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One of the finest gifts of Christmas is HOPE.

“May the God of Hope fill you with all joy & peace in believing, so that

you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” – Romans 15:13

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December 3, 2017

10:00 AM

Birthday Blessings & Thanksgiving

Martina Gordon & Marissa John

Req. Maria LaRocque

Happy Birthday in Heaven Mary Barton

Req. Malcolm, Renee, Randell & Morrell Gaskins

12 Noon

God’s Healing for ~

o Carolyn Green & Katherine Randall

5:00 PM ~ Prayers For our Parish Community

Remember in your prayers for God’s Healing Fr. Joseph Abraham, Sandy Bryant, Georgeann Campbell,

Doris Colon, Beverly Correia, Ron Copland,

Anthony Davis, Dr. Rose Marie Dorvily, Cynthia Fairly,

Carolyn Green, Linda Hazel, Will Holmes, Troy Lima,

Lennox Osouna, Terrace & Doris Palmer,

Katherine Randall, Santos Rodiguez,

Evelyn Washington, Yvonne Young

Sunday’s Mornings 9:00 AM

St. Bonaventure Rectory

Refer to insert for Holiday Mass Schedule

Morning Mass – 8:30 AM

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday

St. Benedict the Moor Thursday – Friday

St. Bonaventure

Weekly Readings, Observances & Intentions

Monday: Joyful

St. John Damascene, Priest &

Doctor of the Church

Is 2:1-5/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mt 8:5-11

Tuesday: Sorrowful

Is 11:1-10/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17 Lk 10:21-24

Wednesday: Glorious

St. Nicholas, Bishop

Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [6cd]/Mt 15:29-37

Thursday: Luminous

St. Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

Is 26:1-6/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27/Mt 7:21, 24-27

Friday: Sorrowful

The Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)

Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4

Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38

Saturday: Joyful

St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

Is 30:19-21, 23-26/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/Mt 9:35—

10:1, 5a, 6-8

2nd Sunday of Advent: Glorious

Is 40:1-5, 9-11/Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14/2 Pt 3:8-

14/Mk 1:1-8

Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19/

1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37

“Be watchful! Be alert!

You do not know when the time will come.”

On this First Sunday of Advent, Jesus gives

us a wakeup call. This is no time for slumber.

Now is the time to be on our toes, alert,

attentive, ready for the coming of “the Lord of the

Universe.”

During Advent, the Church does her best to

help us get ready for the second coming of

Christ. We don’t know precisely when He will

return, but we know that He will. And the fact

is, even if it doesn’t happen in our lifetime, each

and every one of us will still have to face the

Lord at an unknown hour—namely, the hour of

our death.

So let us be prepared! Let us be on the watch

for anything that would threaten this most

important of all encounters. We want to

recognize the Lord as a friend and master, so

that on seeing Him we don’t run in fear at His

awesome power and strength. Instead, we

HOPE to rejoice in finally being able to behold

Him face-to-face. This of course is the result of a

healthy and holy relationship with Christ.

To nurture such a relationship this Advent

season the Church urges us to recommit to a life

of prayer, worthy reception of the sacraments,

and a commitment to following God’s loving

laws through a life of virtue. With these

priorities in order, we can wait for the second

coming with joyful anticipation, just as we

joyfully await the celebration of Christmas.

During these weeks as we prepare our

homes for the festive holiday season, may we

also set aside some time and effort to prepare

our hearts. Then, not only will we appreciate the

yuletide wonders around us, but we can also

look forward to the eternal wonders that lie in

store.

Our Sacrificial Giving

to our Parish Together let’s meet our weekly goal of $5,000.00

10:00 AM 124 ~ $1,675.00

12 Noon 99 ~ $1,394.00

5:00 PM 23 ~ $193.00

Generation of Faith If you made a Pledge…

Please make your payments! To date $107,140.50 has been collected.

Use Blue Generation of Faith envelopes or see

Angela to enroll into Electronic Payment.

www.cfbq/generations/payments. Thank You!

Live in Faith Give in Love 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal

Please help us meet our goal!

We need $5,821.00! 78 Donors Pledged- $19,635.00

Collected to date - $13,984.00

Anima Christi Soul of Christ, make Me Holy.

Body of Christ, Save Me.

Blood of Christ, Fill Me with Your Love.

Water from Christ’s Side, Wash Me.

Passion of Christ, Strengthen Me.

Good Jesus, Hear Me.

Within Your Wounds, Hide Me.

Never Let Me Be Parted From You.

From the Evil Enemy, Protect Me.

At the Hour of My Death, Call Me,

and tell Me to

Come to You, That with Your Saints

I May Praise You

Through All Eternity. Amen

Sunday Mass Intentions $20.00

Weekday Mass Intentions $15.00 Use Blue envelopes.

Please submit your Mass Intentions

In a timely manner – one (1) week before

requested date of intention or Tuesday of the

Sunday requested. For your love ones Health,

Birthday’s, Anniversary, Blessings, Congratulations or

In memory of dearly departed, the more we pray, the

closer they get to the gate of heaven.

Altar Bread $60.00 or Altar Wine $60.00

Monday & Thursday’s 7:30 PM

Youth Basketball & Karate: 5:00 – 7:30 PM

Adult Physical Training,

Self Defense & Karate 7:30 – 9:30 PM St. Benedict the Moor Church Hall

Mr. Sam 929-353-9373 or Mr. Rey 646-296-1171

Do you shop on Amazon?

0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases can

support Catholic Education in

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Go to smile.amazon.com and choose

Futures in Education!

Immigration Consultation Available with Niven Harry

Call for appointment 917-518-8930

Nivenharry1@gmail.com

& St. Anthony 802 Kew Gardens Road - Kew Gardens

Job Training & Placement

6 Week HHA program

Mentioned parish for FREE Uniform

Guarantee placement - NO Agency

$15.00 - $18.00 hr. + incentives

Contact Ms. Rema 718-263-0750 or

Niven 917-518-8930

Christmas Concert

Friday, December 8th

7:30 PM St. Bonaventure

Featuring the Instrumental Sounds of Praise

Sponsored by the Men’s Ministry ● $20.00

Sunday, December 10th 3:00 PM

The True Meaning of Christmas – Donation $10.00

St. Benedict the Moor Church Hall

Friday, December 15th ● 7:00 PM – 12 AM

Jingle Bingo St. Bonaventure Church Hall ● $30.00

This is an adult Christmas Party!

Jingle Ball with Santa Saturday, December 23rd 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM

St. Bonaventure Church Hall

Santa Tags Available with Ms. Angela

Our 2018 Contribution Envelopes will be

available next Sunday. Please use the assigned

2018 envelopes for your contributions to assure

you are registered with the parish for references,

referrals, recommendations, catholic school

parishioner discount, testimonial, sponsorship

for baptism/confirmation, weddings, etc.!