Sept.20, 2020

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A Roman Catholic Praying Community

854 Targee Street, Concord, Staten Island, New York 10304

718 -727-4639 ~ Fax: 718 -273-2950

website: http://StSylvesterSI.org e-mail: stsylvesterschurch@yahoo.com

facebook.com/StSylvesterSINY

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Parish Registration Our Parish family invites all of its members to

participate fully in our spiritual and social life. Every family moving into the Parish is requested to register at the

Rectory. You may fill out the adjacent form and mail it in or drop it in the Parish Office. front door mail slot.

Eucharist..…………our life as a praying community Saturday evening vigil Mass—4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses—7:30, 10:00 a.m. (Choir), 12 noon Holy Day Masses—7:00 p.m. Vigil, 9:00 a.m., 12 noon, 7:00 p.m. Weekday Mass—Rosary Chapel: Mon. through Fri. at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.

Devotions Monday through Saturday—Rosary following 8:30 a.m. Mass Mondays—Miraculous Medal following 8:30 a.m. Mass Tuesdays-St. Anthony of Padua following 8:30 a.m. Mass Wednesdays—Eucharistic Holy Hour: 7 - 8 p. m. Fridays of Lent—Stations of the Cross: 12 noon & 7:00 p.m.

Parish Activities Men’s Holy Name Society, Women’s Guild, Golden Age, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Funeral Ministry, Ushers/

Greeters, Teen Youth Activities Group, A.C.A., B.S.A. Cub Den and Troop 85, Manresa Christian Life Community, Altar Servers, Hospitality Sunday - 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month, Sept. thru June…Continental Breakfast and good conversation in

the Parish Hall following the 10 o’clock Mass.

Baptism… . . . . our life as a Christian begins! We rejoice with families on the occasion of the birth of a new child. Please call 718-727-4639 and speak to a member of the parish staff to arrange for an interview and registration for the required baptismal preparation class.

Reconciliation...the loving power of the Father’s forgiveness Confessions on Saturdays—3:00 pm to 3:45 p.m.

Matrimony Arrangements should be made at least 6 months in advance and prior to making any plans for the reception. Please call the Parish Office for an ap-pointment with a priest. All couples are expected to attend a Diocesan Marriage Preparation Program.

Pastor: Rev. Jacob Thumma

Weekend Associate: Rev. Deogratias Lingao

Parish Business Manager: Janet Samuel

Religious Education Director: Neale Steiniger (718-816-0093)

Parish House Office Hours:

Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lord, hold our troops safe in your loving hands--

Staff Sgt. Victor L. Andrea, Jr. - U. S. Air Force Seaman Daniel Brennan - U. S. Navy SR Francis S. Cummings - U. S. Navy SR Michael J. Cummings - U. S. Navy Col. Jeffrey N. Davila, MD - U. S. Air Force Ryan Foley - U.S. M.C. Alvin S. Joseph II - U. S. Navy Lt. Col. Jay Le Pore - U. S. Air Force in Japan Prescod Montgomery - U. S. Army in Iraq Ens. II Steven Pasignajen-Trimble - U.S. Navy/Persian Gulf Samuel Rios - U. S. Air Force Joseph Somma - U. S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Michael Volpe - U. S. Army-South Korea

Has someone here been promoted, transferred, demobilized, discharged, retired? Please let us know.

... for those anticipating a hospital stay, recuperating, and the home-bound in our parish and in our

families. Keep this list near the place where you pray each day so that you remember them throughout the week.

Daniela Agucia, Robert Ballard, Sr., James Barrett, Nancy J. Bushman, Antonia Carlino, Frances Cirincione,

Conley family, Stephen Cucci, Maria Erlinger, Kathy Feldman, Robert Forlenza,

Virginia Gallagher, Thomas Galvin, Rosemarie Garlisi, John Andrew Hunton, Debra S. Iammatteo, Bridget Kehley,

Frank Labano, Alberta La Fauci, Dr. Nicolas C. Lansigan, Jr., Louis Matos,

Travis Mayhew, Joseph Messineo, John Miles, George Moresca, Delia Murguia, William Murphy, Amy O’Donnell, Patrick Moroney, Sr. Carrie Portu, Lee Poyntz, Sharon Poyntz, Elizabeth Rhatigan,

Irene Reilly, Eulah Ryan, Paul Sabella, Alice Santamays, John Savarese, Annette Scardigno, Robert Sheppard,

Louise Stanley, Tom Varisi, Joan Walter, Robert Williams

Please let us know if anyone for whom we are praying has recovered from illness/surgery so that we may rejoice with you and then make room for others in need of prayer. Thank you.

Liturgies and Intentions for the Week

Par ish of St . Sy lvester

Our Parish Family’s Support:

Sept. 6: 1st Collection - $3,351.00 Reserve Fund - $ 436.00

Sept. 13: 1st Collection - $2,608.00 Reserve Fund - $ 251.00

To contribute via WeShare, our online program for

weekly parish contributions, go to our parish website: http://StSylvesterSI.org

Tur to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. — Isaiah 55:7b

Twent -fif h Sunday in Ordinar Time

September 20, 2020

Saturday, Sept. 19– Vigil Mass - 24th Sunday-Ord. Time 4:00 p.m. = Armida and Fezele Malossi

Sunday, Sept. 20 – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time CATECHETICAL SUNDAY

7:30 a.m. = deceased members of the Ballard family 10:00 a.m. = Patricia Campbell 12:00 noon = deceased members of the McCoy & Bhatia families

Monday, Sept. 21 -- St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 8:30 a.m. = Prudencia and Lorenzo Aboc

Tuesday, Sept. 22 – 25th Week in Ord. Time 8:30 a.m. = Cesar Mijareo

Wednesday, Sept. 23 – St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 8:30 a. m. = Joanne and Frank D'Amato

Thursday, Sept. 24 – 25th Week in Ord. Time 8:30 a.m. = Patricia and Jacqueline Segreti

Friday, Sept. 25 – 25th Week in Ord. Time 8:30 a. m. = Angelo Grecco

Saturday, Sept. 26 – 25th Week in Ord. Time [Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs; BVM] 9:00 a. m. = Dr. Eladia Lagmay

Saturday, Sept. 26 – Vigil Mass - 26th Sunday-Ord. Time 4:00 p.m. = Joseph Bertolini

Sunday, Sept. 27– 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. = Frank and Jennie Buttermark 10:00 a.m. = Felix Gilroy (happy birthday in heaven) 12:00 noon = Audrey Kaufman

Run/walk a virtual 5k, 10k, 17.6 miles or an historic 177.6 miles to commemorate the Peace Conference that took

place at Staten Island's Conference House on Sep-tember 11, 1776. Log your miles beginning Sep-tember 1st through October 31st until you com-plete the total distance! visit www.conferencehouse.org for more info and race registration! Your registration fee will support ongoing edu-

cational programming and preservation of the Conference House.

Fr. Jacob

Your help is needed as we prepare our Journal of memories.

Our 100th Anniversary Journal Commi ee is working on our parish history and needs your pictures of events in the parish, the School, Troop 85, parish socie-ties, sports and social occasions. We are asking all of you for your photo contribu ons. Please write on the backs of the pictures or on an a ached post-a-note telling us who the people are or what the event was and bring or send your pictures to the Parish Office. They will be copied and returned to you.

There will also be Reflections pages for individual family's memories, events and a picture. You can contact the Commi ee through the Parish Office and arrangements will be made for whatever you have to share. Since the Journal will have no advertisements it will be funded by do-

nors who will be acknowledged in print, and the Reflec-ons pages which are $300 for a half-page and

$500 for a full page. Contact us through the Parish Office and we will happily work with all you have to share.

100th Anniversary of St. Sylvester Parish

My Dear Parishioners, Notice any difference between the attitude of Paul in the second reading and that of the workers in the Matthew's Gospel? The workers grumble because the latecomers got the same pay as those who worked all day. Paul has worked for the Lord for years, yet he thinks it is better to keep working than to claim his reward of eternal life. The workers grumbled because the land-owner gave the same wages to the ones who on-ly worked for an hour. (You can imagine the picket signs: Vinedressers Local on Strike: Man-agement Unfair!) Matthew was referring to the Jews who had served God for centuries and now see newcomer Gentiles claiming equality in the church. They were complaining about God's generosity in reaching out to all peoples, not just the chosen few. God's generosity is the real point. Contrast that with Paul, who loves the Philippians so much that he is willing to put off his heavenly reward if he can help any more peo-ple come to Christ. That is the attitude that Jesus hopes for in all his disciples. We can care more about bringing Jesus to others than we do about our own comfort or even our lives. We can do this because we know the Lord's ways are not fair--they are more generous than we can imagine!

Keep smiling,

Regis High School of Manhattan

… an al l-scholarship Jesuit School for ta lented and gi fted Cathol ic boys

invites students and their parents to its

Staten Island Virtual Admissions INFORMATION NIGHT

Wednesday, September 23rd — 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Learn about Regis and meet current students and parents, alums and alumni parents from

Staten Island

To register: https://www.regis.org/section/?id=21 or contact: Eric Di Michele, Director of Admissions Regis H.S., 55 E. 84th St., New York, NY 10028 212-288-1100, et.2057; edimichele@regis.org

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Leonordo Duran Jayden Espinoza

Allison Emma Europa Jason Fantauzzi

Natalie Antoinette Frustaci Gianni Vincenzo LaCapria

Giulianna Mannino Matthew Perez Bella Sky Ramos

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Dear Friends of St. Joseph Retreat Center,

I hope and pray that all of you are well as we progress to a somewhat safer stage of Covid 19.

Our empty Retreat Center has been missing all of you, and so have I and all the Staff. We think of you often, pray for you and hold you in our hearts.

It has been a long and quiet 6 months, and we are so sorry to tell you that it is necessary for us to extend the closure of SJRC in these still un-certain times. If all goes well and we feel it is safe, we are hoping to reopen in March, 2021. Help us pray that our dreams will become a reality.

All of the cancelled programs will be re-scheduled and of course some new ones will be added.

In the interim, we would like to offer a few sessions via Zoom. We will be sending another communication shortly with some possibilities in-cluding time, dates and fees. We will ask you to indicate if you are interested and able to partici-pate in this manner. To do so, go to: https://daughtersofdivinecharity.org/plans-for-reopening/

Thank God, that due to our quarantine, all of the Sisters have been free of the virus, so we want to continue to keep them safe and all of you safe, as well. We have not forgotten you...we do miss you and continue to pray for all of you and your loved ones. May God and St. Joseph continue to pro-tect each of you, your homes, our country and our world in these crucial times. Sincerely yours in Christ, Sister Josita DiVita, FDC

Resources for Senior Citizens ∗ Exemp ons Senior Rent Increase Exemp on

(SCRIE) - The SCRIE program provides senior ci -zens with relief from obliga ons to pay rent in-creases. To qualify you must be at least 62 years old and live in an apartment which is regulated by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DCHR).

∗ Senior Citizens Homeowners Exemption (SCHE) - The SCHE program provides a property tax ex-emp on for senior ci zens who own one, two, or three family homes, condominiums, or coopera-

ve apartments. To qualify, at least one owner of your property must be at least 65 years old and all owners must occupy the property as their primary residence.

∗ School Tax Relief Exemp on (STAR) and En-hanced STAR - STAR is an exemp on from school property taxes for owner-occupied primary resi-dences. All New York City homeowners qualify for a basic exemp on and senior ci zen homeowners (aged 65 or older) may qualify for Enhanced STAR.

∗ For more informa on about exemp ons, call 311 or visit nyc.gov/finance.

Scams ∗ Scammers do not rest, even during a global

health crisis. The New York State Depart-ment of Financial Services is warning New Yorkers to beware of COVID-19 related scams.

∗ Health Insurance Scams - Scammers are impersonating insurance agents and calling, texting, or emailing offering insurance plans to cover the costs of health care treatments related to the virus.

∗ Financial and Health Care Product Scams - Scammers are posing as government em-ployees and are seeking payment for govern-ment relief services for individuals and small businesses. They are also posing as employ-ees of fake companies claiming to sell per-sonal protective equipment (PPE) or other in-demand medical supplies.

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