St. Mel’s Rectory 2615 154th St., Flushing, NY 11354

(718) 886-0201 - Fax: (718) 886-0882www.saintmel.org stmel2820@aol.com

PASTORAL STAFFRev. Gerard J. Sauer, Pastor

Rev. JunHee Lee, Weekend AssistantRev. Al Barozzi, In ResidenceDeacon Joseph A. Freda

SCHEDULE OF MASSESSaturday - 9:00 A.M. (Daily), 5:00 P.M. (Vigil)Sunday - 7:30 A.M., 9:00 A.M. (Italian),

10:30 A.M., 12:00 P.M.

WEEKDAY MASSESSeptember - June

Monday - Friday: 7:00 A.M., 9:00 A.M.July - Labor Day

Monday - Friday: 8:00 A.M.

CONFESSIONSaturday 11:00 - 12:00 P.M.

and by appointment at the Rectory.

ST. MEL’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY154-24 26th Ave., Flushing, NY 11354(718) 539-8211 Fax (718) 539-6563

www.stmelsacademy.orgAcademy Board Chair: Marilyn Devito

Principal: Erin SchneiderAssistant Principal: Daniela Volpe

DIRECTOR OF MUSICRudolph Albert

FAITH FORMATIONCO-DIRECTORS

Paula Migliore - Denise DeRosaFaith Formation Office - (718) 461-9840

RECTORY OFFICE HOURSMon.-Thurs. 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Fri. 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.Emergencies any time.

BAPTISMSCall the Rectory for information at least one month in advance.

MARRIAGESCall the Rectory for information and appointment with a Priest atleast six months prior to the date you wish.

NEW PARISHIONERSWe are always happy to welcome new parishioners into the familyof St. Mel. Stop in at the Rectory to register, ask questions andmeet the priests who gladly serve you.

PASTORAL CARE TO THE HOMEBOUNDWe are concerned about parishioners who are homebound andwould like to receive the Eucharist, the Sacrament ofReconciliation or the Anointing of the Sick. If you arehomebound, or if you know someone who is unable to come toMass - please do not hesitate to contact the Rectory -718-886-0201. Visits will be happily arranged for you.

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENAEach Monday after the 9:00 A.M. Mass.Blessed Sacrament Devotions:First Friday Adoration 9:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.Daily Recitation Of The Rosary: 8:30 A.M.

EVANGELIZATIONIf you know of any Catholic, who is not attending Church orreceiving the Sacraments and desires help in returning, please callor refer them to one of the priests at 718-886-0201. Allinformation is confidential.

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Mass Intentions

August 12, 2018

SAT. 8/11 5:00 Horacio Malanansan SUN. 8/12 7:30 For all Priests 9:00 Carmelo Giardina Salvatore, Angela, Giuseppina, & Michael Vitale Giuseppe Pecora Adele Fabrizio People of the Parish 10:30 Rosemary Sullivan 12:00 Rita & Vito Lestingi MON 8/13 8:00 Alex R. Fazzi TUES. 8/14 8:00 Giovanni Canale & Family WED. 8/15 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) 7:00 Living & Deceased Members of Mate & Srecka Antolos 9:00 Angelo Messina THURS. 8/16 8:00 John & Mildred McPhillips & Terrence McPhillips FRI. 8/17 8:00 Donald Halmy SAT. 8/18 9:00 Frank Rappa 5:00 Renato Ljubicic SUN. 8/19 7:30 Gloria Eisenzapf 9:00 Antonino Mignano Ida & Victor Riglione Salvatore Vitale Juliana Buongiovanni People of the Parish 10:30 Maria & Francesco Prestifippo 12:00 Gioacchino & Apollonia & Lena D’Arrigo

Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need. Amen.

We pray for all those who are sick, especially:

We pray for all members of the Military and their families.

Lord hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.

We pray for the deceased members of our parish family who recently died .

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Altar Bread and Wine This week the Altar Bread and Wine

are donated in Loving Memory of

Carmelo Giardina

Love, Mom & Dad

In your prayers...

• Anne Keene • Raymond Diaz • Matt Z. • Claire Giannini

• Lisa Sperazza • Joseph D’Angelo • Carolyn Inzirillo

The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary

(Holy Day of Obligation)

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Mass Times 7:00 AM 9:00 AM

Newly Enrolled in the Purgatorial Society

July, 2018 GianCarlo A. Mayor-Valencia

Betty Scavetta Karen Garcia

The Purgatorial Mass is offered on the First Friday of each month at 7:00am. Enrollment in the Purgatorial Society is for the period of one year.

“It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins." (II Machabees 12:46)

Bishop DiMarzio’s Prayer for Vocation

Lord of the Harvest, we petition you as you

have instructed us to ask for more laborers to serve in the vineyard of Your Church. You

have told us that the harvest is rich and laborers are few and we experience this great need in the face of the challenge of the New

Evangelization.

We ask the Holy Spirit to inspire young men and women to seriously consider vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Help all of us to be effective instruments to encourage and support those whom you are calling to serve and lead the Church of Brooklyn and Queens

in the future.

Lord, you told the Apostles to put out into the deep. We ask for the grace and courage to

accept your call as we pray and work for an increase in vocations to the priesthood,

diaconate, and religious life.

We ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ the Great High Priest, Amen.

Our next Bundle Saturday will take place on October 13, 2018 from 9am to 12 noon in St. Mel’s Parking Lot. Good used cloth-ing is needed.

For each car, truck or van, running or not, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will give back to our church $50/$100 per vehicle. Call SVDP at 718-491-2525.

Please Join Fr. Sauer

On a Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage

To The Holy Land

Bishop Neil Tiedemann,

Spiritual Director and

Msgr. Kieran Harrington Chaplain

March 7-15, 2019

For a Brochure Contact Prestige Worldwide Tours

1-866-293-0982 Samantha@pwwtours.com

NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME August 12, 2018

Gospel: (John 6:44-51)

Jesus said: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life….I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”

Reflection:

How many times does Jesus have to teach the same message before the crowd gets it? With such a great gift offered—bread from heaven that brings eternal life—we would think that the crowd would put their problems with belief aside and receive anyway, for the gift far exceeds the cost of belief. But… the bread of heaven isn’t without its cost. For Jesus, the cost is the cross. The bread of life is the bread of self-sacrifice. Here is the crux of the problem and here is the giant step forward in this gospel: to eat the bread of life is to eat the bread of suffering. To encounter Jesus by eating the bread of life is to take upon ourselves Jesus’ life of self-giving. But unlike the crowd who simply didn’t understand, we are able to believe: because Jesus has gone before us and taught us that death leads to life. The Cross leads to Resurrection! (Living Liturgy, p.186)

Vincentian Meditation:

Nothing will nourish us more than focusing on God’s love, of which the cross is the symbol. The love that Jesus reveals through the symbol of the cross is: self-giving, sacrificial, forgiving, healing, unifying, loyal to one’s friends, powerless, in solidarity with the weak, confident in the power of God. As Vincentians, frequent meditation on the cross, as the symbol of God’s love for us and of our love of God, has abiding importance. Jesus’ dying love gives meaning to the many “crosses” his followers are called to bear. The following of the crucified Lord is the supreme act of faith; it is a surrender in hope and love into the incomprehensible mystery of God. (Maloney, He Hears the Cry of the Poor, p. 45-46)

Discussion: (Share your thoughts on the readings after a moment of silence)

In what ways have you found that indeed, the cross leads to resurrection! Closing Prayer:

Lord Jesus, through your cross and resurrection, -fill us with your peace!

For the grace to eat the bread of life and the bread of suffering, -fill us with your strength!

For the grace to accept the crosses in our lives, -fill us with your love!

For the grace to be witnesses to your resurrection, -fill us with your joy! Amen

Diocese of Brooklyn Marian Pilgrimage

Led by the Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio

To the Basilica of the National Shrine of

the Immaculate Conception

in Washington, DC

To register for this Pilgrimage contact your parish rep:

Parish Rep: Deacon Joe Freda

Telephone: 917-862-0636

October 26—27, 2018

Friday, Oct 26: Morning departure from our parish via deluxe motor coach for our journey to our nations Capitol and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Upon arrival, take a tour of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land. Following our visit of Washington, D.C., we will transfer to the hotel for time to unwind before gathering for dinner. Saturday, Oct 27: Breakfast at the hotel followed by departure for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to participate in our Diocesan Pilgrimage. While at the shrine there will be time for prayer, confession, and for visiting the many beautiful chapels before we gather for Mass celebrated by the Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio. In the afternoon we will depart for our return trip to New York. COST PER PERSON: QUAD $238 TRIPLE $248 DOUBLE $268 SINGLE $353

TRAVEL PACKAGE INCLUDES: Motor Coach transportation—2 days accommodations at the Hilton Arlington , dinner, breakfast, guided tour of Washington D.C., visit to the National Shrine of the Immaculate

Conception, taxes/tips to hotel and wait staff.

Diocese of Brooklyn Marian Pilgrimage

to Washington, D.C.

Led by

the Most Reverend

Nicholas DiMarzio

To the Basilica of the National Shrine

of the Immaculate Conception

Saturday, October 27, 2018

To register for this Pilgrimage contact your

Parish Rep: Deacon Joe Freda

Telephone: 917-862-0636

$52.00 Per Person

St. Mel’s Memorial Candles Remember Your Loved Ones

An Annual Memorial Candle can brighten your intentions all year long.

Purchasing an Annual Memorial Candle to Honor a loved one or a special intention is a wonderful way to express our sentiments. When we go, leaving the burning candle behind, we are reminded that our prayers and intentions burn before the Lord unceasingly.

You can have a perpetual memorial for about .50 cents per day. The annual offering for each candle is $200, which supports our parish.

If you would like to reserve a memorial candle, please fill out the form below and return it along with payment to the Rectory. For more questions, please contact the office at (718) 886-0201. ……………………………………………………

ORDER FORM PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name________________________________

Address_______________________________

Phone________________________________

Please print your intention (example-In Memory of, Devoted Husband and Father, Always in our prayers, In Thanksgiving, In Memory of, For the living and deceased members of, etc.

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Please place my memorial in front of (Please Circle)

St. Ann

Our Lady of Fatima

St. Jude

Infant of Prague

Our Lady of Lourdes

St. Francis of Assisi

Padre Pio

St. Rita

Our Lady of Romitello

St. Theresa Little Flower

St. Elizabeth Seton

St. Mel

St. John Neumann

St. Patrick

St. Joseph

St. Anthony

Blessed Mother-Limited Space

St. Mel’s Choir

Please see Rudy our Music Minister if you are interested

in joining.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 $25pp PU:9:00am

Call Nancy 718-886-2326 or

Edda 718-747-5379

St. Mel’s Italian American Association

Columbus Day & Italian

Heritage Celebration

Dinner Dance

Sunday, October 28, 2018 2PM

Furlani Club College Point, NY

Full Details to follow

WILDCAT WHEREABOUTSST. MEL’S CATHOLIC ACADEMY !CLASS OF 2018

Ms. Erin Schneider, Principal Mrs. Daniela Volpe, Assistant Principal

154 - 24 26th Avenue Flushing, NY 11354

Phone (718) 539 - 8211

ST. FRANCIS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY HIGH SCHOOLFRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL

THE MARY LOUIS ACADEMYHOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL

XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL

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SEATS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2018 - 2019 SCHOOL YEAR IN NURSERY THROUGH 7TH GRADE

Contact us at (718) 539-8211 for more information.

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MOMMY & MEANDTODDLER TIMEREGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

For more information,please call (718) 539-8211

The St. Mel’s Catholic Academy Toddler Time Program

invites parents to bring their 2 year old to play and

learn while staying safe.

Our small class size ensures your child is well takencare

of by our dedicatedand talented staff.

Activitiesinclude but are not limited to: story time,

nursery rhymes, music and movement, snacktime, play

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OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION RCIA—RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION

OF ADULTS or OLDER CHILDREN

Are you interested in the Catholic faith? Maybe, you have been coming to church for a while but are not Catholic.

Have you been baptized Catholic or validly baptized in another Christian denomination and wish to be fully initiated into the Catho-lic faith through the Sacraments of Confirmation and Communion?

If you answered yes, to any of these questions, we invite you to look deeper into the Catholic faith through a process called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA. It is also adapted for older children seeking full initiation into the Catholic Church and is sometimes referred to as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (“RCIC”).

Our parish offers a set of RCIA and RCIC sessions to share with others the truths of the Catholic faith and the fellowship of our church family. We invite you to learn what Catholics believe in an open welcoming environment. These sessions are also an opportunity for you to ask those perplexing and difficult questions you have about the Catholic faith.

If you are interested in joining this special journey of faith, contact the Office of Faith Formation at stmelsdderosa@gmail.com or call the Office of Faith Formation at 718-461-9840.

SCHOOL OF RELIGION Classes for children attending public schools are held on Wednesdays from September through May from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm for grades 1 to 5; and from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm for grades 6 to 8. The final day of classes for the current school year was May 16th.

For new registrations, call the Office of Faith Formation at (718) 461-9840 or contact the Office of Faith Formation at stmelfaithformation@gmail.com. Re-registration forms for the school year beginning in September 2018 should be dropped off at the Rectory or mailed to the Office of Faith Formation, as soon as possible.

Wishing our children, catechists and families a restful and peaceful summer. See you at church on Sundays over the summer.

Cenacles of Life Being supportive of “The dignity of the human person” from Conception to natural Death.

The Cenacles of Life, prayers, rosary’s and fasting, has become an invocation, a pleas to our Blessed Mother to intercede in changing minds and hearts who have gone astray. A true culture of human life and dignity, disposing of an inconvenient life, restoring that all life is sacred. We are made in God’s image and likeness. As Americans we are reminded of the need to be in solidarity with the poor, elderly, the handicapped, the homeless, the unwanted, the suffering, and the unborn. Yes, being truly “pro life” means more than being “anti abortion” as Catholics, Christians, and as human beings made in the image of God, we all do believe in the sanctity of life. We need your participation in the continued effort to change minds and hearts in this troubled world we live in. Join us Wednesday all Summer at 11:00AM in the St. Mel’s Church Julia Chitos, Respect Life Joint Parish Committee Pia Baldo coordinator and devout participant 718-359-6734

Bus Tours 8/11 Beautiful Old Westbury Gardens. Luncheon in Gold Sprint Harbor and more

8/25 Jim Thorpe, The Switzerland of Pennsylvania

8/27 - 8/30 - Scenic Coastal Maine Tour

EARLY RSVP A MUST!

Call Barbara (718) 747-0941

Rachael’s Helpers

There is hope after abortion. Are you burdened with memories of your abortion? Take this opportunity to experience a beautiful plan of healing by sharing with others in a very sensitive manner with prayer and scripture reflections. This will help foster the joy of healing in the mercy of Christ. Your experience is completely confidential. Please call 347-702-2352 (all calls are confidential)

Bereavement Support Groups

The stages of grief; bereavement after the loss of a loved one

Sacred Heart Church, Bayside, first Tuesday of every month from

7:30 - 9:30pm. Call Sr. Kathleen Masterson at

(718) 224-5695.

and

St. Luke Bereavement Support Group at St. Luke’s Pastoral Center

16-34 Clintonville St., Whitestone, NY 11357 Meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM.

Please contact Sister Theresa Agliardi, RSM, (718) 746-8531

for additional information or if you are interested in participating.

Please remember to pray for all who are grieving the loss

of loved ones.

Father Victor’s 25th Anniversary

Msgr. Maresca from St. Francis of Assisi has

invited the members of St. Mel’s Church to

celebrate Fr. Victor’s 25th Anniversary of

the Priesthood.

August 26, 2018 at the 12:30 Mass

A reception will follow

St. Francis of Assisi

2117 45th Street

Astoria, NY

Please RSVP by August 12

Contact: Pat Farrell 718-445-5733

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