Saint Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Parish

1510 DePaul Street

Elmont, N.Y. 11003

“A Parish with Heart” www.stvincentdepaulparish.org

Clergy from Saint Catherine of Sienna who assist here at Saint Vincent de Paul are as follows:

Pastor/Administrator Associate Pastors Rev. Msgr. Richard M. Figliozzi Rev. Allan Arneaud

Rev. Johnny Mendonca Deacons

Joseph Benincasa Frank Gonzalez

Parish Office – (516) 352-2127 Hours: Saturday - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Sunday—9:30am-11:30am (DiVita Room) Fax – (516) 305-5474 Email: parishoffice@stvincentdepaulparish.org Web: www.stvincentdepaulparish.org PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY - (516) 354-4976

Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00am—1:00pm

We Celebrate the Eucharist Saturday Vigil – 4:00 pm Sunday – 8:30 am & 10:00 am Weekdays: Monday thru Friday 8:30 am . We Celebrate the Sacraments Sacrament of Reconciliation – Saturdays immediately after celebration of the Vigil Mass, or by calling the Parish Office for an appointment with a Priest. Sacrament of Baptism – call the Parish Office to arrange for an interview. This should be done while awaiting the birth of your child.

Sacrament of Marriage – call the Parish Office to make an appointment with a priest before making so-cial arrangements. Visitation of the Sick and Homebound call the Parish Office to arrange for a visit by a Priest to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, and also to receive Holy Communion.

Holy Hour – on the first Friday of the month after the 8:30 am Mass with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and concluding with Benediction.

Devotions The Rosary– is recited daily before the 8:30 am Weekday Masses. Miraculous Medal Novena and Special Prayers to St. Anthony are said on Thursdays after the 8:30 am Mass.

DECEMBER 25, 2016

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

CHRISTMAS

Last Weekend’s Collection and Attendance Parish: $ 3,058.00

Attendance: 4:00pm 102 8:30am 145 10:00am 103 Total: 350

Thank you for your support

MISSION STATEMENT

As members of St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Parish we are committed to assisting our members in

both the spiritual and temporal needs of life. We are a parish with heart

who are committed to “Let all things be done with Charity”

and show we are disciples of Christ by our love for one another.

Scriptural Reflection for the Week “And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a man-ger.” (see Luke 2:1-14) It is there for your eyes to see when you come to church; it is there under the tree perhaps when you return home; it may be on your lawn or that of your neighbor; it may be in a park or other designated place in your community—that is the Manger; the Nativity Scene with Jesus, Mary and Joseph with the shepherds, the animals, angels and Kings. It is there for us to see but is it in us for people to see - is there room for the Christ Child and Mary and Joseph in our hearts? If not, it’s because we did not ask and pray for them to be! Say this Prayer before a Nativity Scene:

“Heavenly Father, with what warm love and affection we gaze at your gift to us; your gift of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Jesus, your Son and Mary and Joseph, your servants. Bless our family this Christmas of 2016. May we have the peace of heaven brought to earth this Holy Night in our hearts and home. JESUS - our Saviour - heal us! MARY - our Mother - embrace and kiss us! JOSEPH - our Protector - show us the Way! May the HOLY FAMILY of NAZARETH be our refuge and strength all the days of our lives. AMEN. Feast of the Holy Family is this Friday, December 30th. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be from 8:30am to 9pm at Saint Catherine of Sienna. Your Christmas Gift to Your Church In addition to your weekly Sunday offering please remember to offer a special Christmas gift to your Parish this Sunday. Please place both the De-cember 25th and the special Christmas envelope in the one collection. Thank you for your understand-ing of our need at this time of year. January 1,2017 is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. The usual weekend Mass Schedule will be in effect.

One Final Thought “The coming of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy to the world and to every human heart. May His coming this Christmas bring to each one of us that peace and joy that he desires to give.” — Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Saturday December 24-Christmas Eve 4:00 pm Joseph Conter Bernard Angst & Isabella Rose Kirch 10:30pm For the People of the Parish Sunday December 25—Christmas Day 8:30 am For the Parish Priest 10:00 am Pasquale & Pasqualina Correale Monday December 26 8:30 am Mary & William Medlow Tuesday December 27 8:30 am Living & Deceased Members of The Donahoe & Egan Families Wednesday December 28 8:30 am Jack Musolino Thursday December 29 8:30 am People of the Parish Friday December 30 8:30 am Dominic Ambrosio Saturday December 31 4:00 pm Joseph & Armanda Nappo Frances Oliva Sunday January 1 8:30 am For the People of the Parish 10:00 am For the Leadership of SVDP

BREAD & WINE

For the week of December 25 thru December 31

In Loving Memory of Louis & Richard Mitarotonda

As requested by Ann Mitarolonda & Louise Matera

♦ Rev. Msgr. William Jablonski ♦ Abigail Budram ♦ Albert Bartlett ♦ Alice Matera ♦ Amanda Rose Augello ♦ Angelo DiGrigoli ♦ Ann Donahue ♦ Ann Mitarotonda ♦ Anna Christina Diaz ♦ Anthony Gangemella ♦ Arlindo Marcelino ♦ Barbara Dailey ♦ Barbara Ostipwko ♦ Betey Bomilla ♦ Bob Soveign ♦ Bridget Corrigan-Brassel ♦ Brittany Wilson ♦ Carlos Mackey ♦ Charlotte Orlando ♦ Diane Drescher ♦ Diane Wilson ♦ Dominick Consolazio ♦ Dorie Harbin ♦ Dorothy Mink Honald ♦ Eugenia Lane ♦ Fran Roberts ♦ Frances Oliva ♦ Francine Lupo ♦ Frank Saccone ♦ Garrett Fitzgerald ♦ George McAuliffe ♦ Janet Falco ♦ Jeanette Longobardi

♦ John Ciotti ♦ John Corrigan Jr. ♦ John Cusack ♦ John White ♦ Kaelyn Judith Donlon ♦ Karen Carlucci ♦ Karen Hoffmeyer ♦ Madeline Corrigan ♦ Madelyn Kushner ♦ Maria Rossi Pashayen ♦ Mary Italo ♦ Matthew Noah ♦ Michael O’Malley ♦ Raul Matos ♦ Shane Harbin ♦ Theresa Chevalier ♦ Theresa Porri ♦ Thomas Fagan ♦ Tom Camberiarti ♦ Tommy Lannan ♦ Tommy Lopiccolo ♦ Vincente Mejias ♦ Walter Kucharczyk ♦ William Ross ♦ Phil Parisi ♦ Nicolas Raffaele Lorusso ♦ Henry Bricchi ♦ Alexandra Corradi ♦ Danielle Corrradi

Please Pray for our Women & Men in the U.S. Armed Forces:

• Aaron J. Shattuck • Arlindo Almida • Brian Kevin Corrigan • Carlos Felix • Christopher Messano • Diane Rosemary Patrick • Frankie Umile • James E. Allen • Jimmy Bustamante

• John Marco Militano • Joseph A. Galante • Joseph Giordano • Latasha Coward • Max Haerter • Michael Arana • Michael Borg • Nicholas Russo • Peter Dilos • Rev. David Kruse (Chaplain) • Thomas Bradshaw • Thomas Lainis

Please Pray for our sick Relatives & Friends:

Candles will burn For the week of December 25 thru December 31

In Loving Memory of Bruno Torre

As requested by Josephine Torre

St. Vincent de Paul Society & Parish Social Ministry (Outreach)

Merry Christmas to all, especially to all those who contributed to the angel tree and brought food for the food pantry. We were able to provide 114 Christmas baskets to members of our community. As you know last Saturday was a snowy and miserable day, but fourteen people came to deliver the baskets. (We usu-ally have many more.) They went above and beyond in making as many as six trips carrying four of five baskets each time. They made Christmas merrier for many families. There is no way that we can really thank them, but if you can say a prayer for their well being in 2017. Members of our parish do so much for others all year long. They make our much better place. They live their faith in so many ways.

We wish everyone a happy and holy Christmas and a New Year filled with many joys. As always we will be happy to receive all non-perishable food items. Thank you for all you do.

POPE FRANCIS HOSPITALITY CENTRE

We have started this center for seniors, veterans, those in need and for anyone wishing to share a simple meal.

It is open on Saturdays from 9:30am to 1:00pm The Center meets in the school cafeteria

1510 DePaul Street, Elmont

All are welcome!

CBS meets every Thursday from 7:30 until 9:15 PM in the Saint Vincent de Paul School Cafeteria. The Elmont Community Bible Study is a continuous "drop-in" study where people can come and go as their schedule permits. If you have questions or curiosity about God and spirituality, Thursday night at Saint Vincent is the place to go.

Our current topic is "Sound and Distorted Relationships with God in the Bible".

All studies are videotaped and handouts and videos are available the website. Www. ElmontBibleStudy.org

No meeting on Dec 29th—CBS will resume Jan 5th.

Beginning January 8, 2017 8:30am Mass will move to 8:45am There will no longer be a 10:00am Mass The Syro-Malankara Mass will be at 10:00am

2017 Mass Schedule Monday thru Friday 8:30am Saturday Vigil Mass—4:00pm Sunday Mass—8:45am

Changes for Prayers for the Sick in 2017 When the name to be put on the prayers for the sick is called in by Thursday, the person will be included in the Prayer of the Faithful for that weekend . For the next three consecutive bulletins following the weekend announced the person’s name will appear on the list of prayers for the sick.

Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 8:00pm

CHRISTMAS

By Rev. Johnny R. Mendonca

C.S. Lewis called the incarnation "the Grand Miracle." He wrote: "The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation .... Every other miracle prepares for this, or exhibits this, or results from this .... It was the central event in the history of the Earth—the very thing that the whole story has been about. By a miracle that passes human comprehension, the Creator entered his creation, the Eternal entered time, God became human—in order to die and rise again for the salvation of all people. "He comes down; down from the heights of absolute being into time and space, down into humanity; down further still ... [to] the womb ... down to the very roots and sea-bed of the Nature He has created. But He goes down to come up again and bring the whole ruined world up with Him." (Miracles, Chapter 14).

The greatest miracle of all is that incomprehensible act by which God became man, and was born to a young Jewish girl named Mary in a stable in Bethlehem.

Three of the four Gospels begin their record of Jesus' work by emphasizing the wonder of His incarnation. Matthew records how Jesus was miraculously conceived in the womb of Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit, and that He was "God with us." Luke made it clear that Jesus was the Son of God. John described how the Eternal Word, who is God, had become flesh as Jesus Christ to dwell among us.

The real surprise is that some Christians take so little notice of this greatest of all miracles. A spirit of commercialism has be-come attached to the Christmas season. Disturbed by these things, some avoid the festival. But too often, they also forget to dedicate time to think about the message Christmas was intended to remind us of: the message of God's greatest miracle. What a pity that, as a result, some forgot to rejoice in this greatest of all miracles, the birth of Jesus.

Let us not miss the opportunity to celebrate the great miracle: to come in wonder and worship before the One who humbled Himself to become a baby, a child, a human; who descended into His own creation so that by ascending again He might lift it up with Him from decay and bondage into glory and freedom.

In a world where life is so threatened, let us make this Christmas a great reminder of the beauty and sacredness of Christ's birth. How closely at His coming did Jesus bind Himself to our human nature, as well as to the earth. Remembering the poor shepherds and the circumstances of Christ's birth, so marked by poverty, let us make them reminders of the forgotten poor of our world. Let the Child Jesus and with Joseph and Mary teach us the dignity and importance of children, families and individuals in a society so neglectful of them.

MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS

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