SUNDAY, June 22 — The Most Holy Body and Blood of                                              Christ (Corpus Christi) 

Readings:    Dt 8:2‐3, 14b‐16a; 1 Cor 10:16‐17; Jn 6:51‐58 8:00 A.M. For the People of St. Francis of Assisi

9:30 A.M. Anna Cambareri & Carmela Pagano

11:00 A.M. Father’s Day Novena

12:30 P.M. Salvatore & Giuseppina LoPiccolo

Adelina Iocco

Louis Falco Salvatore Milazzo

4:00 P.M. San Antonio Abate Mass

MONDAY, June 23—Weekday Readings:   2 Kgs 17:5‐8, 13‐15a, 18; Mt 7:1‐5 

7:00 A.M. Frank Martelli

9:00 A.M. Savior Gaudiosi

TUESDAY, June 24—The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist    

Readings:  Is 49:1‐6/Acts 13:22‐26/Lk 1:57‐66, 80 7:00 A.M. Elanor Chadzutko

9:00 A.M. John Gafa

WEDNESDAY, June 25—Weekday

Readings:    2 Kgs 22:8‐13; 23:1‐3; Mt 7:15‐20 

7:00 A.M. In Honor of Sacred Heart

9:00 A.M. Mary & John Browne

THURSDAY, June 26—Weekday

Readings:    2 Kgs 24:8‐17; Mt 7:21‐29 

7:00 A.M. Consuelo Mendez

9:00 A.M. Pauline Nadler

FRIDAY,  June 27—The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Readings: Dt 7:6‐11/1 Jn 4:7‐16/Mt 11:25‐30

7:00 A.M. Adelina Iocco

9:00 A.M. Eulalio Cuenca

SATURDAY, June 28—The Immaculate Heart 

of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Readings:  Lam 2:2, 10‐14, 18‐19; Lk 2:41‐51 9:00 A.M. Purgatorial Society

5:00 P.M Natalie Palazzolo

SUNDAY, June 29 — Saints Peter and Paul,  

                       Apostles Readings:    Acts 12:1‐11; 2 Tm 4:6‐8, 17‐18; Mt 16:13‐19 

8:00 A.M. Margaret & Amelio Mignanelli

9:30 A.M. Xuereb & Rita Borg

11:00 A.M. For the People of St. Francis of Assisi

12:30 P.M. Concetta Saraceni

Adelina Iocco - I.A.C.A. Society

Rosa Benedetto

Valentina DiStefano

Gilda Bove

In Honor of All Saints

MASSES FOR THE WEEK 

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

My Dear Parishioners, Today we celebrate The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. It has been said that there is nothing new under the sun. This may be true when it comes to fads and fashions, culture and traditions, but whoever believes this theory applies to the whole of life does not know Christ. All things are made new in Christ. Through Christ, a new presence of God came upon the earth. With Christ, the world and our understand-ing of life is transformed. In Christ, we become a new creation.

Nowhere is this newness of life nourished more than in the EUCHARIST. Our Lord comes to be with us and to nourish us under the forms of bread and wine. He is the living bread come down from heaven. He is true food and true drink. Through the Eucharist, the Lord is with us in a unique and real way.

Through Jesus, the Bread of Life, God brings about a

unique transformation to life in us that God intended from the beginning. Jesus tells us that nourishing our lives with himself, the New Manna, gives us eternal life. To receive Christ is to receive life. When we eat the Bread of Life we become one with the Risen Christ, which promises us a share in his resurrection. The power of the Bread of Life is unprecedented in human history. The manna of the Old Testament kept people alive physically, but they died nonetheless. Jesus, the Manna of the New Testament, gives eternal life. God’s desire that we have life is fulfilled through nourishing our souls on the Flesh and Blood of his Son.

The early Church clearly understood the Eucharist as

being the real presence of Christ. This is evident in our short, but concise, reading from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. In celebrat-ing the Eucharist, they knew that they were sharing in the Body and Blood of Christ. Through this reception, they were continu-ously transformed to live more Christ-like lives as members of the mystical Body of Christ. They firmly believed that this transfor-mation had a lasting, eternal effect upon their lives.

We must never become so accustomed to the Eucharist

that we begin to lose our understanding and value of it as a unique presence of Christ to the Church. It is the source and summit of our faith! The gift of Christ’s Eucharistic presence may be over two thousand years old, but its impact on us is ever new. The real-ity of every individual life becoming renewed by Christ in the Eucharist is ever unique, holding the promise of our own resurrec-tion and eternal life in heaven.

In the patterns and routines of everyday life, we can

come to think that there is nothing new under the sun, even in our celebrations of Sunday Mass. When it comes to the Eucharist, this is far from the truth. The presence and power of Jesus in our life, through the Eucharist, is ever fresh, ever new. We, who receive Christ in the Eucharist, are truly blest to have its transforming power in our lives.

This will be my last column until September. I want to

wish all of you a wonderful summer. Find time to relax, enjoy a good book, and enjoy family and friends. Remember to pray every day, and attend Church every weekend.

God Bless, Msgr. Maresca

It’s not too early! Is your child going into the first

grade next year? You can sign them up for Religious Education classes

which begin September 28th. Remember in order to receive First Communion your child must have

two years of instructions. . 

 If you have a child beginning first grade in public school, it is time to register for Religious Education. Diocesan guidelines require two years of instructions prior to the reception of a Sacrament. If your child is already in the first grade and 

missed this year, call the Office of Religious Education to set up an appointment to discuss the options. 

Are you interested in being Baptized or    

complete your initiation by the reception of the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or         

Confirmation for Easter 2015? 

Join the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

The RCIA is a process in which adults

prepare themselves for the reception of

the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism,

Confirmation and Eucharist) through

study, discussion and discernment.

Please contact the Rectory.

St. Francis of Assisi Sports

Program would like to

congratulate all our CYO

SOCCER TEAMS for a

fantastic season.

We are proud to announce

our BOYS MIDGET (3rd grade) BOYS PEE

WEE (4th grade) BOYS BANTAM (6th

grade) and BOYS INTERMEDIATE (8th

grade) all advanced to the semifinal games

on Saturday June 14th.

OUR BOYS Midget Team Coached by

Edison Mendieta and assistant Alexandros

Vrahimis as well as our Boys Bantam Team

Coached by Mario Goncalves and assistant

Anthony Santagata went on to win 2nd

place in the Brooklyn Queens Spring 2014

Diocesan Championship on June 15th.

Well Done Coaches and Teams!!

We have limited space available for our

FALL 2014 8th grade soccer team. If

interested please send email to

athletics@sfawildcats.com to be eligible

you must be born 2001 or 2002.

Please Consider Remembering

St. Francis of Assisi Parish in your Will.

Memorials for the Week of June 22, 2014

ALTAR BREAD

      For this week is  

donated in loving  

memory of Louis Falco              Requested by  

The Students, Faculty,                & Staff of SFA School

ALTAR WINE  For this week is offered 

for Louis Falco                      Requested by 

 The Students, Faculty,  

  & Staff of SFA School               

Beginning June 30th

until September 1st

there will be no 7:00

a.m. Mass. Church

will be opened at 8:15

am instead of 6:30 am.

7:00 a.m. Mass will

resume on Tuesday, September 2nd.

Next weekend there will be a 2nd Collection for Peter’s Pence.

Thank you for your generosity and support.

New Church Boiler

I wish to inform you that as of

Thursday, June 12th, the church boiler is

“Paid in Full”. This could not have happened

without the many , many sacrifices and

donations that were received along with the

Easter Gift To My Church collection.

THANK YOU for all your

support. Please know you will have a

remembrance in my prayers.

Msgr. Maresca SUMMER COLLECTIONS

If you are going away during the summer,

please consider submitting your summer

offering envelopes before you leave. It is

important that those monies go towards

the present budget to keep it balanced.

As you know we still have payroll, medi-

cal and monthly bills and our fiscal year

ends August 31, 2014.

Thank you very much for your

cooperation and I appreciate all the

support you give to our parish. We could

not pay our bills without your sacrifices.

Have a safe and enjoyable summer!

When going on vacation

and you need to know the

nearest Catholic Church,

www.masstimes.org

will assist you. Enjoy the summer! 

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Finances

Thank you for your weekly contributions which pays our bills.

Your sacrifice and generosity is much appreciated.

 The Collection/Donation for the weekend:                        June 14/15      $   5103.00              Replenish Reserves $   1698.00   

     Just a reminder to our envelope users to please mark

the amount on the outside of the envelope. It is a

great help to our counters. Also, if you are not

using the envelope system and would like to please

call the rectory. School parents are strongly

encouraged to use the envelopes.  

  

2014 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

The theme this year is, “When we Give We Share the Light of Faith.”

I want to express my appreciation and gratitude

to everyone who has supported the appeal. Your

sacrifices and prayers have been a wonderful sup-

port and have helped us to reach our goal and go

over. Our goal is $44,615. We have pledged

$46,530 and monies collected to this date amount

to $33,288.50. This amount is from 153 donors.

GREAT JOB! Please continue to honor your

pledges. If there are some who did not pledge,

please prayerfully consider if you are able to give

at this time. Last years records show that we had

201 donors. It would be a great help to the parish

if we could achieve that goal. Remember all

monies received over goal come back to our

parish 100%.

Thank you again for the many sacrifices you

continue to make to support this appeal. Please

know that you are remembered every day in my

prayers.

God Bless,

Msgr. Maresca

Remember in your prayers all those in our parish who are sick, that they may find health and comfort:  

James Nunez, Vincent Wytak,  Carol Ross, Rolondo Larrondo,  

Jeffrey Hyans,  Josephine Costanza, Jessica St. Preux, Al Ciani, Alesha Moses, Elizabeth Quartuccia, 

Stephanie Stetz,  Anthony Criscuolo, Kathleen Newton, Samantha Fabrizi,  Nancy McCaffrey, 

Christopher Wojtalik, Marie Guerriero,  Theresa Pacheco,  William Goss, John Ross, Terri Kornalewski,  

Antonio Ciancio, Luke Pacheco, Vincenza Papa,  Jake Pontillo. 

 Also remember in your prayers all the  

deceased of the Parish. Please remember to continue to pray for  vocations to the priesthood, religious life,  

diaconate, and married life. 

Summer Rectory Hours Starting Monday, June 30th 

the rectory office will be 

opened Monday through  

Friday from 9:00 am to 12:30 

pm and 2:00 pm until 8:00 

pm.  Saturday hours will be 

from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm.  

Closed: Sundays & Holidays.  

We will resume regular rectory office hours 

on Tuesday, September 2nd. 

SUMMER DRESS– We are all aware of the warm days of summer that are upon us. We are very fortunate

that our church is air-conditioned. Please dress

appropriately when coming to Mass. Thank you.

THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK

  

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 22 - June 28

Sunday, June 22 2nd Collection Air Conditioning

4:00 P.M. - San Antonio Abate Mass

(Blessing of Bread after Mass)  

Monday, June 23  

Tuesday, June 24 6:30 P.M. AA ‐ R/B 7:00 P.M. ‐ Holy Name Executive Meeting  ‐      Rectory  

Wednesday, June 25  

Thursday, June 26 

4‐5:30 P.M.  Legion of Mary ‐ R/B 7:00 P.M. I.A.C.A. End of Year Party ‐ R/B 7:30 P.M. Scripture Study ‐ RER  

Friday, June 27 5:30 P.M. ‐ 9 P.M. ‐ Girl Scouts End of Year        Ceremony ‐ MCH  

Saturday, June 28  

 

June 29 - July 5

Sunday, June 29 2nd Collection Peter’s Pence 1:30 P.M.—Baptisms  

Monday, June 30  

Tuesday, July 1 6:30 P.M. AA ‐ R/B  

Wednesday, July 2  

Thursday, July 3 

 

Friday, July 4 RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED  

Saturday, July 5  

Our Parish Calendar will be published weekly.  Please submit changes or  

updates to swoods@stfrancisofassisiastoria.org  Thank you for keeping our Parish up 

to date! 

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE – June 2014 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sat. June 21st 5pm Samantha Dee, John Beaufort, Victoria Formoso Sun. June 22nd 8am Andrew Soltesz, Joseph Todaro, Lauren Staats

9:30am Kayley and Maya Burns, Sal Demma 11am Anthony Ronacher, Valentina Cracolici, Adrian Machnik

12:30pm Caterina Gioino, Francesco, DiMarco ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sat. June 28th 5pm Samantha Dee, Rei Sato, Lauren Staats Sun. June 29th 8am Jessica Aniello, Leandra Rodriguez, Rocco Marchesona 9:30am Adrian and Jose Hernandez-Yepez, Nicole Pereira 11am Joseph Todaro, Frankie Marzella, Nikki McNamara 12:30pm Caterina Gioino, Francesco DiMarco ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Altar Servers, With your June schedule, you are receiving a calendar for July and August. Please indicate your availability to serve during these months. Also note in August, the feast of the Assumption. I ask you to return the calendar by Friday, June 13th. This will allow me time to set up the summer server schedule and give it to you by the last day of school. Please remember that if you are attending a mass and no servers are present, you are welcomed to come up and serve.

Thanks, Msgr. Maresca