Church of Our Lady of Angels

Rev. Msgr. Kevin B. Noone, VF, Pastor Rev. Msgr. Pafnouti Wassef, Parochial Vicar Rev. Jason N. Espinal, Parochial Vicar Rev. Richard M. Lewkiewicz, Retired; in Residence Rev. Kenneth J. Calder, Retired; in Residence Deacon Edward S. Gaine Deacon Charles R. Hurley Arnold Fusco, Executive Assistant Tele: 718-836-7200

Ann O’Brien, Director of Religious Education Tele: 718-748-6553

Margaret Jones, Pastoral Care Minister Tele: 718-836-7200 ext. 112

Soraida Puente, Spanish Ministry Tele: 718-836-7200 ext. 102

Holy Angels Catholic Academy 337 - 74th Street Brooklyn, NY 11209 Mrs. Rosemarie McGoldrick, School Principal

Tele: 718-238-5045

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 14, 2018

Rectory: 7320 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209 Telephone: (718) 836-7200 / Fax: 718-238-2466 / Website: www.ourladyofangelsparish.org

THE LAMB OF GOD

“Behold the Lamb of God!” We hear this phrase every Sunday at Mass, but there’s a good chance that many Roman Catholics do not know who in the Bible originally spoke it. The phrase appears only in the Gospel of John, on the lips of John the Baptist, who utters it twice. In today’s Gospel reading, John proclaims Jesus as the Lamb of God, and two of John’s own disciples then follow Christ. A little bit later Andrew, who heard John and then followed Jesus, brings his brother Simon to be re-named Cephas, or Peter. A careful look at these Bible verses shows us the mission of everyone baptized into the Body of Christ: we must always proclaim our faith in Christ, so that others will follow him. We may not know how the will of God might work through those we bring to Christ; that is not the point. The point is that our ongoing mission as a church is to bring others to Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

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WEEKEND MASSES:

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm & Spanish Mass: 6:30pm Sunday: 7:15am, 9:00am, 10:30am & 12pm

WEEKDAY MASSES:

Monday-Friday: 6:45, 8:30, & 11:45am / Saturday: 8:30am

SACRAMENTS:

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 11:00am - 12 Noon & 3:30pm - 4:45pm Thursday before First Friday of the month: 1:15pm - 1:45pm

Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated at 12:30pm - on the Second Saturday of the month. And at 1:30pm - on the Fourth Sunday of the month.

Baptismal Preparation Please contact one of the priests or the deacon to schedule an appointment. (Please bring child’s birth certificate to interview.)

Anointing of the Sick Following the 8:30am Mass on First Saturday of each month.

PARISH SERVICES

Al-A-Non - Meets in the Pine Room on Thursday nights at 7:00 PM. Please join us.

Our Lady of Angels Human Resources Center & Food Pantry Located at 336 - 73rd Street. Telephone number is 718-680-6344. Hours of operation are Wednesdays, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

O.L.A’s Caregiver Support Group Provides support and resources and meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM in the St. Joseph Center. Entrance at 336 - 73rd Street Lower Level. For more information call 718-680-6344.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners meet every Wednesday from 6:45 to 7:45 PM in the Pine Room. Regular meeting follows at 8 PM.

Our Lady of Angels Leisure Club The Club meets Thursdays at 12:00 PM in the gym and is open to all Men & Women 55 and over. All are Welcome.

DEVOTIONS

Recitation of the Holy Rosary Weekdays after the 8:30 AM and 11:45 AM Masses

Miraculous Medal Novena Wednesday after 8:30 AM and 11:45 AM Masses

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursday after 6:45 AM and 11:45 AM Masses

Eucharistic Devotion - First Fridays After 11:45 AM Mass

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

SATURDAY, January 13th 8:30am O.L.A. Parishioners 5:00pm Anna & Patrick Whalen (Msgr. Noone) 6:30pm En Memoria de Jaime Rodriguez y Fernando Angulo (Fr. Espinal)

SUNDAY, January 14th 7:15am For an Increase in Priestly Vocations (Msgr. Noone) 9:00am Gloria Fusco (Msgr. Wassef) 10:30am Regina Howard (Msgr. Noone) 12:00pm O.L.A. Parishioners (Fr. Espinal)

MONDAY, January 15th 8:30am Stephen Mazzara 11:45am John Donnellan

TUESDAY, January 16th 6:45am Msgr. George Schuster 8:30am Florence Margules 11:45am Mike Riccio 1 Year Anniversary

WEDNESDAY, January 17th 6:45am Kimberley Ann Perez Living 8:30am Pat O’Rourke 1 Year Anniversary 11:45am Joan Donnellan

THURSDAY, January 18th 6:45am O.L.A. Parishioners 8:30am Thomas & Madeline Ezekiel Maloney and Family 11:45am Daniel & Marion Farrell

FRIDAY, January 19th 6:45am Marie Dolores Perez 8:30am Carmen Luisa Leotta 11:45am Ann O’Regan

SATURDAY, January 20th 8:30am Julia Matilda Gonzales 5:00pm John J. & Jeannette Hughes 6:30pm Agustin Romero-Cornejo (Msgr. Wassef)

SUNDAY, January 21st 7:15am Donald Trump (Msgr. Wassef) 9:00am O.L.A. Parishioners (Msgr. Noone) 10:30am Mary & Bruno Esposti Anniversary (Fr. Espinal) 12:00pm Kitty Martinelli (Msgr. Noone)

Dear Parishioners,

The Church’s liturgical calendar this year falls in such a way that the Baptism of Jesus was not celebrated on a Sunday but on this past Monday. This feast offers me the opportunity to say something about baptism and its meaning for us and the responsibilities that go with being a Catholic parent and godparent. I told the young parents at last week’s baptism instruction that I have been giving every penitent the same penance in confession for a while now. I ask each person to pray to the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph to influence the parents of the parish to bring their children to mass. We have so many children who are absent from Sunday mass and it is a worry for me. Sports, dance class, and household chores take priority in many families and our children aren’t being brought to mass. I am asking grandparents, godparents, aunts, uncles, and neighbors to offer to accompany children to mass if the parents are unable to do so. This would be a great New Year’s resolution: Come to mass as a family; if work prevents this, ask a trustworthy adult to bring your child back and forth to mass. For too many children their first holy communion and their second holy communion are years apart. Please help me to bridge the gap. You have my gratitude for your generosity in the Parish Christmas collection. Since the last report, we have risen to $35,461.00. Thank you very much. The pipes in the church and rectory are almost all original and are corroding at the same time and this collection will help. Tomorrow will be Martin Luther King’s birthday and a Federal Holiday. The rectory office will be closed and there will be no 6:45am mass. This holiday is a natural time to examine our attitudes toward racism and to pray for its eradication from our hearts and from our words and actions.

Let’s pray for each other, Msgr. Kevin B. Noone

December 30th & 31st, 2017 - $7,249 Attendance: 780

December 31st & January 1st, 2017 - $9,857 Attendance: 896

New Year’s Day Collection - $2,504

January 6th & 7th, 2018 - $8,181.50 Attendance: 707

January 7th & 8th, 2017 - $9,857 Attendance: 916

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

(R.C.I.A.)

Wednesday at 7 PM in the Msgr. Cavanagh Meeting Room

Topic: Important Moments in the History of the Church

All are welcome.

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BIBLE DISCUSSION MEETINGS for adults are held every Monday from 1 to 2:30 PM and from 7:30 to 8:45 PM in the Msgr. Cavanagh Meeting Room (enter the school from the Memorial Yard).

In the afternoon we will discuss Mark 10:17ff., Jesus talk about how we can be part of the kingdom of God.

In the evening we will discuss Matthew 22:14ff., including Jesus walking on the water and feeding another large group of people.

All are Welcome!

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Purgatorial Society

Marie Baccash

Joan Donnellan

Marie Passaro

Ann Regan

May they rest in peace.

Amen.

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OLA Youth Group for high school & college aged youth

A place to come together and grow in faith with people of your generation.

Stay tuned for our 2018 meeting dates!

If you have any questions, please contact

Fr. Espinal (718) 836-7200

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

St. Joseph Center, 336 73rd Street

January, 2018

Saturday, January 20th 9:30 - 10:30am

For any inquiries call Judy (718) 748-1164

Women’s Book Club

Start the New Year by joining our club on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM

in the Religious Education Office.

The book is The Reporter Who Knew Too Much

By Mark Shaw

Men’s Book Club

Next meeting will be Monday, January 29, 2018 at 7:30 PM

in the Msgr. Cavanagh Room.

The book is Hillbilly Elegy By J. D. Vance

Maranatha ― “Come Lord Jesus!”

Communion

Reverently we receive the body and blood of Christ. The priest places the host on our

tongue or in our hands. It is a time of intimacy with Jesus. It is not a time to light candles or

walk around the church. This is the time we join in fellowship with Jesus and with one another.

Amen.

SAVE THE DATE

on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 2:30pm

Our Lady of Angels Church of Bay Ridge will celebrate St. Patrick & St. Joseph with performances by Tony Kenny, Aaron Caruso, the Irish Dancers, and the Trinity Irish Band

Show & Dinner: $65.00 per person

Show Only: $50.00 per person

For reservations, please call the Rectory: (718) 836-7200

QUILT CHANCES

Our annual quilt chances will be sold the weekend of February 3rd and 4th, after each mass, in the main vestibule.

The drawing will be after the noon mass on Sunday, February 4, 2018.

ARISE - Together in Christ

We invite everyone, men and women, to come to the Arise program. For 6 weeks starting the week of February 11, 2018, you will walk with the Scriptures, hearing the message of Jesus.

Meetings are once a week for 6 weeks, 90 minutes each session, in the parish facilities.

Sign up weekend is February 3rd and 4th, after each mass, in the main vestibule.

If you have attended Arise before, you need not sign up. Your leader will call you.

All are welcome!

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Special Mass with Padre Pio’s Glove

On Monday, January 22, 2018 at 7pm, St. Finbar Parish

(Benson Ave. & Bay 20th St.) will celebrate a mass in honor of St. Pio.

Present at the mass will be Padre Pio’s glove used to cover the stigmata on his

hand. This relic will be available after mass for each person to touch.

For further information, please call

(718) 236-3312

Join us on a Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico

March 2-8, 2018

with Father Jorge Ortiz

Spiritual Director

For a brochure,

contact Lucille at Regina Tours

1-800-Catholic x 208

Lucille@groupist.com

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ireland and the

9th World Meeting of Families

August 19-27, 2018

Sponsored by:

The Pilgrimage Office,

and the Office of Family Life

School of Evangelization

with Bishop Massa

Spiritual Director

and Mass with our Holy Father,

Pope Francis

For a brochure,

call Peters Way Travel

(516) 605-1551

Join us on one of these pilgrimages!

*******************************  Vocation Office of the Diocese of Brooklyn

The Vocation Office is pleased to announce two new programs geared for young men in Junior High and High School:

THE JEREMIAH PROJECT

This program is for high school boys who show some interest in vocation to the priesthood and/or college seminary. This program invites students to participate in a monthly overnight experience and share in the fraternity of our college seminarians. For more information, visit the website at:

www.dioceseo rooklyn.org/jeremiah-project/

FRATERNITAS This program is for middle school students (6-8th grade) dedicated to instilling Christian values in young men with the goal of fostering true Catholic Gentlemen. Our monthly encounters allow us to accomplish this mission through: prayer, catechesis, sports, and Sacraments. For more information, visit the website at:

www.dioceseo rooklyn.org/fraternitas

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The Diocese of Brooklyn’s own NET TV is a cable network featuring news and information with a Catholic point of view. The network is available on Verizon FiOS Channel 48 in the New York metropolitan area and beyond, including Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties, all of Long Island, and southern Connecticut including Greenwich. It is also available on Time Warner Cable / Spectrum Channel 97 and Optimum Channel 30 within New York City. Viewers can also watch the programming live on NET TV’s website at www.netny.tv/watchnow.

Pastoral Institute

for the Diocese of Brooklyn

Are you open to the call to serve in parish

ministry? Consider joining the hundreds of

other commissioned lay pastoral leaders who

have responded to the call of by training

through the Lay Ministry Program.

Speak with your pastor to see how you can use

your particular gifts in service to your parish

community.

Applications for Lay Ministry Program for

2017-2020 will begin soon.

Contact the parish office for a Registration

Form or the Pastoral Institute

at (718)281-9556

or email:

PastoralInstitute@diobrook.org

Journey Towards Healing Support Group for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Committed by Members of the Clergy

Thursday Evenings in Brooklyn

This group will be facilitated by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The group will provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for survivors to share in similar experiences as they

journey towards healing and wholeness.

Weekly Topics Discussed will be: Coping Skills /Self Care

Healthy Releases of Anger Goal Setting

Preparing Testimonials How Faith Impacts One’s Journey

Men’s Issues Impact on Relationships

If you are interested, please contact Jasmine Salazar, L.M.S.W., Victim Assistance Coordinator at 718-623-5236

or Vacministry@diobrook.org

ATENCION COMUNIDAD HISPANA

PARROQUIA NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOS ANGELES OFRECE LA SANTA MISA EN ESPAÑOL TODOS

LOS SABADOS A LAS 6:30 P.M

¡BIENVENIDOS A NUESTRA COMUNIDAD!

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Horario de servicio para la Comunidad Hispana

Lunes y Martes: 9:00AM - 12:00PM, 1:00PM - 5:00PM Jueves: 1:00PM - 6:00PM Sábado: 1:00PM - 4:30PM

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Primer Sábado de Cada Mes:

Bendición para los feligreses que cumplen años, recibirán una bendición especial se guida de la Santa Misa.

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Exposición del Santisimo Sacramento

Día: Todos los Jueves, seguida de la Misa de 6:45AM y la Misa de 11:45PM.

Hora: 7:15AM - 8:20AM (Iglesia) 12:15 PM - 1:00PM (Capilla Cristo Rey)

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Ultima Jueves del mes confesiones de 1:15PM - 1:45PM Solamente

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Hora Santa el primer Viernes del mes de 12:15PM - 1:15PM

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Estudio de Biblia

“Conozcamos a Cristo” los dias Jueves a las 700PM en el Cavanagh Room.

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AVISOS PARROQUIALES

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Bautizos Para el mes de Enero 2018

Día de Bautizo Sábado 27 de Enero 2018 Hora: 6:30 P.M. Para el mes de Febrero 2018

Charla Bautismal Sábado 3 de Febrero 2018 Hora: 1:00 P.M. Auditorio de la escuela.

Día de Bautizo Sábado 10 de Febrero 2018 Hora: 1:45 P.M. Sábado 24 de Febrero 2018 Hora: 6:30 P.M. Requisitos: Certificado de Nacimiento del Niño Padrinos: Deben tener los 3 sacramentos de iniciación y ser practicantes de nuestra fe Cristiana y si están casados debe ser por la Iglesia Católica.

REFLEXIÓN

Seguir a Jesús es sentirse “llamados.” Los textos de este domingo II del Tiempo Ordinario nos presentan el tema de la “vocación,” de la llamada. Sabemos que Jesús llamo a algunos discípulos que le siguieron. Pero la llamada es para todos, no solamente para privilegiados o para perfectos. Sin vocación, la vida no tiene sentido y menos una vida “religiosa” si esta la entendemos como don y como gracia. Porque también hay que saber recibir los dones y las gracias.

―Fray. Miguel de Burgos Núñez

Retiro de Cuaresma

Días 16, 17, y 18 de Febrero 2018

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Dirigido por Msgr. Kevin B. Noone y Padre Jasón N. Espinal

Nuevas Familias en Nuestra Parroquia:

¡Bienvenido!

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