WHO IS WELCOME IN ST. SAVIOUR CHURCH?

Are you a sinner? Have you been away from the church for a long time? Are you divorced or separated? Are you physically or

mentally challenged? Are you from a different culture? Are you not accepted because of your sexual orientation? Are you

elderly, a teen or young adult? Are you discriminated against because of your color? Are you feeling broken? Are you poor or

out of work? Have you been imprisoned? Have you a feeling that you are left out? You are welcome here! This is your home,

and we are your family!

CHURCH OF ST. SAVIOUR

Confessions First Saturday of the month in the church from 4:00-4:30 PM. By appointment for all other times.

Director of Music

Paula McKeown

December 30, 2018

A FEW WORDS FROM OUR PASTOR

I would like to begin by saying a great word of “THANKS” to everyone who chose to come out on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to worship with us and celebrate the Incarnation of our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ here at Saint Saviour Parish Family. Each of our celebrations of Eucharist this

Christmas were absolutely beautiful and extremely prayerful. While our crowds were not as good as in previous years, the people who chose to join us had only positive comments about their experience of liturgy here at Saint Saviour this Christmas. First, I must thank Father Kevin, Audrey Belsito, Adrian

Vasquez, and our friends from Dineen Construction Company for the many hours they put into decorating our church. It was a two-day project and I think you will all agree with me that our church looked absolutely spectacular. I also need to thank all the members of Martha’s Ministry who came

out and spent countless hours weaving all the Christmas Garland and lights together to make it look spectacular as it was strung around the perimeter of our church providing the light of Christmas to brighten our celebrations. Their sore hands and fingers are proof of their love and devotion to Saint

Saviour Parish. I also want to thank Geri Anne O’Beirne and all the parents who helped her put together our Children’s Christmas Pageant at our 6:00 pm. Celebration of Eucharist on Christmas Eve. Our children once again came through and provided us with both a realistic and strikingly accurate portrayal

of exactly what happened on that first Christmas night more then 2,000 years ago. I hope that next year even more children will choose to participate in this special moment of grace in re-enacting the birth of the Christ. I also want to thank Alex Ashman, our Music Ministry Director, for the tremendous job he

did in bringing together many different persons, personalities and voices to provide us with the most beautiful Christmas music at each of our celebrations of Eucharist. We are so blessed to have Alex with us and I find his enthusiasm and vision for what is possible here in terms of good liturgical music both enlightening an encouraging. My thanks also to our Altar Servers who served each of our Masses so

reverently and prayerfully, as well as to our Seminarian, Stephen Jankowski, who served as our Master of Ceremonies at each of our celebrations of Eucharist. I am also grateful to all our Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion for assisting us in making our Christmas liturgies so prayerful

and reverent, as well as to our Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality for welcoming EVERYONE this Christmas to our church. What many of you do not realize is that there are many people who come to Saint Saviour Church each week from all around our neighborhood and even from other parishes in our

Diocese because they truly LOVE what is happening here in our parish: the inclusiveness of the fact that ALL people are welcome here; the prayerful liturgies and inspiring music; the challenging, uplifting and encouraging homilies, the sense of always feeling welcome here. This is something we as a parish

family should be very proud about and Father Kevin and I are so very grateful for your kind words and encouraging notes and letters that you send us sharing those sentiments with us. Once again, it was truly a bright and faith-filled Christmas here at Saint Saviour Parish.

Don’t forget that this Tuesday, January 1st, the church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. THIS IS A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION, AND WE ALL HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO ATTEND MASS ON THIS DAY. Here at Saint Saviour, there will only be ONE

MASS on January 1st, and that will be at 10:00 a.m. What a wonderful opportunity for us ALL as a parish family to come together at this one Mass to not only welcome in a brand new year of grace and blessing, but to celebrate our Blessed Mother as the Mother of God! We do hope you will plan on

joining us for this special liturgy on Tuesday, January 1st, at 10:00 a.m.

Have a great week everyone, and Happy New Year!!

Father Frank

December 23

Offertory $4,784

Attendance 403

“For last year's words belong to last year's language. And next year's words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning."

― T.S. Eliot

Our Toys for Tots collection box will be in

the vestibule of the Church. We are collecting new

or very gently used unwrapped gifts for children

ages 12 and under. All toys are given to local

organizations that work with families in need.

Brown baggers Homeless Outreach

The Brownbaggers project serves the poor in the

NYC parks during the winter months. Since 2009

we have delivered thousands of lunches. Meeting

monthly in the Parish Hall at 12:30 pm, we assemble

100 brown bag lunches with food and clothing

items donated by our volunteers. We then travel via

subway to multiple Manhattan parks to distribute our

lunches to those most in need, returning to Brooklyn

by 3:30 pm. John Olash is the current director

of our Brownbaggers HomelessOutreach Program.

Volunteers can reach John at: johnolash@hotmail.com

Please RSVP now for

Sunday, January 13, 2018

Twenty five volunteers are needed for this event.

RSVP to: johnolash@hotmail.com

Please consider donating warm socks, hats or gloves

into the Brownbaggers Donation Box which will be

located in the vestibule of the church after every Mass.

Any donations received will be distributed at that

month’s Brownbagger event. Also, financial donations

used to purchase food items can be made in the Parish

rectory. Thank you for your support.

* Just a reminder that all adults must complete

VIRTUS training in order to participate.

Our schedule for December 2018:

December 30—NO CLASS

Our Schedule for January and February 2018 is as

follows:

January 6th Our Faith Formation Classes are

asked to attend the 9:30 Family Mass. During this

beautiful liturgy we will be celebrating the Feast of

The Three Kings. Our celebration will continue

(as Fr. Frank always says “Our Mass is not ended it

must be lived”) in the Parish Hall. We will meet

the Three Kings and learn about their gifts and the

very First Noel. Following we will gather around

the tables for a craft. Thank you to Geri Anne

O’Beirne for coordinating this beautiful time for

St. Saviour Parish Family.

January 13th Faith Formation Classes in session

January 20th No Faith Formation Classes

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday.

January 27th Faith Formation Classes in session

How grateful we are to have

the backing of generous

St. Saviour parishioners!

Thank you for your faithful

support. Our most needed

items are dried beans, rice,

corn, peanut butter, and

cereal.

NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE

NEW YEAR’S DAY—JANUARY 1st.

10:00 A.M.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO POST DATE DONATION CHECKS

We still have Mass Intentions available for both weekday AND weekend celebrations

of Eucharist. Please consider having a Mass celebrated for a loved one or family member—either living or deceased. We are ALL in need of prayers, and there is no greater prayer than the celebration of Eucharist. Each Mass Intention is only

$15.00. If you are interested in having a Mass celebrated in memory of a deceased loved one, or in honor of someone who is

living, please call Emily at the Rectory and she will be more than happy to assist you.

The rectory office will be closed for New Year on Monday, January 31st and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2nd.

ST. SAVIOUR BOOK GROUP

The St. Saviour Church Book Group

will meet on Wednesday, January

2nd, from 7:30 PM until 9 PM to

discuss Caryll Houselander's The

Reed of God. Please email Betsy

at ektbetsy@gmail.com for location

information. All are welcome.

Special thanks to Sophia Romero for her

donation to our Christmas Choir

In Memory Of

Dolores Garcia Romero

Sunday, December 30, THE HOLY FAMILY OF

JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

9:30 a.m. People of the Parish

11:30 a.m. Antonio Rivera (Birthday Remembrance)/

Thomas Ferris

5:00 p.m. The People of the Parish

Monday, December 31, Seventh Day within the

Octave of the Natvity of the Lord

8:30 a.m Antoinette Neville

Tuesday, January 1, The Octave Day of the Nativity

of the Lord, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of

God

10:00 a.m. Tish Loughlin

Wednesday, January 2, Saints Basil the Great &

Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the

Church

8:30 a.m. Maura Lynch

Thursday, January 3, Christmas Weekday

8:30 a.m Joseph Campesi

First Friday, January 4, Saint Elizabeth Ann

Seton, Religious

8:30 a.m. Frank Spera

First Saturday, January 5, Saint John Neumann,

Bishop

8:30 a.m. People of the Parish

5:00 p.m. Martin Glen/Dawn Amenn/Granville

Branford

Sunday, January 6, THE EPIPHANY OF THE

LORD

9:30 a.m. Josephine Biancaniello

11:30 a.m. Mary Puydak Velez (19th Anniversary)/

Amanda Lynell

5:00 p.m. The People of the Parish

To those of you who are relatively new to the neighborhood, to those of you who are church shopping, to those of you who came in just because you saw an open door, welcome to St. Saviour. We are a diverse, inclusive, post Vatican II Roman Catholic parish where people of all backgrounds have gathered to pray for over to 100 years. For whatever reason you were drawn to St. Saviour, it is our hope and prayer that you will be spiritually nourished here. And please know that you are always welcomed back.