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Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel - St. Thomas More
OLGC - 230 East 90th Street - STM - 65 East 89th Street New York City, New York 10128
March 12th, 2017
CLERGY Rev. Kevin V. Madigan, Pastor Msgr. Patrick McCahill, Deaf Ministry Rev. Maximo Villanueva, Parochial Vicar STAFF - OLGC Email: [email protected] Joan Barton, Director of Music Marcelle Devine, Coordinator of Religious Ed. Christopher Gillespie, Dir. Liturgical Music Ed. STAFF - STM James Siranovich, Interim Director of Music [email protected] Edward Litcher, Business Manager [email protected] Sharon McKenna, Sacristan Alex Miller, Director of Parish Programs [email protected] Margaret Peet, Development
PARISH TRUSTEES Christopher Baldwin Paul Saunders
PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT Alicia Damley
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON Michael Poulos
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PARISH OFFICE (212) 289-1742 FAX (646) 669-7811 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.OLGCSTM.org
ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH OFFICE (212) 876-7718 FAX (212) 831-5756 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.OLGCSTM.org
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE - OLGC Saturday Evening: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Morning: 9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.- Spanish Mass 11:30 a.m. - Choral Mass Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m.
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE - STM Saturday Evening: 5:45 p.m. Sunday Morning: 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - Family Mass Sunday Afternoon: 12:00 p.m. - Choral Mass Sunday Evening: 5:45 p.m.
WEEKDAY MASSES - OLGC Monday thru Friday: 9:00 am and 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
WEEKDAY MASSES - STM Monday thru Friday: 8:00 am and 12:15 pm Saturday: 8:00 am and 12:15 pm
CONFESSIONS - OLGC Monday thru Friday - 5:45 pm Saturday 4:30 – 5:15 pm
CONFESSIONS - STM Monday thru Friday 12:00 pm - 12:10 pm (before Mass) Saturday 5:00 – 5:30 pm
BAPTISM OLGC - 12:30 pm on Sunday STM - 1:00 pm on Sunday (Arrangements must be made six weeks in advance)
MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made at least six months prior
to the wedding
VISITS TO HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Our clergy are happy to visit.
Call the parish office to arrange.
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel - St. Thomas More March 12th, 2017
Second Sunday in Lent The readings for the Second Sunday of Lent raise the importance of trust in our relationship with God. The spiritual journey of faith demands a level of trust and dependency that is modeled to us by Abraham and by Jesus’ disciples. The first reading from the Book of Genesis is the call of Abraham. The call of Abraham was so central to how Israel understood itself, that the Jewish scribes who put the Book of Genesis together in its final form around 400 BC felt it was essential to preserve in their sacred Scriptures each version of the four calls of Abraham. For the Israelites living during the period of the Monarchy, the call of Abraham in Genesis 12 spoke to their times. Israel had truly become a “great nation,” united under a single Monarchy and a single king, David. The covenant with Abraham likely was viewed as fulfilled as the people of Israel were “blessed” with land and descendents that had elevated Israel to a status among the nations unknown in their past. Israel in the tenth century BC looked back at the call of Abraham and saw him as their great patriarch who was the first to trust God to be the guide for his people, and in doing so, was richly rewarded. In the Gospel reading, we hear Matthew’s account of the transfiguration of Jesus. Like the story of Jesus’ temptation in the desert heard last Sunday, the setting and details of this story surely resonated with the Jewish Christians of Matthew’s community. The setting on a high mountain, the presence of Moses, the overshadowing cloud, and Jesus’ transfigured face and clothes would have conjured up images of Exodus 19–24, where Moses receives the law on Mount Sinai. Matthew’s community members would have been very receptive to hearing about Jesus in the context of their own traditional sacred stories. But Matthew is interested in more than just preserving this Transfiguration story with details familiar to the community members. Matthew is teaching his community that God is doing something new: God’s definitive revelation now lies with his beloved Son, the new lawgiver. Just as God had once called Abraham to trust him, God now calls the three disciples (Peter, James, and John) to trust the words of his beloved Son: “Listen to him.” As our Lenten journey continues, we can turn to the words Jesus spoke to the disciples who were clearly frightened at witnessing Jesus’ transfiguration: “Rise, and do not be afraid.”
Adapted from Liturgical Publications Inc, Connect! Uniting Word & World, Dr. Daniel J. Scholz
WEEKDAY BIBLE READINGS Sun.: Gn 12:1-4a/2 Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9 Mon.: Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38 Tues.: Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12 Wed.: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28 Thur.: Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31 Fri.: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Sat.: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 The Next Parish Council Meeting is Monday, March 13th at 7pm in the St. Thomas More Rochester Room.
All Parishioners are welcome to
attend.
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Church of Our Lady of Good CounselWho is saying Mass this Sunday?
Sat 5:30 pm Fr. Maximo Sun 9:00 am Msgr. McCahill Sun 10:15 am Fr. Sheehan Sun 11:30 am Msgr. McCahill Sun 6:00 pm Fr. Maximo
Lector/EM Mass Schedule
March 12 Lector EM Sat 5:30 pm Tony Johnson Sazs Sexigs Sun 9:00 am Louisa Martin Marie Nonni Sun 10:15 am Sun 11:30 am Paula Cianci Joe McLaughlin Sun 6:00 pm Ryan Richard Carol Hopkins
March 19 Lector EM Sat 5:30 pm Tony Johnson MaryAnn Batory Sun 9:00 am Terri O’Connor Sylvia Morales Sun 10:15 am Sun 11:30 am Jamie Johnson Carol Hopkins Sun 6:00 pm Brian Daley Gladys Cruz
Please remember the sick, especially Claudia Apicella, Persetta Ballard, Bernie
Helgason, Mary Ellen Nugent Lee, Veronica and Augustine Martin, Frank Meade, Gertrude
(“Trudy”) Paul, Liz Riker, Edward Spaeth, Alix & Wilson Stearns.
And all the faithfully departed, that they may see God.
To add a name or to keep a name on the active list, please contact the rectory at the beginning of each
month.
Sunday –March 5, 2017 Regular Collection – $3, 059.48
Maintenance – $1,343.10 Ash Wednesday – $1,644.56
Attendance –795
Next Sunday’s Second Collection: Easter Flowers
MASS INTENTIONS AND FEAST DAYS AT OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
MARCH 12 - MARCH 18 Mon. March 13 9:00 Nilsa Santiago (L) 6:00 Donald Abruzzo (D) Tues. March 14 9:00 Margaret McLoughlin (D) 6:00 Peter Gaine (D) Wed. March 15 9:00 Thresia Elizabeth (L) 6:00 St. Philomena for Spiritual Guidance of All Priests Thurs. March 16 9:00 Kathryn Callahan (D) 6:00 Margaret McLoughlin (D) Fri. March 17 St. Patrick 9:00 Deceased Members of the Kitson Family
6:00 Chrystie Walsh (D) Sat. March 11 St. Cyril of Jerusalem 9:00 Nelson Figueroa (D) 12:00 Vigil 5:30pm
NOTICE: Saturday Noon Mass Schedule Change
We will be discontinuing the noon mass on Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Chapel. The final mass at that time will be on March 25th. This mass is presently not very well attended; there is a mass at 12:15 at St. Thomas More, and the Saturday mass schedule becomes increasingly busy with First Communions, Weddings and Memorial Services. For those who would like to schedule an announced mass on Saturday afternoon, this is now possible for the 5:30 p.m. mass.
Through your almsgiving you are doing the will of the Father and finishing the work of Jesus. Know that your nickel, dime or quarter is multiplied by the coins donated by others to the Society St.Vincent de Paul. Contact the OLGC Conference of the SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL via the rectory or at [email protected]
Church of St. Thomas More
Who is saying Mass this Sunday?
Sat 5:45 pm Fr. Madigan Sun 8:30 am Fr. Maximo Sun 10:00 am Fr. Madigan Sun 12:00 pm Fr. Madigan Sun 5:45 pm Fr. Madigan
Lector/EM Mass Schedule March 12 Lector EM Sat 5:45 pm M. Barrera Rob Guida Sun 8:30 am Grace McInerney Pat Lazio Sun 10:00 am TBD Dan Flynn Sun 12:00 pm Nilsa Santiago C. Stonbely Sun 5:45 pm Rory Kelleher Julia Shea
Sunday – March 5, 2017 Regular Collection – $8, 263.52
Attendance – 680 SoulCore: Nourish Mind, Body & Soul
2nd & 4th Thursdays, 11am STM Rochester Room
Suggested Donation: $10/session SoulCore is a sensory experience combining candlelight, music, scripture, reflections and movement to nourish mind, body & soul and
encourage deeper meditation on the mysteries and virtues of the rosary. www.soulcore.com To sign
up, email [email protected]. Bring a mat, if you have one.
March Book Club Meeting Tuesday, March 14th
STM, Meeting Room, 7pm Join us as we discuss Graham Greene’s classic novel about a priest on the run in Mexico, The Power and the Glory. We will explore Greene’s view of the Church and whether the priest is a hero or a villain in this novel.
MASS INTENTIONS AND FEAST DAYS AT ST. THOMAS MORE
March 12 – March 18 Mon. March 13 8:00 Rev. John E. Halborg (D) *12:15 John P. McEnroe, Sr. (D) Tues. March 14 8:00 Rev. John E. Halborg (D) *12:15 Dorothy Kelly (D) Wed. March 15 8:00 Maisie Jeffers (D) *12:15 Patrick Buckley (D) Thurs. March 16 8:00 Ralph O’Connell (D) *12:15 Mary Ann & James Crossey(D) Fri. March 17 St. Patrick 8:00 Christopher Begley (D) *12:15 Isidro Jore (D) Sat. March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem 8:00 Marcella Salvia (D) *12:15 Louie Kelemen (D) Vigil 5:45 Anthony X. Panella (D) *Rosary prayed after 12:15pm Mass
We Extend Our Thanks To Jackie Morriss for hosting Sunday's coffee
hour.
We’ve begun host sign-ups for 2017. Sign-up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a48a4ad2baaff2-winterspring Or visit www.olgcstm.org . Youth & Family Sandwich Making
Join our community for fun and service! Sunday, March 12th, 12-1pm
STM, Rochester Room
Each month students and families come together to make up to 300 sandwiches for the NEW YORK
COMMON PANTRY. Signup is easy: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49aeaf2ba4f
b6-sandwichmaking
March 19 Lector EM Sat 5:45 pm The Rosses Greg Gorra Sun 8:30 am Louisa Martin Sun 10:00 am Williams Family M.E. Bianco Sun 12:00 pm C. Stonbely Sharon McKenna Sun 5:45 pm Jim Sterling Sharon McKenna
EVENTS AT
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL DATE EVENT TIME 3/12 Religious Ed 10am AA Meeting 3pm St. Patrick’s Day Ceili 1-5pm Adult Faith Formation 4:30pm 3/13 Blue Army after 9am Mass 3/15 Senior Bingo 12:30pm Talleres de Oracion y Vida 7pm Stations of the Cross 7pm 3/15-6 Pop-up Flea Market 11am-4pm 3/17 Bilingual Religious Ed 7pm Stations of the Cross 7pm 3/18 Saturday Morning Breakfast 7 - 8:30am First Confession 11am 3/19 Religious Ed 10am AA Meeting 3pm Catholicism Series 2:30pm Adult Faith Formation 4:30pm
Stations of the Cross Wednesdays & Fridays in Lent
7:00 PM at OLGC
St. Patrick’s Day Ceili SUNDAY MARCH 12, 2017
1:00PM – 5:00PM OLGC, PARISH HALL
Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner Cash Bar
Music by Peter Street Band
Tickets May Be Purchased In Advance at the OLGC Rectory. Tickets Advance (By 3/8) At Door Adults $20.00 $25.00 Children 6 & up $8.00 $10.00 OLGC Choir invites New Voices! The OLGC choir invites you to join its ranks for the joy of making beautiful music and fellowship. Members of the choir are volunteers with varying degrees of formal musical training (and none at all). No formal audition is required. The OLGC choir sings at the 11:30am Mass on Sundays throughout the year under the direction of Joan Barton DeCaro. We rehearse on Sundays from 10:15-11:30am in the Parish Rectory. If you are interested, please call the Parish Office, or simply stop by on Sunday at 10:15am.
EVENTS AT
ST. THOMAS MORE DATE EVENT TIME 3/12 Family Coffee Hour 11am Youth & Family Sandwich Making 12-1pm 3/13 Parish Council Meeting 7pm 3/14 Leisure Club Lunch after 12:15 Mass First Grade Religious Ed 5pm Book Club 7pm 3/15 Christian Meditation 6pm 3/16 Second Grade Religious Ed 5pm 3/19 Family Coffee Hour 11am Note: AA Meetings are held on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings at 6:30pm in the Chelsea Room.
A Catholic Refresher Course Sundays in Lent (starting March 19th)
2:30-4pm, OLGC Parish Hall At a loss for how to explain the Catholic faith to your children or friends? Been away from the Church for a while? This Lent join us for Bishop Robert Barron’s Catholicism series and discussion led by Fr. Maximo.
Free babysitting provided on-site!
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK MEN’S CONFERENCE
Faith Every Day SATURDAY, APRIL 1
11AM-5:30PM ST. JOSEPH’S SEMINARY, YONKERS
The Archdiocese of New York Men's Conference is a day for Catholic men to gather together for fellowship, spiritual enrichment, and practical insights on how to
live their faith.
Speakers include: Alfred Kelly, Jr.—CEO, Visa USA, & Chairman
of the 2015 Papal Visit to New York Ryan Young—Founder and Director, Camp
Veritas Fr. Jonathan Morris—Pastor, Author, Campus
Minister, & Program Director of SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel
To register or to learn more, visit:
www.archnymensconference.eventbrite.com
Church of St. Thomas More
Who is saying Mass this Sunday? Sat 5:45 pm Fr. Madigan Sun 8:30 am Fr. Maximo Sun 10:00 am Fr. Madigan Sun 12:00 pm Fr. Madigan Sun 5:45 pm Fr. Madigan
Lector/EM Mass Schedule March 12 Lector EM Sat 5:45 pm M. Barrera Rob Guida Sun 8:30 am Grace McInerney Pat Lazio Sun 10:00 am TBD Dan Flynn Sun 12:00 pm Nilsa Santiago C. Stonbely Sun 5:45 pm Rory Kelleher Julia Shea
Sunday – March 5, 2017 Regular Collection – $8, 263.52
Attendance – 680 SoulCore: Nourish Mind, Body & Soul
2nd & 4th Thursdays, 11am STM Rochester Room
Suggested Donation: $10/session SoulCore is a sensory experience combining candlelight, music, scripture, reflections and movement to nourish mind, body & soul and
encourage deeper meditation on the mysteries and virtues of the rosary. www.soulcore.com To sign
up, email [email protected]. Bring a mat, if you have one.
March Book Club Meeting Tuesday, March 14th
STM, Meeting Room, 7pm Join us as we discuss Graham Greene’s classic novel about a priest on the run in Mexico, The Power and the Glory. We will explore Greene’s view of the Church and whether the priest is a hero or a villain in this novel.
MASS INTENTIONS AND FEAST DAYS AT ST. THOMAS MORE
March 12 – March 18 Mon. March 13 8:00 Rev. John E. Halborg (D) *12:15 John P. McEnroe, Sr. (D) Tues. March 14 8:00 Rev. John E. Halborg (D) *12:15 Dorothy Kelly (D) Wed. March 15 8:00 Maisie Jeffers (D) *12:15 Patrick Buckley (D) Thurs. March 16 8:00 Ralph O’Connell (D) *12:15 Mary Ann & James Crossey(D) Fri. March 17 St. Patrick 8:00 Christopher Begley (D) *12:15 Isidro Jore (D) Sat. March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem 8:00 Marcella Salvia (D) *12:15 Louie Kelemen (D) Vigil 5:45 Anthony X. Panella (D) *Rosary prayed after 12:15pm Mass
We Extend Our Thanks To Jackie Morriss for hosting Sunday's coffee
hour.
We’ve begun host sign-ups for 2017. Sign-up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a48a4ad2baaff2-winterspring Or visit www.olgcstm.org . Youth & Family Sandwich Making
Join our community for fun and service! Sunday, March 12th, 12-1pm
STM, Rochester Room
Each month students and families come together to make up to 300 sandwiches for the NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY. Signup is easy: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d49aeaf2ba4fb6-sandwichmaking
March 19 Lector EM Sat 5:45 pm The Rosses Greg Gorra Sun 8:30 am Louisa Martin Sun 10:00 am Williams Family M.E. Bianco Sun 12:00 pm C. Stonbely Sharon McKenna Sun 5:45 pm Jim Sterling Sharon McKenna
