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4747 Amboy Road, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312 www.holychildsi.com 718-356-5890

HOLY CHILD CHURCH

July 16, 2017

PASTOR & VICARS Rev. Travers Rev. Edwin H. Cipot Rev. Wilfred Y. Dodo DEACON James V. Gallagher Weekend Associate Rev. Percy Joseph ORGANIST/MUSIC DEPT. HEAD Sandra Pace 347-560-1793 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR Marie Ferro 718-356-5277 Office Hours: M-Th. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

PARISH MANAGER Mary Kelly

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Joseph Longo

SPORTS COUNCIL Loren Gutzler

Pamela Molloy 718-356-5890

www.holychildsports.com

SOCCER Jennifer Tutone

www.holychildsoccer.org

PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR JoAnn C. Gaal

718-356-5159 Office Hours: M-Th. 9 a.m.-3p.m.

Email: holychildprek@gmail.com

Saturday p.m. 5:00 7:00

Sunday a.m. 6:30 8:00 Mon -Sat Morning Prayer 8:30 a.m. Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:30 11:00 Mon-Sat Mass 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday p.m. 12:30 5:30

Mary-Pat Schaefer Parish Council President Phyllis Ballarino Prayerful Mantle

Joan Rochford Adoration Sally Robusto Rosary Makers

Lea Laccadito Bereavement Ministry Rosaria Incantalupo Rosary Ministry

Bob Mistretta Beyond Renew Faith Sharing James Amberger St. Vincent de Paul

Esther Pla Charismatic Prayer Group Peg Corney St. Vincent de Paul

Sabrina Lufrano Cheerleading Joanne McCourt Singles on the Go Social Club

Rita Martin Cub Scouts Nick Nocerino-Ray Doyle Usher Ministry

Michael Dontis

Nick & Janna Gaudiuso

Boy Scouts

Family Life/Respect Life

Kelly Carbonaro-Rich Passante

Youth Group

Sacraments Devotions

Baptisms 2:00 p.m. on Sundays Arrange in advance through the parish office. Pre-Baptismal clas-ses 8:00 p.m. on certain Saturday evenings. Call for schedule.

Marriages Please contact priests of the parish at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Divine Mercy Chapel 24/7

Miraculous Medal Novena Church Mon. after 9:00 a.m. Mass and at 7:00 p.m.

Charismatic Prayer Group Rectory Conference Room

Wed. 7:45 p.m.

WEEKEND MASSES WEEKDAY WORSHIP PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

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HOLY CHILD CHURCH

SATURDAY VIGIL, JULY 15, 2017 5:00 PM Elaine Mac Connell (Living) 7:00 PM Antonio Berlingieri SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017 6:30 AM People of Holy Child 8:00 AM Donald Scanlon 9:30 AM Rose LaCirasella 11:00 AM Patricia Lavanco 12:30 PM Louis & Vincenza Angelillo 5:30 PM Louise Revello MONDAY, JULY 17, 2017 9:00 AM Denise Ingrassia TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 9:00 AM Adrienne Sienicki WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017 9:00 AM Veronica Yoon THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 9:00 AM Carmine C. Morano FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 9:00 AM Michael Amorose SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017 9:00 AM Rosemarie Longobardi SATURDAY VIGIL, JULY 22, 2017 5:00 PM Vito Bottalico 7:00 PM Luigi & Letteria Vaselli

Ordinary Time - Week 15 - Psalter III

MORNING PRAYER MON-SAT 8:30 a.m.

www.divineoffice.org/www.universalis.com

Scripture/Faith Sharing Sessions

Mondays in the FORUM after the 9 a.m. Mass

Virginia C. Connors Angelina Frele

Genoveva Londono Anthony Palombo

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THIRD TIME:

Joseph Collyer & Danielle Modifica

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THE WELCOME MAT

The Church of St. John Neumann has closed. Members of that defunct parish who have found their way to Holy Child Church are most welcome. Family Mass Coffee Hour has already been planned after the 9:30 liturgy on September 10th. We now have occasion to invite new arrivals from St. John Neumann to that event so as to receive the embrace of fellowship from our church community. This intramural exercise of hospitality is a prelude to the food and friendship that the parish at large will enjoy on Family Fun Saturday 16 September. In the meantime, those who were involved in roles of service at St. John Neumann are invited to continue their service at Holy Child, if they so desire. Simply contact the office so that coordination and integration into respective schedules may be made.

Father Travers

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STATEN ISLAND, NY

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WEEK’S DONATIONS

NAMES ON THIS LIST WILL BE ON UNTIL SEPTEMBER 24 AND THEN WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE HEAR FROM

THE FAMILY TO CONTINUE.

Adoration Chapel Candles

In Loving Memory of Marie Owen and Nick & Sara Ditta

Offered by Patricia & Frank LaRocca

Michael Buono

Adeline Buttacavoli

Jillian Cannon

Michael Capolongo

Anthony Del Re

Andre Esnault

Nicholas Foccillo

Teena Gamzon

Imke Geldenhuys

Baby Guiliana Geller

Doris Gillis

Evelyn Gomez

Harold Kaminski

Stacy LaPenna

Michele Long

Veronica Mangieri

Theresa McNerney

William McNerney

Pauline Moakley

Sanctuary Lamp

In Loving Memory of Denise Ingrassia Offered by Mom & Dad

Bread & Wine

In Loving Memory of Denise Ingrassia Offered by Mom & Dad

St. Edward Food Pantry

The collection for the food pantry will be next weekend, July 22

nd & 23

rd. Please do not donate any

expired food, open packages or perishable items. Thank you for your continued support of the food pantry.

ULTREYA

Ultreyas are held the third Thursday of each month in the School Building at 7:30 p.m. Ultreya is open to anyone who has made a Cursillo weekend. For information about up-coming weekends call Lisa & Tom Castaldo at 718-967-3473.

We are happy to welcome the following newly baptized members into our Holy Child Family:

Milan Bertrand Christian

Paul Frederick Neuman

Lenny Moakley

Louis Palladino

Joseph Paolillo

Carole Passerini

John Passerini

Gayle Pickhart

George Plaitis

Sebastian Rao

Lisa Romano

Nicholas Romeo

Thomas Rosa

Bill Schroeder

Lucille Schuster

Billy Sherwood

Theresa Spezio

Yolanda Spezio

Dorothy Sinatra

Joseph Zaza

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Volunteers from the Cross Road Foundation will be here next weekend to collect the baby bottles distributed last week. Please return them at the Church entrance on your way into Mass. Thank you for your support.

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION PROGRAM

A Reminder

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion. Prayer of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Please remember to pray daily for your Spiritual Adopted Ba-by and the baby’s mother and father.

During your earthly life this spiritually adopted child of yours will be known only to God but in the world to come it is hoped that you will meet the child whose life was spared by your prayers and spend eternal happiness with them.

Month 5

I am 5 months old now. I’m 12 inches long and I weigh about one pound. I’m really getting big and mommy can now feel me kick and move

around! Hey! Someday maybe I’ll play soccer! Keep

praying for me...

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PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

“Come and spend some time with me”

Please consider committing to one of the much needed hours below. Ask for God’s guidance and see where he leads you.

We also have many hours that have only one adorer but know that you are welcome to sign up for any hour. We welcome everyone to be an adorer; your presence before the Blessed Sacrament makes you just that!

If you are able to commit to an hour, please contact Joan Rochford at (718) 541-9532.

Sunday 3:00 AM URGENT

Wednesday 3:00 PM URGENT

Saturday 1:00 PM URGENT

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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Holy CHild’s Fifth

Family Fun Fair Saturday 16, September

In preparation

Holy Child Parish SUPER 50/50 SWEEPSTAKES

Drawing Held at 5th Annual Family Fun Fair

September 16, 2017 1 Ticket for $10.00 - 3 Tickets for $20.00

WINNER NEED NOT BE PRESENT You can purchase tickets after all masses this weekend, August 5/6, 19/20 and September 9/10, as well as in the Rectory office during the week.

Plans are underway for our fifth annual Family Fun Fair. Between now and then we are enlisting the aid of those who would care to pitch in to “make it happen.” Anyone interested in being involved in one of the aspects of this event may inquire by calling the Rectory at 718-356-5890 or by emailing the Preschool at holychildprek@gmail.com.

There is plenty of opportunity for cooperation to make this activity a real success.

If you have new items, gift cards, or lottery tickets you wish to donate for raffles, please drop them off at the Rectory.

We are in need of cases of bottled water and soda (cans - diet and regular). All donations of water and soda can be brought to the Parish office.

Holy Child Parish will be hosting a Bake Sale. All proceeds benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Date: Saturday July 22nd & Sunday July 23rd Place: Holy Child Church Sale Times: Before and after all masses

Contact Information: Mary Asaro (646) 725-1349

JOIN US TO HELP BRING THE LIGHT TO THE DARKNESS OF CANCER

Holy Child Parish Council Minutes June 20, 2017

The meeting began at 7:00 pm. Father Travers opened the meeting with a prayer and thanked everyone for their service to the people of Holy Child. The Ministry Leaders then presented updates on the status of each parish ministry.

Ushers: Coverage at the First Holy Communion Masses and the Pre-School graduation went smoothly. Ushers continue to be recruited to fill openings at the 11:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. masses on Sunday. This will be discussed further at the next usher’s meeting.

Charismatic Prayer: A Healing Mass will be held in July but not in August. The Charismatic Prayer group will not meet during July and August. Meetings shall resume in September.

Beyond Renew: Bible study concluded on, “Prayers, Fasting and Alms Giving.” Researching the next topic for the resumption of Beyond Renew bible study in the fall. There will be a notice in the bulletin of openings for new members in specific groups.

Sports Council: Basketball and softball season just wrapped up. No championship this year, however, a good time was had by all participants. Currently planning basketball registration for the fall season. The Forum continues to be a very active sports arena.

Soccer: The Holy Child Football Club had a successful 2016/2017 season. The children learned cooperative play and what it means to work as a team. There’s a total of ten teams plus a peewee division. This group is looking forward to expanding the participants in the fall season.

Youth Group: The group is currently recruiting new members as some students have graduated High School and are moving on. There are currently 25 members. The Youth Group service to the community this season included visits to Nursing Home residents, a soup kitchen, fundraising for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital ($4,171) and in collaboration with the Prayerful Mantle group, 350 pocketbooks with a scarf and toiletries were donated to homeless women. Stations of the Cross and Palm crosses were part of the Lenten season. On the social side Sundae/Sundays continue as well as a BBQ.

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Singles on the Go: A pizza party was held in March. Future events will be listed in the bulletin. New members are always welcome.

Boy Scouts: There are over 54 boys in Troop 132. Two scouts were designated as Eagle Scouts this spring, with another seven working on their projects to attain Eagle Scout rank. The Cub Scouts have 41 boys as 15 joined the ranks of Boy Scout at the Blue & Gold dinner. There’s a Lion Scout Program for kindergarten boys which is a current focus to get boys interested in scouting early.

Preschool: Enrollment in the preschool is ahead of expectations for this time of year. Mini-camp scheduled for the next two weeks.

Religious Education: The program is at capacity with registrations continuing to come in. Teachers are in place for the fall semester. Bible School registration continues with some former students coming back as volunteers for Bible School.

St. Vincent de Paul: The quarterly Communion Breakfast will be held Sunday, June 25th, after the 9:30 Mass. Baby items (strollers, walkers, etc.) were collected for donation. Members will be selling tickets for the Super 50/50 for Family Fun Fair and after that selling raffle tickets for the St. Edward food pantry.

Prayerful Mantle: More than 36 crocheted baby blankets were donated to Seaman’s Institute. Members are working on various items for the troops in Afghanistan as part of a program called, “Operation Gratitude.” They will be crocheting and knitting baby items for raffle baskets for Family Fun Fair and for the Parish Baby Shower to be held in the fall. Scarves are being made for donation to St. Christopher’s and St. Francis bread line. There are no formal meetings in July & August but members continue to work on their projects at home.

Adorers: A new leader was elected at their last meeting, Ms. Joan Rochford. Adorers are always needed, especially during the sacrifice hours of 2-6 a.m.

Music: The music departments official season ends with Corpus Christi Sunday. Bell chimes were recently ordered and will be introduced at Bible School.

Deacon Jim: Continues to fulfill his calling by servicing the needs of the priests and people of Holy Child Parish. The Deacon has been asked by Father Travers to train the new Eucharistic Ministers.

Bereavement: Nothing new to report.

Family Life/Respect Life: Spiritual adoption, parish baby shower and assisting Crossroads baby bottle fundraiser are on the schedule. Marriage enrichment has a program scheduled in the fall culminating in the renewal of vows after 5:00 p.m. Mass. More information to follow in the bulletin.

Father Travers, noted the following: The Renew and Rebuild Program has pledges of $1,284,379 ($94,122 over our goal), 76% is returned to Holy Child. Scaran is awaiting permits to begin work on the removal and replacement of the cooling and heating system in the Church. Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. John Schirripa who are leaving the Finance Committee. Mr. & Mrs. John Competiello will be joining that committee and we welcome them. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Haughey are relocating and will be missed as the leaders of the Monday morning Scripture Sharing. Father Travers thanked everyone for their service to the people of Holy Child.

Parish Manager, Mary Kelly noted the following: Family Fun Fair is scheduled for September 16, 2017, with September 30th as the rain date. An initial meeting of the core group was held on May 24th and the planning is well underway. Groups will be selling Super 50/50 raffle tickets before/after Masses on various upcoming weekends. Group leaders were asked to communicate the need for volunteers for FFF to their members in addition to donations for raffle baskets.

The meeting closed at 8:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by,

Mary-Pat Schaefer Parish Council President

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