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Masses Saturday: 5:00PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9AM, 10:30AM, 12Noon (Spanish), 5PM Second Sunday of month: 2:00PM Mass in Tagalog Fourth Sunday of month: 2:30PM Mass in Creole Monday - Saturday: 8:30AM Holy Days: As announced. Sacrament of Baptism First Sunday of month at 2PM in English. First Saturday of the month at 1PM in Spanish. Parents must make prior arrangements and attend instruction class. Sacrament of Penance Saturday: 4-4:45PM or by appointment. Sacrament of Marriage Couples should contact a priest or deacon one year in advance of desired date. Sacrament of the Sick Call the rectory for arrangements - anytime in case of emergencies. Devotions Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday: 9:00AM-3:00PM First Friday: 9:00AM-10:00AM First Saturday: 6:00PM-7:00PM The Rosary is recited Monday-Saturday at 8:10AM Miraculous Medal Novena Mondays and Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass. Other Devotions As announced. New Parishioners New members to Incarnation are asked to contact the pastor for a parish welcome and registration. Parish Staff Very Rev. John J. O'Connor,VF, Pastor - Ext 15 Rev. Christopher J. Bethge, Parochial Vicar - Ext 13 Rev. Msgr. John Casey, Pastor Emeritus (Not in Residence) Deacon Francois Innocent - Ext 25 Deacon Franklin Munoz - Ext 40 Deacon Clemenceau Pierre-Antoine - Ext 41 Deacon Robinson Despeignes - Ext 42 Deacon Luis Lopez - Ext 49 Ms. Satti Marchan, Principal - Ext 28 Mrs. Marie Fouche, Rel Ed Director - Ext 23 Mrs. Olga Petio, RCIA Coordinator - Ext 23 Mr. Perry Townsend, Director of Music - Ext 27 Miss Jasmine Gomez, Music Ministry Mrs. Rose Ruesing, Youth Ministry - Ext 23 Ms Patricia Brady, Parish Secretary - Ext 10 School Tel: 718-465-5066 Religious Education Office Tel: 718-465-8534 Ext 23 Rectory Hours Weekdays: 9:30 - 11:30AM; 1:30-8PM. Please call in advance to make an appointment with a priest. Saturdays & Sundays: By appointment. School Office Hours School Days: 7:30AM - 3:30PM Incarnation Parish 89-43 Francis Lewis Boulevard Queens Village, New York 11427-2245 April 15, 2018 Third Sunday of Easter Rectory Tel: 718-465-8534 Fax: 718-465-3834 www.incrcc.org

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  • MassesSaturday: 5:00PMSunday: 7:30AM, 9AM, 10:30AM, 12Noon (Spanish), 5PMSecond Sunday of month: 2:00PM Mass in TagalogFourth Sunday of month: 2:30PM Mass in CreoleMonday - Saturday: 8:30AMHoly Days: As announced.

    Sacrament of BaptismFirst Sunday of month at 2PM in English. First Saturday of the month at 1PMin Spanish. Parents must make prior arrangements and attend instruction class.

    Sacrament of PenanceSaturday: 4-4:45PM or by appointment.

    Sacrament of MarriageCouples should contact a priest or deacon one year in advance of desired date.

    Sacrament of the SickCall the rectory for arrangements - anytime in case of emergencies.

    DevotionsEucharistic AdorationWednesday: 9:00AM-3:00PMFirst Friday: 9:00AM-10:00AMFirst Saturday: 6:00PM-7:00PM

    The Rosary is recited Monday-Saturday at 8:10AM

    Miraculous Medal NovenaMondays and Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass.

    Other DevotionsAs announced.

    New ParishionersNew members to Incarnation are asked to contact the pastor for a parishwelcome and registration.

    Parish StaffVery Rev. John J. O'Connor, VF, Pastor - Ext 15Rev. Christopher J. Bethge, Parochial Vicar - Ext 13Rev. Msgr. John Casey, Pastor Emeritus(Not in Residence)

    Deacon Francois Innocent - Ext 25Deacon Franklin Munoz - Ext 40Deacon Clemenceau Pierre-Antoine - Ext 41Deacon Robinson Despeignes - Ext 42Deacon Luis Lopez - Ext 49

    Ms. Satti Marchan, Principal - Ext 28Mrs. Marie Fouche, Rel Ed Director - Ext 23Mrs. Olga Petio, RCIA Coordinator - Ext 23Mr. Perry Townsend, Director of Music - Ext 27Miss Jasmine Gomez, Music MinistryMrs. Rose Ruesing, Youth Ministry - Ext 23Ms Patricia Brady, Parish Secretary - Ext 10

    SchoolTel: 718-465-5066

    Religious Education OfficeTel: 718-465-8534 Ext 23

    Rectory HoursWeekdays: 9:30 - 11:30AM; 1:30-8PM.Please call in advance to make an appointmentwith a priest.Saturdays & Sundays: By appointment.

    School Office HoursSchool Days: 7:30AM - 3:30PM

    Incarnation Parish89-43 Francis Lewis Boulevard

    Queens Village, New York 11427-2245April 15, 2018

    Third Sunday of Easter

    Rectory Tel: 718-465-8534 Fax: 718-465-3834www.incrcc.org

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    LET US PRAY . . . We ask God’s healing and strength for: Mercia Desir, Gerard Jacques, Rose Toussaint, Urlita Santiago, Joseph

    DeAngelo, Shirley Basdeo, Zoraida Vasquez, Theresa Thomann, Marian Smith, Sarika Clona, Allan Caicedo, Jenny Rodriguez, Lynette Jerome, Leone Adrien, Lucette Julien, Yvette Goin, Arnulfo Cabahug, Sr, Kenine Dieuveuil, Fritz Etheart, Lunice Guiteau, Levonne Jetter, Maria Cabrera, Amanda Perez, Marie Charles – Elie, Natividad Neri,

    Kenneth Reed, Melicio Eclipse, jr, Brian Irslinger, Justin Stewart, Wilner Josephe Belhumeur, Gwendolyn Oviedo, Vicky Santiago,

    Bernadette Persaud, Marie Cadet, Dcn. Luis Lopez, Horacio Eclipse, Adilaida Eclipse

    May Eternal Rest be Granted to Pauline Lisse

    Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty from Incarnation If you have family members from Incarna-

    tion who are presently serving on Active Duty, please let us know so that we can in-

    clude their names below. Please give name, rank and branch of service for each person.

    Please pray for:

    Pfc. Spec.2 David R. Collins, U.S. Army Tech Sgt Lovewyn DeOcampo, U.S. Air Force

    Pfc. Jacob Hudock, U.S. Marine Corps 1st Class Manuel Stanley Joseph, U.S. Air Force

    Spc. Lizbeth Molinn, U.S. Army BM2 Otelo Rodriguez, U.S. Navy

    Lt. Michel Santana, U.S. Navy Maj. Brian Sterling Smith, U. S. Army

    LCpl. Erick Ricardo Toledo, U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Byron Umali, U.S. Marine Corps

    “GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING”

    Collection for The Week of J

    April 7/8 My Weekly Tithe $5,546 School Support $ 515

    Thank you for your generosity and support of your parish.

    SECOND COLLECTION April 15: Maintenance April 22: Maintenance

    Announced Masses

    Sunday April 15

    7:30 In Thanksgiving ~ Enriquez Family 9:00 Catalino & Aniceta Santiago 10:30 Lucila O. Sietereales 12:00 Aida Ramirez 5:00 Iluminada Eclipse Monday April 16

    8:30 Charles P. Brady

    Tuesday April 17

    8:30 Divine Mercy for Catherine Drouin Family

    Wednesday April 18

    8:30 Gregorio Fernandez Thursday April 19 8:30 Lunie Castor Friday April 20

    8:30 All Souls In Purgatory

    Saturday April 21 St. Anselm, Bishop 8:30 Florante Fernandez 5:00 The People of Incarnation. Sunday April 22 7:30 Cecilia Kilayko 9:00 Maria Soledad Ospina 10:30 Elizabeth Xenos 12:00 Ana & Jose Rodriguez 5:00 Theresa Turturro

    Vision Statement

    Incarnation Parish is a Roman Catholic community centered around the Lord Jesus, a living sign of hope to all that the Word made flesh dwells among us. His presence and love is encountered in all areas of our life together, especially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in Sacred Scripture and in the Sacraments. We seek to make the Lord's presence and love known through service and edu-cation, through evangelization and through con-tinual conversion and renewal in Him. We entrust our life together and our sharing in the mission of Christ to the protection and intercession of Mary, Mother of the Lord and our Mother.

    EASTER GIFT TO MY CHURCH. Your all important “Easter Gift to My Church” is being collected at this time. The Easter letter from Father O’Connor asks that everyone prayerfully make a fair share offering during this holy sea-son of Joy and Hope. If you did not re-ceive the mailing extra “Easter Gift to My Church” envelopes are in the church today. Thank you in advance for your support of this vital parish collection during Easter.

    Feast of Faith Series: Our Creed: Who We

    Are and What We Are About ~ We invite every-one who would like to explore our Catholic Faith more deeply to come and reflect on the Creed throughout this coming year. The next of the five sessions— “The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity: “I believe in Jesus Christ” - Our Redemption takes place this Tuesday, Apr 17 at 7:30PM. Save the date for final session on May 22 - all Tues at 7:30.

  • “Peace be with you.” “Why are you troubled?”

    From the Pastor’s Pen

    The exuberance of Easter Sunday might have diminished some but the realities are more lasting. The power of the Resurrection is not weakened by time and the sparkle of Easter is not dulled by wilting flowers. For those who received sacraments on Easter Weekend: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion and Matrimony—their lives have been changed forever. For those who renewed Baptismal promises hopefully it was a rekindling of the excitement and enthusiasm of being a follower of the Risen One. Between five and six thousand people came to Incarnation during Holy Week. People like you and me sang out “Alleluia” in our beautiful church at Easter but also “Were You There” throughout our neighborhood during the outdoor Stations of the Cross that were prayerfully presented by our young people. We bowed our head and knee as Jesus went from the Upper Room to the Garden on Holy Thursday Night or as we approached to reverence His Cross on Good Friday. We were there to remember the meal that he celebrated at the Parish Seder Supper or to be awestruck in the silence and darkness Holy Thursday Night as he was arrested for love of us. And don’t for get it all began as we came to church bringing filled “rice bowls” and leaving with palm branches! My brothers and sisters, you might take it for granted or be used to it, but the Catholic Christian Faith is alive and very tangible here at Incarnation. And rightfully so because the Incarnation is the mystery of the intangible God becoming one like us in our world. But there are still so many in our area, under our roofs, at our tables who can’t feel it; who do not recognize His presence and action in the world. The accounts in the Acts of the Apostles which we follow all throughout the Easter Season remind and challenge us to spread the Good News about Jesus Risen. In a sense Jesus’ work culminates on Easter Sunday but our work just begins. Are people truly happier by leaving Jesus and the Church behind? Are their lives better? We might not be perfect but hopefully we are trying to be perfected—to be more Christ-like. That is what is so exciting—at least for me– is that together we can take our rightful place as the Body of the Risen One. I am certain that is why people still keep coming by the thousands: God came to us and accomplished unimaginable things, we come to God to offer unimaginable things—our very selves. To all who worked so hard to make our Holy Week Celebrations special I want to thank you on behalf of everyone who was prayerfully moved by them. Your time, talent and attentiveness has been a concrete and inspiring gift to us all. Happy Easter and God Bless!

    PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD.

    Over the next ten months you will be in-vited to pray at home for more priests. We

    invite individual parishioners & families to sign up to re-ceive a beautiful Good Shepherd statue into their home for one or two weeks and to pray for priestly vocations. A prayer kit & activity sheets about vocations will be also given to help you through your prayer week. At the end of the week, on Saturdays, we ask you to return the Good Shepherd Statue to the Parish Office so that it may be hand-ed over to another parishioner and/or family on Sunday. You may keep the activity sheets for further prayer and re-flection. Please consider signing up for our Prayer Cam-paign for Priestly Vocations. Simply fill in the form below and return it to the Parish Office or in the collection as soon as possible. Father Chris, Father O’Connor or a member of the Vocations Committee, will contact you soon afterwards about all the details.

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    NAME ___________________ PHONE: _____________ Please contact me/us to participate in Incarnation’s Prayer Campaign for Priestly Vocations. I/We wish to dedicate daily prayer before the Good Shepherd in our home asking for more priests to active ministry in the Church.

    HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS will take place Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 PM in the church. All parishioners are asked to attend and pray for more priests in the church and children are most especially invited. Come and pray be-fore the Blessed Sacrament asking for more la-borers to tend the vineyard.

    A WARM WELCOME. If you are new to our parish please feel free to introduce yourself to the pastor or one of the deacons after Mass today. We kindly invite you to come to the Parish Office and register as a member of In-carnation. Registration is important for all parishioners because then we are able to issue sponsor letters for Bap-tism, Confirmation and Matrimony. We also can give end of the year statements of your contributions to the church through regular use of the envelopes. We can also help you with letters of recommendation for employment, schools, etc. Your registration will also help us with our parish cen-sus in knowing the number of Catholics in the Hol-lis/Queens Village area. Thank you and welcome.

    Martha Ministry. Join with others from the parish in a detailed cleaning of the church at 10:30AM on the Second Saturday of the month—May 12. For more information please contact: Donna Paul—347-495-0435.

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    Readings For The Week

    Sunday Acts 3:13-15,17-19 1Jn 2:1-5a Lk 24:35-48

    Monday Acts 6:8-15 Jn 6:22-29

    Tuesday Acts 7:51-8:1a Jn 6:30-35

    Wednesday Acts 8:1b-8 Jn 6:35-40

    Thursday Acts 8:26-40 Jn 6:44-51

    Friday Acts 9:1-20 Jn 6-52-59

    Saturday Acts 9:31-42 Jn 6:60-69

    Events For The Week Sunday 9:00am Religious Education MGH 10:30am Legion of Mary OLPH 2:00pm Youth Group OLPH Monday 7:30pm RCIA/ Adult Confirmation OLPH Tuesday 7:30pm Feast of Faith Series OLPH Wednesday 9:00am Adoration CH 5;30pm Angelic Voices CH 7:30pm Choir CH Thursday 7:30pm Academy Board Meeting SG 7:30pm Haitian Choir Practice MNH 8:00pm AA OLPH Friday 12:00pm Food Pantry MNH 6:00pm Girl Scouts MNH 7:30pm Bible Study Group OLPH Saturday 9:30am Sunday Scripture Study MGH 4:15pm 1st Comm. IV CH 5:00pm Server Installation CH 6:00pm Haitian n Prayer Group MNH 8:00pm AA OLPH CH = Church; MNH = Msgr. Nolan Hall (Lower Church); RB = Rectory Basement; OLPH=Our Lady’s (Rectory) Meeting, MGH = Msgr. Griffin Hall (School Auditorium).

    Incarnation Catholic Academy Corner

    Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

    Registration has begun for the 2018-2019 Academic Year

    Non– Catholic Children are also Welcomed at the Academy

    Walk-in registration will be held daily from 9-11AM.

    Appointments may also be made for a School Tour. Parents who are interested in registering their child for Pre-K or K will be required to bring their child to spend a day

    in the current class.

    Box Tops for Education May be left in the church’s main vestibule

    For more info and Open House Dates log onto www.incarnationqv.org or call 718-465-5066

    A campaign such as Generations of Faith does not simply end when all the pledges are collected. Now is the time when we start to see the wonderful effects of our effort. Blue collection envelopes have been placed by the doors of the church to help facilitate your pledge payments. Please be sure to send your pledge payments in by mail or sign up for online payments at www.cfbq.org/generations/payments. Together we can insure the future of our parish and the presence of the Gospel in our part of Queens for Generations to Come!

    First Holy Communion. First Communion will be re-ceived by our parish children Saturday, May 12 at the 11AM Liturgy. Everyone in the parish is invited. Please keep our children and their families in your prayers during this special time in their lives.

    New Altar Servers are now being trained for the parish. The New Servers will be installed this Saturday, April 21 at the 5PM Mass. Please pray for our youngsters as they begin this special ministry in the Church.

    HAITIAN COMMUNITY MONTHLY MASS will be celebrated next Sunday at 2:30PM in the church.

    CAR REBATES. The St. Vincent DePaul Society will give $50-$100 to Incarnation for each car, truck or van (running or not). If you or someone you know has an old or neglected vehicle that needs disposal please call the So-ciety of St. Vincent DePaul at 718-491-2525.

    “Now by this we may be sure that we know Him, if we obey His commandments.” Jesus wants to make Himself known to you through the vocation He chooses for you. Will you obey His call to the priesthood or consecrated life? Contact the Voca-

    tion Office at 718-827-2454 or email: [email protected].

    Parish Pilgrimage 2018: In the Footsteps of

    St. Paul—Sept 9 – 20. ~ The parish pilgrimage next September will be to Greece and the Greek Isles as we make a Pilgrim Journey In the Steps of St. Paul. The pil-grimage will be on both land and sea as we follow the trav-els of St. Paul and discover not only the beauty of the Med-iterranean but also of our Catholic Faith. Spread the word to families and friends take home some bro-chures from the church vestibule. Registration is closing soon.

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    LIVING LIGHTS. Securing an Annual Living Light Votive Candle to Honor a Loved One, Remember a Special Intention, or Mark a Milestone is a con-tinual and wonderful way to celebrate sentiments and offer intercessions of remembrance, hope and gratitude. Two wall mounted electric candle stands now hang in our church on either side of

    the newly restored and expanded Saints’ Shrine. These unique and inviting candles are made of real wax with electrified illumination to insure your Living Light burns brightly throughout the year. A plaque displaying the name of your loved one, your intention, or your milestone will be mounted before your Living Light Votive Candle. Plaques will remain for the year you have secured your Living Light and may be renewed or rededicated for addi-tional 12 month periods. In addition to its rightful place before your Living Light in the Saints’ Shrine, your Loved One, Special Intention, or Milestone will also be included in the Living Light Section of the Parish Website. See the blue brochure by the church doors or contact the rectory for more info: 718-465-8534.

    Incarnation Information

    Organization Contact Phone

    Adult Confirmation Mrs. Olga Petio 718-465-8534x23 Adult English Choir Perry Townsend 718-465-8534x27 Adult Faith Formation Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Alcoholics Anonymous Rectory 718-465-8534 Altar Servers Fr. Chris 718-465-8534x13 Angelic Voices Children’s Choir Perry Townsend 718-465-8534x27 Baptism Registration Rectory 718-465-8534 Extraordinary Ministers Deacon Franklin 718-465-8534 Evangelization Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Family Life Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Filipino Choir Ricky Matela 718-357-4894 Finance Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Food Pantry Deacon Francois 718-465-8534x25 Fundraising Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Friendship Club Marilyn Gallacher 718-465-2895 Girl Scouts Nalda Gomes 646-320-9355 Haitian Prayer Group Occide Pierre 718-776-0523 Homebound Ministry Sr. Ellen Patrice 718-465-8534 Hospitality Ministry Lucita Romulo 718-740-0417 Incarnation Academy

    Principal Satti Marchan 718-465-5066x28 Alumni Denise Antz 516-354-1217 HSA Jornada Fr. Chris 718-465-8534 Lectors Deacon Lopez 718-465-8534 Legion of Mary B. Innocent 718-464-2167 Liturgy Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Line Dancing Lucita Romulo 718-740-0417 Marriage Registration Rectory 718-465-8534 Martha Ministry Donna Paul 347-495-0435 Mustard Seed Ministry Mrs. Marie Fouche 718-465-8534x23 Nocturnal Adoration Anna Maria Lopez 718-217-4160 Pag-Asa Filipino Com Jose Santiago 718-479-0496 Parish Pastoral Council Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Publicity Coordinator Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 RCIA Mrs. Olga Petio 718-465-8534x23 Religious Education Mrs. Juliana Paul 718-465-8534x23 Rosary/Altar Society Sacred Hearts Group Dcn Clemenceau 718-341-2653 Spanish Prayer Group Fr. Chris 718-465-8534x13 Spanish Choir Jasmine Gomez 347-407-2248 St. Vincent dePaul Deacon Francois 718-465-8534x25 Vine & Branches Prayer Gp Karine Baron 646-299-2291 Vocations Committee G. Pierre-Antoine 718-341-2653 Youth Group Fr. Chris 718-465-8534

    The Shepherd Speaks

    God takes no offence at being “ours”, because love demands confidence, mercy demands trust. At the very beginning of the Ten Com-mandments, God said: “I am the Lord your God,” and reaffirmed: “I, the Lord your God am a jealous God.” Here we see how God presents himself as a jealous lover who calls himself your God. As today we enter,

    through Christ’s wounds, into the mystery of God, we come to realize that mercy is not simply one of his qualities among others, but the very beating of his heart. - Homily Divine Mercy Sunday 2018

    A Concert Reawakening the Call - A Ceremony of

    Lessons & Carols During the Year of Vocations will take place on Good Shepherd Sunday, April 22, beginning at 3PM at Immaculate Conception Church, Edgerton Blvd, Jamaica. This free concert during the Diocesan Year of Vocations will feature the Music Ministry of several Dean-ery Parishes. Join the faithful from throughout our part of Queens as we raise our voices in song and prayer and ask the Lord of the Harvest to send more laborers into our Church. Light re-freshments will follow.

    Gracious God and Father, we enter into your presence realizing you know us better than we know our-selves. You know the cares and sufferings we carry in our hearts. You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead us together on our journey to be a renewed Church, for with you all things are possible. Create us anew in Jesus Christ your Son. Liberate us from all that keeps us from you. Heal us from every form of sin and violence. Transform us to live your Word more profoundly. Awaken us to the sacred; rebuild trust among us. Enliven our parishes; reunite our families. May your Holy Spirit empower us to live as a community of love, freed to share in your work of recreating our world and restoring justice. We believe you are doing something new, calling us to arise together in Christ to celebrate the fullness of life. Amen.

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    Memorials During the Week

    Because the parish Mass Intentions fill in so quickly there is now the opportunity to memorialize the Altar Candles, the Offerings of Bread and Wine and the Sanctuary Lamps. Please contact the Parish Office as dates are available be-ginning this week. All intentions will be listed here in the bulletin. The offering for each are the same at $25

    INCARNATION COFFEE MUGS. The Youth Group will be selling Incar-nation coffee mugs in the coming days. The black mugs are only $10 and have a color picture of the church.

    Sunday Scripture Sharng on Saturdays. Join us on Saturday mornings from 9:30-10:30 in Our Lady’s Meeting Room or the Audi-torium as we spend time with the read-ings that will be proclaimed at Mass on Saturday evening and Sunday. Through

    prayer and fellowship we hope to have the Scriptures come more alive.

    April 21

    Deacon Franklin Acts 4:8-12; 1Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

    Religious Education Happenings

    Practice for the Children Receiving First Communion: May 2 for those at the 10:30 Mass from 3:30 - 5:00PM. May 9 for those at the 1PM Mass from 3:30 - 5:00PM.

    2019 MASS BOOK OPENS TUESDAY APRIL 24. 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, birthday remembrance or simply pray in thanksgiving. Each offering is $15.00. Please come to the Parish Office to make special Mass offerings for your loved ones. You may also inquire about dedicating the Al-tar candles, bread & wine or the sanctuary lamp.

    CHURCH ETIQUETTE. Have a seat! We ask every-one to take their rightful place in the assembly using the pews at Mass. With the exception of a handful of celebra-tions each year there are seats for everyone. Standing along the walls in the back of the church is causing damage to the walls and prohibits those who might want to stop in church to say a little prayer by the shrines. It can block the entrance way and doesn’t allow people the use of the hym-nals which are needed for the hymns and psalm at Mass. Lastly, standing by the doors could give the impression that you are not fully engaged in the Celebration of the Eucha-rist: half in, half out, so to speak. So come in and have a seat and pray a while!

    EASTER PLANTS that decorate the church during the Easter Season may be donated. You may wish to donate IN MEMORY OF or IN HONOR OF a loved one. Easter flower donation envelopes are in the church today and the donation is $15.00. Please return your donation in the Sunday collec-tion or at the Parish Office.

    WHITE WELCOME ENVELOPES are located in the church for those who are new in the parish, for those who

    would like to receive weekly envelopes and for those who may have forgotten their envelope today. Thank you for all your support for as par-ish as we try to meet our weekly needs.

    DOWNLOAD THE “INCARNATION AP” FOR YOUR SMART PHONE. Go

    to: http://incrcc.org/web/index.php/mobile-app-directions and follow instructions to have Incarnation information at your fin-gertips.

    2018 MASS BOOK. The op-portunity to pray in a special way for the repose of the soul of a loved one or other prayer-ful intention is made available each day with announced Mass offerings. You may choose to commemorate a death anniver-sary, wedding anniversary, birthday remembrance or simp-ly pray in thanksgiving. Dates are available as soon as Sep-tember. Each offering is $15.00. Please come to the Parish Office to make special Mass offerings for your loved ones. You may also inquire about dedicating the bread and wine or the sanctuary lamp.

    MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY. Those who are inter-ested in the Ministry of Hospitality to welcome visitors and parishioners to our doors at Sunday Mass are asked to contact Father

    O’Connor for more information. This ministry is a result of the Parish Assembly and parishioners’ desire to make Incarnation a more welcoming place.

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    MOTHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCE begins on Moth-er’s Day, May 13th, at the 9AM Mass. This is a beautiful way of remembering our mothers, living or deceased, with a special Nove-na of Masses. Offering enve-lopes are available in the church

    today.

    Societies’ Meeting. There will be a meeting of all societies and groups on Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30PM in the OLPH Meeting Room. Each society or group is required to send a representative. Lead-ership is also reminded to get in all re-quested calendar dates for the coming Pastoral Year: Au-gust 2018-July 2019.

    DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY—June 9th. All couples celebrating their 25th, 30th, 40th and 50th Anniversary are invited to a special Mass at the Im-maculate Conception Center on Sat, Jun 9 at 11:00AM. Please call the Parish Office (718-465-8534) and register to attend before Wed, May 30.

    Spring High Tea - April 28. Everyone is invited to High Tea on Saturday, April 28 begin-ning at 2PM in Msgr. Griffin Hall as we continue to celebrate Easter and the arrival of Spring. Tickets for Tea are only $20; The conver-sations and cheer are priceless.

    Please contact the rectory today. Sponsored by the Family Life Committee.

    FLEA MARKET. How about making your own money on a Saturday in May? The Parish Flea Market is a great chance to clean out the closets and basements, display your items, set your own prices and have fun making money! The Flea Market will be on Satur-day, May 5th (rain or shine) from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Tables are only $30.00.

    May Crowning—May 13. Plan to join our First Commun-ion Class at the 10:30 Mass on Mothers’ Day as we crown the three main images of Our Lady in the church and on the parish grounds: A fitting tribute for Mother Jesus gave us from the Cross.

    Parish Registration

    ~ We invite anyone who attends our Masses to register in our parish. This will give you the opportunity to be ac-quainted with the various events, minis-ters and activities of our parish and enable us to serve you better with your needs.

    The annual Diocesan MASS OF HOPE AND HEAL-ING, sponsored by the Diocesan Survivors Advisory Com-mittee, will take place on Wednesday, April 25, 7:00PM, at St Nicholas of Tolentine (150-75 Goethals Avenue, Jamai-ca. The main celebrant will be the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn. All are invited to gather on this day, to pray for healing for all those who have been impacted by childhood sexual abuse.

    Congratulations to the following Girl Scouts who re-ceived Catholic Awards put forth by the National Catholic Federation of Youth Ministry: Family of God (grade 2&3) Kathryn Girod

    I live my Faith (grades 4& 5) Daniella Ortiz Kayla Dhaiti

    Mary, the First Disciple Ariel Khan Brianna Cassano Ortiz Asyra Robinson Genevieve Bernardin Dominique Girod Way to go Girls! Keep Up the Good Work!

    PENTECOST CULTURAL SUPPER will take place Saturday May 19 following the 5PM Mass. This delightful evening will feature fine cuisine from all around the world.

    All are encouraged to prepare a favor-ite dish and share it with others. Save the date now and start thinking about what dish from your native land or family that you would like to share with others.

    Diocesan Pilgrimage to the National Shrine will take place Saturday, October 27. More details about the pil-grimage to our nation’s capital and the National Shrine of

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    2018 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL has begun with mailings to every parish-ioner at Incarnation and throughout the diocese. Once again we look forward to a successful pledge drive at Incarnation mindful that every penny collected over our assigned goal of $45,290 returns to

    Incarnation If you have never given to the appeal before please consider doing so this year. Pledge envelopes are by the doors of the church. With the participation of every parishioner we are guaranteed success! Answer the Call!

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