April 26, 2015 - Our Lady of the Snow Blue Point

Our Lady of the Snow
Catholic Church
175 Blue Point Avenue
Blue Point, New York 11715
Telephone: 631-363-6385
April 26, 2015
Fourth Sunday of Easter
“There is no salvation through anyone else “(Acts 4:8-12)
MASS SCHEDULE
WEEK DAY MASSES:
Monday—Friday
8:30AM in Mother Church
WEEKEND MASSES:
Saturday 5PM in Large Church
Sunday 7:30AM in Mother Church
9AM, and 11:00AM in
Large Church
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 4PM—4:30PM
in Large Church
Monday 6:15PM—7:15PM
in Mother Church
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION:
Monday 6PM—8PM
in Mother Church
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA &
BENEDICTION:
Monday 7:30—8PM
In Mother Church
Visit us online!
www.OurLadyofTheSnowBluePoint.com
ONLY
ONE WEEK
LEFT TO
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†The Pastoral Team Clergy†
Rev. Edward R. D’Andrea, Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Charles Fink, Parish Administrator
Rev. John Amoah, Associate Pastor
Deacon Frank Hartmann
Deacon Edward Karan
Deacon Robert Gronenthal
Faith Formation for Adults:
363-2416
Mrs. Beth Rivalsi,
Director of Faith Formation for Adults
[email protected]
Religious Education: 363-6394
Mrs. Patricia Bartoldus,
Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A.)
Persons interested in becoming Catholic and
adults who have not received Confirmation
or First Eucharist, please contact
Beth Rivalsi at 363-2416.
Marriage:
Arrangements must be made at least six
to twelve months in advance. It is
advisable to call the church prior to
arranging the reception.
Baptisms
Are celebrated on the second Saturday and fourth Sunday of most
months. Please visit our website at
for complete information
Director of Faith Formation, 1-9
Mrs. Eileen Mulry, Secretary, ext. 15
Mrs. Susan Gressler, C.R.E., ext. 14
Office hours: Monday – Thursday
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. &
1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
[email protected]
Parish Outreach: 363-2417
Mrs. Diana Mongan, Director
Mrs. Patricia Fulco, Outreach Assistant
Office hours and food pantry
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Monday - Thursday in the cottage
Evening Hours Available
by Appointment
[email protected]
New parishioners
Please register at the
parish or call 363-6385,
ext. 10 for information.
Communion for the Homebound:
To make arrangements to have Communion
brought to the home, please call the parish
office at 363-6385, ext. 10. For emergency sick
calls, please call the parish at any time.
Catholic Marriage for couples married
outside the Church
Director of Music
Mrs. Theresa Martin
Parish Office: 363-6385 — Fax: 363-7394
Mrs. Lindsay Butler, Parish Asst., ext. 11
Mrs. Loraine Gonzalez, . Asst., ext. 10
Hours: Mon -Thurs 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.,
Saturday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
[email protected]
If you have a civil marriage but now desire a
Catholic sacramental marriage, call the Rectory
for more information about a
Convalidation .Convalidation
is having a couple’s marriage
recognized and blessed by
the Church through the
Catholic Rite of Marriage
A Message from Father Charles Fink
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April 26,2015
My dear parish family,
By next weekend we’ll have begun the month of May, traditionally devoted by the
Church to Mary. As noted elsewhere in this bulletin, we’ll be honoring the Blessed Mother,
the patroness of our parish, at the 9 a.m. Mass on May 3 with a May Crowning ceremony in
which our children will participate and at which one of them will crown a statue of Mary
(weather permitting, the one in front of the mother church) with a circlet of flowers. We
hope many of you will be able to join us for that.
Last October, we distributed Rosary booklets to any who were interested in having
them, in the hope that you’d be encouraged to begin praying the Rosary on a regular basis. If
you didn’t get one and would like to know more about this favored Catholic devotion and
how to practice it, feel free to see me, and I’ll get you a copy of the booklet.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Blessed Virgin Mary and her place in
salvation history and the life of the Church, there’s an inexpensive little book called A Short
Catechism of Mary by the late Charles Cardinal Journet, available from Amazon and other
online sources. It’s only about seventy pages long, in question and answer form, and includes a wealth of information about Mary and the prayers that have come to be associated
with her. Cardinal Journet was a brilliant theologian, but this little catechism is written in
language anyone can understand.
For one of the most beautiful books ever written on the Blessed Mother, try Caryll
Houselander’s The Reed of God. Anything she wrote is well worth reading and absolutely
unique in tone and approach, but she was especially good on Mary.
If you’re one of the dying breed that appreciates poetry, John Lynch’s A Woman
Wrapped in Silence is not to be missed. It’s the life of Christ as seen through the eyes of
Mary, all in iambic pentameter. It doesn’t rhyme, but every line is ten syllables, and the language is beautiful.
Let’s all take advantage of this May to deepen our love of and devotion to our Blessed
Mother. And let’s make it a point to share devotion to her with our children and grandchildren. Our faith is like a garden. If we don’t maintain it with care and diligence, especially in
the world in which we’re living, it’ll soon be a desert or a jungle.
With love and prayers,
Fr. Charles Fink
Prayers & Intentions
† MEMORIALS FOR THE WEEK †
Altar Bread and Wine
In loving Memory of Anna Schwartz
Sanctuary Candle in Mother Church
In Memory of Mary Tierney Gallagher
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
April 27 ,2015
Saints and Special Observances also indicated
Monday
8:30AM
April 27
Eric Nickerson †
Tuesday
April 28 St. Peter Chanel
St. Louis Grignion de Montfort
Annette Fiore †
8:30AM
Wednesday April 29 St. Catherine of Siena
8:30AM
Joan Nolan †
Thursday
8:30AM
April 30 St. Pius V
Josephine Montulto †
Friday
8:30AM
May 1 St. Joseph the Worker
Damaso Conste †
Saturday
5:00PM
May 2
St. Athanasius
John W. Hunt Jr.†
Richard & Laura Willis
Sunday
7:30AM
9:00AM
11:00AM
May 3
Parishioners †
Higgin-Barresi Family †
Barbara “Peep” Fredrick †
John Petrizzi †
Lt. Col Christopher Ederle
Major Meghan Ederle
Capt Kyle Brown
1st Lt. Tara Brown Gomez
1st Lt Thomas Gomez
Lt. Jg Sean Brown
3/c Midshipman Shannon Brown
Army Specialist Justin Brown
E3/ACAN Connor Rooney USN
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April 26, 2015
Pray for Our Sick
We pray for all who are sick, for their healing in
both body and spirit….
Kathleen & Follan Wedell, Judy
Drazan & Larry Wolffe
In Sympathy
For all who have died this past week, that they
rejoice in the heavenly banquet…
Dinner Dance
May 1, 2015 ,7-11 PM
$35 Per Ticket
Raffle drawing at this event
Knights of Columbus Hall
Patchogue
Tickets on Sale
at the Rectory office
Milk and
Cookies Night
Join us in the
Mother Church
for Bedtime
stories and
prayers
May 7th from
7:00pm-7:30 pm
For children
ages 3-6 years
old
Attire is PJs
Bring your favorite teddy bear etc.
KNOWING OUR FAITH
XIV. THE HEART OF A DISCIPLE
In Jesus Christ we see the whole history of salvation recapitulated: God’s
love for us; how we ought to love God and one another; the nature of sin and its
bitter fruit; God’s permission of evil and His bringing good out of that evil, the
last state of creation being more glorious, in spite of sin, than the first. Truly it is
a life’s work to plumb the depths of all the Lord has to teach us, as it is to know
and love Him as we should.
In our last lesson, we indicated how seeing Jesus is seeing the eternal heart
of God. Now we will look briefly at what the Lord has to teach us about the
shape our hearts ought to take on as we journey along the path of love to eternal
life. We will have more to say about this later, when we come to discuss the virtues and commandments. This is just a quick glimpse ahead.
There are certain of Jesus’ teachings that we might call the acid tests of
Christian discipleship. Take, e.g., His saying: “. . . love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44) On very good days, obedience to
this command may appear merely to be the full flowering of what is best in us,
but on most days, it is bound to seem nearly an impossible task, one that runs
completely counter to the inclinations of our fallen human nature.
Or take His statement that, “. . . if a man looks at a woman lustfully, he has
already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28), the same being
true obviously for the woman who looks lustfully at a man. By that standard, I
think it is safe to say that there are not too many non-adulterers on the loose out
there. We have already referred to the Golden Rule. Perhaps you will agree
when I say that it comes more naturally to us to treat others as they treat us rather
than as we would like them to do.
The entire Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) and much of the rest of Jesus’ teaching and life are like a sketch of a truly christened heart, which is to say,
a heart that loves as it should. It is not a picture with which we have very much
first-hand experience, because we daily fall so far short of making it our own.
Clearly, to measure up to such an imposing standard, we need help, and, as we
have said, help is available.
Believing with Joy! Stewardship - A Way of Life
Steward ship
and the
Good Sheppard
Traditionally, the Fourth
Sunday of Easter
(today) is also called
Good Shepherd Sunday.
Christ tells us in today’s
Gospel from John, “I
am the good shepherd,
and I know mine and mine know me.” The image of
Christ as the shepherd is one of the oldest in the
Church. Even in the Catacombs there is an ancient
drawing of Christ carrying a sheep on his shoulders.
Sometimes it is difficult for us to view ourselves as
sheep. There is something passive and reliant in that
image which may bother our sense of independence.
However, if we are honest with ourselves, we know
that we need the Lord’s help and guidance. An essential part of living a stewardship way of life is
placing our lives in the hands of our Good Shepherd
nonetheless.
Throughout this Easter Season we celebrate that one
mystery — that Christ gave His life for us on the
Cross. If we accept the fact that He is our Savior and
that He is our Shepherd, we are better able to serve
as shepherds to one another. Stewardship is a life of
giving self, a life of self-giving. We must constantly
work to live up to the Lord’s expectations of us, but
we also must always know that He is our shepherd,
our Good Shepherd, and He is always there for us.
Stewardship Bulletin Reflections
Reflection Question
How well do I know Jesus, the Good Shepherd?
Prayer Opportunity
The Rosary will be prayed on
April 28 at 4:45 in the Mother
Church. A way to know Jesus is
to pray the rosary and meditate
on the Mysteries of his life,
death and resurrection.
Second Collection; Catholic School Collection
May 2nd– May 3rd
This collection goes to Tomorrow’s Hope scholarships
O Mary we crown thee with blossoms today!
We will crown our outside statue of the
Blessed Mother, on
May 3 after the 9 a.m. Mass.
Please join us as we honor Mary our
Blessed Mother!
The Joy of the Gospel
“The joy of the Gospel is
for all people: no one can
be excluded. That is what
the angel proclaimed to the
shepherds in Bethlehem:
“Be not afraid; for behold,
I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all
the people (Lk 2:10).”
Book Discussion
We are reading and discussing
The Lamb’s Supper, by Scot Hahn starting
this week on Wednesday evenings at 7:30
in the Cottage. All are welcome to join.
You can order this book on line or call
Beth at 363-1624
STEWARDSHIP FINANCIAL REPORT
For the week of April 19, 2015
Mass
Attendance
Envelopes
$
Loose
$
Total
5:00 pm
221
1870
480
2350
7:30 am
109
1994
628
2622
9:00 am
11:00 am
230
1340
503
1843
212
1652
371
2023
772
6856
1982
8838
Total
Parish Outreach & Local Events
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Parish Outreach News
April 26, 2015
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Girls night out—The heart of Long Island Chorus is currently recruiting women singers of all
ages to become members of the chorus. Rehearsals held every Tuesday evening from 7-10 pm in
Holbrook. Call 553-0910 for more details.
♦ Part time Bookkeeper—The Diocese is Rckville
Centre seeks a professional , full –charge bookkeeper to work with select parishes within Suffolk County. Position requires an experienced
bookkeeper who has knowledge of computerized
accounting systems, bank recociliations and account analyses. Proficiency in Excel and Word
required.
♦ Young Adults , Faith on Tap- Join us at Lily
Flanagan's at 345 Deer Park Ave, Babylon on
May 4th , Guest speaker Father Ted Brown ,MS ,
a member of the Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette whose topic is: “Saints You Should
Know..and Saints to be”.. Talks begin at 7:30 but
come early to eat and meet.
♦
Our Lady of the Snow Seniors
We will be celebrating a special
morning Mass for our seniors on
Wednesday May 20, 2015 11am in the
Large Church. Following Mass ,
please join us for a light luncheon and
friendship, hosted by Our Lady of the
Snow Outreach. RSVP By Wednesday May 13, 2015 to Outreach at 3632417 Monday—Thursday 10am—1pm
or you may leave a message on their
machine at any time. We look forward
to seeing you!
BAKERS NEEDED
Parish Outreach
Spring bake sale fundraiser.
Parish Outreach will be
hosting our Spring bake sale after
all masses on Saturday May 2nd and Sunday May
3rd. Please would you consider baking a cake,
pie, bread, cookies, cup cakes, brownies or a
snack of your choice?
Please drop your items off in the vestibule
of the large Church before or after any mass.
Thank you so much for helping us help
those in need.
FOOD PANTRY ALERT!!
During the spring months, donations to our food
pantry drop drastically. Due to these tough
economic times, we are helping an increased
number of our neighbors in need. We are
currently in need of all food items, but
especially: pasta sauce, cookies, crackers,
boxed milk, canned meats, tuna, mayonnaise,
tea, coffee, all juices, cereal, pancake mix and
syrup, paper towels, laundry detergent, baby
wipes, chili, stew, chicken, jelly, rice, all toiletries, but especially tissues, shampoo and
conditioner. We are also in desperate need of
supermarket gift cards in $10 denominations
to all area supermarkets, also CVS and Costco
gift cards are needed for pharmacy assistance.
Food can be dropped off at the outreach office
Monday—Thursday 10AM—1PM or in the
food bin outside the pantry door in the foyer of
the large church before or after every Mass.
THANK YOU ~ GOD BLESS
OUR LADY OF THE SNOW RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
363-6394 [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon. to Thurs. 9:30—4:30 or by appointment
The ministry of Religious Education strives to bring all into a closer relationship
with Jesus through Word, Worship and Service
Week of April 26
Liturgy of the Word—during the 9am Mass
Upcoming Events
Week of April 26
Level 1 Parent /Child Celebration
This will be our last meeting for this year. Please
have all 7 Unit Reviews completed and handed in.
Level 6—Faith Conversations—A
copy of the questions can be found
on the parish website
ourladyofthesnowbluepoint.com
Please remember to call or email
the Religious Education Office to reserve a time
for your child's 15 minute Faith Conversation
LIVE and SHARE YOUR FAITH!
We are beginning to prepare for next year’s program. Please consider sharing your Catholic faith
as a Catechist with the children in our parish.
Call Pat or Susan for more information
Registration
2015—2016
Keeping in mind our call
to be good stewards of
God’s creation and parish financial resources
we will not be mailing registration forms
home to our over 600 Religious Education
families. Please look for registration forms and
instructions on our parish website
(at the end of April)
ourladyofthesnowbluepoint.com
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
TO THOSE WHO MADE THE
CELEBRATION OF
CONFIRMATION
SO BEAUTIFUL
Our Ushers
Andrea Barry, Mike Dawidziak, Susan Gressler,
Jeanne Williams, Rosemarie Libertelli
and Sally McDonald,
who did a magnificent job in setting up, cleaning up and
kept everything and everyone moving so beautifully during
our celebration
Our Staff
Eileen Mulry
Our Coordinators
Sally McDonald and Rosemarie Libertelli
Our Catechists
Cathie Balbera, Tricia Cieslak, James Dean,
Christine Dougherty, Tina Festa, Kathleen Giuliano
Loraine Gonzalez, Elizabeth Malia, Stephanie Moses,
Leah Ranaudo, Barbara Somers, Jeannine Stewart,
Bernadette White and Roberta Zoller
For sharing faith with our young people.
Our Eucharistic Ministers
Eileen Babin, Lucille Curley, Christine Dougherty,
Loraine Gonzalez, Camille Kiefer, Denise McFadden and
Edward Newbeck
For helping to distribute the gift of the
Body and Blood of Jesus.
Our Environment Committee
Who brought the gift of God’s beautiful outdoors in to our
worship space.
Our Altar Servers
Joseph Barry, Matthew Ranaudo, Andreanna Nagy and
Arianna Martinez
For assisting the Bishop.
Our Music Ministry
Led by our Music Director, Terry Martin
Who brought the music of the angels to our celebration.
Our Pastoral Staff
For their contribution to a beautiful day
AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR CONFIRMANDI
Your enthusiastic spirit made this a special year for all who were part
of your preparation and Your smiles and prayers brought the sunshine
in on Confirmation Day.
Patrick Alles
Peter Argerakis
Thomas Arpino
Chris Bacalla
Britney Balbera
Hailey Balestra
Dylan Belz
Alexa Blum
Nina Bonetti
Matthew Brockbank
Jenna Castilletti
Sandra Cieslak
Rachel Cody
Anthony Cooney
Zachary Costanzo
Max Davern
Kevin Dean
Garrett Degnan
Tyler Diaz
Liam Dougherty
Hannah Duffield
Katelyn Eames
Jordan Echevarria
Ryan Ferrante
Steven Festa
Lia Frabizio
James Gallo
Sydney Geoghan
Frank Giacchetto
Julianna Giacchetto
Jake Giannico
Haley Giuliano
Caitlyn Gonzalez
Camryn Gonzalez
Kayla Goodey
Vincent Grazidei
Christian Henke
Julia Hodgkinson
Congratulations
to our Newly Confirmed
Paul Hoernel
Lily Hooks
Brendan Hurley
John Hussey
Gianna Inserro
Ciara Joseph
Danielle Keenan
Julia Keiffert
Jonathan Kelly
Emma Keyser
Kyle Krumholz
Ryan Lawrence
Cassandra Licalzi
Darian Licata
Salvatore LoCascio
Timothy Malia
Cavan Malinauskas
Antonio Martinez
Angelina Mazzei
Justin McCaffrey
Tanner McCarthy
Melanie McGuire
Daniel Milazzo
Kevin Mischo
Matthew Montgomery
Sean Morge
Brian Mucaria
Samantha Nagy
Elizabeth Grace Naro
Hailey Neumeyer
Edward Newbeck Jr.
Sidney Okray
Jaime Petersen
Kevin Polanish
Peter Prisinzano
Erik Ram
Gabriella Ranaudo
Robert Ray
Shannon Reilly
Jake Rhodes
Nolan Rooney
Margaret Ross
Quinton Rumpf
Timmy Sacca
Joseph Salaway
Ashley Schmidt
Kyle Schmitt
Lauren Schroder
Alyson Sena
Garrett Sirico
Ashley Smith
Ava Snyder
Aidan Somers
Kyle Spano
Nicholas Stewart
Kieran Thomas
William Vita
Nicholas Vlachos
Ashley Walsh
Kaitlin Weber
Bridget Wehrle
Gabriella White
William Zoller
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Our Lady of the Snow
Raffle
Final Drawing - May 1st at
The Dinner Dance
First Prize $10,000
Second Prize $5,000
Third Prize $1,000
Seller of winning Ticket $500
LESS THAN ONE WEEK
LEFT TO GET YOUR TICKET!
First Name________________
Last Name _________________
Street Address_____________
Town ____________________
Phone Number_____________
1) Fill out the above information.
2) If sharing the ticket, include the
other names and information on the
extra lines.
3) Include a check for $100 made out
to Our Lady of the Snow.
4) Print clearly.
5) Drop the form off at the rectory office or mail it to us.
6) When the Rectory receives all your
information and your payment a
ticket will be mailed to you. Good
Luck !!!!
April 26, 2015
WHAT’S YOUR CATHOLIC IQ?
This educational self-assessment is a
fun way to help you see how much you
know about your Catholic faith. Answers
can be found on the bottom of this page.
1.
What special day marks the end
of the Easter Season and celebrates
the birth of the Church?
(a) the Feast of the Holy Family; (b)
the Solemnity of Christ the King; (c)
the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception; (d) the Solemnity of Pentecost
2. According to the Gospel of John,
Mary Magdalene joined Mary the
wife of Clopas and __ at the foot of
the cross on Calvary.
(a)Mary and Martha; (b) Peter’s
mother; (c) Jesus’ mother; (d) Veronica
3. —— obligates all Catholics to receive Communion at least once a
year during the Easter Season.
(a)A Holy Day of Obligation; (b) The
Easter duty; (c) Canon Law (d) The
pope
4. When we pray the Nicene Creed
at Mass, we state, “...he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and
rose again on the __ day.”
(a) last; (b) third; (c) holy; (d) first
5. According to Luke’s Gospel, the
Apostles believed the stories of the
Resurrection right away.
True
False
Answer key1. d; 2. c; 3. b; 4. b; 5. False
A little humor from Father Fink
When Chris Mullin was recently
named the new coach of St. John’s
University basketball team, his mentor and former coach,
Lou
Carnesecca, gave him a small
laminated card that he had received
years ago from another famous
coach, Joe Lapchick. On the card
were the words: “Peacock today,
feather duster tomorrow.”