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Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Joseph Albergo, Karl Albrecht, Lisa B., Baby Alexandra Bachert, Caroline Bachert, Frances Baio, Dolores Barbieri, Catherine Capato, Sally Capoziello, Antoinette & Catherine Chi-arelli, Marge D’Auria, Mary Ann D’Angelo, Baby Christopher Brian Demmerle, Domenica DeVito, Virginia DiGangi, Francesca Gaudino,

Ian Genovese-Williams, Joseph Gentile, Anthony Giampietro, John Joseph Gleeson, John Pierce Gleeson, Christine Healy, Aurea Hernandez, Maria Hernandez, Rosemary Hogan, Mi-chael Hegel, Elizabeth Isolano, Keri & Baby Tristan, Amelia Kalb, Pam Karwan, John Killcommons, Baby T.J. Krieg, Kath-leen Krieg, Klavdia Krieg, Anthony Lamantia, James Leung, Thomas & Patricia Lipari, William J. Litt, Ralph Maresco, Mary Mastrangelo, Camillo Mazella, Rosemary Menechella, John Myers, Salvatore Noto, Angela Ottomanelli-Hubbs, Michael Palermo, Gina Palya, Santo Pantina, Doris & Carlo Pecchillo, Joseph Questore, Mary Romano, Jake Rothman, Louise Rug-giero, Anthony Russo, Felice Scimeca, Rosemarie Secreti, Fred Sepulveda, Rosalia Sindone, Dolores Stone, Michael Tamburo, Chrissie Tremblay, Paul Tremblay, Paul John Trem-blay, Ann Marie Vayda, Sr. Joanne Walters, Elizabeth Wei-mer, Brittany Zaita.

Deceased: Benjamin Marano, Jr. Please Note: Since there are too many names of the sick to mention in the Prayer of the Faithful, they will be listed in the Bulletin for two weeks. To have a name reinstated on the list, a family member should call the Rectory during office hours.

T h i s We e k ' s M a s s I n t e n t i o n s

Sunday, June 5, 2016 8:00AM George & Claire Cox 9:30AM Maryann Parlefsky (Paulette & Paul Richardson) 11:00AM Rates & Middleton Fam. (John & Joan DeRiso) 12:30PM Lena Marshall (Stacey Mangiaracina) 5:00PM For The Parishioners

Monday, June 6, 2016 St. Norbert 9:00AM Harold Stanton (Tony & Rosemarie Matteo)

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 9:00AM John Cazzalino (Loving Family)

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 9:00AM Frank Fogliano (Loving Family)

Thursday, June 9, 2016 St. Ephrem 9:00AM Walter Ujazdowski (Quagliariello Family)

Friday, June 10, 2016 9:00AM Peter Paul Jaskot (Szatkowski Family)

Saturday, June 11, 2016 St. Barnabas 9:00AM All Souls (Marina Coraci) Salvia & Laspisa Families (Linda & Matt Salvia) Joseph James Vetrano (Loving Wife, Ann) 5:00PM Eugene Berge, Rose Guiffreda, Joseph Iuvara, Intention of Julie Pugh, Maria Vargas

Sunday, June 12, 2016 8:00AM George & Ann Papandrea 9:30AM Joseph Quagliariello (Russo Family) 11:00AM Luciano Sannino (Rachele Sannino) 12:30PM Walter Flesché (Loving Family) 5:00PM For The Parishioners

GOOD SHEPHERD STATUE We would like to thank Frank & Jean LeFavi, who kept the statue this past week. Anyone interested in keeping the statue in their home and praying for vo-cations for one week should contact the Rectory.

Next Sunday, June 12th, the 12:30PM Mass will be Fr. Joe’s Farewell to the parish. Following the Mass, a Reception with light refreshments will be held in the school cafeteria.

If you are new to St. Helen Parish, please remember to stop in at the Recto-ry to register your family!

St. Helen’s Religious Education Of-fice is now accepting registrations for the 2016-2017 school year. Office hours are Tuesday—Thursday from

12:30-3:00PM. The fee for one child is $75.00, and the fee for 2 or more children is $100.00. All new registrants will need to provide a copy of their Baptism Certificate. For more information please call 718-916-2319.

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Catholic Charities Senior Center Ongoing Events

Every Friday, from 1:00-2:30PM the Cen-ter will have Karaoke. All seniors are invited.

Every Wednesday, from 1:15-2:15PM the Center will have Zumba classes for seniors, a very good form of exercise.

Every Wednesday, from 10:30-11:30AM the Center is introducing the latest craze: Adult Coloring (all materials provided). Come and join the fun!

Also, on Thursday, June 9th, at 10:30AM, the Center will have a presentation on staying safe as a senior, given by Lori Woods from the Queens D.A. office. The Center is located at 155-55 Crossbay Blvd., across from Stop-N-Shop. For more infor-mation on these and many more activities, contact Rosalie at 718-738-8100.

Feast of St. Anthony of Padua Monday, June 13, 2016

Mass at 7:30PM

The distribution of St. Anthony Bread will follow after Mass.

Last Sunday, we held our annual Corpus Christi Procession. Here are some images from this beautiful event in honor of the Blessed Sacrament:

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A parish Collection for Women & Children

—Ages Infant through

Golden Years—

in Need

AT ALL MASSES THIS WEEKEND: JUNE 4 & 5 , 2016

In the Spirit of St. Vincent de Paul St. Helen Parish Presents

CELEBRATE LIFE!

Requested Donations: Household Items for Women’s Shelters: Paper towels, tissues, soaps,

Scott Toilet Tissue Only, Febreeze, Lysol, bleach, Soft Scrub w/bleach, Fabuloso cleaner, 409 All-Purpose cleaner, Glad Force Flex kitchen bags, Swiffer Wet & Dry refills

Baby Items: Baby wash, baby wipes, crib sheets, hooded towels, baby wash-cloths, and receiving blankets

Infant Clothing: Infant boys’ summer clothes (size 3 or 6 mos.—no newborn size), infant socks & bibs, boys’ & girls’ stretchies & onesies, girls’ clothing (sizes 3, 4 & 5—not toddler)

Diapers: Sizes 1, 4, 5 & 6 Lightweight Strollers & Infant Carriers Gift Cards (To Babies-R-Us or Target) Monetary donations are always appreciated! (Envelopes available at doors).

All donations will be sent to Women’s Shelters and Mother/Child Support Facilities

PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS POSSIBLE—THANK YOU!

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Mon., June 6: 1 Kings 17:1-6; Matt 5:1-12 Blessed are … The Sermon on the Mount is three chapters long in Mat-thew’s Gospel, but before a single in-struction is given, before there is any-thing resembling “marching orders” to the newly gathered disciples, there is one blessing after another. That’s what

we must remember every day: The blessings come first. If God’s blessings were given only to those who deserve them, they would come at the end: “Do this, and then you will be blessed.” But Jesus begins his sermon with bless-ings. Blessed, you realize you are a changed person. How will you use the gifts, the blessings, God has given you? Blessed, may we be a blessing. Tues., June 7: 1 Kings 17:7-16; Matt 5:13-16 You are the salt of the earth. Salt is an ordinary sub-stance, but it’s also a precious commodity because we cannot live without it. In the ancient world, salt was used much as we use money (that’s where we get “salary”). Salt was used to preserve meat in the days before refrig-eration. Salt was also used as an antiseptic. In the winter, salt is used to melt ice and snow. However, once it is used, salt is no longer visible. We can’t tell by looking at a dish whether or not it has salt in it. It dissolves and adds flavor to the soup or casserole. It cannot be re-moved. Its role, although very important, remains hidden. Help us to be like salt, O God, giving spice and flavor to our common life. Wed., June 8: 1 Kings 18:20-39; Matt 5:17-19 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. I sus-pect these words were as confusing to the disciples as they are to us, because we understand that Jesus did bring a new covenant. And throughout his ministry, Jesus broke the commandments of his faith, confronted the Pharisees and challenged the law as it had been interpret-ed. Jesus’ words remind us that it’s all too easy to be-come focused on the letter of the law. “To fulfill” means moving beyond the letter of the law to discern and do the will of God, which has always been at the heart of the law. We seek the grace to understand, discern and do your will, O God. Thurs., June 9: 1 Kings 18:41-46; Matt 5:20-26 Whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judg-ment. The sixth commandment is clear: You shall not

kill. But just as serious, just as damaging, Jesus says, are resentment, namecalling, even anger. Those who claim to

love God can-not “kill” oth-ers with insults,

hatred and prejudice. It’s tempting to hear Jesus’ words as condemnation. After all, who among us has not been angry? Who among us has no relationship that needs to be reconciled? Clearly, those who follow the Jesus Way must be different; if you have offended another child of God, go and be reconciled before you come to worship. You cannot expect that your offerings to God — your keeping of the Law — will somehow make up for strained and broken relationships with your sisters and brothers. We live out our love for you, O God, in our relationships with others. Fri., June 10: 1 Kings 19:9a, 11-16; Matt 5:27-32 Elijah, why are you here? Previous to this scene, Elijah had staged a powerful and magnificent demonstration against the Canaanite god Baal. You’d think he would be pleased, satisfied and reassured after this remarkable event. God was there for him; his prayers were answered. But Queen Jezebel threatened Elijah’s life. He escaped to Mt. Horeb, where, in today’s reading, he takes shelter in a cave. He is ready to give it all up and die. In the face of Elijah’s despair, God doesn’t offer words of comfort. No, God tells Elijah to stand on the mountain so that God might pass by him — presumably to give him strength and courage. There comes a mighty wind, an earthquake, and a fire. But God is not in any of those. After the fire, there is a “tiny, whispering sound,” or as you may re-member it, “the still small voice.” Something about that still small voice challenges Elijah to rise above the des-pair and remain faithful to his call as a prophet. May your presence reassure us when our fears and burdens threaten to overwhelm us. Sat., June 11: Acts 11:21b-26, 13:1-3; Matt 5:33-37 Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ In the United States, we are now about four months away from electing a new president. As always, it is difficult to determine who is telling the truth. Unfortunately, this is not limited to politicians. We often try to minimize or rationalize our lies. But not telling the truth and not keep-ing promises destroys human relationships. The problem is that it’s hard to tell only one lie or break only one promise. One lie leads to another and another and anoth-er, until they collapse like a row of dominoes. May we be people of integrity, O God.

TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Homiletic starters and scriptural

reflection points for each day of the month