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4747 Amboy Road, Staten Island, N.Y. 10312 www.holychildsi.com 718-356-5890

HOLY CHILD CHURCH

December 16, 2018

PASTOR & VICAR Rev. Travers Rev. Edwin H. Cipot Rev. Wenceslaus Rodrigues DEACON James V. Gallagher Weekend Associate Rev. Percy Joseph ORGANIST/MUSIC DEPT. HEAD Sandra Pace 347-560-1793 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTOR Marie Ferro 718-356-5277 Office Hours: M-Th. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

PARISH MANAGER Mary Kelly

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Joseph Longo

SPORTS COUNCIL Loren Gutzler

Pamela Molloy 718-356-5890

www.holychildsports.com

SOCCER Jennifer Tutone Arnold Gottlieb

www.holychildsoccer.org

PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR JoAnn C. Gaal

718-356-5159 Office Hours: M-Th. 9 a.m.-3p.m.

Email: holychildprek@gmail.com

Saturday p.m. 5:00 7:00

Sunday a.m. 6:30 8:00 Mon -Sat Morning Prayer 8:30 a.m. Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9:30 11:00 Mon-Sat Mass 9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Sunday p.m. 12:30 5:30

Mary-Pat Schaefer Parish Council President Angela DiBenedetto Legion of Mary

John Vincent Scalia Archdiocese Vicariate Representative Robert Finelli Mens’ Group-Saturday

Joan Rochford Adoration Paul Brophy Padre Pio Prayer Group

Bob Mistretta Beyond Renew Faith Sharing Phyllis Ballarino Prayerful Mantle

Esther Pla Charismatic Prayer Group Sally Robusto Rosary Makers

Linda Malone Cheerleading Rosaria Incantalupo Rosary Ministry

Robert Morganstern Cub Scouts James Amberger-Peg Corney St. Vincent de Paul

Michael Dontis-Rita Martin

Linda Di Marco

Louise Morano

Boy Scouts

Lectors-Communion Ministers

Junior Lectors

John & Josephine Schirripa

Nick Nocerino-Ray Doyle

Kelly Carbonaro-Rich Passante

Scripture/Faith Sharing

Usher Ministry

Youth Group

Sacraments Devotions

Baptisms 2:00 p.m. on Sundays Arrange in advance through the parish office. Pre-Baptismal clas-ses 8:00 p.m. on certain Saturday evenings. Call for schedule.

Marriages Please contact priests of the parish at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.

Legion of Mary Church Monday 7:15 p.m. Rectory Conference Room Wednesday 1:30 p.m.

Miraculous Medal Novena Church Mon. after 9:00 a.m. Mass and at 7:00 p.m.

WEEKEND MASSES WEEKDAY WORSHIP PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Padre Pio Prayer Group Church & Fellowship Room 2nd Thursday of month

Charismatic Prayer Group Rectory Conference Room Wednesday 7:45 p.m.

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Divine Mercy Chapel 24/7

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HOLY CHILD CHURCH

SATURDAY VIGIL, DECEMBER 15, 2018 5:00 PM Peggy, Charlie, Joseph & Antoinette D’Alliegro 7:00 PM Michelle Henrique SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 6:30 AM People of Holy Child 8:00 AM Alex Bonomi, Sr. 9:30 AM Ernest Fontana 11:00 AM Corinna & Michael Viggiano 12:30 PM Jenny & Gregory Manna 5:30 PM Nicoletta Regina MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018 9:00 AM Josephine Di Bella TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2018 9:00 AM Ralph & Mildred Paragallo WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 9:00 AM Catherine & William McVitie THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2018 9:00 AM Concetta Russo & Maria, Giuseppe & Pina Conigliaro FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 9:00 AM William C. Leverock SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018 9:00 AM LaCirasella & Morano Families SATURDAY VIGIL, DECEMBER 22, 2018 5:00 PM Joseph & Catherine Calia 7:00 PM Luigi, Joseph & Carlo Masella

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT - PSALTER III

MORNING PRAYER MON-SAT 8:30 a.m.

www.divineoffice.org/www.universalis.com

Widows’ Conversation Group

meets on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room. For more information

please call the Rectory or Maryann at 718-317-7901.

Scripture/Faith Sharing Sessions

Mondays in the FORUM after the 9 a.m. Mass

FIRST TIME:

Dominick Benedetto & Brianna Brady

Terrance R. Comiskey

Andrew DeSantis

Anne Dineen

James Molinelli

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The Ave Maria Gift Shop

HOURS

Saturday: 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

1st Sunday of the month: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

***Gift Shop Hours week of:

Tuesday, Dec. 18th through Friday, Dec. 21st

12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.***

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JOIN

Fr. Wenceslaus Rodrigues

on a Pilgrimage to The Holy Land

Jan 7 - 16, 2019

For details:

Contact Fr. Wency by phone or in person

www.pilgrimages.com/frrodrigues

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STATEN ISLAND, NY

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS WEEK’S DONATIONS

THE NAMES ON THIS LIST WILL BE ON UNTIL JANUARY 6 AND THEN WILL BE REMOVED UNLESS WE HEAR FROM

THE FAMILY TO CONTINUE.

Adoration Chapel Candles

In Thanksgiving for all Gods Blessings and for all the sick

Offered by Linda & John Maria

ARRANGEMENTS FOR BAPTISM

To preserve a more devout and reverent celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism, only four families will be accommodated each week. Please make arrangements with the Church at least a month beforehand.

Sanctuary Lamp

In Loving Memory of Joyce Forte Offered by Her Loving Husband Alex

Bread & Wine

In Loving Memory of William C. Leverock Offered by Mom & Dad

St. Edward Food Pantry

The collection for the food pantry will be next weekend, December 22

nd & 23

rd. Please do not

donate any expired food, open packages or perishable items. Thank you for your continued support of the food

pantry.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

There will be NO Meeting for the month of December. The next meeting will be January 27

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after the 9:30 a.m. Mass.

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We are happy to welcome the following newly baptized members into our Holy Child Family:

Kenneth James Boo Giancarlo James Guerrera

Giavanna Christine Pensabene Nicholas Robert Souto, Jr.

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PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL

“Come and spend some time with me”

Please consider committing to one of these URGENT hours; ask for God’s guidance and see where he leads you.

We welcome everyone to be an Adorer; your presence before the Blessed Sacrament makes you just that!

If you are able to commit to an hour, please contact Joan Rochford at (718) 541-9532.

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Vincent Amadeo

Lisa Becker

Michael Capolongo

Jillian Cannon

Bridget Cassidy

Lisa Conrad

Mary Grace D’Alliegro

Anthony Del Re

Ronald Dick

Carol Flannery

Baby Guiliana Geller

Doris Gillis

Joanna Gorgoglione

Debbie Gurreiri

Jimmy Hammill

Trudy Lipke

Erik Lipke

Natalia Lupia

Theresa Major

Antonio Mandara

Frank Morano, Jr.

Lauretta Paradiso

Gayle Pickhart

Sebastian Rao

Lisa Romano

Ann Ronan

Billy Sherwood

Dorothy Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Felix Stanton

Stephanie Traicoff

HOLY CHILD YOUTH GROUP MEETING

There will be a Youth Group Christmas Party this Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in the Large Conference Room. All youth ages 5

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grade - 12th grade are welcome! Come join us for

fun, community service and to meet new friends! For inquiries please call the rectory at (718)356-5890 and leave a message for Rich and Kelly.

LEGION OF MARY NEWS

Christmas Week:

No meeting on Monday 24 December No meeting on Wednesday 26 December

New Year’s Week

Meeting on Wednesday 2 January

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday

Wednesday

Saturday

3:00 AM

2:00 AM

1:00 AM

5:00 PM

3:00 PM

URGENT

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Get Well Soon!

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THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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Community Agency For Senior Citizens, Inc. (CASC)

Friendly Visiting Program Funded by NYC Department for the Aging

Are you interested in Volunteering an hour a week to homebound older adults?

If so, please contact Rosanne McAllister

Friendly Visiting Coordinator 1 (718) 981-6226 ext. 141

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The St. Clare’s Employment Group is now in the 24

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year of providing job search assistance to jobseekers and their families. We have group meetings on the third Thursday of the month and one on one advisement is available on Tuesday evenings by appointment. The Employment Group is open to all Staten Islanders and there is no charge for our services. If you have any questions, please call the Rectory at 718-984-7873. Our monthly meetings take place in the Presentation Center Dining Room. All group meetings begin at 7:30 PM.

December 20th, 2018 - “Networking - Making New Contacts Everyday is the Key to Job Search Success” - Arthur Merlino, Global Career Development Facilitator (Arthur can be contacted by calling the Rectory at 718-984-7873)

January 17th, 2019 - “What Employers Look for in the Hiring Process,” Assistant Director of Admissions, College of Staten Island (Holly will also have information about the College of Staten Island Continuing Education Division and other programs at the College)

Divorced & Separated Group

This program helps grieving separated and divorced individuals emerge from the darkness of grief in the light of a new beginning. It helps move these individuals into the future with new hope. The program helps deal with the

natural grief process and offers an opportunity through God to turn the pain of loss into an experience of positive

growth. This ministry is open to all faiths. It meets in the evening on the 2

nd and 4

th Wednesday of each month at

St. Christopher’s Hall. For further information, please contact Santa at 718-987-3795.

LONGEST MARRIED COUPLE SEARCH

(based on the World Marriage Day Initiative)

The Search begins for the Longest Married Couple in the Archdiocese of New York!

To enter: Couples must be sacramentally married for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of New York.

The longest married couples will receive commemorative certificates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an article in Catholic New York. Winners are determined by how long the couple had been married as of World Marriage Day, February 10, 2019.

For further information, contact Joan Brisson at the Family Life Office at 646-794-3190 or joan.brisson@archny.org. Email entries can be sent directly to joan.brisson@archny.org.

The deadline for entries is 5:00 PM on Thursday, January 24, 2019

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Camps Bernadette & Fatima Camp Fatima for boys and Camp Bernadette for girls are now accepting registrations for the 2019 summer season. The camps, located in the Lakes Region of NH, offer 2-week overnight

sessions for children, ages 6-15. Round trip bus transportation is available out of Long Island.

For more information or to request a brochure:

Contact Brendan Stackhouse at 603-364-5851 or email: brendan@bfcamp.com, or visit and register online at www.bfcamp.com. Please don’t wait as sessions fill up quickly. The gift of a summer camp experience could be the ideal Christmas present for your child or grandchild.

Religious Education Program Report

Children and parents, parishioners and guests gathered in the school on Sunday, December 2, 2018 for our parish Family Catechesis. We began with the 12:30 p.m. Mass in the Church and proceeded to the school for a delicious hot lunch, fellowship and a movie. The theme was “Mary says yes!” A short excerpt of the movie, “Mary of Nazareth” was shown to the adults while the children made Christmas ornaments in their classroom and practiced their own rendition of the Christmas story. The children were in costume and studied the script diligently. Their innocence entertained us while they freely expressed themselves. After their short rendition, dessert was enjoyed by all. Our next Family Catechesis will take place on Sunday, March 31, 2019 in the school building after the 12:30 p.m. Mass.

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DECEMBER 15, 2018

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Church: Holy Child Church City: Staten Island Account: 03-00612