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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CATHOLIC CHURCH
135 East 96th Street ● New York, NY 10128 Phone (212) 289-0425 ● Fax (212) 996-2028
www.sfdsnyc.org
Pastoral Staff
MASS SCHEDULE Sundays
9am, 11am, 12:30pm*, 5pm Saturdays 5:00pm**
Weekdays 8:30am
*Misa en Español
**Vigil- Sunday Mass Celebrated
Rev. Philip J. Kelly, Pastor Rev. Mr. Sonny Ungco , Deacon Ms. Jayne Porcelli, Pastoral Associate, DRE, Adult Faith Formation Sr. Lynne Jacoby, RSHM, Pastoral Associate James Stayton, Music Director Bradley Behrmann, Liturgy & Digital Ministry Kathleen Calderon, Office Manager Alberto Pena, Plant Manager
Weekend Associates Msgr. Robert Stern
Rev. Anthony Ciorra
Mission Statement Taking Jesus' message of loving service to heart, all are wel-come in our vibrant, hopeful, diverse, Eucharistic Commu-nity where we break the bread and open the Word and discover God in our midst.
Tomando el mensaje de Jesús de servicio amoroso a corazón, todos son bienvenidos en nuestra Comunidad Eucarística vibrante, lleno de esperanzas , diversa, donde rompemos el Pan y abrimos la Palabra y descubrimos a Dios en medio de nosotros.
Contact any staff or clergy through our website or by calling the church rectory and leaving a message. (212) 289-0425
Monday Thru Friday 9:00am—5:00pm
Weekdays: 8:00 am—4:00 pm Weekends: 8:30 am—4:00 pm
Saturdays 4:30 pm—5:00 pm and by Appointment
20/30’s Young Adults RCIA-Sunday,11 Mon 7PM Religious Education-Sunday 10AM Mon 4PM, Catholic Sports, Gay Straight Catholic Alliance (4th Wednesday of the Month 7:00PM),
Adult Choir, Hospitality Ministry, Eucharistic Ministry, Ministry of Lector, Altar Servers/Acolytes, Coro Para Adultos en Español
St. Francis de Sales Parish
#SFDS_NYC
WEBSITE: WWW.SFDSNYC.ORG
PARISH INFORMATION
OFFICE HOURS
CHURCH HOURS
CONFESSIONS
GROUPS & PROGRAMS
MINISTRIES
STAY IN TOUCH
SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION
Baptism/Bautismo: We celebrate the baptism of infants & young children on the third Sunday of the month during the 11:00AM mass. Baptism class is held the first Wednesday of the month. Bautizos en Español son celebra-dos el tercer Domingo del mes a las 12:30PM. Come to the office to talk to a staff person to register for baptism Please bring Birth Certificate when you come in to register. Call us or visit our website for more information. Marriage: Couples should make an appointment at least 6 months in ad-vance of possible date. Please call the Rectory and make an appointment with the priest. Sacrament of the Sick- Please call and let us know if a family member is sick and would like to be anointed. Faith Formation for All– Our Religious Education classes are held on Sunday Mornings (10:00 a.m.) for children in grades 1-8. In addition fami-lies are expected to participate in monthly Family Faith Days WITH their children, as well as Family Mass on the First Sat of each month (Oct-May) at 5p.m. Children will participate in the program for a minimum of 2 years to prepare for sacraments. Monday classes (4:00 p.m.) are offered for those older youngsters and their families who are seeking sacraments of initiation. Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.)—Adults who are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith gather on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the parish house. The door is always open to newcomers. All questions welcome
Email Addresses Fr. Kelly: [email protected] Jayne Porcelli: [email protected] Kathleen Calderon: [email protected] James Stayton: [email protected] Bradley Behrmann: [email protected]
New Parishioners Please register online @ sfdsnyc.org or pick up a registration form after mass. Reg-istration helps us to serve you more efficiently, especially in matters such as testi-monial letters, sponsor certificates and school registration. WELCOME!
Tommorrow Monday, December 4, 6:30 PM BrotherTimSmyth,CFC,willleadare lectiononthereadingsoftheSundaysofAdventforourRCIAfolks.ALLparishionersarewelcomeandinvitedtoattend.BrotherTimisanIrishChristianBrotherwhorecentlybecameamem-beroftheparish.HeisamanofmanytalentsandiscurrentlyinvolvedinVocationMinistry,particularlywithyoungadults.Bringasand-wichtoshareandmeetattheParishhouse. Monday, December 11, 6:30 PM AneveningofCenteringPrayerledbyShirleyFrieko.CenteringPrayerisanancientformofmediationthatinvitesustoquietourbodiesandourmindssoastohearthegentlevoiceofGodinourhearts.MsFrieko,aparishionerandRCIAteammemberhasbeenapractitionerofCenteringPrayerformanyyearsandisalwaysexcitedtosharethisprayerformwithothers.Again,we’llshareabitofalightdinnerat6:30pmandquietdownforprayerby7pm.
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve 9:00am Mass
11:00am Mass 12:30pm Mass
4:00pm (Family Mass) 10:00pm Mass
Christmas Day 11:00am Mass
New Year’s Eve
9:00am Mass 11:00am Mass 12:30pm Mass 5:00pm Mass
New Year’s Day
11:00am Mass
Why A Change In Our Mass Schedule? We are called as a Catholic community to “full, active and conscious participation” in our Sunday liturgies. At St Francis de Sales we try to create liturgies that call us forth to pray and celebrate our faith in the best way possible. We have watched the Sunday 5pm Mass over the last 6 years. Growth has been nominal. Participa-tion is minimal. Financial support of the parish is negligible.
With Fr. Rick’s return to Kenya the prospect of finding an ‘extra’ priest to help out is not a viable option. We have limited resources and seek to use these resources wisely. It is our hope that if we encourage folks to choose another weekend Mass to pray and participate in, (Sat 5pm, Sun 9, 11 and 12:30) we can foster a more vibrant Eucharistic celebration at these litur-gies. We prayerfully ask you to consider choosing to create community, rather than opt for conven-ience here at St Francis de Sales.
Music Selections for the First Sunday of Advent –December 3 9:00am, 11:00am and 5pm Sunday Masses
Processional:
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 80
Offertory: Jesus In The Morning
Communion Hymn: Taste and See
Meditation: Still Hide me now under Your wings
Cover me within Your mighty hand
When the oceans rise and thunders roar I will soar with you above the storm Father, You are King over the flood I will be still and know You are God
Find rest my soul in Christ alone
Know His power in quietness and trust
Your Joy Oh lord will be my strength, Renouncing fear we stand in your glorious grace.
Recessional: Soon and Very Soon
Soon and very soon, We are going to see the King,
Soon and very soon, We are going to see the King.
Soon and very soon, We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, We are going to see the King.
No more crying there, We are going to see the King,
No more crying there, We are going to see the King.
No more crying there, We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, We are going to see the King.
No more dying there, We are going to see the King,
No more dying there, We are going to see the King.
No more dying there, We are going to see the King,
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, We are going to see the King.
Faith Formation Program If you have not yet paid your registration fee for Religious Education please feel free to try our new online giving program. (WeShare). One of its new features is an easy pay button for religious Education.
Small Christian Communities are Now Mee ng for Advent!!
Small Christian Communities are a way to make our amazing parish even more prayerful and centered in Christ. November into December small groups of adults will meet at a variety of times to pray together with the Sunday scrip-tures and reflect on how to make Jesus’ word more active in our lives. Please take some time this week to prayerfully look at your schedule and see if you would like to participate in a small group. We would love to pray with you.
SFDS Youth Ministry Our Youth Ministry team is working hard trying to create a fantastic year of thoughtful events and activities for our outstanding parish youth. Please remember to keep the team and our kids in your daily prayers. If you are interested in finding out more about what’s scheduled please email : [email protected] You are always welcome!!
Our Giving Tree Ourgivingtreeishelpingmeettheneedsof:LSAFHS (seeabove)hasaskedusfortoysfor50oftheiryoungestclients.Ali Forney Center (homelessLGBTQteens)isgratefulforgiftcardsin$10amounts.Lifeway Network (safehousefortraf ickedwom-en)hasaskedusforlargeritems:2bicycles,withhelmets,tirerepairkitsandbikelocks;(soguestscanexploretheirneighborhoodandgetexercise),20large(40”x20”)rollingsuitcases...forwhentheyarereadytosettleintotheirownhomesagain,15(8piece)bed-in-a-bagsets(bright,happycol-ors)sothewomeneachhavetheirownbedding.Hopes Doors ashelterforbatteredandabusedwomenandchildren.(Moretoysandgiftsforwomen).WehaveDOUBLEDthenumberofagenciesweareseekingtohelpandasalwaysaregratefulforyourkindnessduringtheholiday/holydays.
We love our St Francis banner that proudly hangs in front of our church now. We are so grateful to Br Mickey McGrath, OSFS for its creation. We want to let you know that we have more of Br Mickey's artwork available for sale in the parish office. We have several of his books and collections of note cards. These items will make fabu-
lous Christmas gifts, baptism and confirmation gifts too! Stop and visit Kathy and check out these beautiful gift items!
The First Sunday of Advent Be Watchful! Be Alert!
Readings: IS 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7• Psalm Response 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19• 1 COR 1:3-9• MK 13:33-37
Faith Reflection Groups, Personal Prayer,
and Family Sharing
Appreciating the Word—Be Watchful! Be Alert! I remember hearing a story a ways back that always makes me smile. I think it went like this: some very pious seminarians approached Pope John XXIII and asked very earnestly “Holy Father, if Jesus were to come today, if this was the time for the second coming, what should we do?” With tongue firmly planted in cheek I’m sure, the good Pope responded “look busy!” This gospel reminds me that I want God to find me doing good works. Wouldn’t it be terrible if we were caught be-ing the lesser version of ourselves? Gossiping? Cheating? Being selfish? It’s so easy to get lazy in our spiritual life. Being alert to where God is moving in our lives takes mindfulness. As we begin another Advent this reading is a wonderful reminder, at least for these four weeks, to try to be our better selves. As God watches us, God is always hoping in us, that we choose what is right and good, holy and healthy as often as we can. So for Advent, let us re-mind ourselves too, that we want to look purposefully to find where and how God is acting in our daily lives. Choose good. Choose God.
Reflection by Jayne Porcelli, St. Francis de Sales Church,
New York City North American Forum for Small Christian Communities
Board Member
Stewardship IS a Way of Life “Where your heart is...there too is your treasure.”
Data Collection includes: Cash, Envelopes, Weekday Collections
October November December
October 1 $ 3,463.00 Nov 5 $ 4,317.00 Dec 3
October 8 $ 2,349.00 Nov 12 $ 2,225.00 Dec 10
(226) Parish Pay Total: $ $ 9,754.74 (202) Parish Pay Total: $ 11,512.00 (232) Parish Pay Total: $
Totals: $ $ 28,333.74 Totals :$ 30,091.00 Totals:
October 15 $ 6,619.00 Nov 19 $ 2,817.00 Dec 17
October 22 $ 2,753.00 Nov 26 $ 2,550.00 Dec 24
October 29 $ 3,395.00
Preguntas de la Semana
Adultos: ¿Acepto el plan que Dios tiene para mí? ¿Hago su voluntad o la mía? Niños: ¿Qué acto de caridad me está pidiendo Dios que haga en este momento?
Second Collection December 10, 2017 Retired Religious Second Collection November 19th Catholic Charities and Justice was $ 888.00
Pequeñas Comunidades Cristanas Regresan en Adviento!
La próxima semana en la Misa tendremos nuestras tarjetas de registro listos para que usted elija a su grupo! Las Pequeñas Comunidades Cris-tianas son una manera de hacer que nuestra asom-brosa parroquia sea aún más devoto y centrados en Cristo. Cada semana de noviembre a diciembre, pequeños grupos de adultos se reunirán en diversas ocasiones para orar junto con las escrituras domin-icales y reflexionar sobre cómo hacer que la pala-bra de Jesús sea más activa en nuestras vidas. Por favor tomen algún tiempo esta semana para mirar en oración su horario y ver si les gustaría partici-par en un pequeño grupo. Nos encantaría orar con usted.
DIOS TIENE OTRO PLAN Comenzamos el tiempo de Adviento con un llamado sincero al arrepentimiento. Recordamos el amor fiel que Dios siente por nosotros y le pedimos que nos ayude a emprender el camino de regreso: "estabas airado porque nosotros pecábamos" (Isaías 64:4). En la primera lectura y en el salmo, recordamos las promesas de Dios y lamentamos nuestra rebeldía y nuestra culpa. Invocamos el poder de Dios para salvarnos. Con Isaías, le decimos a Dios: "Ojalá rasgaras los cielos y bajaras, estremeciendo las monta-ñas con tu presencia" (Isaías 63:19). Sí, Dios nos es fiel, porque somos hechura de las manos de Dios. Dios es el alfarero, nosotros el barro. Y sin embargo, nuestro concepto de cómo Dios vendrá a salvarnos se origina en nuestra expecta-tiva de un Dios guerrero que estremece las montañas y llega a nuestra vida con ruido y gloria. Pero Dios tiene otro plan: la Encarnación. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Sunday, Dec 3 10am-Rel Ed Classes Monday, Dec 4 8:30AM- Mass 4PM-Rel Ed Classes 7PM-RCIA 7:30PM-SCC Tuesday, Dec 5 8:30AM-Mass 6PM-SCC 7PM-Choir Practice Wednesday, Dec 6 8:30AM –Mass 10AM-Prayer (SCC) 6:30PM-AA Thursday, Dec 7 8:30AM–Mass 6:30PM-SCC
Friday, Dec 8 8:30AM– Mass
Saturday, Dec 9 5PM– Mass
Calendar For the Week of Dec 3–Dec 8
Sick: Daniel Lynch, Tom Chestaro, Katie Cummings, Jen Knauf Jose Torres, Laura Schramm, Martin Vito-Cruz, Baldomero Valencia, Martin Pena, Jem Escalera, JackPricken, Laughlin Toolin ,Jean Stonier , Wil-liam, Francis , Edward Martino , Sr. Joan Inglis , Felicita Casanova, John Raimundi
Deceased: Bendicta Almeida, Virginia Grant, Joseph Huff
(Please call the office to remove or add names)
Jorge Vargas coordinates our Lectors email-sfdslec-tors@gmail. com Rebecca Thompson coordinator for Eucharistic Ministers email rebeccathomp-son@sfdsnyc. org Jim Stayton our Musicians email:[email protected],
contact Moira Gallagher for acolytes train-ing and sched-ules at: [email protected] Our Justice and Social Media please contact Bradley Behrmann at:[email protected] Reach out to them if you are interested in learning.
5:00PM– Bredan McGuire (L) For Health
9:00AM– For the Parish of St. Francis de Sales 11:00AM– Anastasia & Francis Meade (D) 12:30PM– Luz Maria & Maria Eletina Tavarez 5:00PM– Isabel Pallidines (D)
8:30AM- Henry D’Souza (D)
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Pray For Our Sick and Departed Sisters and Brothers
Ministry Emails Have you gotten involved in a
liturgical ministry yet?
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Tuesday, Dec 5, 2017
Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017
Thursday, Dec 7, 2017
Friday, Dec 8, 2017
CURIOUS ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH-ADULT INITIATION You know we talk about RCIA all the time….we always want to make sure you know what that is…the RITE OF CHRIS-TIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS is simply put, the way folks with questions about the Catholic church learn about us and if they desire, how they become Catholic. It is the most amazing gift to be a part of someone’s faith journey. We have one of the few YEAR ROUND processes in the Archdiocese of NY. That means that anyone can begin their journey by coming to ask their questions at any point in the year. It also means that we always love to have parishioners join us, helping with hospi-tality and making strangers feel welcome on any Monday night. If you have cookies in your house that you know you should-n’t be eating…why not bring them by on a Monday night and stay for the conversation? If you like to bake or want to donate a case of water…come join us for prayer and some faith talk. Get to know our inquirers and let them learn about SFDS by meeting you. We gather at 7pm in the parish house and you (and your friend with questions about the Catholic church) are always welcome.
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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS 007074: St. Francis De Sales 135 East 96th Street New York, NY 10128 PHONE: (212)-289-0425 CONTACT PERSON: Kathleen Calderon SOFTWARE: Publisher 2010 PRINTER: Brother Laser Printer NUMBER OF PAGES SENT: 1 THROUGH 4 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION: TRANSMISSION TIME: 2:30PM SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please call Kathy @ 212-289-0425
Bulletin For December 3, 2017.
