Masses Saturday: 5:00PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9AM, 10:30AM, 12Noon (Spanish), 5PM Second Sunday of month: 2:00PM Mass in Tagalog Fourth Sunday of month: 2:30PM Mass in Creole Monday - Saturday: 8:30AM Holy Days: As announced. Sacrament of Baptism First Sunday of month at 2PM in English. First Saturday of the month at 1PM in Spanish. Parents must make prior arrangements and attend instruction class. Sacrament of Penance Saturday: 4-4:45PM or by appointment. Sacrament of Marriage Couples should contact a priest or deacon one year in advance of desired date. Sacrament of the Sick Call the rectory for arrangements - anytime in case of emergencies. Devotions Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday: 9:00AM-3:00PM First Friday: 9:00AM-10:00AM First Saturday: 6:00PM-7:00PM The Rosary is recited Monday-Saturday at 8:10AM Miraculous Medal Novena Mondays and Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass. Other Devotions As announced. New Parishioners New members to Incarnation are asked to contact the pastor for a parish welcome and registration. Parish Staff Very Rev. John J. O'Connor,VF, Pastor - Ext 15 Rev. Christopher J. Bethge, Parochial Vicar - Ext 13 Rev. Msgr. John Casey, Pastor Emeritus (Not in Residence) Deacon Francois Innocent - Ext 25 Deacon Franklin Munoz - Ext 40 Deacon Clemenceau Pierre-Antoine - Ext 41 Deacon Robinson Despeignes - Ext 42 Deacon Luis Lopez - Ext 49 Ms. Satti Marchan, Principal - Ext 28 Mrs. Marie Fouche, Rel Ed Director - Ext 23 Mrs. Olga Petio, RCIA Coordinator - Ext 23 Mr. Perry Townsend, Director of Music - Ext 27 Miss Jasmine Gomez, Music Ministry Mrs. Rose Ruesing, Youth Ministry - Ext 23 Ms Patricia Brady, Parish Secretary - Ext 10 School Tel: 718-465-5066 Religious Education Office Tel: 718-465-8534 Ext 23 Rectory Hours Weekdays: 9:30 - 11:30AM; 1:30-8PM. Please call in advance to make an appointment with a priest. Saturdays & Sundays: By appointment. School Office Hours School Days: 7:30AM - 3:30PM Incarnation Parish 89-43 Francis Lewis Boulevard Queens Village, New York 11427-2245 December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent Rectory Tel: 718-465-8534 Fax: 718-465-3834 www.incrcc.org
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MassesSaturday: 5:00PMSunday: 7:30AM, 9AM, 10:30AM, 12Noon (Spanish), 5PMSecond Sunday of month: 2:00PM Mass in TagalogFourth Sunday of month: 2:30PM Mass in CreoleMonday - Saturday: 8:30AMHoly Days: As announced.
Sacrament of BaptismFirst Sunday of month at 2PM in English. First Saturday of the month at 1PMin Spanish. Parents must make prior arrangements and attend instruction class.
Sacrament of PenanceSaturday: 4-4:45PM or by appointment.
Sacrament of MarriageCouples should contact a priest or deacon one year in advance of desired date.
Sacrament of the SickCall the rectory for arrangements - anytime in case of emergencies.
Miraculous Medal NovenaMondays and Saturdays after the 8:30AM Mass.
Other DevotionsAs announced.
New ParishionersNew members to Incarnation are asked to contact the pastor for a parishwelcome and registration.
Parish StaffVery Rev. John J. O'Connor, VF, Pastor - Ext 15Rev. Christopher J. Bethge, Parochial Vicar - Ext 13Rev. Msgr. John Casey, Pastor Emeritus(Not in Residence)
Ms. Satti Marchan, Principal - Ext 28Mrs. Marie Fouche, Rel Ed Director - Ext 23Mrs. Olga Petio, RCIA Coordinator - Ext 23Mr. Perry Townsend, Director of Music - Ext 27Miss Jasmine Gomez, Music MinistryMrs. Rose Ruesing, Youth Ministry - Ext 23Ms Patricia Brady, Parish Secretary - Ext 10
SchoolTel: 718-465-5066
Religious Education OfficeTel: 718-465-8534 Ext 23
Rectory HoursWeekdays: 9:30 - 11:30AM; 1:30-8PM.Please call in advance to make an appointmentwith a priest.Saturdays & Sundays: By appointment.
School Office HoursSchool Days: 7:30AM - 3:30PM
Incarnation Parish89-43 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Queens Village, New York 11427-2245December 10, 2017
8:30 In Thanksgiving ~ E. Laroc Tuesday December 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe
8:30 Natividad Pagay
Wednesday December 13 St. Lucy
8:30 Crescencia Gonzaga Thursday December 14 St. John of the Cross 8:30 Yvone & Vilbrun Pierre Louis Friday December 15 8:30 Int. of Francisca Eclipse & David Rosen
Saturday December 16
8:30 Dolores & Virgilio Adames 5:00 The People of Incarnation Sunday December 17 7:30 Gabriella Krill 9:00 In Thanksgiving ~ Enrique Laurel, Jr. 10:30 John Thomann 12:00 Cecilia Marenco
5:00 Lucia Carmen Tineo
Vision Statement
Incarnation Parish is a Roman Catholic community centered around the Lord Jesus, a living sign of hope to all that the Word made flesh dwells among us. His presence and love is encountered in all areas of our life together, especially in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, in Sacred Scripture and in the Sacraments. We seek to make the Lord's presence and love known through service and edu-cation, through evangelization and through con-tinual conversion and renewal in Him. We entrust our life together and our sharing in the mission of Christ to the protection and intercession of Mary, Mother of the Lord and our Mother.
New Nativity Statues. To help celebrate our Parish Feast, the Liturgy Committee last year decided to get ad-ditional figures for the Nativity scene to be placed in our church each Christmas. If anyone would like to memori-alize any of the new Nativity statues please contact the rectory. A plaque hangs each Christmas Season near the Nativity with the listing of the individ-uals to remember in prayer. Available for Memorializing: Shepherds, ox, ass and lambs. Please check with Fr. O’Connor for more information.
The Christ of the Carols. This Tuesday, Dec 12 at 7:30PM In the Meeting Room. Come and reflect on some of your favorite Christmas Carols as we look beyond their first verse to discover a beauty that only adds to the joy of Christmas.
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe ~ There will be a Festive Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe this Tues-day morning at 8:30AM. Come join in prayer as we honor Our Lady as Patroness of the Americas during this Advent Season and remain with her as she anticipates the birth of her only Son, our Messiah.
“PrePAre The WAy OF The LOrD, MA�e STrAIGhT hIS PAThS.”
FrOM The PASTOr’S PeN
I grew up understanding that May and October were months dedicated to Mary. Each Spring we had our procession and May Crowning at my grammar school. It was a big deal as we all got to ditch our plain school uniforms and wear our Sunday finest. I still remember the long procession as the 600 or so of us made our way around the block. Each class was lead by eighth grade girls who always looked like princesses and carried fragrant flowers that would adorn our Lady’s Altar in the church. Likewise, every October in the Fall we would pray the Rosary over in church at Wednesday afternoon devotions. Understandably those two months of May and October were “Mary’s Months.” Yet when I entered the seminary and studied theology and later the Church’s Liturgy, I realized that Mary had “her Own Season” on the Church calendar: the Season of Advent. First of all, Advent has two beautiful feasts of Mary. The first which we celebrated last Friday, when we recall the beginning of Mary’s life in the womb of St. Anne. Mary was conceived preserved free of sin because later on she herself would conceive the Sinless One who would wash away our sins in his own Blood. The other which we celebrate this Tuesday as all of the Americas look to Guadalupe Mexico where Mary revealed herself to the poor Juan Diego who represents each of us in our various needs: she never shuns us. More importantly, Mary is the perfect example of welcoming God’s Presence completely. Throughout her life she was ever attentive of her Son, pondering what His life and ministry meant for herself and for her world. Of course His Incarnation, which Advent prepares us to recall, is the ultimate “in-breaking” where humanity can actually welcome the Divine. Observing these feasts is a great start to celebrating this Marian Season. But there is more, of course. Maybe now is the opportunity to return to praying the Rosary. Maybe it’s the chance to teach how to pray, or pray together with, the next generations of “Mary’s children.” God Bless!
PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD. Over the next ten months you will be in-vited to pray at home for more priests. We
invite individual parishioners & families to sign up to re-ceive a beautiful Good Shepherd statue into their home for one or two weeks and to pray for priestly vocations. A prayer kit & activity sheets about vocations will be also given to help you through your prayer week. At the end of the week, on Saturdays, we ask you to return the Good Shepherd Statue to the Parish Office so that it may be hand-ed over to another parishioner and/or family on Sunday. You may keep the activity sheets for further prayer and re-flection. Please consider signing up for our Prayer Cam-paign for Priestly Vocations. Simply fill in the form below and return it to the Parish Office or in the collection as soon as possible. Father Chris, Father O’Connor or a member of the Vocations Committee, will contact you soon afterwards about all the details.
NAME ___________________ PHONE: _____________ Please contact me/us to participate in Incarnation’s Prayer Campaign for Priestly Vocations. I/We wish to dedicate daily prayer before the Good Shepherd in our home asking for more priests to active ministry in the Church.
Blessing of Baby Jesus Figures Dec 17 10:30 Mass. We invite all our parishioners and families to bring the statue of the Baby Jesus from the nativity scenes in their homes, un-der their Christmas Trees or from their front lawns to the 10:30AM Mass next Sunday for a special bless-ing as we once again recall the Incarnation. May the blessing and these images of Jesus, the Word Made Flesh, remind us that it is Christ’s Mass that is celebrated every December 25th.
Mustard Seed Ministry at 10:30 Mass. At the end of the Opening Prayer children from ages four to seven
will be invited to the lower church to hear the reading(s) in a special way by a trained cate-chist. This may include storytelling, creating a simple craft, singing a song, etc. At the end of the Prayer of the Faithful of the Mass the chil-
dren will return and sit back with their parents and families. For more information see Mrs. Fouche after Mass or call the Rel Ed Office.
Parish Registration ~ We invite anyone who attends our Masses to register in our parish. This will give you the opportunity to be acquainted with the various events, ministers and activi-ties of our parish and enable us to serve you better with your needs.
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Readings For The Week
Sunday Is 40:1-5,9-11 2Peter 3:8-14 Mt 1:1-8 Monday Is 35:1-10 Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday Zec 2:14-17 Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday Is 40:25-31 Mt 11:28-30 Thursday Is 41:13-20 Mt 11:11-15 Friday Is 48:17-19 Mt 11:16-19 Saturday Sir 48:1-4,9-11 Mt 17:9a,10-13
Events For The Week Sunday 9:00am Religious Education Classes MGH 9:15am CCD Penance 10:30am Legion of Mary OLPH 1:00pm Guadalupe Celebration MGH 1:00pm Simbang Gabi Celebration MNH 2:00pm Filipino Mass CH 2:00pm Youth Group OLPH Monday 7:30pm RCIA OLPH Tuesday 7:30pm “The Christ of the Carols” OLPH Wednesday 9:00am Adoration CH 5:30pm Angelic Voices CH 7:30pm Choir CH Thursday 8:00pm AA OLPH Friday 12:00pm Food Pantry MNH 6:00pm Girl Scouts MNH 7:00pm School Christmas Show MGH Saturday 9:00am Sacred Hearts’ Prayer Group OLPH 9:30am Sunday Scripture Study MGH 11:00am Christmas Pageant Practice CH 6:00pm Parish Caroling MGH 8:00pm AA OLPH CH = Church; MNH = Msgr. Nolan Hall (Lower Church); RB = Rectory Basement; OLPH=Our Lady’s (Rectory) Meeting, MGH = Msgr. Griffin Hall (School Auditorium).
INCArNATION CAThOLIC ACADeMy COrNer
Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Registration continues for the 2017-2018 Academic Year
Non– Catholic Children are also Welcomed at the Academy
Walk-in registration will be held daily from 9-11AM.
Appointments may also be made for a School Tour. Parents who are interested in registering their child for Pre-K or K will be required to bring their child to spend a day
in the current class.
Box Tops for Education May be left in the church’s main vestibule
For more info and Open House Dates log onto www.incarnationqv.org or call 718-465-5066
A campaign such as Generations of Faith does not simply end when all the pledges are collected. Now is the time when we start to see the wonderful effects of our effort. Blue collection envelopes have been placed by the doors of the church to help facilitate your pledge payments. Please be sure to send your pledge payments in by mail or sign up for online payments at www.cfbq.org/generations/payments. Together we can insure the future of our parish and the presence of the Gospel in our part of Queens for Generations to Come!
CHRISTMAS MARKET*SUNDAY*NEXT SUNDAY 9:30AM – 4:00PM*SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. The family Life Committee is sponsoring a Christmas Mar-ket to take place on Sunday, December 17. So plabn to join us in Msgr. Griffin Hall for some last minute vintage shopping and a bite to eat that will help our young people journey to Panama with Pope Francis.
Choir rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7:30PM in the choir loft of the church. Stop by and see. Stop by and sing! No prior choral singing experience needed. For further infor-mation contact Mr. Townsend at 718-465-8534.
He will feed his flock like a shepherd.” If God may be calling you to nourish His people as a priest, deacon or in the con-secrated life, contact the Vocation Office at 718-827-2454 or email: [email protected].
Parish Pilgrimage 2018: In the Footsteps of St. Paul—Sept 9 – 20. ~ The parish pil-grimage next September will be to Greece and the Greek Isles as we make a Pilgrim Journey
In the Steps of St. Paul. Spread the word to families and friends and look for details to
LIVING LIGHTS. Securing an Annual Living Light Votive Candle to Honor a Loved One, Remember a Special Intention, or Mark a Milestone is a con-tinual and wonderful way to celebrate sentiments and offer intercessions of remembrance, hope and gratitude. Two wall mounted electric candle stands now hang in our church on either side of
the newly restored and expanded Saints’ Shrine. These unique and inviting candles are made of real wax with electrified illumination to insure your Living Light burns brightly throughout the year. A plaque displaying the name of your loved one, your intention, or your milestone will be mounted before your Living Light Votive Candle. Plaques will remain for the year you have secured your Living Light and may be renewed or rededicated for addi-tional 12 month periods. In addition to its rightful place before your Living Light in the Saints’ Shrine, your Loved One, Special Intention, or Milestone will also be included in the Living Light Section of the Parish Website. See the blue brochure by the church doors or contact the rectory for more info: 718-465-8534.
INCArNATION INFOrMATION
Organization Contact Phone
Adult Confirmation Mrs. Olga Petio 718-465-8534x23 Adult English Choir Perry Townsend 718-465-8534x27 Adult Faith Formation Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Alcoholics Anonymous Rectory 718-465-8534 Altar Servers Fr. Chris 718-465-8534x13 Angelic Voices Children’s Choir Perry Townsend 718-465-8534x27 Baptism Registration Rectory 718-465-8534 Extraordinary Ministers Deacon Franklin 718-465-8534 Evangelization Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Family Life Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Filipino Choir Ricky Matela 718-357-4894 Finance Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Food Pantry Deacon Francois 718-465-8534x25 Fundraising Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Friendship Club Marilyn Gallacher 718-465-2895 Girl Scouts Nalda Gomes 646-320-9355 Haitian Prayer Group Occide Pierre 718-776-0523 Homebound Ministry Sr. Ellen Patrice 718-465-8534 Hospitality Ministry Lucita Romulo 718-740-0417 Incarnation Academy
Principal Satti Marchan 718-465-5066x28 Alumni Denise Antz 516-354-1217 HSA Jornada Lorraine Marrero 718-468-9029 Lectors Deacon Lopez 718-465-8534 Legion of Mary B. Innocent 718-464-2167 Liturgy Committee Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Line Dancing Lucita Romulo 718-740-0417 Marriage Registration Rectory 718-465-8534 Martha Ministry Donna Paul 347-495-0435 Mustard Seed Ministry Mrs. Marie Fouche 718-465-8534x23 Nocturnal Adoration Anna Maria Lopez 718-217-4160 Pag-Asa Filipino Com Jose Santiago 718-479-0496 Parish Pastoral Council Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 Publicity Coordinator Fr. O’Connor 718-465-8534x15 RCIA Mrs. Olga Petio 718-465-8534x23 Religious Education Mrs. Juliana Paul 718-465-8534x23 Rosary/Altar Society Sacred Hearts Group Dcn Clemenceau 718-341-2653 Spanish Prayer Group Fr. Chris 718-465-8534x13 Spanish Choir Jasmine Gomez 347-407-2248 St. Vincent dePaul Deacon Francois 718-465-8534x25 Vine & Branches Prayer Gp Karine Baron 646-299-2291 Vocations Committee G. Pierre-Antoine 718-341-2653 Youth Group Fr. Chris 718-465-8534
The Shepherd Speaks
The Season of Advent is a marvelous time which reawakens in us the expectation of Christ’s return and the memory of his histori-cal coming. It is a season full of hope. It is the Lord’s express invitation from the lips of the Isaiah: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” These words open the Book of Comfort, in which the Prophet ad-
dresses the joyous proclamation of liberation to the people in exile. The time of tribulation has ended; the people of Israel can look trust-ingly toward the future: at last they can return to their homeland. - Angelus—7XII14
CHRISTIAN INITIATION. Do you know a family member or friend who is interested in becoming a Catho-lic? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a wonderful process in our parish available to those who feel called to the Catholic Faith. New inquiry classes have be-gun. The RCIA is also available for those Catholics who have not yet received First Eucharist or Confirmation. Call the Rel Ed Office (718-465-8534) for more info.
COMPLIMENTARY EDITIONS OF MAGNIFICAT for the month of Decem-ber are by the doors today. This edition is ideal for preparing for Christmas. Meditate on the daily readings of the sea-son or simply enjoy its Advent Reflec-tions or Biographies of the Saints.
Gracious God and Father, we enter into your presence realizing you know us better than we know our-selves. You know the cares and sufferings we carry in our hearts. You call us to holiness and we trust you to lead us together on our journey to be a renewed Church, for with you all things are possible. Create us anew in Jesus Christ your Son. Liberate us from all that keeps us from you. Heal us from every form of sin and violence. Transform us to live your Word more profoundly. Awaken us to the sacred; rebuild trust among us. Enliven our parishes; reunite our families. May your Holy Spirit empower us to live as a community of love, freed to share in your work of recreating our world and restoring justice. We believe you are doing something new, calling us to arise together in Christ to celebrate the fullness of life. Amen.
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MEMORIALS DURING THE WEEK
Because the parish Mass Intentions fill in so quickly there is now the opportunity to memorialize the Altar Candles, the Offerings of Bread and Wine and the Sanctuary Lamps. Please contact the Parish Office as dates are available be-ginning this week. All intentions will be listed here in the bulletin. The offering for each are the same at $25
Youth Group Meets on Sundays at 2PM in the
OLPH Meeting Room Entrance on Francis Lewis Blvd.
Everyone can come and check it out.
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE SHARNG ON SATURDAYS. Join us on Saturday mornings from 9:30-10:30 in Our Lady’s Meeting Room or the Auditorium as we spend time with the read-
ings that will be proclaimed at Mass on Satur-day evening and Sunday. Through prayer and fellowship we hope to have the Scriptures come more alive.
Any students who would like to participate in the Living Nativity at the 5PM Family Mass on Christmas Eve are asked to contact Mrs. Fouche (718-465-8534).
MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY. Those who are inter-ested in the Ministry of Hospitality to welcome visitors and parishioners to our doors at Sunday Mass are asked to con-tact Father O’Connor for more information. This ministry is a result of the Parish Assembly and parishioners’ desire to make Incarnation a more welcoming place.
NEW HYMNALS. You may notice the new BREAKING BREAD hymnals in the bookracks. Once again we ask everyone’s help and cooperation in keeping the hymnals clean and please return the hymnal into the bookrack at the end of Mass.
COLDS AND COMMON SENSE. As we continue to pass through the winter months and flu season, please re-member to refrain from receiving the Precious Blood from the chalice, and even exchanging the sign of peace if not feeling well. Your neighbor will understand and thank you.
ADVENT WREATH. For those who have an Advent wreath at home for family prayer during this holy season, today you light the first and sec-ond purple candles.
CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MY CHURCH. A special Christmas collection for the parish is being taken up now before Christmas Day. The Christmas
letter from the pastor asks that every parish-ioner prayerfully make a fair share offering during this holy season. Extra Christmas collection envelopes are in the church today for those who did not receive the mailing. The whole Pastoral Staff thanks you in ad-vance for your Christmas Gift to YOUR Church.
2018 MASS BOOK. The Mass Book for the next calendar year is now open. The opportunity to pray in a special way for the repose of the soul of a loved one or other prayerful intention is made available each day with announced Mass offerings. You may choose to commemorate a death anniversary, wedding anniversary, birthday remembrance or simply pray in thanksgiving. Open dates begin in April.
TWICE THE BLESSINGS! When planning your Christ-mas celebrations please include Holy Mass twice. Sunday, December 24 is the Fourth Sunday of Advent while Mon-day, December 25 is Christmas. The complete Christmas schedule will be in next week’s bulletin.
WHITE WELCOME ENVELOPES are located in the church for those who are new in the parish, for those who would like to receive weekly envelopes and for those who may have for-gotten their envelope today. Thank you for all your support for as parish as we try to meet our weekly needs. .
2017 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL continues with 243 pledges to the sum of $46, 3255. All monies donated now will remain in the parish. Once again we look forward to a successful pledge drive at Incarnation mindful that eve-ry penny collected over goal returns to the parish. If you have never given to the appeal before please consider doing so this year. Pledge envelopes are by the doors of the church. With the par-ticipation of every parishioner we are guaranteed success.
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Incarnation Catholic Academy is seek-ing dedicated volunteers to assist our stu-dents who need additional help in Math and ELA. Volunteers will work one-on-one with students from 3:00 – 4:00PM. Please consider spending some time, sharing your gift, and at the same time helping our students to succeed in school. This is your opportunity to make a difference. Our students at Incarna-tion are our future. Please contact us at [email protected] or call us at (718) 465 5066. Thank you.
GIFT SUNDAY. We thank everyone who took gift tag(s) from the Giving Tree last Sunday. The tree remains in the church for those who would like to still take part in our giving program. We ask everyone to return their wrapped gifts with the attached tag to church NEXT Sunday, De-cember 17th, which we call GIFT SUNDAY. What a beau-tiful sight it will be with hundreds of wrapped gifts in the Baptistery and Altar area. God bless everyone for their Spirit of Giving!
CHRISTMAS CAROL PROCESSION returns to Incar-nation this Saturday at 6:00 PM. All carolers are invited to meet in the parking lot. Then we will be led by the Holy Family through the neighborhood singing Christmas car-ols! Dress warmly, bring a flashlight and jingle bells and enjoy some of your favorite Christmas carols. After-wards we will serve hot chocolate and cookies in the audi-torium. The procession this year will go down 207th Street to 90th Avenue across Francis Lewis Blvd to Hollis turning south onto 204th Street. Then going west onto 93rd Ave-nue where it will turn north on to 202nd Street then west onto 90th Avenue. It will turn south on to 201st and then west onto 93rd Avenue where it will go north onto 199th Street before turning east onto 89th Avenue and back to Incarnation. Capture the Christmas spirit as Incarnation sings songs of the season and keeps Christ in Christmas!
Giving Tree. In the upcoming Season of Giving, a beauti-ful Giving Tree containing decorative gift tags will be placed in the back of the church for the First Sunday of Advent. Parishioners are invited to take the gift tag(s) to
purchase items for Christmas. GREEN tags are for the children at Hour Children in Long Island City. WHITE tags are for those children from St. Mary, Star of the Sea in Far Rockaway, and RED tags are to be given to needy children by Unidos Latinos of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish in Astoria. Everyone is invited to partici-
pate in this year’s Giving Tree – children and adults. Feel free to take more than one gift tag. Join us in the ap-proaching Season of Giving as we celebrate God’s gift of Jesus in our hearts & lives.
Reconciliation. When making your Christmas “To Do List” make sure you have added receiving the Sacrament of Penance. Confessions are on Saturdays from 4 to 4:45PM.
CHRISTMAS PLANTS that will deco-rate our church throughout the Christmas Season may be donated. You may wish to donate IN MEMORY OF or IN HONOR OF a loved one. The donation is $15.00. Christmas donation envelopes are available in the church today. It is only through your generosity that our church is decorated so beautifully for Advent and Christmas. Please return your offering in the collection
or at the Parish Office.
MARTHA MINISTRY. Join with others from the parish in a detailed cleaning of the church at 10:30AM on the Sec-ond Saturday of the month, January 13. For more information please contact: Donna Paul—347-495-0435.
Lessons & Carols on Epiphany Sun-day. Join us January 7 at 3:30PM for a Celebra-tion of Scripture and Singing that continues the Joy of the Christmas Season. All the parish choirs will participate in this event as the Christ-mas Season continues until Jan 8. Light refresh-ments will be served in the lower church after the service.
ADVENT PARTICIPATION. This year we invite indi-viduals and families to light the Advent wreath placed in
the sanctuary space. On the four Sun-days of Advent, at the 9, 10:30 & 12 Masses, would you like to come for-ward and actively participate in the lighting of the Advent wreath? We hope that this liturgical practice in church will be repeated in everyone’s home around their family Advent wreath throughout the holy season.
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