The Holy Family Jesus, Mary and Joseph

December 29, 2019

MONTH AT A GLANCE

CROSS ROAD FOUNDATION

COLLECTION 4th Sunday after all Masses

FIRST FRIDAY

Mass at 9:00 AM Adoration/Benediction at 9:30 AM

ROSARY TO

OUR LADY OF FATIMA The 13th of every month at 7:30 PM

in the Church

CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY OF ST. FAUSTINA

Daily before the 9:00 AM Mass

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY Daily after the 9:00 AM Mass.

All are invited to pray for the world

LEGION OF MARY

Wed. 7:00 PM in the lower church

ST. EDWARD FOOD PANTRY 6581 Hylan Blvd. S.I., N.Y.

Collection: 1st weekend after all Masses

THIRD ORDER OF MARY

3rd Sun. after 12:00 PM Mass in Gym

BIBLE STUDY (with Fr. Bill Halbing)

Thurs. 7:00 PM in the lower church

50/50 CLUB

$5.00 Donation

You can’t win it if you're not in it!

EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS

LECTORS ALTAR SERVERS USHERS

4:30 pm R. Argenziano

J. Argenziano A. Nusser

A. Nusser

M. Castellane

L. Nusser

8:00 am A. Albanese F. Diglio

R. Perricone J. Frustaci

V. Buonviaggio

F. Diglio

T. D’Esposito

S. Pantaleone

10:00 am A. Rapaglia G. Hauck

J. Pistillis C. Oricchio

A. Lynch

D. Fogelstrom

J. Finnegan

C. Zglejc

M. Fenga

A. Alberga D. Adesso

12:00 pm M. Tegano R. Parziano

M. Petito

F. Lagana

C. Bartolome

A. Rams

M. Illuzzi N. Questel

M. Vuolo

6:30 pm M. Joyce

M. Esposito

M. Esposito

H. Cucuzza

C. Ampo M. Esposito

C. Jensen

DAY

TIME

MASS

INTENTION

REQUESTED

BY

Sat. 12/28 9:00 am Vincent Pizzillo The Golf Committee Members

4:30 pm Gloria & Judy Williams

The Williams Family

Sun. 12/29 8:00 am Rosemarie Varriano Mr. & Mrs. A. D’Esposito

10:00 am Pat Lavin Joan & Lloyd Baggs

12:00 pm

Mary Weingartner Nancy & Carolyn

6:30 pm Ann Kovach Jaclyn Lurker

Mon. 12/30 9:00 am

Barbara Ann Zangara Anthony & Betty Vaccaro

Tues. 12/31 9:00 am 4:30 pm

Alex Marlowe Williams Solemnity of Mary

Vigil Mass

His Loving friend Andrea

Wed. 01/01 9:00 am 12:00 pm

People of our Parish People of our Parish

Thur.. 01/02 9:00 am

Josie Mulligan Maura & Family

Fri. 01/03 9:00 am 9:30 am

Denis Kellehor Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament

Sat. 01/04 9:00 am

Rocco Pozzolano Johanna Pozzolano

4:30 pm Carl Randazzo Your loving wife, children &

grandchildren

Sun. 01/05 8:00 am Rosaria Zarrella The Magee Family

10:00 am Adelina Alberga Your loving husband

12:00 pm Vincent Pizzillo

The Lardaro Family Lou & Joanne

6:30 pm Memorial Mass for all who died in December

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Ministry Schedule for January 4th and January 5, 2020

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God is with us! Emmanuel! That is the mystery which we savor during this week of Christmas. The joy is at a fever pitch because we know God has met the ultimate gesture that He is with us by becoming one of us in Jesus Christ. In this feast of the Holy Family, we unpack what that means… that Christ had a mother, a father, a family, peers, a community. He worshipped at a synagogue. He had to be educated. He had to work. He had to be part of a society with laws, customs and expectations. Christ took on all aspects of being human except sin and, in doing so, He sanctified it. Christ spent 30 years of His life as an ordinary person. He was a son of Joseph and Mary. He worked in His father's business and lived in the town of Nazareth. Only three years of His life was spent in His ministry. Isn’t that something? Our Lord spent the majority of His time on earth as an ordinary, humble person, going about His business, caring for His family, and being part of the wider community. St. Athanasius of Alexandria, the great defender of the Orthodox Catholic faith in the fourth century, said in reference to Christ’s human nature, “what was not assumed was not redeemed.” He took on all this because He wanted to redeem all of it. His love reaches even into the mundane things of life. Christ lived as we live. He elevated every day life by His divinity and He shows us that what we do even in unimportant circumstances matter. Everything has value in God’s sight. As we begin 2020, let's bring this faith that God is with us into the uncertainty that a new year brings. That is why Jesus came, to give us hope. Hope is a theological virtue where we trust God to keep His promises. His salvation is real; our sins are forgiven; grace will make up for our weakness; fidelity will result in communion with God for all eternity. Let’s remember the words of Our Lady to St. Bernadette in the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes, “I do not promise you happiness in this world but in the next.” Whatever we are facing, God is with us and the promise of heaven is worth any amount of suffering we must endure to obtain it. May 2020 bring us closer to God and more ready for the fulfillment of His promises. May the joy of Christmas help us remember that our lasting joy is the hope of heaven.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE

PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH

Please let the rectory know if

you would like to remove anyone

from this sick list. Thank you

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Alexander Angelo Alberga Anna Ambrosole Aubrey Roseann Brock Joseph Burzo Stephen Cacase Patricia Calabrese Theresa Cardinale Carmela Luca Carsen Dennis Carollo Dennis Castelli Stacey Cohen Sylvia Cohen Joseph D’Angelo Daniel Neal DeLuzio Elvira DeLuzio Ellen Derowki John Dilgen Marie Dunigan Dennis Emperor Bernice Eysel Ramona Fogelstrom Nancy Flynn

Emilyrose Gagliardi George Gina Laura Grzeskowiak Kian Griffiths Debra Houshmondrad

Jeremy Kathy Robert Kilsby Thomas Kilgannon Gianna Kovacs Thomas LaPallo Rafael Laskowski Maria LaSorsa Ginnie Ledwon Ralph Lucchese Joseph Liotine Anthony Lodareo Scuoto Maisco Ed Malley Ken McCall Joseph Mariconda Peter Marsh Vincent Merola Franco Migliorini Georgianna O’Connor

Joan Orena Ann Papp SPC Sean Pesce Raymond Perry, Jr. Nilda Peterson Robert Robin Rodolfo Barbara Rotunno Frances Rotunno Hayley Rusciano

Philip Russo Edward Svennigsen Jordan S. Patricia Savino Matthew Stephanie Stacey Strongarone Gladys Tanecredi Tara Justin Too Donna Trivolis Aiden Truscelli Dorothy Vaccaro Steven Walla Wayne Kathy Whitehurst Joseph Yasso

Let us pray for all the deceased who are buried from our Parish.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE

MEN AND WOMEN

IN SERVICE

ANDREW S. ASWARD SC PAUL ALBANESE ROMANIA

DIANA ALBANESE WASH. STATE DAVID BAGGS NY

THOMAS BROWN AFGHANISTAN JOHN DENOBLE CO

MICHAEL DEDDO, III AFGHANISTAN CHRISTOPHER DEDDO CA

STEVEN DENOBLE ITALY & AFRICA BRIAN P. FLEMING KUWAIT

MASON MORGANTE NC CODY ROBINSON CA

SHAWN ROBINSON WA GREG TEGANO ITALY

Our Lady Help of Christians welcomes newly baptized, Angelora Bulone

MEMORIAL OFFERINGS

BREAD AND WINE

MICHAEL PRENDERGAST REQ. BY YOUR LOVING FAMILY

SANCTUARY LAMP

PATRICK LAVIN REQ. BY MARILYN & FAMILY

ALTAR CANDLES MARY & VINCENT PIZZILLO

(MERRY CHRISTMAS &

HAPPY NEW YEAR IN HEAVEN) REQ. BY YOUR LOVING FAMILY

ALTAR FLOWERS

GARY PETERSON REQ. BY NILDA & WARREN

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NEW YEAR

MASS SCHEDULE

New Year’s Eve:

12/31: 4:30pm

New Year’s Day: 9:00am, 12:00pm

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Parish, Church & Religious Education , Cluster Parishes Collaboration……WORKING TOGETHER!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

OFFICE HOURS The Religious Education Office will be closed from

Thursday, December 19th

through Wednesday, January 1st.

Our office will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd

at 10am

Regular Office Hours

resume on

Sunday, January 5th.

Announcements

8th Grade Confirmation PARENT Meeting

Monday, January 13th, 2020 11am OR

7pm in the gym.

Wishing all our families a

Very Happy,

Blessed New Year!

Mrs. Joan Baggs, CRE

RCIA: Adult Faith Formation DID YOU MISS ANY SACRAMENTS

ALONG THE WAY?…..

The R.C.I.A. Faith Formation Classes will

once again begin. If you, or a loved one who is

Baptized, and have missed a Sacrament along

the way or someone who feels a calling to the

Catholic Faith, consider the RCIA. This For-

mation Program provides education about our

Faith and works with the individuals towards

receiving their sacraments. The Sacraments

are given at the Easter Vigil Mass. You must be

18 years old and meet with a Priest or Deacon.

Feel free to leave a message and email address

at the Rectory for Deacon Richard or

Dr. Connie Salhany.

Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Some parishioners have asked to make a shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in the

church to honor this local saint who served Our Lord so lovingly and tirelessly by serving the poor

and immigrants. I have heartily welcomed this idea provided that this project be fully funded by

donation. While some have pledged already to the project, I wanted to invite others to be a part of it if

they wish. We will be getting a statue, a pedestal and candle stand for the shrine. Once the funds are

prepared and things are ordered, we will work on having a dedication of the shrine, probably after the

New Year. If you are interested in being part of this project, please feel free to bring donations to the rectory and specify it is for the Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Please make checks payable to Our Lady Help of Christians Church. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, pray for us.

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THANK YOU TO ALL WHO GAVE SO GENEROUSLY

TO THE CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE AND TOYS FOR TOTS.

YOUR LOVE FOR OTHERS IS TRULY APPRECIATED.

Guide us to Thy Perfect Light