Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM Mass in Malayalam Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin

Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Second Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM

Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday.

Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 1PM and on request.

Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 P.M. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is required by the parents of the child to be baptized.

Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of the marriage date to make an appointment with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information, please visit: www.pre-cana.org.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) 347-6070 for arrangements.

Catholic Cemeteries: For information and available options please call (718) 894-4888.

Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna Parochial Vicar: Rev. Raynald B. Nacino

Deacons: Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck, John Warren, Kevin Hughes

Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque

Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Melissa Vollaro Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM Parish Office closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM For emergencies call (718) 347-6070

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (718) 343-1346 Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry School Website: www.olscafp.org

Faith Formation Office (718) 347-3511 Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto

Catholic Youth Group Youth Minister: Mrs. Karen DeRose Youth Website: www.OLSAMCYG.Weebly.com

Human Concerns Center (718) 347-6229 Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera

Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community who reach out to one another and to all people by teaching and giving witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to invite all to hear, share, and live the Word of God. We try to inspire an awareness of our faith and to encourage others to renew and energize that faith in Jesus and His Church. We want to welcome the entire community to enjoy the warmth and love of our parish by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church.

IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR

The sick, homebound and hospitalized . . .

Marianne Brewer, Laura Callan, Kiara Colon, Louis DePetris, Ralph DeVito, Diana Dunn, Mary Giegerich, Louis Gunderson,

James John, Pat Kass, Carlito Lalicon, Barbara Lazaro, Tara Lockwood, Richard Marini, Dalin Martin,

Kuncheria Mathew, Diane Mininson, Jennifer Muilenburg, Brian & Phyllis Mulkerne, Joel Rivera, Angelina Rocha,

Dorothy Rondash, MaryBeth Marini Ruff, Margaret Torpey, William Torpey, Kathy Turso, John Varrone, Laura Velez,

Robert Webb, Helen Wendelken All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . . .

Rosalie Azzizzi

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2017

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday, August 20, 2017 8:00 AM Bonaventura & Rosina Veltri 9:30AM People of the Parish 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Alleykutty Thomas, Rosario Arnone, Carmen Intal, Regina DelCarpio Peche,

Dorothy Ellrich, Brian O’Connor, Mildred Mobley, Mary Ann Zaczek,

In Thanksgiving, Frank H. Nappi, Jr. 12:30PM Anne Reisz 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Mariamma Joseph Palickel

Monday, August 21, 2017 9:00AM Carmen Intal 12Noon Cherian Varghese

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:00AM Josephine Impallomeni 12Noon Francesco Veltri - 2nd Anniversary

Wednesday, August 23, 2017 9:00AM Elizabeth Ann Smith 12Noon Mildred Carrieri

Thursday, August 24, 2017 9:00AM Anne Carson 12Noon Anthony Greco 12:30PM Adoration until 4 PM

Friday, August 25, 2017 9:00AM Joseph DiSunno 12Noon Patrick Patten

Saturday, August 26, 2017 9:00AM Living & Deceased Members of the Bonkowski & Sortino Families 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass

Sunday, August 27, 2017 8:00 AM Mary & Thomas Nedumkallel 9:30AM Vincenza & Santa Mariani 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Robert E. Tallarico, Brian O’Connor, Ann & Joe Nunziata - 50th Anniversary,

Virginia Mattner, Mary Collins, Nestor Virata, Dominick Fazzolari, Margaret Connell,

Mr. & Mrs. T. Rodrigues, Mr. & Mrs. Pascual 12:30PM People of the Parish 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Joseph George Thekkeadthe

THIS WEEK AT OLS

Saturday, August 26 1:00PM ......... Himig At Alay Choir Rehearsal ........................... WR

OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, August 13th…………….….$12,945.00 Maintenance & Repair…..………………$1,283.00

God loves a cheerful giver! Thanks for all your shared gifts

with our parish community!

THE SANCTUARY LAMP for the week was donated in Loving Memory of

THE GRECO FAMILY requested by Ann Greco

NEW OFFICE HOURS

Throughout August the Parish Office will close on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7:30 PM. There will be no office hours on Thursday and Friday nights. The weekend hours remain the same from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturdays and on Sundays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

AIR CONDITIONING COLLECTION takes place today. The parish is fortunate to have a cool and comfortable church to worship in Sunday after Sunday and during the week. However, as you can guess, the expense for such air conditioning in a large church is very high. YELLOW air conditioning offering envelopes are available in the church. Thank you for your contribution.

THE ALTAR FLOWERS for the week were donated in Loving Memory of

ROSALIE AZIZZI requested by

Jennifer Azzizzi

Dear Parishioners,

How many of you remember the New York Mets jingle? All of it???

“Meet the Mets. Meet the Mets. Step right up and greet the Mets! Bring your kiddies, bring your wife;

guaranteed to have the time of your life because the Mets are really sockin’ the ball, knocking those home

runs over the wall! East side, west side, everyone’s coming down to meet the M-E-T-S Mets of New York

town!”

The jingle is much longer and may sound a bit corny in today’s music world but, without any slight to

Yankee fans in the parish, the Diocese of Brooklyn is

having “Catholic Day” at CitiField on Saturday, September

9th and it will a day for all Catholics in the Diocese to join

together for prayer, food and entertainment and an evening

ballgame between the New York Mets and Cincinnati

Reds. Today’s bulletin contains an attractive flyer about

the day’s activities beginning with Mass at the ballpark

celebrated by Bishop DiMarzio and how to purchase

tickets.

In addition, a block of tickets have been assigned to each

parish for the low price of $15.00 per person on a first

come, first served basis. What a deal, what a steal!

In order to obtain these tickets please call the Parish Office

and leave your name, phone number and desired number

of tickets no later than next Sunday, August 27th. We will contact you when the tickets are delivered to the

parish. Otherwise feel free to order tickets at mets.com/CatholicNight.

Now, how about “Take Me out to the Ballgame?”

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL EXAM (TACHS). The exam will be given on Saturday, November 4th, offering a chance to attend one of nineteen different Catholic high schools in Brooklyn and Queens. All eighth grade students and their parents are asked to call 1-866-61TACHS or visit www.tachsinfo.com for registration and more information.

OLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY OFFICE will be open for school registration, tuition payments, school tours and other information from 9:00AM to 12Noon on this Tues., Aug. 22nd and Wed., Aug. 23rd. In addition, the office will be open the week ofAug. 28th - Aug. 31st from 8:00AM to 3:00PM and Sept. 1st from 8:00AM to 12Noon. Also, school registration packets are available in the Parish Office. Take the opportunity to offer your child a quality Catholic education at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy this Fall.

CLOTHING DRIVE. The St. Vincent de Paul truck will be at Our Lady of the Snows on Saturday, September 16th from 9:00 AM to 12 Noon. Now is the time to search the drawers and closets for clothing items, clean and in good shape, to help those less fortunate. We kindly ask you to bring the clothing on that day only and the St. Vincent de Paul Society in the parish thanks you for your donations.

FILIPINO CONCERT sponsored by the Our Lady of the Snows Fil-Am Community takes place in the church on Sunday, Sept. 24th at 3:00PM. The concert, “On Eagle’s Wings,” will feature the Voice of Friendship Singers with Mr. Eric Joyner on the piano and the baritone voice of Mr. Marvin Gayatgay. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the church doors. For tickets and more information please contact Rosebelle Cadelina at 646-441-8720 or Emma Rafol at 917-518-7781.

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY takes place each morning in the church before the 9AM Mass. All are invited to pray the Mysteries of The Rosary each day before Mass.

COMMUNITY NEWS

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

WEEKEND Sept. 15-17 in Huntington, LI. Call

Richard & Karen Roginski at 877-697-9963. Let the

Lord support you in your marriage!

ITALIAN FESTIVAL sponsored by the Cellini Lodge, New Hyde Park takes place August 23rd to 27th. Featuring amusement rides, food court, games of chance and live entertainment the location is Martin J. Tully Park, Denton & Evergreen Aves. in New Hyde Park. For more information call 516-747-1680.

Gracious God and Father, we enter into your presence realizing you know us better than we know ourselves. You know the cares and sufferings we carry in our hearts. You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead us together on our journey to be a renewed Church, for with you all things are possible. Create us anew in Jesus Christ your Son. Liberate us from all that keeps us from you. Heal us from every form of sin and violence. Transform us to live your Word more profoundly. Awaken us to the sacred; rebuild trust among us. Enliven our parishes; reunite our families. May your Holy Spirit empower us to live as a community of love, freed to share in your work of recreating our world and restoring justice. We believe you are doing something new, calling us to arise together in Christ to celebrate the fullness of life. Amen. © 2007 RENEW International

ARISE: TOGETHER IN CHRIST. Following two successful sessions of ARISE last Fall and Spring this worthwhile evangelization effort throughout the diocese and in our parish will resume in October. The third session consists of six weekly gatherings with the theme, “In the Footsteps of Christ.” Once again ARISE is guaranteed to be a total parish experience to spiritually renew everyone and provide opportunities for all of us to grow in faith and community. In preparation for ARISE this Fall please offer the ARISE prayer below and prayerfully consider your involvement as a facilitator or participant on Sign-Up weekend this Fall.

BACK TO SCHOOL BLESSING. As parents and children prepare to return to school with uniforms, school supplies, lunch boxes, etc. we would like to begin the new school year by offering a blessing for all students, teachers, classroom aides, instructors, etc. On Sunday, September 17th at the 9:30 AM Mass school children are invited to bring to church their school backpacks filled with their school supplies and a special blessing will be given to them and others so that the school year will be successful and the young minds of our school children will continue to expand in learning new things.

HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next trip to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be on Monday, August 28, 2017. Cost $25. The bus will leave promptly at 9:00AM from Our Lady of the Snows. For more info or to reserve a seat call Sophia at (718) 347-0512.

Here is the latest report as of August 14, 2017:

Amount of Goal: $105,179.00

Amount Pledged: $ 100,175.00

Amount Received: $ 80,502.34

Number of Donors: 406

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY is a school of excellence which offers a quality Catholic education to its students. Recent New York State testing results showed our parish school far exceeding state, city and diocesan scores in Language Arts and Math for Grades 4, 6 and 8. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy follows the NYS and diocesan curriculum. The school has a morning and after school program for working parents, SMART Boards in the classrooms, Spanish and Art, full time nurse, Aquinas Honors Program, physical education, sacramental preparation and much more! Please feel free to contact the School Office at (718) 343-1346 or check out the attractive school website, www.olscafp.org which contains many other details about our school of excellence. Parents who are interested in enrolling their children into Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy in September 2017 are welcomed to call for an appointment. See the colorful flyers on the tables in the Gathering Space today and feel free to distribute them to family members and friends.

Thank you to all who already have made a pledge to this year’s diocesan Appeal. As you can see in the box above great strides continue to be made to this year’s Appeal.

Everyone is encouraged to take part in this year’s Appeal by making a generous donation so that we can reach our assigned goal of $105,179.00. Feel free to view this Year’s Appeal video at www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org. Extra pledge envelopes are in the church today and at the Parish Office. You may return your pledge commitment in the collection and we will deliver it directly to the Appeal Office. Thank you very much for heeding the words: “Live in Faith - Give in Love.”

FAITH FORMATION OFFICE. Give your child the gift of faith! (It’s the most important gift you will ever give!) We invite all Catholic children attending public schools to register for religious instruction for the 2017/2018 year at our parish. Grades Pre-K through 8 meet on Sunday mornings from 10:30AM to 12Noon. High School students meet approximately 13 times over the course of the year on Wednesday evenings. Classes begin: Sunday Sept 17, 2017 for K-8, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 for Pre-K, and Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 for High School. Registration fees are as follows:

One child $90.00 Two children $130.00 Three or more $160.00 HS Program $50.00 per student

Registration Forms can be found in the Church gathering space or on-line at www.olsnows.org (click on Ministries, then Faith Formation, scroll to bottom of page for registration form). If you are registering your child for the first time please include a copy of the child’s baptismal certificate. Mail your registration form to Our Lady of the Snows Faith Formation Office, 258-15 80th Avenue, Floral Park, NY 11004. We look forward to hearing from you.

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION 2017 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL.

SUMMER MISSION APPEAL sponsored by the Propagation of the Faith Office will take place next weekend, August 26th/27th. Father Michael Joy Akposu who will speak at all the Masses is a priest of the Dioceses of Ho in Ghana. The Diocese of Ho seeks to provide clean drinking water to the community, to build shelters for schools, to promote education for female children and develop lay leadership in the Church. Thank you in advance for your support next weekend to the Diocese of Ho in Ghana.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES DONATIONS. Throughout the summer the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) is accepting donations of school supplies (e.g. notebooks, memo pads, binders, pencils and pens, crayons and markers, school bags, etc.) to help needy boys and girls begin the new school year well-equipped and happy. Please place your donation in the yellow school bus in the Gathering Space of the church and thank you for your generosity.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE to the Lourdes of Litchfield Grotto in Connecticut, sponsored by the Spirituality Committee, takes place on Sat., Sept. 30th. All are welcomed to attend this one day pilgrimage which will be a time of prayer and reflection including the Stations of the Cross, Marian Prayer, celebration of Mass and much more. You can bring your own lunch or purchase some food items in the Grotto Café. The cost is $40.00 per person and blue registration forms are on the tables in the Gathering Space. Registration deadline is Sat., Sept. 9th and for more information please call Candace Garrett at 917-574-7483.