APRIL 12, 2009

EASTER SUNDAY

Celebrate Summer Registration and Info

Knights Word

Knights of Columbus

Piece of Mind How To Lock Your Car and Why

School Registration

Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy

Honors & Awards Good News from the Schools Principal

and much more...

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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 44:30 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

Announcements April 12, 2009 | ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

Leisure Club News

C heck out our latest at-tractions:

Day Trip to Atlantic City on Monday April 20. Cost: $30.00 pp.

Day Trip to Thimble Island, Connecticut, on Friday, May 1. Cost: $79.00 pp. Boat ride, and lunch included.

Trip to Woodlock Pines Re-sort Pennsylvania, Monday to Friday May 1115. All meals, transportation and tips included. Cost: $595.00 pp.

For more information, please call Peggy McKeon at (718) 428-2833. St. Aloysius Fellowship Gathering

F or Single, Widowed & Divorced at Parish Cen-ter at 592 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Saturday, April 25th. Sandwich , soda, coffee dessert at 6:00 PM. $10. All are invited. Please come, meet new people! If you are interested St. Als has a 5:00 PM Mass. Questions, call Jean at (516) 487-5409. The 300 Club

T he 300 Club is back. Numbers are available by calling Jamie Eckartz at (718) 224-4406. For the first time, we are offering half numbers. We will match you up with a partner and assign a number. The drawing will be held on Friday, May 15th. Please purchase your numbers early. Boy Scout Pasta Dinner

B oy Scout Troop 153 Pasta Dinner 2009 will take place on Saturday, April 18th at 68 PM in Father Smith Hall. For more infor-mation, call Tom

McGlinchey at (718) 224-9634. Bible Study Continues

T he Bible Study sessions will continue studying the Letters of St. Paul during the Pauline Year with Monsi-gnor Ryan. However these sessions will begin in June for five weeks and not in May as previously an-nounced. This delay is due to the many scheduling conflicts in the parish calendar. It will also allow us to conclude our study of St. Paul when the Pauline Year ends on June 29, 2009. The dates for the sessions are: June 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. For your convenience each session will take place twice: 1:15 - 2:30 PM and 7:30 - 9:00 PM. The sessions take place in the "ANNEX" on 244th Street & Northern Blvd. Admission is free. We will study the Letters of Paul to the Galatians and to the Romans. The book with these Letters with commentary is $5.00 and is available at the sessions. Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society

T he Annual Membership Meeting of the Douglas-ton and Little Neck Historical Society will take place on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 3:00 PM at Community Church of Douglaston at 39-50 Douglaston Pkwy. Dr. John Strong, professor emeri-tus of history and American studies at the Southampton College of Long Island Uni-versity, will show slides on the subject of Native Ameri-can culture before the arrival of European settlers. It in-cludes the Matinicoc Indians of the Douglaston and Little Neck area. The discussion will illustrate aspects of pre-

historic lifeways such as set-tlement patterns, tool tech-nology, wigwam construc-tion, food and nutrition, medicine, agriculture, and wampum making, as well as temporary Native America issues on Long Island. Dur-ing and after the discussion, there will be opportunity for questions and comments from the audience. More at www.DLNHS.com Job Offers

M eals on Wheels Driver/Transportation (Temp/FT/PT)

Responsibilities : Provide Transportation for seniors to and from Center, collect and record participant contributions weekly, deliver Meals on Wheels to assigned addresses mid-morning, maintain upkeep of vehicle and document mileage, re-pairs, etc., assist in schedul-ing pickups and routes when-ever necessary, establish ex-cellent relationships with sen-iors and all team members, monitor any changes in sen-iors well being needs, and report to case Manager. Qualifications : Valid NYS Drivers License-Class D, 3 years of driving experience; no more than one moving violation in 24 months, no DUI convictions, knowledge of or ability to follow directions, ability to communicate, read and write in English. Contact: Susan Shafer, Pro-gram Manager at Bayside Senior Center at 221-15 Horace Harding Expressway Bayside, NY 11364 Phone: (718) 225-1144 Fax: (718) 229-7320 Email: sshafer@ccbq

P art-Time Activity Leader (no experience neces-

sary) Good verbal/writing inter-personal skills to work with senior population; 10 hours per week, 2 hours per eve-ning, Monday through Fri-day, 6:308:30 PM. Reliabil-ity a must! If interested please call: Marilyn Gindi at (718) 971-2708 at Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home at 42-41 201th Street in Bayside. Free Job Training Pro-grams

B rooklyn Workforce Inno-vations has helped thou-sands of low income New Yorkers start new careers. All programs include job placement assistance. Must be 21 years or older, unem-ployed or underemployed, and resident of NYC. A drivers license is required for all programs except Brooklyn Woods. Must be able to pass a drug screen.

Brooklyn Networks attain certification in low voltage cable installation. Call Erica Plasse at (718) 237-2017 Ext. 149.

Red Hook on the Road (RHOR) train to re-ceive your Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL). Call (718) 237-4846.

Made in NY - Produc-tion Assistant Training Program: begin your ca-reer in TV and film pro-duction. Call Mara Prater (718) 237-2017 Ext. 145.

Brooklyn Woods learn custom woodworking techniques. Call Kathy Figueroa at (718) 389-3636.

www.stanastasia.info

St. Anastasia School is now accepting registration for the coming academic year at our new academy, Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, which will open in September 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 Wisdom 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

A s we begin the final trimester of St. Anastasia School, we would like to recognize our students accomplishments in the various contests that take place during this time. Con-gratulations to the winners of the 30th Arline Thomas Urban Bird Literary/Arts Contest. Parents and other family members were invited to attend a cere-mony honoring their achievements at Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) at 228-06 Northern Blvd.

Congratulations to the 5th graders who won the following prizes from the Eighth Annual Aurora Gareiss Award for Wetlands Conservation Contest sponsored by the Udalls Cove Preserva-tion Committee:

First Place: Erica Cooper; Second Place: Rosemary Wolf; Third Place: Manuel Ritoe. The awards ceremony will take place at St. Anastasia School at a date to be determined. These stu-dents and their families were invited to attend the organizations 40th Annual meeting and Wetlands Cleanup on Sat-urday, May 2nd. The Chess after-school club awarded trophies and/or medals at the end of March to the St. As students who par-

ticipated in the Club Tournament. Thank you the faculty, staff and parents who made this enrichment

club possible. Congratulations to: First Place winners: Liam Burke and Nicholas Angeles. Second Place: Frederic Jean Joseph Honorable Mention: Joshua Balbi, Amanda Stoner and Nicholas Vennitti.

The Primary Math Bee took place in the classroom with the following winners representing their grade at the St. Anas-tasia Math Bee in Father Smith Hall. Congratulations to the following partici-pants: First Grade: Gina Hernandez, Ryan Kim, Anisa Parcheman, Bianca Sealey, Bohbin Shim and Matteo Filib-erti (alternate). Second Grade: Joseph Bekios, Chris-tina Colletti, Amma Opam, Janeen Rico, Nicholas Vennitti and Marissa Villamena (alternate). Third Grade: Nico Carlino, Francesca Filiberti, Stefan Huber, Andre Man-gano, Nicole Shin and Pilgu Choi (alternate). Congratulations to Stefan Huber who after many rounds won first place in the Primary Math Bee. He will represent St. Anastasia School in the Regional Math Bee to be held at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament where all the pri-mary winners from the elementary Catholic Schools in Queens will com-pete. The faculty, staff and administration of St. Anastasia School wish you and your families a blessed Easter. Classes re-sume on Monday, April 20, 2009.

GOOD NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Honors & Awards ___________

by LUCY MIHULKA

Coya Campbell, 4th Grade, Art, 3rd Place Carla Valenti, 5th Grade, Art, Honorable Mention Kathryn McCabe, 6th Grade, Art, 3rd Place

How to Lock Your Car and Why I locked my car as I walked away I heard my car door unlock. I went back and locked my car again three times. I looked around and there were two guys sitting in a car in the fire lane next to the store. When I looked straight at them they did not unlock my car again. How to lock your car safely - While trav-eling, my son stopped at a roadside park. He came out to his car less than 45 minutes later and found someone had gotten into his car, and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator briefcase, you name it. He called the po-lice and since there were no signs of his car being broken into, the police told him that there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device. They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom, and have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said to manually lock your car door, by hit-ting the lock button inside the car. That way, if there is someone sitting in a park-ing lot watching for their next victim it will not be you. When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting, it does not send the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain, it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be stolen. Something totally new to us... and real. Be aware of this and please pass this note on. Look how many times we all lock our doors with our remote, just to be sure we remembered to lock them, and bingo someone has our code --- and whatever was in the car, can be stolen. Kevin Devlin is St. Anastasia parishioner; he is retired Captain from the Port Authority Police Department and was commanding officer of the Port Authoritys Emergency Ser-vices and Canine unit.

Long Island Chapter Charity Drive Thanks to everyone who contributed to this years Long Island Chapter Charity Drive. The recipient of this years funds was Faith In The Future. This organiza-tion is the scholarship fund for the Brooklyn Diocese grammar schools.

Congratulations Congratulations to our two newest members, William Klein and Joseph Giacoia. Both have completed their 1st Degree and 2nd Degree on April 1, 2009.

Happy Easter The Officers and Members of St. Anastasia Council #5911 Knights of Columbus wish everyone a Blessed Easter Holiday!

Membership Drive If anyone you know is interested in joining our Council, have them come to the Annex on any Tuesday evening at 8:00PM or call August Randazzo at 718-279-9096. We will be happy to discuss the benefits of membership. Visit us on the web: www.geocities.com/kofc5911.

Featured Artist Joey Per

Our Palm and Easter Sunday liturgies fea-tured again Joey Pero, an incerdible trum-peter, who has been performing at St. An-astasias for the last few years. Joey, a Juil-liard alumnus and Wynton Marsalis pri-vate student has recently released his Reso-nance CD, an innovative collection of en-gaging, familiar, yet uniquely reworked tunes as well as original compositions. For more information about Joey and his CD go to www.joeypero.com

The World's Fastest Indian

For 25 years, Burt Munro (1899-1978), from Invercargill at the south end of New Zealand, has been work-ing on his motorcycle, a 1920 Indian, to increase its speed. He dreams of taking it to the salt flats of Bonne-ville, Utah to see how fast it will go. By the early 1960s, heart disease threatens his life, so he mortgages his house and takes a boat to Los Ange-les, buys an old car, builds a make-shift trailer, gets the Indian through customs, and heads for Utah. Along the way, people he meets are charmed by his open, direct friendli-ness. If he makes it to Bonneville, will they let an old guy on the flats with makeshift tires, no brakes, and no chute? And will the Indian actu-ally respond? 2005, PG-13, 127min; Starring: An-thony Hopkins

April 23 at 7 PM. St. Anastasia Youth Center

St. Anastasia's Celebrate Summer 2009 45-11 245th Street |Douglaston, New York 11362

Phone: (718) 225-5191 | www.stafun.org Co-Directors: Mrs. Janine Kramer - Miss Kelly Larkin

MondayFriday June 29thAugust 7th 8:00AM5:30PM

Weekly Rate: $160.00 per child $100.00 second child in family $75.00 each additional child in family

Registration:

One Time Registration Fee of $75.00 per Family

Available for Children currently in Nursery School through current Seventh Grade

Crafts - Board games - Computers - Library - Drama - Music - Outdoor Play ON-SITE VISITS and Special Events

ALL DAYS AND WEEKS ARE OPTIONAL! DROP OFF AND PICK UP TIMES ARE OPTIONAL!

OR: Daily Rate: $35.00 per child

Thursday, April 30th 7:00PM9:00PM Fridays May 1st and May 8th 3:30PM5:30PM Saturday May 9th 1:30PM3:30PM Father Smith Hall 245th Street and Alameda Ave.

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Bread & Wine Memorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR *** Rev. John J. Gribbon ***

APRIL 1218, 2009

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

Annette Montello Mary Ann Inguagiato Mary Laviani

And those who have died, especially:

Felipe Esquen Luz Irizarry

What do you call a rabbit when he comes out of surgery? The ether bunny.

Mass Intentions April 1218, 2009

SUNDAY EASTER SUNDAY 8:00 AM Easter Mass 10:00 AM Easter Mass 12:00 PM Easter Mass

MONDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER

8:30 AM Joseph Bannon

TUESDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 AM For a special intention and for Veronica & John Casagrande

WEDNESDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 AM Pietro Nardozi and Gino Casagrande

THURSDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 AM Maria Scarapicchia and Pietro De Luise

FRIDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 AM Charles Weaver and George Caparelli

SATURDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER 8:30 AM Dominick & Emilia DeRose

Easter Closings and other News

The Rectory Office will be closed on Monday, April 13. The office will reopen on Tuesday, April 14 at 9:00 AM. The Religious Education Classes (CCD) will not take place on Wednesday, April 15. The next classes will take place on Wednesday, April 22 at usual times.

The 8th GradersConfirmation candidates will have their meetings on April 22, 29 and May 6. Confirma-tion rehearsal for candidates and their sponsors will be on Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 PM in the church. Confirmation is scheduled for Sunday, May 17 at 2 PM.

The Mary Louis Academy Honor Roll

Principals List:

Brittany Nieves Colleen OBrien Jennifer Kleemann Margaret Caberto Matilde Pennisi Vanessa Ronan Victoria Stivanello

First Honors:

Christine Garcia Kelly Armato Laura Matelsky Leah DeEgidio