St. Josaphat’s Roman Catholic Church

34-32 210th Street Bayside, New York 11361 Rectory: (718) 229-1663 Fax: (718) 229-8018

email: stjosaphats@aol.com Parish Website: stjosaphat-queens.org

Rev. Stephen A. Saffron – Administrator

Rev. James J. Meszaros, In Residence Rev. Martin Kull, In Residence

MASS SCHEDULE : Weekdays: 8:00 AM, Saturday: 8 AM & 7PM, Sundays: 8:00 AM (Polish),9:30AM(Extraordinary Form-TLM) & 12Noon. Holy Days: 7:30 PM Vigil, 8AM & 10AM Rectory Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM– 3:30PM. Evenings by appointment. Saturday by Appointment, Sunday Closed. Devotions: Every Monday: Miraculous Medal Devotion after 8AM Mass First Tuesday of Every Month: (October-June) St. Padre Pio Prayer Group 7PM Holy Hour, Exposition, Recitation of the Rosary, Benediction, Confessions, 8PM Holy Mass Following Tuesdays: Novena to St. Jude & Seasonal Devotions -7:00 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 7:30PM – Novena (Oct.-May) First Wednesday of the month-8PM– Mass (Spanish) Following Wednesdays: Catholic Charismatic Re-newal Prayer Group–8PM(Spanish) Every Friday: Chaplet of Divine Mercy before 8AM Mass First Friday of every Month: 8AM Mass followed by Adoration & Devotion 7PM Confessions– 7:30PM– TLM, Compline, Adoration until Midnight. First Saturday of every Month: 8AM Mass. Followed by Adoration & Devotion 9:15AM– TLM

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults- RCIA- For information about the Sacrament of Baptism, Holy Eucharist or Confirmation, please call the Rectory.

Parish Registration: All families are welcome to the Parish and should register in the Rectory. Please call to make an appointment with the Pastor.

SACRAMENTS : Confessions: Monday to Friday before 8AM Mass Saturday 6PM. Tuesday evenings at 7pm.All other times by appointment.

Baptisms: Please call the rectory to arrange the celebration of Baptism. Baptisms ordinarily should not take place during Lent except in case of emer-gency. (2019– March6th– April 21st)

Marriages: Reserve and register date & time as soon as possible, at least six months in advance of the wedding. Pre-Cana and other instructional sessions are required for all couples.

Ministry to the Sick: Sick calls and Communion calls on the First Friday of the month. Please call the Rectory.

The Epiphany of the Lord

Most Holy Name of Jesus

January 5, 2020

They opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.— Matthew 2:11b

January 5, 2020 The Epiphany of the Lord

We pray for those in our parish who are ill, especially for: Fr. Joseph Carroll, Denise Cosentini, Eleanor Davis, Christie Tweed , Dionne Kwak

Myung Kim, Rosemarie Ilardi, Philip Turner & Eleanore Beczkiewicz. Please call the rectory to add a loved one to the prayer list.

The names will remain on the list for 4 weeks and are repeated as requested.

Sunday, January 5th 8:00 *Parishioners

9:30(TLM)+ Mary & Pancrazio Salomone

12:00+ Purgatorial Society

Monday, January 6th

8:00 + Jan & Agatha Grzech By: Granddaughter & Family

7:30(TLM)+ Joan Schiano By: Family

Tuesday, January 7th

8:00 +Caroline Libretti By: Marie Franzetti

Wednesday, January 8th 8:00 + Salvatore Gangi Dino

By: Jack & Anna Lodi

Thursday, January 9th 8:00 + Connie Corsicari

By: Lisa Guidice

Friday, January 10th 8:00 + Joseph, Laura, & Carlo Maresca

By: Family

Saturday, January 11th 8:00 +Constante Occhi

(Anniversary) By: Family

7:00+ Albert Harrison

By: Betty

Sunday, January 12th 8:00 + Vicky Gamble

By: Elizabeth Rudowski 9:30(TLM)* Parishioners

12:00+ Ada Palombo By Gina & Achille DiLibero

Weekly Parish Stewardship Attendance 12/29/19 Weekly Collection 12/29/19 $ The second collection is for the Renovation Fund. This bulletin was sent to the printer before this information was available.

Altar Candles… Jan. 5th-11th

Health & God’s Blessings for Stephen By: Parents

Saint Anthony Candle...Jan. 5th-11th

Health & God’s Blessings for the Di Marco Family

St. Francis Candle...Jan. 5th-11th

In memory of Ana Muzic (Anniversary)

By: Basic Family

January Calendar January 6th-Epiphany January 7th– St. Padre Pio Devotion & Mass January 13th– Right to Life Meeting January 14th– Novena January 16th– Leisure Club January 20th– Martin Luther King Day January 21st– Novena January 28th –Women’s Club January 28th– Novena January 30th– Leisure Club

Online Giving at Saint Josaphat

Should you wish to enroll in Online Giving, you can access our E-Giving Page at: https://www.givecentral.org/stjosaphat Or simply text the world SUNDAY to (518) 501-1663 Or visit our website at stjosaphat-queens.org and select the ways to give icon. It takes less than a minute to enroll!

January 5, 2020 The Epiphany of the Lord

Parish Community News & Events Parish Community News & Events

Thank you to The Holy Name Society for all their work selling the Polish products and bakery items at our Christmas Craft Sale and at our De-cember Flea Market and for their donation of the proceeds, $1592.85 to our church.

Thank you to Bob Schiavi, Maureen Centrone, all the volunteers in the kitchen and the volunteers selling Polish bakery & meat products that worked our December Flea Market. Due to your efforts $1053.50 has been donated to our church.

St. Padre Pio Mass & Devotion Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 7PM Holy Hour Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Recitation of the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Benediction, & Confessions. 8PM-Mass

Build the Block– 111Precinct Sector D Bayside The NYPD officers serving your community in-vite you to a discussion of the public safety chal-lenges in our neighborhood. With neighborhood policing, the Neighborhood Coordination Offi-cers (NCOs), and the Steady Sector Officers who work with them, have been given more time and opportunity to collaborate with residents in identifying and solving local quality of life con-ditions and crime concerns. The same officers are assigned to our community each day, so these officers learn the neighborhood, its chal-lenges and potential, and the people who call it home. This is a new way of doing business for the NYPD, and we need your help to make it work. We want to hear from a broad range of voices about what it will take to make all the residents of our neighborhood feel safe. Please join us for what we hope will be a lively and productive discussion. Thursday, February 13th,2020 at 7PM Adria Hotel & Conference Center 221 17 Northern Blvd Bayside 11361 For information call Lieutenant Keith King 718 279 5291 or email Keith.King@nypd.org

Saint Josaphat Christmas Dinner Dance Sunday, January 12th, 2020 1PM-5PM Music by : DJ Gary Richards Cocktail hour, Buffet dinner & Dessert, Wine, Beer, Water & Soda included. Adults:$40 Children under 15: $10.00 Children under 10: Free. Tickets will be sold after all weekend Masses beginning Dec.29th or Call Elizabeth at 718 746 0296 or Sue in the Rectory at 718 229 1663

3rd Annual Bayside St. Patrick's Day Parade Dinner Dance Saturday, February 15th, 2020 at Anton's, 96-43 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village, NY 11429 Festivities begin at 7pm. Ticket: $100 each. Enjoy an open bar, dinner and live music by The Tommy Flynn Band. We would like to get a table or two together from St. Josaphat’s Church to show our support for our Bayside neighborhood. Anyone interested in attending please call Sue in the Rectory at 718 229 1663. Save the Date: Bayside St. Patrick’s Day Parade– Saturday, March 28th, 2020

A Bible Study focusing on the fast sweep of Salvation History from the Garden of Eden to the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pente-

cost Begins January 16, 2020 Join us for Unlocking the Mystery of the Bi-ble and get the big picture at St. Josaphat’s in the

Rectory Basement Meeting Room beginning on January 16 at 7 pm and continuing for eight

sessions on Thursdays. DON’T FORGET TO SIGN UP THE WEEK-

END OF January 12th AFTER MASS!

SPIRITUALITY OF THE SAINTS SERIES Wednesday Evenings at 7:30 PM January 8th: Video presentation - Bishop Barron's Pivotal Players January 15th: Benedictan Spirituality Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish Center 203rd Street Entrance Free will offering gratefully accepted.

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Parish Community News & Events

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord; National Migration Week Monday: St. André Bessette Tuesday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; Julian Calendar Christmas

Parish Goal: $22,363.00 Raised: $13,260.00 I would like to thank all those generous individuals who have made a pledge to the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal at Saint Josaphat’s Parish. If you are still considering your donation, please complete a donation envelope at the entrance of the church and return it as soon as possible.

Special Needs Parents Group We invite parents/guardians with children/adults with all special needs or IEP's to join us to share and exchange ideas in an informal setting. We will be meeting on: Thurs. -Jan.16 Tues.-Feb. 4 Thurs.-March 19 Thurs.-April 2 Tues. May 12 Tuesday -June 2 At 10:00 AM in the Religious Education Office lo-cated in the school building at 216-01 38th Avenue For further information please contact Georgette Lyons at 718-631-1307.

National Memorial for the Preborn and their Mothers and Fathers

Friday, January 24, 2020 8:30-10:30 a.m. DAR Constitution Hall 1776 D Street, NW (18th &D St) Washington, DC Catholic Mass at 7:30 a.m. (doors open at 7 a.m.) Interdenominational Service: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. Homilist: Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Contact Christa at Christa@nprcouncil.org Visit www.NationaIPrayerService.com and let us know you are coming! Free admission, no tickets required. Sponsored by the National Prolife Religious Coun-cil. Priests for Life Gospel of Life Ministries and Faith & Liberty DC www.PriestsForLife.org..IMarchForLife.

PRE-K FOR ALL SEATS AVAILABLE Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Acad-emy has two seats available in our Pre-K for All Program beginning on January 6th. Your child must be born in 2015. If you are interested, please call the school office at (718) 229-4434 for more in-formation.

Manura: Teach, Govern, and Sanctify.

The celebration of the Epiphany is an awesome oc-casion to see and understand how religion and sci-ence work together. The three Magi, who were watchers of the stars, perhaps followers of Zoroas-trianism, they studied the stars in hopes of under-standing the universe and the cosmos of the sky. Just as scientist today study in detail cells, plants, the human body, and nature they realize that with every new discovery comes an opening which leads deeper into the mysteries and realities of what they are studying. And so it was for the Magi. The Magi studied the starts and wanted to know their origin or their “Orient”. Then came the day while they looked at the stars they saw a spectacular sign in the sky, perhaps a Super Nova which they had to follow. The star came from the East and it leads the Magi to Bethlehem to a baby, Jesus! They found Mary with Her Son the True Orient or Way, Jesus Christ, who would preach one day “I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life” and “I AM the Light of the World.” The Magi did not just see a star in the sky but the “handwriting of God” which spelt out “This is my beloved Son.” And so the Magi found the Creator of the Stars and the origin of all. Their lives were change after meeting the child Je-sus forever and they were warned not to return to Herod going home by a different way. They left by a different way in two ways: first, literally a differ-ent road and secondly, they left in a deferent way due to the fact that they met God! We, as Catholics, are called to walk a “different way” by worshiping God in the Sacred Liturgy every week and Holy Days, by receiving Him in Holy Communion worthily, so that as we are fed of Jesus we might live Jesus with a solid and strong faith which causes us to respect LIFE and all its stages, to build the Kingdom of God in our homes and society, to profess Jesus daily by words and actions, to live Credo! We walk this different path because we can be fed the Sacred Body and Blood of Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament and this en-counter with the Eucharist Lord changes us for it is our food so that we have energy to walk a different way and live a Christ centered life, a life of faith. May 2020 be for all of us a Eucharistic year, Amen! In Christ, Fr. Saffron

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