SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Resurrection-Ascension Church is a diverse community that gathers together to celebrate the Eucharist. We

recognize that the Lord is the source of all that we have and all that we do. We hope that through our sharing of the Eucharist, the Sacraments, and our belonging to the parish – we may obtain a deeper relationship with the Lord.

As a people of faith, we are striving to grow in our ability to live out our understanding of “Stewardship” through the sharing of our Time, Talent and Treasure. We trust that, through God’s grace we may reach out to others, welcoming them, while respecting and supporting one another.

Pastoral Staff Rev. Salvatore J. Amato, Pastor Mr. Emanuel Bologna, Director of Music Mrs. Joann Heppt, School Principal Ms. Joyce Mennona, Dir. of Religious Education Rev. Basilio Monteiro, Weekend Presider Deacon Julio Murillo, Permanent Deacon

Church 85-25 61st Road, Rego Park, New York 11374

Rectory 61-11 85 Street, Rego Park, N.Y. 11374 Phone: (718) 424-5212 FAX: (718) 639-8679 General E-Mail: rachsch@aol.com Sacramental Certificate Requests: rarectory@aol.com Website: www.rachurch.net

Rectory Staff Debbie Gross (Receptionist)- dlgrectory@aol.com Carmen Chang -espanolatra@aol.com (Receptionist en Español- Saturdays 9am -1pm) Heather Belon (Bookkeeper)- hbelonra@aol.com Cathy Mesa- ratuition@aol.com (Tuition Officer/Rectory Receptionist)

Rectory Hours Monday through Friday: 9:00 AM to 12 NOON 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (closed for lunch 12 NOON-1:00 PM) Saturday: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, CLOSED SUNDAY

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM 12:30 PM (Spanish)

Weekday Mass Schedule Monday – Friday 9:00AM Saturday 9:00 AM

Rite of Reconciliation (Confession) Saturday 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

School: 85-25 61st Road Phone: (718) 426-4963 FAX: (718) 426-0940 E-Mail: raschool443@aol.com Website: www.raschool.org

Faith Formation Office & Pastoral Care Center: 85-18 61st Road Phone: (718) 533-7898 E-Mail: jmennona@hotmail.com

Music Office: Phone: (718) 651-6359 E-Mail: rachurchmusic@aol.com

Youth Ministry Jim and Torey Shearer Phone (917) 597-8807 E-Mail: milkit4@yahoo.com

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Stewardship Our Way of Life

____________________RESURRECTION-ASCENSION CHURCH, REGO PARK

Today is The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (B). The Readings are found at #1107 in the Parish Hymnal.

Monday, June 8th 9:00am Christine Pensabene, req by her parents

Tuesday, June 9th 9:00am Bridie Cawley, req by the Mitchell family

Wednesday, June 10th 9:00am Arturo Salazer, req by his wife Gemma and family

Thursday, June 11th 9:00am Bridie Cawley, req by the Lavin family

Friday, June 12th 9:00am Carol Ann O’Connell, req by Annette and Kevin

Saturday, June 13th 9:00am For the People of the Parish -Thomas J. Neville, Jr., req by John and Monica Murphy -Kathleen Carey, req by Mary Sammon and family -Hank Bals, req by Larry and Karen Caruana -for the intentions of Rev. James Cunningham, req by Donald and Maureen Kelly -Efren Gomez, req by Joan Franco

5:00pm Fortunata Cuccia, req by the Dioguardi family

Sunday, June 14th – Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (92: Ez 17:22-24 Ps 92:2-3, 13-16 2Cor 5:6-10 Mk 4:26-34) 7:30am Jim Poulos, req by Maureen 9:30am Marianna Wilczewski, req by her family 11:00am To Nguyen, req by the Bui family 12:30pm for the intentions of Camilia Velez, req by her mom, Francy Balcazar

MISSIONARY COOPERATIVE APPEAL Next weekend, we will be accepting your donations towards the Diocese of Brooklyn Missionary Cooperative Appeal. A priest from Divine Word Missionaries will speak at the Masses about their missionary work. The Divine Word Missionaries are an international Religious Community of missionary Priests and Brothers who serve in 73 countries. Please be generous in the second collection to help support them. Their missionaries work in some of the most difficult areas of our world.

We thank you, in advance, for your continued generosity

BLOOD DRIVE TODAY, SUNDAY 7th!!!! 8:15AM-2:25PM in FFH.

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

The Sick and/or Hospitalized: George Abato, Stephanie Bojarski, Maureen Borzell, Eileen Boyle, Rosaria Cali, Lorenzo Caracci, Dolly Colleary, Richard DeNardo, Angela DeSimone, Rosario Duran, Agnes Finnegan, Msgr. Vincent Fullam, Martha Harris, Norma Henry, Patricia Hutzel, Frances Lombardi, Joan Marinelli, Rita Mascarenhas, Rosaleen McCabe, Ruth Mikol, Victorias Osorio, Romero Ruiz, Nellie Scuderi, Madeline Silecchia, Rose Tantillo, Alicia Witherby, Roy Witherby

Deceased: Michael Lavin, Patricia Ann DiNanno, Lydia Maldonado

WINE & HOSTS AND MEMORIAL CANDLES

The Wine and Hosts will be used at all the Masses this week in loving memory of Hannah Donovan, as requested by Catherine and family.

The Altar Candles will be lit this week in loving memory of Pierre, Marie-Louise and Jean-Louis Le Cam, as requested by their family.

The Candle at the Statue of the Blessed Mother will be lit this week in loving memory of Orlando Molinares, as requested by the Conan family.

The Flowers at the Statue of the Blessed Mother will be lit this week in loving memory of Mary and Robert Gardner and John and Elfriede Dreyer, as requested by their families.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL We will have our Annual Vacation Bible School again this year. It will be scheduled from 9am-12noon in Fr. Feely Hall

on June 29th to July 2nd and July 6th to July 9th. VBS consists of age-appropriate Bible stories, experiments,

games, crafts, snacks, and songs. Each session of “Son Spark Labs” VBS involves kids in exploring an amazing

aspect of God’s life-changing plan. By providing opportunities for interactive learning at VBS, we can share with the children

in our community the Good News about Jesus!

2016 MASS BOOK OPENING (January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016)

The Mass Book has opened for your Mass intentions. You may come to the Rectory during regular business hours

to make your requests. No phone requests will be taken. There is a change in Mass Stipend amounts beginning in

2016—Saturday 5pm and Sunday Masses will be $25 per Mass intention, weekday Masses remain $15. Saturday Masses at 9am will continue to be a collective

intention Mass with a stipend of $10 per intention.

BAPTISMS

The following children were welcomed into the church through the Sacrament of Baptism

on Sunday, May 25th.

Nicole Brletic Dominick Joseph Hernandez Sebastian Andres Nieto Nicolas Alonso Panameno Isabella Violet Thomas

JUNE 7, 2015

We are pleased to announce that among the 62 Altar Servers (13 of who are new servers and excluded from this list), the following 38 Altar Servers [from the 5th grade through high school] have a perfect attendance record during the months of February 2015 through May 31, 2015.

8th Grade: Danny Djurasevic, Alana McKeon, Vanessa Scacalossi, Ryan Tapalaga

7th Grade: Joseph Gonzales

6th Grade: Victoria Avaricio, Nicholas Chamulak, Gabriella Fusco, Jay Jay Pornpitaksuk, Lauren Solla, Carina Stepan, Matthew Wenz

5th Grade: Samantha DelRosario, Samantha Fernandes, Kieran Jara-Alas, Keenu Paulino, Roi Rodriguez, Manuel Roxas, Lana Smith, Angelina Tineo

Public and Private School: Gisella Chandra, Nicholas Penn, Gabriel Pereya, Brendan Sammon, Daniel Vizhnay

High School: Michael Avaricio, Matthew Bartalini, Gabriella Chandra, Liana Felice, Oscar Garcia, Alex Gugliuzza, Ryan Heenan, Jennifer Ku, Marco Mendoza, Amanda Scacalossi, Roseanne Torres, Michael Xuereb, Brian Yabut

The following three high school graduates have been faithful Altar Servers for the past 8 years and have also contributed their services in other areas within our parish community:

Alex Gugliuzza- Francis Lewis High School Marco Mendoza- St. Francis Prep Vivian Vu- Brooklyn Technical High School

Our “thanks” to all of the above—and their parents—for their outstanding example as well as their faithful commitment and willingness to be of service for our parish Masses and celebrations.

BROUGHT “BACK TO LIFE” THROUGH A PARISHIONER’S SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP A “STEWARD” is often defined as one who safeguards material and human resources, and uses them responsibly. On the local level, some of our parishioners also exercise their stewardship by sharing their TIME, TALENT, and AND TREASURE. For example, there have been occasions when a parishioner may express, [or, perhaps even, take the initiative], to assist in the improving, repairing, purchasing—and in this case—reviving a cherished prayer group, devoted to honoring Our Blessed Mother. With the above in mind, we have been fortunate—especially since-- one of our parishioners, namely, Maureen Kelly expressed an interest to begin the process of planning to “bring back to life” our parish Marian group, which had undergone a brief hiatus. As a faithful member of this group in past years, Maureen perceived that the avid interest, concern, and willingness of the women to meet, again, called for someone to take the initiative. As a result, through Maureen’s ingenuity and perseverance, the Marian Group resumed their monthly meetings on Thursday, May 28th, and will continue to meet on the last Thursday of the month. Our heartfelt “thanks” are due, first, to Annette O’Connell, who—for many years—faithfully assumed leadership of this group, prior to the time of preparing for her move to Nesconset, Long Island. In addition to Maureen Kelly’s affiliation with our parish as a graduate of our parish grade school, and a faithful worshipper, Maureen also volunteers as a Lector for our Sunday and weekday Masses. Therefore, in the name of our parish community, and the members of the Monthly Marian Rosary Group, our sincere “Thanks” to Maureen Kelly for her example of Stewardship—especially for contributing her Time and Talent, and for her success in “BRINGING BACK TO LIFE” a monthly devotion to Our Blessed Mother, which has been a “TREASURED”, and “TRADITIONAL” practice by many.

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

Congratulations to the Student of the Month recipients! These students were given the award for determination which is based on the life of St. Joan of Arc.

Kindergarten Kaitlyn Donleavy Grade 1A Franz Pascual Grade 1B Isabel Lotrean Grade 2 Isabella Chase Grade 3 Erica Yu Grade 4 Karalyn Chiu Grade 5 Alayza Diaz Grade 6 Stephanie Quercia Grade 7 MaryClaire Fernandes Grade 8 Vanessa Scacalossi

Congratulations to the following students who competed in the 1st Annual Junior High School Art Competition at St. Francis Prep:

Nicholas Chamulak Tsiry Ramisaharadafy Vanessa Scacalossi

RA CYO & INSTRUCTIONAL BASKETBALL REGISTRATION

2015-2016 SEASON - Registration for grades 3-8 only Registration will take place in the RA gym on

Sunday, June 14th from 10am-2pm. Registration forms are available in the RA Rectory. Please have the form filled

out BEFORE coming to register. Please email Lou Iorio at loulou22@nyc.rr.com with any questions.

A Glimpse at your contributions … May 23/24: Cash Checks Total Saturday- 5pm (English) $ 176 $1,880 $2,056 Sunday 7:30am (English) $ 363 $ 913 $1,276 9:30am (English) $ 564 $1,097 $1,661 11:00am (English) $ 457 $ 526 $ 983 12:30 pm (Spanish) $ 575 $ 172 $ 747 $2,135 $4,588 $6,723

Father’s Day Spiritual Bouquet: $1,711 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY!

2015 CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE Goal: $63,130 Registered members: 816 Number of Donors: 166 (an increase of 9) Amt Pledged to Date: $61,523 (An increase of $3,080) Amt Paid to Date: $48,201 (An increase of $2,310)

WE ARE JUST $1,607 FROM REACHING OUR GOAL!!! *Pledge forms are available in Church, or at the Rectory, in both English and Spanish. *An increased number of donors will help to reach our goal and beyond!!!

BOOSTER WINNERS 1st Prize $100 Sandy Chang, Woodhaven 2nd Prize $50 Dorothy McDonald, St. James 3rd Prize $25 Kathy and John McCabe, Rego Park

Congratulations to all our winners! New subscribers are always welcome and, “YOU NEED TO BE IN IT –

TO WIN IT”! For further info, kindly call the rectory 718-424-5212, ext. 16.

THE WEEK AHEAD Monday, June 8th -Food Pantry 10-12noon PCC -Chair Exercise 11:30am FFH -Golden Age 12:30pm FFH -Yoga Class 7-8pm FFH Garden -NA 7:30pm PCC Tuesday, June 9th – Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church -Spanish Classes 10-12noon FFH Garden -Spanish Prayer Group 7-9:30pm FFH Chapel -English Classes 6:30-8:30pm PCC -Finance Committee Meeting 7pm CMR Wednesday, June 10th -Food Pantry 10-12noon PCC -NA 7:30pm PCC Thursday, June 11th – Saint Barnabas, Apostle -Mommy & Me 9:30am CMR -English Classes 6:30-8:30pm PCC -Vicariate Choir 7:30pm Church -Yoga 7-8pm FFH Garden Friday, June 12th – The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus -8th Grade Graduation 7pm Church -CODA 10am PCC -Spanish Bible Study Group 7-9:30pm FFH Chapel Saturday, June 13th – The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Snthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church, BVM -OCA 10am PCC -Spanish Service 3pm-5pm PCC -Spanish Classes 5-6pm PCC -Divine Mercy 4:15pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel -Choir Party 7pm FFH Garden Sunday, June 14th- Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time -Basketball Registration 10-2pm Gym -Indonesian Apostolate Mass 2:30pm Church & Reception 4-7pm FFH -Alanon 12 noon PCC

SPRING 50/50 UPDATE The Spring 50/50 is on sale now.

The drawing will take place on Monday, June 29th. Just in time for Summer Vacation!

At time of press, the 50/50 is now over $1,000!!!!. We’re just getting started….tickets will be sold

until Saturday, June 27th. Don’t miss out on your chance to win!!!

The more chances taken, the higher the prize! Stop by the rectory to purchase tickets, or fill out then enclosed sheet of tickets and return in next week’s collection basket, drop

off at the rectory, or mail it to the rectory. REMEMBER—YOU’VE GOTTA BE IN IT TO WIN IT!!

THE PROPER WAY FOR “THE RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION”

As we celebrate the Feast of “Corpus Christi”, also known as the Feast of “The Body and

Blood of Christ”, it may be helpful to review the document from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops concerning the proper way for “The Reception of Holy Communion at Mass”.

Beginning with the Communion Procession, it is worth noting that every procession in the liturgy is, in fact, a sign of the Pilgrim Church—the body of those who believe in Christ, on their way to the Heavenly Jerusalem. Similarly, throughout our lives, we--who believe in Christ--are moving--in time--toward that moment when we will be taken, by death, from this world. Then, we will enter into the joy of the Lord in the eternal Kingdom that He has prepared for us.

When we move in procession—particularly the procession to receive the Body and Blood of Christ in Communion--we are a sign, a symbol of that Pilgrim Church ‘on the way’. At Christ’s invitation, extended by the priest, acting in Christ’s person, the members of the community move forward to share in the sacred meal, to receive the Body and Blood of Christ—which is the sign and source of their unity ((Happy are they who are called to His supper). In fact, each time we move forward together to receive the Body and Blood of the Lord, we join the countless ranks of all the Baptized who have gone before us—our loved ones—the canonized, and uncanonized, saints down through the ages—who, at their time in history, formed a part of this mighty stream of believers. Therefore, a reverent bow (not a genuflection, nor kneeling) is made before approaching the priest, deacon, or minister of Holy Communion.

In terms of the proper way to receive the Eucharist, those who receive Communion may do so by receiving the Sacred Host either in the hand or on the tongue. The decision should be that of the individual receiving—not the person who is distributing Communion. When one chooses to receive Communion in the hand, the hands should be—first of all—clean. Then, if one is right handed, the left hand should rest on the right hand. The host will then be placed in the palm of the left hand. Next, the host is taken—by the right hand (the one used to feed ourselves)—into the mouth. Should one be left-handed, the manner to receive is reversed—here, the right hand should be resting on the left hand (again, if the left hand is the one used to feed ourselves). It is important to emphasize that one should not “reach out” with their fingers to take the host from the person distributing.

During the distribution of Communion, the priest, or Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, speaks to the person approaching with the words: “The Body of Christ”. This formula calls for a response of faith (“Amen”) on the part of the one who receives. The person receiving answers “Amen”. That response is an expression of one’s belief that this small wafer of bread and the wine (now “The Precious Blood”) are now—in reality—THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST THE LORD.

When receiving the Precious Blood from the chalice, the same response (“Amen”) is expressed. It should noted that it is NEVER permissible for a person to dip the host that he, or she, has received, into the chalice (also known as “intinction”).

As we celebrate this sacred feast of THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST, may the above help us to do so with a renewed sense of reverence as well as a better understanding concerning the proper way to participate in our RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION .

LOS MEDIOS APROPIADOS PARA "LA RECEPCIÓN DE LA SAGRADA COMUNIÓN"

Al celebrar la fiesta de "Corpus Christi", también conocida como la Fiesta de "El Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo", podria ser útil revisar el documento de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos Estadounidense sobre los medios apropiados para "La recepción de la Sagrada Comunión en la Misa". Empezando con la Procesión de la Comunión, merece la pena destacar que todas las procesiones en la liturgia es, de hecho, un signo de la Iglesia de los Peregrinos del cuerpo de los que creen en Cristo, en su camino hacia la Jerusalén celestial. Del mismo modo, a lo largo de nuestras vidas, - el que cree en Cristo - se mueve - en el tiempo - hacia ese momento en el que será llevado por la muerte de este mundo. Entonces, vamos a entrar en el gozo del Señor en el Reino eterno que Él ha preparado para nosotros. Cuando nos movemos en procesión-en particular la procesión para recibir el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo en la Comunión - somos un signo, un símbolo de la Iglesia que peregrina "en el camino". A la invitación de Cristo, extendida por el sacerdote, actuando en la persona de Cristo, los miembros de la comunidad avanzan a compartir en el banquete sagrado, para recibir el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo-que es el signo y la fuente de su unidad (Felices los que son invitados a la cena). De hecho, cada vez que avanzamos juntos para recibir el Cuerpo y la Sangre del Señor, nos unimos a las filas incontables de todos los bautizados que se han ido antes que nosotros- nuestros seres queridos, los santos canonizados y no canonizados a través del tiempo-quienes a su vez en la historia, forman parte de esta poderosa corriente de creyentes. Por lo tanto, sola una reverencia (no una genuflexión o de rodillas) se hace antes de acercarse al sacerdote, diácono, o ministro de la Sagrada Comunión. En términos de la forma correcta para recibir la Eucaristía, los que reciben la comunión podrán hacerlo mediante la recepción de la Sagrada Hostia, ya sea en la mano o en la lengua. La decisión debe ser la del individuo que recibe, no la persona que está distribuyendo la comunión. Cuando se opta por recibir la Comunión en la mano, las manos deben estar-en primer lugar limpias. Entonces, si uno es diestro, la mano izquierda debe descansar en la mano derecha. La hostia se introducirá a continuación en la palma de la mano izquierda. A continuación, la hostia se toma con la mano derecha (la misma que utilizamos para alimentarnos a nosotros mismos)y se coloca en la boca. Si uno es zurdo, la manera de recibir es invertida, la mano derecha debe estar descansando en la mano izquierda (de nuevo, si la mano izquierda es la que utilizamos para alimentarnos a nosotros mismos). Es importante destacar que no se debe "tender la mano" con los dedos para tomar la hostia de la persona que distribuye. Durante la distribución de la Comunión, el sacerdote o el ministro extraordinario de la comunión, le dice a la persona que se acerca estas palabras: "El Cuerpo de Cristo". Esta fórmula exige una respuesta de fe ("Amén") por parte de quien recibe. La persona que recibe responde "Amen". Esa respuesta es una expresión de la creencia de que esta oblea de pan y el vino (en la actualidad "La Preciosa Sangre") son ahora en la realidad, EL CUERPO Y LA SANGRE DE CRISTO EL SEÑOR. Al recibir la Preciosa Sangre del cáliz, la misma respuesta ("Amén") se expresa. Cabe señalar, que nunca es permitido que una persona sumerja la hostia que él o ella, ha recibido, en el cáliz (también conocido como "intinción"). Al celebrar esta fiesta sagrada de EL CUERPO Y LA SANGRE DE CRISTO, que lo anterior nos ayude a hacerlo con un renovado sentido de reverencia, así como una mejor comprensión acerca de la forma correcta de participar en nuestra recepción de la comunión.