www.stastr.org

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Administrator Father Albin Roby

Parochial Vicar Father Diego Hernandez

Weekend Associates

Msgr. Edmund Whalen

Msgr. Nicholas Soares

Parish Secretary Sirena Toledo

Principal Mrs. Diane Hesterhagen

Parish Office

602 Port Richmond Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10302

(718)442-4755 Fax (718)981-4455

Monday—Friday 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

St. Adalbert School

355 Morningstar Road

Staten Island, NY 10303

(718)442-2020

Saint Adalbert

Saint Roch

Parish

December 03, 2017

St. Roch Church

602 Port Richmond Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10302

Weekend Masses Saturday…...4:00 PM (Vigil)

Sunday:….8:00; 9:30 AM;11:30 AM

1:00 PM (Spanish)

Weekday Masses Monday – Friday:…...8:00 AM

Confessions Saturday:…...3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Baptisms Saturday:…...1:00 PM

Sunday:…….2:00 PM

St. Adalbert Church

337 Morningstar Road

Staten Island, NY 10303

Weekend Masses Saturday:…….5:00 PM (Vigil)

Sunday:……..10:30 AM & 12:00 PM

Weekday Masses Monday – Friday:…...9:00 AM (Rectory Chapel)

Saturday: …………..12:00 PM

Confessions Saturday:…...4:30 PM - 4:55 PM

Baptisms Saturday:…...1:00 PM

Sunday:…….1:00 PM

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE - DECEMBER 9 & 10

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

MASS SCHEDULE

WWWORSHIPORSHIPORSHIP

St. Adalbert Church

5:00 PM Fr. Das

10:30 AM Fr. Das

12:00 PM Fr. Das

Church Time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Saint

Adalbert

9:00 AM

Fr. Diego

Fr. Roby

Fr. Roby

Fr. Diego

Fr. Diego

12:00 PM

Fr. Roby or

Fr. Diego

Saint

Roch

8:00 AM

Fr. Roby

Fr. Roby

Fr. Diego

Fr. Roby

Fr. Diego

No Mass

St. Adalbert Church

5:00 PM Fr. Roby

10:30 AM Msgr. Soares

12:00 PM Fr. Roby

St. Roch Church 4:00 PM Fr. Diego

8:00 AM Fr. Roby

9:30 AM Fr. Roby

11:30 AM Fr. Diego

1:00 PM Fr. Diego

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

THURS., DEC 7, 7:00 PM MASS BOTH CHURCHES FRIDAY, DEC 8: 8AM ST ROCH, 9:00AM ST ADALBERT

7:00 PM (SPANISH) ST. ROCH

RRREMEMBEREMEMBEREMEMBER

St. Adalbert

Monday, December 4

9:00 AM Joseph Wierzbicki

by his daughter & family

Tuesday, December 5

9:00 AM Dalisay Perez

by Marc & Maria Lavides

Wednesday, December 6

9:00 AM

Thursday, December 7

9:00 AM Birthday Blessings Donna Donavan

(Living) by the Carmelites

7:00 PM Constance Gray by Claire Gray

Friday, December 8

9:00 AM Josephine Saltarelli (Living)

by Carmelites

Saturday, December 9

12:00 PM Birthday Blessings Elaine Worobey

(Living) by the Carmelites

5:00 PM Birthday Blessings Claire Gray (Living)

by the Carmelites

Sunday, December 10

10:30 AM Edreanna Martin

by friend Ruth Torre 12:00 PM Maria Mayora

by Louise and Gary Lane

Christmas Tree Lightings

Please join us for our Christmas tree lightings

which will be held on Sat, Dec 2 following

the 4pm Mass at St. Roch Church and on

Thursday Dec 7 following the 7pm Mass at

St. Adalbert Church.

St. Roch

Monday, December 4

8:00 AM Eileen Hennessy by Fr. Roby

Tuesday, December 5

8:00 AM

Wednesday, December 6

8:00 AM Anthony J. Luongo Jr.

by his wife Marie

Thursday, December 7

8:00 AM

7:00 PM Lottie Carney by the parish

Friday, December 8

8:00 AM Gloria Thomas

by Don and Amelia Byrnes

7:00 PM

Saturday, December 9

4:00 PM Nicholas Pandullo

by Seniors Group

Sunday, December 10

8:00 AM June Perrella

by Seniors Group

9:30 AM Marie Tortora

by Tatar Family

11:30 AM Debbie Candrilli

by Fran Vitagliano

1:00 PM Divina Providencia y Sagrado Corazon

de Jesus

Bread & Wine: The Bread and Wine in

St. Roch Church has been donated in memory

of Rose Acanfora by Innocente Family.

Sanctuary Candle: This week the Sanctu-

ary Candle has been donated in memory of

Anthony J. Luongo Jr. by Ann and Tony

Galano.

Pray for the Departed

Salvatore DellaVentura, Loretta Gehrke, Ann Carpiniello,

Josefina Lopez, Giovanni Fama, Lottie Carney, Carmella

Ferrara, Jeffrey Gargiulo, Ralph Conde, Eugene Percoco,

Mary Reilly, Dolores Braad, Dominick Gangidino, Felice

DeFrancesco, Sophia Schuster, Joan Hemsworth, Jose

DelRosario, Baby Lenny DeJesus Morales, Albert

Giordano Sr., Mario Hernandez, Adolfo Carino, George

Mickel, Josephine Suppa, Marguerite Siciliano, Joseph

Galano, Rose Acanfora, June Perrella, Dominick Coppola,

Carol Pasquale, Nardina Marsala, Larry LaCerra, Joseph

DeGennaro, Emily Cuevas, Mario Stefanchik, Angela

Connoly, James D’Angelo.

PPPRAYRAYRAY

Pray for the Sick & Homebound

Rose Marie Acanfora, Jamie Agnello, Maria Alegado,

Jim Bolloli, Michael Bonisisio, Brad Burascano, An-

thony Cammarata, Peter Candrilli, Teresa Caruso,

Joseph Cashin, Diane Chicola, Sharon Cohen, Nancy

Colca, Dorothy Constanza, Grace Curatolo, Sean

Davy, James D’Angelo, Sr. Debra Delello, Kristen

Ditchko, Butch Eckett, Maryanne Febbraio, Edison

Feliciano, Fr. Ed Flannigan, Pablo Gallart, Altagracia

Gomez, Susan Gunther, Veronica Hendrickson, Jane

Hubbs, Bernadine Iaccarino, Gina Iannelli, Pat

Kubasek, Maria Lamia, Thomas Lindsay, Mariana &

Jose Loiz, Barbara Lopez, Mike Loughery, Erica

Lucien, Anthony Lupia, Rev. Peter Madori, Gino

Mangiafredda, Kevin Mathiasen, Paul Mattiola, Irene

& Ed Mazza, Vinny McBrearty, T.J. McClean, Edwin

McIntosh, Renee McRoberts, Ida Merlino, Katrina

Moorer, Thomas Mormino, Marianne Narducci, Jan-

eris Narvaez, Kevin Neavear, Bernard Nidus, Joseph

Ordyk, Salvatore Palumbo, Nick Panarella, Michael

Peralta, Yndhira Perez, Mary & Kitty Perkowski, An-

thony Pica, Robert Pinto Sr. Giovanna Pollaci, Mar-

tha Poplawski, James Prichard, Nancy Puca, Rose

Ann Pucciarelli, Guillermo Ramirez, Ian Ramos,

Samantha Reitano, Joel Rivera, Talia Nicole Rosado,

Ralph Rovinsky, Ben Ruscigno, Jeanne Ryan, Luis

Santiago, Lorraine Sapanaro, Vic Scalici, Stephen

Schipani, Sophia Schuster, Carol Shea, Devin Shea,

Hazel Shea, Donna Simione, Thomas Simione,

Phyllis Sloan, Edna Sobiesiak, Joseph Sogluizzo,

Jeanine Spatafora, Tatar Family, Carmine Tartiello,

Inno Tavares, Joseph Testaverdi, Carl Toye, Tony

Ventrone, Frances Wanca, and Joy Wrigley.

Collections for the

Weekend of Nov 18 & 19

First Collection: $ 4754

Second Collection: $ 1710

Shrines: $ 43

Poor Box: $ 20

Total Donations: $ 6527

Attendance: 856

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Collections for the

Weekend of Nov 25 & 26

First Collection: $ 6095

Second Collection: $ 2342

Shrines: $196

Poor Box: $ 121

Total Donations: $ 8754

Attendance: 848

SSSHAREHAREHARE

300 Club

The 300 Club starts again in January. We need a lot

of new members in order to donate $3000 to the par-

ish. Membership is only $20. No Meetings to attend.

Please call Claire Gray (718)494-1530.

MONTHLY 50/50

Congratulations Matthew Acanfora on winning

$470 in the November 50/50. You can be a part

of our December 50/50 drawing. Submit $5 in an

envelope marked 50/50 by Sunday, December 31.

PPPASTORALASTORALASTORAL CCCAREAREARE

Baptisms

Baptisms are held on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00

PM and 2:00 PM in both churches. If you would like to

schedule a baptism, please call the rectory. New par-

ents are required to attend one Baptism Parents class.

Please call the rectory to find out when the next class

will be held and register.

Register If you would like to register with the parish, please

call the rectory on weekdays between 9am—3:30pm.

We can register you right over the telephone. Spon-

sor letters for the Sacraments of Baptism and Confir-

mation are only issued to registered members of the

parish.

Wedding

To arrange a wedding at St. Adalbert/St. Roch Parish,

consult with a priest at least six months prior to the pro-

posed date and before social arrangements. Attendance

at Pre-Cana and Natural Family Planning Classes is

required.

Anointing of the Sick

Communion to the Homebound

Please notify the Parish Office when serious illness

occurs or when the sick, aged, or incapacitated are

confined to home for an extended period. Arrange-

ments can be made to bring communion to those un-

able to attend Mass. Please contact Parish Office at #

718-442-4755

Adult Confirmation Classes

The Archdiocese of New York Catechetical Office offers a special program for Catholic adults who have received their

First Communion. This program offers eight sessions after which the one of the bishops of this archdiocese will confer

Confirmation at a special Mass.

To enter the program, the adult must have a letter of permission from his/her pastor and copies of both their baptismal

and First Communion certificates, The adult must complete an online registration form. Price is $120 per person, $120

for an engaged or married couple. More details on this program, locations, dates, and online registration at nyfaithforma-

tion.org or call Liliana Cruz at (646)794-2692.

Giving Tree: In the next few weeks we will place Christmas trees in both churches which will have tags with Christmas wishes for the less fortunate children in our parish. Please find it in your heart to take a tag and bring a smile to a child this Christmas. The Giving Trees will also have tags requesting $25 supermarket gift cards. These cards will be saved for our food pantry for distri-bution for Christmas and throughout 2018.

Christmas Fundraiser: We are selling coffee mugs,

car magnets and rose scented rosaries. Coffee mugs

feature the Serenity Prayer, Love is Patient, Love is

Kind, Love never Ends and Pope Francis. Each mug

is $4 each. 3 mugs for $10. Rose scented rosaries are

also $4 each or 3 for $10. Keep Christ in Christmas

and Jesus is my GPS car magnets will also be sold 2

for $5. These make nice Christmas gifts.

FOOD PANTRY: Our Food Pantry will be open on

Tuesday, December 12 from 4pm—5pm and 7pm—

8pm. Please come if you could use some assistance.

Come Celebrate The Feast of

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Come and celebrate this joyous feast day in

honor of our Blessed Mother with our Hispanic com-

munity on Monday, December 12 . The evening be-

gins at 7pm with a procession from St. Roch Church

up Port Richmond Avenue and back to the church.

At 8pm Fr. Roby, Fr. Diego, Fr. Abraham, Fr. Hau-

ver, Msgr. Soares and Msgr. Whalen will celebrate

Mass. After mass join us for fellowship in the Parish

hall. Everyone is welcome!

BINGO: Join us for Bingo games on Friday nights.

Come and bring your friends. Parish hall doors open

at 6pm.

Thank You! The St Adalbert Home School Asso-

ciation would like to thank everyone who came to

support our annual Christmas Fair. The continued

support of our parish families is always appreciated.

One again, it was a huge success! Congratulations to

the Christmas Raffle winners: Amber Hargrave Felix

$500, Alex Marque $350, Yuly DeLaPena $150. We

wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season.

THIS WEEK’S EVENTSTHIS WEEK’S EVENTSTHIS WEEK’S EVENTS MMMINISTEROINISTEROINISTERO HHHISPANOISPANOISPANO

Fiesta de Nuestra

Señora Guadalupe

Vengan y celebren esta fiesta alegre con

nosotros el lunes, 12 de diciembre. La noche

comienza a las 7 p. M. Con una procesión

desde iglesia de St. Roque hasta Port Rich-

mond Avenue. A las 8 PM. Padre Roby, Padre

Diego, Padre Abraham, Padre Hauver, Padre

Whalen y Padre Soares celebrará la Misa.

Después de la misa, únase a nosotros para

tener compañerismo en el salón parroquial.

Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción: el 8

de diciembre es la Fiesta de la Inmaculada

Concepción. Tendremos misa en español a las

7 p.m. en la iglesia de St Roque.

Reunión del Grupo de Oración: El Grupo

de Oración lo invita a su próxima reunión el

martes, 28 de noviembre a las 7 p.m. en el

salón parroquial. El Padre.. Diego Hernández

será nuestro orador invitado. Se proporcion-

arán refrescos.

DESPENSA DE ALIMENTOS: Nuestra

despensa de alimentos estará abierta el

martes, 12 de diciembre de 4:00pm a 5:00pm

y de 7:00pm a 8:00pm. Por favor, si pudieras

usar algo de ayuda.

Holy Name Society 300 Club

Home School Association Boy Scout Pack 168

Hospitality Group Choir

Seniors Group Girl Scout Troop 5020

St. Ann Society

St. Simon Stock Lay Carmelites

St. Vincent De Paul Society

Immaculate Spouse of the Holy Spirit Prayer Group

Food Pantry

PPPARISHARISHARISH MMMINISTRIESINISTRIESINISTRIES

St. Adalbert — St. Roch Parish New Year’s Eve Celebration

Dec. 31, 2017

7pm-1am

Parish Hall (602 Port Richmond Avenue)

Lets welcome 2018 together!

music by

“Carmine Giovinazzo”

Tickets include:

Hot Dogs - Sandwiches - Salads - Chips - Pretzels - Beer - Soda - Coffee - Tea - Desserts - Party Favors - Midnight Toast

B.Y.O.B & your favorite goodies View the “2018” Times Square Ball Drop on our large TV screen

Adults $20 Children (5 – 13yrs) $5

(Sorry advance purchase only. We cannot accept payment at the door)

For tickets or information Katherine Geissler (718)698-4117, Fran Vitagliano (718)442-1131,

MaryLou Sanginari (718)442-5744 or the rectory (718)442-4755

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St. Adalbert — St. Roch New Year’s Eve Party Reservation

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