A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ

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1 Mass Schedule Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday at 5:00 pm Saturday at 6:30 pm (Spanish) Sunday at 7:30, 9:00 (Italian), 10:30 (Family Mass) & 12:15 PM WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday thru Friday: 8:00 & 9:00 am Saturday: 8:00 & 9:00 am Devotions Miraculous Medal & St. Theresa after Monday morning Masses. St. Anthony after Tuesday morning Masses. Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM, as well as every First Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 PM with silent adoration until 10:00 PM. Recitation of the Rosary every Saturday at 4:30 (before the 5:00 PM Mass) Confessions Saturdays from 4:00 to 5:00 and by appointment Baptisms Baptisms are held on the second Sunday of every month at 1:30 PM. Please call the Rectory at least one month before to make arrangements. Baptismal instructions for parents and Godparents are required. Marriages Call the Rectory at least six months in advance of the wedding date to make an appointment with a deacon or priest. Rev. Niranjan Rodrigo, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Rev. Edmundo Gomez, Weekend Associate Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor Deacon Anthony P. Cassaneto Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education Dr. Liya Petrides, Music Director Spanish Mass 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York RECTORY: /1901 WEBSITE: SCHOOL: FAX: contact@sttheresaparishny.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:

2 CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX JANUARY 1, 2012 SOLEMNITY OF MARY The Bible is filled with the idea that our God is a great communicator that He both talks and listens to people. The second half of this thought is easy for us to accept. We as Catholics have no difficulty believing that God hears what people say. But the first part of our thought today is a bit more complex. If God talks to us, then when, how, and to whom does He do it? A few times in the Bible, it is specifically stated or strongly implied that God spoke with an audible voice. But that is the exception, not the rule. Most of the time, it is simply stated that God communicated His message, without any explanation as to how He did it. We all know that God spoke to and through the apostles and prophets. But exactly how He did it remains a mystery. But today, the Feast of the Epiphany, the Gospel tells us about some other people with whom God communicated, and gives us some insight as to how He did it. We call these other people, The Three Wise Men. We know that they were from outside of the nation of Israel. They did not belong to that great tradition of the Hebrew prophets through whom God has spoken for centuries. Yet God spoke to them, suggesting that He can and does speak to all people. You see, God spoke to the Wise Men first through a star, and that reminds us that God speaks to all people through nature. We are surrounded by His message and it is so obvious that we frequently overlook it. St. Paul saw this truth and wrote about it in his letter to the Romans. Ever since the creation of the world His eternal power and duty has been clearly perceived in the things that He has made. Day after day you and I live and move in the midst of an eternal steadiness. It is all so constant that we take it for granted, and this is part of our problem. We tend to think of God only in terms of the spectacular and miss Him just because He is so steady and so near. You and I make a mistake if we wait for God to rain fire from heaven or speak with a thundering voice from the top of a mountain. He could do either but seldom, if ever, does. Most of the time He is just there, providing our daily needs through the quiet, unruffled miracles of nature. God speaks to us in the natural order of the material universe. But most of all God spoke to the Wise Men through His Son. No doubt the child that they found looked like most any other baby. There is something mysteriously divine about every new life, but there was something special about Mary s child. At His birth, the Wise Men called Him the newborn king of the Jews. When He died, and inscription was nailed to His cross that read Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. He was that, but He was so much more. The last book of the Bible calls Him King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Many things are temporal. They belong to one place and to one period of time. And there are some other things that, by their very nature, belong to all people everywhere. Jesus is one of these. He lived and died in one little country in one brief period of history. But the life that He lived, the truth that He taught, the death that He died, and the victory that He accomplished belong to all of the ages and to all people of the world. He was a strong and gentle man, who was born in a stable, worked as a carpenter, and for a few years preached, and taught, and healed. But most of all, He loved. Nothing could stop Him from loving, not even a cross. This, He assured us, is what God is like. That man and that message belong to the whole world. God has spoken and continues to speak to all people everywhere most of all in and through Jesus Christ, His Son. So will you hear Him in the natural order all around us and most of all in His Son throughout 2012? Fr. Grippo and the Rectory staff would like to thank all who sent cards or gifts and good wishes during this holiday season. May God bless you and your families. We would also like to send a big thank you to all those who have done a wonderful job in decorating the Church during Advent and Christmas also a warm word of thanks to Gino Segreti, Sonny and all members of the Altar Society for making our church look so beautiful. FIRST FRIDAY This Friday January 6 th is First Friday we will have our Holy Hour from 7:30-8:30PM and the church will remain open until 10:00PM for private adoration. CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM to 5:00PM or by appointment in the rectory. On Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 6:00PM we will host our annual thank You dinner for all who have volunteered in any way in We will join together in the school auditorium. As we try to reach each and every volunteer by letter it is not always possible. If you have volunteered in any capacity during the year, whether it be the Feast, Sports, Scouts, Ushers, Food Pantry or any of the ministries and did not receive a letter please come join us as we gather to celebrate our parish community. Please contact the Rectory if you will be attending. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Takes place every Wednesday afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30PM in the Church. Please come and taste how good the Lord is! Please visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

3 MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD As St. Theresa School resumes on Tuesday, January 3, we are beginning to look forward to and plan for Catholic Schools Week and our Open House on January 29 th. Look for more information in weeks to come! We are also collecting Box Tops for Education. For every box top we send in we are given 10 cents. Please place box tops in an envelope and you may leave them at the school or the rectory. We are always looking for ways to offset the cost to our parents. Thank you for always helping us! January 10, 2012 First Penance Meeting in the Church at 7:30PM January 11, 2012 Altar Society Meeting Large Rectory Meeting Room 7:30PM January 12, 2012 Holy Name Society Meeting Large Rectory Meeting Room 8:00PM Heavenly Father, in this time of new beginnings, we recall how the heavens celebrated the birth of Christ. We think back to the new kingdom He proclaimed, and remember the new beginnings, and at the beginning of this New Year, may we always act as good examples of the new life in you that all Christians have and be the same for others. Give us the joy that is ours as adopted members of God s family. Amen. HANDICAP ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH The side entrance to the Church on Pilgrim Avenue will be open every Sunday for anyone who is handicapped or in a wheelchair. Also, this same entrance will be opened every weekday until 9:30AM. TREE OF LIFE Perhaps you may consider our St. Theresa Tree of Life located by the statue of the Sacred Heart. This Tree of Life is a special way in which our parishioners can memorialize their loved ones. Please call the Rectory for further information. SUNDAY FUNNIES One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part of the story where Chicken Little tried to warn the farmer, She read,.and so Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, The sky is falling, the sky is falling! The teacher paused then asked the class, And what do you think that farmer said? One little girl raised her hand and said, I think he said: Holy Mackerel! A talking chicken! The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes. Join us every Tuesday night at 7:15PM in the Large Rectory Meeting Room as we seek to grow closer to Christ by meditating on Holy Scripture. Over the next few months, this new Scripture group will focus on the theme of evangelization. Please come and be nourished by the Word of God. Everyone is invited to attend. ACTIVE PARISHIONER STATUS We receive many requests for parishioners to be Godparents or sponsors for the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation and to rightfully enjoy the number of services offered at St. Theresa Church. Part of the request is to be able to verify that a person is an active parishioner of St. Theresa s. An active parishioner is:.properly registered in the parish.faithfully attends Mass on Sundays and Holy Days.Participates in parish activities/ministries when possible.uses the parish envelope system for donations These are the main factors that will be considered in making the determination. REMINDER If you have a Sunday Mass offered for a loved one and are present at the Mass and would like to bring up the Offertory Gifts to the Altar, please let one of the ushers know before the Mass begins.

4 JANUARY 1, 2012 THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF DREW ANTHONY CACCIOTOLLI The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. - Lk 2:16-17 THIS WEEK S ALTAR BREAD IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF DREW ANTHONY CACCIOTOLLI Readings for the Week of January 1, 2012 Sunday: Nm 6:22-27/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29--3:6/Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Jn 1:43-51 Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 2:1-11 Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 PETITION BOOK Have you noticed our Petition Book in the vestibule of the Church? Every Saturday, before the 5pm Mass, the petitions entered in the book for that week are brought up to the altar of the Blessed Mother, where they remain for all the weekend Masses. Please pray for these intentions. ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER All new or unregistered parishioners are asked to please register by phone or in person at the Rectory or fill out the information below. Many items of importance will be mailed home in the course of the year. NAME ADDRESS PHONE # CELL # Return to rectory SATURDAY DECEMBER 31, :00PM Deceased Members of the Zottola & Addario Families 6: 30PM Special Intention SUNDAY JANUARY 1, :30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM Angelo & Maria Pozzuto 10:30AM Pat Aurrichio 12:15PM Maria D. Rocchio MONDAY JANUARY 2, :00AM Dorothy Chico 9:00AM Anthony Iannitti TUESDAY JANUARY 3, :00AM Anna Barcak 9:00AM Inez Lomurno WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4, :00AM Angela & Maria Artieri 9:00AM Peter Mulhern THURSDAY JANUARY 5, :00AM Drew Anthony Cacciotolli 9:00AM Casimiro & Francesca Frisina FRIDAY JANUARY 6, :00AM Lucia & Arnaldo Rinaldi 9:00AM Anthony Iannetti SATURDAY JANUARY 7, :00AM Pietro Menrenda 9:00AM Thomas & Anne Mulhern 5:00PM Mary & Michael Curcio 6:30PM Wilfredo Mari SUNDAY JANUARY 8, :30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM Nicola Amabile 10:30AM Joseph Sauro & Lydia Rossi 12:15PM Charlie Stoyka THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Joseph & Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Judy Berardione, Marguerite Bianco, Philip Carone, Richard J. Colesanti, Peter Corbo, Frank Cunzio, Dennis Deandrea, Rosemary Davis, Rose & Carlo Dente, Thomas DeSimone, MaryAnn DiBattista, Massimiliano D Onofrio, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Jeanine Iovino, Angie Joy, Jacquelyn Joy, Patricia Kiernan Stella Kim, Joseph Klucinec, Salvatore Lanza, Angie Lox, James Magrino, Vita Marino, Maryann Maiorana, Theresa Marcellino, Angelo Megaro, Raymond & John Matta, Vincent Mastrogiovanni, Michael Montalto, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Negli, Francis Olivio, Marylou Ortiz, Marisol Pagan, Lucille Perito, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni, Louis Quattrucci, Nilda Samday, Rose Tanzi, Irene Vesely, Madeline Volpe, Theresa Wagner, John Cala.

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