Salus Animarum Suprema Lex

Douglaston-Little Neck

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Douglaston, NY 11362Douglaston, NY 11362Douglaston, NY 11362Douglaston, NY 11362----1135113511351135 Phone: (718) 631Phone: (718) 631Phone: (718) 631Phone: (718) 631----4454445444544454

Fax: (718) 631Fax: (718) 631Fax: (718) 631Fax: (718) 631----1774177417741774 Email: info@stanastasia.infoEmail: info@stanastasia.infoEmail: info@stanastasia.infoEmail: info@stanastasia.info

Rev. Msgr. George J. Ryan, Pastor

Rev. William A. McLaughlin Rev. Chris J. Piasta, OFM

Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Cantley, S.T.D., Pastor Emeritus

Rectory Office Hours:Rectory Office Hours:Rectory Office Hours:Rectory Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 8 PM

Saturday 9:15 AM to 1 PM

Mrs. Betty Harris, Secretary

Mrs. Ann Larkin, Accounting Admin.

St. Anastasia School:St. Anastasia School:St. Anastasia School:St. Anastasia School: 45-11 245th Street

Mrs. Lucy Mihulka, Principal Mrs. Cindy Roma-McCann, Assist. Princ.

Phone: (718) 631-3153; (718) 631-3155 Email: school@stanastasia.info

Religious Education & CCD Office:Religious Education & CCD Office:Religious Education & CCD Office:Religious Education & CCD Office: Mrs. Janine Kramer, Directress

Phone: (718) 225-5191 Email: dre@stanastasia.info

Music Minister:Music Minister:Music Minister:Music Minister: Mr. Joseph C. Extejt

Weekend Masses:Weekend Masses:Weekend Masses:Weekend Masses:

Saturday Vigil at 5:30

Sundays 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM & 5 PM

Weekday Masses:Weekday Masses:Weekday Masses:Weekday Masses: Monday thru Saturday at 8:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation:Sacrament of Reconciliation:Sacrament of Reconciliation:Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 4—4:30 PM

Holy Days and Special Liturgies:Holy Days and Special Liturgies:Holy Days and Special Liturgies:Holy Days and Special Liturgies: Mass schedules will be printed in the

Bulletin at the appropriate time.

Devotions:Devotions:Devotions:Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena:

Mondays after 8:30 AM Mass

PARISH MEMBERSHIP:PARISH MEMBERSHIP:PARISH MEMBERSHIP:PARISH MEMBERSHIP:

All new families are welcome to the Parish and every family should be properly registered.

Registration forms are available at the Rectory.

Use of the electronic giving (Faith Direct) or envelope system is required if statement of

contribution is sought for tax purposes. All parishioners should use either one of the do-

nation forms. If you move or change your address, please notify the Rectory by mail.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

First Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM only. Parents should make arrangements by call-

ing the Rectory no later than 2 weeks before the Baptism.

Parents mustmustmustmust attend the Baptism instructions beforebeforebeforebefore Baptism

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:

Time available: Saturday 11 AM-3 PM; Sunday 2:30 PM-3 PM

Couples must make arrangements six months prior to the selected date of their marriage

and fullyfullyfullyfully participate in the “Pre-Cana” Parish at home.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

It is the process for adults wishing to become Catholic, complete their sacramental initia-

tion, or attain full membership in the Church. For further information, please contact

Ms. Janine Kramer

November 9, 2008

■ ANNOUNCEMENTS November 9, 2008 ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

Leisure Club News

T rip to Atlantic City $30. pp on Monday, November

17, 2008. For more information call Peg McKeon at (718) 428-2833.

Outreach Committee

G etting to Know You Want some company?

Need some help? Have a neighbor in need? Want to help? Let us know! The Outreach Committee Hotline is (347) 481-5477. St. Anastasia’s Outreach Com-mittee is a group of parishion-ers who have come together to offer services (visits, errands, etc.) to those in need. We’re ready and waiting for your call! Healing Mass

T uesday, November 18, 2008 at Immaculate Con-

ception Center at 7200 Doug-laston Parkway in Douglaston. Schedule: 7 PM Rosary, Mass & Healing Service. For more info call: (718) 229-8001. Help the Homeless

H omeless men living under Flushing Meadow

Bridges need clothing For a number of years now and thanks to the generosity of our parishioners; every Sunday morning during the winter months, we bring hot choco-late, a sandwich and some warm clothes to a group of homeless men living under the bridges and surrounding areas of Flushing Meadows Corona Park. These are men who for different reasons have given up on life and seen unable to cope with it. As the cold weather approaches, once again we are preparing to start our mission and we need clothing. If you have warm clothes and blan-kets that are clean and in good

condition and would like to donate them please call us and we will pick them up. For more information call Jorge at (718) 224-8187 or (718) 423-5988. A Christmas Concert with Michael Amante

S t. Michael’s Church (4th Avenue Brooklyn) pre-

sents a Christmas Gala Con-cert with the famous Italian Tenor, Michael Amante. The concert will be hosted by Tony LoBianco (actor). Please join us on December 7, 2008 at 3:30 PM. Tickets for the con-cert are $50. For reservations and information please call (718) 768-6065. St. Michael Church is located at 352 42nd Street in Brooklyn.

Choir News

S t. Anastasia Choir is look-ing to expand its members.

If you are interested and like to sing we need you and your voice! Please call Joseph Ex-tejt, our Music Director at (718) 631-4909. Annual Coat Drive

T he coats are dropped off to needy parishes in Queens

and Brooklyn, visiting Nurse Early Head Start program in Rockaway, St. John’s Bread and Life Ministry, and other spots that are in need of help. The coats can be left at my office at Bryce Rea Associates, or if you can’t come to me I will go and pick them up; just call my cell phone: Carolyn Meenan at (917) 796-2990. Thank you again for your gen-erous help by keeping someone warm this winter. Indoor Flea Market

S aturday, November 22, 2008 between 10:00

AM—5:00 PM (rain or shine). If you are a professional or

private vendor of new, used, or homemade items and you would like to participate, please send a check or money order payable to SFA School. no later than November 5th to secure a spot. Tables are $40.00 each. St. Francis of Assisi School at 21-18 46th Street in Astoria For more in-formation, please call Angie at (917) 841-5219. Need a ride to Church?

C entury Car Service is of-fering a special rate to

parishioners who need a ride to Sunday Mass. This offer is only available to get to St. An-astasia Church for Sunday Mass. The fee is $5.00 plus any gratuity they choose to give. (This is a 16% reduction in their usual rate. Just advise the dispatcher that you are go-ing to St. Anastasia Church in Douglaston in order to get the discount.) Century Car is lo-cated at Springfield Blvd and Union Turnpike in Bayside Call: (718) 740-6600 or (718) 428-1010.

Lions Club Dinner Dance

T he Annual Lions Club Dinner Dance is set for

November 23, 2008 at the Inn in New Hyde Park at 214 Jeri-cho Turnpike. The festivities are from 6:00—10:00 PM, including cocktail hour, D.J. Dinner and a raffle. The price per ticket is $75.00. This year the Honorees are three of our parishioners: Thomas Cress: “Man of the Year”, Lori Cress: “Woman of the Year” and Bar-bara Barba: “Lion of the Year”. Indicate the number of tickets and send your checks to Doug-laston Lions Club, P.O. Box 630330 Little Neck, NY 11363. For more information: call Charlie McBride at (917) 312-3043.

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Dear Parishioners, Msgr. George J. Ryan Pastor, St. Anastasia Parish

L ast June I invited the local clergy of Douglaston/Little Neck to the rectory for lunch. We had the pastors of Zion Episcopal, Community Church

of Douglaston, Community Church of Little Neck, and the Rabbis of the Marathon Jewish Community Center and the Little Neck Jewish Center, Fr. Chris and myself. We have met twice since then and are now jointly host-ing the screening of “Elisabeth of Berlin.” I hope you will attend and as usual show our hospitality and wel-come to our friends and neighbors. Here is the release we are sending to various groups. A discovery was made in 2004 in a dusty church base-ment outside Frankfurt, Germany that wrote history. Before the briefcase full of papers was found, only a friend knew for sure that Elisabeth Schmitz was perhaps the most forceful voice of Christian resistance against the Nazis. This discovery connected a forgotten woman to the most tumultuous events of the 20th century. Who was this courageous woman? The Clergy Association of Little Neck/ Douglaston, which is an interfaith organization, proudly hosts a screening of “Elisabeth of Berlin,” the latest film by director Steven D. Martin of Vital Visions, Inc. The screening will be on Tuesday, November 18th at 8:00 PM in the Fr. Smith Hall at St. Anastasia Roman Catho-lic Church, 45-14 245th St. Douglaston. Rev. Martin has produced three films on the role of the Protestant church in the Third Reich, beginning with the break-through “Theologians Under Hitler” This event is part of a series of screenings across the United States and Germany in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht (the night of Broken Glass”). “Elisabeth of Berlin” tells the forgotten story of a schoolteacher who pleaded with church leaders to take a stand on behalf of the Jews of Germany. When the oppression of the Jews turned violent in November of 1938, she took early retirement, objecting that she could no longer teach her subjects according to the Nazi worldview. For nearly five years afterwards she put her

life at continuous risk by sheltering Jews in her Berlin apartment and in a small house in the country. Elisabeth Schmitz recognized the danger of Nazism long before others in the churches. While most church lead-ers embraced Nazism, and others regarded Hitler with more caution, Schmitz understood the catastrophe fro the very beginning. “Elisabeth of Berlin” is part biog-raphy, part historical narrative, and part detective story. It has brought fascination and inspiration to adults and children alike. Above all this film shows the importance of broadening our circle of friendships, es-pecially during dangerous times. Following the film, Rev. Martin will personally lead a discussion on how we can encourage and develop closer interfaith relationships. It is his belief and hope that bet-ter relations among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and those of other faiths or no faith would help avert any future faith based discrimination long before anything like the atrocities of the Holocaust could be contem-plated. We invite all community members of good will to attend this free film screening and discussion.

■ FROM OUR PASTOR, MSGR. RYAN:

Congratulations! Mrs. Lucy Mihulka Principal, St. Anastasia School

C ongratulations to the winners of the Intermediate Math Bee at St. Anastasia:

First Place: Liam Burke, 6th grade Second Place: Kathryn McCabe, 6th grade Tie for 2nd Place: Ruben Cerri-Droz, 5th grade After additional rounds, Kathryn McCabe of the 6th grade won the alternate position. Liam Burke will represent the School at the Queens Regional Math Bee on November 25th. Thirty one Catholic schools will compete at the Bee. We are very proud of all who com-peted. The students’ math knowledge and ability to think and compute under pressure were very impressive. Thank you to Mrs. Cannone and Mrs. Novack, our Math Bee Coordinators. Mr. Abaya and I judged the exciting rounds. Thank you also to all the parents who attended and took time from their busy schedules to support our excellent math programs. Congratulations to Anthony Santino in the 7th grade on his performance this weekend in “A Neighborhood Story” at the Crowne Plaza. Anthony is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild. Great job! A reminder that the next Home School Association Meeting will be on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30PM at FSH with a special presentation by Bill Clifford on Internet Safety. There is a new school fundraiser, selling Religious Christmas cards, keeping “Christ in Christmas”. A box of 20 cards will be sold for $8. Please contact the office if you are interested in purchasing a box. The 8th grade Ring Day ceremony is scheduled for Friday, November 21st at 11AM with light refreshments in the An-nex right after the service. Parents and Guardians of the graduating 8th grade are invited. The students will participate in a Thanksgiving Prayer service on Wednesday, November 26 at 11AM in the Church. All are invited.

■ GOOD NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL , MRS. MIHULKA :

I already informed you by mail that the City of New York has approved the re-naming of 245th Street be-tween Northern Boulevard and Alameda Avenue as “Fr.

John J. Gribbon Way.” The ceremony for this re-naming will take place on Sunday afternoon, November 16th at 1:30 PM. All are invited! We will gather outside on 245th street by the convent for the program of “re-naming.” Our councilman, Tony Avella who supported our initiative will be present and speak. May I suggest you use the school parking lot off Northern and Ala-meda as 245th Street will be closed to traffic. Those who wish to remain after the 12:00 Mass are welcome to relax in the Church or in the rooms of the school adjacent to the Church. After the ceremony we will we will walk down “Fr. John Gribbon Way” for the first time to Fr. Smith Hall where there will be light refreshments. I look forward to getting together to honor a priest who served and loved the people of St. Anastasia.

Dear Parishioners, Msgr. George Ryan Pastor, St. Anastasia Parish

■ FROM OUR PASTOR, MSGR. RYAN:

The Billboard Players

presents

“Separate Tables” by Terence Rattigan

Directed by Louis V. Fucilo

Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Featuring

*Madelon Avallone *Dan Bubbeo *Ria Gallagher *Oz Kaufhold *Christine LaCamera *Paulette Murphy *Lauren Pallini

*Joe Pepe *Patricia Servidio * Dean Schildkraut *Arthur Vidro *Marilyn Welsher *Claudia Wilson

Performance Dates

Friday November 14 & 21 at 8:00 PM

Saturday November 15 & 22 at 8:00 PM

Sunday November 16 & 23 at 3:00 PM

General admission: $13.00 Seniors: $10.00

Group Rates Available

For information/tickets call: 516-746-7356 or 347-235-0972

Community Church of East Williston East Williston Avenue & Roslyn Road

East Williston, New York 11596

Movie Club is offered to adults only. We are selecting movies that are interesting, inspiring, sometimes forgotten, thought-provoking and artistically significant. We use the Youth Center, which is equipped with AC, comfy couches, decent stereo sound and big-size projection screen. Snacks, wine and soda are served.

“The Visitor” A deeply moving drama built around longtime character actor Richard Jenkins, The Visitor is a simmering drama about a college professor and recent widower, Walter Vale (Jenkins), who discovers a pair of homeless, illegal aliens living in his New York apartment. Writer-director Thomas McCarthy has created a wonderfully measured story about change and re-newal, and put it all on the shoulders of Jenkins, a largely unheralded but masterful performer whose time for renown has surely come. --Tom Keogh USA 2007; PG-13; 1:43 hr Thursday, November 13 at 7 PM Youth & Young Adults Center (Entrance adjacent to the church, 2nd floor) $3 cover wine, soda & snacks

MOVIE CLUB

MASS INTENTIONS November 8—15, 2008

SATURDAY WEEKDAY

5:30 PM Angelina & Joseph Locetta and Mary Tranchida

SUNDAY THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA

8:00 AM Joseph Gallagher, Jr. and James Renne , Jr.

10:00 AM Katherine Lee and Irene Baker

12:00 PM Agatha DiSanto and Roberta Moran

5:00 PM Patricia and Salvatore Porazzo

MONDAY LEO THE GREAT, POPE Leo (+461), eminent pastor and preacher; de-fender of the Roman primacy; many of his prayers are found in the “Sacramentary”.

8:30 AM Thomas Larkin and Lillian McDermott

TUESDAY MARTIN OF TOURS, BISHOP Martin (+ 397) from Pannonia (Hungary); soldier turned Christian at 18, founded the first monas-tery in the West; patron of soldiers, wine produc-ers and of France.

8:30 AM Daniel Mosten and Alzira P. de Aguiar

WEDNESDAY JOSAPHAT, BISHOP & MARTYR Josaphat Kuncevych (+1623) a Basilian monk, bishop of Polotsk; his fidelity to the Roman See and his desire for union between the Ukrainian Church and Rome led to his murder in Vitebsk.

8:30 AM Michael Chimenti and Arthur Kirke Bartley

THURSDAY FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI Frances Cabrini (+Dec. 22, 1917), from Lom-bardy; founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart; established some sixty-seven institutions (schools, hospitals and orphanages); first U.S. citizen canonized (1946); patroness of immigrants and migrants.

8:30 AM McQueeney Family

FRIDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM John Hedgecock and Rose & John Slevin

SATURDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Lucia & Joseph Soccodato

Bread & Wine Memorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR Daniel Mosten and Henry J. Orlowski

NOVEMBER 10—16, 2008

{ Remember }

Please remember in your prayers all the sick of our Parish Community, especially:

• Ruth Marchese • Annette Montello • Joseph Alchus

and those who have died, especially:

• Anthony Corrente • Stephen Napoli

This week: ■ Leisure Club on Tuesday

■ Religious Education Classes on Wednesday

■ RCIA on Wednesday ■ Spanish Prayer Group on Thursday

■ Movie Club on Thursday

■ Street Re-naming on Sunday

■ Confirmation Enrollment on Sunday ■ Blood Drive Sign-up on Sunday

Mommy & Me

The Mommy and Me Program meets on Wednes-days 11:00—12:30 in the Annex.

Blood Drive

Our Annual Blood Drive will take place on Sunday, November 23 between 9:00 AM—2:30 PM . Next Sunday you will have a chance to sign up for an appointment. Your donation will help to save up to THREE lives. Eligibility criteria: on donation Sunday bring your ID and know social security number; minimum weight 110 lbs; age 16—76 (16 year-olds must have parental permission); eat well (low fat) and drink fluids; no tattoos for past 12 months. For medical questions concerning blood donations call 1-800-688-0900.