May 15 - Our Lady of Lourdes

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
455 Hunter Avenue, West Islip, NY 11795
Msgr. Brian McNamara, Pastor
Rev. Andrew Garnett, Associate Pastor
Deacon John De Guardi, Deacon Tom Lucie,
Deacon Jack Meehan, Deacon John Teufel
Sr. Nancy Campkin CSJ, Director of Religious Ed
Trish Frodell, Director of Parish Social Ministry
Louise Jane Krol, School Principal
Sr. Diane Liona CSJ, Director of Religious Ed
Debbie Meyer, Business Manager
Robin Reynolds Brennan, Coordinator of
When the time for Pentecost
was fulfilled, they were all
in one place together.
Worship and Choir Director
Vita Scorcia, Ministry Spiritual Director
Acts 2:1
Parish Office
Liturgical Schedule
Phone: 661.3224, press 1
Monday-Thursday: 9:00am-7:30pm
Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am-2:00pm
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 661.7143
Website: www.ollchurch.org
Daily Mass
8:30am
Weekend Masses
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm
and 6:00pm
Reconciliation/Confession
Saturday: 4:00pm-4:45pm or by appointment
Rosary
Daily at 8:00am
Miraculous Medal Novena
Monday at 8:00am
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Phone: 587.7200, press 2
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-3:00pm
E-mail: [email protected]
Religious Education Office
Phone: 661.5440, press 3
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-Noon,
1:00pm-5:00pm, 7:00pm-9:00pm
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Outreach Office
Phone: 661.9262, press 4
Monday-Friday: 9:30am-3:30pm
SAGE (Senior Advocates for Growth and Enrichment)
Phone: 661.3224, Ext. 122
E-mail: [email protected]
Sacraments
Anointing of the Sick
Throughout the liturgical year. If needed sooner, please call
the Parish Office.
Baptism
Please contact the Parish Office to schedule an appointment.
Marriage
Arranged at least six months in advance, please call the Parish
Office.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
A process to be embraced by the Catholic Church. For nonCatholics and for Catholics who have never received formal
religious education. If interested, please call the Parish Office.
Pentecost Sunday • May 15, 2016
Welcome to our Parish Family
New Parishioners are cordially invited to register as members of
our Parish Family. Please call or visit our Parish Office.
Remember: Together, we can do something beautiful for God!
- Mother Teresa
Pastoral Council
Msgr. Brian McNamara
Eileen Rega
Mary Borgs
Lisa Cantalino
Sonia DaSilva
Nilo DeLeon
Jerry Esposito
Trish Frodell
Pam Gagliano
Deborah Lamb
Rosalie Mangels
Deacon Jack Meehan
John Muldoon
Dottie Perdue
Vita Scorcia
Parish Staff
Patti Anderson
Parish Office
AnnMarie Buonaspina
Director of Youth Choirs
Michael Buonaspina
Parish Organist
Stacy Gordon
School Office
Mary Anne Lettieri
Parish Office
Rita Spera
Religious Education Office
Lori Walsh
Bulletin Editor/Website
Pat Young
Parish Office
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Mission Statement
As stewards of all that God has given us, the Parish Family of
Our Lady of Lourdes serves and ministers to all who come to
this place.
Regardless of a person’s history, ethnicity, gender, orientation,
age or race, we commit ourselves to open wide the doors of our
Parish to provide a place of welcome and hospitality.
Readings for the Week of May 15
Sunday:
Acts 2:1-11/ 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17/
Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
Monday:
Jas 3:13-18/ Mk 9:14-29
Tuesday:
Jas 4:1-10/ Mk 9:30-37
Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17/ Mk 9:38-40
Thursday:
Jas 5:1-6/ Mk 9:41-50
Friday:
Jas 5:9-12/ Mk 10:1-12
Saturday:
Jas 5:13-20/ Mk 10:13-16
Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/ Rom 5:1-5/ Jn 16:12-15
Financial Summary
Ascension Thursday-May 5
Amount Collected
$
May 8, 2016
Weekly Collection
Weekly Budget
+/- for the week
3,237.00
$ 16,947.00
- $ 17,800.00
$ ( 853.00)
Communications Campaign-May 8
Amount Collected
$
3,255.00
The estimated weekly collection needed to maintain and operate
our parish buildings, ministries, programs and salaries is $17,800.
As we roll on from our liturgical high point of
Easter to Pentecost and then finally back into the
realm of ordinary time, it is a good moment to
reflect on our Christian lives, especially looking at
our prayer lives.
The source and summit of our faith is the
Eucharist and, at the minimum, we are required to
attend to this source and summit once a week. We
gather as a community to worship the Triune God
and climb the mountain to Calvary once again,
always remembering that the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass is exactly that -- a holy sacrifice -- and much
less a community “meal.” When we gather each
Sunday for Mass, we need to be reminded of what
is truly being offered. We do offer the bread and
wine to God in order to be changed into the body
and blood of Jesus Christ, but in a real way, we
offer ourselves. We offer our intentions, our
hopes, our dreams, our struggles and our very core
as human beings. In order to make our offering
fully, we should take some time to recollect ourselves before we enter into the holy of holies and
engage fully in the sacrifice of the Mass. Each
one of us, ordained, religious or lay faithful, needs
that period of quiet prayer to commune with God prior to the celebration of the liturgy. It makes no
sense to enter a sporting event without warming up our muscles and stretching our bodies. It makes
even less sense to enter into the highest act a man can do, the celebration of Holy Mass, without a
proper sense of recollection and preparation. At the holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we encounter Christ,
we receive Christ, and we are changed. We fail to appreciate the awesomeness of the encounter that
will happen and has happened at Mass when we make our Church into a rowdy meeting place of
persons rather than a temple of God. I personally have always been moved by the pious soul praying
the Rosary before Mass or just simply kneeling before the living God pouring out their lives to Him
who makes all things new.
From our Associate Pastor
My House is a House of Prayer
Let us foster a sense of silence at all times in our Church, remembering who resides in that golden
tabernacle, and truly offering ourselves at each and every Mass.
The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross.
~ Saint Thomas Aquinas
If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy.
~ Saint Jean Vianney
In Christ’s peace,
Father Andrew
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Altar Society
Altar linens this week will be cared for by Janet Loehr. If you would like to help care for our
altar needs, please call the Parish Office at 661.3224.
Members in the Military
We ask that you pray especially for those in our parish that are on active duty in the Middle East
conflict.
Brian Barthel-US Air Force
Michael Fantauzzi-US Air Force
Christopher Florca-US Marines
Anthony Mannino-US Marines
James Rooney III-US Marines
Michael Wilkinson-US Army
… and remember those of our parish family that are in the armed services, listed in our Parish
Book of Intentions.
Pastoral Care of Our Sick
Please call the Parish Office at 661.3224 to leave the names of
parishioners who:
 Are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist.
 Are in Good Samaritan Hospital and/or a local nursing home
and would like to be visited by a member of our Pastoral Care
Ministry.
 Would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.
Parish Spiritual Care Companions
Do you know a parishioner who is homebound and would welcome a visit from one of our trained
Parish Spiritual Care Companions? Please call Rick Danowski at 586.2192, Vita Scorcia at
669.4717 or Charlie Zeiss at 669.7189.
Pray for Our Sick
Please remember to keep in your thoughts and prayers …
Salvatore Albanese, Carol Alma, Mario Baibel, Margaret Boccio, Richard Bombardieri,
Thomas J. Calogero III, Frank Castellano, Bob Cestaro, Lisa Charron, Helen Ciardella, Joan Clark,
Kathy Corcoran, Margaret DeLuca, Joan Demsheck Preston, Amanda DiTingo, Roseann Dorohow,
Frank Edwards, Paula Edwards, Michael Einfeldt, Jake Feldman, Mary Gagliardo, Robert Garretson,
Jeanette Giordano, Ralph Giordano, Jr., Beau Hamilton, Josephine Heffron, Patrick Anthony Heffron,
Charlene Hervey, Thomas Hicks, Jr., Donald Horne, Dawn Hutchinson, Betty Infurno,
Msgr. Wm. Jablonski, Marie Janetti, Henry Kahn, Shena Kahn, Anne Kerrigan, George Koehler,
Rita La Piana, Katrina Lavin, Patrick Lillis, Sean Lillis, Peter McCarthy, Ellen McGee,
Una McGrade, Vinny Meade, Debbie Mees, Dotty Meloni, Marie Miranda, Peter Murray,
Ruth Murray, Nora Neshta, Nicholas Piotrowski, Nicky Polini, Dorothy Proctor, Bill Reilly,
Jimmy Reilly, John Rickey, Rose Rickey, Alan Roman, Joseph J. Schiavoni, Ann Marie Schiraldi,
John Shaddock, Andrew Velten, Linda Ward, Charles Zeiss
Names of the sick are listed for five weeks for short-term requests and five months for long-term.
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Monday, May 16
8:30am
LaRocca & Sweeney Family
Rest In Peace
Rita K. Dillon
Alice M. Ford
JoAnn Lenahan
Mary Nugent
Joan A. Pozzini
Stella Tomaselli
We extend our prayerful
sympathy to the families
and loved ones of those
recently deceased.
Tuesday, May 17
8:30am
Louis P. Saracione, Sr.
Wednesday, May 18
St. John I
8:30am
Gerard and Giuseppina Francavilla
Thursday, May 19
8:30am
Louis P. Saracione, Sr.
Celebrating Sacraments
Mass Intentions
Friday, May 20
St. Bernardine of Siena
8:30am
Vivian Gordon
Saturday, May 21
St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
8:30am
Molly Sweeney, Harvey Diehl, Intention for
the Entire World to Glorify God
5:00pm
Franklin G. Edwards V
Msgr. Brian McNamara
Sunday, May 22
The Most Holy Trinity
8:00am
Rose Fodera Genna
Msgr. Brian McNamara
Upcoming Marriages
Tina Pellicciotta and
Robert Nethercott,
both OLL
9:30am
Jean Layman
Msgr. Brian McNamara
11:00am
Joseph Boykin
Fr. Andrew Garnett
12:30pm
André Alcobia
Msgr. Brian McNamara
6:00pm
People of the Parish, Jennie Quigley,
Joseph Lamia, Jeanine Willig, Peggy Kelly,
Domenica Palminteri, Patricia Caratozzollo,
Madeline Farrell, Rosemarie Carroll
Msgr. Brian McNamara
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Jubilee Year of Mercy
The Book of Psalms contains many beautiful verses of mercy which we have seen these past
few months. The word “mercy” speaks about God's love and care for us. As we pray Psalm 145
during this month of May, let us come to truly believe in this great love and care that God
provides for us.
Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your Name (David Haas)
Refrain:
I will praise your name, my King and my God.
I will praise your name, my King and my God.
I will give you glory, my God above,
And I will bless your name for ever.
Every day I will bless and
praise your name for ever.
The Lord is full of grace and mercy,
Who is kind and slow to anger.
God is good in every way,
and full of compassion.
Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord,
And let all the faithful bless you.
Let them speak of your might, O Lord,
the glory of your kingdom.
The Lord is faithful in word and deed,
and always near, His name is holy.
Lifting up all those who fall,
God raises up the lowly.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
“[A] reflection of God's own reality shines out in the human person,
in every person, whatever the stage or condition of his life.”
— Pope Benedict XVI, Address of February 27, 2006
(www.goo.gl/4Bj3ss) © 2006 Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Used with permission.
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Jubilee Year of Mercy
Jubilee Year of Mercy
... You are the visible face of the invisible Father,
of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy
Our Parish Corporal Work of Mercy
for this month is
Bury the Dead
(Comfort the Grieving)
Join the Ministry of Consolation
* Give Comfort to the Family at their Time of Loss *
* Assist at the Funeral Mass *
* Bake a Cake for the Family *
Call Anne De Guardi at 586-6713 to offer your help
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Yesterday’s a Closing Door
When a door closes, knock on it a few times. But if it still doesn’t
open, let it stay closed. In LIFE, when you see a period at the end
of a sentence, don’t try and turn it into a comma. Know when
something is over and move on.
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What is God trying to tell you at this time in your life?
Are you facing a closed door?
Where is God leading you?
Are you resistant to the change?
Are you afraid of taking the next step?
Come and join the Ministry of Family Healing as we discuss
where God is leading us at this time in our life. Please join us
on Wednesday, June 1 at 7:30pm in the Parish Center.
Please call the Religious Ed office at 631.661.5440 x 3 to register.
As always, food and fellowship to follow. Please bring a friend.
Church Census Information
The process of updating our Parish Data System information is an ongoing process. We ask that
you please submit any recent changes -- address, family members, phone numbers, etc. With your
help, our parish data information will be more accurate, and receipt of Parish Offering Envelopes
and other church information can be distributed more efficiently. Please mail the information to
the Parish Office or email to [email protected].
Donations to Outreach
If you would like to make a donation to Parish Outreach in memory of a loved one, please call
Trish Frodell, Director of Parish Social Ministry at 661.3224, option 4.
Canned pasta
Macaroni and cheese
Pasta sauce
Rice
Instant potatoes
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Pentecost Sunday
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together …
Celebrate the “Birthday of the Church”
with the Ministry of Evangelization and the
students of Pep 3 Religious Education
as we, the Parish Family of Our Lady of Lourdes,
reaffirm our membership in the church …
After all Masses this weekend
on Saturday, May 14 and Sunday May 15
Let us come together as Church in the all-purpose room
and enjoy a leisurely look at the
varied ways our children see the church
as they display their projects.
Special Keys ...
Religious Education Kindergarten Program!
We started this program a few years ago and have expanded it so that we have a session each month:
June 3
We meet in the Church at 4:30pm on Fridays and the pr ogr am lasts about 40 minutes.
Come and see what wonderful opportunities there are for your Kindergarten children
to learn about their faith! E-mail to register: [email protected]
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In addition to our parish website (ollchurch.org), please visit us on Facebook
at The Parish Family of Our Lady of Lourdes. Click “Like” and you will
receive the latest news on upcoming parish events and information.
Ministry of Praise
Members pray at home for the intentions of the Church and Parish; designed for the homebound,
senior citizens, etc. Monthly calendar is available in the Narthex. Prayer requests can be left in
the Ministry of Praise box along with the name and address of any homebound person who might
want a copy of the calendar mailed to them (please print).
Good Samaritan Prayer Group of L.I.
The Good Samaritan Prayer Group of Long Island holds their meetings every
Friday (except the first Friday of the month) at OLL School in Room 16 from
8:00pm until 10:00pm. All are welcome to experience singing, praying and
fellowship.
Prayer for Divine Mercy
An invitation to all men and women to be part of God’s plan. We invite you to meet in prayer for
the world and our nation to put their trust in God. Our hope is that the nations will have a new
spirit of morality. Please come with your love and hope for humanity as well as your prayer requests. We gather together every Thursday at 1:30pm before the Blessed Sacrament for about
one half hour. For more information, call Charles Argento at 586.8528.
Around the Parish
Boy Scout Troop 179
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For more than 42 years, Our Lady of Lourdes has been sponsoring Boy Scout
Troop 179 of West Islip. We meet every Thursday in the School Cafeteria
from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. If you are interested in joining Boy Scouts, check
out our website and stop by a meeting!
Website: http://witroop179.wix.com/bsatroop179#
Email: [email protected]
Support Groups (all meetings are in Lourdes Hall - lower level of Convent)
Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday and Tuesday at 8pm and Satur day at 11am and 7pm.
ALANON: Wednesday at 10am. Beginner ’s meeting at 9:30am. Fr ee babysitting available.
AA Day-by-Day/Girls Night Out: Thur sday at 7:30pm.
The SAGE Group (Senior A dvocates for Growth
and Enrichment) will meet on Tuesday, May 17 in
the Parish Center at 9:00am.
Around the Parish
SAGE
Men’s Prayer Group-evening
An evening Men’s Prayer Group! It will be held once a month, on the third Tuesday of
each month from 7:30pm until 8:30pm. The next meeting will be on Tuesday night,
May 17 in the Spiritual Life Center. Come with your ideas. We’ll r ead and discuss
the Liturgy for the following Sunday Mass. For more information, call Charles Zeiss at
669.7189 or Clifford Proctor at 669.3198.
Men’s Prayer Group-morning
We invite all men of the parish to meet for prayer and
reflection after the 8:30am Mass on Thursday, May 19
in the Parish Center. We meet once a month to
read and discuss the Scriptures for the following
Sunday. Come with your ideas and suggestions.
We’ll gather for conversation and fellowship. Call
Jack Fitzgerald at 587.5548 for more information.
Always Our Children
We are gay and lesbian Catholics, their family members and friends
who meet once a month to pray, support each other and discuss how
God is present in our lives. We look forward to meeting this month on
Thursday, May 19 at 7:30pm in the Spiritual Life Center. Each
month, a relevant different topic is discussed and reflected upon.
Come join us; all are welcome.
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2015-2016 Missalette Memorial Opportunity
Each year, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish purchases new missalettes which include the order of Mass texts,
readings for Sundays and Holy Days, daily Mass propers and all the music we sing throughout the year.
This year, and for the years to come, we are asking you to consider making a donation to help offset the
cost of the missalettes. We are asking for $20 per missalette. For each donation, there will be a book plate
inscription on the inside front cover of a missalette.
We hope to offset the cost each year by having parishioners:
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Make a donation as a gift
Memorialize a missalette in memory of a deceased friend or relative
Dedicate a missalette in honor of a friend or relative (living)
We thank you for your consideration of this request. Your generosity and commitment to Our Lady of
Lourdes is vital and your participation is greatly appreciated. Your gift will certainly enable us, as a Parish,
to continue to lift our hearts and voices to God and at the same time, remember your intention.
2015-2016 Missalette Memorial
Yes, I would like to help defray the cost of our yearly missalette.
I am enclosing $20 per book, checks made payable to Our Lady of Lourdes.
***Please return form to the Parish Office or mail back to the Parish
Name
Address
Phone
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
Email
Envelope/Contribution #
Example of a 3½” x 5”
Memorial Label
Inside the front cover
of each missalette
The bookplate will have the following inscription:
Please choose only one per book.
You may memorialize more than one book.
Please print very clearly.
(For a Deceased Person) In memory of
Given by (Your names)
(For a Living Person) Please Pray for
Given by (Your names)
(Given as a gift) Gift from
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In memory of John Doe
Given by
Jane Doe & Family
Our Lady of Lourdes School
LADIES NIGHT OUT - JUNE 3, 2016
Hosted by and Benefitting: Our Lady of Lourdes School
Tickets cost $65 each
Please submit this form with cash or a check made payable to Our Lady of Lourdes School
with Ladies Night Out in the notes section by Monday, May 23rd.
Name
Number of Tickets
Total Amount Enclosed
Phone Number
Any questions or concerns, please contact Meghan Beyrouty and Jennifer Bosco at
[email protected] or 516-361-7192
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to the following students who have achieved 3rd Quarter
Honor Roll status at St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School:
Summa Cum Laude Honors (100+ weighted average)
Daniel DiPietrantonio, Stephanie Vizzini, Zachary Krulder
Magna Cum Laude Honors (95 weighted average)
Madison D’Antona, Angelina Diamante, Christian Miller, Andrew Shapiro,
Jacqueline Pappas, Vincent Piazza, Jack Scheid, Kathryn Antonawich,
John (Jack) Natale, Samantha Viola, Emily Brierly, Alicia Flareau,
Jessica Herbert, Cameron Kuhn, Katherine Molina, James Sanchez
Cum Laude Honors (90 weighted average)
Megan Doherty, Dylan Herbert, Celena Jimenez, Gia Piazza, Madison Hoffman, Diana Wooley,
Frank Anastasio, Stephanie Hahn, Christopher Merandi, John Messina, Niko Rowland,
Melissa Smith, Cole Amdur, Londyn Hoffman, John Piazza, Jessica Trifoli, Joseph Vizzini
Great job - keep up the good work!
Bereavement Support Groups
Good Shepherd Hospice Bereavement Service are opened to anyone in the community who has
experienced a loss through death at no charge.
Upcoming Bereavement Support Groups, led by a Bereavement Specialist, include:
 Spousal/Partner Loss Group – Thursday Evenings, 6/2/16 through 7/28/16; 6:00pm-7:30pm
 Adult Loss of Parent or Sibling Support Group – Thursday Evenings, 6/2/16 through 7/28/16;
7:45pm-9:15pm
Groups are held at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 9 Clinton Avenue, Bay Shore, NY. Registration
required – 631.828.7628.
Widows and Widowers, Divorced and Single Catholics of
Long Island
New Member Orientation | Non-Denominational | All Are Welcome
Tuesday, May 24 at 7:30pm
The meeting is held every fourth Tuesday at St. Frances de Chantal School, 1309 Wantagh
Avenue, Wantagh, NY.
Please bring proof of single status to join. Refreshments served after the meeting. For further
information, call Carol at 516.794.4933 or Barbara at 516.798.2858.
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St. John the Baptist DHS is offering a Prep Course to prepare
students for the Catholic High School Entrance Exam. They
will run five 2 1/2 hour sessions beginning in September.
For additional information:
Please visit www.stjohnthebaptistdhs.net or call 631.587.8000,
ext. 117.
Volunteers Needed
- to participate in Parker Jewish Institute’s Caregiver Support Initiative, which helps family
caregivers of an individual with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia throughout LI. Volunteers
will receive free training and a monthly stipend and will assist the person with Alzheimer’s with
activities such as friendly visiting, telephone reassurance and leisure activities. By volunteering
just a few hours a week, families are given a much needed break to address personal needs and
enjoy some of the things in life that they are no longer able to enjoy. Be a hero! Volunteer
today! Contact Kathy Fitzgibbons 516.586.1507 or email [email protected].
Community Happenings
Catholic High School Entrance Exam
Prep Course
Employment Opportunity
St. Kilian parish, a community of 5,300 families, is in need of a
parish business manager. This position requires a professional
administrator working closely with the Pastor. This minister is a
steward of the physical, financial and personnel resources of the
parish.
Please forward your resume with a cover letter to:
Father Bruce Powers, St. Kilian Parish, 485 Conklin Street,
Farmingdale, NY 11735
[email protected]
West Islip Symphony Orchestra
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 22 at 7:00pm
Armed Forces Salute
Music also includes Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Enesco, Krommer and Bruch
Murry Kahn-Conducting | Featured Soloists: Benjamin J. Coleman-Clarinet, Tom Duboski-Viola
Location: Beach Street Middle School, West Islip, NY
Adults $10.00, Seniors $8.00, Students Free
For more information: www.westislipsymphony.org
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Magnificat
Magnificat, a Ministry to Catholic Women, cordially invites you to attend our upcoming Breakfast
on Saturday, June 4, Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at The Hofstra Club in Uniondale at
9:45am. Our speaker will be Angela Rizzo, foundress and coordinator of our chapter, who will
share her amazing journey of faith and how she learned to trust Jesus in all things.
The cost is $35 per person, and payment must be received by May 28. Checks should be made out
to Magnificat and mailed to: Judy Murphy, 42 Pinehurst Street, Lido Beach, NY 11561. Please
include your contact information.
Questions should be directed to either Judy Murphy at 917.453.5750 or Angela Rizzo at
516.763.1739. Come and celebrate this wonderful Feast Day and bring a friend. Pre-registration is
required; payment will not be accepted the day of the event!
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Attention Married Couples: Spring into Love with a Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend!
This might be just what you’re looking for! It’s time to renew your relationship. Rediscover your
love and enhance your hopes and dreams! WWME is the original and still the best!
June 10 to 12 at The Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
440 West Neck Road, Huntington, NY 11743
Space is limited. For more information about the weekend or to apply call 1.877.697.9963 or visit
our web site at http://www.wwme.org.
Family, Marriage and Individual Therapy
Family, marriage and individual therapy, provided by New York State licensed therapists
including therapists who specialize in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Attacks and
Parent Skill Training, are available to parishioners at 147 other parishes. This program,
under the direction of Dr. George Giuliani, has been conducted in the diocese for the past 41
years for the convenience of parishioners. It is provided by the Catholic Counseling Center,
which is independent of and not controlled or supervised by the parish or diocese. Most
insurance policies, including Medicare, are honored. For confidential information and
appointments, please call Dr. Giuliani at the Catholic Counseling Center at 631.243.2503 or
go to our website at: www.thecatholiccounselingcenter.com.
Religion and Rock
Tune into “Religion and Rock” with Msgr. Jim Vlaun on Sunday from 7am to 8am on
WBAB 102.3 FM or 95.3 on the East End of Long Island. Listen on Saturdays at 11pm
on Sirius Radio, Channel 159, the Catholic Channel and at 11pm on XM Satellite,
Channel 117. Next Sunday’s theme is “Prayer.”
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Growing with the Gospel
Sharing the Gospel
The disciples must have missed spending time
with Jesus after he went back to heaven. But
they knew that the Holy Spirit would always
be with them, helping them remember what
Jesus taught them. The disciples kept learning
about God and kept growing closer to him.
The Holy Spirit will help you remember Jesus,
too.
Mission for the Week
Pray to the Holy Spirit. Ask him to help you learn more
about Jesus.
Prayer
Dear God,
thank you
for sending
the Holy
Spirit.
Something to
Draw
Draw a
picture
of Jesus
washing
his friends'
feet.
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