Parish Office: Phone: 201.837.3354/Fax: 201.837.3360 Email: secretary@saintanastasia.org Faith Formation Office: Phone: 201.837.3356 Email: StAsFaithForm@gmail.com Youth Minister: Robin Bado Email: StAsYMT@gmail.com RCIA: Deacon Kevin Regan Email: kjr56@aol.com Director of Religious Education: Michelle Bivins Email: mbivins@saintanastasia.org

Baptism Baptisms are held the second week of the month in Spanish and the third week of the month in English. There are no baptisms scheduled during Advent and Lent. Please call the rectory to schedule. Marriage Arrangements should begin by setting a date with one of the priests ONE YEAR before the wedding.

Sacraments for the Sick Please notify the parish office if someone is ill at home or in the hospital.

Reconciliation Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. in Church, or call the parish office for an appointment.

Faith Formation Classes K-8 Wednesday 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. 9 Confirmation See Schedule A program for children who don’t attend Catholic school, Faith Formation classes incorporate lessons and liturgies to continue the faith building that parents began with their child’s Baptism.

Served By Fr. Joseph D’Amico, Pastor Fr. Danny Pabon, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roland Bianchi Deacon Larry Bonnemère Deacon Kevin Regan Michelle Bivins, Director of Religious Education Robin Bado, Youth Minister/Local Safe Environment Coordinator Mr. Iouri Grichetchkine, Director of Music

Mass Schedule Saturday evening: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Family Mass), 1:00 p.m. (Mass in Spanish), and 7:00 p.m. Daily: 8:30 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass: 7:00 p.m. Holy Day: 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Special Devotions Rosary: Daily after 8:30 a.m. Mass Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: On First Saturdays, closing with Benediction at 11:45 a.m.

Please Send Bulletin Notices to: St.Anastasiabulletin@gmail.com Notices should be sent by Noon on Mondays

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The sick: Rosalia Andujar, Bernice Augustine, Catherine Baker, Clare Baker, Amanda Barreto, Andrew Beebe, Senora Bennett, Richard K. Betts, Daniel Bisogno, Eugene Bovino, Phyllis Breit, Fr. Hugh Brown, O. Carm., Andrew Bruno, Denise Campbell, Susan Carter, Maria Caratozzli, Ray Cassidy, Fernando Castro, Frances Chaurtrand, Eric A. Cinotti, Laura Cofino, Jose (Joey) Colon, Ruby Davis, Stephanie Davis, Dawn Davison, Anne De Carlo, Antoinetta Dinardo, Linda Fleming, Margaret Fleming,

Humberto Figuera, Fr. Dominic Fuccili, Eileen Gable, Virginia Gagliostro, Frances Gonzalez, Joan Grande, Patti Grasso, Evelyn Halpin, Sara Hasan, Delores Weirth Hinkson, Alayna Holmes, Meaghan Hobson, Becky Iovino, Maryann Jeffers, Robert Johnson, Antoinette Jones, Sheila Kelly, Bridie Kennedy, Bill Kesser, Kurt Kroner, Christophe Lafontant, Bruce Libutti, Estrella Lomboy, Lillian Luck, Rosemary Luck, James Lynch, Cathy Magnotti, Grace Magsino, Zenaida Marcial, Angelica Lopez Marin, Josephine Marshall, William Marshall, David Martinez, Marquetta McGee, Leaura Materassi, Nitza Barreto-McGill, Lou Miller, John Ralph Morales, Michelle Moultrie, Marilyn Mullins, Lillian Munier, Denise Muniz, McKenna Murray, Louise Nicolich, Katherine Nolan, Diane Novinger, Mary Nunes, Travis Nunes, Ana Maria O’Connor, Marilyn Ollivierre, Luchie Ona, Sellia Pagan, Fr. Abraham Palakudy, Mary Terese Pasquale, Riselda Pineda, Mark Pollack, Toni Preziosi, Carol Rachesky, Daisey Ramos, Barbara Reichert, Craig Reichert, Justino Rivera, Emerita Rivera, Gerard S. Roberts, Joren Roberts, Marybeth Roberts, Maya Roberts, Shavona Robinson, Milagros Robledo, Giovanna Rocha, Didalina Rodriguez, Edilberto Rodriguez, Jesica Rodriguez, Martha Rosado, Anne Marie Rotondi, Edward Rotondi, Taryn Rotondi, Rodrigo Salazar, Ignacio Santos, John Shallow, Navpej Singh, Keith Smet, Frances Smith, Maxine Smype, Louis A. Sorrentino Jr., Maureen Taff, Rose Thorne, Anika Trinidad, Patricia Tull, Raymond Turi, Susan Tuttle, Anne Vaccaro, Brandon Valmores, Elsa Venticinque, Maverick Wenrich, Benjamin Williams, Louise Williams, Billy Wirth, Millie Zampardi and their caregivers. Our men and women serving in the military: Mark Davison, Sr., Mark Davison, Jr., Carlos Delavilla, Bryan Ferrara, Alex Fries, Josh Matthews, Dan O’Neill, and Nicholas Simoni

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, March 21

8:30 AM

5:00 PM

SUNDAY, March 22

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:30 AM

1:00 PM

PM

MONDAY, March 23

8:30 AM

TUESDAY, March 24

8:30 AM

WEDNESDAY, March 25 - Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord

8:30 AM

THURSDAY, March 26

8:30 AM

FRIDAY, March 27

8:30 AM

SATURDAY, March 28

8:30 AM Jose Retes Cruz

5:00 PM

SUNDAY, March 29

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:30 AM

1:00 PM

PM

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Thursday Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47 Friday Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53

OUR STEWARDSHIP OFFERINGS…The collection for Sunday, March 8, was $10,060.50. And because of your generosity, our Church received another deposit from the We Are Living Stones Appeal in the amount of $325.28. Thank you!

WE GIVE THESE GIFTS… Candles for the week in loving memory of Rocco Julian, requested by the Julian family.

Please Keep Supporting Our Church

You can drop off or mail

your weekly collection envelope to the rectory.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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23

YOUTH GROUP No Meeting

CANCELED

Line Dancing Class - $5 donation

24 CANCELED Confirmation

Class

25 CANCELED

Faith Formation K-8 Confessions, Grades 6 to 8

26

27 CANCELED

Lenten Soup Night

28

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Ministry Schedule for March 28 – March 29 (Sunday Masses are still suspended until further notice)

Attention all Ministers / Atención a todos los Ministros Please be here 20 minutes before the start of Mass to review any special needs of the liturgy.

Por favor, estar aquí 20 minutos antes del comienzo de la Misa para revisar las necesidades especiales de la liturgia. Altar Servers Eucharistic Ministers Lectors

3/28 5:00 PM Yvette Beasley Yvette Beasley, Paula Murphy, Dorothy Galea, Phil Galea Maureen Mahoney Yvette Beasley

Seniors’ Bus Drivers: Sat 3/28 - 5:00 - M

ichael Ona

Sun 3/29 -10:00 - Michelle Bivens

3/29

8:00 AM Theresa Jones Alice Berdan, Anthony Laciura, Joan Moody, John O’Donnell Ding Valones Jim Reilly

10:00 AM Joe Bonito Laura Dietrich, Nora Trivino, Carol Gomes, Jessie Trivino, Judy McKay

Laura Dietrich Cyrenne Bolt-Turner

11:30 AM Eddie Nguyen Myrandele Coleman, Marciel Senense, Jocelyn Ortega, George Stahl, Leila Ona, Patricia Santa Cruz Milly Salerno

1:00 PM Spanish

Elias & Leonarda Candelaria

(Rodriguez observers)

Ursula Acosta, Maria Fernandez, Jorge Giraldo, Natalia Oliver, Rosario Rodriguez, Teresa Rosa

Margarita Reyes Lissette Thompson

7:00 PM Belen Babia Maria Carillo, Prel Perpepaj, Mercedes Miller, Judy Nadzick, Belen Babia, Marselle Heywood-Julian Anne Marie Frater

March/April Schedule

March 23 – No meeting

March 30 – Parent/teen meeting

April 3-4 – Lenten Lock In

Save the Dates

All teens in grades 7-12 are invited to our Lenten Lock In on Friday, April 3, 2020.

We will begin with dinner at 6 p.m., followed by an evening of fun, praise, worship, and adoration. We remain overnight and end with Mass on Saturday morning. You must register in advance by email to

stasymt@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

Our annual International Dinner and Tricky Tray

will be on Saturday, April 25. Details to follow, but make sure to mark your calendars!

Theology Roundtable

C hronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez

tells the story of the murder of Santiago Nasar by the Vicario twins. The novella was based on real-life events that occurred to García Márquez's godbrother. García Márquez heard the story of a young couple that got married in Sucre and, on the day following their wedding, the groom rejected the bride due to her lack of virginity. Investigation determined that the bride had relations with her former boyfriend, who was consequently pursued and murdered by the bride’s two brothers in order to avenge the family’s honor.

The book explores the morality of the village’s collective responsibility in the murder of Santiago Nasar. Is anyone besides the two brothers responsible for Nasar’s death? Is anyone guilty? If so, how?

We will meet in the Community Room on Friday, April 3, at 9:15 a.m. Come and share your thoughts about the book. As always, our aim is to improve our understanding of our faith.

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Keeping the Promise Alive Workshop Canceled

The re-certification workshop scheduled for

Monday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. is canceled because of concerns about the

coronavirus. Thank you!

Bread for the World 2020 Can you lead our parish effort this year? We are looking for 2 team leaders, one of whom is Spanish-speaking. The date for the 2020 Offering of Letters campaign has not been selected yet. In the past, a weekend in June or October has been chosen.

Last year we had a great success in sending over 1,000 letters to our Senators and Representative urging continued support for women and children nutrition programs worldwide. This effort by Bread for the World congregations throughout the U.S. resulted in the first substantial increase since 2010 in funding that helps people who are struggling with poverty. Internationally, aid for global nutrition was increased by $5 million, allowing 50,000 more children to receive treatment for acute malnutrition.

What does this involve? It involves work on one weekend with some prep before and mailing after.

If interested, please contact Joe Lavin jjlavin0120@gmail.com or 201-960-5844.

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin Invites Faithful to Join Livestream of Sunday Mass

The Archdiocese of Newark announced that it will

livestream Mass starting Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Noon (EST). All faithful are invited to join virtually.

The bilingual (English and Spanish) Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop

of Newark, to provide the faithful with spiritual nourishment during this time of need.

To watch the livestream, visit the

Archdiocese of Newark’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/nwkarchdiocese.

Following the livestream, the video will be available on the Archdiocese’s Facebook page and website at

www.rcan.org. Links also will be available on archdiocesan social media channels:

@nwkarchdiocese.

Line dancing temporarily suspended

Due to recent developments, and with your well-being in our minds, we have decided

to temporarily suspend our Monday line dancing until further notice.

We urge everyone to take all precautionary

measures and pray that we and our loved ones are spared from contracting the virus.

God bless,

St. A’s Line Dance Team

Soup Night Canceled

Sadly because of concerns about the coronavirus, the St. A’s Soup Night Committee

has decided to cancel the event scheduled for Friday, March 27, 2020.

They hope to hold a Soup Night in autumn, when

we all might need some warm soup on a cold night.

Thank You!

Urgent Message Again

Once again Fr. Joe’s name has been used to communicate with parishioners to solicit money for gift cards. It is a scam!!!!! Please do not believe it.

All Catechetical Programs

Suspended

Given the closure of public and parochial schools throughout New Jersey all catechetical programs

in the Archdiocese of Newark are suspended until further notice. Parishes should

support home study.

A Message from the Pastor Mensaje de Nuestro Pastor

Dear Friends, While the coronavirus has been around for quite some time, it seems to me that it has finally hit us hard here in our area. Actually, the media is calling Teaneck the “epicenter” of the virus in New Jersey. Sadly, I think it will only be a matter of time until the rest of Bergen County, the state of New Jersey, and the nation catch up.

Father Danny and I, with our staff, are doing our best to keep up with “business” as usual and maintain life as uninterrupted as possible. I want to thank you for your constant prayers for us.

Regarding parish life, here’s what’s going on at the moment: • Masses: Sunday Masses are still suspended until further notice as of March 16. Our weekday 8:30 a.m. Mass remains open to the public Monday through Saturday as usual. Again, until the Township or the Archdiocese decides otherwise. If our weekday Masses need to be suspended as well, Father Danny will continue to celebrate that Mass privately each morning to honor your Mass intentions. For as long as necessary we will livestream the Sunday Mass and post it on our website! I’m calling it the “Mass-cast,” as it is a live broadcast Mass. Sorry, just trying lighten the mood. • Activities: Most are suspended until further notice. Including AA as per the Township, because of the number of attendees. All the activities of this past week are canceled or postponed. We will be reviewing it day by day. We will post updates on the parish website and place notes on the doors of the Church to keep you informed. • Personnel: Since there was no collection taken this weekend, and may not be taken for quite some time, I’m asking our part-time staff members to limit their hours or to work to only as necessary, and even work from home if necessary. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do your best to honor your Sunday commitment by dropping off your envelopes at the rectory. I can’t imagine how parishes will survive with no offertories. • Communication: Father Danny and I are at a huge handicap by not being able to communicate with you. When the coronavirus has ended, our office will initiate a new and up-to-date census, which will include your emails so we can more easily communicate with you in a second’s notice.

This past weekend I was so inspired by so many of you in your incredible love of your parish, and in particular the Sunday Eucharist. Thank you for that. We will survive this! And the Church will continue! But it will look different, I suppose, and that’s ok!!!

Let’s keep praying for each other!!!! Peace, blessings and fraternal regards, Rev. Joseph A. D’Amico

Queridos amigos, Si bien el coronavirus ha existido durante ya bastante tiempo, parece que finalmente nos ha golpeado duro aquí en nuestra área. En realidad, los medios están llamando a Teaneck el "epicentro" del virus en NJ. Lamentablemente, creo que solo será cuestión de tiempo hasta que el resto del condado de Bergen, el estado de NJ y la nación se pongan al día.

El P. Danny y yo junto con nuestro personal estamos haciendo todo lo posible para mantenernos al día con los "servicios" como de costumbre y mantener la vida lo más interrumpida posible. Quiero agradecerte por tus oraciones constantes por nosotros.

Con respecto a la vida parroquial, esto es lo que está sucediendo en este momento:

• Misas; Las misas dominicales todavía están suspendidas hasta nuevo aviso a partir de hoy 3/16. Nuestra misa de 8:30 de lunes a Sábado permanece abierta al público, como de costumbre. De nuevo, hasta que el municipio o la Arquidiócesis decidan lo contrario. Si nuestras misas durante la semana necesitan ser suspendidas también, el P. Danny y yo continuaremos celebrando esa misa en privado cada mañana para honrar sus intenciones. ¡Durante el tiempo que sea necesario, transmitiremos en vivo la misa del domingo y la publicaremos en nuestro sitio web! Lo llamo el "reparto masivo", ya que es una misa de transmisión en vivo. Lo siento, solo trato de aligerar el estado de ánimo. • Actividades; la mayoría están suspendidas hasta nuevo aviso. Incluyendo AA según el municipio debido a la cantidad de asistentes. Todas las actividades de la semana pasada se cancelan o posponen. Las revisaremos día a día. Publicaremos actualizaciones en el sitio web de la parroquia y colocaremos notas en las puertas de la iglesia para mantenerlos informados. • Personal: dado que no se realizó ninguna colecta este fin de semana, y es posible que no se tenga ninguna durante bastante tiempo, les pido a los miembros de nuestro personal a tiempo parcial que limiten sus horas o trabajen solo para las necesidades e incluso trabajen desde casa si es necesario. POR FAVOR, POR FAVOR, haga todo lo posible para honrar su compromiso dominical de dejar sus sobres en la rectoría. No puedo imaginar cómo las parroquias sobrevivirán sin ofrendas. • Comunicación: el P. Danny y yo estamos en una gran desventaja al no poder comunicarnos con ustedes. Cuando el coronavirus haya finalizado, nuestra oficina iniciará un censo nuevo y actualizado que incluirá sus correos electrónicos para que podamos comunicarnos más fácilmente con ustedes.

El fin de semana pasado estuve tan inspirado por muchos

de ustedes en su increíble amor por su parroquia y en particular la Eucaristía dominical. Gracias por eso. Sobreviviremos a esto! ¡Y la iglesia continuará! Pero supongo que tendrá un aspecto diferente, ¡y está bien!

¡Sigamos rezando el uno por el otro!

Paz, bendiciones y saludos fraternos, Rev. Joseph A. D'Amico

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