August 11, 2019

Our hearts and prayers are with those grieving in El Paso, Texas & Dayton, Ohio

Compassionate Father, our voices cry out to you. Pair our prayers with action to meet hatred with love. Work through us, O Lord, to become agents of change. Amen.

10:00 AM Mass Celebration

Healing Prayers for ~

o Father Paul Palmiotto

o Rey Drumgoole Req. Roy & Jackie Pinkard

o Henry Nemorin Req. Maria Thomas

In Memory of ~

o Happy Birthday in Heaven Yvette Nazaire

o Mildred Huggs Req. The Polite Family

o Mary Eubanks Req. The Polite Family o Doris Dorner Ivery Req. Debra Hamilton

12:00 Noon Mass Celebration God’s Healing for ~

o Father Paul Palmiotto

o Mauva Torrel & Dolly Jankee

Birthday Blessings for Timisha Dixon

Req. Linda Caleb Hazel

In Memory of John Dotson

Req. Juanita & Vanita Dotson

5:00 PM Mass Celebration Healing prayers Theresa Addai

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Who is a Trustee?

An individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified.

Parish Trustees and Finance Councils

In civil law a Roman Catholic parish is recognized as a cooperation. As a cooperation a Roman Catholic parish is governed by a board of Trustees. The members of the parish board of Trustees are

1. The Bishop 2. Vicar General/ Moderator of the Curia 3. The Pastor 4. Two lay individuals

The Parish finance council acts in an advisory capacity and the Parish Trustees participate more directly to ensure the wellbeing of the Parish. The duties of the Board of Trustees are fiduciary and require responsibility for the care and preservation of temporalities and property of the parish cooperation. The Board of Trustees votes to approve any sale of real property. Following the approval of the Diocesan Bishop the Parish may then petition the New York State courts for an order to allow the sale. The Board of Trustees would need to act in a similar manner if the parish mortgages or leases any of its real property. Along with the Parish Finance Council, the lay Trustees play an active role in the review of the annual parish cooperation budget. Additionally, the lay Trustees are responsible for reviewing and signing the annual financial report of the parish cooperation along with the pastor, after the Finance Council has reviewed it. The report is then forwarded to the bishop. As we explained the roles of the pastoral and Finance Council in the previous letter, I think it important for us to know the roles of the Board of Trustees. Fr. Bartholomew Mrosso. M.afr, Pastor

Weekday Mass Monday thru Friday 8:30 AM - St. Benedict Monday thru Friday 12 Noon - St. Bonaventure

Readings for the week of August 11, 2019 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 18:6-9/Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 [12b]/Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12/Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40 Monday 8/12: St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious

Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday 8/13: Sts. Pontian, Pope, and Hippolytus, Priest,

Martyrs

Dt 31:1-8/Dt 32:3-4ab, 7 – 12/Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday 8/14: St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr

Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5 and 8, 16-17/Mt 18:15-20 Thursday 8/15:

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

(Holy day of obligation) Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Friday 8/16: St. Stephen of Hungary

Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22 and 24/Mt 19:3-12 Birthday Blessing for Eugene Hazel Req. Linda Hazel

Saturday 8/17: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 11/Mt 19:13-15

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Ps

40:2, 3, 4, 18 [14b]/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53

Most Reverend Bishop Sanchez will install

Father Bartholomew Mrosso M.Afr as our

Pastor on

Saturday, October 5th at our 5:00 PM Mass

Details for Reception to Follow

Please remember your church continues

to need your help! The good work of your parish will not

be diminished while you are away and we

can’t run off of our offering.

Thank you For your Sacrificial Giving to our Parish

For your Sacrificial Giving to our Parish

Together let’s meet our weekly goal of $6,000.00

10:00 Mass 116- $ 3,070.00

12 Noon 92- $ 1,395.00

5:00 Mass 25 - $ 364.00

The Finance Committee thanks all those who

donated for our 2nd Collection to renovate the

rectory to date collected $4,834.00

Please support the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal

with Faith and Good Works

Goal: $27,947.00 86 Pledged to date: $23,338.00

You can also text 917-336-1255

We’re almost there!!! $4,609.00 to pledge! Anything over goal comes back to parish!

Thank you! Please help our parish by making your

payments towards your pledge to…

Generation of Faith

Total Pledged $500,010.00

Paid to Date: $175,029.00

Disciples in Motion

Youth Group

Please donate toiletries items for Blessing Bags we’re donating to the Homeless.

Bring them on…

August 24th 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Wishy Washy Car Wash St. Bonaventure Parking Lot

Enter on 115th Ave. & 169th Street

Our Faith Formation for

K – 8 classes begins on

Sunday, September 15th

It is essential that every

young person register

for Faith Formation.

If you’re registering your

young person(s) for the first time please

attached their Baptismal Certificate.

Registration Forms can be found at the

entrance of the church.

Special Notice to Parents/Guardians: Your

young person should receive their sacraments

in the parish where the family is registered.

Monday & Thursday’s 7:30 PM

Youth Basketball & Karate: 5:00 – 7:30 PM

Adult Physical Training,

Self Defense & Karate 7:30 – 9:30 PM St. Benedict the Moor Church Hall

See Mr. Sam or Sensei Rey

Troop 4454

Kick-off Event September 7th

Youth Choir Will resume in September

Save the date Trip to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa (The Black Madonna) Doylestown, PA on September 14, 2019. Bus leaves from St. Bonaventure at 6:30 AM sharp! Price is $50.00 Transportation, snack & Lunch included.

If you’ve been

coming to Mass for

a while but are not

Catholic, or if you

have to complete

your initiation with

Confirmation &

Eucharist, we

invite you to look

deeper into the

Catholic faith. Come to meet some faithful

Catholics who love the Lord and would

consider it a privilege to get to share their faith

with you. Our parish will soon begin our faith

journey with opportunities for you to inquire

about the Catholic faith. Please let us know if

you’re interested. Let the Father’s know, Ms.

Debra & Ms. Carolyn