5:00 p.m. (English) 7:45am, 9:00am, 10:30am (Spanish), 12:00 Noon

OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

28-47 43 Street, Astoria, NY 11103 Phone: (718) 278-1611

E-mail: l.rosas@stjosephlic.org

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

PARISH REGISTRATION

SACRAMENTS

PRAYER AND DEVOTION

Parish STAFF

gious Education

Monday — Saturday, 8:45am, CCMondays Ch - After Mass

Choir Practice Wednesdays 7:30 CH Third Friday, 7:00pm, ICC

Catequesis Familiar Sunday, 9:00a.m, MRH Guadalupanos Tuesday, 8:00pm, HFR Curso Biblico/Misioneros Thursday, 7:00pm, HFR Oración Carismática Friday, 7:00pm, CC Cursillistas Wednesday, 8:p.m., HFR Jornadistas Sunday, 1:00pm, ICC

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

After 12:00 Mass until 4:00pm.

(CC, Convent Chapel; Ch, Church; MRH , Msgr. Ryan Hall; H.F.R.: Holy Family Room; ICC Immaculate Conception

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

June 18, 2017 Not by bread alone does one live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the L . — Deuteronomy 8:3b ************************************************************************ TRUST IN JESUS Today’s feast celebrates another central mystery of our faith—the mystery of the Eucharist. Like the mystery of the Trinity, the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist can never be fully understood, but can only be believed. Just as the Israelites in the desert were invited to put their trust in God’s word to them, we are invited to trust wholly in the word of Jesus. In today’s Gospel Jesus promises to give us a share in his very own flesh and blood, and a share in eternal life besides. We are called to take him at his word and open our hearts to receive true nourishment and life from our participation in the Eucharist. ***********************************************************************

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 ********************************************************************** Bread and Wine will be consecrated during Masses on the weekend of June 17-18. In loving memory of James Miller. Requested by: Antonina & Glenn Miller ***********************************************************************

Sanctuary Lamp will burn for the weekend of June 24-25. In loving memory of George Michael Requested by: Diane & Viki Leight.

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Mass Schedule Please note that as of July 1st, all weekday Masses, Monday through Saturday, will be celebrated at 9:00 A.M. (instead of 8:00 A.M.) in the Chapel. Also, there will be a 12:00 Noon Mass during the summer. ************************************************************************

NEVER MISS MASS AGAIN Traveling this summer? If so, you can find a parish anywhere in the United States (and even many around the world) by logging on to www.masstimes.org., If you do not have a computer available, call (734) 794-2100.

PRAYER INTENTIONS F T S H

Joseph Miressi, Dr. Arthur Guatieri, Jesus Gonzalez, Isabela Columbo, & Anna Lattancio, Jesus Chirinos, Stella Delmenico, Angelo Longo, Marie Solazzo ************************************************************************

Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life

Salvatore DiPietro, Antonio Lazaric, Eileen Guez, Barnabe Suarez, Anna Finerman, Domenica Saraceni, Pietro Filippi, Christopher Yerganian

Saturday, June 17: 5:00 In Celebration of All Fathers Sunday, June 18: Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—Happy Father’s Day: Church Procession

Masses of the Day: 7:45 All Father’s Day Mass 9:00 All Father’s Day Mass 10:30 Por todos los padres vivos y difuntos. 12:00 Alive and deceased Fathers. 7:00 Alive and deceased Fathers. Monday, June 19: Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time; St. Romuald 8:00 Antonietta DiVito 12:00 Margaret & Paul Daleo

Tuesday, June 20:

8:00 Antonietta DiVito 12:00 William & Evelyn Groat

Wednesday, June 21: St. Aloysius Gonzaga; Summer begins

8:00 Juan Ramos 12:00 Armando Marsalisi, Mary Schneider 7:30 Deacon Raul Ruiz (Special Intention)

Thursday, June 22: St. Paulinus of Nola; Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More

8:00 Lorenzo Ginestri 12:00 Mass Available

Friday, June 23: St. Paulinus of Nola; Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More

8:00 Rosario & Maria Concetta Davi 12:00 Deceased Members of Burns Family

Saturday, June 24: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:00 Mass Available 5:00 Kenneth DiLauro, Rocco Manetta, Vita Guarnaccia Sunday, June 25:Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Masses of the Day: 7:45 George Michael 9:00 Primo Bagatta, Nazzareno Santini, Frank DiRico 10:30 Altagracia De los Santos, Jennifer Arias 12:00 Giordano Vlacich 7:00 Mass Available

MASS SCHEDULE

Summer of Fun 2017

“A Full – Day Program for Less than a Baby-Sitter!”

JUNE 26 TO AUGUST 18

7:30 a.m. Drop-off time (later if desired) 5:45 p.m. Pick-up time (earlier if desired)

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Art & Crafts, Basketball, Dodge ball, Whiffle

Ball, Pool Tables, Table Tennis, Board Games, Story Time!

LUNCH TIME SPECIALS! EXCITING TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS!

CALL Silvia at (718) 278-1611 FOR MORE INFO!

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MEET AND GREET BREAKFAST We thank all our parishioners and friends who attended during our monthly Sunday Breakfast. Due to Summer Vacations we have decided to start up the breakfast again in September. ***********************************************************************

Summer Movies Due to last year’s poor attendance to summer movie nights. We have decided to cancel the Friday movies. We apologize for the few that wanted to attend. ***********************************************************************

Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 8:00 —9:30am, to assist any parishioner that is need of food. To register please bring a form of identification. Please Note: The Secure Food deposit Box...

Located in the front lobby of our church.on Rectory side. Please deposit all dry food (pasta, rice, beans, cans and bottles there. This will assist us in securing that your food donations go directly to the needy.

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Our Commemorative Journal in Honor of St. Joseph is available for purchase in the Parish Office for $10.

Decimosegundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

25 de junio de 2017 Canten y alaben al Señor, porque él ha salvado la vida del pobre. — Jeremías 20:13 ************************************************************************

¡NO TENGAN MIEDO! ¿Cómo es que las personas encuentran paz frente al sufrimiento y la muerte? Ese es el mensaje de las Escrituras de hoy. Escuchamos el sufrimiento de Jeremías y del salmista. Escuchamos de la muerte que “reino desde Adán hasta Moisés” (Romanos 5:14). Escuchamos de los miedos de los Doce cuando Jesús los envió a las periferias para predicar y sanar. En medio de toda esta tribulación hay un mensaje que suena fuerte y claro: “¡No tengan miedo!” El Dios que salvó a Jeremías y al salmista y a Jesús está plenamente presente para salvarnos por medio del extraordinario don de Jesucristo. No tenemos nada y a nadie a quien temer. ***************************************************************

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En 1769 los misioneros franciscanos establecieron la primera misión en lo que hoy es la ciudad de San Diego, California. Bajo la dirección de fray Junípero Serra, los hermanos menores pudieron establecer otras ocho misiones, incluyendo la ciudad de San Francisco, en 1776. Junípero o José Miguel Serra, fue hijo de padres campesinos de la Isla de Mallorca, España. Ingresó a la Orden de los hermanos menores (franciscanos) a los dieciséis años y con el tiempo, llegó a ser profesor de filosofía, pero su verdadero deseo era ser misionero en el continente americano, lo que hoy conocemos como Hemisferio Occidental. En 1749, su orden religiosa lo envió a México como administrador del Colegio Apostólico. Poco a poco se fue desprendiendo de sus cargos académicos para establecer misiones entre los indígenas. Aunque algunos afirman lo contrario, Junípero fue arduo defensor de los nativos. En California, más de una vez tuvo problemas con los soldados españoles, debido a que éstos abusaban de los amerindios, problemas que lo llevaron a defender los derechos humanos de los nativos ante el Virrey en México. Sus esfuerzos por cristianizar los indígenas de California tuvieron como resultado más de 6000 bautizos durante sus quince años en esa región. ***************************************************************

CAMINAR HACIA DIOS Si damos un paso hacia Dios, Dios correrá diez pasos hacia nosotros. —Anonymous

St. Joseph Catholic Academy A Message from the Principal A Catholic Education: A Gift to Your Children

Dear Parent,

Catholic education is a precious gift that you can give your children that is distinct from other educational opportunities.

If your child is not currently enrolled in a Catholic elementary school, why not consider giving him or her that gift at St. Joseph Catholic Academy beginning in September?

The partnership between teachers and parents of Catholic school children begins in a shared financial sacrifice. For teachers, it means working for a smaller salary; for parents, it means paying tuition. Yet, both are willing to make the sacrifice because the investments pay a life-long dividend in the lives of the children. The more powerful reason is the recognition that Catholic schools offer what no other schools can provide, i.e., Catholic schools give your children the opportunity to strengthen the relationship with God that began with their Baptism and will continue throughout their lives.

To assist you with tuition, please know that Bishop DiMarzio has established a program of financial assistance for children coming into Catholic schools from public schools. Please visit our Academy website at www.sjcalic.org to learn more about our extensive program offerings.

We are currently registering new families for September classes. If interested, please phone us at 718-728-0724 to arrange for your child to spend a day visiting classes at the Academy before the academic year ends in mid-June.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mr. Luke Nawrocki

Principal

Academia Católica de San José

Mensaje del Director

Una educación católica: un regalo para sus hijos

Estimados padres,

La educación católica es un regalo precioso que podrían obsequiar a sus hijos, distinto de otras oportunidades educativas.

Si aún no ha matriculado a su hijo en una escuela católica, ¿por qué no considerar obsequiarle ese regalo en St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, comenzando el próximo septiembre?

La asociación de maestros y padres de niños católicos tiene su inicio en un esfuerzo financiero común. Para los maestros, significa trabajar por un salario menor; para los padres, enfrentar los costes de matrícula. No obstante, ambos están dispuestos a realizar el sacrificio, dado que la inversión retribuye con un dividendo vitalicio en las vidas de los niños. La razón más poderosa es el reconocimiento de que las escuelas católicas ofrecen lo que ninguna otra puede ofrecer, es decir las escuelas católicas brindan a sus hijos la oportunidad de fortalecer la relación con Dios, que comenzó con su bautismo y continuará a lo largo de sus vidas. Ponemos en su conocimiento que con el ánimo de contribuir en los costes de la matrícula, el Obispo DiMarzio ha establecido un programa de asistencia financiera par aquellos niños que llegan para integrarse a las escuelas católicas desde las escuelas públicas.

Para obtener más información sobre nuestras extensas ofertas de programas, visite nuestro sitio web de la Academia en: www.sjcalic.org. Actualmente, nuestras inscripciones correspondientes al período lectivo de septiembre, se encuentran abiertas para aquellas nuevas familias que decidan iniciar a sus hijos en esta gran oportunidad educativa.

Desde ya muy agradecidos.

Atentamente,

Sr. Luke Nawrocki Director de escuela

2017 Annual Catholic Appeal As of June 1, 2017, only 87 parish families have pledged $33,953.00, (61.23% of Pledge Goal), $27,734.60 received toward our parish goal of $55,455 for the 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal to assist Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and our diocesan church to maintain its many services and ministries. We ask that every parish family consider making a pledge to this campaign, remembering that all monies received over goal will be returned to St. Joseph’s. In case that we do not reach that goal, our parish will have to pay the balance to the Dioceses. **************************************************************

Remember CHURCH and chapel ETIQUETTE

Please arrive to Mass on time. If you are late, wait for an appropriate time during the Mass to enter and avoid drawing attention to yourself.

Please turn off all electronic devices, including cellular phones, pagers, mobile devices, or games.

Please be respectful of persons praying before or after Mass. Please refrain from socializing in Church. Catch up with friends, neighbors, and others outside of Church or in the Gathering Space.

Please do not slam the kneelers against the floor. Please be an active participant in the liturgy with

your body, mind, and spirit - listen to the readings attentively, join in song, pray and attend to God interiorly.

Please remain until after the final recessional hymn is complete.

Please remember that when you are in Church, you are in the presence of Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Therefore, please dress in a manner that shows respect to God and His house – even during the warmer summer months!

Remember that God the Father listens to our prayers with loving and unfailing attention; we should worship together as a community, in His Presence, in exactly the same way. Let us give our whole, undivided hearts to God with reverence, respect, and participation in the sacred liturgy. It is our privilege as Catholics to prayerfully lift up our hearts and minds and offer ourselves with Christ at the altar.

Update on Parish Weekly Collection

This week collections were as follows: June 11, 2017

Sunday Collection…………………………….....$4,678 Religious Education……………………………..$1,023 Total Collection.....................................................$5,701 ***********************************************************************

As the nice weather provides us with weekend opportunities to get away, please do not forget your weekly envelopes. Summer will be upon us and we are asking if you are planning to be away, please consider submitting your summer envelopes before you leave. It is essential because those monies are important to help us pay our summer bills. Thank you very much for your continued sacrifices in supporting our parish. We could not pay our monthly bills without your generosity. Have a peaceful, prayerful, enjoyable and safe summer ***********************************************************************

The Divine Mercy Prayer Group

Please join us for our weekly meeting every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Holy Family Room; Length of meeting is approximately one hour.

Welcome to Our Parish Please mark one: Please register me and, yes, send me envelopes. Please contact me about becoming a Catholic or

completing my initiation as a Catholic through the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation.

Please contact me about Religion Education for my child.

Please contact me about how I can volunteer.

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