Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 5:30 PM Mass in Malayalam Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin

Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Second Saturday of the month at 6:30 PM

Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday.

Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 1PM and on request.

Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 P.M. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is required by the parents of the child to be baptized.

Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of the marriage date to make an appointment with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information, please visit: www.pre-cana.org.

Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) 347-6070 for arrangements.

Catholic Cemeteries: For information and available options please call (718) 894-4888.

Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna Deacons: Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck,

John Warren, Kevin Hughes Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno

Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz

Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly Administrative Assistant: Ms. Melissa Vollaro

Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi

Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM & Friday 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The Parish Office is closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM For emergencies call (718) 347-6070

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (718) 343-1346 Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry School Website: www.olscafp.org

Faith Formation Office (718) 347-3511 Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto

Catholic Youth Group Youth Minister: Mrs. Karen DeRose Youth Website: www.OLSAMCYG.Weebly.com

Human Concerns Center (718) 347-6229 Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera

Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community who reach out to one another and to all people by teaching and giving witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to invite all to hear, share, and live the Word of God. We try to inspire an awareness of our faith and to encourage others to renew and energize that faith in Jesus and His Church. We want to welcome the entire community to enjoy the warmth and love of our parish by participating fully in the sacramental life of the Church.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2017

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Sunday, December 31, 2017 - New Year’s Eve 8:00 AM Thomas McClean 9:30AM Domenic Monaco Anniversary Remembrance 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Domenic Monaco - Anniversary, John Pisko, Brian Kenny, Robert Burns,

Margaret Brogan, James Grillo, Teresita Domingo, Bruno DeFranceschi,

Virginia F. Mascitti, Eileen Conway 12:30PM People of the Parish 6:30PM Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam

Monday, January 1, 2018 - New Year’s Day 9:00AM Raul Iglesias

Tuesday, January 2, 2018 9:00AM Mary Sullivan 12Noon Eleanor Myers

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 9:00AM Xavier Parappuram 12Noon Holy Name Society

Thursday, January 4, 2018 9:00AM Teresita Domingo 12Noon Patrick O’Boyle & Family 12:30PM Adoration until 4PM

Friday, January 5, 2018 9:00AM Kuriachan Thayil 12Noon Thomas Diana, Sr. 7:00PM Adoration 8:00PM Holy Hour of Prayer

Saturday, January 6, 2018 9:00AM Al Bernstein 5:00PM Purgatorial Mass

Sunday, January 7, 2018 8:00 AM People of the Parish 9:30AM James Patrick Ryan, Sr. 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered for:

Felipeñeta Dancel, Anita DiVeronica, Nicholas Marinelli, Fredesvinda Zayas, Teresita Domingo, Dolores DeBiase,

Marcelino Ignacio, Carmen Vega, Patrick Patten, Deacon Hank Smith

12:30PM Wanda Solecki - 9th Anniversary 5:30PM Soji Mathew Palickel

THE SANCTUARY LAMP For the week was donated in

Loving Memory of THE GRECO FAMILY

requested by Ann Greco

ALTAR BREADS

For the week were donated in Loving Memory of

SALVATORE PATRISSI requested by

Mom & Dad & Family

ALTAR WINES For the week were donated in

Loving Memory of VITA SACINO

requested by Her Brother & Sister

THIS WEEK AT OLS

Sunday, December 31 - New Year’s Eve No Faith Formation Classes

Parish Office Closed 5:00PM .......... Indian Latin Apostolate Celebration Set-Up ........ BCH 6:30PM .......... Indian Latin Apostolate New Year’s Celebration . BCH Monday, January 1 - New Year’s Day

Parish Office Closed Tuesday, January 2 7:45lAM ......... Children’s Choir ............................................ Church 9:30AM .......... Bereavement Meeting ...................................... PMR Wednesday, January 3 10:00AM ........ Golden Age Friendship Club ............................ BCH 7:30PM .......... Special Events Committee ............................... PMR 7:30PM .......... R. C. I. A. ....................................................... School Thursday, January 4 6:00PM .......... Handbell Choir .............................................. Church 7:30PM .......... Leadership Committee ..................................... PMR 7:30PM .......... Adult Choir .................................................... Church Friday, January 5 7:45AM .......... Children’s Choir ............................................ Church Saturday, January 6 1:00PM .......... Children’s Choir ............................................ Church 2:00PM .......... Himig At Alay Choir ............................................ WR

OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, December 24th…….…..…$9,984.00

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Thanks for placing God first and

sharing your gifts with others!

PARISH OFFICE will be closed on

New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

However, emergency calls will be

answered promptly.

CALENDARS for 2018 are available for

parishioners. They can be found in the back

of the church and we ask you to take one for

your household. We thank Dalton’s Funeral

Home for the beautiful Catholic calendar this year.

IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR

The sick, homebound and hospitalized . . .

Laura Callan, Kiara Colon, Ralph DeVito, Francesco DiVeronica, M. Duke, Diana Dunn, Mary Giegerich,

Louis Gunderson, James John, Ludovico Lalicon, Barbara Lazaro, Tara Lockwood, Richard Marini, Diane Mininson,

Jennifer Muilenburg, Brian & Phyllis Mulkerne, Paul Nevins, Richard Pignataro, Joel Rivera, Angelina Rocha, Dorothy Rondash,

MaryBeth Marini Ruff, Sharon Schaeffer, Margaret Torpey, William Torpey, John Varrone, Jennifer Vallance, Laura Velez, Robert Webb, Helen Wendelken

All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones . . .

Lucille Hofmeister

HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next

trip to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be on

Monday, January 29, 2018 (Weather

permitting). Cost $25. The bus will leave

promptly at 9:00AM from Our Lady of the

Snows. For more info or to reserve a seat

call Sophia at (718) 347-0512.

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY takes place each

morning in the church before the 9AM Mass.

All are invited to pray the Mysteries of The

Rosary each day before Mass.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

THE PRIESTS AND SISTERS,

THE DEACONS AND PASTORAL STAFF

CHRISTMAS GIFT TO MY CHURCH. A special

Christmas collection for the parish is being taken up

at this time. The Christmas letter from

the pastor asks that every parishioner

prayerfully make a fair share offering

during this holy season. Extra

Christmas collection blue envelopes are

in the church today for those who did not receive the

mailing. The whole Pastoral Staff thanks you in

advance for your “Christmas Gift to My Church” this

year.

QUEENS DEANERY #5. Join Queens Deanery #5

on Facebook where you will learn

about the upcoming spiritual events

in the parishes in the Deanery. In

addition, the weekly bulletins,

contact information, Mass schedules

and much more about the ten

parishes in the Deanery are conveniently available!

Visit Queens Deanery #5 on Facebook and “like” the

page to receive updates or visit us on the web at

www.queensdeanery5.org.

THE TABLET. Any parishioner wishing to receive a

copy of our diocesan newspaper each

week is invited to contact the Parish

Office. Just leave your name and

address and you will be added to the

mailing list.

QUEENS DEANERY #5

NOCTURNAL ADORATION

SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS. As part of the

Church’s call to evangelization we invite you to take

an extra bulletin to a friend or neighbor in the

community who may inquire about Our Lady of the

Snows Parish. Also, check in on our elderly and

those affected by the weather by making a phone call

or visit.

THE NOCTURNAL ADORATION SOCIETY

invites all parishioners to Exposition

and Benediction of the Blessed

Sacrament this First Friday, January

5th, beginning at 7:00PM in the

church. A Holy Hour will begin at

8:00PM and conclude with

Benediction. A reminder that

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

takes place every Thursday

afternoon following the 12Noon

Mass concluding with Benediction at 4:00PM.

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES

ADULT CONFIRMATION CLASSES. Any

Catholic adult who has not received the sacrament of

Confirmation is invited to participate in a program of

preparation being offered in the area

parishes. The classes will be held on

a monthly basis beginning on

Wednesday, January 10th in the

Faculty Room of the school. The

Sacrament of Confirmation for adults

will be administered on Pentecost

Sunday, May 20th at the 11:00 AM Mass. Please

contact Mrs. Regina Moreno, Pastoral Associate, at

718-347-3511 or email her at rel.ed@olsnows.org to

make an appointment and to register for the classes.

Information flyers are also available on the tables in

the Gathering Space of the church.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION. Do you

know a family member or friend who is

interested in becoming a Catholic? The

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) is a wonderful process in our parish available

to those who feel called to the Catholic Faith. The

RCIA is also available for those Catholics who have

not yet received First Communion or Confirmation.

Please call the Faith Formation Office

(718-347-3511) for more information.

R. C. I. A.

FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION. Parents

whose children attend public school

during the week are reminded to

register their children for Faith

Formation classes. Please call the Faith

Formation Office at (718) 347-3511

about registration and other information.

AUTO DONATION. The St. Vincent de Paul

Society will take any car, truck or van, running or not,

and donate $75 to $200 per vehicle to Our Lady of the

Snows. Any old or

neglected vehicle sitting in

your driveway or family

member, friend or neighbor’s driveway can be

disposed of by calling (718) 491-2525. Free towing,

any condition, IRS tax deduction.

Arianna Belle Serrano Yuson

The following children were baptized here at

Our Lady of the Snows Parish in December.

We offer our sincere Congratulations

and Best Wishes to the family of:

WELCOME TO OUR CATHOLIC FAMILY

PARISH/ACADEMY WEBSITES.

Visit www.olsnows.org and see

an abundance of information

about our parish including its

history, parish ministries and

special events, the weekly

bulletin and much more. Visit

www.olscafp.org and find out

important information about

exciting upcoming academy events. Happy surfing!

SAVE THE DATES

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28th

12:30 PM – OLS Catholic Academy Week

Opening Mass

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11th

12:30 PM- Mass & Blessing of Wedding

Anniversary Couples And Engaged Couples

PARISH MISSION

MONDAY, MARCH 5th and

TUESDAY, MARCH 6th

Father Patrick Martin

SATURDAY, MARCH 10th

11:00 AM and 1:00 PM

First Penance

SCHOOL SCHEDULES. Faith Formation

Classes for children will resume next Sunday,

January 7th and Our Lady of the Snows

School will reopen this Tuesday, January 2nd.

OLS/HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER wishes to

thank you for responding so generously to this year’s

Advent/Christmas Appeal.

We were able to gift needy

and homebound parishioners

with food baskets, clothing,

toys and toiletries - making for

many a very Merry Christmas.

May God bless you for sharing your bountiful gift of

love with so many families this Christmas. Best

wishes to you for a grace filled New Year!

NEWLY BAPTIZED. All the children who were

baptized at Our Lady of the Snows in the last year are

invited to the 12:30PM Mass on Sunday, January

14th. They, along with parents and

godparents, will receive a special

blessing. Everyone is invited to this

special Mass for God’s new family

members.

MASS IN MALAYALAM is celebrated

in the church on Sunday evenings at 5:30PM.

Those interested in attending the Malayalam

Mass are encouraged to be present.

New Hymnals We invite you to memorialize a hymnal for the year 2018 for a very modest donation of only $5.00 per hymnal. Please fill out the form below and return it to the Parish Office. The name of the person, in whose memory the new hymnal is

donated, will be placed in the hymnals as we have done with this year’s hymnals. The hymnals can be renewed each year. Thanks for your help.

New Hymnal Request for the Year 2018 ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———- ——— ———- ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———- ——— ———- ———- ———— ——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———- ———

For Someone Who is Living

“In Thanksgiving:__________________________________________________________________________________

Hymnal is “Requested by: __________________________________________________________________________

Contact Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________________________

For Someone Who is Deceased

“In Loving Memory of _____________________________________________________________________________

Hymnal is “Requested by _________________________________________________________________________

Contact Phone Number: __________________________________________________________________________

Name Only

Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Phone Number: __________________________________________________________________________

VOCATIONS THOUGHT

The Parish Vocations Committee would like to offer

the following reflection in preparation for January 1,

the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Mary, who was empty of all egotism, free from all

sin, was as pure as the glass of a very clean window

that has no other function than to admit the light of

the sun. If we rejoice in that light, we implicitly

praise the cleanness of the window. And, of course, it

might be argued that in such a case we might well

forget the window altogether. This is true. And yet

the Son of God, in emptying himself of his majestic

power, having become a child, abandoning himself in

complete dependence to the loving care of a human

mother, in a certain sense draws our attention once

again to her. The Light has wished to remind us of

the window, because he is grateful to her and because

he has an infinitely tender and personal love for

her. If he asks us to share this love, it is certainly a

great grace and a privilege, and one of the most

important aspects of this privilege is that it enables us,

to some extent, to appreciate the mystery of God’s

great love and respect for his creatures. (Taken from

New Seeds of Contemplation Through the Year with

Thomas Merton)

RELIGIOUS CHRISTMAS STAMPS are still

available for purchase in the Parish Office. Each book

of twenty stamps costs $9.80 and

exact change is appreciated. Please

come to the Parish Office during

regular hours (8:30AM-12Noon &

1PM–4PM) Mondays to Fridays.

Thank you to the Evangelization

Committee for its hard work in

making the Christmas religious stamps available for

everyone.

CHURCH ENVELOPES. The

new packet of church envelopes

was recently mailed to all registered

parishioners who use the weekly

envelopes. If you have had any

problems recently or in the past

please call Pat (extension “0”) at the front desk and

give her your full address and envelope number. We

hope to solve the problem shortly but in the

meanwhile please use the envelopes on the tables in

the Gathering Space. If you do not receive envelopes

we encourage you to formally register in the parish as

active parishioners and help support the parish

throughout the year. Lastly, we kindly ask you to

mark your offering amount on the front of the

envelope each week and avoid using scotch tape to

seal the envelope. Thank you for your cooperation

and generosity to Our Lady of the Snows Parish.

GOLDEN AGE FRIENDSHIP CLUB’S

next meeting will be this Wednesday,

January 3rd in Bishop Chappetto Hall.

New members are welcome.

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY is a school of excellence which offers a quality

Catholic education to its students. Recent New York State testing results showed our parish school far exceeding

state, city and diocesan scores in Language Arts and Math for Grades 4, 6 and 8. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic

Academy follows the NYS and diocesan curriculum. The school has a morning and after school program for

working parents, SMART Boards in the classrooms, Spanish and Art, full time nurse, Aquinas Honors Program,

physical education, sacramental preparation and much more! Please feel free to contact the School Office at

(718) 343-1346 or check out the attractive school website, www.olscafp.org which contains many other details

about our school of excellence. Parents who are interested in enrolling their children into Our Lady of the Snows

Catholic Academy are welcomed to call for an appointment. See the colorful flyers on the tables in the Gathering

Space today and feel free to distribute them to family members and friends.

BULLETIN ADVERTISERS. We are

grateful to those merchants and businesses

that support our weekly bulletin by placing

an ad. We ask all parishioners to patronize

these merchants and anyone is welcomed to take an

advertisement by calling the bulletin company at

(631) 249-4994.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

PARISH PILGRIMAGE to Rome, Assisi, Siena and

Florence takes place Sunday, April 8th to Tuesday,

April 17th, 2018 in observance of our Parish

Anniversary Year in 2018! See the attractive

brochures on the tables in the Gathering Space and

prepare for a spiritual pilgrimage to the Eternal City

of Rome with a papal audience and Mass at St. Mary

Major, a stay in Assisi (the birthplace of St. Francis

and St. Clare), a visit to Siena (witness the relics of

St. Catherine of Siena) and Florence with its famous

museums and fine restaurants. Share the brochures

family and friends and book your trip before January

2nd to receive a one hundred dollar discount! There

is a website all our own at www.pilgrimages.com/

revmcbrien and our 206 Tours representatives are

Amanda and Bika. Go to the website or call

1-800-206-8687 for more details or speak to Father

McBrien.

CHRISTMAS PLANTS that decorate our church

throughout the Christmas Season may be

donated. You may wish to donate IN

MEMORY OF or IN HONOR OF a

loved one. Christmas plant donation

envelopes are available in the church

today. Please return your offering in

the collection or at the Parish Office.

FEAST OF MARY, MOTHER OF

GOD is celebrated this Monday,

January 1st. It is NOT a holyday of

obligation this year because it falls on

a Monday. However, everyone is

encouraged to attend the New Year’s

Mass at 9:00AM.

FEAST OF MARY MASS

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

MEETING takes place next Monday,

January 8th at 7:30 PM. The meeting will

take place in the Parish Meeting Room.

HOLY NAME SOCIETY Communion

Mass and meeting takes place on Sunday,

January 14th beginning at 9:30 AM in the

church. All men in the parish are

encouraged to become Holy Name Society

members. January is the month of the Holy Name of

Jesus and we give special honor to the name of Jesus.

THANK YOU. Sincere thanks for the wonderful

gifts delivered to the Parish Office at

Christmas. The many cards, candies,

baked goods and wrapped gifts were

greatly appreciated. God bless you!