NEWS
AT CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH
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FATHER WILLIAM WIZEMAN, S.J., associate pastor of our parish, died Sunday, July 18. We thank God for his ministry among us as we ask God to embrace him with love and give him the peace that he always desired. We also ask God to console his family, who have suffered many losses during this past year, and we ask God's blessings upon ourselves. May our faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ guide each of us throughout our lives. May the soul of Fr. Wizeman and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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So many people participated in the Rites of Christian Burial for Fr. Wizeman, S.J. Thank you to all who helped in preparations, who attended the wake and Mass of Christian Burial and all who expressed condolences and prayers. 8-1
Fr. Wizeman's sister Suzanne wrote, "Thank you all for the love and care you showed my brother Bill in these last years and months and weeks. And thank you for the wake and Mass. It was wonderful to meet so many people who'd been influenced and affected by Bill. Thank you for your kind words during the services, in honoring Bill and in your comfort of those left behind. The music was beautiful, the flower arrangement was lovely (the sunflowers and cattails took me back to the fields and pastures of our childhood). The food provided my family by the Hospitality Committee was delicious. Your generosity makes it a little easier to remember God's presence in our lives, even in these difficult times." 8-8
Some parishioners were away during the summer when Fr. Wizeman died on July 18. They were not able to attend his wake and funeral here. On Sunday, September 19, the 11:15 a.m. Mass will be a Memorial Mass for him. That day coincides with the beatification in England of John Henry Newman. The parish will celebrate that event at the Mass for Fr. Wizeman. Father was a great devotee of Cardinal Newman. 9-5
COAT OF ARMS: Thanks to the generosity of a parish family, the coats of arms on the front of the building have been painted. On the Broadway side, the papal coat of arms is that of Pope Pius XI, who was pope when the present church was built in 1936. On the Amsterdam side, the coat of arms is that of Cardinal Hayes, who was Archbishop of New York then. 8-8
THANK YOU to the Haitian community, which raised $637 for the parish at their annual Flea Market. 7-11
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK: Thanks for a yess Grant from the Endowment for Inner City Education and a very generous donation from an alumnus of the elementary school, new windows were installed in the auditorium and the top floor of the building. In the last two years, we have been able to replace all the old windows in the building. Also, through your Archdiocesan Bicentennial contributions, we have been able to have repair work done on the alcove between the sacristy and the church and have fixed areas of the gallery and sanctuary where water damage has occurred. 7-4
CONGRATULATIONS to the 20 students who graduated from our parish school on June 18. 6-20
2010 STEWARDSHIP APPEAL: Archbishop Dolan has written to the pastor, thanking the parish for exceeding its goal for the campaign. "Given the difficult economy, your parishioners' response is even more inspiring. Please share my deepest gratitude with your parish community, and be assured that you have a special place in my prayers." 5-30
FIRST COMMUNION: On May 16, thirty children were welcomed to the table of the Lord for the first time. Thanks to their teachers Flor Anisco and Marcia Gerardino. 5-23
CONGRATULATIONS to the Interchurch Center as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Fr. Rafferty took part in the Service of Rededication on May 25, 2010. 5-23
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK: The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, celebrated this year on Friday, June 11, is a traditional day to emphasize the mercy of God and the repentance needed on the part of God's people. In light of the continual revelations about the sexual abuse of children, it is a proper day to spend in penance and prayer for the healing of those abused and the healing of the universal church. With the support of the parish council, I ask parishioners to consider spending that day as a special one. Suggestions include attendance at Mass (the Masses here are 8:00 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.), abstaining from meat on that day, and visits to the church where the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed from after the 12:10 p.m. Mass until 8:00 p.m. with prayer and Benediction. More shall follow as we approach the day. 5-16
THANK YOU to Marcia Gerardino, Natalia Perez, and Anne Wright for faithfully teaching our Sunday School this year. Classes will resume in September. 5-9
ARCHBISHOP DOLAN has reappointed Father Rafferty as pastor of the parish for a new term beginning July 2010. 5-2
FATHER RAFFERTY has been invited by Union Theological Seminary to be one of the Company of Chaplains who will provide spiritual care to the students, faculty, administration, and staff. The position begins with the UTS Convocation on September 9. 9-6
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK: Last week when I was in upstate New York, I was able to visit the gravesite of Rev. George Barry Ford, second pastor of this parish and builder of our beautiful church building. He is buried with his parents in St. Agnes' Cemetery, Utica, New York. It was an opportunity to honor the man responsible for much of the history of this parish, as well as to ask him to intercede with God for blessings upon us all. 7-17
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