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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall -3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Eves of Holy Days: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

First Friday: Church - 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

First Saturday: Church - 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Also by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

The Church provides certain times and preparation for

weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months

in advance to begin the process.

REGISTRATION

Every family and person within the parish is encouraged

to register with the Parish.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

In July and August Baptism will be celebrated at 12:30

p.m. A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents

meets on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m.

Godparents are welcome. Please register in advance for

the class and Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites:

Godparents must be practicing Catholics in good

standing, 16 years of age or older, Baptized and

Confirmed Catholic.

ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC

Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are

invited to contact Fr. McCartney at the Rectory at 621-

2222.

CARE OF THE SICK

Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries

if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide

spiritual care.

THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, January 6: THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Hank Meier by the Robertson Family 11:00 a.m. Joan L. Meade by Gen & Jonna Stephen Yadvish by the Sluka Family 12:15 p.m. Special Intention

Monday, January 7: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. George Ollendike by Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Eder

Tuesday, January 8: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. John J. Cirello, Jr. by Sal & Mary Cilluffo

Wednesday, January 9: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Milan Jajac by Markovina Family

Thursday, January 10: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Lawrence Schembri by Family

Friday, January 11: Christmas Weekday 9:00 a.m. Fred Dimino by Jo Dimino

Saturday, January 12: Christmas Weekday 5:00 p.m. Linda Fahrer by Michael & Peggy Carillo Pilar Lara by Mr. & Mrs. Luis Lara-Rivas Cornelia Massimo by her Daughter Kathryn Razza by Elsie Calderone

Sunday, January 13: THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Norma Lucarelli by Michael Lucarelli 11:00 a.m. Rose Della Ratta by her Daughter, Kathy and Angelo Grande Vitale Giovannina by Mr. & Mrs. Barrasso Che-Yu Lee Joseph by Maria Han 12:15 p.m. Deceased Members of the Muller & McNichol Families by Lorraine Muller

Josephine Banno Kathleen Capuano Joseph Carbonaro

Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin

Linda De Stio John Paul DiNonno

Eric DuBois Anthony Ferro Joseph Galea Tony Grau Julia Green

Nicole Green Christine Kenney Jong Sung Kim Douglas Knehr

Anne Krukowski

Frank Krukowski Richard Malon

Jonathan Mannina Stuey Manzione

Tom McCormack Brendan Miles Dieter Nagel Victoria Oxer

Linda Petronella Jenna Reggio Trevor Rogers

Anna Sambucci Charles Strecker

Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde Joseph Williams

Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

...AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Neil J. Cooper

Joseph P. Galea

Dorothy A. Conroy

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READINGS FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

First Reading: Isaiah 60-1-6 Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6

Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12

FOCUS: The Epiphany points the way toward

life.

Today the Church celebrates the Epiphany of the Lord:

the manifestation to the Gentiles (in the persons of the

Magi) of the life of God himself. God, who in the person

of Jesus, shared in our humanity in order to allow us to

share in his divinity forever. Like the Magi, each

person’s journey to Christ has its own direction and trail;

and for each who pays Christ homage and offers the

treasures one holds, the reward is the same: a path away

from the dangers of sin and death and toward life.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah calls the people to

rise up because the light (God) has come and they will

praise the Lord with overflowing hearts. In Saint Paul’s

Letter to the Ephesians, we hear that the mystery which

was not revealed to other generations has been made

known and that all are co-heirs and co-partners in the

work and promises of Christ. Today’s Gospel is the

account of the Magi who journey far as they seek out the

long-awaited Christ, encountering King Herod in

Jerusalem along the way, and then finding the child Jesus

in Bethlehem.

Readings for next week, January 13, The Baptism of the

Lord: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11; Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Luke

3:15-16, 21-22

From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI

Lumen Christi Missal

Weekend of January 5/6 2019

The Epiphany of the Lord

Readings: Missal, p. 77

The Ordinary of the Mass

begins on Page 804

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING

The three kings in today’s Gospel traveled a great distance at

considerable cost to offer their richest gifts to the Infant Jesus.

How far will I go and what will I offer to do homage to this

newborn King and Savior?

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary

Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.

Mary’s.

Sunday Offertory ~ December 22/23 $9,274.00*

Same Week Last Year $7,426.00*

Mass Attendance for December 22/23 980

Same Week Last Year 836

Christmas Offertory to Date $47,627.00*

Christmas Last Year $53,514.00**

Mass Attendance for Christmas 1,660

Christmas Last Year 1,741

* Does not include Faith Direct

** Includes Faith Direct

FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE

Celebrants* Lectors

Extraordinary

Ministers of

Holy

Communion

Altar

Servers

Sat 5:00

Fr.

McCartney P. Ditrano

C. Dellavecchia

Volunteer

Sun.

7:30 Fr. Lauder Sr. Pat

9:00 Fr. Lauder C. D’Souza L. Czarniak

L. Porto

11:00 Fr.

McCartney C. Vanatta D. Lozada

12:15 Fr.

McCartney J. Ferreira

Volunteers

Needed

Celebrants for the Weekend of

January 12/13

* Subject to last minute changes.

Schedule

not

available

as of

printing

deadline.

Offertory and attendance information for

December 29/30 was not available

as of the printing deadline.

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2019 Religious Calendars

Thanks to the generosity of Joe Velotti and the

Roslyn Heights Funeral Home, Religious Calendars

for 2019 are available in the Church and Msgr.

Ryan Hall.

We are grateful to them for their generous donation

of these beautiful calendars.

Thanks to Fr. Lauder for sharing his film insights with us at the December 10th screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Notorious”.

REMEMBERING THOSE WHO SERVE

LCpl Caitlin Lyons LT Dennis Mackin

Cpl Tommy Mozer SGT Julio Ortiz II

LCpl Jonathan Peres

SSGT Jonathan Porto

PVT Michael Starczewski

SPC Luke Whitting

RCT Jordan J. Williams

CAPT Brendan Echausse

COL Daniel Friend

PV1 Joseph M. Friend

LT Christian R. Foschi

PFC Steven Hyyti

CAPT David Jacobs

SK1 John D. Klick

PFC Michael P. Lanciki

CAPT Eric W. Lipp

Lord, hold these men and women in your

loving hands and protect them as they

protect us and bless them for their self-

forgetting acts. We pray for peace in our

world and an end to war. Amen.

Fr. Lauder Presents

The Catholic Novel & Friday Night Film Festival

The Catholic Novel Series - Rev.

Robert Lauder in collaboration with The

Office of Faith Formation will present

the “Catholic Novel” series for the

Spring of 2019. The series will begin on

Monday, March 11th at 7:30 p.m. at the Immaculate

Conception Center in Douglaston. The cost of the

series is $40.

Friday Night Film Festival - Fr. Lauder

and The Secretariat for Evangelization

and Catechesis present: “56th Friday Film

Festival” beginning on Friday, February

22, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Immaculate

Conception Center in Douglaston. The cost is $25 for

the series or $6 for a single film. For further information on the Catholic Novel Series call (718) 281

-9544 or the Friday Night Film Festival call (718) 281-9582.

Flyers containing additional information and registration

forms are available in the back of the Church and Msgr. Ryan

Hall.

MASS INTENTIONS

Mass Intentions are available for

January, February and March, 2019.

Please call the Rectory Office at 621-

2222 if you wish to arrange for Masses.

Cover Art: Detail from The Adoration of the Magi, by Peter

Paul Reubens, 1609, Museo del Prado, Madrid.

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Dear Padre

&

Membership

PARISH REGISTRATION REQUEST I/we would like to register in the parish of St. Mary’s. Please send me a Parish Census to complete so I can become a parishioner of St. Mary’s. Please send my Census to: NAME:_______________________________________________ ADDRESS:___________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ PHONE:_____________________________________________

Please return to the Rectory Office or place in the collection basket.