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ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA

AND ST. GABRIEL PARISH

stmargaretofcortona-stgabriel.com

e-mail: [email protected]

ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA

6000 RIVERDALE AVENUE

BRONX, NEW YORK 10471

718-549-8053

ST. GABRIEL

3250 ARLINGTON AVENUE

BRONX, NEW YORK 10463

718-548-4470

PASTORAL STAFF:

Rev. Brian P. McCarthy, Pastor

Rev. Julius M. Eyyazo, Parochial Vicar

Rev Sandro Leyton, Parochial Vicar

Rev George Lodi, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Msgr. Dermot Brennan, Weekend Associate

Deacon George Pitula

Deacon Donald M. Quigley

LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS

St. Margaret of Cortona

SUNDAY MASSES: (Vigil) 5:15 PM Saturday

Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon and 5:15 PM

LATIN RITE MASS: 1st Sunday of the month at 3:00PM

WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:30 AM and 12 Noon

SATURDAYS: 8:30 AM

LEGAL HOLIDAYS: 12:00 PM

1st SATURDAY: Rosary in Honor of Our Lady 9:00 AM

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA:

Monday preceding 8:30 AM Mass

CONFESSIONS: are available on Saturdays at 4:00 PM

until 5:00 PM and upon request.

HOLY HOUR/ADORATION:

Thursday 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM— (suspended for summer)

EXPOSITION AND ADORATION OF

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Friday after Noon

Mass. Concludes with Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Ben-

ediction at 3:00 PM

St. Gabriel

SUNDAY MASSES: (Vigil) 5:00 PM Saturday

Sunday: 9:30 & 11:30 AM

WEEKDAY MASS: Monday – Friday 9:00 AM

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA:

Monday following the 9:00 AM Mass

CONFESSIONS: are available on Saturdays at 4:15 PM

until 4:45 PM and upon request.

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SACRAMENTS

BAPTISM: Arrangements may be made by speaking

with one of the priests.

MARRIAGE: Before the date is confirmed, couples

should meet with one of the priests. This should be

done at least one year ahead. Pre-Cana is required.

SICK CALLS: For the ill, the Sacrament of the Sick is

available. Please call the Rectory at any time.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA SCHOOL:

Grade Pre-K through Grade 8. For information, call the

principal, Mr. Hugh Keenan, at 718-549-8580 or visit

the school website at: www.smcsriverdale.org.

ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL: Grade Pre-K through

Grade 8. For information, call the principal, Mr.

Anthony Naccari, at 718- 548-0444 or visit the school

website at: www.saintgabrielschoolbronx.org.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: For

children in public and private schools, Grade 1 through

Grade 8. For information, email the School of Religion:

Mrs. Georgina Nieves, St. Gabriel at

[email protected] or

Mrs. Kerry Bader, St. Margaret of Cortona: at

[email protected].

HOMEBOUND: For those confined at home,

Extraordinary Ministers bring Holy Communion. If

anyone is not on the regular list, please call the Rectory.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP: To be considered

active members of St. Margaret of Cortona and St.

Gabriel Parish, each family and single adult must be

properly registered and regularly use the weekly

donation envelopes for our parish. This is the only way

the parish can issue documents attesting to parish

membership and Catholic practice (e.g. A

LETTER TO BE A GODPARENT OR SPONSOR.

Newly registered parishioners must be registered & use envelopes

for at least 6 months before a Sponsor Letter can be issued.). New

parishioners are requested to visit the parish office.

ENVELOPE SYSTEM: To assist us in keeping

accurate records of your contributions, we request that

you use the weekly envelope system. This enables us to

verify your donations should it be necessary for tax

purposes. Please notify the Rectory if you change your

address.

ST. MARGARET OF CORTONA AND ST. GABRIEL PARISH, BRONX, NY

General Guidelines for attending Mass

1. The obligation to attend Mass is suspended

until further notice.

2. Those who are at higher risk for COVID-19 (i.e.

those who are older than 65 or have underlying

health conditions) are urged not to come to

Church for Mass. Those who cannot attend Mass

are encouraged to spend time daily reading the

Scriptures, praying with their families, watching a

broadcast or live-streamed Mass and making an

act of spiritual communion.

3. Those who feel in any way sick (e.g. oral

temperature higher than 99.5 degrees, cough,

chills, muscle aches, headache, sore throat or loss

of taste or smell) or who are worried about

attendance, should not enter the Church.

4. In accord with current state policy, the faithful

(over 2 years old) must wear cloth face coverings

when in public, including when they come to

Church.

5. Attendees should sanitize their hands at the

entrance of the Church via sanitizer stations.

6. All present at Mass should sit 6 feet or more

away from others in all directions. Families may

sit together.

In St. Margaret's one side of the Church will be

for families sitting together with two empty rows

between each family. The other side of the

Church will be for individual seating with one row

between each.

In St. Gabriel's, the Chapel side of the Church

will be designated for individual seating with one

row between each. The gym side will be

designated for families sitting together with two

rows between each. There will be folding chairs

set up in the gym area.

7. Holy Communion will be distributed in the

hand. Persons wishing to receive Holy

Communion will only be permitted to receive in

their hand. Persons receiving Communion in the

hand may not wear gloves.

GOSPEL MEDITATION

Using the best seeds doesn’t always guarantee the

best plants. An older Italian gentleman straight from

Italy gave me these amazing tomato seeds that he

claimed produced the best tomatoes ever grown.

Without doubt, the fruit he shared with me was a

testament to that fact. These tomatoes were

amazing! I couldn’t wait until the next growing

season to plant these seeds and harvest my own

tomatoes. The whole experiment ended up a failure.

I did everything the gentleman said, but my fruit

didn’t even come close. What happened? At first I

was perplexed, then some years later the light

dawned. The problem wasn’t the seeds, it was the

soil!

You cannot sow seeds in any old place and in a

haphazard way and expect them to be at their best.

It doesn’t work that way. Planting the seeds is the

easiest part. Preparing the soil is the challenge.

Tilling, mulching, enriching, and building up the

nutrients are all required for good fruit. Then after

the seeds are planted, more care is required in order

to maintain that healthy, nutrient rich environment

for those seeds to sprout, grow, and flourish. God

happily sows the seeds of his Word. What do we do

with them?

If we expect to be a passive bystander and have

good fruit magically grow, we are mistaken. Bearing

the good fruit of God’s Word requires preparation

and work. We have to cultivate the soil of our lives

so that those seeds can find a proper home. This

one thing alone takes a great deal of patience, time,

and effort. What kind of preparation have we put

into our lives so that we can be a recipient of God’s

seed? It takes a great deal of soul-searching and

ego-checking to properly prepare. God is the ever

faithful and persistent sower. If the seeds do not

bear fruit the first time, God will come back time and

time again, giving it another try.

If we have created a suitable bed for sowing, then

once the seed is sown, we must properly maintain

them. What is our maintenance plan for the seeds of

God’s Word? We need not only a source for water

but a watering schedule. We need to weed, aerate

the soil, nurture the young plants, protect them, and

provide proper nutrients. What does our spiritual

maintenance plan look like? If we have done all

things well, imagine what the seeds of God’s Word

could produce in us!

THE COLLECTION REPORTS

We are most grateful for your support

during these most difficult times. We are

most thankful to all of our parishioners. .

July 5. (1st collection) $13,946.

(2nd collection ) $1,996

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK:

Courtney Amsinger

Georgina Ayra

Rita Ballantine

Timothy Breen

Joshua Brennan

Ellen Brown

Joy Chambers

Theresa Colgan

Margaret Commins

Brian Crawford

Thomas Cronin

Steven DeRavaneusich

Michael DiRusso

Michael Dunne

Jane Elliott

Robby Ernau

Lydia Gonzalez

Bridie A. Gaffney

Barbara Gray

Frances Hage

Michele Sanchez Henley

Mary Kelleher

Elizabeth Landau

Olivia Leroy

Frances Loughlin

Ray Madden

Louis Marino

Rita McArdle

Thomas McGrath

Mary McGuire

Darlene McMeekin

Jeanne Myers

Jean O’Malley

Sr. Eileen O’Sullivan

Frank Paccione

Brian Phillips

Grace Rose

Katie Searson

Ellen Sherwood

Henry Snyder

Marilyn Spawn

Mary Sullivan

Terri Treanor

Elido Vega

Marie Zangaglai

Irene Anzalone

Lenora Avila

John Beckley

Betty Betz

Iva Boatin

Betsy Boruchoff

Tom Brody

Frank Caliendo

Michele Cipriano

Sr. Margaret Coomey

Karen Cunniffe

Michael Dannucci

Daniel Doran

Patricia & John Doran

Julia Farrell

Mary Ellen Gibbs

Michael Griffin

Michael J. Healy

Donna Hearla

Alina Hernandez

Donald Karpinsky

Nora Keegan

Brian Kolterman

Jack Marchindo

Mrs. Marciliano

Bridie Monaghan

Irene Morgan

Lorraine Moriarty

Diane Morvillo

Bozena Mul

Arlene O’Callahan

Caitlin O’Callahan

Bridie O’Sullivan

Margaret O’Shaughnessy

Carmen Perez

Rodolfo Pinzon

Angie & Estrella Rivera

Michael Savcaneso

Adelynn Smith

Harlie Smith

Jennifer Tagliaferro

Catherine Tobin

Arlene Viola

Connie White

AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

Mary Ellen Callahan

Barbara McNally

A BLESSING

BEFORE SUMMER

VACATION

Take time to claim your strength;

they are gifts of God.

Take time to have fun;

it's God's way of teaching you your

strengths.

Take time to grow yourself;

only you can grow you.

Take time to trust yourself;

God trusts you.

Take time to be self-reliant;

it is better than being dependent.

Take time to share with others;

they will bless you, and you will bless

them.

Take time to have hope,

you are a child of God.

Let's put ourselves into the hands of the

Lord, and pray that God will bless us and

our families during the wonderful months

of summer.

May we all help make our home a place of

relaxation, joy, love, peace and safety.

May we be generous and considerate,

not thinking only about ourselves,

but helping others enjoy the blessings of a

summertime.

Lord God, Creator of all things,

guide our steps and strengthen our hearts,

during these months of summer and

vacation days.

Grant us refreshment of mind and body.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Can you help us?

St. Gabriel’s is looking for help

washing and i roning the

purificators and finger towels

which are used at each Mass. The previous

volunteers are no longer able to help. You

would be asked to do this about once every 2

months. If you are able to volunteer,

please call Sr. Amy, 718-548-4470.

July 12, 2020

CHILDREN’S CORNER:

MASS INTENTIONS July 13—19, 2020

St. Margaret of Cortona

MONDAY: St. Henry

8:30 Marian & Frank Breen

12:00 Anne Ferrissey

TUESDAY St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin

8:30 Thomas Martin & Family

12:00 Winnie Campbell

WEDNESDAY: St. Bonaventure, Bishop

8:30 John C. Dunne

12:00 Eileen Sullivan

THURSDAY Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

8:30 Wilson Family

12:00 Mary Boyle

FRIDAY:

8:30 Rory & Aidan Galligan

12:00 Catherine Hoppmann

SATURDAY:

8:30 Eleanor Patterson

SUNDAY: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

5:15 PM (Vigil) Patrick Shannon

8:00 Dan & Hannah Sullivan

10:00 La Marna Family

12:00 Derrick Herencia

5:15 Parishioners of St. Margaret of Cortona

& St. Gabriel

St. Gabriel

MONDAY: St. Henry

9:00 Eileen McGorty

TUESDAY St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin

9:00 Robert & Mary Quinn

WEDNESDAY: St. Bonaventure, Bishop

9:00 No intention

THURSDAY Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

9:00 No intention

FRIDAY:

9:00 No intention

SUNDAY: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

5:00 PM (Vigil) Helen Keating– Lopez

9:30 Rice & Owens Families

11:30 Lila Dobbs

Summer Rectory Office Hours:

St. Margaret’s Rectory:

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

9:00 AM—1:00 PM

St. Gabriel’s Rectory:

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

9:00 AM—1:00 PM

If you need to contact the rectory at other

times (for records, information, or Mass

cards), please email:

[email protected]

If you need a priest in an emergency,

please call St. Margaret’s Rectory (718

-549-8053) at any time. A priest is

always here to assist you.

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