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4747 Amboy Road, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312 www.holychildsi.com 718-356-5890

HOLY CHILD CHURCH

July 17, 2016

PASTOR & VICARS Rev. Travers Rev. Edwin H. Cipot Rev. Wilfred Y. Dodo DEACONS James V. Gallagher James P. Quadrino In Residence Rev. Percy Joseph ORGANIST/MUSIC DEPT. HEAD Sandra Pace 347-560-1793 SCHOOL OF RELIGION, DIRECTOR Marie Ferro 718-356-5277 Office Hours: M-Th. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

PARISH MANAGER Mary Kelly

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Joseph Longo

SPORTS COUNCIL Catherine McQuillen

718-356-5890 www.holychildsports.com

SOCCER

Tom DeLacy www.holychildsoccer.org

PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR

JoAnn C. Gaal 718-356-5159

Office Hours: M-Th. 9 a.m.-3p.m. Email: holychildprek@gmail.com

Saturday p.m. 5:00 7:00 Mon-Fri Mass 6:30 a.m.

Sunday a.m. 6:30 8:00 Mon -Sat Morning Prayer 8:30 a.m. Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:30 11:00 Mon-Sat Mass 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday p.m. 12:30 5:30

Mary-Pat Schaefer Parish Council President Nick & Janna Gaudiuso Family Life/Respect Life

Sal Lavanco Adoration Rosaria Incantalupo Rosary Ministry

Lea Laccadito Bereavement Ministry James Amberger St. Vincent de Paul

Bob Mistretta Beyond Renew Faith Sharing Peggy Corney St. Vincent de Paul

Esther Pla Charismatic Prayer Group Eddie O’Connor Sons & Daughters of Mary

Sabrina Lufrano Cheerleading Nick Nocerino-Ray Doyle Usher Ministry

Rita Martin Cub Scouts Joanne McCourt Singles on the Go Social Club

Mark Kwapich Boy Scouts Kelly Carbonaro-Rich Passante Youth Group

Sacraments Devotions

Baptisms 2:00 p.m. on Sundays Arrange in advance through the parish office. Pre-Baptismal clas-ses 8:00 p.m. on certain Saturday evenings. Call for schedule.

Marriages Please contact priests of the parish at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.

Adult Confirmation www.nyfaithformation.org

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Divine Mercy Chapel 24/7

Miraculous Medal Novena Church Mon. after 9:00 a.m. Mass and at 7:00 p.m.

Charismatic Prayer Group Rectory Conference Room

Wed. 7:45 p.m.

WEEKEND MASSES WEEKDAY WORSHIP PARISH OFFICE HOURS

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HOLY CHILD CHURCH

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2016 5:00 PM Carmela Graziano 7:00 PM Antonio Pandolfo

SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016 6:30 AM People of Holy Child 8:00 AM Denise Ingrassia 9:30 AM Edward St. John 11:00 AM Patricia Lavanco 12:30 PM Gerry Brady 5:30 PM Susan Keating MONDAY, JULY 18, 2016 6:30 AM Giuseppina DeRosa Marano & Giorgio Marano 9:00 AM Albert & Helen DelCore TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2016 6:30 AM Rose Dama 9:00 AM Joseph Raiola & Paul Mango WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016 6:30 AM Donald Scanlon 9:00 AM Margaret Mary Schneider THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2016 6:30 AM Paul Montanaro 9:00 AM Alphonso & Rose Marsillo FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016 6:30 AM Thomas Gallagher 9:00 AM Gerry Brady SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2016 9:00 AM George De Grushe SATURDAY VIGIL, JULY 23, 2016 5:00 PM In Thanksgiving of Our Lady of Guadalupe 7:00 PM Luigi & Letteria Vaselli

Psalter IV Ordinary Time - Week 16

www.divineoffice.org www.universalis.com

Communication devices of any sort should not be in operation during Divine Services at

Holy Child Church.

CARDINAL’S APPEAL To Date: $153,296.00 Goal: $114,500.00 # of Gifts : 537

Remember that Holy Child receives 60% back of

gifts over goal! Donor names to appear in

future bulletins. “Thank you, Holy Child!”

Widows’ Conversation Group

meets on Tuesday’s at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Room. For more information please call the

Rectory or Maryann at 718-317-7901

Bereavement Ministry Mrs. Laccadito makes generous provision of time during

which the experience of bereavement may be expressed and shared on an individual basis. She may be called upon

for an appointment at 718-227-0449

Joseph F. Appello John Gilligan Doreen Ryan

Pierce F. Walsh, Jr.

The Ave Maria Gift Shop

The Gift Shop is open

Saturday: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Sunday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

1st Sunday of the month: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

The Gift Shop is offering 10% off Medals (in stock - sterling, pewter)

for the month of July. They also have a Holy Child 50th Anniversary glass

Christmas ornament, necklaces, bracelets, and car rosary beads.

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Mondays in the FORUM after the 9 a.m. Mass

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STATEN ISLAND, NY

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WEEK’S DONATIONS

Carter James Magnus Louis Richard Wollman

NAMES ON THIS LIST WILL BE ON UNTIL SEPTEMBER 26 AND THEN WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE HEAR FROM THE

FAMILY TO CONTINUE.

Sanctuary Lamp

In Memory of Denise Ingrassia Offered by Mom & Dad

Bread & Wine

In Memory of Denise Ingrassia Offered by Mom & Dad

Adoration Chapel Candles

Our Beloved Mother, Grandmother & Great Nanny Catherine Jiannetto (Living)

Offered by The Jiannetto & Favara Families

Flowers at the Altar Memorials available Inquire at the office

Jillian Cannon

Michael Capolongo

Colleen Cerzosie

Lenny Cerzosie

Thomas Coppola

Nancy Ganassini

Baby Guiliana Geller

Joan Greene

Bill Kuhens

Richard LaCirasella

Veronica Mangieri

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

Could you not spend one hour with me?

If you think you might be able to answer the call and fill one of the following hours which are in need of coverage imme-diately, please pray and ask Our Lord for guidance and give us a call.

We also need coverage for other hours.

Of course, you are welcome to sign up for any one hour in the week that would suit your needs.

If you are able to sign up in either capacity, please call Sal Lavanco at 718-948-6048 or Diane Conzo at 718-605-6112

We are happy to welcome the following newly baptized members into our Holy Child Family:

Ultreya

Ultreyas are held the third Thursday of each month in the School Building at 7:30 p.m. Ultreya is open to anyone who has made a Cursillo weekend. For information about up-coming weekends call Lisa & Tom Castaldo at 718-967-3473.

Thomas O’Donnell

Jana Orellana

Lee Panno

Sebastian Rao

Lisa Romano

Lynn Schroeder

William Schroeder

Billy Sherwood

Dawn Verdi

Joseph Zaza

St. Edward Food Pantry

The collection for the food pantry will be next weekend, July 23

rd & 24

th. Thank you for your continued support of the

food pantry.

Saturday 1:00 AM URGENT

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HEAR YE, HEAR YE!

The 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses are urgently in need of

Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers

For information on brief training and scheduling procedure, please call the Rectory at 718-356-5890.

We hope to “hear” from you! Ages 16 and up.

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Our last meeting for the Charismatic Prayer Group will be July 20

th. There will be no Healing Mass for the months of

July & August.

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ADOPTION Children in China need homes. More boys available than girls. Older parents and single women welcome. For more information call Barbara Salvesen at (845) 623-5277.

St. Vincent de Paul Society The St. Vincent de Paul Society will not meet during the summer months of July and August. They will resume their meetings in September.

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SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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MEALS ON WHEELS OF STATEN ISLAND, INC.

304 Port Richmond Avenue Staten Island, NY 10302

Telephone (718) 727-4435 Fax (718) 727-2157

www.mealsonwheelsofsi.org

The mission of Meals on Wheels of Staten Island is to pro-vide two nutritious meals each day, delivered by volunteers, to the home bound elderly who are unable to shop for or prepare their own meals. We are feeding approximately 1200 seniors.

We need your help! If you are available two hours, one morning each week, you can volunteer to deliver meals to your elderly neighbors. Please call Vice President Roseann Holt at 718-727-4435 for more information.

Details on the latest image added to our Shrine Area

Quote: “I die the king’s good servant, but God’s first.” ˜ St. Thomas More

Summary: St. Thomas More was a husband, father, politician, diplomat, lawyer, knight, philosopher, chancellor, writ-er, defender of the Church, prisoner and martyr. In 1505, he married his beloved Jane Colt who bore him four children, and when she died at a young age, he married a widow, Alice Middleton, to be a mother for his young children.

He sought the truth and lived his life in accordance to the truth. He was heavily involved in the Protestant Reformation debate with Martin Luther vigorously de-fending the Catholic church, its authority, tradition and practices. St. Thomas More was beheaded by King Henry VIII when he refused to support the king in his request for divorce from Catherine Aragon so he could marry Anne Boleyn.

Patronage: Lawyers, court clerks, politicians, statesmen, widow-ers, difficult marriages

Feast Day

June 22

Time period:

1478-1535

Place:

London, England

St. Thomas More

FRANCISCAN HANDMAIDS OF MARY ST. EDWARD FOOD PANTRY

6581 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10309

(718) 984-1625 Fax (718) 966-0814

June 30, 2016

Rev. Alan Travers Holy Child Church 4747 Amboy Road Staten Island, NY 10312

Dear Rev. Travers:

The Sisters of the Franciscan Handmaids of Mary, the volunteers, and above all the clients of the St. Edward Food Pantry would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to you and your pa-rishioners for your continued generous support.

The struggle that families on Staten Island are having being to feed their families is being lessened by people like you.

Generous donations such as yours help Our Pantry continue to thrive because your contributions enable us to provide much need-ed assistance to our clients. We are mindful of the thought that goes into every donation we receive. Thank you for keeping us in your hearts.

We will keep you and your parishioners on our prayers.

Sincerely,

Sister Rosemary, FHM

Sr. Rosemary Onwuemene, FHM Administrator

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JULY 17, 2016

July 1, 2016

Dear Friend of Cross Road, Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. - John Adams The tears of joy and cheering by abortion activists that accompanied the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn laws requiring abortion clinics to meet basic safety standards confirms the frightening truth that reason has been fully eclipsed by emotion in our nation. As Clarke Forsythe, acting president of Americans United for Life, notes: In striking down these com-monsense requirements, the Supreme Court has essentially accepted the abortion industry’s argu-ment that it should be allowed to keep its profits high and patient care standards low. And Carol Tobias, the president of National Right to Life, wonders: How shabby are these abortion clinics that they cannot meet the minimum standards other outpatient surgical centers are required to meet and just how bad are these abortionists that they can’t get admitting privileges at a local hospi-tal? This tendency to rationalize rather than reason, to justify one’s impulsive acts rather than reform them according to the facts, has now reached the point of absurdity as progressive thinkers often argue for conclusions that contradict their own premises. Promoting false narratives that fly in the face of more obvious facts leads to an angry reaction by those struggling to make it in the real world. As we come to another critical election where we must decide our nation’s course for the next four years, we find ourselves faced with a choice between a future of lies and one of anger. As ominous as these options appear, our future may not be so bleak. Just as the moon blocking the sun continues to move on, so the dimming of the American mind will eventually pass. We continue to pray that responsible leaders will step forward on all levels to protect our inalienable rights and to chal-lenge the false narratives that distort the truth about life. For our part, we will continue to encourage women and men to see clearly the bright future before them with their unborn child. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely,

Bill Harder

Executive Director

1152 Victory Blvd Staten Island, NY 10301

(718) 556-3474

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Church: Holy Child Church City: Staten Island Account: 03-00612