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will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016. Mass will be offered at 9:00am only.

Church of Saint Rita

281 Bradley Avenue - Staten Island, NY 10314

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2016 ~ 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Rita School Pre–K–For–All Registration applications for the 2016- 2017 school year are available at the school

office located at 30 Wellbrook Avenue between the hours of 7:30am to 3:00pm.

You can also apply online at nyc.gov/prek or over the phone by calling 718-935-2067.

The application period is from January 25th until March 4. Round 2 Application period is May 2-20, 2016.

Please contact the school office at 718-761-2504 if you need further assistance.

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES Thursday, February 11, 2016

7:30pm Church of St. Rita, 281 Bradley Avenue

The evening will consist of: ♦ Praying of the Rosary one decade in English, Italian, Tagalog, Malayalam and Spanish ♦ Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, ♦ Veneration of a first class relic of St. Bernadette ♦ Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ♦ We will conclude with a Procession to a grotto on Westwood Avenue, weather

permitting. It is also celebrated by the Church as the “World Day for the Sick”

since Lourdes is a place of healing.

EIGHTH ANNUAL LENT SERIES Thursday, February 11 ~ Fridays, February 19, 26 ~ Fridays, March 4, 11, 18

at 7:30pm in the Church Details will follow!

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 4:00 Anna Pham & Paul Vu SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 8:00 Joseph Guastella 9:30 Peter Murray 11:00 Teodoro Alcantara 12:30 Nicholas Caputo 6:00 For People of the Parish MONDAY, JANUARY 18

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 7:00 NO MASS 9:00 Antonio Assenso TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 7:00 Peachie Herrera 9:00 George & Alice Hinnigan WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20 -Sts. Fabian & Sebastian 7:00 Breda Hannon 9:00 Camillo & Theresa Barbato THURSDAY, JANUARY 21-St. Agnes 7:00 Mariano Madamba 9:00 Rose & Benny Lamantia FRIDAY, JANUARY 22 7:00 Kent Handlowich, Sr. 9:00 Stephen, Arlene & James Jarema SATURDAY, JANUARY 23–St. Vincent 9:00 Rose & Benny Lamantia 4:00 Chief Petty Officer Anthony Tuff SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 8:00 Christine & Silvio Troglio 9:30 Joy Musumarra 11:00 Robert D. & Joan Bamberger 12:30 Klaus Maurer & Maurer Family 6:00 For the People of the Parish

Tree of Life—Call the Parish Office

SERVED BY Rev. Eugene J. Carrella, Pastor

Rev. Anthony Gonzales, Parochial Vicar Rev. Stephen Challman, In Residence

PARISH OFFICES 61 Wellbrook Avenue ~ Phone: 718-698-3746

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Ms. Mary Grace Liss, Parish Manager

ST. RITA SCHOOL—S. I. REGION 30 Wellbrook Avenue ~ Phone: 718-761-2504

Mrs. Nicole C. Fresca, Principal

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: 718-982-6948

Mrs. Mary Gillespie, Coordinator

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 4:00pm Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, and 6:00pm Monday to Friday: 7:00am and 9:00am Saturday: 9:00am Holy Days: Please refer to the bulletin or website

CONFESSIONS Saturday from 3:00pm to 3:45pm, First Sunday of the month after the morning Masses and by appointment.

BAPTISMS Second & Fourth Sundays after the 12:30pm Mass. Baptism class for the parents is held on the Second Saturday of the month at 5:00pm by appt.

SICK CALLS Please call the Parish Office to arrange Communion Calls and Hospital Visits.

MARRIAGES Must be arranged six months in advance. Couples must see a priest to secure a date.

OUR LADY OF GOOD HEALTH NOVENA First Saturday of the month after the 4:00pm Mass, reception following in Church Hall.

SAINT RITA NOVENA Tuesdays after the 7:00am and 9:00am Masses

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA Thursdays after the 7:00am and 9:00am Masses

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Mondays 7:00pm in the Parish Center.

ADULT CHOIR Adults sing every Sunday at the 11:00am Mass. Rehearsal Wednesdays at 7:30pm in Church Hall.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR Children sing every Sunday at the 9:30am Mass. Rehearsal Wednesdays at 5:15pm in Church Hall.

LORD’S FLOCK First Friday Mass at 8:00pm in the Chapel. Third Friday Prayer Meeting at 8:00pm in Chapel.

ST. RITA’S LADIES GUILD First Tuesday of the month at the 9:00am Mass, meeting following in the Parish Center.

ST. RITA’S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First Monday at 7:30pm in the School Café.

[email protected] ST. RITA’S BOY SCOUTS

Fridays at 7:30pm in the Parish Center. ST. RITA’S GOLDEN AGE CLUB

Thursdays at 12:00 noon in the Church Hall.

Welcome to St. Rita’s Parish Community Please introduce yourself and register at the parish office. We welcome new parishioners to participate in the spiritual and social life of our church. Church Website: www.stritachurch.net School Website: www.stritaschoolsi.org

WORLD MARRIAGE DAY Sunday, February 14, 2016

Longest Married Couple Search The search begins for the Longest Married

Couple in the Archdiocese of New York! To enter: Couples must be sacramentally mar-ried for a minimum of 65 years and reside in the Archdiocese of NY. The longest married couples will receive commemorative certificates signed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Do-lan. The winning couple will be interviewed and featured in an article in Catholic NY. For fur-ther information contact Izabella Nagle at 646-794-3190; [email protected]. Mail en-tries to: Family Life+Respect Life Office 1011 First Avenue, NY, NY 10022 Attention: Izabella Nagle Deadline for entries is 1/22/16.

An Archdiocesan-Wide Drive to Replenish Dwindling Food Pantries

Sunday, January 24 through Sunday, January 31 Nearly 325,000 children - 22% of all children in the Archdiocese of New York are going hungry.

The three simple ways to participate and contribute to the Feeding Our Neighbors: • DONATE money to support emergency food programs • GIVE in the food drive for Holy Family’s Food Pantry from January 24 to January 31. Please

bring your non-perishable boxed or canned food to St. Rita’s Church lobby or to our parish office, Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

• VOLUNTEER at a food pantry. For more information contact [email protected] or 646-794-3736.

http://www.catholiccharitiesny.org/feedingourneighbors

HELPING YOU FIND PEACE, POWER AND PASSION AFTER YOUR DIVORCE The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide:

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The Staten Island Right to Life Committee is sponsoring the

Annual Trip to Washington, D. C. To Stand Up for Life! Friday, January 22, 2016

Departure will be from Sacred Heart Church 981 Castleton Avenue at 6:30am or

St. Charles Church, 644 Clawson St. at 6:45am.

Cost of the roundtrip bus is $25.00 per person. For further information or to make a reservation

call Elisa at 347-874-3346, 718-815-4267 [email protected].

2015 CONTRIBUTIONS Thank you for your continuous support to St. Rita’s Parish. Parish Pay (Yapstone) will directly email a statement to all parishioners who are donating electronically. The Archdiocese will send acknowledgement for your gift to the Cardinal’s Appeal. For our parishioners using envelopes, a copy of your contributions to the Church of St. Rita for 2015 for those who contributed more than $300 this past year (for income tax purposes) can be obtained from Mary Grace Liss at the parish office. If you are absent from Mass, please add your contribution to the following week and submit one envelope with the correct date. Your total donation is recorded on the week you attend regardless of how many envelopes are placed in the collection basket.

SAINT RITA’S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PRESENTS

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** Please return Completed Reservation Form and Payment to: Mary Grace Liss at St. Rita’s Parish Office, Monday to Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm

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