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1 Our Lady of the Snows R.C. Church th Avenue, Floral Park, NY Fax Parish Web-site: Served by the Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Kevin F. McBrien Parochial Vicar: Rev. Raynald B. Nacino Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jeremy Canna Deacons: Henry J. Smith, Matthew Oellinger, Steven Borheck, John Warren Pastoral Associate: Mrs. Regina Moreno Academy Principal: Mr. Joseph Venticinque Human Concerns Director: Ms. Doreen Walz Director of Music: Mrs. Lisa Kelly Parish Office: 259th Street (Between Union Tpke. & 80th Ave.) (718) Administrative Assistant: Ms. Melissa Vollaro Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Nicolosi Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM Parish Office closed weekdays from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Sunday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM For emergencies call (718) Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (718) Secretary: Mrs. Jill Buttry School Website: Parish Mission Statement We the people of Our Lady of the Snows Parish are a Catholic Christian community Faith Formation Office (718) who reach out to one another and to all Secretary: Mrs. Esther Liberto people by teaching and giving witness to Catholic Youth Group the Good News of Jesus. Our Mission is to Youth Minister: Mrs. Karen DeRose Youth Website: invite all to hear, share, and live the Word Human Concerns Center (718) of God. We try to inspire an awareness of Secretary: Mrs. Virgilia Rillera our faith and to encourage others to renew Masses and energize that faith in Jesus and the Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM Church. We want to welcome the entire Weekdays 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon community to enjoy the warmth and love of Saturday Mornings 9:00 AM our parish by participating fully in the Civil Holidays 9:00 AM Holy Days of Obligation See Parish Bulletin sacramental life of the Church. Latin Rite Catholic Mass in Malayalam: Second Saturday of the month at 6:30PM Miraculous Medal Novena: Following all Masses on Monday Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the month from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Church. Holy Hour from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Also, every Thursday from 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM in the Church. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 1PM and on request. Baptism: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the third and fourth Sundays of each month at 2:00 PM. Please call the Parish Office to make an appointment. A baptism preparation class will be held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Church. Attendance at this class is required by the parents of the child to be baptized. Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months in advance of the marriage date to make an appointment with a priest to discuss your marriage plans. For Pre-Cana information Anointing of the Sick: Please call (718) for arrangements. Catholic Cemeteries: For information and available options please call (718)

2 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2017 Third Sunday of Lent Sunday, March 19, :00AM People of the Parish 9:30AM Fay Marie DeClaro 11:00AM Installation of Lectors & EMHC Collective Mass Offered For: Eileen McNicholas-Birthday Remembrance, Leo Tschudi, Rosemarie Ruckel, Peter McKenna, Christopher Marandha, Agnes Hornacek, Dr. James Jones, Freddy Rodriguez, Humbolt Mero, Sister Marie Mahony, C.S.J. 12:30PM Owens & Torpey Families First Scrutiny 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Theresa Tom Monday, March 20, :00PM Deceased Members of the Vadayattuseril Family Joseph Clavin Tuesday, March 21, 2017 V. J. Kurian Eleanor Palermo Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Maria DeRisi - 40th Anniversary Joseph Palmerson Thursday, March 23, :30PM Maripat Frary Testa Marie Donach Adoration until 4 PM Friday, March 24, 2017 John Fedele Ann Monick Saturday, March 25, :30AM 5:00PM Jeanne Strein Stations of the Cross Purgatorial Mass Sunday, March 26, :00AM Jose A. Villegas 9:30AM People of the Parish 11:00AM Collective Mass Offered For: Federico Buluran, Mary K. Wendelken, Priscilla Feliciano, Mariamma Abraham - Living, Peter Damiani, Joseph P. Scauzillo, Julia Rufino, Elizabeth Ann Smith, Regan Shetsky, Dorothy Shook 12:30PM Varghese & Aleyamma Varghese Second Scrutiny 2:00PM Baptisms 5:30PM Kunjachen Aresseril 7:30PM Parish Mission OLS Sunday Collection Report Sunday, March 12th.$12, Maintenance & Repair..$1, We all grow spiritually when we share! Thanks for participating in the mission of our parish! THIS WEEK AT OLS Sunday, March 19 10:30AM... Faith Formation Classes Pre-K-8... School.GR 10:30AM... Holy Name Society... PMR... St. Joseph s Table Set-Up... GR Monday, March 20 10:00AM... St. Joseph s Table... GR Tuesday, March 21 7:40AM... Children s Choir... Church 6:30PM... Girl Scout Troop WR 7:00PM... Pastoral Care Respite Meeting... PMR 7:00PM... Academy Board Meeeting...School Wednesday, March 22 10:00AM... Golden Age Friendship Club... GR 7:30PM... R. C. I. A....School 7:30PM... 1st Communion Class Grades PMR Thursday, March 23 3:30PM... Daisy Girl Scouts... GR 6:45PM... Handbell Choir... Church 8:00PM... Adult Choir... Church Friday, March 24 7:40AM... Children s Choir... Church Saturday, March 25 2:00PM... Himig At Alay Choir... GR THE ALTAR BREADS & ALTAR WINES for the week were donated in Loving Memory of MARIA DERISI requested by The DeRisi Family THE SANCTUARY LAMP for the week was donated in Loving Memory of MARIA DERISI requested by The DeRisi Family CELEBRATE ST. JOSEPH. This year the Feast of Saint Joseph will be celebrated this Monday, March 20 th. Join us as we commemorate the life of someone so dear to our Lord and His Blessed Mother with a solemn Mass at in the church. Following the Mass a traditional St. Joseph s Table containing breakfast foods will be blessed and shared with everyone in the Green Room. All are welcomed! STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be prayed every Saturday of Lent in the church at 9:30AM. Join in walking with the Lord on His Way of the Cross throughout this holy season. IN YOUR CHARITY PLEASE PRAY FOR The sick, homebound and hospitalized... Marianne Brewer, Laura Callan, Louis DePetris, Diana Dunn, Eric Ern, Pat Kass, Carlito Lalicon, Barbara Lazaro, Tara Lockwood, Richard Marini, Dorothy Rondash, MaryBeth Marini Ruff, Kathy Turso, John Varrone, Laura Velez, Robert Webb All Our Faithful Departed Loved Ones... Kathryn Laureano

3 Dear Parishioners: I invite you to reserve next Sunday night, March 26, 2017 through Wednesday night, March 29, 2017 for a week of renewal here at Our Lady of the Snows. It is our Parish Lenten Mission and the theme for LENTEN MISSION 2017 is Living the Gospel Today! We are fortunate to have Bill Wegner from Good News International who will be conducting the mission for us. Bill is a Catholic Lay Evangelist. He comes to us with a reputation for being a dynamic, humorous and engaging speaker, whose sessions are both challenging and inspiring. He travels internationally as well as across the United States to proclaim the Good News. This is an extraordinary opportunity for each of us to be led into a deeper renewal of our faith and into a fuller transformation of our spiritual life. Everyone will leave the mission with a more profound and very personal relationship with the Lord. The mission is for everyone, young or old, single or married, regardless of your vocation or state in life. Please take this opportunity to invite someone to attend with you a friend, relative, and/or neighbor Catholic or not. All evening sessions in the church will begin promptly at 7:30 PM. All morning sessions, Monday through Wednesday, will begin right after the 9AM Mass. This is a great opportunity to personally experience a very dynamic and inspirational lay preacher. Please come and join us for an event that you will not soon forget, if ever. It might even change your life! Sincerely, EASTER REMEMBRANCE MASS will be offered at the 11:00AM Mass on Easter Sunday. Yellow Easter Remembrance envelopes are in the Gathering Space today for those who wish to remember their loved ones, living or deceased, at Easter and throughout the Easter Season. You may return your offering in the collection or at the Parish Office. HOLY NAME SOCIETY Communion Mass and meeting take place today beginning at 9:30AM in the church. All men in the parish are encouraged to become Holy Name Society members. Attractive blue brochures describing the good work of the Holy Name Society are in the Gathering Space. Please take a brochure home and consider joining the Holy Name Society. COMMUNITY NEWS WOMEN S LENTEN DAY OF PRAYER - Come Home To Me with Sister JoAnn Walsh, RSM this Monday, March 20th from 9:30AM to 3:00PM at Our Lady of Grace Spiritual Center, Manhasset. Cost: $50. Go to to register. FRIDAY FILM FESTIVAL at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston continues this Friday, March 24 th at 8PM with the film, THE LAST OF MRS. CHENEY, starring Robert Montgomery, Joan Crawford & William Powell. Next Friday, March 31 st the film, THE HURT LOCKER starring Jeremy Renner and Ralph Fiennes will be viewed. Film series tickets are $25.00 and $6.00 for each single film. For more information please call (718) DIAPER DERBY. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to our Lenten Parish Almsgiving Project to help mothers and their children in need. Feel free to leave baby diapers and baby wipes in the Gathering Space playpen until next Sunday, March 26 th. Thank you to the Parish Pastoral Council for coordinating this special outreach. MARRIED COUPLES RETREAT takes place at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington next weekend, March 24 th to 26 th. Sponsored by Divine Mercy Parish in Williamsburg, our own Deacon John Warren will lead the English track of talks and Deacon Elkin Tamayo will lead the Spanish track. The retreat will begin with dinner at 6PM on Friday and conclude with lunch after Mass at 1PM on Sunday. The cost is $150 per couple and reservations can be made by calling Divine Mercy Parish at (718) 387 IN THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS: A Service of Stations of the Cross and Sacred Music takes place next Sunday, March 26 th at 3:00PM at the Immaculate Conception Chapel in Douglaston. Our Lady of the Snows Choirs along with the Seminary Schola will present a series of meditations on the Passion of Jesus focusing on Christ s suffering and the great price He paid for our redemption. Invite family and friends to this inspirational spiritual experience during the Lenten Season. RECITATION OF THE ROSARY takes place each morning in the church before the 9AM Mass. All are invited to pray the Mysteries of The Rosary each day before Mass.

4 SAVE THE DATES SATURDAY, APRIL 8th CLOTHING DRIVE ST. VINCENT de PAUL TRUCK SUNDAY, APRIL 9th ARTS & CRAFTS SPRING SALE MONDAY, APRIL 10th RECONCILIATION MONDAY SATURDAY, APRIL 29th 11:00 AM & 1:30 PM CELEBRATION OF FIRST EUCHARIST HUMAN CONCERNS CENTER TRIP. The next trip to Yonkers, Empire City Casino will be next Monday, March 27, 2017(weather permitting). Cost $25. The bus will leave promptly at from Our Lady of the Snows. For more info or to reserve a seat call Sophia at (718) BULLETIN ADVERTISERS. We are grateful to those merchants and businesses that support our weekly bulletin by placing an ad. We ask all parishioners to patronize these merchants and anyone is welcomed to take an advertisement by calling the bulletin company at (631) PALM CROSSES. A tradition of decorating the gravesites of our beloved dead for Easter begins with palm crosses for Palm Sunday. It is a fitting tribute to the faithful departed to be remembered at the start of Holy Week. Once again this year the Evangelization Committee will have palm crosses for purchase on the weekend of April 1 st /2 nd. Each cross cost $8.00 and will be available at all the Masses. GENERATIONS OF FAITH CAMPAIGN. Copies of the campaign newsletter are on the tables in the Gathering Space announcing the great progress everyone has made so far in keeping their pledges and how fortunate we are to have completed the first phase of our parish projects with air-conditioning in the Green Room and White Room. Thank you! We ask everyone s continued support in making their payments and for those who are new in the parish and/or those who could not help in the past please take a pledge card today in the Gathering Space and join us in making our hopes a reality at Our Lady of the Snows! BAKE SALE sponsored by the Rosary Society takes place after Mass today in the White Room. Stop in and purchase some delicious home baked goods for Sunday morning breakfast and afternoon dessert! Our Annual Volunteer Thank You Party is scheduled for Sunday, April 2, 2017 from 1:30PM to 4:00PM in the White Room We wish to express our gratitude to all who serve in our parish in the following groups or ministries: Adult Choir Himig At Alay Choir Adult Weekday Altar Servers Home Academy Association Executive Committee Alumni Association Human Concerns Center Volunteers Arts & Crafts Group Leadership Committee Baptism Teams Lectors Children s Liturgy of the Word Committee Liturgy/Church Decorating Committee Consolation Companions Ministers of Hospitality Counters OLS Academy Board CYO Volunteers Parish Pastoral Council Evangelization Committee Parker Geriatrics Adult Volunteers Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion R.C.I.A. Catechists Faith Formation Catechists and Volunteers Special Events Committee Fil-Am Committee Spirituality Committee Finance Committee Stewardship Committee Fundraising Committee Vocations Committee Generations of Faith Committee Wake Ministry Teams Golf Committee Youth Group Leaders If you belong to one of the above, please fill out the form below and return it to the Parish Office. Spouses are cordially invited. Once you have reserved your place there will be a sign-in table at the party. No tickets will be distributed this year. A reminder that this party is for ADULTS ONLY and all reservation forms are due no later than WEDNESDAY, March 29th. The party theme will be the Spring Fling. Thank you for your cooperation and all you do at OLS! Parish Volunteer Thank You Party Form Name: Address/City/St/Zip: Phone Number: Group/Ministry: I will attend My spouse will attend also.

5 SIGHT & SOUND THEATRE. The Rosary Society is sponsoring a bus trip to Lancaster, PA and the Sight & Sound s production of JONAH. This production is a beautiful musical capturing the story of the life and plight of the prophet Jonah with fine acting, music and special effects. The trip will be on Saturday, May 6 th departing at 7:30AM in front of the church and returning at approximately 9:30PM. Tickets are $ per adult and $89.00 per child. Prices include deluxe bus transportation, shopping at Tanger Outlets, spectacular show, delicious lunch and much more. Don t miss out on this wonderful experience with your whole family, friends and other parishioners. Please note that seats are limited so don t delay! Registration forms are in the church and at the Parish Office and partial payment plans are available. Full payment due no later than April 17, For more information please call Shirl (718) MINISTRY BROCHURES Please feel free to browse the new brochure rack located in the Gathering Space containing informative pamphlets about the ministries, societies, organizations and clubs taking place in the parish. This new reference point is available for anyone who wishes to become involved and be a volunteer at Our Lady of the Snows. Take home the brochure(s), read and pray over the information, and feel free to contact the parish leader or Parish Office with any questions. MASS IN MALAYALAM is celebrated in the church on Sunday evenings at 5:30PM. Those interested in attending the Malayalam Mass are encouraged to be present. OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS CATHOLIC ACADEMY is a school of excellence which offers a quality Catholic education to its students. Recent New York State testing results showed our parish school far exceeding state, city and diocesan scores in Language Arts and Math for Grades 4, 6 and 8. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy follows the NYS and diocesan curriculum. The school has a morning and after school program for working parents, SMART Boards in the classrooms, Spanish and Art, full time nurse, Aquinas Honors Program, physical education, sacramental preparation and much more! Please feel free to contact the School Office at (718) or check out the attractive school website, which contains many other details about our school of excellence. Parents who are interested in enrolling their children into Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy in September 2017 are welcomed to call for an appointment. See the colorful flyers on the tables in the Gathering Space today and feel free to distribute them to family members and friends. AUTO DONATION. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will take any car, truck or van, running or not, and donate $75 to $200 per vehicle to Our Lady of the Snows. Any old or neglected vehicle sitting in your driveway or family member, friend or neighbor s driveway can be disposed of by calling (718) Free towing, any condition, IRS tax deduction. GOLDEN AGE FRIENDSHIP CLUB S next meeting will be this Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in the Green Room. New members are welcome. EASTER PLANTS that will decorate our church throughout the Easter Season may be donated. You may wish to donate IN MEMORY OF or IN HONOR OF a loved one. Easter plant donation envelopes are available in the church today. Please return your offering in the collection or at the Parish Office. CATHOLIC YOUTH GROUP (OLSAMCYG) is all about wonderful activities and events for teens in the parish to participate in and grow in faith while having fun! See the attractive and exciting youth group website at for more details. WINTER BLOOD DRIVE. March 5th s Blood Drive was a great success through the generosity of many blood donors. A total of 48 units were donated which is a tremendous effort on the part of many parishioners and guests. Without a doubt this donation will greatly enhance the health of many people. Thank you to all the donors and congratulations to new donors. Sincere thanks to the Filipino-American Committee for coordinating once again a successful Blood Drive! CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS. Any parishioners who need a total of their church contributions using the envelopes in 2016 please feel free to contact the Parish Office during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 12 Noon, 1 PM to 4 PM. INSTALLATION of new Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion takes place today at the 11:00AM Mass. We congratulate and thank Gary Petrowsky and Regine Bruny-Olawaiye as lectors and Mary Joseph, Isabel Ramirez, Edward Faloski, Lisa Ross, Arlete Pacheco and Sandra Boldeau as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. Thank you to them for their willingness to serve our parish. QUEENS DEANERY #5. Join Queens Deanery #5 on Facebook where you will learn about the upcoming spiritual events in the parishes in the Deanery. In addition, the weekly bulletins, contact information, Mass schedules and much more about the ten parishes in the Deanery are conveniently available! Visit Queens Deanery #5 on Facebook and like the page to receive updates or visit us on the web at VOCATIONS EVENTS VOCATION RETREAT with Bishop DiMarzio takes place next weekend, March 24th to 26th at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. The retreat will include inspiring talks from Bishop DiMarzio and seminarians, time to reflect on one s own vocation and quiet time with the Lord. For more information please speak to any of the priests or deacons in the parish or call (718) or log onto

6 Our Lady of the Snows Living the Gospel Today! A Lenten Parish Mission Conducted by GOOD NEWS INTERNATIONAL A Catholic lay ministry Bill Wegner Sun. March 26th -Wed. March 29th, :30 PM in the Church Morning session after 9:00am Mass Mon-Tues-Wed th Avenue Floral Park, NY Everyone Welcome ~ Offering will be taken ~ Refreshments For more information call: