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BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC PARISH

Roxbury - Rockaway Point - Breezy Point

SUNDAY MASSES

ST. THOMAS MORE Saturday Vigil 5:00pm

Sunday 8:30am, 11:30am

ST. GENEVIEVE Saturday Vigil 4:00pm

Sunday 9:00am, 12noon

ST. EDMUND Sunday 10:00am

WEEKDAY MASSES ST. THOMAS MORE

8:30am ST. GENEVIEVE

9:00am

CONFESSION/RECONCILIATION Every Saturday at 4:00pm at St. Thomas More (Also at any time

convenient upon request)

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Arrangements can be made at the

Rectory. Second Saturday at 12:30pm and Fourth Sunday at 2:00pm

ANOINTING OF THE SICK

Please call the Rectory or speak with a priest to request the

Anointing of the Sick. Please do not hesitate with people in serious

health crisis.

HOLY MATRIMONY Couples are required to make

arrangements 6 Months in advance. This allows time to

prepare the necessary paper work and Pastoral Instructions.

PARISH OFFICE 204-25 Rockaway Point Boulevard

Rockaway Point, N.Y. 11697 718-634-6357 www.btparish.org

E-Mail: blessedtrin@aol.com

Parish Office Hours Monday—Friday 9am—6pm

Saturday 8am-2pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SCHOOL St. Thomas More Rectory

204-25 Rockaway Point Boulevard Rockaway Point, N.Y. 11697

PARISH CLERGY Rev. Fr. Michael Louis Gelfant ....................................Pastor Deacon James F. Ruoff

RETIRED CLERGY Rev. Msgr. John J. Bracken ............................. In Residence Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Nagle ............................ In Residence Rev. Msgr. Ronald Newland .................. Weekend Assistant Rev. Fr. Michael Perry ..................................... In Residence Deacon Richard Lee

PARISH STAFF Maureen McVeigh............... Coordinator Religious Education Marlene Baisley........................................... Parish Secretary Julie Ratka ………………...…….Exec Assistant to the Pastor Richard Louis-Pierre........................Director of Music Ministry

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GLUTEN SENSITIVITYGLUTEN SENSITIVITYGLUTEN SENSITIVITY

We We We have low-gluten hosts. Just identify yourself before Mass begins so we can ensure your reception of the Blessed Sacrament.

Blessed Trinity Mission Statement Washed by the waters of the sea and blessed with generations of faithful worship we, a trinity of churches: Saint Edmund, Saint Genevieve and Saint Thomas More, stand united in our mission.

To embrace the presence of Christ in our community and strive to assist all to deepen their relationship with the Lord. To seek to be a parish of service and comfort to all.

To commit ourselves to be a vessel through which our Catholic heritage and traditions may be preserved and grow so that our parish may flourish in the Spirit of the Lord

For the People of the Parish

Catherine Tennyson

Eileen Bellettiere

Marie Ronan

Ronnie McCarthy

Thomas McElhinney

Donald F. Ryan

Intentions of Ursula Sullivan

Marguerite Hyland

Sean Halligan

Connie and Frank Spina

John P. Ward

Vasili Ianbropoulos

Rita and John Freeman

Ronnie McCarthy

Vito Castellano

Eleanor McNamee

Larry Kelly

Joan Fitzgerald

Donald and Barbara Bruder

Dr. Paul , Margaret and Paul V. Ansbro

The Following Mass Intentions will be offered at Private Masses during the week of March 30-April 5, 2020

PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS THE FAITHFUL MEMBERS OF BLESSED TRINITY WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES Lawrence T. Alvelo

Tom Boggiano Ronald Brown Denis Cashin

Norbert J.J. Dengler Mark Dennington

Ryan Dorogoff Michael Dunne

Joseph Finn, III Thomas Gabriele Keith Gallagher Caitlyn Ganley

Philip Gatti Daniel Gillen Bobby Girard

Erik P. Glasser Michael Halas

James Hayhurst James Hegarty

Val Hughes Christopher Jamison

Kevin Kearney Christopher W. Knowles

Luke Kane Maguire Owen Maguire James Lavin Kevin Logar Elana Marino

John McBride, Jr. Kevin McCabe

Thomas McDonald William Mullin

Michael R. Nilson Roderick O’Connor

Kevin O’ Hara Eric Reilly

Stephen J. Ryan Donny Santasieri

Brad Stoultz Kevin T. Walsh

Michael K. Watson Terence J. White

Patrick McMahon, Rita Gibson, Kevin Reilly, Jim Carlson, Arlene Mulholland, Maureen Ritter, Timmy Guvaitis, Matthew Kearney, Oswaldo Vera, Bridget Harpur, Madeline Case, David Jeremy Santos, Mary Ambery, Ian Tissot, Kathleen Battista, Pat Newall, Donald Ritter, Frank Marmo, Grace Mandry, Mark Trapani, Zorida Cirillo, Eileen Britton, Colleen Britton, Jim Kingston, Rob Follinger, June

Silverman, Rick Manero, Eileen Corral, Fannie Calabro, Jordyn Negron, Jim Cannon, Debbie Walker, Bobby Buehler, Enrico D’Angio, Cindy & Jeff Shelton, Lorraine Larsen, Margaret Ryan, Maura Moran, Baby Callie Grace Watson, Alexandra Gaffney, Gregory Valentine, Barbara Johnson, Fred Britton, Susan Shohet, Tommy Yorke, Maria Middletown ,Thomas McCarthy and Fr. Peter J. Rayder

Eternal Rest Eternal Rest Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord…Grant Unto Them, O Lord…Grant Unto Them, O Lord…

...We remember in our prayers the faithful departed of

Blessed Trinity Parish especially BETTY MACEDA, JERRIE GILSON

WEEKLY MEMORIALS

The Candles for the Week at St. Genevieve burn in loving memory of

Everette, Phyllis & Carrie Ann Duemig, Mel & Gladys Duemig and Eldon & Dorothy Raymo

The Hosts and Wine for the Week

St. Thomas More, St. Edmund and St. Genevieve are offered for the intentions of AOH Division 4—Breezy Point

The Light Before St. Jude in St. Genevieve

Is offered this week in loving memory of Mary & Joe Ferrandino.

Home Bound? At the present time, due to the COVID-19 virus, Father Gelfant has instructed us to temporarily discontinued the visitation of the home bound by lay ministers for the purpose of bringing Communion to them. If a person is in danger of death please contact Fr. Gelfant and he will arrange to visit the person. This is an effort to keep all of our parishioners safe during this time of uncertainty. Please continue to pray

for those affected by the virus and for our parish of Blessed Trinity

Good Friday Blood Drive

New York blood Center has cancelled our Good Friday Blood Drive. As you may have heard on the news there is a critical shortage of blood in our area due to the numerous Blood Drives that have had to be cancelled.

Please try to make a trip to one of the American Red Cross Blood Centers, or a NY Blood Center to donate blood. The need is great at this time!

Schedule an appointment online @ nybloodcenter.org

CANCELLED

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020March 22, 2020

Weekly Weekly Weekly Offering: $1,564.00

TOTAL: $1,564.00 Our parish is supported only by you the Our parish is supported only by you the Our parish is supported only by you the

people...Thank You! people...Thank You! people...Thank You!

DP Murphy Tax Statements

If you need a statement of your envelope contributions to Blessed Trinity for the tax year 2019,

please call Marlene between 2:30-6pm Monday-Wednesday. A statement of your contributions from

DPMurphy will be mailed to you.

To report sexual abuse involving diocesan personnel — priests, deacons, teachers, employees or volunteers at

schools or parishes — call the Diocese of Brooklyn’s toll-free, confidential sexual-abuse reporting line at:

1-888-634-4499 If you suspect that a child or vulnerable adult is being (or

has been) abused, call the New York State Hotline at: 1-800-342-3720

If you suspect someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

CYO TOWN HALL MEETING

THE TOWN HALL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND WILL BE

RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.

SPIRITUAL ACT OF COMMUNION

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself

wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

CLOSURES AND CANCELLATIONS

March 14 - First Penance - Postponed March 22 - Bishop’s Parish Visitation and Installation - Postponed

Religious Education Class - Postponed and Required Online Learning Ministry to the Homebound - Suspended

Msgr. Connelly Parish Center - Closed Father Hession Parish Center - Closed

BT CYO - Suspended Good Friday Blood Drive - Postponed

The 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal

supports the daily work of our Church

throughout Brooklyn and Queens in ways

no one parish can accomplish alone by

supporting the following ministries:

Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative, Catholic Charities; Hospital, College and Prison Chaplains; Diocesan Vocations

Office; Catholic Migration Services; Office of Faith Formation; Bishop Mugavero Residence for infirmed clergy; Futures in Education Scholarship Foundation

WE HAVE BEGUN OUR CAMPAIGN. IN THE COMING WEEKS, I WILL REACH OUT TO YOU

ASKING FOR A PLEDGE. –Fr. Gelfant

Welcome to 2020! Online Giving for your

weekly/monthly donations is encouraged. You can register to have your

church donations directly debited from your checking, savings or credit card. (and earn reward points). Register on the website: btparish.churchgiving.com.

Once you reach the website, click on MAKE A DONATION. It will give you the option of making a recurring donation (weekly or monthly) or a

one time donation. Please call the office after 2:30 pm to speak to Marlene.

Golden Age Calendar

CANCELLED

Until

Further Notice

ROXBURY CATHOLIC CLUB: To rent the Roxbury Catholic Club call Tim (917) 578-4823 for information and details. ROCKAWAY POINT VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE: If you are on 24/7 In-Home Oxygen we are looking to assist you, especially after many in Breezy Point have been losing electric power. Please call Rockaway Point Fire Department 718—474—2593 and leave a voice message with your name and address. More importantly please have your Doctor Fax a letter to PSEG formerly LIPA (631—844—3635) addressing your needs. FREE SENIOR RIDES TO DOCTORS IN QUEENS, Call 718-224-7888 between 9am and 12noon one day prior to appointment.

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The Sacred Linens

St. Thomas More March 15: Nancy Cusack March 22: Eileen Deering

St. Genevieve Carol Weinsheimer

INFORMATION SHEET

Blessed Trinity

204-25 Rockaway Point Blvd. Rockaway Point, NY 11697

Marlene Baisley

Phone number 718-634-6357

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