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The Parish of Resurrection-Ascension 85-25 61st Road, Rego Park, New York 11374
(718) 424-5212 www.rachurch.net
Mass Schedule
9:00am Monday-Saturday
Saturday 5:00pm, Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm (Spanish)
Monday, December 30th 9:00am Feliza and Alfredo Brioso, req by the family
Tuesday, December 31st 9:00am Hanora Bridget Malley, req by Rosemarie Phelan 5:00pm Pat Oettinger, req by the McCabe and Malley families
Wednesday, January 1st– Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 10:00am For the People of the Parish
Thursday, January 2nd 9:00am Cesar Rivera, req by his wife and family
Friday, January 3rd 9:00am First Friday Perpetual Mass Society
Saturday, January 4th 9:00am For the People of the Parish -deceased members of the Crehan family, req by Bridie Grogan and family -for the health and intentions of Hui Chen, req by his wife -for the intentions of Mary Sammon, req by Donald and Maureen Kelly -Angel E. Morales Enchandia, req by Rose Badlani -for the health and intentions of the Rahill family
5:00pm Hanora Malley, req by Mary and Brian McMahon and family
Sunday, January 5th– Epiphany of the Lord (20: Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13
Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12) 8:00am Catherine Farrelly, req by Mary Gibbons and family 9:30am in thanksgiving to God for Hui Chen, req by Jiangzhu Lin 11:00am Sister Richard Maureen Rowan CSJ, req by the Sisters of St. Joseph 12:30pm Carmen Lopez, req by the Lopez family
RESURRECTION-ASCENSION CHURCH, REGO PARK
Today is The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
(A). The readings may be found at #1017 in the parish hymnal.
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
The Sick and/or Hospitalized: Vahide Atlas, Colleen Brehe-ny, Peggy Brennan, Stephanie Bojarski, Kurt Burger, Richard DeNardo, Kathleen Fallon, Ida Fernandes, Steve Ferrugio, Msgr. Vincent Fullam, Jackie Hanley, George J. Harms, George M. Harms, James Leung, Joe Loughnane, Mary Loughnane, Saverio Lunetta, Mary Ellen Lustberg, Nora Lydon, Mary May, Patrick McCabe, Dolly Serna Ocampo, Brendan Phelan, Grace Radonicic, Frank Rahill, Maureen Rahill, Barbara Ravert, Susan Richards, Joel Rivera, Madeline
Silecchia, Rose and Carmela Tantillo.
Deceased: Primo Sio, Sr.
WINE & HOSTS AND MEMORIAL CANDLES The Wine and Hosts will be used this week in loving memory of Hanora Malley, requested by Bridie Grogan.
The Altar Candles will be lit this week in loving memory of Peter Dolan, requested by Bridie Grogan and family.
The Sanctuary Lamp will be lit this week in loving memory of Catherine Farrelly, requested by the Grogan family.
The Candle at the Statue of the Blessed Mother will be lit this week in loving memory of Patricia Oettinger, requested by Maura Kelly.
The Candle at the Statue of St. Joseph will be lit this week in loving memory of Helen and Harry Dutzi, requested by John Dutzi.
The Candle at the Statue of St. Patrick will be lit this week in loving memory of Joe Donoghue, requested by Judy, Heather and Sean Belon.
The Candle at the Statue of St. John Vianney will be lit this week in loving memory of Michael and Camilla Pagano.
The Flowers at the Statue of The Blessed Mother will be placed this week in loving memory Dorothea Colleary, as requested by Maura Kelly.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES CHRISTMAS COLLECTION Bishop DiMarzio and the staff of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens along with those served by Catholic Charities send their sincerest thanks to the parishioners of RA Parish for their generous contributions to the Christmas Col-lection for Catholic Charities. Your gifts enable Catholic Char-ities to work with the children and families of our diocese who are in need. If you missed the collection, your donation can still be mailed to: Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Attn: Development & Communications, 191 Joralemon Street, 12th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
DIOCESAN MISSIONS COLLECTION
Next weekend, we will be accepting your donations to
the Diocesan Mission Collection. The revenue from
this collection will be used when the Bishop receives
appeals from various missions for support from the
Diocese of Brooklyn, and when Mission appeals are
requested from the Society of the Immaculate Concep-
tion.
MARY MOTHER OF GOD January 1st is the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God.
It is a Holyday of Obligation. There will be a Vigil Mass on December 31st at 5pm, and a Mass at 10am on January 1st. The Readings can be found at #1020 in the Parish Hymnal.
DECEMBER 29, 2019
Dear Friends,
Once again, a blessed Christmas to all!
I think it is great that the feast of the Holy Family always falls within a few days of Christmas. It challenges us to find holiness where we sometimes least expect it. For most of us, we know our family better than other people do. We often see their faults and blemishes more quickly than others. If we are looking, we can usually see their gifts and talents more quickly too. But the stress of holiday preparation can sometimes shift our focus, and tensions can rise. This feast reminds us that holiness is possible in families, not just in the holy family. But that holiness is not found automatically.
We need many of those attitudes and traits mentioned by St. Paul in today’s reading from Colossians: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another, and great forgiveness. In these attitudes and actions, love is made known and holiness can happen. These characteristics remind us that holiness is not about always being perfect. It is more a matter of attentiveness to each other, and a desire to follow God’s will.
On Holy Family Sunday, we look to Jesus for direction in our way of living and our way of loving: “As the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do.” There is no better example.
Special thanks to all who have brought the joy of Christmas to others through our parish: thank you to all who brought gifts to share through our Be an Angel program and Advent Giving tree; thanks to all who have assisted in our parish liturgies—our serv-ers, lectors, extraordinary ministers, ushers, and especially our choirs in their special preparation for Christmas; thank you to all who contributed to the Christmas flowers and all who helped to decorate the church for Christmas. May God bless your gener-osity.
A Blessed Christmas and joy-filled New Year to all!
Peace and blessings, Father Tom +++ Queridos amigos,
Quiero desearles una vez más ¡una Feliz Navidad a todos!
Creo que es muy apropiado que la festividad de la Sagrada Familia se celebre después de pocos días de Navidad. Nos reta a buscar la santidad donde quizás menos la esperamos. La mayoría de nosotros, conocemos nuestra propia familia mejor que otras personas. A menudo vemos sus fallas y defectos más rápido que otros. Pero si los buscamos, generalmente podemos ver sus dones y talentos más rápidamente también. Sin embargo, el estrés de la preparación para las fiestas navideñas a veces pue-de cambiar nuestro enfoque, y las tensiones pueden aumentar. Esta festividad nos recuerda que la santidad existe en las fami-lias, no solo en la Sagrada Familia. Pero esa santidad no se encuentra de manera automática.
Necesitamos muchas de las actitudes y rasgos mencionados por San Pablo en la lectura de Colosenses de hoy: compasión, amabilidad, humildad, gentileza, paciencia, apoyo mutuo y perdón. Es en estas actitudes y acciones, que el amor se da a cono-cer y que la santidad puede ocurrir. Estas características nos recuerdan que la santidad no se trata de ser siempre perfecto. Es más cuestión de prestar atención al prójimo y del deseo de hacer la voluntad de Dios.
En este Domingo de la Sagrada Familia, nos volvemos hacia Jesús en busca de dirección en nuestra forma de vivir la vida y nuestra forma de amar: “Como el Señor te ha perdonado, también debes hacerlo tú”. No hay mejor ejemplo.
Un agradecimiento especial a todos los que han llevado el gozo de la Navidad a otros en nuestra parroquia: gracias a todos los que trajeron regalos para compartir a través de nuestro programa “Ser un Ángel” y nuestro árbol de Adviento; gracias a todos los que han ayudado en nuestras liturgias parroquiales: nuestros servidores, lectores, ministros extraordinarios, ujieres y particular-mente a nuestros coros en su preparación especial para Navidad; gracias a todos los que contribuyeron para las flores navideñas y a todos los que ayudaron a decorar la iglesia para Navidad. Que Dios bendiga su generosidad.
¡Una Navidad llena de bendiciones y un año nuevo lleno de gozo para todos!
Paz y bendiciones, Padre Tom
Rectory Hours: Weekdays 9am-noon & 1-5pm Saturday 9am-1pm Rectory Address: 61-11 85th Street Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 424-5212 Pastoral Staff Very Rev. Thomas G. Pettei, Pastor Rev. Richard Conlon, Parochial Vicar Msgr. Robert J. Thelen, Parochial Vicar Rev. Basilio Monteiro, Weekend Presider Mr. Emanuel Bologna, Director of Music Mrs. Joann Heppt, Academy Principal Mr. Jason Velazquez, Faith Formation/Pastoral Outreach Mr. James Shearer, Youth Minister
Rectory Staff Debbie Gross, Receptionist [email protected], or ext 10 Heather Belon, Bookkeeper [email protected], or ext 12 Cathy Mesa, Tuition Officer/ Receptionist [email protected], or ext 16 Carmen Chang, Receptionist en español
Rite of Reconciliation Saturday 11:00-11:30am (enter by Blessed Sacrament Chapel), or by appointment
Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy (718) 426-4963 [email protected] www.racatholicacademy.org To register with the parish, please visit the Rectory office.
The Sacrament of Baptism takes place once a month. Please call the Rectory for schedules and information on registration. Upcoming Baptism Dates In English Sunday, January 26th at 1:45pm Saturday, February 22nd at 1pm Bautismos en español domingo, 23 de febrero @ 2:00pm
The Sacrament of Marriage- please call the Rectory for schedul-ing. According to Diocesan policy, arrangements must be made six months in advance.
Pastoral Outreach- please contact the Director of Pastoral Out-
reach (ext. 28 at rectory) for information regarding Communion
calls, Food Pantry, Care of the Homebound, etc.
Religious Education & Faith Formation– kindly call Jason
Velazquez at (718) 424-5212, ext 28
THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, December 30th -School Closed -Food Pantry Closed -Basketball Practice 5-9pm Gym -Yoga 6pm FFH Garden -NA 7:30pm PCC Tuesday, December 31st - St. Sylvester I, Pope -School Closed -Gym Closed -No Track, No Basketball Practice -No English Classes -No Spanish Prayer Group Wednesday, January 1st– Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God -New Year’s Day -Rectory Closed, School Closed -Gym Closed, Food Pantry Closed -NA 7:30pm PCC Thursday, January 2nd - Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church -School Closed -Basketball Practice 5-9pm Gym -No English Classes -Spanish Support Group 9:30-11:30am FFH Friday, January 3rd - First Friday -School Closed -Perpetual Mass Society 9:30am CMR -CODA 10am PCC -Twirling 3:30-6:45pm Gym -Basketball Practice 7-9pm Gym -No Spanish Bible Study Saturday, January 4th - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious -OCA 10am PCC -CYO Basketball Gym -Spanish Adoration 11am Church -Spanish Rosary 12noon FFH Chapel -Spanish Classes 3-5pm PCC -Spanish Service 5-7pm PCC -Divine Mercy 4:15pm Blessed Sacrament Chapel Sunday, January 5th - Epiphany of the Lord -Children’s Liturgy at the 9:30am Mass -Sunday School 10:45-12noon School -Youth Group 10:30-12noon FFH Garden -CYO Basketball Gym -Divino Nino 1:30pm Church & Reception FFH -Alanon 12noon PCC
2019 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Parish Goal: $62,027 Pledged to date: $64,571 Paid to date: $63,614
Sunday School classes will resume on Sunday,
January 5th. Wishing all our children and families a
Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!
DECEMBER 29, 2019
RESURRECTION-ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY NEWS
Early Childhood Open House
Come and see the great things going on in our
Early Childhood Program! We will be holding
Open Houses for our Nursery, Pre-K For All
and Kindergarten classes every Tuesday in
January from 9am-11am. Tours and infor-
mation will be available. If these dates are not
convenient, please contact the school office.
The Rectory will be closed on New Year’s Day.
Happy New Year from the Rectory Staff!
A Glimpse at your contributions… December 15/16 Sunday Collection: $6,104 Contributions made via Online Giving: $949 Total Sunday Collection: $7,053 Your Christmas Gift to the Parish: $6,076
A Glimpse at your contributions… December 22/23 (Not available at time of publication)
PERPTUAL MASS SOCIETY
This Friday, January 2nd. is the First Friday of the month. The following have been enrolled in the
Perpetual Mass Society:
Peter Dolan Edith Oberfranz Reynaldo Q. Santiago Helen Somerman Nario Sangueza Rey Sangueza John Zunino Mary Gardner Thomas Rice Eleanor Kerns Raymond J. McCleary, Jr.
FOOD PANTRY HOURS
Monday, December 23rd– open
Monday, December 30th– closed
Monday, January 6th Open
MADISON YORK THANK YOU
Thank you to all the parishioners that donated items to
our collection for Madison York. All of the items were
picked up by Madison York on December 17th.
A NOTE OF THANKS…. Thank you to Girl Scout Troop
#4453 for donating to the Hour Children Giving Tree this
year as their service project.
DECEMBER 29, 2019 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH A change in plans Dreamers can’t explain themselves. People ask: “How could you? Why did you?” And dreamers shrug and smile. They make the sacrifice, they take the risk, they think differently, they become someone unimaginable. Ask any artist or composer, star athlete or entrepreneur, priest or monk or missionary: How did you become what you are? They shrug and smile, because it’s hard to tell someone who hasn’t heard the voice themselves: I talk to angels, I listen to the universe, I close my eyes so I can see more clearly. Sit and pay attention to the holy silence. Today's readings: Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21 or 3:12-17; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 (17). “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.”
FESTIVIDAD DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA DE JESÚS, MARÍA Y JOSÉ Un cambio de planes Quienes sueñan no pueden explicarlo. La gente pregunta: “¿Cómo pudiste, ¿Por qué lo hiciste?” Y los soñadores se encogen de hombros y sonríen. Ellos hacen el sacrificio, asumen el riesgo, piensan diferente, se convierten en alguien inimaginable. Pregúntale a cualquier artista o compositor, estrella del deporte o emprendedor, sacerdote o monje o misionero: ¿Cómo llegaste a ser quien eres? Se encogen de hombros y sonríen, porque es difícil decirle a alguien que no ha oído la voz por sí mismo: Hablo con los ángeles, escucho al universo, cierro mis ojos para poder ver más claramente. Siéntate y presta atención al sagrado silencio. Lecturas del día: Eclesiástico 3:2-6, 12-14; Colosenses 3:12-21 o 3:12-17; Mateo 2:13-15, 19-23 (17). “Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, huyan a Egipto, y quédense allí hasta que yo te diga.”
