SUNDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2018

MASSES FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish 5:00 ROS-Trevor Jackman req.by family SUNDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2018 9:00 Good Health for Evelyn Harry req. by family 11:00 ROS-Alain, Louisa & Frank Blaise req. by sons Alan, Mark & Hector - - ROS-Florence McCabe req. by husband and daughter 1:00 Blessings on their 30th Wedding Anniversary for Gerald and Patricia Lucas req. by the family - - God’s Continual Grace and direction for Brittany and Gerlande Lucas req.by mom and dad 3:00 ROS-Humberto Vivas req. by family MONDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 2018 9:00 ROS– Monica Coppin req. by Tenn family TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish THURSDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2018 9:00 ROS-Fr. Joseph Simoly Jean req. by Robelta Pierre SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2018 9:00 People of the Parish 11:00 Special Mass for Roland Victor req. by his daughter Gaella Victor 5:00 ROS-Eddie McGee req. by Carol Martin

COME PRAY THE ROSARY at 8:30 A.M. Mondays through Saturdays. Devotion to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus every Monday night from 7 to 8 P.M. in the church. Devotion to St. Anthony - Tuesdays after 9A.M. Mass. Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Chaplet of Divine Mercy- Thursdays after the

9:00 A.M. Mass. ADORATION AND EXPOSITION of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday after the 9 A.M. Mass until noon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

HEALING PRAYERS Ariel Lalanne, Jabel Pierre, Mark Robinson, Ruby Robinson, Patrick Prevost, Marie Mal-cangi, Rev. Msgr. Patrick Uchendu, Eve-lyn Harry, Kim Malcangi, Cindy J.P., Murielle Blanc, Sr. Marie Chantale La-lanne, Ariana Ardila, Marie R. N., Car-men Florestal, Maryse Achille, Valentino Antoine, Emilie Vilson, Audrey Jones, Christel Changeau, Jacqueline Deciercq, Myrlene Clerge, Elysia Walcott-Harrison, Carlo Marcel, Mrs. Bernard Jean-Marie, Lionel Grant, Remington Seafford, Omar Rodriguez, Marvin Mendez , Chris-tian Denis, Julien Olivier, The Homebound of the Parish Please notify us of changes in our Healing Prayers list. Names will be removed after a month.

PLEASE PRAY For all The Deceased Members of the Parish Family.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR PARISHION-ERS WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY SER-VICE. Please call the rectory to update our list. Kevin Sultan, Paul St. Hill, Christo-pher Aching, Jr., Yvonne St. Hill, Vanes Alabre, Keith St. Hill, Derby Ronelus, Johnson Joseph, Mary Ann R. Varias, Emmanuel Jeanty, Emeka Oparah, Hayden Brandon Baker, Shanan Cesar, Janelle Alexander

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We the people of St. Pius X Parish are formed by the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Baptism to become part of the Mystical Body of Christ. We strive through the power of Christ in the Holy Sacrifice to the Mass to show forth God’s transforming love to teach Gospel values; to share time, talent and treasure in good Steward-ship, to invite all to share our joy and share Jesus’ message of His Father’s love with all around us and to re-store all things in Christ.

FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM: CCD Our Faith Formation program is open to all children from Kindergarten age to grade 8. All children must have a required two years of instruc-tions prior to the reception of the sacra-ments. If you are registering your child for the first time, please bring his baptismal certificate with you. Classes are on Sundays at 9:45 A.M. sharp. If your child is over the age of 8 and is not yet bap-tized, we offer the Rite of Christian Initiation adapted for children. Please call Mrs. Jean for more details. SPECIAL NOTICE TO PARENTS: Children should receive the sacraments in the parish that the family worship. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults The RCIA is the process by which people can ques-tion, search and inquire into the Catholic faith. It is for any unbaptized individual over the age of 8. The RCIA is also for any adult who was baptized in anoth-er Christian tradition and for baptized Catholic adults seeking to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please contact Fr. Miguel at 718-525-9099. BECOME AN ALTAR SERVER AT SAINT PIUS! Boys and girls who have received their First Com-munion are invited to become altar servers. Parents are encouraged to speak to their children about this special pastoral ministry for the young people in the church. Please call the rectory for info. THE LITURGICAL DANCE MINISTRY wel-comes youths between the ages of 7 to 25. Rehearsals are held on Fridays in the Church from 7 to 8:30 P.M. Contact info: Barnica Laveau at 347-233-0090. No Dance experience needed. Join us in expressing our praise through dance.

ST. PIUS X SPANISH PRAYER GROUP meets on Friday nights in the church. Any Spanish speaking parishioners are welcome to come together for intercessory prayer and praise to God in Spanish. MYRIAM PRAYER GROUP meet every Saturday evenings beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the church.

The ENGLISH CHOIR meets every Tues-days at 7:30 P.M. The SPANISH CHOIR meets every Satur-days at 3:00 P.M. The HAITIAN CHOIR meets every Fri-days at 7:00 P.M. in the rectory except for Lent.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND Anyone unable to attend Mass because of illness may receive Holy Communion at home on a regular basis. Please call the rectory. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL MASSES: You can now request special Masses for Memorial, Bir thday, Sweet 16, and Wed-ding Anniversary. Please call the rectory and speak to Fr. Miguel. Mass Book for 2018 is open and Mass Of-fering is $20. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ According to Canon Law, we have to offer a Mass In-tention at least one time a year . Examples are birthday blessings, good health, in honor of a saint, de-ceased person, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS! Birthday Blessings January Babies! If your birthday falls this month and you would like the parish to pray for you, please call the rectory at the beginning of the month and leave your name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PARISH MEMBERSHIP Every family in the par-ish should be registered. We cannot vouch for you if you need a letter to be a sponsor or godparent. Regis-tration forms are available at the rectory or in back of the church. If you are new in the parish, please see one of the volunteers.

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COLLECTION last week will be $5,338.00. We ask you to please use your donation envelopes. You are blessed. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL collection was $91.00. T-SHIRTS ARE STILL AVAIL-ABLE FOR SALE, SIZES S, M. XL. If interested in purchasing, Please see Fiano after Mass

If you are in need of food, please call the

rectory We are in need of juice, mixed vegetables, cereal, small bags of rice, can tu-na, and chicken. Please do not bring perishable

items. Thank You. If you are interested in joining the English Choir, please con-tact Wesner, the organist or call the rectory and leave your in-formation. Thank you.

Religious Education Program - Classes meet on Sundays at 9:45 A.M. in the school cafeteria. Please use the parking lot entrance. Registration is on going in the rectory during business hours. RCIA - The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process by which adults are prepared for the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and com-munion. If you have not received theses sacraments, please call Fr. Miguel to make an appointment. The rite is received on Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 31, 2018.

If you are pregnant or will be having a child baptized, you will need to attend a baptism preparation workshop. St. Pius X offers the workshop the First Thursday of every month at 7:00 P.M. by appointment only. Please call the rectory at least two (2) days in advance to re-

serve. Next session will be February 1st, 2018.

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Karen Bagwandeen Brianna Bagwandeen

Craig Ewers Shane Burke

Epiphany Harrison Alexis Pierre

Chinia Oparah Marie Anne Alabre Lysmene Maignan

Manite Jean-Jacques

St. Pius X’s Second Annual Dinner Dance

St. Pius X invites you to its second Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, January 20, 2018, honoring

Rev. Jean-Miguel Auguste, in celebration his 25th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Tickets are $100.00 per person and are on sale after all the

masses. Please contact the rectory or visit the website for more information.

As part of the celebration of Fr. Miguel’s 25th anniversary ordination to the priesthood in May 2018, we invite you to bring your memo-ries of him. If you have any pictures of him, please bring them to the rectory or email them at stpiusxrestore@aol.com, attention: Pictures of Fr. Miguel. Please write a small detail, i.e. ‘Baptism of son, daughter in 2007’, etc. If you have any congratulatory words for our pastor that you would like published in the journal, please check the back of the church for the form. Thank you.

Parish Council Members will meet on Monday, January 8 at 7:30 P.M. in the rectory. *****************************************

CHILDREN FAITH FORMATION Faith Formation classes will resume on Sun-day, January 7, 2018 at 9:45 A.M. Parents Session II for 2th and 8th Levels will also be on January 7 at 10 A.M. ************************************* Tax Letter— If you would like a record of your 2017 Weekly Envelope Contributions for tax purposes, please call the rectory and have your envelope number on hand.

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January 2018 Civic Meetings and Topics - Monday, January 8, 8 P.M. Rosedale Civic As-sociation First Board of Trustees Meeting, Christ Lutheran Church and School Auditori-um, 248-01 Francis Lewis Blvd, Rosedale

MARCH FOR LIFE - Washington, D.C. January 19, 2018 National Memorial for the Pre-Born and their Mother and Fathers - 24th Annual Na-tional Memorial for Preborn and their Mothers and Fathers—The morning of the March for life in Washington, DC - Sponsored by the Na-tional Prolilfe Religious Council– Friday, Jan-uary 19, 2018 at Historic DAR Constitution Hall (A short walk to the March for Life Rally location) - 8:30 –10:30 a.m. DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D Street, NW (18th and D St), Washington, DC 20006—Free admission, no tickets required. Large groups welcome. Catholic Mass at 7:30 a.m. (doors open at 7:00 a.m.) Interdenominational Service: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. leaving plenty of time to get to the March for Life rally. Homilist: Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life - Special Guests: The Benham Brothers Award Recipient: Alan Sears, Alliance Defending Freedom - nationalprayerservice.com; email Christa@nprcouncil.org to let us know you are coming

Make a Difference Join a group of men dedicated to the Church with charity and family. Join the St. John Paul II Council To show our love for the Father, Jesus tells us that we must love our neighbor. Helping our church and local community, while setting an example for our children to follow is what the Knights of Columbus is about. Join us in putting our faith into action. Help us to show Christ’s love, through our actions we can make a statement that Christ’s values alive and real in our parish and community. If you would like to join or have questions call 516-569-2786 ATTENTION: The Knights will be star t-ing the ladies’ auxiliary. Please contact the rectory if you would like more information. You are under no obligation to join. We need a rough number of how many are in-terested so a representative can come to the Parish and provide more details *****************************************

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The REACH Program of Regis High School is now accepting nominations - REACH is a free high school prep program that prepares middle school boys for admission to Regis and other top Catholic high schools. To qualify, students must: Be a 5th grade, Catholic boy, have high grades and test scores, and live in NYC and come from a family with significant financial need. For more information, please visit our website at www.regis.org/reach or contact Alan Garcia at 646-657-2061 or agarcia@regis.org Le programme REACH de Regis High School accepte maintenant les candidatures - REACH est un programme gratuit de préparation à l'école secondaire qui prépare les garçons de l'école secondaire pour l'ad-mission à Regis et d'autres écoles supéri-eures catholiques. Pour se qualifier, les étudiants doivent: être en cinquième année à l'école, garçon catholique, ont des notes élevées et des scores d'essai, et vivent à New York et viennent d'une famille avec un be-soin financier important. Pour plus d'information, veuillez visiter notre site Web à www.Regis.org/REACH ou contacter Alan Garcia au 646-657-2061 ou agarcia@regis.org El programa Reach de Regis High School ahora está aceptando nominaciones - REACH es un programa de preparatoria gra-tuito que prepara a los chicos de la escuela intermedia para la admisión a Regis y otras escuelas secundarias católicas superiores. Para calificar, los estudiantes deben: ser un 5to grado, muchacho católico, tener altos grados y calificaciones de la prueba, y vivir en NYC y venir de una familia con nece-sidad financiera significativa. Para más información, por favor visite nues-tro sitio web en www.Regis.org/Reach o póngase en contacto con Alan Garcia en 646-657-2061 o agarcia@regis.org. Deadline is January 31, 2018.

St. Clare Catholic Academy is accepting reg-istrations for students who will be attending Kindergarten through 8th grade this September. This Academy offers:

An excellent Catholic Educational Program for grades K-8.

A Morning and After school Program Several extra-curricular activities Title I Services in Math and Reading Free NYS Prep Classes for the NYS Exams

St. Clare Catholic Academy is your parish’s affiliated school. Tuition discounts, scholar-ships and incentives are offered for students who are Catholic and are active in their parish. The Academy is located at 137-25 Brookville Blvd., Rosedale. Please call 718-528-7174 for more information or visit our website: http://stclarecatholicacademy.org. Become our friend on Facebook: SCCA Rosedale and Follow us on Twitter at werscca Office Hours: The main office is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Any family who is interested in receiving a scholarship for the year 2018-2019 for a child to attend SCCA should visit future-sineducation.org to apply beginning Janu-ary 15, 2018. Deadline is March 30 for re-turning families and April 30 for new fam-ilies. Check the back of the church for more information. 718-965-7340

PILGRIMAGES Join us on a Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico—Father Jorge Ortiz, Spiritual Director, March 2-6, 2018. For a brochure, contact Regina Tours Lucille, 1-800-Catholicx208, Lucille@groupist.com Diocesan Pilgrimage to Ireland and Attendance at the 9th World Meeting of Families - August 19-27, 2018, sponsored by the Pilgrimage Of-fice, and the Office of Family Life School of Evangelization - Bishop Massa, Spiritual Direc-tor and Mass with our Holy Father Pope Fran-cis, For a Brochure, call Peters Way Travel, 516-605-1551