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CHRIST THE KING
ALPHA AND OMEGA
The Feast of Christ the King marks the last Sunday of the liturgical year. Pope Pius XI established the Feast in 1925 to be a ‘spiritual weapon” against what he saw as two destructive forces of the age: secularism and atheism.

Featuring the Gospel story of Jesus as judge, separating the sheep and goats, Christ the King reminds us of the demands of justice and judgment of Christ.

As the “Alpha” and “Omega” Jesus was present in the beginning as the Word and will come at the end to establish the Kingdom.

The feast also marks the end of the liturgical year. Known as the Church year, the new liturgical year begins with the first Sunday of Advent. Consequently, a new cycle of Sunday Mass readings, drawn from a different Gospel, will begin.

The three cycles of Mass readings expose us to a broad sampling of Scripture. The Gospel of Matthew is featured in year A, Mark in year B and Luke in year C. John’s Gospel is featured on various Sundays throughout the year in each cycle.

CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE
Our parish is once again collecting Christmas “gifts” to be given to children and mothers who are assisted by local Catholic organization HOUR CHILDREN.
We are accepting GIFT CARDS of $25 or more and, toys for boys or girls 0-4 years old, 5-12 years old, and 13-17 years old. For adults toiletries or gift cards as Christmas gifts. These can be for drug or food stores, Visa, Master, Amazon, Target, etc., etc. or even Metrocards.
Please place gift cards in box near Giving Tree, in main church lobby. Thank you again this year for your kindness. Please return gift cards no later than today Sunday, December 22nd.

MASS BOOK FOR 2025
The mass book for 2025 is open. Each person can take up to 10 masses only 3 allowed on a Saturday or Sunday. We will only be taking intentions for masses from January through June 30th, as per instructions from Bishop Brennan.

FIRST FRIDAYS
Friday, December 6th, and every month on the first Friday of the month, we will pray a "Holy Hour" after the 8 am Mass (in English) and at 7 pm (in Spanish). Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction will be part of the Holy Hour. Join us to worship and adore the Lord!

NEW DONATION ENVELOPES
All “registered and contributing” parishioners are invited to pick up a year’s worth of envelopes in a boxed set. The box contains all the envelopes one will need from Jan. 2025 to January 2026, including Special Diocesan collections and holy days. The boxed envelopes are distributed beginning November 30h and December 1st, after Masses.

WHO IS WELCOME IN ST. TERESA 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 undocumented? 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!

Saint Teresa Photo Gallery
Saint Teresa now has a photo gallery of the events held throughout the year. To access the gallery click on the following link: !Photo Gallery!

Events

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

• Sunday
  Cursillistas
  
  
• Monday
  Legion of Mary (Aud. K) - 7-8:30 pm
  
  
• Tuesday
  Food Pantry - P.C. 4pm to 5:30 pm
  Faith Formation (Aud. K) 7- 8:30 pm
  
  
• Wednesday
  A.A. - Parish Center - 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  
  
• Thursday
  Carismatic Group - Aud. 6:30 to 9:00 pm
  A/N Parish Center 7:00pm 9:00pm
  
  
• Friday
  No group
  
  
• Saturday
  Confessions - Church - 2:30 pm