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Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Karl Albrecht, Lisa B., Baby Alexandra Bachert, Caroline Bachert, Frances Baio, Dolores Barbieri, Catherine Capato, Sally Capoziello, Shang Cheng, Antoinette & Catherine Chiarelli, Marge D’Auria, Mary Ann D’Angelo, Baby Christopher Brian Demmerle, Domenica DeVito, Virginia Di-Gangi, Francesca Gaudino, Ian Genovese-Williams, Joseph Gentile, John Joseph Gleeson,

John Pierce Gleeson, Christine Healy, Aurea Hernandez, Maria Hernandez, Rosemary Hogan, Michael Hegel, Elizabeth Isolano, Keri & Baby Tristan, Amelia Kalb, Pam Karwan, John Killcommons, Baby T.J. Krieg, Kathleen Krieg, Klavdia Krieg, Anthony Lamantia, James Leung, Thomas & Patricia Lipari, William J. Litt, Maryann Maione, Ralph Maresco, Mary Mastrangelo, Camillo Mazella, Rosemary Menechella, John Myers, Salvatore Noto, Angela Ottomanelli-Hubbs, Michael Palermo, Gina Palya, Santo Pantina, Ann Parsell, Doris, Car-lo, Philip & Frank Pecchillo, Joseph Questore, Mary Romano, Jake Rothman, Louise Ruggiero, Anthony Russo, Bill Sangi-rardi, Felice Scimeca, Fred Sepulveda, Rosalia Sindone, Mi-chael Tamburo, Chrissie Tremblay, Paul Tremblay, Paul John Tremblay, Ann Marie Vayda, Sr. Joanne Walters, Elizabeth Weimer, Brittany Zaita. Deceased: Vincent Macagnone, Dorothy Spinella

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

Sunday, September 4, 2016 8:00AM George & Ann Papandrea 9:30AM David Olsen (Loving Family) 11:00AM Mary Elvira Camelo (Loving Daughter, Zena) 12:30PM Walter & Elizabeth Ujazdowski (Bieniewicz Fam.) 5:00PM For The Parishioners

Monday, September 5, 2016—Labor Day Blessed Theresa of Calcutta 9:00AM Catherine & Frank Fiore (Loving Family)

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 9:00AM Paul Anthony Bono (Mom & Dad)

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

9:00AM Christine Piotrowski (Caitlin Miller)

Thursday, September 8, 2016 Nativity of the BVM 9:00AM Robert E. Murphy (Margaret & Don Murphy)

Friday, September 9, 2016 St. Peter Claver 9:00AM John & Anna Falco (Loving Family)

Saturday, September 10, 2016 9:00AM Philip Carollo (M/M Michael Carollo) Dolores Stone (St. Helen Lectors) Rose M. Uschitiello (Barbara Bitetto) 5:00PM Ignazio Basone, Teresa Fazzino, Adela Lopez, Dolores Stone

Sunday, September 11, 2016 8:00AM Henry Schulz (Joan, Thomas & Michael) 9:30AM 9/11 Anniversary Mass 11:00AM Vernon Smith (Raffaela & Phyllis Digristina) 12:30PM Cristina Spiniello (Loving Daughter, Nina & Fam.) 5:00PM For The Parishioners

GOOD SHEPHERD STATUE We would like to thank Jo-Ann & Phyllis Lec-cese, who kept the statue this past week. Any-one interested in keeping the statue in their home and praying for vocations for one week should contact the Rectory.

Please Note: The Rectory office will be closed Mon-day, September 5th in observance of Labor Day, and will reopen on Tuesday, September 6th at 9:00AM.

The Altar Candles for this week are donated in honor of Alphonse Giella, for good health, requested by Mr. & Mrs. Alex DelCielo.

St. Helen’s Religious Education Registration for 2016-2017

Our program consists of Eight Religious Education grades:

Kindergarten to 7th Grade

We are now registering children for the 2016-2017 school year. The registration packet may be obtained at the Religious Education Office located in the school building.

The registration fee is $75 for one child, and $100 for two or more children in the same family. If the child was baptized at a Church other than St. Helen you will need a copy of your child's baptismal certificate. If you do not have one avail-able, you should contact the rectory of the Church where your child was baptized. Most parishes take a couple of weeks to process a baptismal certificate. Place your request now so your regis-tration for our program will not be delayed. If you have any concerns or questions please contact us at 718-916-2319. Registration for those enrolled in the 2016-2017 year was sent home with your child and/ or via email.

Please Note: The Rectory office will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 6th: 9AM-12N & 1PM-8PM Mondays thru Thursdays, 9AM-12N & 1-4PM Fridays, and 9AM-12N Saturdays & Sundays.

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The Order of Franciscans Secular meet on the 3rd Saturday of every month in St. Helen’s Church Meeting Room after the 9AM Mass. Come and learn more about the Franciscan way of life.

Our goal for Generations of Faith is $790,000!

We have secured more than $750,000! St. Helen R.C. Church will receive:

50% of the funds we raise up to our goal! 75% of the funds raised over goal! Every dollar raised over 125% of our goal!

St. Helen Church Needs Your Help! At this point everyone should have received their Campaign information! If you have not, please pick up your information during the week at the Rec-tory. If you have received your pledge information, and are ready to make your pledge, please drop your card off at the Rectory, or put it in a sealed enve-lope in the collection basket at Mass.

Please Consider Making a Pledge

$750,233 as of 8/31/16

St. Helen’s Women’s Bowling League

The new season is starting September 8th! If you are interested in joining this League please call Lorraine at 718-843-3431.

Policies Regarding Infant Baptism at St. Helen Parish

Parents seeking Baptism for their children who live within the territory of St. Helen Parish are asked to regis-ter as members of the parish before requesting an initial interview for Baptism. Registration is easily done at the parish office anytime during business hours.

Parents seeking Baptism for their children who live outside the territory of St. Helen Parish are asked to ob-tain a letter from the parish in which they live authorizing the Baptism to take place at St. Helen.

Initial meetings with parents seeking Baptism for their children will normally take place on the second Wednesday of each month from 7:00–9:00PM and on the fourth Saturday of each month from 10:30AM–12:30PM.

SEPTEMBER—OCTOBER, 2016

Mornings of Preparation Required Before a Baptism: (All begin at the 11:00AM Mass and continue in the Msgr. McGinness Room)

September 11 & 25 — October 16 & 30

Schedule for Baptisms: (All begin at 2:00PM) September 11 & 25 — October 16 & 30

Please call 718-738-1616 for more information and/or to schedule an appointment.

Amount for 5 Years

Amount per Month for 60

Months

Amount per Week

(approximately)

Daily Sacrifice

Daily Sacrifice Item

$15,000 $250 $57 $8.21 Deli Sandwich and a drink

$12,000 $200 $46.15 $6.57 Fast-food meal

$10,000 $166 $38.00 $5.47 Roundtrip subway ticket

$7,500 $125 $31.00 $4.46 Coffee and bagel

$6,000 $100 $23.00 $3.29 Slice of pizza and a drink

$4,800 $80 $20.00 $2.86 Starbucks coffee

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August 27th – The feast of Saint Monica

“Remember me with your prayers at the Altar” Saint Monica’s word’s to her son Saint Augustine

Dear Parishioners, With the opening of the 2017 Mass Book, a perennial issue has once again occurred. As you may or

may not know, the Mass Book is a book listing all the Masses for the upcoming year. In this book, Mass intentions are placed. When an individual comes to the rectory asking for a Mass to be said or a Mass card the first question the receptionist asks is… “announced or unannounced?” An announced Mass is a sched-uled Sunday or weekday Mass that includes the mention of whom the Holy Mass is being said for. During the Mass…usually during the prayer of the faithful, the name of the person for whom that Mass is being of-fered, is announced. Unannounced masses are more common for those who may be attending a wake service and wish to offer a Mass card… a Mass to be said for the soul of faithfully departed. Saint Helen Parish has an arrangement with Fr. Joe Zwosta to say all the unannounced Masses while he studies in Rome. So, a list of names is sent to Father Joe and he offers each of his daily Masses in Rome for each person on the list. (now all this may seem rudimentary… but here is the tricky part!) When the Mass Book opens for 2017 many people come to the Rectory with very specific days to

have Masses said for loved ones; an anniversary of death, a special holiday, a birthday, an anniversary of marriage, etc. This is where a difficulty arises. There are about 3000 families in Saint Helen Parish and a limited number of Masses said in a year. In any given year there are about 600 (estimated) announced Mass-es depending where holidays fall. This is why there are limits placed on how many Masses one individual may request when opening the Mass book. The perennial problem is that as the year progresses all the Mass-es quickly become taken and eventually someone shows up at the rectory in July and requests a mass to be said for a loved one in December and the response is we are all booked (literally). To alleviate this issue there are multiple intention Masses for the recently deceased once a week (as

the church permits), but these Masses become full as well! The alternative of an unannounced Mass for some reason does not suffice many individuals…which by the way has the same efficacious effect as an an-nounced Mass; which is to offer the Holy Mass and assist the souls of the Dead… a spiritual work of mercy. In a recent conversation with the parish staff I asked… “Why doesn’t the parish have a Purgatorial

Society”? My attentive staff members responded “we used to!” Well, now we do!!! A Purgatorial Society is not a club! A Purgatorial Society is any association of Catholics who work

together to assist the souls of the deceased through prayer. Once a month a Mass will be said for any mem-bers enrolled in the Purgatorial Society. Similar to the Father’s Day and Mother’s Day Novenas the names of those enlisted in the Purgatorial Society will be placed on the Altar and listed in the bulletin for that week. Beginning in January 2017 all parishioners will have the opportunity to enroll the names of

loved ones in the Purgatorial Society. The Purgatorial Society Mass will be held on the last Friday of each month. The offering to be enrolled in the Purgatorial Society is $120 per name (a total of 12 Masses for the year will be said for your loved one). Having a Purgator ial Society is wonderful way of living out the Scriptures where it says in the book of Maccabees “it is a holy and pious thing to do…to pray for the dead”. Enrollment in the 2017 Purgatorial Society Monthly Masses will begin when the Mass Book opens September 13th, at 9:30AM. I also believe that having the Purgatorial Society will be a relief for those who desire to have their

loved ones remembered throughout the year at the Sacrifice of the Mass. Will a Purgatorial Society relieve the perennial issues of the Mass book…No, but I know it will

bring me comfort to know that I personally will be enrolling the names of my relatives in the Purgatorial So-ciety so that they may be remembered with prayers all year long at God’s Altar.

Father Colamaria

A Paint Nite to Remember at St. Helen Catholic Academy! St. Helen Catho-lic Academy will host a Paint Nite event to raise money for our School on Friday, September 30th in Fr. Dooley Hall. Doors open at 6:30PM. Painting begins at 7:00PM. Cost is $45 per person. To register visit http://paintnite.com/pages/events/view/newyork/1111146. You may also call 718-835-4155 for more infor-mation. Deadline to purchase tickets: Friday, September 16th!

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REQUEST FOR MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2017

THE MASS BOOK FOR 2017 WILL OPEN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 AT 9:30AM

In the Rectory Meeting Room (Side or Back Entrance)

MASS TIMES YOU MAY REQUEST:

9:00AM Mass Monday through Friday: Offering per Mass: $15.00 One Intention Per 9:00AM Mass

9:00AM Mass on Saturday: Offering per Mass: $15.00 This Mass is a “multiple-intention Mass”, just as the 5:00PM Saturday Mass is. This means that there may be up to three (3) separate intentions for this Mass.

5:00PM Mass on Saturday: Offering per Mass: $15.00 There may be up to five (5) separate intentions only for the recently de-ceased at this Mass.

Sunday Masses at 8:00AM, 9:30AM, 11:00AM and 12:30PM: Offering per Mass: $25.00 One Intention Per Mass

Please have the form below completed before coming to the Rectory to r eserve Masses for loved ones and other intentions during the coming year of 2017. Donations may be accepted by cash, check (made payable to St. Helen Church), or by credit card (MasterCard or Visa only). If mailing this form to the Rectory please include your name, address and phone number below so we may send you confir-mation of your Masses.

Please print all information clearly so

there is no mistake on the spelling of a loved one’s name! Total Enclosed: $___________

Submitted By: _____________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________

LIMIT OF THREE (3) MASSES ONLY PER FAMILY! Thereafter, only one (1) Mass at a time may be taken per family, in

fairness to all parishioners who wish to get their desired Mass.

1. Name for Intention: ___________________________________________________________________

Requested by: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _____________ Day of Week: ________ Mass Time: _________ Offering: $_________

2. Name for Intention: ___________________________________________________________________

Requested by: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _____________ Day of Week: ________ Mass Time: _________ Offering: $_________

3. Name for Intention: ___________________________________________________________________

Requested by: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: _____________ Day of Week: ________ Mass Time: _________ Offering: $_________

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Pilgrimage to the

Shrine of Our Lady of the Island Crossing the Threshold of the Holy Doors

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Coach bus will leave St. Helen’s at 8:15AM and return around 4:30PM

Price: $40.00 Per Person Includes: Donation to the Shrine

and tip for driver.

Bring a brown bag lunch. Hot & cold drinks and a small selection of snacks are available at the Coffee Shop.

Sponsored by: St. Helen’s Rosary Ministry

For more information or to reserve a seat, call Agnes Cummings at (917) 716-5898

The Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, NY is a pilgrimage site for the Jubilee Indulgence by which the faithful who make a sacred pilgrimage to this site and its Holy Door of Mercy, and there assist devoutly at a liturgical celebration or other pious exercise, can gain a plenary indulgence, which wholly frees a person from the temporal pun-ishment due for sin, the guilt of which has already been forgiven (canons 992 and 993).

CYO Basketball sign-ups will be held in Fr. Dooley Hall on Tuesday, Sep-tember 6, Wednesday, September 7, Monday, September 12, and Tues-day, September 13 from 7-9PM. St. Helen’s CYO Basketball is open to any child who lives within St. Helen’s par-ish boundaries. For more information call Anthony at 917-494-9569 or email: sthelencyobb@gmail.com.

St. Helen’s Rosarians will hold their next meeting next Sunday, September 11th, after the 9:30AM Mass in the Cafeteria. All women of the Parish are invited.

St. Helen’s Holy Name Society will hold their monthly meeting next Sunday, September 11th after the 8:00AM Mass in Fr. Dooley Hall. The guest speaker at this meeting will be “our own” Fr. Lukasz Kubiak. All men of the parish are invited.

St. Helen Catholic Academy Annual Faculty Car Wash!

Saturday, September 10th (Rain Date: Saturday, September 17th)

St. Helen Catholic Academy Parking Lot Adjacent to the School 10:00AM—1:00PM

$10.00 Per Car—Light Breakfast Included!

All proceeds to go towards enhancing our school’s educational programs

Children age 9 and up with a passion for drawing and a love of art are welcome to come learn the techniques and practices used to develop a portfolio for art H.S., on Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30PM. For further information please contact Madeline Lovallo at 718-843-0935.