Salus Animarum Suprema Lex

Douglaston-Little Neck

www.stanastasia.info

saint nastasi church

A A 45-14 245th Street Douglaston, NY 11362-1135 Phone: (718) 631-4454 Fax: (718) 631-1774 Email: info@stanastasia.info

Rev. Msgr. George J. Ryan, Pastor Rev. William A. McLaughlin Rev. Chris J. Piasta, OFM Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Cantley, S.T.D., Pastor Emeritus

Rectory Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 8 PM Saturday 9:15 AM to 1 PM

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

St. Anastasia School: 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

Religious Education & CCD Office: Mrs. Janine Kramer, Directress Phone: (718) 225-5191 Email: dre@stanastasia.info

Music Minister: Mr. Joseph C. Extejt

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

Weekday Masses: Monday thru Saturday at 8:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 4—4:30 PM

Holy Days and Special Liturgies: Mass schedules will be printed in the Bulletin at the appropriate time.

Devotions: 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 registered. Registration forms are available at the Rectory. Use of the electronic giving (Faith Direct) or envelope system is required if statement of 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 call-ing the Rectory no later than 2 weeks before the Baptism. Parents must attend the Baptism instructions before Baptism 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 marriage and fully participate 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 initia-tion, or attain full membership in the Church. For further information, please contact Ms. Janine Kramer

January 18, 2009

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

■ ANNOUNCEMENTS January 18, 2009 ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

Help the Homeless

H omeless men living under Flushing Meadow

Bridges need clothing For a number of years now and thanks to the generosity of our parishioners; every Sunday morning during the winter months, we bring hot choco-late, a sandwich and some warm clothes to a group of homeless men living under the bridges and surrounding areas of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. These are men who for different reasons have given up on life and seen unable to cope with it. As the cold weather approaches, once again we are preparing to start our mission and we need clothing. If you have warm clothes and blan-kets that are clean and in good condition and would like to donate them please call us and we will pick them up. For more information call Jorge at (718) 224-8187 or (718) 423-5988. Need a ride to Church?

C entury Car Service is of-fering a special rate to

parishioners who need a ride to Sunday Mass. This offer is only available to get to St. An-astasia Church for Sunday Mass. The fee is $5.00 plus any gratuity they choose to give. (This is a 16% reduction in their usual rate. Just advise the dispatcher that you are go-ing to St. Anastasia Church in Douglaston in order to get the discount.) Century Car is lo-cated at Springfield Blvd and Union Turnpike in Bayside. Call (718) 740-6600 or (718) 428-1010. Leisure Club

T rip to Atlantic City on Monday, January 26, 2009

$30. pp. For more information and to sign up, call Peg McKeon at (718) 428-2833.

Revive, Renew, Romance

M arried couples are in-vited to a weekend to

Revive, Renew, Romance at Sts. Peter and Paul Spirituality Center, Douglaston Feb. 13—15, 2009. Enjoy the company of other married couples and grow closer in your relation-ship with each other and God. Total cost of the week-end is $250. To reserve a place, call (718) 229-8001 Ext. 310. Healing Mass

T uesday, January 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM. There will be

Rosary, Mass & Healing Ser-vice at Immaculate Conception Center at 7200 Douglaston Pkwy in Douglaston. Diocesan Wedding Anni-versary Celebration

D iocesan Wedding Anni-versary Celebration 2009

for couples celebrating their 25th, 30th, 40th & 50th and above: Bishop DiMarzio will celebrate the Anniversary Mass on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Immaculate Conception Church at 86-45 Edgerton Boulevard in Ja-maica, NY. There is a fee of $30. Per couple. All registered couples will receive a personal-ized certificate and will be greeted by the Bishop. A re-ception with light refreshments will follow the Mass. If you are interested in attending, please call the rectory for information and registration. St. Aloysius Fellowship Gathering

F ellowship gathering for single, widowed & di-

vorced at the Parish Center at 592 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck on Saturday, Janu-ary 31 at 6 PM. $10. pp covers pizza, soda, coffee and dessert. All are invited, please come,

meet new people and have a real good time. Questions—call Joan at (516) 487-2864. Wanted: Part-Time Activity Leader at Ozanam

N o experience necessary, with good verbal/writing,

interpersonal skills and a driver’s license, to work with senior population; 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9—12 noon and alternate week-ends, willing to drive minibus on occasion. Reliability a must. Call: (718) 971-2708 for more information. Vocation Sunday

A s a response to the Church’s critical shortage

of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, St. Anastasia Parish is hosting a special Vo-cation Sunday. On the week-end of January 24—25, the priest at each Mass will speak about Jesus’ call of His first disciples. At the end of the Mass, Stanley Cellus, a Brook-lyn seminarian at the seminary of the Immaculate Conception

in Huntington, Long Island, will speak for a few minutes about his own vocation journey in response to God’s call. Immediately after the 8 AM, 10 AM and 12 PM Masses on Sunday, all are invited to Fr. Smith Hall for coffee and donuts during a showing of the brief (20 minutes) new DVD on priestly vacations entitled Fishers of Men. Knights of Columbus of St. Anastasia Council comprise our parish Vocation Committee and have committed them-selves to prayerful support of priestly and religious voca-tions. They have also been very generous in offering Stanley some financial support during his theological studies. Let us all support our seminarians in the major seminary (Huntington) and in our minor seminaries (Douglaston and Elmhurst) by our prayers.

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Movie Club is offered to adults only. We are se-lecting movies that are interesting, inspiring, sometimes forgotten, thought-provoking and artistically significant. We use the Youth Center, which is equipped with AC, comfy couches, de-cent stereo sound and big-size projection screen. Snacks, wine and soda are served.

Movie Club: “Breach”

In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is as-signed to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sex-ual habits. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout Catholic, has warmed to O'Neill, who grows to respect Hanssen. O'Neill's wife resents Hanssen's intrusive-ness; the personal and professional stakes get higher. How they catch Hanssen and why he spies become the film's story. Can O'Neill help catch red-handed "the worst spy in history" and hold onto his personal life? (IMdb) Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Philippe and Laura Linney. USA (2007), PG-13, 110 min. Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM Youth & Young Adults Center (Entrance adjacent to the church, 2nd floor) $3 cover wine, soda & snacks

Evening Spirituality Series Each session will explore unique ways to enrich our faith, through reflection, prayer and sharing, using Joyce Rupp’s “May I Have This Dance?’ Tuesday, February 3rd — Dry Bones Tuesday, March 3rd — Leaning on God Tuesday, April 7th — Watered Gardens Time: 7:30 PM Place: St. Robert Bellarmine School Hall Bayside Hills, NY Facilitator: Maryann Villanti, (718) 423-5272 Materials will be supplied

SPIRITUALITY

Spirituality for Women

BOY SCOUTS

Cub Scout Pack 153 is pleased to present the now classic film Chicken Run (G-rated) for family enjoyment. Fundraiser proceeds support the outdoor activi-ties of the Cub Pack, and your attendance is appreciated. Families are admit-ted for a charge of $5 (per family). It will take place on Saturday evening, January 24th, at 6 PM, in Father Smith Hall. Refreshments will be available for sale at reasonable prices. This is a great evening for grandparents to come enjoy a delightful film with the kids! All the young at heart are invited! The menu (you won't go home hungry): All Beef Hot Dog, $1.50 Chips with melted cheese, $1.25 Large cup of Popcorn, $1.00 Juice box, 75 cents All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The parish sponsors Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Joining information is avail-able from the Scouting representative, Tom McGlinchey, (718) 224-9634. The Cub Scouts are looking for fine young men in the First and Second grades, in particular, to join this exciting and fun program. We meet on Sunday eve-nings.

Boy Scouts’ News

MASS INTENTIONS January 17—24, 2009

SATURDAY ANTHONY, ABBOT

5:30 PM Brian Romano

SUNDAY SECOND ORDINARY SUNDAY

8:00 AM John A. McDermott and Anthony Corrente 10:00 AM Adalgisa & Sante Scarapicchia

12:00 PM Irene Kruszewski

5:00 PM

MONDAY WEEKDAY Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

8:30 AM Gabriel Domenielli

TUESDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Mary Cacciola and Matteo & Margaret Cigliano

WEDNESDAY AGNES, VIRGIN & MARTYR Agnes (+4th c. at the age of 12) patroness of Christian virtue confronted by political and social violence; represented with martyr’s palm and a lamb (agnus in Latin = lamb); the wool from the lambs blessed today will be used to make the pallia, which are presented by the pope to met-ropolitans on June 29.

8:30 AM Francis X. Byrnes

THURSDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Mary McDermott

FRIDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Josephine Notarfrancesco

SATURDAY FRANCIS DE SALES, BISHOP Francis de Sales (+1622); bishop of Geneva; sought to bring many back to the Church through his personal life and writings; cofounder with St. Jane Frances de Chantal of the Visita-tion Order; patron of writers, journalists and the deaf.

8:30 AM Dr. Martin Bonventre

Bread & Wine Memorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR

*** Susan McCormack *** JANUARY 18—24, 2009

{ Remember } Please remember in your prayers all the sick of our Parish Community, especially:

Ruth Marchese Annette Montello Mary Ann Inguagiato