Salus Animarum Suprema Lex

Douglaston-Little Neck

www.stanastasia.info

saint nastasi church

A A 45-14 245th Street Douglaston, NY 11362-1135 Phone: (718) 631-4454 Fax: (718) 631-1774 Email: 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: 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: 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: Mrs. Janine Kramer, Directress Phone: (718) 225-5191 Email: dre@stanastasia.info

Music Minister: Mr. Joseph C. Extejt

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil at 5:30 Sundays 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM & 5 PM

Weekday Masses: Monday thru Saturday at 8:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 4—4:30 PM

Holy Days and Special Liturgies: Mass schedules will be printed in the Bulletin at the appropriate time.

Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 8:30 AM Mass

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: 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 must attend the Baptism instructions before Baptism 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 fully participate in the “Pre-Cana” Parish at home. 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

February 15, 2009

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

■ ANNOUNCEMENTS February 15, 2009 ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

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. Annual Coat Drive

T he Coats and gently used clothing have been pour-

ing in and as soon as they come in Patty and I are distrib-uting to various places. Thanks for your generosity and we will keep this endeavor going throughout the year. Again, if you need a pick up and can’t drop off your items at my of-fice: Bryce Rea 250-02 North-ern Blvd. 9AM- 5PM give me a call. My number is: (917) 796-2990. —Carolyn Meenan Diocesan Wedding Anni-versary Celebration

D iocesan Wedding Anni-versary Celebration 2009

for couples celebrating their 25th, 30th, 40th & 50th and above: Bishop DiMarzio will celebrate the Anniversary Mass on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the Immaculate Conception Church at 86-45

Edgerton Boulevard in Ja-maica, NY. There is a fee of $30. Per couple. All registered couples will receive a personal-ized certificate and will be greeted by the Bishop. A re-ception with light refreshments will follow the Mass. If you are interested in attending, please call the rectory for information and registration. Tax Statements

Statements for tax purposes have been generated and mailed to all who donated $500 or more. If you do not receive a statement and are in need of one, you may request one: Write on your weekly envelope or call (718) 631-4909. Need a ride to Church?

Century Car Service is offering a special rate to parishioners who need a ride to Sunday Mass. This offer is only avail-able to get to St. Anastasia 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 going to St. Anas-tasia Church in Douglaston in order to get the discount.) Century Car is located at Springfield Blvd and Union Turnpike in Bayside. Call (718) 740-6600 or (718) 428-1010. High School Reunion

T he Bishop McDonnell High School Reunion will

be held on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Bishop McDonnell High School. Classes graduat-ing in years ending in 4 & 9 will be honored. For specific information, please contact: Rita Monaghan-Mahoney ’59 at (718) 857-2700 Ext. 2253 or email at maloney@blmhs.org Contact address: Bishop McDonnell Alumnae

Association c/o Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School 357 Clermont Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 Free Hearing Screenings

T he St. John’s University Speech and Hearing Cen-

ter will be sponsoring free hearing screenings from Febru-ary 17th, 2009 through April 30, 2009. Please call (718) 990-6480 for an appointment and directions. The Speech and Hearing Center is located at 152-11 Union Turnpike in Ja-maica, NY. Vehicle Needed

O ur Lady Queen of Mar-tyrs Church in Forest

Hills is looking for a 4-wheel drive SUV or a pickup truck to replace their truck that is soon to be junked. If you are think-ing about donating such a vehi-cle to charity, please consider Our Lady Queen of Martyrs. We will provide a letter to ver-ify your donation on your 2009 tax return. Please contact Ralph at (718) 268-6251.

Relationship Enrichment Seminar

E nrich your Relationship, Strengthen your Relation-

ship, Commit to your Relation-ship. Join us to nourish and strengthen your relationship. The teachings of Pope John Paul II in Theology of the Body and Relationship-Way to Hap-piness by Dr. Henry A. Malone will form the content of the seminar. Saturday, March 28, 9:00 – 4:30 PM and Sunday, March 29, 9:30 – noon. St. Anastasia Annex, at 244th Street and Northern Blvd. To register: call (516) 627-1515 or email at henry.malone@verizon.net Marriage and Relationship Institute (MARI) 535 Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY 11030

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— Did you hear about the two bed bugs who fell in love? — They got married in the spring.

M any thanks to Mrs. Galla-gher who chaired the An-nual Magazine Drive and

congratulations to Danielle Morelli for being top seller in the school. She brought in sales of over $1,023. Con-gratulations to the 7th grade for being the top selling class. Mr. Abaya’s 7th grade class brought in $1,448. They keep the giant mascot and are the win-ners of the pizza party. We'd also like to thank the following top sellers in the classrooms: Nursery: Sean Devlin Kindergarten: Elizabeth Leudesdorff Grade 1: Anisa Parcheman

Grade 2: Michael Bonici Grade 3: Nico Carlino Grade 4: Gabriella Zaki Grade 5: Mary O'Byrne Grade 6: Kathryn Flannigan Grade 7: Danielle Morelli Grade 8: Jasmine Zhang Thank you to all who participated. The Junior High Math bee winners are the following: 1st place - Brendan McCann of the 8th grade; 2nd place -Sophia Huber, 7th grade; and 3rd place- Amy Yang, 8th grade. Brendan will represent the school at the regional math bee at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament scheduled for February 24, 2009.

A special thank you to all who made Catholic Schools Week such a success. We’d like to thank the Home School Executive Board: Mrs. Cunniff, Mrs. Bonici, Mrs. dePasquale and Mrs. Stones. We’d also like to thank Mrs. Karl, Mrs. Chong, Mrs. Marino and Mrs. O’Byrne for their assistance in the students and teachers activities and appreciation days. Catholic Schools Week was a great tribute to the service that the school provides to the commu-nity and also to the kindness within the community to the school. This Monday, the school’s winter re-cess begins. School will re-open Mon-day, February 23rd. Registrations will begin the week of February 23rd. The Faculty and staff of St. Anastasia School (which Bishop Caggiano has announced will be re-named the Di-vine Wisdom Academy), wishes you and your families a happy and healthy “winter recess”.

GOOD NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

A Few Good News Before Winter Recess ___________

by LUCY MIHULKA

Youth Group This lock-in will focus on issues such as: joy, celebration, fun, creativity and happiness. We will try to determine what it means to have fun in a Chris-tian way. Saturday, February 21 at 3 PM through Sunday, February 22 at 10AM Cost: $15 a person (all fun included) Requirement: have you homework done, before you have fun with us! More at: www.matthew267.net

Vocations

St. Anastasia Council #5911 sponsors a seminarian as part of the Knights of Co-lumbus Vocations Program. The sponsorship includes some financial support. On January 25, 2009, during the 10 AM Mass, we presented Stanley Celius with a check to assist him in his studies at the Immaculate Conception Seminary in Hunt-ington, NY.

St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Day Party

This year’s annual celebration for the “wearing of the green” will be at the Annex on Saturday evening, March 14th from 7 PM to 11 PM. There will be a corned beef and cabbage dinner, complete with soda bread, Italian pastries, and Irish cof-fee for desert. The cost will be $20 per person. Please make your reservations early. Call Marty Aversa at (718) 225-7027 or Michael Proto at (718) 229-7751.

Membership Drive

If anyone you know is interested in joining our Council, have them come to the Annex on any Tuesday evening at 8:00 PM or call August Randazzo at (718) 279-9096. We will be happy to discuss the benefits of membership. Visit us on the web at www.geocities.com/kofc5911. submitted by AUGUST RANDAZZO

T he children are led to the St. Anastasia gymnasium, on the same floor. One of the ushers

takes a headcount, so the number of children in the group is known. The group usually ranges from 20 – 40 chil-dren. There is a makeshift altar set up. Each child takes a carpet square, and finds a seat. The rules are quickly re-viewed. It is expected that the children will listen quietly to the Word of God; participate in the discussion of the readings; raise their hand when they have a question or comment; and sit still. The liturgy of the Word begins. The readings are proclaimed from the Children’s Lectionary, which is more “child-friendly”, but similar to the mis-salette and the structure of mass is fol-lowed. There are typically two read-ings, a responsorial psalm, and the gos-pel. The children stand for the gospel. After the gospel, the catechist engages the group in a child-friendly discussion of the liturgy. The Sadlier website (www.webelieveweb.com) is used for preparation of reflection and discussion questions. If time allows, the group is encouraged to participate in the Prayer of the Faithful. An usher provides a signal for the children to return to the congregation. The group lines up and five children are chosen to bring up the gifts. On the altar, it is expected that the children remain still as best they can, focus on the priest, and recite the prayers. After the Sign of Peace, the children return to their seats. And there you have it! So, now you

know what happens behind the scenes at Family Mass, let’s meet the “who”. The program is organized by the Direc-tor of Religious Education, Ms. Janine Kramer. Currently, there are three cate-chists for the 10 AM mass: Ms. Debbie (Conticelli) Fiorillo, Mrs. Doris Is-karos, and Mrs. Trish Mahalko.

Ms. Debbie, as she prefers the children call her, has been a member of St. An-astasia’s parish for 42 years. She has three children: Matthew, Stephanie, and Jacqueline. She is a substitute teacher for the NYC Department of Education, and a nanny for two young boys. Debbie feels that religious educa-tion is very important for our children, and that St. A’s provides an excellent education. Debbie has been a catechist

since her college days. In addition to the 10AM Family Mass, Debbie teaches the “one on one” group of chil-dren as well as the RCIA group of adults on Wednesday evening. Deb-bie’s ministry is very special to her, and she loves teaching children and adults about the Lord. Mrs. Iskaros has been involved as a Catechist for the Children’s Liturgy since its inception. She and her family have been parishioners at St. A’s since 2002. She and her husband, Ralph, have three teenagers. Doris has de-voted a large part of her life to religious education – as a CCD teacher and youth ministry leader. She is proud of the work she has done with the Module Youth Program, one of the longest run-ning youth ministry programs in our diocese. She has just earned her Mas-ter’s Degree in General Education/Special Education and works as a sec-ond grade teacher at P.S. 186 in Belle-rose. Trish Mahalko is the latest addition to the Family Mass catechists, as she has been volunteering since October 2008. She usually helps out at one mass per month. The children refer to her as Mrs. Mahalko or Ms. M. Trish is a teacher at PS 186 in Bellerose. She and her husband Tom have been parishion-ers of St. Anastasia’s since 1998. They enjoy participating in parish ministries. They help facilitate the parish’s In-home Pre-Cana program. They have two children, both of whom were bap-tized at St. A’s. Dylan is 10-years-old and is an altar server. Megan is 7-years-old and will make her first commun-ion in May 2009. They attend St. A’s religious education program. Tom and Dylan are involved in the scouting pro-gram at St. Anastasia’s. Thank you for taking the time to learn about the behind the scenes at the 10 AM Family Mass! Note to parents: in order for your child to receive the maximum benefit from the program it is recommended that your child be be-tween the ages of 5 and 13 in order to participate. It is challenging for chil-dren younger than 5 to sit still for 20 or more minutes. Thank you for your co-operation. See you at Family Mass!

“Behind the Scenes” at Family Mass

It’s 10 AM on Sunday… Do you know where your children are?

At Family Mass, the presiding priest calls the children to the front of the church. The group is led out the door by a cate-

chist. But where do they go? What do they do?

Let’s follow the children along to see what takes place “behind the scenes”. __________

by TRISH MAHALKO

RESERVATION FORM Please fill out the form below for yourself or your group. Please note that anything over

12 at a table is not possible. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at

(718) 279-1455

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You know what time it is, Fashion Show time!

St. Anastasia annual Fashion Show & Dinner

Thursday April 2, 2009 @ 7 PM

Immaculate Conception Center Cocktail Hour, Open Bar, Dinner & Dessert

An enjoyable evening of entertainment and dinner for $60.00 per person

All reservations must be paid by Monday, March 30, 2009. Please pay by check only.

Mail payments to the School or drop off at the Rectory

Thanking you in advance for your continued support of our school, parish and neighborhood, I remain, Sincerely, Pamela Kane.

MASS INTENTIONS February 14—21, 2009

SATURDAY CYRIL, MONK & METHODIUS, BISHOP

5:30 PM

SUNDAY SIXTH ORDINARY SUNDAY

8:00 AM Anthony Corrente 10:00 AM Mary and George Proto

12:00 PM Sam Shrinivas and Herman Espada

5:00 PM Kelly Winter

MONDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Eileen White and Susan Collura

TUESDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Benjamin Campese

WEDNESDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Mary McDermott

THURSDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Thomas Kelly

FRIDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Kevin M. Seagrave

SATURDAY WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Ruth Piasta

Bread & Wine Memorial

IN THANKSGIVING FOR

Elizabeth C. Lundy FEBRUARY 15—21, 2009

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

Ruth Marchese Annette Montello Eileen Cullen Mary Ann Inguagiato And those who have died, especially: Olga Buitrago Edna O’Neill