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CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA
Mass Schedule:
Monday through Friday 7AM; 8:15AM; 7PM
Saturday—8:15AM
Saturday – Vigil Mass—5PM
Sunday—8:15 in italiano; 9:15 en español
10:30AM; 12 NOON; 5PM in English
ADMINISTERED BY THE IDENTE MISSIONARIES
2352 ST. RAYMOND’S AVENUE
BRONX, NY 10462
 (718 828 2380)
(PARKING AT ZEREGA AND GLEBE)
www.santamariaparish.us/
6TH OF NOVEMBER 2016 A.D.
Marriage
Counseling:
Challenges and
difficulties in marriages always exists, however
when they become overwhelming it helps to
address them together in a safe environment with
a third person. Father Alexis is a trained
marriage counselor.
Please make an
appointment with him...to speak and address
any difficulties in your marital relationship.
Free and confidential.
Parish Council Meeting: Our next meeting
is this Tuesday, November 8th immediately
after the 7:00 pm Mass. Please send agenda
items to Mrs. Elsie Vera. All members are
asked to attend.
Anniversary Dinner Dance
Saturday – November 19th, 2016
12
Maestro’s
Saturdays
from 10.00am to 11:30am
at Santa Maria Church
Veterans Day: This Friday, November 11th
is Veterans Day...the Rectory will close
immediately after the only Mass of that day
at 8:15am. Please thank a veteran for their
service!
Catering Hall
(1703 Bronxdale Ave, Bronx, NY 10462)
You can NOW purchase tickets
for children also:
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ALTAR SERVER MEETINGS
FOR NEW &
“RETURNING” ALTAR SERVERS
Noon to 5:00pm
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Newborns up to and including 4 years old –
are FREE
Children 5 years to 11 years old are
DISCOUNTED price ($35 dollars—for a
special menu—not the same as the adults)
Children 12 years and older are FULL price
($90 dollars)
Adults—regular price—$90 dollars
Free coat check and valet parking
Music by Rinaldi Entertainment
¿rezas por vocaciones
sacerdotales?
Are you praying for vocations?
Thanksgiving Food Basket - please cut and return to the Rectory/Sacristy 
I would like to nominate the following family for the Thanksgiving Food Basket:
First and Last Name: ______________________________________________________
Telephone Number: ________________________ Number of Family Members (_________)
Address: _______________________________________________ APT #______________
This family are parishioners.
Nominated by: __________________________________
Masses for the Week
Saturday, Nov.5th
5:00pm All Souls novena
Sunday, Nov. 6th
8:15am All Souls novena
9:15am All Souls novena
10:30am All Souls novena
12 Noon Antonio Cippolone
5:00pm Health and Holiness of
Joshua Daniel Esguerra Jimenez on his birthday
Monday, Nov. 7th
7:00am Maria, Carlo, Claudio Vincenzi
and Regina Bartolin & Frank Soccodato
8:15am Andrew and Rose Marie Tedeschi, Antonio Bucci
and the Deceased Members of the Tedeschi and
Bucci Families
7:00pm Ernestine Luongo
Tuesday, Nov. 8th
7:00am For the health and holiness of Euvilda Molina and
For a Special Intention—LSLE
8:15am Salvatore deVito
7:00pm Connie and Cosmo Ciminello
Wednesday, Nov.9th
7:00am Susie and Frank Carigliano
8:15am For the Health, Holiness and Intentions of
Linda Ukaj
7:00pm Felicia Buzzone and Domenica Romeo
Thursday, Nov. 10th
7:00am For the Health and Holiness of Giselle Macri
8:15am Brenda Van de Weghe
7:00pm Luigi D’Aloia
Friday, Nov. 11th—Veteran’s Day
7:00am No Mass
8:15am For the Health and Holiness of Giselle Macri
7:00pm No Mass
Saturday, Nov. 12th
8:15am For the Health and Holiness of Giselle Macri
5:00pm Sara Echevarria
Misa y las Mañanitas en Honor de la
Virgen de Guadalupe: Este año celebraremos
la Santa Misa en Honor de nuestra Madre de
Guadalupe el domingo, 11 de diciembre a las
5:00PM y las Mañanitas el lunes, 12 de
diciembre a las 4:30AM...ven...exprésale tu
amor a tu madre...los niños podrán traerle rosas y
usted también podrá contribuir con comida típica
si así lo desea.
Renew and Rebuild Campaign: Just a
small reminder that this year you will not be
receiving a letter from the Cardinal asking
support for the Cardinal’s Appeal...since
this has been incorporated into the Renew
and Rebuild Campaign.
Please,
please...respond to the Renew and Rebuild
Campaign with a pledge this will help
guarantee that Santa Maria Parish remains
viable for the next 90 years! Without your
support Santa Maria ceases to exist! At the
present time we have two pledges totaling
$10,500 dollars. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PLEDGES!
Is the devil real? Does the devil exist? Yes it
does exist. We are engaged in a spiritual warfare—
see Ephesians 6. The greatest tool of the devil to
slowly erode our sense of sin, our sense of what is
most holy. The devil works in our pride...in our
desire for power...in our desire to do less. Be alert!
Confessions: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated everyday—Monday to Friday—at
6:45pm...before the 7PM Mass… and on Saturdays from 4PM to 4:45PM. If you have been
away from the sacrament you are encouraged to make an appointment with one of the priests to
give you ample time to celebrate God’s Mercy and Forgiveness.
Si su hijo o hija… ha hecho su Primera
Comunión… puede servir como monaguillo
(a). Venga a las reuniones los sábados,
a las 10AM en la Iglesia. Hable con el
Padre Alexis para más información.
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El amor es una victoria sobre el
tiempo.
Fernando Rielo
Questions to keep in mind: Do I strive for the minimum or do I look for what is most holy?
How do I see my destiny? Do I come to church to feel good or to give my freedom to God?
Do I truly want to be a saint?
Prayer to the Holy Spirit:
Come Holy Spirit come…
with the power of your love
come to each and every
cell of my body
heal it with your mighty love.
Come, come Holy Spirit come
with the transforming
touch of your love
come into my memories
into my thoughts
into my desires
heal my soul.
Come, come, come
Holy Spirit come
with your Divine Love
inflame my spirit..
set it on fire...
set it free from all sin
from all hopelessness
come...dwell within me
for I surrender totally
into the Hands of the FATHER
and I confess
that JESUS is LORD
in union with Mother MARY
and Holy JOSEPH
in YOU HOLY SPIRIT.
Amen.