Served by:

Rev. Gregory A. Stankus, Pastor

Gregory Dixon, Deacon

Ann Smyth, Director of Religious Education

Rosa Nava Leon, Asst. for Religious Education (Latino’s)

Susan Georgini, Coordinator of Parish Ministries

Patricia Corbett, Parish Secretary

Nina Varone, Parish Secretary

Sergio Sandí, Music Director

ALL ARE WELCOME! ¡TODOS SON BIENVENIDOS!

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ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

A community that is centered in Jesus,

gathers in worship, witnesses the Gospel, and

ministers to the spiritual and material needs

of the people.

Parish House Office: 6713 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York 11220, 718-680-1010, Fax: 718-680-3160

Parish House e-mail: standrewrc@gmail.com Join our Facebook page: St Andrew the Apostle

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

May 10, 2020

Now you moms are really blessed since your kids are with you 24/7. I know it’s hard but I think it can also be a joy. I’m alone so I appreciate the value company can have. I wish all of our moms the blessings of peace, patience and joy on Mother’s Day and always. Enjoy your kids and bless them with your kindness, love and security. I also think of all our First Communion and Confirmation students who have had to wait to receive their sacraments. It will happen as soon as possible. In the meantime, please keep me in your prayers. Know that I miss you and realize that, in life, things don’t always work out as we plan but can be okay, anyway, with patient endurance. Hang in there!! Finally, I congratulate all our parish graduates who are missing out on all of the usual parties and ceremonies which are usual to mark these milestones in your lives. You still accomplished your goals, so best wishes and prayers. Carry-on! To all of our parishioners, thanks for your prayers, continued support and good wishes. I hope to see you soon. Fr. Greg

PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making the rent. May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close remember those who have no options. May we who have to cancel our trips remember those who have no safe place to go. May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all. May we who settle in for a quarantine at home remember those who have no home. As fear grips our country, let us choose love. During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet find ways to be a loving embrace of God to our neighbors. Amen

LAUDATO SI’ WEEK Laudato Si’ Week (May 16-24) celebrates the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, On Care for Our Common Home”. The USCCB has long encouraged Catholics in the United States to protect creation. USCCB resources deepen the Catholic family’s understanding of integral ecology, the understanding that “everything is connected”.

Laudato Si’ Week Prayer: Loving God, Creator of heaven and earth and all that is in them. Your created us in your image and made us stewards of all creation, of our common home. You blessed us with the sun, water and boutiful land so that all might be nourished. Open our minds and touch our hearts. So that we may attend to your gift of creation.

St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Brooklyn, NY

REFLECTION Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the

works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.

Who can imagine doing greater works than Jesus; yet, this is

what Jesus says in today's Gospel. Even with him saying that, I

doubt that any of us is inclined to take it literally. But some do

come close. Today is Mother’s Day, and mothers can be a very

impressive group of people. Most mothers are known for their

unconditional and sacrificial love, their wisdom and guidance,

their generosity and mercy. Mothers are life-givers, and the

original Mother’s Day Proclamation affirms that in a very

profound way: “Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women

who have hearts, whether your baptism be of water or of tears!

Say firmly: ‘…Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all

that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy, and

patience. We women of one country will be too tender to those of

another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.’

From the bosom of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with our

own. It says ‘Disarm! Disarm!’ …take counsel with each

other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in

peace....to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the

amicable settlement of international questions, and the great and

general interests of peace.”

REFLEXIÓN

Amén, amén, te digo, El que crea en mí hará las obras que yo hago, y las hará aún mayores. ¿Quién puede imaginarse haciendo obras más grandes que Jesús? Sin embargo, esto es lo que Jesús dice en el Evangelio de hoy. Incluso con él diciendo eso, dudo que alguno de nosotros esté dispuesto a tomarlo literalmente. Pero algunos lo hacen. Hoy es el Día de las Madres y las madres pueden ser un grupo de personas muy impresionante. La mayoría de las madres son conocidas por su amor incondicional y sacrificado, su sabiduría y orientación, su generosidad y misericordia. Las madres son dadoras de vida, y la Proclamación original del Día de las Madres afirma eso de una manera muy profunda: “¡Levántense, entonces, mujeres de hoy! ¡Levántense todas las mujeres que tienen corazones, ya sea su bautismo de agua o de lágrimas! Diga con firmeza: ‘... No se llevaran nuestros hijos para que desaprender todo lo que hemos podido enseñarles acerca de la caridad, la misericordia y la paciencia. Nosotras, las mujeres de un país, tendremos demasiada compasión hacia aquellas de otro país para permitir que nuestros hijos sean entrenados para herir a los suyos ". Desde el seno de una tierra devastada, una voz se alza con la nuestra. Dice ‘¡Desarma! ¡Desarma! "... que se aconsejen solemnemente de la manera en que la gran familia pueda vivir en paz ... para promover la alianza de las diferentes nacionalidades, la solución amistosa de cuestiones internacionales, y la gran causa universal de La Paz ".

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK Sixth Sunday of Easter: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8, 14-17; Psalm 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Peter 3:15-18; and John 14:15-21.

LECTURAS PARA LA PROXIMA SEMANA

Sexto Domingo de Pascua: Hechos de los Apóstoles 8:5-8, 14-17; Salmo 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pedro 3:15-18 y Juan 14:15-21.

Pax Christi Metro New York!

Dear Parishioners, I want to thank all of our parishioners who have continued their support during this trying time. Your assistance is keeping us alive and it is deeply appreciated. If you wish to donate to Saint Andrew's, there are many ways in which you can do this:

Drop off your donation into the Parish House mail slot, or

Mail your donation to St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 6713 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11220, or

Visit our website www.standrewbrooklyn.com -- Click on Donate--Give Central Button. Choose to donate either by credit card or directly from your bank account.

No matter how you choose to make your donation it will be greatly appreciated. Have a blessed Easter Season. Keep safe. Fr. Greg

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the

Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to

receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,

Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there

And unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen

ORACIÓN DE COMUNIÓN ESPIRITUAL Creo, Jesus mio, que estas real y verdaderamente en le cielo y

en el Santismo Sacramento del Altar. Os amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo

Vivamente recibirte dentro de mi alma, pero no pudiendo hacerlo ahora sacramentalmente venid al menos

espiritualmente a mi Corazon. Y como si ya os hubiese recebido, os abrazo y me uno del todo a

Ti. Senor, no permitas que jamas me aparte de Ti. Amen

Estimados feligreses, Quiero agradecer a todos los feligreses que han continuado su apoyo durante este tiempo difícil. Su asistencia nos mantiene vivos y es muy apreciada. Si desea hacer una donación a San Andrés, puede hacerlo de muchas maneras: Deje su donación en la ranura de correo de la Casa Parroqui-al , o Envíe su donación por correo a la Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol, 6713 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11220, o Visite nuestro sitio web www.standrewbrooklyn.com - Haga clic en Donar - Dar botón central. Elija donar con tarjeta de crédito o directamente desde su cuenta bancaria. No importa cómo elija hacer su donación, será muy apreciada. Que tengan una bendita temporada de Pascua. Mantente a salvo. El p. Greg

OPEN MASS INTENTIONS Sept 6 12:30pm Oct 21 9am Oct 28 9am Oct 4 12:30pm Oct 24 9am Oct 30 9am Oct 11 12:30pm Oct 26 9am Oct 31 9am Oct 18 12:30pm Oct 27 9am Nov 1 12:30pm If you are interested in registering a Mass intention, please call Fr. Greg at 718-680-1010 Ext. 16

Fifth Sunday of Easter

MASS INTENTIONS

FR. GREG WILL SAY THESE MASSES PRIVATELY Saturday, May 9

William Genco

Sunday, May 10 Mary and Eugene Leyden Josephine Ricetti Norma Cortes

Monday, May 11 Lena Pucciarelli

Tuesday, May 12

Millie Orlando

Wednesday, May 13 Joseph Lutfy

Thursday, May 14

Friday, May 15

Beyond The Grave: Martha Kerrigan, Claire & AJ LaTorre, Antonio Parrella

Saturday, May 16

Mary and Leo Boylan Vincenzo Squitieri

Sunday, May 17

Joan Coolbaugh Dawn Cillis

Edward Vincent Cortes

IN OUR PRAYERS Remember the sick of our parish in your prayers.

Scott Brown, Rosmarie Fostner, Dorothy Marshall, Marion Mulligan, Eileen Califano

Pray for all those who have gone before us

marked with the sign of faith, AND

For those remembered in our Mother’s Day offerings

Remember our service men and women serving around the world and the wounded.

MESSAGE FROM THE DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN The faithful of the diocese are reminded that the bishop has already issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday. The Faithful are urged to watch the celebration of the Eucharist on TV. The celebrations are scheduled as follows:

Saturday at 6pm: Vigil pre-recorded from Immaculate Concepcion in Jamaica (English)

Sunday at 11am: Live from St James Cathedral in Downtown Brooklyn, (English)

Sunday at 1:30pm: Pre-recorded from Co-Cathedral of St Joseph in Prospect Heights (Spanish)

NET-TV can be seen on Spectrum (Channel 97), Optimum (Channel 30) and FIOS (Channel 48). Viewers can also tune in online at www.netny.tv For those who have Mass intentions during this time period, Fr Greg will honor your Mass requests at a private Mass each day. Just know that your loved ones will be remembered at Mass that day. Confirmations scheduled will possibly be postponed. First Communion celebrations ARE postponed. All parish meetings ARE cancelled as well as parish events.

OFFERINGS

BREAD AND WINE

In loving memory of

Beata Carman

From the Carman Family

TABERNACLE CANDLE

In loving memory of

Mary Leahy

From the Carman Family

ALTAR CANDLES

In loving memory of

Martha Kerrigan

From The Carman Family

CONFIRMATION @ St. Andrew for 2020 To Confirmation Candidates and their Families

We hope that this note finds your family well. In order to

continue to promote well-being for our community, the confirmation ceremony for this year is postponed until Fall 2020. We ask the candidates to continue preparation remotely to be

fully prepared for the sacrament. Submit your essay! Listen to the last seven sessions by Decision Point by Catholic Dynamic.

Complete and submit crossword puzzle at the end of each session. Contact Ann Smyth ( StAndrewRelEdu@gmail.com or

917-583-5572) if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you and God Bless You.

CONFIRMACIÓN @ San Andrés para 2020

A los candidatos de confirmación y sus familias,

Esperamos que su familia se encuentre bien al recibir esta nota.Para continuar promoviendo el bienestar de nuestra comunidad, la ceremonia de confirmación de este año se pospone

hasta el otoño de 2020. Pedimos a los candidatos que continúen la preparación, a través de la app con los emails, para estar bien

preparados para el sacramento. ¡Envía tu ensayo! Escuche las últimas siete sesiones de "Decision Point by Catholic Dynamic".

Complete y envíe las respuestas de los crucigramas al final de cada sesión. Póngase en contacto con Ann Smyth

(StAndrewRelEdu@gmail.com o 917-583-5572) si tiene alguna pregunta o duda. Gracias y que Dios le bendiga.