Holy Name of Jesus Parish 2 Broadway, Valhalla, NY

Rev. John F. Antony, Administrator

Rev. Raymond Nwegede, In Residence Rev. Nana Ampah, Weekend Associate

Deacon Thomas J. Abbamont, Deacon

Rectory Religious Education Office Phone: 949-2323 Phone: 949-1422 HNJValhallaNY@gmail.com HNJRE@aol.com Fax: 914-930-5156 Fax: 914-930-5154

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SATURDAY: 5:00pm SUNDAY: 8:00am, 10:00am & Noon

HOLY DAYS: Vigil: 5:00pm 7:15 am, 9:00 am, and 6:30pm

WEEKDAY: Monday - Friday: 7:15am & 9am -Saturday: 9am

Morning Prayer: Daily - 8:30 am ______________________

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Devotions every Monday

after the 9am Mass

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday: 4pm-4:45pm or by appointment

HOLY HOUR ADORATION

3rd Monday of the Month at 12 noon –3PM

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday 9am to 4pm

Except Holidays ______________________

Served by:

Mrs. Fran Berger, Acct/ Parish Mgr. Mrs. Janan Lane, Rel Ed Coordinator Miss Anita Ghilardi, Rel Ed Secretary

Mr. Robert DeLuccia, Trustee Mrs. Cathy Krug, Trustee

Mrs. Erin Sica, Choir Director Mr. Frank Squillante, Organist Mr. Brian Clifford, B.A.S.I.C.S.

Mrs. Suzanne Gerbosi, Children’s Choir

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RECONCILED DIVERSITY A few years ago, during Rome’s quiet summer, Pope Francis took a day off to visit privately with some old friends, whose identity took Catholic Italy by surprise: Evangelical Protestants. They welcomed Francis to their Pentecostal Church of Reconciliation, where Francis asked pardon for Catholic persecutions and celebrated the Holy Spirit’s “pentecostal work.” Unlike Satan,

declared Francis, who creates division among God’s children, the Holy Spirit creates a diversity rich and beautiful. And unity; not uniformity, Francis specified, but unity in diversity. Francis named the Spirit’s gift “reconciled diversity.” Pentecost’s rich treasury of scriptural readings, for Saturday’s vigil and Sunday’s morning liturgy, traces the Holy Spirit’s work from creation’s beginning, through Jesus’ resurrection, into the church’s earliest days, now into our days. Kindled in our hearts, the Spirit’s gentle fire is ours to share generously, even with those most strikingly different from us. All hearts are Spirit-warmed by reconciled diversity.-Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today we are at the fiftieth day of the Easter celebration: seven weeks of seven days, a week of weeks, now culminating in a festival fiftieth day. While the liturgical color of the Easter season is gold, on this last day we have red. For the first thousand years of the church, there were no firm rules for using colors. Only wealthy churches could afford a full array of colors, and most places used the best vestments, no matter the color, for the greatest feasts. The Church spelled out an exact plan for color, including red for Pentecost, only in 1570, but local differences held on until the 1800s. Color experts tell us that red is a hot color, best used for fast-paced, upbeat, active experiences. It is hard to be neutral before red, as any matador will tell you. It invites commitment, draws you in. It is a stimulating color, engaging the eye, stirring hunger. It is the most fitting color for this day when we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit into our lives, a dynamic presence overturning neutrality in favor of passion and commitment. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. COME TO US, SPIRIT OF HOLINESS Holy Spirit, you banish fear from our hearts; you bear witness in us that we are children of God; we pray to you: Remove from our hearts the spirit of slaves; place in us the spirit of adopted children to make us cry out, “Abba, Father!” —From Come, Lord Jesus by Lucien Deiss, CSSp, copyright © 1976,

Mass intentions Saturday, June 8 5:00pm Deceased Members of the Eusebio, Derisi, Meo and Paganini Families Sunday, June 9 8:00am Rita M. Kopicki 10:00am Ann Nissen 12:00pm Frank Sorgie Monday, June 10 7:15am Patricia Cheetham 9:00am William Swick Tuesday, June 11 7:15am Adele Giordano 9:00am Kathryn Gale Wednesday, June 12 7:15am Matthew Kerney 9:00am Antonio Mendella Thursday, June 13 7:15am Carmine Roma 9:00am Maria Mazzella Friday, June 14 7:15am John T. Leonick 9:00am Rose & James Casolero Saturday, June 15 9:00am Carmela Walsh 5:00pm Deceased Members of the Taranto & Spadaro Families Sunday, June 16 8:00am Ron & Stephen Rose, Angelo & Nicholas Garzia 10:00am James & Mary Maguire 12:00pm Albert Bateman

June 13th St. Anthony Italian Mass June 18th Blood Drive

Parish News

MT PLEASANT COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE will be held here at Holy Name of Jesus on Tuesday, June 18th from 3:30 to 8pm. All presenting donors will receive an ice cream coupon (valued at $4.25) from the Village Creamery & Sweet Shop. To schedule your appointment to donate call 1-800-933-2566. Appointments are appreciated . Walk- Ins are always welcome!! Please bring photo ID or NYBC ID card, FATHER’S DAY IS JUNE 19th-SpiritualBouquet Father’s Day cards are now available in the Church vestibules. You may return the free-will offering envelope to the Rectory, or drop it in the collection basket. Names submitted will be on the altar and re-membered in a novena of Masses in June

FOR YOUR INFORMATION: On Thursday, June 13th, the Feast of St Anthony, at 7pm Fr John will be saying a bilingual English and Italian Mass with a small reception to follow. Beginning July 1st the Rectory Office will be closed on Fridays FYI: The 2019 MASS BOOK still has masses avail-able for announced Mass Intentions for the 7:15am

Thank you for your support and generosity to Our Parish

June 2nd, 2019 Regular Collection $ 5,742.00 Parishpay 505.50 Parish Grounds 1,189.00 Ascension Thursday 1,336.00

Prayer Lists

Our Parish Family

Our MILITARY

Ben Balldasam Leo Battistelli Peter Barbieri Gerry Blenkle, Sr. Nick Cacciola Michael Capasso Jeff Caponera Cameron Caprari Rene Cobuzzi Andrea Damato Lou Dearstyne Donald DeLandri Matthew Phillips Ed Delliveau Frankie Dezell Edward Di Capril Joseph DiCioccio Rev. Ralph DiOrio Alexandria Diemoz John Edwards Jason Fiore Emily Gerstle Fred Gillu Ray Keegan Nick Klaus P.A.L.

Teresa Lingardo Gavin Little Billy Loua Holly Lynch Frank Machera Maria Magnotta Joshua Jayden Flavia Mirasole Francesco Mirasole Jaspare Miranda Frank Morganthaler Alexa Nitting Dennis Pierce Ginger Ragusa Frankie Ragusa Madeline Ragusa Frank Rotelline Daniel Schoen Traci Sinapi Ann Spaziante Sorcha Sproul Carol Tucciarone Meredith Grace Windisch Adriana Xhudo Vincent Zappi

Stephanie Athanasatos, U.S.. Coast Guard Jonathan Alicea, U.S. Air Force Nicholas Capasso, U. S. Marine

Lieutenant Junior Grade Louis DePaolis, U.S. Coast Guard

Capt. Peter M Kavanagh 111, U.S. Army Capt. Kyle J. Kavanagh, U.S. Marine Sgt. Kyle Ross Martin, U.S. Marine

Alyson Oderifero, US Air Force Christopher T. Oderifero, Sr. Airman, Air Force

Clayton Perry, U.S. Air Force Seamen Benjamin Scher, U.S. Coast Guard

Robert Soderquist, U.S. Marine Capt. Daniel Spies, U.S. Army

Major Michael Tillson, U.S. Army

All our Armed Forces both home and abroad May the Lord watch over and protect them!

Pray for all the souls of our faithfully departed, especially Carmine Mazzella and all those that have no one to pray for them, grant eternal rest unto them O lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

BAPTISMS are held on the First and Third Sundays of every month at 1:30 pm. To register for a Baptism please call the rectory two months in advance. RCIA: Catechumenate Program-Persons interested in becoming a Catholic or learning more about our faith, please call the Rectory.

SOCIAL CONCERNS PRAYER SHAWL BLESSING THANKS- We hope all parishioners saw the beautiful Prayer Shawls, lap blankets, and christening blankets that were recently displayed all around the altar. What wonderful work the ladies in the Prayer Shawl Ministry are doing! The shawls and blankets were in a multitude of colors and styles. Thank you to Father John for blessing all the beautiful creations. Special thanks go to all the ladies of Prayer Shawl for sharing their time and talents with others. The members are: An-nette Adimari, Dawn Biscardi, Angela Blake-Ward, Carol Compitello, Lucy Ann Conte, Frances Conte, Lorraine Dearstyne, Diane Fucale, Jean Goebelbecker, Angela Giustino, Sister Gertrude Kallenbach, Joan Maliniak, Mary Maliniak, Marie Mazzella, Maureen McLoughlin, Marie Morstch, JoAnn Schultz, Christine Stephens, Gloria Ward, and Celina Wenzel. PRAYER SHAWL REQUESTS- Do you know someone who is ill or bereaved, or is feeling the effects of aging and could use a shawl for comfort and warmth? Please call or email Christine at 761-7243, CRoseStephens@optimum.net or Maureen at 946-9334, MMCL16@optonline.net

YEAR ROUND COLLECTIONS We are collecting the following items year round- travel sized toiletries, men's sneakers, men's socks, and new men's underwear. Please leave all items in the Social Concerns Bins. Thank you

The origins of Pentecost: Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus,

and ten days after his ascension into heaven. Because Easter is a moveable feast without a fixed date, and Pentecost depends on the timing of Easter, Pentecost can fall anywhere between May 10 and June 13. The timing of these feasts is also where Catholics get the concept of the Novena - nine days of prayer - because in Acts 1, Mary and the Apostles prayed together “continuously” for nine days after the Ascension leading up to Pentecost. Traditionally, the Church prays the Novena to the Holy Spirit in the days before Pentecost. The name of the day itself is derived from the Greek word pentecoste, meaning 50th. The reason Pentecost falls 50 days after Easter comes from a parallel Jewish holiday, Shavu`ot, which falls 50 days after Passover. Shavu’ot is sometimes called the festival of weeks, referring to the sev-en weeks since Passover….. What happens at Pentecost? In the Christian tradition, Pen-tecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit com-ing upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Je-sus, who were gathered to-gether in the Upper Room. A “strong, driving” wind filled the room where they were gathered, and tongues of fire came to rest on their heads,

allowing them to speak in dif-ferent languages so that they could understand each other. It was such a strange phenomenon that some people thought the Christians were just drunk - but Peter pointed out that it was only the morning, and that the phenomenon was caused by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit also gave the apostles the other gifts and fruits necessary to fulfill the great commission - to go out and preach the Gospel to all nations. It fulfills the New Testament promise from Christ (Luke 24:46-49) that the Apostles would be “clothed with power” before they would be sent out to spread the Gos-pel. Where’s that in the bible? The main event of Pentecost (the strong driving wind and tongues of fire) takes place in Acts 2:13, though the events immediately following (Peter’s homily, the baptism of thousands) continue through verse 41. Happy Birthday, Church It was right after Pentecost that Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, preached his first homily to Jews and other non-believers, in which he opened the scriptures of the Old Testament, showing how the prophet Joel prophesied events and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. He also tells the people that the Jesus they crucified is the Lord and was raised from the dead, which “cuts them to the heart.” When they asked what they should do, Peter exhorts them to repent of their sins and to be baptised. According to the account in Acts, about 3,000 people were baptised following Peter’s sermon.

For this reason, Pentecost is considered the birthday of the Church - Peter, the first Pope, preaches for the first time and converts thousands of new believers. The apostles and believers, for the first time, were united by a common language, and a common zeal and purpose to go and preach the Gospel. Pentecost vestments and customs around the world Typically, priests will wear red vestments on Pentecost, symbolic of the burning fire of God’s love and the tongues of fire that descended on the apostles. However, in some parts of the world, Pentecost is also referred to as “WhitSunday”, or White Sunday, referring to the white vestments that are typically worn in Britain and Ireland. The white is symbolic of the dove of the Holy Spirit, and typical of the vestments that catechumens desiring baptism wear on that day. An Italian Pentecost tradition is to scatter rose leaves from the ceiling of the churches to recall the miracle of the fiery tongues, and so in some places in Italy, Pentecost is sometimes called Pascha Rosatum (Easter roses). In France, it is tradition to blow trumpets during Mass to recall the sound of the driving wind of the Holy Spirit. In Asia, it is typical to have an extra service, called genuflexion, during which long poems and prayers are recited. In Russia, Mass goers often carry flowers or green branches during Pentecost services. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

RESIDENTS ENCOUNTER CHRIST-REC is a Catholic evangelizing ministry of priests, deacons, professed religious and lay persons who enter prison to provide 3-day spiritual retreats and to share the saving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The REC teams from this area now cover ten N.Y. State correctional facilities within the Archdiocese of New York which are located in Dutchess, Westchester, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties. The Catholic chaplains who recognize the positive impact of REC upon the prison population are asking us not only to sustain but also to increase the REC presence at their facilities. REC is faithful to church teachings and very well aligned with the “new evangelization” to which our recent Holy Fathers have been calling us. We need to increase the number of lay persons actively involved in REC – particularly in the MEN’s prisons. Please prayer-fully consider helping in some way. For more information about REC and ways in which you may be able to help, please call Frank Fitzgerald at (845) 297-3335 or HNJ parishioner, Jim Col-lins jmcollins2@gmail.com or 914-260-2370

VOLUNTEER EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS NEEDED AT

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If you have an hour or two to volunteer in a week, you are kind-ly requested to call the Catholic Priest Chaplain: Rev. Peter Clav-er Ugoagwu at 914-843-1767 or 914-493-7190 or email : Peterclav-er.Ugoagwu@wmchealth.org for more information. Please feel free to call for details of the train-ing and volunteering.

The LADIES AUXILIARY of the Knights of Columbus St. Domi-nic, Thornwood are looking for new members. Come and enjoy fellow women and give back to our community through charita-ble events. We meet once a month on the second Monday at 7pm at the Knights of Columbus, 874 Franklin Avenue, Thorn-wood. Call Barbara Sherman for more information at 914-589-0546 Please join Knights of Columbus - St. Dominic Council for our final Family Dinner of the season and 300 Club Raffle drawing on Fri-day June 14, 2019 at 7 PM at our Council, 874 Franklin Ave, Thorn-wood. Menu Provided by Casa Rina will include Chicken Scarpa-riello, London Broil Pizzaiola, Cod Fish Oreganato, Stuffed Shells, Rice Pilaf, Sauteed Spinach, Sal-ad, Coffee and Dessert, Plus Beer, Wine and Soda. All for $25.00 person!! All Are Wel-comed! Please RSVP by June 11th, 2019 to Grand Knight Tom Briggs at Thomas.briggs913@gmail.com or Call / Text - 914-447-0255

Catholic Social Widows and Widowers Group. We meet monthly, usually on the fourth Monday of the month, at Church of St Pius X, 91 Secor Rd, Scarsdale to honor our deceased spouses with a Mass at 7 PM in the small chapel off the main church, followed by a social meeting with refreshments. We recently had a wonderful luncheon at Sams's in Dobbs Ferry.. We welcome all Catholic Widows/Widowers.. For inquiries, call 914-715-5817 or email: cww10583@gmail.com.

St. Anthony of Padua, West Harrison will have their Festa Itailiana with Italian food, Wine and Desserts. Games and miniature golf. Sunday, June 9th 2-10pm Procession of the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua following the 12 noon Mass COMING TO VALHALLA- SUMMERFEST AT THE GAZEBO Live Music and local food & fun presented by the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce On the following Sundays: June 30th, July 28th and August 18th. Explore the Downtown Valhalla Village VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY- The Ladies of Charity are a diverse group of Catholic women who volunteer to meet the critical needs of those in challenging situations through: Engaging in Ministries with flexible time commitments in Parishes, Nursing Homes, Child Care Agencies and others institutions that care for the marginalized The creation and donation of handmade items for those we serve Providing spiritual and social support for our volunteers For more information or to become a Lady of Charity please contact us at Ladies of Charity 1011 First Avenue, NYC, Tel: 212-371-1000x2542 or email :PC@archny.org EWTN can be seen in our area on Cablevision – channel 135 (24/7), channel 69 (8pm to 11am); Comcast – channel 68; DISH Network 261

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