Pastor Father Albin Roby

Parochial Vicar Father Diego Hernandez

Weekend Associates

Msgr. Edmund Whalen

Msgr. Nicholas Soares

Parish Secretary Sirena Huang

Saint Adalbert

Saint Roch

Parish

Pastor Father Albin Roby

Parochial Vicar Father Diego Hernandez

Weekend Associates

Msgr. Edmund Whalen

Msgr. Nicholas Soares

Parish Secretary Sirena Huang

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Parish Office

602 Port Richmond Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10302

(718)442-4755 ; strochs@si.rr.com

Monday—Friday 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Principal Mrs. Diane Hesterhagen

St. Adalbert School

355 Morningstar Road

Staten Island, NY 10303

(718)442-2020

December 22, 2019

www.stastr.org

LOVELOVE

St. Roch Church

602 Port Richmond Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10302

Weekend Masses Saturday…...4:00 PM (Vigil)

Sunday:….8:00; 9:30 AM;11:30 AM

1:00 PM (Spanish)

Weekday Masses Monday – Friday:…...8:30 AM

Thursday…7:00 PM (Spanish)

Confessions Saturday:…...3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Baptisms Saturday:…...1:00 PM

Sunday:…….2:30 PM

St. Adalbert Church

337 Morningstar Road

Staten Island, NY 10303

Weekend Masses Saturday:…….5:00 PM (Vigil)

Sunday:……..10:30 AM & 12:00 PM

Weekday Masses Mon– Fri…………...9:00 AM (St. Adalbert Chapel)

Saturday: …………..12:00 PM (St. Adalbert Chapel)

Confessions Saturday:…...4:30 PM - 4:55 PM

Baptisms Saturday:…...1:00 PM

Sunday:…….1:00 PM

MASS SCHEDULE DECEMBER 29 & 30

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

MASS SCHEDULE

WWWORSHIPORSHIPORSHIP

Church Time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Saint

Adalbert

9:00 AM

Fr. Diego

Fr. Roby

Fr. Roby

Fr. Diego

Fr. Diego

12:00 PM Fr. Roby or

Fr. Diego

Saint

Roch

8:30 AM

Fr. Roby

Fr. Roby

Fr. Diego

Fr. Roby

Fr. Diego

No Mass

St. Adalbert Church

05:00 PM Fr. Diego

10:30 AM Fr. Roby

12:00 PM Msgr. Soares

St. Roch Church

04:00 PM Fr. Roby

08:00 AM Fr. Roby

09:30 AM Fr. Diego

11:30 AM Fr. Diego

01:00 PM Fr. Diego

CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24

ST ROCH: 4:00 PM - FR DIEGO ST ADALBERT: 5:00 PM - FR. ROBY

ST ADALBERT MIDNIGHT - FR. ROBY & FR. DIEGO

CHRISTMAS DAY, DECEMBER 25

ST ROCH: 8AM - FR. ROBY 9:30AM - FR ROBY 11:30AM - MSGR SOARES 1PM - FR DIEGO

ST ADABERT: 10:30 AM - FR. DIEGO 12:00PM - FR. ROBY

RRREMEMBEREMEMBEREMEMBER

St. Adalbert

Monday, December 23

9:00 AM Lawrence & Vincenza Sciutto by family

Tuesday, December 24

9:00 AM

5:00 PM Juan Caraballo by family

12:00 MID Pasquale & Rose Tucci by Ruth Torre

Wednesday, December 25

10:30 AM Lena Bainlardi by daughter Joan

12:00 PM

Thursday, December 26

9:00 AM Birthday Blessings for Antonia Pabon (L)

by daughter Alma & family

Friday, December 27

9:00 AM Lawrence Sciutto & Marie Molod

by family

Saturday, December 28

12:00 PM

5:00 PM Salvatore DellaVentura

by Celeste and Cara

Sunday, December 29

10:30 AM Alfonse DeFrancesco

by Roseanne and Vincenzo DeBernardo

12:00 PM Jorge Umali by family

BREAD AND WINE

The Bread and Wine in St. Adalbert

Church was donated in memory of

Juan Caraballo by his family.

St. Roch

Monday, December 23

8:30 AM Joseph Pippo Guastella by family

Tuesday, December 24

8:30 AM Joseph Pippo Guastella by family

4:00 PM John, Joseph and Carmela Albanese

by Ali & John Bruno

Wednesday, December 25

8:00 AM Fred & Felicia Locasto by family

9:30 AM Paul G. and Gabriel Tatar by family

11:30 AM Francis Farley & Christopher Hegarty

by Farley Family

1:00 PM Communal

Thursday, December 26

8:30 AM Paul Porazzo by Helen Shea

Friday, December 27

8:30 AM Connie Von Haack by Terry Renda

Saturday, December 28

4:00 PM Joseph Mancuso by St Ann Society

Sunday, December 29

8:00 AM Joan Luberto by Rel Ed Program

9:30 AM Sisters of St John the Baptist by Seniors

Group

11:30 AM Jeaninne Borkowski

by Missy & Gene Vitagliano

1:00 PM Communal

Bread and Wine: The Bread & Wine in St Roch

Church was donated in memory of Sydney & Leisa

Metzer by Sharon Jennette.

Sanctuary Candle: The Sanctuary Candle was

donated in memory of Aurelia Russo and Rocco

Tommasini by Sharon Jennette.

Pray for the Departed

Ralph Damato, Angelina Alario, Juan Caraballo,

Judith Kuizon, Antoinette Collo, Nora Gallagher,

John Norton, Marvella Rosa, Camille Luciano,

Angelina McLaren, Thomas Jakubowski, Joseph

Parise, Amelia Campbell, Judith Kuizon, Francis

Bonisisio, Joseph Mancuso, Randolph Rossi, Peter

Giaccio, Ann D’Arrigo, Ijeoma U. Alaka, Thomas

Cosgrove, Rita Schuyler, Lillian Seegitz, Margery

Taverna, Alberta Alvarado Chavez, Thadeus Midura,

William Montalbano, Alfonse DeFrancesco, Agatha

Rodrigo, Michael Charles Finnegan, Richard

Candrilli, Phyllis LaSacco, Raffaela Scaramella,

Nancy Jones, Cornelius “Uncle Sonny” Pagliaro,

Orazio Sal Fontana, Christina Graham.

PROUD TO BELONG!

Show your parish pride with a

St. Adalbert—St. Roch t-shirt. We are selling

them as part of our Christmas fundraising.

T-shirts are $10 each for sizes M-XL and $12

for sizes XXL, XXXL & XXXXL. Parish

sweatshirts will be coming in the future!

PPPRAYRAYRAY

Pray for the Sick & Homebound

Maria Adorno, Heriberto Alvarez, Elle Barrera, Eddie

Blackburn, Patricia Brown, David Burke, Jean &

Mario Caldarera, Joseph Cashin, Ursula Cashin, An-

thony D,Angelo, Butch Eckett, Salvatore Fedele,

Gerri Fleming, Anthony Galano, Claude Gervais,

Daniel Guzman, Maria Lamia, Samantha Livesey,

Fred LoCasto Jr., Mariana Loiz, Jim Love, Anthony

Lupia, Vinnie Mancuso, Felicia Martucci, Wilfredo

Ocascio, Rachel Otranto, Louise Padavano, Car-

melina Pica, Barbara Porto, Robert Pratnicki, Ter-

rence Reed, Lynn Roschbach, Luz Maria Rosado,

Johnathan Ross, Deborah Rossetti, Linda Rupert,

Stephen Schodowski, Phyllis Sloan, Michael Wright.

Collections for the

Weekend of December 14 & 15

First Collection: $

Second Collection: $

Shrines: $

Poor Box: $

Total Donations:

Attendance:

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50/50 You can be a part of the December 50/50.

To join, put your $5 donation in an envelope marked

50/50 with your name and telephone number on it.

Drop it off to the rectory or put it in a Sunday

collection basket. Participation for this month’s

drawing is due Dec. 29.

Join the 300 Club! Our next club starts in January. There are no

meetings to attend,. A donation of $20 gives you

membership in the club. You have a chance to win

$25 each week over the course of 19 weeks. In the

final week the grand prizes are $500, $300 and $100.

Please call Claire Gray (718)494-1530 for further

information or if you wish to join the club.

Holy Name Society 300 Club

Home School Association Choir

Hospitality Group Columbiettes

Seniors Group Divine Mercy

St. Ann Society Food Pantry

St. Simon Stock Lay Carmelites Scout Pack 168

St. Vincent De Paul Society

Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group

SSSHAREHAREHARE

PPPARISHARISHARISH MMMINISTRIESINISTRIESINISTRIES

PPPASTORALASTORALASTORAL CCCAREAREARE

Baptisms

Baptisms are held on Saturdays and Sundays in both

churches. Baptisms must be scheduled at least 2

months in advance. New parents are required to at-

tend a Baptism Parents class. Please call the rectory to

find out when the next class will be held and/ or to

schedule a baptism.

Register If you would like to register with the parish, please

call the rectory on weekdays between 9am—3:30pm.

We can register you right over the telephone. Spon-

sor letters for the Sacraments of Baptism and Confir-

mation are only issued to registered members of the

parish.

Wedding

To arrange a wedding at St. Adalbert/St. Roch Parish,

consult with a priest at least six months prior to the pro-

posed date and before social arrangements. Attendance

at Pre-Cana and Natural Family Planning classes is re-

quired.

Anointing of the Sick

Communion to the Homebound

Please notify the Parish Office when serious illness

occurs or when the sick, aged, or incapacitated are

confined to home for an extended period. Arrange-

ments can be made to bring communion to those un-

able to attend Mass. Please contact Parish Office at #

718-442-4755

Thank You!

We thank everyone for their generous donations to our food pantry and Giving Tree this

year. We especially thank Mr. & Mrs. Gary Malandro, the St Vincent De Paul Society, the Sis-

ters of St John the Baptist and all of our Food Pantry volunteers. We could not do what we do

without your stewardship and kindness. May God Bless you all!

O Holy Night

Join us for a beautiful Christmas Eve Concert in St.

Adalbert Church on Tuesday, December 24 beginning

at 11:30pm.followed by Midnight Mass. Come and

experience the joy and peace in the sounds of the sea-

son.

NEW YEARS EVE PARTY! Tickets are on sale

for the parish New Years Eve Party. Dinner, dessert,

dancing, party favors and champagne toast! All for

$25 per adult and $5 per child. Bring in the New Year

with your family and friends in a friendly environment

that’s close to home. See our insert for more informa-

tion.

Hospitality Sunday: Join us for breakfast and fel-

lowship in the parish hall on Sunday, January 5 after

the 10am Mass. Breakfast provided free to you cour-

tesy of our Spanish Community.

Religious Education Program: Classes will resume

on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.

Altar Servers: We are looking for altar servers. If

your child would like to serve the parish in a very spe-

cial way, please call the rectory. Altar servers must be

in the 4th grade (or higher) and already received First

Communion.

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2020 MASS CHANGES Beginning January 01

St. Roch Church

Sunday 9:30am and 11:30am masses merged into

10:00am Mass

1:00 pm Sunday Spanish mass moved to 12:30pm

St. Adalbert Church

No week day mass except for 1st Friday (Throughout

School Year) And Holy Days of obligation.

12:00 Noon Mass on Saturday will continue

In the Chapel of St. Adalbert Rectory

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Bingo: Join us for bingo games in the parish hall

every Friday nights. Doors open at 6pm. Bingo sup-

plies and refreshments available for purchase.

THIS WEEK’S EVENTSTHIS WEEK’S EVENTSTHIS WEEK’S EVENTS MMMINISTEROINISTEROINISTERO HHHISPANOISPANOISPANO

Noche Santa

Únase a nosotros para un hermoso concierto

de Nochebuena en la iglesia de St. Adalbert el

martes 24 de diciembre a partir de las 11:30

p.m. La misa será seguida por la misa de me-

dianoche. Venga y experimente la alegría y la

paz en los sonidos de la temporada.

Misa en español el día de Navidad

Habrá una misa en español en la iglesia de

San Roque el día de Navidad, el 25 de

diciembre a la 1pm.

Clase de catecismo: Las clases de catecismo

se reanudarán el miércoles 8 de enero de

2020.

ORGULLOSO DE PERTENECER! Muestre su

orgullo parroquial con una camiseta o sudadera de St

Adalbert — St Roch. Estamos vendiendo estos

artículos como parte de nuestra recaudación de fon-

dos de Navidad. Las camisetas cuestan $ 10 cada una

y las sudaderas cuestan $ 20 cada una.

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CAMBIOS DE MISA 2020 A partir del 01 de enero

Iglesia de San Roque

Domingo 9:30 am y 11:30 am misas se fu-

sionaron en 10:00 misa

1:00 pm domingo Misa en español se trasladó

a 12:30 pm

Iglesia de San Adalberto

No hay misa entre semana excepto el 1er

viernes (durante todo el año escolar) y los

días santos de obligación.

New Year’s Eve Celebration!

Parish Hall

602 Port Richmond Avenue

Dec. 31, 2019

7pm-1am

Celebrate the New Year!

music by

“Carmine Giovinazzo”

Tickets include:

Hot Dogs - Sandwiches – Wraps - Salads - Chips - Pretzels - Beer - Soda - Coffee - Tea - Desserts - Party Favors - Midnight Toast

B.Y.O.B & Your Favorite Goodies View & Welcome “2020” on our large TV screen

Adults $25 Children (5 – 13yrs) $5

(Sorry advance purchase only. We cannot accept payment at the door)

For tickets or information Katherine Geissler (718)698-4117, Fran Vitagliano (718)442-1131,

MaryLou Sanginari (718)442-5744 or the rectory (718)442-4755

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Name: ____________________________________________ Tel # ____________________________

# Adults _____ # Children______ Total $ Enclosed ________________