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CHURCH OF ST. CHARLES
644 CLAWSON STREET, OAKWOOD HEIGHTS, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306
JANUARY 12, 2020 BAPTISM OF THE LORD
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Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Louis R. Jerome Parochial Vicar Fr.
Stefan Chanas Fr. Ruwandana Mendis In Residence Bishop John J.
O’Hara Weekend Associate Rev. Msgr. Edmund J. Whalen Permanent
Deacons Deacon Stephen Tobon Deacon Lawrence Droge Pastoral
Associate Sr. Jeanine Conlon, O.P. School Principal Mr. J. C.
Kiernan Religious Education Coordinator Ms. Kerry Quinn Director of
Music Mr. Paul Light Sacristan Mr. Frank Castelao
Contact Information Rectory School 644 Clawson Street 200 Penn
Avenue (718) 987-2670 (718) 987-0200 Fax: (718) 987-7950 Fax: (718)
987-8158 Email Address Tuition Office [email protected]
(718) 987-5780 Website: www.stcharlessi.org Religious Education 200
Penn Avenue www.saintcharlesccd.org (718) 979-6800
[email protected]
Parish Office Hours Sunday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday 10:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Sacramental Life Mass Schedule
Parish Registration New parishioners need to register at the
rectory. Please inform us if you move into or out of the
parish.
Confessions
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, 5:00 - 5:30 PM, and after Mass on
the Eve of a Holy Day.
Baptisms Second Sunday of the month at 2:30 PM Instruction for
parents of the children to be baptized to be ar-ranged at the
rectory. SPONSOR CERTIFICATES REQUIRED for Godparents and also a
copy of the child’s birth certificate.
Marriages To arrange a marriage at St. Charles, consult with a
priest or deacon at least six months prior to the pro-posed date
and before social arrangements. Attend-ance at Pre-Cana and Natural
Family Planning Clas-ses is required.
Anointing and
Communion of the Sick Regular administration of the Sacraments
should be arranged for shut-ins by calling the rectory. Emer-gency
sick calls anytime.
Religious Education Program
Instruction for all grade levels beginning with first grade. For
information call the Religious Education Office.
Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:00 & 5:30 PM Sunday 8:15,
9:30 & 10:45 AM 12:00, 1:15
Weekday Masses Monday - Friday 8:30 & 12 Noon Saturday 8:30
AM
Holy Days Masses Eve of the Holy Day 7:30 PM 6:45, 8:30, 12:00
and 7:30 PM
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LITURGY CORNER MONDAY – JANUARY 13 8:30 - Linda Blais - Mem.
12:00 - Donna Asel - Mem. TUESDAY - JANUARY 14 8:30 - Florence R.
Somerville - Ann. 12:00 - Ann Romano - Mem. WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 15
8:30 - Rosemarie Truscelli - Mem. 12:00 - Leonard Scappatori - Ann.
(10th) THURSDAY - JANUARY 16 8:30 - Paul McKevitt - Mem. 12:00 -
Msgr. James McDonald - Mem. FRIDAY - JANUARY 17 8:30 - Arnold &
Marie Hutter - Mem. 12:00 - Victoria Galante - Mem. SATURDAY -
JANUARY 18 8:30 - Walter & Marjory Kirchner - Mem. 4:00 - Laura
Klus - Mem. 5:30 - Leonard Montalto - Mem. SUNDAY - JANUARY 19 8:15
- Grace & Angelo Novaro & Family-Mem. 9:30 - Parishioners
of St. Charles 10:45 - Nancy D’Amico - Mem. 12:00 - Paul Reale -
Mem. 1:15 - Edward Kepley, Sr. - Mem.
December 29, 2019 December 30,2018 $13,307.51 $12,051.50
Christmas Day 2019 Christmas Day 2018 $31,132.36 $31,689.29
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Monday - Friday at 12:00-5:00
PM in the Chapel
First Mondays at 7:30 PM in the Church (cancelled in August)
First Fridays at 7:00 PM in the Church (cancelled in August)
Call Jeannette Burrell (718-979-0034) or Lois Galvin
(718-948-8193) for information
Rosary and Novenas
The Rosary is recited each weekday at 8:10 and
Flowers, Wine & Hosts and Oil
The Wine & Hosts for the week of January 12th - January 18th
is offered in loving memory of Edward W. Solan at the request of
his daughter, Barba-ra. The Oils & Candles for the week of
January 12th - January 18th are offered in loving memory of Wm.
Joseph Richards at the request of his wife, Jean Richards.
January 18 / January 19 Mass Schedule 4:00 PM - 10:45 - 5:30 PM
- 12:00 - 8:15 AM - 1:15 - 9:30 AM -
PLEASE NOTE
If a Mass is being said for a member of your family on Saturday
evening or Sunday, it would be most fitting if someone from the
family would bring up the gifts at the Offertory. Please let one of
the ushers know before Mass.
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Weekly Offerings
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PARISH MINISTRIES Adult Faith Formation Wednesday - 1:30;
rectory Baptism Classes First Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM;
rectory Bereavement Group Will resume in the Spring Book Club Third
Thursday each month at 4:00 PM; rectory Caregivers Support Group
Thursday - 9:30 - 11:30 AM; rectory Choir (Adult) Thursday at 7:30
PM; church Divine Mercy Devotion Friday at 3:00 PM; chapel
Eucharistic Ministers First Fridays at 7:00 PM; church Legion of
Mary Wednesday at 4:00 PM; rectory chapel Prayer Group & Holy
Hour First Monday of the month at 7:30 PM; church Prayer
Shawl/Blanket Ministry Last Friday of the month at 10:00 AM;
rectory Religious Education Classes Monday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 6
& 7 Wednesday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 1-5 Special Needs:
Wednesday 5:30 - 6:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting -
Second Tuesday of month at 1:30 PM; rectory Food Pantry open 2nd
& 4th Tuesday of every month 11:30 AM -1:30 PM; rectory Teen
Club Sunday at 7:00 PM; auditorium Women’s Wednesday Worship -
WEEKLY COFFEE HOUR
Coffee and donuts will be served following the 9:30 Mass.
St. Charles School 2020-2021
Application and Registration Process for NEW students is NOW
OPEN!
Application and Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is
now open for families interested in Pre-Kindergarten (3 year olds)
and grades
Kindergarten through 8th.
Families can now begin applying to St. Charles School by
accessing the school website at
www.SaintCharlesSchool SI.org
**Financial Assistance is available**
After completing the application, the school will contact the
applicant and discuss the next steps. Upon registration, all
students will re-quire birth certificate, baptismal certificate (if
applicable), immunization and physical docu-mentation, and past
year report cards and NYS
standardized test results (if applicable).
The FREE Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) registration process
for children born in the year 2016 will not begin until February
2020.
You can stay up to date on the UPK registration process by going
to www.nyc.gov/prek.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a school
tour with our principal,
Mr. Kiernan, please contact Mrs. Browne in the main office at
718-987-0200 or 718-987-5780.
We hope to welcome you to the
St. Charles School family real soon!
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PARISH NEWS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 13, - January 19, 2020
Monday - January 13 Debs Cheer Practice - 5:00 PM; auditorium
Spiritual Direction - 7:30 PM; rectory Tuesday - January 14 St.
Vincent de Paul Food Pantry - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM; rectory Bingo at
7:30 PM; doors open at 6:00 PM; early bird 7:15 PM Wednesday -
January 15 Adult Faith Formation - 1:30 PM; rectory Women’s Worship
Wednesday - 7:30 PM; rec-tory Thursday - January 16 Caregivers -
9:30 AM; rectory Book Club - 4:00 PM; rectory Varsity Cheer
Practice - 4:00 PM; auditorium Debs Cheer Practice - 6:00 PM;
auditorium Friday - January 17 Boy Scouts - 7:00 PM; auditorium
Saturday - January 18 Biddy Cheer Practice - 8:00 AM; auditorium
Pinewood Derby 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM; auditori-um Sunday - January 19
Teen Club - 7:00 PM; auditorium
Bingo is held every Tuesday evening in the au-ditorium starting
at 7:30 PM. Early bird is at 7:15 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM.
The 47th ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE AND MARCH FOR LIFE IN WASH-
INGTON, DC The pilgrimage will take place on Friday, January 24,
2020 and we need your help to ensure that New York has a strong
presence at the March this year. This will be the first March for
Life since the passing of the devas-tating Reproductive Health Act
last January. This is an opportunity for us as New Yorkers to make
a pilgrimage on behalf of life, pray-ing for our state and our
nation. Buses will be traveling to DC from all over the
Archdio-cese. Buses will be leaving from Holy child Church at 7:30
AM and departs from Wash-ington at 4:00 PM. The cost of a ticket is
$30.00. to reserve a place on the bus, call an-gela at
347-896-2307.. If you cannot attend, consider providing financial
assistance for a local school so that young people can experi-ence
this inspiring event). We also invite you to join us for the Prayer
Vigil for Life on January 22nd, the anniversary at St. Patrick’s
Cathedral. The church has designated Janu-ary 22nd- the anniversary
of Roe v. Wade - as a day of prayer for the protection of the
unborn and penance for sins against the dig-nity of the human
person. Wednesday, Janu-ary 22 - 6:30 PM - Holy Hour with Music;
7:30 PM - Holy Mass celebrated by Timothy Cardinal Dolan at St.
Patrick’s Cathedral.
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WE PRAY...WE CELEBRATE...WE REMEMBER
THE GET WELL LIST
WE REMEMBER Eternal rest grant unto their souls, O Lord.
And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
Amen.
May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed rest in
peace. Amen
Santa Zacchi Florence Demarco Joseph Penatello
Giro J. Scotti Mary L. Burke Frank Rienzo
Keith Alaimo Paul Alaimo Sr. Debbie Bernfeld Denise Scandiglia
Bianchi Joseph Biskin Joan Boragi Madeline Buonpane Jodi Butt Mary
Campitelli Lee Canning Marietta Canning Ronald Carrubba Marty Casey
Nick Castagna Grace Castelao Father Stefan Chanas Nicholas Christy
William Jerome Connors, Jr Angelo Cuomo Elaine Cupak Teresa Deegan
Frank Deegan Judy DeSilva Andrew DiPadova Virginia Duffy Joseph
Elia Rose Falcone Dorothy Fleming Isabella Gallo Lou Gioia William
Grasso Cathy Harris Emily Harris Paula Herbst Jim Hlavac Cheryl
Houss Tony Imperatrice Helen Rinato Istico Daniel Jacobs Ellen
James Colleen Kaplan
Jeannette Castelao Keane Rosaria Ladaro Thomas Willam Larson
Elizabeth Linton Anthony Locicero Jr. Lissette Lopez Barbara Marino
John Marco, Sr. Lauren Marie Virginia McBride Mary McKeever
Jeannette Mendes Alfred Merendino Benita Mitchell MaryAnn Mongiello
Kelly Ann Morici Peter Morici Steven Morvillo Julian Nierva
Christine O’Brien Helen O’Brien Eileen O’Neill Kathy Pappas Rita
Paragone Christian Pepo Eileen Raineri Ella Reilly Deborah Rossetti
Dorothy Sabatell James SanFilippo Dolores & Tony Sclafani
Anthony Scocco Marie Starita Abigail Taylor Jude Riley Taylor Alex
Trebek Andrew Varela Theresa Verry Fred Volk Maria Volpe
Christopher Wandy
WEDDING MUSIC
If you are planning a wedding in the near fu-ture and would like
to arrange for music, please, call the rectory two months prior to
the wedding, and leave a message for Paul Light, our Music Director
at (718) 987-2670.
WESHARE
For your convenience, we offer the opportunity to make your
envelope payments electronically through WeShare. For more
information, go to www.churchgiving.com or a direct link on our
website (www.stcharlessi.org).
APARTMENT NEEDED A single lady in her 80’s needs a one-bedroom
apartment, preferably on the second floor. Leaver your name and
number for Deacon Steve at the rectory.
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PARISH NEWS
YOUNG ADULT EVENTS Staten Island Theology on Tap will take place
on Tuesday, January 14th at 7:30 PM at The Liberty Tavern, 382
Forest Avenue (new location and new day). Do you have unanswered
questions about the Church’s teachings? Well you’re in luck! Join
us to find out the “WHY” behind the “WHAT”. Bring friends and
coworkers and come excited for a great talk while sipping on a
fantastic brew! The Archdiocese will be paying for some appetizers.
The venue opens at 7:00 PM, but the talk will start closer to 7:30
PM. Our Lady Star of the Sea, 5411 Amboy Road will host the Staten
Island Young Adult Night Eucha-ristic Adoration with live praise
and worship music on Saturday, January 18th at 7:30 PM. Young
adults in their 20s and 30s are invited. Confessions will be
available. The night well end with a social with wine, snacks and
fellowship. For more information, all 646-794-3159 or email
[email protected].
The January book selection is “A clash of Civilizations in an
Elevator in the Piazza Vettoria” by Amara Lek-
haris. It is not available in the Public Library, but is on
Amazon and Abebooks. The Abe-books site is for used books. It can
be bought for $1.71 and with shipping comes to $5.41. Our next
meeting is on Thursday, January 16th at 4:00 PM in the rectory.
RETROUVAILLE Stress in your marriage? Do you feel lost, alone or
bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your
spouse? Are you con-stantly fighting? Or do you simply shut down?
Have you thought about separation or divorce? Does talking about it
only make it worse? Retrouvaille is a lifeline to help couples heal
and renew their marriages. The program con-sists of a weekend
experience for married cou-ples (no group discussions) with six
follow-up sessions. The next weekend will take place February 21-23
at the Comfort Inn & Suites, Somerset, New Jersey. For more
information and to register, call rich Colasuonno at 732-236-0671
or Annette Colusuonno at 732-672-0748 or email:
[email protected].
WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY WORSHIP Our next Women’s Wednesday Worship
will take place on January 15th at 7:30 PM in the rectory. Please
join us for an evening of prayer and reflection. All are welcome.
Grace Daquila will facilitate. Suggested donation is $10.00. 7
MANRESA COUNCIL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BASKETBALL
FOUL SHOOTING CONTEST
The Manresa Council Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a
basketball foul shooting contest at St. Charles Gym on Saturday,
January 25th. The contest is open to boys and girls ages 9 - 14
(age as of January 1, 2020) and the contest is free (there’s no
charge to participate). Registration will start at 9:00 AM and the
contest will run from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Please contact Geoff T h
a t c h e r a t 9 1 7 - 4 5 3 - 5 8 4 4 o r Geoff.thatcher@yahoo if
you need any additional information.
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
THE BAPTISMAL PLUNGE… A couple of years ago, a priest friend of
mine told me that he participated in what has be-come known as the
“Polar Plunge.” If you haven’t heard of it, “the Polar Plunge”
usually occurs every New Years Day at Coney Island. The
participants take a nice, invigorating dip in the Atlan-tic Ocean
on January 1st. No wonder at my friend’s response on coming out of
the water-”It was really cold!” The temperature was about forty two
degrees which definitely is chilly-but he sur-vived! I was thinking
about the plunge this weekend because this Sunday we celebrate the
Feast of the Baptism of the Jesus. The Baptism of Our Lord did not
occur in a Church but rather in the Jor-dan river. I am not sure of
the temperature of the Jordan River, but it probably was a whole
lot warmer than the Atlantic in January-so Jesus did not need a wet
suit, a neoprene hood, and boots! In any event, Jesus was baptized,
which might strike us as a little bit strange since he did not have
any sin at all. As we know from the gospel, the Lord was plunged
into the river by John the Baptist. Even John thought this was a
little bit strange for he said to the Lord, “I ought to be baptized
by you and yet you come to me?” According to one saint, Jesus was
baptized for two reasons: to sanctify the water for all of us
sinners and also to set a proper example for all of us to follow.
Certainly we did follow Jesus’ example and we were baptized-that’s
why we are here in the Church this weekend. When our Lord received
baptism, the heavens were opened, the Spirit appeared and a voice
proclaimed from the heavens: “This is my beloved Son.” Now, none of
these things happened the day the sacramental waters were poured
over our head. Nevertheless, some important things oc-curred the
day we were christened. What happened? Well, original sin, the sin
of our first parents, was cleansed from our soul. Secondly, we
received God’s grace for the very first time in baptism-God’s
divine life in the form of the three persons, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit came to dwell in us. The third effect of baptism is a little
harder to understand. The Church tells us that on that day we
received in our souls a spiritual seal known as a “Character.” What
that means is that through the sacrament of baptism we became
something-Catholic Christians marked by the seal of Christ that can
never be erased or taken away. That is why baptism is conferred
only once. Final-ly, in baptism we began our journey in the
Catholic faith; it was our initiation-our joining the team that is
known as the Catholic Church. So baptism was an important step for
us even though we were not aware of it at the time. In that regard,
I heard a story about a little girl, maybe about four years old.
She was attending her first baptism and was watching the priest
very closely. As Father started to pour the water over the child’s
head, the girl yelled out: “Hey! How come he’s brainwashing the
baby?” Well, hopefully we all have a better understanding of
baptism than that! Baptism is not brainwashing! Yet on that special
day we too “took the plunge” not into the ocean but into the saving
waters of God’s grace at the font and became his beloved sons and
daugh-ters. May we always live by the spirit of faith which we
received at our baptism. Sincerely in Christ, Father Jerome 10
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