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Salus Animarum Suprema Lex

Douglaston-Little Neck

www.stanastasia.info

saintnastasi

churchAA

info@stanastasia.info

Rev. Msgr. George J. Ryan, PastorRev. William A. McLaughlin

Rev. Chris J. Piasta, OFM

Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Cantley, S.T.D.,

Pastor Emeritus

Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 8 PM

Saturday 9:15 AM to 1 PM

Mrs. Betty Harris, SecretaryMrs. Ann Larkin, Accounting Admin.

45-11 245th Street

Mrs. Lucy Mihulka, Principal

Mrs. Cindy Roma-McCann, Assist. Princ.

Phone: (718) 631-3153; (718) 631-3155

Email: school@stanastasia.info

Education CCD Office:

Mrs. Janine Kramer, Directress

Phone: (718) 225-5191

Email: dre@stanastasia.info

Mr. Joseph C. Extejt

Saturday Vigil at 5:30Sundays 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM & 5 PM

Monday thru Saturday at 8:30 AM

Saturdays 44:30 PM

Mass schedules will be printed in theBulletin at the appropriate time.

Miraculous Medal Novena:

Mondays after 8:30 AM Mass

PARISH MEMBERSHIP:

All new families are welcome to the Parish and every family should be properly register

Registration forms are available at the Rectory.

Use of the electronic giving (Faith Direct) or envelope system is required if statement o

contribution is sought for tax purposes. All parishioners should use either one of the do

nation forms. If you move or change your address, please notify the Rectory by mail.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

First Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM only. Parents should make arrangements by caling the Rectory no later than 2 weeks before the Baptism.

Parents mustattend the Baptism instructions beforeBaptism

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:

Time available: Saturday 11 AM-3 PM; Sunday 2:30 PM-3 PM

Couples must make arrangements six months prior to the selected date of their marriag

and fullyparticipate in the Pre-Cana Parish at home.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

It is the process for adults wishing to become Catholic, complete their sacramental init

tion, or attain full membership in the Church. For further information, please contact

Ms. Janine Kramer

December 21, 20

Fourth Sunday of Adve

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ANNOUNCEMENTS December 21, 2008 ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

Help the Homeless

Homeless men living underFlushing MeadowBridges need clothingFor a number of years now andthanks to the generosity of ourparishioners; every Sundaymorning during the wintermonths, we bring hot choco-late, a sandwich and somewarm clothes to a group ofhomeless men living under thebridges and surrounding areasof Flushing Meadows CoronaPark. These are men who fordifferent reasons have given upon life and seen unable to copewith it. As the cold weatherapproaches, once again we are

preparing to start our missionand we need clothing. If youhave warm clothes and blan-kets that are clean and in goodcondition and would like todonate them please call us andwe will pick them up. For moreinformation call Jorge at (718)224-8187 or (718) 423-5988.

Annual Coat Dr ive

T

he coats are dropped off toneedy parishes in Queens

and Brooklyn, visiting NurseEarly Head Start program inRockaway, St. Johns Breadand Life Ministry, and otherspots that are in need of help.The coats can be left at myoffice at Bryce Rea Associates,or if you cant come to me Iwill go and pick them up; justcall my cell phone: CarolynMeenan at (917) 796-2990.Thank you again for your gen-erous help by keeping someone

warm this winter.

Need a ride to Church?

Century Car Service is of-fering a special rate toparishioners who need a ride toSunday Mass. This offer isonly available to get to St. An-astasia Church for SundayMass. The fee is $5.00 plusany gratuity they choose to

give. (This is a 16% reductionin their usual rate. Just advisethe dispatcher that you are go-ing to St. Anastasia Church inDouglaston in order to get thediscount.) Century Car is lo-

cated at Springfield Blvd andUnion Turnpike in BaysideCall: (718) 740-6600 or (718)428-1010.

Add a Soldier to yourChristmas Card Li st

When doing your Christ-mas Cards this year,take one card and send it to thisaddress. If we pass this on andeveryone sends one card, thinkof how many cards these won-

derful, special people whohave sacrificed so much wouldget. On your card list pleaseinclude: A Recovering Ameri-can Soldier, c/o Walter ReedArmy Medical Center, 6900Georgia Avenue N.W., Wash-ington, DC 20307.

Apprentices Wanted

New York State Depart-ment of Labor has an-nounced that Electrician Local#3 is looking for 500 appren-tices and will issue 2,000 appli-cations for the prized slots inthe immediate future. Applica-tions may be obtained by send-ing a request by registered let-ter to The Joint ApprenticeshipCommittee, P.O. Box 560249,College Point, NY 11356.They must include a non-refundable $25.00 applicationfee. For more information,prospective applicants should

contact their nearest Depart-ment of Labor Office in Flush-ing (718) 321-6307 or Jamaica(718) 557-6735.

Annual Catholic Chari tiesCollection

B ishop DiMarzio invites allto join him in this yearsAnnual Catholic Charities Col-

lection. The collection takesplace at all Christmas Masses.Please return the special Catho-lic Charities Envelope fromyour envelope packet with yourgift. If you did not receive aprinted envelope we ask you touse your own blank envelopeand mark it for Catholic

Charities. Bishop DiMarziourges all to join in sharingGods love with families andchildren in need by giving gen-erously to this years CharitiesChristmas collection.

Movie Club

The next screening of St.Anastasia Movie Clubwill take place on Thursday,January 22 at 7 PM. This timewe will be watching The

Breach(2007), which is basedon a true story about a devout

Catholic and FBI operative,who is suspected of sellingsecrets to the Soviets. StarringChris Cooper, Ryan Philippeand Laura Linney. More infor-mation to come.

How do sheep in Mexico say Merry Christmas? Fleece Navidad!.

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Good News from the School Principal

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year

By Lucy Mihulka, Principal

The Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts sponsored

by the parish (Pack and Troop 153) helpedto celebrate a good Christmas, Hanukkah

and Kwanzaa in your name, by collecting food atthe Stop and Shop that was donated to a localfood pantry, with guidance from the Rec-tory. Normally done as a good turn in February aswe celebrate Scout Sunday, we added an extra col-lection to respond to the food emergency this year.

We also continue to provide a holiday sing, withcarols and songs that the boys practice and thensing for the residents of the Little Neck Nursinghome. They are delighted to know that the boysare there in your name.

Our Boy Scouts continue to advance in the lifeskills taught by the program. Most recently, KenBeattie, son of Aaron Beattie, the Scoutmaster, wasawarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a Troop cere-mony. Ken is a student at John Jay College, study-ing forensics, with a desire to serve on the policeforce. Congratulations to him!

Our programs are intended to build character, andto teach the boys about God, Nation, and ourCommunity. Please recommend the program to

your friends, loved ones, and neighbors. For join-

ing information, please call Tom McGlinchey at(718) 224-9634.

We are currently focused on building programs forboys in the first and second grade boys. Please feelfree to come by and visit one of our meetings (thesegrades generally meet on Sunday evenings at6:15). A parent or guardian must accompany thechild.

Scouts Celebrate the Holidays in Your Name

The St. Anastasia Christmas Concert at the Churchon Thursday, December 18thwas a great treat forall that attended. Congratulations to the students

and their teachers, especially, Mrs. Roccia, Ms. Izzo andMrs. VanBusKirk who directed this years Christmas Con-cert themed, Snowed in at St. A.s. Congratulationsalso to our band and their director, Ms. Tracy Pratt.

Christmas recess began at noon on Friday, December 19th.School reopens on Monday, January 5, 2009.

The Faculty, Staff and Administration of St. Anastasia School

wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a happyand blessed New Year.

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CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE 2008

SACRAMENT OF PENANCEMonday December 22, 2008

7:30 PM Communal Penance Service

CHRISTMAS EVE MASSWednesday, December 24, 2008

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASSDecember 25, 2007

Doors will open at 11:15 PMSt Anastasia Choristers will sing Christmas Music before Mass

CHRISTMAS DAYThursday, December 25, 2008

8:00 AM

10:00 AM12:00 NoonNo Evening Mass

Saturday, December 27, 20085:30 PM Vigil

Sunday, December 28, 20088:00 AM10:00 AM12:00 PM

5:00 PM

NEW YEARS Eve5:30 PM Vigil

NEW YEARS Day9:00 AM

12:00 NoonNo Evening Mass

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"Parishioner Bob Reina will be featuring a In Vino Veri-tasWine of the Month" column in the bulletin. Bob hasbeen teaching wine classes at Great Neck Adult Education(including an annual bus tour of the North Fork Long Island

vineyards) and on Wall Street for 15 years. He is also theWine Steward at the Douglaston Club."

"Greetings, fellow parishioners!What I will be attempting in this monthly column is tointroduce you to wines that are high quality, afford-able, match well with food, and are easily obtain-able. (Remember, if your local wine store doesn't havea particular wine in stock, they can order a case of any-thing that is currently available and will usually do soat a discount.) I will not be mentioning vintage yearsin this column, as I'll focus on wines whose qualitydoesn't vary much from year to year. Also, I'd be

happy to answer any wine questions you have and canbe contacted at robert.j.reina@earthlink.net.

Now for our first wine:

LOUIS JADOT MACON-VILLAGES ($17)

Chardonnay is the most popular white wine grapein the U.S. and most people drink Chardonnay fromCalifornia. Unfortunately, the best Chardonnays fromCalifornia are very expensive and most are too "oaky"tasting and clash with many foods. The greatest Char-donnays in the world come from the Burgundy regionof France and not all of them are very expensive. Thisexample, from one of Burgundy's top producers, has acrisp, acidic, citrusy quality, with a delicate andsmooth light bodied silky finish and is an excellentmatch for any delicate grilled seafood.Try it with a traditional Christmas Eve seafood feast!

Bob Reina

Invest in a good map of the city. Mark significant points on a masuch as your hotel, embassies and police stations. Study the maand make a mental note of alternative routes to your hotel or locoffice should your map become lost or stolen.

If you determine that an item is missing, conduct a thoroughsearch prior to reporting the incident to hotel security. Do not ex-pect to receive a copy of the security report, as it is an internaldocument. The incident should be reported to the local police, thRegional Security and Consular Officers at the U.S. Embassy,and your insurance carrier.

Stay only at hotels which have smoke detectors and/or sprinklerinstalled in all rooms and provide information about fire/safetyprocedures. Request a room between the second and seventhfloor. Most fire departments do not have the capability to rescuepeople above the seventh floor level with external rescue equip-

ment (i.e., ladders).

If possible, select a hotel with has installed modern electronicguest room locks. The majority of these locks automaticallychange the lock combination with every new guest so there islittle chance of someone having a duplicate key to your room. Ifyou lose or misplace your key, ask to have your room re-keyedimmediately

Hotels that have limited access to hotel structure, generally themore limited the access; the less likely a trespasser will enter.The parking garage should not have elevators taking passengerto guest floors. It should only go to the lobby.

Does the hotel provide personnel trained in guest security andavailable for escorts to rooms and auto when requested? Is thehotel located in a high crime rate area, especially when travelingoverseas? Check with the US Embassy's Resident Security Officer in that country and they can alert you of areas to stay awayfrom.

Immediately upon check in, get two business cards ormatchbooks with the hotel name and address on them. Place onby the phone in the room so you know where you are and keepthe other on you when you leave so you know where to comeback to. If you get lost, you have the address and phone numbehandy. There is nothing more frustrating than telling a cab driver

to take you to the "Marriott" and they ask which one? That couldbe one very expensive cab ride. Or, if you are in a country whereyou dont speak the language, you can simply show a taxi driverthe matchbook, and youre on your way back to the hotel.

Whenever possible do not except a hotel on the ground floor thahas doors and windows that open to the outside. Hotels with interior hallways tend to be generally safer. For security in motels,avoid ground floor rooms off the parking lot. If you can't get aroom on a higher level, take one facing the interior courtyard.Guestrooms that are as close to the elevators as possible aresafest, but tend to be noisier. You might also want to find out ifthe room is located next to a vending area, those also tend to be

noisy.

Helpful travel tips to those who aretraveling abroad (cont.)By Kevin Devlin

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MASS INTENTIONS

December 2027, 2008

SATURDAY WEEKDAY

5:30 PM Angelina& Joseph Locetta

SUNDAY FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

8:00 AM10:00 AM Pietro Nardozi

12:00 PM George Fitzgerald and Connie Fitzgerald Castleton

5:00 PM Harrison and Mahoney Families

MONDAY ADVENT WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Thomas Larkin

TUESDAY ADVENT WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Klara Deuber and Stefana Oddo

WEDNESDAY ADVENT WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Eugene Stiegler4:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass6:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass

THURSDAY CHRISTMAS DAY

12:00 AM Christmas Midnight Mass8:00 AM Christmas Mass

10:00 AM Christmas Mass12:00 PM Christmas Mass

FRIDAY STEPHEN, FIRST MARTYRStephen (+ c. 35), one of the seven deacons of

the Acts of the Apostles; first disciple to be mar-tyred

8:30 AM Thomas Ford

SATURDAY JOHN, APOSTLE & EVANGELISTJohn (+ c. 100), son of Zebedee, brother ofJames, disciple whom Jesus loved, authoredthree letters, the book of Revelation and themost spiritual of all the gospels; patron of AsiaticTurkey

8:30 AM Beatrice T. Seagrave

Bread & WineMemorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR

*** Stanley Gambeski ***DECEMBER 2127, 2008

{ Remember }

Please remember in your prayers all the sick of ourParish Community, especially:

Ruth Marchese

Annette Montello

Mary Ann Inguagiato

and those who have died, especially:

Joan Loewy

Adele Stevens

Rectory Office Hours

The Rectory Office will be closed on ChristmasDay and Friday, December 26. The Office will re-open on Saturday between 9 AM1 PM. Due toChristmas preparations, we suggest that you visitour Office on Monday and Tuesday.