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MASSES FOR THE WEEK

SATURDAY - January 5

5:00 pm: Elizabeth Poggiali --- Maureen Cullen

SUNDAY-January 6 - The Epiphany of the Lord

8:30 am: Misa Pro Populo

10:30 am: Members of the Purgatorial Society

12:30 pm: John F. (Jack) Bills --- Ann Marie

Monday - January 7 - St. Raymond of Penafort

8:30 am: Marie de Angelis & Family --- Misuzu Kato

Tues. - January 8 8:30 am: In Thanksgiving - Mr.& Mrs. Ballesteros

Wed. - January 9

8:30am:Theresa Kavaliauskas --- Family

After the 8:30 am Mass - Novena to Our Lady of

Perpetual Help.

Thurs. - January 10

8:30 am: Donald T. Kiley, Sr. --- Thomas Meyer

Fri. - January 11

8:30 am: Josephine Ciesco --- Andy Paccione

Saturday - January 12

8:30 am: 1. Theresa Kavaliauskas --- Family

2. Robert Kavaliauskas --- Family

3. Linda Walsh --- Family

5:00 pm: Charles Menduni --- Mom, Dad & Family

Sun. - January 13-- The Baptism of the Lord 8:30 am: Frank & Anna Smaldino - Mary Ann & Gregg

10:30 am:

1. Joseph & Josephine Galani - Marianne & John

2. Steve Mattalliano --- Joan

3. Mary Marazzo -- Linda & Richard Simon

12:30 pm: Misa Pro Populo _________________________________________________________________________

The Gifts of Bread and Wine are offered for:

Sister Mary Seraphine Liskiewicz

Requested by the Pagnozzi Family _________________________________________________________________________

The Altar Candles are offered this week for:

~ John Chu ~ In Healing ~

Requested by the Chu Family

CH-Church, SC-Sullivan Center, S-School

SA–School Auditorium, MC– Murray Center

RC-Kateri (Rectory) Chapel BR--Board Room

SUNDAY - January 6, 2019

Rel. Ed. - S

MONDAY - January 7

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners mtg. -7-8 pm-SC

Alcoholics Anonymous (Open mtg.) 8:30-9:30pm-SC

TUESDAY - January 8

BINGO -7:30 pm _ SC Total prizes: $3,00 - Early Bird- 7:15 pm

***** HANDICAP ACCESS ***** Please join us! We are grateful for all of our volunteers.

WED. - January 9

Alcoholics Anonymous - big book - 7 pm - SC

Alcoholics Anonymous - C - 8:30 pm - SC

Wellness class - 7- 8 pm -- MC

THURS. - January 10

Leisure Club --11 am - 3 pm -- SC

Knights of Columbus --7:45 pm --MC

SUNDAY - January 13

Religious Ed. - S

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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT AMERICAN MARTYRS

Mon. Jan. 21 - Rectory Office Closed

Sat. Jan 29 - CWV-9 am-SC after 8:30 am Mass

Sat. Feb. 23 - Defensive Driving -- MC

Wed. March 6 - Ash Wednesday

Sat. March 9 - St. Patrick’s Day party - SC

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Lord, every nation on earth will adore you. ______________________________________________________________________________

“When one realizes that life, even in the middle of so many contradictions, is a gift, that love is the source and the meaning of life, how can they withhold their urge to do good to another fellow being?” — Pope Francis

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Thank you to all who donated clothing to

the Catholic War Veteran’s clothing drive

last Saturday.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Sunday Collections

December 2018 Weekly Offering for the Support of my Church. $5,092.

Dec. 25 --Christmas Offering for our Church $8,262.

Dec. 25 -- Catholic Charities -- $1,595.

Last Weekend - December 30, 2018 Weekly Offering for the Support of my Church. $5,815.

This Weekend - January 6, 2019 Monthly Offering for the Support of my Church.

Next Weekend - January 13, 2019 My Weekly Offering for the Support of my Church.

Diocesan Mission -

*****NOTE: Please make all checks payable to:

American Martyrs Church. If you are unable to attend Mass for a few Sundays,

please use your “Catch Up” envelope for your

contributions.

We need you & your financial support!

ONLINE GIVING IS AVAILABLE: It’s a convenient

and secure way to make your regular Sunday contributions and

there’s no cost to you to set up your account on line. Just go

to: e-giving.org/americanmartyrschurch and follow the

instructions.

Please remember the Roman Catholic Church of

American Martyrs in your will and estate planning. _____________________________________________________________

Please Pray for our Sick, Homebound and Hospitalized:

Paula Abel, Jackie Arriaga, Alex Aponte, Janet Altieri,

Marge Aquino, Joel Arapiles, Eugenia Arpino, Elsa

Barbagallo, Roberto Barrientos, Mary Margaret Benza,

Iride Bubek, Frances Burgess, Bill Corrar, Frank

Carroll, Chang Family, William Christopher, Ralph

Colamussi, Jessie Carlone, Carrie Enright, John Fazio, Diana

Ferrante, Terry Flexer, Anne Gorry, Michael Gorry, Wilson

Grullon, Herman Hiris, Daniel Hoffner,William Krug, Cathy

Losito, Ralph Marazzo, Aida Maravilla, Brian Mastrorocco, Susan

McConnell, Peter Mesologites, Danny Montchal, Mary Fitzgerald

Murray, Ed Myles, Sabato Pagnozzi, Walter Panas, Rosemary

Parente, Kathleen Pastore, Sal Piazza, Peg Pinto, Guillermo

Ramirez, Maria Ramirez, Alexander Ramos, Amelia Reyes, Lily &

Mike Rivera, Patrice Rohde, Kinsey Saleh, John Sheridan, Jr.,

Arlene Scherne, Marie Scuderi, Lee Servillo, Adam Singer, George

& Gussie Stellakis, Mary Sweeney, Suzanne Szalkiewicz,

Rosemary Tricarico, Julio Villagran, Joan Wagner, Jesse Wagner,

Jim Walsh, Carolann Wilk, Ed Wilm, McCaila Young, Genevieve

Zenka, Fireman & 9/11 Survivor - Michael Arriaga.

If you would like to add a name to our sick list, please call

the Rectory office.

Also, please pray for the men and women of our

Armed Forces serving in the U.S. and abroad.

Nothing is more powerful than the power of prayer.

PILGRIMAGE TO GERMANY & AUSTRIA

Please join Bishop Cisneros, Spiritual Director and Rev. Frank Schwarz, Chaplain, on May 12 - 21, 2020 for this 10 day, once-in-a-lifetime, pilgrimage to the 42nd world-famous Passion Play which takes place every ten years in Oberammergau! Highlights include: Wurzburg, Mainz, Rhine River Cruise,

Heidelberg, Salzburg, Neuschwanstein Castle, Munich,

and of course the Passion Play in the town of

Oberammergau.

Visit: Peter’s Way Tours at petersway.com. Information is available at the Rectory Office __________________________________________________________________________

2019 Mass Book Intentions You may choose to commemorate a death anniversary,

wedding anniversary, birthday remembrance, in

healing, or simply a prayer of thanksgiving. Each

offering is $15. You can pick up a Mass Intention sheet at

the doors of the Church, come to the Rectory or call to

request a special Mass offering for your loved one. Also,

you may wish to offer the gifts of Bread and Wine or the

Altar Candles for one week. The offering is $25. __________________________________________________________________________

POPE FRANCIS Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a

specific intention each month. You are invited to answer

the Holy Father's request and to join with many people

worldwide in praying for this intention.

That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world.

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Star Struck

We saw His star at its rising and have come to do Him homage. (Matt 2:2)

The birth of the Light of the World, signaled by one singularly bright star traveling ahead to lead seekers to the place, still stirs at least a moment’s hope even for many whose religious beliefs are only embers. To believers, it offers the promise of the Savior who came into the frightening darkness of a world ruled by sin and death to carry us into the unquenchable light no darkness can ever again extinguish. O God of light and darkness, send us a star to guide us to the safety You alone can give. ~ Amen __________________________________________________________________________

Special Needs Parents Group

This is the Special Needs Parents Group schedule for January

through June 2019: Wednesday January 9

Wednesday February 13 Thursday March 7

Tuesday April 2, Wednesday May 8, Thursday June 6 Call Georgette at 718-631-1307

REFLECTION

As we continue our celebration of the

Christmas season, we observe today the

great Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord.

The word “epiphany” means manifesta-

tion and throughout the Christmas readings we have

seen that the newborn King is eager to reveal Himself

to all those willing to accept His presence in their

lives. From poor and humble shepherds to the

international group of magi featured in today’s

Gospel passage, Jesus makes it clear that He offers

Himself as a gift to everyone.

We also see throughout the scriptures that God uses

what is familiar to us to draw us to Himself. In the

case of the magi – astrologers – He uses a star. Our

Lord continues to speak to each one of us today. But

we must be alert to “hear” and “see” Him in our

daily lives.

How can we become better attuned to the ways God

is speaking to us? We must strengthen our spiritual

“senses” by spending time with the Lord in prayer

every single day. In the same way that we set profes-

sional goals or exercise goals, we can set spiritual

goals to ensure that we are taking the time to listen

intentionally to God daily.

When we establish a regular, intentional time for

prayer, we will find that the Lord continues to speak

to us throughout the day. We will more easily

recognize the “stars” He places before us to draw us

into closer relationship with Him. We will begin to

see that He is indeed present in our lives at every

moment. ~thecatholicsteward.com ________________________________________________________________________

+ PURGATORIAL SOCIETY +

~ New members enrolled for January 2019 ~

Virginia & Joseph Laraia

Frank & Anna Smaldino

Hedwig D. Sosna John J. Sosna

The Purgatorial Society enrolls a deceased loved one

in 12 monthly Masses (starting on the month of

enrollment) offered on the first Sunday of every

month at the 10:30 am Mass. The stipend to enroll a

loved one is $25.00. The names of those enrolled for

the first month will be published in the bulletin.

GENERATIONS OF FAITH-Capital Campaign

Amount Pledged: $1,240,000.

Total Paid on Pledges: $877,281. Amount returned to American

Martyrs: $445,745.87

Number of Parishioners participating: 314

For those who have pledged, thank you for your

faithfulness in fulfilling your pledges. ________________________________________________________________________

Sincere Thanks to Our Parishioners!

On behalf of the Clergy and staff of

American Martyrs Parish, I wish to

express our sincere thanks for all the

wonderful Christmas cards and gifts

that you have sent us. Please be

assured of our continuing prayers, and our

wishes for a healthy and happy New Year.

~ Fr. Frank _______________________________________________________________

St. Josaphat's CASINO TRIP

Yonkers, January 23, Wednesday. Cost $25 get

back $10 plus $5 in food. Please call Joy for

reservations and info. 917 921 7631. If no answer

leave message someone will get back to you. Leave

at 9:30 in front of church 210 St. & 35th Ave. _________________________________________________________________________

DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE

The National Safety Council will

present its Defensive Driving Course

for Insurance and Point Reduction at

American Martyrs on Saturday, February 23,

2019 in the Murray Center from 9 am to 3:30

pm. To register please call Marty

at: 631-360-9720. _________________________________________________________________________

THE EPIPHANY

The Magi were on a quest. They were seeking something

they couldn’t quite define. They knew that what they

sought was important and meaningful. They were

compelled to continue. Upon completing their search, it

became clear. How like the Magi are we! Seeking,

searching, trusting, moving forward, at times doubtful,

but compelled to keep looking, bringing all we have as a

gift for Christ.

The word Epiphany means “manifestation” or “showing

forth.” Historically several moments in Christ’s early life

and ministry have been celebrated as “epiphanies,”

including his birth in Bethlehem, the visit of the Magi, his

baptism by John, and his first miracle at Cana.

+ REMEMBER THE DECEASED +

Raymond Hippeli Galina S. Liszewski

Eternal Rest grant unto them Lord. May perpetual light

shine upon them. May they rest in peace; and may their

souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

~ Amen _________________________________________________________________________

Please pray for the men and women of our

Armed Forces serving in the U.S. and abroad:

LCPL Christopher Keane - USMC

PO3 John Schaefer - USCG If you know of any parishioner who is currently serving in the

Armed forces and would like to be added to our prayer list,

please call the Rectory. 718-464-4582.

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*** COMMUNITY NEWS *** Healing Mass - St. Anastasia - 7 pm - Tues. Jan. 8

Rosary, Mass & Healing Service -- 718-631-4454

Pilgrimage ~ Holy Land - Barcelona March 10-21, 2019 - Spiritual Director: Fr. John Costello

Call: A & G Peace Tours - 718-423-5077

Catholic Charities - Bayside Senior Center-

221-15 Horace Harding Expy. 718-225-1144 Serves full meals

at 11:30 every day. Programs: Chair Yoga, Line Dancing, Tai

Chi, Exercise, Bingo, Computer, and more.

Sisters of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus:

Will minister and care for the elderly in their own homes. Call

718-888-7708.

Catholic Charities Home-base Program - assists those with

housing crisis, (i.e.-- rental arrears, utility shutoffs, etc.) Call

718-674-1000 for more information.

Associated Vincentian Charities of Brooklyn:

Donate your old Car, Truck or Van - running or not. 718-491-2525. The Society will give back $75/$200

to American Martyrs. For anyone that has a neglected

vehicle that they would like to dispose of contact:

SVDPAUTO@GMAIL.COM IRS Tax Deduction - Free Towing - Any Condition.

Al-Anon and Ala-teen Family Groups: if you’ve been affected

by or are concerned about someone else’s drinking, you’ve come

to the right place! Hope, help, and happiness are attainable.

www.nycalanon.org -- 212-941-0094

Catholic Charities Neighborhood Home Delivered Meals:

Are you or someone you know 60+ years old, living in the

Northeast Queens area and would benefit from a hot meal each

day? Call 718-357-4903 for more information.

Meals-on-Wheels -- Sub. Drivers needed on call--Mon - Sat.

4 hours per workday. 718-357-4903 #1 - Maria or Kathy

Alzheimer’s Adult Day Program - Catholic Charities

Neighborhood Services. Mental and physical stimulation, a hot

lunch and door to door transportation. 718-358-3541. Weekly

caregiver support group.

Nar-Anon Never Alone: is a 12-step support group for anyone

affected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs. 718-217-0364.

2018 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL

~ Answer The Call ~ We thank those who have already made

a pledge, and we ask that everyone

prayerfully consider making a gift to

the 2018 Appeal.

Annual Appeal Goal for 2018: $59,000.

Amount Pledged: $110,037.

Amount Received: $106,364. Donors: 254

You can make your gift online at:

AnnualCatholicAppeal.org Many companies have special Matching Gift Programs.

call the ACA office at: 718-965-7375, ext. 1602. Your donation is tax deductible. CFBQ.org/ACAVideo. Remember, every dollar received over our goal comes

back to American Martyrs Parish.

Thank you for all you do for American Martyrs.

~ Reverend Frank L. Schwarz, Pastor ________________________________________________________________________

The Wellness Class This class is a 45 minute Total Body work

out that includes Aerobic Movement, Resis-

tance Training, Basic Yoga and Meditation.

This class is intended for both women and men , of all

fitness levels. Suggested class price is $ 5.00. All

proceeds will go to the AM Columbiettes. Next class:

January 9th at 7:00 pm in the MC. ________________________________________________________________________

THE MITTEN DRIVE IS BACK!

We will again be collecting donations of

new or gently used mittens, gloves, hats

and scarves for adults and children.

Let’s keep those in local family shelters warm this

winter. This drive will continue through January

following the weekend Masses. ________________________________________________________________________

CHRISTMAS GIFT

Please make a Christmas Gift

to American Martyrs Church. Envelopes have been placed at the

doors and front pews of the Church for

the convenience of those who do not receive

envelopes at home. _______________________________________________________________

AMERICAN MARTYRS LEISURE CLUB

New Members are always welcome! Open all

year! Come join us on any Thursday from

11 am to 3 pm, in the Sullivan Center for a few

fun-filled hours, to socialize, play cards,

celebrate holidays & plan occasional excursions. Our

facility is air -conditioned & handicap accessible.