CHURCH OF ST. CHARLES

644 CLAWSON STREET, OAKWOOD HEIGHTS, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Louis R. Jerome

Parochial Vicar Fr. Marius Fernando Fr. Stefan Chanas

In Residence Bishop John J. O’Hara

Weekend Associate Rev. Msgr. 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

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 secretary@stcharlessi.org (718) 987-5780 Website: saintcharles.weebly.com Religious Education 200 Penn Avenue www.saintcharlesccd.org (718) 979-6800 stcharlesccd10306@gmail.com

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 par-ish.

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 Instruc-tion for parents of the children to be baptized to be arranged at the rectory. SPONSOR CERTIFI-CATES 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 proposed date and before social arrangements. At-tendance at Pre-Cana and Natural Family Plan-ning Classes is required.

Anointing and

Communion of the Sick Regular administration of the Sacraments should be arranged for shut-ins by calling the rectory. Emergency sick calls anytime.

Religious Education Program

Instruction for all grade levels beginning with first grade. For information call the Religious Educa-tion 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 & 11:30 AM Saturday 8:30 AM

Holy Days Masses Eve of the Holy Day 7:30 PM 6:45, 8:30, 11:30 AM and 7:30 PM

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LITURGY CORNER MONDAY – SEPTEMBER 11 8:30 -Victims of the World Trade Center - Mem. 11:30 - Anthony Starita - Mem. TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 12 8:30 - Msgr. Robert J. Kelly - Ann. 11:30 - James J. Fasano - Mem. WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 13 8:30 - Carl Quattrocchi - Ann. 11:30 - Nina Savaglia- Mem. THURSDAY - SEPTEMBER 14 8:30 - Mr. & Mrs. William Parks - Mem. 11:30 - Eileen & John Coleman - Mem. FRIDAY - SEPTEMBER 15 8:30 - Linda Cassella - Mem. 11:30 - Mr. & Mrs. George McMahon - Mem. SATURDAY - SEPTEMBER 16 8:30 - Billy McGroarty- Mem. 4:00 - Frank & Catherine Griesi - Mem. 5:30 - Helen & Alex Kivel & Louis Sisto - Mem SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 17 8:15 - Salvatore Caffiero - Mem. 9:30 - Parishioners of St. Charles 10:45 - Ralph Sicuranza & Fanny Jambrone - Mem. 12:00 - Sarah Genovese & Giovanna Bentivegna Mem. 1:15 - Josephine, Mary, & Tony Calabro - Mem.

August 27, 2017 August 28, 2016 $10,904.46 $15,079.40

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 7:30 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 11:10 AM and on Saturday at 8:10 AM. The Miraculous Medal novena prayers are said after the 8:30 & 11:30 AM Masses on Mondays.

Flowers, Wine & Hosts and Oils

The Wine & Hosts for the week of September 10 - September 16, 2017 are offered in loving memory of Louise M. Solan at the request of her daughter, Barbara. The Oils & Candles for the week of September 10 - September 16, 2017 are offered in loving memory of Nancy Puglisi at the request of her husband, Louis, her children, and grandchildren.

September 16 / September 17 Mass Schedule 4:00 Fr. Jerome 10:45 Fr. Lawrence 5:30 Fr. Marius 12:00 Fr. Stefan 8:15 Msgr. Whalen 1:15 Fr. Jerome 9:30 Msgr. Whalen

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. 3

Weekly Offerings

PARISH MINISTRIES Adult Faith Formation Wednesdays at 1:30 PM; rectory Baptism Classes First Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM; rectory Bereavement Group Will resume October 5 at 7:30 PM; rectory 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 7:30 PM; church Legion of Mary Monday at 6:30 PM; rectory Prayer Group & Holy Hour First Monday of the month at 7:30 PM; church Religious Education Classes Monday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 6 & 7 Wednesday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 1-5 Special Needs: Wednesday 5:10 - 5:45 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 Visitation Ministry Women’s Worship Wednesdays Third Wednesday at 7:30 PM; rectory Will resume on September 20

Digital Prayer Tools

FORMED.org (parish code XQ43Q3) 3minuteretreat.com

dynamiccatholic.com

Women’s Wednesday Worship

Our Women’s Wednesday

Worship will begin on Wednesday, September 20 at 7:30 PM in the rectory. Our meetings con-sist of prayer, bible discussion, and personal faith sharing. Each month has a different topic. Our facilitator is Grace Daquila and new mem-bers are always welcome.

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Book Club

Our book club will begin on Thursday, September 21 at 4:00 PM in the rectory. We will be discussing our summer read,

“A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amour Towles. All are welcome!

Adult Faith Formation Adult Faith Formation meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 1:30 PM in the rectory. All are welcome!

Legion of Mary

Our Legion of Mary meetings will be held on Mondays beginning September 11 at 6:30 PM in the rectory. New members are always welcome!

Prayer Group & Holy Hour Our prayer group and holy hour will begin to-morrow evening at 7:30 PM in the church. The usual prayer group meetings are held the first Monday of the month with this week as an ex-ception.

PARISH NEWS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 11, - September 17, 2017

Monday - September 11 Legion of Mary - 7:30 PM; rectory Spiritual Direction - 7:30 PM; rectory Holy Hour & Prayer Group - 7:30 PM; church Tuesday - September 12 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM; rectory Bingo at 7:30 PM; doors open at 6:00 PM; early bird 7:15 PM Youth Ministry - 7:30 PM; rectory Wednesday - September 13 Adult Faith Formation - 1:30 PM; rectory CCD Parent Meeting - 7:00 PM; church Thursday - September 14 Caregivers Meeting - 9:30 AM; rectory Cheerleading Practice - 5:30 PM; auditorium Friday - September 15 Saturday - September 16 Sunday - September 17 RCIA - 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon; rectory Parish Coffee Hour - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM; school Teen Club - 7:00 PM; auditorium

First day of classes for Pre-K 3 is as follows: • Students enrolled in the Monday, Wednes-

day, Friday session begin on Monday, Sep-tember 11, 2017.

• Students enrolled in the Tuesday, Thursday session begin on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

AM session times: 8:15 am to 10:45 am PM session times: 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm • Arrival and dismissal for Pre-K 3 is through

the Castle Doors on Penn Avenue • Full uniforms are required on the first day of

school ** Please Note: Before-care and After-care will not be available on Thursday, September 7 and Friday, September 8. These programs will begin on Monday, September 11. For up-to-date information, please go to the school website: www.SaintCharlesSchoolSI.org

Retrouvaille

Retrouvaille is a lifeline to help couples heal and renew their marriages. The program consists of a weekend experience for married couples (no group discussions) with six fol-low up sessions. The next weekend is Sep-tember 15-17. For more information, please call: Family Life Office at 732-562-1990 Ext. 4573. To register call: Tom & Pat McTague at 732-583-4468 (evenings); or Rich & An-nette Colasuonno at 732-236-0671.

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Blauvelt Chance Books!

Sr. Jeanine will be selling chance books this weekend , September 9/10 to help support the community infirmary in the Mother House in Blauvelt. Your support is greatly appreciated by the Sisters!

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 Jeanne Fiorentino

Maryanne Horneck Justine Marie Aliotta

Corrine Alaimo Keith Alaimo Paul Alaimo Sr Emilia Bizzoco Joan Boragi Madeline Buonpane Mary Campitelli Clara Carlino Joseph Carrubba Marty Casey Anthony Cassaro Irma Cassella Nick Castagna Grace Castelao Ann Marie Coppola Carmine Coronato, Jr. Philip DeFonte Herb DeGroot Frances DeMarco Randi Dietrich Michael DiFalco Andrew DiPadova Elizabeth Donohue Mary Driscoll Russell Dunn Michael Durante Pearl Dweck Joseph Elia Charles Faberzak Gloria Faraci Robert Faraci Kevin Finley Dorothy Fleming Gina Fogliani Aniel Garcia Robert Gardner Marie Grzeczka Emily Harris Cheryl Houss Gianna Incandella Helen Istico Carmella Iucci Jeannette Castelao Keane John Kelley Trevor Kwatkowski

Dolores Laieta Amanda Lavoro Elizabeth Linton Anthony Locicero Jr. Diego Lopez Helen Mahon Lauren Marie John Mastromarino Tom Matteo Barbara Mazza Kathleen Mercado Raymond Mignone Ann Murphy Pamela Murphy Gennaro Musto Virginia Novaro Erin O’Keefe Anthony Paragone Veronica Parascondola Mary Parnell Marie Petrocelli Pasquale Petrucci Lee Rhatigan Stephen Ristano Mary Ruggiero Rose Russo Vincent Russo Dorothy Sabatell Vincent Santore Dolores & Tony Sclafani Anthony Scocco Jerry Scotti Susan Sexton Howard Shock Howard Shock, Jr. Maryann Sparano Marie Starita Dolores Tombolini Annette Toratore Ann Van Houten Herb Van Houten Margaret Ward Ella Weaver Sara Weiss Norm Zuniga

WEDDING MUSIC If you are planning a wedding in the near future and would like to arrange for music, please, call the rectory two months prior to the wedding, and leave a message for Paul Light, our Music Director at (718) 987-2670.

MARRIAGE BANNS We Celebrate

We ask the family of St. Charles to pray for the following couples who

will receive the Sacrament of Marriage.

Richard Ferrara & Jillian Fordunski Anthony Scharf & Kathleen Fox

Parish Pay For your convenience, we offer the opportunity to make your envelope payments electronically through Parish Pay. For more information, please call the rectory or visit their website at parishpay.com

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Where to Turn Snow Removal

They are looking for students who are willing to help with snow removal for seniors in our com-munity. They are in the process of matching each student with a senior for the entire winter season. If you are interested, please call 718-966-6531.

PARISH NEWS

Welcome to our Neighborhood

Ministry

If you know someone new to your neighbor-hood, please contact the rectory to obtain a “Welcome to the Neighborhood” packet which includes a welcome letter from Fr. Jerome, a bul-letin and a bottle of holy water. In the spirit of hospitality, your new neighbor does not have to be Catholic, we just want to welcome them to the neighborhood. We ask that all of you, our parishioners, be the “welcomers”, but if you do not feel comfortable visiting a new neighbor, let us know and we will take care of it, care of our welcoming committee.

Are you interested in becoming Catholic or know someone who would like to learn more about the Catholic faith? If so, our Rite of Chris-tian Initiation process is for those who want to be baptized, or receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. For fur-ther information, contact Deacon Steve Tobon at 718-987-2670.

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Collection for the Church in Latin America and Catholic Home Missions

This weekend we will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America and Catholic Home Missions. Please prayerfully consider support-ing these combined collections which assist pro-grams that strengthen the faith in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the dioceses here in our own country. Many parishes struggle to make ends meet to serve all of the needs of their parishioners. Your gifts help share the faith by providing lay leadership training, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, as well as other programs. Envelopes are in your weekly enve-lope packet.

Regis High School of Manhattan A Jesuit School for Catholic Boys

Regis High School invites students and their parents to its Staten Island Admissions Infor-mation Night on Tuesday, September 26th at 7:00 PM at St. Joseph Hill Academy, 850 Hylan Boulevard. For more information, contact Eric DiMichele, Director of Admissions at 212-288-1100, ext. 2057; edimichele@regis.org

Adult Confirmation Classes

For those who need only to be confirmed, they can register online at nyfaithformation.org/adult-confirmation. Classes are held at Our La-dy of Pity on Richmond Avenue starting in early September.

Msgr. Farrell High School

Msgr. Farrell High School’s open house in Sun-day, October 15, 2017 from 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM. For more information, call 718-987-2900.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS MAKE A DIFFERENCE… During the last week of August, I was at the “Dunkin Donuts” on Victory Boulevard. Since it was a hot day, I purchased some Iced Coffee-Carmel flavored by the way and really delicious! As I was paying for the coffee at the register, there

was a mother there with her two young children-a boy and a girl, who were in constant motion. The mom was warning the boy to “stop getting an attitude with me!” She then turned to me and said, “September 7th can’t come fast enough for me!” I replied, “Isn’t that the starting day of school?” she said, “You guessed it!” Then I ventured to say, “But the summer is such a wonderful season, it’s kind of sad to see it go!” Mom replied, “Not for me it isn’t!” Well, for some parents vacation might begin when the children go back school-others not! Actually September 7th, was the day school started here at Saint Charles. During the summer, despite the Bible and Villamarin Camps, it is exceptionally quiet during the week without all those children coming in at 8AM and then filing out at 2:30 down Penn Avenue! I have to admit, I very much enjoy having a school in the parish; having the young people adds so much vitality and life to the Church. Thank God we have a won-derful school at Saint Charles and that is due to the leadership of Mr. J.C. Kiernan and his dedicated staff of teachers and assistants. I have always thought that a Catholic School makes a difference. There are several reasons for making that statement, but the foremost is that the values and teachings of Jesus Christ and His Gospel are instilled here. For example, the day begins with a prayer and ends with one. Religion is taught in all the grades. There is a saint and a Christian value for every month of the school year. Mass is celebrated for the kids almost every month and the priests are on hand to hear their confessions in all the liturgical seasons. So there is a great reli-gious atmosphere at Saint Charles. Secondly, there is a discipline and order in a Catholic school and that’s important. When we hear sto-ries about some schools in the metropolitan area, there are so many problems related to disciplinary issues and rowdiness. I remember one Junior High on the North Shore that had the police there at the end of the day just to make sure the students stayed in line! We don’t usually worry about that in a Catholic school. The order and structure here insures that the children will have a positive atmosphere so they can really learn and also have an enjoyable experience. Finally, but not least of course, our Catholic schools provide an excellent academic education. Recently, I was speaking with Dr. Timothy McNiff who is the Superintendent of all the schools here in the Archdiocese of New York. Dr. McNiff told me that on all the state tests, our Catholic school students far surpassed other children in their scores and that was especially evident right here on Staten Island. So that is certainly good news. When you ‘weigh it all up,” a Catholic School really does make a difference for our kids-both now and for the future! Sincerely in Christ, Father Jerome

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