Parish Staff Pastor

Rev. Emilio Sotomayor Sch.P

Parochial Vicars

Rev. Szymon Kurpios Sch.P.

Rev. Andrew Berinyuy Sch.P

Rev. Hector Cruz Sch.P.

Parish Secretary Mrs. Rosemarie Ortiz

Organist Mr. Franco Bonanome

Leader of Song Mrs. Terry Bonanome

April 19, 2015

Director of Development

Mrs. Stephanie Turtle

St. Helena’s School (718) 892-3234 www.sthelenaelementary.com

Early Childhood (3-4 year olds)

Elementary School (Grades K-8)

Principal: Mr. Richard Meller

2050 Benedict Avenue

Bronx, New York 10462

High School:

Monsignor Scanlan H.S. (718) 430-0100

http://www.scanlanhs.edu/

Principal: Mr. Peter Doran

915 Hutchinson River Parkway

Bronx, New York 10465

St. Helena Rectory:

1315 Olmstead Avenue Bronx, N.Y. 10462

Phone: (718) 892-3232 Fax: (718) 892-3078

www.churchofsthelena.com

Email: sthelenarc@yahoo.com Alumni: sthelenasalumni@yahoo.com

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:30 PM

Sunday: A M P M

7:30 12:00 (Spanish)

9:00 1 :15 PM

10:30 (Family) 5:00 PM

Holy Days: 6:50, 8:30 AM

1 2 : 1 5 P M , 7 : 30 PM

Weekdays: 6:50, 8:30 AM

12:15 PM

Wednesday 7:30 PM (Spanish)

(Prayer - Daily 8 :30 AM)

Confessions:

Saturday — 4 to 5:30

Sick Or Emergency Calls: At any time

call the Rectory at 892-3232

Devotions: • Circulo De Oracion: Cada lunes, 7 a 8:30 PM,

• Miraculous Medal Novena

• Monday after 12:15 PM Mass

• Eucharist Adoration

• Thursday, 12:15 Mass Benediction

• Bible Study - Tuesday 7:30pm - Rectory

Baptisms: Arrangements must be made at the

Rectory for Baptismal Class. Bring child’s

Birth Certificate.

Marriages: Arrangements for weddings should be

made as soon as possible at the Rectory.

Parish Registration: All Catholics who live within the

parish boundaries should fill out a

registration card at Church or Rectory.

Handicapped Accessible

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A WORD FROM THE PASTOR:

Dear Brothers and Sisters: The Peace of the Risen Lord be with you!

Aren't we like the apostles? We won’t believe unless we can see with our own eyes. The Gospels attest to the reality of the resurrection. Jesus goes to great lengths to assure his

disciples that he is no mere ghost or illusion. He shows them the marks of his crucifixion and he explains how the Scriptures foretold his death and rising.

St. Jerome, an early church bible scholar, comments: "As he showed them real hands and a real side, he really ate with his disciples; really walked with Cleophas; conversed with men with a real tongue; really reclined at supper; with real hands took bread, blessed and broke it, and was offering it to them... Do not put the power of the Lord on the level with the tricks of magicians, so that he may appear to have been what he was not, and maybe thought to have eaten without teeth, walked without feet, broken bread without hands, spoken without a tongue, and showed a side which had no ribs."

The centrality of the Gospel is the cross; but fortunately it does not stop there. Through the cross Jesus defeated our enemies - death and evil and won pardon for our sins. His cross is the door to heaven and the key to paradise. The way to glory is through the cross. When the disciples saw the risen Lord they disbelieved for joy! How can death lead to life, the cross to victory? Jesus shows us the way and he gives us the power to overcome sin and despair, and everything else that would stand in the way of his love and truth. Just as the first disciples were commissioned to bring the good news of salvation to all the nations, so, we, too, are called to be witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ to all who live on the face of the earth. Do you witness the joy of the Gospel to those around you?

"Lord Jesus, open our minds to understand the Scriptures that we may fully comprehend the truth of your word. Anoint us with your power and give us joy and boldness to proclaim the Gospel in word and deed." Fr. Emilio Sotomayor

April 25 St. Mark

Most of what we know about Mark comes directly from the

New Testament. He is usually identified with the Mark of

Acts 12:12. (When Peter escaped from prison, he went to the

home of Mark's mother.)

Paul and Barnabas took him along on the first missionary

journey, but for some reason Mark returned alone to

Jerusalem. It is evident, from Paul's refusal to let Mark

accompany him on the second journey despite Barnabas's insistence, that Mark had displeased Paul. Because Paul later

asks Mark to visit him in prison, we may assume the trouble

did not last long.

The oldest and the shortest of the four Gospels, the Gospel of

Mark emphasizes Jesus' rejection by humanity while being

God's triumphant envoy. Probably written for Gentile converts

in Rome—after the death of Peter and Paul sometime between

A.D. 60 and 70—Mark's Gospel is the gradual manifestation of

a "scandal": a crucified Messiah.

Evidently a friend of Mark (Peter called him "my son"), Peter is

only one of the Gospel sources, others being the Church in

Jerusalem (Jewish roots) and the Church at Antioch (largely

Gentile).

Like one other Gospel writer, Luke, Mark was not one of the 12

apostles. We cannot be certain whether he knew Jesus

personally. Some scholars feel that the evangelist is speaking

of himself when describing the arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane:

"Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen

cloth about his body. They seized him, but he left the cloth

behind and ran off naked" (Mark 14:51-52).

Others hold Mark to be the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt.

Venice, famous for the Piazza San Marco, claims Mark as its

patron saint; the large basilica there is believed to contain his

remains.

A winged lion is Mark's symbol. The lion derives from Mark's

description of John the Baptist as a "voice of one crying out in

the desert" (Mark 1:3), which artists compared to a roaring

lion. The wings come from the application of Ezekiel's vision of

four winged creatures (Ezekiel, chapter one) to the

evangelists.

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UNAS PALABRAS DEL PARROCO:

Queridos hermanos y hermanas: Que la Paz de Cristo Resucitado esté con ustedes!

¿No somos como los apóstoles? No creemos a menos que podamos ver con nuestros propios ojos. Los Evangelios dan

testimonio de la realidad de la resurrección. Jesús hace todo lo posible para asegurar a sus discípulos que él no es un mero fantasma o una ilusión. Les muestra las marcas de su crucifixión y explica cómo las Escrituras predijo su muerte y resurrección.

San Jerónimo, una biblista de los comienzos de la Iglesia , comenta:

"Cuando Jesús les mostró las manos reales y un costado real, que realmente comió con sus discípulos; realmente caminó con Cleofás, conversó con los hombres con una lengua verdadera, realmente se sentó a cenar, con las manos reales tomó pan, lo bendijo, lo partió, y se lo fue ofreciendo... No pongas el poder del Señor al nivel de los trucos de los magos, de modo que él pueda parecer que fue lo que no era, y pueda pensarse que ha comido sin dientes, caminó sin pies , partió el pan sin manos, habló sin lengua, y mostró un lado que no tenía costillas".

La centralidad del Evangelio es la cruz; pero, afortunadamente, no se detiene allí. A través de la cruz, Jesús derrotó a nuestros enemigos - la muerte y el mal y ganó el perdón de nuestros pecados. Su cruz es la puerta al cielo y la llave del paraíso. El camino a la gloria es a través de la cruz. Cuando los discípulos vieron al Señor resucitado no se lo podían creer de alegría! ¿Cómo puede la muerte llevar a la vida, la cruz a la victoria? Jesús nos muestra el camino y nos da el poder para vencer el pecado y la desesperación, y todo lo demás que se interponen en el camino de su amor y de la verdad. Así como los primeros discípulos fueron comisionados para llevar la buena nueva de la salvación a todas las naciones, también nosotros estamos llamados a ser testigos de la resurrección de Jesucristo a todos los que viven sobre la faz de la tierra. ¿Es usted testigo de la alegría del Evangelio para los que te rodean?

"Señor Jesús, abre nuestras mentes para entender las Escrituras para que podamos comprender plenamente la verdad de su palabra. Úngenos con tu poder y danos alegría y audacia para proclamar el Evangelio de palabra y con las obras". P. Emilio Sotomayor

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

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To date our parish has received $18,906.00 in pledges toward the

2015 Cardinal’s Appeal, from 101families. For this Appeal to be

truly successful, we must have support from all of our families.

The Appeal is a vital source of funding for the programs and

ministries that sustain the parishes across our Archdiocese. It is

not too late to make your gift. Please be as generous as you can.

Thank you for your kind support.

Hasta el día de hoy nuestra parroquia ha recibido $18,906.00 en

promesas para la Campaña de Corresponsabilidad del Cardinal

2015, por parte de 101 familias. La Campaña es un recurso vital

de fondos para los programas y ministerios que mantienen a

nuestras parroquias a través de la Arquidiócesis. Todavía están a tiempo para hacer su donación. Por favor, sean tan generosos

como les sea posible. Muchas gracias por su amable apoyo.

Come and browse:

Large selection of medals, rosaries,

rosary bracelets, prayer cards,

Day-by-Day Bibles and regular Bibles.

Also, selection of books in English and Spanish.

All money goes toward support of the Church.

Open on Sunday mornings.

On Friday, April 24th at 7 PM, a good group of young

parishioners will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation from

Bishop Josu Iriondo. Their names will appear in the next

newsletter. All are cordially invited.

El próximo viernes 24 de abril a las 7 PM, un buen grupo de

jóvenes de la parroquia van a recibir el Sacramento de la

Confirmación de manos del Obispo Josu Iriondo. Sus nombres

aparecerán en el

próximo boletín. Están

Todos cordialmente

invitados.

APRIL 19, 2015

Mass Intentions

SUNDAY, April 19, 2015 7:30 Roque and Ramona Talavera and Sirilo Silva 9:00 Cardinal Edward Michael Egan 10:30 Chareyl/Gene Gonzalez (Intentions) 12:00 Ortega Familia for their health 1:15 Justice for crimes committed 5:00 Melissa Gonzalez (Health) MONDAY, April 20, 2015 6:50 Frank and Albina Greco 8:30 John and Catherine Ford 12:15 In thanksgiving for favors TUESDAY, April 21, 2015 6:50 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel 8:30 Bridget and Pat Joe Early 12:15 Joanne Savino’s Intentions WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2015 6:50 Spiritual Health—Michelle J. Alleyne 8:30 In thanksgiving for favors 12:15 Richard Power 7:30 Lucy Lopez THURSDAY, April 23, 2015 6:50 All Souls 8:30 Justice for crimes committed 12:15 St. Jude FRIDAY, April 24, 2015 6:50 All Souls 8:30 In thanksgiving for favors 12:15 Jose, Manuel, Altagracia y Carmen Capellán SATURDAY, April 25, 2015 6:50 All Souls 8:30 Mary Theresa Early (Intentions) 12:15 Gene/Chareyl Gonzalez (Intentions) 5:30 Carol Boyle SUNDAY, April 26, 2015 7:30 Joseph Carty 9:00 Joseph O’Hagen 10:30 Angela Garced 12:00 Arthur and Ernestine Perea 1:15 Consuelo Pizarro 5:00 Joaquien Seguro

Banns of Matrimony II—Samantha Mathurin—Melvin Delaunay

III– Migoni Serapio—Jairo Cortes

50/50 DRAWING: The April 12 winners are: No. 168 & No. 310 @ $30

Readings for the Week of April 19, 2015 Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48 Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday: Acts 7:51--8:1a/Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40

Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51

Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59

Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 Next Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18

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