22 Barclay Street • New York, NY 10007 (212) 233-8355

The Oldest Catholic Parish in New York State (Founded 1785)

SCHEDULE OF MASSES: Sundays: ............. 8:00, 9:30 a.m. and 12 Noon Saturday: ............. 8:00, and 4:00 p.m. Weekdays: ........... 7:10, 7:45, 12:05, 1:05 p.m. Confessions: ........ Monday-Friday 7:45-8:15 a.m., 12:00-1:30 p.m., Saturdays 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Baptism: .............. Parents should call at least six weeks in advance of proposed date. Weddings: ........... Contact us one year in advance Website: ............... spcnyc.org

PARISH STAFF:

Rev. Joseph Tyrrell (Pastor)

Rev. Dominic Obour (Parochial Vicar)

Rev. Donald Fussner

Rev. Arthur Leone

Rev. Msgr. Robert O’Connor

Deacon James Brown (Business Manager)

William Alvarado (Maintenance)

George S. Nowak (Organist)

Lisette Pizarro (Religious Education Coordinator)

Office Hours: Monday-Friday--10:30 am-3:30pm

SCHEDULE OF MASSES: Closed Saturdays

Sundays: 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 Noon & 7:30 p.m. Weekdays: 7:30 a.m. & 12:10 p.m.

St. Joseph's Chapel (A Mission of St. Peter's)

Gateway Plaza 500 (Near World Financial Center) New York, NY 10280

(212) 233-8355

PARISH STAFF: Mary Paolicelli (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd)

John Behrens (Organist) Andrew Klima (Organist)

Pentecost Sunday, 2015

St. Peter’s Church—St. Joseph’s Chapel New York, NY

BAPTISM CLASS

The class for the parents and godparents of babies to be

baptized will be offered next Sunday, June 7, after the 9:30 Mass at St. Peter’s Church. Registration is required: go to SPCNYC.ORG or call the Parish for more info: 212-233-8355.. The following class will be Sunday, July 5.

Welcome Home For all of you who are new or have been away for

a while, we thank you for worshipping with us today. If you do not have a parish family of your own, we invite you to join our parish family.

St. Peter’s/St. Joseph’s is a catholic parish family. Catholic comes from the Greek meaning universal, international or all inclusive, and so, you are welcome here, no matter who you are, where you come from, your race, language or lifestyle, your age or income. All are welcome here because this is God’s house and we are God’s family. So, welcome home.

May 17, 2015 Sunday Offering

St. Peter’s Church St. Joseph’s Chapel $2,912 $2,153

India Mission Charity Collection

$1,511 $2,359

Parish Pay

$190

Thank you for your support..

A Mighty Wind

The giving of the Spirit to the new people of God crowns the mighty acts of the Father in salvation history.

The Jewish feast of Pentecost called all devout Jews to Jeru-salem to celebrate their birth as God’s chosen people, in the cov-enant Law given to Moses at Sinai (see Leviticus 23:15-21; Deu-teronomy 16:9-11).

In today’s First Reading the mysteries prefigured in that feast are fulfilled in the pouring out of the Spirit on Mary and the Apostles (see Acts 1:14).

The Spirit seals the new law and new covenant brought by Jesus, written not on stone tablets but on the hearts of believers, as the prophets promised (see 2 Corinthians 3:2-8; Romans 8:2).

The Spirit is revealed as the life-giving breath of the Father, the Wisdom by which He made all things, as we sing in today’s Psalm. In the beginning, the Spirit came as a “mighty wind” sweeping over the face of the earth (see Genesis 1:2). And in the new creation of Pentecost, the Spirit again comes as “a strong, driving wind” to renew the face of the earth.

As God fashioned the first man out of dust and filled him with His Spirit (see Genesis 2:7), in today’s Gospel we see the New Adam become a life-giving Spirit, breathing new life into the Apostles (see 1 Corinthians 15:45,47).

Like a river of living water, for all ages He will pour out His Spirit on His body, the Church, as we hear in today’s Epistle (see also John 7:37-39).

We receive that Spirit in the sacraments, being made a “new creation” in Baptism (see 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 6:15). Drinking of the one Spirit in the Eucharist (see 1 Corinthians 10:4), we are the first fruits of a new humanity - fashioned from out of every nation under heaven, with no distinctions of wealth or language or race, a people born of the Spirit.

Dr. Scott Hahn

ST. PETER’S CHURCH

MONDAY, May 25 Memorial Day

8:00 AM Martin Hiza

Office closed

TUESDAY, May 26

7:10 AM Dionisio Marasigan 7:45 AM Vivtims of 1993 WTC Bombing

12:05 PM Linda Lombardi

1:05 PM Mary & deceased members of Morley family

WEDNESDAY, May 27 7:10 AM Anthony Harris (living)

7:45 AM Joseph M. Citrone

12:05 PM Pablo and Belen Ong

1:05 PM Lallar B. McNulty Mack

THURSDAY, May 28 7:10 AM Thanksgiving to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

7:45 AM Maureen Lynch Elkins

12:05 PM Rose Garcia Kjaerran-Messelt 1:05 PM Renaud Kersaint (living)

FRIDAY, May 29 7:10 AM Venerable Pierre Toussaint Cause, Guild

7:45 AM Addine Wheeler 12:05 PM Anthony & Phyllis (Martin) Harris (living)

1:05 PM Eric Oplinger

SATURDAY, May 30

8:00 AM Mary and Leonard Suchy

4:00 PM Mark Rocchi

Pentecost Sunday May 24, 2015

The Catholicism Series: There will be NO Meeting this Week Due to First Communion and Confirmation,

Next week’s topic:

Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure

Tuesdays 7:30pm at St. Joseph’s Chapel Thursdays 5:15pm at St. Peter’s Rectory, 18Vesey St. #2A

Take Dad Out to the Ball Game Father’s Day – June 21-

4pm game time Join us for a special parish outing: the Staten Island Yankees

vs Brooklyn Cyclones in nearby Staten Island (an easy, quick trip on the FREE Staten Island Ferry.

$15 Ticket: Hotdog and a Soft Drink. $24 Ticket: All You Can Eat Run Bases After Game – (12-or younger)

Tickets: www.spcnyc.org/events.org

India Mission Charity Collection

Dear Parishioners of St. Peter’s Church/St. Joseph’s Chapel,

Although physically I am in India, my mind and heart are with you, praying for God's blessings. My heartfelt thanks for your generous support for the mission collection this past weekend to benefit the poor tribal children in the mission boarding houses run by the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar in India, and the opportunity to bless them with an education. Every year we ask the Lord for a flower but out of His merciful love the good Lord gives us a flower garden. Once again this year, we have received generous support from our parish community and well-wishers. God bless our parish community. Thank you very much and God bless you all.

Fr. Alex, Pune, India

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

At a recent meeting for the Parishes of Lower Manhattan (St. Peter's/Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Andrew's/Our Lady of Victory), as part of the Archdiocese's Making All Things New initiative, the topic arose on the possibility of forming an RCIA program for Lower Manhattan. As some of you may be familiar with, RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, and was introduced by the Catholic Church to wel-come new members into the community. It is a present-day process by which people enter into the faith and make the deci-sion to become Catholic. It extends an invitation to

those who are unbaptized,

those who have not received the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation, or

those baptized in another Christian Church and are inter-ested in learning more about the Catholic Faith.

A successful RCIA program involves current Parishioners sharing their Faith experience with those have expressed an interest in the Catholic Faith. We invite you to consider sharing your Faith with others. The Parishes of Lower Manhattan will set up formal training for those willing to be a part of the RCIA program. By providing training, Parishioners will gain confi-dence in discussing their Faith, and at the same time deepen their understanding of their own relationship with God.

Please see Fr. Tyrrell if you are willing to help others in their journey of Faith.

Saint Anthony’s Relics To Visit

Our Lady of Victory Church 60 William Street

New York, NY 10005 Tel: 212 422 5535

Thursday, June 11, 2015

7:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Veneration)

Mass Schedule 7:15, 7:45, 8:20, 1:05 PM (Lower Chapel)

12:15 and 5:15 PM (Main Church)

Catholic Charities Junior Board Gala Young Adults: 22 - 45

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 7pm—11pm

Battery Gardens (Opposite Our Lady of the Rosary

7 State Street, On the Water)

To purchase tickets visit: http://www.catholiccharitiesny.org/juniorboardgala For more information contact Jasmin Abbatiello at

jasmin.abbatiello@archny.org or 646-794-2439

Confirmation and First Communion Please keep in your prayers a number of our young parishioners.

13 made their first Communion Saturday, May 16th at St. Joseph’s Chapel.

24 will be Confirmed this Wednesday, May 27 by His Ex-cellency, Bishop John O’Hara at St. Peter’s Church.

42 will be making their First Communions on May 30th at St. Peter’s Church.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL

MONDAY, May 25 Memorial Day

8:00 AM Victims of the 1993 WTC Bombing Office closed TUESDAY, May 26

7:30 AM Dionisio Marasigan

12:10 PM Veronica Enders WEDNESDAY, May 27

7:30 AM Chyanda Martins Querido

12:10 PM Estela Dalvarez

THURSDAY, May 28 7:30 AM Eileen Lacey

12:10 PM Mazen Naamo

FRIDAY, May 29

7:30 AM Eileen Spencer

12:10 PM Corrado (Joe) Manfredi