Winter 2013 - Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

CenterView
A Newsletter published by Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
53 Prospect Road
Centerport, NY 11721
Confirmation 2012
Winter 2013
631-757-8184
CenterView
A newsletter published by
and for Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs Church
Purpose
This newsletter provides up-todate information about our faith
community. It covers all aspects
of parish life, including Liturgy,
Education, Service and Social
Ministry. This newsletter is
provided to highlight the mission
of our Catholic parish in its ideals
and its action.
CenterView
Editorial Staff
Publisher
Msgr. John D. Gilmartin
Editor
Rose Ann Walsh
Contributing Writers
Jini Baltrus
Megan Butler
Sr. Eileen Corcoran
Ninette Euler
Laurie Giannetta
Rebecca Kupka
Judy Smith
Photographers
Frank Anastasi
Ninette Euler
Judy Smith
Graphic Design & Layout
George S. Keenan
Judy Smith
Advertising & Printing
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Table of Contents
Features
Winter 2013
A Message from Father John ..................................................Page 4
Parish Social Ministry- A New Direction .............................Page 5
Hurrican Sandy-Our Parish Response...........................Page 6 & 7
Growth in Ministry..............................................................Page 8 & 9
Hearing the Needs of One Another......................................Page 10
Faith Formation.........................................................................Page 11
Confirmation .....................................................................Page 12 & 13
Around the Parish in Photos .........................................Page 14 & 15
Adult Faith Formation.....................................................Page 16 & 17
Golf & Tennis Outing .......................................................Page 18 & 19
Theater Summer Camp ..................................................Page 20 & 21
Finance Committee Report....................................................Page 22
Finance Report ............................................................Page 23
Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals & Welcomes ...........Page 24 & 25
With Thanks To Those Who Serve.......................................Page 26
On the Cover:
Bishop Robert Brennan returns to Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs to confer the sacrament of Confirmation.
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A Message from Father John
Dear Parishioners,
With the input of
many parishioners and
staff, we are delighted
to bring you this
edition of CenterView.
As always, the purpose
of this publication is to
share
with
you
information
about
many of the programs
and activities going on at Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs.
This issue of CenterView shares the story of our
parish’s response to Hurricane Sandy, highlighting
the tremendous outpouring of help from so many
in response to the needs of our neighbors. It was
truly another ‘defining moment’ of the mission to
which we are called in our parish. Jini Baltrus had
just become a member of the staff and she
immediately stepped in to help organize our
efforts, all the while making sure that she was
available to people in need as our new Parish Social
Ministry Director.
The Finance Committee is an essential part of our
parish that assures us stability and clear direction.
We have an outstanding group of parishioners with
expertise in finance who serve on this committee
and we are grateful for their stewardship. It is your
generosity as parishioners which enables us to offer
many important ministries here at the parish and
we are most appreciative of your support.
$80,000 for the parish. Thank you to those who
provide such fine leadership for this event and
special congratulations to Jane and George Devine,
who were honored for their many years of service
to the parish.
Two members of our staff, Ninette Euler and Sister
Eileen, have been at the center of parish life for
many years. As you can see in their articles, they
continue to provide outstanding programs for
parishioners. Our Faith Formation program has
over 1200 young people and Sister Eileen
continues to provide us with wonderful programs
for adults, including an upcoming retreat for the
parish and excellent speakers throughout the year.
In our next issue, we hope to focus on our Youth
Ministry program, including some excellent articles
from young people who experienced a visit to
Nazareth Farm. We’d like to highlight their efforts
as well as the many other activities of our parish
youth under the direction of Deacon Chris Sisini.
Please consider this a brief review and I hope it
invites you not only to read the articles but to
consider becoming involved in one of the many
ministries that make up this great parish of Our
Lady Queen of Martyrs.
Peace,
Father John
Our annual Golf and Tennis Outing was a
tremendous success this year, raising over
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Parish Social Ministry~A New Direction
Jini Baltrus
Director of Parish Social Ministry
As
reported
in
previous issues of
CenterView,
we
enlisted the aid of
two very competent
consultants, Richard
Dina and Rick Van
Dyke, to complete a
comprehensive
study of our Parish
Social
Ministry.
After interviewing
over 50 parishioners
and consulting with
parish staff, they recommended we begin a search
for a Director of Parish Social Ministry. The
selection process included advertising this position
with Catholic Charities as well as in every parish in
the diocese. From this search, over 25 candidates
applied for the position. I personally interviewed
each candidate and selected from this very fine list
of people three finalists who were very capable
candidates. With the aid of four other people who
assisted in the final interview process, Joe
Siniscalchi, Richard Dina, Rick Van Dyke and Linda
Leone ( Parish Social Ministry Director in Saint
Anne’s), Jini Baltrus was chosen to serve as our new
Director.
a strong understanding of the social Gospel and a
commitment to seeing it enhanced and expanded in
building upon the very fine program we have had
here for many years. In the director we were
looking for a person with this understanding of our
mission and the drive to develop an even greater
number of volunteers to respond to the needs of our
community. Key to this effort is a person of strong
faith, deep compassion and ability to articulate the
mission to our community.
Jini comes to us with a strong background in
administration. In reviewing her work in the
corporate world, she had major responsibilities
which included activities related to providing
assistance for people in the organization who had
lost jobs, or experienced mortgage problems or
other related financial difficulties. This was one of
the dimensions of her background we felt was
critical for the position.
St. Vincent De Paul volunteers
We are working together in several areas, including
ministry to families who have children with special
needs, developing a Share a Meal program within
our parish, and training new volunteers to serve in
Parish Social Ministry. Jini also has the assistance
of an Advisory Committee to guide her. Please join
me in welcoming Jini and I invite you all to come to
know her as a person who is here for you if you have
a need and looking to hear from you if you are
interesting in helping as a volunteer.
Clearly this was not the only area of expertise Jini
brings to us. One of the major areas we sought was
Jini has been ‘introduced’ to Parish Social Ministry
with the coming of Sandy. She immediately came to
know many people in need and offered her
compassionate presence to the many who came to
the parish seeking assistance. Now that things have
settled down a bit, she has begun the task of coming
to know the volunteers and the needs of our parish
and to build this ministry.
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Hurricane Sandy
The scribe asked Jesus, “Master, which is the greatest commandment?”
Jesus answered, “Love God with all your heart, all your soul and all your
will, and your neighbor as yourself.”
This past fall we had the opportunity to not only
hear the Word, but to put the greatest
Commandment into action. In light of the
unprecedented damage caused by Hurricane Sandy,
our faith community at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
gathered together to help our neighbors and friends
in need. We opened our doors and our hearts to the
community.
The Community Room became the ‘Sandy
Command Center.’ We provided coffee, hot meals,
warmth, television and internet connections, a
“charging
station”
and
companionship.
Parishioners Danielle Martin and Erin Deacy came
to us, desperate to help their family in Breezy Point.
Within hours, a collection station had been set up
and organized. Donations of warm clothing and
blankets, shoes, coats, gloves, toys,and books were
sorted and delivered to families who had lost
everything.
Within a day, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish
became a collection site for the hurricane relief
effort. A request was made for clothing, food, water,
batteries, flashlights and cleaning supplies. Many
hands, young and old, organized and sorted
mountains of food, clothing and supplies.
Thank you to the hundreds of people who pitched in
to help. We are grateful to all of you for your time
and effort. We are especially grateful to the
following people and establishments Jini Baltrus, our Director of Parish Social
Ministry, worked tirelessly for days to coordinate
services for so many. She organized rides to polling
places, meals to the home bound, overnight
accommodations at parishioners’ homes, rides to
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Our Parish Response
their tremendous generosity and hours spent seeing
that our “hospitality operation” ran smoothly.
Our ability to respond so quickly to help our
neighbors is truly reflective of the leadership of the
dedicated staff and generous volunteers and
parishioners at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, and so
many who donated vast amounts of food, clothing
and supplies.
hospitals and doctor appointments and even
provided space in the rectory living room for a
patient to have dialysis treatment.
Jim Feeley and the Centerport Fire
Department and Craig Hamilton for providing
trucks to help us transport the donations to central
locations. We were able to send truckloads of
supplies and clothing to St. Hugh’s and St. Edward’s
parishes.
Liz and Pat Madigan for the countless hours of
“kitchen duty” and to Beth Cotter and all the other
ladies who worked so hard to feed us all.
Green Cactus, John John’s Sandwich Shop,
Ruvo Restaurant, Jimmy’s Pizza and the
Knights of Columbus for providing additional
food and snacks to feed us all.
We were honored to offer hospitality to the utility
workers from Canada who worked in the snow, sleet
and rain of the Nor’easter to restore power to the
neighbors and our surrounding communities.
We have been able to truly live the gospel and build
on our faith community here at Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs. We were able to demonstrate our love for
God and bring compassion and caring to our
neighbors.
Memories of Hurrican Sandy and the destruction
left behind won’t soon be forgotten; but perhaps this
experience has changed us a bit too. We may never
be completely prepared for what Mother Nature
sends our way, but our hearts must always be
prepared to live the greatest commandment.
May we all continue to share in God’s goodness and
blessings.
Pastor Mark Bigelow,
who graciously offered
his facilities at the
Congregational
Church of Huntington
on Election Day so that
we could continue to
provide hospitality.
Joe Siniscalchi and
Barbara Butler for
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Growth in Ministry
Jini Baltrus has become our new Director of Parish
Social Ministry and was quickly introduced to the
needs of our parish as “Sandy” arrived. As a result
of the storm and in connecting with so many people
in need, we have significantly expanded our Parish
Social Ministry.
•
Your generosity, involvement and help in these past
months provide us the opportunity to continue to
develop this important Ministry.
Some of the major projects completed this Fall
include:
• Opening the parish facilities for the people of the
community who were in need during the storm
and continue to need assistance.
•
•
Providing Thanksgiving and Christmas for over
40 families in need. We also introduced the
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“Adopt a Family” project and have 42 families
involved. The St. Vincent de Paul Society is
working closely with Parish Social Ministry in
this effort.
The “Share a Meal” project is intended to
regularly provide meals for families who are
faced with major difficulties. Our parishioners
generously donate and deliver these meals.
We celebrate mass with our friends with special
needs on a monthly basis. Mass is on Saturday
evening at 5:00 in the Community Room. Please
check the bulletin for upcoming dates.
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•
The Respite program is in the stages of
development. Many people with extensive
backgrounds in working with special needs have
volunteered to assist in this effort. Special
training will be provided.
•
•
We are in the planning stages of a Nurse
Ministry, a cancer support group and other
parenting programs in the upcoming year
Additionally, a parent support group has been
formed and meets monthly to share thoughts
and information and provide support for
another.
We invite you to contact Jini Baltrus at 754-9045 if
you are interested in volunteering in any of these
initiatives. We appreciate and depend on our
volunteers to help us help others. Thank you for
your continued support.
As we begin the new year, additional ministries are
being developed.
• The Advisory Council will hold its annual retreat
in February to further discuss and establish the
vision and direction of Parish Social Ministry.
•
“Every child, every person needs to know that
they are a source of joy; every child, every
person needs to be celebrated.
Only when all of our weaknesses are accepted
as part of our humanity can our negative,
broken self-images be transformed.”
Jean Vanier
Training will begin in January for our special
group of volunteers who will be coordinating the
direct services for the needy in our community.
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Hearing the Needs of One Another
As many parents of children with special needs can attest,
there is a certain understanding that happens among us.
The special needs of our young (or perhaps, adult)
children may be very different in terms of the particular
kind of diagnosis, but the experience often transcends the
specifics. When parents of children with special needs
gather together, there is a lot of nodding and smiles of
recognition. Most importantly, there is something that
is often lacking in the larger world, filled as it is with
“typical” children: a lot of shared sympathy and
understanding. As the mother of a young son who is on
the autism spectrum and a young daughter who is
“typical,” I know first-hand how helpful this is.
What Can our Parish Do to Help?
It is just this kind of sympathy and understanding that
abounds in the recently formed support group for parents
who have children with special needs. The group formed
as a result of Father John’s sending out a question to our
faith community: What can we do to help families who
have children with special needs? What can our parish
do to include them? And how, specifically, can we help
you? The response so far has come in the form of
monthly support group meetings and Masses that are
geared specifically toward special children, their families,
and those who care for them.
Our support group has held monthly meetings in the
Community Room, where families discuss both the joys
and challenges inherent in parenting children who are
not, for lack of a better word, “typical.” As of this writing,
the group consists of approximately ten families, with
children ranging from elementary school age to adults in
their early 30’s and 40’s. While parents talk in one room,
their children — those with special needs and their
siblings —play in another room, where they are
entertained by volunteers from the parish. At our first
meeting in the fall, Father John, Jini Baltrus and the
group of parents discussed not only what it’s like to be
the parent of a child with special needs, but more
importantly, what it means. As we sat together in our
circle, we discussed how it feels to be on this particular
journey, which has a different set of milestones and a
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different set of expectations. Parents were able to share
how each of us has navigated through whichever part of
the journey we’re on at this time. At the end of the
evening, the kids emerged from the adjacent room with
beaded necklaces and Play Doh cakes, clamoring eagerly
about when they could come to Church.
A Truly Special Mass
When Father John celebrates Mass for families who have
children with special needs, gone are the labels of “Down
Syndrome” or “autism spectrum,” as we listen to these
children do spirited readings, help serve at the altar and
participate in singing joyful songs. The acceptance of
behaviors that might be found distracting in the ‘upstairs’
Church allow for the Mass to feel more fluid and open.
This is especially helpful to children who have sensory or
other issues that can be more visible in a restrictive
enivronment, which often keeps families from attending
Mass with the larger community in the main Church.
This Mass, which is open to all families, not only doesn’t
restrict, it welcomes all.
Father John has modeled this ministry on one that he
founded in his previous parish, Saint Anne’s in Garden
City. Plans for additional programs are already in the
works, such as Respite for parents, who can take some
needed time off while their children are entertained for
several hours on a Friday night by caring and competent
volunteers.
The parents’ support group continues to meet and we
welcome new families who have children with special
needs. If you are interested in finding out more about
this, please contact Jini Baltrus at 754-9045 and she is
sure to help you get connected. Although this is a group
that has been brought together in one way or another by
labels, this is one place where any and all labels can be
set aside, where the word “special” can be felt and
understood not in terms of separateness or difference,
but with all of its many layers of meaning.
~ Laurie Giannetta
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Faith Formation Changes for the New Year
Parents are the first and primary teachers of the faith. We who are called to be ministers in
Children’s Faith Formation see our mission clearly. We strive to assist parents in the faith formation
of their children, and thereby hope to invigorate the entire faith community here at Our Lady Queen
of Martyrs Parish.
In Children’s Faith Formation we have close to 1200
students enrolled in grades one through nine. Since we do
not have a large school building, approximately 70% of
our classes are taught by catechists in their own homes.
The class sizes range from 6-12 students.
These faith formation classes become, in effect, small
Christian communities. In these small groups, students
feel comfortable not only learning about God and the
Church but also sharing with each other their personal
faith stories. It is in this way that we hope to inspire our
students to form a real relationship with Jesus.
Students in 1st and 2nd Grades are beginning their
preparation to receive First Reconciliation and First
Communion. This is an exciting and important time for
these students as well as for their families. Last spring we
had 125 students receive the Lord Jesus in Holy
Communion for the first time.
Our 5th graders learn about
other Christian Churches and
visit St. Paraskevi Greek
Orthodox
Church
in
Greenlawn. Our 6th graders
visit the Huntington Jewish
Center to hear about the Jewish
faith and its customs.
Formal
preparation
for
Confirmation begins in the 7th
grade, and continues until the
sacrament is conferred in the
fall of 9th grade. Students at this level are asked to make
a personal commitment to attend Mass regularly, and
complete Mass reflection sheets about the Sunday
gospels. They also write a letter to the pastor requesting
Confirmation, make a commitment to helping others
though Christian service projects, and take part in a
spiritual retreat.
We offer some large, grade-level events throughout the
year. However, our focus is on smaller celebrations,
which allow the students to really feel a part of what is
happening.
We have, especially in the past few years, tried very hard
to re-introduce the importance of the Mass to our
students. Father John celebrates individual class Masses,
either in the chapel or at a catechist’s home. These
liturgies become meaningful learning experiences for the
students, as well as their parents.
The Pflaum Gospel Weeklies program is another natural
progression in this process. This year we completed our
move to using the Gospel Weeklies for all of our grade
levels. It is a program based on the themes and lessons of
the Sunday Gospels. There are 5 groupings, starting with
pre-school and going up through 7th & 8th grade.
The lessons are new every year; they follow the cycles of
readings and teach in real time the seasons of the
liturgical year. Everyone in the faith formation program,
from Pre School through 8th grade, is learning the same
gospel lesson each week, although it is, of course,
modified for each age group. There is also a Catechism
component to the program, instructing and re-enforcing
the topics & themes being taught each week.
Although our Children’s Faith
Formation program goes from
first grade through ninth grade,
we teach our students that their
faith formation is a life long
journey that does not end when
they receive Confirmation. At Our
Lady Queen of Martyrs, we are
fortunate to have a Youth
Ministry program, and a twicemonthly Teen Mass, through
which we invite older teens to
keep their connection to the parish and to our liturgical
celebrations. Through Youth Ministry, these young
people continue the work of Christian Service well into
their teen years.
In our parish Faith Formation program, we are also
blessed with a couple of teams of energetic and
committed teenagers who have been confirmed, and
continue their own faith formation, as they become
catechists to share their faith with the younger children
in the parish. Faith Formation at Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs is truly a living, breathing, growing ministry,
involving more than 200 trained and dedicated catechists
and volunteer aides.
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Wisdom - Understanding - Right Judgement
This fall, on October 25th, Bishop Robert Brennan
came to Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish to anoint
158 ninth graders in the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Even though it was a dreary day outside, within the
walls of our church, there was much brightness and
joy.
The Holy Spirit came down upon our Confirmation
candidates and their families in two beautiful and
reverent celebrations. Some students read the
readings, and some brought up the gifts during the
presentation, but all those in attendance shared in
celebrating the liturgy with prayer and song.
Confirmandi that Jesus loves us so much and wants
to be part of our lives forever. And he thanked them
for accepting this gift of friendship, and being open
to the possibilities it offers.
During the anointing, Bishop Brennan took a
personal moment with each of the candidates, as he
blessed them, wished them peace and congratulated
them. After the ceremony, the bishop joined the
students and their families downstairs in the
Community Room for pictures. It was a wonderful
culmination of their years of study and preparation.
Before the ceremonies, Bishop Brennan spent a little
time with the Confirmandi and their sponsors,
introducing himself to them. In his homily, the
bishop spoke directly to the ninth graders and
explained that our faith is a relationship with a very
real person, a friend. He told the story of the first
Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came down upon
the apostles and they were no longer afraid or
confused. With great excitement, he told the
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Courage - Knowledge - Reverence - Wonder & Awe
Our Faith Community congratulates the newly confirmed
young men and women of our parish, their parents, families and sponsors
Brianna Ackerman
Sarah Aliperti
Andrew Amoruso
Christopher Amoruso
Brendan Anderson
Jillian Banger
Rose Barbera
Benedict Barnes
Jarrod Bartlett
Owen Berkery
Olivia Bongiorno
Gabrielle Bonifazio
Blake Borghard
Zachary Bossey
Evan Bossey
Frederick Buckholtz
Nicholas Campbell
Michelle Carillo
Victoria Carino
John Carney
Matthew Carney
Victoria Carroll
Jenna Casalino
Lauren Castaldo,
Vince Catenacci
Joseph Cavallaro
Patrick Clemente
Julia Clementi
Kaitlyn Coughlin
Alexander Coventry
Elizabeth Crofts
Brendan Cunneen
Dakota Cunningham
Hunter Cuthbertson
Emily Davenport
Brendan Deegan
Jillian DeSantis
William DeVito
Justin DiOrio
Kaitlin Dluginsky
Cole Drew
Aidan Dwyer
Katherine Ellsworth
Gerard Espinoza, Gabriella
Farino
Patrick Finn
Gabriella Forte
Jane Franco
Isabella Gambone
Julia Gatto
Matthew Genovese
Rachael Glackin
Marybeth Greenberg
William Gross
Dori-Jo Gutierrez
Zacharie Happel
Michael Harvey
Marc Hochwald
Scott Huffman
Michaela Hunter
Mary Interdonati
Grace Interrante
Caroline Johnson
Ruby Jusas
Jenna Kaufman
Gabriel Kave
Patrick Kawakami
Matthew Kelly
Kathleen Keys
Alexandra Koumas
William Kranz
Owen Lamerson
Ryan Lanner
Peter LaRocca
Alexander Latham
Eric Leone
Michael Logrieco
Henry Mack
Caroline Maggio
Erin Malico
Gabrielle Mank
Gabriella Marchesi
Patrick Margey
Jenna Martin
Justin Martinolich
Maxwell Martuscello
Alexandra Mastroianni
Simone McGovern
Katelyn McHale
Caitlin McHugh
Kayla McKenna
Quintin McKenna
Bridget McLoughlin
Bridget McMahon
Jake Miller
Nicolette Milligan
Alexandra Mills
Taylor Miltner
Daniel Mollitor
Kelly Moore
Kiera Morency
Hunter Morris
James Muehlemann
Ryan Mulligan
Chayse Nasiatka
Christopher Neary
Lauren Nevirs
Kyle O’Brien
Danielle O'Connor
Justin Oh
Noelle Ozimek
Miranda Ozimek
Casey Pace
Andrew Palacios
Kelly Palladino
Ariana Pergola
Caroline Petrozzo
Trevor Phillips
Shannon Quigg
Fiona Quinn
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Hunter Radecki
Jack Ratti
Meghan Rieger
Lauren Rincon
Mitchell Rittenhouse
Brian Root
Anna Savino
Meaghan Scally
Ryan Scanlon
Dylan Schedler
Benjamin Schorn
Amanda Semmelmeier
Michael Shortt
Ella Simkins
Chelsea Skipper
Charlotte Smith
Cara Sorrentino
Caroline Spears
Hannah Staib
Christina Stefanac
Mariel Stein
Kelly Stone
Michael Sullivan
Sean Sullivan
Chelsea Taranovich
Emma Todd
Kevin Topolovec
Stephen Trimble
Elizabeth Triscari
James Tully
Hayden Uresk
Matthew Ventre
Georgia Viggiano
Abigail Vogt
Olivia Vomero
Erin Walsh
Michael Wegmann
Neil Worden
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Around the Parish
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Adult Faith Formation
SPIRITUALITY
“The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw, and knew I saw – all things in God and God in all
things.” --Mechtild of Magdeburg
Here, at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, we offer many
programs in spirituality. Some such are: Book
Club, Week of Directed Prayer, Workshops on
Current Topics, MOMS (Ministry of Moms
Sharing), and Celebration of Evening Prayer and
Taize.
As one can see, many rich ideas are
presented that have implications on one’s spiritual
journey.
In his book, The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle tells
this story. It seems a beggar had been sitting by the
side of a road for over thirty years. One day a
stranger walked by and asked for some change. “I
have nothing to give you”, said the stranger. Then,
he asked, “What’s that you’re sitting on?”
“Nothing”, replied the beggar. “It is just an old box
that I have been sitting on since I don’t know when.”
“Have you ever looked inside?” asked the stranger.
“No”, said the beggar. “What’s the point? There’s
nothing in there.” “Have a look inside”, insisted the
stranger. Reluctantly, the beggar pried the lid open,
and with astonishment and disbelief, he saw that
the box was filled with gold!
All of us are like that beggar, in so far as we are all
looking for something. Some of us may remember
lyrics from the song “The Seeker” by the Who: “ I’ve
looked under chairs, I’ve looked under tables, I’ve
tried to find the key, to fifty million fables. They call
me The Seeker.” We are all that seeker and what we
are looking for is not in some far off place, but rather
it is in the present moment, where we are! The truth
of God is written in us and around us, as near as the
air we breathe.
As a Seeker, you are invited to A Religious Art
Presentation – TEARS OF FAITH: A LENTEN
PRESENTATION WITH SLIDES OF JOY AND
SORROW IN THE LIVES OF BELIEVERS. We are
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so wondrously made that tears can accompany both
joy and sorrow in our lives. This presentation with
slides over the course of a Saturday morning (March
9th, 9:45 to 12:00 Noon) will reflect on our reaction
to the experience of Jesus, the experience of his
disciples and more generally, the joy and sorrows of
human experience today. Fr. Leo O’Donovan, S.J.,
President Emeritus of Georgetown University, will
guide us on this spiritual journey.
Also, you are welcome to our Lenten Evening
Prayer, which will take place on the dates below in
the church at 7:30PM. Reflections on our parish
theme, Faith, are by:
March 6 - S. Vicki Toale, Professor of
Theology at Molloy College
March 13 – Fr. George Drance, Professor of
Theatre at Fordham University
March 20 – Mrs. Marge Dritto, former
Director of Faith Formation, Our Lady Queen of
Martyrs
Are you a Seeker? Please accept the invitation and
come. Yes, I think we are all Seekers, as the Bible
implies. What we are seeking, we already know.
What we want, we already have. “You already know.
The Spirit is with you and the Spirit is in you.” -John 14:7
~S. Eileen
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Spirituality - Are You A Seeker
S. Vicki Toale, O.P., is originally from Brooklyn. She has taught on
elementary and high school levels, been a Pastoral Minister and a Director
of Religious Education at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Astoria. She taught
for 20 years in the Intercommunity Novitiate. Currently, S. Vicki is an
Associate Professor in Theology at Molloy College and is the Chairperson
of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department. She also serves as a Pastoral
Associate at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Wyandanch. She
holds a Doctorate in Ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation.
Fr. George Drance, S.J. entered the Society of Jesus in 1983 and was
ordained in 1995. His work with the Jesuits has taken him to Central
America, East Africa, and the Oglala Sioux Reservation in Pine Ridge
South Dakota. He received his Theology training at the Jesuit School of
Theology, now a part of Boston College. He also holds an MFA in Acting
from Columbia University, and has performed and directed in over twenty
countries on five continents. He currently serves as Artist-in-Residence
at Fordham University Lincoln Center, as artistic director of the critically
acclaimed Magis Theatre Company, and assists with liturgies and
workshops at St. Malachy's Church (The Actor's Chapel) in New York City.
Fr. Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J. is President Emeritus of Georgetown
University, and Past President of the Catholic Theological Society of
America.
He was born in New York City, graduated from Iona
Preparatory School, Georgetown University and was a Fulbright Scholar
and Danforth Fellow. He obtained a doctoral degree in theology in 1971
from the University of Münster, in Germany, where he studied under
Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner. Fr. Leo was the 47th President of
Georgetown. Fr. Leo is a long-standing supporter or the programs and
initiatives of the Department of Pediatrics and the Child Development
Center of Georgetown University Children’s Medical Center. He is a
champion of community and children’s issues. The Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J.
Dining Hall at Georgetown opened in 2003. And yes, he is on the Board
of Directors of The Walt Disney Company, too.
Marge Dritto was Director of Religious Education here at OLQM for 24
years, retiring in June, 2010. Originally a Catholic School teacher, she
worked in the Diocese of Rockville Centre for 46 years. Marge received a
Masters Degree in Religious Education with a minor in Scripture from the
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Lloyd Harbor. Presently
Marge volunteers as secretary on the board of Newborns in Need, a charity
that helps babies, located in Huntington Bay. She and her husband Joe
love being grandparents to Timmy, aged 1 and a half and Rosalind, 4
months.
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Golf
RCIA
& Tennis
Candidates
Outing
30th Annual Monsignor Joseph F. Colligan Memorial Golf & Tennis Outing
Despite the dreary weather on October 4th, 2012, the Golf
& Tennis outing was a huge success and enjoyed by all.
Thank you to all our parishioners, friends and business
sponsors. The Annual Golf and Tennis Outing is the
parish’s major fundraising event. Your generosity and
support enables Our Lady Queen of Martyrs to provide
programs that serve both our parish and community.
A Brief Look Back
The first Outing was held in 1983. A short time after
Monsignor Colligan had attended a Golf Outing for
Chaminade High School, he decided to try to duplicate
this event for OLQM. Along with Joe Posilico and Phil
Raciniello, Msgr Colligan organized the first Outing at the
Huntington Crescent Club and raised $35,000. The
parish quickly pulled together a committee to expand the
outing. After five years the invitation was extended to all
parishioners and the event has continued to grow. At
Monsignor Ryan request, tennis was added to the venue
of the Outing. The dinner was expanded with the
addition of live and silent auctions, raffles, and a cash
raffles. Each year more parishioners join us for the golf,
tennis, fun and fellowship.
Golf & Tennis, Dinner &
Auction
The weather did nothing to
dampen the spirits of the
more than 120 golfers and
20 tennis players who came
out to play at the beautiful
Huntington Crescent Club.
Our tennis players enjoyed a
light courtside breakfast and
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warm up clinic while
our golfers enjoyed a
hearty brunch and
headed out to the
course. After a day on
the course and courts,
the party moved into
the club. The evening
festivities began with
a
cocktail
hour
followed by dinner,
raffles, prizes and live and silent auctions. Fr. Kevin
Smith, pastor at St. Dominic’s in Oyster Bay was the
emcee for the evening. Fr. Kevin announced right at the
start of the auction that he was there to perform a
“walletectomy” on the guests. He was true to his word
but he certainly had help from the fantastic prizes on
offer: stays at homes in Mattituck and Montauk, an
appearance on Telecare, cocktail party at the Old Fields
Inn and the ever-popular “Big Blue Experience” (a fully
catered, chauffeured RV trip to a Giants game) and the
Jets Package!
The evening wrapped up with the
drawings for the three cash raffle prizes.
Our Honorees
We were proud to
recognize Jane and
George Devine as our
honorees this year
and thank them for
their years of service
to our parish. The
Devines joined the
parish in 1993 and
have been actively
involved since. Jane is a Eucharistic Minister at the
church and at the hospital. She is a member of the
Liturgical Environment Committee, serves on the
Pastoral Council and also facilitated bereavement groups.
Jane has been involved in local government for a number
of years, most recently serving on the Suffolk County
Water Authority’s Board of Directors and the Town of
Huntington Planning Board. George came to our parish
as a Lector and currently served on the parish Finance
Committee. George enjoyed a long and successful career
at Grumman and retired in 1993. Over his many years on
the Finance Committee, George contributed his
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knowledge and advise to three different pastors! We
thank and commend him for his years of service. The
Devines continue to donate their time and talent to Our
Lady Queen of Martyrs and we were delighted they
accepted this honor from our parish.
Dr. Ernest Vomero was
also recognized and
presented a plaque in
recognition of his ten
years of Tee and Green
sponsorship.
The evening was enjoyed
by all. Thank you to all
who
volunteered,
participated
and
contributed to making
this year’s outing a huge
success
Just Wait Until Next Year
We offer our sincere appreciation to Frank Fiore, Louise
Kelly and Marina DeVito for chairing this year’s event and
to the committee members for their countless hours of
hard work and dedication to this event. We look forward
to our 31st Annual Monsignor Joseph F. Colligan
Memorial Golf and Tennis Outing.
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Theatre Summer Camp
Summer Happenings: CLASSIC KIDS in the Community Room
Many years ago–in 1999, to be exact–I experienced one
of those life-altering events that come into a person’s life
every now and again. To put things in context, I spent
most of my time in those days pursuing my dream of
being on Broadway. When not auditioning in New York,
I traveled around the country performing roles in
regional theatres. One of those theatres was The North
Carolina Theatre, a well-respected company in Raleigh,
North Carolina.
I became friendly with the producer of the theatre while
working on a production of Grease, and he invited me to
return to Raleigh several months later as the
choreographer of their established Summer Theatre Arts
School, or STAS. Now, while this was certainly a
compliment, it was by no means how I intended to spend
my summer! An actress who wishes to be on Broadway
must be NEAR Broadway in order to attend auditions–
everyone knows that. And so I politely let him know that
provided I was not otherwise engaged, I would certainly
consider his kind offer. Secretly, of course, I had no
intention of returning to North Carolina that summer.
And to prove my point, just weeks before the program
was to begin, I managed to secure final callbacks for not
one, but two Broadway
shows–in the same day,
no less! Giddy with
possibility, I began
planning my summer…
Would I be the swing in
Smokey Joe’s Café, or the
understudy to the female
lead in Saturday Night
Fever? One thing was for
sure: I would not be
running some little kids’
program down in Dixie…
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Fast-forward to July. The
scene:
NCT’s Summer
Theatre Arts School. The
city: Raleigh, NC. The
choreographer? You got it:
Me. Not only did my
inevitable Broadway debut
fail to materialize, I was
now stuck honoring my
promise
to
act
as
choreographer since I was,
sadly, quite available.
What, you may ask, could
this little anecdote possibly
have to do with an article
about OLQM’s Summer
Happenings? Ah, there’s the rub. After begrudgingly
traipsing down South, a chip the size of Times Square
firmly planted on my shoulder, I walked into the first
production meeting of the summer and was promptly
introduced to the program Director, David Overton… See
where this is going? Six months after my reluctant
Raleigh trip, I was engaged. One year later, we were
married. Twelve years later, we are the parents of three
beautiful, quirky and talented little girls, two of whom
spent their summer participating in our inaugural
CLASSIC KIDS Summer Theatre Intensive at Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs.
Since our experience together in North Carolina, David
and I talked often about recreating something similar for
children in our area. Over the years– somewhere amidst
all the diapers and training wheels–David earned his PhD
in Theatre from the University of Colorado at Boulder,
and I eventually achieved that coveted Broadway debut
(in Saturday Night Fever, no less… the very show I’d been
in the running for before my stint in NC). David taught
and I continued to perform on Broadway and off, but we
came no closer to actualizing our vision of a theatre
program for kids… until recently.
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Somewhat battered by the economy and other, shall we
say, “unexpected” events (a.k.a. McKenna Grace Overton,
born September 1, 2011), David and I took our ideas to
the newly-installed pastor, Fr. John Gilmartin.
Supported by our tireless advocates, Deirdre Kupka and
Hugh Carroll, we presented Father John with a
prospectus for our burgeoning theatre, Long Island
Classics Stage Company. Our first order of business was
to secure a space for a summer program to begin building
a base of students and interested parents. Fr. John
eagerly offered the Community Room and classrooms,
which are rarely used during the summer months. On a
wing and a prayer, we began advertising for two sessions
of CLASSIC KIDS, hoping for at least fifteen students in
each session. Less than two months after running our
first ad in the OLQM bulletin, both of our sessions had a
waiting list and we were suddenly preparing lessons for
over 80 students!
With David at the acting helm, me in my dance pants (not
nearly as easy to squeeze into, mind you, as they were in
1999) and a young NYU
Musical Theatre graduate
named Gina Salvia tickling the
ivories, our very first NY-based
Overton endeavor began its
journey. Session One began
on July 9th and ran through
July 20th. Session Two began
on July 30th and ran through
August 10th. Both sessions
offered varied curricula and
culminated in a Showcase
Presentation on the final
Friday of the program.
While many area programs focus solely on musical
theatre, CLASSIC KIDS introduced students to a wide
variety of genres. David and I feel strongly that our
current culture not only supports but glorifies the
“Reality TV” mentality: “You, Too, Can Be a STAR…!!”
(Provided, of course, that the viewing audience votes for
you…via text!) As performers ourselves, we believe that
this mentality can be damaging to children as it presents
show business as a glittery, exciting world of fame and
fortune, without addressing the years of hard work,
education, determination and disappointment that define
the lives of the vast majority of actors.
With CLASSIC KIDS, we sought to create a safe,
nurturing environment in which children of varying
levels of age and experience could explore the many
facets of theatre, not just as performers, but as students.
We are proud to have presented pieces from such
seminal works as Oedipus Rex, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream, The
Miracle
Worker
and
Metamorphoses, among others.
Our focus on education rather
than performance enabled the
students to delve into roles and
material that might otherwise be
deemed “too challenging” or “too
advanced.”
While other
programs send the kids home
with a T-shirt, our “Classic Kids”
went home quoting Shakespeare.
Different? Yes. Unexpected?
Yes. Successful? Based on the
touching feedback we received
from students and parents alike,
I would have to say yes.
“The show was amazing!” said one parent. “Thanks for
every little detail you included. For example, they didn’t
have to buy another T-shirt and they all looked beautiful.”
Said another, “Thank you for providing the children with
an awesome theater experience. It far exceeded any of
our expectations. The Showcase was fabulous! (Our
daughter) learned some very valuable lessons and is
looking forward
to what you will
be offering in
the future.” The
support of our
audiences was
also palpable,
not only in their
smiles
and
cheers, but in
their generous
free-will
offering
to
OLQM’s Parish Outreach: Nearly $600 was donated to
help needy families in our own community.
As parents–and as individuals–
David and I often find ourselves
making decisions that go against
popular culture. Our long-term
goal with Long Island Classics
Stage Company is to begin to
create
professional-level
productions
that
challenge
conventional ways of thinking. As
is the case with most artists,
however, we have an endless
supply of creative ideas… but not
an endless supply of funds. We are
grateful to Father John and the
OLQM community for their support, and we welcome
any thoughts, feedback…or benefactors! Our theatre
company is still very much in the beginning stages, but it
is our hope that the 2012 CLASSIC KIDS summer
program at OLQM will be the launching pad for future
dreams.
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–Rebecca Kupka-Overton
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Finance Report
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee serves as ‘steward’ of the
generous resources you have provided to Our Lady
Queen of Martyrs Parish. An essential aspect of our
role is to update our parishioners on the financial
condition of the parish. At this time, we want to
highlight three areas: our financial report for the
year ended August 31, 2012; a final report on the use
of funds from the Capital Campaign and, finally, the
decision of the Committee to hire an outside auditor
who will review our finances and ensure
transparency to you as parishioners.
Financial Report – Included in this issue is our
year-end financial report. Each year the pastor, the
parish administrator and the Finance Committee
collaborate to produce a budget, which is submitted
to the diocese. We are pleased to report that we
ended our fiscal year with a surplus. A number of
factors contributed to this. Revenue was better than
expected, primarily due to a 5% increase in
donations for Sundays and holydays. This was also
an increase over the prior year. We have seen an
increase in electronic giving and encourage
parishioners to consider choosing this option to help
balance the variations in the amount donated each
week. (For any who are interested, please see text
box in the bulletin for how to enroll.) Thank you to
the parish for your generous contributions in a most
difficult economy. In addition, our expenses were
lower than budgeted and lower than the prior year.
A significant reason for this was a reduction in the
Trinity Regional School subsidy. This reduction may
not continue going forward. Another contributor was
a reduction in the cost of fringe benefits, due to a
change in the composition of the staff. The surplus
will be set aside for future capital projects and to help
us weather difficult economic times.
system for energy efficiency; a new roof for our
Church and resurfacing of the parking lot. (The
parking lot by the rectory was completed last
summer.) The resurfacing projects were done at a
much reduced cost thanks to the Posillico family,
who has been so generous to the parish over the
years. We are most grateful to Whitney Posillico for
her assistance and to Charlie Forte for his expertise
and direction. At this point, the funds received
during the Campaign have been disbursed to
complete all of the planned projects.
Audit Firm- The Finance Committee has studied
the issue of transparency in reporting the financial
condition of the parish. The diocese has provided
fine assistance to the Parish in the past. However,
the Committee went one step further and brought in
an outside firm to review our operations and provide
ongoing oversight of our financial reporting. We
value the importance of being totally transparent and
believe a review from a firm independent of the
parish and of the diocese we will provide the best
assurance of continued vigilance related to the
stewardship of our parish resources.
If any of you have questions, please feel free to
contact us. We thank you for your continued support.
Capital campaign - The final projects of the
Capital Campaign of 2006, to which you have so Sidonie Flaiz, Robert Carillo, George Devine,
generously contributed, are now completed. They Art Dignam, Eileen McGaw-Dietrich,
include the following: new controls for the heating Tom Pirro, Joseph Siniscalchi, MM Weiss
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Finance Report
Removal of
old oil tank.
August 2012
Our Church
gets a new
roof.
August 2012
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WEDDINGS
BAPTISMS
June 2012
Anabella Maria Czekaj
Carolin James Guido
Mia Ruth Moeller
July 2012
Luciana Angela Pizzo
Emmett Joseph Owens
Penelope Ruth Bilbao
Augustine Jude Stuertz
Amelia Grace Moscati
Patrick Thomas Olino
August 2012
Joshua Ryan Anastasi
Luke Ryan DeMonte
Samuel Steven Welkie
Alaina Sophia Campisi
Edward Daniel Shea
September 2012
Luke Bauer Shanley
Emma Marie McCarrick
Henry Thomas Soper
Harrison James Perrota
Riley Lucas Conway
Frank Joseph Foster
Parker Lewis Hallberg
Connor Michael Probst
June 2012
Oliver Ludwig Dovovich & Sally Kathryn Williams
Joseph DeSantis IV & Rebecca Lynn Dowling
July 2012
David Andrew Lutz & Jillian Victoria Pearsall
Jaimie Paul McKeon & Michelle Rose Pirro
August 2012
Edward Joseph Cahill & Jennifer Wittman
Stefan Mutchnick & Farah Saran
September 2012
John Michael McManus & Kristin Elaine Colavito
October 2012
Nicholas Riccardo & Keri Lyn Bohlen
Joseph Miscavige & Katherine Foret
November 2012
Matthew Alan Parker & Melissa Ann Anderson
William John Quinn & Lisa Michelle Caputo
December 2012
John Louis Garutti & Danielle Evangeline Cozzi
October 2012
Katherine Marie Competello
Olivia Grace Della Valle
November 2012
Mattea Jolee Dawson
Nicholas Ryan Domino
Julia Grace Pisco
December 2012
James Robert Ciafardoni
Mackenzie Mae Martin
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Kristin and John McManus
married on September 29, 2012
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FUNERALS
June 2012
Frances D. Ryan
Raymond J. Marvin
Jeanne P. Michalek
Leonard C. Sokolski
Frances Squillan
Corey Lee St. George
John F. Lombard
July 2012
Patricia Fox
John J. Cadden
Louise Hammer
George Cafaro
Therese Caruso
August 2012
John Jay Walsh
John D. Moro, Jr.
Margaret M. Hanlon
September 2012
Anne F. Holinski
Marie A. Scarduzio
Michael Wenk
Gladys Marcinisen
Rita Vesce
Hortense Schwefel
October 2012
Maryann R. Dragonetti
David R. Paul
Anne P. Royce
Ronald Cuppernull
Gerard Endres
November 2012
Barbara Biasi
Gloria Martin
Alice McGuckin
Irene Piaseczny
William J. McGaw
Cheryl Bane
December 2012
Florence D. Wragge
Richard Hegler
Ruth K. Borders
Mary Ellen O’Connor
WELCOMES
Brian & Colleen Aerne
Michael & Mary-Scarlett Albano
Mark & Dina Allan
Joanne Allegretti
Philip & Kimberly Arias
Robert & Lisa Badolato
Philip & Sharon Bartlett
Carlo & Kelly Belcastro
Elizabeth Biasi
Richard & Lisa Biggica
Michael & Kimberly Bilbao
Gregory & Carolynn Black
Matthew Blitch &
Danielle Conte
Peter & Kellie Boller
David & Laura Borghard
Carolyn Bryant
Joseph & Nancy Burke
Thomas & Dana Busa
David & Kristin Casillo
Robert & Margaret Cavallo
Christopher & Laura Clarke
Stephen & Jayne Cowden
Rita DeLuise
Mario & Lisa DelRosario
Jack & Barbara Denis
Mary Doherty
Elizabeth Dolci
Robert Dragonetti
Boyd & Allison Dyer
Joseph & Clare Eaton
Eric & Melissa Eusanio
Brian & Carey Fahrbach
Ronald & Donna Farrise
Thomas & Jennifer Fazio
Christine Fermo
James & Karin Fey
Gilbert Frellick & Renae Presh
Kenneth & Samanth Garritano
Michael & Jennifer Gilhuley
Michael & Mary Gilmore
Elaine Giordano
Calvin Gladen & Laura Sweeney
Lynn Griffiths
Alexander Gross &
Nicole Napolitano
Patricia Hall
Kenneth & Lisa Henry
Sung Woo & Sohee Hong
Robert & Rebecca Howard
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Jeffrey & Anne Hummel
Jane Karas
Aidan & Erin Kiernan
Jerry & Ana Larice
Virginia Laskaris
Joseph & Susan Lauria
Theodore & Dawn Levchenko
Gregg & Eva Maria Lodato
Matthew & Lisa Malerba
Paul & Charlotte Manfuso
Frank & Shae Masia
John & Diana Massaria
Michael & Jenna McCarrick
Thomas & Jessica McTygue
Charles & Judith Menacho
Arlene Miller
Michael Mulligan & Fiona Larkin
Kevin & Jennifer Newman
Drew & Maureen Paradine
Ronald & Jean Paragallo
Stephen Penkovsky
Sean & Corine Perrotta
Robert & Jessica Piccarillo
Gavin & Claudette Poole
Juan Ramos and Sally Fox
Jackie & Susan Reed
Reilly-Waterlou Family
Gary & Dina Renart
Teresa Rhodes
Ian & Tiffany Ritcey
Philip & Deborah Ronan
Joe & Ema Rosario
Joshua & Elizabeth Rosenthal
Christine Schmitt
Zoltan & Alyssa Schulcz
Joseph & Janice Schulman
Kevin & Meredith Shanley
Samantha Somma &
Matthew Baker
Daniel & Suzanne Sullivan
Joseph & Alison Tizzio
Jeffrey Toner & Alice Stone
Thomas & Christine Trainor
Philip & Leslie Travaglia
Edward & Patricia Travaglianti
Cesar & Karen Vallejos
James & Christine White
Kenneth & Sandra Wolf
Christopher & Lori Wren
Scott & Danielle Zavack
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With Thanks
toCommunion
Those Who Serve
We Celebrate
First
with Joy!
On October 14, Bishop
Murphy awarded Grace
Gardner the St. Agnes Medal
of Service. Grace has been an
active parishioner for more
than 37 years and “an
extraordinary human being,
just a gem,” said Sister Eileen.
Grace is a lector, the founder
and facilitator of our Parish
baptismal
preparation
program,
and
religious
education teacher for 29 years!
The St. Agnes Medal is awarded yearly to one
individual or married couple from each of the 133
parishes in the diocese. “Honorees are lay people
whose love of the Church has been shown through
the devotion to the Holy Father, to our diocese and
to their parish,” said Bishop Murphy. “They are the
unsung heroes in our midst who build up our parish
communities by extraordinary service in parish
ministry, parish administration or some significant
volunteer role.” Thank you, Grace, for being exactly
the type of hero the Bishop describes.
THE PARISH CHURCH
Beyond the red brick parish church
Where tidal waters chafe her lawn
Beneath embosoming willows glide
A dozen snow white swan.
Along the nearby Mill Dam flats
Where mewing seagulls dip and rise,
The ebbtide breathes its briny scent,
Reveals clams seagull prize.
Thrice daily rings the angelus
Commemorating Gabriel’s call
Upon the maid of Galilee
Reversing Adam’s fall.
Full often these same bells announce
The newly baptized infant’s dry,
The bride and bridegroom’s solemn vows,
Godspeed to those who die.
To those will in the mind of God
Who ages hence shall glimpse this scene,
May they, like us, find solace on
This promontory green.
Above the fluctuating tides,
Within the harbor’s sweet embrace;
God grant them peace down all their days,
And us His saving grace.
John Cadden
Ninette Euler (second from Left) stands with
Claudine Fiore, Maryann Mank and Louise
Montovano, all of whom received the Pius X Award
for 10 years of service in catechetical ministry.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John Cadden was a long time parishioner at Our
Missing were Susan Western and Theresa Lady Queen of Martyrs. He and his wife Phyllis
Taranovich, also 10-year recipients, and Lorraine were married for 60 years and had four (4) chilGrenier, who received the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton dren; three (3) daughters and a son. Mr. Cadden
Award for 25 years of service.
passed away this past summer. He was one of the
educational
leaders who got Nassau County ComBishop Murphy presented the awards at the annual
munity
College
off the ground and helped shape the
Catechetical Service Award Ceremony at St. Agnes
Cathedral on October 23.
educational map of Long Island. He wrote this
poem about our church.
Thank you for your dedication to the children of our
Parish!SJ
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