SAINT NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE PARISH

150-75 Goethals Ave. Jamaica, NY 11432

(718) 969-3226 - Office (718) 380-0345 - Fax

www.stnicholas-queens.org

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May 24, 2020

WEEKEND SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISAS Saturday Eve: 5:00 P.M. Sunday Masses: 7:30 A.M. 9:15 A.M. (ESPAÑOL) 10:45 A.M. 12:15 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Daily Mass - Monday to Saturday 7:45 A.M. & 12:05 P.M. BAPTISMS Parents must first make an appointment in the rectory 2 months before the date and present the original birth certificate. English: Usually the 2nd Saturday and 4th Sunday of each month at a 2:00 pm ceremony and at Sunday Mass by arrange-ment. Instruction class is on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm. Spanish: Usually the 3rd Sunday of each month at a 2:00 pm ceremony. Instruction class is on the Friday before at 7:00 pm.

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Monday through Saturday: 11:45 am- 12:00 Noon - Chapel Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm - Church. And by appointment.

MARRIAGE According to Diocesan regulations, arrangements must be made at least six months in advance in the rectory.

CARE OF THE SICK Communion is regularly brought to the sick by the Priests and Ministers of Communion. Please let us know if someone is confined at home because of illness or age.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 12 Noon & 1:00 - 8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CATHOLIC ACADEMY (Pre-K to 8) 80-22 Parsons Blvd. Phone: 718-380-1900 www.sntschoolny.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER S 150-85 Goethals Ave. Phone: 718-591-6536

OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET Phone: 718-591-1815 Email: stnicksfleamarket@gmail.com

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Most Sundays from 1:30-4:45 pm and First Fridays.

Next Weekend’s Readings Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11 The Holy Spirit arrives, bringing a new kind of language into the world.

Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 The Spirit of God comes to change the face of the earth.

1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 One Spirit brings a harvest of many gifts.

John 20:19-23 The forgiveness of sins is available through the Spirit’s power.

Please visit St. Nick’s website at:

www.stnicholas-queens.org

RECTORY

Rev. John Francis Pastor

Rev. Luçon Rigaud Parochial Vicar

Rev. Thomas P. Joseph, CMI Parochial Vicar

Rev. Benjamin Madu In Residence

Rev. Peter A. Mahoney Weekend Assistant

Deacon Thomas Jorge Permanent Deacon

STAFF

Mrs. Gloria Scarola Bookkeeper

Mr. Steven Acosta Maintenance Manager

Mr. José L. Villanueva Music Director

Sr. Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J. Family Minister

Ms. Christina Rosado Youth Minister

ST. NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Mr. Robert Lowenberg Principal

Ms. Julissa Gonzalez Secretary

Mrs. Lorraine White Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Sonya Vidal Tuition Manager

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER

Sr. Alice Michael, S.U.S.C. Director of Faith Formation

“They received the Holy Spirit.” The Blessed Vir-gin Mary intercedes for your faithfulness to the vocation to which the Spirit is leading you. If you think God may be offering you the grace of serv-ing Him and His people as a priest or in the con-secrated life, Contact the Vocation Office at 718-827

-2454 or email: vocations@diobrook.org

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Saturday, May 23 People of the Parish

Sunday, May 24 Deceased Members of the Christie Family Pedro Julio Rodriguez (47th Death Anniv.) Rosa Rodriguez (10th Death Anniv.) Lucia & Jerome Menezes Angel Muniz (58 yrs) Kathleen Joseph & Judy Coyrtney (B-day) Carlos Lopez & Edgar Rivera Nerrisa Armesto & Trippy Floro Mother’s Day Aurora Z. Aquino Eternal Repose of the Soul of George Santiago Mr. Sarafeen Francis

Monday, May 25 All Living & Deceased Veterans

Tuesday, May 26 Jaime & Domingo Aquiler Mariano & Aurora Z. Aquino

Wednesday, May 27 Lea O’Donnell (L)(B-day) Julio Pardo

Thursday, May 28 Albina Rimkus Pacita Toledo

Friday, May 29 Thelma Oliva (L)(B-day) Mr. Sarafeen Francis

Saturday, May 30 Ma. Anna Gay Tamondong Dennis Icawalo & Nicomedes Katipunan Sarafeen Francis

Sunday, May 31 People of the Parish Thanksgiving to Virgin Mary & nereida Ruiz Lucia & Jerome Menezes Angie B. Cascasan (L)S

Masses for the Week

ALL ACTIVITIES ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER

NOTICE -------------------------------------------

TODAS LAS ACTIVIDADES ESTAN SUSPENDIDAS HASTA

NUEVO AVISO

ACTIVITIES FOR The week

All Mass Offerings May be dropped off

in the PARISH DROP BOX or be

made ONLINE on the PARISH WEB-

SITE by scrolling to the bottom and

clicking “WAYS TO GIVE.”

From the Pastor’s Desk…

Last Thursday, we celebrated the Feast of Ascension of the Lord into Heaven. We recite these

words in the Creed: “He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.” The

Ascension is a feast of victory and hope. Victory, because Jesus ascended to the Father in glory

after fulfilling his mission on earth. Hope because (quoting the preface of the Ascension of the

Lord)

He ascended, not to distance himself from our lowly state,

But that we, his members, might be confident of following

Where he, our head and founder, has gone before.

In today’s first reading, we find the apostles in the Upper Room with Mary, awaiting the Holy

Spirit. By this, we are reminded of our need to wait on the Lord in prayer prior to following the

mission He has given us. We invite the Holy Spirit to fill us and to energize us to be effective

messengers of the Gospel.

In the second reading, St. Peter presents possible reactions when Christians communicate Christ

to the world. He encourages us to choose to rejoice to the extent we share in Christ’s suffering.

Although this is not an easy task, we should be consoled by the fact Christ is with us in the

midst of obstacles, challenges, and persecution. This is an opportunity to glorify God in the

name of Christ.

In the Gospel of John (Jn.17), Jesus, having completed his mission on earth, confidently re-

quests the Father to glorify him. He has accomplished the work the Father has given Him: He

has communicated eternal life to his disciples and to the world. On this day, we Christians

are also called upon to transmit and communicate this message of eternal life to our world, that

is, to know God and Christ, the Son of God. With the help of the Holy Spirit, let us live up to

this calling.

Come Holy Spirit! Pentecost 2020

Next Sunday, May 31st, we will celebrate Pentecost 2020, the feast of the Birthday of the

Church. As we look forward to this very special day, let us pray with the whole Church that we

too will receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of the Pentecost.

God bless you!

Fr. John Francis

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I thank YOU, our SNT parish family, for all the

support you’ve given our church during this diffi-

cult and challenging period. The donations you’ve

been giving are much needed to pay recurring op-

erating expenses (utilities, insurance, etc.). I miss

you and sincerely hope we can be together to cele-

brate the liturgy and other events in the near fu-

ture. Let us continue to be united in prayer.

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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020 GOSPEL JOHN 17:1-11a

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has

come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you,

just as you gave him authority over all people, so that your son

may give eternal life to all you gave him. Now this is eternal

life,

that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom

you sent, Jesus Christ.

I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave

me to do. Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I

had with you before the world began.

“I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the

world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and

they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you

gave me is from you, because the words you gave to me I have

given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that

I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you

have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine

is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glori-

fied in them. And now I will no longer be in the world, but they

are in the world, while I am coming to you.”

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DOMINGO, MAYO 24,2020 EVANGELIO JUAN 17:1-11a Lectura del santo Evangelio según san Juan

En aquel tiempo, Jesús levantó los ojos al cielo y dijo:

“Padre, ha llegado la hora. Glorifica a tu Hijo, para que tu

Hijo también te glorifique, y por el poder que le diste sobre

toda la humanidad, dé la vida eterna a cuantos le has con-

fiado. La vida eterna consiste en que te conozcan a ti, único

Dios verdadero, y a Jesucristo, a quien tú has enviado.

Yo te he glorificado sobre la tierra, llevando a cabo la obra

que me encomendaste. Ahora, Padre, glorifícame en ti con

la gloria que tenía, antes de que el mundo existiera.

He manifestado tu nombre a los hombres que tú tomaste

del mundo y me diste. Eran tuyos y tú me los diste. Ellos

han cumplido tu palabra y ahora conocen que todo lo que

me has dado viene de ti, porque yo les he comunicado las

palabras que tú me diste; ellos las han recibido y ahora re-

conocen que yo salí de ti y creen que tú me has enviado.

Te pido por ellos; no te pido por el mundo, sino por éstos,

que tú me diste, porque son tuyos. Todo lo mío es tuyo y

todo lo tuyo es mío. Yo he sido glorificado en ellos. Ya no

estaré más en el mundo, pues voy a ti; pero ellos se quedan

en el mundo’’.