Liturgies and Intentions for the Week

"If you wish to come aster me you must deny yourself, take up your cross,

and follow me." -- Mark 8:34

Saturday, Sept. 15 - Vigil Mass –24th Sunday in Ord. Time 4:00 p.m. = Michael O'Donnell

Sunday, Sept. 16 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. = _____________ 10:00 a.m. = _____________ 12:00 noon = Joseph Moran

Monday, Sept. 17 – St. Robert Bellamine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:30 a.m. = Gregg and Patricia Segreti

Tuesday, Sept. 18 - Weekday - 24th Week of Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. = the Lord's blessings for Stephano Kim

Wednesday, Sept. 19 – St. Januarius, Bishop and Martyr 8:30 a. m. = deceased members of the Ballard family 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. = EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION AND BENEDICTION

Thursday, Sept. 20 – Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-Sang and Companions, Martyrs 8:30 a.m. = August, Philomena & Angela Abbruzzi

Friday, Sept. 21 – St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

8:30 a.m. = Romana Arellano

Saturday, Sept. 22 - Weekday - 24th Week of Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m.= Noone family

Saturday, Sept. 22 - Vigil Mass –25th Sunday in Ord. Time 4:00 p.m. = Dolores V. Cruz Sunday, Sept. 23 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. = Mary Foremsky 10:00 a.m. = Carmelina Ruggiero 12:00 noon = Ann Marie Deuble

Twent -four h Sunday in Ordinar Time

September 16, 2018

Par ish of St . Sy lvester

Lord, hold our troops safe in your loving hands-- Staff Sgt. Victor L. Andrea, Jr. - U. S. Air Force Seaman Daniel Brennan - U. S. Navy SR Francis S. Cummings - U. S. Navy SR Michael J. Cummings - U. S. Navy Col. Jeffrey N. Davila, MD - U. S. Air Force Lucia Di Simone-Biggins - U. S. M.C. Ryan Foley - U.S. M.C. Alvin S. Joseph II - U. S. Navy Lt. Col. Jay Le Pore - U. S. Air Force in Japan Prescod Montgomery - U. S. Army in Iraq Ens. II Steven Pasignajen-Trimble - U.S. Navy/Persian Gulf Samuel Rios - U. S. Air Force Darrin Sack Joseph Somma - U. S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Volpe - U. S. Army-South Korea

Has someone here been promoted, transferred, demobilized, discharged, retired? Please let us know.

. . . for those anticipating a hospital stay, recuperating, and the homebound in our parish and in our

families. Keep this list near the place where you pray each day so that you remember them throughout the week.

Anthony, Joseph Bertolini, Nancy J. Bushman, Antonia Carlino, Lucille Chatznoff, Frances Cirincione,

Conley family, Stephen Cucci, Ellen Delaney, Maria Erlinger, Judy Forlenza, Robert Forlenza,

Thomas Galvin, Connie Garbarino, Robert Golden, Bridget Kehley, Judy Kempf, Nicholas Kinahan,

Frank Labano, Dr. Nicolas C. Lansigan, Jr., Louis Matos, Travis Mayhew, George Moresca, Delia Murguia, William Murphy, Amy O’Donnell,

Lee Poyntz, Sharon Poyntz, Carmela Rogan, Eulah Ryan, Alice Santamays, Annette Scardigno, Louise Stanley, John Vincenzo, Robert Williams,

Tom Varisi

Please let us know if anyone for whom we are praying has recovered from illness/surgery so that we may rejoice with you and then make room for others in need of prayer. Thank you.

Our Parish Family’s Support

on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018

First Collection - $4,020.00 Reserve Fund - $1,069.00

Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018

First Collection - $3,283.00 Reserve Fund - $ 783.00

The Bread and Wine offered at all Masses this week

are presented in memory of

Michael O'Donnell requested by

Judy O'Donnell

the Sanctuary Lamp burning before the Tabernacle this week is given in memory of

Michael O'Donnell

requested by

Judy O'Donnell

Staten Island, NY

My Dear Parishioners, What is the difference between a "solemnity" and a "feast"? About a month ago I wrote about the meaning of a "solemnity"—a day of greatest significance on the Roman Catholic Church calen-dar. Reminded by the feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross which just occurred on Sept. 14, today I'll finish up by clarifying the difference between "solemnity" and "feast". A "feast" is a day of special significance on the Roman Catholic Church calendar. Precisely, a feast does not rank as high as a "solemnity," but it does rank above a "memorial". In everyday speech we use the word to cover almost any spe-cial day, such as "the feast of St. Valentine" or "the feast of St. Anthony". But the official calen-dar does not include these in its special category of "feasts". Feasts include special events in the lives of Jesus and Mary (Birth of Mary, Visitation, Holy In-nocents, Presentation, Baptism of the Lord, Trans-figuration); days associated with apostles, evan-gelists, and archangels ; and days of historical sig-nificance honoring such as the dedication of the cathedral church of Rome (John Lateran), and the first display of the relics of the cross (Triumph of the Holy Cross). In the U.S. the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe is observed as a feast. Locally, feasts are observed for the princi-pal patron of the diocese, the anniversary of the cathedral's dedication, the patron of a region or wider territory, and other days proper to an indi-vidual church or religious order. For example, since our cathedral is named for St. Patrick, March 17 is observed as a solemnity in the parish churches of this diocese. But it is an optional memorial elsewhere. Thus concludes our religious education class for today.

Keep smiling,

Fr. Jacob

Are you interested in serving at the Altar? An ori-entation and 1st practice are planned for Thursday, Oct 4th for new altar servers. Forms to sign up are available in the Parish Office, the Reli-gious Education (CCD) Office and online at

https://www.stsylvestersi.org/

DALESSIO POST #1310, AMERICAN LEGION

Meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20th at 11 a.m. in the Moore Conference Room

(beneath Parish House).

All veterans of U.S. conflicts are welcome.

St. Sylvester Parish family welcomes . . .

Nicole Karakas Baptized on Sept. 9, 2018

daughter of Samantha Mortimer

presented to the Lord by her godparents Ricky and Tanya Machado

Ava Samantha Mendoza Baptized on Sept. 9, 2018

daughter of Ramon and Nicole Karakas Mendoza

presented to the Lord by her godparents Stanley Johnson and Kristin Machado

Antonio Brandon Oliva Baptized on Sept. 9, 2018

son of Brandon and Jackie Maness Oliva

presented to the Lord by his godparents Nicholas and Amber Oliva

Vincent Nicholas Oliva Baptized on Sept. 9, 2018

son of Brandon and Jackie Maness Oliva

presented to the Lord by his godparents Nicholas Oliva and Ivelisse Reyes

Lucas Oliva

Baptized on Sept. 9, 2018 son of

Nicholas and Amber Gildersleeve Oliva presented to the Lord by his godparents

Brandon and Jackie Oliva

“...they shall be greatly blessed because God tried them

and found them worth of Himself.”

Joseph Moran returned to the Lord’s embrace.

Vacations are over! Are you all caught up

with your church collection envelopes?

Have a Family Movie Night with FORMED!

Pope John Paul II, staring Jon Voight and Cary El-wes, follows Saint John Paul II's life from his youth in Poland through his days on the Chair of Saint Peter, how he touched millions of people, changed the face of the Church and the world, and how he defended the dignity of mankind.

Padre Pio: Miracle Man reveals the amazing de-tails and events in Saint Pio of Piopietrelcina's life and his fi y years as a friar, drama zing the fre-quent a acks from the devil, as well as the perse-cu on he suffered at the hands of people, includ-ing those in the Church.

This epic feature film, Clare and Francis, portrays the lives of Saint Clare and Saint Francis of Assisi, the daughter of a patrician family and the son of a rich merchant who leave everything to follow Je-sus Christ.

or choose from many other films

Go to www.formed.org—enter St. Sylvester's free group access code: RH2YY4 & your e-address...

Get the popcorn and enjoy your evening!

Come join our Group

Weekly meetings each Tuesday, at 3:00 PM in Moore Conference Room (side

entrance below the Parish House Office).

There's a Bible waiting for you.

A.C.A. , A 12-step program for adults who grew up in a dysfunctional home,

meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Rosary Hall. For info. call Larry at 718-619-5545

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS

The Rite of Christian initiation for Adults, more commonly known as the ‘RCIA’, is a

process for people who want to learn about our Catholic faith and traditions, or desires to become a Catholic, or is a Baptized Catholic who wishes to complete the sac-raments. The next sessions of St. Sylvester’s RCIA program will begin this month— September. If you know of someone who has expressed an interest

in becoming a Catholic, or wanting to complete their sacraments, our next R.C.I.A. program begins soon.

Please invite her/him to call the Parish Office for time and information.

Autumn begins at 2:00 AM next Sunday, Sept. 23 Turn clocks back 1 hr.

LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO TODAY'S READINGS

There are three interwoven themes in today's read-ings: listening to God, faith vs. good works, and

losing our life in order to find it. How are they related? The Suffering Servant of Isaiah undergoes much distress and ridicule, but is able to bear it because he has listened to the promptings of God day after day. The psalm tells us that God listens, too. God hears our prayers for help and is always ready to save us. As our faith deepens, so does our desire

to do the works of justice and charity that build up the reign of God. God directs our actions in ways we often cannot see, and we don't always see the

results. We are called upon in faith to trust that what we do is enough, and that willingness to listen to God's promptings will lead us in the right way.

Cross Road Foundation 25th Annual Fall Fashion Show Thursday, October 4th - 7:00 PM

Hilton Garden Inn Theme for the evening: "Rock the Runway" Musical entertainment: Just US & Blue L i l y

or e-mail: www.crossroadfoundation.org/ Click "Donate Now", then select "Events."

Gift Basket Raffles

includes dinner Tickets: $50/person

Reservations by Sept. 29th

call 718-556-3474

With our Religious Education students and teachers we celebrate Catechetical Sunday at the 10 AM Mass this weekend. The theme is "Enlisting Witnesses for

Jesus Christ." Those who have been designated to serve as catechists will be commissioned and blessed for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel— an opportunity for all to rededi-cate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.