SAINTS SIMON & JUDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Established 1897

185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn, New York 11223 Telephone: (718) 375-9600 Fax: (718) 375-6642

E-mail: rectoryssj@optonline.net /www.stssimonjude-brooklyn.org

Rev. John Maduri, Administrator Rev. Sijo George, CMI-Parochial Vicar

Deacon Andrew Mastrangelo, Pastoral Minister/Business Manager

Ms. Sara Nespoli, Director of Faith Formation

SUNDAY MASSES : Saturday evening at 5:00pm

Sunday morning at 8:30am(Italian/English), 10:15am & 12:00pm

Misa en Espanol-Cada tercer Domingo del mes a las 5:00pm

WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday – Saturday at 9:00am

HOLYDAY MASSES: 7:30am, 9:00am, 7:30pm (Except Christmas and New Year’s Day)

DEVOTIONS: Chaplet of The Divine Mercy: Monday after the 9 am Mass

Circulo de Oracion Carismatico en Espanol- Todos los Lunes de las

7pm a las 9pm en la parte baja de la iglesia. Para mas informacion,

favor de llamar a la Sra. Teodora Aquino 347-355-5715. Miraculous Medal Novena: Tuesday after the 9 am Mass

Rosario in Italiano ogni Mercoledi alle 7:30pm (Settembre– Giugno).

St. Jude Novena: Friday after the 9 am Mass

Holy Hour / Benediction: 8:00am-9:00am every Saturday

RECONCILIATION (Confession): Saturday: 4:00pm-4:45pm

Other times by appointment.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9:30 am -4:30 pm (CLOSED for lunch from 12pm-1pm) Sunday: 9:30am to 1:30 pm RECTORY/CHURCH STAFF: Bookkeeper / Bulletin Coordinator: Nicole Compagnone Parish Secretary: Antoinette Capobianco Maintenance and Custodians: Nelson Bobe and Eraldi Leka Cook and Housekeeper: Angelica Compagnone Sacristan: Lilian Acevedo Sunday Receptionist: Marie Gatto

PARISH REGISTRATION: We are happy to welcome all newcomers to our parish! Join our parish family by registering at the rectory during office hours. Current parishioners who change address, phone number or are moving away are asked to contact the rectory, so we can keep our files up to date.

BAPTISM: Congratulations on the birth of your child! Parish Baptisms are on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 2:00pm (except during Lent) Please call for an appointment to register and make arrangements for your child’s Baptism.

OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION: To register for religion classes grades K through 8, children’s First Communion, or Confirmation, call 718-372-0733 in the rectory lower level.

Secretaries: Nina Varone and Nelly Yepez (para hablar en Espanol).

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

Teens over 14 and Adults who are interested in becoming a Catholic or who have been baptized Catholic but never received Holy Communion or Confirmation should be part of our RCIA program. Leave your name and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli. Catholic Adults who have received Holy Communion and desire to receive Confirmation should also leave their name and phone number at the Office of Faith Formation for Sara Nespoli.

MARRIAGE: Plan to make your wedding both a JOYFUL and a HOLY event! Couples must call for an appointment at least 6 months prior to the planned wedding date and partici-pate in the parish and diocesan marriage preparation program.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: We celebrate this sacrament of healing grace at the 9:00am Mass on the first Saturday of each month. Please join us at that Mass if you are ill. You may also call and arrange with a priest to receive this sacrament at other times.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please contact the rectory if you are home-bound, and would like to receive the Holy Eucharist on a regular basis.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

5:00 ARMANDO FORESTA

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

8:30 FATHER’S DAY INTENTION

10:15 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH &

FATHER’S DAY INTENTION

12:00 FATHER’S DAY INTENTION

MONDAY, JUNE 18

9:00 ROSARIO CANESTRO &

GIUSEPPE CAPITUMMINO

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

9:00 MICHAEL DAGOSTINO, ANNA ILLUZZI &

MATTIA FRANCESCO

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

9:00 MARIA, SALVATORE & GIOVANNI

MAZZAMUTO

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

9:00 CATHERINE & VINCENT VALLONE

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

9:00 ANNA CRISCUOLO & ALBERT CREMATO

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

9:00 GIOVANNI CATANZARO &

CATERINA MESSINA

5:00 SEBASTIANO & JOE ALTILIO

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

8:30 ANNA BADALAMENTI

10:15 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH, MARIE

CRAPANZANO, JOHN & GRACE MARTORELLO &

FAMILY,FRIENDS&RELATIVES, JOHN & THERESA

DE FRANCESCO, ANTONINO ZULLO, ANDREW

DELORMIER, JOSEPH CARRIERI, MARIA FINAZZO

& IN THANKSGIVING TO ST. RITA & ST. JUDE

12:00 CECILIA PASTORELLI & ROBERT KENEVAN,

SR.

IN OUR PRAYERS May the Holy Spirit bring healing comfort to all of our sick, especially:

Jeanine Ardizzone, Camille & Anthony Chiusano, Annette Puglisi, William

Tirelli, John Belezio, Denise Pizzullo, Martha Monti, John Geraci, Antoin-

ette Marino, Anna Iacopelli, Jeanina Caceres, Millie Piccarelli, John DzHon

Vong, Gina Morselli, Mary Ann Barry, Susan Fischetti, Dominic Nunziato,

Linda Viscardi, Ludovica Sementa, Maria Sciarrino, Mary Antico, Maria

Selca Maher, Angelo D’Attoma, Joseph DiBella, Fran Mattera, Ella Spina,

Carmela Maccia, Rose Colombo, Theresa Pagani, Roza Camaj-Ivezaj, Rich-

ard Bubello, Joseph Nucifora, Grayce Prestipino, Howard Passman, Frank

Apsel, Isabella DiNiso, Jeanne Turzilli, Larry Lembo, Nicola Lupo, Gesterk-

ent Jaro, Antonino Curatolo, Robert Cusimano, Michael Fiore, Karen Gia-

chetta, Mary Jencsik, T. Guida, Richard & Gary Prestipino, Carol Marcin-

sky, Pietro Grippo, John Paul Harris, Reid Moritz, Julia Bruzzese, Angela

Nucifora, Stephen DiBella, Maria Piccarelli, Russ Pennington, Dorothy

Vallone Iaconis, Jacinta Duenas-Ladd, Sal D’Aquino, Josephine Gioia, Giada

Cravelli, Frances Bowen, Evan Zitchic, Rose Galia, John Edmonds, Isabella

Grace Colucci, Diane DiMonda, Pauline Taddonio, Sabrina Giangrande, Neil

Scahill, Leonard Currea, Eddie Stack, Mandy Crupi, Stella Botti,

Tara Horowitz & Steven Markoulis

May God bring safely home all of our deceased family and friends:

Joan Maurer & Santa Marzella

MEMORIALS FOR THE WEEK OF

JUNE 17 - JUNE 23, 2018

THE GIFTS OF THE BREAD AND WINE ARE DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY

JOSEPH & MARIA STELLA REQUESTED BY: LOVING FAMILY

THE TABERNACLE CANDLE IS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF

SALVATORE & FRANCESCO LAZZARO,

GREGORIO DI BENEDETTO & FRANK GIAMPICCOLO

REQUESTED BY: LOVING FAMILY

THE ALTAR CANDLES

ARE DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY OF

SEBASTIANO & JOE ALTILIO

REQUESTED BY: LOVING WIFE & MOTHER

THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CANDLE IS DONATED IN LOVING MEMORY

VINCENZO FASULO

REQUESTED BY: MR. & MRS. FRANCO MIGNOLI

STS. SIMON & JUDE PURGATORIAL SOCIETY The Purgatorial Society of Sts. Simon & Jude parish for the month of

June includes the following members who were enrolled last month:

Cesare Muscatella

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OUR LADY OF GRACE

CATHOLIC ACADEMY REGISTRATION FOR 2018-2019 IS NOW OPE AT:

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STS. SIMON & JUDE PARISH

MARIAN CONSECRATION On June 17, the parish of Sts. Simon & Jude, and the clergy and

parishioners will be invited to make a public consecration or

dedication of ourselves and our parish to the protection and inter-

cession of our Lady. Many parishes, including Most Precious

Blood, have done this, as have a growing number of dioceses

around the country.

We are happy to welcome Bishop Frank Caggiano who will offi-

cially Consecrate the Parish of Sts. Simon & Jude to the Immacu-

late Heart of Mary this Sunday. Join us at the 10:15am Mass fol-

lowed by a reception in the Lower Church for this special cele-

bration.

2018 MASS BOOK OPENING The second half of the 2018 Mass Book, (July-December)

is now open! If you are interested in Masses, please come

to the rectory during office hours.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

HOLY COMMUNION SCHEDULES Eucharistic Ministers please contact Antoinette with your avail-

ability for the months of July & August. Also include if you are

available for the feast of the Assumption. Please be reminded of

the “Summer Mass Schedule” for July and August. Please let her

know the dates you are unable to serve by the deadline of June

20th so that schedules can be prepared and distributed.

STS. SIMON & JUDE CHURCH

SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE Please note that beginning on Sunday, July 1st, Sts. Simon &

Jude’s Mass schedule will change to a “Summer Schedule”. The

Summer Mass schedule will be: Saturday at 5:00pm and Sun-

day at 8:30am and 11:00am. The 10:15am & 12 noon Masses

will be combined to form the 11:00am Mass for the months of

July & August only. The 11:00am Mass will also become the

multi-intention Mass for July & August as well. Please note that

the regular Mass schedule will resume on Saturday, Septem-

ber 8th & Sunday, September 9th, the weekend after Labor

Day.

STS. SIMON & JUDE FOOD PANTRY

COLLECTION Just a friendly reminder that there will be a second collection for

our food pantry this weekend, the 3rd weekend of the month. The

donations will be collected after communion. All donations go

directly to our food pantry to help those in need. Thank you for

your continuous generosity.

FREE PIZZA & PRE-PLANNING

FUNERAL SEMINAR All are invited to a free pizza and pre-planning Funeral Seminar

on Tuesday, June 19th at 6pm at Cusimano & Russo Funeral

Home. As we all know, making funeral arrangements after a

loved one’s passing can be one of the most difficult experience in

life. However, there is another way. By pre-arranging your own

funeral or a loved one’s, in advance has tremendous emotional,

financial and long term benefits. Join us for a complimentary

pizza and a “light” yet informative 30 minute presentation that

affects us all. This seminar is hosted by Manager, Michael Riz-

zotto at Cusimano & Russo Funeral Home on 2005 West 6th

Street.

Please RSVP to Tareisha Beverly at

Cusimano & Russo Funeral Home 718-372-1348 or

email: Tareisha.beverly@dignitymemorial.com

TODDLER TIME AT OUR LADY OF GRACE Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy is hosting a Toddler Time

Program! Children ages 8 months to 3 years old are invited to

come with a parent or guardian. For more information please call

the school office at 718-375-2081.

June 17, 2018

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WE WALK BY FAITH Today St. Paul tells the Church of Corinth that we walk by faith and not by sight. What exactly does

he mean? We usually say that seeing is believing, but St Paul is telling us that our faith is what

should guide us along in our life. We know the promises of God. No matter how dreary a situation

may look or how hopeless things seem, when we have real faith we know that it all will work out

for the good.

DO YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE RIGHT?

Vacation season is upon us. Often as people start taking vacations, they also take vacation from God. Getting up to go to Mass is replaced

by getting up for the beach or park. You can find Catholic churches anywhere in the world. A simple phone call or visit to a website can

help you find a Mass close by and convenient – all it takes is a little planning. This summer make an effort to work God into your vaca-

tion schedule. After all you wouldn’t want him taking a vacation from you!

ST. PAULINUS OF NOLA June 22 we celebrate the feast day of St Paulinus of Nola. He was born to a wealthy family who was married and have a noble lifestyle.

After his son died he and his wife converted and gave away their money to the poor. They lived a life of prayer and austerity. He was

forced into becoming a Bishop of Nola, in Italy. He dedicated himself to helping the sick and the poor. In Williamsburg during the Feast

of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, there is a celebration commemorating when Paulinus offered himself to pirates in exchange for a grieving

woman’s son. His charity and self-sacrifice is an example to all of us.

DEDICATED TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER At the 10:15 Mass this weekend our parish is being consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Bishop Frank Caggiano, who is a son

of our parish, will be celebrating the special Mass. Let’s pray that the hearts of our parishioners become like the heart of our Blessed

Mother.

REGISTRATION It’s never too early to plan ahead. Registration for the 2018/19 school year will be on-going throughout the summer. We will be complet-

ing registration on Wednesdays from 3-8 PM. Please contact the office for information

ONE LIFE YOUTH MINISTRY Come meet new friends, grow in your faith and have fun! Contact Mr. Louis Nunez, Youth Minister

sts.simonandjudeym@gmail.com

THE CHURCH, MOTHER AND TEACHER

One of the greatest struggles we have as Catholics (and really

just as people/human beings in general) is submitting to a

higher authority. It’s easy to make Jesus the Lord of our Sun-

day mornings. It’s a lot harder to make him the Lord of our

life. Or, for many of us it may not be difficult to make Jesus

the Lord of our life, but we struggle when it comes to submit-

ting to the teachings of the Church.

I think the root of this struggle comes from focusing too much

on the human dimension of the Church and not enough on the

spiritual dimension. The Church is the body of Jesus here on

Earth, and speaks with the authority of God. Do we believe

that in our hearts? It can be hard, especially when we see the

brokenness in the people leading us. Because of the human

dimension of the church, she is filled with scandal. But if we

look at our history, even when we had the most corrupt and

broken people leading her, the teachings of the Church re-

mained true and God raised great saints to help guide her

through those moments.

In today’s world we see great waves of people rebel against

the Church. Some Catholics blame the Enlightenment, where

we saw a number of philosophers take a stand against the

church. Others, the Protestant Reformation, saying that it was

a slippery slope. Still others blame the cultural revolutions of

the 60s and 70s. Though these all certainly had their part to

play in the breakdown of our faith in church authority, I think

it boils down to something simpler: human nature. And people

have been rebelling against the church since it’s very founda-

tion.

None of us like being told what we can and can’t do. If given

an excuse (it’s a human institution, it’s outdated, etc.) we’ll

take it if it means we can do what we want, when we want.

The truth is that these excuses simply don’t hold up. We act

like we’re in this great age of freedom from church authority,

but the fact is people have always been making these excuses.

It’s nothing new, or “enlightened”. And through every attack

both internal and external the Church has survived, for not

even the “gates of hell” shall prevail against it.

At the end of the day, we either have to accept the Church is a

divine institution as much as it is human, and accept it’s teach-

ings which have been passed down for nearly two thousand

years, or we don’t. If we accept that Jesus Christ started the

Church and promised the Holy Spirit to guide it, then we have

to follow what the Church teaches. Even though this is diffi-

cult, we should rejoice in it. As I wrote a few weeks ago, G.K.

Chesterton once said that he didn’t need a religion to tell him

he was right and wrong where he already knew he was right

and wrong. He needed a religion to tell him where he was

wrong where he thought he was right. If only all of us could

have that level of humility and faith! And this isn’t a blind

acceptance of everything the Church teaches, but rather taking

it into ourselves and wrestling with it, seeking to understand

why the Church teaches what she does.

The Catechism speaks of adopting a filial spirit towards the

Church. This means that we ought to see ourselves as sons

and daughters of the Church. We look to the Church as we

would to a loving mother, at times maybe disappointed be-

cause we see her as an authoritarian figure telling us what we

can and can’t do, yet with the understanding that she is telling

it to us out of a deep love for us. When we approach the

church’s teachings with that understanding, it becomes easier

for us to accept. Though there is much brokenness to be found

at times within the hierarchy of the church, we are not obedi-

ent to the individual leaders but to the fullest aspect of the

church, trusting that at times there may be individuals who

lead us astray or fail in their call to love, when we look at the

whole picture we are given a full expression of love and the

life we are called to lead.

Supplementing CCC 2030 - 2051

Jonah Soucy

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JUNE 18

9:30am: Chaplet of the Divine Mercy (CHU)

7:00pm: RCIA (OFF)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion (LC)

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

9:30am: Miraculous Medal Novena (CHU)

6:30pm: Pre-Cana (OFF)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion Folklore Dance Rehearsal (LC)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

12:00pm-3:00pm: Golden Age Club (LC)

1:00pm-3:00pm: Sts. Simon & Jude Food Pantry (OFF)

6:15pm: Al-e-Mo Square Dancing (LC)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion Chorus rehearsal (CHU)

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

9:30am: Legion of Mary (LC)

4:00pm: Italian Rosary (CHAP)

6:30pm: Youth Ministry (LC)

7:30pm: AA Meeting (OFF)

8:00pm: Folk Group Rehearsal (CHU)

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

9:00am: St. Jude Novena (CHU)

7:00pm: Circulo de Oracion Servidores Meeting (CHU or LC)

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

4:00pm: Confession

5:00pm: Mass

8:00pm: AA Meeting (OFF)

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

8:00am: Rosario Italiano

8:30am: Mass (CHU)

10:15am: Mass (CHU)

12:00pm:Mass (CHU)

STS. SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL REUNION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018

7:00pm-11:00pm

IN THE LOWER CHURCH This Reunion is open to ALL graduating classes. There will

be food, music and great company! If you are interested in

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