The Parish of St. Lawrence the Martyr

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1 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Page 1 The Parish of St. Lawrence the Martyr THE PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Brian J. Ingram, Pastor Rev. Thomas Pers, Associate Pastor Deacon Patrick J. La Bella Rev. Msgr. Thomas D. Candreva, Weekend Assistant Mrs. Anne Boyce Parish Secretary Mrs. Maria Davidson, Director of Faith Formation Mr. Christopher Koch, Cemetery & Business Manager Mrs. Lorraine Magyar, Director of Parish Outreach Mr. Joseph Mankowski, Director of Music Mrs. Jean Rico, Assistant Director of Faith Formation Mrs. Gloria Ryan, Baptism Coordinator Mrs. Jeanmarie Smith, Pastoral Associate Mrs. Marie Winn, Parish Organist THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Arrangements for preparation and celebration of infant baptism may be made by calling (631) , Monday through Thursday. THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements should be made with the church at least six months prior to the wedding celebration. Either the bride or the groom, or one of their families, should be associated with the parish. THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Celebrated each Saturday in church from 3:45-4:45 P.M., or by appointment with one of the priests. VISITATION TO THE SICK: May be arranged through the rectory office for the purpose of Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. For emergency sick calls, phone the rectory at any time. COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Celebrated immediately following the 9:00A.M. Mass on the first Saturdays of December, February, April and August. First Sunday of Lent Sunday March 10, 2019 Image of our patron, St. Lawrence the Martyr, reproduced from an original painting in the church by Louis S. Glanzman. PARISH PHONE NUMBERS RECTORY OFFICE (631) RECTORY FAX (631) FAITH FORMATION OFFICE (631) CEMETERY OFFICE (631) OUTREACH OFFICE (631) To place an announcement in the bulletin please bulletin@stlawrencesayville.org 240 West Main Street, Sayville, New York Parish Website: (631) us at: office@stlawrencesayville.org

2 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 2 MASS SCHEDULE The celebration of the Eucharist will be offered in a special way for each of the names or intentions listed below. The donation received for each of these Mass intentions helps support the work of the parish, and our priests who minister at the Lord s altar. Saturday March 9, :00 Ann Karlya + 5:00 Matthew Celauro + John T. Campbell + Bill Kremer + Richard Holliday + William Walsh + Sunday March 10, :30 All Parishioners 9:00 Sandra Maione + 11:00 George Christian Welker + Monday March 11, :00 Nancy DiNapoli + Tuesday March 12, :00 Sr. Grace Catherine + Marie Carolan + 12:00 The Unborn in Danger of Abortion Wednesday March 13, :00 Sandra Maione + Thursday March 14, :00 Angela Rose Calli + Friday March 15, :00 Peg Cullum + Saturday March 16, :00 Grace Lautier + 5:00 Matthew McGuinn + Thomas Mahon + Anna Caccitore + Dorothy McArdle + Lee Ann Flowers + Sunday March 17, :30 Dr. John J. Wright + 9:00 Kitty & Bill Kilgallon + 11:00 All Parishioners Weekly Collections How shall I make a return to the Lord, f or all the good he has done for me? Sunday, March 3, 2019: $13, (this figure includes Faith Direct) Weekly amount budgeted for the current fiscal year: $13, GENERAL INFORMATION THE RECTORY OFFICE : Open Monday to Friday, from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Saturdays by appointment. THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE : Open Monday through Thursday, from 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., and Friday by appointment. PARISH OUTREACH (SOCIAL MINISTRY): Open Monday through Friday, from 10:00A.M. to 12 Noon; Closed on weekends and holidays. THE PARISH CEMETERY OFFICE: Open by appointment weekdays from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon SAINT LAWRENCE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Please call (631) for more information. SAINT LAWRENCE COLUMBIETTES: Meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month. for information or stlcol.pres@gmail.com PARISH DEVOTIONAL LIFE THE ROSARY: Prayed in common from Monday through Saturday immediately following the 9:00 A.M. Mass in the church. CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Meets in the school on Mondays at 7:00 P.M. QUEEN OF PEACE ROSARY AND MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Mondays in church 6 to 7:15 P.M. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Come worship the Eucharistic Lord on the First Friday of the month, from 12noon to 3:30 P.M., with the Divine Mercy Chaplet recited at 3:00 P.M. There is also a holy hour every Wednesday, dedicated to prayer for priests and priestly vocations, from 6 to 7:00 P.M.. MINISTRY OF PRAISE: Members pray at home for the intentions of the Church and parish. Designed for the homebound, senior citizens, etc. CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP: An ancient form of prayer that sets aside words and images in favor of sitting silently and receptively in the presence of God. Please contact Mrs. Barbara Shea at (631)

3 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 3 A Message from Father Brian ~ Pumpkins in March Some of you, dear readers, may remember me sharing this same photo of a fabulous mural I spotted while traveling west from the ferry terminal at Orient Point back in the fall. I haven t been out on the North Fork since then, so I m hoping it s still there painted on the side of a small shed next to the Community Christian Fellowship in Mattituck. I passed it by at first, but was so determined to have a closer look that I turned the car around and parked in the church lot. Other cars were slowing down and stopping on the side of the road too. The picture I took didn t do the mural justice the pumpkin looked almost three-dimensional, and the white lettering just popped right off the surface. I loved it! It occurs to me that as we begin our annual Lenten pilgrimage once again, that phrase could make for an outstanding guiding principle. This sacred time is all about picking Jesus... recognizing that he, and he alone, deserves to occupy the innermost center of our lives. If we re scrupulously honest, we know that all too often we pick very different people, things, and preoccupations to hold that center-place. To what, or to whom, does my heart really belong? To what, or to whom, do I give the lion s share of my time, my focus, my energy, my resources, my love? Is it the One who stepped headlong into our sin-spattered world some two thousand years ago, to undo our enslavement to sin and death? Or have I chosen someone else... something else... to sit on the throne of my heart? In this weekend s magnificent Gospel, Jesus himself is tempted to look away from the path his Father has pointed out for him, and to choose other options instead. But no matter what the devil offers, Jesus will not pick anything but fidelity to his Father. Our challenge is much the same. As we walk together through these austere but potentially transformative weeks of Lent, may the Spirit of God help us to inspect the inner landscape of our lives, to jettison whatever doesn t belong there, and to beg that in his mercy, God will make us new people. The parish will offer an array of tools to assist us as we engage in this interior work, from specially tailored liturgies and opportunities for prayer, to materials for daily reading and reflection, to a parish-wide study of the sacrament of Reconciliation. But ultimately, it s up to each of us to choose rightly. If we would be Christians in more than just name, then day by day, moment by moment, we must pick Jesus. He is the answer to every question, and to every longing of the human heart. This Lent, and always, choose him. May our brother and patron, St. Lawrence, pray for us. God love you! Remembering Our Departed Loved Ones We lift up our hearts in prayer for our brothers and sisters who have died, in the sure hope that they will one day see the Lord face to face: Maureen Smith Judith Maurer Gerard Campbell Gifts of Love The Altar Rose, which stands to the left of the tabernacle as a reminder of our prayers for the unborn, is donated in memory of: Frank Napoli and the Souls in Purgatory Please Pray for the Sick Madeline Downes; Andy Magyar; Grace McDonough; Eileen Devlin; Christian Preuss; Elizabeth Benson; Katherine Benson; Robert A. Lee III; Gloria Portman; Gina Blenk; Kathleen Eder; Allison Ruddick; Anthony Burke; Jim & Lorraine Mattimore; Bruce Weiler; Carol Hughes; Rosemary and Jim McCarthy; Ann McKeown Periodically, we update our Sick List in order to keep it as current as possible. Please call the Parish Office if you wish to place someone on the list. The request to have a name placed on this list must be made by the sick person himself or herself, or by an immediate family member.

4 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 4 Our Lenten Journey Stations of the Cross Every Friday during Lent at 7:00PM. March 8th, March 15th, March 22nd, March 29th, April 5th and April 12th Be sure to pick up a copy of Turning To God, a booklet of daily Lenten Reflections (located on the tables at the doors of the church ). Spend time in Lent with Jesus in the Eucharist. Holy Hours during Lent every Wednesday night from 6:00-7:00PM. The Mary Connors Memorial Walk for Children Saturday, April 6, :30A.M. 12:00P.M. Take a Lenten step and join us for our walk down Handsome Avenue to the bay, pausing for prayer, and back. We will offer our prayers and the proceeds from The Mary Connors Memorial Walk for Children to our parish Outreach families in need. We encourage you to invite your friends and family members to consider being a sponsor. For more information call the Faith Formation Office Don t Forget To pick up A Rice Bowl Join our faith community and nearly 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family s CRS Rice Bowl from one of the tables by the doors. During the 40 days of Lent, as companions on the journey, we will encounter our neighbor. First Week of Lent Encounter Norma In Guatemala, we encounter Norma, who as a young mother, supports her family and shares her skills with her community. Reflect on the importance of family in your life. How can you contribute to support families in your community? Visit crsricebowl.org for more.

5 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 5 Our Lenten Journey The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available every Saturday during Lent from 3:45-4:45PM In addition to our regular schedule of Masses throughout the week, we will be adding a Mass at 12:00 Noon on each of the Tuesdays of Lent. This Lent take advantage of all FORMED.org has to offer to help you draw closer to God - daily reflections, book club, movies for adults and children, Lenten Studies, inspiring talks and more. It's free to register! Visit formed.org, create an account by clicking register, enter parish code NCHP3Y, enter your address, name, title (parishioner) and address. Create a password and you re all set! GUIDELINES FOR FASTING AND ABSTINENCE For centuries, and following the teaching of Jesus, the Church has called her children to engage in bodily penance during Lent. This consists primarily in the practices of fasting and abstinence. The current Church guidelines are as follows: All Catholics, 14 years of age and older, are obliged to abstain entirely from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent. In addition, all Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, inclusive, are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. This means limiting oneself to a single full meal, and avoiding any food between meals. Two other light meals, which together would not equal a full meal, may be taken during the day. Those whose work or health would be in any way impaired by fasting and abstinence are excused from the practice. One s individual conscience should decide when there is a significant reason to excuse one-self. A more serious reason is required to excuse oneself from fast and abstinence on Ash Wednesday or Good Friday.

6 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 6 THE QUESTION BOX Just for fun and some ongoing education we offer a question on our Catholic spirituality and tradition. Enjoy! Q: We always talk about Lent being forty days, but it adds up to more than forty if you take a look at a calendar. Do Sundays count? When does the season actually begin and end? (a) Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday (b) the First Sunday of Lent, to the early evening of Holy Thursday (c) Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, but minus the Sundays in between (d) the First Sunday of Lent to Palm Sunday A: The answer to this question really has two parts: Lent does indeed begin on Ash Wednesday. And the Sundays of the season certainly do count in fact, one could argue that the Sundays of Lent are the pillars on which the season rests. But Ash Wednesday and the three days that follow it are a kind of orientation to the season, a preamble so to speak. The forty-day period we refer to so often, begins on the First Sunday of Lent, and extends to the evening of Holy Thursday, ending just as we begin the Mass of the Lord s Supper and the Sacred Triduum. Take out your calendar and do some counting for yourself! The correct answer is (b). Please join us as we welcome the newly baptized to our Christian community: Olivia Grace Doelger NEVER BEEN CONFIRMED? Quite a few Catholics have not had the opportunity to receive this beautiful sacrament, and for any number of reasons. We would like to make it possible for any adults or young adults to be confirmed on Pentecost Sunday, June 9th. Sophia Grace Furino Annabella Lily Gatz Delaney Elizabeth Stevens In preparation, the staff here at St. Lawrence will be offering a series of 6 or 7 meetings, beginning in April (day and time TBA). Participants would need to be baptized Catholics, who have already received Holy Communion. For now, we d like to know who is interested. Please contact the rectory, and leave a message for Fr. Tom ( x 117). Important Message Regarding Completing Monthly VIRTUS Online Bulletin All persons who have attended a VIRTUS Protecting God s Children Training session must keep up with the continuing education component by reading all monthly VIRTUS Training Bulletins. These short bulletins are followed by a one question quiz which must be completed successfully in order for the person to be noted as having completed the training bulletin. Often individuals donʹt receive their reminders for the online content because an outdated address is in the system, or because the account may be viewing the VIRTUS s erroneously as ʺspamʺ. If you believe your is outdated, please refer to the ʺUpdating my contact informationʺ section on this Helpdesk Support page to learn how to update your account to reflect an active address. By referring to that page in your account, you can also verify we have your most current .

7 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 7 Pastors, Neighbors, Friends We are surrounded by some wonderful parishes, and some extraordinarily gifted priests ministering in each of them. Join us on the following Wednesday evenings at 7:30 P.M., for Mass with one of our neighboring pastors as the main celebrant and homilist. Light refreshments will follow. Wednesday, March 27 th, 7:30 P.M. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Coogan Pastor of St. Patrick, Bayshore Wednesday, April 3 rd, 7:30 P.M. Rev. Joseph Schlafer Pastor of St. John Nepomucene, Bohemia Wednesday, April 10 th, 7:30 P.M. Rev. Msgr. Charles Fink Pastor of Our Lady of the Snow, Blue Point Diocesan Golden Wedding Liturgy Couples celebrating 50 years or more will be honored at Mass at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, May 5th Church of Saint Rose of Lima in Massapequa Registration forms and complete instructions are available at the rectory and must be returned to the Office of Worship by April 15th For more info call:

8 March 10, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish Page 8 LR PRE-SCHOOL ANNUAL CHINESE AUCTION March 22, 2019 St. Lawrence the Martyr School Gymnasium 200 W. Main Street, Sayville, NY DOORS OPEN AT 6:00PM First ticket will be pulled at 7:30 p.m. PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL! Presale tickets available for $12 ($15 at the door). Reserve a table for 10 people at a special discount. Parties of 10 pay $80 plus receive 5 extra tickets per person! Please invite your friends and family --- help spread the word! Presale ticket orders are due by March 15 th. Please send reservations requests to lrpreschoolfundraising@gmail.com. St. Lawrence Food Pantry The Parish Outreach food pantry appreciates any and all donations, but this week we are in special need of the following items: Canned mixed vegetable, carrots, spinach, mushrooms, Coffee, Tea, Pancake mix, Maple syrup, Peanut butter, Jam or jelly. Gift Cards are of any amount are also welcome (Stop & Shop, Best Market, Dollar Tree) Thank you for your generosity! A Life-Changing Study For the Whole Parish! Join us for a 3-week, video-based study on formed.org. Forgiven is a beautiful presentation of the transforming power of Confession. Week One: Where Are You? Week Two: An Encounter with Mercy Week Three: Embraced in Mercy: The Rite Explained Groups will be meeting on various days/times throughout Lent. Please call the Office of Faith Formation at if you are interested in hosting a study group in your home or joining an existing study group. No matter what you have done, no matter how long you have been away, Jesus is waiting for you in the Sacrament of Reconciliation! ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES NOW AVAILABLE! We re happy to announce that we have recently purchased five assistive listening devices for our parishioners who are hearing impaired. Each device consists of a small transmitter that the user keeps on his/her person during Mass (or any other gathering in church), and a lightweight set of headphones. The equipment comes from Rosner Custom Sound, the same company that installed our speakers a few years ago. The assistive listening equipment will be kept in the sacristy. Those looking to use a set during Mass should stop in the sacristy several minutes ahead of time, where they will sign out the device, and find simple instructions for its use. We hope this new equipment can be a help to those who struggle with a hearing deficit. Discovering Your Own Faith Story An Evangelization Workshop Saturday, March 23, 2019 Join us for the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Light breakfast to follow. Workshop: 10:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Bethany Center Through a series of exercises, we invite you to open your spirit, prod your memories, and begin to develop a vocabulary about your faith story. The more you understand your religious experience and affirm God s presence in your life, the freer you can be to share that experience with others. Each participant will receive a copy of Discovering My Experience of God workbook. RSVP necessary. Reserve your spot and a copy of the workbook by calling the Office of Faith Formation at

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