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4747 Amboy Road, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312 www.holychildsi.com 718-356-5890

HOLY CHILD CHURCH

December 4, 2016

PASTOR & VICARS Rev. Travers Rev. Edwin H. Cipot Rev. Wilfred Y. Dodo DEACON James V. Gallagher In Residence Rev. Percy Joseph ORGANIST/MUSIC DEPT. HEAD Sandra Pace 347-560-1793 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR Marie Ferro 718-356-5277 Office Hours: M-Th. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

PARISH MANAGER Mary Kelly

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR Joseph Longo

SPORTS COUNCIL 718-356-5890

www.holychildsports.com

SOCCER Jennifer Tutone

www.holychildsoccer.org

PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR JoAnn C. Gaal

718-356-5159 Office Hours: M-Th. 9 a.m.-3p.m.

Email: holychildprek@gmail.com

Saturday p.m. 5:00 7:00 Mon-Fri Mass 6:30 a.m.

Sunday a.m. 6:30 8:00 Mon -Sat Morning Prayer 8:30 a.m. Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:30 11:00 Mon-Sat Mass 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday p.m. 12:30 5:30

Mary-Pat Schaefer Parish Council President Nick & Janna Gaudiuso Family Life/Respect Life

Sal Lavanco Adoration Rosaria Incantalupo Rosary Ministry

Lea Laccadito Bereavement Ministry James Amberger St. Vincent de Paul

Bob Mistretta Beyond Renew Faith Sharing Peggy Corney St. Vincent de Paul

Esther Pla Charismatic Prayer Group Eddie O’Connor Sons & Daughters of Mary

Sabrina Lufrano Cheerleading Nick Nocerino-Ray Doyle Usher Ministry

Rita Martin Cub Scouts Joanne McCourt Singles on the Go Social Club

Mark Kwapich Boy Scouts Kelly Carbonaro-Rich Passante Youth Group

Sacraments Devotions

Baptisms 2:00 p.m. on Sundays Arrange in advance through the parish office. Pre-Baptismal clas-ses 8:00 p.m. on certain Saturday evenings. Call for schedule.

Marriages Please contact priests of the parish at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.

Adult Confirmation www.nyfaithformation.org

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Divine Mercy Chapel 24/7

Miraculous Medal Novena Church Mon. after 9:00 a.m. Mass and at 7:00 p.m.

Charismatic Prayer Group Rectory Conference Room

Wed. 7:45 p.m.

WEEKEND MASSES WEEKDAY WORSHIP PARISH OFFICE HOURS

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HOLY CHILD CHURCH

SATURDAY VIGIL, DECEMBER 3, 2016 5:00 PM Robert Castellano 7:00 PM Theresa DeNicola SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2016 6:30 AM People of Holy Child 8:00 AM Thomas, Bridget, & Eileen Horan 9:30 AM Mary Theresa Keegan 11:00 AM Fausto Marciano 12:30 PM Robert Shapiro 5:30 PM Joann & William Lozito MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2016 6:30 AM Nancy Russo 9:00 AM Philip Fontana TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 6:30 AM Nancy Russo 9:00 AM Louis Cook WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016 6:30 AM Concetta Russo, Maria & Pina Conigliaro 9:00 AM Nancy Russo

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016 6:30 AM Anna Lacagnino 9:00 AM Concetta Russo, Giuseppe, Maria, & Pina Conigliaro SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016 9:00 AM Irene Fox SATURDAY VIGIL, DECEMBER 10, 2016 5:00 PM William & Margaret Soderstrom 7:00 PM Michelle Henrique

Advent - Week 2 Psalter II

MORNING PRAYER IN THE CHURCH

MON-SAT 8:30 a.m.

www.divineoffice.org/www.universalis.com

Widows’ Conversation Group

meets on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Room. For more information please call the

Rectory or Maryann at 718-317-7901

Bereavement Ministry Mrs. Laccadito makes generous provision of time during

which the experience of bereavement may be expressed and shared on an individual basis. She may be called upon

for an appointment at 718-227-0449

Scripture/Faith Sharing Sessions

Mondays in the FORUM after the 9 a.m. Mass

Mary Baranella James M. Conheeney

Concetta Melluzzo Sr. Jean Wagner

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FAMILY MASS - Next Sunday, December 11th, there

will be a Family Mass at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.

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7:00 PM Holy Day Vigil Mass THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, Holy Day of Obligation 6:30 AM Doug Hahn 9:00 AM Patricia Lavanco 12:10 PM Margaret Dunn 7:00 PM Immaculate Conception

EXTRA CONFESSION SESSION

By archdiocesan decree, Monday 19 December is designated “Reconciliation Monday.”

The meaning of that is that every parish in the archdiocese offers confessions from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Therefore, confessions will be available in Holy Child Church from

4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday 19 December 2016

A HOLY CHILD CHRISTMAS STORY

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

18 DECEMBER

3:00 p.m.

In the Church

Free Admission

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STATEN ISLAND, NY

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WEEK’S DONATIONS

NAMES ON THIS LIST WILL BE ON UNTIL DECEMBER 26 AND

THEN WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE HEAR FROM THE FAMILY TO CONTINUE.

Adoration Chapel Candles

For the Souls in Purgatory Offered by Ruby George

ARRANGEMENTS FOR BAPTISM

To preserve a more devout and reverent celebration of the Sacra-ment of Baptism, only four families will be accommodated each week. Please make arrangements with the Church at least a month beforehand.

Jillian Cannon

Michael Capolongo

Teresa Cardieri

Colleen Cerzosie

Lenny Cerzosie

Philip DeFonte

Agnes Geary

Imke Geldenhuys

Baby Guiliana Geller

Kim Giangregorio

Michele Long

Veronica Mangieri

Thomas O’Donnell

Sanctuary Lamp

In Loving Memory of Rose Ann Carbonaro Offered by Benjamin Family

Bread & Wine

In Loving Memory of Jo Ann Gallo Offered by Her Daughter Christina

We are happy to welcome the following newly baptized members into our Holy Child Family:

Joseph Salvatore Braccia Jordan Taylor Fucci Giuseppe Mannino

Michael Joseph Rizzo

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Jana Orellana

Lee Panno

Gayle Pickhart

Sebastian Rao

Lisa Romano

Bill Schroeder

Lynn Schroeder

Lucille Schuster

Diane Settanni

Billy Sherwood

Dorothy Sinatra

Joseph Zaza

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The Ave Maria Gift Shop

The Gift Shop is open

Saturday: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

1st Sunday of the month: 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Store Hours 12/19 - 12/23 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Christmas yard signs available

The Gift Shop will be closed 12/24, 12/25, 12/31 & 1/1/17

HUGGED BY MARY

Come learn about our Lady’s apparitions

and

The tangible way Mary reaches out to us.

MONDAY 12 DECEMBER

7 PM In the Church

The triple program includes the weekly novena, consecration of

the small group retreatants of 33 Days to Morning Glory and the

specialized presentation by Carol Bulcroft and

Colleen Kelly Rayner

Information: Carol: 718-744-7471 Rectory Office: 718-356-5890

Richmond Choral Society

Presents

Realms of Glory

featuring

The Great St. Theresa Mass by Joseph Haydn O Holy Night by

A. Adam arranged by Gary Fry Christus Natus Est

by Cecilia McDowall with

Holiday Selections and the RCS traditional

Holiday sing-a-long

Saturday, December 10, 2016 - 8:00 p.m.

St. Clare’s Church 110 Nelson Avenue

Staten Island, New York 10308

Tickets: General Admission - $20.00 Seniors - $15.00 Students with ID - $10.00 Children under 12 FREE Your fellow parishioners, Mary-Pat Schaefer, Richard Larkin and

Carmen Tripo sing with Richmond Choral and appreciate your support.

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

To Santa Claus

At the North Pole

Dear Saint Nicholas,

You know where I live. You have been coming by here for the past

50 years. I have not moved and expect to be here for another 50

years or more, so, as usual, I hope you will come again this year.

Every church in the archdiocese in which I live has been asked to

make a “wish list” of things they need done in their parishes so

that they might all “Rebuild and Renew”.

As you know from coming here for so long, there is always some-

thing to do in the House of God and with the Divine Assistance we

have done it.

We just celebrated our Golden Jubilee. We are happy and proud

that we have kept things up pretty well around here but as soon as

we do or fix something, there is something else that needs doing.

We know that “God helps those who help themselves” and he has

certainly helped us out many times over the many years.

What we are asking you for this year is for your saintly interces-

sion to inspire us to pitch in to the new campaign that will raise

the money to repair and improve our parish church as we begin

moving to our next big anniversary.

If you were able, you could deliver us a new sound system, a new

heating and cooling system, new roofs for rectory and school to

stop leaks and give a solid platform for solar panels (if feasible), a

fresh coat of paint for the church, the establishment of an endow-

ment fund, and maybe a new organ.

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Advent Giving Tree

Our Giving Tree has been on display in the church vestibule since Tuesday, November 22

nd.

The tree, as in past years, is decorated with gift tags. Each tag lists an item for a needy child or adult. Please select a tag, purchase the item listed and return it gift-wrapped and

the tag attached, to the Forum (NOT THE SCHOOL) the weekend of December 10

th & 11

th only so that gifts can be

delivered in time for Christmas.

No gifts can be left in the Forum before, or after that week-end because there is no room to store them.

Thank you for your cooperation and for making Christmas brighter for others.

HOLY CHILD BASKETBALL COUNCIL PRESENTS

“TOTALLY 80’s”

OUR ANNUAL 10K DINNER

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017

Place: Holy Child Forum

Time: 8:00 pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)

Price: $100.00 per ticket (Only 300 tickets sold and only two attendees per ticket)

The night starts off by giving the holder of the 1

st ticket pulled $500.00

Every 5th ticket pulled gets a stage prize

Every 10th ticket pulled gets a monetary prize

The last three tickets called for the evening are the:

GRAND PRIZES

1st Prize: $10,000.00

2nd

Prize $ 1,000.00 3

rd Prize $ 500.00

*Due to Archdiocesan regulations, all monetary awards in the amount of $600.00 and over will be presented in the form a check – 1099’s will be issued.

Music, food, soda and beer included. There will also be raffle baskets, 50/50’s, Birthday and Occasion Boards, and more surprises during the night.

Please contact Pam Molloy at 718-356-5890 ext. 211. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Rectory.

We are also looking for items to be donated that will help fill our Raffle Baskets.

Winner need not be present to win. No children please! Tickets sell fast!! You have to be in it to win it!!

I know that all these things can’t fit into your sled, so I am asking

for your prayers that the children of God here will be pitching in

with five year pledges so we can have the funds to make these

things happen as time moves forward.

You are the patron of gift giving, so I know that your prayerful in-

tercession in the sight of God will succeed in sending that giving

spirit to my friends here, letting God help us to be generous as the

campaign begins in the new year, the first toward our next 50th

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Thank you very much and a Merry Christmas to you and your

helpers!

Holy Child

Eltingville, New York

TOYS FOR TOTS

Boy Scouts Pack 132 along with the U.S. Marine Corps will be holding it’s annual Toys for Tots program.

All toys can be brought to the school building Monday - Thursday 9-5 pm and Fridays 7-9 pm starting November 28

th until December 16

th.

Please donate a new, unwrapped toy to children who are less fortunate than ours. Lets give them something to smile about this Christmas season.

Please do not leave any toys in the back of the church.

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Church: Holy Child Church City: Staten Island Account: 03-00612