The Parish of Saints Philip and James

The Parish of Saints
Philip and James
One Carow Place, St. James, NY 11780
With Philip and James we pray to live lives
worthy of the call to be Apostles of Hope.
Masses
Saturday evening: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday: 7:30 a.m. and 9:15 a.m.
Saturday: 9:15 a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration in the Church
Thursday 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday 8:00pm - 9:00pm
May 8, 2016
Seventh Sunday of Easter
The Parish of
Saints Philip and James
PASTORAL MINISTRY:
FAITH FORMATION MINISTRY:
Rev. Thomas J. Haggerty, Pastor
Father Patrick Osei-Poku, Associate Pastor
Deacon Ronald Blasius
Deacon John Keenan,
Deacon Kenneth Maher
Ruth E. Testa, Principal of SSPJ School
Christine Ewald, School Secretary
Deacon John Keenan, Religious Education Moderator
Suzanne Fitzgibbon, Administrative Assistant
Frank Brancaccio, Youth Minister
Elizabeth Calvano, Summer Camp Director
OUTREACH MINISTRY:
Elizabeth Wittish, OFS, Dir. of Parish Social Ministry
LITURGICAL MINISTRY:
Margaret Adams, Director of Music
Michele Familette, Sacristan
RECTORY STAFF:
John Cordes, Director of Facilities
Virginia Portanova, Business Manager
TRUSTEES:
Jerry Linder & Tina Cafaro
PASTORAL COUNCIL:
Rita Byrne
Ryan Doyle
Bryan Gill
Lou Guerra
Cassie Hall
Glee Hoonhout
Martin Marut
Carmela Montesano
Mary Ann Pose
Noel Rannazzisi
Margaret Remhild
Tom Sica
Robert Thompson
Sacrament of Baptism: Celebrated twice a month. In order to participate in this celebration,
parents must register at the Pastoral Center for our pre-baptism program.
Sacrament of Marriage: Couples planning to marry should contact the Pastoral Center before
visiting a reception hall. The preparation process is nine months before your proposed wedding date.
Call the Pastoral Center for further information.
Sacrament of Confirmation: Children in the seventh and eight grade are prepared to celebrate
this Sacrament through programs of the SSPJ school or the SSPJ Religious Education Office.
Adults prepare for this Sacrament through the RCIA process. Call the Pastoral Center for further
information.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: (Confession, Penance) Available Saturdays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in
the Church or by appointment.
Anointing of the Sick: In the case of serious, unexpected illness, please contact the Pastoral
Center to arrange for a priest to pray with the ill person. For those about to enter the hospital, Anointing
of the Sick is held on the first Sunday of the month following the mass at 12:00 p.m.
R.C.I.A.: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (non-Catholic adults desiring to become Catholic). Please
contact the Pastoral Center for information.
Pastoral center office hours:
Monday—THURSDAY: 9am—8pm
Friday—9AM—5PM
Saturday: 9am—2pm
Sunday: 10am—2pm
Parish Office: 631-584-5454
Parish Fax: 631-862-9675
Religious Education: 631-584-3204
Youth Office: 631-862-SSPJ
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.sspj.org
School Office: 631-584-7896
School Fax: 631-584-3258
Dear Friends,
Do you think of yourself as God the Father’s gift to Jesus? That’s what we are according to today’s gospel. Poet Anne
Osdieck reflects on this:
Jesus, you said, “Father, they are your gift to me.
I wish that where I am they also may be with me.”
Christ Jesus, the Father sent you because he loved us.
Give us an understanding of the infinite love that makes us one.
If we are the Father’s gifts to you, then let us be gifts to each other.
“Let us be gifts to each other.” A beautiful thought – one we must put into action. Sometimes this giving of ourselves to
one another seems easy. It comes naturally. But there are also times when the giving is more challenging. Yet, even - or
especially - during challenging times, we are strengthened and encouraged by the love of God - Father, Son and Spirit. May
we open our eyes, ears, minds and hearts to the love of God within us, enabling us to share that love, giving that gift to
others.
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, mothers-to-be and all who have loved and guided us with a
mother’s love. May is a month traditionally focused on Mary, the Mother of our Lord. Let’s continue to pray that Mary,
Blessed Mother and Queen of Peace, will guide us to be peacemakers in our families, our communities and our world.
This weekend our First Communion celebrations conclude. We are happy to welcome more of our young ones to the Table
of the Lord. We pray in thanksgiving for them, their families, their catechists, and all who helped prepare them for First
Eucharist.
We'll be chronicling in pictures the work being done in our parish as we move forward with our Today's Apostles of Hope
Campaign. It’s not the most exciting first picture to begin with, but it’s important – the filling in of the 100+ year old
cesspool for the old church and the installation of a new one! As I write I am hoping that the needed deconstruction of the
church air conditioners project will make it for picture time next week.
We are still looking for writers to join in the recommencing of “The Gabriel”. Please see the description and invitation to
share your writings in today's bulletin.
Special thanks to Lisa Stephen for last weekend’s Square Dance. It was an absolutely delightful, fun filled experience for the
parish! While partners of all ages were out dosey-doeing, it was just the young ones who ventured to ride the bull. More
parish fun activities are in the planning. If you'd like to help as Apostle of Hope in the preparations for one, we are trying to
form a “Helping Hands Ministry”. Please leave your name and number at the rectory to be contacted with more information.
Don’t forget to wear your RED!!! Next Sunday we celebrate the feast of Pentecost. A great way to signal the feast and our
sharing in the life of the Spirit is to wear the color traditionally associated with the Holy Spirit - the color RED!
I'll be going on a silent retreat at Jesuit Campion Center in Massachusetts. I ask your prayers. Please know you will have
mine. Please welcome back a good friend, Franciscan friar Fr. Kevin Cronin who will be at SSPJ while I am gone.
On this Mother’s Day, on the following page you’ll some beautiful thoughts someone sent me.
Peace,
Apostles: we who are sent...Hope: God's constant gift of new possibilities
Beautiful Thoughts for Mother’s Day
When God created woman he was working late on
the 6th day.......
An angel came by and asked." Why spend so much
time on her?"
The Lord answered. "Have you seen all the
specifications I have to meet to shape her?"
She must function on all kinds of situations,
She must be able to embrace several kids at the same
time,
Have a hug that can heal anything from a bruised
knee to a broken heart,
She must do all this with only two hands,"
She cures herself when sick and can work 18 hours a
day.
THE ANGEL was impressed. Just two
hands.....impossible!
And this is the standard model?"
The Angel came closer and touched the woman.
"But you have made her so soft, Lord".
"She is soft", said the Lord,
"But I have made her strong. You can't imagine what
she can endure and overcome.
"Can she think?" The Angel asked...
The Lord answered. "Not only can she think, she can
reason and negotiate.
The Angel touched her cheeks....
"Lord, it seems this creation is leaking! You have
put too many burdens on her.
"She is not leaking...it is her tears" The Lord
corrected the Angel…
"What's it for?" Asked the Angel..... .
The Lord said. "Tears are her way of expressing
her grief, her doubts, her love, her loneliness, her
suffering and her pride."...
This made a big impression on the Angel,
"Lord, you are a genius. You thought of
everything.
A woman is indeed marvelous"
Lord said. "Indeed she is.
She has strength that amazes a man.
She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens.
She holds happiness, love and opinions.
She smiles when she feels like screaming.
She sings when she feels like crying, cries when
happy and laughs when afraid.
She fights for what she believes in.
Her love is unconditional.
Her heart is broken when a next-of-kin or a friend
dies but she finds strength to get on with life.
The Angel asked: So she is a perfect being?
The Lord replied: “No. She has just one drawback.
She often forgets what she is worth."
Parish Restoration Campaign Improvements Begin
Thanks to the generosity of Our SSPJ Parishioners
It is with the dedicated assistance of our Capital Campaign Committee, Bishop Murphy and the Diocese of Rockville
Center (DRVC), numerous Vendors, and most importantly, the generous and supportive Parishioners of Saints Philip
and James, that we are pleased to identify the work that will begin here at SSPJ.
Thank you, for your prayers, generosity and sacrificial donations to the
SSPJ Capital Campaign.
MAIN CHURCH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM:
With approval from Bishop Murphy, we signed and entered into a contract with Lewis Energy to replace the air conditioning system in
our church. Demolition of the old system and associated duct work will begin during the week of May 1, 2016. The projected date of
completion is June 3rd, 2016. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we move forward with this project. There will not be
any disruption with the Mass schedule or school activity.
OLD CHURCH ROOF AND STEEPLE:
The work required to repair the roof and steeple of the Old Church has been identified. Three potential Contractors were contacted, and
their proposals have been returned to DRVC . These bids will be reviewed with DRVC. It is anticipated that the contract for this work
will be awarded to the approved Contractor in early May, 2016.
CARBON MONOXIDE AND FIRE UPGRADES:
We have thoroughly reviewed the requirement codes of The Town of Smithtown and the Smithtown Fire Marshal. We have submitted
specs for all carbon monoxide and fire requirements that need to be addressed. Four vendors submitted proposals that are being
reviewed by DRVC. We anticipate that the work required at the school will be accomplished by the end of the Summer, 2016.
OIL TO GAS CONVERSION: MARY MONTE BUILDING AND OLD CHURCH:
We have begun the process of converting the Mary Monte Building and the Old Church from oil heat to gas. The original oil tanks will
be removed from the grounds and properly disposed of.
OLD CHURCH CESSPOOL:
It has come to our attention that the original cesspool at the Old Church requires immediate attention. The old cesspool will be properly
filled-in and a new cesspool will be installed. This work is scheduled to begin in
early May, 2016.
NEW CHURCH SIGNAGE:
The badly deteriorated signs in front of the Old Church have been removed. It is our hope to replace these signs with those that are
welcoming and representative of Saints Philip and James Parish. We hope to accomplish this very soon.
The neglected sign in front of the Monte building on 25A has been taken down. The NYS Dept. of Transportation has addressed the
safety concerns of a diseased tree on the premises of the Monte Building and removed this tree. It is our hope to beautify the front of
this building with new landscaping and signage.
Parish Restoration Campaign
“Responding to the Call as Today’s Apostles of Hope”
Total Pledged:
$1,237,233
Paid to Date: $ 527,083
571
# of Gifts:
Avg. Gift
$
2,165
% of Goal
83%
(As of 5/2/16)
Father Tom and the campaign committee would like to thank all parishioners who have made a gift to our capital
campaign. We deeply appreciate your generous response. A Campaign Donors List’ to recognize all those who have
participated in this Parish Restoration Campaign will be created in the near future. Please reach out to the campaign
office via phone (584-5454 ext. 208) or email ([email protected]); if you do not want to be listed and
would like your gift to remain anonymous. Happy Mother’s Day!
Happiness, Is Wanting What You Have…
And We Have, A Beautiful Old Church
Repairs Are Under Way at SSPJ!
New Cesspool, and Sheetrock Removal for The Old Church
Excavating for New Cesspool
Locating the Broken Cesspool
Thanking God for those whose labors are hard...AAA
Cesspool Hardworking Staff
A foundation crack has been identified and will be
addressed immediately.
Successful removal of water damaged dry wall in the
basement of the Old Church
A Twisted Floor Support Beam in the Rear of the Old
Church has been identified and will be immediately
addressed.
Saints Philip and James Parish Calendar
For the Week of May 8th , 2016
SUNDAY, May 8, 2016:
7:00 am
9:00am
10:30am
7:00pm
Gala Ticket Sale
RCIA Catechetical Session
Children's Liturgy of the Word
AA Meeting
School Lobby
Philip & James Room
School Language Room
Old Church
Catholic
Communication
Campaign
Collection
This Weekend
MONDAY, May 9, 2016:
1:15pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Senior Group Meeting
Boy Scout Meeting
Circle of Women
Philip & James Rm
Auditorium
Philip & James Rm
TUESDAY, May 10, 2016:
1:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Spirit of Prayer Meeting
St. Monica Group
Impact 8th Grade
Chords of Faith
Respect Life Meeting
Parish Council Meeting
Church
Cantina
Old Church
Choir Loft
Cantina
Downstairs Mtg Rm.
This Campaign helps the
church spread the gospel
through media.
Half of all collections
stay within our diocese
to support media and
television programs.
This effort helps us to
spread the good news of
the gospel and our faith.
Please support this
effort.
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016:
10:00am
3:00pm
4:30pm
7:00pm
Yoga
Daisy Troop Meeting
Communion Rehearsal
Youth Ministry
Old Church
Old Church
Church
Old Church
Thursday, May 12, 2016:
2:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration
Adult Choir
KOC Business Meeting
Church
Church
Old Church
FRIDAY, May 13, 2016:
3:15pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
Kindergarten SSPJ Daisy Troop Meeting
SSPJ School Drama Club Play
AA Meeting
Wash Kit Gang
Eucharistic Adoration
Old Church
Auditorium
Old Church
Philip & James Room
Church
Wedding Banns
2nd
Edward Vincent
Sorrentino, Jr.
Saints Philip & James
To
Ashley Alexis Ortiz
Saints Philip & James
Steven Tambone
St. Louis DeMontfort
To
Diane Dirige
Saints Philip & James
3rd
Jonathan Ebel
Saints Philip & James
SATURDAY, May 14, 2016:
11:30am First Communion
2:00pm
SSPJ School Drama Club Play
4:30pm Gala Ticket Sale
7:00pm SSPJ School Drama Club Play
Church
Auditorium
School Lobby
Auditorium
To
Nicole Chiappetta
Saints Philip & James
The Parish of Saints Philip & James
1 Carow Place, Saint James, New York
Invite All to Celebrate Mass
In Honor of All Uniformed Services Personnel
On,
Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
At 10:30am
All Police, Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS,
Court Officers and Military Personnel
Are Welcome and Invited to Attend
This celebration of the Eucharist .
Surrounded by the SSPJ Parish Family,
We will extend a blessing upon all of the
Uniformed Men and Women who work and serve us in
Countless ways through their heroism and service
Upon all the lives they touch.
For further information
Please contact:
Roger Urce at (631) 682-1677—SCPD Retired
Fellowship reception to Follow the Mass in the Parish Auditorium
Kindly contact the Parish Center at 584-7257 to rsvp.
We look forward to having you join us at this special celebration.
All Denominations Are Welcome.
Please wear your uniforms for this celebration!
All Nominations for SSPJ Pastoral Council Are Due by Tuesday, May 10, 2016
A Nomination form can be obtained in the Parish Center Office.
Thank you.
Together, We Walk As Apostles of Hope
W
e will be launching a new version of our
wonderful SSPJ GABRIEL in the months ahead. This
publication will be available several times a year.
I have asked Elena (Atkins) Mingione to be my CoEditor. We will need help. Please consider joining
our Gabriel Team as a contributor of your time and
talent. Can you proof read, write, sketch, brain
storm? Do you have a great memory? Do you have a
story to tell? Do you have a refreshing anecdote, or
have some great photo's to share?
If you can answer yes to any of these questions,
please consider joining our team!
Please call the rectory office 631 584 5454 and leave
your name and phone number and Elena will contact
you.
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY GANG
SUNDAYS
“When did we see you hungry and feed you?”
What is this? A service opportunity aimed at
feeding the hungry on Long Island by making
sandwiches for distribution to local social
service agencies.
When? Sunday – May 15, 2016
Time? 10:15 am to 11:30 AM (sign in at 10:05)
Where? Auditorium
Who? Any person or family with a desire to
make a difference in the community.
**Volunteers are asked to bring three loaves of WHOLE
WHEAT bread, one jar of jelly and two jars of peanut butter.
In addition, any youth volunteers are to be picked up in front of
SSPJ School on Clinton Ave. at 12 noon.
If you are interested in joining us on Peanut Butter Sunday, please
complete the registration form, at the Parish Center. If you have any
questions, please contact us at 584-5454. We will return your call as
soon as possible.
SSPJ IS SEEKING TO FILL THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
WHO: We the Par ish of SSPJ ar e for ming a new ministr y and we ar e calling it
“The Helping Hands Ministry”
WHAT: Help is needed with Shopping, Event Set-Up, Food Preparation, Decorating, and
Clean Up after various Parish Events.
WHERE: Her e at Saints Philip & J ames!
WHEN: On Occasion, On an “AS YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP” basis.
HOW:
Just offer the hands you were given, when you are able….The rest is Up to God!!
If interested, kindly contact the Parish Center at 584-5454.
We will be scheduling a Informational meeting in the near future.
Many thanks for considering this “Ministry of Help.”
Religious Education News
Our Parish Family wishes to
Congratulate all the children who
received First Holy Communion on
Saturday, May 7, 2016.
Blessings upon our SSPJ School
Second Grade First Holy Communion
Class as well as all the children in
Peggy Koepplin, Carolyn Smith and
Christine Sullivan’s classes.
First Communion Rehearsals for
Ms. Stack and Ms. Zarra will be held on:
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 4:30pm in
the Church.
First Communion Date for these classes
is:
Saturday, May 14th, 2016 at 11:30am
May you always feel the love of God’s
blessings in your hearts.
A special thank you to all of our
Second Grade families and Religious
Education Teachers for preparing
these beautiful
“2nd Grade Apostles of Hope!”
SSPJ DRAMA CLUB PRODUCTION OF A LION KING COMING SOON!
Tickets for The Lion King Jr. are now on sale!
Adults $10.00
Children (12 and under) $5.00
______________________________________________
Friday:
May 13th @ 7:00 pm
#Adults:_____
#Children_____
Saturday: May 14th @ 7:00 pm
#Adults:_____
#Children_____
Family Name: __________________________
Total: $______
Please make checks payable to:
SSPJ School
Parish Social Ministry
To All The Wonderful PSM Volunteers,
If you haven't completed a Screening Consent Form for the Diocese of Rockville Center, please come to the Parish Center
to complete one.
If you have completed this form for another ministry, you do not need to complete another one for PSM.
Thank you for all that you do!
CATHOLIC CHARITIES – EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Are you looking to do something meaningful with your life?
If you are seeking to provide compassionate and heartfelt care for
people in need, while experiencing fulfilling work, please consider
joining the ministry of Catholic Charities where we offer “Care With
Dignity…Life With Hope.”
Parish Social Ministry Is In Need of
Drivers
The SSPJ Parish Social Ministry assists
Parishioners in so many wonderful ways.
Our current opportunities include:
Administrator – Senior Services – Hicksville
Medicaid Service Coordinator – Disabilities Services –
Amityville
Social Worker (LMSW/LMHC) – Mental Health – Medford
Psychiatrist – P/T – Mental Health – Medford
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Mental Health – Bay Shore
Residential Nurse – Disabilities Services – Amityville
Residential Nurse – Teaching Family –Suffolk/Nassau
Weekend Supervisor – Regina Maternity Services Freeport
For additional information, a full listing of jobs and their descriptions, and
how to apply, please go to: www.catholiccharities.cc and click on the
“jobs” tab.
Catholic Charities – An Equal Opportunity Employer
They are currently seeking persons available to
bring
Parishioners to Sunday Mass as well as to local
Doctor appointments.
If this is something you might be able to assist
with,
kindly contact the Parish Social Ministry office
at 584-5454.
Music Happenings
On Sunday, May 29, 2016, at 4pm, Sts. Philip & James will be hosting
The American Guild of Organists Scholarship Recital.
The Featured Organist will be Don Fellows. Don is the Organist and Music Director
at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburg, PA.
Scholarship awards will be presented to this years Candidates during the recital.
A light reception will follow in the Auditorium.
Please join us and show your support for these talented Organists.
All Are Welcome!
For further information, please contact Margaret Adams, Music Director at 584-5454.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY!
SSPJ RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2016-2017 School Year is now underway for our Religious
Education Program and being conducted by mail for all students being re-registered
in Grades 2 thru 8.
RE-REGISTRATION FOR GRADES 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8:


Make checks payable to Sts. Philip & James.
 Registration forms without payment or not completely filled out will be returned.
 You must be a registered member of the parish to be in the Religious Education Program.
For parents who are re-registering their children and also have a 1st Grader, register in person at the Pastoral
Center. Do not send in the r e-registration separately.
THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS July 1st, 2016
This is the only registration for the school year. Classes are being formed now. All classroom placements will be
done by the Religious Education Office. In order to secure placement in a class, have your registration in by the
deadline.
For parents of upcoming 2nd graders (Communion II classes), please note that all classes will be held in the parish
schools on MONDAYS at 4:30-5:30, 5:45-6:45 and WEDNESDAYS at 4:30-5:30, 5:45-6:45pm.
REGISTRATION FOR GRADE 1 AND NEW STUDENTS:

Registration for these students must be done in person at the Pastoral Center –Mon., Tues. & Wed.,& Fri.
between the hours of 9:30am and 4:30pm.
 1st Graders and New Students cannot be registered by mail or on the Re-Registration form.
 For 1st Graders, a copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate (not birth certificate) is required if he/she was not
baptized at SSPJ.
 For New Students, a copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate, sacramental information, and a record of
previous religious instruction are required.
Families must be registered in the parish before their child can be registered in our program .
Catechists are needed in all grade levels for our program
Communion II to Confirmation II and Special Needs.
If you have a desire to become a Catechist, please contact
The Religious Education Office at 584-3204.
Religious Education Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:30am-4pm
Please Note: Religious Education Hours for the Month of July:
Are Mondays & Tuesdays 9AM to 4PM ONLY
The Respect Life Committee News
The Respect Life Committee
ANNUAL BABY SHOWER
On MAY 21st & 22nd, 2016
IN THE SCHOOL LOBBY
AFTER ALL THE MASSES.
Suggestions for needed items include baby clothes
(new and gently used) for ages newborn to 4 years,
diapers all sizes including size 4/5, wipes, formula,
bottles (not the liner type, just the screw on nipple
plastic bottle), legal cribs and car seats, baby
shampoo, burping bibs, gifts for new mom’s such as
lotions and powder.
Any questions, please call 862-9370
Do not leave items in the church lobby at any time
please call the phone number above for any
needed pick up
The St. Monica Group
Will be meeting on
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 at 7pm
In the Parish Center Cantina
Please join us to pray together for our families in the
tradition of St. Monica the mother of St. Augustine who
prayed her son into sainthood.
The Respect Life Committee
INVITES YOU
To join us on Tuesday, May 10th , 2016 at 7:30pm
In the Cantina of the Parish Center
Please join us we plan activities which benefit families in
need as they welcome new children or struggle to provide for
those already born.
Our patron is Saint Gianna Beretta Mollla a recently
canonized wife, mother and doctor helps us live our ministry
among the difficulties of modern times.
All are welcome!
WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016
TIME: FROM 1PM—3PM
WHERE: 403 LAKE AVENUE, ST.
JAMES,NY
We collect new and gently used baby
items and deliver them to the Life
Center of Long Island.
These items benefit mothers, children
and expectant mothers in need. Your
donations build a community that
supports mothers who choose life for
their unborn children under difficult
circumstances.
Suggested donation items: Gently used
baby and toddler items such as car seats,
high chairs, strollers, clothing, toys, etc.
New baby and toddler items including
diapers, wipes, formula, baby food,
clothing are also appreciated.
Together , With Philip and James, We Are Church
MASS INTENTIONS
For Week of May 8, 2016
7:30am
9:00am
10:30am
12:00pm
SUNDAY, May 8, 2016: Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day Novena
Mother’s Day Novena
Mother’s Day Novena
Collective Mass
Mother’s Day Novena
Together, Let Us Mourn the Passing
Of:
Mary Csepp
MONDAY, May 9, 2016
7:30am
9:15am
Mother’s Day Novena
Walter Schnell
TUESDAY, May 10, 2016
7:30am
9:15am
Mother’s Day Novena
Frank Lombardo
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016
7:30am
9:15am
Mother’s Day Novena
Douglas DeWeerdt
THURSDAY, May 12, 2016
7:30am
9:15am
Mother’s Day Novena
Collective Mass:
Robert Remhild
Maria Talamo
Suzanne Louise Lawlor
Roderick Smith
Jules Koerner
FRIDAY May 13, 2016
7:30am
9:15am
Mother’s Day Novena
Anthony Szymanski
SATURDAY, May 14, 2016
9:15am
5:00pm
Mother’s Day Novena
Peter J. Byrne
SUNDAY, May 15, 2016:
7:30am
9:00am
10:30am
12:00pm
For The Parishioners of Sts. Philip & James
Mother’s Day Novena
Mary Bufkowsky
Collective Mass
Marie Cohen
Jennie Pirri
Thomas L. Bourguignon
Frank Esposito
Jean Clarke
Reverend Richard Hendel
May 8, 2016
Our Bread & Wine
Are Offered,
In Loving Memory...
Tu Es Sacedros
In Aternum
Colene Young
Requested By:
Thomas G. McCormick
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOLF OUTING
The Wash Kit Gang will meet on
Friday, May 13, 2016 in the Sts. Philip & James Room
From 7pm until 8pm.
Donations of trial size soap, trial size shampoo, zip lock
sandwich bags, wash cloths, band aids, and hard candy are
always needed and appreciated.
All are invited to attend. Children must be accompanied by
a parent, but are always welcome.
Please help us to help those in need.
Keeping You In Our Prayers….
HELEN McDOWELL
VICTOR BLUM (2years old)
MARY BROWN
LEE KRAUER
VALERIE GEYE COSTAS
HELEN MCDOWELL
LORRAINE HANLEY
CAROLE HENNESSY
KITTY CRONIN
BRADLEY SHUTKA
JOHN REIF
RUTH WEICK
MARIA CIPRIANI
HELEN ASTIN
RICHARD CASIO
GEORGE SESERIAN
MARGARET MONFORT
ROSEMARIE CASTORO
HELEN MCDOWELL
THOMAS MOONEY
RICHARD BELARDO
BARBARA SEE
MATHEW DIPIETRO
JOEL RAPZKER
JULIE MCDOWELL
CAITLYN SINCLAIR
SHARON WILLIAMS
ROBERT MICHAEL CARR
LAURA MICHELSEN
KAITLIN CAHILL
JOANNE ISREAL
JACK C
DONALD STANTON
JOHN & MICHELLE
BONGIORNO JOHN C
NATALIE MORGAN
JOSEPH (CHICK) MARTIN
VITO MONTELLO
KELLY BIGLIANI
AMY DELGADO
JOHN C.
MATHEW WHITE
KAY N
ELINOR GLASSER
FRANK ORLIK
FRED ZAPF
PETER AMBROSE
SANDY POLSTER
DOLORES CEA
JEANINE ESPOSITO-TANSEY
PATRICIA NIDDS
TERRENCE EMDE
JULIA MCDOWELL SCOTT
PATRICIA NIDDS
VIVIEN CORDES
ANTHONY MALATESTA
BERNADETTE ESPOSITO
ELLEN MARY NEWILL BOYD
DIANE WEIDNER
CAROLANN OREFICE
EDWARD ALTMANN
TERRANCE MARTIN
CAROL WALZ
DOLORES LACY
GRACE GIORDANO
ALFRED FOX
HOLLIE SRAMEK
ANNA CAPIZZIO
KYLIE QUIGLEY
STEVE WHELAN
CHRISTOPHER PAUL
EILEEN BARANNOW
WILLIAM LANAGAN
PAMELA JOHNSON
MARTIN D’AMICO
JENNIFER
CHRISTOPHER TALLARICO
PATTY ARGENTINO
ELLIE I.
NICOLINA SANTUCCI
LISA MESSANA
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
ANTONIO FECCA
EVA ALAIMO
DYLAN MURPHY
MARY ANN CESARSKI
AMY GINOCCHIO
CHRISTINE SHAW
ELAINE STOWE
LAURA ANDRUCKI
JULIANNE
ROSEMARIE PASTORELLI
LAURA IACOVETTI
EILEEN ZINCK
PATRICIA FONTANA
PETE THOMPSON
REBECCA DEVAN
JOHN BONGIORNO
MICHELLE BONGIORNO
JACK
KATHLEEN N
EDWARD MC CORMICK
FLORENCE DUNN
JAMES SCHREIBER
HELEN MCDOWELL
THOMAS MOONEY
THOMAS JOHN COLLINS
Father of goodness and love, hear our
prayers for the sick members of our
community and for all who are in need.
Amid mental and physical suffering may
they find consolation in your healing
presence. Show your mercy as you close
wounds, cure illness, make broken bodies
whole and free downcast spirits. May these
special people find lasting health and
deliverance, and so join us in thanking you
for all your gifts. We ask this through the
Lord Jesus who healed those who believed.
Amen
“We pray for peace in the world” and for
those who serve….
LCDR. MEGAN M. SHUTKA-VIK, USN
CDR. D. WILSON MARKS, USN
CAPTAIN MICHAEL DOLAN, JR.
LT. COL. JOHN KAIRES
LT. COL. STEPHEN A. SCHNELL
SPC. NICOLE A. CANNON
SGM. MICHAEL P. BORRELLI (US ARMY)
CDR. JOHN TULLY, USN
LT. COL. JAMES TULLY, US ARMY
JOSEPH SAGGIO, USN
LT. PAUL WILLMS
STAFF SGT. MICHAEL LONGHENRY
LT. COL. PAUL T. JACKSON,
SR AIRMAN E4 ALEXANDER PARRELLA
RICHARD SOTOMAYER, USAF
CPL. CONNOR F. SCOTT, USMC
LCPL. DANIEL P. STEELE, USMC
SGT. CORY O’HARA USMC
JAMEY ALAIMO, U.S.C.G.
BRITTANY ALAIMO, U.S.C.G.
CDR. ROBERT J. MARSH, USN
PFC. CHARLES CHRISTOPHER HOWELL
JOHN VINCENT KNOBLOCH, USMC
STEVEN CAVA, USN
ERIC SEELIN, USMC
CW2 CHRIS MUNZ
CW2 NATASHA WORTMAN
JAMES T. CASEY, USMC
GREGORY DEVANEY, USMC
SGT. JOSHUA MAHONEY, US ARMY
Weekly Collection:
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Sunday Collection: $16,161.
Faith Direct: $3,823.
Children’s Jug: $61.
Tomorrow’s Hope Collection: $2,812.
Total Collection: $22,857.
Many thanks for your generous support of SSPJ.
If you are able to take a step in your sacrificial
offering it would be greatly appreciated.
If you are using a collection envelope, with sincere
gratitude, we say, Thank you!
Kindly write the dollar amount of your contribution on the front of
the collection envelope.
Celebrating the Liturgy- With Grateful Hearts We Serve
PRESIDER SCHEDULE—FOR May 14th & May 15th, 2016
Sunday, May 15th, 2016
Presider Schedule may be subject to last minute changes.
Saturday, May 14th, 2016
5:00pm Father Kevin Cronin
Father Patrick Osei-Poku/Dcn. John
7:30am
9:00am
Father Patrick Osei-Poku/Dcn. Ron
10:30am
Father Kevin Cronin/Dcn. Ron
12:00noon Father Kevin Cronin/Dcn. Ken
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SCHEDULE –FOR May 14th & 15th, 2016
SATURDAY 5:00PM
R. Willms
I. Arevalo
C. Boyen
L. Brown
R. Byrne
B. Carey
K. Consenz
P. Damato
D. Doran
J. Duffy
SUNDAY 7:30AM
J. Primavera
E. Sica
T. Sica
W. Van Gostein
A. Troutman
C. Czujko
R. Fabian
M. Ferguson
J. Harvey
J. Henson
SUNDAY 9:00AM
B. Luna
M. Morbillo
D. Mulhall
C. Napolitano
K. Rapp
M. Sehne
D. Sharkey
M. Spina
P. Agoglia
J. Alternative
SUNDAY 10:30AM
M. Tangel
D. Uy
G. Amen
G. Beisel
L. Beisel
R. Bleggi
D. Bleggi
J. Garvey
J. Giacalone
B. Gill
SUNDAY 12NOON
D. Coppola
E. Law
M. Lebrun
J. Linder
M. Loughlin
M. Napoli
T. Pace
A. Santo
E. Calvano
H. Collins
ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE -FOR May 14th & 15th, 2016
SATURDAY
5:00PM
SUNDAY
7:30AM
SUNDAY
9:00AM
SUNDAY
10:30AM
SUNDAY
12:00 NOON
A. Suchy
M. Suchy
G. Knott
O. Knott
J. Henson
C. Haff
W. Haff
B. Keese
K. Keese
R. Rock
R. Rock
M. DeStefano
D. Schultz
J. Schultz
M. Stephen
K. Tomasic
M. Tomasic
Sanchez-Rinco
D. Regan
G. Romero
A. Conforti
I. Cole
LECTOR SCHEDULE -FOR May 14th & 15th, 2016
SATURDAY
5:00PM
SUNDAY
7:30AM
SUNDAY
9:00AM
SUNDAY
10:30AM
SUNDAY
12:00 NOON
E. Seidell
L. Halluska
P. O’Hara
E. Dobres
B. Luna
A. Dinnigan
A. Foster
J. Borelli
M. Hoonhout
Youth Ministry Impact News
SSPJ YOUTH MINISTRY
8TH GRADE IMPACT SPRING EVENTS.
MAY 10TH- SPECIAL EVENT
MAY 17TH- REGULAR MEETING
MAY 24TH- REGULAR MEETING
MAY 31ST- REGULAR MEETING
SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH– SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE!!!
JUNE 7TH- CLOSING NIGHT BBQ 7PM-9PM
All regular meetings are 7:30-8:30 pm in the Old Church
Please call 862-SSPJ or visit SSPJyouth.com for more info.
CAMP SSPJ
Day Camp Program
and Vacation Bible Camp
Is seeking a
Part -time Nurse
Monday thru Friday
9am-12:30pm
For,
June 27 -August 12th, 2016
Registered Nurse Wanted,
However, we are open to other
certifications.
Please contact Frank
Brancaccio or Elizabeth
Calvano at the Parish Rectory
at 584-5454 or email us at
[email protected]
ARE YOU READY FOR THE SUMMER?
The Spirit’s Gifts are many...
Spiritual Reflection by Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Daniel Berrigan – RIP
Before you get serious about Jesus, first consider how good you’re going to look on wood! Daniel Berrigan wrote those words and they
express a lot about who he was and what he believed in. He died yesterday at age 94.
No short tribute can do justice to Dan Berrigan. He defies quick definition and facile description. He was, at once, the single-minded,
obsessed activist, even as he was one of the most complex spiritual figures of our generation. He exhibited both the fierceness of John the
Baptist and the gentleness of Jesus. An internationally-known social justice advocate, an anti-war priest, a poet, a first-rate spiritual writer,
a maverick Jesuit, he, along with his close friend, Dorothy Day, was one of our generation’s foremost advocates for non-violence. Like
Dorothy Day, he believed that all violence, no matter how merited it seems in a given situation, always begets further violence. For him,
violence can never justify itself by claiming moral superiority over the violence it is trying to stop. Non-violence, he uncompromisingly
advocated, is the only road to peace. Like Dorothy Day, he couldn’t imagine Jesus with a gun.
Berrigan lived by the principle of non-violence and spent his life trying to convince others of its truth. This got him into a lot of trouble,
both in society at large and in the church. It also landed him to prison. In 1968, along with his brother, Philip, he entered a federal building
in Catonsville, Maryland, removed a number of draft records and burned them in garbage cans. For this, he was given three and a half
years in prison. But this also indelibly stamped him into the consciousness of a whole generation. He was forever after known as a
member of the Catonsville Nine and once appeared on the cover of Time Magazine.
I was in the seminary during those tumultuous years in the late 1960s, when anti-war protests in the USA were drawing such huge crowds
and Daniel Berrigan was one of their poster boys. Moreover, I was in a seminary where most everything in our ethos was asking us to
distrust Berrigan and the anti-war movement. In our view at that time, this was not what a Catholic priest was supposed to be doing. I
wasn’t a fan of his then. I’m a late convert.
That conversion began when, as a graduate student, I began to read Berrigan’s books. I was gripped by three things: First, by the gospel
challenge he was spelling out so clearly; next, by his spiritual depth; and, finally, not least, by the brilliance and poetry of his language.
He was, flat-out, a very good writer and a very challenging Christian. I envied his vocabulary, his turn of phrase, his intelligence, his wit,
his depth, and his radical commitment. I began to read everything he’d written and he began to have a growing influence on my life and
ministry. I had never before seen how non-negotiable is Jesus’ challenge to act not just with charity about also with justice.
Father Larry Rosebaugh, an Oblate colleague who also went to prison for anti-war protests and who was later shot to death in Guatemala,
shares in his autobiography how, the night before he performed his first act of civil disobedience that landed him in prison, he spent the
entire night in prayer with Daniel Berrigan. Berrigan’s advice to him then was this: If you can’t do this without becoming bitter and angry
at those who arrest you, don’t do it! Prophecy is about making a vow of love, not of alienation. There’s a thin line here, one that’s too
often crossed when we are trying to be prophetic.
Ironically, for all his critical counsel on this, Berrigan, by his own admission, struggled mightily with exactly this, namely, to have his
protest issue forth from a center of love and not from a center of anger. At age 62, he wrote an autobiography, To Dwell in Peace, within
which he candidly shared that he had never enjoyed a healthy relationship with his own father and that his father had never blessed him or
his brother, Philip. Rather his father was always more threatened by his sons’ energies and talents than proud of them. With this
admission, Berrigan went on to ask whether it was any wonder that he, Daniel, had forever been a thorn in the side of every authorityfigure he ever encountered: presidents, popes, bishops, religious superiors, politicians, policemen. It took him 60 years to make peace with
the absence of his father’s blessing; but, God writes straight with crooked lines, the radicalness this fired in him helped challenge a
generation.
In his later years, Berrigan began to work in a hospice, finding among the dying a depth that grounded him against what he so feared in
our culture, shallowness.
His own generation will give him a mixed judgment: loved by some, hated by others. But history will speak well of him. He was always
on the side of God, peace, and the poor.
Daniel Berrigan RIP.
Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. He can be
contacted through his website www.ronrolheiser.com.
Now on Facebook www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser
God writes straight with crooked lines…
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