Church of St. Anastasia 1095 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 www.saintanastasia.org

Parish Office: Phone: 201.837.3354/Fax: 201.837.3360 Email: secretary@saintanastasia.org

Faith Formation Office: Phone: 201.837.3356 Email: StAsFaithForm@gmail.com

Youth Minister: Robin Bado Email: StAsYMT@gmail.com

RCIA: Deacon Kevin Regan Email: kjr56@aol.com

Director of Religious Education: Michelle Bivins Email: mbivins@saintanastasia.org

Baptism Baptisms are held in English and Spanish. There are no Baptisms

scheduled during Advent or Lent. Please call the Rectory to schedule.

Marriage Arrangements should begin by setting a date with one of the priests ONE YEAR before the wedding.

Sacraments for the Sick Please notify the parish office if someone is ill at home or in the hospital.

Reconciliation Saturdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. outside, or call the parish office for an appointment. Please note that masks are required.

Faith Formation Classes A program for children who don’t attend Catholic school, Faith Formation classes incorporate lessons and liturgies to continue the faith building that parents began with their child’s Baptism. Classes will be held virtually until further notice. Grades K-8, Wednesdays 4-5:30 Confirmation-see schedule

Served By Fr. Joseph D’Amico, Pastor Fr. Danny Pabon, Parochial Vicar Deacon Roland Bianchi Deacon Larry Bonnemère Deacon Kevin Regan Michelle Bivins, Director of Religious Education Robin Bado, Youth Minister/Local Safe Environment Coordinator Mr. Iouri Grichetchkine, Director of Music

Mass Schedule Saturday evening: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Family Mass), 1:00 p.m. (Mass in Spanish), and 7:00 p.m. (suspended until further notice) Daily: 8:30 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: Vigil Mass: 7:00 p.m.

Holy Day: 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Special Devotions Rosary: Daily after 8:30 a.m. Mass Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: On First Saturdays, closing with Benediction at 11:45 a.m.

Please Send Bulletin Notices to: St.Anastasiabulletin@gmail.com Notices should be sent by Noon on Mondays

Page Two December 6, 2020 - Second Sunday of Advent

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, December 5

8:30 AM

5:00 PM - Living and Deceased Members of the St. Anastasia Parish

SUNDAY, December 6-Second Sunday of Advent

8:00 AM

1 0:00 AM

11:30 AM † Paul Green requested by Cathy Green

1:00 PM

MONDAY, December 7-Memorial of St. Ambrose

8:30 AM

TUESDAY, December 8-Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin

Mary

8:30 AM

WEDNESDAY, December 9

8:30 AM † Father Joe & Father Danny (In Thanksgiving)

THURSDAY, December 10

8:30 AM

FRIDAY, December 11

8:30 AM - † Helen A. O'Brien- birthday in Heaven requested by Patricia

Libutti, Irene Nunn, Anne Curato & Thomas O'Brien

SATURDAY, December 12-Our Lady of Guadalupe

8:30 AM

5:00 PM - Matthew Paladino

SUNDAY, December 13-Third Sunday of Advent

8:00 AM

1 0:00 AM

11:30 AM † Barbara Figura by Kathy & Mat Glowski

1:00 PM

OUR STEWARDSHIP OFFERINGS…The collection for

Sunday, November 22 was $6864 , GoFundMe

pledges were $448(to date:$17834). Thank you for

your continuing generosity.

Did you know that you can also make your pledge via

our new parish app? Simply use your phone’s browser

and go to “myparishapp.com,” download the app

and select St. Anastasia as your parish. This app also

has many other features which can enhance your faith

life and strengthen your connection to parish life.

Check it out!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday Is 40:1-5, 9-11; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

Monday Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26

Tuesday Gn 3:9-15, 20; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38

Wednesday Is 40:25-31; Mt 11:28-30

Thursday Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15

Friday Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19

Saturday Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab;

Lk 1:26-38 or Lk1:39-47

Those who died: Regina Wilson , Lenore O’Reilly , Pedro Eguia . Aurora Aguayo - aunt of Marcial Crisente

The sick: Lucelina Andujar, Rosalia Andujar, Bernice Augustine, Catherine Baker, Clare Baker, Amanda Barreto, Andrew Beebe,

Senora Bennett, Richard K. Betts, Daniel Bisogno, Eugene Bovino, Phyllis Breit, Fr. Hugh Brown, O. Carm., Andrew Bruno, Denise

Campbell, Jennifer Campbell, Susan Carter, Maria Caratozzli, Ray Cassidy, Fernando Castro, Frances Chaurtrand, Eric A. Cinotti,

Laura Cofino, Jose (Joey) Colon, Ruby Davis, Stephanie Davis, Dawn Davison, Anne De Carlo, Serge Delinois, Antoinetta

Dinardo, Margaret Fleming, Humberto Figuera, Fr. Dominic Fuccili, Eileen Gable, Virginia Gagliostro, Frances Gonzalez, Joan Grande, Patti

Grasso, Evelyn Halpin, Sara Hasan, Delores Weirth Hinkson, Alayna Holmes, Meaghan Hobson, Becky Iovino, Robert Jackson, Maryann

Jeffers, Robert Johnson, Antoinette Jones, Sheila Kelly, Bridie Kennedy, Bill Kesser, Kurt Kroner, Christophe Lafontant, Bruce Libutti, Estrella

Lomboy, Rosemary Luck, James Lynch, Cathy Magnotti, Grace Magsino, Zenaida Marcial, Angelica Lopez Marin, Josephine Marshall, William

Marshall, David Martinez, Marquetta McGee, Leaura Materassi, Nitza Barreto-McGill, John Ralph Morales, Michelle Moultrie, Marilyn Mullins,

Lillian Munier, Denise Muniz, McKenna Murray, Louise Nicolich, Katherine Nolan, Diane Novinger, Mary Nunes, Travis Nunes, Ana Maria

O’Connor, Marilyn Ollivierre, Luchie Ona, Sellia Pagan, Fr. Abraham Palakudy, Mary Terese Pasquale, Riselda Pineda, Mark Pollack, Toni

Preziosi, Carol Rachesky, Daisey Ramos, Barbara Reichert, Craig Reichert, Justino Rivera, Emerita Rivera, Gerard S. Roberts, Joren Roberts,

Marybeth Roberts, Maya Roberts, Shavona Robinson, Milagros Robledo, Giovanna Rocha, Didalina Rodriguez, Edilberto Rodriguez, Jesica

Rodriguez, Martha Rosado, Anne Marie Rotondi, Edward Rotondi, Taryn Rotondi, Rodrigo Salazar, Ignacio Santos, John Shallow, Navpej

Singh, Keith Smet, Frances Smith, Maxine Smype, Maureen Taff, Rose Thorne, Anika Trinidad, Patricia Tull, Raymond Turi, Susan Tuttle,

Anne Vaccaro, Brandon Valmores, Elsa Venticinque, Maverick Wenrich, Benjamin Williams, Louise Williams, Billy Wirth, Millie

Zampardi and their caregivers.

Our men and women serving in the military: Mark Davison, Sr., Mark Davison, Jr., Carlos Delavilla, Bryan Ferrara, Alex Fries, Josh Matthews,

Dan O’Neill, and Nicholas Simoni

WAYS TO GIVE GIFTS

Gifts can be purchased and offered in honor of

a loved one for a week as follows: Sanctuary

Lamps $10, Wine $10, Host $35, Flowers $55.

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DECEMBER 12-13 LECTORS

Mass Reading #1 Reading #2

5:00 PM Mary DeMarco Fe Salvania

8:00 AM Glenn Miller Glenn Miller

10:00 AM Gary Dietrich Gary Dietrich

11:30 AM Lisa Gale Lisa Gale

1:00 PM Ailsa Mendoza María Molina

We are once again holding our annual Christmas Gift

collection for the children living at St. Dominic’s. Tags

can be picked up in the Narthex, and gifts should be

wrapped, tagged and returned by December 13.

Thank you for your generosity.

A Message from our Parish Secretary

The Rectory is open Monday to Wednesday from

1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. Please note, If you call the office

outside of these hours, (when the office is closed) all

telephone calls go straight to voicemail. I will return your

call when I am in the office.

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AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the

price of eligible purchases to the charitable

organizations

selected by customers.

In an effort to expand and improve communication with

our parishioners we are working hard to create a

comprehensive email list. You can assist us by going to

either the parish website or our parish app and click on

“St. Anastasia email list registration” and add your email

to our list.

Thanks for your help with this endeavor.

CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE

Tuesdays, December 1, 15, 22

Holy Hour and benediction

7:30-8:30 pm

December 7-Immaculate Concep-

tion Vigil 7:30 (Spanish)

December-Immaculate Conception

7:00 (English)

Christmas Eve

2:00, 4:00 and 10:00

Christmas Day

8:30 am, 10 am, Noon (Spanish)

New Year’s Day

10:00 am

As the cold weather approaches, there is a great

need for warm gloves, hats and scarves for our

brothers and sisters living in the Bowery. Please

bring your donations of these items to the

Narthex bey December 20. They will be very

much appreciated.

Bernice Young Honorarium

Applications for the Bernice Young Honorarium, which is

given by the Black Catholics Organization of St. Anastasia

can be picked up at the Rectory or can be found on the

parish website.

IN-HOME CAREGIVER EDUCATION & SUPPORT

PROGRAM

This Program is a free service designed for people cur-

rently caring for family members, & loved ones.

A Registered Nurse first meets with the caregiver in the

home to conduct an initial assessment. Based on the as-

sessment, a teaching plan is prepared. The plan identifies

the needs of the caregiver and will enable caregivers to

identify and develop goals for learning skills necessary to

provide care.

The caregiver may receive a limited number of home

visits from the following disciplines:

Physical Therapist

Speech Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Registered Dietician

*A Licensed Clinical Social Worker is also available to

offer short-term counseling to the caregiver for stress

management

The caregiver must be:

· Unpaid & eighteen years of age or older.

· He/she must be actively engaged in the recipient’s

care.

The care-recipient must be:

· A Bergen County resident sixty years of age or old-

er.

· Diagnosed with a chronic disease or disability that

requires the assistance of a primary caregiver to ade-

quately perform activities of daily living.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel S. Kotkin, Program Manager at: 201-336-6504

TTY #: 201-336-6505 Fax #: 201-336-6510

Zoom meeting

Monday nights 7-8 pm

Email stasymt@gmail for the link

The reading for December is Man’s Search for

Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Viktor Frankl was an

Austrian Jewish psychotherapist who remained in

Austria as World War II approached to care for his

parents. Arrested and imprisoned by the Nazis, he

was sent first to Auschwitz, then to other camps,

where he endured a harrowing and unspeakable

experience. In the camps, he observed those who

killed, as well as those who were not killed, but

survived. From a review, “The thought of suicide

was entertained by nearly everyone, if only for a

brief time. It was born of the hopelessness of the

situation, the constant danger of death looming

over us daily and hourly, and the closeness of the

deaths suffered by many of the others.” So, why

did some survive? Did they choose to survive? The

survivors seemed to have meaning in their lives, in

spite of their impossible conditions.

Copies of this short book are available from

BCCLS. Please join us as we discuss this book on

Friday December 18. (The last Friday in December

is Christmas Day.) During this pandemic, we are

meeting remotely via Zoom. As always, our aim is

improve our understanding of our faith.

Father Joe is looking for a “steward” who is

an experienced grant writer to assist in secur-

ing grants for St. A’s.

Please contact- secretary@saintanstasia.org if

interested.

Dear Friends,

I’m hoping and praying that you all had a

blessed and safe Thanksgiving holiday. My day

began with our parish Thanksgiving Mass and I

was delighted to be part of it. It was truly a

beautiful celebration and one of many times

throughout the year in which to see Saint

Anastasia at our best!

As the holy season of Advent begins and

ushering in the Christmas holiday season I share

this reflection/thought. Just last year we were

hearing from psychologists giving us advice on

“how to survive the holidays” in light of family

dinners, gatherings, and celebrations. How

times have changed?! The family meals and

potential heated conversations we tolerated last

year we now yearn for this year in light of the

pandemic.

Let’s please make the most of our holiday season

this year by appreciating those in the inner

circles of our lives, families and friends and

cherish every second we have with them.

Peace, blessings and fraternal regards,

Rev. Joseph A. D’Amico

Queridos amigos,

Espero y rezo para que todos hayan tenido

unas vacaciones de acción de gracias

bendecidas y seguras. Mi día comenzó con

nuestra misa parroquial de acción de gracias y

estuve encantado de ser parte de ella. ¡Fue

realmente una celebración hermosa y una de

las muchas ocasiones a lo largo del año en las

que vemos a Santa Anastasia en nuestro mejor

momento!

A medida que comienza la temporada santa de

Adviento, la cual marca el comienzo de la

temporada navideña, les comparto esta

reflexión/pensamiento. El año pasado

escuchábamos a los psicólogos dándonos

consejos sobre "cómo sobrevivir en las fiestas" a

la luz de cenas familiares, reuniones y

celebraciones. ¡¿Cómo han cambiado los

tiempos ?! Las comidas familiares y las posibles

conversaciones encendidas que toleramos el

año pasado las esperamos ahora a la luz de la

pandemia.

Aprovechemos al máximo nuestra temporada

navideña de este año apreciando a los que

están en los círculos íntimos de nuestras vidas,

familiares y amigos, y valoremos cada segundo

que tenemos con ellos.

Paz, bendiciones y saludos fraternos,

Rev. Joseph A. D’Amico

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