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 and each Sunday at 5:30 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

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: Mrs. Melissa Spengler

Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi

Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM &

Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Parish Office is

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

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 . . .

Joseph Chiofolo, Ralph DeVito, Lorraine Dimitri, Rosalie DiSunno, Diana Dunn, Joseph Finlay, Adeline Giovannantonio, Felicia Goehringer, Louis Gunderson, Stephen Hlatky,

Barbara Lazaro, James Leung, Francis Mallaurappu, Henry Manohar, Anne McGinnis, Casey Neikens, Susan Neikens, Paul Nevins, Ashley Oellinger, Deacon Matthew Oellinger, Ignatious Raj, Prabhaker Rajappa, A. Nina Rocha, Marybeth Marini Ruff,

Joe Rupp, Jack Schaedel, Neil Scahill, Louis Troiano, John Varrone, Laura Velez, William Vicente, Muriel Vimala All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . . .

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2018

Feast of Our Lady of the Snows Eighteenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Sunday, August 5, 2018 - Our Lady of the Snows 8:00AM People of the Parish 9:30AM Sisters of St. Joseph 11:00AM Priests & Deacons 12:30PM In Thanksgiving

Monday, August 6, 2018 9:00AM In Thanksgiving for All Favors 12Noon Sylvia Seda 7:30PM St. Rocco Novana

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 9:00AM Beulah Mateyko Smith 12Noon Pasqualina Spina 7:30PM St. Rocco Novena

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 9:00AM Mary D’Alasandro - 1st Anniversary 12Noon Francisco Alicea 7:30PM St. Rocco Novena

Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:00AM Mathai & Mariam Valayil 12Noon Frances Sales & Regina Koilparampil 12:30PM Adoration until 4 PM 7:30PM St. Rocco Novena

Friday, August 10, 2018 9:00AM Eleanor Myers - Birthday Remembrance 12Noon Chigozie Mgbeojirikwe 7:30PM St. Rocco Novena

Saturday August 11, 2018 9:00AM Devasia Pullanthani 3:00PM St. Rocco Novena 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass 6:30PM Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam Sunday, August 12, 2018 8:00AM Francis T. Poltorak - 51st Anniversary 9:30AM People of the Parish 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Pat Sugrue, Suja George, Bruno DeFranceschi, Chacko Chekkappara, Kuncheria Mathew,

Gino & Phylis Matteo-70th Anniversary Rememb., Nazario Vargas, Murray Lewis, John Jacubovics,

I.K. Joseph Illiparambil 12:30PM Brian Elsom 1:30PM Respect Life/Rosary 3:00PM St. Rocco

THE SANCTUARY LAMP For the week was donated in

Loving Memory of THE GRECO FAMILY

requested by Ann Greco

ALTAR FLOWERS

for the week were donated for the FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS

requested by A Parishioner

THIS WEEK AT OLS

Monday, August 6 7:30PM .......... Arise Summer Meeting ..................................... PMR 7:30PM .......... Novena to St. Rocco............................. Church/BCH Tuesday, August 7 7:30PM .......... St. Alphonsa Meeting ....................................... PMR 7:30PM .......... Novena to St. Rocco............................. Church/BCH Wednesday, August 8 7:30PM .......... Novena to St. Rocco............................. Church/BCH 7:45PM .......... Baptism Preparation Class ............................... PMR Thursday, August 9 7:30PM .......... Novena to St. Rocco............................. Church/BCH Friday, August 10 7:30PM .......... Novena to St. Rocco............................. Church/BCH Saturday, August 11 3:00PM .......... Novena to St. Rocco............................. Church/BCH 5:00PM .......... Indian Latin Apostolate Set-Up ......................... BCH 7:30PM .......... Indian Latin Apostolate ..................................... BCH

OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, July 29th……………………..$11,885.00

Our God is a most generous God! Thanks for sharing what

God has given you with others!

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS. Throughout 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.

Matthew Alexander Cullen

The following child was baptized here at

Our Lady of the Snows Parish in July.

We offer our sincere Congratulations

and Best Wishes to the family of:

WELCOME TO OUR CATHOLIC FAMILY

MONTHLY 50/50 WINNER Congratulations to

Mary Egan who won $480.00 in our July drawing!

The August drawing will be held on August 29, 2018.

A 50/50 envelope is included in your monthly packet.

Extra envelopes are at the Church doors. Thank you

and good luck!

“Ever Ancient…………Ever New” Our Lady of the Snows R. C. Church

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.

CONGRATULATIONS to Father Jeremy as a new

part-time chaplain at Queens College

in Flushing while remaining as

parochial vicar at Our Lady of the

Snows. His assignment begins on

September 1st.

QUEENS DEANERY #5. Join Queens Deanery #5

on Facebook where you will learn

about the upcoming spiritual events

in the parishes in the Deanery. In

addition, the weekly bulletins,

contact information, Mass schedules

and much more about the ten

parishes in the Deanery are conveniently available!

Visit Queens Deanery #5 on Facebook and “like” the

page to receive updates or visit us on the web at

www.queensdeanery5.org.

PENNIES FOR LIFE. The Respect Life Committee

thanks everyone for taking home a canister to collect

pennies for babies. You may return

your filled canister to the Parish

Office anytime and for those who

did not receive one please call the

Parish Office with you name and phone number.

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!

QUEENS DEANERY #5 AIR CONDITIONING COLLECTION takes place

today. The parish is fortunate to have a cool and

comfortable church to worship in Sunday after

Sunday and during the week.

However, as you can guess,

the expense for such air

conditioning in a large

church is very high.

YELLOW air conditioning

offering envelopes are

available in the church.

Thank you for your contribution.

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF

THE SNOWS is celebrated

today! All are invited to the

12:30 PM Mass for a solemn

celebration in honor of Mary,

Our Lady of the Snows and

receive a special memento of

our 70th Anniversary as a

parish and 10th Anniversary

of the church. Following the

Mass there will be an Ice

Cream Social in Bishop Chappetto Hall. Let us

celebrate together as a parish family!

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS

SHALOM WORLD is a new high-definition

Catholic family television network available for free

on different cable networks. Original programming

includes conferences, movies, concerts and much

more. There is a variety of educational and

instructional programs to help grow in relationship

with Jesus and His Church. Please visit

www.ShalomWorld TV.org for more information

and channel finder.

MASS BOOK. The opportunity to

pray in a special way for the repose

of the soul of a loved one or other

prayerful intention is made available

each day with announced Mass

offerings. You may choose to

commemorate a death anniversary, wedding

anniversary or birthday remembrance. The 2019

Mass Book is now open and each offering is $15.00.

Please come to the Parish Office to make special

Mass offerings for your loved ones.

DINNER DANCE for American

Martyrs graduates on Sept. 29th at

Immaculate Conception Center,

Douglaston. Contact

maureens@jwhampton.com for

more information.

COMMUNITY NEWS

VOTER REGISTRATION

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.

ST. GREGORY’S THEATRE GROUP performs

“Sister Act-The Musical” in the

Oak Room (Church Basement).

Bellerose, August 9th to August

19th. Call 718-989-2451 or go

to sgtg.org.

BRIDGE TO LIFE seeks an Administrative Asst.

experienced with office and social platforms,

Microsoft Office, bilingual in Spanish, etc., Send

resume to cblack@bridgetolife.org.

ST. ROCCO

CELEBRATING SAINT ROQUE

(SAINT ROCCO) Next Sunday,

August 12th 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 Rogie

Castellano, a Passionist priest at Immaculate

Conception Monastery, Jamaica Estates and weekend

priest assistant with us, 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 which began on Saturday,

August 4th.. 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 or (718) 598-1795.

STREET PROCESSION ROUTE for Saint Rocco

celebration next Sunday will be: 259 Street South to

81st Avenue. Right onto 81st Avenue. Right onto 258

Street and proceed north to OLS church parking lot.

Exit parking lot onto 259 Street and return to front of

the church.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME

sponsored by the 105th Precinct takes place this

Tues., Aug. 7th at Cabbell Park, Francis Lewis Blvd.

& 120th Ave., Cambria Heights from 5 PM to 9 PM.

There will be entertainment, refreshments and

valuable information for all.

HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next trip to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be on Monday, August 27, 2018. Cost $30. 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.

R. C. I. 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 2018/2019 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, September 16, 2018

for K-8, Sunday, September 23, 2018 for Pre-K, and

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 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, then click on Faith

Formation registration). 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

FIRST COMMUNION VIDEOS.

Parents are reminded to stop at the

Parish Office and take home their

children’s First Communion video.

BISHOP FRANCIS X. FORD prayer cards are on

the tables in the Gathering Space and all are invited to

pray for the beatification and canonization of this

Servant of God who was born in Brooklyn. Consider

becoming a member of the Bishop Francis X. Ford

Guild to help keep alive the inspiring memory of

Bishop Ford and offer prayer, support and financial

assistance to the cause for his beatification and

canonization. Membership forms are in the Gathering

Space.

2nd ANNUAL SCHOOL

SUPPLIES DONATIONS.

Once again throughout the

summer the Parish Pastoral

Council (PPC) is accepting

donations of school supplies

(e.g. notebooks, memo pads,

binders, pencils and pens,

crayons and markers, school

bags, etc.) to help needy

boys and girls begin the new

school year well-equipped

and happy. Please place your donation in the yellow

school bus in the Gathering Space of the church and

thank you for your generosity.

ST. ALPHONSA MEETING will take

place this Tuesday, Aug. 7th at 7:30PM in

the Parish Meeting Room. All members

are asked to attend and review this year’s

parish celebration in honor of Saint Alphonsa.

God and Father of all gifts, we praise you

the source of all we are.

Teach us to acknowledge always

with generous gratitude

the many good things your infinite love

has given to us, as we support the work

of our Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens.

Open our hearts that we

may answer your call to follow

the message of the Gospel as disciples

in love and service,

so that all may come to know you.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ,

your Son, who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen

SAVE THE DATE

2018 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Thank you

to all who already have made a pledge to this year’s

diocesan Appeal with the mailing received at home.

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

and offer daily the Appeal prayer

printed in today’s bulletin.

Together let us “Answer the

Call” to assist the Diocese and

our parish.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th

CLOTHING DRIVE

ST. VINCENT de PAUL TRUCK

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th

9:30 AM MASS

BLESSING OF SCHOOL BACK PACKS

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEALAL

Here is the latest report as of July 30, 2018:

Amount of Goal: $105,179.00

Amount Pledged: $99,430.00

Amount Received: $82,081.00

Number of Donors: 377

VOCATION THOUGHT

The Parish Vocations Committee wishes to thank all for participating in the Year for Vocations, an

initiative of Bishop DiMarzio and the Diocese of Brooklyn. Here are some questions that we may pose

to ourselves as we look back on the year: -- Do I see my life more as a response to a call from God rather than a project that is merely my own? -- Do I routinely pray that all may know more clearly what the Lord is calling them to do in life and be able to courageously answer that call? -- Have I kept an eye out for anyone who may be called to Priesthood or Consecrated Life? If I have noticed someone, have I invited them to consider this special call, or perhaps let a priest know about the person?

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great

Proverbs 18:16

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 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.

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY

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 Aug.:

In addition, the office will be open the week of

Aug. 27th - Aug. 30th from 8:00AM to 2:30PM.

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. Aug.: 7th 8th 9th Aug.: 14th 15th 16th Aug.: 21st 22nd ——

ACADEMY SUMMER HOURS

DIOCESAN MARIAN PILGRIMAGE to the

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate

Conception in Washington, DC takes place on

Saturday, October 29th. All are welcomed to join in a

diocesan Mass celebrated by

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at

the shrine with many of the

faithful. For more information

about departure sites,

transportation costs, etc. please

call the Pilgrimage Office at

(718) 965-7313.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN OLSCA EIGHTH GRADER?

By Brother Michael Renna, OFS—Chairperson

Father McBrien is shopping for a new shirt. He finds one on sale at Kohl’s for $33 at a discount of 45% off the regular price. What was the original price of the shirt? How much did Father McBrien save? ONLY AN ALGEBRAIC SOLUTION WILL BE ACCEPTED!

This problem can be solved in two different ways. Method 1: The percent discount is equal to the difference between the original price and the sale price divided by the original price. If we let x = the original price, our equation becomes:

.45 = x –33 (note we must convert 45% to its x decimal equivalent .45)

We now cross multiply to solve for x: .45x = x –33

Collect like terms on each side of the equation: -.55x = -33

Divide -33 by -.55 and the answer we get is $60, the original price of the shirt.

Method 2: If we let x represent the original price, we can then reduce this amount by 45% of the original price and set the equation equal to $33 as follows:

x - .45x = 33 (note again we must convert 45% to .45)

Solving for x gives us the following equation: .55x = 33

We now divide 33 by .55 and get our answer $60, the original price of the shirt. So, Father saved $27 on the shirt. What a deal!!!

Patron of the Sick & Suffering

Rev. Father Rogie Castellano, C.P.,