Saint Adalbert

Saint Roch

Parish

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Advent Watch Reform Rejoice

Prepare

Administrator Father Albin Roby

Parochial Vicar Father Abraham Berko

Weekend Associates

Msgr. Edmund Whalen

Msgr. Nicholas Soares

Weekday Associate

Father Raymond Dolan

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

November 27, 2016

St. Roch Church

602 Port Richmond Avenue

Staten Island, NY 10302

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

Sunday:….8:00; 10:00 AM;12:00 PM

1:15 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:…….4:00 PM (Vigil)

Sunday:……..10:00 AM & 12:00 PM

Weekday Masses Monday – Friday:…...9:00 AM

Saturday: …………..12:00 PM

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

Baptisms Saturday:…...1:00 PM

Sunday:…….2:00 PM

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE - DECEMBER 3 & 4, 2016

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE NOV. 27-DEC. 2

MASS SCHEDULE

WWWORSHIPORSHIPORSHIP

St. Adalbert Church

4:00 PM Fr. Berko

10:00 AM Fr. Roby

12: 00 PM Fr. Roby

St. Roch Church 4:00 PM Fr. Roby

08:00 AM Fr. Roby

10:00 AM Fr. Berko

12:00 PM Fr. Berko

1:15 PM Msgr. Soares (Spanish)

FEAST OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION-DEC. 07 VIGIL:7:00 PM BOTH CHURCHES DEC. 08 ST. ROCH: 8AM, 12:00 PM; ST. ADALBERT: 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM

Church

Time

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Saint

Adalbert

9:00 AM

Fr. Berko

Fr. Roby

Fr. Roby

Fr. Berko

Fr. Berko

12:00 PM

Fr. Roby

Saint

Roch

8:00 AM

Fr. Roby

Fr. Berko

Fr. Dolan

Fr. Roby

Fr. Dolan

No Mass

RRREMEMBEREMEMBEREMEMBER

St. Adalbert

Monday, November 28

9:00 AM

Tuesday, November 29

9:00 AM

Wednesday, November 30

9:00 AM

Thursday, December 1

9:00 AM

Friday, December 2

9:00 AM Sara Fele

by Edmonds Family

Saturday, December 3

12:00 PM Jose S. Pena Diaz

by family

4:00 PM Frank Torre

by daughter Ruth

Sunday, December 4

10:00 AM Joseph Wierzbicki

by wife and children

12:00 PM Marie Lane

by Joseph & Roseanne McAllister

Bread and Wine

This week the Bread and Wine

were donated

in memory of

William L. Creech

by wife Victoria and daughters

Stephanie and Jessica

St. Roch

Monday, November 28

8:00 AM

Tuesday, November 29

8:00 AM

Wednesday, November 30

8:00 AM

Thursday, December 1

8:00 AM

Friday, December 2

8:00 AM Dorothy Lowry

by family

Saturday, December 3

4:00 PM Katherine Denio

by Kat & John Geissler

Sunday, December 4

8:00 AM Vito & Carmella Spadola

by Aida Dierking

10:00 PM Vincent Curatolo

by Rocco & Grace Curatolo

12:00 PM Nicholas Peter

by Fran Vitagliano

1:15 PM Heriberto Sandoval & Lorenza Olmedo

by Sandoval Family

Sanctuary Candle

This week the Sanctuary Candle

was donated

in memory of

Dom DiNoia

by Rosemarie Whyte

Pray for the departed

James Bottaglia, Leona Clark, Karen Bevacqua, Ann

Welch, Dorothy Muccino, Joseph Schipani, John

Pearson, John Blackman, Dominick Bertucci,

Salvatore Santo, Carmen Iris Rivera, Joseph Dias,

Marie DeSantis, Patricia Glorioso, John Trotta,

Salvatore Arena, Dr. Jose Pena Diaz, Helen

Jakubowski, Susan Mirasol, William Kiesewetter,

Angelina Merola, Sister Damien Cameola, Eleanor

Waszak, Barbara Mastropietro, Marie Lane, Peggy

Kirwan and John Bianco, Gloria Bradshaw.

PPPRAYRAYRAY

Pray for the Sick & Homebound

Rose Marie Acanfora, Maria Alegado, Jim Bolloli, Michael

Bonisisio, Brad Burascano, Christine Byrnes, Lottie Carney,

Mary Carpinello, Frank Carrabetta, Diane Chicola, Nancy

Colca, Dorothy Constanza, Grace Curatolo, James D’Angelo, Sr.

Debra Delello, Patricia DeMeo, Aida Dierking, Kristen Ditchko,

Butch Eckett, Tommy Evans, Maryanne Febbraio, Edison Fe-

liciano, Carmella Ferrara, Loretta Gehrke, Altagracia Gomez,

Susan Gunther, Veronica Hendrickson, Jane Hubbs, Bernadine

Iaccarino, Linda Iacovino, Gina Iannelli, Mickey Jost, Lolly

Kollar, Pat Kubasek, Maria Lamia, Thomas Lindsay, Mariana &

Jose Loiz, Barbara Lopez, Jim Love, Erica Lucien, Anthony

Lupia, Rev. Peter Madori, Gino Mangiafredda, Kevin Mathi-

asen, Irene & Ed Mazza, Vinny McBrearty, Ida Merlino, Katrina

Moorer, Janeris Narvaez, Kevin Neavear, Bernard Nidus, Joseph

Ordyk, Louise Padavano, Mary Patricia, Michael Peralta,

Yndhira Perez, Joseph Pergolizzi, Mary & Kitty Perkowski, An-

thony Pica, Giovanna Pollaci, Martha Poplawski, James Prich-

ard, Nancy Puca, Guillermo Ramirez, Joel Rivera, Talia Nicole

Rosado, Ralph Rovinsky, Gloria Russo, Jeanne Ryan, Luis

Santiago, Lorraine Sapanaro, Vic Scalici, Devin Shea, Hazel

Shea, Donna Simione, Thomas Simione, Dave Smith, Joseph

Sogluizzo, Jeanine Spatafora, Jeannie Spithoyanis, Carmine Tar-

tiello, Inno Tavares, Robert Territo, Joseph Testaverdi, Carl

Toye, Tony Ventrone, Fran Vitagliano Frances Wanca, Joy

Wrigley, Donna Young.

Collection figures for Nov. 19 & 20

not available at time of printing due

to holiday schedule.

SSSHAREHAREHARE

50/50 Winner

So far the November 50/50 has grown to $575.

If you would like to be part of November’s 50/50,

please submit your $5 donation in an envelope

marked 50/50 by Nov. 27th.

300 Club Grand Prize Winners

Drawing November 15, 2016

$500 #270 Mary Czapalski

Capt. Dotty Czajkowski

$300 #90 Mary Schacht

Capt. Kathleen Braine

$100 #166 Ursula Cashin

Capt. Claire Gray

Our next 300 Club will begin in January. We need

new members. If you are interested, please call

Claire Gray (718)494-1530, for further informa-

tion. A flyer will be provided shortly giving all the

particulars.

We would like to thank the 300 Club, its captains

and members, for their donation of $2,300 to our

parish. We fell short of our $3,000 goal in as much

as we did not have 300 members in this Club.

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration

St. Roch Church will be open

for Eucharistic Adoration on

every first Friday of the month

from 9am—3pm. Chaplet of

Divine Mercy at 3pm. Every

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Friday we

invite you to join our oratory

group to pray before the blessed

sacrament for priests.

Food Pantry: Our food pantry is up and running. If

you or someone you know would like our help, please

contact us. The rectory number is (718)442-4755.

Attention: The Church Hall is closed for renovation

for the month of November. This is an important

meeting place for our parish. Any donation you

would like to make towards this project would be

greatly appreciated.

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 class on the

first Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. Our next class

will be held Mon., Dec. 5 at 7pm at St. Roch’s.

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

Interested in becoming a Catholic or completing your Sacraments?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) is the process by which adults are

brought into the Catholic Church. If you

have never been baptized, confirmed, or re-

ceived First Holy Communion, or if you are

a member of another Christian Church and

wish to become a member of the Catholic

Church, please contact the parish office #

718-442-4755

SUN, NOV 27 First Sunday of Advent. Boy Scouts

bring the Peace Light to our parish.

WED, NOV 30 Religious Ed. Classes resume

SAT, DEC. 3 4:45pm St. Roch Christmas Tree

Lighting.

SUN, DEC 4 Holy Name Soc. Bus Trip to

Atlantic City.

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Between the Holidays Getaway! There are

still a few seats left for the Holy Name Soci-

ety’s bus trip to Resorts Casino in Atlantic

City on Sunday, Dec. 4. Tickets are $35 per

adult. Call John (718)698-4117.

CHRISTMAS PARTY: The St. Ann Society

will host their annual Christmas Party at the

Staaten on Tuesday Dec. 6 from 7pm—11pm.

Tickets are $40pp. Adults only. Call Toni

(718)619-3017.

Our Lady of Guadalupe: Join us for a spe-

cial devotion to our Lady of Guadalupe on

Monday, December 12 at St Roch Church.

We will begin with a 9pm procession fol-

lowed by mass (in Spanish) and refreshments

in the Church hall.

Save the Date! Dec 31, 2016. New Year’s Eve

Party in the St. Roch Church Hall. Food, music,

dancing and champagne toast! More information

to come!

CHRISTMAS FAIR: Monsignor Farrell

High School will have a Christmas Fair on

Sunday, Dec. 4.

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

Bautismos: Los bautismos se realizan los

sábados y domingos a las 1pm y 2 pm en am-

bas iglesias. Todos los bautismos son priva-

das. Si desea programar un bautismo, por fa-

vor llame a la rectoría.

Matrimonio; Para organizar un Matrimonio

en St. Adalbert / St. Roch parroquia, consultar

con un sacerdote al menos seis meses antes de

la fecha propuesta y antes de los acuerdos so-

ciales. Se requiere la asistencia a clases de pre

-Cana y planificación familiar natural.

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: Únase a

nosotros para una especial devoción a la

Virgen de Guadalupe el lunes 12 de Diciem-

bre en la Iglesia de San Roque. Comenzare-

mos con una procesión seguida de 9pm en

masa y refrescos en el Pasillo de la iglesia.

Despensa de alimentos: Gracias a todos los

que generosamente donado a nuestra despensa

de alimentos parroquia. Si alguien que usted

conoce y necesita nuestra ayuda, por favor

llame a la rectoría (718) 442 - 4755.

¡Reserva! 31 de diciembre de 2016. Fiesta de

Noche vieja en el St. Roch Church Hall. Co-

mida, música, baile y champaña tostadas! Más

información para venir!

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

PPPARISHARISHARISH MMMINISTRIESINISTRIESINISTRIES

St. Adalbert - St. Roch

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies

St. Roch: Dec. 03 following the 4:00 PM Mass

St. Adalbert : Dec. 08 following the 7:00 PM Mass

Thanksgiving Prayer Service St. Adalbert School

November 23, 2016

Wednesday 10:00 AM

We welcome all the parents

RELAX

GOD IS IN CHARGE

Pope Francis & Relax, God Is In Charge

Ceramic coffee mugs for

$ 4.00 each, 4 for $ 15.00

Keep Christ In Christmas Car Magnet

$ 3.00 each and 2 for $ 5.00

Parish Fund Raising For The Christmas Season