The Parish Family of St. Camillus - St. Virgilius Roman Catholic Church Broad Channel & Rockaway Park

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1 The Parish Family of St. Camillus - St. Virgilius Roman Catholic Church Broad Channel & Rockaway Park Msgr. Richard J. Ahlemeyer, Pastor Rev. Thomas Basquel, C. S. Sp., Associate Parish Website: Facebook: St. Camillus-St. Virgilius Roman Catholic Church St. Camillus Rectory Rockaway Beach Blvd. Rockaway Park, New York, Rectory: Fax: camillusrc@aol.com Mrs. Margaret O Neill, Secretary Ms. Ann McDougall, Organist Mr. Joseph Wiley, Maintenance Rectory Office Hours Monday - Friday: 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Evenings & Weekends by appointment Bible Study - Wednesdays following the 9 am Mass Bereavement Group - Wednesdays, 7 pm, St. Camillus Convent Food Pantry: Wednesdays 10 am - 11 am in the SC MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Evening Vigil Mass at 5:30 pm Sundays: 8:30 am & 11:30 am Weekday Masses: Monday to Friday: 9 am Holy Days of Obligation Mass: Holy Day: 9 am & 12 noon Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays: 12 pm to 12:30 am St. Virgilius Office 16 Noel Road Broad Channel, New York, saintvirg2@aol.com Mrs. Mary Kay Flynn, Secretary Mrs. Dianne Spellman-James, Organist Office Hours St. Virgilius Office closed at present time. All Memorials & Mass Cards, requests and appointments will be handled through the St. Camillus Office Catholic Cemeteries: Catholic Charities: MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Evening Vigil Mass at 4 pm Sundays: 10:00 am Weekday Masses: NO weekday Masses being celebrated at this time in St. Virgilius Church. Holy Days of Obligation Mass: Vigil: 7 pm Holy Day: 10 am Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Saturdays: 3:30 pm to 4 pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: To baptize your child at St. Camillus-St. Virgilius, you must live in Broad Channel or Rockaway Park or if you live elsewhere, you must be a Registered Parishioner who has attended Sunday Mass at St. Camillus-St. Virgilius for SIX (6) months. Baptisms of relatives who live elsewhere may be accepted with PRIOR PERMISSION from Msgr. Ahlemeyer. Baptisms are celebrated at 1 pm on the 3 rd Saturday of the month at St. Virgilius and on the 4 th Saturday of the month at St. Camillus. In order to register for the Sacrament of Baptism, parents will be required to complete a registration form, two months before the month they wish to celebrate the Baptism, present a copy of the child s birth certificate, present a certificate of Confirmation for both Godparents, have an interview with a priest, if this is the first child, attend a Baptism class. Visit our website to request a Baptismal form or pick one up at the Rectory Office. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples are asked to please call the Rectory to arrange an appointment at least SIX (6) months before the desired date. Couples are encouraged to come to the Church before other arrangements are set. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Any catholic who will be entering the hospital for surgery or serious illness should call either Parish Office to arrange to be anointed before you enter the hospital. In case of Emergencies: Please call the Rectory at any time ( ). A Communal Celebration is celebrated every First Friday at 12 pm in St. Camillus Church. MINISTRY TO THE SICK: Any parishioner who is unable to attend Mass due to illness or age should contact either Parish Office. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring Holy Communion to the homebound. St. Camillus-St. Virgilius also celebrates Mass and brings Holy Communion to the following Nursing Homes which are located within parish boundaries: Ocean Promenade, Beacon, Park, and Park Inn. PARISH MEMBERSHIP: Every catholic family who lives in Rockaway Park (btw 95 th Street and 116 th Street) and Broad Channel should be registered. Catholics who live outside the parish boundaries and choose to make St. Camillus-St. Virgilius their parish should also register. Contribution envelopes will be mailed to those who request them. Office of Faith Formation (Levels 1-8) Rockaway Bch. Blvd., Rockaway Park, NY Sr. Maureen Ahlemeyer, PBVM srmahlemeyer@stcstv.com Faith formation is an ongoing development of the whole person into the image and likeness of Jesus Christ. Our Religious Education Program strives to provide a solid foundation in our faith, age-appropriate to the students in our program. Students are encouraged to begin formal religion classes in the FIRST GRADE of Public or Private (non-catholic) Schools.

2 MASSES FOR THE WEEK May 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday - Year B St. Camillus Sat. 5:30 PM Tracie McManus Sun. 8:30 AM Julia & Rocco Geraci 11:30 AM Frank Sorrentino, Essie Judge, Richard & Anne Bogart Mon. 9:00 AM Archangels ~ Michael, Gabriel & Raphael Tues. 9:00 AM Patricia & John Hall Wed. 9:00 AM Bertis Adams Thurs. 9:00 AM Richard Spink Fri. 9:00 AM People of the Parish Sat. 1:30 PM Baptism ~ Johnny Menezes 5:30 PM Deceased Members of The Whelan & Foley Family Sun. 8:30 AM Mariann Grady 11:30 AM St. Virgilius Mothers Day Intention Sat. 4:00 PM Byron Ahlemeyer, Peggy Goetke Sun. 10:00 AM Byron Ahlemeyer, Mary Moylan, Patricia Moran Kohler No weekday Masses at St. Virgilius at present time Sat. 4:00 PM Margaret McCambridge, Joe Cardillo, Albert Katno Sun. 10:00 AM All Veterans, Byron Ahlemeyer, Charlie Ott, Essie Judge ~ Stewardship Thought ~ That we may generously share our unique gifts in our parish community to carry on the work of Jesus Christ. ALTAR GIFTS The Altar Candles at St. Virgilius are given in memory of Mary Moylan by Mary Kay & Mickey Flynn. The Altar Bread & Wine at St. Virgilius is given in memory of Mary Moylan by Pat & Robert Waldheim. This Week in Scripture Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Monday ~ BVM, Mother of the Church Genesis , 20 or Acts John Tuesday ~ Ss. Bede the Venerable, Gregory VII & Mary Magdalene de Pazzi Sirach ~ Mark Wednesday ~ St. Philip Neri Sirach 36.1, 4-5a, ~ Mark Thursday ~ St. Augustine of Canterbury Sirach ~ Mark Friday ~ Sirach 44.1, 9-13 ~ Mark Saturday ~ St. Paul VI Sirach 51.12cd-20 ~ Mark Sunday ~ Trinity Sunday Deuteronomy , Romans Matthew REMEMBER IN PRAYER THE SICK: Sr. Mary Andrew, Zahia Awad, Sr. Pat Casey, Fr. Peter Gillen, William Mills, Lewis Oldenbuttel, Michael O Neill, Rocco Pisani, JP Quinn, Robert Waldheim, Fr. John Wtulich THE DECEASED: Mary Molloy, Randy Maier, Dottie Hensel ALL MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED SERVICES who serve our country, especially those from our parish: Ryan Biddescombe, Richard Binder, Lauren Brennen Angeles, Vanessa Chumpitaz, Frank Ciliberti, Kevin Conklin, Kevin Dougherty, Ryszard Dubowicz, Patrick Foye, Gabriella Schrippa PRAY FOR AND ENCOURAGE VOCATIONS: He will guide you to all truth. Is the Holy Spirit preparing you to share the Lord s mission as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, speak with Msgr. Richard or the Vocation Office: (718) RESPECT LIFE: Let us pray that we who have the Holy Spirit as our Advocate may in turn be advocates for the vulnerable, the forgotten, and the unborn. MASS IS LIVESTREAMED on our parish website & on our Facebook page, ST. CAMILLUS-ST. VIRGILIUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, Mon.- Fri. at 9 am and Sunday at 11:30 am.

3 Sunday Liturgy Pentecost Sunday Acts Corinthians 12.3b-7, or Galatians John , To the point: Jesus, the risen Lord, enters the room in which the disciples had barricaded themselves out of fear and offers them two gifts: his peace and the breath of the Holy Spirit. This scene and these words are familiar to us, having pondered them only a few weeks ago on the Second Sunday of Easter. Today, on the feast of Pentecost, we focus on the sharing of the Holy Spirit. Like Adam, brought from lifeless clay to a creature made in the image and likeness of God with a breath, the disciples are also transformed into a new creation. With this new indwelling of the Holy Spirit, they are sharers in the life of Christ who has conquered death and darkness, and they are to bear this life to the world through their preaching, healing, and forgiving. Connecting the Gospel ~ To the first & second readings: In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we find a very different description of the arrival of the Holy Spirit. Instead of the gentleness of a breath, the Spirit comes to the disciples as a strong driving wind and tongues of fire. While breath is necessary for life, wind and fire lend themselves to movement and change. Within today s Scripture readings we are given a fuller picture of the Holy Spirit through the diverse ways it is portrayed. Just as God, the Father, and God, the Son, cannot be completely fathomed or contained by our human understanding, it is the same with the Holy Spirit. In the second reading St. Paul writes to the Corinthians to help them recognize the unity within the variety of gifts, services, and workings of the Holy Spirit that are being manifested in their community. To experience: Whether it is acting as wind, fire, or breath, the Holy Spirit continues to animate and inspire the Body of Christ alive in the world. Which one of these images speaks to your experience of the Holy Spirit moving in your life? How do you perceive the Spirit working now within your life and the life of your community of faith? As the Father has sent me, so I send you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. John , ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL: Thank you to all who are returning their pledges to the 2021 ACA. Your generous support helps the parish to move closer to our assigned goal. Pledge Forms are available in BOTH Churches and can returned in the Collection Basket or mailed directly to the Campaign Office. You can also make a pledge using Give Central using the link on our Parish website: You can also text ACA to or go online at Please help support the programs and services which are funded by the Annual Catholic Appeal: Training of future priests in the Seminary; Care of the Senior Priests in the Bishop Mugavero Residence; Food Pantries sponsored by Catholic Charities; Priests who minister in Hospitals and Prisons; Scholarships for Catholic Education; Youth Ministry; CYO and more. SCHOOL ST. CAMILLUS UPDATE: The School Construction Authority (SCA) is ready to begin interior renovations on the School Building. Work will be done from Monday to Saturday. The job will last days. The SCA is going to use a portion of the Church Parking Lot as a staging area to store materials during the renovation. (Please Note: The Parking Lot was NOT included in the Lease Agreement with the DOE. The parking Lot remains available as parking for Church.) The DOE Pre- K / Early Childhood Learning Center is scheduled to open in September, MARRIAGES IN 2022: Couples who want to be married in either St. Virgilius or St. Camillus Churches in 2022 are asked to please call Msgr. Richard Ahlemeyer at to arrange an appointment.

4 ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHOLIC ACADEMY: St. Rose is consciously and thoughtfully utilizing the best practices in the education world. The school s focus is on an updated curriculum with an integrated technology plan. The curriculum is aligned to the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards and monitored by the Diocesan Office of the Superintendent. The most important aspects of the curriculum update are the full integration of technology into the classroom, with a technology coordinator and training for teachers and staff to ensure systematic use of new technologies. For grades K-8: there is a 1:1 IPad program, which is integrated with the curriculum and used for real learning. They are used for note taking, project sharing and collaborating. There are charging carts in all the classrooms. For more information, please go to their Facebook page; their website: stroseoflimacatholicacedmy.org or call to arrange a tour and appointment to speak with the Principal, Mrs. Satti Marchan. Registration is now open for September, 2021 in all grades Pre-K to Grade 8. Financial assistance is available through the Catholic Foundation of Brooklyn & Queens. HELP WANTED: As we begin to make plans to resume normal parish activities (Hopefully by September), the parish will need more volunteers to serve as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, Altar Servers. Please consider volunteering. Please speak with Msgr. Richard at F D ~ Gospel Reflection. ~ How would you complete this statement: "To me, peace means..." Describe times when you have ex erienced peace. When Jesus says "Peace be with you," what do you think he has in mind? Why is the power to forgive sins so impor ant in the Christian communit? What examples have you seen in your family or your parish of people sharing the peace of Christ? RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM: Sister Maureen is already preparing to resume with IN -PERSON classes for ALL GRADES in September, Volunteers are needed to serve as catechists, classroom assistants and program aides. Please call Sister Maureen at if you would like to volunteer. Registration and Re-registration for September, 2021 will soon begin on our website ( ST. CAMILLUS MEMORIAL TREE: By the main entrance to St. Camillus School, there were two MEMORIAL TREES whose leaves were donated by former students and friends of St. Camillus School. Thanks to Joe Wiley, the leaves (Memorials) were saved and the tree has been replanted in the vestibule of St. Camillus Church. We have ordered a TREE OF LIFE for St. Camillus which will be placed on the wall within the Church by the door which leads to the Sacristy. The tree is on order and will be installed shortly. Leaves may be purchased for $200 each as memorials. Leaves are also available for the Tree of Life in St. Virgilius Church. Please call Mary Kay Flynn at the Rectory ( ) for more information. FOOD ST. CAMILLUS: Thank you to the Graybeards and RIBS who conducted a food drive this weekend to restock the pantries on the Peninsula. It is a tribute to the generosity of the community that during the past 15 months, the pantries have been open and stocked to assist individuals and families during this pandemic. May God bless you for your generosity. The St. Camillus is open on Wednesday mornings from 10 am to 11 am in the Cottage, Rockaway Beach Blvd. We do not accept donations of clothing or household items; perishable or prepared food.

5 BLOOD DRIVE IN MEMORY OF WALTER BLUM: Thank you to all who donated blood last Sunday. 92 pints of blood were donated. There has been a chronic deficit in blood donations throughout the pandemic but making the situation worse is the uptick in blood usage by our area hospitals above pre-pandemic levels as patients seek care that they put off during the pandemic. Blood donations each month are thousands below what hospitals need keeping us on the cusp of a blood emergency throughout this last year. To date, 100,000 blood donors have not returned to give blood and high schools and colleges have not resumed their blood drives making an already difficult situation even more challenging. Please help, call to make an appointment to donate. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: We welcome the members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to the 10 am Mass at St. Virgilius next Sunday (May 30 th ) GOLDEN AGE GROUPS: As activities begin to resume, our hope is that both Senior Groups (St. Virgilius and St. Camillus) will reopen in September. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS NIGHT AT MCU PARK: Tickets are on sale for the Tuesday, June 22 nd baseball game at MCU Park in Brooklyn. Sponsored by DeSales Media Group, the pregame ceremony will honor elementary school valedictorians and salutatorians, and bobble heads of the TABLET Editor Emeritus Ed Wilkinson will be handed out. Visit or call BKLYN for tickets. GIVE CENTRAL (ELECTRONIC GIVING) has been a benefit to the parish during this crisis. The weekly contributions are directly deposited in the PARISH Bank Account within 24 hours by GIVE CENTRAL. It has enabled people who view the Mass online to donate to the PARISH from all over the world. Former parishioners have been able to support the PARISH. GIVE CENTRAL has also enabled PARISHIONERS who do not feel comfortable with in-person (indoor) worship to continue to support the parish. Snowbirds, too can continue to support the PARISH while away. HOW TO SUPPORT Diocesan Collections or Special Parish collections, such as Maintenance and Repairs. You need to search the Portal to find these collections and make a one-time or recurring donation. For example: June 13, Building & Maintenance for Parish June 26, Diocesan Collection - Peter s Pence & Vatican Contribution THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! The convenience and safety of recurring electronic giving will always be most beneficial for our parish. From your computer: Our GiveCentral home page: for all giving options. For just updating contact info & s (no giving required), to request our parish Bulletin, for prayer requests or to be contacted by a parish staff member: givecentral.org/short-form/746

6 THE IMPORTANCE OF IN-PERSON SUNDAY MASS: (Bishops of CT. statement) Our Catholic faith teaches us the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the sacramental celebration in which the Mystery of Christ's Passion, Death and Resurrection becomes present to us through grace. In other words, Christ's sacrifice on the cross at Calvary, which was offered once for all and atones for the sins of the whole world, is made present to us during the Mass. Personal participation at Mass invites us into the mystery of our salvation in Jesus Christ. Everything that takes place during the Mass offers us a personal encounter with the Crucified and Risen Christ. We hear Him speak to us in His Word, reminding us of the Gospel message and the mandate to proclaim it. We see Christ living among the community of the faithful, where He hears our prayers and encourages us in our daily lives. We experience the Lord in the person of the priest, who preaches the Word and offers the Eucharist in which our Lord becomes sacramentally present to us. Most especially, we encounter the Lord profoundly through the reception of Holy Communion since it is the crucified and Risen Christ himself we receive. These moments of our encounter with the Lord during Mass offer us a deeply personal opportunity for spiritual nourishment. By receiving Christ's Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist, the Lord's grace strengthens the daily life we share with Him through our personal prayer and works of charity. Holy Communion is the celestial food that enlightens our minds, gives comfort to our hearts, and strengthens our wills to live the Church's mission in word, deeds and manner of life. Furthermore, when we gather as a community at Sunday Mass, we do so as members of Christ s Mystical Body. Just as the Lord gathered with His apostles in the Upper Room on the night before He died, in part to strengthen the bonds of love they shared in light of the challenges they would later face in their ministry, so too we gather as members of Christ's Mystical Body. In imitation of the Lord's example, we strengthen our bonds of unity and renew our shared mission to bring Christ's message of redemption, forgiveness, and hope to our troubled world. In a world that has relied upon technology to keep people united in times of profound isolation, some may question the need to attend Sunday Mass in person. To answer this question, we can never forget that while Christian discipleship involves a deeply personal relationship with the Lord, it is never a wholly private one. At our baptism, each of us received the Spirit of adoption, transforming us into Temples of the Holy Spirit and members of the one Mystical Body of Christ. The pursuit of holiness in our personal lives requires that we come together as a community of faith so that the Lord can bless, unite, and strengthen our shared hopes, dreams, challenges, and sufferings in service to Him. This communal transformation occurs uniquely during the celebration of Mass. "In the Eucharist the sacrifice of Christ becomes also the sacrifice of the members of his Body. The lives of the faithful, their praise, sufferings, prayer, and work are united with those of Christ and with his total offering, and so acquire a new value. However, the obligation to gather in person and attend Sunday Mass should never be understood simply as an observance of a legal requirement. Instead, it is the Church's expression of the deep, personal desire that burns in our hearts to come into the presence of the Lord whom we love, who gave His life for our salvation so that we may receive Him as food for our life's journey unto eternal glory. For who among us does not want to spend time with someone we deeply love? How much have our hearts ached this past year isolated and separated from our family and friends? In those moments, were our hearts not burning with a deep longing to see them again face to face? We did not need anyone to tell us we were obliged to seek them, for our love sought them. Similarly, it must be our deep love for Christ that invites us to seek Him in person and by attending Mass, to welcome Him intimately into our lives as food for the journey of life.

7 Pledge Forms are available in BOTH Churches and can returned in the Collection Basket or mailed directly to the Campaign Office. You can also make a pledge using Give Central using the link on our Parish website: You can also text ACA to or go online at

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