SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE PARISH

150-75 Goethals Ave. Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 969-3226 - Office (718) 380-0345 - Fax

www.stnicholas-queens.org ALL ARE WELCOME!

WEEKEND SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISAS Saturday Eve: 5:00 P.M. Sunday Masses: 7:30 A.M. 9:15 A.M. (ESPAÑOL) 10:45 A.M. 12:15 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Daily Mass - Monday to Saturday 7:45 A.M. & 12:05 P.M. BAPTISMS Parents must first make an appointment in the rectory 2 months before the date and present the original birth certificate. English: Usually the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday of each month at a 2:00 pm ceremony and at Sunday Mass by arrangement. Instruction class is on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. Spanish: Usually the 3rd Sunday of each month at a 2:00 pm ceremony. Instruction class is on the Friday before at 7:00 pm.

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Monday through Saturday: 11:45 am- 12:00 Noon - Chapel Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm - Church. And by appointment.

MARRIAGE According to Diocesan regulations, arrangements must be made at least six months in advance in the rectory.

CARE OF THE SICK Communion is regularly brought to the sick by the Priests and Ministers of Communion. Please let us know if someone is confined at home because of illness or age.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 12 Noon & 1:00 - 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CATHOLIC ACADEMY (Pre-K to 8) 80-22 Parsons Blvd. Phone: 718-380-1900 www.sntschoolny.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER 150-85 Goethals Ave. Phone: 718-591-6536

OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET Phone: 718-591-1815 Email: stnicksfleamarket@gmail.com

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Most Sundays from 1:30-4:45 pm and First Fridays.

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Masses for the Week

SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE PARISH JAMAICA, NY

Saturday, February 25 5:00p Rose Mulligan & Catherine Comerford Sunday, February 26 7:30 Souls in Purgatory 9:15 Aurelia, Tita, Antonio & Angel Muñiz Ramon Ramirez & Gladys Guaracas 10:45 Carmen Rosado Victoria & Fidelis Idoko Marie-Therese Dubourg Cauvin Aaron John Geroy & Family Ida Salvaccion (L) 12:15p People of the Parish 5:00p Souls in Purgatory Monday, February 27 7:45 Edwin R. Mil 12:05p Flora Torreda (L) B-Day Tuesday, February 28 7:45 Estela Consuegra 12:05p Ovidio Bravo (L) B-Day Wednesday, March 1 7:30 Det. Steven McDonald 12:05p Helen Harnischfeger 7:30p Souls in Purgatory Thursday, March 2 7:45 Laura Capella Velasio 12:05p Pat Maher Friday, March 3 7:45 Souls in Purgatory 8:45 Souls in Purgatory 12:05p Souls in Purgatory Saturday, March 4 7:45 Souls in Purgatory 12:05p Souls in Purgatory 5:00p George Karas Sunday, March 5 7:30 Souls in Purgatory 9:15 Aurelia, Ronny, Antonio & Angel Muñiz 10:45 Francisco & Flordeliza Rionda Blanca Zapata 12:15p Peter Paul Ortiz 5:00p People of the Parish

SUNDAY, February 26 8:45 am - Religious Education - R/E 10:30 am - RCIA (Spanish & English) - R/E Conf. 10:30 am - Grupo de Parejas - Tolentine Hall 10:45 am - Communion Enrollment - Church 12:00 pm - Youth Group - Youth Center 1:30 pm - Eucharistic Adoration - Chapel 2:00 pm - Baptisms - Church

MONDAY, February 27 6:00 pm - Shelter - Austin Hall 6:00 pm - Volleyball - Gym 7:00 pm - N.A. - Cafeteria 7L00 pm - Spanish Evangelization Team - R/E

TUESDAY, February 28 10:30 am - Active Retirees - Tolentine Hall 6:00 pm - Shelter - Austin Hall 6:00 pm - Sports - Gym 6:00 pm - Self-Help - Seton Hall 7:00 pm - Forming Intentional Disciples - Tolentine Hall 7:15 pm - A.A. - Cafeteria 7:30 pm - Young Awakening - Youth Center 7:30 pm - Ultreya - R/E Center

WEDNESDAY, March 1 - ASH WEDNESDAY 6:00 pm - Shelter - Austin Hall 6:00 pm - Sports - Gym 6:30 pm - ESL - Cafeteria - Seton Hall 6:30 pm - Communion Sacrament Class - R/E 7:00 pm - Perpetual Help - Chapel

THURSDAY, March 2 6:00 pm - Shelter - Austin Hall 6:00 pm - Sports - Gym 6:00 pm - Self-Help - Seton Hall 7:00 pm - Grupo de Oración - Chapel 7:30 pm - Light of Christ - Tolentine Hall

FRIDAY, March 3 6:00 pm - Shelter - Austin Hall 6:00 pm - Sports - Gym 7:00 pm - Scouts - Gym, Cafeteria, Seton Hall 7:00 pm - Spanish Stations - Chapel, Church 7:30 pm - Bilingual Holy Hour - Chapel 8:00 pm - Fil Am - Tolentine Hall

SATURDAY, March 4 9:30 am - Zumba Fitness - Tolentine Hall 10:00 am - ESL - Cafeteria/Seton Hall 7:15 pm - A.A. - Cafeteria

SUNDAY, March 5 8:45 am - Religious Education - R/E Center 9:00 am - Hospitality Sunday - Tolentine Hall 10:30 am - Disc. in Mission (Spanish)- Cafeteria 10:30 am - RCIA (Spanish & English) R/E Conf. 10:45 am - Family Mass - Church 12:00 pm - Youth Group - Youth Center 1:30 pm - Eucharistic Adoration - Chapel

ACTIVITIES FOR The week

THE FIRST WEDNESDAY NOVENA AND

MASS in honor of our Mother of Perpetual Help will be on March 1, 2017, at 7:00 pm in the

Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

The Bread and Wine this weekend is in Memory of Carmen Rosado.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

The Sick: Ramon Acosta, Sharon Clark, Diego De Leon, David Ferrara, Kelly Gutierrez, Peter Koch, Rosario Lopera.

Deceased: Jose Abel Reyes and Rafael Reyes.

Next Weekend’s Readings

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Week Ending: February 19, 2017

Total Regular Collection: $ 8,371.00

Last year same weekend: $ 9,836.00

Special Collection: $2,633.00

Thank you for your continued support.

RECTORY

Rev. John Francis Pastor

Rev. John Gribowich Parochial Vicar

Rev. Joseph Wilson Parochial Vicar

Rev. Peter A. Mahoney Weekend Assistant

Msgr. Stephen Adu-Kwaning In Residence

Deacon Joseph Catanello Permanent Deacon

Deacon José Lizama Permanent Deacon

STAFF

Mr. Steven Acosta Maintenance Manager

Mr. José L. Villanueva Music Director

Sr. Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J. Family Minister

Ms. Christina Rosado Youth Minister

Mrs. Rose Ruesing Youth Minister

ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Mr. Robert Lowenberg Principal

Mrs. Ethel Cofresi Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Lorraine White Secretary

Mrs. Sonya Vidal Tuition Manager

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER

Ms. Iris Flores Coordinator

Mrs. Joyce O’Brien Secretary

SECOND COLLECTION UPDATE

March 5th - The second collection will be for

The Black and Indian Missions.

March 12th - The second collection will be for

Monthly Maintenance.

ATTENTION PLEASE

ASH WEDNESDAY and GOOD FRIDAY

Are days of

FASTING (one full meal and two small ones For those from ages 18-59) and

ABSTINENCE (no meat for those age 14 and older).

The Fridays of Lent are also days of

abstinence from meat.

“Thus should one regard us, as servants of Christ.”

Are you being called to serve the Lord and others in

the consecrated life or priesthood? Contact the Voca-

tion Office at (718) 827-2454 or email:

vocations@diobrook.org.

Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 The first people have a good

thing going, till they blew it wide open.

Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 (See 3a) The mercy of

God invites an honest, searching inventory of ourselves.

Romans 5:12-19 Death is in the world, but so is the gracious gift

of God’s justification.

Matthew 4:1-11 The tempter tries to offer theological rationali-

zations for selfish choices.

St. Nick’s is a welcoming community in the Catholic Tradition, enriched by

many cultures, rooted in God’s Word and the Eucharist,

offering loving service.

Family Mass will start today, March 5 at the

10:45 am Mass please join us and bring a friend!

The family that prays together, stays together”

MARCH 1, 2017 (Miércoles de Ceniza)

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule: 7:30 am 8:45 am (School Mass) 12:05 pm 7:30 pm

There will also be a Prayer Service conducted at 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

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From the Pastor’s Desk….

Today’s Gospel reading is from “the Sermon on the Mount”: the greatest sermon Jesus ever preached. This passage deals with trusting God and performing good deeds of loving service to our neighbors. The first reading from the book of Prophet Isaiah highlights one of the simplest and most intimate im-ages of God in the Hebrew Scriptures namely: God's love is like a woman's for the child of her womb. The prophet speaks to people like us who wonder whether God may have forgotten us. He as-sures us that God is like a mother reflecting in love on the child in her womb. God cannot forget us. God will not abandon His people, for how could He forget His own children? In the Gospel passage, Christ wants to reassure us: Do not worry so much about things, always won-dering, "What are we to eat? What are we to drink? How are we to be clothed?" Remember, your heav-enly Father knows you need them all and he will take care of you." Don’t worry! Worry can eat away at our ability to cope with the situation we find ourselves in. We are dependent on something outside ourselves. It should be God, not the material goods we own. God is our provider. He is a loving Father who holds the whole world in His hands. He will certainly care for us. May God help us to look to God in trust and to stop seeking security in material possession! Ash Wednesday (March 1, 2017) The Season of Lent begins this Wednesday. It is a special time for us to take a deeper look at our lives and how we are responding to the Gospel message. During this time, we are called to observe the three traditional components to Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. I encourage all of you to do something special for this Lent 2017. Here are some of the suggestions: Consume (eat, drink, buy, waste) less, Pray more (the rosary, Stations of the Cross, 15 extra quiet minutes with God), Be generous (give of your treasure, time and talents) to help others. Get your pri-orities straight, go to confession, choose God, and let Jesus lead the way. God bless you! Fr. John Francis

As part of our celebration of the 100 years of our Parish we are planning a special day to recognize those parishioners who have been members of St. Nick's Parish for 30 or more years. If you have been part of the Parish since 1987 and before please let us know so that we can include you in our Day of Recognition in May.

Please complete the following form and return it to the rectory.

Name:______________________________________

Phone #_____________________________________

Year you came to SNT: ________________________

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Lenten Regulations

ABSTINENCE – All the faithful who have reached 14 years of age are required to abstain totally from meat on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent. FASTING – All the faithful between the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This practice involves limiting oneself to a single full meal and avoiding food between meals. Light sustenance may also be taken on two other occasions during the day. EASTER DUTY – After they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, all the faithful are bound by the obligation of receiving Holy Com-munion at least once a year. This precept must be fulfilled during the Easter season, unless for a good reason it is fulfilled at another time of the year. By special indult, in the United States, the time period for fulfilling this precept has been ex-tended to include the period beginning the First Sunday of Lent (Feb. 22, 2017) to Trinity Sunday (May 31, 2017). ***************************************

Some Lenten Opportunities & Events

Sacrament of Reconciliation: 11:45 am (Mon-Sat) Saturday from 4pm to :45pm. Reconciliation Monday: April 10, Holy Week, 3- 9 pm. Via Crucis (Stations in Spanish) Viernes a las 7:00 pm en la capilla. Stations of the Cross (English) Fridays after the 12:05 pm Mass in the chapel.

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration will be

held on March 3, 2017, starting after the 7:45 am Mass and ending with a bilingual Holy Hour

at 7:30 pm, in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Please visit St. Nick’s website at:

www.stnicholas-queens.org

FOOD PANTRY

Because of the needs of the peo-ple we serve, we need to continue our food drive.

We are seeking food donations. Please bring a non-perishable food item (or a monetary donation) to help our parish serve our neighbors who come to us in need. Here are some suggested items: Juice, canned vegetables and canned fruits, dried beans, canned tuna or salmon, soup, tomato sauce, peanut butter, canned beans, evaporated milk, ce-real, white rice, pasta.

(please be sure items are not expired).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

If you are interested in volunteering in our men’s shelter, please sign up by filling the information below. Name: Telephone No.: Please leave this form at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine’s Rectory.

For more information, please contact Nilda Rivera at 917 502-9180.

The BEREAVEMENT GROUP will have their meeting Monday, March 13th in the Religious Edu-

cation Center at 7:30 pm. If you would like to

share your feelings over the loss of a loved one we will be here for you, and try to accompany you during

the hardest hours of your grief.

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OUR PARISH GIFT SHOPPE is open on Sundays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please stop by and browse before or after Mass.

Zumba Fitness

Lose the pounds.

Save your life!

Saturday March 4, 11, 2017

9:30 - 10:30 am in Tolentine Hall Donation $5.00

Phone: 917-412-8625

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Offerings for Mass Intentions are as follows: Announced Masses - $15.00

Unannounced Masses - $5.00 Purgatorial Society Masses - $10.00 (1 per month for a yr.)

Bread & Wine - $25.00

Reserve your dates of interest. No Reservations by phone

PARISH CENSUS REGISTRATION

We urge all Parishioners to be registered in the Parish census.

This census is used for the following:

letters of recommendation Sponsor letters at Sacraments

Affiliated SNT letters

Religious Education Letters And More ….

To register please come to the Rectory Office

FLEA MARKET UPDATE

Our OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET begins on Sat-urday, April 2nd & Sunday April 3rd, 2016. For

more information please call 718-591-1815.

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BAUTISMOS - 2017 En español El tercer domingo de cada mes a las 2:00

p.m. Los padres y los padrinos deben de asistir a una clase de preparación el Viernes anterior a las 7:00 PM.

En inglés el segundo sábado y cuarto domingo de cada mes a las 2:00 p.m. Los padres y padrinos deben de asistir

a la clase de preparación el primer martes a las 7:30 PM. Los padres deben de hacer una cita con uno de los sacerdotes y presentar la partida de nacimiento del niño. Los padrinos deben ser católicos practicantes.

MATRIMONIO De acuerdo a las regulaciones diocesanas, la pareja

necesita una preparación con seis meses de anticipación.

Por favor llamen a la rectoría para fijar una cita con uno de los Sacerdotes.

LA SAGRADA COMUNIÓN

Los Sacerdotes o Ministros Extraordinarios de la Sagrada Comunión llevan la Comunión a las personas que se

encuentran enfermas en su hogar. Por favor avísenos si

sabe de alguien en necesidad de éste servicio. En caso de emergencia puede llamar a la rectoría a cualquier hora.

RECONCILIACION/LA CONFESION

Lunes a Sábado de 11:45 a 12:00 del mediodía en la

Capilla. Sábados de 4:00 a 4:45 P.M. en la Iglesia, o por cita previa.

HORARIO DE LA OFICINA PARROQUIAL

Lunes a Viernes: 8:30 A.M. a 12:00 Mediodía. y 1:00 P.M. a 9:00 P.M.

Sábado: 9:00 A.M. a 7:00 P.M.

Domingo: 9:00 A.M. a 2:00 P.M.

Por favor tengan en cuenta que a veces el Sacerdote se encuentra en la Iglesia, en alguna reunión, etc. Si desea o

necesita hablar con uno de ellos es conveniente que llame

con anterioridad para fijar una cita.

ACADEMIA DE SAN NICOLAS DE TOLENTINO 80-22 Parsons Boulevard - Jamaica, Nueva York 11432

(718) 380-1900 - Fax (718) 591-6977

Clases desde el Pre-Kinder hasta el octavo grado. Programas antes y después de la escuela.

CENTRO DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA

150-85 Avenida Goethals - Jamaica, Nueva York 11432 (718) 591-6536. Clases desde el Kinder hasta la escuela

superior, los Domingos de 8:45 a 10:30 am. Preparación

para los niños y sus padres para los Sacramentos del Bautismo, Confesión, Eucaristía y Confirmación.

Octavo domingo de tiempo ordinario 26 DE FEBRERO, 2017

LA SEGUNDA COLECTA DE HOY Es para el Tablet.

ESL CLASSES Las clases de inglés han empezado para mas

información: María C. Quiroga. 718-380-0343. Los interesados en colaborar como instructores, favor dejar su

nombre en la rectoría.

Grupo de Duelo - El grupo de Duelo se reunirá el 13 de marzo a las 7:30 de la tarde en el Centro Religioso.

Grupo de Oración - El Grupo de Oración Carismático se reúnen todos los jueves a las 7:00 de la tarde en la Capilla.

Sociedad Hispana - La Sociedad Hispana se reunirá el día 12 de marzo a las 10:30 de la mañana en la cafetería.

El Sacramento de la Unción de los enfermos será celebrada cada primer sábado del mes, durante las Misa de las 12:05 pm.

Grupo de Evangelización - El Grupo de Evangelización se reunirá el día 27 de febrero a las 7pm en el Centro Religioso.

El Mercado de las Pulgas estará abierto el dia

25 de marzo. Para mayor información pueden llamar al 718-591-1815.

Novena y Misa el Primer Miércoles en honor de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Soccorro será el día 1 de marzo del 2017 a las 7:00 pm en la Capilla.

La Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento será el día 3 de marzo del 2017, comenzando con la Sagrada Eucaristía a las 7:45 am y termi-na con la Hora Santa Bilingüe a las 7:30 pm en la Capilla.

La Misa de Hoy

Aurelia, Tita, Antonio & Angel Muñiz Ramon Ramirez & Gladys Guaracas

LIBRO DE MISAS 2017

La Donación por cada misa es la siguiente:

Misa Anunciadas $15.00

Misa No Anunciada $5.00 Misas - Sociedad del Purgatorio (mensual por un año) $10.00

Ofrenda Del Pan y Vino es $25.00.

No se hacen reservaciones por teléfono.