SUNDAY, June 24– The Nativity o f St. John the Baptist

Readings: Is 49:1-6 Acts 13:22-26 Lk 1:57-66, 80

8:00 A.M. For the People of St. Francis of Assisi 9:30 A.M. Anna Cambareri 11:00 A.M. Father’s Day Novena 12:30 P.M. Ettore Iocco Filomena Antonelli Maria Mancini Bombara Family Rocco Degrandis Gerardo LoPilato Felice Cona MONDAY, June 25- Weekday Readings: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 Mt 7:1-5 9:00 A.M. McHale Family

TUESDAY, June 26 - Weekday Readings: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Mt 7:6, 12-14

9:00 A.M. Lucy Lupetin

WEDNESDAY, June 27 - Weekday Readings: 2 Kgs 22:8-13, 23;1-3 Mt 7:15-20 9:00 A.M. Michael Bartolo THURSDAY, June 28- Weekday Readings: 2 Kgs 24:8-17 Mt 7:21-29 9:00 A.M. Natale Palazzolo

FRIDAY, June 29 - Weekday Readings: Acts 3:1-10/Gal 1;11-20 Jn 21:15-19

9:00 A.M. Matthew J. Karcic

SATURDAY, June 30 - Weekday Readings: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 Mt 8:5-17 9:00 A.M. Purgatorial Society Filiberti Family Cathleen Cameron Kathleen Plauski Philip Baghai

5:00 P.M. Joycelin Eiaw SUNDAY, July 1 - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Mk 5:21-43 8:00 A.M. Marie Montana 9:30 A.M. For the People of St. Francis of Assisi 11:00 A.M. Sylvester V. Guerriero 12:30 P.M. Filomena Antonella Nick Pomares Antonia Pinto Pompea Lombardi

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

2018 – 2019 Religious Education registration is open for all 1st through 8th graders. Registration

forms will be printed in the bulletin and are always available in the rectory

Classes take place on Sundays

from 10:40am – 12 noon in the academy building.

We are now on summer break and classes will resume September 23, 2018

ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO…

Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?

Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation?

Then RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation

of Adults) is what you're looking for! RCIA offers seekers the opportunity to come together in a

small group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of

Church as well as prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of

Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. You are welcome to participate in

the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. For information please contact our Director of Faith

Formation, Kristina Blair 718.278.0259 or dre@sfaacademy.org.

Top 10 Reasons to Become a Catechist

1. You will grow in your own faith, learn the

teachings of the Church, & deepen your

relationship with Jesus.

2. Your Baptism calls you to share in Jesus’

ministry.

3. Today’s youth, now more than ever, need to hear

the Good News of Jesus.

4. Today’s youth, now more than ever, need to

encounter good role models of faith.

5. You have much to share with those you’ll teach

and other catechists!

6. Today’s catechetical textbooks/resources offer

outstanding support.

7. You’ll be challenged, you’ll have fun, and you’ll

make new friends.

8. You’ll be helping people deepen their relationship

with Jesus.

9. You’ll be handing on a 2000-year-old Tradition

that changes lives.

10. It’s our job: Jesus sent us to “go and teach all

nations”.

Call 718.278.0259 or Email

DRE@SFAacademy.org

to speak with Kristina Blair, Director of

Faith Formation.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018 will be our last day of school. Our students and faculty will attend our final School Mass at 9:00 a.m. hosted by Grade 5 students. We will have a 10:00 a.m.

dismissal and report cards will be distributed. We wish our students and their families,

faculty, and staff a very safe and enjoyable summer vacation.

School will reopen on Wednesday, September 5, 2018.

ACADEMY NEWS

The St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy community would like to thank Mrs. Marilyn Zilinski for her

33 years of hard work, dedication and service to

our academy.

She has been an important part of our lives and has helped many students over the years. Mrs.

Zilinski always had a welcoming smile when greeting people at the door and a pleasant voice when

answering the phone. She handled each and every busy school day with grace and ease. She is much loved and will be dearly missed by all.

We wish her a very happy and healthy retirement.

May God Bless Mrs. Zilinski during this

next stage in her life.

Remember in your prayers all those in our parish who are sick, that they may find health and comfort: Martha Calado, James Nunez, Vincent Wytak,

Carol Ross, Rolondo Larrondo, Jeffrey Hyans, Jessica St. Preux, Al Ciani, Alesha Moses,

Samantha Fabrizi, Nancy McCaffrey, Christopher Wojtalik, Marie Guerriero, Theresa Pacheco, William Goss, Luke Pacheco, Vincenza Papa,

Jim Schneggenburger, Anthony Criscuolo, Ann Anselmi, Alice Franklin, Saverio Giordano, John Ross,

Terri Kornalewski, Samantha O’Sullivan, Marilyn Miller, Lenny Franklin, John Carmody, Rosario Duran, Edena

Iorfida, Mary DeGloria, Vivian Papa, Joel Steinmann, Anna Governali, Antonio Postiglione,

Mario Tamburello, Mary Rerecich, Christopher Araimo, Charles Principato, Isabella Columbo,

Christine Elmendorf, Georganne Cunningham, Jim Kreitler, John Schakir.

Also remember in your prayers all the deceased of the Parish. Please remember to

continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood, religious life, diaconate, and married life.

Please be mindful that there are people who come to church early in order to

pray. Please show respect by observing silence.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Weekly Offering

Thank you for your continued

generosity of giving each week. Your weekly offering helps us pay our monthly

bills.

The Collection/Donation

for the weekend: Collection 6/16-6/17 $ 4,570.00

School parents must use church

envelopes.

2018 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

THANK YOU to all who are supporting

the Annual Catholic Appeal. I am so ap-

preciative of the sacrifices each of you is

making to help us reach our goal.

I received notice from the Appeal Office

this week that we now have $28,500.00

pledged and $22,851.00 paid towards our

goal of $39,189.00

May God continue to Bless you for your

generosity.

God Bless!

Msgr. Maresca

Please Consider Remembering St. Francis of Assisi Parish in

your Will.

SUMMER WEATHER As the warm weather approaches, we

are blessed to have air conditioning in

our Church to keep us cool.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to please

everyone. Some say it’s too cool,

others say it’s not cool enough. A

suggestion that you bring a sweater

might help to solve the situation if you

feel the cold. Also, if it’s a sunny day,

you may want to sit on the schoolyard

side of Church, where it is usually

warmer from the suns rays coming in

through the windows. Thank you.

SUMMER MONTHS

As we did last summer, we will be reciting the Gloria from July 1st to

September 2nd. The Gloria is a beautiful

prayer and reciting it will enable us to

reflect on the words we pray and come to a better

appreciation of this prayer.

SUMMER WEEKLY COLLECTIONS

As the nice weather provides us with weekend opportunities to get away, please

remember the importance of your weekly offerings. While the summer months

bring a dip in our mass attendance and weekly offerings, it is important that we

try to meet our normal operating expenses. Those expenses do not change with

the summer season.

Please consider submitting your summer envelopes before you leave for vacation.

Those monies help us pay our summer bills and keep our budget balanced. As you

know our fiscal year ends August 31, 2018, so it is important we maintain a

balanced budget. I appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

As always, thank you for your understanding, your generosity, and your spirit of

sacrificial giving.

Have a peaceful, prayerful, enjoyable and safe summer!

SUMMER RECTORY OFFICE HOURS- 2018 Summer rectory office hours will begin Monday, June 25th and conclude on Monday September 3rd. Regular rectory office hours will resume Tuesday, September 4th. SUMMER HOURS: Monday to Thursday – 9:00am to 12 Noon * 1:00pm to 8:00pm Friday - 9:00am to 12 Noon * 1:00pm to 4:00pm NO EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY’S Lunch hour - 12 Noon to 1:00pm Monday to Friday Saturday - 9:00am to 2:00pm Sundays and Holidays - Closed

When going on

vacation and you need

to know the nearest

Catholic Church,

www.masstimes.org

will assist you.

ATTENTION: Please DO NOT light the candles in Church by using another candle. One could get burned and the wax is dripping all over the candle stands creating a mess.

PLEASE use the lighter. If you have trouble with the lighter, ask for help.

Thank You.

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION

Just a reminder when coming up to

receive Holy Communion, and after

receiving Jesus, one should be

thinking of the wonderful privilege as a

Catholic to receive Jesus,

that special time we have with our Lord and

Savior.

It is not a time to allow oneself to be

distracted by looking all around, waving,

shaking hands or kissing the person on the

end of the pew. The Roman Missal states

that, “one should prepare by

praying quietly, so that one may fruitfully

receive the Body and Blood of Christ”.

CONGRATULATIONS to Father Christopher

Turczany

being named the pastor of

St. Mary’s in Long Island City.

Fr. Chris has been helping us on

the weekends these past few

months and will finish the end of

June. His new assignment begins

on June 30th.

We want to assure him of our

prayers and wish him well as he

shepherds the people of St.

Mary’s.

YONKERS TRIP

Anyone interested in going on the

Yonkers trip on Thursday,

July 12th,

please call Ann at

718-726-3270.

Next weekend there will be a

2nd Collection for Air Conditioning.

Thank you for your

generosity and support.

The Rectory

Office

will be closed on

Wednesday,

July 4th

in observance of

Independence

Day.

WELCOME

We welcome back Father

Francis Chidume.

Fr. Chidume has been

coming to us for the past

few summers and will be

here to assist us during the

month of July.

PAINTING OF THE CHURCH

They have begun the outside work on our church. Artec, the company who did the work inside the church for the 85th anniversary will be doing the job. They will remove all the cracked and loose

wood shingles on the church and replace them with new ones. They will brush clean the entire façade, apply a primer

sealer and then apply two coats of exte-rior paint for the wood shingles.

In addition, they will work on the

handicap ramp. They plan to remove the lattice guards and replace them with

new ones, power wash the ramp, reinforce every support leg, replace

corroded brackets as needed, replace the lumber on the ramp, and apply two

coats of paint to the wood, matching the color of the church. This work is needed since our church has not been painted in

over 25 years.

The monies for this project will come from the returns of the Generations of Faith Campaign and from last year’s

Fall Festival. Your generosity and support of the campaign and the Fall Festival is enabling this work on our

church to be done.

THANK YOU for the many sacrifices you continually make to support our

parish.

Msgr. Maresca

CHURCH FIRE EXIT SIGNS

I’m sure at one time; you were confront-

ed with an unexpected project!

The Fire Department paid me a visit

and inspected the buildings. They

informed me that the law requires that

any assembly place, and Church is an

assembly place, is required by New York

City law to have Fire Exit Signs. Since

we do not have them in Church, I was

told I have to install them. If they are

not installed, a fine will be given to the

Church and then I still have to have

them installed.

I am in the process of having 3 NYC

approved exit signs installed in the main

body of the Church. Each sign will be

clear with green lettering. They will be

installed at the 2 side doors and the

main entrance. All the work will be done

in compliance with local and national

codes. The cost of this project is

$5,875.00.

I know how supportive you are of our

parish and I’m asking if you are able to

donate any amount to this project to help

defray the cost, I will be so appreciative.

What we do not receive in donations will

have to come from the general funds of

the parish. As of June 12th, $4,768.00

has been donated.

Thank you for whatever you are able to

contribute.

Msgr. Maresca

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Gives Back

For each car, truck or van, running or not, St. Vincent de Paul will give back to St.

Francis of Assisi $50/100 per vehicle. Maybe you don’t have a

vehicle, but a family member, friend or neighbor has an old or neglected

vehicle in their driveway that they would like to dispose of.

Call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at

(718) 491-2525.

PARISH PROPERTY

It has been brought to my attention that skate boarders are using the front steps of church to skate off of. This is not safe and

will chip the edges of the church steps. Please make sure that your child and their

friends are not among these children. If you should happen to drive by church and see

this happening, I would appreciate it if you would ask them to leave. I have gone out a few times to tell them to leave because it is

not safe.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 24, 2018 “ “The Lord called me from birth.”

Consider a vocation as a priest, deacon or in the

consecrated life.

Contact the Vocation Office at (718) 827-2454 or

email:vocations@diobrook.org

Focus: John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus and

his ministry.

God’s plan for salvation, coming to be through his

chosen people who freely say “yes,” include John the Baptist who prepares the way for Jesus

and his ministry.

Memorials for the Week

of June 24, 2018

ALTAR BREAD Is being Offered for

Erundina Calvo Requested by: Otero Family

ALTAR WINE Is being Offered for Erundina Calvo Requested by: Otero Family

SANCTUARY LAMP Is burning in

Loving Memory Erundina Calvo Requested by: Otero Family

ALTAR CANDLES Are dedicated to

Erundina Calvo Requested by:

Otero Family

July 1st - July 7th

Sunday, July 1 2nd Collection— Air Conditioning

Monday, July 2

Tuesday, July 3

Wednesday, July 4 RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED

Thursday, July 5

Friday, July 6

Saturday, July 7

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK

June 24th - June 30th

Sunday, June 24

2nd Collection– Peter’s Pence

1:30 Baptisms

Monday, June 25 12:30 - Ladies Social– St. Francis Meeting Room

Tuesday, June 26 12:30 - Ladies Social– St. Francis Meeting Room

6:30 P.M. AA - St. Francis Meeting Room

Wednesday, June 27

Thursday, June 28 10:00-11:30 A.M. Legion of Mary-St. Francis Mtg. Rm

Friday, June 29

Saturday, June 30

NOTE: All changes or updates for the bulletin must be presented the latest by

Tuesday afternoon of each week. It would be a good thing if you could get your

information in earlier. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated. The

bulletin goes to the printer by 12 noon every Wednesday. Thank you for keeping our

Parish up-to-date!

Our Parish Calendar will be published weekly.

Please submit changes or updates to

bulletinsecy@sfaacademy.org

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE– JUNE 2018

Sat. June 23rd 5pm Samantha Dee, Grace Vano, Mis Lopez Sun. June 24th 8am Luisa Schwab, Damian Pan 9:30am Vasilios Nassis, Luke Curattalo 11am Erin Camilleri, Fiona Hosey 12:30pm no servers available ==================================================== Sat. June 30th 5pm Samantha Dee, Damian Pan, Emily Muskardin

The St. John’s University

Speech and Hearing Center will

be offering FREE speech and

hearing screenings from

June 19, 2018 through

August 8, 2018.

Please call 718-990-6480 to

schedule an appointment. The

Speech and Hearing Center is

located at 152-11 Union

Turnpike, Flushing, NY.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

“My God is now my strength!” Let God be the strength of your

marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend.

The next weekends are July 14-15,

2018 in Bayside, NY and September 14-16, 2018 in

Huntington, NY.

For more information, call Richard & Pinky Arteca at 877-697-9963 or visit them at https://bq-wwme.org.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Office of Faith Formation

45th Street Astoria, NY 11105

718-278-0259 dre@sfaacademy.org April 2018

Dear Parents/Guardians, Registration is now taking place for the 2018 – 2019 Religious Education year. Please fill out and return the attached 2018-2019 Religious Education registration form as soon as possible. This will reserve your child’s seat for the upcoming year and reduce the number of people registering on the first day of class. The tuition fee can be paid on the first day of class, September 23, 2018 and will remain unchanged [$100 for one child and $175 for two or more children]. Every family must fill out the full registration form. It is important for better communication that you provide updated contact information, especially a working email address. Your information will not be given to anyone, but it will be used to keep you informed of class schedules, activities, and required events (especially for sacrament preparation). You can also email me at dre@sfaacademy.org in order to supply your email.

Continuous attendance of Religious Education, from 1st through 8th grade, is important to the Faith Formation development of your child and a Diocese of Brooklyn requirement. In order for your child to receive the sacrament of Confirmation with their class, (s)he must be enrolled continuously from 1st through 8th grade. Each year covers material which builds a foundation for students to be prepared to complete the sacraments of initiation. If your family is struggling with a scheduling conflict, please contact our office and we can work together to find a solution. The present number of dedicated volunteers just barely meets our needs. New volunteers are always needed to be catechists, hall or door monitors, substitutes, class parent, etc. St. Francis of Assisi will supply any instruction needed. Please consider helping out with spreading the faith to the future of the church. Please call or email our office; or check off the box on the registration form and I will contact you about how you would like to help. Thank you for being a part of our St. Francis of Assisi Community and for your continued support of our program. If you have any concerns or suggestions, please contact me. I would be happy to hear from you. Yours in Christ, Kristina Blair Director of Faith Formation

St. Francis of Assisi Office of Faith Formation REGISTRATION FORM – 2018-2019

Registration remains open all year. If you have any financial questions or scheduling conflicts, please do not hesitate to call our office so we can discuss your situation and work together to find a

solution.

Tuition for the 2018-2019 year Tuition for Grades 1-7: 1 child $100 2 children or more $175

Additional Fees: First Communion Fee $150 Grade 8 Confirmation Fee $150

Family Last Name: _________________________ Father’s Name: __________________________ Living/Deceased Religion: _________________ (circle one) Mother’s Name: _________________________ Living/Deceased Religion: _________________

Include maiden name (circle one) Student Address

___________________________________________________________________________ Street Town State Zip

Home Phone: _____________________ Work: ______________________ Cell (Mother): _____________________ Cell (Father): _________________ Email: _______________________________________ School: _______________________________ Are you registering a NEW or Grade 1 student: Yes: ______ No: _________ If you are registering a new or Grade 1 student you must include a copy of the child’s Certificate of Baptism. Student Name Date of Birth Grade in Sept 2018

_________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

EMERGENCY CONTACT: In case of emergency who should we contact other than Parent/s.

Name: _________________________ Relationship: __________________ Contact Number: ______________

Is there any additional information we should know? (family situations, medical conditions, allergies, special needs, etc.) If “NO” please write “NONE”. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________

Language spoken at home: English _______ Spanish _______ Italian _______ Other ________

Are you registered in the Parish? ________ If yes, envelope number: _______________

I am interested in volunteering as a catechist, hall monitor, office assistant, or class parent. Please contact me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Office Use ONLY