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Read MoreSunday, August 25
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Sunday, August 25, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMTHIS IS FOR ALL YOUTH AGES 11-18.Read More
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Sunday, August 25, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMThis is a bilingual informational session for all parents to explain to new Calasanz Youth Movement.Read More
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Monday, August 26, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PMThe viewing will be from 4-9PM at Ortiz. Wilfredo was 65 years of age.Read More
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Monday, August 26, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PMCo-Dependents Anonymous, CoDA, is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships.Read More
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SPECIAL COMING EVENTS
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St. Helena - Feast August 18
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PARISH AND LOCAL News
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August 12If you would like to reserve free tickets to the 42nd Annual Columbus Day Mass on Monday, October 14 at 9:30AM at St. Patrick's Cathedral, please visit adnycolumbusday.eventbrite.com. The last day to request tickets is Monday, September 23.Read More
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August 8The Calasanz Movement is an international youth movement for young people ages 11-18 and is under the protection of St. Joseph Calasanz, the founder of the Piarist Fathers which staff St. Helena's. This new and exciting movement will replace the current ABC Youth Group. We will start the year off with a weekend celebration that is open to all youth ages 11-18 and begins on Friday, August 23 from 7:15-8:30PM. It will continue on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9AM-3PM and will end on Sunday, Aug. 25 (The Feast of St. Joseph Calasanz) at 10:30AM with St. Helena’s FIRST-ever monthly Youth Mass. Please note that after the Youth Mass, there will be an important half-hour, bilingual parent information session which will take place at 11:30AM in the cafeteria and will explain about the Calasanz Movement and how your child can participate in more youth activities throughout the year. For more info, call Cassandra Henry at 347-941-9411.Read More
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July 12Please join us in the gym on Sunday, July 21 after the 1:30PM Mass, where representatives from Ascension Cemetery will be here to talk about the Cardinal’s Initiative for affordable burial spots. Ascension Cemetery has two new programs for people who do not own cemetery space. Coffee and snacks will be provided, and you are under no obligation to purchase.Read More
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July 5The Archdiocesan Family Life Office is offering free online and in-person (90 minute) FEMM Intro Sessions or Creighton Intro sessions (English and limited Spanish) during the month of July. Class sessions are limited and are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more information, or to take advantage of this offering, email Kathleen Crayne in the Family Life Office at kathleen.Crayne@archny.org.Read More
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June 28Box Tops for Education Program is Changing. Over the summer, the program will become digital-only. the old physical Box Tops will be valid until they reach their expiration dates, so NOW is the time to send in all your saved Box Tops clips. You can put them in the collection basket or bring them to the school office or the rectory. You’ll now download the new Box Tops app, which is available on any mobile devise, register and select a school, and then scan each eligible receipt containing Box Tops products. St. Helena School will receive 10 cents for each Box Tops product purchased. For more inför, go to www.BTFE.com.Read More
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AmazonSmile will donate to St. Helena Parish.
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Photo Albums
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Parish Photos 2019
95 Photos
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Parish Photos 2018
117 Photos
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Parish Carnival
53 Photos
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Parish Photos 2017
37 Photos
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Parish History
47 Photos
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 66:18-21Responsorial Psalm Ps 117:1, 2Reading 2 Heb 12:5-7, 11-13Gospel Lk 13:22-30
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PARISH NOTICES
The new Youth Group known as the Calasanz Movement held a Youth Mass at 10:30AM on August 25, the Feast of St. Joseph Calasanz, and the new members of the group received a blessing.
The May Crowning of the statue of Our Blessed Mother.
Social Emotional Boot Camp was the title of the TACT production put on by teacher Sue Stern at the school.
ALVAREZ FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE
One of our choir members, Janell Alvarez, was featured in a recent New York Times article about the Bronx Conservatory of Music entitled "Saturdays in the Bronx with Bach." Nearly every weekend for the past 28 years, local children have flocked to the Bronx Conservatory of Music for very low-cost instruction in classical music. Janell Alvarez, 16, has attended the conservatory since she was 7, first as a student of piano and later of voice. When changes at her local church, St. Helena’s in Parkchester, left one of its Masses without an organist, Janell trained to fill in for the role. She now performs at the 5 p.m. service every Sunday.
Some 2019 St. Helena School Science Fair entries.
The USS Helena
Our Annual Thanksgiving Multicultural Mass
THE PILGRIM STATUE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE will be at St. Helena until Saturday, August 31.
FIRST ST. HELENA MARDI GRAS MASQUERADE BALL
Despite the pouring rain, 120 people attended the Masquerade Ball, which took place Saturday evening in the gymnasium. The Ball was organized by the St. Helena ABC Youth group and featured a Bomba Dance Troop and a live Jazz Band. There was lots of good New-Orleans style food, and a fun time was had by all.
Ecuadorian Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Youth Group collected and brought toys for the children at Jacobi Hospital on January 6, the traditional feast of the Three Kings.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDWe are proud to report that The Church of St. Helena received this Community Service Award at the Fourth Annual Community Board Nine Recognition Dinner on Friday, September 8, which was held at the Bronx YMCA.
WE NEED YOUR LABELS FOR EDUCATIONThe Labels for Education program is coming to a close. Only UPC submissions with the Labels for Education logo will be accepted and redeemed for points. All submissions must be postmarked no later than January 2, 2018, in order to be deposited into our schools’ bank account. We currently have 1,447 points. Look for the Labels for Education logo on these products: Campbells, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, SpaghettiOs, Swanson, and V8. Labels can either be brought to the rectory or placed in the collection basket.
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Catholic News Service
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Mass Times
- Saturday: 5:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN (with Music)
- Sunday: 7:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN (with music) 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN (Children's Choir) 10:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN Family Mass (Adult Choir) 12:00 PM SpanishEspañolES (Spanish Choir) 1:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN (with music) 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN (with music)
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6:50 AM EnglishEnglishEN also Sat.
8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN also Sat. (and morning prayer)
12:15 PM EnglishEnglishEN also Sat.
- Monday: 7:00 PM SpanishEspañolES Charismatic Mass every FIRST MONDAY of the month.
- Wednesday: 7:00 PM SpanishEspañolES
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HOLY DAY & SACRAMENT SCHEDULE
HOLY DAY MASSES:
Vigil: 7:00 PM (Spanish)
Holy Day: 6:50 AM, 8:30 AM, 12:15 PM, 7:30 PM
STATIONS OF THE CROSS:
Every Friday during Lent: following the 12:15 PM Mass, 7:00 PM (Spanish), 8:00 PM (English)
CONFESSION TIMES:
Every Saturday from 4 PM to 5:30 PM , or by appointment in the rectory.
ROSARY:
Every Wednesday, following the 12:15PM Mass.
Legion of Mary Rosary in Spanish every Friday at 7:00PM in the Rectory Meeting Room.
BAPTISMS:
English: Every Sunday after 1:30 PM Mass
Español: 2 y 4 Sábados en 2:30 PM
BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS:
Usually meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7 PM in the Church. Register for the class at the rectory. You MUST bring BOTH a copy of the child's birth certificate as well as a copy of the Confirmation certificate of the godparents or a copy of the godparent's Catholic marriage certificate, if a godparent is married. A lletter of suitability from the godparent's Catholic pastor will also be accepted.
SICK AND DECEASED members of the parish are remembered in the Offertory Prayers. If you know of any current or former parishioners who are seriously ill or have passed, or you know of any sick parishioners who need Holy Communion brought to them, please contact the rectory at 718-892-3232 and let us know about their condition.
Announced and Unannounced Masses may be arranged at the rectory Mon.-Fri. from 8:30AM - 4:30PM.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES
Every Wednesday from September - June from 3:45 - 5PM, gathering in the Church.
RCIA CLASSES:
English classes meet every Sunday from 3-4PM or on Monday from 7-8PM in the Rectory Meeting Room from September - April.
Spanish classes meet every Sunday from 10-11:15AM in the cafeteria from September - June.
BIBLE STUDY CLASSES:
English Bible Study Classes meet every Tuesday at either 1PM or 7:30PM and every Sunday at 11:30AM in the Green Building.
Spansh Bible Study Classes meet every Tuesday at 7:30PM in the cafeteria.
BOY SCOUTS meet every Wednesday from 6:30-8:00PM in the cafeteria. CUB SCOUTS meet every Wednesday at 6PM.
Transportation: Take #6 Train to either Parkchester or Castle Hill or take the following buses: Bx22, Bx39, Bx4, Bx4A, or Q44.
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ST. HELENA (Feast: August 18)
Born in Bithynia, Asia Minor (present-day Turkey), circa 248, St. Helena was married to Roman Emperor Constantius and had a son who would become Constantine I, also known as Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to become a Christian. St. Helena, who converted as well, oversaw the construction of churches on Holy Land sites. She would later be credited with discovering the cross upon which Jesus Christ is believed to have been crucified. St. Helena died circa 328 in Nicomedia (present-day Turkey). Shown below, the door to the St. Helena Chapel in Bethlehem.
