St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church

56-15 213th Street • Bayside New York 11364 •718- 229-6465 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: strobertsbayside.org

St. Robert Bellarmine parish thrives as a spirit-filled community of diverse individuals and families deeply committed to selfless love and personal sacrifice. As good stewards of God’s gifts, we strive to be a caring and compassionate congregation dedicated to doing whatever is needed to enrich our community.

Rev. Lee, Pastor Rev. Godofredo Felicitas Associate Pastor Rev. John Hwang, Associate Pastor Rev. Msgr. Martin T. Geraghty, Senior Priest Deacon Michael Brainerd, Permanent Deacon

Rectory Confessions Rectory Phone: 718-229-6465 Saturdays: 4-4:45pm Rectory Fax: 718-229-8126 Holy Day of Obligation - Rectory Hours Vigil Mass the night before at 7:30PM. Mon-Fri: 9am - 12 noon; 1-4pm Holy Day Masses: 9:00AM

Mass Schedule Baptism Saturday Evening Mass 5:00 pm (English)* 8:45pm 2nd Saturday of the month at 12:30 pm (Korean) Baptismal Instruction Obligatory for Parents. Sunday: 9:15 (Korean), 11:00am (English) Godparents are encouraged to attend and must provide Baptismal, Confirmation & Sponsorship Weekday Masses certificates - Class 1st Thursday of the month, Rectory Monday - Friday 9:00 am Saturday 9:00 am 7:00 pm. All Godparents MUST be practicing Catholics. NO Baptisms during Lenten Season. Parish Membership Every parishioner must register at the Rectory upon Marriages moving into the Parish. Arrangements must be made at the Rectory at least 9 months in advance. Please log on to www.pre- To enroll in E-Giving, go to cana.org for complete information about marriage www.givecentral.org/location/687 preparation in the diocese.

December 13, 2020 –Third Sunday of MASSES OF THE WEEK

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 17TH SUNDAY - DECEMBER 13TH 9:00 Benjamin & Solomon Abella—Family 11:00 Philip & John Redington/Pat Hannon—Family FRIDAY - DECEMBER 18TH MONDAY –DECEMBER 14TH 9:00 Teresa & Martin Cunningham—Family 9:00 Daniel McNulty—Pat & Tom McNulty Carmine Coccia—Children

TUESDAY—DECEMBER 15TH SATURDAY - DECEMBER 19TH 9:00 9:00 Dimarco Pietro—Maria Tomassi 5:00 Anita & Antonio Denega—Family WEDNESDAY—DECEMBER 16TH 9:00 Intentions of Kathleen Jewell SUNDAY - DECEMBER 20TH 11:00 Anna & Vincenzo Ferrante—Son

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

Attendance 224 Antoinette Giaimo Marty Palagonia Tithe $3912 Melissa Mamatos Joann McCarthy Gregory Bodenhorn

The "Giving Tree" is Back! LIVING MEMORIAL We will be placing a Tree in the vesti- WEEK OF DECEMBER 13TH bule with tags for requested donation of new toys for boys and girls. Please take as many tags as you see fit. The gifts you pur- BREAD & WINE chase should be returned, unwrapped, IN MEMORY OF CARLOS FUENTES with the tags attached. Please drop off your donations either December 12th/13th. All gifts should be placed in the front of the church- Requested by Wife & Grandchildren we will collect them after each Mass. No gifts can be accepted after these dates.

ADVENT RECONCILIATION MONDAY Advent Reconciliation Monday will be celebrated on Monday, December 21st from 4:00-8:00PM. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be availa- ble in all Roman Catholic Churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Archdiocese of New York. Our Parish December Reconciliation schedule remains the same, 4:00-4:45PM on Saturdays.

Annual Catholic Appeal Update Once again St. Robert Bellarmine Parish has exceeded its Annual Catholic Appeal goal thanks to the generosity of our parishioners! This year’s ACA, We are the Church, Together, contin- ues the good works in our Diocese to assist those in need and teach and spread our Catholic Faith. The 191 generous individuals and families who have contributed $78,817 ($8,902 over our goal of $69,915) have not only helped to fund Diocesan programs, they have also helped our parish because every dollar collected over our goal comes back to our parish to fund its needs. There is still time to make a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal for 2020 and there are many ways to do it. You can use an ACA envelope from the back of the church or make an online gift at annualcatholicappeal.org or text “ACA” to 917-336-1255 or call 718-965-7375 ext. 1602 and have a pledge card mailed to your home. We again thank the generous individuals and families who have chosen to support the ACA in 2020! THANK YOU!

CHRISTMAS PLANTS & FLOWERS The parents and friends of cub scout pack 142 & Boy Scout troop 142 will be sell- ing Christmas plants and flowers on Saturday, December 12th from 5 to 6:30PM and Sunday, December 13th from 11AM to 1PM outside the church entrance. Bring home Christmas Plants and Flowers, brighten your home for the holidays and help support the scouting program sponsored by St. Robert Bellarmine Parish. Thank you for your support REMINDER If you know someone who is ill or infirm and cannot attend Mass but would like to receive the Eucharist, please inform the Rectory. One of our Ministers of Ho- ly Communion will be happy to visit them and ad- minister the Sacrament that is the source and summit of our Christian life.

Lt. Daniel Vorsky Capt. Gabriel Nin

Capt. Michael Tobin

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL CAR PROGRAM GIVES BACK VINCENTIAN OUT- REACH PROGRAM St. Robert's should share in profits. For every car, truck or van running or not. St.Vincent DePaul will give back to our church $75/ $200 per vehicle. Maybe you don't have a vehicle, but a family member, friend or neighbor has an old or ne- glected vehicle in their driveway that they would like to dispose of . Please call St. Vincent DePaul at 718-491-2525. Thank you for your participation. CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE 2020

Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24th, 2020 5:00PM Mass 10PM Christmas Carols by Choir 10:30PM Mass Begins (English/Korean)

Christmas Day Friday, December 25, 2020 9:15AM (Korean) 11AM & 12:30PM

No Evening Mass on Christmas Day

New Year’s Eve Mass Thursday, December 31, 2020 5:00PM Mass and Blessing of Calendars

New Year’s Day Masses Friday, January 1, 2021 10:30AM (Korean) 12:00PM

No Evening Mass on New Year’s Day

SPECIAL CEREMONIES CONFESSIONS Saturday, December 5, 2020 Saturday, December 12, 2020 4:00PM to 4:45PM