMONOS Y ALEGRÉMONOS “¡Este es el día en que actuó el Señor: sea nuestra alegría y nuestro gozo!” (Salmo 118:24). Recordemos que estas palabras del salmo responsorial de hoy no sólo brotan del corazón de los que están reunidos en nuestra parroquia. También son cantadas por los po-bres en pequeños barrios de toda América Central y Sudamérica. Son cantadas por aquellos a los que se les niega la libertad religiosa en nuestro mundo; estos cris-tianos elevan sus voces en lugares de culto clandesti-nos. Son cantadas por personas que han perdido seres queridos a manos del terrorismo y la guerra alrededor del mundo. Incluso en medio del conflicto y la divi-sión, los cristianos nos unimos para declarar que la po-breza, la soledad, la violencia y la división nunca ja-más tendrán tanto poder como la Vida, la Muerte y la Resurrección de Jesucristo. Sin duda, ¡regocijémonos este día y alegrémonos!

Aun necesitamos más voluntarios para cubrir cada hora, también necesitamos más personas que se detengan a visitar a Jesús durante el tiempo de Adoración. Le animamos a que lleguen unos minutos antes para firmar el libro de Adoración, se encuentra en la entrada de la Capilla.

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TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Hace 3,000 años los chinos pintaban huevos de pato para celebrar la primavera. Los egipcios pintaban huevos en honor de la diosa Ishtar, mientras ingleses y alemanes lo hacían para celebrar al sol. Eventualmente la práctica continuó en honor de la resurrección de Cristo. La costumbre de esconder huevos hervidos y pinta-dos ha tomado nueva vida entre los mexicamericanos. Cada Cuaresma mi mamá solía guardar los cascarones de los huevos que nos comíamos. Recuerdo con ale-gría la costumbre de colorear los cascarones el Sábado de Gloria para que la coneja nos los escondiera para la Pascua. Al día siguiente, después de Misa nos reunía-mos a buscar cascarones y romperlos sobre la cabeza de quien se arrimara, para bañarlos con el confeti mul-ticolor. La costumbre de celebrar la Pascua con cascarones decorados es una bella tradición. Esta costumbre muestra que todas las naciones pueden agregar a la Iglesia cristiana tradiciones propias de su cultura, ya que Jesucristo dio su vida por todas ellas. Es justo ce-lebrar la Resurrección del autor de la vida con símbo-los de fecundidad y todos los colores del gozo.

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This Week At Saint Brendan Parish BAPTISMS: We celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism twice each month. Baptisms are celebrated in English on the second Saturday of the month. Spanish Baptisms are celebrated on the fourth Saturday of the month. All Baptisms are celebrated at 12 Noon. Arrangements must be made in advance with a member of the Pastoral Staff. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS is a process for adults who wish to be baptized into the Catholic faith. Information about this program, or about reception of First Eucharist and Confirmation for adults, is available at the Rectory. MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance and participation in the Diocesan Pre-Cana Program is required. SICK AND HOMEBOUND: Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Holy Communion to those unable to come to Mass. In the event of serious illness please request the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. PARISH REGISTRATION: All parishioners are asked to register so that we may know you and provide reference letters when necessary. APPOINTMENTS TO SEE A PRIEST: If you would like to meet with a priest of the Parish, please call the Rectory for an appointment.

September 29, 2017 - 110th Anniversary of the founding of St. Brendan Parish

Join us for a gala dinner dance at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Coney Island.

The evening will feature: DJ passed hor d'oeuvres pasta dish veal & chicken dinner coffee & dessert

wine, beer & soda throughout the evening

Please plan to join us for this wonderful evening as we present the First Saint Brendan Navigator Awards to:

Carmina De La Rosa Billy Flynn

Fr. Vasile Godenciuc Vinny Mangual Yvette Sladky

Tickets will be $100 each . We encourage you to invite former parishioners and alumni of our schools. What a great opportunity to spend a wonderful evening sharing

the stories of time at St. Brendan.

110th Anniversary of

St. Brendan Parish

Sun., Apr. 16 Faith Formation No Class

Mon., Apr. 17 7-9 PM Spanish Prayer Group Auditorium

Tues., Apr. 18 7 PM Men’s Prayer Group Villani Center

7:30 PM Fitness Class Gymnasium

Wed., Apr. 19 6-10 PM Spanish Prayer Group Auditorium

Thurs., Apr. 20 6-10 PM Spanish Prayer Group Auditorium

Fri., Apr. 21 5-7 PM Girl Scouts Auditorium

7-10 PM Boy Scouts Auditorium

Sat., Apr. 22 9-3 PM Ukrainian Heritage School Clonfert Center

5-7 PM Spanish RCIA Villani Center

6:50 PM Confirmation Class Clonfert Center

5-6 PM Spanish Choir Practice Auditorium

FITNESS CLASSES Body Sculpting Classes to Tone your arms, abs, buns & thighs!

Location: St. Brendan School Gymnasium 1520 E13th Street Entrance on Ave O

One Class Free with 1st purchase. For more info and to register for a class call Charity at 929-213-7289.

Next Class April 18th

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL This year’s theme is “Live in Faith - Give in Love” which re-

minds us that the work of the Church is shared by all believ-ers. By supporting the works of our Diocese and the mission

of the Church through a commitment to the 2017 appeal, you will inspire others to join us as we answer God’s call to love and to serve our neighbors. Through your gift, you feed the

hungry, clothe the needy, strengthen parishes throughout the diocese, provide funding for Catholic Migration Services, sup-port social outreach programs, bring the presence of Christ to

hospitals, colleges and prisons, provide for retired priests, educate and train future priests, give scholarship assistance for faith-based education and support dozens of other out-reach efforts within our diocese. Please prayerfully consider

contributing to this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal!

2017 Annual Catholic Appeal Update: St. Brendan Parish Goal = $23,138 Amount Pledged $ 4,256 Donors 21

Senior Girl Scout Samantha Rabanal is working toward her Gold Award and she will be placing a collection box by the statue of St. Brendan for the next few weeks collecting brand

new pajamas and children’s books to donate to the “Pajama Program”. The Pagama Program is a non-profit organization in NYC that provides pajamas and books to those children in need.

COVER SHEET

CHURCH NAME AND ADRESS: 022527: Saint Brendan R. C. Church 1525 East 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230 PHONE: 718-339-2828 CONTACT PERSON: Bonina Campanella SOFTWARE Microsoft Office Publisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Standard Windows 2012 Home & Student PRINTER: HP PSC 1610 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT: 1 through 8 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION: 4/16/17 TRANSMISSION TIME: Friday afternoon SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please add the color of the week behind the Rectory information box on middle of cover page.