Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church 75 Parkside Dr. - P.O. Box 20 Point Lookout, New York, 11569

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1 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church 75 Parkside Dr. - P.O. Box 20 Point Lookout, New York, Rev. Patrick J. Callan - Pastor Parish Staff Sister Marie Sullivan, CSJ - Adult Formation / Parish Ministry Robert Dowling - Coordinator of Religious Education Geraldine Cotter - Parish Secretary Frank F. Panzavecchia - Administrator/Grounds & Buildings Mrs. Veronica Danca - Principal, Long Beach Catholic Regional School Pastoral Council Rev. Patrick J. Callan, Judi Benz, Moreen Carey, Dr. James Cavanagh, Robert Dowling, Thomas Dowling, Robert Lechler, John J. McLoone, Jr., Bernard Moran, Kathleen Panzavecchia, Joseph Prinzivalli, Anne Staudt Parish Phone: Fax: Website: Long Beach Catholic Regional School Religious Education Rectory address: olmmc@optonline.net Religious Ed address: reled@optonline.net WELCOME To All Who Are Tired and Need Rest; To All Who Mourn and Need Comfort; To All Who Are Friendless and Need Friendship; To All Who Are Discouraged and Need Hope To All Who Are Homeless and Need Sheltering Love; To All Who Sin and Need A Savior And to whomever will Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church Open Wide its doors in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday: 9am - 5pm, and by appointment Closed/Lunch 12 Noon to 1:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays: By appointment. EMERGENCIES: Any time Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays: 4:45-5:15pm. Thursday before the First Friday, after the Morning Mass, and by appointment. Baptisms Every 2nd Sunday of the Month at 2:00 pm. Expectant parents are required to attend a Baptismal preparation class which is held every 1st Sunday of the month following the 10:15 am Mass, in the CCD Room of the Rectory. Marriages The engaged couple is asked to call the Parish office and arrange an appointment with a Priest to complete the necessary preparations, including the Pre-Cana program. Sick and Homebound Any of our parishioners who wish to receive Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Sick, please call the parish office: CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Masses: Monday - Saturday: 7:30 am Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:15 am and 12:30 pm Holy Days: 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 8:00 pm. July & Aug. only, Mon. - Fri. - 7:30 & 9:00 am Masses Malibu Beach Club Mass - Sat. 4:30 pm Devotions First Friday of each month: All-Night Vigil for Life-9:00 pm - 2:30 am. 9:00 pm - Rosary, 9:30 pm - Mass, followed by prayers. Silent Adoration: 12 midnight until 1:00 am. Evening concludes with Mass for First Saturday at 2:30 am. For more information, call Penny Novena Prayers after Saturday Morning Mass. Holy Hour 2nd Thursday of the month 8-9 pm. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Thursday following the 7:30 am Mass until 5 pm in the evening. Bereavement The Tri-Parish General Bereavement Support Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month except in July and August at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Rectory CCD Room, 75 Parkside Dr. in Pt. Lookout. Gathering at 7:15 pm, Meeting 7:30 pm. Register by calling Kathy Ryan at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish is a family of God s children committed to the greater glory of God, His Mother and the Church through the Eucharist, His Word, prayer and good works. Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 1, 2008

2 June 1, 2008 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church Page One MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, May 31, :30am Robert N. Rose (36th Anniversary) 5:30pm Victoria Palestro Sunday, June 1 7:30am Ferdinand Bautista 9:00am Rosann Morledge 10:15am Daniel Bianchini Ann McGoldrick Alice Platt 12:30pm People of the Parish Monday, June 2 7:30am Catherine & Robert N. Rose Tuesday, June 3 7:30am Msgr. Mario C. Costa Wednesday, June 4 7:30am For the Souls in Purgatory Most Rev. Gerald J. Ryan Jean Riccardi Mother of Lari Tardera Thursday, June 5 7:30am Rev. Andrew J. Gallagher Friday, June 6 7:30am Katie Manning Saturday, June 7 7:30am Rev. Peter Arabia S.J. 5:30pm Paul Poje Sunday, June 8 7:30am Genevieve Kelly 9:00am Thomas Saunders 10:15am Peter & Catherine Smith & James McCrink Wiallaw Dziak 12:30pm People of the Parish FINANCIALLY SPEAKING Weekly Collection $6, Special Collection Donations Combined Collection last year $6, Number of envelopes 156 Thank you for your continued generous support <><><><><><><><><><> SPECIAL COLLECTION There will be a special collection this weekend, May 31,/June 1, for the Elderly Religious in the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre. Your donation will help fund the Religious Retirement Fund. Our Elderly Religious have devoted their lives to helping us. Please -let us help them. Thank You. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION Sat./Sun. June 7/8, :30 pm S. Abbe, A. Jacob. J. Porto 7:30 am E. Murray, M. McDonough, J. Simonelli 9:00 am R. & P. Dowling, A. Cavanagh 10:15 am M. Fenelius, K. Lynch, M. Hug 12:30 pm M. Nester D. O Neill, B. Petty LECTORS ALTAR SERVERS Sat./Sun June 7/8 5:30 pm M. Porto Warner Family 7:30 am M. Donahue 9:00 am F. Ryan S. Wondsel, M. McCourt 10:15 am B. Hemp M. Heneghan, P. Marcote 12:30 pm P. O Neill C. Fischer, G. Staudt, M. Corrigan Please consider sharing your time and talents with our congregation as a LECTOR or EUCHARISTIC MINISTER. Call Fr. Pat at and volunteer. ROSE FOR LIFE For the Week of June 1, 2008 Patrick Erickson Anyone wishing to place a Rose for Life at the Altar may do so by calling Jean Erickson at (Cost $5.00) May the Souls of the Faithful Departed Rest In Peace Edna Michaud Sylvester J. Garamella Banns of Marriage Magda Alpina & James P. McDermott Please pray for the sick, especially: Ed Korndoerfer, Jane Rooney, Tori Mercuri, Baby Gavin Smith, Helen Hickey, Anthony Fucignas, Baby Derrick Weinstein WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY GROUP MEETINGS Facilitated by Sister Betty Ann McKiernan BEGIN ON MONDAY, JUNE 2, :30 TO 9:00 pm in the Meeting Room at the Rectory. The first session will be an Introduction to the Bible. Bring your bible or purchase one that evening. Call to register

3 June 1, 2008 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church Page Two Father Pat s Corner - Lost and found A couple traveled to Paris to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. She thought it would be an opportunity to reflect on their marriage; he was going for the fine food, the wine, the sights. She wanted to talk; he wanted a break. She sought enlightenment; he looked forward to the city of lights. The barely had their first croissant before they were at odds. One evening, after a particularly expensive and painfully silent dinner, they were waling back to her hotel when she spotted a leather wallet on the ground. Inside the wallet were tattered family photos, a small sliver cross, a personal letter in Spanish and a weekly appointment card for psychiatric care and a current identity card for a shelter run by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. They spent most of their last day in Paris trying to return the wallet to its owner. They put aside their impatience and disappointment to find the shelter. Late that afternoon, they found the shelter on a narrow Paris street it was closed. Across the street was a small hotel. A sympathetic desk clerk agreed to take the wallet and return it. As they boarded their flight for home the following day, she realized that they had both gotten what they wanted from their Paris weekend; We had spoken so little, both before and after the wallet incident. But despite our silence, we located our common ground. Neither of us had asked the other, Should we try to return the wallet? We had both understood that we had to return it, and so we did. We may have lost an important weekend, but in a way that I suspected would sustain us for a longtime to come, we found ourselves The plane lifted off, looped around the Eiffel Tower, and set off in the direction home. I reached out my hand and he took it. In the midst of their stormy anniversary in Paris, this couple discovered that their life together was built on the rock of compassion and generosity, of kindness and selflessness. Jesus challenges his disciples to put the words of his Gospel into action; to make the love, forgiveness and justice we profess a reality in our everyday lives. May the values of the heart be the rock on which we build our homes; may the humility, compassion and justice of Jesus be our safeguard against the storms that batter us and throw us. OLMM Book Club The next OLMM Book Club meeting with Father Mike Sehler, SJ will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 7:30 to 8:30 PM in the CCD Room of the Rectory. This is the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Paulists by Isaac Hecker in 1858, and we will be discussing : Isaac Hecker: An American Catholic by David O Brien (Paulist Press, 1992). Please consider joining us, whether or not you have OVER 50 CLUB Spring Luncheon Fisherman s Catch Restaurant Thursday, June 12, :00 NOON $25.00 per person by check payable to: OVER 50 CLUB Mail to: Over 50 Club P.O. Box 606 Point Lookout, NY Share Your Time and Talent with OLMM s kids OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL Parish is in need of a YOUTH MINISTER and volunteers to run the LIGHTNING Program for the upcoming school year. Please call Father Pat and share your ideas and plans Share Life Please sign up for the OLMM Annual Blood Drive Tuesday, June 10, pm to 8pm Bishop Molloy Rec. Center For more information call Katie Cox at SAINT ANTHONY S FEAST St. Anthony R.C. Church Oceanside, NY JUNE 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th FOOD! RIDES! GAMES! LOTS MORE!!

4 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church June 1, 2008 Page 3- Father Mike Sehler will present a RETROUVAILLE RETREAT For troubled married couples Friday to Sunday September 5 to 7, 2008 Montford Seminary, Bayshore, NY For information or to reserve call Mike & Susan Giarratano Dominican Village Independent Retirement Community Assisted Living Respite Care OPEN HOUSE DATES: June 10th 2-4 PM June 14th 1-3 PM June 24th 2-4 PM June 28th 2-4 PM 565 Albany Ave., Amityville, NY ****************** Dominican Commercial High School Class of 58 Reunion A 50th Anniversary reunion is being held on October 4, 2008 at the Holiday Inn in Plainview, NY. For information and reservations dc1958@optonline.net SUMMER CLASSES AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY The Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education at Fordham U. is offering some excellent summer courses for credit and personal enrichment in Theology, Scripture, Spirituality, and Religious Ed. Visit our website or Call the office at <><><><><><><><> Networking and Coffee For Bereavement Ministers Sat. June 14, 2008 from 9am to 12 Noon. Discussion groups, One Day programs sponsored by Catholic Cemeteries. Bereavement Coordinator Elaine Stillwell and Marjorie Demshock, LMHC will present this program at Emmanuel Marianist Retreat House at Kellenberg H.S. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: CATHOLIC CHARITIES SENIOR HOUSING IN INWOOD, NY needs volunteers to assist in meal serving (lunch & dinner) and light clerical work on Sat/Sun. Anyone interested in this or other volunteer opportunities please contact MARY ELLEN KWIECINSKI, PROPER MASS ETIQUETTE A Gentle Reminder Attire The idea of Sunday best should be honored; churchgoers of all ages should dress conservatively. Arrival Arrive at least 10 minutes before Mass begins. This helps reduce distractions and provides time to get settled. Latecomers should wait to be seated so as not to disrupt the service and the congregation. Entering the church It is optional to bless yourself with holy water, but as a sign of respect for the Blessed Sacrament, genuflect before taking your seat. Slide over to the center of the pew to accommodate others who arrive after you. Quiet time The liturgy is not the time to socialize with friends or prepare the offering envelope. Instead, sit quietly or pray. Turn off cell phones and pagers. Kneeling Respect for the Eucharist demands that we kneel on our knees without leaning back on the pew. Be careful not to drop or bang the kneelers. If ill or disabled, it is acceptable to sit. Sign of Peace People usually shake hands or exchange a quick kiss, but if you have a cold or cough, you can politely say, Peace be with you, without shaking hands. Communion Receive the holy Eucharist with reverence, bow slightly and respond Amen. If receiving the host by hand, place the left hand over the right (or opposite if you are left handed) and raise your arms slightly. Gum or candy should never be in your mouth when taking the host. Sign of the Cross Join your hands; touch the forehead with the tips of your three longest fingers on your right hand, to the center of your chest, then to your left and right shoulder (in that order). Leaving the church The final part of Mass is singing a closing hymn. Leaving before the hymn ends is inappropriate.

5 FOOD FOR THOUGHT YEAR OF SAINT PAUL JUNE, JUNE, 2009 IN HONOR OF THE YEAR OF ST. PAUL THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL PROGRAM INAUGURATED AT OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL PARISH! JOIN US AFTER THE 7:30 A.M. MASS FOR COFFEE & CAKE FOLLOWED BY A VIDEO ON THE EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL. THE FOOD FOR THOUGHT PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE THURSDAY MORNINGS IN THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ROOM JUNE 5, 12, 19. Pope Benedict XVI has declared June 2008 June 2009 a Year of St. Paul in celebration of the 2000th anniversary of the Apostle s birth. It is reckoned that St. Paul was born 6-10 A.D. The Holy Father explained: The Apostle of the Gentiles, who dedicated himself to the spreading of the good news to all peoples, spent himself for the unity and harmony of all Christians. May he guide us and protect us in the bimillenary celebration, helping us to advance in the humble and sincere search for the full unity of all the members of the mystical body of Christ. PLEASE CALL IF YOU WILL ATTEND THE FOOD FOR THOUGHT PROGRAM CALL THE RELIGIOUS ED OR THE RECTORY OFFICE SISTER MARIE SULLIVAN ADULT FORMATION PROGRAM

6 OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL CHURCH Point Lookout, New York OLMM PASTORAL COUNCIL BALLOT Pastoral Council Elections Week-end Masses May 31/June 1 and June 7/8, 2008 This year there are 3, three-year vacancies. Using the honor system, vote for one, two or three candidates Vote only once Registered, confirmed parishioners at least 18 year of age are eligible to vote and to be elected. Please mark next to your choice(s). Anne Staudt* Bernard Moran* Kathy Panzavecchia* Place completed Ballot in the Ballot Box in Church vestibule. Results will be published at Masses on June 14/15, 2008