Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ Mass Schedule SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday at 5:00 pm Saturday at 6:30 pm (Spanish) Sunday at 7:30 am, 9:00 am (Italian) 10:30 am (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 1:15 to 2:15 pm, and then again at 7:00-8:00 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 pm 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. Gilberto Angel-Neri, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Deacon Anthony P. Cassaneto Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education Dr. Liya Petrides, Music Director 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York RECTORY: 718-892-1900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresaschoolbronx.org SCHOOL: 718-792-3688 FAX: 718-892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny@gmail.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 718-792-8434
CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX DECEMBER 22, FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT The other day a father of several children remarked: Christmas used to come as a complete surprise to me every year. What do you mean? I mean that I was never ready for Christmas financially. I guess I knew it was coming, but I never saved anything up so that it didn t wipe me out financially. It s not a surprise any more! Several years ago, I learned to set aside enough each month so that when Christmas came I was ready. What that father was saying is that there is a difference between having an experience and learning from an experience. Have you ever had a teacher who had twenty years of good, accrued experience? Have you on the other hand had a teacher who had one year s experience twenty times? What a difference! Some of us have a fresh new experience with Christmas every year. Others have one experience with Christmas many times. Some never learn anything from Christmas; they never take the true meaning of Christmas with them into the rest of the year. The Holy Scriptures speak to us of taking the true Christmas message with us as we live the everydayness of our lives. They point to ways in which we ought to take Christmas with us. In his letter to the Colossians, St. Paul says to the first century Christians and to us: And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. He is not setting one person over another. Rather he is setting all under Christ in mutual self-giving. This is part of the true spirit of Christmas; mutual self-giving. God so loved...that He gave Christmas spreads the message out into the rest of the year when we adopt this Christ-like attitude of self-giving into our families, our workplace, our school, our community and our world. For each of us, Jesus calls for mutual respect. The heart of respect is appropriate values. When we recognize that each person is just as valuable as the other. When we treat each other out of the awareness that he or she is as valuable as I, then the true spirit of Christmas is translated out of a yearly observance into a daily celebration. The good news is that God has given each of us intrinsic value which is not determined by our role or our position or our productivity. Such value is the basis of our Christian life. So what will Christmas 2013 be for you this year? Just another round of a somewhat meaningful festivity that soon ebbs into the bill paying and house cleaning which seems to be such a part of the holidays? Or will Christmas 2013 furnish you with an opportunity this year to make some decisions about carrying it into 2014! It s really up to you! Merry Christmas!! AGRADECIMIENTO POR LA CELEBRACION EN HONOR A NUESTRA MADRE DE GUADALUPE Sábete hijito mío, que yo te pagaré tu cuidado, y el trabajo y cansancio que por mi has impendido Estas palabras de la Virgen de Guadalupe a San Juan Diego, que hoy dirige nuestra Santísima Madre a cada uno de ustedes que hicieron que su fiesta fuera todo un éxito. El Padre Grippo y el Padre Ángel están muy agradecidos a todos los que ayudaron con donaciones de comida, dinero, tiempo, esfuerzo y talentos.!muchas gracias! 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. Merry Christmas to all our parishioners and visitors to our parish from your pastor, clergy and staff!! May the Peace 0f Christ be in your hearts and homes this Christmas 2013 and throughout 2014. Many thanks to all of you who have written cards and shared the joy of this blessed season with all of us at St. Theresa. A heartfelt thank you for your consideration and kindness. Also thank you for the generous gifts we received from you for the Giving Tree. You have helped to make this Christmas brighter for so many. VOCATION AWARENESS Thinking of the priesthood? If you are a young man interested in the priesthood, please contact Fr. Enrique Salvo at the Vocation Office of the Archdiocese of New York at 914-968-1340.
CONFESSION Every Saturday from 4 to 5pm. Friday, December 20th 7-8pm. CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES DECEMBER 24 5:00pm Family Mass with Living Nativity 11:30pm Christmas Carols 12:00am Midnight Mass FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Help Us Raise Money with Little or no Effort: We are collecting Box Tops for Education. If you cut the box tops off your items and bring them to church on Sunday just leave them in the back of church and we will make sure we get them. For each box top collected we receive 10 cents. Do you shop at Target, Shoprite, Stop and Shop, Pathmark or Food Town sign up on their website or call the school office for help. Every time you shop they donate a percentage to the school at no cost to you! CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES DECEMBER 25 7:30am 9:00am Italian 10:30am Family Mass 12:15pm NEW YEAR S EVE VIGIL MASS DECEMBER 31 5:00PM NEW YEAR S DAY MASSES 7:30am 9:00am Italian 10:30am Family Mass 12:15pm ADVENT DISCUSSION Fr. Tom D Angelo will be conducting two Tuesday Advent evenings discussions on the Scriptures. The discussion will be held on December 17th in the large Rectory meeting room at 7:30 pm. ALL ARE INVITED. Our Eucharistic Adoration is on Wednesdays at 1:15 2:15pm and then again at 7:00-8:00pm. The new times will allow more parishioners to participate in the Holy Hour. We will be praying for our own intentions and for our children and grandchildren. A SPECIAL THANK YOU! Special Thanks to all of our wonderful parishioners who are so generous with their time, talent and financial support to help keep our parish so vital today and for the future. You are a blessing to our parish from God. Remember God s never outdone in generosity. Whatever you do for Him and for our parish He sees and will bless you and your family one hundred times over. Also please consider an extra donation to your offertory gift on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Our needs are great and your gift will do so much for the continued outreach to the people of our parish. FROM ST. THERESA SCHOOL As Christmas nears the administration, faculty, staff and students of St. Theresa School wish all our parishioners and friends a Blessed and Merry Christmas! THANK YOU! A special thanks to all those who have done a wonderful job in decorating our Church during Advent and now Christmas. You have made God s house look so warm and welcoming as well as so beautiful. A PRAYER FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Generous God, you have given us a time of preparation to receive again Your gift of love and joy and hope and healing. In the birth of the child, Jesus. You have given new life to each of us. May we experience the presence of Emmanuel, God with us, this day and always. Amen ADVENT/CHRISTMAS PROJECT I ask all of our parishioners to share in the Making All Things New effort by sharing the excitement of our Catholic faith with others during the Advent/Christmas Season. Please extend an invitation to family members, friends, and neighbors to return to church by coming to confession and/or by joining you at Mass on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Thanks! 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.
DECEMBER 22, 2013 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED MEMBER OF OUR PARISH AND THEIR FAMILIES CARMEN COTTES, MADELINE CICALE, JOSEPHINE LURGIO, NICHOLAS LIFRIERI & LOUIS LIGOTINO THIS WEEK S ALTAR BREAD IS IN MEMORY OF ROSALIE MASTERS & DOMINIC SCARANO THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN MEMORY OF ANTOINETTE, MAURO & FR. MICHAEL VASTI LOVE, THE PRIMIANI FAMILY PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Joseph & Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Vincent Calderella, Maryann Cali-Bannan, Judy Berardione, Richard J. Colesanti, Anthony Cardone, Phyllis Caruso, Madeline Cicale, Peter Corbo, Ana Edith Castillo, Mana & Eric Dallacqua, Dennis Deandres, Rosemary Davis, Anthony DeFranco, Rose & Carlo Dente, Thomas DeSimone, MaryAnn DiBattista, Massimiliano D Onofrio, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Jeanine Iovino, William Keenan, Christine Kerbe, Patricia Kiernan, Stella Kim, Joseph Klucines, Lena Kocovic, Jon Lanaro, Salvatore Lanza, Angie Lox, James Magrino, Vita Marino, Maryann Maiorana, Frank Maiorana, Angelo Megaro, Jessie Megaro, Raymond & John Matta, Vicent Mastrogiovanni, Dolores Miriglia, Michael Montalto, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Negli, Isabelle O Brian, Frances Olivio, Marisol Pagan, Lucille Perito, Flora Pisano, Irene Piscitelli, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni. Louis Quattrucci, Diana Raffa, Marie Russillo, Nilda Samday, Guy Scanno Jr., Carmen Torrellas, Florence Valentine, Irene Vesely, Madeline Volpe, Theresa Wagner. 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. SATURDAY DECEMBER 21, 2013 5:00PM Benjamin, Carmela & Albert Gregoria 6: 30PM Julia Rivera SUNDAY DECEMBER 22, 2013 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM The Santangelo Family 10:30AM Delfin & Rosalina DelaCruz 12:15PM Richard Lent MONDAY DECEMBER 23, 2013 8:00AM Rosina, Luigi, Francesco, Assunta & Pasquale Porco 9:00AM Tommaso Cortese TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 2013 8:00AM Elaine Conza 9:00AM Carmelina Frangella 5:00PM Mass (Living Nativity) 12:00AM Midnight Mass WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25, 2013 7:30AM Christmas Intention 9:00AM Christmas Intention 10:30AM Christmas Intention 12:15PM Christmas Intention THURSDAY DECEMBER 26, 2013 8:00AM Gelsomina & Francesco Conte 9:00AM Ben, Ben Jr., Sal & Maria Caiola FRIDAY DECEMBER 27, 2013 8:00AM Rosina Colletti 9:00AM Guido Bertorelli SATURDAY DECEMBER 28, 2013 8:00AM Luanne Ladolcetta 9:00AM Carlo & Pietro Porco 5:00PM George & Mary Miele 6:30PM Susana Hernandez & Milton Anton SUNDAY DECEMBER 29, 2013 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM John Pagnotta 10:30AM Giordano, Rossi, Sauro & Haugh Families 12:15PM Nicholas Pecora PLEASE HELP YOUR PARISH! We are most grateful to all of you who have so generously increased Your weekly Sunday contribution. Please remember that this weekly Increase is most needed for St. Theresa in building and improving our beloved parish. We are grateful to all of you whose generous response has enabled us to better meet our weekly expenses. However we are still far from that goal. Our neighboring parishes are receiving weekly Sunday contributions that are higher then what we receive. So we ask that you please continue to help us in order to keep St. Theresa such a vital, loving, growing parish. If you have not yet increased your weekly Sunday contribution, please pray about what more you can give. We really need your weekly help!
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