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On Wednesday evening, January 20th at 7pm, we will have a speacial Mass in honor of our patron, St. Sebastian. Fr. Jim Cunningham will be the celebrant and homilist for this Mass. A small reception will follow in the vestable in tnhe Church. Please make every effort to attend.

Bishop DiMarzio will be here on Wenesday, January 27th, to celebrate a speacial Mass uat 7:30pm in anticipation of the next Eucharistic Congress that will be held in the Philippines. All of the Filippinos in the diocese of brooklyn will be invited to the Mass with the Bishoop. All are welcome!

Finnally, I received the news that Bishop DiMarziowill also be here on Sunday, May 29th to celebrate the 1:15pm Mass, in Honor of our 9th Corpus CristiProcession at St,. Sebastian. What an honor to have our Bishop come and take part in an event that has been so very important to our Parish for 9 years. More information will follow; but, I wanted all of you to know the great news!

Thanks for your support!

A blessed New Year to all of you! We are certainly blessed by each and every one of you here at St. Sebastian! Your love of the Lord and love of our Parish is indeed a blessing to me and the priests who serve with me during the year! God Bless you and your loved ones in this New Year of 2016!

Looking ahead on January 20th we will have a special mass in honor of our Patron, St. Sebastian, at 7:00pm. I have invited Fr. Jim Cunningham back home to be the Celebrant and homilist for this special feast! Please join us!

On Wednesday, evening at 7:30pm, Bishop DiMarzio will be the Celebrant and homilist for a mass with all of our Filipino community in the Diocese of Brooklyn in anticipation of the Eucharistic Congress.

Indeed it will be a great year filled with God’s Blessings!

Rev. Kevin P. Abels
Pastor

Christmas was truly a beautiful celebration of our Lord’s birth! A special thanks to everyone for the hard work that has gone into these days! A blessed Christmas to All!

Today we celebrate the beautiful feast of the Holy Family. We give thanks to God for the love and support of our families and we pray that our families will always keep the Lord Jesus close to our hearts.

This Monday, December 28th at 7:30pm, I invite you to meet us on the plaza of the Church as we go caroling around Woodside, sharing the joy of Christmas to other.
Friday, January 1st, is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. Please check the bulletin for the schedule of Masses.

Finally Bishop DiMarzio has asked me to have a special Mass here at St. Sebastian on Wednesday, January 27th at 7:30pm in preparation for the upcoming Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines. Bishop DiMarzio will be the Main Celebrant and Homilist, The Filipino Community of Brooklyn and Queens will be invited to attend the special Mass. I encourage all of our Filipinos here to attend!

Thanks for your support!

Rev. Kevin Abels, Pastor

The Joy and the Christmas Spirit is upon us! Christmas Eve is this Thursday and our Parish joins with the whole world in welcoming the new born King, the messiah into our lives once again! On behalf of the priest, deacons and staff, we wish you and your family a blessed Christmas filled with Gods love!

Many thanks to those of you who gave generously to My Christmas Gift to my Church collection. Thanks to you we are able to catch up on some of the bills that we are responsible for as a parish. Your generosity to this Parish is a blessing and inspires me in so many ways. I you had not made your offering, and would like to do so, there are envelopes on the back tables of the Church for you to do so! Again, many thanks!

On Monday, December 28th, after the 7:00pm Mass, we will be caroling around the streets of Woodside. We had so much fun last year and I look forward joining many of you again this year!
Finally, we will have a special midnight Mass on New Year’s Eve in the Church as we pray for God’s blessing to come upon us in 2016.

A Blessed Christmas to all!