Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church

215-35 38th Avenue Bayside, NY 11361

718-428-2200 718-428-5840 (fax) www.sacredheartbayside-queens.org

www.facebook.com/SHBayside Twitter: @SHBayside

Pastoral Staff 718-428-2200 Rev. Thomas F. Brosnan, Pastor (x110) Rev. Alexander U. Agbata, Parochial Vicar (X 109) S. Kathleen Masterson RSM, Pastoral Associate (718-224-5695)

School Mrs. Mary-Anne Cooke, Principal 718-631-4804

Religious Education Mrs. Georgette Lyons, Director 718-631-1307

Music Ministry Ms. Vivian Wohlfarth, Director 718-343-3789

Youth Ministry Mr. Brandon Morel 718-428-2200 (x106) Parish Pastoral Council Mrs. Marianne Cooney, Facilitator

Parish Secretary Ms. Catherine Sorge 718-428-2200 (x100)

Parish Support Mrs. Toni Horun 718-428-2200 (x102) Sunday Mass Assistance Rev. Msgr. Richard Marchese Rev. John P. Maloney

Mission Statement The Roman Catholic Faith Community of Sacred Heart of Jesus welcomes all! Guided by the Holy Spirit, we proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ through Eucharist, Worship, Education and Service. We are committed to build the Kingdom of God in our world. Sacred Heart is not just a parish—it’s a way of life.

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil—5:00pm Sunday 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 5:00pm Monday—Saturday at 9:00am Holydays Eve of Holyday at 7:30pm Holyday at 9:00am & 7:30pm

Devotions Rosary: Monday—Saturday after 9:00am Mass Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 9:00am Mass First Friday: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Sacred Heart Novena after 9:00am Mass Benediction at 10:00am Our Lady of Loretto Novena: First Saturday after 9:00am Mass Confession Saturdays 3:30pm—4:30pm Baptism Designated Saturdays at 1:00pm. Call to inquire and register. Marriage Arrangements must be made six months prior to the wedding. Contact rectory for details. Anointing/Communion for the Sick Anointing of the seriously ill: call rectory. Communion for the homebound: call S. Kathleen. Rectory Office Hours—Daily 9:30am –12:30pm / 2—4pm / 5—8pm

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ October 29, 2017

Saturday, October 28th 5:00 Luisa & William Lopez (Family) Sunday, October 29th 9:30 Jeremy Bolio (Family) 11:00 Karol Bogdanowicz (Family) 12:30 Frank Caruso (Ann Vitanza) and Alexandria Donne (Eileen & Mike Hoffstein) 5:00 James R. Paige (Curran Family) Monday, October 30th 9:00 Eileen Quinn (Sheila Sansosti) and Betty O’Connor (Dan & Donna O’Connor) Tuesday, October 31st 9:00 Dikran Kazanjian (Family) 7:30 Moschella Family (Spec. Int.) (D. & C Nicolosi) Wednesday, November 1st 9:00 Angelo DeMeo (DeMeo Family) 7:30 Nick Zakhary (Spec. Int.) (D & C. Nicolosi) and Lillian Johanna Isola (Racan Family) Thursday, November 2nd 9:00 Luisa & William Lopez (Family) and Deceased Members of the Lopez Family (Family) Friday, November 3rd 9:00 Helen O’Leary (Sr. Agnes Bracken) and Delia Family (Spec. Int.) (D & C. Nicolosi) Saturday, November 4th 9:00 Elizabeth Gulino (Family) and Arthur Mayor (Leny) 5:00 Raymond P. Smith (Jim & Sabrina Lynch) and Margaret Tuffy (Mary Donoghue) Sunday, November 5th 9:30 Catherine Lyons (Lyons Family) and Robert Sansosti (Gussie Cirello) 11:00 Joseph Arigo (Wife & Children) 12:30 Stella & Henry Frick (Fischer Family) 5:00 Msgr. Thomas F. Donovan (Cardone Family) and Helen Coffey (Franco Family) and Lillian Castalbo (Lenny & Genie Grasso)

Sunday, October 29th 7:00 ALANON, Parish Center Monday, October 30th 10:00 New Mom’s Group, School Tuesday, October 31st 7:30 Choir Practice, Church Wednesday, November 1st 12:00—3:00 Senior Leisure Club, Church Hal 7:30 Divine Mercy Mtg., Rectory 8:00 AA Meeting, Parish Center Thursday, November 2nd 3:30 Parish Children’s Choir Rehearsal, School Friday, November 3rd 8:00 Boy Scouts, Church Hall Saturday, November 4th 9:20 Religious Education Classes, School 9:45 Bible Study, Rectory 11:00 First Reconciliation Church

& Church Hall

ST. MATTHEWS GUILD COUNTERS Counting Team # 4

is scheduled to count on November 5th

M. Nittolo, P. Domondon, R. Leonard & N. Schlesinger PLEASE NOTE: Mass Book 2018 The mass book for 2018 will be open starting Tuesday, November 7th. If you are interested in booking announced masses, please come in to the rectory office.

MASS INTENTIONS PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL CONTACT BOX

− located in the church vestibule − An exchange of ideas enriches

our parish community. Share your thoughts with us!

Members of the SHPPC

PASTORAL REFLECTIONS T.F.Brosnan

God, unlike certain American politicians, seems to have a soft spot for resident aliens, as the Book of Exodus makes clear today. The Lord reminds the Jews of Second Temple times that when they were known as Hebrews by their Egyptian landlords in ages past, they were themselves aliens; displaced, homesick and nostalgic, though they had, for generations, long sojourned in Egypt. Perhaps God wanted them to recognize that deeply felt consciousness Homer had already discovered when, in The Odyssey, he coined the word nostalgia (literally, the pain for home). Perhaps God wanted them to know that their pain-for-home was at the core of all human experience.

Along with aliens, God includes widows and orphans in the list of those whose needs you should heed. Though I’m not ‘technically’ an orphan, I do believe I have an orphan soul. When I was assigned as a deacon to the parish where I would be ordained a priest and serve for the first five years of my priesthood, I met an extraordinary person in Mary the Cook (as she was known by all). Mary was an alien herself, a Newfie by birth, who emigrated to Brooklyn to spend the next sixty years as live-in housekeeper, cook, and surrogate mother to the many priests who served at Queen of All Saints Church. Mary had little formal education (she had to raise her younger siblings after her mother died when she was eleven), but she was very, very wise. Mary had a nickname for everyone and I was no exception. She called me “The Orph” because, she said, I had an orphan soul (though, at that point in time, she knew nothing of my background as a relinquished and then adopted child). Mary perceived something in me that fit the description. I think she was right. Orphans and aliens, immigrants and refugees, seem at times lost-at-sea, rudderless for sure, homeless even though they might have the best of homes and come from the most loving of families. Hiding that feeling of being adrift can be detected by the very wise and by those who come to recognize the same feeling in themselves.

Don’t get me wrong: this is not necessarily some wretched saga or a terrible or dreadful condition; on the contrary, it can be the source of a formidable strength. I discovered this when I was living and working with Korean Catholics many years ago. Amid a culture and language so different from my own, I realized one day that feeling different, being the resident alien, was a familiar feeling: I felt at home in places I didn’t seem to belong. Whatever is the source or cause of such a feeling, it has served me well through the years.

In today’s gospel encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees, things seem less confrontational than usual; the conversation even borders on the intimate. Matthew tells us that the Pharisees heard that Jesus “silenced the Sadducees” – their chief rivals in religion. Perhaps this soothed old wounds, made them genuinely interested in

what Jesus’ thought and believed. So they ask him about the greatest commandment. The Pharisees seem to be going out on a limb, making an effort to sincerely listen. What do you really believe, Jesus of Nazareth? What are you really thinking? Was it defiance on Jesus’ part or just fear of opening up that makes him resort to a pious but hackneyed response: love God, neighbor and self.

Life seems sometimes to be a work of fiction. In trying to make sense out of the losses and gains we experience in life, we need to tell a story, connect the dots, discover or create the reasons why we’re us and not them, why we ended up here and not there. Sometimes the story rings true, sometimes not. And fiction is a strange category because, in library-lingo, it’s the default position; non-fiction being defined in terms of it, as if it were a sub-category of fiction. In other words, fiction - not fact - is what counts in the end; because fiction can ultimately be more true than mere fact. Fiction is how we make sense of life, how we go about rendering meaning from what has been rent from us and what we have rendered in return.

If fiction is putting a story together in order to make sense of life’s experience, then these Pastoral Reflections, for better or worse, have been attempts at rendering how I see life in general and my life in particular. I hope I have given you, and myself, a glimpse of what I really think, what I really believe - and have not too often fallen into pious sentiment or hackneyed clichés.

It’s the work of a lifetime – this rendering – and needs a sounding board in order to work out the hidden meaning. Thank you for being my sounding board these past years, allowing me to express myself in these reflections, these attempts at rendering meaning, imagining purpose, creating fiction that’s truer than fact, making a story out of the seeming randomness of things – the gives and takes of life. It’s been a novel experience. THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Exodus 22:20-26 Response: Psalm 18 Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

ITEM ONE: FATHER JACK MALONEY Congratulations to Father Jack Maloney who turned 80 on October 23RD. You may know that Father Jack now lives out in the Hamptons and is finding the Sunday trek to Bayside a bit more challenging than when he was only 79; so, sadly, he has decided to complete his time here at Sacred Heart this weekend. I’m sure all will miss him, his good humor, his welcoming and gracious personality, his many kindnesses, and his all too human oversights and interesting and sometimes hilarious homiletic digressions. I know I speak for all when I say we will surely miss him and wish him much health and happiness in his semi-retirement. Thanks so much for the memories, Father Jack.

ITEM TWO: THANK YOU

Many thanks to all who honored me by their presence at the 5:00pm Mass last Saturday. I also want to thank those who made the liturgy especially beautiful: Vivian Wohlfarth, Eileen Edebhols, the 11am Mass Choir, 9:30am Mass Children’s Choir, and the 5pm Mass Quartet. I was very moved, and rather overwhelmed by it all, having received so many good wishes from so many of you. Please accept this general THANK YOU until I have time to respond individually (which will probably not be for a while – until I get settled in at my new place).

ITEM THREE: TERMS FOR PASTORS Please see the flyer in today’s bulletin featuring the article, Six and Six (by an anonymous priest), with his take on terms for pastors. I found it informative and apropos of my situation at the moment. Hope you find it so as well.

ITEM FOUR: FATHER BROSNAN’S ADDRESS

My new assignment begins on November 1ST, so I will be saying Mass until October 31ST - including next weekend.

My new address: Father Tom Brosnan Holy Innocents Church 279 E 17th Street Brooklyn, New York 11226 718-469-9500

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

ITEM FIVE: MASS SCHEDULE

In response to Bishop DiMarzio’s directive on how to evaluate our current weekend Mass schedule, the Parish Pastoral Council has decided to discontinue the 12:30pm Sunday Mass. Many thanks to all who participated in the poll taken regarding the change in our weekend Mass schedule. Some 600 ballots were collected in which there was a clear preference to move the 11:00am Sunday Mass to 11:30am on Sundays. Thus, the new weekend Mass schedule will be: Saturdays: 5:00pm Sundays: 9:30am, 11:30am, 5:00pm This new schedule will go into effect beginning the weekend of January 6-7, 2018.

ITEM SIX: BRIDGE TO LIFE Dear Parishioners of Sacred Heart, The Bridge to Life would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation of $375.55 towards your parish’s recent baby bottle campaign. Your donation will help us assist the families who visit us. As you know, The Bridge to Life supports families from the five boroughs of New York City with counseling and material assistance through our Bridge’s Women’s Support Centers. It is with your help that we can continue our mission of saving babies and helping families in crisis. On behalf of all the mothers, babies and children, we sincerely thank you. Virginia Gallo Board of Directors

RECENTLY DECEASED

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord… please pray for the recently deceased:

Maria Dell’Orto Manuel Amades

Pasquale Amendolia

AROUND THE PARISH

Mary Noone, Josephine & Joe Di Masa, Isabe l R iccard ,Rober t Auricchio, Mary Graliher,Gloria LaMarca, Phyllis Cohen, Gary Davila,

Louise Maraglia, David Perkins, Peggy Tricomi, Frances Scarpulla, Marge Murphy, Marie DeFini, Joan McGuirk, Adelaide Powell, Joan Carlino, Msgr. Vincent Fullam, Eddie Mullin, Evelyn Uyehara, Maureen Levinson, Yolanda & Teresa Lubano, Palma-Christine Piazza, Melissa Narayanan, Seraphina O’Brien, Anne Filardi, Joseph Butler, Stephen B. Lake, Sr., Michael Roche, Rosemary LaTrace, Jean & Sal Marchese, Lucy Manfredonia, Jen Cosgrove, Anthony Zito, Bill & Charlene Schubert, Josephine & Peter Cardone.

MILITARY PRAYER LIST -Captain Jon A. Marinucci, Pvt. 1st Class Eric Matthaey, Army, Capt. Peter Molineaux, Lt. Jonathan Fietkau, 101st Airborne, , Lt. Stanley Yoo, USMC, Lance Corp. Christopher Martinelli, Capt. Roberto Salas, III., Captain Terrence Leach, U.S. Marine Corp, Lance Cpl. Joel Basile,

Army Captain Michael P. Conway, USMC Sgt, Michael Alimo. U. S. Navy Lt. Andrew Mays, U. S. Army Lt. Ryan Waldorf, U. S. Army, Stephen Bassen and U. S. Army Nicholas Bassen. ALL SAINTS’ DAY Wednesday November 1ST is All Saints Day, a holyday of obligation in the United States. Masses will be celebrated:

Tuesday 7:30pm Wednesday 9:00am & 7:30pm

ALL SOULS’ DAY ENVELOPES If you wish to remember deceased family and friends at Mass on All Souls’ Day, November 2nd at 9:00am. please drop the special envelope in the regular collection basket this weekend.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT NEXT MEETING Nov., 7th 7:30pm

Our Bereavement group meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the Church Hall. Enter on 215 Place between 36th and 38th Avenues. Our bereavement support meetings are informative and educational and are designed to help the mourner through the initial stages of grief. For further information, call Sister Kathleen at 718-224-5695.

RCIA INQUIRY Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Or are you a baptized Catholic who never received Confirmation and Eucharist? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process by which persons follow

the call of God to faith and to unity with the Catholic church. Call Mrs. Lyons, Director of Religious Education at 718-631-1307. SACRED HEART SENIOR LEISURE CLUB Next Meeting, Nov., 1st 11:30 to 3:00pm We’re inviting all women and men who are seniors to turn off the TV and put down the paper and come join your neighbors, reunite with old friends or meet new ones while enjoying some social time in a convivial atmosphere. Play board games, BINGO or just enjoy conversation. Pastries and hot coffee/ tea available. Plus a great 50/50 raffle. Admission is $3 at the door and dues of $10 collected yearly. The Leisure Club meets every other Wednesday.

The Bread & Wine

for this week’s liturgies are offered in memory of

Lillian Castalbo Offered by

Christina, Michael & Corinne Grasso

The Altar Candles

& Sanctuary Lamp for this week’s

liturgies are offered in memory of Lillian Castalbo

Offered by Sebastian Kmiotek & Matthew Grasso

AROUND THE PARISH AROUND THE PARISH

CHILDRENS’ LITURGY OF THE WORD

The next CLOW Mass will be held on

Nov. 19th at 9:30am mass What is CLOW?

During mass, after the opening prayer, children Pre-K through 6th grade, are invited to go to the church hall to hear the readings of the day proclaimed and explained in age appropriate language. The children rejoin their families during the preparation of the gifts at the offertory. Younger children are often accompanied by their parents. If you have any questions regarding CLOW, please call Sr. Kathleen Masterson at 718– 224-5695.

CLOW Mass Schedule: December 17, January 21 February 11, March

25, April 22, May 20 & June 10.

FAMILY MASS

The next Family Mass will be held on

November 5th, at 9:30am. At this family mass a special blessing will be given for all children and their families preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this school year. All children are invited to come dressed as their patron saint (first or middle name) or their favorite saint. Children’s Choir -Sacred Heart has a Parish Children’s Choir which performs at our Family Masses. All children are welcome to join. Choir practice is held on the Thursday before the Family Mass at 3:30pm in the school. For information, please call Mrs. Lyons, Director of Religious Education at 718-631-1307.

Family Mass Schedule:

December 3rd, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 15, May 6, May 13, & June 13.

NEW MOMS CLUB Sacred Heart Parish has a New Mother’s Club for parents (includes grandparents & sitters) and their young children. No Dues, No Registration necessary. You can join any time during the school year.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, October 23rd.

We are excited because this year we have a new day of the week and a new location. We will meet in a school room that was refurbished by two Girl Scouts for their Silver Award. Our meetings will be held on Monday morning at 10am when school IS IN SESSION. Please enter main door school on 38th Ave. For info please call Mrs. Lyons at 718-631-1307. SAVE THE DATE:

NOVEMBER 5TH AT 2PM FALL CONCERT

SACRED HEART CHURCH

NOTICE TO ON-LINE GIVING DONORS: The transition from Parish-Pay to WeShare is completed. All recurring donations will continue as scheduled To make changes in your recurring donations, WeShare requires a one-time security verification. Please go to the church’s website—sacredheartbayside-queens.org—and click on the On-Line Giving icon. To successfully complete the verification process you will need: Your Parish pay User name The last four digits of the bank account or credit card that is currently being used for your conations. And ONE of the following two options: The email address you used to register with

Parish Pay A collection name and the specific amount

donated in the last six months Once verification is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the WeShare site. Please bookmark or save this link for future access. If you run into any issues accessing your account, please contact LPs’s Customer Service at 1-800-950-9952. Option One or call Toni on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, 9am to 2pm.

BOY SCOUT TROOP 49 BAKE SALE

Boy Scout Troop 49 is having a Bake Sale and

Turkey Raffle! Sunday, November 5th after all morning masses

Location: Church Hall Boy Scout Troop 59 of Sacred Heart Church is a very active troop of 35 boys. We try to go camping once a month (through sun, rain or snow). In order to fund our activities we rely on fund raisers like our annual Bake Sale and Turkey Shoot to help us. We need your support, please stop by the Church Hall and enjoy fresh baked goods and meet the Boy Scouts of troop 49. Free Complimentary Coffee

Memorial Mass November 12, 2017

12:30pm A special memorial mass will be celebrated on Sunday, November 12th at the 12:30 mass to remember our beloved dead. Those who have been buried from Sacred Heart this past year have been remembered in a special way. Their names are inscribed on a banner that stands near the baptismal font and in our Book of Remembrance; also letters have been sent to the families inviting them to attend this special liturgy. Everyone, however, is invited. It is an opportunity for us as a community of believers to pray for those who have died and to console those who mourn.

A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE stands in a prominent place near the baptismal font. All are invited to write the names of their beloved dead in this book. They will be remembered throughout the month of November at all our Sunday liturgies.

CUB SCOUT PACK 49 WREATH SALE

Purchase a beautiful

wreath, spray, tree or centerpiece and support our

cub scouts! Order at Sacred Heart

Church After masses on October 28-29

Pay with cash or check payable to Pack 49 Pick up the week of November 27th

Thank you for your support!

THANKSGIVING 2017 The PARISH THANKSGIVING DRIVE will once

again take place on two weekends: November 11-12 November 18-19

The food will be distributed to: St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf The Dorothy Bennet Children’s Center St. Joseph Patron Parish St. Lucy/St. Patrick Parish, St. Bonaventure/Benedict Moor

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE HALF OPENED BAGS/

BOXES OR OUT OF DATE ITEMS.

Canned vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, juices, cereals, pastas are always needed. Gift cards for Key Food or Stop & Shop would also be appreciated. If you know of a family or an individual in our parish community who might be experiencing difficult times, please notify any of our pastoral staff personnel or call Sister Kathleen directly at 718-224-5695. All calls will be confidential.

REGISTRATION is ongoing for Religious Education Classes for the school year 2017-2018.

If you wish to register a child for classes please call Mrs. Georgette Lyons, Director of Religious Education at 718-631-1307. Our program is for children in public or private schools. The Diocese requires two years of religious instruction to receive the sacrament of communion. This program is for children first thru eight grade, older children and special needs children. The registration form is available at the parish website at

www.sacredheartbayside.net

YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS The LOUNGE Thursday’s afterschool from 3pm to 5pm Takes place in the rectory basement. Primarily for Middle School students. Students can play games, do homework, eat snacks, and do various art projects in a safe space. The SESSION Sunday Nights from 6:30pm to 8pm Takes place in the rectory basement. Primarily for High-School students. At the session students see videos, have discussions, play music. Upcoming event:

November 18th, 2017 “Unplugged” Youth Rally

9am to 6pm (ending with a vigil mass) This day will be a full day gathering for teens with live performances, skits, music, and electrifying talks that will energize your teens faith in a way that is relevant to their daily lives.. If you have any questions, please call Brandon Morel, Youth Minister at 718-428-2200 ext. 106.

“Academic Excellence in a Tradition of Service”

If you would like to register a child for Sacred Heart Academy please call the school office at 718-631-4804.

NET TV The Diocese of Brooklyn’s own NET TV is a cable network featuring news and information with a Catholic point of view. NET TV is available on Verizon FIOS Channel 48, Time Warner/Spectrum Channel 97 and Optimum Channel 30. Also watch the programming live at www.netny.tv/watchnow.. HURRICANE HARVEY VOLUNTEERS The DeSales Media Group of the Brooklyn Diocese is seeking volunteers for a mission trip to Houston, Texas to help hurricane victims. The project will take place November 11TH – 19TH. For more info send an email to: Catholicscare@desalesmedia.org RACHEL’S HELPERS Forgiven and Set Free is a program sponsored by the Diocesan Secretariat for Evangelization for women who have had an abortion and are seeking a spiritual healing from this experience.

10 Mondays 7:30-9:30pm Fall Sessions:

October 2ND – December 11TH Spring Sessions:

February 12TH – April 23RD [for more info, call confidentially 347-702-2352]

PILGRIMAGE TO IRELAND Join Bishop James Massa for a Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ireland and Mass with Pope Francis for the 9TH World Meeting of Families

August 19 – 27, 2018 [for info call 516-605-1551]

IN THE DIOCESE

BISHOP FRANCIS X. FORD M.M. Born in Brooklyn, in St. Joseph’s Parish, Bishop Francis X. Ford attended Cathedral College in Elmhurst before being the first to join the newly founded Foreign Missionary Society of America – Maryknoll. After serving more than twenty years in southern China, he was arrested by Communist forces and cruelly beaten on many occasions. Bishop Ford died in a Communist prison in 1952. Join in celebrating the 100TH anniversary of the priestly ordination of Bishop Francis X. Ford

Sunday December 3, 2017 3:00pm St Joseph Co-Cathedral

856 Pacific Street BKN 11238

THEOLOGY ON TAP

Come have a beer and listen to some God-talk

Monday October 30TH 7:00pm What I Learned My First Six Months of Marriage

Jerry & Meg Rodriguez

Monday November 6TH 7:00pm When God turns his back on you Finding Faith in Times of Trouble

Dr. Ansel Augustine

Donovan’s Pub 57-24 Roosevelt Avenue

Woodside 11377 EMBODY CHRIST’S LOVE Join us for this diocesan effort to package meals to be sent to Burkina Faso in West Africa. All ages are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

Monday November 6TH 4:00-5:30pm and 7:00-8:30pm Immaculate Conception Center

7200 Douglaston Pkwy Douglaston 11362

[register by calling 718-281-9544]

JEREMIAH PROJECT A high school overnight discernment experience for young men interested in pursuing a vocation to the priesthood. Overnights take place at Cathedral Seminary House of Formation in Douglaston.

NOV 3RD – 4TH FEB 2ND – 3RD MAR 2ND – 4TH APR 6TH – 7TH MAY 4TH – 5TH

[for more info contact Vocations Office at 718-827-2454 or email vocations@diobrook.org]

CALLED BY NAME Bishop DiMarzio has designated this year - the Year of Vocations. In an effort to encourage the young to consider a vocation as a priest or Religious Sister or Brother, the bishop asks us to participate in the Called by Name Program. If you know a boy or girl, young man or woman, who you think would make a good priest or Religious, the bishop asks you to submit their name so they might be personally invited to consider a church vocation. Just fill out a Called by Name Card – available at the doors of the church - and drop it off at the rectory. Names will be submitted to the diocesan Vocation Directors and the individual will be contacted by them. PROJECT MYRIAM For young women interested in learning more about religious life and cloistered life, ages 13-25

Holy Hour – Presentation - Dinner October 29TH 5:00-8:00pm

Monastery of the Precious Blood 5400 Fort Hamilton Pkwy

Brooklyn [for more info call 718-827-2454]

SISTERS OF LIFE Countless women and men suffer in silence as a result of a past abortion. Hope and healing are possible. We invite you to experience God’s unconditional mercy. The Sisters of Life host Days of Prayer and Healing. For confidential registration, call 866-575-0075 or email: hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

IN THE DIOCESE YEAR OF VOCATIONS

SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY The St John’s University Speech & Hearing Center offers free speech and hearing screenings from September 11, 2017 thru December 7, 2017 at their Center located at 152-11 Union Turnpike, Flushing. To schedule an appointment call 718-990-6480.

and The St John’s University Speech & Hearing Center offers Hearing Aid Help – a free service to anyone who has a hearing aid and may be experiencing difficulty - from September 11, 2017 thru December 7, 2017 at their Center located at 152-11 Union Turnpike, Flushing. To schedule an appointment call 718-990-6480. FORDHAM’S MCGINLEY LECTURE

Reformation: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Experiences

Presenters: The Reverend Patrick J. Ryan SJ

Professor of Religion & Society, Fordham University Rabbi Daniel Polish, Ph.D.

Congregation Shir Chadash, Poughkeepsie, NY Professor Jerusha Tanner Lamptey, Ph.D.

Union theological Seminary, NYC

Tuesday November 14Th 6:00pm Fordham University

Lincoln Center Campus 140 W 62ND Street

NYC and

Wednesday November 15TH 6:00pm Fordham University Rose Hill Campus

Walsh Library Bronx NY

[for more info call 718-817-4745] PILGRIMAGE – OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Join Father Jorge Ortiz on a Lenten pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

March 2-8, 2018 [for more info call Regina Tours

at 800-Catholic x208] PILGRIMAGE TO TH HOLY LAND Join father Francis Pizzarelli SMM and Sister Grace Rowland CSJ for a pilgrimage with the faculty of Saint Joseph College to the Holy Land

May 16-25, 2018 [for more info call 631-654-0199]

QUEENS DEANERY # 5 Sacred Heart, St Anastasia, St Robert Bellarmine, OLBS, St Josaphat, American Martyrs, St Kevin, OL of Snows, Holy Family, St Gregory the Great

Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/queensdeanery5

or, if you’re not on Facebook, visit us at:

www.QueensDeanery5.org

VIANNEY Queens Deanery #5 is sponsoring Vianney: Renewing the Heart of the Church – a one-man drama performed by Leonardo Defilippis

Wednesday November 8TH 7:30pm Immaculate Conception Center

7200 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston 11362 Free registration at: www.queensdeanery5.org

OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Irish Step Dancing Lessons TUESDAY’S ongoing to June. Location School Cafeteria, children of all ages. info contact CiaraGreene@ymail.com or (347)804-5465 or www.CiaraGreeneSchool.com & OLBS Sister Ave Clark, guest speaker

Tuesday, November 14th at 7:15pm Location—Parish Center

Topic- Gratitude’s Heart of Joy Sister Ave will be presenting her new book Arthur. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served. AMERICAN MARTYRS 79-43 Bell Blvd, Bayside CHRISTMAS FAIR Saturday, Dec., 2nd hrs. 10 to 3pm Sunday, Dec., 3rd, hrs. 9 to 3 pm American Martyrs is looking for Vendors for the Fair. To get information e– mail Christmasfair@yahoo.com Or Call Theresa at 718-428-5308.

DEANERY DETAILS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

838550 Sacred Heart of Jesus 215 38th Avenue Bayside, NY 11361 718-428-2200 Contact: Catherine Sorge sacredheartbayside@gmail.com Software Using: Win XP Publisher 2007 AA9 Transmission Time: Wed, Noon Bulletin For Sunday: October 29th 2017 Special Instructions: I am sending 10 typed pages.