Church of St. Peter Catechetical Center Church of the Assumption 53 St. Mark’s Place 15 Webster Avenue 15 Webster Avenue Staten Island NY 10301 Staten Island NY 10301 Staten Island NY 10301 718 727-2672 718 447-1290 718 447-6362

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF

STS. PETER & PAUL & ASSUMPTION

December 18, 2016

Fourth Sunday of Advent

PARISH OFFICE 53 St. Mark’s Place

Staten Island, New York 10301

Voice: 718 727-2672 Voice: 718 447-6362 Fax: 718 720-9269

Email: assumptionstpaulsi@gmail.com Website: stpetersi.com or assumptionstpaulsi.com

Served by: Rev. Glendino Ragsag, Parochial Vicar Janet A. Kelly, Parish Manager Margaret Moschetto, Pastoral Associate Magdalena Centeno, Religious Education Coordinator and Pastoral Associate for Hispanic Ministry Mr. John Fodera, Principal, St. Peter’s Boys High School 718 447-1676 Mrs. Jennifer Olivera, Principal, St. Peter-St. Paul Elementary School 718 447-1796 St Peter’s Cemetery 718 442-2363 Religious Education Office 718 447-1290

Rev. Michael W. Cichon, Pastor

SCHEDULE OF MASSES CHURCH OF ST. PETER CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION Monday through Friday 7 a.m. Monday through Friday 9 a.m. Saturday 5 p.m. Saturday 4 p.m. Saturday 6 p.m. La Misa en Espanol Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday 12 Noon Sunday 5:30 p.m. La Misa en Espanol

CONFESSIONS CHURCH OF ST. PETER CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Saturday 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Sunday 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Sunday 9:15 to 9:45

Holy Day Schedule To be announced prior to each holy day

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE OF OUR FAITH COMMUNITY WHO ARE SICK, ESPECIALLY: Janette Aguilar, James Lawlor, Juanita Santiago, Marga-ret Barry, Margaret Ennis, Shirley Brockmeyer, Judy & Sal Trancucci, Joseph Albano, John Santore, Francine Rispoli, Frank Marrano, Jake Beurkle, Owen Harrison, Deacon James Stahlnecker, Zack Zayachek, Beatrice Perera, Kenneth Courtney, Dianne Kinsella, Elba Espi-nosa, Baby Joey Gonzalez, John Perry, Jackie Gugliee-limini, Bob Kozlowski, John Ruggiero, Donna Young, Carol Maria, Michelle Wehner, Yvette Harrison, Marie Mastrangelo, Lewis Provenzano, Jose Larios, Rocco Turco, Bienvenida Estevez, Tommaso Vergata, Robert de la Pena, Katheryn Capofari, Connie Philhower, Mary Carroll, Deborah Stewart, Charles H. Drew, Michael Sherman, Samantha Centeno.

Saturday, December 17, 2016 4 p.m. Assumption Rober t Joseph Pelicone 5 p.m. St. Peter Mary Keane Hazard and Robert Charles Hazard 5:30 p.m. Assumption (Spanish) People of our Parish Sunday, December 18, 2016 10 a.m. Assumption Deceased Members of the Esposito Family 12 Noon St. Peter Patr icia Newman 5:30 p.m. Assumption (Spanish) People of our Parish Monday, December 19, 2016 7 a.m. St. Peter Irvin Dean Thorne & N’Kousi Baboto Sekou 9 a.m. Assumption Rev. Joseph Catoggio Tuesday, December 20, 2016 7 a.m. St. Peter Msgr. John McClaffer ty 9 a.m. Assumption Msgr. Florence Cohalan Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7 a.m. St. Peter Most Rev. George Guilfoyle 9 a.m. Assumption Elizabeth Ann Hicks Thursday, December 22, 2016 7 a.m. St. Peter Rev. John Reilly 9 a.m. Assumption Cynthia Stumberger Friday, December 23, 2016 7 a.m. St. Peter Msgr. James Dorney 9 a.m. Assumption Edward Antenucci Saturday, December 24 2016 4 p.m. Assumption People of our Par ish 7 p.m. Assumption (Spanish) People of our Parish Midnight St. Peter People of our Par ish Sunday, December 25, 2016 10 a.m. Assumption People of our Par ish 12 Noon St. Peter People of our Par ish

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Thursday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Jue 13:2-7, 24-25a; Sal 71 (70):3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lc 1:5-25 Martes: Is 7:10-14; Sal 24 (23):1-4ab, 5-6; Lc 1:26-38 Miércoles: Cant 2:8-14 o Sof 3:14-18a; Sal 33 (32):2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lc 1:39-45 Jueves: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lc 1:46-56 Viernes: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lc 1:57-66 Sábado: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Lc 1:67-79 Domingo: Vigilia: Is 62:1-5; Sal 89 (88):4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Hch 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Noche: Is 9:1-6; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 11-13; Tit 2:11-14; Lc 2:1-14 Aurora: Is 62:11-12; Sal 97 (96):1, 6, 11-12; Tit 3:4-7; Lc 2:15-20 Día: Is 52:7-10; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]

Hospitality at St. Peter’s Church There will be no coffee after the Noon Mass because of Fr. Glenn’s Farewell, the Christmas and New Year’s feasts and the parish wine & cheese celebra-tion. Coffee will resume at St. Peter’s after the Noon Mass on January 15.

Separated & Divorced Support Group This Support Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Fri-days of each month. The next meeting will be on Friday, Dec. 23rd, at 7:30 p.m. at 15 Webster Ave-nue. Please call 718 447-6362 should you wish to join the group.

Thank you to all who worked and attended our annual Christmas Fair. Our par ish raised al-most $4,000. Thank you for your continued sup-port and generosity. The winners of our raffle were: 1st prize: Nancy & Michael Wincelowicz 2nd prize: Josephine Lyons 3rd prize: Suzette Salmeron

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By now, the first Christmas carols are heard in the home, but usually not yet in church. What is a "carol" anyway? Originally, a carol was any kind of communal song sung at a festival such as a harvest. By the thir-teenth century or so, carols were associated with house-hold celebrations. "Carol" comes from the Old French carula, meaning a circular dance. Carols weren't for church, since the language of liturgy was Latin and the carols were in the common language. Their characteris-tic sound comes from medieval chord patterns, and they often have strong refrains for everyone to sing. Even in the churches of the Reformation, carols didn't make it into church services until the 1870s or so, since there was a preference for psalms. Anglicans resisted popular carols; most of our beloved carols came via the Method-ists, an offshoot of the Church of England. The Catholic Church generally didn't admit carols to liturgy either, but we didn't make laws against them. We are told that the beloved carol "Silent Night" comes from Catholic Austria and a harried parish music direc-tor. Joseph Mohr, the priest of St. Nicholas in Obern-dorf, had written the words in 1816, but offered them to his music director, Franz Gruber, when the church's or-gan broke. Mohr asked him to write a melody that could be played on guitar as a prelude to Mass. Gruber fin-ished the tune just hours before midnight Mass in 1818. The people were shocked to hear a guitar in church, but were charmed by the sweet lullaby. The church was swept away by a flood in the 1990s and the village later relocated, but the townspeople have set up the "Silent Night Memorial Chapel" at the site. Today the carol is in print in some three hundred languages. How wonder-ful that the pipe organ broke on that night! --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE La tradición mexicana de las Posadas se acompaña de las tradicionales piñatas. Aunque hay piñatas de ani-males y caricaturas, la piñata original es una estrella con siete picos. La piñata llegó al continente con los misioneros agusti-nos procedentes de España, mismos que la habían reci-bido de italianos; y éstos, a su vez, la obtuvieron de Marco Polo quien conoció decoraciones de animales coloridos en China. El asociar la piñata con las Posadas viene de la cultura Náhuatl quienes celebraban a Huitzi-lopochtli (dios de la guerra) del 17 al 26 de diciembre. Estos ponían cazuelas de barro decoradas con listones y plumas sobre palos en el templo. Al romperlas, tesoros y alhajas caían a los pies de su dios. Los misioneros mezclaron las dos costumbres para la catequesis. La estrella de siete picos representa al diablo y los 7 pecados capitales, mientras que la venda en los ojos es la fe en Cristo. El acto de pegarle a la piñata son nuestros esfuerzos cristianos a pesar de las desorientac-iones que trae la vida. Romper la piñata es estar bañado con la gracia del Espíritu Santo y recibir los dones de Dios. --Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

SAVE THE DATE The parish Christmas Wine & Cheese

Celebration will take place, in Farrell Hall, on January 8th after the Noon Mass.

RESERVA LA FECHA

La Celebración Parroquial de Vino y Queso de Navidad será en el Salón Farrell, el 8 de enero después de la Misa del mediodía.

Please note On the Christmas Schedule, there are extended times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) at both Churches in English and Spanish on Monday, December 19th.

December 17 3:15-3:45 p.m. Confessions Assumption Church 4:15-4:45 p.m. Confessions St. Peter Church

December 18 9:15-9:45 a.m. Confessions Assumption Church 11:15-11:45 a.m. Confessions St. Peter Church

December 19 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Confessions St. Peter Church 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Confessions Assumption Church

December 24 4:00 p.m. Christmas Vigil Mass Assumption Church 7:00 p.m. (Spanish) Vigil Mass Assumption Church 12 Midnight Christmas Mass St. Peter Church

December 25 10:00 a.m. Christmas Mass Assumption Church 12 Noon Christmas Mass St. Peter Church

December 31

4:00 p.m. Mass Assumption Church 5:00 p.m. Mass St. Peter Church

January 1

10:00 a.m. Mass Assumption Church 12 Noon Mass St. Peter Church 5:30 p.m. (Spanish) Mass Assumption Church

19 de Diciembre 4:00-8:00 p.m. Confesiones Iglesia de San Pedro 4:00-6:00 p.m. (Espanol) Confesiones Iglesia de San Pedro 4:00-8:00 p.m. Confesiones Iglesia de Asunción 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Espanol) Confesiones Iglesia de Asunción

24 de Diciembre 4:00 p.m. Vigilia de Navidad Iglesia de Asunción 7:00 p.m. (Espanol) Vigilia de Navidad Iglesia de Asunción 12 de la noche Misa de Navidad Iglesia de San Pedro 25 de Diciembre 10:00 a.m. Misa de Navidad Iglesia de Asunción 12 de la tarde Misa de Navidad Iglesia de San Pedro

31 de Diciembre 4:00 p.m. Misa Iglesia de Asunción 5:00 p.m. Misa Iglesia de San Pedro

Primero de Enero 10:00 a.m. Misa Iglesia de Asunción 12 de la tarde Misa Iglesia de San Pedro

Project Hospitality offers a meal ever Sunday evening after Mass, at 6:30 p.m. in Assumption Hall at Assumption Church. All are welcome. Proyecto de Hospitalidad ofrece una comida los Domingos despues de la Misa a las 6:30 pm en el salon de Asuncion. Todos son bienvenidos.

Food Pantries

The Mobile Food Pantry will now serve the following locations from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. First Tuesday: St. Peter , 53 St. Mark’s Place Second Tuesday: St. Stanislaus, 109 York Ave. Third Tuesday: Assumption, 15 Webster Ave. Fourth Tuesday and Fifth Tuesday, when nec-essary: St. Peter-St. Paul School, 145 Clinton Ave. Please bring photo I.D. For yourself and any other family members. One service per household per month. You must be 18 years of age to receive food.

Despensa de Alimentos

La despensa de alimentos móvil servirá ahora en las siguientes ubicaciones desde las 10:15- 11:15 a.m.

Primer Martes: St. Peter , 53 St. Mark’s Place Segundo Martes: St. Stanislaus 109 York Ave. Tercer Martes: Asuncion 15 Webster Ave. Cuarto Qunito Martes (as appropr iate) St. Peter-St. Paul School 145 Clinton Ave. Favor de traer una identificación con foto para us-ted y otros miembros de la familia. Solo un servi-cio por familia cada mes estará disponible. Usted debe tener 18 años de edad para recibir alimentos.

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