THE PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Patrick J. West, Pastor 

Rev. James Hughes, Parochial Vicar Rev. John O’Neill, I.V.D., Weekend Associate Deacon Juan J. Zhagñay, Permanent Deacon 

Mr. Augusto Lucero, Religious Educa on Director Mrs. Karen Sherlock, Outreach Director 

Mr. Gerardo Vera, Plant Manager Mr. Ma hew LaBanca, Music Director

CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES

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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

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31‐31 60th Street, Woodside, NY 11377

31‐30 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377 Rectory ~ Phone: 718-278-8114 ~ Fax: 718-278-3619 ~

Food Pantry: 718-721-2774

Web site: ccwoodsideny.org E‐Mail: corpuschris @ccwoodsideny.org

Pastor E‐Mail: ccpastor@ccwoodsideny.org

Rectory Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00AM - 8:30PM ~ Saturday: 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Sunday - Office Closed

SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday/Sábado: 5:00PM 6:30 PM Español, Sunday/Domingo: 8:45AM 11:00AM Español, 12:30PM Filipino Mass 2:00PM ‐ 4th Sunday

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday ‐ Saturday:     8:00AM Lunes: 7:30PM Español First Friday/Primer Viernes: 7:30PM

Blvd Gardens Mass 10:30AM—First Wednesday

Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 24, 2017 The child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. —Luke 1:35 

We are grateful for your generous gift in gratitude for all of God’s blessings. Your gift makes the ministries of our Parish possible.

The collection for December 17-18: 2017 2016 Offertory: $ 4198 $ 3786 Maintenance: $ 352 $ 307 Christmas Gift: $ 6585 $ 6018

Thank you for your generosity

SATURDAY - December 23rd

5:00 PM + Frank Bongiovanni + 6:30 PM Novena Mass - Bi-lingual SUNDAY - December 24th

8:45 AM + Nancy & Luke Foye, Sr. 11:00 AM + Fructuosa Quinoz + + Alex Alberto Castillo Muñoz + Diviño Niño Jesus - Familia Pezantes Diviño Niño Jesus - Juan Carlos Parrales & Familia Miguel Lema & Familia 12:30 PM + Deceased Members of the O’Hara & Quinn Families 5:00 PM + Helen Harnischfeger + 7:30 PM Diviño Niño - Manuel Sinche & Family Elisa Juncal & Family Midnight Mary, Martin & James Devaney MONDAY - December 25th - Christmas Day 9:30 AM + Helen Harnischfeger + 11:00 AM Lidia Del Carmen Puello Payares 12:30 PM + Salvatore J. Salemi + TUESDAY - December 26th

8:00 AM Domenico Germano Family WEDNESDAY - December 27th

8:00 AM + Henry Abatemarco, Jr. +

THURSDAY - Decenber 28th

8:00 AM + Owen Lennon + FRIDAY - December 29th 8:00 AM + Deceased Members of Father William Smith’s Family + SATURDAY - December 30th 8:00 AM + Nancy & Luke A. Foye, Sr. + 5:00 PM + Zita Zierau + 6:30 PM Olga Bracamonte de Mendoza SUNDAY - December 31st

8:45 AM + Margaret Moran + 11:00 AM + Gregoria Suarez & Baldemar Murcia + + Ampara Deltran Bautista + + Rafael Badell + + Jerry Hernandez + 12:30 PM Philip D’Rozario

Efrain Acosta Daniel Arteaga Alvarado Family Juan Bautista Bullon Family Isabela Colombo Deborah Cruz Valerie Flynn Maria Kim Ralph Gil Hilda Gomez Arthur Gualtieri Edelmira Guzman Josephine Haber Cecilia Hernandez James Keegan

Maria Kim Jean LaBonte Robert Luzzie Todd Martin Patricia Frain Murray Christopher Moore Robert Nieves Delena Maria Ramirez Maria Isabel Ramirez Judith Rodriguez Larry Stimpfel Al Strobl Nancy Strobl Olga Elena Uidal Nelly Villamizar Eileen Willmer

The American flag flying over the church during the month of December is in

honor of

Jason A. Brown United States Navy

GIFTS FOR THE EUCHARIST

 Wine & Hosts & Altar Candles:

In Memory of our Parents

Requested by Dominick & Irene Tiranno

Jayne Janis Cortese

Emerito Torres

May they rest in peace

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 24 - Christmas Eve 5:00 PM - English 6:30 PM - Spanish

11:30 PM—Christmas Carols by the choir 12:00 AM - Midnight Mass in English

Monday, December 25 - Christmas Day 9:30 AM - English

11:00 AM - Spanish 12:30 PM - English

HORARIO DE MISAS

DE NAVIDAD Domingo 24 de diciembre, víspera de Navidad

5:00 PM-Inglés 7:30 PM-Español

11:30 PM—Canciones de Navidad por el coro 12:00 am-Misa de Nochebuena en Inglés

Martes, 25 de diciembre, día de Navidad 9:30 AM-Inglés

11:00 AM-Español 12:30 PM-Inglés

Queremos honrar a nuestros veteranos volando una bandera en su honor o su memoria en nuestro asta de bandera. Si

usted tiene una bandera americana en casa que le gusta-ría prestar a la parroquia en memoria de o en honor de un ser querido, por favor traerlo a la rectoría. La volare-mos por un mes y luego le devolveremos la bandera. El nombre de su ser querido aparecerá en el boletín del mes en que se muestra su bandera.

Next Sunday’s Readings

First Reading ‐ Those who honor their parents will be greatly blessed and will atone for sins (Sirach 3:2‐6, 12‐14) or Genesis 15:1‐6; 21:1‐3.

Psalm — Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways (Psalm 128) or Psalm 105.

Second Reading — Be thankful; do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:12‐21 [12‐17]) or Hebrews 11:8, 11‐12, 17‐19.

Gospel — The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom (Luke 2:22‐40 [22, 39‐40]).

LECTURAS DEL PROXIMO DOMINGO

Primera lectura ‐ Los que honran a sus padres recibi‐rán bendiciones y pagarán sus pecados (Sirácide 3: 3‐7, 14‐17) o Génesis 15:1‐6; 21:1‐3. Salmo — ¡Dichoso el que teme al Señor, y sigue sus caminos! (Salmo 128 [127]) o Salmo 105 (104). 

Segunda lectura — Vivan una vida de amor sincero, sean agradecidos, hagan todo en el nombre del Señor Jesús (Colosenses 3:12‐21) o Heb. 11:8, 11‐12, 17‐19.

Evangelio — María y José llevan a Jesús al templo para consagrarlo al Señor (Lucas 2:22‐40 [22, 39‐40]).

Annual Catholic Charities Collection

Bishop DiMarzio invites all to join him in this year’s Annual Catholic Charities Collection. The collection takes place at all Christmas Masses. Please return the special Catholic Charities envelope from your envelope packet with your gift. If you did not receive a printed envelope, we ask you to use a Catholic Charities enve-lope available in the Church or your own blank enve-lope marked for “Catholic Charities”. Bishop DiMar-zio urges all to join in sharing God’s love with families and children in need by giving generously to this year’s Catholic Charities Christmas collection.

Colecta Anual de Caridades Católicas

Obispo DeMarzio invita a todos a participar en la Co-lecta Anual de Caridades Católicas. La colecta ocurrirá durante todos las misas de Navidad. Favor devolver el sobre especial de Caridades Católicas con su regalo que se encuentra en su paquete regular de sobres para Navi-dad. Si usted no recibió este sobre, le pedimos use el sobre de Caridades Católicas disponible en la Iglesia. Obispo Di Marzio le pide a todos que comparten el amor de Dios con los niños y las familias de nuestra diócesis que están en necesidad, y por favor sean gene-rosos esta Navidad a través de la Colecta de Navidad de Caridades Católicas.

We would like to honor our veterans by flying a flag in their honor or their memory on our flagpole. If you have an American flag at home

that you would like to lend to the parish in memory of or in honor of a loved one, please bring it to the rectory. We will fly it for one month and then return the flag to you. The name of your loved one will appear in the bulletin for the month his or her flag is displayed.

Perpetual Adoration at Corpus Christi

We try to provide an atmosphere of quiet reflection in the Chapel. We invite every-one to pray silently before the Lord in the

Blessed Sacrament when you come for a visit. We thank all Guardians of the Eucharist for their love, fidelity, and commitment to Jesus in the Eucharist. We encourage you to get to know the guardians before and after you. Please try to be on time for your hour. The person before you may have another commitment and is counting on you to be on time.

Adoración Perpetúa en Corpus Chris

Tratamos de proporcionar una atmósfera de reflexión tranquila en la Capilla. Invitamos a todos a orar en silencio ante el Señor en el Santísimo Sacramento cuando vengan a visi-

tarlo. Agradecemos a todos los Guardianes de la Eucaristía por su amor, fidelidad y compromiso con Jesús en la Eucaris-tía. Alentamos que conozcan a los guardianes antes y después de usted. Por favor trate de llegar a tiempo para su hora. La persona antes de usted puede tener otro com-promiso y está contando con usted para llegar a tiempo.

SENIOR CLUB The Club enjoyed a nice meal for our last meeting of 2017.

Enjoy the holidays. Be safe, be healthy, be happy! Merry Christmas from Karen and Sharon.

Lectionary Based Bible Study and

Reflection Meets Monday, January 8

at 1:00 PM In the Parish Center.

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FOOD PANTRY

Thanks to all our faithful and ex-tremely generous parishioners

who donated to our Giving Tree. The response was heart warming. Thank you to all for sharing the spirit of Christmas.

Needed: Rice

HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS

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ECHOING MARY’S DECISION

The angel Gabriel today confronts Mary with a mystery. The mystery of salvation in Christ is not a mystery that is solved, but a reality beyond our com-prehension that we must choose to enter into. In the liturgy of the Eastern Church, everyone waits to see if Mary will enter into the mystery: God waits, Ad-am and Eve and all the souls of the dead who long for paradise wait, angels wait for new heavenly companions. And there is much rejoicing when her decision is “yes.”

We have less dramatic choices offered to us, but the mystery of our salvation in Christ is by no means “solved.” We may understand it a bit better due to Mary’s “yes.” We may be a bit closer to it through the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But it still remains a mystery to which we all must give our own “yes.” Soon we will be singing “O come, let us adore him.” May our Advent prayer, our echo of Mary’s “yes,” continue then, so we may enter into the mystery of our salvation in Jesus Christ, God among us.Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 31, 2017 New Year’s Eve 5:00 PM -Mass

7:30 PM—Spanish Monday, January 1, 2018

New Year’s Day 9:30 AM - English 11:00 AM - Spanish 12:30 PM - English

IMITAR LA DECISIÓN DE MARÍA

El ángel Gabriel hoy le presenta a María un mis-terio. El misterio de salvación en Cristo no es un misterio que se pueda resolver, sino una realidad más allá de nuestro entendimiento en la cual nos de-cidimos a participar. En la liturgia de la Iglesia Oriental, todos esperan para ver si María participará en el misterio: Dios espera, Adán y Eva y todas las almas de los muertos que anhelan el Paraíso esperan, los ángeles esperan tener nuevos compañeros celes-tiales. Y hay gran regocijo cuando su decisión es un “sí”.

A nosotros se nos ofrecen opciones menos dra-máticas, pero el misterio de nuestra salvación en Cristo de ningún modo queda “solucionado”. Puede que ahora lo entendamos un poco mejor gracias al “sí” de María. Puede que estemos un poco más cer-canos a él mediante la pasión, muerte y resurrec-ción de Jesucristo. Pero un misterio al cual todos debemos dar nuestro propio “sí”. Ya pronto estare-mos cantando “Venid y adoremos”. Que nuestra oración de Adviento, a imitación del “sí” de María, continúe para que podamos participar en el misterio de nuestra salvación en Jesucristo, Dios-con-nosotros. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

HORARIO DE MISAS Del ANO NUEVO

Domingo, 31 de diciembre, 2017 Víspera del Año Nuevo

5:00 PM—Ingles 7:00 PM - Español

Lunes, 1 de enero, 2018

Día del Año Nuevo Navidad 9:30 AM-Inglés

11:00 AM-Español 12:30 pm - Inglés

THE GIFT OF GOD’S WORD

On this day of gifts and gift‑giving, it seems appropriate that we take a moment to reflect on the great gift of God’s Word. Because it is creative, God’s Word always points to its author, always calls us to respond. Because it is powerful, God’s Word can link the sublime with the ridiculous, the transcendent with the immanent, the divine with the human. Because it is graceful, God’s Word es-tablishes a relationship of deep intimacy between us and God.

At the heart of God’s Word lies a tantalizing tension between the mysterious and the mundane. In our liturgical celebration, this unresolved ten-sion both reveals the meaning of life for us and calls us to respond, to act upon that meaning.

Once accepted and opened, the gift of God’s Word is a gift that keeps on giving and keeps on calling us to give in return. It dares us to be like the gift‑giver and to become gifts for others, not only at Christmas, but at every moment of life.

Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confesiones: Saturday/Sábado: 4:00 PM until 4:45 PM and any time by appointment / durante la semana previa cita. Baptism/Bautismo: English: 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:45 PM. Parents must register with child’s birth certificate at the Rectory prior to instruction which is held on the 1st Sunday of the month after the 8:45 AM Mass. Español: Tercer Sábado de cada mes 1:00 PM. Preparación domingo anterior después de misa de 11:00 AM. Para mayor información llamar a la rectoría.

Marriage/Matrimonio: Marriage arrangements must be made at least six months in advance with one of the Priests of the Parish. Call the rectory for an appointment. Español: Sacar cita con el Sacerdote seis meses antes de la fecha elegida, para varias entrevistas y compilación de documentos. Devotions: Divine Mercy: Fr iday at 3:00 PM/Chapel.

grupo de oración Carismático Cada Lunes

7:00 PM—El Rosario 7:30 PM—Santa Misa

8:00 PM—Grupo de Oración

EL DON DE LA PALABRA DE DIOS

En este día de recibir y dar regalos, parece apropiado que tomemos un momento para refle-xionar sobre el gran don de la Palabra de Dios. La Palabra de Dios es creativa y por eso siempre apunta a su autor, siempre nos llama a responder. La Palabra de Dios es poderosa y puede enlazar lo sublime con lo ridículo, lo trascendente con lo inmanente, lo divino con lo humano. La Palabra de Dios es llena de gracia, establece una relación de intimidad profunda entre nosotros y Dios.

En el corazón de la Palabra de Dios yace una tensión seductora entre lo misterioso y lo mun-dano. En nuestra celebración litúrgica, esta ten-sión sin resolución revela el significado de la vida para nosotros y también nos llama a responder para actuar según ese significado.

Una vez que la aceptamos y la abrimos, el don de la Palabra de Dios es un regalo que sigue dan-do y sigue llamándonos a dar a cambio. Nos reta a ser como el dador de regalos y a convertirse en regalos para los demás, no solo en Navidad, sino en cada momento de la vida.

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