August 6, 2023

Holy Child Parish

August 6, 2023

ABOUT OUR PARISH

Holy Child Church

4747 Amboy Road, SI, NY 10312 (718) 356-5890

www.holychildsi.com

Mass Schedule

Saturday Evening - 5:00 PM

Sunday - 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM

Monday - Saturday at 9:00 AM

Holy Day Masses - Consult Bulletin

Reconciliation

Saturday 3:30 - 4:30 PM or call the Rectory (718) 356-5890

Baptisms

2:00 PM on most Saturdays & Sundays

Please call the Rectory to set up an appointment to fill out paperwork and choose a date

Marriages

Please contact the parish office at least 9 months prior to the wedding date to make an appointment with one of the priests

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Pastoral Staff

Father Ed Cipot - Pastor

Father Wilfred Dodo - PV

Father Clement Kagoma - PV

Mr. James V. Gallagher - Deacon

Mr. Paul John Brophy - Deacon

Mary Kelly - Parish Manager

Elizabeth Esposito - Preschool Director (718) 356-5159 holychildprek@gmail.com

Jessica Amon - Faith Enrichment Director

Michele Buccigrossi - Coordinator faithenrichment@holy-child.org (718) 356-5277

Sandra Pace - Director of Music (347) 560-1793

Sports Council

Loren Gutzler/Pam Molloy

www.holychildsports.com

Soccer

Arnold Gottlieb

www.holychildsoccer.org

Morning Prayer

Monday - Saturday 8:30 am

ANNOUNCED MASSES

Saturday, August 5, 2023

5:00 PM Mary & Nicola Scotto and John & Lorraine Scotto

Sunday, August 6, 2023

7:00 AM People of Holy Child

9:00 AM Nora & Patrick O’Brien

11:00 AM Michael, Anna & Adolph Lavanco

12:30 PM Jeremiah Clark

5:30 PM Frankie Scaltrito

Monday, August 7, 2023

9:00 AM Joseph Himmer

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

9:00 AM Dominic Bisignano

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

9:00 AM Stephen Murphy

Thursday, August 10, 2023

9:00 AM Mary & Peter Frattini

Friday, August 11, 2023

9:00 AM Nat Giambrone

Saturday, August 12, 2023

9:00 AM Jennifer Marcello-Murphy

Saturday, August 12, 2023

5:00 PM Luigi, Letteria & John Vaselli

WEEKDAY NOVENAS

AFTER 9:00 MASS

MONDAY: MIRACULOUS MEDAL

WEDNESDAY: ST. JOSEPH

FRIDAY: SACRED HEART

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Salvatore Burgio, Jillian Cannon, Michael

Capolongo, Jenna Caroccia, Fr. Ed Cipot, Anthony Dimesa, Fr. Willy Dodo, James Filatro, Brian Firing, Carol Flannery, Emily Gagliardi, Guiliana Geller, Margaret Geraghty, Robert

Imparato, Sr., Erik Lipke, Peter Noto, Elle Paradiso, Sebastian Rao, Lisa Romano, Michael Seidita, BillySherwood, SamanthaSnyder.

Eternal rest grant unto their souls, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

May their souls and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen

Paul Ambery

Vita Cavallo

Elaine Frawley

Denise Guasta

Marie Thorgersen

BAPTISMS

Through the Sacrament of Baptism, we welcome into the Church and our parish family:

Nina Maia Lauro

Bread & Wine

In Loving Memory of Jennifer Marcello-Murphy

Offered by Mr. & Mrs. Sal Marcello & Family

Sanctuary Lamp

In Loving Memory of Roberto Padilla

Offered by Holy Child “Legion of Mary”

BANNS OF MARRIAGE

1st Time: Salvatore Toscano & Rose Bolella

Padre Pio Prayer Group

STATEN ISLAND, NY

Please come to the next Padre Pio Prayer meeting on August 10th at 7:30 pm in the Church. There will be Exposition and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and devotional prayers. All are welcome.

Deacon Paul John Brophy

DIVINE MERCY ADORATION CHAPEL

Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel has reopened with limited days and times:

Monday 6PM - 9PM

Tuesday 1PM - 4PM

Wednesday 6PM - 9PM

Thursday 1PM - 4PM

THE CHAPEL WILL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 4 ADORERS AT ALL TIMES!

All are welcome, but please LIMIT VISIT TO 20 MINUTES in order to be considerate of others who may be waiting. Thank you for your patience!

If you have any questions, please contact Joan 718-541-9532

Widows’ Conversation Group

meets in the Forum 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays

GREAT KILLS OLDER ADULT CENTER

11 Sampson Avenue (cross street Katan Avenue)

If you are 60 or older, please come and join us at the Great Kills Older Adult Center.

We are opened Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Membership and services are free!

We offer a variety of activities including but not limited to: Jewelry making, Art Classes, Board games, Music and Dancing, Technology classes, Virtual Tai Chi, Stretch Bands, Music Movement & Memories, Group Exercise, Shopping Trips, Monthly parties, and other special events!

Breakfast, Lunch, & Grab and Go meals are available Monday - Friday. Please call us at 718-356-5050 or visit us at StatenIslandFriendshipClubs.com For more information including Transportation, Nutrition Education, Case Worker Assistance, Entitlements and Benefits and more!

Program Director Debbie Sica

Assistant Director Barbara Borriello

St. Ann’s Bereavement Program

101 Cromwell Ave. Staten Island, NY 10304

Have you lost a loved one? Are you struggling with loss and grief? We invite you to join us for a 7 week Bereavement Program sponsored by the Family Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. It will be hosted from July 11th through August 15th, every Tuesday, with a Healing Mass on August 22nd to end the program.

RSVP by calling Anne-Louise DePalo at 917-837-2990 or by email at aldp@aldplaw.net

Prayerful Mantle Crochet & Knit group

The Prayerful Mantle Knit and Crochet group needs members who can knit or crochet to make blankets for our veterans in hospice and nursing homes. Yarn is provided! If you can join us, please call Phyllis at (718) 356-6643.

Please Note: All members must have proof of vaccination and masks will be required

For more information please call the Rectory or Maryann at 718-317-7901.

Through the Eyes of Mary Ministry

Meetings are the second and last Friday of each month. For further information, call Carol at (718) 744-7471

HOLY CHILD ROSARY MAKERS

Makers meet every Thursday in the Fellowship Room after the 9 a.m. Mass. All are welcome. We make rosaries for The Missions and make friends too!

Holy Child Legion of Mary Meetings are held every Wednesday at 10:30 AM in the Fellowship Room. The Legion of Mary prays the Rosary at 8:30 AM each second Sunday of the month before the 9:00 AM Mass.

All are welcome to join.

Special thanks to the twelve parishioners who respondedtoFr. Ed’s callfornewCatechists.

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

Annual South Beach RACE FOR THE CHASTE

Saturday, August 19th @ 10:00 am

5K Run & Walk

The annual Staten Island 5K Run and Walk, sponsored by the Goretti Group for the enjoyment of people of all ages, will be held on Saturday August 19. Starting time is 10:00 am. The meeting place is Midland Beach Promenade Lot #9 (Fr. Capodanno Blvd. at Lincoln Ave.)

Children 12 and under are free.

Teens $10.00

Adults $25.00

Unlimited group $100.00

There will be cash prizes and refreshments for all. The Goretti Group named for Saint Maria Goretti, aims to share the story of this brave young saint. Maria was stabbed to death in her home in Italy in 1902 while resisting the advances of a man who tried to take her virginity. She was declared a saint in 1950. Both her mother and her assailant were together at the Vatican that day, which was the largest crowd of people ever assembled for a canonization.

Saint Maria Goretti’s feastday is July 6. The Goretti Group is a non-profit organization that woks to spread the joy of authentic love and chastity.

For more information and application forms: http://www.thegorettigroup.org/new-york.html

Pope Francis’ Gospel reflection: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning!

This Sunday, the liturgy celebrates the Feast of the Transfigura on of the Lord. Today’s Gospel passage recounts that the Apostles Peter, James and John were witnesses to this extraordinary event. Jesus took them with him “and led them up a high mountain apart” and, while he prayed, his face changed in appearance, “shone like the sun”, and “his garments became white as light”. Then Moses and Elijah appeared, and began a dialogue with Him. At this point, Peter said to Jesus: “Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” (v. 4). He had not yet finished speaking when a bright cloud enveloped them.

The event of the Lord’s Transfigura on offers us a message of hope — thus shall we be, with Him —: it invites us to encounter Jesus, to be at the service of our brothers and sisters.

The disciples’ ascent up Mount Tabor leads us to reflect on the importance of disengaging from worldly ma$ers, in order to make a journey toward heaven and to contemplate Jesus. It is a ma,er of being a$en ve to the careful and prayerful listening of Christ, the beloved Son of the Father, seeking in mate moments of prayer that allow for the docile and joyful welcoming of the Word of God. In this spiritual ascent, in this disengagement from worldly ma$ers, we are called to rediscover the peaceful and regenerave silence of medita ng on the Gospel, on the reading of the Bible, which leads to a des/na/on rich in beauty, splendor and joy. When we meditate in this way, with the Bible in hand, in silence, we begin to feel this interior beauty, this joy that the Word of God engenders in us. In this perspec/ve, the summer season is a providen al me to cul vate our task of seeking and encountering the Lord. In this period, students are free of scholas/c commitments and many families take their holidays; it is important that in the period of rest and disengagement from daily ac/vi/es, we can reinforce our strengths of body and soul, by deepening our spiritual journey.

At the end of the stunning experience of the Transfigura/on, the disciples came down the mountain with eyes and hearts transfigured by their encounter with the Lord. It is the journey that we too can make. The ever more vibrant rediscovery of Jesus is not the aim in itself, but spurs us to “come down the mountain”, energized by the power of the divine Spirit, so as to decide on new paths of conversion and to constantly witness to charity, as the law of daily life. Transformed by Christ’s presence and by the ardor of his Word, we will be a concrete sign of the invigora ng love of God for all our brothers and sisters, especially for those who are suffering, for those who are lonely and neglected, for the sick and for the mul tude of men and women who, in different parts of the world, are humiliated by injus ce, abuse and violence.

In the Transfigura/on, the voice of the heavenly Father is heard saying: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him!” . Let us look to Mary, the Virgin of listening, ever ready to welcome and keep in her heart every word of the Divine Son (cf. Lk 2:51).

May our Mother and the Mother of God help us to be in harmony with the Word of God, so that Christ may become light and lodestar throughout our life. Let us entrust to her the holidays of all, so that they may be peaceful and frui7ul, but above all the summer of those who cannot go on holiday due to impediments of age, to reasons of health or of work, to economic restric/ons or other problems, so that it may be a me of eased tension, gladdened by the presence of friends and of happy moments.