St. Teresa
Thursday, May 1st 2014
Thursday, May 1st 2014
In
Attendance:
QUEEN OF ANGELS
Very
Rev. Brian P. Dowd - Pastor
Juan Rodriguez – Pastoral Associate/DFF/YM
Carmen
Cruz – CFF
Conrado
Gomez – Parish Council Rep.
ST. RAPHAEL
Fr.
Jerome T. Jecewiz – Pastor
Sr.
Christine Scherer - DRE
Elizabeth
Ciro –
Richard
O’ Connor –
CORPUS CHRISTI
Fr.
Patrick West – Pastor
ST. SEBASTIAN
Rev.
Kevin Abels – Pastor
Rev.
Thasseus J. Abraham, SIOL – Parochial Vicar
Jo Ann Dolan – Principal
Ms. Sonia Casanova - DRE
ST MARY - BLESSED VIRGIN MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
Rev.
Noel Moynihan – Pastor
Rev.
Brendan Duggan – Parochial Vicar
Patricia
Wise – Principal of Religious Ed
Eileen
Goetzger - DRE
ST. TERESA
Rev.
Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari – Pastor
Rev.
Msgr. Perfecto Vazquez – In Residence (Retired)
Deacon
Roberto S. Abundo
Sr.
Mary Jane Kelly - DRE
Norberto
Saldana – Pastoral Associate/St Vincent de
Paul Food Pantry
VISITOR
Deacon
Peter Stan
1.
Opening
Prayer
2.
Approval
of Minutes - Summary of Minutes were approved
3.
Deacon
Peter Stan from Institutional Commodities (I.C.)
a.
Deacon
encourages all the pastors to contact him for any resources needed for their
parishes
b.
Currently,
I.C. is signing a contract with a new Janitorial Company. Interested? Check
DIONET for Updates
c.
Plan
ahead for Special Feast Days such as Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and so
much more.
d.
CASTLE
Fuel Company is working with I.C. to aid parishes in their fuel costs. Contact
Deacon Stan for details.
e.
Caution to pastors on companies who are promoting or sending Customer
Sales Reps. who offer lower rates for Electric and Gas. I.C. has been following
trends that have been tricking pastors to sign these contracts at a low cost,
but later are hit with higher costs. If you sign up, you might be locked into
the contract for 2 years. Deacon Stan encourages NOT TO RENEW THE CONTRACT.
Get advice from I.C. immediately before signing a new contract. Send in your
invoices, and they will give you a more affordable and safe contract. Contact
Deacon Stan for details.
f.
Pastors
interested in furnishing rooms, auditoriums, classrooms, etc; can contact I.C.
to get ideas and resources. In matters of Office and School supplies, Deacon
Stan recommended www.StaplesAdvantage.com to get a Contract Price,
rather than their Store Price for all our supplies. Great for items on
sale if it’s below the contract price, parishes would be able to get
the sales
price if it’s better than the contract price.
g.
I.C.
is now the dealer for the following Copy Machine distributers: Xerox, Toshiba,
Canon, Sharp, & Konica & Minolta. They will buy out any parish
contract, only if the contract is about to expire in less then 2 years. It
depends on the timing. Contact Deacon Stan for details.
4.
Welcoming
New Members to our Deanery Council Q2 – Rev. Kevin Abels – St Sebastian’s
5.
St
Sebastian’s School – Ms. Dolan
a.
Supermarket
Bingo – Raised $10,000 . Enrollment – 64 New students for Kindegarten. Current
Registration 442. Graduation on June
13th – All Pastors are welcome. First Communion on Saturday, May 3rd
6.
Pastors
Report
a.
St Mary – The Holy Ghost Fathers
(Spiritans) will be leaving St. Mary’s Church. Farewell Mass for Rev. Noel Moynihan
& Rev. Brendan Duggan will be Sunday, June 22nd at 3PM • Food bank is doing well. • Religious Ed has been doing
well. Receiving Communion: 109; Receiving Confirmation: 78. Their numbers
increased for 2014. •The
Holy Ghost Fathers are giving two $500 Scholarships for St Sebastian’s School. .
b.
St Teresa – The parish signed a 20 year
lease with the Board of Ed. They are putting $10 Million to renovate and update
interior of the School building. Construction begins June 2014. When the
interior is completed, the parish is responsible for the exterior of the
building. •Sr. Mary Jane Kelly will be retiring as the DRE for St.
Teresa after 20 years of service. We wish her well and many blessings. Everyone
is invited to her Farewell on June 1st at the 12PM Mass, followed by
a lunch. •The Pastor has assigned the
Pastoral Associate, Noberto Saldana, as the new CRE for St. Teresa. He will be
working along side Marcela, secretary of St Teresa’s Religious Ed Program. •Religious Ed will be moved to
the auditorium temporarily. Msgr. Ferrari is inquiring about partition or
movable walls for temporary use in the auditorium. •Boys and & Girls Club of
Sunnyside & Woodside will no longer be using the School Gym. • Members
of the parish will be participating in a pilgrimage to France to visit the
shrine of St Teresa.
c.
Queen of Angels – Currently in search for
candidates the Parish Pastoral Council Members. • Queen of Angel’s, and St.
Raphael’s will join together for the Confirmation Mass on Thursday, May 8th. • On Saturday, May 10th,
children will be receiving 1st Communion. • Fr. Ricardo has returned to
Columbia in late January 2014.
• Fr. firmal, Director for the Bengali Apostolate for the Diocese of Brooklyn, had returned to Bangladesh on Ash Wednesday due to illness. No word on a Successor for the Bengali Apostolate. •We received a part time priest,
• Fr. firmal, Director for the Bengali Apostolate for the Diocese of Brooklyn, had returned to Bangladesh on Ash Wednesday due to illness. No word on a Successor for the Bengali Apostolate. •We received a part time priest,
Fr. Henecimo Figueroa. •The Vicar of Queens, Fr. Tom
Pettei, will be making Queen of Angels his place of residence. •The Youth Ministry has grown to
Seven Youth Groups in the Parish. The Youth Ministry is working together with
St. Teresa’s Troopers of Faith.
d.
St Rafael – Elizabeth Ciro, who
coordinates the Food Pantry, is undergoing Chemo Therapy. Please keep her in
your prayers. • The
City is asking the Food Pantries to sign an agreement that they will offer 9
meals to a family. They serve 1500 people a month. If they cannot give 9 meals
per family, then City has suggested that the Food Pantry should be open once a
month or so. Still unclear, but they are looking into it. This is a challenge. •The parish is incorporating the
Korean community in the parish. •A
Korean Religious Nun has joined the work. •They had to postpone the
purchase of the Holy Ghost Father’s House, due to the renovation of the school
roof. •A new initiative on Religious
Formation for the entire family. It continues to grow. •The Parish is working on a
Monthly Flee Market. •The
Youth Group has grown. Minor adjustments were made to the lighting in the
Church to help in lowering the costs of Electricity. • Confirmation Candidates of the
parish will be joining Queen of Angels Candidates for a Confirmation Retreat on
Saturday, May 3rd. •Receiving
Confirmation: 20; Receiving Communion: 32. •The Korean Community is now working together with the
Religious Education Program.
e.
Corpus Christi – Reconciliation Monday was a
success – 18 hours of Confessions. •Future plans for 2015 to move
the Spanish Community for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday into the Gym, due to
space. They had over 800 people attend Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday Masses. • The number of weddings has
increased. They will be having a group wedding in the fall 2014. •Confirmation Mass on May 9th.
Communion Mass on May 10th.
• Getting a head start on registrations for Religious Education for 2014-2015. •They are having Space Issues – possible plans to creating a Summer School Religious Education Program. • Parish Feast Day - June 22nd combining the 11AM Spanish Mass, and 12:30PM English Mass. Bishop Cisneros will be celebrating the Mass.
• Saturday, September 6th – Presentation on the Life of St. Faustina. •Issues with maintenance – parish water seeping into the Church. •Fr. West is looking to find a youth minister or partner up with Parishes who want to have Deanery Youth Minister. Queen of Angel’s, & St Sebastian’s are interested in working together.
• Getting a head start on registrations for Religious Education for 2014-2015. •They are having Space Issues – possible plans to creating a Summer School Religious Education Program. • Parish Feast Day - June 22nd combining the 11AM Spanish Mass, and 12:30PM English Mass. Bishop Cisneros will be celebrating the Mass.
• Saturday, September 6th – Presentation on the Life of St. Faustina. •Issues with maintenance – parish water seeping into the Church. •Fr. West is looking to find a youth minister or partner up with Parishes who want to have Deanery Youth Minister. Queen of Angel’s, & St Sebastian’s are interested in working together.
f.
St Sebastian – Rev. Abels thanked everyone
for their welcome & support. •He
will continue to be the Vocation Director for the Diocese of Brooklyn. •Deacon Jorge Castillo will be
assigned to St. Sebastian’s – he will be aiding Rev. Abels with the Spanish
Masses in June. • Deacon
Perez has retired from his assignment. • Receiving
Communion: 119. Confirmation Mass is pending for the Fall 2014. • Registration begins on June 3rd
7.
News
from the Dean
a.
If
you have any news, activities, or events – share them with Fran Klettner who is
in charge of DEANERY HAPPENINGS – Contact – 718-937-5428 (Both Office and Fax#)
/ franklettner@verizon.net
8.
New
Business
a.
Saturday,
June 14th 2014 – Flag Day Parade – Encouraging our Deanery to
participate in this Event.
9.
Closing
Prayer
Next Meeting - June 19th - 1PM St Raphael
