SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2017

MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine 5:00 ROS-for members of the Krolick Family req. by the Family - - ROS-Daniel Pupe req. by Else Vivas and Francisco Vivas - - For the Intention of Mr. Hugh Griffith req. by Religious Ed. Group SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Evelyn Harry req. by Vibert Harry & Family 11:00 ROS-For the members of the Chirico Family req. by Krolick family - - ROS-Annette David req. by children 1:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine - - Birthday Blessings for Georges Henry Pascal req. by Carline Vieux 3:00 People of the Parish MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine - - ROS-Gerina Canelin, Roselyn & Popo req. by Marguerite Brice TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine - - ROS-Saint Juste Lussa req. by Litzard Vieux - - Thanksgiving Mass for Michael Conde, Ernest Garcia & Christina Balle req. by William Surin WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine - - ROS-Marie Therese Larosiliere req. by Wilnie Bonhomme - - Thanksgiving Mass for Tony Beaton, Ann Reed and Tod Smith FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine - - Birthday Blessings for Fr. Enel Almeus req. by Carline Vieux SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2017 9:00 Good Health for Valentino Antoine 5:00 People of the Parish COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL MEET TO-MORROW, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE RECTORY.

COME PRAY THE ROSARY at 8:30 A.M. Mondays through Saturdays. Devotion to St. Anthony every Tuesday after 9A.M. Mass. Divine Mercy every Thursday after 9A.M. Mass Devotion to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus every Monday night from 7 to 8 P.M. in the church. ADORATION AND EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday after the 9 A.M. Mass until noon. Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Chaplet of Divine Mercy are every Thursday after the 9:00 A.M. Mass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HEALING PRAYERS Ariel Lalanne, Jabel Pierre, Mark Robinson, Ru-by Robinson, Patrick Prevost, Marie Malcangi, Rev. Msgr. Patrick Uchendu, Evelyn Harry, Kim Malcangi, Cindy J., Murielle Blanc, Sr. Marie Chantale Lalanne, Ariana Ardila, Marie R. N., Carmen Florestal, Maryse Achille, Valentino An-toine, Jeanine Pierre-Louis, Emilie Vilson, Audrey Jones, The Homebound of the Parish Please notify us of changes in our Healing Pray-ers list. Names will be removed after a month.

PLEASE PRAY For all The Deceased Members of the Parish Family, especially Rev. Michael A.Vendeth

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR PARISH-IONERS WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE. Please call the rectory to update our list. Kevin Sultan, Paul St. Hill, Chris-topher Aching, Jr., Yvonne St. Hill, Vanes Alabre, Keith St. Hill, Derby Ronelus, Johnson Joseph, Mary Ann R. Varias, Emmanuel Jeanty, Emeka Oparah, Hayden Brandon Baker, Shanan Cesar, Janelle Alexander

If you are pregnant or will be having a child bap-tized, you will need to attend a baptism prepara-tion workshop. St. Pius X offers the workshop the First Thursday of every month at 7:00 P.M. by appointment only. Please call the rectory to reserve at least two (2) days in advance. Next session will be October 5th, 2017. ********************************** COLLECTION last week $2,748.00 We ask you to please use your donation envelopes. You are blessed. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL collection was $51.00

OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

If you are in need of food, please call the rectory.

We are in need of dry pasta, juice, Mac and cheese, spaghetti sauce,

Mixed vegetables, small bag of rice and baby food. Thank You.

YOUTH CHOIR! Any youth under 18 who is interested to sing in our youth choir, please con-tact the rectory and leave your name and phone number. Thank you. CATECHISTS NEEDED!!! Please prayerfully consider becoming a catechist for the year 2017-18. We are in need of four volunteers to teach the children in our religious education program. Training is provided. If interested, please call Mrs. Jean at the rectory. Volunteers are needed for all ministries: Extraor-dinary ministers, lectors, ushers, choir, liturgical dancers, welcoming committee, altar servers, cat-echists, cleaning crew, etc. Foreign speaking volunteers are welcomed. Mrs. Fiano Jackman will be in the back of the church after the Masses to answer your questions. Or you can call the rectory and leave your name and number. Thank you.

T- SHIRTS ARE STILL AVAILA-BLE FOR SALE, SIZES S, M , XL If interested in purchasing, Please see Fiano after Mass. Proceeds from the raf-fle after expenses was $1,079.00

Please turn off your cell phone before en-tering the house of the Lord. However, you may check our website after Mass at STPIUSX-QUEENS.ORG

God bless Carol Martin, our secretary for her 30th years of service with St. Pius X.

23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Susan Burke Renee Martin Brent Shimel Maria Alpers Katiuska Daniel Fr. Enel Almeus Lucienne Jeanty Marie Alcandor Sherley Alabre Neil exama John Cosmos odia Ive joan odia Jacques Leandre Chiamaka Okorom Rither Alabre

Vaues Alabre Claudy Alabre Cheree Alabre Claudyanne Alabre Gadiel Jean Louis Janice mc donnough Michelle Dumas Sherley alabre Paul abode Taju odudu Marianne racanati CHINWE NNAHAH AMARACHI Okorom Georges H. Pascal Isabelle Malcangi

Myriam Group will have Jericho from Sunday, Sep-tember 10 and ending Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 7 P.M. in the church. St. Michael Novena - Wednesday, September 20 through Thursday, September 28.

SAVE THE DATE

SIGHT & SOUND THEATRE, LANCASTER, PA | “JESUS”

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 MORE INFORMATION TO COME

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We the people of St. Pius X Parish are formed by the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Baptism to become part of the Mystical Body of Christ. We strive through the power of Christ in the Holy Sacrifice to the Mass to show forth God’s transforming love to teach Gospel values; to share time, talent and treasure in good Steward-ship, to invite all to share our joy and share Jesus’ message of His Father’s love with all around us and to re-store all things in Christ.

FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM: CCD Our Faith Formation program is open to all children from Kindergarten age to grade 8. All children must have a required two years of instruc-tions prior to the reception of the sacra-ments. If you are registering your child for the first time, please bring his baptismal certificate with you. Classes are on Sundays at 9:45 A.M. sharp. If your child is over the age of 8 and is not yet bap-tized, we offer the Rite of Christian Initiation adapted for children. Please call Mrs. Jean for more details. SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARENTS: Children should receive the sacraments in their own parish. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults The RCIA is the process by which people can ques-tion, search and inquire into the Catholic faith. It is for any unbaptized individual over the age of 8. The RCIA is also for any adult who was baptized in anoth-er Christian tradition and for baptized Catholic adults seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please contact Fr. Miguel at 718-525-9099. BECOME AN ALTAR SERVER AT SAINT PIUS! Boys and girls who have received their First Com-munion are invited to become altar servers. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about this special pastoral ministry for the young people in the church. Please call the rectory for info. ST. PIUS X YOUTH MINISTRY - St. Pius X youths will start again in September 2017. All youths ages 13 to 17 are welcome to join. If you are interest-ed, please call the rectory or email us at stpiusxyouth07@yahoo.com. THE LITURGICAL DANCE MINISTRY wel-comes youths between the ages of 7 to 25. Rehearsals are held on Fridays in the Church from 7 to 8:30 P.M. Contact info: Barnica Laveau at 347-233-0090. No Dance experience needed. Join us in expressing our praise through dance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 WEEKS WITH THE BIBLE -We will not meet during the months of July and August.

ST. PIUS X SPANISH PRAYER GROUP meets on Friday nights in the church. Any Spanish speaking parishioners are welcome to come together for intercessory prayer and praise to God in Spanish. MYRIAM PRAYER GROUP meet every Saturday evenings beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the church.

The ENGLISH CHOIR meets every Tuesdays at 7:30 P.M. The SPANISH CHOIR meets every Sat-urdays at 3:00 P.M. The HAITIAN CHOIR meets every Fri-days at 7:00 P.M. in the rectory except for Lent.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND Anyone unable to attend Mass because of illness may receive Holy Communion at home on a regular basis. Please call the rectory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL MASSES: You can now request special Masses for Memorial, Birthday, Sweet 16, and Wed-ding Anniversary. Please call the rectory and speak to Fr. Miguel. Mass Book for 2017 is open and Mass Of-fering is $20. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to Canon Law, we have to offer a Mass In-tention at least one time a year. Examples are birth-day blessings, good health, in honor of a saint, de-ceased person, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS! Birthday Blessings September Babies! If your birthday falls this month and you would like the parish to pray for you, please call the rectory at the be-ginning of the month and leave your name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family in the parish should be registered. We cannot vouch for you if you need a letter to be a sponsor or godparent. Registra-tion forms are available at the rectory or in back of the church. If you are new in the parish, please see one of the volunteers.

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Make a Difference

Join a group of men dedicated to the Church with charity and family. Join the St. John Paul II Council To show our love for the Father, Jesus tells us that we must love our neighbor. Helping our church and local

community, while setting an example for our children to follow is what the Knights of Columbus is about. Join us in putting our faith into action. Help us to show Christ’s love, through our actions we can make a statement that Christ’s values alive and real in our parish and communi-ty. If you would like to join or have questions call 516-569-2786 ATTENTION: The Knights will be starting the la-dies’ auxiliary. Please fill out the sign-up sheet in the back of the Church, if you would like more information. You are under no obligation to join. We need a rough number of how many are interested so a representative can come to the Parish and provide more details ******************************************

St. Clare Catholic Academy is accepting registrations for students who will be attending Kindergarten through 8th grade this September. This Academy offers:

An excellent Catholic Educational Program for grades K-8.

A Morning and After school Program Several extra-curricular activities Title I Services in Math and Reading Free NYS Prep Classes for the NYS Exams

St. Clare Catholic Academy is your parish’s affiliated school. Tuition discounts, scholarships and incentives are offered for students who are Catholic and are active in their parish. The Academy is located at 137-25 Brookville Blvd., Rosedale. Please call 718-528-7174 for more information or visit our website: http://stclarecatholicacademy.org, Be-come our friend on Facebook: SCCARosedale and Fol-low us on Twitter at werscca Office Hours: The main office is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Summer Hours: The Main office will be open Monday to Thursday from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm for the months of July and August. ***************************************** BRIDGES TO PEACE - Working Together / Building the Kingdom - Q9 Catechist Retreat, Saturday, Septem-ber 16, 2017, 10 to 1 P.M. at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 136-20 219 St., Springfield Gardens, NY 11413. Please contact Mrs. Jean to register. ***************************************** Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the fifth apparition of our Lady of Fatima . Visit www.bluearmy.com for de-tails or call 908-679-1700 ****************************************** St. Clare Catholic Academy presents their Gala Dinner Dance “Promoting Catholic Education” honoring Fr. Jef-frey T. Dillon”. Tickets: $80 includes dinner, drinks, dancing. The Gala will be held Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 7 P.M. to 12 midnight at Antun’s, 96-43 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village. RSVP via email to Developmentcommittee@St.clareacademy.org or call Mrs. Jean or Kat at the rectory.

Join us on a Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico Father Jorge Ortiz, Spir-itual Director, March 2-8,2018. For a brochure con-tact, Regina Tours Lucille, 1-800-Catholicx208; Lu-cille@groupist.com ****************************************** SNAP - Services Now For Adult Persons—providing for the needs of senior citizens in Queens. www.snapqueens.com, Main Phone (718) 454-2100. ****************************************** Religious Education Program - Classes start Sunday, September 17 at 9:45 A.M. in the school cafeteria. Please use the parking lot en-trance. Registration is ongoing in the rectory during business hours. Catechists Meeting will be on Tuesday, Sep-tember 12 at 6:45 in the rectory. If interested in being a catechist, you are welcome to come.

CHINESE AUCTION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2017

4 P.M. IN THE CAFETERIA

Come support our Fundraiser and have fun doing it!!! Bring your friends. Raffles, 50-50, Music, Food, early Christmas gifts, good friends, etc. St. Pius X cafeteria. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children. Choose from chicken, beef or vegetarian dinner. All served with fried rice and egg roll. Last day to get your tickets is Thursday, Sept. 21st. Absolutely no tickets will be sold at the door. WANTED: Items needed. If you would like to donate items for the auction, please drop them at the rectory. Volunteers needed.