SUNDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2018

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish 5:00 People of the Parish

SUNDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2018 9:00 Good Health for Evelyn Harry req. by family 11:00 In Honor of Infant Jesus req. by Jonathan Francois 1:00 In Honor of St. John the Baptist req. by Mito Estimable - - Happy Fathers’ Day to Sanders Sainnoval req. by mother, Yolene S. Austin - - ROS-Liora Bella Thomas and Wilmain Auguste req. by Magda Michel - - ROS-Rene Sainnoval req. by daughter, Yolene S. Austin - - ROS-Ely Voight req. by Jeannette Joizile 3:00 Gracias al divino nino Jesu por favor recivido req. by Raquel Del Rosario MONDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2018 9:00 In Honor of Little Infant Jesus of Prague req. by Marie Ann Alabre TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2018 9:00 Birthday Blessings for Patrick Prevost req. by Mom, Petionne Prevost WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH, 2018 9:00 Birthday Blessings for Genevieve Ashon FRIDAY, JUNE 29TH, 2018 9:00 ROS-Pietro Trapani and Pietro Santoro req. by Pauline Trapani SATURDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish 5:00 ROS-Thomas Martin req. by Carol, children and grandchildren

A man was sent from God, whose name was John. He came to testify to the light, to prepare

a people fit for the Lord. John 1:6-7; Luke 1:17

COME PRAY THE ROSARY at 8:30 A.M. Mondays through Saturdays.

Novena to the Miraculous Medal of Mary every Mondays after the 9 A.M. Mass.

Devotion to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus every Monday night from 7 to 8 P.M. in the church. Devotion to St. Anthony - Tuesdays after 9A.M. Mass.

Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Chaplet of Divine Mercy - Thursdays af-

ter the 9:00 A.M. Mass.

ADORATION AND EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday after the 9 A.M. Mass until noon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HEALING PRAYERS

Rev. Msgr. Patrick Uchendu The Homebound of the Parish

Please notify us of changes in our Healing Prayers list. Names will be removed after a month.

PLEASE PRAY For all The Deceased Members of the Parish especially Sister Marianne Sultan.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR PARISHION-ERS WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY SER-VICE. Please call the rectory to up-date our list. Kevin Sultan, Paul St. Hill, Christo-pher Aching, Jr., Yvonne St. Hill, Vanes Alabre, Keith St. Hill, Derby Ronelus, Johnson Joseph, Mary Ann R. Varias, Emmanuel Jeanty, Emeka Oparah, Hayden Brandon Baker, Shanan Cesar, Janelle Alexander

Ariel Lalanne Jabel Pierre Mark Robinson Ruby Robinson Patrick Prevost Marie Malcangi Evelyn Harry Kim Malcangi Cindy J.P. Murielle Blanc Ariana Ardila Marie R.N. Maryse Achille Valentino Antoine Emilie Vilson Audrey Jones Christel Changeau Jacqueline Deciercq Myrlene Clerge Elysia Walcott-Harrison

Carlo Marcel Mrs. Bernard Jean-Marie Lionel Grant Remington Seaffor Omar Rodriguez Marvin Mendez Christian Denis Julien Olivier Joel Rivera Anna Lydia Rodriguez Allison Pyronneau Allere Pinnock Margareth Jourdan Gerard Laraque F. Theodore David Shield Frantz Jean Francois

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We the people of St. Pius X Parish are formed by the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Baptism to become part of the Mystical Body of Christ. We strive through the power of Christ in the Holy Sacrifice to the Mass to show forth God’s transforming love to teach Gospel values; to share time, talent and treasure in good Steward-ship, to invite all to share our joy and share Jesus’ message of His Father’s love with all around us and to re-store all things in Christ.

FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM: CCD Our Faith Formation program is open to all children from Kindergarten age to grade 8. All children must have a required two years of instruc-tions prior to the reception of the sacra-ments. If you are registering your child for the first time, please bring his baptismal certificate with you. Classes are on Sundays at 9:45 A.M. sharp. If your child is over the age of 8 and is not yet bap-tized, we offer the Rite of Christian Initiation adapted for children. Please call Mrs. Jean for more details. SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARENTS: Children should receive the sacraments in the parish that the family worship. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults The RCIA is the process by which people can ques-tion, search and inquire into the Catholic faith. It is for any unbaptized individual over the age of 8. The RCIA is also for any adult who was baptized in anoth-er Christian tradition and for baptized Catholic adults seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please contact Fr. Miguel at 718-525-9099. BECOME AN ALTAR SERVER AT SAINT PIUS! Boys and girls who have received their First Com-munion are invited to become altar servers. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about this special pastoral ministry for the young people in the church. Please call the rectory for info. THE LITURGICAL DANCE MINISTRY wel-comes youths between the ages of 7 to 25. Rehearsals are held on Fridays in the Church from 7 to 8:30 P.M. Contact info: Barnica Laveau at 347-233-0090. No Dance experience needed. Join us in expressing our praise through dance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

June is Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month

Cataract Awareness Month Alzheimer Awareness Month

MYRIAM PRAYER GROUP meet every Saturday evenings beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the church.

The ENGLISH CHOIR meets every Tuesdays at 7:30 P.M. The HAITIAN CHOIR meets every Fridays at 7:00 P.M. in the rectory except for Lent.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND Anyone unable to attend Mass because of illness may receive Holy Communion at home on a regular basis. Please call the rectory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL MASSES: You can now request special Masses for Memorial, Birthday, Sweet 16, and Wed-ding Anniversary. Please call the rectory and speak to Fr. Miguel. Mass Book for 2018 is open and Mass Of-fering is $20. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to Canon Law, we have to offer a Mass In-tention at least one time a year. Examples are birth-day blessings, good health, in honor of a saint, de-ceased person, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS! Birthday Blessings July Babies! If your birthday falls this month and you would like the parish to pray for you, please call the rectory at the beginning of the month and leave your name. We will include it on the birthday list in the bulletin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family in the parish should be registered. We cannot vouch for you if you need a letter to be a sponsor or godparent. Registra-tion forms are available at the rectory or in back of the church. If you are new in the parish, please see one of the volunteers.

Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or Suicidepreventionlifeline.org

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National Domestic Violence Hot-line: 1-800-799-7233 1-800-787-3224 TTY

Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, June 24

“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you

a son, and you shall name him John.

COLLECTION last week the collection was $3,065.00. We ask you to please use your donation envelopes. You are blessed. Second Collection for this weekend will go to Peters’ Pence. The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) will be visiting St. Pius on the weekend of July 7-8, 2018. Fr. Daniel Sorma-ni, C.S.Sp., the guest speaker, will speak in be-half of the Missionary Cooperation Plan (MCP) annual appeal. Please give generously.

Religious Education Program - Greetings and have a blessed summer. Classes will return in September. Registration is ongoing in the rectory during business hours.

If you are pregnant or will be having a child baptized, you will need to attend a baptism preparation work-shop. St. Pius X offers the work-shop the First Thursday of every month at 7:00 P.M. by appointment only. Please call the rectory at least two (2) days in advance to reserve. Next session will be July 5, 2018.

BIBLE STUDY - Join us for the Sunday Readings every Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in the rectory. We will fo-cus on the upcoming gospel readings. Next meeting is Tuesday, June 26.

If you are interested in joining the English Choir, please contact Wesner, the organist or call the rectory and leave your infor-mation.

T-SHIRTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR SALE, SIZES S, M. XL. If interest-ed in purchasing, Please see Fiano after Mass.

NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

If you are in need of food, please call the rectory.

June is National Hunger

Awareness Month. Please re-member the hungry. We are in need of juice, mixed vege-tables, powdered milk, small bags of rice, canned fruits, tu-na and chicken, peanut butter,

pancake mix and syrup. Please do not bring perisha-ble items and expired items.

Thank You.

Frantz Theodore Margerie Cadet Genevieve Ashon Patrick Prevost Ryan Sebro Alande Alexandre Benjamin Martin Asa Younker Jeanne Marie Bataille Saphir Michel Iziegbeuwa Odia

Amelia Alabre Nicholas Alabre Noah Rosario Christine Felix Phersen Zamor Rose Laveau Jacqueline Michel Nicole Jean-Michel Maindy Alabre Gavynn Jean-Louis

FATHERS’ DAY! Our fathers were blessed and given a gift on Fathers’ Day.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018 Sight and Sound, PA

JESUS - The Greatest Rescue Story of All Time!

The life, ministry, and miracles of Jesus will come to life on-stage in Sight & Sound’s Millennium Theater in 2018 with a moving and inspirational

message for audiences of any age.

Dinner Included at Shady Maple Smorgasbord, Deluxe Motorcoach Transportation, 5 months Pay-ment plans available started in February 2018. If you have not yet gotten your tickets, please re-serve as soon as possible. We need a count. Thank you. Adults Age 11-12 Age 4 -10 $166 $126 $113

JESUS The Greatest Rescue Story

of All Time!

The Annual Catholic Appeal has already be-gun. In order to reach our goal of $23,725 for the 2018 Appeal, we ask that you consider par-ticipating by contributing whatever you can. Anything over our goals come back to us. So far, we have collected $5,000. Thank you. Congratulations Graduates!!! Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:20

Please do not use the white Welcoming Envelope for your pledges. A regular envelope should be used. Clearly print with your name, phone num-ber, id number, and the word PLEDGE. Thank you. *************************************

Please keep your place of worship clean. As you leave the church, kindly pick up anything that should be thrown away. There is a garbage can in the vestibule. Thank you.

I would like to thank all the catechists for allowing the Holy Spirit to guide them throughout this school. They gave their best to the children who were in their care. I also would like to thank the parents for entrusting their children to us. God bless you all and have a safe and wonderful summer. I will see you in church. Mrs. Jean

Mothers’ Day Presentation in May and Fa-thers’ Day

Presentation in June.

Richard Seegobin has been on a kidney donor list for 3 years; Please if there is anyone that can help. Please contact me at my email radixg46@gmail.com or leave me a message at 718-658-8065 or Richard at 917-379-4576. God bless you.

Make a Difference Join a group of men dedicated to the Church with charity and family. Join the St. John Paul II Council To show our love for the Father, Jesus tells us that we must love our neighbor. Helping our church and local community, while setting an example for our children to follow is what the Knights of Columbus is about. Join us in putting our faith into action. Help us to show Christ’s love, through our actions we can make a statement that Christ’s values alive and real in our parish and community. If you would like to join or have questions call 516-569-2786.

ATTENTION: If you would like to be part of the Knights as aLady’ auxiliary please contact the rectory if you would like more information. You are under no obligation to join. We need a rough number of how many are interested so a representative can come to the Parish and provide more details.

************************************* St. Vincent de Paul - Money goes back to your lo-cal parish. Donate Your Auto - IRS Tax Deduction - Free Towing - Any Condition - Any Model - 718-491-2525 . Visit Us at svdpautobrooklynqueens.org

************************************* Free English Learning - Contact your local public library for free English classes. If you need your GED, contact a library near you. ************************************* Nursing Homes Without Walls - This program provides in home health care to chronically ill or disabled older adults who otherwise would have to be placed in a nursing home or a health related fa-cility. For more information, call the Hillside Man-or Health Program at 718-291-3500. Each patient receives a specialized coordinated plan of care ap-proved by a doctor. ************************************* Happenings at St. Mary Magdalene RC Church, 136-20 219th St., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413, 718-949-4311. Please call for more info. Haitian Literacy Course: Thanks to the generosi-ty of their parishioner, Octave Vante, St. Mary Magdalene RC Church is offering The Haitian Lit-eracy Course again this summer. Classes will meet from 7 to 8:30 PM on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from July 9th to August 31st. Domestic Violence Workshop, Saturday, June 30, 2018, 10 to 12 Noon at St. Mary Magdalene in the Parish Hall. *************************************** The St. John’s University Speech and Hearing Center will be offering FREE speech and hear-ing screenings from June 19, 2018 through Au-gust 8, 2018. Please call the center at 718-990-6480 to schedule an appointment. The Speech and Hearing Center is located at 152-11 Union Turnpike, Flushing, NY.

Please support our bulletin printer. If you have a business to be advertised, contact The Church Bul-letin Inc., 200 Dale St., W. Babylon, NY 11704-1104, 631-249-4994; thechurchbulletininc.com

St. Clare Catholic Academy offers: An excellent Catholic Educational Program for

grades K-8. A Morning and Afterschool Pro-gram, Several extra-curricular activities

Title I Services in Math and Reading Free NYS Prep Classes for the NYS Exams Free Pre-K for All Program A S.T.E.M Lab, A Technology Lab Foreign Language Program

St. Clare Catholic Academy is your parishes affiliat-ed school. Tuition discounts, scholarships and incen-tives are offered for students who are Catholic and are active in their parish. The Academy is located at 137-25 Brookville Blvd., Rosedale. Registration for Pre-K for All has already begun. Please go to HTTP://Schools.NYC.gov/ School code is QAFF. If you do not have access to a computer, call Mrs. Pinnock at 718-528-7174 between the hours of 8:00 and 11:00 am to make an appointment. Registration for grades K-8 is ongoing. Please visit our website at stclarecatholicacademy.org for more information Please call 718-528-7174 for more information or visit our website: http://stclarecatholicacademy.org, Become our friend on Facebook: SCCARosedale and Follow us on Twitter at werscca ************************************* Worldwide Marriage Encounter Happy Father’s Day! Take time for your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-end. The next Weekends are Jul 14-15, 2018 in BAYSIDE, NY and Sep 14-16, 2018 in Huntington, NY. For more information, call Richard & Pinky Ar-teca at 877-697-9963 or visit them at https://bq-wwme.org. *************************************** SNAP - Services Now For Adult Persons-providing for the needs of senior citizens in Queens. www.snapqueens.com, Main Phone (718) 454-2100.

Queens Theatre - Spend your summer acting up - As part of Queens Theatre’s Show Stoppers Sum-mer Musical Theatre Program, rising young stars (ages 7-11) will create and perform an original pocket-sized musical in just two weeks? Our pro-gram takes students through the entire process of creating a musical from auditions to writing and rehearsing, culminating in a performance on our mainstage. Working with our professional and dy-namic teaching artists, students will engage their imaginations, study the process of theatre and work together as an ensemble to put on a production of their own design. QT Show Stoppers Summer Mu-sical Theatre Program is open to all kids—no expe-rience in the performing arts is needed to join in the fun. Acceptance into the program is on a first come-first served basis. Auditions for roles will take place once the session has begun. Registration deadline is July 1. Sessions run Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 4 PM (extended day is available). Sessions run Ju-ly 9-July 20; July 23-August 3; and Aug. 6-Aug. 17. For more information, contact QT’s Education Director Richard Hinojosa@QueensTheatre.org or 718-971-5839. You can also visit our Education page at www.Queenstheatre.org. *************************************** Catholic Migration Services - Recent Updates to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). On April 24, 2018 a Judge for the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia ruled that the ad-ministration’s decision to terminate Deferred Ac-tion for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was based on “unexplained grounds” and therefore concluded that the DACA program must stay in place and the USCIS must accept new applications. However, the Judge’s decision is on hold for 90 days to give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) time to better explain its reasoning for cancelling DACA. What this mean for DACA recipients If DHS is not able to come up with a sufficient rea-son for why they cancelled DACA, the program will continue and DHS will be forced to accept new DACA. Catholic Migration Services has current infor-mation about the New U.S. Government Policy Af-fecting Family-Based Petitions, and are available to answer any immigration questions you may have. You can contact them at Catholic Migration Ser-vices in Brooklyn at 718-236-3000 or in Queens at 347-472-3500 between 9 AM to 5 PM from Mon-day through Friday. ************************************** Listening Sessions on Racism Since the tragic and horrific events of Char-lottesville, Virginia just one year ago, we have seen the effect and impact that racism has had on our society. The Bishops of the United States have formed a committee to focus and address the sin of racism. Here in the Diocese of Brooklyn, Bishop DiMarzio has formed a commission on Racism and

Social Justice. The goal of this commission is to deal with the social and religious problems that racism in all of its forms presents to us. The com-mission would like to hear from all the faithful of the Diocese of Brooklyn. To that end we will be hosting two open listening sessions, one in Brook-lyn and one in Queens for all the faithful of the di-ocese to attend. These sessions are meant to be an opportunity for us to share how racism has impact-ed our parishes and the church as a whole. These sessions will be held on Saturday, June 16 begin-ning at 11 A.M. at St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise Parish Center in Brooklyn and Saturday, June 23 beginning at 11 A.M. at St. Clare School Auditori-um in Queens. All are invited. *************************************** Virtus Workshop: All adults working with chil-dren including dance, lector, usher ministers, etc., are required to attend Virtus training. This training is offered around the diocese year round. “Protecting All God’s Children” next session is Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 6-9 P.M. at Immacu-late Conception Center, Douglaston, Room E. Please arrive early. Late arrivals will not be admit-ted. Wheelchair accessible. Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend. Check Virtus.org for more workshop sites. ***************************************

Welcome Ca-sey Willoughby and Ryan Du-vert, our new-est members of St. Pius X fam-ily. God’s blessings be upon them and their families.

of Sister Marianne Sultan, who has passed away last week. May her soul rest in peace. God bless her fami-ly Viewing hours are: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 4 to 7:30 P.M. at Frank J. Barone Hall, 4516 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Funeral Service is on June 26 from 7:30 to 9 P.M.