Anastasi

A
church
saint

45-14 245th Street

Douglaston, NY 11362-1135
Phone: (718) 631-4454
Fax: (718) 631-1774
Email: info@stanastasia.info

Douglaston-Little Neck
Salus Animarum Suprema Lex

www.stanastasia.info

January 4, 2009

The Epiphany of the Lord

Rev. Msgr. George J. Ryan, Pastor

Rev. William A. McLaughlin
Rev. Chris J. Piasta, OFM
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Cantley, S.T.D.,

Pastor Emeritus

Rectory Office Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:15 AM to 8 PM
Saturday 9:15 AM to 1 PM
Mrs. Betty Harris, Secretary
Mrs. Ann Larkin, Accounting Admin.
St. Anastasia School:
45-11 245th Street
Mrs. Lucy Mihulka, Principal
Mrs. Cindy Roma-McCann, Assist. Princ.
Phone: (718) 631-3153; (718) 631-3155
Email: school@stanastasia.info
Religious Education & CCD Office:
Mrs. Janine Kramer, Directress
Phone: (718) 225-5191
Email: dre@stanastasia.info
Music Minister:
Mr. Joseph C. Extejt
Weekend Masses:
Saturday Vigil at 5:30
Sundays 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM & 5 PM
Weekday Masses:
Monday thru Saturday at 8:30 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturdays 44:30 PM
Holy Days and Special Liturgies:
Mass schedules will be printed in the
Bulletin at the appropriate time.
Devotions:
Miraculous Medal Novena:
Mondays after 8:30 AM Mass

PARISH MEMBERSHIP:
All new families are welcome to the Parish and every family should be properly registered.
Registration forms are available at the Rectory.
Use of the electronic giving (Faith Direct) or envelope system is required if statement of
contribution is sought for tax purposes. All parishioners should use either one of the donation forms. If you move or change your address, please notify the Rectory by mail.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
First Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM only. Parents should make arrangements by calling the Rectory no later than 2 weeks before the Baptism.
Parents must attend the Baptism instructions before Baptism
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:
Time available: Saturday 11 AM-3 PM; Sunday 2:30 PM-3 PM
Couples must make arrangements six months prior to the selected date of their marriage
and fully participate in the Pre-Cana Parish at home.
R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
It is the process for adults wishing to become Catholic, complete their sacramental initiation, or attain full membership in the Church. For further information, please contact
Ms. Janine Kramer

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

omeless men living under

Flushing Meadow
Bridges need clothing
For a number of years now and
thanks to the generosity of our
parishioners; every Sunday
morning during the winter
months, we bring hot chocolate, a sandwich and some
warm clothes to a group of
homeless men living under the
bridges and surrounding areas
of Flushing Meadows Corona
Park. These are men who for
different reasons have given up
on life and seen unable to cope
with it. As the cold weather
approaches, once again we are
preparing to start our mission
and we need clothing. If you
have warm clothes and blankets that are clean and in good
condition and would like to
donate them please call us and
we will pick them up. For more
information call Jorge at (718)
224-8187 or (718) 423-5988.

Annual Coat Drive

he coats are dropped off to

needy parishes in Queens
and Brooklyn, visiting Nurse
Early Head Start program in
Rockaway, St. Johns Bread
and Life Ministry, and other
spots that are in need of help.
The coats can be left at my
office at Bryce Rea Associates,
or if you cant come to me I
will go and pick them up; just
call my cell phone: Carolyn
Meenan at (917) 796-2990.
Thank you again for your generous help by keeping someone
warm this winter.

Need a ride to Church?

entury Car Service is offering a special rate to

parishioners who need a ride to
Sunday Mass. This offer is
only available to get to St. Anastasia Church for Sunday
Mass. The fee is $5.00 plus
any gratuity they choose to

ST. ANASTASIA BULLETIN

general information, please

visit Catholic Charities website
at www.ccbq.org

prayers, Mass cards, condolences and words of compassion received after the sudden
death of my mother. Jesus said
that those who had given up
their families for the sake of
his name, would receive a hundred times more (Matthew
19:29). At this difficult time
through your love and kindnessthese words of Jesus
received in my life very real
and tangible meaning. Thank
you and God bless you,
Fr. Chris

give. (This is a 16% reduction

in their usual rate. Just advise
the dispatcher that you are going to St. Anastasia Church in
Douglaston in order to get the
discount.) Century Car is located at Springfield Blvd and
Union Turnpike in Bayside.
Call (718) 740-6600 or (718)
428-1010.

Available Counseling

f you are in need of counselinghelp is available in our

neighborhood: Blanton Peale
Counseling Center has a local
office at the Community
Church of Douglaston at 39-50
Douglaston Pkwy. Individual,
couples, and family therapies
are available. To make an appointment, please call Mary
Kane, LMSW,LSW Psychotherapist at (914) 562-9368.

Leisure Club

rip to Atlantic City on

Monday, January 26, 2009
$30. pp. For more information
and to sign up, call Peg
McKeon at (718) 428-2833.

Diocesan Alcohol and

Substance Abuse Assistance Program

s the holidays have come,

the challenges facing
families whose loved ones suffer from the effects of alcohol
and substance abuse may have
increased. This is a reminder
that the Diocese of Brooklyn
has a program that provides
confidential, ongoing assistance to parish and community
families. The program provides
counseling, support, treatment
and care to those seeking assistance with substance abuse. To
connect to a network of services that can assist you, please
make a confidential call to the
Diocesan Alcohol and Substance Abuse Assistance Hotline at (800) 659-1603. For

www.stanastasia.info

Help the Homeless

January 4, 2009

Pre-Cana Programs at
Bishop Molloy Retreat
House

re-Cana programs for engaged couples, which fulfill the requirements of the
Diocese of Brooklyn, will be
held on the weekends of February 78 and September 19
20, 2009 at Bishop Molloy
Retreat House in Jamaica, NY.
Program runs from 9:00 AM
Saturday through 5:00 PM
Sunday. Fee for each couple:
$175.00 (commuting) or
$350.00 (overnight including
dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday). For more information and/or register contact www.bishopmolloy.org or
email at bmehtab@cpprov.org
or you can call us at (718) 7391229.

Thank You

n behalf of my Father and

the entire family, let me
express our appreciation for the

Did you hear about the English teacher who had a

snowman in her class??
She had to flunk him because he couldnt get the drift.

Good News from the School Principal

Students and Teacher of the Month
By Lucy Mihulka, Principal

The Students of the Month for

January are being recognized by
their teachers for their outstanding
school spirit.
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8

Samuel Kim
Marissa Villamena
Jillian dePasquale
Jacqueline Mattone
Victoria Martini
Robert Spitz
Shana Marino
Nicholas Hurley

The Teacher of the Month for

January is Miss AnneMarie
Tschinkel. She is being recognized
for her outstanding leadership
qualities. She has liaisoned with
Charles McBride, the President of
the Little Neck Lions Club to institute the LEO club at St. Anastasia School. The LEO clubs are a
sponsored affiliation of Lions
Clubs. The objective of the LEO

club program is to provide the

youth of the world with an opportunity for development and contribution, individually and collectively, as responsible members of
the local, national and international community. LEO club activities enhance the community and
help young people develop and
practice leadership, organizational
and social skills. LEO club involvement can instill in young people a lifetime commitment to helping others.

Brendan McCann
Maya Shallcross
Julia Vennitti

We congratulate the following

LEO members for their commitment to the community:
Anastasia Gaspar, President
Sabrina Bekios, Vice-President
Stefanie Wolf, Secretary
Courtney Campbell, Assistant Secretary
Angela Sirinic, Assistant Secretary
Project Assistants:
Roisin Higgins

On behalf of the faculty and staff,

may the peace, joy and love of the
Christmas season remain with you
throughout the New Year.

The first LEO event will be held on

Saturday, January 31st at 1PM in
Father Smith Hall. The LEOs will
host a spaghetti dinner. All in the
parish are invited to attend. Tickets cost $10.00 a person. All net
proceeds will be donated to the
Douglaston/Little Neck Ambulance Corps. Please support this
community event.

The Breach

Movie Club is offered to adults only. We are selecting movies that

are interesting, inspiring, sometimes forgotten, thought-provoking
and artistically significant. We use the Youth Center, which is
equipped with AC, comfy couches, decent stereo sound and bigsize projection screen. Snacks, wine and soda are served.

In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior

agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for
spying. Jump back two months: Eric O'Neill, a
computer specialist who wants to be made an
agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to
write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's
told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout
Catholic, has warmed to O'Neill, who grows to
respect Hanssen. O'Neill's wife resents
Hanssen's intrusiveness; the personal and professional stakes get higher. How they catch
Hanssen and why he spies become the film's
story. Can O'Neill help catch red-handed "the
worst spy in history" and hold onto his personal
life? (IMdb)
Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Philippe and Laura
Linney.
USA (2007), PG-13, 110 min.

Thursday, January 22 at 7 PM
Youth & Young Adults Center
(Entrance adjacent to the church, 2nd floor)
$3 cover wine, soda & snacks

January 2009 Calendar

SUNDAY, Jan. 4
8:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass (Coffee & donuts after Mass)
12:00 PM Mass
5:00 PM Mass
6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

SUNDAY, Jan. 18
8:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass
12:00 PM Mass
5:00 PM Mass
6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

Monday, Jan. 5
School resumes
8:30 AM Mass
8:00 PM Baptismal Prep Class (Religious Ed Office)

Monday, Jan. 19 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

School closed
8:30 AM Mass

Tuesday, Jan. 6
8:30 AM Mass
1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)
Wednesday, Jan. 7
8:30 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mommy & Me
2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes
7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes
8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Tuesday, Jan. 20
8:30 AM Mass
1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)
Wednesday, Jan. 21
8:30 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mommy & Me
2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes
7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes
8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Thursday, Jan. 8
8:30 AM Mass
7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group (Church)

Thursday, Jan. 22
8:30 AM Mass
7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group (Church)
7:00 PM Movie Club (Youth Center)

Friday, Jan. 9
8:30 AM Mass
7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex)

Friday, Jan. 23
8:30 AM Mass
7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex)

Saturday, Jan. 10
8:30 AM Mass
4:00 PM Reconciliation
5:30 PM Mass

Saturday, Jan. 24
8:30 AM Mass
4:00 PM Reconciliation
5:30 PM Mass

SUNDAY, Jan. 11
8:00 AM Mass (Coffee & donuts after Mass)
10:00 AM Mass
12:00 PM Mass
1:30 PM Baptisms
5:00 PM Mass
6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

SUNDAY, Jan. 25 Vocation Sunday

8:00 AM Mass
10:00 AM Mass
12:00 PM Mass
5:00 PM Mass
6:00 PM Youth Group (Youth Center)

Monday, Jan. 12
8:30 AM Mass

Monday, Jan. 26
8:30 AM Mass
8:00 PM Baptismal Prep Class (Religious Ed Office)

Tuesday, Jan. 13
8:30 AM Mass
1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)

Tuesday, Jan. 27
8:30 AM Mass
1:45 PM Leisure Club (Fr. Smith Hall)

Wednesday, Jan. 14
8:30 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mommy & Me
2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes
7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes
8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Wednesday, Jan. 28
8:30 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mommy & Me
2:30 PM Religious Ed Classes
7:00 PM Religious Ed Classes
8:30 PM RCIA (Religious Ed Office)

Thursday, Jan. 15
8:30 AM Mass
7:00 PM Spanish Prayer Group (Church)

Thursday, Jan. 29
9:00 AM Mass

Friday, Jan. 16
8:30 AM Mass
7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex)

Friday, Jan. 30
8:30 AM Mass
7:30 PM Padre Pio Prayer Group (Church)
7:30 PM Al Anon (Annex)

Saturday, Jan. 17
8:30 AM Mass
4:00 PM Reconciliation
5:30 PM Mass

Saturday, Jan. 31
8:30 AM Mass
4:00 PM Reconciliation
5:30 PM Mass

Thank You to our Christmas Fair Donors

The Christmas Fair ladies thank you, the parishioners of St. Anastasias for making the Holiday
Fair a successful community event .with the beautiful posters and tickets donated by Frank Castelli. We extend special appreciation to Marge and Peter Ariola of Ariola Foods, for giving all the
proceeds from their delicious pastry sales to the school-and for
Donating the I-touch raffle prize ,won by student, Anne Gallagher, Thank you to Lou Bekios for
contributing the beautiful , decorative trees and Miriam Bonici for overseeing the wreath and
poinsettia sales. Kudos to Tom Santino for donating all the ingredients for and cooking the fabulous pasta. Deep appreciation goes to Pia Thompson for coordinating fund raising for the top, raffle
prizes. Thank you to Jim Derby for setting up the outdoor decorations and loaning his other talents. Our gratitude to Bod Schimitsch for taking the pictures with Santa. Thanks to Sue Marino
and Maria Morelli for leading the brigade of decorators. And thank you , Cathy Moran and Mohsen Zandieh of Arash Realty, for your extremely generous sponsorship gift to the fair.
We thank the following friends of St. Anastasia for their Raffle Donations:
2 Orchestra Tickets for Broadway Musical, Gypsy
Broadway Dinner

The Santino Family

Lori & Tom Cress
Carmine & Diana DiLeo
Jeanette Licitra

Peter Luger Dinner/Dom Perignon

Brian & Suzanne Karl

James & Karen McCabe
Dan & Mary OByrne
Pia & Duke Thompson

$500. Christmas Cash

Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Campese

Edward & Andrea Lagrassa
The Santino Family
Erwin & Margaret Wolf

Autographed Major League Baseballs

Maeve & Frank Pellegrino

Four Prime seats to NY Rangers Game

The Morelli Family

Hair Products and Gift Certificate

Hannah Montana Deluxe Basket
Mary Kay Gift Basket

Ronique Hair Salon

The Chong Family
JoAnn Dolan
Judy Dowling
Joseph & Peggy Mattone Family
Carolyn Meenan, Bryce Rea Realty

Go Giants Football Basket

Christmas Gift Basket

Happy New Year! From Mary Murphy Santino

MASS INTENTIONS

Bread & Wine

January 3January 10, 2009

Memorial

SATURDAY

WEEKDAY

5:30 PM Angelina & Joseph Locetta and Mary Tranchida

SUNDAY

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

8:00 AM Anthony Corrente and Klara Deuber

10:00 AM
12:00 PM Frank Hartnett
5:00 PM Vito Rotondo
IN THANKSGIVING FOR

Richard Coco

MONDAY

John Neumann (+1860) missionary from Bohemia, bishop of Philadelphia; known for his holiness and learning; promoter of parochial
schools; first American bishop canonized

JANUARY 4JANUARY 10, 2009

{ Remember }
Please remember in your prayers all the sick of our
Parish Community, especially:

Ruth Marchese
Annette Montello
Mary Ann Inguagiato

and those who have died, especially:

Anthony Minauskas
Loretta Garritani
Felix Brogna

JOHN NEUMANN, BISHOP

8:30 AM Dan Vecchio

TUESDAY

WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Anthony Corrente and Angela & Vincent Cialone

WEDNESDAY WEEKDAY
8:30 AM Klara Deuber and James Petro

THURSDAY

WEEKDAY

8:30 AM John Arkins

FRIDAY

WEEKDAY

8:30 AM Eileen Rita Smith

SATURDAY

WEEKDAY

8:30 AM

2009 Highlights
25 FebruaryAsh Wednesday
5 AprilPalm Sunday
12 AprilEaster Sunday
21 MayAscension of the Lord (holy day of obligation)
31 MayPentecost Sunday
14 JuneThe Body and Blood of Christ
15 AugustAssumption of Mary (not a holy day of obligation)
29 NovemberFirst Sunday of Advent

Have a blessed
New Year!