SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, 2016

MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, JULY 23RD, 2016 9:00 ROS-Mr.& Mrs. Felix Cantave & all other family members req.by Marlene Cantave 5:00 ROS-Thomas Martin req. by Carol, children and grandchildren - - ROS-Sylvia Osiclair Hygene Eloe & Noc cotte Toussaint req. by Yva Desir Seaudo SUNDAY, JULY 24TH, 2016 9:00 Good Health for Evelyn Harry req. by Vibert Harry & Family 11:00 People of the Parish 1:00 ROS-Rose Germanie Moses-Frrancois req. by Louis Francois - - In honor of St. Jacques & Phillip req. by Roselene Charles - - Birthday Blessings for Brittany Vesta Lucas req. by Mom & Dad - - Strength, Courage, Unity and God’s Grace req. by Mr.& Mrs. Lucas 3:00 People of the Parish MONDAY, JULY 25TH, 20216 9:00 Birthday Blessings for Nobelta Pierre req. by Precious Blood Group - - In Honor of St. James req. by Josette Mezile - - Thanksgiving Mass In Honor of little Infant Jesus of Prague - - Birthday Blessings for Phillip Bernard Sam son req. by mother TUESDAY, JULY 26TH, 2016 9:00 People of the Parish WEDNESDAY, JULY 27TH, 2016 9:00 People of the Parish THURSDAY, JULY 28TH, 2016 9:00 People of the Parish FRIDAY, JULY 29TH, 2016 9:00 People of the Parish SATURDAY, JULY 30 TH, 2016 9:00 ROS-Herta Desir req. by Renette Damas 5:00 People of the Parish

FIRST BANN Afiya Donna-Marie-Lauren Osborne Kevin Sounna

COME PRAY THE ROSARY at 8:30 A.M. Mondays through Saturdays. Devotion to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus every Monday night from 7 to 8 P.M. in the church. ADORATION AND EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday after the 9 A.M. Mass until noon. Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Chaplet of Divine Mercy are every Thursday after the 9:00 A.M. Mass.

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Edward Dettmer, Emile R. Staco, Christophe Djas-soa, Markinson Jean, Geralda Mitton, Gertrude De-sire, Ruth and Keith Jackson, Ariel Lalanne, Emilie Vilson, Tara Singh, Martha Ramirez, Jean Dimanche, Betty Frydkowski, Adeline Deus, Jabel Pierre, Ismael Panasuk, Dennis Pepitone, Leonara Legister, Maurice George Dyer, Marie Therese Juste, Reeva Cara Paul, Kyde Saticone, Mark Robinson, Ruby Robinson, Patrick Prevost, Marie Malcangi, Rev. Msgr. Pat-rick Uchendu, Msgr. George Graham, Joe Par-ravano,Terrence Terrel Brathwaite, John Severino, Evelyn Harris, 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 Mem-bers of the Parish Family especially Guilaine Fabien

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

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 re-quired two years of instructions prior to the reception of the sacraments. 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 baptized, 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 their own parish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults The RCIA is the process by which people can question, 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 another 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 Communion 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. 6 WEEKS WITH THE BIBLE - Please join us in considering what the book of Romans. We meet every Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the rectory, for more information please call the rectory 718-525-9099 RELIGIOUS BOUTIQUE. Articles are now on sale in back of the church the first and third weekend of the month after all the Masses.

17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. PIUS X SPANISH PRAYER GROUP meets on Friday nights in the church. Any Spanish speaking parishioners are welcome to come together for intercessory prayer and praise to God in Spanish. 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 SPANISH CHOIR meets every Sat-urdays at 3:00 P.M. The HAITIAN CHOIR meets every Fri-days 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 regu-lar basis. Please call the rectory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL MASSES: You can now request special Masses for Memorial, Birthday, Sweet 16, and Wedding Anniversary. Please call the rectory and speak to Fr. Miguel. Mass Book for 2017 is open and Mass Offering is $20.

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According to Canon Law, we have to offer a Mass Intention at least one time a year. Exam-ples are birthday blessings, good health, in honor of a saint, deceased person, etc.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS!

Birthday Blessings July Babies! If you were born during the month of July and would like the parish to pray for you, please call the rectory at the be-ginning of the month and leave your name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 godpar-ent. Registration 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.

If you are pregnant or will be having a child baptized, you will need to attend a baptism preparation workshop. St. Pius X offers the workshop the First Wednesday of every month at 7:30 P.M. by appointment only. Please call the rectory to reserve at least two (2) days in advance. Next session will be August 3rd in the rectory at 7:30 P.M.

************************************ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - KOC meets every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Next meeting will be Wednesday, July 27th at 8 P.M. in the rectory. All men are welcome. ATTENTION: The Knights will be starting the ladies’ auxiliary. LADIES, if you are interested, please use the sign up sheets in back of church and in rectory. Someone from the Knights will contact you. We need 20 more people. THE LITURGICAL 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 experi-ence needed. Join us in expressing our praise through dance. *********************************** St.Pius X welcomes Anayah Altidor-Fowler and Selina Duplessy to our church. God bless them and their parents.

COLLECTION last week was $3,106.00.We ask you to please use your donation envelopes. Thank You! ST. VINCENT DE PAUL collection was $ 120.00 .

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

We will be collecting rice and dry

potatoes for the month of May. Thank you for your generosity!

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Jessica Jean Yasmine Cadet

Westerlyn Jean-Gilles Maxime Auguste Rose Bien-Aime Nobelta Pierre

Jeanine Pierre-Louis Julanie Normil

Jan Ficarra Maddie Bagwandeen

Mathilde Leandre Yvrose Fabre Caleb Fijman Adin Fijman

Jean Elie Ngozi Umenta Marie Armand Lucie Gourdet

Thomas McCabe Chantal Miot Prince Jones

Phillip Samson Elysia Walcott-Harrison

Aden Eaveghens Erice Dimanche

Asa Younker Carmelle Chroirilus Brittany Vesta Lucas

CATECHISTS NEEDED! I need five catechists who can give at least two hours of their Sundays to teach the Catholic faith. A catechist’s textbook is pro-vided. All you have to do is to be able to relate your faith to children and teens and follow the lesson plan. Please remember that teaching our children the faith is a serious year to year commitment. Pray on it and if your answer is yes, please call the rectory. Thank you. REGISTRATION for Sunday School Re-ligious Education Program for new and/or return-ing students will take place on September 11 from 10 A.M. until 12 noon.. ****************************************** St. Clare Catholic Academy - St. Clare Catholic Academy is affiliated with our parish. Tuition dis-counts and scholarships are available for students who are catholic and are active in their parish. Free UPK. The Academy is located at 137-25 Brookville Blvd., Rosedale. Please call 718-528-7174 for more infor-mation or visit our website: http://stclarecatholicacademy.org.

ST. CLARE CATHOLIC ACADEMY APPEAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The St. Clare Catholic Academy, which succeeded the St. Clare’s Parish School, is a Catholic K-8 elemen-tary school for four Southeast Queens Catholic parish-es in Rosedale, Laurelton and Springfield Gardens: St. Clare’s, St. Pius X, St. Mary Magdalene, and Christ The King. To have fair representation from all four parishes, and at the same time achieve and maintain the right com-bination of needed skills and talents, the Board of Di-rectors is seeking persons with expertise or practical experiences in

development and institutional advancement; endowment establishment; fundraising; marketing and public relations; grant writing, application and management; resources development for parents; proper and practical use of social media; facilities management; technology; the new Common Core Academic Standards

For more detailed information, interested parishioners may talk to their respective Pastor (Father Andy at St. Clare’s, Father Miguel at St. Pius X, Father Jeffry T. Dillon at St. Mary Magdalene and Christ the King) or contact directly the Academy Board Chairperson Mr. Irnel L. Stephen at 917-796-6096.

SAVE THE DATE! SAT, AUG 27,2016

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