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1 OFFICE of RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Street, Astoria, NY Phone: (718)

2 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, November 24: Vigil, St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions 5:00 Charles & Jessie Cachia, Kata Vukas Thomas Smyth & Kitty Murphy Sunday, November 25: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 7:45 Maria & Peter Gaviglia 9:00 Anthony Phan, Carol Coretto, Luigi Vissicchio 10:30 Florinda Leon 12:00 Giordano Vlacich 7:00 p.m. Giuseppe Gimigliano Monday, November 26: Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time 8:00 Bolivar Ramos 12:00 Jody Xuereb Tuesday, November 27 8:00 Rose DeLuca 12:00 Angela & Antonia Fusco Wednesday, November 28: 8:00 Dec. Members of Vranic & Rajkovic Families, Maria D Alesdrono, Vincent Semet 12:00 Celestino Bastiani, Jose Elias Rivera 7:30pm People of the Parish Thursday, November 29 8:00 Robert Dowers 12:00 Bendetto Puccio Friday, November 30: St. Andrew 8:00 Ivan Zgombic 12:00 Maria & Luigi Fosco Saturday, December 1: First Saturday 8:00 Purgatorial Society 5:00 Kathleen McCormack, Cecilia Libreras & Roberto Bulla Sunday, December 2: First Sunday of Advent 7:45 Giacomina Vallini 9:00 Sixto Henry Vera, Luigi Zeppetelli 10:30 Cecilia Alvarez& Maria Botero 12:00 Filomena Fosco & Alba D Alleva 7:00 p.m. Mass Available PRAYER INTENTIONS T S H Madaline Gabella, George Glus Maryanne Glus, Nora Smyth, Margaret Zgombic, Patti Duman, Jane Vassil, Donna SanSouci, Suzanne Rush Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 25, 2018 Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. Revelation 1:5 CHRIST IS KING On the final Sunday of the liturgical year we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. It s easy to understand today s scriptures as events that happened long ago and far away, or predictions that will come true somewhere, some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus words to Pilate in the Gospel remind us that his kingdom transcends time and place. And the prophecies from Daniel and Revelation give us reason to be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now. By concluding the year with this feast we are proclaiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one and only King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of creation. No matter what nation we belong to or what language we speak, he has made us into a kingdom (Revelation 1:6) one people united in love and peace for all eternity. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, ******************************************************************** Sanctuary Lamp for the week of Nov. 26 Nov.30 will burn in memory of Baby Rocco Cangemi as requested by: The Cangemi Family. ******************************************************************** Thinking of Remembering a Loved One? Thinking of Remembering a Loved One? To remember the intention of a loved one, you may donate the bread and wine consecrated at Mass for one week or weekend. Or the Sanctuary Lamp (candle lit near the Tabernacle) for one week. Call or come to the parish office for more information about how you can remember a loved one. ******************************************************************** Mass Book for 2019 The new Mass book for 2019 is open for anyone who desires to reserve a Mass to be celebrated for the intention of a loved one in the next calendar year. The offering for a Mass will be $15 for a weekday Mass and $25 for a Saturday evening/ Sunday Mass. Those Who Have Entered into Eternal Life

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4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Although our Puritan forebears at Plymouth Rock were almost a hundred years removed from their Catholic roots, the old liturgical calendar still had an unconscious claim on their hearts. We ve already seen how on Saint Martin s Day, November 11, medieval continental Europe observed a great harvest day of Thanksgiving, with games, dances, parades, and a festive dinner of roast goose. With the goose went ample draughts of Saint Martin s Wine, the first wine of the new harvest. Martinmas celebrated full barns and larders stocked for the winter. Even after the Reformation, the tradition of eating goose on Saint Martin s Day was retained in Holland, and it was there that our Pilgrims encountered this tradition. When Governor Bradford sent four hunters out into the Massachusetts wilderness in the autumn of 1621, they did indeed find some geese and ducks, and were persuaded by the indigenous people to try turkey, too. Just as the liturgical calendar has been tweaked over the years, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the third Thursday in November in 1939, probably to extend the Christmas shopping season. The protest was so great that in 1941 the day established by President Lincoln, the last Thursday in November, was restored. If the Pilgrims had known of the Martinmas connection, they might never have celebrated at all! ********************************************************************** Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo 25 de noviembre de 2018 Gracia y paz a ustedes, de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primogénito de los muertos, el soberano de los reyes de la tierra. Apocalipsis 1:5 * CRISTO ES REY El último domingo del año litúrgico celebramos la fiesta de Cristo Rey. Puede que entendamos las lecturas de hoy como acontecimientos que sucedieron hace mucho, mucho tiempo o predicciones que se harán realidad algún día en algún lugar. Pero en realidad nos invitan a aclamar a Cristo como nuestro Rey aquí y ahora. Las palabras de Jesús a Pilatos en el Evangelio nos recuerdan que su Reino trasciende el tiempo y el espacio. Y las profecías de Daniel y del Apocalipsis nos dan motivos para ser fieles a Cristo, nuestro Rey, aquí y ahora. Al terminar el año con esta fiesta proclamamos nuestra fe en que Jesucristo es el único Rey de todos los tiempos, pueblos y de toda la Creación. Sin importar cuál sea nuestra nacionalidad ni qué idioma hablemos: Cristo y ha hecho de nosotros un reino (Apocalipsis 1:6), en un pueblo unido en el amor y la paz por toda la eternidad * LA ASOCIACION GUADALUPANA INVITA A LA COMUNIDAD A LA CELEBRACION EN HONOR A NUESTA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE. 12 DE DICIEMBRE, 2018 December 2nd: Breakfast & Christmas Fair from 9am-1pm in the Social Center December 9th: Advent Vespers with Outdoor Tree Lighting & Blessing of the 4:30pm December 12th: Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe December 15th: Children's Choir Christmas Concert 7pm in the Church 5:00 AM REZO DEL SANTO ROSARIO 6:15 AM MAÑANITAS A NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE 7:30AM DESAYUNO MEXICANO (LOBBY DE LA PARROQUIA) 6:00 PM PROCESION 7:00 PM CELEBRACION DE LA MISA SEGUIDA DE UNA CENA GUADALUPANA. CAFETERIA DE LA ESCUELA)

5 NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY Monday, December 31, :30pm to 1:00am St. Joseph s Academy Auditorium Cocktails ~ 7:30pm Dinner ~ 8:30pm Complete Buffet Dinner, Cash Bar, Music and Dancing Complimentary Champagne at Midnight, Party Favors, Noisemakers, and More!! Watch the Ball Come Down at Midnight!! Individual Tickets $50 per adult, $10 per child Special Table Package for 8 Adults $350 ($43.75 each) Reserve your tickets before Wednesday, Dec. 26th!! The Divine Mercy Prayer Group Please join us for our weekly meeting every Wednesday after the Noon Mass, in the Gathering Space; Length of meeting is approximately one hour. Food Pantry Our Food Pantry is open every Thursday from 8:00 to 9:00am, to assist any parishioner that is need of food. To register please bring a NYC Benefit card. Please Note: The Secure Food deposit Box Located in the front lobby of our church on the Rectory side. Please deposit all dry food (pasta, rice, beans, cans and bottles) there. This will assist us in securing that your food donations go directly to the needy. Welcome to Our Parish Please mark one: Please register me and, yes, send me envelopes. Please contact me about becoming a Catholic or completing my initiation as a Catholic through the Sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation. Please contact me about Religion Education for my child. Please contact me about how I can volunteer. Name: Last Name Date of Birth : Address: Apt. # City: State: Zip code Phone: Please fill out this form, and deposit in the basket collection or in the Parish office, or rectory@stjosephastoria.org NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR

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