Our Lady of Pity-St. Anthony of Padua

Please contact Frank Marchese at 718-494-0308 if you are interested in attending. 

Lets join together as one to show our love and support for our parish family! 

The Archdiocese of New York Family Life Office offers Pre- Cana classes at Our Lady of Pity Parish Center. You need to register with the Archdiocese. The rectory can't register you. Use the link below to register:

https://nyfamilylife.org/marriage-preparation/

STATEN ISLAND
SATURDAYS (9:00AM – 4:00PM)

January 12, 2019 Our Lady of Pity
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March 16, 2019 Our Lady of Pity
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June 22, 2019 Our Lady of Pity

Dear Parishioners,
 
     Christmas is always a time of great joy and anticipation for the children, but hopefully for us adults as well.  We anticipate the parties and gift giving and most importantly we anticipate the coming of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
     We rejoice that Jesus came at last after being longed for, for centuries.  He came to us in human flesh, one of us in every way but sin.  His coming to us in human vesture is the greatest event in all of human history, past, present or future.
     How do we express our gratitude to Him for becoming one of us.  When someone does something good for us we express our gratitude to that person for their kindness.  So how about thanking Jesus for having done for us what no one else has done or ever will.  He brought us salvation.
     The best way to thank Jesus for what He did for us is to be His faithful follower, not one day of the year but every day of the year.  It means following His commandments; it means following His will and loving Him above all and our neighbor.
     May God bless you not only during this holy season of Christmas but always.
     Have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!
 
                                    Fr. John
 

The Bible Timeline is a twenty-four-week program that takes participants on a journey through the entire Bible. They will go deep into each period of salvation history and discover the amazing story woven throughout all of Scripture. Using a unique color-coded system, they will learn the major people, places, and events of the Bible and see how they all come together to reveal the remarkable story of our faith.
The program will be given in two 12-week sessions, first 12 weeks will be from February 11th, 2019 thru April 29th, 2019, we will break for spring and summer and start the second 12 weeks in September 2019.
Participants will learn the amazing story of the people, places, and events in the Bible and how it all fits together to reveal Gods plan for humanity, and how the Old Testament is fulfilled in the New Testament through Christ and the Church.  
Cost for materials is $40.00 which includes:

• The fold-out Bible Timeline Chart
• The Bible Timeline Bookmark
• Engaging study questions
• Responses to the questions
• Talk notes for the video presentations
• Maps, charts, and diagrams that bring salvation history to life
• Please register by calling the rectory and speaking with either Joanne Callari or Frank Marchese at (718)494-0308 by January 20^th to give us enough time to order materials.  For more information, you can also contact Vincent Violetta at (917) 836-5920.