CHURCH OF ST. CHARLES

644 CLAWSON STREET, OAKWOOD HEIGHTS, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306

OCTOBER 28, 2018 THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Pastoral Staff Pastor Rev. Louis R. Jerome

Parochial Vicar Fr. Stefan Chanas

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

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 secretary@stcharlessi.org (718) 987-5780 Website: www.stcharlessi.org Religious Education 200 Penn Avenue www.saintcharlesccd.org (718) 979-6800 stcharlesccd10306@gmail.com

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 par-ish.

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 Instruc-tion for parents of the children to be baptized to be arranged at the rectory. SPONSOR CERTIFI-CATES 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 proposed date and before social arrangements. At-tendance at Pre-Cana and Natural Family Plan-ning Classes is required.

Anointing and

Communion of the Sick Regular administration of the Sacraments should be arranged for shut-ins by calling the rectory. Emergency sick calls anytime.

Religious Education Program

Instruction for all grade levels beginning with first grade. For information call the Religious Educa-tion 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 & 11:30 AM Saturday 8:30 AM

Holy Days Masses Eve of the Holy Day 7:30 PM 6:45, 8:30, 11:30 AM and 7:30 PM

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LITURGY CORNER MONDAY – OCTOBER 29 8:30 - John K. Filipowicz & John C. Filipowicz Ann. 11:30 - Leonard Montalto - Ann. TUESDAY - OCTOBER 30 8:30 - Olindo DiGregorio - Ann. 11:30 - Eugene McGarry - Ann. WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 31 8:30 - Lucy Drakos - Ann. 11:30 - In Memory of the Alto Family - Mem. 7:30 - Jose Rozon - Mem. THURSDAY- NOVEMBER 1 6:45 - Parishioners of St. Charles 8:30 - James & Rose Brizza - Mem. 11:30 - Kenneth Nelson - Mem. 7:30 - Gabrielle Scarpa - Mem. FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 2 8:30 - Rose Brizza - Mem. 11:30 - Louis Calandriello - Mem. SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 3 8:30 - Christopher Tobon - Ann. 4:00 - Peter Devine - Mem. 5:30 - Michael Brigande - Ann. SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 4 8:15 - Deceased Members of the Gemelli Family - Mem. 9:30 - Parishioners of St. Charles 10:45 - Luigi & Filomena DiRe - Mem. 12:00 - Felice & Annette Addario - Mem. 1:15 - Susan Martin - Ann.

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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 11:10 AM and on Saturday at 8:10 AM. The Miraculous Medal novena prayers are said after the 8:30 & 11:30 AM Masses on Mondays.

Flowers, Wine & Hosts and Oil

The Wine & Hosts for the week of October 28, - No-vember 3,2018 are offered in loving memory of Michael Sterlacci at the request of his mother, Mary & his brother, John. The Oils & Candles for the week of October 28 - No-vember 3, 2018 are in loving memory of Lucy Drakos at the request of the Drakos & Endrom Families.

November 3 / November 4 Mass Schedule

4:00 10:45 5:30 12:00 8:15 1:15 9:30

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. 3

Weekly Offerings

PARISH MINISTRIES Adult Faith Formation Wednesday - 1:30; rectory Baptism Classes First Tuesday of the month at 8:00 PM; rectory Bereavement Group Thursday - 7:30; rectory 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 Religious Education Classes Monday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 6 & 7 Wednesday 3:45 - 5:15 PM Grades 1-5 Special Needs: Wednesday 5:10 - 5:45 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 Worship Wednesdays October 25th at 7:30 PM at St. Patrick’s Rectory

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.

For your conven-ience, we offer the opportunity to make your envelope pay-

ments electronically through WeShare. For more information, go to www.churchgiving.com or a direct link on our website (www.stcharlessi.org).

TACHS TEST The entrance test for Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of New York, will be administered on Friday, November 2nd in selected high schools throughout the Archdiocese. Students may register 7 days a week online via www.tachsinfo.com or via telephone from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM at 1-866-61TACHS (1-866-618-2247).

ANOINTING MASS

Our Annual Anoint-ing Mass will be cele-

brated on Sunday, October 28th at the 1:15 Mass. Anointing will take place directly after the Mass. All are invited for coffee and cake in the auditorium following the Mass. Please call the rectory to register for the Anointing Mass.

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ST. CHARLES FEAST DAY

Please join us on Sunday, No-vember 4th after the 9:30 AM Mass to celebrate the feast of St. Charles Borromeo. Coffee and cake will be served in the auditorium after the Mass.

PARISH NEWS

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

October 29, - November 4, 2018

Monday - October 29 Cheerleading - 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM; gym Trunk or Treat - 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM; parking lot Spiritual Direction - 7:30 PM; rectory Tuesday - October 30 Bingo at 7:30 PM; doors open at 6:00 PM; early bird 7:15PM Wednesday - October 31 Adult Faith Formation - 1:30 PM; rectory Legion of Mary - 4:00 PM; rectory chapel Thursday - November 1 Caregivers - 9:30 AM; rectory Cheerleading - 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM; auditorium Cheerleading - 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM; auditorium Bereavement Group - 7:30 PM; rectory Friday - November 2 7th 7 8th Grade Dance - 7:00 PM; auditorium Cheerleading - 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM; gym Saturday - November 3 Sunday - November 4 Teen Club - 7:00 PM; auditorium

The Annual St. Charles Christmas Fair and

Vendor Night will be held in the

school auditorium on Thursday, November 15th

7 PM to 9 PM and

Friday, November 16th (with vendors*) 6 PM to 10 PM

Raffles - 50/50 - Refreshments

Handmade Crafts, Baked Goods and Vendors*

And much, much more!!!! 5

ALL SAINTS DAY Thursday, November 1st, is All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation. Masses will be cele-brated on Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM and on Thursday at 6:45, 8:30, 11:30 and 7:30 PM.

ALL SOULS DAY Friday, November 2nd , is All Souls Day. It is our tradition to place the All Souls enve-lopes with the names of deceased parishion-ers and family members on the altar for the month of November. There are envelopes in your regular monthly packet for your use and also in the vestibule of the church. We will have the Triddum of Masses for the de-ceased on Monday, November 5th through Wednesday, November 7th at the 8:30 AM Masses. Also, on All Souls Day at the 11:30 AM Mass, all the names of those who have passed away this year from our parish will be read. Please join us at this Mass as we re-member our loved ones.

ST. CLARE IGNATIAN PRAYER GROUP

You are invited to join the St. Clare Ignatian Prayer Group. They will meet on Saturday, November 3rd in the Presentation Center gath-ering for coffee after the 9:00 AM Mass. Prayer begins at 10:00 AM.

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

Donald Bergin Roseann Jaccarino Pasquale Malerba

James “Ray” Mullet Bridget Cataldo

Marion J. DeCataldo Diane Luongo

Raymond Kitchen,Sr.

Keith Alaimo Paul Alaimo Sr. Joseph Bisking Joan Boragi Chris & Cookie Bradshaw Judy Bunting Christopher Buono Madeline Buonpane Mary Campitelli Marietta Canning Marty Casey Nick Castagna Grace Castelao Gianna Cerullo Monica Cipriani John Colella Michael Coleman Anna DiCamillo Donato DiCamillo Teresa Deegan Andrew DiPadova Mary Driscoll Russell Dunn Joseph Elia Pietrina Emro Charles Faberzak Dorothy Fleming Danny Fortunato Mary Gallart Aniel Garcia Phyllis Golding Harry Guarnieri Josephine Guarnieri Emily Harris Rosemary Hennessey Cheryl Houss Helen Istico Colleen Kaplan Gary & Harriette Kaye Jeannette Castelao Keane Amanda Lavoro Loretta Lecce Elizabeth Linton Anthony Locicero Jr. Linda LoCocero

Diego Lopez Annette Luzzi Helen Mahon Lauren Marie Barbara Marino Jim McKenna James McGill Anna Miele Gennaro Musto Virginia Novaro Helen O’Brien Eileen O’Neill Rita Paragone Mary Parnell Kristina Patafio Christian Pepo Diane Petraglia (McKenna) Pasquale Petrucci Eileen Raineri Ella Reilly James Rezac MaryAnn Rezac Lee Rhatigan Marilyn Rossano Jeanine Russo Rose Russo Dorothy Sabatell Grace Salerno Vincent Santore Geoffrey Schaller Dolores & Tony Sclafani Anthony Scocco Jerry Scotti Howard Shock Howard Shock, Jr. Maryann Sparano Marie Starita Ann Van Houten Herb Van Houten Fred Volk Christopher Wandy Sara Weiss Norm Zuniga

MARRIAGE BANNS We Celebrate

We ask the family of St. Charles to pray for the following couples who will re-ceive the Sacrament of Marriage

Gina Lopez & Frank Cipriani Caitlin Guzzi & Nicholas Macaluso

FORMED.ORG Take advantage of this wonderful website of-fered by the Archdiocese of New York. Our parish code for logging in is XQ43Q3. A highly acclaimed series called Presence is available. Following is a description of the series: What is it that is so special about the Eucharist? Although the Eucharist appears to be simple bread and wine, it is actually the “source and summit” of the Christian life. Presence: The Mys-tery of the Eucharist explores the truth and beau-ty of Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist, from its origins in Sacred Scripture, to its pro-found role in the life of the Church and her members. It is the crescendo of the entire story of salvation. 6

PARISH NEWS

WEDDING MUSIC

If you are planning a wedding in the near future 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.

WEEKLY COFFEE HOUR

Just a reminder that you are invited every week after the 9:30 Mass for cof-fee and donuts in the auditorium. 7

VIGIL FOR ELECTIONS On the evening of Monday, November 5th, an all night prayer vigil will be held at St. Charles Church. It will begin at 7:00 PM with a Mass. The main celebrant will be Bishop John O’Hara. The Mass will be offered to the Sacred Heart of Jesus that the result of the elections will be in accord with His Most Holy Will. Following the Mass there will be a solemn Eucharistic Proces-sion accompanied by sacred music. After the monstrance is placed on the altar, there will be prayers to the Sacred Heart. Then the all night prayer vigil begins. It will end with a 5:00 AM Mass on Tuesday, Election Day, to the Immacu-late Heart of Mary with the main celebrant be-ing Fr. Jerome. Contact Deacon Steve if you would like to do an hour (8:00 PM through 4:00 AM) in the church for this vigil.

CROSSROADS FOUNDATION BABY BOTTLE DRIVE

Next weekend members of the Crossroads Foundation will be here distributing baby bot-tles. If you would like to support this worthy cause, they ask that we fill the bottles with coins and return them the following weekend. This foundation supports the needs of single moms and their babies.

My heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Fr. Jerome, Bishop O’Hara, Fr. Stefan and all the parishion-ers for the support and love you have given me during my time at St. Charles Church. You will continue to be in my prayers. My email address is frmarius1967@gmail.com and my address in No. 29, Hill Side, Maggona, Sri Lanka. My phone number is 94714166416.

God bless you all! Yours lovingly,

Fr. Marius

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PATRON SAINT OF HOPELESS CASES… The story is told of Sean O’Toole who worked in a lumber yard for twenty years. All that time he’d been stealing wood and selling it. At last his conscience began to bother him and he went to confession to re-pent. “Father,” he said, “It’s been 15 years since my last confession and I’ve been stealing wood from the lum-ber yard for all those years.” The priest decided to assign him a penance. So Father asked him, “my son, do you know how to make a novena?” The man replied, “No Father, but if you’ve got the plans I know where to get the lumber!” I think most Catholics know what a novena is-nine days of prayer. Thanks to one of our parishioners here at Saint Charles, we have been conducting a novena to Saint Jude after Mass. Incidentally, Saint Jude’s Feast Day is this Sunday, October 28th. Because it is Sunday, however, we celebrate the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. I think that most Catholics have heard of Saint Jude. He is known as the patron saint of hopeless cases. When I was in the seminary, I got a summer job one year working down at Our Lady of Victory Church which is near Wall Street in Manhattan. Our Lady of Victory was and still is a very busy parish ca-tering to the spiritual needs of office workers in the downtown area. Well, every day at Our Lady of Victory, they had a novena service in honor of a different saint. I used to help out with the collection. One day, I marveled about how Saint Jude brought in the most money. The associate priest, Monsignor Harry Cauley, turned to me and said, “I guess you didn’t know there were so many hopeless cases!” Who was Saint Jude? He is known also as “Jude Thaddeus.” Our Lord called him to be an apostle. He was one of the twelve and is generally believed to be the brother of Saint James. He wrote the letter in the New Testament that bears his name. We don’t really have too much information about his life. According to one source, Saint Jude spread the gospel throughout the Middle East region and finally was martyred by crucifixion in Persia. He, like all the apostles, made the supreme sacrifice for the Lord Jesus by shedding his blood. At the Last Supper, Jude asked Jesus a question. The question was: “Lord, do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” The apostles felt really comfortable in asking Jesus about things they didn’t know about! This is how we too should act in relation to Jesus who is our teacher and our best friend. The Lord gave this response which you can read in the gospel of Saint John: “If anyone loves me, he will hold to my words and my father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” The saints, like Jude, were people who “held to Jesus’s words” and loved him deeply. They loved him more than anything in the world and there is a lesson there for all of us to always put the Lord first in our lives. As we honor Saint Jude on his feast day, we might think at times that there are “hopeless cases” in our lives and we even might feel “hopeless” with all the problems and difficulties that we have encountered in this journey known as life. Let us not despair! Perhaps this little prayer could help: “Most Holy Apostle Jude, I place myself in your care. Pray for me. Help me to remember that I am not alone in my struggles!” Sincerely in Christ, Father Jerome 10