Anastasia 20090104

Salus Animarum Suprema Lex

Douglaston-Little Neck

www.stanastasia.info

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45-14 245th Street

Douglaston, NY 11362-1135

Phone: (718) 631-4454

Fax: (718) 631-1774

Email: [email protected]

Rev. Msgr. George J. Ryan, Pastor Rev. William A. McLaughlin Rev. Chris J. Piasta, OFM

Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Cantley, S.T.D.,

Pastor Emeritus

Rectory Office Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 8 PM Saturday 9:15 AM to 1 PM

Mrs. Betty Harris, Secretary

Mrs. Ann Larkin, Accounting Admin.

St. Anastasia School:

45-11 245th Street

Mrs. Lucy Mihulka, Principal

Mrs. Cindy Roma-McCann, Assist. Princ. Phone: (718) 631-3153; (718) 631-3155 Email: [email protected]

Religious Education & CCD Office:

Mrs. Janine Kramer, Directress Phone: (718) 225-5191 Email: [email protected] Music Minister: Mr. Joseph C. Extejt Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil at 5:30

Sundays 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM & 5 PM

Weekday Masses:

Monday thru Saturday at 8:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdays 4—4:30 PM

Holy Days and Special Liturgies:

Mass schedules will be printed in the Bulletin at the appropriate time.

Devotions:

Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 8:30 AM Mass

PARISH MEMBERSHIP:

All new families are welcome to the Parish and every family should be properly registered. Registration forms are available at the Rectory.

Use of the electronic giving (Faith Direct) or envelope system is required if statement of contribution is sought for tax purposes. All parishioners should use either one of the do-nation forms. If you move or change your address, please notify the Rectory by mail.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

First Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM only. Parents should make arrangements by call-ing the Rectory no later than 2 weeks before the Baptism.

Parents must attend the Baptism instructions before Baptism

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:

Time available: Saturday 11 AM-3 PM; Sunday 2:30 PM-3 PM

Couples must make arrangements six months prior to the selected date of their marriage and fully participate in the “Pre-Cana” Parish at home.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

It is the process for adults wishing to become Catholic, complete their sacramental initia-tion, or attain full membership in the Church. For further informainitia-tion, please contact Ms. Janine Kramer

January 4, 2009

The Epiphany of the Lord

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NNOUNCEMENTS January 4, 2009 ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

Help the Homeless

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omeless men living under Flushing Meadow Bridges need clothing

For a number of years now and thanks to the generosity of our parishioners; every Sunday morning during the winter months, we bring hot choco-late, a sandwich and some warm clothes to a group of homeless men living under the bridges and surrounding areas of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. These are men who for different reasons have given up on life and seen unable to cope with it. As the cold weather approaches, once again we are preparing to start our mission and we need clothing. If you have warm clothes and blan-kets that are clean and in good condition and would like to donate them please call us and we will pick them up. For more information call Jorge at (718) 224-8187 or (718) 423-5988.

Annual Coat Drive

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he coats are dropped off to needy parishes in Queens and Brooklyn, visiting Nurse Early Head Start program in Rockaway, St. John’s Bread and Life Ministry, and other spots that are in need of help. The coats can be left at my office at Bryce Rea Associates, or if you can’t come to me I will go and pick them up; just call my cell phone: Carolyn Meenan at (917) 796-2990. Thank you again for your gen-erous help by keeping someone warm this winter.

Need a ride to Church?

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entury Car Service is of-fering a special rate to parishioners who need a ride to Sunday Mass. This offer is only available to get to St. An-astasia Church for Sunday Mass. The fee is $5.00 plus any gratuity they choose to

give. (This is a 16% reduction in their usual rate. Just advise the dispatcher that you are go-ing to St. Anastasia Church in Douglaston in order to get the discount.) Century Car is lo-cated at Springfield Blvd and Union Turnpike in Bayside. Call (718) 740-6600 or (718) 428-1010.

Available Counseling

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f you are in need of counsel-ing—help is available in our neighborhood: Blanton Peale Counseling Center has a local office at the Community Church of Douglaston at 39-50 Douglaston Pkwy. Individual, couples, and family therapies are available. To make an ap-pointment, please call Mary Kane, LMSW,LSW Psycho-therapist at (914) 562-9368.

Leisure Club

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rip to Atlantic City on Monday, January 26, 2009 $30. pp. For more information and to sign up, call Peg McKeon at (718) 428-2833.

Diocesan Alcohol and

Substance Abuse

Assis-tance Program

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s the holidays have come, the challenges facing families whose loved ones suf-fer from the effects of alcohol and substance abuse may have increased. This is a reminder that the Diocese of Brooklyn has a program that provides confidential, ongoing assis-tance to parish and community families. The program provides counseling, support, treatment and care to those seeking assis-tance with subsassis-tance abuse. To connect to a network of ser-vices that can assist you, please make a confidential call to the Diocesan Alcohol and Sub-stance Abuse AssiSub-stance Hot-line at (800) 659-1603. For

general information, please visit Catholic Charities website at www.ccbq.org

Pre-Cana Programs at

Bishop Molloy Retreat

House

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re-Cana programs for en-gaged couples, which ful-fill the requirements of the Diocese of Brooklyn, will be held on the weekends of Febru-ary 7—8 and September 19— 20, 2009 at Bishop Molloy Retreat House in Jamaica, NY. Program runs from 9:00 AM Saturday through 5:00 PM Sunday. Fee for each couple: $175.00 (commuting) or $350.00 (overnight including dinner on Saturday and break-fast on Sunday). For more in-formation and/or register con-tact www.bishopmolloy.org or email at [email protected] or you can call us at (718) 739-1229.

Thank You

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n behalf of my Father and the entire family, let me express our appreciation for the

prayers, Mass cards, condo-lences and words of compas-sion received after the sudden death of my mother. Jesus said that those who had given up their families for the sake of his name, would receive a hun-dred times more (Matthew 19:29). At this difficult time— through your love and kind-ness—these words of Jesus received in my life very real and tangible meaning. Thank you and God bless you,

Fr. Chris

www.stanastasia.info

— Did you hear about the English teacher who had a snowman in her class??

Movie Club is offered to adults only. We are selecting movies that are interesting, inspiring, sometimes forgotten, thought-provoking and artistically significant. We use the Youth Center, which is equipped with AC, comfy couches, decent stereo sound and big-size projection screen. Snacks, wine and soda are served.

“The Breach”

In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual hab-its. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout Catholic, has warmed to O'Neill, who grows to respect Hanssen. O'Neill's wife resents Hanssen's intrusiveness; the personal and pro-fessional stakes get higher. How they catch Hanssen and why he spies become the film's story. Can O'Neill help catch red-handed "the worst spy in history" and hold onto his personal life? (IMdb)

Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Philippe and Laura Linney.

USA (2007), PG-13, 110 min.

Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM

Youth & Young Adults Center

(Entrance adjacent to the church, 2nd floor)

$3 cover wine, soda & snacks The Students of the Month for

January are being recognized by their teachers for their outstanding

school spirit.

Grade 1 Samuel Kim Grade 2 Marissa Villamena Grade 3 Jillian dePasquale Grade 4 Jacqueline Mattone Grade 5 Victoria Martini Grade 6 Robert Spitz Grade 7 Shana Marino Grade 8 Nicholas Hurley

The Teacher of the Month for January is Miss AnneMarie

Tschinkel. She is being recognized

for her outstanding leadership qualities. She has liaisoned with Charles McBride, the President of the Little Neck Lions Club to insti-tute the “LEO” club at St. Anasta-sia School. The LEO clubs are a sponsored affiliation of Lions Clubs. The objective of the LEO

club program is “to provide the youth of the world with an oppor-tunity for development and contri-bution, individually and collec-tively, as responsible members of the local, national and interna-tional community”. LEO club ac-tivities enhance the community and help young people develop and practice leadership, organizational and social skills. LEO club in-volvement can instill in young peo-ple a lifetime commitment to help-ing others.

We congratulate the following LEO members for their commit-ment to the community: Anastasia Gaspar, President Sabrina Bekios, Vice-President Stefanie Wolf, Secretary

Courtney Campbell, Assistant Sec-retary

Angela Sirinic, Assistant Secretary Project Assistants:

Roisin Higgins

Brendan McCann Maya Shallcross Julia Vennitti

The first LEO event will be held on Saturday, January 31st _{at 1PM in}

Father Smith Hall. The LEO’s will host a spaghetti dinner. All in the parish are invited to attend. Tick-ets cost $10.00 a person. All net proceeds will be donated to the Douglaston/Little Neck Ambu-lance Corps. Please support this community event.

On behalf of the faculty and staff, may the peace, joy and love of the Christmas season remain with you throughout the New Year.

Good News from the School Principal

Students and Teacher of the Month

SUNDAY, Jan. 4

8:00 AM Mass

10:00 AM Mass (Coffee & donuts after Mass) 12:00 PM Mass

5:00 PM Mass

6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

Monday, Jan. 5

School resumes

8:30 AM Mass

8:00 PM Baptismal Prep Class (Religious Ed Office)

Tuesday, Jan. 6

8:30 AM Mass

1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)

Wednesday, Jan. 7

8:30 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mommy & Me 2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes 7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes 8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Thursday, Jan. 8

8:30 AM Mass

7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group (Church)

Friday, Jan. 9 8:30 AM Mass 7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex) Saturday, Jan. 10 8:30 AM Mass 4:00 PM Reconciliation 5:30 PM Mass SUNDAY, Jan. 11

8:00 AM Mass (Coffee & donuts after Mass) 10:00 AM Mass

12:00 PM Mass 1:30 PM Baptisms 5:00 PM Mass

6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

Monday, Jan. 12

8:30 AM Mass

Tuesday, Jan. 13

8:30 AM Mass

1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)

Wednesday, Jan. 14

8:30 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mommy & Me 2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes 7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes 8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Thursday, Jan. 15

8:30 AM Mass

7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group (Church)

Friday, Jan. 16 8:30 AM Mass 7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex) Saturday, Jan. 17 8:30 AM Mass 4:00 PM Reconciliation 5:30 PM Mass SUNDAY, Jan. 18 8:00 AM Mass 10:00 AM Mass 12:00 PM Mass 5:00 PM Mass

6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

Monday, Jan. 19 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

School closed

8:30 AM Mass

Tuesday, Jan. 20

8:30 AM Mass

1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)

Wednesday, Jan. 21

8:30 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mommy & Me 2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes 7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes 8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Thursday, Jan. 22

8:30 AM Mass

7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group (Church) 7:00 PM Movie Club (Youth Center)

Friday, Jan. 23 8:30 AM Mass 7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex) Saturday, Jan. 24 8:30 AM Mass 4:00 PM Reconciliation 5:30 PM Mass

SUNDAY, Jan. 25 — Vocation Sunday

8:00 AM Mass 10:00 AM Mass 12:00 PM Mass 5:00 PM Mass

6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

Monday, Jan. 26

8:30 AM Mass

8:00 PM Baptismal Prep Class (Religious Ed Office)

Tuesday, Jan. 27

8:30 AM Mass

1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)

Wednesday, Jan. 28

8:30 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mommy & Me 2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes 7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes 8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Thursday, Jan. 29

9:00 AM Mass

Friday, Jan. 30

8:30 AM Mass

7:30 PM Padre Pio Prayer Group (Church) 7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex) Saturday, Jan. 31 8:30 AM Mass 4:00 PM Reconciliation 5:30 PM Mass

January 2009 Calendar

Thank You to our Christmas Fair Donors

The Christmas Fair ladies thank you, the parishioners of St. Anastasia’s for making the Holiday Fair a successful community event ….with the beautiful posters and tickets donated by Frank Cas-telli. We extend special appreciation to Marge and Peter Ariola of Ariola Foods, for giving all the proceeds from their delicious pastry sales to the school-and for

Donating the I-touch raffle prize ,won by student, Anne Gallagher, Thank you to Lou Bekios for contributing the beautiful , decorative trees –and Miriam Bonici for overseeing the wreath and poinsettia sales. Kudos to Tom Santino for donating all the ingredients for –and cooking the fabu-lous pasta. Deep appreciation goes to Pia Thompson for coordinating fund raising for the top, raffle prizes. Thank you to Jim Derby for setting up the outdoor decorations and loaning his other tal-ents. Our gratitude to Bod Schimitsch for taking the pictures with Santa. Thanks to Sue Marino and Maria Morelli for leading the brigade of decorators. And thank you , Cathy Moran and Moh-sen Zandieh of Arash Realty, for your extremely generous sponsorship gift to the fair.

We thank the following friends of St. Anastasia for their Raffle Donations:

2 Orchestra Tickets for Broadway Musical, “Gypsy” The Santino Family Broadway Dinner Lori & Tom Cress

Carmine & Diana DiLeo Jeanette Licitra

Peter Luger Dinner/Dom Perignon Brian & Suzanne Karl James & Karen McCabe Dan & Mary O’Byrne Pia & Duke Thompson

$500. Christmas Cash Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Campese Edward & Andrea Lagrassa The Santino Family

Erwin & Margaret Wolf

Autographed Major League Baseballs Maeve & Frank Pellegrino Four Prime seats to NY Rangers Game The Morelli Family Hair Products and Gift Certificate Ronique Hair Salon Hannah Montana Deluxe Basket The Chong Family Mary Kay Gift Basket JoAnn Dolan

Judy Dowling

Go Giants Football Basket Joseph & Peggy Mattone Family Christmas Gift Basket Carolyn Meenan, Bryce Rea Realty

MASS INTENTIONS

January 3—January 10, 2009

SATURDAY WEEKDAY

5:30 PM Angelina & Joseph Locetta and Mary Tranchida

SUNDAY THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

8:00 AM Anthony Corrente and Klara Deuber 10:00 AM

12:00 PM Frank Hartnett 5:00 PM Vito Rotondo

MONDAY

JOHN NEUMANN, BISHOP

John Neumann (+1860) missionary from Bohe-mia, bishop of Philadelphia; known for his holi-ness and learning; promoter of parochial schools; first American bishop canonized

8:30 AM Dan Vecchio

TUESDAY

WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Anthony Corrente and Angela & Vincent Cialone

WEDNESDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Klara Deuber and James Petro

THURSDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM John Arkins

FRIDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Eileen Rita Smith

SATURDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM

Bread & Wine

Memorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR

Richard Coco

JANUARY 4—JANUARY 10, 2009

{ Remember }

Please remember in your prayers all the sick of our Parish Community, especially:

 Ruth Marchese  Annette Montello  Mary Ann Inguagiato and those who have died, especially:

 Anthony Minauskas  Loretta Garritani  Felix Brogna

2009 Highlights

25 February—Ash Wednesday 5 April—Palm Sunday 12 April—Easter Sunday

21 May—Ascension of the Lord (holy day of obligation)

31 May—Pentecost Sunday

14 June—The Body and Blood of Christ

15 August—Assumption of Mary (not a holy day of obligation)

29 November—First Sunday of Advent

Have a blessed

New Year!