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st. francis of assisi
June 17, 2012 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 29 Northgate Drive, Greenlawn, NY Telephone: 757-7435—FAX #757-0469 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stfrancisgreenlawn.org Parish Staff: Rev. Peter F. Kaczmarek, Pastor Msgr. Robert J. Batule, In Residence Msgr. Patrick Armshaw, Pastor Emeritus Deacon David Campbell Deacon Jean Cantave Deacon Allan D. Longo, Faith Formation Deacon James Byrne Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00am– 3:30pm; Friday 9:00am-12:30pm Evenings: By appointment only Parish Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:30pm Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00 noon 5:00pm Youth Mass (Christian Rock Mass) Monday—Friday: 8:30am Holy Days of Obligation: as announced. Faith Formation: Sacramental Life Baptism: Scheduled Sundays at 1:30pm Parents should contact the Rectory before the birth of the child. Both parents must come for an interview with the priest or deacon. Class also required after the interview. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please call the rectory at least six months in advance for an appointment with a parish priest. A marriage preparation program is required. Penance/ Reconciliation: Saturdays at 12:30 and 5:30pm Also by appointment Anointing of the Sick: Every second Monday after the 8:30am Mass. Also anytime by calling the rectory at 757-7435. (1st through 8th grade) Religious Education Coordinator: Deacon Allan Longo: 754-6436 Music Ministry: Director & Cantor: Charmaine Nygaard: 266-5458 Organists: Theresa Bissex Shira Fishkin Youth Mass & Ministry: Michael Sheetz: 252-5083 Office of Pastoral Care to the Homebound, Elderly and Ill: Peggy Evans, Office: 261-4837 Ministry of Consolation & Bereavement: Diane Lake: 499-0395 Liturgical Ministry Lector & Eucharistic Ministers Marilyn Reilly: 261-2093 New Parishioners: Every family should be properly registered. Please stop in the sacristy after Sunday Mass or at the rectory office during office hours to pick up a census form. Devotional Life First Friday 9:00am—10:00am 8:00pm—10pm with Benediction Catholic Conversion R.C.I.A. Please call the rectory. Liturgy of the Hours In church Wednesday at 8:00am Parish Programs Trinity Regional School 1025 Fifth Avenue E. Northport Principal: Jeanne Morcone Office: 261-5130 St. Vincent de Paul Society Daily at 9:10am Meets semimonthly in the auditorium. 651-2655 Charismatic Prayer Group In-Home Pre-Cana Rosary: Saturdays: 9:30am Peggy Evans: 424-6964 Holy Hours In the church Wednesdays: 7:00pm—8:00pm Fridays: 2:00pm—3:00pm Pastoral Advisory Council Neil Coscio, Chairperson: 261-0816 Seasonally in hosts home Coordinators: 271-3566 Deacon Allan & Lorraine Longo Little People’s Liturgy Sundays at the 10:00am Mass. Louise Mordarski: 796-2070 Ivonne Porpora: 499-3780 PB&J Gang 3rd Sunday of the month Leslie Kulewicz: 754-2132 Ivonne Porpora: 499-3780 June 17, 2012 2 Happy Mission Statement: St. Francis of Assisi Parish is a Christ-centered family of believers, celebrating Christ alive in our lives through the inspiration of the Gospel, church teachings and traditions and the Sacraments. We are sensitive to the spiritual and temporal needs of God’s people, acknowledging their uniqueness and dignity and are dedicated to reaching out and serving them through prayer, liturgical celebrations and social ministries. Guided by the Holy Spirit and nourished by the Holy Eucharist, we welcome all people with, respect and compassion. We are vigilant in protecting the rights of the most vulnerable. In the tradition of our patron, St. Francis of Assisi, we put the “good news” of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ into action. MASSES FOR THE WEEK Sunday, June 17th - Father’s Day 8:00am 10:00am Novena of Masses 12:00pm 5:00pm Monday, June 18th 8:30am Vera & Arthur Donovan+ Tuesday, June 19th 8:30am William P. Brown+ Wednesday, June 20th 8:30am George Rand+ Thursday, June 21st 8:30am Conversion of America’s Heart to End Abortion Friday, June 22nd 8:30am Mark Levee Saturday, June 23rd 4:30pm Rudolph Vrana+, Guillermo Sanchez+, Linda Sorrels+, Ints. of Marian Killrone Sunday, June 24th 8:00am St. Francis Parishioners 10:00am Kate Porto+, Joan Montaigne+ 12:00pm Charles Forman+, Patricia Roy+, Philip Gioia+ 5:00pm Mary Dudley -Ahmed+ Ministers for Saturday and Sunday June 23rd & 24th Saturday 4:30pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Allan Longo, Lorraine Longo, Thomas Lemp, Joe Clines, Mary Schlaikjer Lector: Mary Lemp Altar Servers: Emily Lozito, Liam Leary Sunday 8:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jim Byrne, Clare Intemann, Carol Queally, Diane Lake, Pat Ammirato Lector: Jim Gribbin Altar Servers: Colleen & Danny Morgan 10:00am Eucharistic Ministers: Jo Amadio, Louise Mordarski, Carol Nucci, Frank Brown Lector: Nancy Christensen Altar Servers: Gabrielle & Robert Gregor, Brittany Coscio 12:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Deacon Jean Cantave, Diane Bauge, Pat Wahrheit, Lorraine Cullen, Mariejo Prezeau Lector: Bob Bauge Altar Servers: Phineas Reichert 5:00pm Eucharistic Ministers: Mary Ann Fetzer, Thomas Fetzer Lector: Jeffrey Froh Altar Servers: Kathleen Barter Saint Francis Parish/Huntington Hospital Eucharistic Schedule First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of the Month Meet at 9:15am in Hospital Lobby June 24th: * Deacon Jean Cantave, Pat Ammirato, Laurette DeCabia, Mary Ann Farmer, Charles Giardino, Bob Kiley, Doreen McNiff, Marilyn Reilly Please pray for the sick of the Parish Don Lammers, Patrick Bissex, Walter Dichurt, Connie Zurcher, Kathy La Russo, Carol Nicastro, Lori Miller, Jean Sepp, Robert Potenza, Thomas Segur, Sean McGrath, Gus Hueber, Eleanor A. Thompson, Connie Granite, Courtney Kane, Helen Czech, Flori Young, Josephine & Christopher Caiozzo, Emily Rose, Thomas Connors, Frank Ward, Linda Spadaro, Mary Rand, Leslie Walker, Stacy Rose June 17, 2012 3 First Report on the Carnival Feast Special thanks to all who helped us in ways big and small by volunteering at the feast. Whether it was in the ticket or food booth, in the sweet shop, port-a-store, beer & wine garden, selling Grand Raffle & 50/50 tickets, playing music, prayer or statue booth one night or four, we sincerely thank you and hope that you will return next year. Our feast made progress. The parish netted $22,000.00 that represents a $5,000.00 increase over last year. We will give a more detailed report later after we have the complete break down of expenses and income. This year three things happened that helped us on a new level. The larger parish-wide mail out was done more efficiently and in good time; this year we had vendors at the feast selling items of jewelry and clothing – their presence added to the interest of the feast and to our income; finally, special thanks to (at this time I mention only one name) Anne Buckley for her wonderful effort to solicit sponsors for the feast. You saw the 2 big signs listing all the local businesses and professional people who helped us as special and regular sponsors. Our sponsor income more than doubled. Once again thank you everyone – the big need of course, is still to put more people on the field for the feast – to have something like the kind of crowd Fireman’s Fairs have. Your ideas and efforts are welcome! Religious Freedom – Here at St. Francis Watch for the special invitation to participate in our Fortnight for Freedom prayer vigils organized by our local St. Francis parishioner right here at St. Francis itself. Note the schedule, block out the dates you can make and be here and stand up for the freedom the Church needs to run its programs according to its own moral code and free from government coercion! Thank you responding to this invitation. Special thanks to Mike Lobasso for his diligent work in all of this. Father’s Day This is Father’s Day weekend. Remember your dads and granddads in a special spiritual way through participation in the Novena of Masses. The envelopes are in the pews for your convenience. Fill out the envelopes with the names of dads and granddads – living and deceased, make an appropriate offering and place it either in the collection basket or in the receptacle in the vestibule of the church. Msgr. Bob’s Mass of Thanksgiving We honor Msgr. Bob in a special way on June 24th after which he will depart from St. Francis to take his new duties at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, NY. Msgr. Bob has received a very important appointment at the newly reconstituted Seminary now serving three dioceses and this is our chance to honor him and thank him for his four years of service here and extend to him our prayerful support. We will have hospitality after the 8am and 10am Masses on June 24th and Msgr. Bob will be there to greet you. Msgr. Bob will then be the principal celebrant at the 12 noon Mass. After that Mass, we will have a special luncheon in his honor. This will cap off the Mass of Thanksgiving and it is an event open to everyone in the parish. You may attend an earlier Mass and still come to the luncheon. If you cannot attend the luncheon greet Msgr. Bob downstairs after the 8am and 10am Mass. We will have a simple hospitality then with plenty of time to wish him God’s blessings in his new work. Presentations may be made to Msgr. Bob after all the Masses downstairs! A FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM TO PROTECT OUR MOST CHERISHED RIGHT RELIGIOUS LIBERTYAND TO DEFEND THE FAITH All are called to prayer and action at this critical time in American History! From June 21 to July 3 our parish is holding a NOVENA of prayer each weekday evening from 7:00pm to 8:00pm for our Church and country. In a society becoming increasingly hostile to Christian Faith and values, it is imperative for faithful Catholics to seek help from our Lord and His Holy Mother in opposing the forces which seem determined to coerce the Church to abandon its teachings and mission. Each Holy Hour will include Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Rosary and special prayers for our nation. Can you afford one hour each night in an appeal to the powers of Heaven to defend our Faith and the Catholic way of Life? Can we sit back and allow a persecution of the Church which will prohibit it from proclaiming the Gospel Truth? Please join in prayer to preserve Religious Liberty and the Christian values which have built this nation . The Fortnight for Freedom program will also include a showing of A Man for All Seasons on Friday, June 22 at 8:00pm in the lower Church. On Friday, June 29 at 8:00pm, the President of the LI Chapter of the Catholic League, Jim Krug will be guest speaker in delivering a presentation outlining the serious crisis facing the Catholic Church and all people of faith in America today. There will also be an opportunity for questions and answers. If our freedom as Catholics is to be preserved, it is most important that we recognize the threat to our Faith now before it is too late. Please participate in St. Francis of Assisi Parish, A Fortnight For Freedom Program, June 21-July 3, 2012. June 17, 2012 4 Time, Talent & Treasure Fostering Stewardship as a way of life (Regular Sunday Offertory) Last Sunday’s weekly offering: $9,868.00 Last Year’s Sunday offering: $9,505.00 Thanks for Giving First Fruits & Taking a Step!!! Bulletin Reflection Like the sower in today’s Gospel, I scatter as seed my gifts of time, talent and resources; and I trust that, by God’s grace and in God’s time, these small gifts of myself may grow and flourish and help to bring about the Kingdom of God. Living Stewardship We are grateful this week for all stewards in our parish who strive to be the good seed mentioned in the Gospel story and that their example inspires others to become good stewards, too! June 17, 2012 Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time: In the Gospel, Jesus says: “This is how it is with the reign of God. A man scatters seed on the ground. He goes to bed and gets up day after day. Through it all the seed sprouts and grows without his knowing how it happens.” Through your almsgiving you are sowing seeds that grow far greater than you know. The coins placed in the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box bring Christ love and compassion to the poor. Medjugorje—Pilgrimage Join Fr. Peter of St. Francis and Sr. Marcie Purpura For the 23rd Annual Youth Festival The festival attracts people of all ages, celebrations for everyone. July 28 - August 7, 2012 All Inclusive $2,749 from NYC A Message From Msgr. Bob Fresh off celebrating the Solemnity of Corpus Christi last Sunday, the Church’s liturgy for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time bids us to reflect upon the growth of the Kingdom of God. In Saint Mark’s Gospel, the evangelist records how the kingdom is like a mustard seed which starts out small and develops into a large plant. (cf. Mk 4:31-32) It’s not always easy to see the growth of the kingdom. As the gospel attests, the Kingdom is hidden. (cf. Matt 13:44) We need to find it even before we can be amazed at its growth. But find it we do through the Holy Eucharist. At the end of the month, I will depart Saint Francis for Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Westchester County, the new tri-diocesan theologate for the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. I am glad I could share in some of the life of the parish these past few years with you. Thank you for having me. As today is Father’s Day, I write about the Eucharist as life-giving for the children of God. We who have been incorporated into the Lord’s Body in Baptism will wither on the vine (cf. Jn 15:6) without Christ’s word and the food of eternal life. (cf. Jn 6:54) Some will say that we can have Jesus’ word on our own and there is no way to deny this claim. But we can’t have the Eucharist on our own. For that, we need priests, we need spiritual fathers. For the last four years, I have worked principally at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Lloyd Harbor. My work there consisted partly in helping to engender a spiritual fatherhood among the seminarians of the Diocese of Brooklyn and the Diocese of Rockville Centre. I trust that some of that spiritual fatherhood was evident in the ministry I exercised here at St. Francis - whether at daily mass, weekend mass, in the confessional and or in the religious education program of the parish. I will remember well and fondly my association with you. I ask that in our absence from each other, you pray that the smallness of the Kingdom mature into that which is lovely and beautiful to behold. And let it not stop with your prayers. Participate in and become immersed in the loveliest and most beautiful of all in the kingdom, that is, the Holy Eucharist. It is only through a profound dedication to the Eucharist on the part of families and individuals that the Church will have men ready to give up biological fatherhood for spiritual fatherhood. Happy Father’s Day! In Christ, Msgr. Bob Batule SOS Bible Study Wednesdays 10:00am to 12:00pm in the parish hall. For information, call Joan at 631-367-4788 June 17, 2012 The Charismatic Prayer Group will meet on Saturday Mornings at 9:30am in the lower church (this is a change from Wed. night) Please join us 5 June 17, 2012 6 Thank You to Our St. Francis Festival Sponsors ! Major Sponsors: Brueggemann Funeral Home Buckley Family Chiropratic Dr. Raymond Mascolo, DDS Electronix Systems Central Station Alarms James & Dorothy Myles Foundation John W. Engeman Theater Joseph Purpura, CPA, PFS M.A. Connell Funeral Home Missionary Sisters of St. Benedict Nolan & Taylor-Howe Funeral Home Sponsors: All Weather Tires Anita’s Studio of Dance Apple Bank Beckman’s Florist Chase Bank Clayton Funeral Home Dix Hills Diner Eddie’s Plumbing Service Everbest Bakery Fred’s Carpet Greenlawn Hardware Greenlawn Service Greenway Deli Harbor Carting La Casa Café La Villini Restaurant Nina’s Pizzeria & Restaurant Painting with a Feminine Touch Phil’s Vitamin Center Precision Interior Construction Corp. Pumpernickel’s Restaurant Spinelli’s Pizza & Restaurant Thatched Cottage Village Jewelers Special Thanks to our Team Captains, Tom & Anne Buckley June 17, 2012 7 “Happy are all who fear the Lord, who walk in the ways of God. What your hands provide you will enjoy; you will be happy and prosper: Like a fruitful vine your wife within your home, Like olive plants your children around your table. Just so will they be blessed who fear the Lord.” Psalm 128: 1-4 RESPECT LIFE NEWS On this Father’s Day our St. Francis of Assisi Baby Corner wishes all our fathers and grandfathers a blessed Father’s Day! As you gather around the table, your family may wish to pray this special prayer: “PRAYER FOR FATHERS.” God, You are the giver of all life, human and divine. Bless our father. May he be the best of teachers for his children, bearing witness to the faith by what he says and does, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. “Children truly are the family’s greatest treasure and most precious good.” Pope Benedict XVI, Address at Meeting on Family and Life Issues in Latin America, Dec. 3, 2005 Intercessions for Life: June 17th Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time For fathers: that they remain faithful to the vocation they have received to be living witnesses of God’s love to their spouse and children; We pray to the Lord Word of Life: It cannot be taken for granted that human life in itself is a gift. Can it really be a beautiful gift? Do we know what will befall man in the dark days ahead—or in the brighter days that could come? Can we foresee to what trouble, what terrible events he might be exposed?... It is a problematic gift, if it is left to itself. Biological life is in itself a gift, but it is surrounded by a great question. It becomes a true gift only if, along with it, we are given a promise that is stronger than any evil that could threaten us, if it is immersed in a power that ensures that it is good to be human, that there will be good for this person no matter what the future brings. Thus, with birth is associated rebirth, the certitude that, truly, it is good to be alive, because the promise is stronger than evil. ~Pope Benedict XVI, Homily, Mass on the Occasion of the Holy Father’s 85th Birthday, April 16, 2012 Our Baby Corner is in need of Huggies, Pampers, and Luv’s diapers sizes 4, 5, and 6, unscented baby wipes, unscented baby wash, jars of stage 2 baby food, baby coupons and money for formula. (Please continue to place baby coupons in our Baby Corner white crib as baby formula and diapers are very expensive. Always we thank God through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Francis for all you do for our precious babies. Wish to join our RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE? Please call our rectory at 631-757-7435. * The Life Center of Long Island at 631-243-2373. Call for help with a crisis pregnancy, healing after an abortion, or to donate baby equipment. (Please do not bring baby equipment into our Church; rather call the Life Center to make arrangements. Thank you!) The Life Center’s Life Line is open 24 hours, 7 days a week at 631-243-0066. Please continue to pray each day for our precious babies—born and unborn—and their parents!!! Pray the rosary for the conversion of America’s heart to end abortion. June 17, 2012 8 GOD - UNITED What is the best way to ensure our parish receives the support needed for our operating expenses and ministries during the busy summer months? eGiving through Faith Direct! Please enroll today by visiting www.faithdirect.net. Our church code is NY350. Increased enrollment with Faith Direct will help stabilize our parish finances during the coming summer months when many families are away on vacation. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time and talents as well as treasure! PRAYERS FOR AMERICA All are invited to St. Francis of Assisi Church on Tuesday evenings to join together in public prayer for our nation at this historic time. Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of America, both approved by the Church, promise that special devotion to our Lady and her Rosary will bring untold blessings and peace to individuals, families and nations. The United States of America is consecrated to Our Lady under the title of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. It is through Her intercession that America will be saved and Grace restored to this Land. She must be invoked to receive this Blessing! Please Join us on Tuesday evenings between 7:00-7:30pm at St. Francis of Assisi Church to invoke Our Lady’s intercession for the United States of America NEWS Please join us at our next PB&J Gang date: Sunday, June 17th 6:30-8:00pm Hip hip hooray! We just broke our record! We made an amazing 1,324 sandwiches at our last PB&J Gang. Loving hands, Caring hearts, Spreading joy, is a very good thing. Come and join us in spreading the joy. Please bring donations of Bread, Smooth Peanut Butter & Jelly! PB&J gang can help satisfy your service hour requirements “I am only one but I can do something, and what I can do with God’s help, I will do” -St Francis of Assisi Volunteers Wanted!!! The bus that takes the seniors from Paumonack Village to Mass on Sundays will be cancelled as of June first. We are looking for drivers who can take a senior who goes to the same Mass they do to offer transportation. If you are interested please call the Pastoral Care Office (261-4837) and we will match you up with someone who needs a ride. Thank you for time and caring. Peggy Evans the YOU CAT is available at the St. Francis Port-a-Store Thirsting for Healing? Living Waters Center is a counseling center which provides the Healing Waters of Counseling, Prayer and Love to those who come through our doors. Our therapists are rooted in the prayer that is a basic part of our Catholic Tradition and Faith. Living Waters Center provides individual, family, couple and group therapy. Most insurance plans are accepted. For more information, please call 631-754-3990 or go to our website livingwatersli.com or email us at [email protected] June 17, 2012 CLASSIC KIDS SUMMER THEATRE INTENSIVE St. Francis cantor Rebecca Kupka-Overton (Broadway’s Jersey Boys) and David Overton (PhD in Theatre/MFA in Acting) will offer two 2-week summer theatre sessions at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church for children entering grade 3 through grade 12 by fall of 2012. SESSION 1: July 9th - July 20th (M-F) 10AM to 3PM SESSION 2: July 30th - August 10th (M-F) 10AM to 3PM Students will study acting, voice and movement, exploring various genres and techniques that include musical theatre, Shakespearean drama and contemporary performance. Each session will culminate in a final presentation. Tuition is $250.00 per session ($450.00 for both sessions) Siblings will receive a 10% discount. $50.00 non-refundable deposit per student. SPACE IS LIMITED!! For more information, visitwww.liclassicsstageco.org FACE THE TRUTH PRE-INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENT Sat. June 30 - 1:00 – 2:30 PM Exit 70 S of the Long Island Exwy., & Cty. Rd. 111, Manorville, Long Island. Join us as we stand united before the anniversary of our Nation’s Independence to show that everyone has an inherent right to life, including the unborn. Sponsored by the L.I. Coalition for Life and Peconic Respect Life Assn. Call Bill Matthews at 631-288-3263 or LICL at 631-243-1435. Wanted: Web Designer – Tabor Retreat Center (www.taborretreatcenter.org) seeks talented Web Designer to revamp/modernize our Web site. The ideal candidate would have the requisite knowledge and experience, as well as be willing to donate his/her professional services or work for a small stipend. If interested, please call 516.536.3004 or e-mail [email protected]. 9 PRAYER FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE O prince of peace, we humbly ask Your protection for all our men and women in the military service. Give them unflinching courage to defend with honor, dignity and devotion the rights of all who are imperiled by injustice and evil, Please guard our churches, our homes, and our schools, our hospitals, our factories, our buildings and all who are within from harm and peril. Protect our land and its peoples from enemies within and without. Grant an early peace with victory founded upon true justice. Please instill in the hearts and minds of people everywhere a firm purpose to live forever in peace and good will toward all. Amen. What price would you pay for religious freedom? An epic new film, For Greater Glory, premiered in theaters across the country on Friday, June 1. For Greater Glory tells the true story of Mexico’s battle for religious liberty and the Catholic Faith that rocked North America in the 1920s. Don’t miss For Greater Glory! You can book tickets now by visiting www.ForGreaterGlory.com and clicking “Find A Theater.” If there is high attendance during the first weeks, the movie will show in more theatres across the country, and ultimately this important and relevant message will reach many more Catholics. Please note that this film is rated R for scenes of wartime violence and martyrdom. For more information about the film and the true-life events on which it is based, please visit the LighthouseCatholic Media kiosk and pick up a copy of Patrick Madrid’s presentation, Attack on Religious Liberty: The Battle for the Faith in Mexico, or download a FREE MP3 of the talk by scanning the QR code on the poster at the kiosk. You can also download it here: www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/for-greater-glory.
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