Church of Saint Rita 281 Bradley Avenue - Staten Island, NY 10314 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME St. Rita s Ladies Guild is sponsoring a Sunday, October 26, 2014 after the 8am, 9:30am, 11am, 12:30pm Masses in St. Rita School Gym Selling home-made cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cookies & more FREE coffee for adults, FREE Halloween treat for each child Raffles will be sold for an Amazon Kindle, Theme Baskets & Lotto Scratch-Off Tickets. Quilters Table will have hand-made Christmas & Various Gifts. Nativity Yard Signs will be sold. CHURCH OF ST. RITA PRIZES OF $100 AWARDED WEEKLY! Only 300 Memberships will be sold at $60 per membership. The drawings will be held every Monday from May 19th to November 3rd. The 300 CLUB GALA with food, music, beverages and drawings for 300 Club super prizes will be held in the auditorium for the members on Saturday, November 8. Grand Prize of $1,000 ~ 2nd Prize of $250 ~ 3rd Prize of $250 The Reservation Form can be found on Page 4 in this bulletin.
Welcome to St. Rita s Parish Community Please introduce yourself and register at the parish office. We welcome new parishioners to participate in the spiritual and social life of our church. Church Website: www.stritachurch.net School Website: www.saintritas.net Served By Rev. Eugene J. Carrella, Administrator Rev. Anthony Gonzales, Parochial Vicar Rev. Stephen Challman, In Residence Rev. John DeLora, Director of Pastoral Care, SIUH PARISH OFFICES 61 Wellbrook Avenue ~ Phone: 718-698-3746 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Ms. Mary Grace Liss, Parish Manager ST. RITA SCHOOL S. I. REGION 30 Wellbrook Avenue ~ Phone: 718-761-2504 Mrs. Nicole C. Fresca, Principal RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: 718-982-6948 Mrs. Mary Gillespie, Coordinator Mass Intentions For The Week SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 4:00 Catherine Graziano SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 8:00 Alexander Vasconi 9:30 Veith & Bellezza Families 11:00 Carmine Cerrati 12:30 Tommaso Vitale 6:00 For the People of the Parish MONDAY, OCTOBER 13~Columbus Day 7:00 No Mass 9:00 Fay & Joseph Egitto TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14~St. Callistus I 7:00 Adrian Sierra Navarette 9:00 Mitilde Sigona WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15~St. Teresa of Jesus 7:00 Manuel Ocampo 9:00 Olonko & Olenik Families THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16~St. Hedwig 7:00 Dorothy & Richard Leanza (Living) 9:00 Ada Sigona FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17~St. Ignatius of Antioch 7:00 Linda Catalano 9:00 Stephen & Arlene Jarema SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18~St. Luke 9:00 Antonio Assenso 4:00 Catherine & Robert McCarthy SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 8:00 Johanna & Albert Jaccard 9:30 Clement Siclare 11:00 Felice C. Innamorato 12:30 Sally & Nick Lorenzo 6:00 For the People of the Parish Tree of Life Call the Parish Office MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, and 6:00pm Monday to Friday: 7:00am and 9:00am Saturday: 9:00am Holy Days: Please refer to the bulletin or website CONFESSIONS Saturday from 3:00pm to 3:45pm, First Sunday of the month after the morning Masses and by appointment. BAPTISMS Second & Fourth Sundays after the 12:30pm Mass. Baptism class for the parents is held on the Second Saturday of the month at 5:00pm by appt. SICK CALLS Please call the Parish Office to arrange Communion Calls and Hospital Visits. MARRIAGES Must be arranged six months in advance. Couples must see a priest to secure a date. OUR LADY OF GOOD HEALTH NOVENA First Saturday of the month after the 4:00pm Mass, reception following in Church Hall. SAINT RITA NOVENA Tuesdays after the 7:00am and 9:00am Masses MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Thursdays after the 7:00am and 9:00am Masses ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mondays 7:00pm in the Parish Center. ADULT CHOIR Adults sing every Sunday at the 11:00am Mass. Rehearsal Wednesdays at 7:30pm in Church Hall. CHILDREN S CHOIR Children sing every Sunday at the 9:30am Mass. Rehearsal Wednesdays at 5:15pm in Church Hall. LORD S FLOCK First Friday Mass at 8:00pm in the Chapel. Third Friday Prayer Meeting at 8:00pm in Chapel. COMMUNION & LIBERATION FOR TEENS Most Fridays 7pm in the Church Hall. Go to gsnewyork on facebook for meetings and activities. ST. RITA S LADIES GUILD First Tuesday of the month at the 9:00am Mass, meeting following in the Parish Center. ST. RITA S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First Monday at 7:30pm in the School Café. ST. RITA S BOY SCOUTS/ CUB SCOUTS Fridays at 7:30pm in the Parish Center. ST. RITA S GOLDEN AGE CLUB Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the Church Hall.
CONFIRMATION COMMITMENT MASS Our eighth grade St. Rita School and CCD students will host the Confirmation Commitment Mass next Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 9:30am. All parishioners, families and friends are cordially invited to worship. COLUMBUS DAY Monday, October 13th The Parish Office will be closed. Mass will be offered at 9:00am. ALTAR SERVERS St. Rita School and CCD students in the 6th, 7th or 8th grades wishing to become Altar Servers are asked to please call Mary Grace Liss at the parish office. Students are on placed on a team and serve every other weekend at the same assigned time. Altar Serving counts for Community Service. 50-50 CLUB Why not try your luck! The donation is $5.00 per envelope, and 50% goes to the winner and 50% to the parish. The pink envelopes can be found at the entrance of the church or at the parish office. The next drawing will be held on October 23rd. ST. RITA S GOLDEN AGE CLUB St. Rita s Golden Age Club is sponsoring a bus trip to the Tropicana in Atlantic City on Wednesday, October 24, 2014. Call Marie Iraci at 718-761-4077 for details. PRE-NATAL BLESSING FOR EXPECTANT FAMILIES Expecting the birth of a baby is a time of joyful waiting. To rejoice with you, we invite you to receive a special Pre-Natal Blessing during our celebration of the Mass on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 11:00am. A prayer and blessing will be offered for the whole family along with a special one for the mothers-to-be and their unborn children. Each mother in waiting will receive a special blessed medal. To register, call Mary Grace Liss at the parish office by Tuesday, October 21st. St. Rita s Church will share in the profits. For each car, truck or van, running or not, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will give back to our church $50-$100 per vehicle. Maybe you don t have a vehicle, but a family member, friend or neighbor has an old or neglected vehicle in their driveway that they would like to dispose of. ST. RITA SCHOOL ID # 09370 St. Rita School is participating in the Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program. From October 3, 2014 to March 19, 2015, St. Rita School can earn CASH through this exciting program. Log on to www.stopandshop.com/aplus and choose Register Your Card from the A+ menu on the left to register your card online. Then, each time you shop at Stop & Shop using your Stop & Shop Card, you will earn CASH for our school! You can track the amount of points you earn for our school by checking your grocery receipt and online when you create an account. Each month, the amount of CASH awarded will be updated on the Stop & Shop website. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program, which can be used for any of our school s educational needs! Please register your card for St. Rita School using the ID # 09370 at www.stopand shop.com/aplus. If you do not know your 13 digit Stop & Shop Card number, call the Card Hotline at 877-366-2668 and select Option # 2.
THE HOLY WHITE MASS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS Celebrating the Contribution Health Care Workers of All Faiths On the Feast of St. Luke, Author of the Gospel and Beloved Physician MASS WILL INCLUDE BLESSING OF THE HEALING HANDS Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 7:30pm Blessed Sacrament Parish, 30 Manor Road Presiders: Msgr. Peter Finn, Msgr. James Dorney, Deacon Richard Salhany This year Thomas Forlenza, M.D. and Theodore Strange, M. D. will be honored. Reception will follow in the Parish School Hall Sponsored by the Catholic Mental Health Professionals of Staten Island. For further information, contact Dr. Constance Salhany at csalhany@aol.com or call 347-273-1290. CHURCH OF ST. RITA PRIZES OF $100 AWARDED WEEKLY! Only 300 Memberships will be sold at $60 per membership. The drawings will be held every Monday from May 19th to November 3rd. The free 300 CLUB GALA with food, music, beverages and drawings for 300 Club super prizes will be held in the auditorium for the members on November 8. Grand Prize of $1,000 ~ 2nd Prize of $250 ~ 3rd Prize of $250 The $60 Membership includes: Eligibility in the weekly drawings. Even if you win, you remain eligible for subsequent drawings. Eligibility in the final drawing at the 300 Club Gala. This club will be limited to the first 300 paid responses. ONE free admission to the 300 Club Gala. Members may request a number from 1 to 300. If duplicate requests are received, numbers will be assigned by the 300 Club Committee. To become a member of the 300 Club and eligible for the drawings and 300 Club Gala, please cut off the bottom coupon and return it with payment of $60 to the Parish Office. Checks should be made payable to Church of Saint Rita. Name # Payment Received By Congratulations to this week s $100 winner, Anita J. Mullane, Membership #123. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 300 CLUB APPLICATION FORM FOR 2014 Please Print Name: Address: Email Address: Telephone: (day) Ticket Number Requested: (evening) Alternate number :
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