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St. Athanasius Church
PARISH STAFF
Pastor
Brooklyn, New York
Rev. Msgr. David L. Cassato,
B.A., M.Div., M.S. Ed.
Parochial Vicars
Rev. Ronald D’Antonio, B.A., M.Div.
Rev. Gabriel Toro-Rivas, B.A., M.Div.
Ministerio Hispano/Spanish Apostolate
Deacon Dante Colandrea
Deacon William Kelly
Deacon Jaime Cobham
The Sisters of St. Joseph
Brentwood, New York
Director of Music Ministries
Mr. Steven Laplante, M. Mus.
Lay Pastoral Leader
WHO IS WELCOME IN ST. ATHANASIUS CHURCH?
Are you a sinner? Have you been away from the church for a long time? Are you divorced or separated? Are you physically or mentally challenged? Are you from a different culture? Are you not
accepted because of your sexual orientation? Are you elderly, a teen or young adult? Are you
discriminated against because of your color? Are you feeling broken? Are you poor or out of work?
Have you been imprisoned? Have you a feeling that you are left out? You are welcome here! This
is your home, and we are your family!
Do you suffer from Celiac Sprue Disease? We are Celiac friendly and, after receiving permission from our Bishop, we can provide you with low gluten hosts and a pyx, in order to enable
you to receive Holy Communion at daily Mass and Sunday Mass. To begin the process, please
call Fr. Ron D’Antonio at our rectory, 718.236.0124 Ext. 13.
RECTORY:
SAINT ATHANASIUS SCHOOL:
2154 61st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2569
Tel. (718) 236-0124
Fax. (718) 236-4960
http://www.stathanasiusbrooklyn.org
[email protected]
6120 Bay Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2569
Tel. (718) 236-4791
Fax. (718) 621-1423
Pastoral Administration:
Mrs. Marie Skroly
Mrs. AnnaMarie Scuteri
Cluster Director of Youth Ministry
Mr. Kenny Wodzanowski, B.S.
St. Frances Cabrini
1562 86th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11228
Tel. 718.490.4469
Email: [email protected]
Pastoral Associate for the Spanish
Speaking Apostolate
Mr. Alvaro Chavarriaga, B.A.
Oficina de Ministerio Latino
Rectory Basement
To contact our
Pastoral Planning Council
Email: [email protected]
Principal:
Faith Formation Office:
6120 Bay Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2569
Tel. (718) 331-8811
Fax. (718) 331-2582
Mrs. Diane Competello
B.A., M.S. Ed.
Director of Faith Formation:
Mrs. Nicoletta Milo
Administrative Assistant:
Mrs. Theresa Simon
Our Church is Handicap Accessible.
SUNDAY MASSES:
ENGLISH
Saturday: 5:30 PM
Sunday: 8:30,10:00,11:30 (Choir) & 6 PM
SPANISH
Saturday: 7:30 PM (Lower Church)
Sunday: 10:00 AM (Lower Church)
1:00 PM (Upper Church)
ITALIAN
11:30 AM (Lower Church)
ROSARY FOR LIFE:
Saturday after the 9 AM Mass
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION:
Mondays after 9 AM Mass
DIVINE MERCY PRAYERS:
Every Wednesday after 9 AM Mass
CONFESSION (Reconciliation):
Saturdays 4-5 PM or anytime by appointment.
HOLY DAY MASSES:
Eve:7:30 PM (English)
BAPTISM: First & Third Sunday at 2:30 PM.
Parents make arrangements with Deacon.
Both parents & godparents must attend a
Baptismal Instruction Class on last Tuesday of
month in the evening.
Day: 7, 9 (English)
Night:
7:30 PM (Italian) Upper Church
7:30 PM (Spanish) Lower Church
WEEKDAY MASSES: 7 and 9 AM
MORNING PRAYER:
Monday-Saturday 8:45 AM
FIRST FRIDAY: Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after last morning Mass concluding with
Benediction at 7:30 PM. Italian Mass at 8 PM
(Oct.-June)
MARRIAGE: Couples are to make arrangements six months in advance.
ANOINTING & COMMUNION CALLS: Those
who wish to be anointed or receive Communion at home, call one of the priests to make
arrangements 718-236-0124
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Sunday, August 9:
8:30 Louisa & Salvatore Calise
10:00 Florence Ryan
10:00 Spanish Mass - Lower Church
11:30 PURG. SOCIETY - Joseph De Luca
11:30 ITAL. - Giulia & Angelo Pesce,
Giuliano Pesce, Anna & Francesca Banca
1:00 Spanish Mass - Upper Church
6:00 Cleonice & Giovanni Fantini
Monday, August 10:
9:00 Salvatore Davi
Tuesday, August 11:
9:00 Salvatore Armetta
Wednesday, August 12:
9:00 Antoinette Montanino
Thursday, August 13:
9:00 Antonio & Concetta Sigona
Friday, August 14:
9:00 Vincenzo Giuseppe Minagro
Dorotea Francesco Calandra
7:30 Eng/It Giovanni & Salvatore Mannino
Saturday, August 15: Assumption of Blessed Virgin
Mary (not a Holiday of Obligation this year)
9:00 Orenzo & Anna Pietanza and
Lorenzo & Isabella Bolognini
10:30 Patrizio De Bellis - Memorial Mass
5:30 Deceased Members of the Esposito,
Tursellino, Mark & Denisco Families
7:30 Spanish Mass - Lower Church
Sunday, August 16:
8:30 Mary Tuohy DeMola
10:00 Gerard Agoglia, Jr.
10:00 Spanish Mass - Lower Church
11:30 PURG. SOCIETY
11:30 ITAL. - Giovanna, Giuseppa &
Carmelo Lioniti
Domenico Scavuzzo
1:00 Spanish Mass - Upper Church
6:00 Alicia Taveras
August 9, 2015
WELCOME, we’re glad you’re here! If this is the first time you
have been to St. A's, welcome! We promise that if you keep your heart
and mind open to God, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Would you
like to talk to someone? We’re here to listen and help if we can. Just
call us at the Rectory when you’re ready. In the meantime, remember
that you are always prayed for and that it is our hope to pray with you
each week.
MAKE A VISIT TO THE CHURCH AND PRAY IN THE PRESENCE OF
JESUS IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Don't forget our Upper
Church is open Monday-Friday from 6:30a.m. to 3p.m. Saturday 7a.m.
to 7p.m. & Sundays 7a.m. to 7p.m. Feel welcome to kneel at the communion rail at the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament or sit on the benches
in the Sanctuary.
Memorials for the Week
HOSTS: In Loving Memory of Patrizio De Bellis requested by Wife Chiara, Children and Grandchildren
ALTAR WINE: In Loving Memory of Patrizio De Bellis requested by Wife Chiara, Children and Grandchildren
CANDLES: In Loving Memory of Patrizio De Bellis
requested by Wife Chiara, Children and Grandchildren
SANCTUARY LAMP: In Loving Memory of Vinnie
Scarabino requested by His Wife Diana
SANCTUARY LAMP: In Loving Memory of Antonio
& Concetta Sigona requested by Connie Sigona
KNIGHTS-OF-COLUMBUS ROSE: OPEN
Our Call to Christian Stewardship
Baptismal arrangements are made every Wed.
evening from 7-8:00 pm in the Rectory basement.
(6;30-7:30pm during July & August)
Please bring a copy of the child’s birth certificate
when you come in. Instruction Class is held the last
Tuesday of the month in the evening.
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ATTENTION
All Church Societies and Groups
Please submit your calendar requests
As Soon As Possible
Via Email:[email protected]
R. C. I. A.
Any adults who wish to become Catholic
or a Baptized Catholic in need of Communion AND Confirmation
can register for classes on Sunday, Sept. 27th
following the 11:30 a.m. Mass
(12:30 p.m.) in the Rectory Basement.
Please contact Fr. Ron for additional information
718-236-0124, ext. 13
For Those Not Receiving Holy Communion
Aware that there are often those who come to Mass who are not Catholic,
or for some reason cannot partake in Communion, we would like to invite
those people in our assemblies to still come forward in the Communion
procession and, as they approach the Priest or Extraordinary Minister of
Holy Communion, to simply cross their arms over their chest,
so that they might receive a simple blessing.
This is a practice that is utilized in may parts of our country, as a way of
making people feel more welcomed and included.
St. Athanasius Rectory
Summer Hours
Monday-Friday
9:30 a.m. to 7:30.p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Regular hours will resume
after Labor Day.
Time
7:00am
Sep. 6, 13,
Oct 4, 25
Date
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We need your help!
Maimonides Medical Center is committed to improving the health of
people living in South Brooklyn. As part of that commitment, Maimonides is working with The New York Academy of Medicine to identify new health programming to prevent heart attacks and related
conditions. We are looking for community members to be part of this
process and to help us to prioritize the programming Maimonides
should focus on. We want to know what you think.
Over the course of two days, participants will join with other South
Brooklyn residents to learn, and to discuss the best approaches for
making their community healthier. . To help us find people who are
appropriate, we are asking interested community members to complete a brief survey. Answers to survey questions will be kept completely confidential and will only be used to help us identify a diverse
group of participants for this project and plan appropriately.
Individuals who participate will meet together over two full days
(back to back) in October or November—Sunday and Monday or
Monday and Tuesday—and will receive $200 in appreciation of their
time.
To find out more and see if you qualify to participate, please call
Maya Scherer, Project Director
at (212) 822-7253 or visit https://goo.gl/5u6PIQ.
Our Goal - $ 865,000.00
Pledged - $ 1,747,430.00
Received - $ 163,575.00
St. Athanasius Parish will get half of all money received.
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Religious Education News
The Religious Education Office will resume New Registration and Re-Registration on
Monday, August 17, 2015
Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 16 and Saturday. September 19.
Please register before the first day of class because some class might be filled by the time
A NEW Registration Form must be completed for
ALL PRESENT STUDENTS
as well as for new students to the program
TUITION: $120 per child for 1 or 2 children, 3 or more children $295.
More than 3 children $50 additional per child. Cash or Money Order Only.
(No personal checks)
Anyone registering a child for the First Grade must submit a copy the
Baptismal Certificate.
If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Nicoletta Milo
Director of Faith Formation
(718) 331-8811
St. Athanasius
Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group
*Welcomes Adults and Teens*
Join Us As The Holy Spirit Leads Us
In a personal Relationship With Jesus
Song * Witnessing * Faith Sharing * Worship
* Fellowship and Hospitality *
Every Tuesday Evening at 8:00 PM
In the Lower Church
We Look Forward to Seeing You!!
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Bollettino Settimanale
Messa in Italiano ogni Domenica alle 11:30am (Chiesa di giu’)
DAL 16 AL 27 AGOSTO 2015
VIAGGIO IN AUTOBUS A BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
DIACONO DANTE 917 – 602 - 3793
Dal nostro DIACONO DANTE COLANDREA
Riflessione del mese di agosto
IL SACERDOTE È
UN MESSAGGERO DELLA VERITÀ DI DIO
Nella verità di Dio c'è qualcosa di inquietante e insieme di
beato. Essa è del tutto semplice, e non fa progressi così
rapidi come la verità degli uomini, che diventano tanto
sapienti da arrivare, da ultimo, alla fabbricazione delle
bombe atomiche. Spesso la verità di Dio penetra nei
cuori degli uomini, senza che essi lo sappiano: solo in
piccola parte la sua venuta si manifesta, per esempio
nell'umiltà silenziosa del cuore, in un'oscura nostalgia
dello spirito, nella rassegnazione con cui uno accetta le
tacite e mai autogiustificantesi disposizioni del destino.
PER CONCLUDERE L’ESTATE BELLISSIMO
VIAGGIO - DAL 16 AL 27 AGOSTO 2015 – viaggio in
autobus a Black Hills in South Dakota. Per informazioni e
prenotazioni telefonare a Diacono Dante 917-602-3793.
Ma quando viene, per quanto piccola, con la forza dello
Spirito Santo, essa è tutta presente, e vi è già in essa
anche l'inizio dell'amore e della vita eterna.
DOMENICA, 4 OTTOBRE giorni di San Francesco
d’Assisi– annuale processione e Messa dell’apostolato
Italiano – quest’anno a Brooklyn. Inizio processione alle
4pm dalla Chiesa St. Dominic a 20 Ave. Al termine della
processione ci sara’ la Messa alle 5pm nella nostra
Chiesa San Atanasio. Dopo la Santa Messa seguiranno
rinfreschi.
E tutta questa semplice, unica verità di Dio, per mezzo
della quale Dio afferma se stesso nel più profondo del
cuore dell'uomo, è la Verità, che è presente nel mondo,
perché stillata dal cuore trafitto del Cristo Dio.
Perciò questa verità vuole farsi carne nella parola umana;
vuole penetrare in tutti i pensieri e le parole degli uomini;
vuole divenire il tema permanente di una sinfonia infinita,
che risuona attraverso tutti gli spazi del cosmo; vuole
essere spiegata e proclamata; vuole entrare attraverso le
porte dell'udito nel cuore degli uomini; vuole salire e
sorgere dal cuore degli uomini, sua più intima dimora, per
penetrare anche in tutti i settori della vita umana, per
essere predicata da tutti i tetti, per congiungersi, infine,
con ogni verità umana, correggendola e purificandola,
salvandola e portandola a compimento.
Perciò vi sono messaggeri di questa verità, messaggeri
umani. Essi vengono con parole umane, ma queste sono
ripiene di verità divina. E dicono una cosa antichissima e
tuttavia non mai ancora compresa: dicono la verità, che
sola non avvizzisce, sola non si logora, sola non si
consuma. Dicono Dio: il Dio dell'eterna gloria, il Dio della
vita eterna; dicono che Dio stesso è la nostra vita;
proclamano che la morte non è la fine; che l'astuzia del
mondo è stoltezza e miopia; che vi è un giudizio, una
giustizia ed una vita eterna.
“SACERDOTE È UN MESSAGGERO DELLA VERITÀ
DI DIO” continua la prossima domenica.
DAL 11 AL 13 SETTEMBRE VIAGGIO A
WASHINGTON DC – 3 giorni e due notti. Prezzo $339 a
persona. Diacono Dante 917-602-3793
30 SETTEMBRE – BROADWAY SHOW – JERSEY
BOYS –– partenza alle 3:30 da San Atanasio – cena
prima dello show al ristorante “Da Rosina” a Manhattan.
Spettacolo alle 7PM - $150 a persona. Diacono Dante
917-602-3793.
MARTEDI’, 13 OTTOBRE, 2015 – nella sala riunione
della nostra scuola, Dicacono Dante terra’ una
presentazione con foto e informazioni su un viaggio in
Spagna che si terra’ a Maggio 2016. Diacono Dante 917602-3793.
11 NOVEMBRE – BROADWAY SHOW – PAHNTOM OF
THE OPERA –– partenza alle 4:00 da San Atanasio –
cena prima dello show al ristorante “Da Rosina” a
Manhattan. Spettacolo alle 8PM - $165 a persona.
Diacono Dante 917-602-3793.
SABATO, 28 NOVEMBRE - TEATRO RELIGIOSO –
SIGHT & SOUND – a Lancaster in Pennsylvania per lo
spettacolo natalizio – Partenza alle ore 8 del mattino.
Costo per autobus, biglietto per lo spettacolo e pranzo
$135 a persona. Diacono Dante 917-602-3793.
CAPODANNO 2016 A BOSTON – 3 giorni e due notti dal
30 dicembre al primo gennaio. Hotel Sharton Colonial in
Wakefield. Capodanno sul porto di Boston sulla nave
Spirit of Bostn Dinner Cruise. Visita alla citta’. $598 a
persona. Per informazioni e prenotazioni - Diacono Dante
917-602-3793.
PER IL 2016 – dal 21 al 24 d’aprile – viaggio in Virginia.
4 giorni e 3 notti – gite per la citta’ di Norfolk. $550 a
persona. Per informazioni e prenotazioni - Diacono Dante
917-602-3793.
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DOMINGO XIX DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO
El señor le dijo a los Judíos que el maná que Dios había dado en el
desierto a sus antepasados no era el pan verdadero, y que él era el Pan
vivo enviado por el Padre para traerles la salvación.
San Agustín enseñaba que:”Cuando nuestro Señor Jesucristo declaró que
él era el Pan que descendió del cielo, comenzaron los Judíos a murmurar ,
diciendo: Por ventura no es éste el hijo de José ,cuyo padre y madre
nosotros conocemos? Como, pues , se atreve él a decir que ha bajado del
cielo? Qué lejos estaban éstos del pan del cielo.
Cuál es,pues la respuesta de Jesús a estos murmuradores ? No sigáis
murmurando entre vosotros. Nadie puede venir a mí si mi Padre, que me
envió , no le trae. Qué recomendación de la gracia tan grande. Nadie puede venir si no es atraído.
No eres tu atraído aun? No ceses de orar para que logres ser atraído.
Cuando aceptamos y obedecemos el mensaje de Jesús , pasamos de la muerte a la vida.: Yo les
aseguro que quien escucha mi palabra y cree en el que me envió tiene vida eterna y no será
condenado en el juicio ,por que ya pasó de la muerte a la vida.Esta es la razón por la cual Jesús
afirma que todo el que cree en él tendra vida eterna.
Cristo dijo tambien que daría su cuerpo para la vida del mundo y que los fieles debían comer de su
carne. En esto vemos un paralelo con el caso del profeta Elías. Dios salvó a Elías de la muerte
comunicándole una palabra vivficante y dandole alimento. Ahora , el Padre nos comunica vida
espiritual a nosotros,dándonos el Pan de Vida que es al mismo tiempo la palabra vivificante de
Dios y el cuerpo vital de Jesús Sacramentado.
AVISOS PARROQUIALES
CATEQUESIS PARA ADULTOS,
 VEN Y CELEBRA EL 17 ANIVERSARIO DE
REGISTRACIONES ABIERTAS , CLASES
LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA EN NUESTRA
COMIENZAN EN EL MES DE
PARROQUIA CON EL PICNIC QUE
SEPTIEMBRE , REQUISITOS SER MAYOR
TENDREMOS EL DIA 15 DE AGOSTO A
DE 16 AÑOS . INFORMES AL 718-236-0124
PARTIR DE LAS 5PM , COSTO DEL TICKET
EXT 22 CON EL PADRE GABRIEL O CON
$10 .
ALVARO
 LA OFICINA DE CATEQUESIS DE NIÑOS
SE ENCUENTRA CERRADA POR
VACACIONES DE VERANO. ESTA
 BAUTIZOS EN ESPAÑOL, AGOSTO 29 Y
OFICINA RE-ABRIRA SUS PUERTAS
SEPTIEMBRE 26 REGISTRAR EN LA RECPARA LAS REGISTRACIONES A PARTIR
TORIA CON EL PADRE GABRIEL O CON
DEL 17 DE AGOSTO A LAS 10 AM .
ALVARO
MAYORES INFORMES AL 718-3318811
CON LA SEÑORA NICKY.

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In your kindness please pray for the sick
Paul Bergstrom, Lucy Branccio, Christina Blumstein, Mary Lynn D’Angelis, Al De Marco Jr., Fran De Rienzo, Joan
DeMeyer Christine Diaz, Bruce Dalton, Lucy Foti, Frances Falzetta, Paul R. Fortuna, Lena Gagliardi, Maria Gennuso,
Patrick Giordano, Paul Kelleher, Stephen Kelleher, Keith Klein, Rocco Lanzer, Rosa Lauriero, Maria Loffredo, Lynn Marie Longo, Debra & Nancy Manno, Paul Marchese, Rosa Matrascia, Crystal Mulvey, Elisa Nanlecz, Victoria Napolitano,
Melanie Ortiz, Denise Rao, Ida Russo, Jose Rendon, Erick Scarponi, Angelina Scarponi, Jenna Scarponi, Joseph
Scavone, Mary Ann Talamo, Peter Tarulli, Rae Zito
Please call Rectory weekly for name on list.
Diocesan Pilgrimage
The Passion Play in Sordevolo, Italy
Rome, Assisi, Venice Padua & Piamonte Region
September 3 - 13, 2015
Bishop Chappetto and Msgr. Aguggia
Chaplains
For a Brochure call Nettie at
Central Holidays
You are invited to join Catholic Charities Brooklyn
and Queens on a 9 day pilgrimage to
Majestic Italy during the
Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy
March 30-April 7, 2016
Led by Bishop Paul Sanchez, Spiritual Director
and
Msgr. Al LoPinto, Coordinator
this pilgrimage features Mass with Pope Francis
on the Feast of Divine Mercy
1-800-935-5000 ext. 5244
[email protected]
For more information, including itinerary & enrollment form, please visit: www.ccbq.org or
call Lucy Garrido-Mota at 718-722-6202
The MetroCard Mobile Staff
will be at
Assemblyman William Colton’s
Community Office
Food Pantry
155 Kings Highway
(between West 12 & West 13 Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11223-1026
(718) 236-1598
Friday, August 28, 2015
10:00am to 12 noon
Our St. Vincent de Paul Food Panty is requesting donations of the following items:
Cereal, canned vegetables, soups,
peanut butter & jelly, tomato sauce & pasta.
Leave all donations in front of the St. Joseph Altar. We thank you in advance for
helping the needy of our Parish.
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Washington DC
3 Days - 2 Nights
September 11-13, 2015
$339 per person
(double occupancy)
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New Year’s Eve in Boston
3 Days - 2 Nights
Dec. 30, 2015 - Jan. 1, 2016
$589 per person
(double occupancy)
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FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS CONTACT:
ST. ATHANASIUS R.C. CHURCH
Deacon Dante Colandrea
2154 61st Street
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2569
(718) 236-0124
(917) 602-3793
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Franciscan Spirit Tours
ESTATE AND LIQUIDATION SALE
250 West 24th Street
Suite GAE
New York, NY 10011
646-736-7964
All furniture, glassware, dishes, cutlery sets and
paintings must be liquidated.
If interested contact Louis at: (646) 284-4571
Is leading a special pilgrimage to Rome & Assisi
for the Canonization of Mother Theresa
September 2 - 9, starting from $2,895.
OFFICE CLEANING
Help Wanted
M-F 6pm - 10pm
Bay Pkwy & 60th St
Send resume: [email protected]
Call (516) 455-5831
For more information please contact
646-736-7964 or
[email protected]
I am very experienced with caring for the elderly. If you need work to be done around the
house, I am willing and able to do chores. I can
supply an excellent reference. If someone
would like to go to the park, that would be nice.
I am a loving compassionate person who is nice
to be around.
Call Helen Ross - 718-872-7010
For Sale
Large Dining Room Set - Bleached Oak
Curio Cabinet
Call Amy
(718) 236-2856 or (917) 682-1576
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Faith Sharing
We encourage you to talk about the readings & reflection
question in the car on the way home from Mass, at dinner
on Sunday, or at parish meetings. Faith sharing opens the
door for us to meet, know & walk with Christ in our everyday lives.
How does Jesus sustain
your life today?
The Morning Scripture Reflection & Faith Sharing Group
Golden Age Club
Meets every Wednesday at 12:45pm in the School
Auditorium
(During the school year)
All Golden Agers are welcome to join us.
Figlia Maria SS Addolorata
Join them every First Friday to pray
the Rosary in the Nazareth Institute at 8pm.
During May the Rosary is prayed on
Mon., Wed. & Fri. at 8pm
Charismatic Prayer Group
Meets every Tuesday evening at 8:00 p.m. in
the Lower Church.
All are welcome to join us
The St. Athanasius Respect Life Ministry
Thank You Jesus
Community Outreach Program
Where there is despair, let us bring hope. Volunteers are needed to serve food to the poor and the
homeless on Saturday Mornings.
For more information, please call
Dawn Aiello at (718) 232-3113
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Rosary Society
The Rosarians welcome all women of the Parish. The Society is dedicated to the Blessed Mother, the growth of the
love of God through Mary. We honor the Blessed Mother by
the constant and reverent praying of the rosary in our daily
life.
We are involved in all Parish activities, liturgical and social –
and keep informed about civic community activities.
Spiritual activities include an Annual Retreat, Annual Communion Breakfast and Baby Shower for Unwed Mothers.
The Society raises money to help our Church continue outreach efforts. The fundraisers include: Christmas Fair, Basket Night, Chinese Auction.
We attend the 10:00am Mass on the Third Sunday of the
month (except July & August) followed by a meeting & light
breakfast in the School.
If interested, please call Barbara @ 718-331-8544 or just
come to the Mass & meeting.
Holy Name Society
New members are welcome to help with our community
service work. The Society is a spiritual organization, a
fraternity of the Catholic Church, spreading devotion to
the Name of Jesus. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow!
The present Holy Name Society members dedicate themselves to corporal works in helping our Parish Organizations and School, with various fundraising. The Holy
Name meets every second Sunday of each month (after
the 10 a.m. Mass), except for July & August.
Men of all ages are welcome, especially the fathers of
children attending St. A’s School and Catholic War Veterans are cordially invited to attend. For more info., call Ed
DiGiacomo at:718-836-7917
Make a difference in your community.
Join the Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus are looking for Catholic men,
18 years of age and older, who are committed to making
their community a better place, while supporting their
Church.
Whether it’s doing charitable deeds, making new friends,
or supporting your church, the Knights of Columbus may
be right for you. Find out more by visiting
www.cavallarocouncil.com or call 718-259-5080.
Carmelites Third Order of St. A’s Parish
Lay Carmelites meet on the second Saturday of the month. The meeting is held in the Rectory basement at 10:00 A.M. after 9:00 A.M.
Mass.
st
We are located at 2154 61 St. Lay Carmelites are not in a religious
community, but are men and women, married or single, who are people of faith in our parish and wish to live the charism of prayer and devotion to Our Lady in the Carmelite tradition. Are you interested in this
vocation
as a Lay Carmelite?
Please call: Patricia 718-837-4013
email: [email protected]
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St. Athanasius Church
BINGO
Every Thursday in the Auditorium.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission $3.
Info. call 917-285-1932
Game starts at 7:30 p.m.
Kenneth P. Thompson
Kings Count District Attorney
Do you have a public safety or quality of life concern
in your community? If so, please visit or call the
Action Center
350 Jay Street, 16th floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Hotline:
(718) 250-2340
Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Walk-in welcome from 9 a.m. until 4:00p.m.
Home health attendant available for elder care service. Will provide; light housekeeping, cooking, personal
care, physical activities, and accompany to all appointments. Experienced and local.
If interested call Nancy at: (347) 336-2716.
Home Assistance
We are happy to announce that a member of our
Parish owns & operates the :
Right-at-Home
In Home Care and Assistance Agency
7102 20th Ave.
1-347-554-8400 - Asst. Danielle.
Employment Opportunities Available
Need a Baby Sitter
call Collette (347) 275-2673
August 9, 2015
Do you need a Minister of Caring? Is someone in your
family ill, homebound, hospitalized or in a care facility (assisted
living or nursing home) & wishes a visit or a phone call from a
Minister of Caring, please call the Rectory and leave your
name & number.
Support Groups at St. A’s
Bereavement Support meet on Monday evenings from
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Aug 10, 17 and on Tuesday afternoons at
1:00 p.m. Aug. 11, 18.
In the Nazareth Institute
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and
women who share their experience, strength and hope
with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.
Meeting every Friday night at 7:30p.m. in the Nazareth
Institute.
Overeaters Anonymous members talk about their
struggles with compulsive eating. Meeting every
Wednesday night at 8:00p.m. in the Nazareth Institute.
Is your life effected by someone who is drinking? To
help them, you must first help yourself. Al-Anon helps
families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects
of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend.
Our Al-Anon Group meets in the Nazareth Institute
every Friday 8-9:30p.m. & Saturday 7:30-9:30p.m.
Housekeeper $ 5.00 per hour
If you need help cleaning call:
Rose Garofolo at (718) 837-3635
Home Companion Services
Call us for Companionship and Care. We have Italian
and English speaking companions. We can provide low
cost, hourly, or live in companions to assist with cooking,
cleaning, shopping, laundry and accompanying to
Doctors Appts.
Call Joanne at Italian Board of Guardians Inc
(718) 232-4242
In order for designated Parish Ministries & Organizations to reserve one of our rooms at St. A’s, we require you to fill out our Parish Calendar & Room Request Form. The form is available in the rectory or can be downloaded from our website. We even have an E-form so
you complete this form without writing. Just e-mail it back to us, or print it out and drop it off. All Requests must be made using our form.
E-mail completed form to AnnaMarie Scuteri at [email protected]. This is the ONLY way to reserve a room here at St. A's.
The group listed on the parish calendar is the group that has the right to use that space. If you are not a designated ministry of
our parish, permission must be granted from our Pastor, Msgr. Cassato, a rental fee is paid, and a lease agreement completed in
Sunday Bulletin Deadlines The Sunday Bulletin must be e-mailed to our printer by 10a.m. Monday. All announcements must be submitted in WRITTEN form only (handwritten, typed, computer, fax, e-mailed, etc) by 3p.m. Friday. Announcements received after the
deadline will be published the following week. No one on the parish staff will assume the responsibility for your ministry’s articles. Include
your bulletin articles in your advance planning for your event. All Flyers need to be approved by a staff member and submitted by Email
only to [email protected].
Our Printer Requires all Black or Grayscale Print, Clip Art & Graphics. If you submit color graphics, the printer will NOT print your
flyer. Please email announcements to [email protected] no other email addresses!