Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart

by themselves. And he was transfigured before them.

MARK 9:2-3

MARCH 8, 2009

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

Lenten Presentation For Men You Are Christ, Today. Women’s Day of Spirituality Details Inside Bible Study Letters of St. Paul Dear Parishioners Memorial Book Boy Scouts Fundraiser Fundraiser Coupon Inside School Registration The Time is NOW Movie Club The Ninth Day and much more...

Are you ready to hike with God?

St. Anastasia Parish 45-14 245th Street (Rev. John J. Gribbon Way) Douglaston, NY 11362-1135

PHONE (718) 631-4454 FAX (718) 631-1774 WEB SITE www.stanastasia.info EMAIL info@stanastasia.info PASTOR Rev. Msgr. George J. Ryan, Pastor PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. William A. McLaughlin PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Chris J. Piasta, OFM PASTOR EMERITUS Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Cantley, S.T.D. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 8 PM Saturday 9:15 AM to 1 PM RECTORY STAFF SECRETARY Mrs. Betty Harris ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR Mrs. Ann Larkin RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & CCD OFFICE PHONE (718) 225-5191 EMAIL dre@stanastasia.info

DIRECTOR Mrs. Janine Kramer MUSIC MINISTRY DIRECTOR Mr. Joseph C. Extejt YOUTH MINISTRY YOUTH PORTAL www.matthew267.net EMAIL youth@stanastasia.info

St. Anastasia School THE FUTURE HOME OF DIVINE WISDOM CATHOLIC ACADEMY

45-11 245th Street (Rev. John J. Gribbon Way) Douglaston, NY 11362-1134

PHONES (718) 631-3153; (718) 631-3155 EMAIL school@stanastasia.info WEB SITE www.stanastasia.info PRINCIPAL Mrs. Lucy Mihulka ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mrs. Cindy Roma-McCann TUITION OFFICE (718) 631-4909

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

All new families are welcome to the Parish and every fam-ily should be properly registered. Registration forms are available at the Rectory. Use of the electronic giving (Faith Direct) or envelope sys-tem is required if statement of contribution is sought for tax purposes. All parishioners should use either one of the donation 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 calling the Rectory no later than 2 weeks before the Baptism. Parents must attend the Baptism instructions before Bap-tism 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 initiation, or attain full mem-bership in the Church. For further information, please con-tact Mrs. Janine Kramer.

Liturgies WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday Vigil at 5:30 Sundays at 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM & 5 PM For the actual schedule of liturgies check the Mass Intentions section on the last page of the Bulletin. 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

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Help the Homeless

H omeless men living un-der 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 chocolate, a sandwich and some warm clothes to a group of homeless men living under the bridges and sur-rounding areas of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. These are men who for differ-ent 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 mis-sion and we need clothing. If you have warm clothes and blankets 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.

Annual Coat Drive

T he Coats and gently used clothing have been pour-

ing in and as soon as they come in Patty and I are dis-tributing to various places. Thanks for your generosity and we will keep this en-deavor going throughout the year. Again, if you need a pick up and can’t drop off your items at my office: Bryce Rea 250-02 Northern Blvd. 9AM- 5PM give me a call. My number is: (917) 796-2990. —Carolyn Meenan

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 Im-maculate Conception Church at 86-45 Edgerton Boulevard in Jamaica, NY. There is a fee of $30. Per couple. All registered couples will receive a personalized certificate and will be greeted by the Bishop. A reception with light refresh-ments will follow the Mass. If you are interested in attend-ing, please call the rectory for information and registration. Tax Statements

S tatements for tax pur-poses have been gener-

ated and mailed to all who donated $500 or more. If you do not receive a statement and are in need of one, you may request one: Write on your weekly envelope or call (718) 631-4909.

Faith 2.0

S t. Anastasia Youth & Young Adults Ministry is

offering Lenten Series for Young People: Faith 2.0—Putting Yourself Back Together. The series will mark a spiri-tual journey from the basics of Christian spirituality into complexity of our daily lives. Although it is meant to be a spiritual guide for young adults, many younger and older will find it useful, in-

spiring, thought-provoking and practical. The sessions will become integral parts of Sunday Eucharist at 5 PM. All sessions will be presented by Fr. Chris. The schedule:

March 8: Myself in HD (Am I good enough?) March 15: Antivirus (on guilt) March 22: God.jpg (on the im-age of God) March 29: Texting God (on prayer and contemplation) April 5: Let's have a party (on Eucharist)

Sundays of Lent at 5 PM Mass.

Bible Classes

M sgr. Ryan’s Lenten Bible classes begin this

Monday, and continues for

all the Mondays in March (9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th). For your convenience each ses-sion will take place twice: 1:15—2:30 PM and 7:30—9:00 PM. These classes will take place in the Annex on 244th Street and Northern Blvd. Please join us! It is my hope that the life and words of St. Paul will continue to enliven our hearts and stir up our relationship with God and one another.

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Outreach News

T he St. Anastasia Out-reach Program has been

in existence for over two years. During this time our volunteers have assisted our neighbors with shopping, transportation and have of-fered companionship. As the program has become better known in the community our services have been requested more frequently. We now find ourselves in need of more volunteers. If you can help, even if only for an hour a week, it would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to be a part of the outreach Program, please take a card which is located on the table in the vestibule, fill it out, and drop it in the Outreach Box. A member of the Outreach committee will contact you. Evening of Cocktails

T he PS98 PTA cordially invites you to join us for

an evening of cocktails, din-ner & dancing at Douglaston Club on Thursday, March 12, 7:00—11:00 PM. Tickets are $75/pp. Fashion Show News

O n April 2nd St. Anastasia School will hold its an-

nual Fashion Show and Din-ner at Immaculate Concep-tion Center. This is one of the school’s biggest fundrais-ers of the year and we need your help. For those of you who are new to the school or did not at-tend last year’s Fashion Show it is quite a party! In between eating, viewing the fashions of Due Amici and having a great time we will raffle off fabulous theme baskets, which are put together from donations.

If you have received any gifts during this holiday season that you do not want, please donate them to the Fashion Show. We will take any new/unused item, now mat-ter how small, and include it in one of our theme baskets. (Baskets are also needed.) We would also greatly appre-ciate any donations for items such as services, attraction passes, tickets, restaurant or gift certificates or any other items that could be used for our raffles. All donations may be dropped off at the school of-fice or the rectory. If you are unable to drop off an item, please call (718) 428-3780 and a member of the commit-tee will pick it up from you. Thank you for your contin-ued support of St. Anastasia School.

—Pam Kane, Chairperson, Fashion Show

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

M arch 17 is traditionally celebrated as the feast

of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron of Ireland and of the New York Archdiocese. This feast comes with many tradi-tions, including food. We would like you to share your recipes for soda bread, corned beef and other St. Patrick’s secret formulas with our com-munity. Please drop your recipes at the Rectory or email us at info@stanastasia.info by Wednesday, March 11. We will try to publish as many as we can in the next Sunday edition of the Bulletin. Go raibh maith agat! (“Thank you” in Gaelic)

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St. Anastasia School is now accepting registration for the coming academic year at our new academy, Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, which will open in Septem-ber 2009. Please call the school at 718 631-3153 or email at school@stanastasia.info for any other information you may need. Registration Dates for The Divine Wis-dom Catholic Academy are as follows: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

DIVINE WISDOM CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Registration

S o many generous parishioners during the ninety-four years of our parish history have been extra generous in supporting

the needs and ministries of the parish. Some of them were named on plaques that were on the walls through-out the Church building. Re-moving the plaques at the time that the Church was painted and decorated offered an oppor-tunity to rethink how we wish to remember these people. The plaques distributed around the Church didn’t highlight our re-sponsibility of gratefully praying for them. The church is a house of prayer and the best way to remember our benefactors is to pray for them. So to make all of us more conscious of this re-sponsibility we have placed the names of these

benefactors in a memorial prayer book which has now been placed inside the church to the left near the Sacred Heart statue. It is a prayer-ful space where we can remember and pray for

all our benefactors both living and dead. We will have a spe-cial prayer service and blessing of this Memorial Book after Easter. If any parishioner wishes the original name plaque, please call the rectory and you can ar-range to pick it up or have it sent to you.

Dear Parishioners,

“Provident God, pour

out your blessings on our

benefactors, both living

and deceased. Their gifts

have enhanced our

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ness inspires us…”

You Are Christ, Today.

A Lenten Presentation for Men By Deacon Michael Vicinanza Emphasizing the Universal Call to holiness - by offering a radical defini-tion of a Christian: As one in whom.... and through whom.... Jesus Christ ....lives again...because we be-come by grace...what he was/is by nature...Children of God. Mike Vicinanza is Deacon of the Brooklyn Diocese for 10 years. He works full time for the Diocese as the Dean of Formation of the Di-aconate Program where he oversees the training and preparation of men wishing to serve as deacons in the Church. He holds five university degrees including master degrees in Biblical Theology, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Administration

from St. John's University and a doctoral degree in Education from Columbia University. Deacon Mike lives in Massapequa, Long Island, with his wife Judy and teenage daughters, Jillian and Katie.

Saturday March 14, 2009 Beginning with the 8:30 AM Mass and concluding at Noon

MOVIE CLUB:

“The Ninth Day”

Without explanation, Father Henri Kremer, a dissident Catholic priest in-terred at Dachau, is released from the living hell of the Dachau “Priest Block” and returned home to occupied Luxem-bourg. Reunited with his sister and brother, Kremer learns that his freedom is temporary. Gestapo Untersturmführer

Gebhardt, a lapsed seminarian, has ar-ranged a nine day reprieve during which Kremer is expected to persuade the staunchly anti-Nazi Bishop of Lux-embourg to capitulate to Nazi occupa-tion and drive a wedge between Luxem-bourg and the Vatican. As Kremer re-sists, Gebhardt’s threats turn increas-ingly pointed. Torn between duty, faith, terror of returning to Dachau and fear for the safety of his sister’s unborn child, in just nine days Father Henri Kremer must find a way to ease his conscience, protect his family and save his soul without giving in to Gebhardt. But as the ninth day draws near, devout priest and zealous Nazi discover they have more in common than they realize… The "real" Father Kremer, Father Jean Bernard (1907-1994), survived Dachau. He was made bishop of Luxembourg in 1955 and served as head of the Interna-tional Catholic Organization for Cin-ema and Audiovisuals. Directed by Volker Schloendorff (2004) 98 Minutes German with English Subtitles The film contains several images of violence, including a crucifixion, as well as some crude language.

Thursday, March 19 at 7PM St. Anastasia Youth Center

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

Pizza Hut® FUNdraiser Night

Come Help Raise Funds for

St. Anastasia Boy Scout Troop 153

by participating with our

Pizza Hut FUNdraiser Night! When: Monday, March 16, 2009 Where: 215-45 Northern Blvd, Bayside or 253-11 North Hillside Avenue, Bellerose Time: 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Our organization will receive 20% of the sales made during this time, so

make sure you hand in your ticket when ordering!

Fundraiser Ticket

20% of bearer’s purchase will be donated to: St. Anastasia Boy Scout Troop 153

Please present to server or delivery driver

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Mass Intentions March 7—14, 2009

SATURDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

5:30 PM Angelina & Joseph Locetta and Mary Tranchida

SUNDAY SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

8:00 AM 10:00 AM Felix Brogna and Flora Dona

12:00 PM Casiamiro D’Amaro

5:00 PM Angela Smith

MONDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Ambrose McKeon and Estella Galvez

TUESDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Ignazio La Scala and Ruth Marchese

WEDNESDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Adalgisa & Sante Scarapicchia and Curreri Family

THURSDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Ruth Piasta

FRIDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:30 AM For a Special Intention and Philip Basile

SATURDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Florence & William Gillman

Bread & Wine Memorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR

*** Joseph Stock, Jr. *** MARCH 8—14, 2009

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

Annette Montello Mary Ann Inguagiato

Schedule:

8:30—9:00 AM Mass in the Church 9:15—9:45 AM Light Breakfast 9:45—10:00 AM Morning Prayer 10:00—10:45 AM First half of Presentation 10:45—11:00 AM Break 11:00—11:45 AM Second half of Presentation 11:45 AM Return to the Church for a closing Prayer Confessions will be offered to anyone who would like to take the opportunity.

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes. Next Sunday’s Bulletin. Pick up a copy.