Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM Mass in Malayalam Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin

Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Second Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM

Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday.

Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 1PM and on request.

Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 P.M. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is required by the parents of the child to be baptized.

Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of the marriage date to make an appointment with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information, please visit: www.pre-cana.org.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) 347-6070 for arrangements.

Catholic Cemeteries: For information and available options please call (718) 894-4888.

Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna Parochial Vicar: Rev. Raynald B. Nacino

Deacons: Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck, John Warren, Kevin Hughes

Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque

Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Melissa Vollaro Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM Parish Office closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM For emergencies call (718) 347-6070

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (718) 343-1346 Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry School Website: www.olscafp.org

Faith Formation Office (718) 347-3511 Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto

Catholic Youth Group Youth Minister: Mrs. Karen DeRose Youth Website: www.OLSAMCYG.Weebly.com

Human Concerns Center (718) 347-6229 Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera

Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community who reach out to one another and to all people by teaching and giving witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to invite all to hear, share, and live the Word of God. We try to inspire an awareness of our faith and to encourage others to renew and energize that faith in Jesus and His Church. We want to welcome the entire community to enjoy the warmth and love of our parish by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church.

IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR

The sick, homebound and hospitalized . . .

Marianne Brewer, Laura Callan, Kiara Colon, Louis DePetris, Ralph DeVito, Diana Dunn, Mary Giegerich, Louis Gunderson,

James John, Pat Kass, Carlito Lalicon, Barbara Lazaro, Tara Lockwood, Richard Marini, Dalin Martin, Kuncheria Mathew,

Diane Mininson, Brian & Phyllis Mulkerne, Joel Rivera, Angelina Rocha, Dorothy Rondash, MaryBeth Marini Ruff,

Margaret Torpey, William Torpey, Kathy Turso, John Varrone, Laura Velez, Robert Webb, Helen Wendelken

All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . . .

Deason Hank Smith, Rolando Lascano, Eugene Schultz

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, July 23, 2017 8:00 AM People of the Parish 9:30AM Julia Parente 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Rosemarie Ruckel, Amanda Yap, Estellita Andrade, Joseph DiSunno,

Deceased Members of Carey/Wendelken Fam., Patrick Patten, Joseph Indiveri, Jack Cronin, Charles Beckert,

Dominick Fazzolari 12:30PM Louis Andriano 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Sandana Mariamma & Soosai Mariamma

Monday, July 24, 2017 9:00AM Catherine Davidson 12Noon Charles Drobnicki 90th Birthday Remembrance

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 9:00AM Thresia Chacko 12Noon Peter Damiani

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:00AM Regina Sales Koilparampil 12Noon Anita DiVeronica

Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:00AM Deceased Members of the Kuziamplavil & Nettikadan Families 12Noon Ana Hackimer 93rd Birthday Remembrance 12:30PM Adoration until 4 PM

Friday, July 28, 2017 9:00AM Sister Claude Maria Vitale, C. S. J. 7th Anniversary 12Noon Philip Haws

Saturday, July 29, 2017 9:00AM Frances Gambino 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass

Sunday, July 30, 2017 8:00 AM Anna Maslankowski 9:30AM People of the Parish 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for: Thressia Chacko, Joseph DiSunno, Mila Beronio,

Salvatore Mendolia, Thomas Morris, Baltazar Pinuela, In Thanksgiving, Florence Kinn,

Dominick Fazzolari, All Souls in Purgatory 12:30PM Angela Strippoli 5:30PM Philomina Charles

THIS WEEK AT OLS

Sunday, July 23 6:00AM ......... Blood Drive Set-Up ............................................. WR 9:00AM ......... Blood Drive ......................................................... WR Saturday, July 29 1:00PM ......... Himig At Alay Choir Rehearsal ........................... WR

OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, July 16th…………………….$12,319.23

We are renewed in Christ!

And our parish is renewed each time

you share your gifts…thank you!

THE SANCTUARY LAMP

for the week was donated in Loving Memory of

SISTER CLAUDE MARIA VITALE, C.S.J.

7th ANNIVERSARY

requested by

The Vollaro Family

ALTAR BREADS

for the week were donated in Loving Memory of

TERESITA DOMINGO

requested by

Teresita Lagasca

NEW OFFICE HOURS

Throughout July and August the

Parish Office will close on Monday,

Tuesday and Wednesday nights at

7:30 PM. There will be no office

hours on Thursday and Friday nights.

The weekend hours remain the same

from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on

Saturdays and on Sundays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

PARISH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS

Dear Parishioners,

Hands up! How many parents have heard their children say more than once this summer- “I’m

bored!” or “There’s nothing to do?” And we’re just about halfway through summer!

Charisse Tierney, a mother of six children, offers “Five ideas for a fruitful and faith-filled Summer.” She

and her husband Rob live in Newton Kansas.

1. Choose a corporal or spiritual work of mercy to carry out each week as a family. One summer our family chose a local charity that corresponded with each corporal work of mercy. I

contacted a different charity each week to find out what their needs were, and we had fun collecting items for a homeless shelter and safe house, visiting a nursing home and acquiring some new Bibles for a prison ministry. It opened our eyes to the many needs within our own community!

2. Establish a new family prayer habit. Consider adding a daily Mass to your family’s week, read the daily Gospel together, or pray a decade

(or more) of the Rosary together at least once a week. Our family has been enjoying reading the daily reflection in the “Pope Francis Family Devotional” at the dinner table- after the food has been passed around and mouths are full and quiet! . . . For more ideas on how to pray together as a family, see the excellent book, “Pray With Me: Seven Simple Ways to Pray with Your Children.”

3. Create a chore system.

“Work is good for us. Through work we not only transform nature, adapting it to our needs, but we also achieve fulfillment as human beings, and indeed in a sense become more human” - St. John Paul II.

Make charts, write lists, or establish routines. Find a chore system that works for your family and stick to it. Include things like household chores, summer reading, and musical instrument practice. Discuss the importance of obedience, diligence, and attention to detail with your children, and use chores to work together as a family.

4. Cultivate a garden together. “Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and plant virtue” - St. Catherine

of Siena. Whether it’s a vegetable garden or a flower garden, the natural growth of plants teaches our children

the beauty of God’s nurturing hand. Consider planting a Mary Garden, and allow our Blessed Mother to guide you as you lead your children into virtue.

5. Have fun. “And tell me, do you play with your children? Do you waste time with your children? The free gift of

a parent’s time is so important” – Pope Francis. Take day trips together, sit on the porch swing and eat popsicles together, catch fireflies at twilight

together. Quality and quantity of time matter with children. The more time we spend together, the more likely we are to trust one another, to open up to one another, and to create a foundation of love that will stand the test of time and resist the divisiveness of the world.

God bless you and your family all summer long!

SUMMER TRAVELERS. Free ministry to traveling

Catholics. For nationwide Mass times and

locations please call Mass Times

1-858-207-6277 or go on the web at

www.Masstimes.org.

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS takes

place on Saturday, August 5th. All are

invited to the 9:00 AM Mass for a

solemn celebration in honor of Mary,

Our Lady of the Snows and afterwards

there will be a breakfast reception in

front of the church, weather permitting,

or in the Green Room. Come and let

us celebrate together as a parish

family!

FIRST COMMUNION VIDEOS. Parents

are reminded to stop at the Parish Office and

take home their children’s First Communion

video from last Spring.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN OLSCA EIGHTH GRADER? By Br. Michael Renna, OFS, Chairperson

Here is the answer to last week’s Algebra challenge question. Congratulations to everyone who got it correct!

The sum of three consecutive odd Integers is 39. Find the three integers. Show all work and only an algebraic solution will be accepted.

Answer:

Let x = the first integer, then x + 2 = the second integer and x + 4 = the third integer.

So

x + (x+2) + (x+4) = 39 3x + 6 = 39 [combine like terms] 3x = 33 [subtract 6 from both sides] x = 11 [divide both sides by 3] x+2 = 13 x+4 = 15

THE INTEGERS ARE 11, 13 AND 15 11 + 13 + 15 = 39? 39 = 39

New question appears next week.

OLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY OFFICE will be open for school registration, tuition payments, school tours and other information from 9:00AM to 12Noon on the following days in July & Aug.:

In addition, the office will be open the week of Aug. 28th - Aug. 31st from 8:00AM to 3:00PM and Sept. 1st from 8:00AM to 12Noon. Also, school registration packets are available in the Parish Office. Take the opportunity to offer your child a quality Catholic education at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy this Fall.

Tues. Wed. Thurs. July: 25th 26th 27th Aug.: 8th 9th 10th Aug.: 15th 16th 17th Aug.: 22nd 23rd ——

ACADEMY OFFICE HOURS

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS is

included in today’s bulletin

and all are invited to pray

these special healing prayers

each day in anticipation of

our parish feast day on

August 5th. What a beautiful

way to rely on God’s

healing for ourselves and

many others through the

powerful intercession of Our

Lady of the Snows.

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS NOVENA

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5th

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS 9:00AM SOLEMN MASS

OUTDOOR RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th

3:00 PM MASS & PROCESSION IN HONOR OF SAINT ROCCO

Here is the latest report as of July 17, 2017:

Amount of Goal: $105,179.00

Amount Pledged: $ 96,840.00

Amount Received: $ 73,604.67

Number of Donors: 386

Thank you to all who already have made a pledge to

this year’s diocesan

Appeal. As you can see

in the box above great

strides continue to be

made to this year’s

Appeal. Everyone is

encouraged to take part in

this year’s Appeal by

making a generous donation so that we can reach our

assigned goal of $105,079.00. Feel free to view this

Year’s Appeal video at www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org.

Extra pledge envelopes are in the church today and at

the Parish Office. You may return your pledge

commitment in the collection and we will deliver it

directly to the Appeal Office. Thank you very much

for heeding the words: “Live in Faith - Give in

Love.”

SAVE THE DATES

COMMUNITY NEWS

2017 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND Sept. 15-17 in Huntington, LI. Call Richard & Karen Roginski at 877-697-9963. Let the Lord support you in your marriage!

VOTER REGISTRATION forms are in the

Gathering Space for those who aren’t registered, those

who need to update their

registration, those who haven’t

voted in many years or those who

wish to change parties. Take the

time to register and remember to

vote your faith on Primary Day in

September and Election Day in November.

SUMMER BLOOD DRIVE

SUMMER BLOOD DRIVE sponsored by the

Filipino-American

Community takes place

today from 9 AM to 3 PM

in the School Basement

White Room. There is a

severe blood shortage

during the summer and every donor and first time

donors are strongly encouraged to give the Gift of

Life at this time. Thank you for your generous spirit

in helping those in desperate need of blood.

CELEBRATING SAINT ROQUE

( SAINT ROCCO) On Sunday, August 16th a

special day will take place honoring Saint Roque

beginning at 3:00 PM with the

recitation of the Novena to Saint

Roque, Holy Mass and an outdoor

street procession. Father Jeremy will

be the main celebrant and homilist. All

are invited to pray through the

intercession of Saint Roque, a holy

and humble saint of God who endured

much suffering with sickness and

imprisonment. The San Roque Devotional Group in

the parish also welcomes everyone to join in the

Novena to San Roque beginning on Saturday, August

5th at 3 PM in the church and each day until Sunday,

August 16th. Please see the flyer on the bulletin

board in the church for the Novena schedule.

To be a sponsor/leader please call:

Luz Rebong at (718) 217-9424/(718) 598-1795 or

Lina Posecion at (646) 831-0622.

GREAT LAWN SUMMER CONCERT at St. John’s University presents, “A Midsummer’s Enchanted Evening,” with the Queens Symphony Orchestra on Wed. Aug. 2nd at 7 PM. Free Admission & Parking. Call (718) 990-5892.

ST. GREGORY’S THEATRE GROUP performs “The Little Mermaid” in the Oak Room (Church Basement), Bellerose Aug 3rd to Aug.13th. Call 718-989-2451 or go to www.sgtg.org.

“WE ARE ALL GOD”S DELIGHT,” a monthly support group every second Tuesday for family and friends of LGBT brothers and sisters at Bishop Molloy Retreat House, Jamaica Estates beginning at 7:00 PM. The next gathering will be on August 8th. Call 718-739-1229.

HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next trip

to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be

on Monday, July 31, 2017. Cost $25.

The bus will leave promptly at 9:00AM

from Our Lady of the Snows. For more

info or to reserve a seat call Sophia at

(718) 347-0512.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION.

Do you know a family

member or friend who is

interested in becoming a

Catholic? The Rite of

Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) is a wonderful process in our parish

available to those who feel called to the Catholic

Faith. The RCIA is also available for those Catholics

who have not yet received First Communion or

Confirmation. Please call the Faith Formation Office

(718-347-3511) for more information.

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY is a school of excellence which offers a quality Catholic education to its students. Recent New York State testing results showed our parish school far exceeding state, city and diocesan scores in Language Arts and Math for Grades 4, 6 and 8. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy follows the NYS and diocesan curriculum. The school has a morning and after school program for working parents, SMART Boards in the classrooms, Spanish and Art, full time nurse, Aquinas Honors Program, physical education, sacramental preparation and much more! Please feel free to contact the School Office at (718) 343-1346 or check out the attractive school website, www.olscafp.org which contains many other details about our school of excellence. Parents who are interested in enrolling their children into Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy in September 2017 are welcomed to call for an appointment. See the colorful flyers on the tables in the Gathering Space today and feel free to distribute them to family members and friends.

R. C. I. A.

O. L. S. C. A.

FAITH FORMATION OFFICE. Give your child

the gift of faith! (It’s the most important gift you will

ever give!) We invite all Catholic children attending

public schools to register for religious instruction for

the 2017/2018 year at our parish. Grades Pre-K

through 8 meet on Sunday mornings from 10:30AM

to 12Noon. High School students meet approximately

13 times over the course of the year on Wednesday

evenings. Classes begin: Sunday Sept 17, 2017 for

K-8, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 for Pre-K, and

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 for High School.

Registration fees are as follows:

One child $90.00 Two children $130.00

Three or more $160.00 HS Program $50.00

per student

Registration Forms can be

found in the Church

gathering space or on-line at

www.olsnows.org (click on

Ministries, then Faith Formation, scroll to bottom of

page for registration form). If you are registering your

child for the first time please include a copy of the

child’s baptismal certificate. Mail your registration

form to Our Lady of the Snows Faith Formation

Office, 258-15 80th Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11004.

We look forward to hearing from you.

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL EXAM (TACHS).

The exam will be given on Saturday, November 4th,

offering a chance to attend one of nineteen different

Catholic high schools in Brooklyn and

Queens. All eighth grade students and

their parents are asked to call

1-866-61TACHS or visit www.tachsinfo.com for

registration and more information.

PARISH/ACADEMY WEBSITES. Visit

www.olsnows.org and see an

abundance of information

about our parish including its

history, parish ministries and

special events, the weekly

bulletin and much more.

Visit www.olscafp.org and

find out important

information about exciting

upcoming academy events. Happy surfing!