December 1st, 2019 1st Day of Advent

1er Domingo de Adviento

Morning prayers at 8:00 a.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed

every Sunday at 9:15 AM.

Saturday, November 30: 5:30+ Maureen Colleen Carney by Family Sunday, December 1: 9:15- Divine Mercy Chaplet 9:30+ Dorothy Stagg by Virginia Sheehan 11:00+ (Spanish) Blanca Ines Muñoz by Ricuarte Muñoz 12:30+ Nora & Pat Walls by Virginia Sheehan Monday, December 2: 8:15+ Margaret Maran by Edward Killip 12:15+ Phillis Kost by Grace Kost Tuesday, December 3: 8:15+ Mother of Jing Xie by Kevin Kennedy 12:15+ Fr. Anto Puthussery, CMI by Fr. Davy Wednesday, December 4: 8:15+ FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 12:15+ Teresa Cortez by Andrea Thursday, December 5: 8:15+ Helen Cheparak by Joann Walsh 12:15+ Anna & Jan Parafiano (Death Anniv.) by Daughter, Jane Musialek Friday, December 6: 8:15+ Deceased members of the Barbarites & Keeman Families 12:15+ Frank Kulikowski by Wife Carol Kulikowski 7:30- (Spanish) Obispo DiMarzio (Por su jubilación, larga vida y salud) by La Cofradia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Saturday, December 7: 8:15+ Anna Kalisz by Family 5:30+ Anthony & Agnes Kimkowski by Mary & Kate Gannon

Sunday, December 8: 9:15- Divine Mercy Chaplet 9:30+ Dorothy Stagg by Friend Moley F. 11:00+ (Spanish) Pastora Moncada y Jose Ramon Sanchez by Fernando & Blanca Calderon 12:30+ Alfred Proto (Happy Birthday in Heaven) by Maria & Mary Proto Please remember those on our sick list in your prayers: Michael Anobile, Lottie Wo-jciechowicz, Maria Petrona Paiz Turcios, Cath-erine McClung, Valerie Bruno, Martha Banfield, Allen Ryczek, Levieva Svetiana, Molly Tybur-czy, John Tyburczy, Julissa Garcia, Carolyn Lattanzio, Joan Dobkin, Laurie Rueckheim, Ju-dith Ballaster, Steve Belus, Janice L. Whelan, James Cunniff, Donald Buddenhagen, Matthew Colasanti, Joseph Anthony D’Avino, Laura Bor-ruso, Amy Pisarki, John Slattery, Josep Lauron, Patricia Riordan, Carmelo Reyes, Marylou Ryan, Patricia Taranovich, Eugene Stone-breaker, Zofia Orlowska, Mary Sanz, Robert Keenan, Ryan Marshall, Anne Marie Stampf, Edward Pertell, Genowefa Biernaca, Elizabeth Malenik, Kataryna Gierczynska, Caitlyn Geer, James Buddenhagen, Bill Wisniewski, Gary Normandia, Eleanor Heiberger, Brian Francis Campion, Gemma Ferrara, Frank Sarlie, Peggy Mae, Edwin Soto, Lawrence O’Donnell, Julia Silva, Theresa Good, Mary Knapp, Eliza-beth “Betty” Gifford, Baby Jozef Ban.

Bread & Wine

The bread and wine at all the Masses from

December 1st to December 6th will be offered in God’s Blessing for Ed Hanley (for good health) & for his family by Mr. & Mrs. Ray

Pineiro.

From Fr. Davy’s Desk:

ADVENT- PEACE

Hope the Thanksgiving celebration went well. We can’t thank God enough for the wonderful

world, gift of life and family, beautiful nature, delicious food, etc. We thank Him every day for

joy, peace, love and good health we have.

Now we begin the season of Advent. It is a time of waiting, watching and preparing. The

Advent wreath is blessed on the first Sunday of Advent. The Streets in the neighborhood are

adorned with the Christmas lights. Christmas decorations and gifts are already displayed in the

shops. Is Advent just another Christmas holiday? Or is it for something much more? It is a

period of waiting and preparing for PEACE. This is what the Advent teaches us again and

again, not in a monotonous repetition of the same thing year after year, but in an ever-fuller

appreciation of it as it touches our lives more deeply and more profoundly each year.

Peacemaking is not an optional commitment. It is a requirement of our faith. We are called to

be peacemakers, not by some movement of the moment, but by our Lord Jesus. In our Advent

liturgy as we light the Advent candle let us make a resolution to be peace makers in our

family, in school, in our job, in our neighborhood, in our society, in all our relationships with

people. In every Eucharistic celebration we exchange this peace by offering one another a sign

of peace. Let us carry it out into the world and make it a reality at every chance we have:

private and public, individual and social, religious and political. And in this way, our Advent

waiting is not just a passive waiting for the coming of another Christmas holiday, but rather an

active, concrete contributing to the present and future final coming of the perfectly peaceful

kingdom of God.

WISH YOU A PEACEFUL ADVENT!

Fr. Kavungal Davy, CMI

Pastor

Mensaje del Padre Davy:

ADVIENTO - LA PAZ

Espero que la celebración el día de Acción de Gracias haya ido bien. No podemos agradecer lo

suficiente a Dios por el maravilloso mundo, el regalo de la vida y la familia, la hermosa

naturaleza, la deliciosa comida, etc. Le agradecemos todos los días por la alegría, la paz, el

amor y la buena salud que tenemos.

Ahora comenzamos la temporada de Adviento. Es un tiempo de espera, observación y

preparación. La corona de Adviento es bendecida el primer domingo del Adviento. Las calles

del barrio están adornadas con luces de Navidad. Las decoraciones navideñas y los regalos ya

se exhiben en las tiendas. ¿Adviento es solo otra fiesta de Navidad? ¿O es por algo mucho

más? Es un período de espera y preparación para la PAZ. Esto es lo que el Adviento nos ense-

ña una y otra vez, no en una repetición monótona de lo mismo año tras año, sino en una apre-

ciación cada vez más completa a medida que toca nuestras vidas más profundamente cada

año.

Hacer la paz no es un compromiso opcional. Es un requisito de nuestra fe. Estamos llamados a

ser pacificadores, no por algún movimiento del momento, sino por nuestro Señor Jesús. En

nuestra liturgia de Adviento cuando encendemos la vela de Adviento, tomemos la resolución

de ser pacificadores en nuestra familia, en la escuela, en nuestro trabajo, en nuestro

vecindario, en nuestra sociedad, en todas nuestras relaciones con las personas. En cada

celebración eucarística intercambiamos esta paz ofreciéndonos unos a otros un signo de paz.

Llevémosla al mundo y hagámosla realidad en cada oportunidad que tengamos: privada y

pública, individual y social, religiosa y política. Y de esta manera, nuestra espera de Adviento

no es solo una espera pasiva para la llegada de otras vacaciones de

Navidad, sino más bien una contribución activa y concreta a la venida

final presente y futura del reino de Dios perfectamente pacífico.

¡DESEO A TODOS UN ADVIENTO PACÍFICO!

Padre Kavungal Davy, CMI

Párroco

WEEKLY OFFERING

Weekend of November 23 - 24, 2019

Attendance - Collection - $

Votive Candles - $

Last year’s attendance - 588 Last year’s Collection - $ 3,906.00 Last Year’s Human Development

Collection - $ 637.00 Last year's Votive Candles - $ 470.00

Happy Birthday

December 2: Phyllis Nusspickel December 5: Cesar Torres

December 5: Victor Manuel Ureña

Bible Study

If anyone is interested in having bible study classes, please call the rectory office: 718-383-3339

Our parish is having its annual

Christmas Raffle.

First Prize: $ 1,000.00 Second Prize: $ 500.00

Third Prize: $ 250.00

Tickets can be purchased after all Masses or in the rectory office.

All proceeds go toward the elevator project.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

In preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe begins on December 3rd at

7:30 PM in the upper church.

There will be a street procession on December 11th at

7:30 PM in celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mass will be on

December 12th at 7:30 PM.

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

En preparations para la Fiesta de nuestra Señora de Guadalupe,

comienza una Novena el 3 de Diciembre a las 7:30 PM en la

iglesia superior.

Habrá una Procession en la calle el 11 de Diciembre a las 7:30 PM en

celebración de la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. La Santa Misa será el 12 de Diciembre a las 7:30 PM.

Generations of Faith

Please remember to send in your pledges to help our parish to install an

elevator as soon as possible.

Goal: $335,000.00 Pledged: $441,550.00

Total Paid: $220,088.00

2019 Awardees

50 Years of Service: Richard Kenney

Rick Kenney has been a lifelong member of this parish. He graduated from St. Alphonsus School in 1962. After college, he began his ministry to the parish as an Usher at St. Alphonsus Church in 1969, before entering the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon his return, he resumed his service, transferring to St. Anthony’s when the two parishes merged in 1973. He was elected as Head Usher in 2005. He has served under four Diocesan Bishops and nine Pastors. In December 2010, Mr. Kenney was certified by the Diocese as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. He has also acted as a substitute Lector in the absence of scheduled ministers. In 2014, he was appointed as one of two Parish Trustees, and is a member of both the Parish Council and the Parish Finance Committee. He has represented the Parish on the Diocesan level at liturgical ceremonies and pastoral conferences. Rick had the honor of presenting keynote remarks at the rededication of both the lower Church (2015) and the upper Church (2017) of St. Anthony after extensive renovations. As New York State Pro-Life Chairman of the Knights of Columbus, he had the rare privilege of speaking from the same pulpit at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church as Pope John Paul II. 50 Years of Service: Ernesto Cordero

Ernesto Cordero trabaja como voluntario en la parroquia de San Antonio / San Alfonso en Green-point por un promedio de 35 años. Comenzó como lector- ministro extraordinario de la eucaristía y otros mas. Actualmente esta dando clases de RICA después de haber echo 3 años de preparatoria sobre la religión Católica. “Me siento muy bien con lo que estoy haciendo y seguiré adelante hasta que pueda dándole la ayuda a los que necesitan de los sacramentos.” Hermano en Cristo. - Ernesto Cordero 25 Years of Service: Edward LaPlant Edwards LaPlant during his time has all played the funerals of two former Pastors Father Reilly and Mccullough. He played for St. Anthony-St. Alphonsus 150th Anniversary Mass and the installation masses of five Pastors, including our current. He has trained three choirs: Adult, Childrens and Spanish. He rebuilt St. Anthony-St.. Alphonsus music program and made it come alive. Over the years, he has received many offers to play at other churches, but it has been his wish to remain here. He would like to thank the people of the parish for their praises and gratitude over these twenty five years.

“You have really made me feel that I was a part of the parish family. I remain yours in Christ,”

- Edward F. LaPlant III Music Director.

BAPTISM

Baptisms are celebrated in English on the last Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. and Spanish baptisms are celebrated on the first Saturday of

every month.

Arrangements must be made at the Parish Office in advance. The birth certifi-cate must be presented. Instructions are re-

quired for parents and godparents before Baptism.

MARRIAGES

Arrangements should be made six months in advance. Pre-Cana Conferences are part of

preparation. The website address is: http://www.pre-cana.org/

MINISTRY TO THE SICK

Priests are available anytime. Ministers of the Eucharist can be invited to bring Communion to

the home of the sick.

SCHOOL OF FAITH FORMATION

Wednesday: Pre-Communion and Communion Classes

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Continuing Classes to Confirmation, Pre-

Confirmation and Confirmation 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Please register at the Parish Office. Any letters for Sponsorship, Baptism/Confirmation, as well

as a letter for Immigration, you must be a registered member of the Parish.

CHOIR

Meets each Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in Church

Healing Mass

On Saturday, December 7th a healing Mass will be celebrated.

It will be held during the 5:30 P.M. Mass.

The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will be offered.

Misa Curativa

El Sábado, 7 de Diciembre se celebrará una Misa de sanación.

Sera durante la Misa de 5:30 P.M.

El Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos será ofrecido.

Birthday Announcement

If anyone is celebrating a birthday, we would like to announce it in the bulletin. Please email Fr. Davy or call the rectory and leave the name of the person, the month and day of their birth. (Email address can be found on the front of the

bulletin.)

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