Confessions: Saturdays: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm or by appointment. Please call the rectory. Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration on the First Friday of the month, beginning with the 8:30 am Mass and concluding with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 pm. Novena Services: Miraculous Medal Novena and the Saint Teresa No- vena, with veneration of the relic of Saint Teresa, every Monday following the 8:30 am Mass. Baptisms: Every Sunday of the month 1:30 pm following the 12:30 pm Mass. Parents are asked to contact the rectory and schedule an appoint- ment with one of the parish priests to make arrangements for the celebra- tion of the Sacrament and to register for the Baptism preparation class. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least one year in advance of the wedding to schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests. Partici- pation in the Marriage Preparation Program offered by the Archdiocese of New York, along with Natural Family Planning classes, is required. To register for Marriage Preparation sessions, contact the Family Life / Respect Life website at www.flrl.org. Parish Membership: New parishioners are warmly welcomed. Those already enrolled in the school, CCD Program, sports or other parish activities are not automatically registered in our parish. Please stop by the parish of- fice or call for a membership form. It is important that all parishioners are registered. Served by Msgr. William J. Belford .................................. Pastor Father Jean-Marie Vianney Uzabakiriho Parochial Vicar Father John Kallattil, VC ................. Parochial Vicar Deacon Phillip Maroon .......... Permanent Deacon Mrs. Rita Azzopardi ........................ School Principal Mrs. Lisa Rametta........ Religious Ed. Coordinator Mrs. Lisa Naughton ........................ Parish Manager Sister Margaret Mary ......................... Pastoral Care Mr. Edward Morand ................... Director of Music Mass Schedule Saturday .................. 4:00 pm, Vigil Mass Sunday St. Teresa............... 7:30 am 10:00 am 12:30 pm 5:00 pm St. Nicholas ........... 9:30 am & 10:30 am Eve of Holydays .... 4:00 pm Holy Days .............As announced in bulletin. Daily Masses ........8:30 & 12 Noon Saturday, 8:30 am only Rectory ......................................... 718-442-5412 School ........................................... 718-448-9650 CCD Office ................................... 718-981-2632 Fax .................................................. 718-442-9041 Website ....................... www.saintteresasi.org Email ...................... [email protected]December 30, 2018 Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm First Friday Masses 8:30 am and 12 Noon, followed by Exposi- tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Exposition continues throughout the morning and early afternoon hours, concluding at 3:00 pm with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel St. Nicholas Chapel La Bau Avenue and Northern Boulevard St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus 1634 Victory Boulevard Castleton Corners Staten Island, NY 10314
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Confessions: Saturdays: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm or by appointment. Please call the rectory.
Eucharistic Adoration: Eucharistic Adoration on the First Friday of the month, beginning with the 8:30 am Mass and concluding with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 pm.
Novena Services: Miraculous Medal Novena and the Saint Teresa No-vena, with veneration of the relic of Saint Teresa, every Monday following the 8:30 am Mass.
Baptisms: Every Sunday of the month 1:30 pm following the 12:30 pm Mass. Parents are asked to contact the rectory and schedule an appoint-ment with one of the parish priests to make arrangements for the celebra-tion of the Sacrament and to register for the Baptism preparation class.
Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least one year in advance of the wedding to schedule an appointment with one of the parish priests. Partici-pation in the Marriage Preparation Program offered by the Archdiocese of New York, along with Natural Family Planning classes, is required. To register for Marriage Preparation sessions, contact the Family Life / Respect Life website at www.flrl.org.
Parish Membership: New parishioners are warmly welcomed. Those already enrolled in the school, CCD Program, sports or other parish activities are not automatically registered in our parish. Please stop by the parish of-fice or call for a membership form. It is important that all parishioners are registered.
Served by
Msgr. William J. Belford ..................................Pastor
Father Jean-Marie Vianney Uzabakiriho Parochial Vicar
Father John Kallattil, VC .................Parochial Vicar
Deacon Phillip Maroon .......... Permanent Deacon
Mrs. Rita Azzopardi........................ School Principal
Mrs. Lisa Rametta........ Religious Ed. Coordinator
Mrs. Lisa Naughton ........................Parish Manager
Sister Margaret Mary .........................Pastoral Care
Mr. Edward Morand ................... Director of Music
Mass Schedule
Saturday .................. 4:00 pm, Vigil Mass
Sunday St. Teresa............... 7:30 am 10:00 am 12:30 pm 5:00 pm
St. Nicholas ........... 9:30 am & 10:30 am
Eve of Holydays .... 4:00 pm
Holy Days .............As announced in bulletin.
Daily Masses ........8:30 & 12 Noon Saturday, 8:30 am only
Rectory Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
First Friday Masses 8:30 am and 12 Noon, followed by Exposi-tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Exposition continues throughout the morning and early afternoon hours, concluding at 3:00 pm with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel
St. Nicholas Chapel La Bau Avenue and Northern Boulevard
St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus 1634 Victory Boulevard
7:30 AM Margaret O’Leary (Living) 12 Noon 4:00 PM Anthony Coussa
MONDAY, December 31 TUESDAY, January 1 WEDNESDAY, January 2
THURSDAY, January 3 FRIDAY, January 4 SATURDAY, January 5
SUNDAY, continued
Do Whatever He Tells You! – (John 2:5)
8:30 AM James Albano Sr. 12 Noon Mary Baio
8:30 AM Rosemary Bullen 12 Noon George Conney
4:00PM Barbara McDonald 9:30 AM Albert Witt 10:30 AM Erin Jane Brady
Your prayers are requested for all who are sick in our parish and community, especially:
Grace Agalo-os, Patricia Andreano, Karen Ber-tuzzi, Vincent Borzumato, Nicholas Crispiano, Nicholas Ciricirillo, Mike Donohue, Kevin Dunne,
Patricia Dunne, Joanie Edwards, Augustine Ferrer, Mark & Arlene Fileccia, Michael G., Josephine Greco, Elaine Guarlino, David Hall, Vincent Hicks, Barbara Hicks, Buddy Jarrel, Pat Jarrell, Jennifer Johnson, Caitlin Kaht, Donnalyn Lawton, Catherine Leone, Ed-ward Lewis, Genevieve Lewis, Linda Mahoney, Paul Mahoney, Emma Jane Mannix, Mikia James Martin, Bill McMillen, Susan Morris, Helen Nadeau, Josephine Nastasi, Ryan Pizzaro, Sal Pres-tigiacomo, Edwin Rodriguez, Jerry Scattaglia, Joseph Tirone, Alex Valenti, David Valle, Margaret White.
Members of our Legion of Mary are willing to visit the sick at home. For additional information please contact Patricia
Signorelli at 718-981-9353.
Pray for Our Parishioners in the Military Private Daniel A. Hughes, U.S. Army, Ft. Jackson, S.C.
Corporal Connor M. O’Brien, U.S. Marine Corp., Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA.
SRA Michael Mazzarella, US Air Force, Goodfellow AFB ,TX
MASSES FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY
January 6 Priest
Saturday 4:00 PM Fr. Jean-Marie
Sunday 7:30 AM Fr. Jean-Marie
10:00 AM Fr. John
12:30 PM Fr. John
5:00 PM Fr. Challman
St. Nicholas 9:30 AM Msgr. Belford
10:30AM Msgr. Belford
8:30 AM Albano Family 12 Noon Rose McBrien (Living)
8:30 AM Joseph and Theresa Capobianco
7:30 AM Frank and Tony Gargiulo 9:30 Chapel William T. Buhse 10:00 Am Valarie Agostino 12:30 PM Gregorio Agalo-os
7:30 AM Rosemary Cusimano 10:00 AM Burton Cohen 12:30 PM Edward Connors 5:00 PM For the People of Our Parish
Thank you for your faithful
support of our parish!
Due to the bulletin holiday
printing schedule, we have
no report to give today.
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December 30, 2018
Dear Parishioners and Friends of Saint Teresa Church,
This Sunday we have our annual liturgical feast honoring the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Today, a few days after Christmas, we widen our focus from the baby Jesus to also think of his mother and his foster father and the family that they were. Everybody knows that babies make a huge difference to the people they are born to! The birth of Jesus made a huge difference to the whole world, but first to his mother Mary and to her spouse Joseph.
People say that there are many kinds of families. Some are great; some are not so great. But the Holy Family was truly unique! Remember, it is the carefully considered teaching of our Catholic Church and our firm belief that Mary was a virgin both before and after the birth of Jesus. She understood, and Joseph accepted, that the two of them were being given absolutely unprecedented responsibilities for the salvation of others. If and until we get to heaven, you and I will never fully understand this loving couple’s commitment to Mary’s virginity, nor will we be able to appreciate the sacrifice and courage of Joseph and Mary as they lived their lives together—and worried about Jesus.
Go back to the beginning. The message that Mary received from the angel Gabriel gave her a unique vocation. You should read it again in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1, verse 26ff.. Realize that it took a great man to listen to her and to believe her, and to cooperate with God's plan. When Mary told Joseph about the appearance and message of an angel, and that she had become pregnant as a result of that visit, his reaction as a God-fearing man was he could not take her as his wife. But then Joseph received a message from an angel, delivered in a dream. We read that in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 1:18ff. Let me copy it here for our greater appreciation of Saint Joseph:
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention, when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Amazing! Therefore I invite you to read for yourself the Infancy Narratives - chapters 1 and 2 of the Gospels of Saint Matthew and Saint Luke. And you might want to pray a prayer like this, for yourself and for your family: "O God, you chose Mary and Joseph and offered them an awesome opportunity to be parents of your Son. They could have said no. Their yes to being a holy family gives us a shining example of trust and love. Graciously grant that we may imitate them in the virtues of family life. Form our families through acceptance and forgiveness. With faith, hope, and love, may all the members of our family become saints and meet Joseph and Mary in heaven.”
Just as Mary was pregnant for many months before she gave birth to her baby in a stable, we too may have to wait for good things to develop and for us to be ready for responsibility. It was that way when I was thinking about becoming a priest. I had to go to the seminary for college and then four more years of spiritual formation and theol-ogy classes after that. It still takes many years for someone who feels that he has a call from God - a vocation - to be evaluated by the bishop and be prepared for ministry to the people of the Church.
For more than three years already, a member of our parish - Dr. Jonathan Reyes, M.D. - has been discerning a call from God to become a Deacon of the Catholic Church. He has had the support of his wife Macrina and their three grown children. I have walked with him on this journey. With my recommendation, he was accepted into the diaconate formation program at St. Joseph Seminary in Yonkers. That spans five years of study. Still going to work, he also goes to the seminary twice a week for evening classes, and fulfills many related responsibilities. Dr. Reyes will continue his professional work after he is ordained, but as a Deacon will assist at the altar, be able to baptize and witness weddings, visit the sick, go to wakes, and do other pastoral duties, helping us priests for your benefit.
Jonathan is getting closer to his ordination as a Deacon. That should take place in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral by our Archbishop. God willing, this wonderful event is likely to be in one year and a half - in June of 2020. As we turn to new calendars, please pray that God—who has some plan for everyone– will continue to call Jonathan to serve Him and us in the Sacrament of Holy Orders as a Deacon of our Catholic Church. Msgr. William Belford
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Our Parish Bereavement Group will take a short break during the month of January.
Meetings will resume in February.
Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
The Catholic of America is unique among univer-sities in the United States– even among Catholic Universities. Established by Pope Leo XIII and the Bishops of the United States in 1887, and located in our nation’s capital, it is the national university of the Catholic Church. In addition to alumni who live in every state, more than one third of the U.S. bishops and 12,000 priests and religious are Catholic University alumni, including five of the six American Cardinal Archbishops. Through it’s 12 schools and 23 research centers located in Washington, every year the University provides a great education in the Catholic intel-lectual tradition to almost 7,000 students.
Next weekend, we will be taking up the National Collection for The Catholic University of America. Your investment through this annual second col-lection at Masses will enable the University to continue to support the Church and to advance its work preparing the next generation of leader-ship for our nation. Thank you for your help.
PRAYER FOR THIS WEEK That with the intercession of Mary our Mother,
God our Creator will give many blessings to expectant mothers, safe delivery to babies, and happiness and joy to all children, let us pray....
The winners of our November 50/50 Drawing was: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fischer. The prize was $244. If you would like to participate in this monthly activity that benefits our parish and makes people happy,
look for the 50/50 envelopes in the vestibule. The next drawing will be at the end of December.
Considering a Catholic Elementary School for your child for Grades PreK 3 to 8th?
Tour Saint Teresa Catholic School on these TOUR-
ING TUESDAYS: January 8th, 29th, and February 12th, from 9-11am. Phone: 718
448 9650. To learn about Online Admissions for the 2019-20 School year and Financial Assistance for new incoming K-8 stu-
dents offered at many schools www.CatholicSchoolsNY.org
Travelling for the holidays?
READ OUR SUNDAY BULLETIN ONLINE You can read all our recent parish bulletins
at: saintteresasi.org. You can also access our parish calendar
and view our activities.
New Year’s Eve
4:00pm in Church (Msgr.)
New Year’s Day
7:30am in Church (Msgr.)
9:30am in Chapel (Fr. John)
10:00am in Church (Fr. Jean-Marie)
10:30am in Chapel (Fr. John)
12:30pm in Church (Fr. Jean-Marie)
5:00pm in Church (Fr. Challman)
BANNS OF MATRIMONY
Jeffrey Kroeger-Paige Newman
WELCOME TO NEWCOMERS If you are a visitor, we welcome you to the
Church of St. Teresa and hope that you will come back often. If you are ready to join our parish, please talk to a priest or send a note or call the rectory at 718 442 5412, or email
There is one more page in our bulletin that is worth a view by both children and adults.
Turn over each week to enjoy the
KID’S KORNER to color, cut, solve the puzzle, etc.
THE POWER OF ONE
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship,
One sunbeam lights a room.
One step will start a journey,
One hope can conquer gloom.
One call can raise your spirits,
One touch can show you care.
One life can make a difference,
One word can start your prayer.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
Church of Saint Teresa of the Infant Jesus and St. Nicholas Chapel Staten Island, NY
SAINT TERESA’S SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR
Congratulations and thanks to the many members of our St. Teresa School family who helped to make our annual fundraising SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR so pleasant and so successful! Many parishioners and friends enjoyed their visit and took home presents and prizes. We thank every-one who came! And more than $16,000 was raised for the benefit of our school children. Over the course of the Fair, Home School Association Board Members worked many hours. We salute Allison Cuddy, Stephanie DeSimone, Christine LoPorto, Stefanie LoPinto, Jennifer Costello, Donna Harkins, Ana Santiago, and Tara Mineo. And members of our school families did so much. We thank everyone from the Cammayo, Clark, Donnellan, Gofas, Hutchinson, LoCascio, Mezzacappa, Moreno, Nweke, Romano, Surat, Walsh, Tesi, Spratley/Lopez, Cecil, Coletti, Shapiro, Lucciola, Lyons, Avena, Her-nandez, Bilotti, Flovarsky, Arbitrio, Figueroa, Ochman, Peteroy, Wiley, Montas, Arce, Sher, Guarnieri, Tarasiewics, Bordonaro, Maher, Conception, and Perera Families. The HSA would also like to thank many friends and neighbors for a variety of helpful donations. Gifts and prizes and services came from the Angelopoulos, Bilotti, Bock, Clark, Comeau, Costello, DePeppo, Duffy, Eisenhardt, Gofas, Harkins, Hutchinson, LoPinto, LoPorto, Lyons, McWalters, Pfuhler, Jordan, Milejski, and Luongo Families and from St. Teresa’s Teachers, Cub Scouts Pack 37, Boy Scouts Troop 37, St. Teresa’a Y.A.A., and Bagels & Buns.
ARE YOU READY FOR A CHANGE?
If you are planning some time away this New Year, please consider signing up now to provide your
weekly donation electronically when you’re away. It’s easy to do and makes a big difference for our
parish. Besides us receiving your contributions each Sunday, this saves you preparing those envelopes. It also saves us money printing and distributing them!
To see how easy this is, please click on the ParishPay/WeShare link on our website
saintteresasi.org for the details.
Remember Saint Teresa Parish in your will. If you would like to speak to a gift planning spe-cialist about how to include St. Teresa Parish in your will or living trust, call (646)794-3317 or
FIRST FRUITS OF GRANT-WRITING As announced last week in the bulletin, two grants totaling $20,500 have been given to our parish to help us air-condition our gym. Since last April a group of parish volunteers—Lynn Randle, Joe Marro, Frank Schiano, Anthony DeFazio, and Louise Cottone– have been preparing applications for grants from bank foundations and other organizations that give money to local needs and projects. Most exclude gifts to reli-gious communities for their worship, but some gladly help with projects—food pantries, for example—that serve the whole community. Since many people be-sides our parishioners use our gym, we are very happy that the Northfield Bank Foundation and the Nicotra Foundation are each giving grants to help us air-condition our gym.
